Cortland County High School Sports Recaps (April 24th)

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Cincinnatus Softball Team. (Photo from The Cortland Voice’s 2023 Spring Media Day).

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

Varsity Baseball: Cortland vs. Jamesville-Dewitt

Cortland Baseball vs. Jamesville-Dewitt. (Photo provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice).

The Cortland Purple Tigers are no longer undefeated after losing their first game of the regular season against Jamesville-Dewitt. The score was 6-15, and the Purple Tigers now have an overall record of 8-1.

Click here for an article as well as photos of the game. 

Cortland is scheduled to play Jamesville-Dewitt again today (Tuesday April 25th), but this time on the road at 5pm. 

Varsity Softball: Cincinnatus vs. Otselic Valley

The Cincinnatus Lady Lions defeated Otselic Valley 20-3 on Monday. With this win, Cincinnatus improved to a 4-1 record. 

Cincinnatus was led by Piper Landers (2 runs), Mandi Waltz (1 run), Lucy Finch (2 runs & 2 hits), Leah Stith (1 run), Payton Gerrard (2 runs, 2 hits & 1 RBI), Madison Stover (3 runs & 2 hits), Jarisa Temple (2 runs, 2 hits & 3 RBI’s), Gabriella Taylor (1 run, 2 hits & 2 RBI’s), Maddison Streichert (1 RBI), Kaylee Brenchley (3 runs, 2 hits, 3 RBI’s & 4 strikeouts thrown), and Jamber Aiken (2 runs). 

Note: stats for Otselic Valley were not made available by the time this article was written. 

Cincinnatus’ next game is scheduled to be played on the road against Madison this upcoming Wednesday (April 26th) at 4:30pm. 

Varsity Softball: Marathon vs. Groton

The Marathon Lady Olympians lost a close outing against Groton with a score of 13-14. 

With this loss, Marathon has fallen to an overall record of 4-6. 

“Groton's catcher E. Allen hit 3 home runs off outside pitches that very few players could have found,” stated Marathon head coach Jamie Bush. “She kept her team in it behind the plate as well, not allowing the ball to get away, as Groton's pitchers could not find the strike zone.” 

“We looked a little tired and slow today, and I think the six games last week caught up to us today,” added coach Bush. “Groton came to play and we had a slow start. Base running errors did not allow us to take a lead and cost us when we could have opened up the game in our favor. We are young and making rookie mistakes. Hopefully they learn from this loss, and grow as a team.”

Up next, Marathon will play on the road against Union Springs on Wednesday (April 26th) at 4:30pm. 

Varsity Boys Golf: Marathon vs. Moravia

The Marathon Olympians played against Moravia Monday evening. Marathon won the match with a close score of 185-187 (Reminder: the lowest score in golf wins).

Here are the individual results from each team:

Marathon 

• Kaiden Cornell - 47
• Bryce Hartman - 44
• Robert Anderson - 48
• Sam Castellot - 46
• Bode Carter - 52*
• Drew Rozewski - 52*

Moravia

• Kyler Adams - 46
• Connor Fox - 50
• Riley Jones - 42
• Travis Johnson - 49
• Drew Nye - 52*
• Nate Shaw - 54*

Varsity Boys Golf: McGraw vs. Stockbridge Valley

The McGraw Eagles played their first match of the season against Stockbridge Valley Monday afternoon. McGraw won the match with a team score of 296-309 (Reminder: the lowest score in golf wins).

Here are the individual results from each team:

McGraw 

• Zander Weeks - 50
• Steven Zagg - 61
• Blake Weeks - 61
• Tyler Smith - 60
• Jacob Bilodeau - 64
• Owen Thomas - 71* 

Stockbridge Valley

• Cander Jones - 50
• Rocco Pizzuto - 58
• Josh Frederick - 60
• Connor Clark - 74
• Mikey Beecher - 67
• Brayton Jones - 75*

Varsity Girls Golf: Marathon vs. Multiple Schools

The Marathon Lady Olympians competed against Lansing and Odessa Montour Central Monday afternoon. Lansing won the three-way match with a score of 219. Marathon came in second with a team score of 221, and Odessa Montour Central placed third with a score of 266. (Reminder: the lowest score in golf wins).

Here are the individual results from each team:

Marathon

• Abby Ensign - 55
• Savanna Warfield - 54
• Audrey Ensign - 58
• Kendre Euson - 54
• Liz VanCise - 74*
• Anna Hoyt - 64*

Lansing

• Hailey Baughan - 48
• Alessandra Monacelli - 57
• McKenna Syer - 56
• Farren Snyder - 58
• Miley Palmer - 59* 
• Anna Lombardi - 77*
• Mya Gray - 70*

Odessa Montour Central 

• Carly Thomas - 56
• Gina Gavich - 59
• Riley Brooks - 61
• Fill in Player #1 - 90

Varsity Track & Field: Marathon vs. Lansing & Union Springs

The Marathon Olympians competed in a three way meet against Lansing and Union Springs on Monday.  The Marathon boys’ team placed 2nd overall, while the Marathon girls’ team came in 3rd overall. 

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

Marathon Boys

• Conor Holland won 1st place in the high jump event (Result - 5’7”). He also finished 2nd in both the 110 meter hurdles (Time - 18.6) and the long jump (Result - 18’02.5)
• Landon Barnhart placed 3rd in the 400 meter run (Time - 1:02.2)
• Andrew Edsall came in 3rd in the 800 meter run (Time - 2:26.5)
• Justin Baez placed 3rd in the shot put event (Result - 31’01”)

Marathon Girls

• Abigail Edsall won 1st place in the 3,000 meter run (Time - 16:07.0)
• Rylee Thomas finished 2nd in the 3,000 meter run (Time - 16:09.0)
• Addison Oram got 2nd place in the high jump event (Result - 4’04”). She also placed 3rd in the 400 meter run (Time - 1:10.1)
• Catherine Newkirk placed 3rd in the triple jump (Result - 26’06.75”)
• Megan Howard got 2nd place in the discus throw event (Result - 63’03”)

(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