Wednesday, November 28, 2012
IAC Girls Basketball Capsules
DRYDEN - ( from Ithaca Journal)
Nickname: Lions
Coach: Butch McGuerty
2011-12 record: 10-6
Outlook: The IAC’s youngest team will belong to Dryden in 2012-13 with five juniors, five sophomores, one freshman and no seniors on the roster. Seven seniors graduated from a Lions squad that beat Trumansburg and lost to Norwich in last winter’s sectional playoffs, meaning the reins will be turned to junior guard and team captain Kate Holland. Sophomores Vanessa Scott and Katie Hoy will also be depended on heavily for McGuerty’s young group.
Nickname: Lions
Coach: Butch McGuerty
2011-12 record: 10-6
Outlook: The IAC’s youngest team will belong to Dryden in 2012-13 with five juniors, five sophomores, one freshman and no seniors on the roster. Seven seniors graduated from a Lions squad that beat Trumansburg and lost to Norwich in last winter’s sectional playoffs, meaning the reins will be turned to junior guard and team captain Kate Holland. Sophomores Vanessa Scott and Katie Hoy will also be depended on heavily for McGuerty’s young group.
IAC play tips off in Basketball
ITHACA ( from Ithaca Journal)— If the morning frost or first Christmas decorations haven’t given it away already, make no mistake — winter is here.
And for many, that brings one thing to mind: it’s basketball season.
In the Interscholastic Athletic Conference, that means it’s time for championships to be defended and challenges to be mounted.
If last season is any indication, being the last team standing in your division in 2012-13 will be no cakewalk.
Last winter, Groton at one point won 18 consecutive games on its way to unseating defending Small School North division champion Moravia. Waverly also rode a long winning-streak to division supremacy, extending a run of 17 consecutive home victories — which the Wolverines carry over into the new campaign — to maintain its place atop the Large South division for a second year running.
After a year away from the top, Edison returned as the class of the Small South division, winning its second title in four years, while Dryden successfully played the role of surprise team, going from last to first in the Large School North division in one year’s time.
Who will streak itself to a division title this time around? Whose days at the top are numbered?
The following team-by-team preview should give you a pretty good idea (records represent regular season only), but chances are we will have to wait until well into the new year to get any answers.
And for many, that brings one thing to mind: it’s basketball season.
In the Interscholastic Athletic Conference, that means it’s time for championships to be defended and challenges to be mounted.
If last season is any indication, being the last team standing in your division in 2012-13 will be no cakewalk.
Last winter, Groton at one point won 18 consecutive games on its way to unseating defending Small School North division champion Moravia. Waverly also rode a long winning-streak to division supremacy, extending a run of 17 consecutive home victories — which the Wolverines carry over into the new campaign — to maintain its place atop the Large South division for a second year running.
After a year away from the top, Edison returned as the class of the Small South division, winning its second title in four years, while Dryden successfully played the role of surprise team, going from last to first in the Large School North division in one year’s time.
Who will streak itself to a division title this time around? Whose days at the top are numbered?
The following team-by-team preview should give you a pretty good idea (records represent regular season only), but chances are we will have to wait until well into the new year to get any answers.
IAC Boys Basketball Capsules -
DRYDEN - from Ithaca Journal
Nickname: Lions
Coach: Kim Brown
2011-12 record: 10-7, won Large School North IAC Division
Outlook: Dryden returns two of the best players in its division in 6-foot-2 senior guard Bryan Norman and 6-foot-5 senior forward Gage Ellis, both of whom averaged double-digit points and were named first-team all-division all-stars as juniors. Norman and Ellis led the Lions to the IAC Large School title game last season, where a loss to Waverly would be followed by a season-ending defeat to Chenango Valley in the first round of the sectional playoffs. Despite the loss of graduated starting guard Keith Goodenough and classmate Kevin Winston, Brown believes junior forward Bryant Stuttle — a starter last year — and 6-foot-4 senior bigman James Seeley could be the right role players to get Dryden back to the Large School title game and help the Lions make a deep run in the sectional bracket.
