The Odessa File: Sports of Schuyler County

CATATONK, May 9 -- The Watkins Glen varsity golf team remained unbeaten in Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 play and qualified for the Section IV, Class C Tournament Thursday when it defeated Spencer-Van Etten 220-239 on the par-36 Catatonk Golf Course.

The Senecas, who had failed to reach the Sectional tournament in the past few years, hit the required 40-over-par (it's 50-over for Class D teams) by shooting 220. Par for the five-player squad was 180.

The Class C tournament will be held May 19 at the Maple Hill Golf Club in Marathon.

Chris Hong (pictured at right in a file photo) led the way for the Senecas with a 40, while Bruce Wells shot 41, Ethan Roth 42, Jay Meehan 42, and Thomas Wickham 55.

Watkins returns to action with three Division 2 matches next week: at the Catatonk course against Candor on Monday, at the Watkins Glen Golf Course against Odessa-Montour on Wednesday, and at the Mark Twain Golf Course against Edison on Friday -- although consideration is being given to moving that Edison match to Tuesday.

The Wednesday match against O-M will feature presentation of a green jacket to the day's medalist. (The presentation is for photo purposes. The jacket, says Watkins Glen golf coach Rob Michel, belongs to Watkins Glen softball coach Jim Scott, and will be returned to Scott's closet.) Last year's medalist was Ben Stamp, since graduated, who won in a five-way playoff for the honor.

NICHOLS, May 9 -- The Odessa-Montour varsity golf team's season mark slid to 3-8 Thursday when the Indians dropped a 222-251 decision to Tioga in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 match on the Tioga Country Club's par-35 front-9.

Todd Kautz and Craig Brown each shot a 44 to lead O-M, while Matt Kautz fired a 45, Brian Stamp 58, and Justin Stillman 60.

BRADFORD, May 9 -- The Bradford varsity baseball team stayed close to Arkport through three innings Thursday before Arkport pulled away for a 13-3 Steuben County League victory over the Braves on the Bradford baseball field.

The loss leaves Bradford with a 3-8 record (2-8 in league play) heading into a contest Monday at Avoca.

The Braves were limited to five hits, while Arkport registered 15 against a pair of Bradford freshman pitchers, Dustin Cyrczak and Ryan Keefer. Cyrczak pitched the first 3 1/3 innings, and Keefer pitched the final 3 2/3.

Five different players hit safely for Bradford: Steve Ellison (1-for-2 with a run scored), Phil Wytrwa (1-for-3 with an RBI), Ryan Dykes (1-for-3 with an RBI), Zack Keefer (1-for-3), and Josh Sutton (1-for-1).

BRADFORD, May 9 -- Autumn Stone's hitting and pitching led Bradford to a 12-5 victory Thursday over Arkport in a Steuben County League varsity softball game on the Bradford softball field.

Stone went 2-for-2, hit a home run, scored four runs, and struck out seven Arkport batters without walking any as the Braves posted the win.

Teri McGettigan went 2-for-3 with two triples and 4 RBIs for Bradford, while Chelsea Dykes had two hits, and Chelsea Houck registered a homer, three runs and 2 RBIS.

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WATKINS GLEN, May 8 -- A blistering bad-hop single by Kimberly George with two out in the bottom of the 7th inning drove home the winning run Wednesday as the Watkins Glen varsity softball team defeated Odessa-Montour 5-4 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 game on theWatkins softball field.

The winning hit, which bounced up and just over the head of second baseman Kala Rounds, scored Taylor Chaffee, who moments before had laced a two-out, two-strike triple to right center. As Chaffee scored, she leaped high in celebration, and then joined teammates in surrounding and congratulating George.

The hits came off O-M pitcher Katey Cheplick, who had taken the mound in the second inning after starter Stephanie Letteer had encountered control troubles. Watkins Glen built a 4-2 lead through the first two innings. After that, the Senecas failed to score until the 7th inning.

"It was a well-played game," said Watkins Glen Coach Jim Scott. "They (Odessa) made plays, and they made a triple play" -- a reference to a first inning, bases loaded play in which O-M rightfielder Katy Pound caught a fly ball and fired home. Catcher Sherry Benedict tagged out Watkins Glen runner Kirsten Burge, and then threw to third, where Cheplick tagged out Chaffee, who was trying to advance from second.

O-M managed its four runs on just three hits, three walks and three Watkins Glen errors. O-M played errorless ball.

The Senecas had five hits. Chaffee was 2-for-3 with a triple, a run scored and an RBI, Delaney Hodges was 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and an RBI, and George was 1-for-4 with the game-winning RBI.

Taylor McCarthy went the distance on the mound for Watkins Glen, striking out seven. Cheplick struck out four batters in her five-plus innings of pitching.

O-M scored in each of the first three innings, which put them behind 4-3 until they pushed across the tying run in the top of the 7th. Then came the Senecas' winning rally.

Watkins Glen returns to action Friday at Edison. O-M plays the same day at Tioga.

Top: Watkins Glen's Kimberly George (yellow-barred helmet) is congratulated by teammates after delivering the game-winning hit.

Middle: The Senecas' Taylor Chaffee drills a single to right-center field, one of her two hits.

Left: O-M catcher Sherry Benedict tags out Kirsten Burge for the second out in a triple play. Right: O-M shortstop Katie Ray hauls in a pop fly.

Left: O-M's Katy Pound is happy after singling just over the infield. Watkins Glen infielder Delaney Hodges (left, background) fielded the hit, which advanced Stephanie Letteer (right, background) to second base. Right: Watkins Glen pitcher Taylor McCarthy.

Watkins Glen first baseman Joe Stansfield tags out O-M's Ryan Muller on a pickoff play. (Photo by Liz Fraboni)

WATKINS GLEN, May 8 -- The Watkins Glen varsity baseball team pulled away from Odessa-Montour with a 6-run 4th inning Wednesday enroute to a 12-5 Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 victory on the Watkins baseball field.

The win lifted the Senecas' season mark to 7-8, and their division record to 5-4 heading into a contest Friday at Edison. O-M dropped to 1-12, 0-9.

"It was ugly, ugly," said Watkins Glen Coach Ben Connelly, referring to the game's 14 errors -- seven by each team.

But errors aside, Watkins outpitched the Indians, allowing just four O-M safeties while registering nine hits.

The Watkins hits came from Shane Absalom (2-for-2 with two runs scored), Zach Landon (1-for-1 with a triple and an RBI), Lee Bauman (1-for-4 with a run), Brandon Kottwitz (2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored), Josh Paradiso (1-for-3), Jeremy Munroe (1-for-4), and Ryan Frisk (1-for-2). In addition, Joe Stansfield had an RBI on a bases loaded grounder, and Paul Flahive had 2 RBIs on a pair of sacrifice fly balls.

O-M's hits were registered by T.T. Shisler (1-for-3 with an RBI), Ryan Muller (1-for-3 with two runs scored), Steve Benjamin (1-for-3 with an RBI), and John Blaha (1-for-3 with a double and an RBI).

Watkins Glen recorded double plays in each of the first three innings, and pulled off a 5th inning triple play in which O-M's Shisler tried a suicide squeeze with runners on second and third and popped the ball up in front of the plate. The Watkins catcher, Kottwitz, caught it in the air and fired to third baseman Mack Secord, who doubled off the O-M lead runner. Secord's throw to second baseman Absalom caught the O-M runner there off base as well. That was the Senecas' first triple play of the season.

O-M had the early lead, scoring two runs in the top of the 1st inning and one in the 2nd for a 3-2 advantage. Watkins Glen tied the score in the 3rd, and then pushed across six runs in the 4th and three more in the 6th. Odessa added single runs in the 5th and 7th innings.

Landon started on the mound for Watkins Glen, but left the game with a hamstring injury after recording one out in the 2nd inning. He was relieved by Paradiso, who pitched through the 6th inning. Stansfield pitched the 7th inning. Tom Dykshoorn went the distance for O-M.

Top: Watkins Glen catcher Brandon Kottwitz goes airborne while awaiting throw home as O-M's Ryan Muller slides in safely in the 7th inning.

Middle: Watkins Glen second baseman Paul Flahive throws to first base after fielding a grounder. The batter was out on the play.

