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and then took advantage of a pair of Sam Kuss wild pitches to dash home with the winning run. A day later, Liverpool lost the rematch with F-M 4-3, a game where it led 3-1 but saw the Hornets rally with three runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull it out.

Prior to that inning, Nate Benjamin had pitched quite well, but Liverpool managed just three total hits, one each by Vivacqua, Baker and Hoppe. Benjamin and Gianni Toscano scored runs.

Hoppe would prove the central figure on Thursday as Liverpool went to Baldwinsville and, with an impressive 4-0 victory, avenge two earlier defeats to the Bees.

Only allowing one hit (to Aiden Milburn) and three walks, Hoppe was dominant on the mound, striking out seven and protecting a lead built by single runs in the first and second innings off Milburn.

Then two runs in the seventh clinched it,

Vivacqua credited with a pair of RBIs as Evans and Chaz Anthony also drove in runs.

C-NS, meanwhile, had a series with West Genesee, the first game of which was a 3-2, eight-inning defeat at the Gillette Road complex.

WG got to Northstars ace Bryce Zicaro for a first-inning run, but was shut out for the rest of regulation. Meanwhile, Landyn Shaw put together his own shutout until the Northstars poked across a run in the fifth.

But the Wildcats kept it 1-1 until the top of the eighth, when Ryan Saroney’s bases-loaded single off reliever Lucas Thelen brought home two runs.

That cushion was needed since Andrew Davis drove home Carter King in the bottom of the eighth, but WG reeliver was able to record the final out. Andrew Davis, Carter King and Shacory Williams had two hits apiece, with Davis earning an RBI.

When these teams met a day later, C-NS lost

Girls Lax Gets Wins Over

By PHil BlACKWEll

Now the Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool girls lacrosse teams had a common bond – namely, wins over long-time rival West Genesee.

Less than a week after LHS topped the Wildcats on April 20, the Northstars did so at home at Bragman Stadium, riding a career night from freshman Elizabeth Smith to a 13-8 victory. No matter what WG’s defense tried, it could not contain Smith, whose six goals nearly equaled the opposition and was supported by Mackenzie Prentice earning five assists.

Sophia Nesci scored twice and got two assists, with Brooke Molchanoff getting three assists. Gabby Putman, Gabby Pauline, Natalie Wilson and Marissa Doty also earned goals as Jilly Howell and Nicole Mirra combined for seven saves.

Traveling to Fayetteville-Manlius two nights later, C-NS leaned heavily on its defense as it shut down the Hornets for long stretches of the night and prevailed 9-3. Howell stopped eight of the 11 shots she faced and played the full game as Mackenzie Prentice carried the attack, scoring four times and adding an assist. Smith and Putman each had one goal and one assist, with Wilson, Doty and Pauline also finding the net.

Then, against Section V’s Brighton on Saturday afternoon, the Northstars pulled out an 8-7 decision as each of the nine saves put up by Howell and Mirra were important and C-NS improved to 10-1 overall.

Molchanoff, Smith and Prentice led C-NS with two goals apiece. Single goals went to Wilson and Shea Firth, with Doty and Putman joining Wilson in the assist column.

Liverpool would get its a look at reign-

Liverpool boys lax maintains win streak

By PHil BlACKWEll

All it had built up through big wins over Cicero-North Syracuse and West Genesee was not squandered by the Liverpool boys lacrosse team in the last full week of April.

Taking on unbeaten Watertown last Tuesday afternoon, LHS put a halt to the Cyclones’ seven-game win streak, controlling matters most of the way and prevailing by a score of 12-5. At the heart of this performance was a stellar effort by goalie Owen Salanger, who frustrated Watertown’s attack all game long while stopping 13 of the Cyclones’ 18 shots.

On the other end, Aaron Clouthier scored four times, with Dom Osbeck getting three goals and three assists. Joe Sacco and Brady Michaud each had a goal and two assists as Owen Michaud got three assists. Single goals went to Gavin Kenna, Bradley Cole and Mason Gridley.

With a rematch against Baldiwnsville (whom it lost to 14-4 early in April) looming this week, Liverpool met Section II’s Shaker on Saturday at Herkimer Community College and pulled out a 6-5 decision for its fifth win in a row.

Just like with Watertown, this game mostly belonged to Liverpool’s defense, which kept making big stops all game long as Salanger again finished with 13 saves.

