Volleyball
Norwich 3, Owego 2
NORWICH – Norwich earned its seventh win of the season outlasting Owego in five games Tuesday, 25-14, 28-26, 24-26, 13-25, 25-8.
It was believed just the second win for Norwich over Owego in the past 25 seasons, although Norwich head coach Shelly Alger was not able to confirm that fact.
Megan Moses and Rhea French each had a team-high eight aces for the Tornado (7-3). Lexi Perez led with six kills, Jessica Hubbard picked up four stuff blocks, and French finished with nine assists.
Alger had her team regroup for the final game after Owego got back into the match taking the third and fourth games. “I told them that this was our game and we needed to have fun while we’re playing,” Alger said. “If we weren’t having fun out there, we weren’t going to take it.”
Norwich plays at Susquehanna Valley on Thursday.
Statistics
Game scores: 25-14, 28-26, 24-26, 13-25, 25-8
Norwich: Megan Moses, 8 aces, 3 kills, 4 digs; Laura Zagada, 2 aces, 5 kills, 1 dig; Jasmine Whitfield, 7 assists, Lexi Perez, 2 aces, 6 kills, 3 blocks, 3 digs; Rhea French, 8 aces, 9 assists, 1 kill, 4 digs; Jessica Hubbard, 5 kills, 4 blocks, 1 dig.
Owego: Stephanie Rastis, 14 assists; Morgan Rezmerski, 3 digs; Janna Karpel, 4 blocks, 1 ace, 14 kills.
JV: Owego won.
Field Hockey
Greene 3, Walton 1
WALTON – Greene found itself in the unique position of looking up at the scoreboard as Walton scored just 45 seconds into the game.
The Trojans remained composed with Jahna Driscoll scoring the tying goal at 4:45 of the first half, and Colleen Dietrich putting the Trojans in front for good 5 1/2 minutes into the second half.
“We played hard, and there was never a sense of urgency or panic,” said Greene coach Sue Carlin. “This was great for us. We just started flat and they took advantage. Good for them.”
Driscoll tacked on an insurance goal five minutes after Dietrich, her 26th goal of the season. The tally by Walton was the first Greene has given up this season in 11 games. Carlin wasn’t concerned about giving up the goal, and said there was no way she or her team thought they could go through the entire season holding the opposition scoreless.
“We look to win first,” Carlin said. “It doesn’t matter what the final score is. If the other team scores 10, we need to score 11.”
The Trojans host Marathon Thursday at 8 p.m. in the first round of their tournament
Summary
(1-1 at the half)
Goals-assists: (G) Jahna Driscoll, 2-1, Colleen Dietrich, 1-0. (W) Erin Butler, 1-0.
Shots-corners: (G) 21-15, (W) 2-2.
Saves: (G) Devyn Staley, 1, (W) Alexandrea Forkey, 16.
Morrisville-Eaton 1, S-E 0
SHERBURNE – A fortuitous bounce led to Morrisville-Eaton’s only goal and a shutout victory at Sherburne-Earlville Tuesday.
Shelby Widger connected with the S-E cage when her hard shot deflected off the foot of a Marauders defender in the second half.
“We played so well and had some good opportunities,” said S-E coach Sheila Cooman. “We played a great game against a good team, and Katherine (Robertson) made some good saves for us.”
S-E plays at Canastota Thursday.
Summary
(0-0 at half)
Goals-assists: (ME) Shelby Widger, 1-0.
Shots-corners: (ME) 8-11, (SE) 4-5.
Saves: (ME) Jesse Woodruff, 4. (SE) Katherine Robertson, 6.
Boys’ Soccer
G-MU 0, Laurens 0
COPES CORNERS – G-MU’s best chance at a goal was off the mark, and the Raiders (8-2-4) played to their fourth tie of the season.
After playing regulation time with “not as much energy,” said G-MU head coach Mark Luettger, the Raiders picked up the pressure in the overtime periods, and had a breakaway in which the shot sailed over the goal.
“We didn’t let in any goals, and we’ve done well with the shutouts,” Luettger said, who added that it was the seventh time his team held the opponent scoreless.
Andrew Delmar made six saves for the Raiders, who play at Richfield Springs Friday.
Summary
Shots-corners: (L) 8-5, (G) 14-3.
Saves: (L) Jesse Tilley, 6, (G) Andrew Delmar 6.
S-E 2, Canastota 2
SHERBURNE – Playing on senior recognition night, Sherburne-Earlville scored with 29 seconds left to force overtime and a tie with Canastota Tuesday night.
Carter Cole’s cornerkick was headed in by Trevor Bays to knot the game up.
Canastota led twice scoring the opening goal at the 20:12 mark, and after S-E’s Sam Lagoe tied the game at 16:10, the Raiders went ahead three minutes later.
Summary
(0-0 at half)
Goals-assists: (C) Jarrod Gibson-Faber, 1-0 (20:12, 2nd), Francesco Sandiota (13:31, 2nd) (SE) Sam Lagoe, 1-0 (16:10, 2nd), Trevor Bays, 1-0 (:29, 2nd), Carter Cole, 0-1.
Shots-corners: (C) 10-3 (SE) 20-3.
Saves: (C) Will Stuy, 11. James Behret, 7.
Oxford 5, Afton 0