Bottom: The Senecas' rightfielder, Jeremy Munroe, catches an O-M drive on the run.

Left: Watkins Glen shortstop Lee Bauman throws out a batter. Right: O-M catcher Steve Taylor catches a foul pop fly.

Watkins Glen's Josh Paradiso scores on a sacrifice fly as O-M catcher Steve Taylor prepares to apply the tag, but too late.

TRUMANSBURG, May 8 -- The Trumansburg varsity baseball team lifted its season record to 9-7 and its Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 1 mark to 5-4 Wednesday when it defeated Elmira Notre Dame 12-6 in a game on the T-burg baseball field.

Pitcher Ben Robertson (pictured at right) registered the win for the Blue Raiders, striking out seven ND batters and walking just one through the first six innings. Ethan Mosher relieved in the 7th.

Notre Dame registered seven hits, and was aided by four Trumansburg errors. But T-burg notched 10 hits as it pulled away for the victory.

Four Trumansburg batters notched two hits apiece. They were Juston Smith (2-for-4), Kyle Fellows (2-for-3 with 2 RBIs), Ethan Van Houten (2-for-3 with a double and 2 RBIs), and Skylar Fairchild (2-for-3).

TRUMANSBURG, May 8 -- The Trumansburg varsity softball team suffered its third loss in four games Wednesday, dropping an 11-4 decision to Elmira Notre Dame in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 1 contest on the T-burg softball field.

The defeat lowered the Blue Raiders' season mark to 10-5, and their division record to 5-4.

Notre Dame jumped out in front fast, scoring four runs in the 1st inning on four singles and a Trumansburg error, but Trumansburg rallied with four 2nd inning runs to tie the game. That rally was keyed by a bases loaded throwing error that allowed three runs to score. Kayla Hardesty added an RBI single.

But Notre Dame went in front for good in the 3rd inning with a lead-off homer and a couple more runs set up by three walks off Trumansburg pitcher Kaitlyn Percey. One of those came home on a squeeze bunt, and the other on an attempted throw-out at 2nd base.

The Crusaders added four more runs in the 5th on three doubles and a triple.

WATKINS GLEN, May 8 -- The Watkins Glen varsity golf team lifted its season mark to 9-3 and its Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 mark to 6-0 Wednesday when it defeated Tioga 223-243 on the Watkins Glen Golf Course.

Chris Hong led the Senecas with a 42, while Bruce Wells shot 43, Jay Meehan 44, Ethan Roth 47, and Marshall Secord 47.

CATATONK, May 8 -- The Odessa-Montour varsity golf team qualified for Class D Sectionals Wednesday when it defeated Candor 228-252 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 match on the par-36 front-9 at the Catatonk Golf Course.

"Our score qualifies us for the Class D sectionals on May 20th at Delhi College," said O-M Coach Greg Gavich, "which is a good accomplishment for us -- our 8th straight year. We needed 230 or better. I'm very proud of the guys for their effort and improvement this season."

The 230 cutoff was 50 over par -- a score his team needed to equal or better on a course other than its home course (the Watkins Glen Golf Course).

Todd Kautz led the way with a career-low 38 (1-under par after 6 holes), while Craig Brown fired a 41, Matt Kautz 45, Brian Stamp 50 (his season-low), and Tom Detrick 54.

O-M is now 3-7 overall and 3-2 in Division 2.

GANG MILLS, May 7 -- The Schuyler Blue Streak, Schuyler County's 16U Cinderella softball team, opened its season Tuesday with an 8-1 victory over EVPP at the Gang Mills fields in front of 25 enthusiastic spectators who had made the trip.

Taylor McCarthy pitched a 4-hit, 9-strikeout complete game to lead the effort. She only walked one batter and had a shutout going until the seventh inning.

Seven different players scored for the Streak: Chelsea Laughlin, Kim George, Taylor McCarthy, Brittany Melveney, Amanda Butler, Shaina Carrigan, and Erin Bond, with Laughlin crossing the plate twice.

The Streak jumped out to a 4-0 first inning lead and were never seriously challenged.

Watkins Glen's Erik Dahl (center lane) on the way to victory in the 110 Hurdles. (Photo by David Waite)

The Watkins Glen boys and girls track teams visited Candor Tuesday for an Interscholastic Athletic Conference dual meet -- a tuneup to Friday's Twisted Classic Relays at Watkins Glen. Boys Coach Travis Durfee reports first on his team's victory, and then Marie Fitzsimmons reports on how the girls fared.

The Watkins Glen boys track team moved to 3-0 in division play this season with a 96-45 victory over Candor on Tuesday, May 6. The meet was hosted in Candor, where Watkins competitors set a number of stadium records.

Senior Brandon Persha (pictured at right) continued his excellent throwing season by setting the Candor stadium record for Discus with a throw of 135' 11”. Persha threw 39' 7 1/2” in the Shot Put, where he also took first place. Junior Zach Pipe notched a second-place finish in the Shot Put (32' 1/2”) and third in the Discus (80' 9”).

Junior Cody Dahl also set a new Candor record in the 100 Meter Dash (11.4). In addition to securing a first-place finish in the 200 meter (23.7), Dahl also anchored the winning 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams. Dahl was joined on the 4x100 team by his brother, senior Erik Dahl, sophomore Eric Mack and senior Khaya Makhubu. The Senecas' 4x400 Meter Relay team was rounded out by junior Steven Vedder, Mack and freshman Andrew Conklin.

The Senecas' distance team continued its dominance Tuesday night. Senior Ben Quigley anchored and saved a 4x800 Relay that was plagued by uncharacteristically weak early legs. The team, which also consisted of freshman Travis Waite, junior Jared Lewis and senior Jon Fazzary (pictured at right), took first place. Quigley also took second place in the 1600 Meters (5:07), a race won by teammate Fazzary (4:55.4). Fazzary also took first in the 3200 (10:12).

The Senecas host 13 teams for the Twisted Classic Relays this Friday. The meet contains a number of mixed-up relays and races that almost guarantee a good time. All are welcome and encouraged to attend! The team travels to Odessa-Montour next Tuesday for its final division meet of the season, a tri-meet with Odessa-Montour and Tioga. With a strong showing, the Senecas can secure a division title and, possibly, an undefeated season.

The girls' track team travelled to Candor Tuesday and won 110-31. Under sunny skies and a light breeze, the Lady Senecas dominated both on the track and in the field. Taking first in every event but the Shot Put and the 800 Meters, the team set the tone early and never faltered.

Sarah Teed had a terrific night with a first place in the Discus and a personal record of 78' 3/8 ". Teammates Rachel Baccile and Sarah Mahler completed the sweep for the Lady Throwers. Jaclyn Conklin took second in Shot Put at 27' 8 1/2" (Candor's thrower set a school record for first) while Sarah Mahler placed 3rd at 25' 3 1/4".

Alexa Yaskulski took first in both the Triple Jump (29') and Long Jump (14'3"), while Shelby Olafson claimed yet another first in the High Jump at 5'2". Jaimie Sedlack placed second with 4'8" (nice!). Andrea Witiaz took first in the Pole Vault at 7' while Andrea Bellavigna took second at 6'. Quite a night for our jumpers!

Teammates Sophie Peters, Somer Pettet (pictured at right), Jaclyn Conklin and Jaimie Sedlack ran a strong 4x800 and opened the night with the first victory. Peters did an exceptional job with wins in the 1500 (5:28) and the 3000 (12:15). Sunnie Smith took 3rd in the 3000 with a strong performance. Somer Pettet took first in the 400 Meters (68.1) and 2nd in the 800 (2:51). (Candor's Katie Ahart took first.) Conklin (1:18.7), Peters (122.1) and Bellavigna (1:25) swept the 400 Hurdles.(Conklin and Peters are prepping for a Twisted Classic event with Man Track, and Peters can always use a hurdle run for steeplechase readiness!)

Andrea Witiaz took a first in the 200 (30.1) and was on the winning 4x100 with Stephanie Robbins, Shelby Olafson (pictured at right) and Hasniyah Larayos. When taking to the track for the final event of the night, Witiaz implored her team for a perfect night, and the other 4x400 athletes -- Conklin, Larayos and Sedlack -- helped her make it so in a time of 4:49. A lovely end to the evening!

