Norwich doubles team qualifies for state tournament
Boys' Tennis
BINGHAMTON – Norwich seniors Colin and Zan Stewart earned a third straight trip to the New York State tennis tournament placing second at the Section IV State Qualifier, Saturday at the Binghamton Tennis Center.
After rolling to wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals, the Tornado duo was beaten in three sets by Ithaca's number one doubles team, Steven Carman and Jonathan Gomes, 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 6-4, in the championship matchup.
"It was just phenomenal tennis and an unbelievable serving battle," said Norwich coach John Stewart of the match. "(The Ithaca kids) put a lot into the first set, and our guys took the second set quite easily.
"In the third set, they won two deuce points in the first three games to go up 3-0. We battled back and held off one match point, we just came up short. That was a very good Ithaca team that played out of their minds, and they had to in order to beat us."
Also competing for Norwich were Matt Craig in singles and Brendon Budd along with Alec Weaver in doubles. Both suffered first-round losses and subsequently lost their first-round consolation matches.
Greene doubles team Karl Zaengle and Michael Anderson went 1-2 in three matches with the Trojans earning a 6-4, 7-5 victory in their consolation round match against Norwich's Budd and Weaver.
Softball
South Jefferson 11, Sherburne-Earlville 3
ADAMS – South Jefferson slugged four home runs led by winning pitcher Janessa Vaadi in Friday's Section III Class B playoff victory over visiting Sherburne-Earlville.
In addition to striking out 12, Vaadi went deep twice driving in four runs. Emily Eastham and Alexis Gravelle also homered, and sophomore Shauna Schafer drove in three runs.
"We played well, they just played better," said S-E coach Michelle Parker. "I was pleased with our overall performance this season, and we'll have a strong returning presence again next season."
Kaylee Scott tripled and drove in a run for S-E, and Miranda Wright went 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
S-E 100 001 1 3 6 3
SJeff 112 052 x 11 11 3
WP–Janessa Vaadi. LP–Emma Hodges. Doubles: (SJ) Alexis Gravelle. Triples: (SE) Kaylee Scott. HR: (SJ) Gravelle, Emily Eastham. Janessa Vaadi (2).
Track and Field
STAC Championships
ENDICOTT – Norwich junior David Bernstein won two STAC titles Thursday at Union-Endicott taking the shot put and discus.
Bernstein had throws of 45-5 1/2 in the shot put and 145 even in the discus. NHS junior Katelyn Shaver won the girls’ shot put with a throw of 35-1 1/2, and second-place finishes came from Morgan Hagenbuch in the 100-meter hurdles (16.3) along with Caroline Stewart in the triple jump (34-3).
Sophomore Ben Ericksen did not place among the top three in the steeplechase, but eclipsed the school record by 19 seconds timing 10:52.
Girls
Team scoring: Corning 98, Ithaca 77, Vestal 65, Elmira 56, Binghamton 49, Norwich 36, Union-Endicott 30, Chenango Forks 28, Maine-Endwell 21, Horseheads 20, Oneonta 19, Johnson City 18, Windsor 16, Binghamton Seton Catholic Central 13, Susquehanna Valley 11, Owego Free Academy 1, Chenango Valley 0.
Norwich results
100m hurdles: Morgan Hagenbuch (2), 16.30.
400m relay: Norwich (4), 51.92.
Shot put: Katelyn Shaver (1), 35-1 1/2
Discus: Shaver (5), 96-9.
Long jump: Hagenbuch and Emily Shattuck (t-5), 16-1.
Triple jump: Caroline Stewart (2), 34-3; Vanessa Salerno (6), 31-7.
Boys
Team scoring: Corning 73; Ithaca 68; Elmira 64; Binghamton 63; Union-Endicott 55 1-2; Susquehanna Valley 53; Vestal 46; Maine-Endwell 25; Horseheads 23 1-2; Oneonta 23; Norwich 20; Chenango Forks 17; Windsor 11; Owego 8; Johnson City 7; Chenango Valley 1; Seton Catholic Central 0.
Norwich Results
Shot put: David Bernstein (1), 45-5 1/2
Discus: Bernstein (1), 145-0.
