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Marathon Varsity Field Hockey Team beats Newark Valley, and celebrates senior night as well as 50 years of coaching from Coach Karen Funk. (Photo provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice).
The Marathon Lady Olympians celebrated senior night with an 8-0 win over Newark Valley Wednesday evening at Marathon’s Appleby Elementary School.
The Lady Olympians also honored their head coach Karen Funk, as she completes 50 years at the helm for Marathon this year.
Coach Funk’s Celebration
Coach Funk’s halftime celebration for 50 years at the helm. (Photo via Eric Young).
The Marathon community along with friends, family and former players from all over the country came to celebrate coach Funk, who was honored at halftime.
Click here for a full article on coach Funk’s 50 year celebration.
Senior Night
Marathon Varsity Field Hockey seniors. (Photo via Eric Young).
A total of five seniors (Haylee Chrysler, Jazlynn Howe, Ella McConnell, Erika Olsen, Melodie Sutton) were recognized before the game started on Wednesday.
Game Recap
Marathon Field Hockey vs. Newark Valley. (Photo provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice).
Marathon started the game off firing from all cylinders with 3 goals in the first quarter.
The Lady Olympians would go on to extend their lead to 6-0 before the halftime festivities.
Following the halftime festivities, Marathon kept their composure allowing them to score 2 additional goals, while also getting the shutout win.
“Up until halftime, I liked what I saw,” said coach Funk. “Halftime for me was very emotional.”
“In the second half, I tried to mix up some things for us to work on as we go into the postseason,” added coach Funk.
Marathon was led by Delaney Reilly (3 goals & 1 assist), Melodie Sutton (1 goal & 2 assists), Catherine Newkirk (1 goal & 1 assist), Sophia Hansen (1 goal & 1 assist), Savanna Warfield (1 goal), Autumn Young (1 goal), and Cassandra Forrest (1 save).
Newark Valley goalkeeper Grace Guiles recorded a total of 12 saves in the game.
Here is a score breakdown of the game:
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Marathon | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| N-V | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
With this win, Marathon improved to an overall record of 11-4.
The Lady Olympians will look forward to playing in their last game of the regular season this Friday (October 13th) against Maine-Endwell at Maine-Endwell high school. The game will begin at 7pm.
Here are some photos from the game and festivities (photos provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice):
Here are some more photos from Wednesday’s festivities (Note: These photos were provided by Eric Young):
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