Nickname: Lions
Coach: Kim Brown
2011-12 record: 10-7, won Large School North IAC Division
Outlook: Dryden returns two of the best players in its division in 6-foot-2 senior guard Bryan Norman and 6-foot-5 senior forward Gage Ellis, both of whom averaged double-digit points and were named first-team all-division all-stars as juniors. Norman and Ellis led the Lions to the IAC Large School title game last season, where a loss to Waverly would be followed by a season-ending defeat to Chenango Valley in the first round of the sectional playoffs. Despite the loss of graduated starting guard Keith Goodenough and classmate Kevin Winston, Brown believes junior forward Bryant Stuttle — a starter last year — and 6-foot-4 senior bigman James Seeley could be the right role players to get Dryden back to the Large School title game and help the Lions make a deep run in the sectional bracket.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Dryden's Leighann Bennett earns IAC MVP honors
( Ithaca Journal )
ITHACA — Senior Leighann Bennett of the Dryden High School girls soccer team was named Most Valuable Player of the Interscholastic Athletic Conference girls soccer Large North division when conference all-star teams were announced Monday.
Bennett, who committed to play at Binghamton University, led the Lions to a 15-2 record this season and its first IAC title since 2005. Bennett scored her 100th career goal in her final game, a 3-1 loss at Seton Catholic Central in the Section 4 Class B semifinals. The senior was joined by three teammates on the all-Large North division first team, including sister Taylor Bennett, a freshman striker, classmate and fellow midfielder Hannah Wildenstein and freshman defender Amy DeGaetano.
Whitney Point (11-2-1) had five players on the roster, including sophomore forward Katelynn Warner, junior midfielder Emma Maslin, senior defenders Megan Taggart and Brittany Fuller and senior goalkeeper Erin Hamm.
Lansing sophomore twins Shea and Maura McCartney were named all-stars at the forward and midfield positions, respectively, while juniors Blythe Gurche (forward) and Janelle Stewart (defender) were the Trumansburg representatives and senior defender Mandy DeLand the lone Union Springs player on the list.
ITHACA — Senior Leighann Bennett of the Dryden High School girls soccer team was named Most Valuable Player of the Interscholastic Athletic Conference girls soccer Large North division when conference all-star teams were announced Monday.
Bennett, who committed to play at Binghamton University, led the Lions to a 15-2 record this season and its first IAC title since 2005. Bennett scored her 100th career goal in her final game, a 3-1 loss at Seton Catholic Central in the Section 4 Class B semifinals. The senior was joined by three teammates on the all-Large North division first team, including sister Taylor Bennett, a freshman striker, classmate and fellow midfielder Hannah Wildenstein and freshman defender Amy DeGaetano.
Whitney Point (11-2-1) had five players on the roster, including sophomore forward Katelynn Warner, junior midfielder Emma Maslin, senior defenders Megan Taggart and Brittany Fuller and senior goalkeeper Erin Hamm.
Lansing sophomore twins Shea and Maura McCartney were named all-stars at the forward and midfield positions, respectively, while juniors Blythe Gurche (forward) and Janelle Stewart (defender) were the Trumansburg representatives and senior defender Mandy DeLand the lone Union Springs player on the list.
Small North Division
Marathon led the way with six Small North Division first team all-stars, including senior midfielder EllenaHoll, named the division’s MVP. Fellow Olympians on the team include freshman forward AllysanO’Shea, senior midfielder AbbriannaTorbitt, senior defenders Danielle Peebles and Drew Barber and junior back Allyson Loope. Groton seniors Sideny Reeves, Brenna Hahne and Ruthanne Forehand also received first-team recognition, as did the freshman and sophomore sister duo of Emily Kopp and Jessie Kopp of Southern Cayuga. Chiefs teammate Laura Shielders is the first-team goalkeeper.Monday, November 5, 2012
Varsity Girls Swiming/Diving Class C Champs
Varsity Girls Swimming/Diving
The
varsity girls swimming and diving team won the section IV class C
championship meet. All team members had an excellent showing in this
team effort. Medal winners were Megan Cornelius, Heather Larkin, Carrie
Thomas, Liz Finney, Kalee Walden, Erin Daley, and Jainyn Wood.
Congratulations on a great season, Ladies.
(From Coach Alexander via Dryden Website)
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