Evening Sun Report

Cross Country

SHERBURNE – Local runners dominated the individual honors, while Oriskany walked away with team titles in boys and girls at the 26th Annual S-E Invitational cross country meet Saturday afternoon.

The Marauders girls, who last laid claim to the top individual spot in 2004, went one-two with Jasmine Huff nipping teammate Sofeia Eddy by less than a second. Huff finished the 3.1-mile course in 22:01.08 and Eddy timed a 22:01.89. “Jasmine felt strong Saturday. She and Sofeia have battled it out, and it’s a friendly rivalry in my opinion,” said S-E co-head coach Anne Geary. It was good for the program.”

Norwich senior Steven Spittler, bidding for a spot on the Section IV state meet team, continued his strong season with a comfortable win on the boys’ side. Spittler crossed the finish line in 17 minutes, 17 seconds, to top his next-best rival by 51 seconds. “Steven’s an awesome runner, and it was nice to have Norwich back at our meet,” Geary said.

Among S-E’s boys, Noah Huff led the contingent finishing fourth out of 33 runners in 18:47. “I felt our boys ran a solid race, and overall we’re happy with the results,” Geary said.

Other top local finishers for the girls were Katrina Daoud of Norwich (4th, 22:51), and Sarah Spittler of Norwich (9th, 24:27)

Sherburne-Earlville faces Waterville Wednesday.

Complete meet results are available on the Internet at www.tullyrunners.com.

S-E Invitational Results

Team scoring boys: Oriskany 24 (2-3-4-6-9); Hamilton, 62, S-E, 84, Norwich 87, Waterville, West Canada Valley--incomplete.

Boys’ top-10 runners (out of 33): Steven Spittler (N), 17:17; Jesse Pratt (O), 18:08; Eric O’Donnell (O), 18:28; Shane Hughes (O); Noah Huff (SE), 18:47; Julian Carreri (O), 18:49; Christian Whalen (WCV), 19:23; Danny Jacobs (H), 19:24; Travis Basciotta (O), 19:44 Julia Gennedy (H), 19:45.

Local Top-15 runners: (13) Sean Gagnon (N), 20:09; (14) Dan Palmiter (S-E), 20:15.

Team scoring girls: Oriskany 60 (5-7-15-16-20); Unatego, 62; West Canada Valley, 77; Norwich 105, Waterville 126; S-E, Hamilton--incomplete.

Top-10 runners (out of 33): Jasmine Huff (S-E), 22:01.08; Sofeia Eddy (S-E), 22:01.89; Erica Romer (WCV), 22:32; Katrina Daoud (N), 22:51; Nicole Graziadei (O), 23:20; Kajee Quick (U), 23:34; Connie Siebold (O), 24:03; Katie Brown (W), 24:15; Sarah Spittler (N), 24:27; Michaela Reynolds (U), 24:37.

Other local top-15 runner: (14) Stephanie Staley (S-E), 25:50.

Girls’ Swimming

Norwich 98, Johnson City 87

NORWICH – Competing at home Friday night, Norwich was able to clinch its victory over Johnson City winning the 400-yard freestyle relay, the final event of the night.

Savanna Keator, who was on two winning relays, totaled four victories on the day adding individual firsts in the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. Makenzie Williams matched Keator teaming on two winning relays, while capturing the 200- and 500-yard freestyle races. “It was within five points going into the last realy, and the girls knew they would have to work hard throughout each race and finish strong,” said Norwich coach Amanda Downey. “It took a combined effort to beat (Johnson City).”

Adding strong swims in the victory were Krissy Stroh, who dropped 12 seconds off her best time to finish second in the 200 freestyle behind Williams. Taylor Zieno broke the 29-second mark in the 50 free (28.76) to add depth points. “It feels good to get another win,” Downey said, whose club is now 3-3 overall. “I hope we can pick up a few more as the season draws to a close.”