Special kudos to Laura Flood and Cheyenne Edgett for terrific hurdling and to Tina Locke for a great 400!

We hope to see everyone at the Twisted Classic Friday at 4:30! Thirteen schools will be competing for the coveted Twisted Trophy, and it should be a great evening!

From top: Brandon Persha launches the Shot on the way to victory in that event; Travis Waite hands the baton to Jared Lewis in the 4x800 Relay; Somer Pettet in the 4x800 Relay; and Jaclyn Conklin in the 4x800 Relay. (Photos by David Waite)

Left: Sophie Peters in the 400 Hurdles. Right: Jon Fazzary (Photos by David Waite)

ELMIRA HEIGHTS, May 7 -- The Odessa-Montour girls varsity track team posted an 82-53 Interscholastic Athletic Conference victory Tuesday over Edison, but the O-M boys fell to the Spartans 82-59.

Michele Kenney (pictured at right) had two individual firsts and a relay first for O-M. She won the 100 Hurdles in 17.7, won the Long Jump with 14'5", was second in the Pole Vault, and was on the winning 4x100 Relay team (54.1, with Desi Roberts, Ashley Bryington and Ariel Naylor).

Naylor had another first, in the High Jump (4'10"), and was second in the Triple Jump and the 100 Hurdles (18.7). Roberts won the 100 in 13.8 and was second in the 200. Bryington was third in the 400 Hurdles.

Erin Terry won the 800 (2:47.3) and was on the winning 4x800 Relay team (11:17.3 with Allison Stamp, Malissa Richards and Alyssa Bleiler). Richards was also third in the 1500, while Stamp was second to Terry in the 800, and Bleiler was third in the 3000.

Maggie Lucero was first in the Discus at 70'8" while Tara Bradley won the Shot Put with a toss of 26'8". Kathy Havens was third in the Discus, and Alycia McCauley was third in the Shot.

Brooke Gardner took first place in the Triple Jump (31'2") and was second in the Long Jump (14'4"), third in the High Jump (4'8") and third in the 100 (14.2).

Michelle Melanson won the 400 (1:05), and Samantha Davis was second in the 400 Hurdles.

Brendan Letteer won three events to pace the Indians, whose dual-meet mark is now 1-2.

Letteer won the 100 (12.5), the High Jump (6') and the Triple Jump (37'7"), and was second in the 800.

Other firsts came from Jesse Johnson in the 100 Hurdles (18.6), Martin Eccleston in the 400 (56.4), and Jason Hubbell in the Discus (a personal best of 101' 4").

Second-place finishes were posted by Johnson in the 400 Hurdles and Triple Jump, Eccleston in the 200 and the Pole Vault, Nick Curren in the 3200, Hubbell in the Shot Put (a personal best of 37'9") and Long Jump, and Nick Gilbert in the Discus (a personal best of 97'6").

Curren also posted a third in the 1600, while Johnson was third in the High Jump.

Photos in text: Odessa-Montour's Michele Kenney and Brendan Letteer. (File photos)

The Trumansburg track team traveled to Dryden on Tuesday, May 6, for a dual meet. Boys track coach Neil DeRaiche reports on how his squad did.

The Trumansburg boys track team came up a little short during Tuesday's dual meet against Dryden, losing 80-61. There were two seniors who did have very good nights: Danny Sullivan and Erik Bagdonavicius.

Danny won the High Jump with a 6’ jump. He also won the Discus with a throw of 111’1” and placed second in the 200 Meter and 100 Meter races. Erik placed first in the 800 Meters with a time of 2:12.5 and he was the anchor on the 3200 Relay that won. He also placed third in the Pole Vault. The members of the winning 3200 relay were Willy Seegers, Matt Hallman, and Cody Scott.

We knew going into the meet that it was going to be an extremely tough one, and it was. Dryden was able to take two out of three relays, which was the deciding factor, but our guys ran well and we again had many personal records -- and we continue to get stronger and faster.

3200 Relay – TB, Hallman, Seegers, Scott, Bagdinavicius, 8:55.7
110 H – Dryden, Streeter, 16.9
100M – Dryden, Kotowki, 11.1
400R – Dryden, Horton, Scheftic, Norman, Kotowski, 45.5
400M – Dryden, Scheftic, 54.9
400 H – Dryden, Streeter, 1:02.6
800M – TB, Bagdinavicius, 2:12.5
200M – Dryden, Kotowski, 23.4
3200M – Dryden, Beck, 10:39.7
1600R – Dryden, Norman, Streeter, Rugg, Scheftic, 3:41.0
Shot – Frost, 37’05
Disc – TB, Sullivan, 111’1
LJ – Dryden, Scheftic, 20’9
TJ – Dryden, Pargh, 41’10.5
HJ – TB, Sullivan, 6’

CANDOR, May 6 -- The Watkins Glen varsity baseball team evened its Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 record at 4-4 Monday when it defeated Candor 8-4 behind the pitching of Brandon Kottwitz.

Kottwitz went the distance, holding the potent Candor bats to eight hits and allowing runs in just one inning -- the fifth. He allowed just two walks, and struck out 12 batters.

"It was a nice night for him," said Watkins Glen Coach Ben Connelly. "That's senior leadership."

The Senecas had 12 hits, with eight different players contributing at least one safety.

The hits came from Shane Absalom (3-for-4 with two runs scored and 2 RBIs), Zach Landon (1-for-4 with an RBI), Kottwitz (1-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI), Lee Bauman (2-for-3 with a double and a run), Mark Fraboni (2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and 2 RBIs), Joe Stansfield (1-for-4), Ivan Malina (1-for-3 with two runs), and Ian Remmers (1-for-4 with a run).

Watkins Glen scored a run in the 1st inning, four in the 2nd and one in the 3rd for a 6-0 lead before Candor bunched some hits for four runs (three earned) in the 5th. The Senecas responded with two more runs in the 6th for the final four-run margin.

The Senecas' overall record is 6-8. Candor has now been defeated twice -- division losses to Edison and Watkins Glen.

Photo in text: Watkins Glen pitcher Brandon Kottwitz. (Photo provided)

ODESSA, May 6 -- The Odessa-Montour varsity softball team stormed from six runs back to within a run of Spencer-Van Etten before dropping an 8-7 decision Monday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 game on the O-M softball field.

The loss lowered the Indians' season mark to 2-10 and their divisional record to 1-7 heading into a game Wednesday at Watkins Glen. S-VE is now 7-6, 7-5.

Katey Cheplick went the distance on the mound for O-M, allowing 10 S-VE hits while walking seven batters and striking out three.

Odessa had six hits, and was aided by seven Spencer errors. O-M committed three errors.

"We made three errors physically," said O-M Coach Lynda Kramer, "but quite a few mental errors that hurt us."

The Odessa hits came from Sherry Benedict (1-for-3 with 3 stolen bases), Katie Ray (1-for-2 with an RBI), Kala Rounds (2-for-4 with an RBI), Stephanie Letteer (1-for-3), and Aubrey Tomassi (1-for-3). In addition, Cheplick drove in a run on a groundout, and Jessica Smith drove in two runs.

Left: O-M pitcher Katey Cheplick fires to first baseman Aubrey Tomassi after fielding a grounder. Right: O-M catcher Sherry Benedict tags out an S-VE runner at the plate.

O-M third baseman Stephanie Letteer fields a grounder (left) as an S-VE runner breaks from third toward home. Letteer threw (right) to catcher Sherry Benedict, who tagged the runner out

CANDOR, May 6 -- The Watkins Glen varsity softball team, missing a chance to score with the bases loaded in the 7th inning, dropped a 4-3 decision Monday to Candor in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 game on the Candor softball field.

The loss leaves the Senecas with a 3-7 overall record and a 3-5 division mark heading into a contest Wednesday at home against intracounty rival Odessa-Montour.

Watkins Glen took a 1-0 lead in the 3rd inning, but Candor tied it in the 4th and pulled ahead with a two-run 5th inning. The Senecas responded with two runs in the top of the 6th to tie the game 3-3, but Candor scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 6th.

The Senecas put two runners on with one out in the 7th, and had the bases loaded with two outs, but a fly out ended the threat and the game.

