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Perry Noun is the former executive director of the Northeastern NY PGA What would happen if CNY golfers saw a as well as a competitive sign in the Pro Shop of the course they just amateur golfer and windrove 45 minutes to play, that said, “You must pass a golf exam or you will not be able ner of the New York State Super Senior Amateur Championship. Perry to play today”? Either the Police would be Noun can be heard on called, the local Judge would be called…or “Tee Time With The Prothere would be a few choice words directed at the management or ownership of the golf noun” on... News Radio 570 WSYR and 106.9FM. course for at least an hour…maybe two. Or perhaps we might believe the sign was just a joke. It is certainly not required in the U.S. but is there anywhere in the world where it is required to pass an exam before golfers would be allowed to play? e answer is yes! Can you guess where? It’s the Netherlands, or for those of us who are o en misguided, it’s Holland. ere are a total of 250 golf courses in the Netherlands serving 400,000 registered club members. Golf is a big business for the Dutch but it has not attracted as many visiting golfers as one of Europe’s most popular vacation destinations…yet. Compared to the almost 17,000 golf courses in the U.S., the Netherlands hardly has the same logistical problems to enforce the “Examination Rule” but nevertheless, they have one. e Dutch are a proud people who sincerely believe the Dutch North Sea coast have some courses that rival the best costal layouts in Britain and Ireland. e Exam consists of 30 multiple choice questions; 19 about the Rules of Golf, 10 about Etiquette and 1 about the Stableford format of play (a popular scoring system). If you answer 8 of the questions incorrectly, you fail but have a “Mulligan Option” for a later date. I have selected 10 questions from the Volledig Golfregelexamen: 1. Your stroke has created a pitch mark on the green. How many pitch marks do you repair? A. Only your own pitch mark. B. Your own and one more. C. As many pitch marks as possible. 2. Where do you record the score for a hole? A. On the green of that hole. B. At the next turning point or on the way there. 3. Are you allowed to move or talk when
If you can’t pass this exam, you can’t play golf here! your fellow player hits? A. Yes B. No 4. Are you allowed to walk with your pushcart between the bunker and the green? A. Yes B. No 5. Your ball is in the bunker and you are going to hit out of it. From which side do you enter the bunker? A. From the low side B. From the high side C. Doesn’t matter. 6. You don’t have to wait to hit when the Greenskeeper is mowing. He’ll see you anyway. A. True B. False 7. Your fellow player has hit a ball in the bushes. It’s good etiquette to help him nd it. A. Yes B. No 8. You are expected to wait until all playing partners have holed out before walking to the next hole. A. Yes B. No 9. You knock a divot out of the fairway. Who should put the sod back? A. Nobody. B. You. C. Your marker. D. e Greenskeeper. 10. What should you do if you notice that the group behind you is playing faster than yours? A. Just keep playing. B. Let the trailing group pass. C. Ask the trailing group to keep more distance. Answers: 1-C…2-B…3-B…4-B…5-A…6B…7-A…8-A…9-B…10-B If you missed 4 of the 10 questions…YOU FAILED! NO GOLF TODAY! COME BACK TOMORROW.
Caz boys lax advances to sectional final
By PHil BlACKwEll
True, it took three different opportunities for the Cazenovia boys lacrosse team to get the best of Marcellus.
But the third one counted the most as the no. 3 seed Lakers rode a quick start to a 12-7 victory over the Mustangs in last Tuesday’s Section III Class D semifinal at East Syracuse Minoa Stadium.
The Mustangs had beaten Cazenovia twice by narrow 7-6 and 8-7 margins in a four-day span earlier this spring, and the Lakers had needed a late comeback and overtime just to get past General Brown in the opening round May 21.
But here Cazenovia played strong defense, with Charlie Aronson, Tanner Ackermann, Ethan Isbell, Tim Eaton and Forrest Ives all working hard to break up Marcellus scoring opportunities before they got to goalie Tucker Ives.
This kept the Mustangs until the second quarter, while Cazenovia, showing far more depth and balance in its attack, kept on adding to its margin until it had built a 9-2 halftime advantage.
Making up some ground, Marcellus moved within 11-6 by the fourth quarter, but drew no closer, and what made it more satisfying for the Lakers was the way so many contributed on offense.
Marcellus was intent on containing Brody Coleman, who entered the game with 77 goals and 36 assists. And Coleman only scored twice, adding an assist, but it allowed his teammates to flourish.
D.B. Falge took the most advantage, scoring four times, while Jack Wright and Chris Vecchiarelli matched Coleman with two goals apiece. Aronson and Forrest Ives both had one goal and one assist as James LaFever also got an assist and Ives won seven of 13 face-offs.
