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October 20, 2012
Denpubs Sports Sectional season begins this weekend in H.S. football, gymnastics as Alyssa Leonard has earned that title in each of her teams six meets this season. Her closest competition comes from Plattsburgh High’s Dalen Keswick, who has scored three all-around titles on the season. The Eagles will also look for contributions from Erica Leonard, Alison Turdo and Brielle Cerne, while Plattsburgh includes Hannah Kaltenbach and Kiana Giroux in all around events.
By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — As the leaves start to fall and the temperatures trend down, the 2012 fall high school sports season prepares to enter its championship phase. The quest for Section VII gold will start this weekend as football begins the playoffs in Class B and gymnasts hold their championship meet in Peru.
Soccer
Football The Section VII/Class B playoffs open the same way they did in 2011, with top seed Peru (6-1) hosting fourth seed Plattsburgh High (1-6) Oct. 20 at the Apple Bowl. The Indians are led by the section’s top passer, Blake Altizer, who threw for 1,070 yards in the regular season with 19 passes for touchdowns, most going to Zane Bazzano, who hauled in 10 scoring passes and had 315 receiving yards. Tim Remillard added 650 yards rushing and receiving and 7 touchdowns, while Hunter Bruno scored five times on the ground. Plattsburgh High is led on the ground by Sean Shea, who compiled almost 400 yards
The Sched Friday, Oct. 19 Football AuSable Valley at Ticonderoga, 7:30 p.m.
Girls soccer Northern Adirondack at Elizabethtown-Lewis, 4 p.m.
Volleyball Northern Adirondack at Northeastern Clinton, 4:30 p.m. AuSable Valley at Saranac Lake, 4:30 p.m. Peru at Lake Placid, 4:30 p.m. Plattsburgh High at Beekmantown, 4:30 p.m.
Swimming Moriah at AuSable Valley, 5 p.m. Peru at Plattsburgh High, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20 Gymnastics Section VII Championships at Peru, 11 a.m.
Football Moriah at Saranac Lake, 1:30 p.m. Section VII/Class B semifinals Plattsburgh High at Peru, 1:30 p.m. Saranac at Beekmantown, 1:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 22 Volleyball
Lake Placid goalie Liz Leff saves a ball as Chazy’s Hannah Laurin runs in on goal. The Eagles scored a 2-1 victory over the Blue Bombers Oct. 15, setting up a tie at the top of the NSL Division II standings. Photo by Keith Lobdell
of offense to go with two scores. Jonas Miller caught 288 yards in passes, most coming from Shaun Courson, who had 385 passing yards on the season. In the other semifinal, the Saranac Chiefs (2-5) will travel to Beekmantown (5-2) to face the Eagles, who are led by a committee of rushers, including Dustin Pickering (385 yards), Michael Guerin (235 yards) and Devin Fessette (220 yards). Zach Myers has added 450 yards passing, completing 237 of those yards to Quenton Barber. For the Chiefs, Matt McCasland led the team in rushing with 432 yards, while Ethan Goslin had 257 passing yards. The winners of the two semifinal games will meet at the home field of the highest remaining seed on Saturday, Oct. 27 for the Section VII/Class B championship. The Class C title will also be determined that day when AuSable Valley will travel to Saranac Lake to take on the currently unde-
feated Red Storm. Each team will play a Class C/D crossover game this weekend, with the Patriots traveling to Ticonderoga Oct. 19 and the Red Storm hosting Moriah Oct. 20.
