Monday, October 28, 2013

OHS boys rally to beat Dryden, 3-1

Oneonta Star

STAFF REPORT
Peter Paluch’s goal 15 minutes into the second half snapped a 1-all tie and second-seeded Oneonta High went on to a 3-1 victory over visiting Dryden on Saturday to advance to the Section Four Class B boys soccer final for the fifth straight year.
Paluch headed in a throw-in from Kragh Delello.
“He’s not the tallest guy, but he challenged for it,” OHS coach Alex Brannan said of Paluch’s goal from 12 yards. “I said, ‘Boy, you really climbed the ladder there.’”
The Yellowjackets (12-4) will play fourth-seeded Chenango Forks (9-7) in the final Saturday at the Wright National Soccer Campus. OHS is looking for its third sectional title in five years. Forks upset second-seeded Susquehanna Valley, 1-0, in overtime Saturday.
Jacob Czapranski scored on a free kick to give the Lions a 1-0 lead 2:12 into play.
Theo Malone tied the score for OHS 12 minutes later.
Ian Oliver capped the scoring with 10 minutes left, one-timing a pass from Delello.
“That took a pressure off with 10 minutes to go,” said Brannan, whose team has played Susquehanna Valley in the last two sectional finals, winning, 3-2, in 2011 and dropping a 5-2 decision last season.
Added Brannan: “It was an aggressive game, more aggressive than we’ve ever had against them. We composed ourselves. We gave up another early goal, but that was a mistake in the back that we talked about. It wasn’t that we weren’t ready to play.”
The Yellowjackets split two games against Forks, winning at home, 2-1, early in the season and falling, 3-1, at Forks.
“The first time we played them it was the second game of the season and other time was on turf,” Brannan said. “The bottom line is whoever comes to play will win it. We can’t give up early goals and then fight back. As you get deeper and deeper in the sectionals, good teams usually don’t give up leads. It’s good that we’re at home. We’ve won every game at home.”
On making it to the sectional final for the fifth straight year, Brannan said: “It’s pretty impressive when you think about it, because you’re changing players every year.”

Unfortunately this article does not go into the detail of the poor officiating that led to what the Oneonta Coach called aggressive play.  Officiating was poor both ways but more so in their favor.  Apathetic officiating in the first half led to all out chaos  in the second - they boys played well enough to beat the team but not the officiating.  Was not Sectional Semi-final quality officiating. 

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

JV Volleyball finishes 13-1 and are crowned IAC Large School North Division Champs.

From the coach -

The JV Volleyball team finished the regular season with a record of 13 and 1. The team claimed the Large School North Divisional Championship Title. The Overall Title Match will be played this Friday @ 5 at Trumansburg High School. The Dryden Lady Lions will be playing Waverly.  Congratulations Ladies!

Swim defeats Whitney Point

From the coach -

At the varsity girls swim team recognition meet Dryden won the meet 116 to Whitney point's 38. First place finishers for Dryden were Erin Daley, Taylor Cain, Jainyn Wood, Kalee Walden, Carrie Thomas, Marita Miller, Daniele Card, Rachael Kalousdian, Erin Walker, Liz Finney, Cassie Miller, Miranda Seymour, and Jada Chairs - Great meet lady lions!
The Modified Girls Swim Team won their final home meet of the season last night, defeating Whitney Point.   First place finishers were Megan Ball, Sydney Bishop, Brianna Miller, Allison Morrow, Molly Schmidt, and Hayley Tanner.
The JV Volleyball team finished the regular season with a record of 13 and 1. The team claimed the Large School North Divisional Championship Title. The Overall Title Match will be played this Friday @ 5 at Trumansburg High School. The Dryden Lady Lions will be playing Waverly.  Congratulations Ladies!

