Volleyball Serves up a win to start the season

• Dryden 3, Groton 0: Katie Hoy had two kills and 12 service points to leads the Purple Lions (1-0) past the Indians (0-1). Game scores were 25-7, 25-14 and 25-17. Vanessa Scott added two kills and two blocks for the winners.

IAC volleyball

Dryden 3, Lansing 0: At Dryden, the Purple Lions (2-0) knocked off the defending Section 4 Class C champion Bobcats (1-1) as Vanessa Scott had three kills and 12 service points, and Kate Holland added six aces and 10 service points. Katie Hoy had six digs for Dryden, which travels to Moravia on Wednesday.
Kala Mattoon (6 aces) and Kaleigh Hotchkin (10 digs) paced Lansing, which hosts Southern Cayuga on Wednesday.

Dryden Town Talk: Teens offer a handshake of friendship to exchange student

From Cathy Wakeman's Dryden Town Talk

This summer marks 22 years that we have lived in Dryden. In these 22 years, I have grown to love this town and the people in it, but I have never been more proud than I was this past Thursday.
This past Wednesday, Dan and I became parents again. We welcomed into our family a son from Japan, Masahiro Kiba, who will be living with us and two other families during his 10-month Rotary Exchange. Among the many details of this transition is getting settled into American high school, an overwhelming proposition at any age. With less than 48 hours in our fair town, Masa ventured into a sea of purple, his first varsity soccer practice. Coach Laszlo Engel and athletic director Brian Ford graciously arranged for a place on the team and clearing all of the procedural hurdles for this to happen.
As we started up the rise to the field, that uncertain pause of where to go first must have been clear on our faces. Without hesitation, a contingent of purple clad young men started down the field. With wide smiles and extended hands, they offered generous welcome and kind introductions, breaching a chasm of language and culture.
Having known most of these fine fellows since they were toddlers, my heart melted with pride at what fine young men they have become, and how well they represented their team, their families and their town.
My hat is off to you, Ben Lewis, Ryan Prunty, Levi Crognale, John Varvayanis, Gabby Guisado, Dan Fuller, Josh Hutchinson, and Jon Becker. As we cheer from the sidelines for you and the rest of the 2013 Dryden High soccer team this season, it will be for more than just your amazing soccer skills. It will be for the fine young gentlemen who carry and share respect. Dryden is rightfully proud.

Dryden Boys Soccer wins opener

Ithaca Journal

• Dryden 3, Whitney Point 1: Gabriel Guisado, Jacob Czapranski and Padraic Ianello scored and Haile Cutter made one save to lead the Purple Lions.
Guisado converted his own rebound in the first half to give Dryden a 1-0 halftime lead, and Czapranski got the eventual winner early in the second half.
“I liked our play today,” Dryden coach Laszlo Engel said. “We are learning a new system and will certainly make it better as we go along. We do need to convert more of our chances, but I know that will happen as they become more confident in the system.”
Dryden outshot WP, 31-4, and had a 6-3 edge in corners.
Zachary Marsh had the goal for the Eagles.

Local Teams Hope to Build on Successful 2012 Seasons

Ithaca . com

Jesse Disbrow 

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.

Two Dryden High sophpmores to compete for national soccer Title in Kansas

Ithaca Journal



DRYDEN — Taylor Bennett and Abigail Barr have both been playing soccer for as long as they can remember.
“I’ve been playing since I was 4 years old,” said Bennett. “It’s a way of life now.”
“I’ve been playing since she’s been playing,” added Barr, completing the thought of her teammate and best friend. “We’ve been playing together since then. I can’t remember ever playing without her.”
Bennett and Barr, both 15-year-old sophomores who play varsity soccer at Dryden High, will continue their soccer odyssey on Tuesday at the 2013 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Overland Park, Kan. The top finisher from each of the two pools will advance to the national championship game.
The local duo helped the Empire Revolution Syracuse girls under-15 team advance to nationals with a 2-1 win over PWSI Courage 97 Red, from Woodbridge, Va., in the Region I championship in Kingston, R.I., on July 2.
Eight teams, including the four regional winners and four teams from the national league — composed of all the top teams in the country — qualified for the tournament. Region I includes 13 states; the Syracuse-based team advanced to the regional tournament after winning the New York State Cup last month. Bennett, a striker, scored the game-winner in the regional championship win. Barr plays center midfield.
“It’s hard to explain how big this is,” Bennett said. “It’s almost overwhelming. It’s like a dream.”
Bennett was a fourth-team all-state performer last fall; she scored the game-winning goal against Elmira Notre Dame in last year’s Interscholastic Athletic Conference Large School final. She and Barr are the only two Section 4 players on the team made up almost exclusively of players from Syracuse and Cortland.
Along with Bennett’s mother, Janine, an assistant coach for the Syracuse-based team and the varsity coach at Dryden, they travel to Baldwinsville two or three times a week for practices. Janine Bennett marvels at the time commitment and dedication of her daughter and Barr.
“You can’t do it half-way,” said Janine Bennett, whose older daughter, Leighann, is bound for Binghamton University this fall to play soccer. “You are either in it or you’re not. Their dedication is quite high and the parents’ dedication is quite high. It has to be that way in order for this to work. These two have risen to the occasion with everything we’ve asked of them.”
The commitment is made easier by the fact that Bennett and Barr are doing it together.
“You always have someone there,” Taylor Bennett said, as Barr nodded in agreement. “It’s not like you ever going to be left out of something because it’s too far of a drive. You are always with someone.”
After the national tournament, Bennett and Barr will get two weeks off before practices begin for the upcoming high school season.
“We have two weeks to breathe after the national tournament,” Barr said. “I’m going to the beach. I’m excited.”

