Field Hockey
Greene 2, Harpursville 0
Marathon 3, Oxford 0
OXFORD – The last time Greene won the Oxford Blackhawks Field Hockey Tournament, it went on to win the 2002 state Class B title.
The Trojans avenged overtime losses to Marathon the previous two years to reach the finals, and scored two goals in the final 10 minutes of the title game to defeat Harpursville Saturday night.
“This is a great start to the season, and it sets the bar high,” said Greene head coach Sue Carlin. “We played very well, no doubt about it, but their a lot of things we could have done better. We have a smart team, and they understand that.”
It took over 50 minutes to solve the Hornets’ defense. Christine Conroe took a free hit into the penalty circle, and Anna Crumb broke the scoreless tie with 9:19 left. Erin Smith tacked on an insurance tally with 3:02 remaining receiving a pass from Andrea Day.
“Harpursville’s defense was very good, and when we got it into the circle, we couldn’t get a good shot off,” Carlin said. “We started to get better quality shots in the second half, and continued to pressure them.”
While the finals gave Greene the tournament trophy, it was a championship-like semifinals that ended a string of losses to the powerful Olympians.
Tied at 1-1 in overtime, Alyssa David broke up a Marathon fast break leading to a Carlin timeout. As the seconds ticked down, Crumb cracked a long hit from the sideline that made its way deep into the penalty circle. Conroe took the ball off the goalie’s pads and iced the contest. “What was great is that when one of our kids made a mistake, another one stepped up,” Carlin said. “Devyn Staley made some outstanding saves for us to keep the game tied.”
Smith scored the game’s first goal less than 10 minutes into the game. Conroe made a long pass to Smith, who dribbled the ball into shooting range and fired in a strike past the Marathon cage-minder.
The Olympians controlled much of the second half, and tied the contest with 6:50 left to force extra minutes. “We knew that team would come back with some fire,” Carlin said of her Friday opponent.
Oxford dropped finals of 2-1 to Harpursville on Friday and 3-0 to Marathon in the consolation game.
Amanda Marks had a second-half goal, the lone tally for the Blackhawks.
Championship
Greene 2, Harpursville 0
(0-0 at half)
Goals-assists: (G) Anna Crumb 1-0, Erin Smith 1-0, Christine Conroe, 0-1, Andrea Day 0-1.
Saves: Ashley Hall (H) 7; Devyn Staley (G) 4.
Shots-corners: (H): 4-4; (G) 12-8.
Marathon 3, Oxford 0
Consolation
(0-0 at half)
Goals-assists: (M) McKenna Light 2-0; Sarah Harden-Marshall 1-0; Tessa Knapp 0-3.
Saves: Cigi Edwards (M) 1; Alyshia Crawford (O) 9.
Shots-corners: (M) 16-13; (O)1-0.
First-round games
Harpursville 2, Oxford 1
(1-0 Harpursville at half)
Goals-assists: (H) Raenee Ritter 1-0; Brittany W. 1-0; Stephanie Gaska 0-2. (O) Amanda Marks 1-0; Daisy Murphy 0-1.
Saves: Ashley Hall (H) 4; Alyshia Crawford (O) 19.
Shots-corners: (H) 21-15; (O) 5-1.
Greene 2, Marathon 1
(1-0 Greene at half, 1-1 end of regulation)
Goals-assists: (M) Tessa Knapp 1-0. (G) Erin Smith 1-0; Christine Conroe 1-0.
Goalie saves: Devyn Staley (G) 11; Cigi Edwards (M) 3.
Shots-corners: G) 5-2; M) 15-11.
All-tournament team: Chantel Crandall (O), Alicia Crawford (O); Kelly Braman (M); Tessa Knapp (M); Holly Andrews (H), McKenzie Townsend (H); Jamie Anderson (H); Alyssa David (G); Erin Smith (G) Christine Conroe (G).
S-E Tournament
S-E 2, Delhi 0
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville advanced to the finals of its own tournament blanking Delhi Friday.
Lindsay Hodges scored 10:21 into the game with a pass from Jolene Mezza, and Sam Crandall tallied three minutes later off a Karli Harris pass.
The finals and consolation game were postponed Saturday due to inclement weather and were scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 13. The Marauders play V-V-S, who were 6-0 winners over Moravia.
Summary
(2-0 S-E at half)
Goals-assists: (SE) Lindsay Hodges, 1-0, Sam Crandall, 1-0, Karli Harris, 0-1, Jolene Mezza, 0-1.
Shots-corners: (SE) 9-2, (D) 6-6.
Saves: (SE) Colleen Carroccio, 5, (D) K. Palmiter, 4.
JV: Afton beat S-E, 1-0.
Afton 3, Deposit 2 (OT)
AFTON – Jessica Winans scored on a breakaway at the seven-minute mark of sudden-victory overtime to give the Crimson Knights a tight win over Deposit.
Afton, down 2-0 at halftime, rallied to force extra minutes on a pair of Ashley Winans goals. Winans connected on two penalty strokes – one at 19 minutes and the tying goal at 8 minutes.
Summary
(2-0 Deposit at half)
Goals-assists: (A) Ashley Winans, 2-0, Jess Winans, 1-0. (D)Tiffany Raymond, 1-0, Tia Scott, 1-1, Kristen Matthews, 0-1.
Shots-corners: (A) 17-9, (D) 5-3.
Saves: (A) Kaliee Granger, 3, (D) Sydny Romanofski, 9.
Girls’ soccer
B-G 3, Walton 2
BAINBRIDGE – B-G regrouped in overtime after giving up a two-goal halftime lead to win its first game of the season Saturday.
Kim Hart, who hit a crossbar to narrowly miss a goal earlier in the extra periods, stuffed in the winning tally with 36 seconds left in the second overtime after a Dani Conway pass. “It was nice (the win) becasue we had the lead, gave it up, and were able to come back and win,” said B-G coach George Williams. “We played well against Greene, and it carried over into this game.”
Conway and Ashley Lamont had goals in the first half for B-G, who play at Delhi Tuesday.
Summary
(2-0 B-G at half, 2-2 at end of regulation)
Goals-assists: (W) Molly Maguire 1-0, H. Browne 0-1, R. Obenauer 1-0. (BG) Danielle Conway 1-2, Kimberly Hart 1-0, Ashley LaMont 1-0.
