Star Review digital edition - May 14, 2025

The Liverpool Central School District recently announced that it will host its third Olympiad at the ‘Pool on May 22 at the Liverpool High School stadium and tennis courts.

An opening ceremony and parade of athletes will take place at 10:15 a.m. at the sta -

dium. Any former Liverpool student who participated in Special Olympics events while in school are invited to join this year’s athletes during the opening ceremony. Throughout the event, more than 160 Liverpool CSD student-athletes will participate in activities including softball

Bus Bucks

This spring, the Liverpool Central School District Transportation Department has implemented a PBIS Bus Bucks initiative to promote a positive and respectful environment during student transportation. Thanks to the support of the Liverpool Foundation for Education, LCSD Director of TransportationPersonnel Sean Brown recently delivered a Treasure Bus filled with prizes to each district building. The buildings will distribute the prizes to Liverpool students who are recognized for demonstrating good and safe behavior on the bus.

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throw, bean bag drop, standing broad jump, running long jump, 50-yard dash and sensory activities. There also will be bubbles, face painting and cornhole for participants.

A closing ceremony will take place at 12:50 p.m.

Special thanks to the Lally Foundation, Penny Levos

Agency and Coca-Cola for their generous donations for this year’s Olympiad at the ‘Pool.

“We are so grateful for their unwavering support of our students and the Olympiad at the ‘Pool,” said LCSD Athletic Director Ari Liberman.

CHA Open House set for June 15

The Clay Historical Association’s Open House will be held on Sunday, June 15, from 1-3 p.m. at Clay Historical Park, 4939 Route 31, Clay. All buildings will be open and manned by volunteers, including the Cigarville Train Station, replica log cabin, Sellen-Weller barn and Visitor Center. The buildings feature exhibits, artifacts, photographs, documents and other memorabilia that have been donated by town of Clay families.

For further information go to Facebook or sites.google. com./site/clayhistoricalassociation.

LHS Athletic Hall of Fame seeks nominees

The Liverpool High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee is looking for former Liverpool graduates who have distinguished themselves on the athletic fields at LHS. The gymnasium lobby at LHS displays the Hall of Fame inductees who have been honored since the first class of inductees in 1987. More than 200 individual plaques honor past inductees for their athletic achievements and contributions to the athletic program.

To be eligible, a candidate must:

3 Have attended Liverpool High School

3 Have participated in at least one Varsity Sport at LHS

3 Submit, or have submitted on their behalf, a written resume of his/her athletic achievements at LHS

3 Be at least five years out of high school (before the class of 2020)

Nominations will be accepted for:

3 Individual athletes … with emphasis on their accomplishments at LHS.

3 Contributors … an outstanding contributor to athletic programs of LHS, either in coaching or other service related to Liverpool athletics. Coaches must be retired to be eligible for induction.

3 Teams … those teams that have won state championships or were ranked #1 in the state at the end of the season before there were state playoffs.

Nominations for induction will be accepted until June 30. The submission guidelines list the information the committee needs for evaluations. Once the nomination is submitted, the nominee will remain eligible for the next five years. Nominations can be submitted online by visiting the Athletic Hall of Fame Web site at liverpool.k12.ny.us/departments/athletics/athletichall-of-fame.

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The Fergerson story is unique because the family has lived on the same North Syracuse land for more than seven generations.

The Fergersons were among the first settlers in North Syracuse in 1826. Their funeral home is on the same family land the Fergersons have held for over 199 years. They had extensive property that was developed over the years into the populated community of today. Fergerson Parkway, Fergerson Avenue and Fergerson Road are among several area roadways named in honor of the family.

It was at Alfred C. Fergerson’s home on South Main Street where the family funeral business first started. His son and daughterin-law, Alfred H. and Myrna B. Fergerson, founded the firm in 1948. The original location - an historic landmark - is now one of the casket selection rooms and the family residence. The home was a wedding gift from (Alfred W.) Bill’s great-great-grandfather to Bill’s great-grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Alfred C. Fergerson.