Taylor McCarthy went the distance on the mound for Watkins Glen, yielding seven hits while walking three batters and striking out seven.

The Senecas had eight hits. McCarthy, Taylor Chaffee and Nicole Long were each 1-for-3, while Delaney Hodges was 1-for-2 with an RBI, Kimberly George 2-for-2 with an RBI, and Molly Bilinski 2-for-3.

NEWARK VALLEY, May 6 -- The Trumansburg varsity softball team fell to Newark Valley 4-2 Monday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 1 game when the Cardinals broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run 6th inning rally.

The loss dropped Trumansburg's overall record to 10-4, and its division record to 5-3.

Newark Valley had the early lead after scoring single runs in both the first and second innings -- the first on an error and the second on an RBI single, both with two outs.

Trumansburg got on the board in the fourth when Kaitlyn Percey tripled and scored on a disputed tag play involving Kelly Meskill at first base. Meskill then stole second and was driven home by a Kayla Hardesty single that tied the score.

Trumansburg subsequently turned back a Newark Valley threat when a Meskill throw to home from the outfield cut down a Cardinal runner trying to score from third on a potential sacrifice fly. But Newark Valley broke through with the go-ahead run in the sixth on an error, a stolen base, a passed ball and a mishandled bunt, and then added an insurance run on another passed ball..

NEWARK VALLEY, May 6 -- The Trumansburg varsity baseball team lifted its season record to 8-7 Monday when it defeated Newark Valley 12-6 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 1 road game.

The victory improved the Blue Raiders' division mark to 5-4 heading into a home game Wednesday against division rival Notre Dame.

Keith McMillen started for T-burg, working the first four innings. He struck out six batters and walked two in earning the win. Ethan VanHouten pitched the final three innings, striking out five batters and walking three while earning the save. The pair held the Cardinals to five hits.

Trumansburg notched 14 hits. Multiple safeties came from Hank Newman (3-for-4 with 2 RBIs), Juston Smith (3-for-3 with 2 RBIs), Kyle Sielaff (3-for-5 with a double and 3 RBIs), and McMillen (2-for-4 with 2 RBIs).

ODESSA, May 6 -- The Odessa-Montour varsity baseball team had one horrendous inning Monday -- a 13-run nightmare -- as it dropped a 22-7 Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 contest to Spencer-Van Etten on the O-M baseball field.

The loss dropped the Indians' season mark to 1-11 and their division record to 0-8 heading into a division contest Wednesday at Watkins Glen.

Spencer built a 3-0 lead in the first two innings against O-M starting pitcher Jordan Eaves, and then struck for those 13 runs in the 3rd. Eaves was pulled after two were out and the run count was building, but reliever Trevor Carey had no luck getting the last out. Tom Dykshoorn finally came in, faced one batter, and ended the inning. Brandon Arnold pitched the final four innings.

O-M managed eight hits, including a 4-for-4 game from Derick Harrington, who also had three stolen bases, 3 RBIs and scored a run. Other hits came from Eaves (1-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI), John Blaha (1-for-4 with a run scored, two stolen bases and an RBI), and Carey (1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored).

Spencer had 20 hits in the game, and was aided by seven Odessa errors. The Panthers committed three errors.

Middle: Odessa first baseman Tom Dykshoorn leaps in vain for an errant throw on a Spencer ground ball.

Bottom: The Indians' Trevor Carey gets a drink after running the bases and scoring a run

Left: O-M starting pitcher Jordan Eaves. Right: O-M's John Blaha is safe at first with a hit.

WATKINS GLEN, May 6 -- The Watkins Glen varsity golf team lifted its season mark to 8-3 Monday when it defeated Waverly 240-270 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, non-divisional match on the Watkins Glen Golf Course.

Ethan Roth led the way for the Senecas with a 41 on the par-36 layout. Ernie Brennan added a 44, while Marshall Secord shot 47, Adam Rice 52, and Thomas Wickham 56.

Watkins Glen returns to action Wednesday at home against Tioga in a Division 2 matchup, and then plays Spencer-Van Etten Friday at the Catatonk Golf Course.

WATKINS GLEN, May 6 -- The Odessa-Montour varsity golf team's record slipped to 2-7 Monday when the Indians fell to Union Springs, 219-242, in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Watkins Glen Golf Course.

Matt Kautz and Craig Brown each shot 40 to lead the O-M effort, while Todd Kautz registered a 41. Brian Stamp added a 57, and Tim Markley a 64. Union Springs is now 8-1.

"It was a perfect day for golf," said O-M Coach Greg Gavich, referring to the clear, sunny day. "Matt, Craig and Todd took advantage with very good scores.. It was a career-low for Matt, and Craig's season-low."

ELMIRA, May 6 -- The Trumansburg varsity tennis team fell to Notre Dame 7-0 Monday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Crusaders' tennis courts.

Dan Freeman (ND) defeated Jay Bartishevich 6-2, 6-2.
Jeff Panosian (ND) defeated Eric Irish 6-2, 6-1.
Matt Sirianni (ND) defeated Charlie Woodward 6-2, 7-6 (7-4).
Joey Panosian (ND) defeated Noah Seifert 6-3, 6-2.
Luke DeLuccia/Jon LeSeur (ND) defeated Kyle VanDelden/Seth Lutter 6-0, 6-2.
Evan Buchanan/Topher Strayer (ND) defeated Jake Seifert/Ann Messenger 6-1, 6-1.
Tyler Morse/Justin Lewis (ND) defeated Sabrina Murphy/Michelle Fuller 6-1, 6-2.

Trumansburg returns to action Wednesday at Union Springs, and then competes Thursday in the IAC Tournament at Cortland.

NEWARK VALLEY, May 6 -- The Odessa-Montour varsity tennis team came up one victory short Monday as it dropped a 4-3 decision to Newark Valley in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the NV tennis courts.

The loss dropped O-M to 3-6 heading into a regular-season finale today (Tuesday) at Notre Dame. That will be followed Thursday by the IAC Championships at Cortland State College.

Kyle Stephens notched the lone singles win for the Indians, 6-1, 6-0. Singles losses were sustained by Eric Davis (1-6, 0-6), Colin O'Neil (5-7, 4-6), and Nate Kemmerer (0-6, 2-6).

Winning for O-M at doubles were Alex Vondracek-Dan Stephens, 6-4, 6-2, and Clark Kendall-Derek Morgan, 6-4, 7-5. Losing at doubles was the team of Jessica Goossen-Mike Gee, 0-6, 1-6.

LANSING, May 4 -- The Trumansburg baseball team's season mark slipped to 7-7 Saturday afternoon as the Raiders fell 4-2 to Lansing in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Lansing baseball field.

Lansing managed just four hits off T-burg pitcher Ben Robertson, but five errors by the Raiders aided the Bobcats' cause. Three Lansing runs in the 1st inning and one in the 5th were unearned. In contrast, Lansing played errorless ball.

Trumansburg scored a run in the 4th inning on a Juston Smith single and an RBI double by Kyle Sielaff. It added a run in the 5th on another Kyle Sielaff base hit -- a single scoring Skylar Fairchild.

Trumansburg had nine hits, including multiple-hit games from Hank Newman (2-for-4), Smith (2-for-4), and Sielaff (2-for-3 with those 2 RBIs).

Brian Milliman went the distance on the mound for Lansing to earn the victory. He also had Lansing's lone extra-base hit, a double. Vincent Redmond went 2-for-3 for the Bobcats.

LANSING, May 4 -- The Trumansburg varsity softball team -- led by Kaitlyn Percey's 17-strikeout pitching performance -- defeated Lansing 10-2 Saturday afternoon in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Lansing softball field.

Trumansburg scored two runs in the 1st inning and never looked back. Percey drove in one of the runs with a triple, and then scored on a fielder's choice.

The Raiders added four runs in the 3rd inning on a couple of Lansing errors, a passed ball, a Kayla Hardesty RBI single, two more errors and a 2 RBI hit by Torie VanDerzee.

Lansing answered with an unearned run in the bottom of the 3rd, but Trumansburg pushed its lead to 10-1 with a four-run 4th inning triggered by another Percey triple and aided by a couple more Lansing errors. The Bobcats scored their last run -- again unearned -- in the 7th.

