Soccer Sectional Results

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A big Saturday in Sectional soccer action saw Wasaren teams fare well led by Mechanicville who posted wins in both girls and boys matches.

Girls

Mechanicville 1  Catskill 0:  After a scoreless first half, Nevaeh D’Alioa, off a Jada Brown find, found the back of the net for the matches only goal lifting the Red Raiders to the win, and a Class B semifinal game on Tuesday against Holy Names in Lansingburgh.

 

Stillwater 9  Granville 0:  Teya Staie and Brooke Pickett both scored hat tricks, and Keelyn Peacock, Devon Wagner and Gianna Moraci added single goals as the top seeded Class C team in the state moves on to host Maple Hill in a quarterfinal match on Tuesday. Continue reading

Bengals, Raiders Post Sectional Wins

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Three Wasaren soccer teams were in action on Wednesday as the Section II tournament ramps up.  In Class B boys, Tamarac and Mechanicville moved on with round one victories, while on the girls side Saratoga Catholic fell in a Class D match to Whitehall.

Tamarac 1  Coxsackie-Athens 0 OT:  In an intensely played match throughout, the Bengals Dylan Briccetti finished a Max Ali cross ten minutes into the first overtime giving Tamarac the round one “W”.

Bengal keeper Tyler Nemjo saved seven shots and combined with the Tamarac defense for the shutout.

 

Mechanicville 3  Catskill 1:  No other details at this time.

 

Whitehall 4  Saratoga Catholic o:  The Railroaders scored three first half goals, on their way to the comfortable victory over the Saints in Class D action.

Zoe Eggleston scored a pair, and Jessica Moore and Madison Gould connected for single strikes to lead the Whitehall attack.

 

Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week

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Congratulations to Stillwater soccer player Brooke Pickett on being named Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

On Tuesday in Cambridge Pickett scored all three Stillwater goals in a 3-0 decision over the Indians and followed that with a four goal effort on Saturday in the Wasaren championship game leading the Warriors to a 4-1 victory over Hoosic Valley.

The junior striker leads all of Section II in goals scored with 35 including nine games with three or more goals.

Congratulations to Brooke, our newest Wasaren Sporstnet Player of the Week.

Stillwater Girls Earn League Title

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The Wasaren girls regular season wrapped up on Saturday in Mechanicville with a full day of crossover games and the championship match between Stillwater and Hoosic Valley.

Stillwater 4  Hoosic Valley 1:  The Warriors complete an undefeated regular season by capturing the Wasaren title with the win over Hoosic Valley.

Brooke Pickett connected on all four goals to lead the Warriors who with the win move to 15-0-1 and now prepare for a deep post season run.

Casey Bugbee scored the lone goal for the Indians who wrap the regular season at 11-4-1 and will be a tough out in the upcoming Section II tournament. Continue reading

Wasaren Sportsnet Players of the Week

 

Congratulations to Mechanicville soccer player Jeff Luce and Greenwich cross-country runner Nina Sgambelluri on being named Wasaren Sportsnet Players of the Week.

Sgambelluri won the 80th annual Everett T. Grout Memorial Invitational on Saturday in Schenectady leading the Witches to the win in the Division II race.

Nina covered the 2.75 mile course in 15:46 to pace the Witches who saw their top six runners finish in the first 12 across the line.

Luce scored seven goals and assisted on two more over a three game span last week.

Jeff scored a goal in a 3-1 win over Colonie on Monday, followed with a four goal, one assist effort in a 10-0 win over Berlin on Wednesday and finished the week with two goals and an assist in a 6-2 victory over Stillwater on Friday.

Congratulations to Nina and Jeff, our newest Wasaren Sportsnet Players of the Week.

Greenwich Girls Win the Grout

73_greenwichThe Greenwich girls cross country team headed to Schenectady Saturday morning to compete in the 80th annual Everett T. Grout Memorial Invitational.  The top ranked Class C team in the state handled their business placing their first five runners in the top 11 to win the Division II race with 24 points, besting second place Washingtonville by 39 points.

The Witches Nina Sgambelluri won the race covering the 2-75 mile course in 15:46 with teammate Brynn Wright next to finish at 15:54.  Rounding out the top five for the Witches were Teagan Wright (fourth), Emma Cronin (sixth), and Emily Skiff (11th).

Girls Soccer

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Stillwater 3  Mechanicville 3:  The Warriors jumped out to a 2-0 advantage at the half but the Red Raiders stormed back after the break with three goals to force the tie.

Brooke Pickett connected on two first half strikes, and added a third goal after intermission to lead the Stillwater attack.

Ryleigh Hopeck tallied a pair of second half goals for Mechanicville with Jada Brown’s goal, late in the half knotting the match at 3-3.
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Soccer Roundup

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Mechanicville 10  Berlin 0:  The Red Raiders rang the bell five times in each half to post the shutout victory over the Mountaineers.

Jeff Luce scored four goals, three coming in the first 3:30 of the match to lead the Mechanicville assault.

Chris Ciccarelli added a pair of goals and Marcus Tobin, John Pingelski, Kevin Charette and Riley Duesler found the back of the net as well for the Raiders.

Zach White and Glenn Prarie combined to make four saves between the posts for Mechanicville who with the win moves to 11-0-1 on the year.
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Wasaren Roundup

 

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Cambridge-Salem and Stillwater football teams stay undefeated with dominant wins over the weekend.  The Indians lead the Class C North while the Warriors sit atop the C Central.  Stillwater finishes their regular season at Tamarac and home with Holy Trinity, while Cambridge-Salem travels to Lake George and Greenwich in weeks six and seven.

A nice touch at the senior recognition day in Cambridge on Saturday was having all Cambridge alumni attending, sign in under the decade in which they graduated, with all the names read at halftime.  Continue reading