On this page is a picture of the newlyweds on their new porch in 1908. This picture was taken during the period when Main Street was known as the Plank Road. (It is the last building in the original family since that time.) The child in the picture was born in 1911. The house changed over the years and was a tourist home during the depression (1930s).

Also printed here is another view with a picture of one of the first cars in North Syra-

cuse. Bill’s great-grandfather was behind the steering wheel of the period Cadillac. This picture was a post card in the early 1900s.

One of the best aspects of having a family history that goes back so long, in the same place, is you can have interesting family photos, for example, Alfred C. is pictured, putting the cart before the horse during an old North Syracuse Parade.

The Fergersons hold a deep appreciation for the community. The family has always actively participated in charting North Syracuse’s future growth and development. Samuel Fergerson was elected constable at the annual town of Clay meeting, Feb. 19, 1836, just 10 years after arriving in what is now North Syracuse. This began the family tradition of community service that the Fergerson family, of Fergerson Funeral Home, continues today. Samuel, his son Charles, and grandsons, George, Walter and Alfred C., are the first three generations of the Fergerson family in the village of North Syracuse. They were instrumental in forming the

for 21 years.

Service to the community continued when Alfred C. was appointed Justice of the Peace for the Town of Clay in 1912. Samuel was great-great-grandfather and Alfred C. was grandfather to Alfred E. (Fred) Fergerson. Fred continued the legacy of service, serving on many village committees and lastly, serving as deputy mayor until his death in 2017. Today, Pat and Bill serve on the 100th Anniversary Committee of the village of North Syracuse. It is natural for those whose family has been in the village longer than the village

of North Syracuse has formally existed to serve on this committee. Pat and Bill both carry on the tradition of the family dedicated to service, both at Fergerson Funeral Home, in North Syracuse and many of the local boards where they are honored to serve. Family tradition is important, and it continues with the family ownership of Fergerson Funeral Home. Just as Samuel began the tradition of community service, so too, Bill and Pat continue the tradition of a family owned funeral home begun by Bill’s grandfather, Alfred H. Fergerson, as they serve the people of their community.

North Syracuse Fire Department in 1913. Walter served as fire chief

Make a Mother’s Day Diaper Drive underway

By KATHrynE rAKOWSKI

The month of May is a time when we focus on mothers; showering them with love and attention.

The CNY Diaper Bank is using this month to focus on supporting mothers in need during their 10th Annual Make a Mother’s Day Diaper Drive which runs through the month.

The diaper drive encourages businesses to host their own diaper drive, offers people the opportunity to make a donation in honor of a mom, and, most importantly, raises awareness of the diaper need in the area.

Diapers are an essential need for babies and toddlers, but keeping up with the supply needed is an enormous struggle for families living in poverty.

About 41% of children under 5 in the city of Syracuse live in poverty; a heart wrenching statistic for CNY Diaper Bank Founder Michela Hugo.

“As a mom, you just want what is best for your baby,” Hugo said. “My heart breaks knowing there are moms like me out there who want to do

all they can for their babies, but can’t. I could not imagine being in a situation where I couldn’t meet my baby’s basic needs.”

The CNY Diaper Bank is the largest diaper bank in New York State, working with 50 partner agencies each month to distribute an average of approximately 179,000 diapers to nearly 4,000 local babies and toddlers.

Even though diapers are an essential need, they are not covered by programs like SNAP or WIC. Low income families have a hard time covering the expense of diapers with all the other needs they have to meet.

“Diapers are so expensive,” Hugo said. “Low income families just cannot afford to buy in bulk. They can only afford smaller packages. Babies go through six to 10 diapers a day. This is why so many low income families struggle.”

There are many ways for community members, groups, and businesses to get involved. Supporters can make a donation securely on their website, cnydiaperbank.

or g. Funds are used to purchase diapers in bulk at a fraction of the retail price to ensure the nonprofit can continue to provide diapers to local families in need who are experiencing financial hardship.

