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June 4, 2011
The Week in Sports • North Countryman - 23
Saranac boys and girls track and field teams sweep Section VII meet PLATTSBURGH — The Saranac varsity track and field programs were dominate throughout the 2011 season, and put the exclamation point on that by sweeping the Section VII championship meet May 28.
Boys
The Chiefs boys team won their third straight title, edging out Ticonderoga. Saranac’s Corey Duval scored a win in the shot put, while Francis Frederick finished in second place. Jeremy Bullis won the discus for the Chiefs, where the team swept the podium with Ryan St. Clair and Frederick. Jake Martindale added a win in the 400-meter hurdles, while the team of Micah Patterson, Billy Badger, Casey Jackson and Martindale won the 1,600 relay. Peru’s Dan Lennon scored three wins in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200. Jonathyn Granger of Ticonderoga also scored three wins in the 100, 400 and long jump. Ticonderoga’s Jesse Perkins won the 200, Jay Hebert won the 110 hurdles In the relays, the Plattsburgh team of Tre Bucci, Jordan Knight, Tevin Connors and Skyler Barriere won the 400 relay, while Seton Catholic’s team of Justin Bresette, James Downs, Barret Waling and Zack Ziemer won the 3,200 relay. In the field, Peru’s Bryce Schnaars won the high jump, while Shawn Hendrix won the triple jump.
Beekmantown’s Devon Anderson earned the discus title. Saranac scored 171 points, compared to Ticonderoga’s 135. Peru had 112.
Girls
The Lady Chiefs won their fifth consecutive title in track and field, led by Alexandra Farrington, who won in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles and long jump. Saranac’s Maxine Rock won the triple jump, while Victoria Phaneuf and Trisha Helms scored the top two spots in the shot put. On the track, Beekmantown’s Jess Huber scored the wins in the 100 and 200, Northeastern Clinton’s Molly Roush won in the 400 and 800, Plattsburgh’s Emma Deshaies won the 1,500 and Seton Catholic’s Anna Rabideau earned the 3,000 title. In the relay events, The EKMW 400-relay team of Sodie Stoner, Haile Snyder, Delaney Sears and Athena Pepe scored a victory, while Plattsburgh’s 1,600 relay team of Brin Keyser, Emma Deshaies, Rayanne Canet and Emy Russell and Seton’s 3,200 relay team of Margaret Champagne, Rabideau, Phoebe Christopher and Paige Spittler also scored wins. In the field events, Beekmantown’s Emily Anderson won the discus, while Northeastern Clinton's Celine Bouvier won the high jump. Saranac finished with 148 points, while Beekmantown scored 89 and Peru had 83.5 points.
Saranac’s Ryan St. Clair, seen competing in the triple jump, finished second in the discus for the Section VII champion Chiefs. Photo by Keith Lobdell
Peru advance in Class B softball tourney, others ousted from play Westport 10, Chazy 7
The Lady Eagles of Westport scored all of their runs in the second and third inning, beating the Lady Eagles of Chazy in the opening round of the Section VII/Class D tournament May 25. Westport scored five runs in each the second and thirs inning, and wrapped out 14 hits in the win, led by Ellexus Vaughn, who totaled three hits and four runs batted in while hitting a triple. Brendee Russell collected three hits for the Eagles, including a doubles, while the trio of Molly Rascoe, Christina Sherman and Emily French each wrapped out a pair of hits. Mallory Sudduth scored the win, allowing 11 hits over seven innings. For Chazy, Emily Keable finished a home run shy of the cycle, collecting a single, double and triple. Astrid Kempainen and Kristen Doran also connected for a trio of hits, with Doran connecting for a triple. Christi-
Baseball Continued from page 22 Dalton Castine pitched five innings of shutout baseball, while Logan Miller had two hits, Josh Rabideau hit a triple and Dylan Carter hit a double. Kyle Sprague had two hits for the Patriots, while Austin House and Shane Douglas had singles.
na Emery had the only other hit for Chazy, a double.
AVCS 5, Saranac 2
The Lady Patriots scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning to rally past the Lady Chiefs May 28 in the Section VII/Class B quarterfinals. Emily Plumadore drove in Johanna Recny with the game-tying run in the sixth inning, while Samantha Vallieres drove in Recny with the go-ahead run. Plumadore then scored on a passed ball and Brittany Friedrich then drove in the final run of the inning with a single. Alexis Facteau added a double and single, while Jessica Baker had a double. Friedrich scored the win on the mound for the Patriots, striking out 11 and allowing five hits.
PHS 18, Saranac 6
The Hornets connected for five home runs — two off the bat of Anthony Porcelli, in advancing to the Section VII/Class B finals with a win over the Chiefs May 30. Porcelli also hit a double in the game, while Robbie Knowles, Brian Latulipe and Jake Richards also connected for round-trippers. Porcelli finished with four runs batted in, while Knowles had three and Richards had two.
Lake Placid 8, NAC 2
The Lady Blue Bombers scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to break open the game and advance to the Section VII/Class C finals with a win over the Lady Bobcats May 28. Brenna Whitney led the seventh inning attack with a two-run double, while Danielle Balestrini, Megan Riley and Alexis Nichols also drove in runs for the Blue Bombers. Balestrini and Haley Brandes each had three hits in the game.
Saranac Lake 8, Beekmantown 5
The Lady Red Storm scored sin runs in the sixth inning to get past the Lady Eagles in the Section VII/Class B quarterfinals May 29. Sydney Battistoni had a pair of singles, a double and a run batted in for the Red Storm, while Chelsea LaFountain connected on a triple, single and RBI, Sarah Drake contributed
The power game was not one-sided, as Brady Burleigh and Andrew Petro hit home runs for the Chiefs. Burleigh finished with three runs batted in, while Jordan Gillespie and Matt Terry had two hits apiece with Terry adding two RBIs.
Beekmantown 7, NCCS 5
A Cougar rally in the seventh inning came up short as the Eagles advanced to the Section VII/Class B finals May 30.
two hits and two RBI, Megan Moody had a double and two RBI, and Brooke Fitzgerald hit a double. Nicole Viscardo earned the win on the mound. Kendra LaFountain and Emily Raville each drove in a run for the Eagles, while Dakota Prue and Hilarie Ladieu had hits.
Peru 10, NCCS 4
The Lady Indians scored all of their runs in the opening three innings to advance to the Section VII/Class B semifinals with a win over the Lady Cougars May 30. Kelly Kezar (double) and Paige Moore each had two hits and two runs batted in to lead the offense, while Brianna Padron connected on a double and Liz Uliva had a single and triple. Dani Dayton scored the win on the mound. Emily Boyer had three hits for the Cougars, while Stephanie LaValley had a double. The Cougars scored five runs in the final two innings, but fell short by two as the Eagles had scored seven runs over the first six innings of play. Austin Bradish had a pair of doubles and three runs batted in for the Eagles, while Frank Buksa had a single and double, and Logan Recor had two hits. Logan Miller had two singles and a double for the Cougars.