Gymnastics A year that has seen close scores between the Peru Indians (5-1) and Beekmantown Eagles (4-2) will be settled as those two teams along with Plattsburgh High take to the Peru mats Oct. 20 at the Section VII gymnastics championships. Both teams possess depth in the four areas of competition — uneven bars, balance beam, vault and floor exercise — with the Indians lead by all around athletes Alexandra Brown, Lexi Trombley and Molly Lawliss. However, the favorite for the individual all around title comes from Beekmantown,
With the Northern Soccer League regular season wrapping up later this week, teams are preparing for sectionals in all three classes. In Class B boys, Northeastern Clinton (12-0-0) holds the top spot, followed by Beekmantown (10-2-2), Peru (8-3-1), Saranac (4-6-1), Plattsburgh High (3-9-2) and Saranac Lake (1-7-1). The Beekmantown Lady Eagles hold the top seed in Class B girls, scoring a 2-0 victory over Northeastern Clinton to capture the Division I crown Oct. 15. Those two teams are followed by Plattsburgh High (83-1), Saranac (8-5-0), Saranac Lake (2-10-0) and Peru (2-10-0). Class C has Lake Placid with the best record in Division II (9-5-0), with Northern Adirondack at 5-5-0 and Seton Catholic at 4-9-0. AuSable Valley, playing a Division I schedule, has a record of 2-9-0. The seeding in the Class C girls tournament could be interesting, as it will be record v. head-to-head. The Lake Placid Lady Blue Bombers were tied for the Division II lead with an 11-3-0 record, with one of those losses coming to the AuSable Valley Patriots, who have a 3-10-0 record playing in Division I. Other Class C teams in the mix include Ticonderoga (7-5-1), Northern Adirondack (5-8-1) and Seton Catholic (57-1) The Chazy Eagles continue to the cream of the Class D crop, as the boys team compiled a 12-0-1 record heading into the final week of play. Elizabethtown-Lewis has had another strong year at 9-2-1, while Keene stood at 5-9-1, Willsboro 2-11-0 and Westport 0-9-1. The Lady Eagles also hold the best record among Class D schools at 13-2-0, followed locally by Elizabethtown-Lewis (7-6-1), Keene (6-6-0), Moriah (2-8-1), Westport (28-0) and Willsboro (1-12-1)
Hannah’s Hope volleyball tourney a success
Saranac Lake at Plattsburgh High, 4:30 p.m. Saranac at Northern Adirondack, 4:30 p.m. Northeastern Clinton at Beekmantown, 4:30 p.m. Peru at AuSable Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 23 Cross Country Beekmantown, Ticonderoga at AuSable Valley Lake Placid, Northeastern Clinton at Saranac Peru, Plattsburgh High, Seton at Saranac Lake
Wednesday, Oct. 24 Volleyball Beekmantown at Peru, 4:30 p.m. Lake Placid at Northeastern Clinton, 4:30 p.m. Saranac at AuSable Valley, 4:30 p.m. Northern Adirondack at Plattsburgh High, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 25 Swimming Relay Carnival at AuSable Valley, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27 Football Section VII/Class B final, TBA Section VII/Class C final - AuSable Valley at Saranac Lake
Cross Country CVAC Championships at Saranac
Friday, Nov. 2 Cross Country Section VII Championships at Cobble Hill Golf Course, Elizabethtown
Saturday, Nov. 3 Swimming Section VII championships at AuSable Valley, TBA
The Hannah’s Hope volleyball tournament raised more than $4,000 toward the Hannah’s Hope Foundation. SARANAC — Saranac and Plattsburgh High Schools hosted the fourth annual Volley For Cure Tournament to support the Hannah's Hope Foundation on Monday, Oct. 8. “We had 16 teams from Section 7 and 10 compete as well as raising over $4,000 in support,” Hornets head coach Victoria McMillon said. “The family is in the middle of a huge fundraising campaign to get matching funds if they reach $450,000, so our efforts will double.” Overall, 16 teams participated represent-
ing AuSable Valley, Beekmantown, Chateauguay, Malone, Massena, Northern Adirondack, Northeastern Clinton, Ogdensburg, Peru and Lake Placid along with the two host schools. The Gold Division was won by Beekmantown 1, while Malone won in the Silver Division, Plattsburgh High 2 in the Bronze Division and Saranac 1 in the Diamond Division. The following players were named as tournament all stars: Ausable Valley - Miranda Sheffer, Noelle
Photo by CR Tunes
Miller Beekmantown - Shannon Ryan, Makayla LaFountain, Kendra LaFountain, Emily Anderson Northern Adirondack - Shonni Velasquez Northeastern Clinton - Emily Boyer Peru 1 - Linzee Wright, Karley GoddeauStefaniak Plattsburgh High - Dee Brown, Deanna LaBarge Lake Placid - Taylor Maiorca Saranac - Ashley Byerley, Abby Mahellkavic