All funds raised in the month of May will be matched up to $10,000 thanks to a grant awarded by the John Ben Snow Foundation and Memorial Trust.

“The match campaign is a great motivator to get people to donate because you can make twice the impact,” Hugo said.

Businesses can host an employer match program or coordinate a diaper drive.

There is also the opportunity to donate diapers or supplies to one of the diaper bank’s designated collection points, a list of which is available on their website. Supporting the diaper bank in any of these ways will make a lasting impact.

“Diapers are a basic need that no baby should ever have to go without, but unfortunately, diaper need is all too common in our community,” Hugo

said. “Last year alone, we distributed more than 2 million diapers, providing over $859,000 worth of essential support to local families in need. These diapers provide comfort to babies, peace of mind to mothers and reduced stress on families.”

The Central New York Diaper Bank is a nonprofit that was created in 2016 to help social service organizations in the Syracuse area distribute diapers to families in need. It is a part of the National Diaper Bank Networ k.

The CNY Diaper Bank’s mission is to ensure that all Central New York families have access to an adequate supply of diapers, and to build awareness of diaper need in the community.

“These babies are the future of our community,” Hugo said. “It’s important for us to give them the best start in life so that they can reach their full potential.” For more information about the CNY Diaper

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Showing appreciation

As the school year nears the home stretch, the week of May 5 to May 9 was designated as Teacher Appreciation Week.

For current students and those of us who have completed our school years, there are likely at least one or two educators who we have a particular appreciation for.

It maybe the math or science teacher that challenged us to explore a subject we never knew we had an interest in and helped us excel in new ways. It may be the coach who encouraged a student’s talents on the athletic field or maybe it was the teacher who gave a little extra time when we most needed it and were struggling to get through a course or tackle new subject matter, or the teacher who just took a minute here and there for a word of encouragement that helped us get through the sometimes challenging days of school.

No matter what form it came in, there is likely a teacher or teachers who stand out to you now or did during your school days and that have had a lasting influence, maybe even inspiring you to pursue your own teaching career.

This influence can make a big difference. It can come in any of the myriad things teachers do that resonate with a student.

Whether it is taking those extra minutes to listen when a young students has a story they are excited to share or taking that extra time to help work through a math problem or listening to a student’s ideas on the meaning of a classic book or showing appreciation for writing skills or fanning the flame for students with a love of the arts or music or encouraging them to go the extra mile on the athletic field, teachers have an influence that resonates.

In some cases it can even be this influence that helps us on our path to follow our passions and study harder, or push ourselves to explore new ideas in college or even helping us find our path in our adult lives with careers that were inspired by those little extra bits of encouragement we got from that teacher that we remember years later.

Needless to say the role teachers play in our lives is not one that is easily confined or defined by the strict parameters of the school day and can have a lasting impact on our lives.

But even knowing the important part teachers play in our lives and the lives of our own children, we don’t always take the time to stop and show that appreciation.

According to pta.org, since 1984, the National PTA has designated one week in May as a special time to honor the men and women who lend their passion and skills to educating our children.

According to the National Education Association, nea.org, there are some things people can do to put their words of appreciation into action.

“Teachers do all they can for their students, and we’re doing all we can for teachers,” the website says. “We’re transforming our appreciation into action that protects students, strengthens public schools, and ensures educators are treated with the respect and dignity they deserve. From our social media pages to the offices of our Representatives and Senators, this Teacher Appreciation Week – we’re taking action. Help educators know just how appreciated they are by taking action: Write to Congress, learn how to make your voice heard locally, or share a message on social media, tagging @NEAToday, and using #ThankATeacher.”

The website goes on to suggest taking action by telling congressional representatives to support funding for public schools, speak up locally at school board meetings in support of teachers and working to make sure they have what they need to be successful and the website also encourages making videos and sharing the stories of extraordinary teachers and all they do.

While the appreciation week has passed, like any other profession, extending courtesy and appreciation can go a long way.

