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Wasaren Girls Soccer: Cambridge, Stillwater Notch Wins
Cambridge 10 North Warren 0
Cambridge exploded with a seven-goal, first half on their way to the one-sided victory over North Warren.
Five different players found the back of the net for the Tigers led by Jessica Cofresi who enjoyed a four-goal outing. Teammates Kelly Sweet and Natalie Wood both connected twice with Lexie Pedersen and Laynie Wilkins adding single tallies.
Cambridge keeper Lexie Pedersen saved three shots in the match while North Warren’s keeper Jessica Paul turned back 17 attempts.
Stillwater 3 Tamarac 0
Stillwater built a two-goal advantage by halftime and the Stillwater defense threw yet another shutout in the home “W” over the Bengals.
The home squad jumped in front just two minutes into the match when Bridget Coon split the posts for a 1-0 Stillwater lead.
Ten minutes later Emersyn Patenaude rang the bell, and Stillwater held a 2-0 edge that they carried into the break.
Stillwater’s Elliot Patenaude connected at the 58-minute mark with the match’s final tally.
Stillwater keepers Miranda Price and Ally Liamero combined for one save and with the Stillwater defense for the clean sheet.
Bengal goaltenders Emilee Roadcap and Lily Onorado combined for eight saves in the game.
Hoosick Falls 3 Emma Willard 1
The Panthers’ Lionna Zwinge scored a goal in each half, teammate Ava Salvesvoid added a second half strike, and the Falls defense did the rest in the home victory over the Jesters.
Zwinge connected in the 34th minute of the match off an Emma Waugh find, but just two minutes later the visitors answered on an Aurora Debye-Saxinger tally, sending the teams to the break knotted at 1-1.
Salvesvoid connected in the 78th minute, finishing an Elizabeth DeRosa feed for the eventual game-winner.
Panther keepers Chaya Roden and Lucy Haymes combined for six saves in the match.
Jesters’ keeper Ella Wang saved eight shots in the loss for Emma Willard.
Waterford 6 Berlin/New Lebanon 0 No other info provided
Monday Results: Mechanicville Tops the Valley, Fordians Best Bengals
Mechanicville 4 Hoosic Valley 0
Mechanicville connected on three first half tallies on their way to the comfortable win in Schaghticoke.
Declan Charette with a pair of goals, and Scotty Lynch and Ethan Raucci with single scoring strikes led the Mechanicville attack. Logan Starks set up two scores, while Lynch and Charlie Weiss assisted on one goal each.
Mechanicville keepers Mark Pingelski and Brady combined for six saves and with the Mechanicville defense for the shutout.
With the win Mechanicville runs its incredible unbeaten streak in Wasaren play to 90, with a mark of 88-0-2 over an eight-year span.
Waterford 3 Tamarac 1
The Fordians ran out to a two-score advantage and held off Tamarac for the home win under the lights Monday night.
Logan Sheehan started the scoring for Waterford, splitting the posts from 20 yards out, 10 minutes into the match giving the Fordians a 1-0 edge.
Later in the half Blake Guertin cleaned up a loose ball, finding the back of the net for a 2-0 Waterford advantage.
Just before the break Tamarac got on the board when Owen Blakesley cashed in a breakaway cutting the hosts lead in half.
Midway through the second half Guertin wrapped the scoring on the evening connecting on a PK giving Waterford the 3-1 lead which they rode to the “W”.
Fordian keeper Logan Kelley saved six shots in the match while Bengal keeper Sebastian VanSluyters turned back 16 attempts on the night for Tamarac.
Cambridge 2 Salem 0
After a scoreless first half of play Cambridge used second half tallies by Kelly Sweet and Natalie Wood to slip past Salem on Monday afternoon in Cambridge.
Cambridge keeper Lexie Petersen needed just two saves to earn the clean sheet while Salem keeper Kaleigh Schwab, under fire all day, saved 34 shots in the game.
Hoosick Falls 5 Waterford 0
Aidan Flemming fired a two-under round of 35 to lead the Falls to the shutout over the Fordians in action at Fairways of Halfmoon on Monday.
Other top scores for Hoosick Falls included Brady Mann 39, Spencer Tate 40, Dylan Callahan 42, Dylan Gauthier 45 and Jack Shea with a round of 46.
Waterford scores included Tanner Machia 43, Jonny Atwood 46, Evan Cavosie 48, Landon Pitcher 52, and Billy Scunziano with a round of 53.
Hoosick Falls improves to 10-1 on the year with the win, and Waterford slips to 4-10 with the loss.
Spa Catholic 5 Cambridge/Salem 0
Tyler Hicks carded the low round of 37 leading the Saints to the sweep of C/S at the Hoosick Falls Country Club.