O-M's Michele Kenney soars over the Pole Vault bar. She finished third in the event, and won the 100 Hurdles and Long Jump.

ODESSA, May 3 -- The Trumansburg boys and Lansing girls varsity track teams won the overall titles Friday at the inaugural, 10-school Legends of the Night Invitational Track Meet at Odessa-Montour.

The meet, which started in the late afternoon, was illuminated by the lights of O-M's Charles Martin Field in the evening.

Boys: Trumansburg 127, Lansing 120, Watkins Glen 74, Campbell-Savona 54, Edison 47, Odessa-Montour 34, Southern Cayuga 34, Candor 21, Moravia 14, and Notre Dame 0.

Girls: Lansing 132, Notre Dame 98, Trumansburg 69, Odessa-Montour 63, Moravia 49, Watkins Glen 47, Edison 29, Southern Cayuga 14, Candor 14, and Campbell-Savona 13.

Watkins Glen's Somer Pettet possessed one of the major track highlights, breaking the old Watkins school record in the 3000 Meters by finishing first in 11:08.7 -- a full 20 seconds ahead of the old school mark of 11:28.8 set in 2002 by Erin Spencer.

Photo in text: Watkins Glen's Somer Pettet on way to victory and a school record in the 3000.

Trumansburg's Brad Slocum (center) and Austin Ridley enroute to 1-2 finish in the 110 Hurdles.

Watkins Glen's Lee Bauman arrives safely at third base with an RBI triple in the 6th inning. (Photo by Liz Fraboni)

Watkins baseball team holds off S-VE

SPENCER, May 3 -- The Watkins Glen varsity baseball team withstood a late Spencer-Van Etten rally Friday to post a 4-3 Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 road victory.

The win lifted the Senecas' season mark to 5-8, and their division record to 3-4 heading into a contest Monday at Candor.

Josh Paradiso -- who pitched 5 1/3 innings after relieving in the second inning when starter Mark Fraboni was moved to second base following the onset of an arm problem -- posted the victory, giving him a 2-0 season record. Zach Landon pitched the final 2/3 of an inning to earn the save.

Watkins Glen, up 4-1 after 5 1/2 innings, allowed S-VE to close to within a run as the Panthers scored once in the 6th inning and again in the 7th. That final inning was punctuated by what Coach Ben Connelly called "an incredible catch" by Watkins rightfielder Ivan Malina in which he caught an S-VE fly ball in foul territory by diving for it "laid out and falling down." That marked the first out in the bottom of the 7th.

After that, Spencer scored a run on a ground-rule double and RBI single, which brought Landon on in relief. The runner on first was picked off base by Watkins catcher Lee Bauman, and then -- after another S-VE base hit -- Landon got the final out on a grounder to second to secure the victory.

Watkins Glen registered seven hits in the game -- by seven different players. They came from Landon (1-for-3 with a double), Bauman (1-for-3 with a triple and 2 RBIs), Fraboni (1-for-2 with a double), Paradiso (1-for-3), Malina (1-for-3 with a double), Ryan Frisk (1-for-2), and Ian Remmers (1-for-1).

Top: A Spencer-Van Etten baserunner slides back too late to first base, where Watkins Glen first baseman Joe Stansfield waits to tag him. Catcher Lee Bauman (foreground) fired the ball to Stansfield for the successful 7th inning pickoff.

Bottom: Watkins Glen winning hurler Josh Paradiso delivers a pitch. (Photos by Liz Fraboni)

Watkins Glen rightfielder Ivan Malina chases a foul fly ball in the 7th inning ...

... and catches the ball while diving to record the out. (Photos by Liz Fraboni)

ELMIRA HEIGHTS, May 3 -- The Odessa-Montour varsity baseball team was shelled early enroute to an 11-3 loss to Edison in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 game Friday on the Edison basesball field.

The defeat leaves the Indians with a 1-10 record heading into a game Monday at home against Spencer-Van Etten. O-M is 0-7 in division play.

Edison jumped on O-M pitcher Steve Taylor for nine runs in the first inning. "They knocked him around in the first," said O-M Coach Shannon Ells, "but then he got his curve ball working, and did all right."

Taylor went the distance, allowing 20 Edison hits, but holding the Spartans to two runs after that rocky start. Odessa notched seven hits, and committed just one error. Edison played erroless ball.

The Indians' hits came from Taylor (1-for-2 with an RBI), John Blaha (2-for-3 on two infield singles), T.T. Shisler (1-for-3 with an RBI), Jordan Eaves (1-for-3), Eric Sears (1-for-3), and Trevor Carey (1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored).

Ells said the way his team settled down shows "we're going in the right direction. We've cut our errors back drastically, and we're not striking out as much."

ELMIRA HEIGHTS, May 3 -- The Odessa-Montur varsity softball team's record slipped o 2-9 Friday when it dropped a 14-1 decision to Edison in an Interscholastic Athletic Colnference, Division 2 game on the Edison softball field at Cohen School.

The Indians, now 1-6 in divisional play, managed just three hits against Edison pitching -- the biggest being a triple by Sherry Benedict, who was 2-for-3. The other O-M hit came from Stephanie Letteer (1-for-3), while Katey Cheplick had the only Odessa RBI.

Cheplick started on the mound for O-M, going three innings -- during which Edison scored 12 runs. Stephanie Letteer pitched the final three innings. Edison registered 13 hits against the pair.

Honored Watkins Glen seniors, from left: Jake Kelly, Kathryn Martin, Ashley Savard, Molly Murphy, Justin Geyer and Matt Fitch.

WATKINS GLEN, May 3 -- The Watkins Glen varsity tennis team closed its regular season with a victory Friday, defeating Edison 4-3 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Watkins tennis courts.

The victory lifted the Senecas' season record to 5-5, while Edison slipped to 4-6. Watkins next plays in the IAC Tournament Thursday at Cortland State College.

Jordan Niver-Johnson won the No. 1 singles match, 6-1, 6-0, while Phillip Kellogg won 6-2, 6-1. Singles losses were sustained by the Senecas' Matt Fitch, 2-6, 1-6, and Molly Murphy, 6-7 (8-10), 7-5, 6-7 (1-7).

Doubles wins for Watkins came from Ashley Savard-Justin Geyer, 6-3, 6-4, and Kathryn Martin-Jacob Roth, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4. The doubles team of Nick Phoenix-Cameron Fitch lost 4-6, 5-7.

"Our two teams were evenly matched," said Watkins Glen Coach Krysti Westervelt. "It was a very nice way to end the season."

The competition was preceded by a Senior Night ceremony at which seniors Jake Kelly, Kathryn Martin, Ashley Savard, Molly Murphy, Matt Fitch and Justin Geyer were honored.

Photo in text: Watkins Glen's Phillip Kellogg serves. He won in straight sets.

Left: Watkins Glen's Ashley Savard prepares to return a serve. Right: Watkins Glen's Jordan Niver-Johnson follows through on a volley.

BRADFORD, May 3 -- The Bradford varsity baseball team rallied in the seventh inning for the tying and winning runs Friday to overtake Addison 10-9 in a Steuben County League game on the Bradford baseball field.

The victory lifted Bradford's overall record to 3-6 and its league mark to 2-6 heading into a contest at Jasper-Troupsburg on Monday.

The Braves -- who staged a 6-run 7th inning rally to defeat Lima Christian 9-8 on Thursday -- trailed 9-8 going into the bottom of the 7th this time. Brent Sleve started the rally when he was hit by a pitch. Ryan Wilkinson bunted, and was safe on a wild Addison throw to first that allowed him and Sleve to advance to second and third. Steve Ellison then drove them both home with a single to right field.

Ellison was 3-for-5 in the game with 4 RBIs. Other hits came from Dylan Blencowe (1-for-3), Ryan Dykes (1-for-4 with an RBI), Mitch Kelly (1-for-4 with an RBI), Sleve (1-for-1 with an RBI), Ryan Keefer (1-for-3), Zack Keefer (1-for-4), and Josh Sutton (1-for-4).

Zack Keefer pitched the first two innings for Bradford, and Dustin Cyrczak went the next two innings before Ryan Keefer pitched the final three.

A win like this one and the one on Thursday, said Bradford Coach Don Dykes, "shows that you should never give up."