It never hurts to reach out to your children’s teachers and have a conversation, ask questions and let them know the work they do makes a difference.

Or for other ideas visit pta.org to get some more ideas on ways to show appreciation for local teachers.

WHy I STILL EAT BrOCCOLI

Food of any kind is one of the hottest topics of conversation today. Growing, buying and preparing food has become an obsession. My daughter’s friends buy breathtakingly expensive organic meat and vegetables, read slightly personally subversive magazines that tout the benefits of any of a number of current food fads such as the paleo-diet (no sugar, grain, legumes or dairy or in other words, no birthday cake or chocolate chip cookies) or the extreme vegan diet (only vegetables … a diet with recipes for brownies that count on you not noticing that all of the good things in brownies have been subbed out in favor of black beans and dates) and look down their noses at the stuff we fed them as children.

Ramblings from the empty nest ann

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leaves that had thick stems. I rubbed each with olive oil, added some salt and roasted said veggies for the required time. They were crispy versions of the same vile tasting but nutritious green. I’ve put the green in stews, soups and frittatas - what a way to sabotage perfectly good stews, soups and frittatas. The only kale that I find appetizing is that cooked with bacon and a bit of sugar, but then all of the good properties are cancelled out by the evils of sugar, nitrites, salt and fat.

Current food fads include the consumption of vegetables that I find, well … just awful. Take kale … please! Despite the laudatory mentions of kale by TV doctors, magazines that promise better health and even notations in scholarly journals about the benefits garnered by eating kale, it tastes like the bottom of a bird cage to me, or at least what I think the bottom of a bird cage would taste like.

I have truly tried to find a way to make kale more palatable. I’ve removed its stems and ribs, cut it into shreds, even massaged the leaves. It still had the same slightly burned, month old, toasted bread taste. Good grief, I even tried making oh- so-trendy kale chips, dutifully following the instructions to use only baby kale, discarding any

I learned to love olives. Why can’t I turn the corner and come to love this vegetable? Growing up, our vegetables were limited to peas, carrots, corn and string beans. I don’t think that I even knew that broccoli existed until I was well into my 20s. Then it was an exotic foodstuff that trendy young people who had been to Europe ate. Come to think of it, I’m not too crazy about broccoli, either. Both belong to that group of veggies that the cognoscenti identify as cruciferous vegetables. Included in this family of greens are turnips, cauliflower, cabbage and Brussels sprouts. These and many others in this family have properties that are strongly anticancer as well as antiviral and potent for DNA repair . Super foods. They also have a unique, and that’s a kind adjective, taste. So, what’s up?

It turns out that I am a taster … of the chemical phenylthiocarbamide. Apparently people who can taste this compound, found in cruciferous vegetables, find them to be exceptionally bitter. I stumbled upon this while cleaning

out some old lesson plans and found a phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) taste strip similar to those I used when teaching about population genetics. Looking up the chemical compound, I found that people like me who taste this stuff find vegetables in certain families unpalatable. But I am not adverse to cauliflower, rutabagas, turnips or Brussels sprouts. In fact, I consider cabbage to be one of the vegetable kingdom’s gift to mothers who need a vegetable that can be manipulated into rather scrumptious fare. Turns out that if you inherit a taster gene from one parent and a non-taster gene from the other, you won’t find all of the brassicas (another name for the veggie family…probably an attempt to hide the true nature of the greens in a la the witness protection program.) so awful. Inherit that gene from both parents? I can’t imagine how repulsive those veggies will taste. So, what does this prove? It may prove why my grandson will starve rather than consume a bite of anything green. This has never changed for my first-born grandson. He has replaced the cruciferous and most other photosynthetic foods with donuts … an hereditary food-related fondness. It will also prove how serious I am about eating well as I gag down the broccoli. But kale? I agree with my grandson.

Ann Ferro is a mother, a grandmother and a retired social studies teacher. While still figuring out what she wants to be when she grows up, she lives in Marcellus with lots of books, a spouse and a large orange cat.