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Dryden rallies past Marathon

Cortland Standard

MARATHON — Jake Czapranski and Tor Wildenstein scored second half goals nine minutes apart to help Dryden High overcome a 1-0 deficit and post a 2-1 victory over Marathon Central in the Interscholastic Athletic Conference North Division regular season soccer finale for both teams.
Dryden wraps up the regular season at 12-3. Marathon closes the books at 11-4 heading into post-season play.
Marathon took a 1-0 lead in the 38th minute of play. Zack Brandstadt got the ball to Dan Lincoln off a corner kick. Lincoln found a hole and poke the ball into the goal for the Olympians.
“We played a very good first half,” Marathon coach Chip Stewart said. “We got the ball deep a number of times, but did not take the shot. That was the difference because Dryden pulled the trigger on shots while we looked for the perfect shot.”
Dryden got the equalizer 10 minutes into the second half. Mike Harvey laid the ball off to Czapranski for the finish. With 21 minutes to to, Czapranski delivered a corner kick into the box. Wildenstein received the ball and drove it home for the lead.
“That was what we needed,” Dryden coach Laszlo Engel said about Wildenstein’s game-winner. “We took care of the ball and held the lead for the win during the last 21 minutes. It was an exciting and intense game all afternoon. Both teams had their times of danger.
“I liked our work effort today and our ball management to earn the win,” he added. “Marathon worked hard to get their goal in the first half. It was a very nice goal.”
“I was disappointed that we didn’t handle the intensity in the second half,” Stewart said. “It really was a well played game by by both teams.”
Goalie Kyle Young kept Marathon in the hunt with six saves. Haile Cutter recorded two saves for Dryden.
Marathon will now prepare for the IAC Overall Small School Championship match Friday. The North Division Champion Olympians will meet Spencer-Van Etten at 8 p.m. on the Tompkins Cortland Community College turf.
Marathon girls will play the 6 p.m. game Friday as the Lady Olympian also meet Spencer-Van Etten for the Overall Small School title match at TC3.
THE IAC LARGE SCHOOL Overall Championship matches are set for Saturday at TC3. North Champion Lansing and South Division champion Elmira Notre Dame will meet in the girls’ title game at 6 p.m. The Bobcat and Crusader boys will then square off in the 8 p.m. championship match.

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Sectional Bracketology

From Ithaca.com

By Jesse Disbrow 
Bracketology. It’s a term that is most often heard around the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, but it can be co-opted for anytime a bracket is produced.
Take for example, boys’ soccer. All the regular season games will be over by Tuesday, and a seeding meeting will be held during the week. Who will be the top seed in each bracket? Where will your favorite team be? Trying to figure that all out is called bracketology.
It’s hard to imagine that Lansing won’t be a number one seed. They’ve shown some vulnerability, but they still are the class of Class C. However, some of our other Class C programs will have a shot at top seeds. Trumansburg, who handed Lansing their only loss this season, and Spencer-Van Etten, who will once again head to TC3 this weekend as the IAC Small South champ, should host a playoff game and may end up among the top five seeded teams.
Dryden is our coverage area’s only Class B school, but they should be in line for a first round bye.
Newfield’s team should also join the brackets this year, but they will likely have to hit the road in their first match. Candor will also be a part of a bracket, though they’ll end up in the Class D bracket. The Romulus/South Seneca boys are an interesting team to consider for brackets. They’ll likely end up towards the bottom of their bracket, but they had a stronger season than their record portrays. They could be one of those teams that travels to a higher seed and upsets them.
For the girls, Candor will play in the sectional this year, having qualified after a season that saw some key victories. The Spencer-Van Etten girls earned their second straight IAC Small School South Division title and that should be enough to earn them a top five seed. Furthermore, they got some big wins against the more powerful teams in Class C, so they may also end up with a first round bye and then a home game.
Newfield had a very solid season, but may have fallen just outside of the brackets. A late season win could be all the difference. The Groton girls may be in the same boat.
South Seneca should definitely earn a playoff spot. In fact they may be looking at a home game when the Section 5 tournament begins on October 22. They are currently fifth in sectional points, and a win against rival Romulus on Friday could help keep them there.
The Lansing and Dryden girls should both get into their brackets easily, with both looking at spots near the top.
We’ll also get field hockey brackets soon, and we’ll get a look at the volleyball playoffs soon enough as well, though those are not a traditional bracket.