The Saints Cole Cefalu, Landon Lockwood, Mark Mahay and JP Galarneau along with Hicks all earned points in the win for Spa Catholic.
Greenwich 5 Hoosic Valley 0
The Witches Erik Wade and Brayden Stutzman with rounds of 42 shared medalist honors in the Greenwich “W” at the Battenkill Country Club on Monday.
Joining Wade and Stutzman in the winner’s circle were teammates Sam Ziehm, Omar DeJesus, Richie Coon and Peter Wade.
With the win Greenwich moves to 8-4 on the season while the Valley falls to 2-10 with the loss.
Wasaren Boys Soccer: Mechanicville, Falls, Valley Post Wins in WAC/Wasaren Crossover
Mechanicville 2 Cobleskill 0
In the annual WAC/Wasaren crossover played at Afrims, Mechanicville used a goal in each half and stellar defense to get past Cobleskill on Saturday.
Logan Starks connected from long range in the first half for Mechanicville while Cruz Goverski hammered in a second tally.
Keeper Mark Pingelski saved seven shots and combined with the Mechanicville defense for the clean sheet.
Hoosic Valley 2 OESJ 0
In their crossover matchup the Valley parlayed goals from Evan Maloney and Carter Simpson into the “W” over OESJ.
Waterford 1 Johnstown 1
After a scoreless first half, Johnstown got on the board just minutes after the break on an unassisted goal from Mason Gray.
The Sir Bills held the one goal advantage until the Fordians connected on the equalizer with less than two minutes remaining in regulation when a Mason Noto cross found Jake Catanzariti who finished, knotting the score at 1-1 which was the final tally after scoreless overtime sessions.
Greenwich 0 BKW 0
Defense ruled in this WAC/Wasaren matchup as the two squads battled to a scoreless tie.
Witches keeper Jack Scieszka came up in the match saving 21 shots and with the Greenwich defense kept BKW off the board.
BKW keeper Andrew Zink saved two shots in the game.
Hoosick Falls 2 Canajoharie/Ft. Plain 0
Aiden Eckert, off a Ka’Shae Thomas feed and Michael Thomas off an Eckert find proved to be more than enough offense for the Falls as the Panther defense pitched the shutout in the win over Canjo/F. Plain in the WAC/Wasren crossover at Afrims Sports Complex on Saturday afternoon.
Friday Night Roundup: HF/Tamarac Notches Win
Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 40 Gloversville 26
After a scoreless first period HF/Tam built a 20-12 lead by halftime and took control with a pair of touchdowns to start the third frame on their way to the road win over Gloversville.
Wildcat Sam Fauler threw for four touchdowns and ran for another in the victory finding Richie Stifter on a 56-yard strike, Ryan Sparks from 14-yards out, Carson Glover on a 34-yard connection and Trent Benedict for a 20-yard TD reception.
Fauler finished 11 of 14 for 198 yards on the night.
Glover led the HF/T ground game rushing for 76 yards including a 29-yard scoring run.
Waterford 5 Hoosick Falls 1
Mia O’Brien’s hat trick led the way in the Fordians road win over the Panthers on Friday.
Riley Noto and Emily Fannif added single tallies in the victory for Waterford, while Lilliona Zwinge scored the Falls’ lone goal with a second half strike.
Tamarac 4 Cambridge 0
Emme Fitzgerald with a pair of goals and Kylie Gross and Kendall Bulson with single tallies led the Bengals past Cambridge Friday at Clum’s Corners.
Tamarac keepers Emily Roadcap and Lily Onorato combined for the clean sheet in the match.
Hoosic Valley 2 Emma Willard 1
The Valley scored a goal in each half and kept the Jesters off the board until the final minute of the match in posting the home “W” in Schaghticoke.
The hosts first tally came with 14:28 left in the first half on a Kaylee Smith header off an Ashleigh Herrington find, giving the Valley a 1-0 advantage that they carried into the break.
In the second half Gracyn Gates found Hannah Coffin who finished for the 2-0 Hawk lead.
Emma Willard avoided the shutout when Haruro Segawa split the posts with a minute left in the game.
Mechanicville 4 Greenwich 0
Leading 1-0 at the break, Mechanicville took control scoring three times after intermission in notching the home “W” over the Witches of Greenwich on Friday night.
Maddie Hopeck with a pair of goals, and Ava Gaspie and Gianna Pitts with single strikes led the Mechanicville attack.
Keeper Ava Grimmick saved two shots and combined with the Mechanicville defense for the shutout.
With the win Mechanicville improves to 7-0-1 on the year.
Thursday Results: Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley Rolls over Scotia
Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley 55 Scotia/Glenville 12
M/HV built a commanding 35-6 advantage by halftime and cruised to a Class B North divisional win over Scotia in Mechanicville on Thursday night.
