In golf action at The Battenkill Country Club on Tuesday, Greenwich slipped past Hoosic Valley earning a razor-thin decision over the Hawks.
The Valley’s Keegan Antolick and the Witches Sam Ziehm shared medalist honors carding rounds of 38 in the match. Antolick and Ziehm split the point in flight one as did Hoosic Valley’s Jackson Schram and Greenwich’s Peter Wade in flight two.
Posting match wins for Greenwich were Brayden Stutzman and Reid Ricciardone while Owen Harder and Ryan Morrissey posted wins for the Valley.
The top three team scores combined was deadlocked at 117 strokes with the tiebreaker being the fourth best individual score for each squad with Greenwich prevailing 41-42 to bank the three team points and the match “W”.
With the win Greenwich moves to 3-0 on the year while Hoosic Valley slips to 0-3.
Mechanicville’s Matthew Salvadore led all golfers with a round of 39, but the Witches earned the win in a match that was much closer than the final score would indicate.
Greenwich’s Peter Wade, Dylan Brown, Richie Coon and Noah Spezio all captured match wins for the Witches while, Salvadore and Kolton Rinaldi won individual matches for the Raiders.
In the top three combined scores, worth three points, the two squads were tied at 123, forcing a tiebreaker where Greenwich prevailed by a single stroke.
Waterford 5.5 Hoosic Valley 3.5
Fordians Dylan Day and Landon Pitcher shared medalist honors with rounds of 42 in Waterford’s win at Fairways of Halfmoon on Monday.
Other scores for Waterford included Bradley O’Connor 48, Andrew O’Connor 53 and Evan Cavosie with 53’s.
Scores for the Valley included Keegan Antolick 43, Owen Harder 46, Ryan Morrisey and Craig D’Avella with 48’s, and Jackson Schram with a round of 49.
With the win Waterford moves to 1-1on the year while Hoosic Valley slips to 0-2.
Cambridge/Salem 9 Tamarac 0
With rounds of 41, Cody Doinsthrope and Cody Beagle claimed medalist honors in C/S’s shutout win over Tamarac at Hoosick Falls Country Club on Monday.
Scores for C/S included Stephen Yakubec 42, Connor Genevick 43, Lain Foster 44, and Sawyer Armstrong with a round of 44.
Stillwater 7.5 Hoosick Falls 1.5
In action at the Saratoga Lake Golf Club the Falls’ Jack Shea and Spencer Tate, along with Stillwater’s Dan Degasse-Izzo shared the low round carding 39’s in the Stillwater victory.
Scores for Stillwater included Tye Morris 40, Julian Peluso 44, Vincent Fest 46, Jack Luskin 51, and Logan Surakan with a round of 54.
Scores for the Falls included Quinn Haynes 47, Callen Aubin 50, Aidyn DeGraff 51, Colton Brust 56 and Memphis Hathaway with a round of 58.
Tye Morris and Dan Degrasse-Izzo fired rounds of 38, topping the field and leading Stillwater past Hoosic Valley in golf action on Friday.
Morris and Degrasse-Izzo along with Nick Rose and Max Parella all earned points with match wins for Stillwater.
Stillwater’s Julian Peluso and the Valley’s Jackson Schram split the point in flight two as did Stillwater’s Vicent Festa and Hoosic Valley’s Craig D’Avila in flight five.
Stillwater earned their final three points, besting the Valley 116-126 in the top three combined scores matchup.
Panthers Jack Shea and Spencer Tate shared medalist honors firing rounds of 42 to lead Hoosick Falls past Cambridge/Salem in action at the Hoosick Falls Country Club on Friday.
Other scores for the Falls included Aidyn DeGraff 49, Zach Houghton 51, Ben Startton 53, Quinn Hayes 55, Memphis Hathaway 57 and Lincoln Colvin with a round of 59.
Scores for C/S included Cody Donisthrope 45, Sawyer Armstrong 48, Stephen Yakubec 49, Connor Genevick 51, lain Foster 53 and Luke Yakubec with a round of 55.
Mechanicville 8 Waterford 1
Raiders Matthew Salvadore and Brody Landy with rounds of 43 topped the field in the home match win for Mechanicville.
Under the new scoring system this year each individual match win counts for one point with the top three scores combined for each team counting for three points.
Along with Salvadore and Landy, Vinny Taylor, AJ Messercola and John Cady earned match wins for Mechanicville, while Waterford’s Landon Pitcher in flight two prevailed for Waterford.
Mechanicville’s top three scores totaled 130 while the Fordians top three totaled 138.
Mechanicville’s Matt Salvadore fired a of one-under 33 to claim medalist honors and lead the visitors to the win in action at Hoosick Falls Country Club on Thursday.
