Cortland County High School Sports Recaps (April 19th)

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Cortland Track & Field team. (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: Cortland vs. Central Square & Auburn

The Cortland Tigers competed in a three-way dual meet against Central Square and Auburn on Wednesday.

The Cortland boys team lost 45-90 against Central Square, and lost 54-63 against Auburn. 

The Cortland girls team lost 33-98 against Central Square, and lost 46-88 against Auburn.

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

Cortland Boys

• Iniko Abani won 1st place in both the 110 meter high hurdles (Time - 17.8) and the high jump event (Result - 5’4”). He also placed 3rd in the 200 meter run (Time - 24.8)
• Jack Phelan got 2nd place in both the 100 meter dash (Time - 11.8) and the long jump event (Result - 17’9”)
• Iniko Abani, Austin Lind, Logan Griffin, and Jack Phelan came in 2nd in the 4x100 meter relay (Time - 46.9)
• Spenser Dodds came in 2nd in the 800 meter run (Time - 2:07.9)
• Spenser Dodds, Brady Pennock, Feodor Kalytyuk, and Marshall Egnor placed 3rd in the 4x400 meter relay (Time - 4:04.5)
• Bryan Honan placed 2nd in both the shot put event (Result - 40’2.5”) and the discus throw (Result - 137’11.5”)
• Duncan Harbin got 3rd place in the shot put event (Result - 39’5”)

Cortland Girls

• Campbell Bush won 1st place in the 100 meter high hurdles (Time - 17.6)
• Bailey Dintino got 2nd place in the 100 meter dash (Time - 13.7)
• Ruby Mullally placed 2nd in the 1,500 meter run (Time - 5:47.3)
• Campbell Bush, Bailey Dintino, Maude Terwilliger, and Ashley Merritt placed 2nd in the 4x100 meter relay (Time - 55.2)
• Sarah Williams placed 3rd in the 400 meter hurdles (Time - 85.7)
• Nellie Lucas came in 2nd in the shot put event (Result - 22’5”)
• Rileigh Madden got 2nd place in the pole vault event (Result - 7’0”)
• Maude Terwilliger came in 3rd in the triple jump event (Result - 28’2.75)

Varsity Track & Field: Homer vs. Christian Brothers Academy (CBA)

The Homer Trojans competed in a dual meet against Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) Wednesday afternoon.

The Homer boys team beat Moravia with a team score of 74-55; and the Homer girls team defeated CBA with a team score of 84-46. 

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

Homer Boys

• Jonah Campos won 1st place in the shot put event (Result - 41’0.5”) and the discus throw (Result - 98’10”). Campos’ shot put throw was a personal best
• Levi Guay won 1st place in the 110 meter hurdles (Time - 20.1). He also placed 2nd in the pole vault event (Result - 6’6”) and came in 3rd in the 400 meter hurdles (Time - 72.9)
• Liam O’Brien won 1st place in the 1,600 meter run (Time - 6:12.2). He also got 2nd place in the 3,200 (Time - 13:12.9)
• Caleb Ficchi won 1st place in the pole vault event (Result - 7’6”)
• Damian Brown won 1st place in the 3,200 meter run (Time -12:15.0). His time which qualifies him for Sectionals
• Nick Costa, Jonah Campos, Anderson Lowell, and Gabe Austin won 1st place in the 4x100 meter relay with a combined time of 49.2 seconds
• Orion Bennett (2:34.8), Liam O’Brien (2:55.2), Aidan Small (2:52.2), and Damian Brown (2:46.9) won 1st place in the 4x800 relay (Combined Time - 11:08.9)
• Oliver Kida placed 2nd in the 110 meter hurdles (Time - 20.3), the long jump (Result - 16’8”), and the 400 meter hurdles (Time - 71.4)
• Logan Darling got 2nd place in the discus throw (Result - 93’4”) and the shot put (35’ 5.5”)
• Aidan Small came in 2nd in the 1,600 meter run (Time - 6:23.7). He also placed 3rd in the 3,200 meter run (Time - 13:59.2)
• Anderson Lowell placed 2nd in the 200 meter run (Time - 24.5). His time qualifies him for Sectionals
• Dylan Pittsley got 2nd place in the triple jump (Result - 32’0.75”)
• Garrett Berthelot placed 3rd in the 110 meter hurdles (Time - 23.8)
• Nick Costa came in 3rd in the 200 meter run (Time - 24.9 seconds). his time qualifies him for Sectionals