SPENCER, May 3 -- The Watkins Glen varsity softball team was within one out of victory Friday, but fell 5-4 to Spencer-Van Etten in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 game on the Spencer softball field.

The loss lowered the Senecas' season mark to 3-6, and their division record to 3-4 going into a division game Monday at Candor.

Watkins Glen, ahead 4-3 with two outs and nobody on base in the Spencer half of the 7th inning, saw victory elude it when S-VE got three straight hits -- a single, an RBI double and an RBI single -- to pull out the win.

The Senecas outhit the Panthers 13-7, with five different players notching multi-hit games. Taylor McCarthy was 3-for-4 with a double, Taylor Chaffee 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBIs, Abby Stamp 2-for-4, Molly Bilinski 2-for-4, and Ariel Force 2-for-4. Other hits came from Nicole Long (1-for-3 with an RBI) and Kimberly George (1-for-4).

TRUMANSBURG, May 3 -- The Trumansburg varsity baseball team saw its record slip to 7-6 Friday when it was shut out by Waverly pitching ace Mark Kuzma 4-0 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the T-burg baseball field.

Kuzma allowed just four hits while striking out 15 batters. He didn't walk anyone. Juston Smith went the distance for the Blue Raiders, allowing eight hits while striking out 10 batters and walking two.

Just two Trumansburg batters -- Ben Robertson (2-for-4) and Smith (2-for-4) -- managed hits against Kuzma.

Waverly scored three of its runs in the 4th inning, all with two outs. The Wolverines added a run in the 7th on an RBI double by Kuzma.

TRUMANSBURG, May 3 -- The Trumansburg varsity softball team dropped a pitcher's duel Friday, falling to Waverly 1-0 in 8 innings in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Trumansburg softball field.

T-burg pitcher Kaitlyn Percey struck out 15 batters and didn't walk any, but met her match in Waverly's Areille Mensch, who fanned 11 with no walks. Each team was held to only two hits through seven innings.

In the eighth inning, Waverly broke through on a leadoff single by Sam Babcock, a stolen base, and an RBI single to right center with two outs by Emily Moorehead.

The day before: Trumansburg defeated Groton 11-6 in an IAC contest in which Groton led 5-3 before the Blue Raiders rallied for the victory. Kaitlyn Percey went the distance on the mound for T-burg.

GROTON, May 3 -- The Odessa-Montour varsity golf team's record slipped to 2-6 Friday when it dropped a 236-260 decision to Groton (now 6-3) in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match at Stonehedges Golf Course's par-36 back-9.

Matt Kautz led the Indians with a 44, while Craig Brown fired a 45, Todd Kautz 47, Tim Markley 58, and Brian Stamp 66

"We did better than yesterday," said O-M Coach Greg Gavich, referring to a 213-274 loss to Edison. "This was a tough course with very severe greens."

O-M returns to action at home Monday against Union Springs.

Watkins Glen third baseman Mackenzie Secord, right, prepares to throw to first base after fielding an Edison grounder. No. 8 is the Watkins shortstop, Mark Fraboni.

WATKINS GLEN, May 2 -- The Watkins Glen varsity baseball team ran into a buzzsaw named Alek Brown on Thursday.

Brown, Edison's senior lefthander, threw a 13-strikeout no-hitter to lead the Spartans past the Senecas 2-0 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 game on the Watkins baseball field.

Brown, who walked two batters (one intentionally) and hit two, outdueled Watkins Glen's Lee Bauman, who permitted five hits while striking out four batters, walking three and hitting one.

The loss dropped the Senecas' season mark to 4-8, and their division record to 2-4. Edison is 10-2, 6-0.

The Spartan got single runs in the 3rd and 7th innings, and turned back a 5th inning Watkins threat that developed when Joe Stansfield walked, Josh Paradiso hit into a fielder's choice and, with two outs, Ryan Frisk was hit by a pitch and Shane Absalom was intentionally walked. The threat ended when Zach Landon struck out swinging.

The Senecas return to action today (Friday) at Spencer-Van Etten. Said their coach, Ben Connelly: "We've gotta find a win somewhere."

Photo in text: Watkins Glen's Ryan Frisk reacts as he is hit by an Alek Brown pitch.

Left: Watkins Glen second baseman Shane Absalom throws to first after fielding a grounder. It was raining steadily at this point. Right: Edison's Alek Brown delivers a pitch.

Left: Watkins Glen first baseman Joe Stansfield applies a hard tag to an Edison runner trying to beat out an infield grounder. Right: Watkins Glen pitcher Lee Bauman.

BRADFORD, May 2 -- The Bradford varsity baseball team, down by five runs entering the final inning, scored six runs on seven hits in the bottom of the 7th to post a 9-8 victory Thursday over Lima Christian in a non-league game on the Bradford baseball field.

The victory lifted the Braves' season mark to 2-6 entering a contest today at home against Addison.

After Lima Christian built an 8-3 lead on the strength of four 2-run innings, Ryan Wilkinson got Bradford started in the 7th with a double. He was driven home by a Steve Ellison single, and Ellison, after stealing second, was driven home by a Dylan Blencowe single. Blencowe then stole second and scored on a single by Ryan Dykes, who reached second on a passed ball and scored on a single by Mitch Kelly.

After Josh Sutton walked, Brent Sleve tied the game by driving in Kelly with a single, and sending Sutton to third. Then -- with two outs -- Wilkinson, batting for the second time in the inning, barely beat out an infield grounder, driving in Sutton with the winning run.

Ellison, Blencowe, Dykes and Wilkinson had two hits each in the game, while Kelly, Zack Keefer and Sleve notched one apiece.

Kelly started on the mound for the Braves, going four innings and allowing six runs while striking out three and walking six. Dustin Cyrczak pitched the final three innings, allowing two runs while striking out three and walking one.

WATKINS GLEN, May 2 -- The Watkins Glen varsity softball team's record slipped to 3-5 Thursday when it dropped an 11-2 decision to Edison in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 game on the Watkins softball field.

The Senecas, now 3-3 in divisional play, fell behind 7-0 in the first three innings and never seriously challenged. They scored a run in the 4th and another in the 7th, while Edison added a run in the 5th and three more in the 6th.

Watkins had five hits -- from just three players. Kirsten Burge was 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI, Taylor Chaffee was 2-for-4 with a triple, and Kimberly George was 1-for-2. Edison amassed 12 hits to go with four walks, and was aided by five Watkins errors. The Spartans committed three errors.

Taylor McCarthy went the distance on the mound for the Senecas, striking out seven batters.

Photo in text: Watkins Glen shortstop Ariel Force, left, catches an Edison popup as teammate Delaney Hodges, the second baseman, tries to catch it, too.

Left: Watkins Glen shortstop Ariel Force prepares to throw to first base after fielding an Edison grounder. Right: Watkins Glen's Taylor McCarthy delivers a pitch.

GROTON, May 2 -- The Trumansburg varsity baseball team -- led by Juston Smith's four hits and three RBIs -- raised its season mark to 7-5 Thursday when it defeated Groton 13-3 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference road game.

Ethan Van Houten earned the pitching victory for the Blue Raiders, working until Keith McMillen relieved in the 7th inning. Van Houten struck out nine batters and walked five.

In addition to Smith (three singles and a double), T-burg got multiple-hit games from Kyle Sielaff (3-for-4 with a double and an RBI), Kyle Fellows (2-for-4 with 2 RBIs) and Ben Robertson (2-for-3 with 2 RBIs). Hank Newman also had a double. The Raiders amassed 12 hits, to just three by Groton.

T-burg jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first inning on five hits, five walks and a hit batsman.

WATKINS GLEN, May 2 -- The Odessa-Montour varsity golf team, a day after registering a 236 total, lost to Edison 213-274 Thursday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 match at the Watkins Glen Golf Course.

"Golf is a fickle game," said O-M Coach Greg Gavich. "One day you think you've got it, the next day it totally disappears."

Todd Kautz led the Indians with a 41 on the par-36 course, while Craig Brown shot a 51, Matt Kautz 57, Brian Stamp 58, and Justin Gandy 67.

Edison is now 5-3 overall and 4-1 in IAC Division 2 play. O-M is 2-5, 2-2 heading into a contest at Groton today (Friday).

