Friday, September 19, 2014

Dryden 0, Whitney Point 0, OT - Boys Soccer

Ithaca Journal

Dryden 0, Whitney Point 0, OT: On Wednesday at Whitney Point, neither team could find the net through regulation and overtime. The host Eagles had an 11-10 edge in shots and a 5-3 edge in corners. Thad LeViere made 10 saves for Dryden, while Sean Kelly made three for WP.
“It was end to end with many opportunities for both teams,” Dryden coach Laszlo Engel said. “We simply need to shoot more. We are in deep but seem to not get a shot off for all the work that we’ve done. So we will address it.”
The Lions (5-3-1) travel to Union Springs Friday for a 4:30 p.m. kickoff.

Dryden Boys Battle to 0-0 Tie at Whitney Point

From the Coach



Dryden at Whitney Point
9/17/14

Dryden 0-0-0-0-0
Whitney Point 0-0-0-0-0

Goals/Assists:
None

Shots /Corners
Dryden: 10/3
WP:11/5

Goalkeeper
Dryden: Thad LeViere 10
WP: Sean Kelly 3

This was a very exciting game for the fans. It was end to end with many opportunities for both teams. We simply need to shoot more. We are in deep, but seem to not get a shot off for all the work that we've done. So we will address it. We really played with heart today and if someone was hurt another player stepped in and turned up their play. It was a very nice team effort and the confidence is certainly starting to become a reality.

Girls Soccer - Whitney Point recap



Dryden at Whitney Point
9/17/14

Scoring by half
Dryden 1_2_3
Whitney Point 0_0_0
Shots and corners
Dryden: 13/6
Whitney Point: 3/0

Saves
Dryden: Sarah Westcott 2
Whitney Point Mackenzie Cafferty 8
Scoring
Dryden:
Taylor Bennett 1g 1a
Grace DePaull 1g
Amy Gardner 1g
Abigail Barr 1a
Grace DePaull opened the Scoring for Dryden with 17 minutes to go in the first half from a Taylor Bennett cross.  Taylor Bennett scored from Abigail Barr ten minutes into the second half and Amy Gardner sealed the victory with 20 minutes remaining. Dryden is 8-0 and will play at home vs union springs Thursday, September 25.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

H.S. Roundup: Dryden girls soccer remains undefeated

Ithaca Journal

Grace DePaull scored a first-half goal, and Taylor Bennett and and Amy Gardner sealed it with second-half scores as the Dryden girls’ soccer team remained undefeated by blanking Whitney Point, 3-0, on Wednesday in Interscholastic Athletic Conference play.
Bennett also assisted on DePaull’s goal, at the 23-minute mark, then scored 10 minutes into the second half off an Abigail Barr assist for the Purple Lions (8-0). Gardner closed the scoring midway through the second half.
Sarah Westcott made two saves to get the shutout for Dryden, which had had a 13-3 edge in shots and took all six of the game’s corners. Mackenzie Cafferty made eight saves for the Eagles.
Dryden hosts Union Springs next Thursday.

Girls Swim over Odessa-Montour

From the DCS Website



Varsity Girls Swim vs. Odsessa-Montour
9-16-14


The Dryden girls varsity swim team made their home debut a winning one with a solid victory over the visiting Odessa-Montour girls by a score of 108-56.  The team received a strong effort from all of the swimmers and won every event except the 200 Free Relay. 

Winning events included the 200 Medley Relay (Erin Daley, Taylor Cain, Cassie Miller, and Marita Miller: 2:07.59), 200 Free (Jainyn Wood: 2:12.15), 200 IM (Marita Miller: 2:35.01), 50 Free (Erin Daley: 26.49), 100 Fly (Cassie Miller: 1:15.73), 100 Free (Marita Miller: 1:03.44), 500 Free (Erin Daley: 6:23.08), 100 Back (Jainyn Wood: 1:11.51), 100 Breast (Taylor Cain: 1:17.58), and the 400 Free Relay (Hayley Tanner, Erin Daley, Sydney Bishop, and Cassie Miller: 4:54.63). 

Second place finishes were recorded in the 200 Medley Relay (Allison Morrow, Miranda Seymour, Veronica Cator-Szymanski, and Jada Chaires: 2:21.50), 200 Free (Danielle Card: 2:27.34), 200 IM (Allison Morrow: 2:44.43), 50 Free (Cassie Miller: 28:55), 100 Fly (Veronica Cator-Szymanski: 1:22.42), 100 Free (Allison Morrow: 1:08.48),  and the200 Free Relay (Hayley Tanner, Jainyn Wood, Taylor Cain, and Miranda Seymour: 2:11.21). 

In addition, season best times were recorded by Taylor Cain (100 Breast: 1:17.58), Danielle Card (200 Free: 2:27.34, 500 Free: 6:46.24), Cassie Miller (50 Free: 28:55), and Hayley Tanner (100 Free: 1:31.15).

The girl’s next meet will be Saturday, 9/20, at Elmira Free Academy for the EFA Invitaional.