Vinny Taylor, AJ Messercola, Brody Landy and John Cady all earned match wins for Mechanicville while C/S’s Connor Genevick posted a win in flight two.
Stephen Yakubec shot the low round for Cambridge/Salem, carding a 41.
Greenwich 8.5 Hoosick Falls .5
In golf action at the Battenkill Country Club Greenwich’s Sam Ziehm led the way with a round of 39 in the Witches season-opening win over Hoosick Falls
Other scores for Greenwich included Peter Wade 41, Dylan Brown and Brayden Stutzman with 42’s, Richie Coon 45 and Noah Spezio with a round of 46.
Scores for Hoosick Falls included Zach Houghton 45, Ben Stratton 48, Aidyn DeGraff 49, Quinn Hayes 51, Lincoln Colvin 55, and Memphis Hathaway with a round of 58.
Coach Lambert / Coach Long Spa City Bombers Baseball Camp
The 37th annual Coach Lambert / Coach Long baseball camp will be held from Monday July 13th thru Thursday July 16th. The camp time will be from 9:00am to 1:00pm with the rainout dates being July 20th and July 21st. The camp will take place at the West Side recreation park on the little league fields in Saratoga Springs. The camp will be run by New York State Hall of Famers Phonsey Lambert and Dale Long Jr. Players and coaches from Saratoga Catholic’s back to back New York State baseball championship team will serve as camp instructors for the week. Campers will work on skill improvement through station work and instructional play. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7-14. The cost of the camp for the week is 195.00 which includes a camp t-shirt. Please go to http://www.spasaints.com to print out a registration brochure. Once filled out, send in with payment to Coach Lambert’s address posted on the brochure. If bringing payment on the day of camp please contact Coach Lambert 518-338-8996 or email alambert@saratogacatholic.org prior to reserve a spot.
WASAREN LEAGUE FIRST TEAM ALL STARS PLAYER POS SCHOOL YEAR Ryan Ingber P/SS Greenwich SR Owen Brockway C/P Greenwich SR Ethan Mullen P/1B Greenwich SO Austin Brown C/P Hoosic Valley SR Jackson Schram P/Uti Hoosic Valley JR AJ Messercola P/Uti Mechanicville JR Kihl Kelly OF/P Saratoga Catholic SR Max Britten C Saratoga Catholic JR Luke Dejnozka P/OF Saratoga Catholic JR Joey Lindner SS Saratoga Catholic SO Avery Murray P/Uti Stillwater JR Jake Smith P/Uti Tamarac JR Nicky Desso P/1B Tamarac SO Dylan Plante C Tamarac JR Jason Fraim P/SS Waterford/Halfmoon JR
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
PLAYER POS SCHOOL YEAR Pierce Byrne P/OF Saratoga Catholic SR Carson Moser P/DH Saratoga Catholic SR
COACH OF THE YEAR COACH SCHOOL Quentin Jensen Greenwich
SECOND TEAM WASAREN LEAGUE ALL STARS
PLAYER POS SCHOOL YEAR
1 Jason Pescetti 1B/OF Saratoga Catholic SR 2 Wyatt Skiff P/SS/2B Greenwich JR 3 Michael Cronin 2B/P Greenwich SR 4 Craig D’Avella P/3B Hoosic Valley JR 5 Travis Bleakley 1B/P Hoosic Valley SO 6 Adam Quackenbush P/OF/1B Tamarac SR 7 Keegan Blakesley P/SS Tamarac JR 8 David Kramek P/SS Stillwater SO 9 Declan West 3B/UTI Stillwater 8th 10 Tanner Machia OF/UTI Waterford-Halfmoon FR
Take Away: The Saints earn back-to-back, Class C state titles led by Byrne’s strong outing. Spa Catholic finishes their outstanding campaign at 23-3 with Wasaren, regional and state championships. Congratulations to the Saints on another remarkable baseball season.
Take Away: Trailing 3-1 late, the Saints added a run in the sixth and plated three in the top of the seventh, and Dejnozka closed the door in the bottom of the frame sending Spa Catholic to the Class C state final on Saturday at Mirabito Stadium in Binghamton. Dejnozka entered the game after a three-hour rain delay and the left-hander scattered a pair of hits over five and a third innings while fanning 10 in the semifinal “W”.
The Saints (22-3) will look to make it back-to-back state titles on Saturday afternoon, facing Section V champion Kendall.
Take Away: Pierce, Mosher and Dejozka combine for the no-hitter with 17 punchouts, leading Spa Catholic to the comfortable Class C state quarterfinal win. The Saints took control with a four-run second and plated two more in the fourth and a lone run in the sixth in the “W”. Spa Catholic moves to the Class C semifinal on Friday at Mirabito Stadium in Binghamton and a matchup with top-seeded Tuckahoe.
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