MAC Championships
SIDNEY – Below are results from the Midstate Athletic Conference Track and Field meet hosted by Sidney Thursday, May 21:
Boys
Team scoring: Sidney, 139; Unatego, 92; B-G, 70, Deposit, 59; Delhi, 52; Unadilla Valley, 50; Walton, 29; Greene, 27; Harpursville/Afton, 26; Oxford, 13.
Events
3200m relay: (U), 9:25.06. 110m hurdles: Gifford (S), 16.48. 100m: Chris Stirone (UV), 12:04. 400m relay: (S), 47.00. 1600m: Kottmeier (Del), 4:44.28. 800m: Adam Bauerle (BG), 2:08.94. 400m: Howard (A), 52.93. 400m hurdles: Birch (HA), 59.22. 200m: Howard (S), 23.78. 3200m: Adam Bauerle (BG), 11:01.43. 1600m relay: (Dep), 3:41.89. Discus: Karl (S), 132-1. Shot put: Dean (S), 49-1/2. High jump: Schaeffer (Dep), 5-8. Pole vault: Chris Klecha (Greene), 11-0. Long jump: McCarroll (S), 19-6. Triple jump: McCarroll (S), 40-0. Steeplechase: Kottmeier (Del), 10:56.93.
Girls
Team scoring: Sidney, 147; B-G, 87; Unatego, 76; Harpursville/Afton, 75; Unadilla Valley, 62; Delhi, 45; Walton, 33; Greene, 30; Deposit, 2; Oxford, 0.
100m hurdles: E. Egli (S), 16.85. 3200m relay: (U), 10:48.48. 100m: Stillman (S), 13.1. 1500m: Katie Nolan (BG), 4:54.67. 400m relay: (S), 52.5. 400m: Medovich (HA), 1:03.77. 400m hurdles: Becca Reyes (BG), 1:16.07. 200m: Stillman (S), 26.84. 800m: Nolan (BG), 2:28.72. 3000m: Rommer (U), 10:55.78. 1600m relay: (HA), 4:20.40. Discus: Newell (S), 86-6. Shot put: Medovich (HA), 28-8 1/2. High jump: Julia Oglesby (UV), 5-0. Pole vault: Legg (Del), 9-6. Long jump: A. Egli (S), 16-1 1/2 Triple jump: A. Egli (A), 34-1. Steeplechase: Knapp (HA), 8:07.83.
BINGHAMTON – Norwich seniors Colin and Zan Stewart earned a third straight trip to the New York State tennis tournament placing second at the Section IV State Qualifier, Saturday at the Binghamton Tennis Center.
After rolling to wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals, the Tornado duo was beaten in three sets by Ithaca's number one doubles team, Steven Carman and Jonathan Gomes, 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 6-4, in the championship matchup.
"It was just phenomenal tennis and an unbelievable serving battle," said Norwich coach John Stewart of the match. "(The Ithaca kids) put a lot into the first set, and our guys took the second set quite easily.
"In the third set, they won two deuce points in the first three games to go up 3-0. We battled back and held off one match point, we just came up short. That was a very good Ithaca team that played out of their minds, and they had to in order to beat us."
Also competing for Norwich were Matt Craig in singles and Brendon Budd along with Alec Weaver in doubles. Both suffered first-round losses and subsequently lost their first-round consolation matches.
Greene doubles team Karl Zaengle and Michael Anderson went 1-2 in three matches with the Trojans earning a 6-4, 7-5 victory in their consolation round match against Norwich's Budd and Weaver.
Softball
South Jefferson 11, Sherburne-Earlville 3
ADAMS – South Jefferson slugged four home runs led by winning pitcher Janessa Vaadi in Friday's Section III Class B playoff victory over visiting Sherburne-Earlville.
In addition to striking out 12, Vaadi went deep twice driving in four runs. Emily Eastham and Alexis Gravelle also homered, and sophomore Shauna Schafer drove in three runs.
"We played well, they just played better," said S-E coach Michelle Parker. "I was pleased with our overall performance this season, and we'll have a strong returning presence again next season."
Kaylee Scott tripled and drove in a run for S-E, and Miranda Wright went 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
S-E 100 001 1 3 6 3
SJeff 112 052 x 11 11 3
WP–Janessa Vaadi. LP–Emma Hodges. Doubles: (SJ) Alexis Gravelle. Triples: (SE) Kaylee Scott. HR: (SJ) Gravelle, Emily Eastham. Janessa Vaadi (2).
