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Photo from earlier in the season: Cortland varsity girls soccer. (Photo provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice).
Here are some local high school varsity sports recaps from Wednesday’s events:
Varsity Girls Soccer: Cortland vs. Chittenango
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
| Cortland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chittenango | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Cortland Lady Tigers won 1-0 against Chittenango Wednesday evening in order to improve to a 5-6 record.
Cortland was led by Danica Peck (1 goal), Zoe Timmerman (1 assist), and Lauren Mott (8 saves).
Chittenango goalkeeper Rebecca Baldwin made 4 saves in the game.
Up next, Cortland will play on the road against Marcellus on Friday (September 29th) at 7pm.
Varsity Girls Soccer: Cincinnatus vs. Whitney Point
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
| Cincinnatus | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Whitney Point | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Cincinnatus Lady Lions shutout Whitney Point 11-0 Wednesday evening on the road in order to improve their unbeaten record to 10-0.
Cincinnatus was led by Jocelyn Turshman (2 goals & 3 assists), Cassia Schuyler (2 goals & 2 assists), Ava Larrabee (2 goals & 2 assists), Payton Gerrard (2 goals), Isabella Cosimo (1 goal), Neveah Billings (1 goal), Peyton Stith (1 goal), Emma Finch (1 assist), and Madelyn Pittsley (1 assist).
The Lady Lions will look to keep their unbeaten streak going on Friday (September 29th), as they play on the road against Christian Brothers Academy at 5:30pm.
Varsity Girls Soccer: Homer vs. Westhill
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
| Homer | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Westhill | 2 | 1 | 3 |
The Homer Lady Trojans lost a road game against Westhill on Wednesday with a score of 1-3. With this loss, Homer now holds a 3-6-1.
Homer was led by Mikayla Smith (1 goal) and Alex Kellaway (14 saves).
Westhill was led by Delaney Goode (1 goal), Kara Rosenberger (1 goal), Siena Jetter (1 goal), Rosie Mahoney (1 assist), Bella Gallardo (1 assist), Hannah Goodness (1 assist), Ava Antoine (3 saves), and Taylor Falcone (1 save).
Homer is now scheduled to play on the road against Carthage on Saturday (September 30th) at 11am.
Varsity Boys Soccer: Cortland vs. Chittenango
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
| Cortland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chittenango | 0 | 2 | 2 |
The Cortland Purple Tigers lost a close game against Chittenango with a score of 0-2. With this loss, Cortland has fallen to an overall record of 5-6.
Click here for a full article as well as photos of the game.
Cortland’s next game will be played at Cortland high school this upcoming Saturday (September 30th) against LaFayette. According to the Cortland high school athletics calendar, the game is scheduled for a 10:30am start.
Varsity Boys Soccer: Homer vs. Westhill
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
| Homer | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Westhill | 3 | 0 | 3 |
The Homer Trojans fell to an overall record of 2-7 after losing a home game to Westhill with a score of 0-3.
Homer goalie Levi Guay recorded a total of 15 saves in the game.
Westhill was led by Eric Holstein (2 goals & 1 assist) and Calvin Petrone (1 goal).
Homer’s next game will be played on the road against Solvay on Monday (October 2nd) at 5pm.
Varsity Field Hockey: Cortland vs. Port Byron
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Cortland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Port Byron | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
The Cortland Lady Tigers fell to an 0-7 record after losing to Port Byron 0-5 Wednesday night.
Cortland goalie Abby Clay made a total of 9 saves in the game.
Port Byron was led by Raelee McDonald (2 goals & 1 assist), Ella Jorgensen (2 goals), Abby McKay (3 assists), Kylee Cordway (1 goal), Lillian Berkey (1 assist), and Katelyn Ware (1 save).
Up next, Cortland will play a road game against Cato-Meridian on Friday (September 29th) at 6:30pm.
Varsity Golf: Cortland vs. Mexico
The Cortland Purple Tigers won 223-232 against Mexico at the Emerald Crest Golf Course Wednesday afternoon. (Reminder: lowest score in golf wins).