All-State Baseball (Cortland Standard)

Cortland Standard

Senior pitcher-first baseman Brian Hughes from Section 3 Class A and OHSL Freedom American Division champion Cortland High is a first-teamer on the 2013 New York State Sports Writers Association’s Class A Baseball All-State squad.
Hughes went 5-2 this season pitching against the Purple Tigers’ toughest opponents with a 2.38 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 50 innings.
At the plate, he led CHS in batting average (.400), on-base percentage (.494), slugging percentage (.754), doubles (seven), triples (two), home runs (four), total bases (49), runs scored (24), sacrifice flies (four) and stolen bases (15), and was second in RBIs with 18.
Other Class A honorees include Homer Central junior pitcher-outfielder Jake Casey, third team; Cortland senior pitcher-outfielder Justin Sidebottom, fourth team; Homer senior pitcher-infielder Peyten Boice, fifth team and Cortland junior shortstop Zach Whelan, seventh team.
In Class D, McGraw Central senior shortstop Nick Cowen made the second team for the sectional finalists. Marathon Central had senior pitcher-first baseman Jeff Contri on the third team and senior shortstop-pitcher Kody Barry the fourth team. The fifth team includes McGraw senior center fielder Aaron Hitt and senior catcher Wayne Buerkle and, from Marathon., senior catcher Andrew Gillette and junior center fielder Daniel Lincoln.
Class B honorees from Dryden include junior catcher Brian Colbert, fourth team; junior third baseman-pitcher Bruno Bugliosi, sixth team and junior shortstop Derek Wilson, seventh team.
CLASS A
Junior pitcher-outfielder Jack Piekos from state champion Bayport-Blue Point of Section 11 is the Class A Player of the Year and Bayport-Blue Point’s Jim Moccio is Coach of the Year. Joining Hughes on the first team are Watertown senior catcher Josh Belch and Queensbury senior pitcher Charlie Peltz, both CHS post-season opponents, along with Piekos, Beacon junior pitcher first-baseman Tony Romanelli, John Jay-Cross River senior pitcher-outfielder Sam Mines, Amherst senior catcher Jonah Heim, senior shortstop-pitcher Anthony Martelli from Valley Stream North, senior pitcher-first baseman Nate Tomlinson from Red Hook and Sayville senior catcher Rob McCauley.
Senior outfielder Chris Lenish from Jamesville-DeWitt and Maine-Endwell senior first baseman-pitcher Carter Austin made the Class AA second team. Casey (.421, 11 doubles, 25 RBIs, 17 runs eight stolen bases; 7-2, 1,76 ERA, 72 strikeouts in 51 2-3 innings) made the third team, along with sophomore second baseman-pitcher Jarrod Bellinger from Watertown and junior pitcher-outfielder Nick Wegmann from Vestal.
Included on the third team are Sidebottom (.326, four doubles, one triple, eight RBIs, 13 runs, three stolen bases; 5-0, 0.92 ERA, 41 strikeouts in 38 innings), J-D senior catcher Nick Austin and Vestal senior shortstop-pitcher Troy Wilson. Boice (.388, six doubles, one triple, one homer, one stolen base, 22 RBIs and 20 runs; 2-1 with a 2.28 ERA, 49 strikeouts in 40 innings) made the fifth team, along with Maine-Endwell senior second baseman Zack Kollar.
Among the sixth-teamers are J-D junior shortstop-pitcher Chris McGee, New Hartford senior pitcher Tory King and Vestal senior outfielder Casey Kies. Whelan (.355, six doubles, two homers, nine stolen bases, 22 RBIs and 15 runs) and junior outfielder Mike Trasolini from Syracuse CBA were sixth-team selections.
CLASS D
Cowen was joined on the second team by senior catcher Dan Buehler of Oriskany and Elmira Notre Dame senior shortstop-pitcher Hunter Thomas. First-teamers include junior pitcher Zach Vennaro and senior catcher J.T. Ross from New York Mills and, from Hancock, senior shortstop-pitcher Tyler Phillips, junior pitcher-infielder Ryan Smith and junior catcher Eli Holton.
State champion Fort Ann supplied both the Player (senior pitcher George Lehoisky) and Coach (Dane Clark) of the year.
Contri (.358, seven doubles, one triple, 17 RBIs, 17 runs) was named to the third team, along with Brookfield junior catcher-pitcher Cody Beeching, Hamilton senior infielder Noah Fry and Elmira Notre Dame junior outfielder Aaron Carson. Barry (.313, five doubles, one homer, 15 RBIs, 14 runs; 3-4 with a 4.60 ERA and 51 strikeouts), made the fourth team, along with Hamilton senior third baseman Ben Yacavone, New York Mills senior utility player Shawn Kula and Edmeston junior pitcher Mike Clark.
