Price earning respect in state tourney gains for Cortland junior
Cortland High School junior Rob Price advanced to the state wrestling semifinals at 132 pounds after a 53 second pin over Terence Hollywood of Minisink Valley. Local wrestlers advancing to semifinals included Brian Darling, George Korthas, and Dan Drake, as the state finals setup loomed with Rochester Five, Suffolk Eleven, and Buffalo Six as leading team contenders.
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Cortland High School
Rob Price
Price
Terence Hollywood
Section Nine
Minisink Valley
Fulton
Wayne Bleau
Jordan Elbridge
Brian Darling
Central Square
George Korthas
Liverpool
Dan Drake
Rochester
Suffolk County
Long Island
Buffalo
Treavor Erney
Maine-Endwell
Ray Downey
Deer Park
Section Three
South Jefferson
Erie Company
Drew ‘Jackson
Huntington-11
Korthas
Brian Schoenle
Drake
Nick Ruggiero
Monsignor
Bulldogs win title as Ford scores 42 in rout of Proctor
Nottingham star Tony Ford sprained his wrist in practice but then hit a career high 42 points at Hamilton College to lift the Bulldogs over Proctor 77 to 67. Anthony Anderson added 17 as Nottingham advances to face Utica Notre Dame for the Class B title while Proctor, upset by Fowler earlier, ends its season.
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Clinton
Nottingham
Tony Ford
Utica
Proctor High School
Ford
Hamilton College
Proctor
Bulldogs
Utica Notre Dame
Bishop Grimes
Anthony Anderson
Ralph Lee
Panther
Ron Margrey
Fowler
Leo
Jugglers topple Grimes in Section Three finals
Notre Dame defeats Grimes 95-87 at Hamilton College to end Grimes perfect 20-0 regular season. Jugglers guard Steve Babiarz nets 36 points, including 31 in the final two quarters, while Grimes star Jim Lavelle scores 26. Grimes finishes 22-1, first loss of season, as Notre Dame moves on to face Nottingham in B1 final.
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Clinton
Nottingham
Grimes
Devendorf
Notre Dame
Cobras
Steve Sweeney
Jim Lavelle
Juggler
Steve Babiarz
Babiarz
Willie Linder
Pennefather
Joe White
Lavelle
Jamesville-De Witt
John Roy
Max Newman
Roy
Rome Free Academy
Ed Gundrum
Oswego
Mike Spring
Auburn
Rich Gleason
Dave Chemink
J-D
Nottingham girls nip Skaneateles in title bid
Nottinghams Willetta Spease secured her fifth Section ITI Class B crown after a 55-54 win over Skaneateles Friday night. Spease praised a balanced, prepared team as Felisha Legette's graduation forced depth use. Lakers coach Sandy Jensen relied on five starters, citing fatigue and inexperience as factors in the close loss.
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Skaneateles
Nottingham
Willetta Spease
Bulldogs
Spease
Onondaga Community College
Felisha Legette
Lakers
Sandy
Jensen
Liverpool High Nets First Section Three Hockey Crown
Liverpool High School defender Dave Tretowicz scored three goals to lift the Warriors to a 7-4 win over Skaneateles at Shore Park Camillus, securing what is believed to be their first Section Three Division I title. Skaneateles pressed hard with 25 saves by Hovater and 27 by Gerst, but Liverpool pulled away after Tretowicz broke a 1-1 tie late in the second. The Warriors advance to state playoffs, facing the Section Five winner Irondequoit or McQuaid at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum next Friday.
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Dave Tretowicz
Shore Park
Camillus
Tretowicz
Mark
Liverpool
Skaneateles
Warriors
Carl Gerst
McKie
Lakers
Rome Free Academy
Rome
Chris Hovater
George Harris
Mark Tretowicz
Mike McKie
Eric Porter
Riors
Tom Lynn
Bill Marquardt
Jim Gillmore
Anders Eriksson
Gerst
Hovater
Irondequoit
McQuaid
State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Skanéateles
SU Women Rally Past Panthers In Tight Quarterfinal
Bonnie Baker drilled two foul shots to give Syracuse a 56-55 win over Pittsburgh as the Orangewomen advance to face top seed St. John’s in the Big East tournament semifinal. Baker scored 10 points and sparked a bench effort that carried SU late. Tyree led a balanced attack with 11, while Pitt’s coach lamented bench contributions.
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Bonnie Baker
University of Maryland
Syracuse University
Orangewomen
Pittsburgh
Manley Field House
Baker
Pitt
St. John’s
Su’s
Seton Hall
Villanova
Georgetown
Boston College
Providence
Syracuse
Panthers
Judy Saurer
Saurer
Orange
Jacobs
Toni Igree
Tyree
Janice Long
Felisha Legette
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Canandaigua
Paul Lamphier
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Steve Bradish
Tom Gauck
Island Trees
Gauck
Jordan-Elbridge
Pine Bush
Brian Smith
Darling
Jugglers
Beat Grimes
Juggier
Bob Pennefather
Tom Moore
Scott Conroe
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