Homer Girls

• Ingrid Aagaard won 1st place in the 100 meter dash (Time - 13.1), 200 meter run (Time - 27.9) and the 400 meter run (Time - 61.9). Her 400 meter run time broke the freshman class record. 
• Cammy Cole won 1st place in the triple jump (Result - 30’6”) and the high jump (Result - 4’0”). She also placed 2nd in the pole vault event (Result - 6’6”).
• Jane Gugerty won 1st place in the 100 meter hurdles (Time - 18.4) as well as in the pole vault (Result - 7’0”).
• Hannah Bouwens won 1st place in the shot put event (Result - 23’10”) and the discus throw (Result - 69’3”).
• Natalie Funk, Cece Berkey, Taylor Chisholm, and Maliyah Parente won 1st place in the 4x100 meter relay (Time - 60.9)
• Camdyn Cole (70.2), Natalie Funk (72.8), Sophie Kennett (77.5), and Ingrid Aagaard (66.7) won 1st place in the 4x400 meter relay (Time - 4:47.1) 
• Sophie Kennett placed 2nd in the long jump (Result - 12’3”), the 100 meter hurdles (Time - 19.2), and in the 400 meter hurdles (Time - 79.8).
• Ellie Ensign placed 2nd in the shot put event (Result - 20’9”). She also placed 3rd in the discus throw (Result - 61’6”)
• Maggie Mahunik placed 2nd in the 1,500 meter run (Time - 7:08.3)
• Haley Tucker came in 2nd in the 3,000 meter run (Time - 13:33.1)
• Brynn Loomis got 2nd place in the discus throw (Result - 67’10”)
• Amelia Wagner placed 3rd in both the 400 meter hurdles (Time - 90.4) and the 3,000 meter run (Time - 14:46.6)
• Natalie Funk placed 3rd in the 100 meter dash (Time - 14.1)
• Remy Jensen came in 3rd in the shot put event (Result - 20’8”)

Varsity Baseball: Cortland vs. Oswego (Double-Header)

The Cortland Purple Tigers defeated Oswego in both games of a double-header at the Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex Wednesday evening. 

With these two wins, Cortland improved their unbeaten record to 8-0.

Game #1

The Cortland Tigers defeated Oswego 5-4 in the first game of a double-header. 

Cortland was led by Christopher Yang (1 run & 1 hit), Luke Rogoff (1 hit & 3 strikeouts thrown), Evan Shank (1 run), Caden Albright (1 run & 2 hits), Andrew Partigianoni (1 run & 2 hits), Ethan Johnson (1 run, 3 hits & 3 RBI’s), Robbie Atkins (1 hit), Owen Johnson (1 hit & 2 RBI’s), and Zach Muir (8 strikeouts thrown).

Oswego was led by Olyver Hoefer (1 run, 2 hits & 1 strikeout thrown), Matt Krul (2 hits), Owen Sincavage (1 run, 2 hits & 2 RBI’s), Tom Kirwan (2 runs & 2 hits), Tyler Dean (1 RBI), Jack Donovan (1 hit & 1 RBI), Matt Krul (15 strikeouts thrown).

Game #2

Cortland won its second game of a double-header against Oswego with a score of 11-4. 

Cortland was led by Christopher Yang (2 runs), Luke Rogoff (1 hit & 2 RBI’s), Danny Jackson (1 run & 1 RBI), Rowan Dankert (1 hit), Evan Shank (1 run), Caden Albright (2 runs), Andrew Partigianoni (2 runs), Ethan Johnson (2 runs, 2 hits, 5 RBI’s & 3 strikeouts thrown), and Owen Johnson (1 run & 9 strikeouts thrown).

Oswego was led by Olyver Hoefer (1 run & 1 hit), Matt Krul (1 hit), Owen Sincavage (1 run, 1 hit & 1 RBI), Tom Kirwan (2 runs), Tyler Dean (2 hits & 3 RBI’s), Jack Donovan (2 strikeouts thrown), and Jude Parker (1 strikeout thrown). 

Up next, Cortland will host Jamesville-Dewitt at the Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex on Monday (April 24th) at 5pm. 

Varsity Softball: Cortland vs. Solvay

The Cortland Lady Tigers fell to an overall record of 5-2 after losing to Solvay with a score of 0-5 Wednesday afternoon. 

Cortland was led by Kaitlyn Egolf (1 hit), Lauren Mott (1 hit), and Brenna Hogan (9 strikeouts thrown).

Solvay was led by Gianna D'Eredita (1 run & 1 hit), Rachel Willsey (1 run), Jenna Wing (1 run, 2 hits, 1 RBI) & 12 strikeouts thrown), Nevaeh Baker (1 run & 1 hit), Hannah Haase (1 run).

According to the Cortland athletics website, the Lady Tigers are now scheduled to play in a tournament at Marathon’s Appleby Elementary School on Saturday (April 22nd). First game starts at 11am. 

Varsity Girls Golf: Marathon vs. Waverly & Moravia

The Marathon Lady Olympians played against Waverly and Moravia at the Maple Hill Golf Course on Wednesday.  

Here are the team and individual results from yesterday’s match:

Marathon - 211

• Abby Ensign - 51
• Savanna Warfield - 52
• Audrey Ensign - 54
• Kendre Euson - 54
• Elizabeth VanCise - 66* 

Waverly - 197

• Breanne Robinson - 41
• Lauryn DeLill - 49
• Maddy Farnhan - 58
• Addison Hunt - 50
• Sophia Sileo - 59
• Natalie Lauper - 57

Moravia - (No team score recorded)

• Allison Kehoe - 65
• Morgan Johnson - 89
• Chloe Phillips - 80

(Note: Cortland County Coaches send scores & 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).

A special thank you goes to Visions Federal Credit Union for partnering with us to provide the greater Cortland County community with additional sports coverage