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Photo from earlier in the season: Cortland-Homer Ice Hockey. (Photo provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice).
Here are some local high school varsity sports recaps from Friday’s events:
Varsity Ice Hockey: Cortland-Homer vs. CBA Albany (Holiday Tournament Consolation Game)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| Cortland-Homer | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| CBA Albany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
The Cortland-Homer Golden Eagles won 8-4 against CBA Albany at the JM McDonald's Sports Complex Holiday Tournament’s consolation game.
Cortland-Homer was led by Gabe O’Connor (4 goal & 1 assist), Brady Coffin (3 assists), Bodey McGrath (1 assist), Cooper Swartz (1 assist) Preston Bowman (2 goals & 1 assist), Liam O’Connor (1 goal), Declan Vail (1 assist), Brendan Andrews (1 goal), and Jack Medeiros (29 saves).
Note: CBA Albany’s stats were not reported by the time this article was written.
Cortland-Homer will now look forward to hosting Auburn at the JM McDonald's Sports Complex on Thursday (January 4th) at 7pm.
Varsity Boys Basketball: Homer vs. Cortland (Tom Neugebauer Holiday Tournament Championship Game)
Varsity Boys Basketball: Cortland vs. Homer. (Photo provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice).
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Homer | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 37 |
| Cortland | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
The Homer Trojans defeated county rival Cortland (Purple Tigers) in the championship game of this year’s Tom Neugebauer holiday tournament at Cortland junior-senior high school Friday night.
In the final minutes of Homer’s win, this dunk from Kaden Durham propelled them to a win:
Click here for a full article as well as photos of the game.
Up next, Homer will play on the road against Skaneateles on Thursday (January 4th) at 6:30pm, while Cortland will travel to play Carthage on Friday (January 5th) at 7pm.
Varsity Boys Basketball: Marathon vs. Groton (Tom Neugebauer Holiday Tournament Consolation Game)
Varsity Boys Basketball: Marathon vs. Groton. (Photo provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice).
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Marathon | 16 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 56 |
| Groton | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 36 |
The Marathon Olympians won 56-36 against Groton in the consolation game of the Tom Neugebauer holiday tournament at Cortland junior-senior high school Friday evening.
Click here for a full article as well as photos of the game.
Marathon’s next game will be played on Friday (January 5th) on the road against Spencer-Van Etten at 7:45pm.
Varsity Boys Basketball: Cincinnatus vs. Otselic Valley (Fabius-Pompey Holiday Tournament)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Cincinnatus | 13 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 44 |
| Otselic Valley | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 |
The Cincinnatus Lions lost 44-61 in the consolation game of the Fabius-Pompey Holiday Tournament on Friday.
Cincinnatus was led by Jack Stafford (11 points), Trevor Shevalier (10 points), and Canden Stafford (10 points).
Otselic Valley was led by Braeden Davis (35 points) and Cole Warren (9 points).
Up next, Cincinnatus will take on Hamilton on the road on Tuesday (January 2nd) at 7pm.
Varsity Girls Basketball: Cortland vs. Moravia (Tom Neugebauer Holiday Tournament Championship Game)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Cortland | 11 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 41 |
| Moravia | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 |
The Cortland Lady Tigers won 41-34 against Moravia in the championship round of the Cortland Holiday Tournament on Friday.
Click here for a full article as well as photos of the game.
Cortland’s next game will be played on the road against General Brown on Friday (January 5th) at 6pm.
Varsity Girls Basketball: McGraw vs. Fabius-Pompey (Fabius-Pompey Holiday Tournament Championship Game)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| McGraw | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| F-P | 2 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 43 |
The McGraw Lady Eagles lost 28-43 against Fabius-Pompey in the championship round of the Fabius-Pompey Holiday Tournament.
McGraw was led by Heather Magee (9 points), Hannah Wilson (6 points), and Lexi McCall (6 points).
Fabius-Pompey was led by Carlena Wallace (22 points) and Parker Marshal (10 points).
McGraw is now scheduled to play on the road against Madison on Thursday (January 4th) at 6pm.
Varsity Girls Basketball: Cincinnatus vs. Otselic Valley (Fabius-Pompey Holiday Tournament Consolation Game)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Cincinnatus | 17 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 40 |
| Otselic Valley | 14 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
The Cincinnatus Lady Lions defeated Otselic Valley in the consolation game of the Fabius-Pompey Holiday Tournament on Friday.
Cincinnatus was led by Cortney Scutt (21 points), Sidney Glover (15 points), and Rachael Standish (4 points).