Track and Field
STAC Championships
ENDICOTT – Norwich junior David Bernstein won two STAC titles Thursday at Union-Endicott taking the shot put and discus.
Bernstein had throws of 45-5 1/2 in the shot put and 145 even in the discus. NHS junior Katelyn Shaver won the girls’ shot put with a throw of 35-1 1/2, and second-place finishes came from Morgan Hagenbuch in the 100-meter hurdles (16.3) along with Caroline Stewart in the triple jump (34-3).
Sophomore Ben Ericksen did not place among the top three in the steeplechase, but eclipsed the school record by 19 seconds timing 10:52.
Girls
Team scoring: Corning 98, Ithaca 77, Vestal 65, Elmira 56, Binghamton 49, Norwich 36, Union-Endicott 30, Chenango Forks 28, Maine-Endwell 21, Horseheads 20, Oneonta 19, Johnson City 18, Windsor 16, Binghamton Seton Catholic Central 13, Susquehanna Valley 11, Owego Free Academy 1, Chenango Valley 0.
Norwich results
100m hurdles: Morgan Hagenbuch (2), 16.30.
400m relay: Norwich (4), 51.92.
Shot put: Katelyn Shaver (1), 35-1 1/2
Discus: Shaver (5), 96-9.
Long jump: Hagenbuch and Emily Shattuck (t-5), 16-1.
Triple jump: Caroline Stewart (2), 34-3; Vanessa Salerno (6), 31-7.
Boys
Team scoring: Corning 73; Ithaca 68; Elmira 64; Binghamton 63; Union-Endicott 55 1-2; Susquehanna Valley 53; Vestal 46; Maine-Endwell 25; Horseheads 23 1-2; Oneonta 23; Norwich 20; Chenango Forks 17; Windsor 11; Owego 8; Johnson City 7; Chenango Valley 1; Seton Catholic Central 0.
Norwich Results
Shot put: David Bernstein (1), 45-5 1/2
Discus: Bernstein (1), 145-0.
MAC Championships
SIDNEY – Below are results from the Midstate Athletic Conference Track and Field meet hosted by Sidney Thursday, May 21:
Boys
Team scoring: Sidney, 139; Unatego, 92; B-G, 70, Deposit, 59; Delhi, 52; Unadilla Valley, 50; Walton, 29; Greene, 27; Harpursville/Afton, 26; Oxford, 13.
Events
3200m relay: (U), 9:25.06. 110m hurdles: Gifford (S), 16.48. 100m: Chris Stirone (UV), 12:04. 400m relay: (S), 47.00. 1600m: Kottmeier (Del), 4:44.28. 800m: Adam Bauerle (BG), 2:08.94. 400m: Howard (A), 52.93. 400m hurdles: Birch (HA), 59.22. 200m: Howard (S), 23.78. 3200m: Adam Bauerle (BG), 11:01.43. 1600m relay: (Dep), 3:41.89. Discus: Karl (S), 132-1. Shot put: Dean (S), 49-1/2. High jump: Schaeffer (Dep), 5-8. Pole vault: Chris Klecha (Greene), 11-0. Long jump: McCarroll (S), 19-6. Triple jump: McCarroll (S), 40-0. Steeplechase: Kottmeier (Del), 10:56.93.
Girls
Team scoring: Sidney, 147; B-G, 87; Unatego, 76; Harpursville/Afton, 75; Unadilla Valley, 62; Delhi, 45; Walton, 33; Greene, 30; Deposit, 2; Oxford, 0.
100m hurdles: E. Egli (S), 16.85. 3200m relay: (U), 10:48.48. 100m: Stillman (S), 13.1. 1500m: Katie Nolan (BG), 4:54.67. 400m relay: (S), 52.5. 400m: Medovich (HA), 1:03.77. 400m hurdles: Becca Reyes (BG), 1:16.07. 200m: Stillman (S), 26.84. 800m: Nolan (BG), 2:28.72. 3000m: Rommer (U), 10:55.78. 1600m relay: (HA), 4:20.40. Discus: Newell (S), 86-6. Shot put: Medovich (HA), 28-8 1/2. High jump: Julia Oglesby (UV), 5-0. Pole vault: Legg (Del), 9-6. Long jump: A. Egli (S), 16-1 1/2 Triple jump: A. Egli (A), 34-1. Steeplechase: Knapp (HA), 8:07.83.
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