Vets’ graves to be decorated for Memorial Day

Years before we called the annual remembrance Memorial Day, that sad holiday was known as Decoration Day. The tradition of decorating the graves of armed services veterans began on May 30, 1868, less than three years after the Civil War had taken the lives of nearly 700,000 soldiers across the country.

FROM THE CLAy HiSTORiAN

Henry Clay –National Pike

By JEFF SnOW town of Clay hiStorian

member

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“Town of Clay” was named after Henry Clay, but many other places have shared his name, too.

Henry was a very well-liked senator from Kentucky. He was looking for improvements in roads and commerce that gave him the name, the Great Compromiser.

One goal of Clay’s was to establish a road from Cumberland, MD, to Wheeling, VA, (now WV.) This road is called the National Pike or other names like the Cumberland Road or the National Road.

The National Pike started in 1811 and was completed in 1818. Then other sections were completed all the way to St Louis at the Mississippi River. Other sections were also spurred off from the main road to other towns along the way.

Col. Moses Shepherd and his wife Lydia were very grateful for Clay having the National Pike come to Wheeling.

The Shepherds had a monument made in gratitude for Clay’s achievement of the road. It was placed on their property near the National Pike. On top of the monument shows the goddess of Liberty and Clay’s name is etched into the side thanking him. Unfortunately, time has erased the words and this monument is no longer in existence. The only memory are pictures like the one on the top right-hand corner. The Shepherds’ home is called the “Monument Place” and was a large attraction for many prominent people in the early 1800s. There

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That date became a day to visit cemeteries to mourn military personnel who died in the line of duty. Surviving family and friends gathered to lay flowers and place

U.S. flags on the graves. By 1890, every state in the nation had started celebrating Decoration Day annually on May 30. Then In 1968, Congress changed its observance to the last Monday in May, and in 1971 standardized its name as “Memorial Vets l Page 5

is a historical marker (pictured) near the Monument Place house stating – “On this site of Fort Shepherd is this mansion built in 1798 by Moses Shepherd. Among his guest were Lafayette, James Polk, Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay. Clay’s support brought the National Pike here”.

With the National Pike being planned across the country, a gentleman named

John Purviance in Washington Co, PA, saw economic opportunity in his area as this new road would be going across his property. Purviance planned a new town to be named in honor of Henry Clay called Claysville. This honor was for Clay’s staunch support of public improvements like this road (National Pike).

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C-NS boys lacrosse falls again to West Genesee

By PHIL BLACKWELL

What the Cicero-North Syracuse boys lacrosse team wanted out of last Thursday’s showdown with undefeated West Genesee at Bragman Stadium was a better performance start to finish.

Instead, what happened was that the Northstars struggled at the outset, especially on defense, and by the time that settled the Wildcats had a margin it would protect the rest of the way as it handed C-NS an 11-8 defeat.

What was different from the first meeting that WG won 12-6 was that the Wildcats would not wait until it fell behind before bringing out its top form.

Instead WG showed confidence at the outset, steadily building a margin until it led C-NS 8-3 at halftime. Then it could withstand getting held to a single goal in the third quarter as long as the Northstars were contained. C-NS never went through a prolonged scoring drought here, unlike the first encounter. Yet it only had four goal-scorers as Donovan Chaney got a hat trick with Emmit Porter and Adrian Sweeney both scoring twice and Dominck Sommers adding a goal. Quinn Empey, Nate Bustin and Jack Putman had assists.

WG saw Charlie Lockwood produce four goals and two assists. Nash Oudemool scored three times, with Jacob Pensabene getting a pair of goals. Chace Cogan added a goal and

two assists, with goalie Jon Shoults recording 12 saves to match Northstars counterpart Noah Samphier. Not happy with this result, C-NS took it out on Section II’s Troy LaSalle Institute Saturday in a 17-4 romp, with 10 different players scoring goals and Luke Deinhart feeding many of them with his five assists.