Lansng vs Dryden - Girls Soccer - From the Coach

Varsity girls soccer: 10/15 -  Lansing defeated Dryden by a score of 2-0  to clinch the large school north division. lansing finishes the season with a 14-0 IAC record and will play on Saturday at TC3 forthe IAC large school championship. The game was 0-0 at half time. lansing netted a goal early in the second half when Kristin Dake finished from the left flank. Dryden had a few chances throughout but was unable to capitalize. Lansing sealed the deal with ten minutes remaining with an Elena Parkins goal. The game was a typical Dryden Lansing game. " I knew my team could hang with Lansing for 40 minutes, even 60 minutes, but with the depth they have and the ability to rest their kids to keep them fresh and the young small team I have with the inability to rest my kids is a huge disadvantage to us. being able to hang in at that strength and speed is only something that will come with my 8th graders becoming 9 the graders or 10th graders" " I am proud of the way we played, the heart and the commitment to fight hard to the end is a testament to what the future Dryden soccer has ahead of them"

Monday, October 14, 2013

Lansing v Dryden - Boys Soccer - From the Coach

Varsity boys soccer 10/11 - Dryden 0, Lansing 2 - This was a very intense game. We played very well especially in the first half but did not finish our chances. Lansing finished 2 chances on two shots in the second half. They do a good job of being opportunistic. We have had some difficulties doing that. Our passing game was very good as was our possession. This was a very exciting and fast passed High School soccer game. Very entertaining.  We will now focus on sectionals.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Dryden Girls over Groton in Soccer

Dryden 7, Groton 0

Dryden 7, Groton 0: At Dryden, Taylor Bennett continued her scoring barrage with three more goals and an assist as the Purple Lions (11-2) raced to a 5-0 halftime lead. Bennett has 38 goals this season for Dryden, which hosts Marathon at 4:30 this afternoon in a make-up of Monday’s rained-out contest. Paige Graham 16 saves for Groton.


Groton 0 0 0
Dryden 5 2 7
Dryden
goals-assists: Taylor Bennett 3-1; Keri Daley 2-0; Amy Gardner 1-1; Abigail Barr 1-1; Ashley Tenkate 0-1; Sarah Westcott 0-1. Saves: Paige Graham (G) 16; Alissa Patte (D) 0, Vicky Leyburn (D) 0, Taylor Bennett (D) 0. Shots-corners: Groton 0-1; Dryden 29-12. Records: Dryden 11-2.

Dryden Boys Soccer Over Groton on Senior Night

 

Dryden 9, Groton 0:

 On Senior Night at Dryden, nine players had at least a point for the Purple Lions, led by John Whitmore (2 goals, assist) and Michael Harvey (3 assists).Jonathan Becker, Gabe Guisado, John Varvayanis, Ali Abel-Ferreti, Padraic Iannello, Ross Cole and Jake Czapranski also scored goals for Dryden. Haile Cutter made two saves for Dryden, while Alec Young had seven for Groton (0-13).

 



Groton 0 0 0
Dryden 3 6 9
Dryden goals-assists: John Whitmore 2-1; Gaby Guisado 1-1; Jonathan Becker 1-0; John Varvayanis 1-0; Ali Abel-Ferreti 1-0; Padraic Iannello 1-0; Ross Cole 1-0; Jake Czapranski 1-0; Mike Harvey 0-3. Saves: Alec Young (G) 7; Haile Cutter (D) 2. Shots-corners: Groton 2-1; Dryden 24-3. Records: Dryden 11-2.

From the Coach - Mod Boys Soccer

Modified boys soccer: 10/9 - The boys modified soccer team had another good game yesterday afternoon.  Dryden beat Groton by a score of 6 to 2 with goals scored by Mason Thomas, Kyle Brown, Mark Dodici, Jacob Lewis and Wes Welch.  The team played great they look forward to their last home game this Friday against Lansing.

From the Coach - Girls Soccer over Groton

Varsity girsls soccer: 10/9 -  Keri Daley nets two goals as Dryden now 11-2 rally over Groton by a score of 7-0. Taylor bennett has 3 goals and 1 assist, Amy Gardner with 1 goal and 1 assist, abigail Barr 1 goal and 1 assist while ashley tenkate, and sarah Westcott each have an assist. Grotons Paige Graham did an outstanding job in goal making 16 saves. Dryden will host a Marathon tomorrow for their next contest at 4:30 to make up Mondays rain ou

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Lansing vs. Dryden in Swim

Ithaca Journal

Lansing 101, Dryden 75

Tuesday at Dryden
200-yard medley relay: Lansing (Corgel, Ferris, Conte, Allen) 2:00.66; 200 freestyle: Caroline Dennis (L) 2:08.21; 200 individual medley: A. Ferris (L) 2:15.18; 50 freestyle: Erin Daley (D) 26.26; Diving: Carlyn Matheny (L) 185.75; 100 butterfly: Isabel Corgel (L) 1:04.72; 100 freestyle: A. Ferris (L) 55.76; 500 freestyle: C. Dennis (L) 5:47.25; 200 free relay: Dryden (Finney, Walden, Thomas, Wood) 1:50.20; 100 backstroke: Corgel (L) 1:02.16; 100 breaststroke: G. Ferris (L) 1:18.04; 400 freestyle relay: Lansing (Dennis, Weaver, Allen, Corgel) 4:06.35. Records: Lansing 6-0, Dryden 4-2.

Boys Soccer Senior Night

From the coach -

Varsity boys soccer 10/9 -   Dryden 9, Groton 0 - Tonight was Senior Night where we honored 20 seniors. It was a very special night for all. Nine different players scored or had an assist. We made 3 groups of players rotating in and out of the game in order to play everyone. Dryden is now 11-2 on the season. Next, we play Lansing on Friday afternoon home at 4:30 pm

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Dryden Swim - From the Coach

Varsity Girls Swimming/Diving: 10/8- The girls swim team swam Lansing yesterday. The final score was Lansing 101 Dryden 75. First place finishers for Dryden were Erin Daley, Liz Finney, Kalee Walden, Carrie Thomas, and Jainyn Wood. Our next meet is Thursday with Odessa Montour. If you would like to be close to the action on deck we could use your help as a timer on deck. We hope to see you there shortly after the pep rally.

Monday, October 7, 2013

From the Coach - Varsity Girls Soccer over Union Springs

Varsity girsls soccer: 10/4 - Taylor Bennett scored 4 goals and 3 assists to break Dryden’s single season scoring record as Dryden advances over Union Springs by a score of 11-0.  The record was set in 2010 by her sister Leighann Bennett who had 34 goals in a single season.  Ashley Tenkate netted 2 goals, Abigail Barr netted two Goals a while Alissa Patte and Sarah Westcott each scored their first Varsity goals.  Sarah Federation rounded out the scoring for Dryden .   Dryden is now 10-2 and plays home against Marathon at 4:30 today.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Dryden Girls Soccer 10-2 and Bennett Sets Scoring Record

Taylor Bennett now has 35 goals on the season and moves past sister, Leighann, for the School Single Season Record.

Dryden 11, Union Springs 0


Union Springs 0 0 0
Dryden 6 5 11
Dryden goals-assists: Taylor Bennett 4-3, Abigail Barr 2-1, Ashley Tenkage 2-0, Alissa Patte 1-0, Sarah Federation 1-0, Sarah Westcott 1-0, Amy Gardner 0-1, Jordan Robinson 0-1. Saves: Kiersten Spears (US) 5; Alissa Patte (D) 0; Molly Arnold (D) 0. Shots-corners: US 0-0; D 21-10. Records: Dryden 10-2.

Dryden Swim over Watkins Glen

Ithaca Journal

Dryden 114, Watkins Glen 71: At Dryden, Jainyn Wood and Erin Daley both won two individual events to lead the Purple Lions (4-1) past the visiting Senecas (1-1). Wood won the 200 IM and 100 freestyle, and Daley took 50 free and 100 backstroke. Sam Gill (100 butterfly), Alexis Castellaneta (diving) and Katherine Meehan (100 breaststroke) scored the Glen’s victories.

Friday, October 4, 2013

Lansing hosts Dryden Friday night in key divisional football matchup

Ithaca Journal



ITHACA — A pair of Interscholastic Athletic Conference rivals meet Friday night when Dryden travels to Lansing in a key Section 4 Division IV matchup at Sobus Field.
The Purple Lions (3-1 overall, 0-0 Division IV) are coming off a 47-12 home defeat of Greene last Friday night, led by running back Stuart Stahlman (11 carries-147 yards, 2 touchdowns) and quarterback Alan Davis (7-for-14, 202 yards, 2 touchdowns). Stahlman — a 6-foot-3, 205-pound sophomore — scored on runs of 1 and 46 yards, and had two receptions for 79 yards as well as a 2-point conversion catch early in the second quarter.
Davis, a 6-2 senior who also plays defensive end, had scoring tosses of 26 yards to Branden Decker and 39 yards to Matthew McHerron. He also ran for two scores as the Purple Lions — honorable mention in this week’s Class C state rankings — bounced back from a 49-12 loss in week 3 to defending Section 4 champion Chenango Forks. Dryden opened the season with victories over Oxford (32-14) and Moravia (34-12).
Lansing’s most recent loss also came against Chenango Forks, a 28-0 home blanking last weekend. The Bobcats (2-2, 1-0 Division IV), winners of two in a row before last weekend, were outgained 342-87. The Bobcats opened with an eight-point loss to Groton but followed with wins over Chenango Valley (22-21) and Trumansburg (54-20).

Thursday, October 3, 2013

From the Coach - Dryden Boys Soccer vs Trumansburg

Dryden Athletic Website

Varsity boys soccer: 10/3 - Trumansburg 2, Dryden 1: Trumansburg scored two second half goals then dryden scored 1. We played well after the second Trumansburg goal. Trumansburg came out hard and played  with heart all game long. We never really got it going until the last 13 minutes right after Abreham's second goal. Both of his goals were break away goals. Mike harvey got in low for us and the Goalkeeper ran into Mike but Mike managed to get the ball to Tim who put it in the empty net. We came close a couple times  before the game ended, but could not find that finish.  We will regroup and prepare for our next game at Union Springs on Saturday at 4:30 pm.  Dryden is now 9-2.

High School Roundup: Kittel ties Trumansburg scoring mark in boys soccer victory

Ithaca Journal

Senior Abreham Kittel scored two second-half goals to equal the Trumansburg career goal-scoring record and lead the Blue Raiders at Dryden, 2-1, in Interscholastic Athletic Conference North Large Division boys soccer action.
Kittel broke a scoreless tie 10 minutes into the second half, on a feed from Jacob Cozzarin, then gave the Blue Raiders (10-2) a two-goal lead off an assist from Danny Lapp 17 minutes later. He stands at 57 goals, equaling the mark set in 1981 by Barth Gardner. Kittel will have a chance to break the record in T-burg’s next game, Wednesday night at No. 1-ranked Lansing.
A minute after Kittel’s second goal, Dryden (9-2) cut the deficit to one on a goal by Timothy Lewis on a feed from Mike Harvey, but the home team could not get the equalizer. The Blue Raiders had a slim edge in shots (11-10) and the Purple Lions had the edge in corners (5-3).
Seamus Henehan made six saves for Trumansburg, while Haile Cutter stopped five shots for the Purple Lions, who will take on Union Springs at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Newark Valley 3, Candor 2: Tyler Rypkema broke a 2-all tie with 11 minutes to play, lifting the Cardinals. Philip Lindhorst and Chad Goodrich also scored for NV, while Jake Van Scoy and Adam Nichols had the Candor goals. Micah Gorsline made eight saves for the winners, while Tristan Over had six for the Indians.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Dryden Volleyball now 8-1

Ithaca Journal

Dryden 3, Southern Cayuga 0

Game scores: 25-15; 25-20; 25-22.
Dryden: Aces: Kayla Kucerak 5. Kills: Alex Zehr 5. Assists: Kucerak 11. Blocks: Zehr 2. Digs: Kucerak 16. SC: Aces: Alexis Medina 4; Marlee Harris 4. Kills: Medina 5. Assists: Jessica Holden 3; Haley Reynolds 3. JV: Dryden 2-1. Records: Dryden 8-1.

Dryden Swimmers over Whitney Point

Ithaca Journal

Dryden 78, Whitney Point 14

At Whitney Point
200-yard medley relay: Dryden (Rachael Kalousdian, Valerie Horn, Kalie Rauch, Sadie Spearman) 2:15.01; 200 freestyle: Liz Finney (D) 2:33.28; 200 individual medley: Kalee Walden (D) 2:47.60; 50 freestyle: Miranda Seymour (D) 29.61; 100 butterfly: Cassie Miller (D) 1:13.81; 100 freestyle: Veronica Cator-Szymanski (D) 1:14.62; 500 freestyle: Rauch (D) 6:44.81; 200 free relay: Dryden (Carrie Thomas, Hannah Bell, Taylor Cain, Daniele Card) 2:09.12; 100 backstroke: Emily Curtis (WP) 1:16.56; 100 breaststroke: Horn (D) 1:23.44; 400 freestyle relay: Dryden (Card, Erin Walker, Spearman, Miller) 4:32.00.