CANDOR, May 1 -- The Odessa-Montour varsity softball team ended weeks of winless frustration Wednesday when it defeated Candor 6-2 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 road contest.

The victory, which lifted the O-M season mark to 2-8, came behind the 4-hit pitching of Katey Cheplick, working with a new catcher, varsity veteran Sherry Benedict. Cheplick permitted two runs on a 6th inning homer, but held the Candor bats in check beyond that -- striking out six batters and walking nobody.

Cheplick also was strong at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. Benedict was a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk, three runs scored and four stolen bases.

Other O-M hits came from Jessica Smith (1-for-5 with a stolen base and a run), Stephanie Letteer (1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base), and Aubrey Tomassi (2-for-4 with an RBI).

O-M took a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning, added two runs in the 3rd, and scored once in both the 6th and 7th.

WATKINS GLEN, May 1 -- The Watkins Glen varsity softball team played a tough Tioga team even for six innings Wednesday before bowing 6-3 on a 7th inning homer in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 game on the Watkins softball field.

The loss dropped the Senecas' overall mark to 3-4, and their Division 2 record to 3-2. Tioga is unbeaten in division play.

Taylor McCarthy went the distance on the mound for Watkins, allowing nine hits while striking out nine batters and walking two. Three of the Tioga runs were unearned as Watkins committed five errors. Sarah Wayson got the pitching win for Tioga, going the distance while allowing six hits, striking out seven and walking one.

The Watkins Glen hits came from six different players: Ariel Force (1-for-4), Kirsten Burge (1-for-4 with a double), Taylor Chaffee (1-for-3 with 2 RBIs), Jessie Smith (1-for-3 with a double), Kimberly George (1-for-3 with an RBI), and Molly Bilinski (1-for-2 with a walk).

The 7th inning opened with McCarthy striking out the leadoff hitter, but a bad hop single, an error by McCarthy and a line-drive homer to the gap in right center gave Tioga the runs it needed.

"I'm just so proud of them," Watkins Glen Coach Jim Scott said of his players. "We're playing better and better. We just have to cut down on the errors."

The Senecas are back in action this afternoon (Thursday), at home against Edison.

Top: Watkins Glen centerfielder Abby Stamp catches a low, sinking line drive.

Bottom: The Senecas' Jessie Smith slides safely into second base with a double.

Left: Watkins Glen pitcher Taylor McCarthy. Right: The Senecas' leftfielder, Kimberly George, intercepts a bouncing hit to the outfield.

BRADFORD, May 1 -- The Bradford varsity softball team went down to a narrow defeat Wednesday, dropping a 10-9 Steuben County League decision to Canisteo-Greenwood on the Bradford softball field.

Leading the Bradford effort was pitcher-hitter Autumn Stone (shown above), who went 4 for 4 with 2 solo homers at the plate, and who struck out nine C-G batters. She is shown above preparing to pitch (left) and sliding home at the conclusion of her first homer, a drive over the centerfielder's head in the first inning.

DRYDEN, May 1 -- The Trumansburg varsity baseball team -- behind the 2-hit pitching of Ben Robertson -- defeated Dryden 5-0 Wednesday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, non-divisional game on the road.

The victory lifted the Blue Raiders' season mark to 6-5 heading into a contest at Groton today (Thursday).

Trumansburg had 10 hits in the game, including a triple by Robertson and a double by Skylar Fairchild. Robertson was 2-for-4 and Fairchild 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs. Also registering two hits each were Kyle Fellows (2-for-4) and Keith McMillen (2-for-3).

Robertson, who gave up just a single and a double, struck out nine batters while walking three.

"Ben did a great job of keeping the Dryden hitters off balance," said Trumansburg Coach Scott Voorhees.

T-burg scored twice in the 2nd inning, twice in the 4th and once in the 7th. The big hit in the 4th was a 2 RBI double by Fairchild.

DRYDEN, May 1 -- Trumansburg's varsity softball team -- led by Kaitlyn Percey's 13-strikeout pitching performance -- defeated Dryden 6-1 Wednesday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference road contest.

Trumansburg took the lead early, pushing across a run in the 1st inning on a single by Deirdre O'Hara (2-for-4) and an RBI double by Percey (2-for-4). Percey was thrown out at third trying to stretch her hit into a triple. Geena Fiore also singled in the innning.

Trumansburg struck again in the 3rd inning. Torrie VanDerzee walked and O'Hara drove her home with a double to left center. O'Hara then scored on a Percey home run. Trumansburg was up 4-0.

Trumansburg added a run in the 5th when O'Hara reached base on an error, advanced to second on a fly out by Percey, stole third, and scored on a fielder's choice.

Trumansburg finished its scoring in the 6th. Amber Denman singled, stole second and scored on a Nicolette Ruggerio single.

BRADFORD, May 1 -- The Bradford varsity baseball team played Canisteo-Greenwood even through six innings Wednesday before C-G broke through for five 7th inning runs to defeat the Braves 9-4 in a Steuben County League game on the Bradford baseball field.

The loss dropped Bradford's season mark to 1-6 heading into a non-league game at home today (Thursday) against Lima Christian. The Braves then host Addison on Friday.

Zack Keefer went 6 1/3 innings for Bradford before yielding the mound to relief pitcher Dustin Cyrczak. Keefer gave up seven of the C-G runs (six earned) while allowing 10 hits. He struck out two batters and walked two. Cyrczak allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks in his 2/3 of an inning.

Bradford had five hits, with Ryan Dykes going 2-for-3 (with a double, a homer and 2 RBIs), Steven Ellison 1-for-4 (with an RBI), Mitch Kelly 1-for-3 (with an RBI), and Keefer 1-for-3.

Bradford led 3-0 after three innings and 4-2 after four innings before C-G tied the game with a pair of 6th inning runs. Then came the deciding 7th.

Top: Bradford's Ryan Wilkinson tries bunting the ball with a runner on third and two out in the 2nd inning. He popped it into foul territory.

Hit and pitch: Bradford's Zack Keefer connects for a single in the first inning (left) and delivers a pitch (right). He was the Braves' pitcher into the seventh inning.

The Trumansburg track team traveled to Lansing Wednesday for an Interscholastic Athletic Conference battle with the Bobcats. Boys coach Neil DeRaiche reports here on the outcome for his Blue Raiders boys team.

The Trumansburg boys had a great night to beat Lansing on Wednesday night. The meet was a battle all night long, back and forth, until the Raiders took control to win 77-64. Sweeping the High Jump and Triple Jump sealed the deal.

The standout of the meet was Greg Addicott, who won four events. Individually, he won the 100 Meters with a time of 11.8, and the 400 Hurdles (1:01.3). He was also a member of the winning 4x100 and 4x400 Relay teams.

Other double winners were Danny Sullivan in the 200 and High Jump, Brennan Edmonds in the Triple Jump and 4x400 Relay, and Dylan Balcome in the Long Jump and the 4x100. It was a well-fought battle and Trumansburg earned the victories. We also had many personal bests in the meet. Our next meet is Friday night at the Odessa Invitational.

3200 Relay -- Lansing 9:56.6
110 Hurdles -- Potter (Lan) 17.0
100 -- Greg Addicott (Trumansburg) 11.7
1600 Relay -- Lansing 4:53.2
400 Relay -- Trumansburg (Addicott, Finningan, Percey, Balcome) 46.4
400 -- Potter (Lansing) 54.0
400 Hurdles -- Greg Addicott (Trumansburg) 1:01.3
800 -- Potter (Lansing) 2:07.7
200 -- Danny Sullivan (Trumansburg) 24.4
3200 -- Potter (Lansing) 10:36.8
1600 Relay -- Trumansburg (Addicott, Glanton, Percey, Edmonds) 3:44.8
High Jump -- Danny Sullivan (Trumansburg) 5’8"
Long Jump -- Dylan Balcome (Trumansburg) 18’ 4 ½"
Triple Jump -- Brennan Edmonds (Trumansburg) 38’6"
Shot Put -- Swayze (Lansing) 49’
Discus -- Hartz (Lansing) 122’6"
Pole Vault -- Slocum (Trumansburg) 10’

WATKINS GLEN, May 1 -- The Watkins Glen varsity baseball team had one bad inning, and that -- along with some shoddy baserunning -- led to a 6-3 defeat Wednesday at the hands of Tioga in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 game on the Watkins baseball field.