The fifth team includes Hitt (who batted .508), Buerkle, Gillette (.316, four doubles, one triple, one HR, 18 RBIs and nine runs) and Lincoln (.214, one double, one triple, 24 runs, 25 stolen bases), along with Brookfield junior shortstop-pitcher Jake Cowen.
CLASS B
Colbert (.355, seven doubles, two triples, four homers, 29 RBIs, 22 runs) was named to the fourth team along with Westhill junior infielder Juan Carlos Pena. Bugliosi (.403, seven doubles, one homer, 10 RBIs, 31 runs; 3.87 ERA, 47 strikeouts in 34 1-3 innings) made the sixth team, along with Clinton junior catcher Andy Taft and Waverly senior shortstop Cody Marchese.
Wilson (.443, six doubles, one homer, 20 RBIs, 27 runs) and Waverly senior pitcher-utility player Dylan Perry are among the seventh-teamers.
Senior outfielder Nick Hart and Vince Gullo from state champion Fredonia are the Class B Player and Coach of the year, respectively. Among the first-teamers are Clinton senior pitcher Anthony Rizzo and Oneonta senior outfielder Chris Pindar. Westhill senior pitcher Ben Walsh and Waverly senior pitcher-first baseman Pat Bronson were included on the second team, and making the third team were Vernon-Verona-Sherrill senior shortstop Alex Saville, South Jefferson senior shortstop-pitcher Marcus Shelmidine and Chenango Valley senior outfielder Chris Ruffo.
The fifth team includes senior outfielder Zane Smith from Utica Notre dame, Clinton senior second baseman Austin Bouse and Norwich senior first baseman Colby Griffin.
CLASS AA
Senior pitcher Scott Blewett from state champion Baldwinsville is the Player of the Year, while Coach of the Year honors went to Bees head man Dave Penafeather. Blewett and Horseheads senior pitcher-infielder Dylan Manwaring are among the first-teamers.
The second team includes Baldwinsville junior pitcher Pat Merriweather, Cicero-North Syracuse senior infielder Brian Hamilton and Horseheads junior first baseman Brett Wieland. C-NS junior catcher Justin Tague and Union-Endicott junior shortstop C.J. Krowiak were third-team picks, with Baldwinsville senior catcher Gabe Levanti and Corning junior shortstop Zack Sullivan named to the fourth team.
Among the fifth-teamers are Rome Free Academy senior pitcher Jeff Cooke and Corning junior pitcher Nathan Grant. The sixth team includes Syracuse East senior infielder Frank Vigilotti and Horseheads senior pitcher David Yorio.
CLASS C
Binghamton Seton Catholic-4 won the state championship behind Coach of the year Jim Miller and Player of the year Michael Korchak, a senior pitcher-first baseman. Korchak made the first team along with, among others, teammate Patrick Gosney, a senior pitcher; beaver River senior pitcher-infielder Sam Widrick; South Lewis junior pitcher-shortstop Jason Martin and Lansing senior shortstop-pitcher Eliington Hopkins.
Little Falls senior pitcher Luke Godlewski, Bainbridge-Guilford senior pitcher Austin Bauerle and Sidney first baseman-outfielder Damian Zimmer were named to the second team, while the third team includes Pulaski junior infielder-pitcher Tom Taplin, Lansing junior second baseman-pitcher Sam Currie and Unatego senior infielder-pitcher Quinn Barnhart. Among the fourth-teamers are Fabius-Pompey junior pitcher-infielder Ben Rotondo, Bishop Grimes junior pitcher-shortstop Chris Schad and Sidney junior shortstop Bill Kozar.
South Lewis junior infielder Lucas Kelly made the fifth team, along with Cooperstown senior pitcher Ethan Bliss and Seton catholic senior outfielder-designated hitter Connor Ligeikis. The sixth team includes Little Falls senior first baseman-pitcher Tyler Baumeister, Elmira Heights Edison senior catcher Nate Jurusik and Unatego junior pitcher Kellen Komenda.

Dryden places 4 on All-State Baseball teams

http://www.newyorksportswriters.org/reference/boys_baseball_stars_2013.shtml#.UdLH5NJJMlo

The same three that made the all-state rosters last year repeated this year.
 
Brian Colbert - 4th team - C (4th  in 2012 also)
Bruno Bugliosi  -6th team -  P/3B (7th in 2012 )
Derek Wilson - 7th team - SS  (7th in 2012 also)