With the win, Cazenovia earned a trip to Friday’s sectional final against no. 4 seed LaFayette, who knocked off top seed Skaneateles 17-15 in the other semifinal.
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Girls lacrosse Lakers, Bears ousted in playoffs
By PHil BlACKwEll
Though they could both take solace in earning records of .500 or better this spring, the Cazenovia and Chittenango girls lacrosse team’s stays in the Section III playoffs proved short ones.
In Class D, the no. 5 seed Lakers met up with no. 4 seed Marcellus Tuesday night and found itself overwhelmed in the first half and unable to recover during a 16-4 defeat to the Mustangs.
These teams had met April 24 and it had gone 17-3 in Marcellus’ favor. Any thought that the rematch might prove closer dissipated when the Mustangs jumped out 11-2 on Cazenovia by halftime.
Despite goals from Katie Rajkowski, Sammy Sparks, Riley Knapp and Dali Dennison, plus eight saves from Mackenzie Halladay, the Lakers were again humbled by a deep, balanced Marcellus attack.
Five different Mustangs had multiple goals, led by Cece Powell, who scored four times. Anna Spitzer and Quinn Burnett had three goals apiece, with Annalise Bird and Lucy Powell each netting two goals.
Meanwhile, in Class C, Chittenango also had the no. 5 seed, traveling north to face no. 4 seed Indian River, where the Bears could not keep up in an 18-11 defeat to the Warriors.
Proving that its 11-4 regularseason mark was not a fluke, IR got huge games from Ravan Marsell, who earned seven goals and three assists, and Michaela Dales, who had six goals and two assists.
Chittenango had no one with totals to match Marsell and Dales, even though Brooke Walters did score five times and Ashley O’Hara amassed three goals and four assists.
Cara Kielbasa got two assists as single goals went to Tomi Newkirk, Ashlyn Brown and Alazayah Smith. Abby Penfield made 12 saves. Chittenango’s season ended with an 8-9 mark.
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By KURTwHEElER
The Cazenovia girls track & field team added another win to their historic 2022 season as they captured first place at the 29th Annual “Junkyard Relays” track invitational May 21 at Clinton High School.
Overcoming 90-plus degree temperatures along with athletes from 20 other participating schools, the Lakers won eight events and placed in all 23 to score 163.5 points to top Clinton (122.5) for the victory.
The “Junkyard” is a celebrated track tradition in Central New York including a variety of unique relays and combinations not seen anywhere else, from competitions for freshmen only, throwers relays, field events where top three performances are added up and even a coaches musical chair game.
Despite the sizzling heat and light-hearted nature of the meet, the Lakers achieved some impressive outcomes, with all three of their “normal” relays achieving the standard for the state qualifier.
The 4x800 meter relay of Claire Braaten (personal record leg of 2:32.4), Nadia Segall, Faith Wheeler and Dinah Gifford led off the day with a season best time of 10:19.34 – more than 25 seconds faster then their league champion time set earlier in the week.
Melanie Michael, Grace Dolan, Corinne Albicker and Katie Whitney also improved on their season best in the 4x100 with a winning time of 52.83 seconds.
Dolan returned to lead off the Lakers’ first place 4x400 meter relay with a personal best time of 1:01.4. Olivia Ruddy also hit her best time ever during the race (1:03.9) with Gifford and Meghan Mehlbaum adding strong legs to help the team to a time of 4:17.70, more than nine seconds under their previous best.
Other winning efforts on the track included the freshmen 1,000-meter sprint medley of Ruddy, Sophie Rheaume, Emily Benedict and Susie Pittman and Ruddy who cruised to victory in 2:36.27, more than 26 seconds ahead of their closest competition. The 1,600 sprint medley of Dolan, Whitney, Ruddy and Braaten also took gold with 4:43.36.
The most dramatic moment of the meet came as the Lakers’ 4x100 meter throwers relay snatched victory from the presumptive favorite Clinton team by .07 seconds as Mary Williams surged past the Warriors’s anchor leg at the finish.
Only girls who had competed that day in a throwing event were allowed to be part of the relay team. Williams (shot), Katie Pavelchak (shot), Michaela Tobin (shot, discus and javelin) and Olivia Morse (discus, 20 pound weight throw and javelin) showed their speed and athleticism as they prevailed in 57.98 seconds.
Williams returned to run the 2,000-meter steeplechase, combining with Dinah Gifford (personal best of 8:03.0) to place second individually) and Nadia Segall for first place as a team in the challenging event.
Michael and Bonnie Pittman headlined the squad’s effort in both hurdle relays, partnering with Ruddy for second in the 400 meter event and with Angela Moskvich for third in the 100 meter hurdles.