M/HV rode a dominant ground game to the victory rushing for 485 yards on 45 carries.
Leading the way were Jordan Barnes with 200 yards on 11 carries, Marcus Robinson 124 yards on 12 rushes and DiMaggio Ferrara 90 yards on 10 totes.
AJ Messercola threw a touchdown pass and Carson Beattie returned an interception 97 yards for a score for M/HV.
With the win Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley moves to 4-0 on the year.
Waterford 8 Berlin /New Lebanon 0
Five different Fordians split the posts in Waterford’s one-sided decision over B/NL on Thursday night.
Payton Galuski with a hat trick, Logan Sheehan with a pair of goals and Jake Catanzarita, Conner Belonga and Blake Guertin with single tallies led the Fordian assault.
Waterford keeper Logan Kelley combined with the Fordian defense for the shutout.
B/NL keepers Jack Healy and Gabriel Smith combined for 17 saves in the loss.
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Wednesday Roundup: Mechanicville Golf Moves to 12-0
Mechanicville 5 Waterford 0
Nate Salvadore fired a one-under par 36 to lead all golfers and Mechanicville past Waterford in action at Fairways of Halfmoon on Wednesday.
Other top scores for Mechanicville included Lack Salvadore 37, Matt Salvadore 39, and Logan Starks and Ben Amato with rounds of 40.
Scores for Waterford included Landon Pitcher 42, Jonny Atwood 43, Evan Cavosie 45, and Tanner Machia with a round of 49.
With the win Mechanicville moves to 12-0 on the year while Waterford slips to 3-9 on the season.
Hoosick Falls 5 Cambridge/Salem 0
The Panthers Aidan Flemming and Brady Mann shared medalist honors with rounds of 35 in the Falls win at the Hoosick Falls Country Club.
Dykan Callahan, Jack Shea and Aidyn DeGraaf all picked up wins for Hoosick Falls in the match who improve to 8-1 with the victory.
Chatham 2 Greenwich 0
Chathams’ Addison Perry scored a goal in each half, the second coming with seconds remaining to lead Chatham to the home “W” over the Witches of Greenwich
Berlin/New Lebanon 3 Cambridge 0
B/NL built a 1-0 lead by halftime and added two more strikes after the break to notch the road win over the Tigers.
Madison Bell, Anna Hart, and Haylee Jones all found the back of the net for B/NL and keeper Shorter saved three shots in the shutout.
Cambridge keeper Lexie Petersen saved 17 attempts in the match.
Mechanicville 9 Emma Willard 0
Mechanicville ran out to a 4-0 advantage by intermission and connected five more times in the second half, cruising to the road win over the Jesters.
Gianna Pitts with three goals, Maddy Hopeck and Madison Daley with two scores each and Ava Gaspie and Emma Andrews with single tallies led the Mechanicville assault.
Mechanicville keeper Ava Grimmick saved two shots and combined with the Mechanicville defense for the clean sheet.
With the win Mechanicville goes to 6-0-1 on the season.
Stillwater 8 Hoosick Falls 0
Stillwater raced out to a 5-0 halftime advantage and coasted to the win over the Panthers of Hoosick Falls.
Elliot Patenaude, Brooke Hodgson and Bridget Coon all connected for a pair of goals with Emersyn Patenaude and Lucy Rubenstein adding single scoring strikes for Stillwater.
Stillwater keepers Miranda Price and Ally Liamero combined with the Stillwater defense for the shutout.
Monday and Tuesday Results
Monday
Mechanicville 5 Stillwater 0
Nate Salvador with the low round of 37 led Mechanicville past Stillwater on Monday at the Mechanicville Golf Club.
Joining Nate with match wins were teammates Matt and Jack Salvadore, Logan Starks, Jacob Pickett and Julian Peluso.
Witch the win Mechanicville moves to 11-0 on the year while Stillwater slips to 4-5 with the loss.
Greenwich 4.5 Waterford.5
The Witches Erik Wade claimed medalist honors with a round of 38 in the Greenwich victory over the Fordians at the Battenkill Country Club on Monday.
Sam Ziehm, Braydon Stutzman and Omar DeJesus all earned match wins for the Witches while in flight five Greenwich’s Richie Coon and Waterford’s Billy Scunziano split the point.
Greenwich improves to 7-4 on the season and Waterford moves to 3-7.
Hoosick Falls 4 Spa Catholic 1
Aidan Fleming shot a four under-par 30 to lead the Panthers past the Saints in golf action at the Hoosick Falls Country Club on Monday.
Other scores for Hoosick Falls included Dylan Callahan and Brady Mann with 38’s, Spencer Tate 41, Jack Shea 42 and Aidyn DeGraaf with a round of 43.
Top scores for Spa Catholic included Cole Cefalu 39, Landon Lockrow 41, Tyler Hicks 43, Mark Mahay 44 and Sandy MacDonald with a round of 48.
