The fall sports season started on Monday with practices for all
sports in Section IV getting under way. It always feels like a short
summer but with the weather starting to cool off a little bit here in
late August, it’s probably time to think about football, soccer and the
rest of the fall sports.
There will be several fall sports teams looking to build on successful seasons from last year. Groton returned to the playoffs last season and also made a return to the Section IV Class D title game. The younger Groton team was up against the powerhouse that is Tioga in that match and came away on the short end. Tioga eventually won a state championship at Class D. Lansing also made their return to the playoffs earning a spot after several years away from the finals. Including a win over Class C Dryden and a win over Candor that brought the rivalry Jug back after many years, Spencer-Van Etten ended with a 7-2 overall record. However, they finished third in their division and missed the playoffs. They look to rectify that mistake this season.
In other football notes, Newfield will not be sending kids to Trumansburg this year, nor will they be able to field their own team. Union Springs has merged teams with Section 3’s Port Byron and will compete in Section 3 and Thomas A. Edison, who folded their team two weeks into the season last year, will attempt to field a team this year. Deposit/Hancock will be a Section 9 team, but will play a schedule featuring only Section IV teams. Also, unlike the last few years, the Candor/S-VE Jug Game will not be the first week. It will instead be the second week of the season. In addition, there will be two at large bids in the playoffs in Class D this year, meaning that if every thing happens the same way it did last season, S-VE would make the playoff this year.
In boys soccer, the Lansing boys went to a state final in Class C, but fell short of a state title. They’ll be hard pressed to do so again this season after losing a number of quality seniors. However, they still should be in line to compete for a sectional title and from there, who knows? Dryden, however, will be a major player in that same division. They return almost all of their players once again and could end up chasing a division and section championship themselves. Trumansburg had a great season last year, but was senior heavy. It will be interested to see whether the younger players step up this year. The Spencer-Van Etten Boys won their division in the Interscholastic Athletic Conference last year. They’ll look to do so again and make a bigger splash in the postseason than last year.
The Spencer-Van Etten girls won their first ever division title last year and played well in the IAC championship. Newfield did the same two years ago and will look to challenge the Panthers for the division. The Dryden girls ended a stranglehold on the IAC North by rival Lansing, winning their division and the overall championship. They’ll look to hold on to that top spot, although they lost a few strong seniors and Lansing’s young players are a year bigger and more experienced. Groton had a senior heavy team that made a splash last year as well.
In volleyball, Lansing, Trumansburg, and Candor all made it to pool play in the Section IV tournament. Each team has been a perennial player when it’s come to the playoffs and it’s likely that won’t change. The battle will be for the IAC Large School North Division between Lansing and Trumansburg.
There will be several fall sports teams looking to build on successful seasons from last year. Groton returned to the playoffs last season and also made a return to the Section IV Class D title game. The younger Groton team was up against the powerhouse that is Tioga in that match and came away on the short end. Tioga eventually won a state championship at Class D. Lansing also made their return to the playoffs earning a spot after several years away from the finals. Including a win over Class C Dryden and a win over Candor that brought the rivalry Jug back after many years, Spencer-Van Etten ended with a 7-2 overall record. However, they finished third in their division and missed the playoffs. They look to rectify that mistake this season.
In other football notes, Newfield will not be sending kids to Trumansburg this year, nor will they be able to field their own team. Union Springs has merged teams with Section 3’s Port Byron and will compete in Section 3 and Thomas A. Edison, who folded their team two weeks into the season last year, will attempt to field a team this year. Deposit/Hancock will be a Section 9 team, but will play a schedule featuring only Section IV teams. Also, unlike the last few years, the Candor/S-VE Jug Game will not be the first week. It will instead be the second week of the season. In addition, there will be two at large bids in the playoffs in Class D this year, meaning that if every thing happens the same way it did last season, S-VE would make the playoff this year.
In boys soccer, the Lansing boys went to a state final in Class C, but fell short of a state title. They’ll be hard pressed to do so again this season after losing a number of quality seniors. However, they still should be in line to compete for a sectional title and from there, who knows? Dryden, however, will be a major player in that same division. They return almost all of their players once again and could end up chasing a division and section championship themselves. Trumansburg had a great season last year, but was senior heavy. It will be interested to see whether the younger players step up this year. The Spencer-Van Etten Boys won their division in the Interscholastic Athletic Conference last year. They’ll look to do so again and make a bigger splash in the postseason than last year.
The Spencer-Van Etten girls won their first ever division title last year and played well in the IAC championship. Newfield did the same two years ago and will look to challenge the Panthers for the division. The Dryden girls ended a stranglehold on the IAC North by rival Lansing, winning their division and the overall championship. They’ll look to hold on to that top spot, although they lost a few strong seniors and Lansing’s young players are a year bigger and more experienced. Groton had a senior heavy team that made a splash last year as well.
In volleyball, Lansing, Trumansburg, and Candor all made it to pool play in the Section IV tournament. Each team has been a perennial player when it’s come to the playoffs and it’s likely that won’t change. The battle will be for the IAC Large School North Division between Lansing and Trumansburg.
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