Chaney scored four times and got two assists, with Sommers getting three goals. Sweeney had two goals and three assists, Karsen Pritchard earning two assists as he joined Empey, Bustin, Blake Fefee, Joe Malecki and James Collins with single tallies.

Liverpool saw its struggles continue last Thursday in a 17-5 defeat to FayettevilleManlius, who broke out in the second quar-

ter eventually producing a 10-1 run over the course of two periods. Brady Michaud had three of the Warriors’ five goals. Chris Matott and Danny Dunn had the others, with Matott adding two assists and Brendan Caraher also getting an assist. Tom Porter led F-M with four goals and three assists.

Two days earlier Liverpool’s own game with West Genesee was postponed, to get made up this Thursday in between games against Baldwinsville and Watertown.

Speaking of the Bees, C-NS has to play them twice five days apart starting on Thursday as the last two games of the regular season after facing Fayetteville-Manlius on Monday at Hornet Stadium.

Liverpool, C-NS flag football both take losses

By PHIL BLACKWELL

With seven consecutive victories the Liverpool flag football team had moved past everyone in the Section III standings except one side, and would get its chance to reach the top.

When it took on Syracuse East last Monday night, the Warriors would net a pair of touchdowns, only to have East find the end zone three times on the way to prevailing 20-13.

It was Liverpool’s first defeat of the season which paved the way for Cicero-North Syracuse to make its own push up the standings which included last Monday’s wild 34-24 victory over Oneida.

Unstoppable on offense in the first half, the Northstars recorded four touchdowns, two of them by Shanyrah Burton-Sledge, and eventually built a 28-12 lead on the Express going into the break.

Not letting it get away, Oneida scored twice in the second half, making C-NS have to work until the final whistle to improve its mark to 7-3-1 as it headed into a tough regular-season homestretch.

Impressive in last Friday’s game against Syracuse West, C-NS worked through the rain to get a 21-0 victory, while Liverpool ran into red-hot Fayetteville-Manlius and lost 26-6 to the Hornets.

A first-year program, F-M started 1-4-1 but carried a four-game unbeaten streak into the game at Liverpool and burned the Warriors for four touchdowns while only allowing one. This meant the regular-season finale Wednesday between Liverpool and C-NS would carry lots of importance in terms of how the seeding for the Section III playoffs would shake out.

C-NS girls lacrosse handles West Genesee again

By PHIL BLACKWELL

For the second time this spring the CiceroNorth Syracuse girls lacrosse team would try and turn back the challenge of West Genesee, having won big 18-5 the first time they met in April.

Now on the turf at Mike Messere Field, the Northstars would not have the same kind of blazing performance at the outset that it did the first time around, but still rolled its way past the Wildcats 13-4.

It helped, no doubt, that C-NS was wellrested and WG had played 24 hours earlier, but what remained constant was the work Gabby Putman did to win draws as she got eight of them with Kaelyn Reid also claiming a pair of draws.

With all of those extra possessions the attack remained steady, Sophia Nesci notching four goals and two assists as Miabella Gates found the net three times and tacked on an assist.

Viviana Beardsley stepped up, earning a pair of goals to match those of Natalie Wilson, while Elizabeth Smith had a goal and two assists. Sophia Graham added one goal and one assist.

Of the Wildcats’ four goals, three of them came from Ashleigh Blanding. Gianna Puccia also converted, but everyone else was shut out, Northstars goalie Jilly Howell making six saves.

Another high-profile game for C-NS came on Saturday afternoon when it visited Victor, no. 2 in the state Class B rankings, and were pushed hard just like it was against South Jef-

ferson the week before.

But the Northstars beat the Blue Devils 14-10 with Putman and Smith both scoring four times and combining to grab 13 draws as Nesci got three goals and three assists. Gates, Graham and Ella Grotto had the other goals. Howell picked up nine saves.

Liverpool had seen West Genesee the night before C-NS did, and lost 13-7, though it was a far more competitive game than the 16-6 decision the Wildcats had earned over the Warriors when they first played.