Owen Michaud’s two goals and two assists paced the attack, Clouthier also converting twice as Osbeck got a goal and two assists. Sac- co contributed a goal and Cole added an assist.

As for C-NS, it had a great opportunity, on Thursday night, to take down the same West Genesee side Liverpool had defeated a week earlier.

Traveling to Mike Messere Field, the Northstars engaged in an exciting, high-scoring affair against a Wildcats side which had stunned Baldwinsville 9-8 earlier in the week.

Entering the fourth quarter, C-NS was up 11-10, but over the course of the last 12 minutes WG outscored them 6-3, ultimately claiming a 16-14 decision.

Mason Ciciarelli amassed seven goals, with Ian Leahey scoring four times and adding an assist. Elijah Martin and Donovan Chaney each had one goal and one assist as Nick Bisesi also found the net.

For the Wildcats, Liam Burns, with four goals and two assists, led the way as Nolan Belotti got three goals and one assist. Ryan Considine, Jack Mellen and Jack Giannuzzi each had two goals and two assists

Back in action Saturday against Syracuse City, C-NS did not get a point from Ciciarelli, but still did more than enough to pull out a 12-7 victory.

Here, Martin would pace the attack, scoring four times and adding an assist as Leahey got two goals and three assists. Chaney and Cy Liberman each finished with two goals and one assist as Bisesi and Tyler Milewski also converted, Sullivan and Garrett Branning combining for 10 saves.

C-NS Blue girls golfers head into May unbeaten

By PHil BlACKWEll

Though all of its most difficult matches lay ahead, the Cicero-North Syracuse Blue girls golf team navigated through April without a single blemish.

The Northstars were again impressive in last Monday’s match against FayettevilleManlius’s younger White team, ignoring the cold, wet conditions at Lakeshore Country Club to prevail 179-225.

Isabella Borte’s nine-hole 42 was just enough for individual honors over the 43 from Jessica Ricciardi. Natalie Hacker shot a 46, with Chloe Tice and Lindsey Kubala each posting 48 ahead of the 52 from F-M White’s Georgia Perry.

Then, on Thursday, C-NS Blue met C-NS Green at Greens at Beaumont, and Blue prevailed 173-259 as a close individual race unfolded. Ricciardi won it, though, her 41 just ahead of Borte’s 42. Kubala and Andrea Wheaton both shot 45 as Jessica Bambino’s 58 led C-NS Green, ahead of Melanie Dolson (65), Katie again, 6-1, its only run coming in the top of the first when Lucas Crystal singled and scored. Battista Wood pitched and maintained that 1-0 led until the bottom of the fifth, when WG struck for four decisive runs, adding two in the sixth off reliever Justin Coyne as Jason Clifton and Vince Fireneze each had a pair of RBIs. It took until Friday for C-NS to return to the win column, and even that was stressful as the Northstars edged Rome Free Academy 4-3 at NBT Bank Stadium as part of the ALS Classic.

Bouziden (67) and Lauren Sisk (68).

A day later, C-NS Green lost to F-M White 207-246, with Bambino’s 52 tied for second behind the 50 from the Hornets’ Claire Zerrillo, but no other Northstar improving on 64s from Sisk and Dolson.

Liverpool took aim at undefeated Baldwinsville last Tuesday at Timber Banks and just came up short, falling 212-215 to the Bees.

They were on even terms except at the top, where Melanie Biviano’s 51 was three strokes behind the 48 from B’ville’s Eva Pawelek.

Otherwise, Jewelyana Daniels had a 54, with Ella Foriero and Maddie Turck both shooting 55 as the Bees got a 53 from Peyton Kowalski, a 55 from Amelia Hahn and a 56 from Julia Quinn.

However, Liverpool did earn a win on Friday, edging West Genesee 164-169 at Hickory Hill with a 1-2 individual finish led by Emma Fenwick’s 39.

Turck, with a 40, was just ahead of the Wildcats’ Allison Lamberton (41) as Melanie Biviano put up a 42 to finish tied for fourth and Daniels clinched the win by shooting 43.

Three first-inning runs did not hold up, the Black Knights scoring twice in the fourth and once in the fifth, then keeping it 3-3 until the bottom of the seventh, when C-NS pushed across the winning run.

King, Hayden Staab, Lucas Crystal and Mason Mingle each drove in runs, while Zicaro pitched 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief after Casey Gunnip got the start. The Northstars improved to 6-4 overall.