Here are the individual results from each team:
Cortland
- Koda Hubbard - 42
- Bodey McGrath - 43
- Garrick Ott - 45
- CJ Urtz - 46
- Mason Coats - 47
- Owen Michaels - 51*
Mexico
- Evan Hansen - 43
- Aiden Clifford - 46
- Cayden Roy - 47
- Elijah Spurlin - 47
- Dylan Vecchio - 49
- Jesse Marthia - 49*
Varsity Golf: Homer vs. Chittenango
The Homer Trojans won 223-265 against Chittenango at the Cortland Country Club Wednesday evening. (Reminder: lowest score in golf wins).
Here are the individual results from each team:
Homer
- Tristan Allen - 41
- Adam Hecko - 45
- Cooper Layaw - 45
- Dan Stiles - 46
- Bethany Wineburg - 46
- Ryder Armstrong - 60*
Chittenango
- Wyatt Perry - 48
- Sam Martin - 52
- Ryan Skoglund - 53
- Matthew Huckabee - 55
- Trevor Bentz - 57
- Troy Bielicki - 65*
Varsity Girls Tennis: Homer vs. Chittenango
The Homer Lady Trojans defeated Chittenango with a team score of 4-3 Wednesday evening.
Here are the results from each of Wednesday’s matches:
- First Singles: MacKenzie Skodzinsky (Homer) lost to Maddy Douglas (Chittenango) - (6-1), (6-7) & (2-6)
- Second Singles: Ginny Park (Homer) defeated Leah Ezzo (Chittenango) - (6-1) & (6-1)
- Third Singles: Georgia Wallis (Homer) defeated Molly Douglas (Chittenango) - (6-1) & (6-1)
- First Doubles: Lauren Franco & Emma Effinger (Homer) defeated Allison Bartoszek & Sarah McKillip (Chittenango) - (1-6), (6-1) & (6-2)
- Second Doubles: Nina Svereika & Isabelle Brown (Homer) lost to Michelle LaTour & Evelynn Keville (Chittenango) - (2-6) & (3-6)
- Third Doubles: Elizabeth McCloy & Sunny Park (Homer) defeated Margaret Geer & Cambell Reed (Chittenango) - (4-6), (7-6) & (7-6)
- Fourth Doubles: MacKenzie Lyman & Lucy Goodwin (Homer) lost to Saige Burton & Olivia Skoglund (Chittenango) - (1-6) & (6-7)
Varsity Cross Country: Homer vs. Christian Brothers Academy (CBA)
The Homer Trojans competed in a dual meet against Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) at Jordan-Elbridge High School on Wednesday.
The Homer boys team lost with a team result of 37-20; while the Homer girls team lost with a team result of 29-26. (Reminder: lowest score in cross country wins).
Here are some highlights from both Homer boys’ and girls’ teams:
Homer Boys
- Damian Brown finished in 1st place overall (Time - 19:06.3)
- Aaron O’Brien placed 7th overall (Time - 21:57.9)
- Ethan Maslin came in 8th place overall (Time - 21:59.3)
- Liam O’Brien placed 10th overall (Time - 23:30.0)
- Michael Thalheimer placed 11th overall (Time - 25:43.8)
- Nick Costa came in 12th place overall (Time - 26:28.1)
Homer Girls
- Ingrid Aagaard finished in 1st place overall (Time - 20:43.2)
- Anna Aldrich came in 3rd place overall (Time - 23:43.7)
- Maggie Mahonik placed 6th overall (Time - 25:04.1)
- Lydia Andre placed 9th overall (Time - 25:33.3)
- Ruthalina Caravella came in 10th place overall (Time - 25:37.0)
- Alyssa Swayze placed 11th overall (Time - 26:25.1)
- Angela Yang finished 14th place overall (Time - 29:46.0)
- Brynn Loomis came in 15th place overall (Time - 30:31.5)
- Brielle Towers placed 16th overall (Time - 30:57.9)
(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