Otselic Valley was led by Miranda Hackett (9 points), Riley Bartlett (8 points), and Gracie Rooker (6 points).
Cincinnatus’ next game will be played at home against Otselic Valley on Thursday (January 4th) at 5:30pm.
Varsity Wrestling: Homer & Marathon vs. Multiple Teams (Windsor Christmas Tournament)
The Homer and Marathon wrestling teams competed at the Windsor Christmas Tournament on Thursday and Friday (December 28th & 29th)
A total of 38 teams scored points in the tournament. Homer placed 28th overall, while Marathon placed 36th overall.
Note: individual results from matches were not made available by the time this article was written.
Varsity Wrestling: Cortland vs. Multiple Teams (Kenneth Haines Memorial Tournament)
Varsity Girls Wrestling: Homer vs. Multiple Teams (Ken Haines Memorial Tournament)
The Homer Lady Trojans participated in the Kenneth Haines Memorial Tournament over the weekend.
Here are the results from each wrestler from Homer at the event:
165: Lilly Sorenson won 1st place
- Champ. Round 1 - Lilly Sorenson (Homer) received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 - Lilly Sorenson (Homer) over Madison Munt (Niagara Wheatfield) - Fall (1:25)
- Quarterfinals - Lilly Sorenson (Homer) over jasmine Ousley (General Brown) - Fall (2:33)
- Semifinals - Lilly Sorenson (Homer) over Olivia Solomon (Penfield) - Decision (2-0)
- 1st Place Match - Lilly Sorenson (Homer) over Gabrielle Gonzales (Phoenix) - Decision (8-2)
152: Molly Sorenson placed 2nd overall
- Quarterfinals - Molly Sorenson (Homer) over Juliet Schnall (Fulton) - Fall (1:10)
- Semifinals - Molly Sorenson (Homer) over Eva-Mae Meeker (Fulton) - Decision (2-0)
- 1st Place Match - Isabella Gretzinger (Shenendehowa) over Molly Sorenson (Homer) - Fall (1:37)
138: Alisa Gonzalez placed 3rd overall
- Champ. Round 1 - Alisa Gonzalez (Homer) over Zoey Coleman (Phoenix) - Fall (0:56)
- Quarterfinals - Haley Miller (Shenendehowa) over Alisa Gonzalez (Homer) - Fall (1:42)
- Cons. Round 2 - Alisa Gonzalez (Homer) over Mia DiFulio (Phoenix) - Fall (0:52)
- Cons. Round 3 - Alisa Gonzalez (Homer) over Jayden Mariano (Camden) - Fall (1:39)
- Cons. Semis - Alisa Gonzalez (Homer) over Emma Beckles (Niagara Wheatfield) - Decision (6-3)
- 3rd Place Match - Alisa Gonzalez (Homer) over Addison Snyder (Holland Patent) - Fall (3:25)
114: Mya Locke placed 6th overall
- Champ. Round 1 - Mya Locke (Homer) over Courtney Castellana (Corning) - Major Decision (8-0)
- Champ. Round 2 - Mya Locke (Homer) over Autumn Razzano (Holland Patent) - Fall (1:53)
- Quarterfinals - Sophia Paone (Shenendehowa) over Mya Locke (Homer) - Fall (1:39)
- Cons. Round 4 - Mya Locke (Homer) over Ariana Suraci (Fayetteville-Manlius) - Decision (7-0)
- Cons. Round 5 - Mya Locke (Homer) over Ruth Dendis (South Seneca) - Decision (4-0)
- Cons. Semis - Madalyn Hill (Shenendehowa) over Mya Locke (Homer) - Fall (2:31)
114: Shana O`Brien (Did not place)
- Champ. Round 1 - Carmen Bishop (Groton) over Shana O`Brien (Homer) - Fall (0:37)
- Cons. Round 1 - Shana O`Brien (Homer) received a bye
- Cons. Round 2 - Hailey Smith (Fulton) over Shana O`Brien (Homer) - Fall (0:20)
165: Eila Spanbauer (Did not place)
- Champ. Round 1 - Eila Spanbauer (Homer) received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 - Jade Cook (Corning City Schools) over Eila Spanbauer (Homer) - Fall (2:38)
- Cons. Round 2 - Eila Spanbauer (Homer) received a bye
- Cons. Round 3 - Eila Spanbauer (Homer) over Jaeda Helmick (Syracuse) - Fall (1:27)
- Cons. Round 4 - Rosa Curry (Altmar-Parish-Williamstown) over Eila Spanbauer (Homer) - Fall (0:44)
(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
