Ageless athletes pursue limits in masters sports
Tony Napoli began running at 65 and now dominates the 3000 meter by age group, winning five golds at last year’s Empire State Games. Masters athletes echo his drive to stay active through walking, swimming, or fishing, with Tony Lopez 87 taking up swimming seven years ago to battle arthritis and regain function.
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Tony Napol
Ege Group
Brother's Academy
Superman
Napoli
Tony Lopez
Western wins for 10th year in trap competition
Western captured its 10th team gold at the Empire State Games trap event at DeWitt Fish and Game Club. Olympic-style trap is designed to be tough with moving birds and high speeds, and Kawryga notes fewer than 25 shooters in New York state compete at that level.
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DeWitt Fish and Game Club
Western
Central New York
Steve Kawryga
Skaneateles
Se le
Kawryga Fas
Long Island
Hudson Valley
New York Girls Rally After Lopsided Loss
New York City scholastic girls basketball team, coached by Gumb, lost 75 to 37 at Adirondack on Thursday then won 72 to 38 against Central New York on Friday. Karen Connell led NYC with 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Hed Haskell added 10 points in limited minutes due to foul trouble.
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Gumb
New York City
Nyc
Adirondack
Syracuse
Karen Connell
Connell
Adiron
Hed Haskell
Binghamton
Paul Vasek
Appalachia
Tor Desilvia
Desilvia
Levy Junior High
Nicholson
Auburn
Richard Gleason
Tom Simon
Wolfgang Gerhe
Skansaieies
Western and Long Island head for gold duel
Western Region girls soccer seeks Empire State Games gold after dominating the season with a 3-0 start. Long Island, USA, aims to reverse silver streaks as the rivals prepare for a Sunday Griffin Field clash that could decide the title. Western coach Steve Wilson notes the yearly battle and the need to think Long Island first.
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Long Island
Western
United States
Rochester-Buffalo
Cei
Steve Wilson
Gates Chili High School
Rochester
Pneyve
Adirondack
Fey
Central Region
Kemp scores decisive win at Empire State Games boxing
Kemp defeated BOXIN and 173 pound Ray Williams advanced to the finals Friday. Kemp, ranked seventh nationally, credited tooth loss and a tougher mindset for his performance as he aims for gold at Lake Placid. Christodoulou rallied past Vargas to reach the final against Schiavo. Williams edged Wipperman to reach the gold medal bout against Clinton Mitchell in New York City.
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Mance
Lake
Lake Placid
Kemp
Christodoulou
Leo V
New York City
Vargas
Syracuse
Long Island
Fohm Schiavo
Ring of Champions
Siag
Williams
Clinton Mitchel
Western
Bernie Wipperman
Stan
Adirondack hands Western first hockey loss in ESG
Adirondack defeated Western 4-2 at the Onondaga County War Memorial ending Western’s 21 games without a loss in ESG hockey. Scott LaGrand starred in goal as Adirondack, coached by Lou LaGirand’s family legacy, halted Western’s 21-0-3 ESG record and secured a second-round victory.
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Lou LaGirand
Potsdam State
Scott
Adirondack
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Sunnycrest Field
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New York Dumps Central
By David Ramsey
Michael Bucci
Stel
Griffin Field
Julie Carson
Tonawanda
Russia
Scott Conroe and
Rick Bonnett
Lho
Seotty LaGrand
Hotchkiss School
Seopers
Rich Gleason
Leif Engsstrom
Oxconta
Shawn Kelly
Clinton
Oper
Broome County Sportsmen's Association
Barry Reedy
Vestal
Steve Duke
Liverpool
Ed Brunger
Dennis Wagner
Syracuse University
Rome
Joan Dominic
Dominic
Sonia Rivers
Kevin Richardson
Baldwinsville
James Ligoci
Joseph Leotta
Fulton
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