The loss dropped the Senecas' season record to 4-7, and their Division 2 mark to 2-3 heading into a game today (Thursday) at home against Edison.

Brandon Kottwitz started on the mound for Watkins, going 4 innings-plus. He allowed all six Tioga runs (five earned) on eight hits while striking out six batters and walking two. Mark Fraboni relieved during the Tioga 5th inning uprising, going the final three innings and allowing no runs on three hits while striking out two and walking two.

The Senecas had seven hits. They came from Shane Absalom (2-for-3 with a triple), Kottwitz (3-for-4), and Josh Paradiso (2-for-3 with a double). Zach Landon and Fraboni had no hits, but were each credited with an RBI.

"Only three guys on the team had hits," said Watkins Glen Coach Ben Connelly. "That's not good. And we were terrible on the basepaths" -- a situation that included one Watkins runner thrown out stealing without the steal sign, one runner doubled off first base on a line drive with the bases loaded and one out, one runner called out for tagging early on a fly ball, and one runner not tagging when he could have advanced on a fly ball.

Watkins Glen had a 2-1 lead through four innings before Tioga scored its five 5th inning runs on a double, a single, a hit batsman, an error on a routine double play ball that allowed one run in, a 3-run double, and a sacrifice fly. The Senecas got one final run in the 7th inning.

Top: A committee of two -- shortstop Brandon Kottwitz, left, and second baseman Shane Absalom -- await a Tioga player trying to steal second base. Kottwitz tagged him out.

Bottom: Watkins Glen's Zach Landon puts the ball in play. It was caught in the air by the Tioga shortstop.

Watkins Glen's Ryan Frisk sends a drive to deep left field (left) ... that is caught by the Tioga leftfielder (right), who tumbled to the ground after the play.

Left: Watkins Glen third baseman Josh Paradiso fires to first place after fielding a Tioga grounder. The batter was out on the play. Right: The Senecas' Mark Fraboni, who took the mound in relief in the 5th inning, delivers a pitch.

CANDOR, May 1 -- The Odessa-Montour varsity baseball team's season mark slipped to 1-9 Wednesday when the Indians fell to Candor, 13-3, in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Division 2 road contest.

O-M's Indians, now 0-6 in divisional play, fell behind 10-1 through three innings, and never challenged. They were outhit 19-6.

Odessa was improved on defense, committing three errors. Registering hits for O-M were T.T. Shisler (2-for-3), John Blaha (2-for-2 with two doubles, a run scored and a walk), Tom Dykshoorn (1-for-3 with two runs and three stolen bases), Steven Taylor (1-for-4 and an RBI), and Trevor Carey (0-for-1 but with two RBIs through sacrifices).

Dykshoorn went the distance on the mound for O-M, throwing 121 pitches. He allowed 10 earend runs on 19 hits while striking out four, walking three and hitting one.

WATKINS GLEN, May 1 -- The Watkins Glen varsity tennis team's season record slipped to 4-5 Wednesday when it dropped a 7-0 decision to Notre Dame in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Watkins tennis courts.

Losses in singles were sustained by Jordan Niver-Johnson (2-6, 1-6), Phillip Kellogg (4-6, 4-6 after trailing 0-5 and 1-4), Matt Fitch (0-6, 0-6), and Molly Murphy (2-6, 2-6).

Doubles losses were sustained by Ashley Savard-Justin Geyer (0-6, 1-6), Nick Phoenix-Cameron Fitch (0-6, 0-6), and Kathryn Martin-Jacob Roth (2-6, 3-6).

The Senecas return to action Friday with Senior Night at home against Edison. The Senior Night ceremony is slated to start at 4 p.m.

Photo in text: Watkins Glen's Phillip Kellogg volleys in match against Notre Dame.

Left: Watkins Glen's Nick Phoenix volleys. Right: The Senecas' Kathryn Martin returns a shot.

AURORA, May 1 -- The Odessa-Montour varsity tennis team notched its third victory of the season Wednesday when it defeated Southern Cayuga 5-2 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference road contest.

The 3-5 Indians got singles victories from Eric Davis (6-3, 6-4), Kyle Stephens (6-0, 6-3), Colin O'Neil (6-1, 6-2), and Nate Kemmerer (6-1, 6-2 in his first singles match after playing doubles all season).

The doubles team of Dan Stephens-Alex Vondracek also won (1-6, 6-3, 7-5) in what Coach Tim Anderson said was "a terrific match."

Losing at doubles were the O-M teams of Derek Morgan-Clark Kendall (3-6, 1-6) and Jessica Goossen-Dale VanWormer (2-6, 1-6).

O-M returns to action Friday at Notre Dame, and plays Monday at Newark Valley before competing in the IAC Championships next Thursday.

WAVERLY, May 1 -- The Watkins Glen varsity golf team lifted its season mark to 7-2 Wednesday when it defeated Waverly 229-263 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, non-divisional match on the Shepard Hills golf course.

Chris Hong led the way for Watkins with a 43, while Tom Wickham shot 45, Bruce Wells 46, Jay Meehan 46, and Ernie Brennan 49.

WATKINS GLEN, May 1 -- The Odessa-Montour varsity golf team's season record slid to 2-4 Wednesday when it dropped a 219-236 decision to Southern Cayuga in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference, non-divisional match on the Watkins Glen Golf Course.

Todd Kautz paced O-M with a 40 on the par-36 layout, while Craig Brown shot a 41, Matt Kautz 44, Brian Stamp 55, and Justin Gandy 56.

Southern Cayuga is now 7-2.

Kautz's 40 was his season-best. Brown's 41 was his second in a row.

"Our team score matched our season-low," said O-M coach Greg Gavich. "We're making progress."

The Watkins Glen boys and girls varsity track teams held their final home dual meet of the season Tuesday, honoring their seniors before the start of competition. The Watkins girls then defeated Edison 78-63, while the boys edged the Spartans 71-70. Both Watkins Glen coaches, Marie Fitzsimmons and Travis Durfee, filed reports. Marie's is first:

The Lady Senecas put forth a terrific effort against TAE and won a hard-fought competition. Led by two individual wins and a relay win by senior Sophie Peters (800 and 1500), junior Alexa Yaskulski (200 and 100 Hurdles), and sophomore Somer Pettet (400 and 3000), the Watkins Track Team did the school proud. Both Peters (1500) and Pettet (3000) were able to pull out the win against TAE's very talented Sarah Palmer in dynamic races.

Huge kudos go to the throwers -- Rachel Baccile, Sarah Mahler, Jaclyn Conklin, and Sarah Teed -- for a sweep in Discus and a one-two in Shot. Andrea Witiaz vaulted to 1st place, while Shelby Olafson wowed the crowd by going 5'2" yet again, after breaking the school record with that height at the TAE invitationals on Saturday.

Congratulations to the entire team for a competitive spirit, excellent sportsmanship, and a satisfying win! Kudos to Man Track for a spectacular, knuckle biting, thrill-making, breath-taking win! And here's to Shannon Hazlitt, distance girl supreme; Tina Locke for a fine 400, Cheyenne Edgett for excellent hurdling in the toughest event, and Sarah Teed for a PR in the 400! Well done!

To my seniors -- Sunnie, Andrea, Sarah, Courtney, Megan, Jaclyn, and Sophie -- I am honored by your hard work, commitment, generosity, and athleticism.

Score: Watkins Glen 78, TAE 63
Weather: Cool, intermittent sun, windy
4x800: WG (Sophie Peters, Jaimie Sedlack, Jaclyn Conklin, Sunnie Smith) 11:40
100 Hurdles: Alexa Yaskulski WG 17.4
100: TAE Doud 14.5; 3rd Shelby Olafson WG 15.6
1500: Sophie Peters WG 5:30
4x100: WG (Somer Pettet, Shelby Olafson. Andrea Witiaz, Alexa Yaskulski) 56.9
400: Somer Pettet WG 1:05.1; 3rd Jaimie Sedlack WG 1:13
400 Hurdles: TAE Barnes 1:15.3; 2nd Jaclyn Conklin WG 1:18.2
800: