Dryden Football All-Stars

Congratulations to our Dryden Lions Football All-Star selections
Section 4, Class C, Division IV
1st Team All-Stars:
Stu Stahlman
Noah Welgoss
Matt McHerron
Connor O'Brien

Honorable Mention All-Stars:
Trevor Gardner
Duran Joyce

Swimmer sets new team records!

From the DCS Website

Erin Daley broke two longstanding Dryden High School Girls' Swimming records on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Section IV Class C Meet.  A 25-year old record in the100 Free set by Jennifer Larkin (56.11) fell as Erin swam 55.90. In the 50 Free, Erin swam 25.50 in which the former record was 25.60 by Sheila Rhoades in 2006. Congratulations Erin and the entire girls swim team on your fifth place finish at Sections.

Lady Lions Named All-Stars

From the DCS Website

The IAC released their Varsity Volleyball All-Star teams for Fall 2014 and Dryden was well represented. Seniors Mackenzie Todd and Kayla Kucerak were placed on the First Team. Seniors Alex Zehr and Vanessa Scott and Junior Madison Seamans were named to the second team. The team had a great year and it is nice to see these hard working girls honored for their dedication. Great job!

Dryden Cheerleaders will have competitive designation going forward.

Fro the Athletic Department

After an exhaustive compliance review, Superintendent Sherwood has verified that we are in compliance with the new cheerleading regulations and therefore can declare our teams competitive for this season, and seasons moving forward (both Fall and Winter seasons are covered by these regulations from now on).  Both the Varsity and JV teams will be competitive, so Middle School girls will still have to pass selective classification to participate.  Those girls wishing to do so must wait for further direction from the Athletic Department. 

Two Dryden Alumni selected as All-Region for TC3 Soccer - Ithaca Journal

Ithaca Journal

TC3 NEWS: Seven soccer players from Tompkins Cortland Community College — four men and three women — have been named NJCAA All-Region III this fall.
Honorees from the men's team are sophomore striker Morgan Shutter (Odessa-Montour), freshman midfielder Jacob Czapranski (Dryden), sophomore defender James Demshick and sophomore keeper McZiggy Richards. Shutter led the Panthers with 16 goals, half the team's total, as TC3 finished the season 12-6 and lost in the Region III semifinals, 2-0, to Genesee C.C.
Women's honorees were sophomore forward Hannah Wildenstein (Dryden), sophomore defender Amanda DeGraff and sophomore midfielder Devin Blanchard. Wildenstein led the Panthers (7-8-4) with 12 goals and four assists; the Panthers were eliminated in penalty kicks in the Region III semis, after upsetting fifth seed Onondaga C.C. in penalty kicks in the first round.
TC3 is already into basketball season — the men are 1-3 after an 86-79 defeat of Fulton-Montgomery C.C. last Saturday, while the women are also 1-3 after falling to FMCC. The Panthers' women's roster features several Interscholastic Athletic Conference products, including freshman Mariah Crawford (Newfield) and sophomores Ruthanne Forehand and Alexandra Quarella (Groton) and Jenna Bowman (Waverly).

Girls Varsity Swim Sectionals

From the Coach

Girls Varsity Swim Sectionals

11/8/14

The Dryden Lady Lions varsity swim team finished their season in the Section IV Class C Finals on Saturday, November 8^th, at Owego Free Academy.  The girls finished fifth overall with a score of 245 points.

Erin Daley led the team with a gold medal in the 50 Free and in the process broke the school record with a time of 25.50.  Erin also broke the school record in the 100 Free with a time of 55.89, while earning a silver medal in the event.   Marita Miller also earned a silver medal in the 500 Free with a time of 5:58.04.

Swimmers earning ribbons in the ‘A” Final heats included Jainyn Wood (6^th - 200 IM: 2:29.72, 6th – 100 Fly: 1:08.45), Veronica Cator-Szymanski (7^th – 100 Fly: 1:12.95), Taylor Cain (4^th – 100 Breast: 1:16.66).

The Relay teams competed in the ‘A’ finals as well with the 200 Medley team of  Erin Daley, Taylor Cain, Jainyn Wood, and Marita Miller finishing 4^th with a time of 2:02.92.  The 200 Free team of Taylor Cain, Allison Morrow, Miranda Seymour, and Cassie Miller finished 5^th with a time of 1:55.51.  Finally, the 400 Free team of Cassie Miller, Marita Miller, Jainyn Wood, and Erin Daley finished 5^th with a time of 4:01.03.

Swimmers recording season best times at the meet were as mentioned above, Erin Daley in the 50 Free and 100 Free, Maddee Alexander (500 Free: 6:24.13), Taylor Cain (100 Breast: 1:16.66), Danielle Card (500 Free: 6:38.76), Veronica Cator-Szymanski (100 Fly: 1:12.95), and Marita Miller (200 IM: 2:31.76).

 Thanks for a great season!!!

Boys Modified Hoops Start Season

From the Coach

Modified Boys Basketball vs. Groton

11/6/14

The 7th grade boys basketball team beat Groton in their opener by a score of 29 to 13.   The boys were paced by Patrick Murphy with 12 points and Ethan Hicks with 11.  The boys played strong Lion defense.

The 8th grade boys team also took their opener by defeating the Indians. Scott Day, Sean Peck, and Keegan Geesin led a balanced Lion attack with 8 points apiece in a game in which the home team put up 47 points. Hunter Allis, Michael Yuz'vak, Orion Sprague, G.T. Weaver, Joey Mack, Joey Shufelt, Dylan Bell and Finn Wise all contributed with baskets. Troy Sornberger played outstanding defense.

Congrats to both teams.

Girls Varsity Swim Sectional Prelims

From the Coach

Girls Varsity Swim at Sectionals

11/5/14

The Dryden Lady Lions varsity swim team competed in the Section IV Class C prelims on Wednesday, November 5^th, at Lansing, with berths in the sectional finals at stake.

Swimmers earning spots in the sectional finals included Jainyn Wood (200 IM, 200 Fly), Erin Daley (50 Free, 100 Free), Veronica Cator-Szymanksi (100 Fly), Marita Miller (500 Free), Taylor Cain (100 Breast), and the 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, and 400 Free Relay teams.

Swimmers qualifying for the consolation heat included Allison Morrow (200 Free, 100 Breast), Marita Miller (200 IM), Taylor Cain (50 Free), Miranda Seymour (100 Free), and Maddee Alexander (500 Free, 100 Back).

Swimmers recording season best times at the meet included Danielle Card (50 Free: 30.34), Veronica Cator-Szymanski (100 Fly: 1:15.12), and Hayley Tanner (200 Free: 3:03.01, 100 Free: 1:24.47).