Hoosick Falls goes to 7-1 on the year with the win.
Cambridge 2 Hoosick Falls 0
Cambridge used a goal in each half and strong defensive play to earn the road win over the Falls on Monday.
Emily DeSousa and Lainey Wilkins both tallied for the Tigers while keeper Lexie Pedersen saved 17 shots and combined with the Cambridge defense for the shutout.
Panther keeper Lucy Haynes saved 15 shots in the loss.
Stillwater 3 Hoosic Valley 0
Elliot Patenaude, Lucy Rubenstein and Sofia Perniciaro all connected on scoring strikes for Stillwater in the road “W” in Schaghticoke on Monday.
Mechanicville 3 Waterford 0
Mechanicville built a 2-0 advantage by the break and closed out the win over the Fordians on Monday night in Mechanicville.
Maddie Hopeck with a pair of goals and Gianna Pitts with a single tally paced the Mechanicville offense.
Mechanicville keeper saved five shots in the shutout while Fordian keeper Isabella Ramonio saved eight in the match.
Bolton/Warrensburg 2 Greenwich 0
B/W scored twice before the break and rode the two-score margin to the nonleague win over the Witches on Tuesday.
B/W keeper Keith Sonley saved seven shots and combined with the defense for the clean sheet.
Witches’ keeper Jack Scieszka saved four shots for Greenwich.
Waterford 9 Hoosick Falls 1
Five different players rang the bell for Waterford in the one-sided road win over the Falls on Tuesday.
Logan Sheehan with a hat trick, Payton Galuski and Blake Guertin with a pair of goals and Mason Noto and Austin Lemere with single tallies paced the Waterford attack.
Aidan Eckert connected for the lone Hoosick Falls score in the game.
Waterford keeper Logan Kelly saved six in the Fordian “W”.
Mechanicville 6 Greenwich 0
Mechanicville jumped out to a 3-0 lead by halftime and cruised to the home win over the Witches in Cancer Awareness Night in Mechanicville.
Scotty Lynch and Logan Starks with two goals each and Ethan Raucci and Cruz Goverski with single scoring strikes led the Mechanicville attack.
Mechanicville keepers Mark Pingelski and Brady O’Connor combined for seven saves and the shutout.
Jack Scieszka saved 13 shots for the Witches.
Cambridge/Salem 2 Tamarac 1
After a scoreless first half Cambridge/Salem took a 1-0 lead soon after the break when Josh LaFountain scored on a chipped ball over the keeper.
Tamarac quickly answered when Anthony Garner finished a Jack Rosenberger find knooting the score at 1-1.
The winning tally came off the foot of C/S’s Oliver Hickland who cleaned up a loose ball in the box and split the posts for the game-winner.
Stillwater 3.5 Waterford 1.5
Stillwater’s Tye Morris fired the low round of 40 in the Warrior’s victory over the Fordians in golf action at Fairways of Halfmoon on Tuesday.
Other scores for Stillwater included Danielle Degrassi-Izzo 42, Julian Peluso 51, and Nick Rose with a round of 52.
Scores for Waterford included Landon Pitcher 43, Jonny Atwood 44, Evan Cavosie and Billy Scunziano with 49’s and Tanner Machia with a round of 51.
Saturday Results
Waterford 8 Hoosic Valley 1
Six different Fordians rang the bell in Waterford’s homecoming victory over the Valley.
Payton Galuski, Logan Sheehan and Christian Penk all scored a pair of goals, while Blake Guertin, Jake Catanzarita and Mason Noto all connected on single tallies for Waterford.
Fordian keeper Logan Kelly saves six shots in the victory.
Mechanicville 1 Niskayuna 1
Mechanicville held a 1-0 advantage throughout much of the match before Niskayuna pulled even with a second half tally and from there the two squads battled to a draw.
The visitors struck for a first-half goal when a Scotty Lynch header, finished off a long throw-in from Tom Pitts giving Mechanicville the 1-0 lead.
After the break Mechanicville continued to apply pressure ripping several shots off the crossbar but were unable to gain the two-score advantage.
Niskyuna’s Soren Borger, with what proved to be the final goal of the afternoon, connected on the equalizer late in the second half.
Mechanicville’s keeper Mark Pingelski saved seven shots in the game, while Eric Thurn turned back five attempts between the posts for Nisky.
Cambridge-Salem 60 Corinth 0
C/S scored 40, first-half points in the one-sided decision over Corinth on Saturday.
The Tigers rushed for eight touchdowns and nearly 300 yards in the game with Preston Peabody, Jackson Rowland and Isaiah Loret leading the way with two scores each.
C/S moves to 3-0 with the win.
Greenwich 52 Voorheesville 0 (Friday)
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