Volleyball
Norwich 3, Chenango Forks 0
NORWICH – Coming off a home tournament championship last weekend, Norwich entered STAC competition Thursday, and came away with a sweep of Chenango Forks, 25-18, 25-12, 25-19.
Courtney Scheer served a team-high 8 aces; six-footer Meg Komendarek delivered 12 kills, Caitlyn Brown set nine assists, while Lauren Laughlin and Vanessa Salerno led the defense with four digs and three stuff blocks respectively.
Norwich was unbeaten in tournament play and lost just three games in an entire summer of action in preparation for the fall season.
"It's just plain teamwork," said Norwich coach Shelly Alger in summing up her team's success. "There is no 'me, me, me.' It's all about what is the best set and what is the best attack. They've worked hard all summer to accomplish what they've accomplished."
Norwich (1-0) travels to Susquehanna Valley Tuesday.
Leaders
CF: Madison Hefley, 15 digs, 3 kills.
Norwich: Courtney Scheer, 8 aces, 5 kills; Meg Komendarek, 12 kills, 1 ace; Lauren Laughlin, 4 digs; Vanessa Salerno, 3 blocks; Caitlyn Brown, 9 assists.
Boys' Soccer
Greene 3, Unadilla Valley 1
NEW BERLIN – Down 1-0 early, defending MAC champion Greene fought back with three unanswered goals.
Greene tied the game with under a minute left in the first half when Ben Kinney connected on a deflection off a free kick. Kinney then gave his club the lead for good scoring with 12 minutes left in regulation. Kevin Halsteter added insurance tallying his first goal of the year with four minutes to go
“We were not used to playing with the lead against a team the caliber of Greene,” said UV coach Ryan Houck. “We made some mental and style-of-play mistakes. It was a good learning experience as a loss, and we should grow stronger and better from here.”
Thomsen scored in the first half - his third goal in two games - heading in a cornerkick.
Summary
(1-1 at half)
Goals-assists: (G) Ben Kinney, 2-0; Kevin Halsteter, 1-0; (UV) Dylan Thomsen, 1-0.
Shots-corners:  (G) 12-13; (UV) 3-2.
Saves: (UV) Austin Taylor 9, (G) Marcus Lindstrom, 2.
B-G 5, Oxford 0
BAINBRIDGE – Bainbridge-Guilford posted its second shutout win of the week Thursday beating Oxford.
Bobcats assistant coach Devon Rivera was returning to college after Thursday's game, and his impending departure likely sparked the Bobcats' attack, said head coach Pete Feltham. "I think a lot of (how we played) had to do with rallying around Devon," Feltham said. "He was nice to have as an assistant."
Five different B-G players scored goals, and eight players had either a goal or an assist.
Trevor Halaquist figured in three goals finishing with one goal and two assists. Kyle Hanvey, Dakota Johnson, Zach Smith, and Ryan Jones also scored.
B-G hosts Unatego Tuesday.
Summary
(3-0 at half)
Goals-assists: (BG) Trevor Halaquist, 1-2; Kyle Hanvey, 1-0; Dakota Johnson, 1-0; Zach Smith, 1-0; Ryan Jones, 1-0; Dan Norris, 0-1; Adam Bauerle, 0-1; Thomas Petrutoni, 0-1.
Shots-corners: (O) 2-0, (BG) 33-8.
Saves: (O) Adam Brady, 27, (BG) Brandt McCall 2.