In fact, it was tight in the first half, Maya Michaud and Maura Woods each scoring twice as Liverpool traded runs and found itself down by a single goal, 7-6, at the break.

But WG would wear the Warriors down with its attack and overcome Bella DaRin’s 14

saves as Blanding had four goals and Keira Vrabel three goals to lead the way. Lyric Noel and Gianna Carbone also netted Liverpool goals. Then Liverpool lost to Fayetteville-Manlius 15-8 a night later, getting two goals apiece from Noel, Michaud and Maura Beckwith as Woods and Carbone also scored and Lana Alampi earned two assists. Three Hornets –Taylor Novack, Jane Ryan and Addison Keyes – gained four goals apiece overcoming DaRin’s 15 saves.

After it played F-M Tuesday night, C-NS only had two regular-season games remaining, both of them against resurgent Baldwinsville, whom Liverpool would face Tuesday before home games against Jamesville-DeWitt and Fulton.

C-NS, Liverpool golf, tennis interrupted by rains

By PHIL BLACKWELL

At least at the outset the plan was to have the Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool girls golf teams maintain a busy schedule through the first full week of May.

Della Budlong and Alexandra Kerneklian both shot 40, but they trailed a quartet of Wildcats led by Sophia Simiele’s 32 and Elliana Kent’s 33. Anya McGillivray finished with a 41 and Malia Works had a 46.

C-NS Green fell on Thursday to Baldwinsville 138-172 at Timber Banks, where

Instead incessant rains halted play for both sides until last Wednesday afternoon, when Liverpool went to West Hill Golf Course and took a 142-214 defeat to West Genesee.

Olivia Garrisi shot 41 to lead the Northstars. Hayden Wilkie had a 43 ahead of 44s from Jillian King and Sofia Normaly as Peyton Kowalski’s 30 paced the Bees.

All of the other scheduled matches for the week were rained out, meaning C-NS and Liverpool would stay busy in the final full week of the regular season leading up to the May 22 Section III tournament at the Pompey Club.

Meanwhile, in boys tennis C-NS and Liverpool had all their matches rained out, meaning they would wait to return until the sectional Class A team tournament where the no. 3 seed Northstars faced no. 6 seed Rome Free Academy in the quarterfinals and the no. 4 seed Warriors would get challenged by no. 5 seed Christian Brothers Academy.

C-NS, Liverpool baseball work between raindrops

By PHIL BLACKWELL

Typically in an area high school baseball season, teams have to wait through the April rains only to find a crowded schedule in May that stretches pitching rotation.

In 2025, though, the problem has reversed itself with rain a big factor in May affecting busy schedules for both CiceroNorth Syracuse and Liverpool

The state Class AAA no. 12-ranked Northstars were supposed to face Rome Free Academy and Fayetteville-Manlius early last week, but both got rained out.

It dried up long enough for C-NS to get in its game against Fulton last Thursday afternoon, and while it was far from a

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smooth effort the Northstars did beat the Red Dragons 12-7.

Leading 4-0, C-NS suddenly saw Fulton, 0-10 going into the game, erupt for seven runs in the top of the fifth inning to go out in front, but the Northstars quickly countered with six runs in the bottom of the fifth for a 10-7 edge and added two runs in the sixth.

Jaden Zimmer went three-for-three with two singles, a double, walk and three runs scored. Shacory Williams drove in a pair of runs, with Jeremy Palmer, Lawson Weckesser and Jace Knopp adding RBIs. Lucas Aiello and Jaiden Gunnip both scored twice.

Now C-NS was set to play F-M Friday

Liverpool

By PHIL BLACKWELL

Despite all the rain, the Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool softball teams spent the weekend of May 3-4 playing a series of games in tournament action on all-weather fields.

The Northstars went 1-1, shut down by Colonie 12-0 as pitcher Adrianna Laraway threw a no-hitter, striking out six as the only baserunners came from walks to Gabby Jaquin and Sydney Rockwell plus Laraway hitting Marisa Leone.

