Cortland County High School Sports Recaps (April 12th)

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Homer Track & Field. (Photo from The Cortland Voice’s 2023 Spring Media Day).

Here are some local high school varsity sports recaps from Wednesday’s events:

Varsity Track & Field: Homer vs. Cazenovia

The Homer Trojans competed in a dual meet against Cazenovia Wednesday evening.

The Homer boys’ team lost with a team score of 20-121, while the Homer girls’ team lost 29-112.

Here are some highlights from both Homer boys’ and girls’ teams:

Homer Boys

• Logan Darling won 1st place in the discus event (Result - 106’0”). He also placed 3rd in the shot put event (37’0”). Both of Darling’s throws qualify him for Sectionals.
• Jonah Campos placed 2nd in both the shot put event (Result - 40’2.5”) and the discus event (Result - 104’8”). Both of his throws qualify him for Sectionals.
• Oliver Kida came in 2nd in the 400 meter hurdles (Time - 72.6). He also came in 3rd in the 110 meter hurdles event (Time - 21.0).
• Gabe Austin placed 2nd in the 100 meter dash (Time - 12.0). Austin’s time qualifies him for Sectionals.
• Caleb Ficchi placed 3rd in the pole vault event Result (7’0”). 
• Nick Costa (12.2), Michael Thalheimer (13.8) and Dwight Eldridge (14.2) ran personal best times in the 100 meter dash. Costa’s time qualifies him for Sectionals.

Homer Girls

• Ingrid Aagaard won 1st place in both the 100 meter dash (Time - 12.7) and the 400 meter run (Time - 62.1). She also came in 2nd in the 200 meter run (Time - 27.7). With her result, Aagaard qualified for sectionals in all three events.
• Camdyn Cole won 1st place in the triple jump event (Result - 32’5”). She also placed 3rd in the high jump event (Result - 4’4”).
• Jane Gugerty won 1st place in the 100 meter hurdles (Time - 17.8) Her time qualifies her for Sectionals.
• Hannah Bouwens came in 2nd in the discus event (Result - 67’6”). She also placed 3rd in the shot put event (Result - 26’1”).
• Mia Knight placed 3rd in the 800 meter run (Time - 3:01.7).

Varsity Track & Field: Cortland vs. Fulton

The Cortland Tigers competed in a dual meet against Fulton Wednesday afternoon.

The Cortland boys’ team lost with a team score of 62-69, while the Cortland girls’ team lost 41-97.

Here are some highlights from both Cortland boys’ and girls’ teams:

Cortland Boys

• Jack Phelan won 1st place in the triple jump event (Result - 40’6.25”). He also placed 2nd in both the 100 meter dash (Time - 11.4) and the long jump event (Result - 18’3”)
• Spenser Dodds won 1st place in the 1,600 meter run (Time - 5:01.3)
• Brady Pennock placed 2nd in the 1,600 meter run (Time - 5:01.9)
• Austin Lind came in 2nd in the 400 meter run (Time - 60.8)
• Feodor Kalytyuk came in 3rd place in the 800 meter run (Time - 2:22.8)
• Logan Griffin placed 2nd in the 200 meter run (Time - 26.9)
• Duncan Harbin won 1st place in the shot put event (Result - 39’5”). He also came in 2nd in the discus event (Result - 111’1”)
• Bryan Honan won 1st place in the discus event (Result - 128’9). He also placed 2nd in the shot put event (Result - 37’10.5”)
• Michael Dearie came in 3rd in the shot put event (Result - 33’7.25”)
• Iniko Abani won 1st place in the high jump event (Result - 5’4”). He also placed 3rd in the long jump event (Result - 17’7”)

Cortland Girls

• Campbell Bush won 1st place in the 100 meter high hurdles (Time - 17.4). She also placed 2nd in the long jump event (Result - 13’1”)
• Sarah Williams won 1st place in the 400 meter hurdles (Time 81.9). She also placed 3rd in the 100 meter high hurdles (Time - 19.4)
• Bailey Dintino won 1st place in the long jump event (Result - 13’9”). She also came in 2nd place in the 100 meter dash (Time - 13.6)
• Ruby Mullally placed 2nd in the 1,500 meter run (Time - 5:56.6). She also came in 3rd in the 800 meter run (Time - 3:02.3)
• Brianna Bergene came in 3rd in the 1,500 meter run (Time - 6:08.6)
• Giovanna Perfetti came in 3rd in the 400 meter run (Time - 87.9)
• Rileigh Madden won 1st place in the pole vault event (Result - 6’6”)
• Ashley Merritt placed 2nd in the pole vault event (Result - 6’0”)
• Morgann Doane came in 2nd in the triple jump event (Result - 29’2.5”). She also placed 3rd in the high jump event (Result - 4’2”)
• Maude Terwilliger placed 3rd in the triple jump event (Result - 29’0.5”)

Varsity Baseball: Marathon vs. Southern Cayuga

The Marathon Olympians lost 4-10 against Southern Cayuga, making them fall to an overall record of 1-5. 

“I felt like we played much better tonight,” said Marathon Head Coach Bryan Hoyt. “We hit the ball, fielded it well, and overall competed. We struggled in the second inning with a couple of errors but after that, I was proud of the way the boys bounced back. They started making plays and just played hard.”

According to coach Hoyt, Marathon was led by Jacob Byron (2 runs & 2 hits), Zachary Birdsall (1 run, 1 RBI & 6 strikeouts thrown), and Blake Birdsall (1 hit & 1 RBI). 

Southern Cayuga was mainly led by Isaac Brozon (3 hits & 3 runs), John Kreydates (2 hits & 3 RBI’s), and James Hauptfleisch (5 strikeouts thrown).

Up next, Marathon will play Thomas A Edison on the road today (Thursday, April 13th) at 4:30pm. 

Varsity Baseball: McGraw vs. Cato-Meridian

The McGraw Eagles improved to a 2-1 record after defeating Cato-Meridian with a final score of 11-5. 

McGraw was led by Riley VanLiew (1 run, 1 hit & 1 RBI), Thomas Lea (1 run, 2 hits & 2 RBI’s), Blair Mulcahy (2 runs, 3 hits & 7 strikeouts thrown), Brennan Wilson (2 runs & 2 hits), Calob Sutton (1 runs & 1 hit), Nate Stiles (1 run & 1 hit), Blake Bergey (3 hits & 1 RBI), Nick Sutton (1 run, 1 hit & 1 RBI), and Jaydon Bassett (2 runs, 3 hits, 3 RBI’s & 8 strikeouts thrown).

Note: stats for Cato-Meridian were not made available by the time this article was written.

McGraw will host Stockbridge Valley at the Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex on Friday (April 14th) at 5pm. 

Varsity Softball: Marathon vs. Union Springs

The Marathon Lady Olympians fell to an overall record of 1-2 after losing to Union Springs Wednesday evening. 

According to Marathon Head Coach Jamie Bush, the Lady Olympians lost the game with a score of 1-28. 

Note: stats of the game were not made available by the time this article was written. 

Marathon’s next game will be played on the road against Southern Cayuga on Monday (April 17th) at 4:30pm. 

Varsity Boys Tennis: Homer vs. Mexico

The Homer Trojans improved to a 1-1 record after beating Mexico Wednesday afternoon. 

Homer won the match with a team score of 3-2. 

Note: individual results from each match were not made available by the time this article was written.

Homer is now scheduled to play Pulaski on the road this Friday (April 14th) at 4:30pm. 

(Note: Cortland County Coaches send stats for us to use for our recaps. If a team’s game recap was not shown in this article, it’s because scores and stats of their game were not made available to us by the time this article was published).

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