Sports Briefs: October 5, 2023
Boys Win Homecoming Game
COOPERSTOWN—The Cooperstown boys soccer team won its homecoming game in style on Tuesday, September 26, shutting out Center State Conference Division II rival Mount Markham 3-0. Junior Roland Gardner-Oleson led the way with two goals and junior Janak Pandit rounded out the scoring. Charlie Lambert made two saves. The Hawkeyes moved to 6-2-1 for the season and 4-2-1 in their conference.
Coop Girls Fall to Sauquoit
SAUQUOIT—The Cooperstown girls soccer team dropped a Center State Conference Division III game against defending Section III Class C champion Sauquoit Valley on the road on Monday, September 25. Senior Sophia Hotaling and junior Sophia Badgley each scored on assists by senior Rory Nelen, but the Hawkeyes fell 4-2. Junior goalkeeper Brenna Seamon made 15 saves. Cooperstown dropped to 6-2 for the season and 2-2 in their conference.
Worcester, Milford Face Off
WORCESTER—The Worcester boys soccer team rallied from an early deficit to beat Laurens/Milford 4-1 on Friday, September 22. Tyler Head made nine saves in the win, while Alex Adams led the offense with two goals and an assist. Derek Land added a goal and an assist. On the girls’ side, Milford shut out Worcester 8-0. Delaney Maison led the Wildcats with two goals, while Bella Garlick, Julia Barown, Allison Munson, Peyton McAdams and Danika Stamford each scored.
Milford, E/M Tie in TVL Clash
MORRIS—The Milford and Edmeston/Morris girls soccer teams, two of the leading teams in the Tri-Valley League with matching 5-0 in-league records, faced off in a major clash in Morris on Tuesday, September 26. Julia Barown scored for Milford on a penalty kick a few minutes into the match. Sophie Robinson tied the game for E/M on an assist from Avery Bolton less than five minutes later. Despite a number of shots, neither team scored again in the double-overtime contest. Bella Qua made 12 saves for Milford and Abby White had four for E/M. Milford moved to 10-0-1 for the season, while E/M went to 6-1-2.
Mustangs Win One, Lose One
MORRIS—Edmeston/Morris girls soccer routed Worcester 6-0 at home on Friday, September 29. Hannah Wist led the offense with three goals and an assist, while Maiya King and Avery Bolton added a goal and an assist each. E/M fell to state-ranked Frankfort-Schuyler in a non-league game on the road the next day. Goalkeeper Abby White made 13 saves.
Coop Girls Tie, Beat Knights
COOPERSTOWN—The Cooperstown girls soccer team faced the undefeated Frankfort-Schuyler Knights in non-division matches on Wednesday and Thursday, September 27 and 28. The Hawkeyes battled F-S to a 2-2 tie in Frankfort on Wednesday. Junior Annelise Jensen and senior Rory Nelen scored, and junior goalkeeper Brenna Seamon made 13 saves. The Knights visited Cooperstown the next evening for the Hawkeyes’ homecoming game. Nelen and sophomore Cecelia Franck scored, and Cooperstown handed F-S their first loss of the season, 2-0. Seamon made eight more saves. The Hawkeyes moved to 7-1-2 for the season and 2-2 in their division.
CV-S Defeats Margaretville
CHERRY VALLEY—Cherry Valley-Springfield girls soccer rolled to a 4-0 non-league victory at Margaretville on Saturday, September 30. Morgan Huff made three goals and an assist. On the boys’ side, CV-S/Sharon Springs blanked Madison 2-0 at home on the same day. Kris Cade led the offense with a goal and an assist.
Laurens/Milford Soccer Wins
LAURENS—Laurens/Milford boys soccer topped Jefferson/Stamford 4-1 in non-league action on Saturday, September 30. Luke Edmonds, Cole Williams, Wyatt March and Rhys Calleja each scored in the win. The Laurens girls team shut out J/S 3-0 on the same day. Nicole Stanley, Eowyn Chickerell and Alex Geissinger scored.
Hawkeyes Win Tournament
DAVENPORT—Cooperstown boys soccer won the final game of the Chic Walshe Tournament with a 1-0 victory over a strong South Kortright team on the road in Davenport on Saturday, September 30. Freshman Brody Murdock scored the winning goal with less than 10 minutes left in the game. Senior goalkeeper Charlie Lambert made five saves, including one in the final five minutes, and was named tournament MVP. Roland Gardner-Oleson, Frank Panzarella and Riley Diamond were named to the all-tournament team. The Hawkeyes moved to 7-2-1 for the season.
Victory for Unatego/Franklin
OTEGO—Unatego/Franklin boys soccer beat Morris 7-0 in Tri-Valley League action on the road on Friday, September 29. Jacob Kingsbury and David Clapper each made two goals and an assist. Chase Birdsall scored twice and Alen Ibrahimovic made his first varsity goal. U/F defeated Bainbridge-Guilford in non-league action the next day, with Clapper making three more goals.
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