Far better for C-NS was its 17-2 romp over Section VI’s Williamsville South where Aubrey Coyle, whose home run was the lone run when the Northstars beat Liverpool 1-0 on Mayh 1, went deep for the sixth time this season.

Payton Bach also had a home run, matching Coyle’s total of three RBIs. Mia Farone drove in a pair of runs as Jaquin and Erica Hibbard

as part of the Strike Out Lou Gehrig’s Disease Classic at NBT Bank Stadium, but that got rained out, too.

Liverpool went to Onondaga Community College last Monday to face West Genesee on a day honoring late Christian Brothers Academy coach Tom Dotterer and his many contributions to the local baseball scene.

Though CBA’s nightcap against Westhill was halted when the rain picked up, Liverpool and WG did play and the Warriors lost, 6-1, to the Wildcats, who did most of its damage in a four-run second inning where it chased Warriors starting pitcher Nico Leone.

Only in the bottom of the sixth did the

Warriors get on the board when James Kelly singled home Graham Hoppe, but that was all WG pitcher Ryan Tabaczyk allowed despite Liverpool’s six hits, only one of them for extra bases as Dalton Logudice doubled. Between them, pitchers Zach Zingaro and Dom Carroll pitched 4 1/3 effective innings of relief.

Rained out of the rematch with the Wildcats a day later, Liverpool would not return utnil Monday and the start of its two-game series against C-NS, which would conclude the next day before the Warriors met Watertown and Christian Brothers Academy later in the week and the Northstars faced Auburn.

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had one RBI apiece and pitcher Kiyara Bembry pitched a complete game.

As for Liverpool, it split two games on May 3, losing 21-12 to Mepham but then getting a 12-strikeout two-hitter from Lexi Goodfellow to blank Pine Plains 3-0.

Then the Warriors topped Section VI’s Fredonia 9-6 on May 4 erasing an early 3-1 deficit before going to the top of the seventh inning and, with the score 4-4, striking for five runs that the Hillbilliies could only answer with two.

Fredonia’s five errors helped as Liverpool only had eight hits, two from Emily Nestor, who drove in a run to match Luciana Deuel and Ashley Nestor. Maya Mills got a pair of RBIs as Alivia Henty-Goldberg scored twice.

Then the rains halted things until Thursday night, when C-NS was able to take on long-time Class C power Sandy Creek at Onondaga Community College and dropped a 4-3 classic to the

Comets.

A first-inning run had the Northstars in front, but Sandy Creek struck for three runs in the top of the third off Mila Owens, the big blow a bases-clearing triple by Mikayla Glazier.

C-NS rallied with single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to pull even 3-3, only to have the Comets earn a run in the top of the seventh and have pitcher Maddenleigh Soluri get the final three outs.

Mila Owens had 12 strikeouts in the pitcher’s circle, but the Northstars had only two hits off Soluri, one each by Rockewell and Paige Weckesser as they both scored runs and Leone added an RBI.

Back in action Friday at Webster Thomas High School near Rochester, Liverpool lost both ends of a doubleheader.

In the first game the Warriors dropped a 7-5 battle to Fairport, a game it led 4-0 through four

innings before Fairport scored once in the fifth inning and erupted for six runs in the bottom of the sixth. Ashley Nestor singled and drove in two runs, with Mills adding two hits as Deuel, Henty-Goldberg and Emily Nestor had one RBI apiece.

The second game saw Liverpool ran into host Webster Thomas and took a 15-0 defeat, with Mills and Erica Ryan both taking turns in the pitcher’s circle. Mia Cabrey had the Warriors’ lone hit as the Titans struck for seven runs in the first inning and five more runs in the third.

Four more games await Liverpool this week against Baldwinsville, Rome Free Academy, Union-Endicott and Webster Schroeder as C-NS gets two games with B’ville, another with West Genesee and one with FayettevilleManlius.