14 May 11, 2022
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Cazenovia boys tennis sweeps Chittenango by Phil Blackwell
In a season full of starts and stops and weather postponements, the Cazenovia and Chittenango boys tennis teams would confront one another again last Thursday afternoon. And it would belong to the Lakers, who were perfect in singles and close to the same in doubles on the way to defeating the Bears 5-0. Traian Cherciu, with his 6-0, 6-0 romp over Luke Dahlin, began a run where Garret Lounsbury would shut out Logan Bronner and Jake Wardell would do the same against Seth Boulter. Pushed to a second-set tiebreaker in doubles, Andrew Falso and Gabe Reagan still beat Artie Paul and Jake Simmons 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) as Carter Ruddy and Cy Lurie handled Dylan Bassett and Kaiden George 6-2, 6-3.
Before this, both sides played well last Tuesday, Cazenovia dominating Onondaga/Westhill 5-0 as Chittenango nearly upended unbeaten Skaneateles before taking a 3-2 defeat. Boulter won for the Bears in singles, topping Skaneateles’ James Lovier 6-4, 6-4, while Paul and Simmons got a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ethan Pickup an Nick Cerimeli. However, Bronner and Micah Alperuto each lost their singles matches in two sets as Boulter and Dahlin battled hard, but fell to Hatcher Gutchess and Marcus McClanahan 6-4, 7-6 (7-3). As for Cazenovia, Cherciu’s 6-4, 6-0 win over OCS/Westhill’s Shay Smyth was as close as it got. Lounsbury handled Jon Massaro 6-3, 6-2, Wardell blanked Christian Loomis 6-0, 6-0 and the doubles teams of Reagan-Falso and Lurie Ruddy also had shutouts.
Then, facing Marcellus on Friday, Cazenovia was quite impressive, blanking the Mustangs 5-0 and preserving the shutout when Falso and Reagan,in three sets, rallied past Chris Barbaro and Tyler Szalach 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. Lounsbury and Wardell both won 6-0, 6-0 singles matches over, respectively, Dan Fox and Tucker Guerina, with Cherciu beating Matt Vitale 6-2, 6-1 as Lurie and Ruddy handled Harry Hoey and Mike Deveraux 6-0, 6-1. Chittenango defeated Pulaski 5-0 on Friday with Dahlin topping Garrett Starbird 6-3, 6-0 in singles ahead of Bronner blanking Austin Dufrane 6-0, 6-0 and Levi Mullin beating Myer Butler 6-0, 6-1. The doubles teams of Paul-Simmons and Bassett-Boulter did not lose a game between them, either.
Cazenovia girls golfers take trio of defeats by Phil Blackwell
Four matches in a span of five days composed the busiest stretch of the regular season for the Cazenovia girls golf team. It began last Monday amid wet conditions at the Links at Erie Village, where Grace Probe had the lowest round for the Lakers, yet it still lost 219-234 to Bishop Grimes. Probe shot 44 for nine holes, four strokes ahead of the Cobras’ low round of 48 by Natalie Musolino, while Claire Marris tied Ashley Ince for third place with a 55.
However, four other Grimes players, including Althea Simmons (56) and Abby Docos (60), beat the third-best Cazenovia total of 67 from Lucy Hagan as Iris Casey had a 68 and Jordan Bradley a 71. Against Manlius-Pebble Hill Wednesday at Cazenovia Country Club, the Lakers lost 235-256. Probe’s 56 and Marris shooting 62 trailed the Trojans’ Amitees Fazeli, who shot 45, and Parmees Fazeli, who had a 51. Bradley improved to a 69, equaling Molly Wilcox, with Casey and Hagan both posting 70. Cazenovia took a 234-246 defeat to Skaneateles on Thursday at Ska-
neateles Country Club. Chittenango matched up against Westhill last Tuesday and lost, 199272, to the Warriors at Camillus Golf Club. Abby VanDee shot a 64 and Emma Stanek had a 68 ahead of 70s from Claire Kelso and Christian Terasevich as Catherine Dadey led Westhill with a 46. The Bears’ match with MPH on Friday ended 262-262, a rare tie where Ava Hohl shot 62 to lead Chittenango. VanDee shot 66 and Rory Beckwith shot 67 behind the 43 from Amitees Fazeli and 57 from Parmees Fazeli.
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Chittenango softball goes 2-1 by Phil Blackwell
Going into May, the Chittenango softball team was on quite a roll, having netted double-digit runs in each of its previous four games. Now the Bears would go up against state Class B no. 22-ranked Jordan-Elbridge last Tuesday afternoon, and despite a furious comeback attempt, it lost, 7-5, to the Eagles. They traded runs in the second inning, J-E scoring twice to go up 2-1, and in the third the Eagles struck for four runs, only to have Chittenango counter with a four-run rally of its own. But J-E kept the Bears quiet the rest of the way and moved to Softball l Page 15
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New Woodstock Regional Historical Society for the use of Heritage Park for a total of nine concerts in June, July, and August. The board appointed the following members to a comprehensive plan review special board: Kyle Reger (town councilor), Robert Ridler (planning board), Michael Palmer (ZBA), Roger Cook (zoning & codes enforcement), Elizabeth Moran (former town supervisor), and Kristi Andersen (former town councilor). The last Village & Town of Cazenovia Comprehensive Plan was adopted by the town board in June 2008. The collaborative planning initiative involved the village and town planning boards, officials, business owners, and residents, with professional consultants tasked with guiding and managing the process. The process involved the development of a vision statement, identification of community values, establishment of community goals, and development of recommended action steps. The newly formed special board will be charged with amending/updating the comprehensive plan for possible adoption by the town board. The meeting was attended by multiple residents who are concerned about drainage issues on a section of Ridge Road. Town Supervisor Bill Zupan invited all interested stakeholders to meet with the board and the town engineer on May 17 at 7 p.m. to ask questions and help develop a plan of action. “We know we’ve got to take care of the water problem, because it’s a hazard and it’s in [a town road] and the town is responsible for fixing it,” Zupan said. “That’s what we know. What we’ve got to do is find out a way to fix the problems, to try to [alleviate] everybody’s fears about what is happening.”