Other key scorers on the track included the 1,000 meter upper-class relay of Whitney, Dolan, Mehlbaum and Michael (second in 2:35.00), the #2 4x1,500 relay of Grace Kingsley, Williams, Segall and Olivia Wong and the second-place distance medley relay of Wong, Wheeler, Kingsley and Kate Millson.
Albicker led the way in Cazenovia’s field event wins, hitting season bests in both the long jump (14 feet 9 ¼ inches) and triple jump (31’5 1/2”). She partnered with Rheaume and Rachel Molloy for the long jump win and with Susie Pittman and Maleigha Coffie for the triple jump crown.
Pittman also led the Lakers scoring efforts in pole vault (8’1”) and javelin (60’3”). Pavelchak and Mehlbaum (4’6” each) led the team’s third place high jump relay. Morse (77’3” in discus) and Karly Vaas (24’11 1/2” in shot, 22’8” in weight) paced the team in the throws as each hit career bests.
Thirty-four members of the squad competed for the Lakers during the meet, with the team’s depth being a decisive advantage as it has been throughout the season.
Cazenovia girls track and field runner Melanie Michael scored in four different events, including the 400 hurdles relay, during the May 21 Junkyard Relays at Clinton High School.
Cazenovia boys track team third at Clinton Junkyard Relays
bY Mike MillSON
The Cazenovia varsity boys outdoor track team took third place out of 21 schools at the 29th annual Junkyard Relays at Clinton High School on May 21, behind Rome Free Academy and Clinton.
Most track meets don’t need an explanation, but the Junkyard Relays is a unique meet, where every event is a team event. The times/distances of the top finishers in “individual” events are combined into a team time/distance.
There are a lot of different relays, some with very specific entry requirements (e.g. ninth graders only). Some are not found at any other meet - for example, the 4x100 meter relay for weight throwers where a pepperoni stick is used as a baton, and the winning team gets a pizza. There is even a musical chairs competition for coaches (non-scoring). The result is a lot of fun and more kids contributing to their team’s success.
As has been a common theme this season, weather was a factor. It wasn’t the wind and rain and cold experienced at the OHSL Liberty small school meet five days prior. Instead, temperatures soared to 91 degrees and bright sun beat down on the competitors the entire afternoon, making heat exhaustion and sunburn serious concerns.
The Lakers won two events. Elijah Clement, Andrew Lee, Cassidy Gilmore, and Andrew Kent were well ahead of the competition in the 1,000 (1-2-3-4) sprint medley Relay in a time of 2 minutes 4.83 seconds, just missing a national qualifying standard but setting another school record,
Gilmore also teamed with Willem Light-Olson, Killian Blouin, and Will Austin to win the Distance Medley Relay (8-4-12-16) in 12:30.21.
There were many second place finishes on the day. Perhaps the most notable was the 4x1,600 meter relay team of Austin, Gllmore, Branden McColm and J.D Dolly, Austin, and Gilmore, who came in second place in a combined time of 15:72.2, setting a school record. Dolly had a personal record time of 5:24.4.
The 4x200 meter relay team of Lee, Gilmore, Jaden Kapla and, Dan Millson had the misfortune of not being in the same heat as the winner, Clinton. Despite having the same time (1:38.54), it was determined that Clinton was the winner by six-thousandths of a second.
The 4x400 meter relay provided a lot of excitement, as Kaplan, Blouin, Kent, and Millson came
Cazenovia freshman Jaden Kaplan anchored the 1,000-meter ninth-grade relay team in the May21 Junkyard Relays at Clinton High School, which finished second in a time of two minutes, 23.9 seconds.
in second place in 3:40.79. Kent ran a personal record split of 49.1 to make up a huge deficit and give the team a chance to win, but the Lakers couldn’t hold on.
The ninth grade 1,000 (1-2-3-4) sprint medley relay showed that there is a lot of young talent on the team. Kaplan teamed with
Cazenovia track and field teammates Willem Light-Olson hands off to Killian Blouin during the distance medley relay that the lakers won in a time of 12 minutes, 30.21 seconds during the May 21 Junkyard Relays at Clinton High School.
Matthew Tugaw, Owen Woodworth, and Trey Thorton to take second place in 2:23.39.
Cazenovia also took second place in the light weight shot put (competitors cannot weigh more than 135 pounds). Blouin combined with Lee and Gabe Sanchez for a total distance of 78 feet 5 inches.
Sam Wilcox attempted the javelin for the first time and showed he has a very strong arm and natural talent, throwing 108 feet, the longest throw of any of the 59 competitors. Wilcox combined with Quinn Smith and Mathew Tuggaw to take third place with a combined distance of 245’8”.
Blouin set a personal record of 9’7” in the pole vault and combined with Clement and Wilcox for third place with a combined height of 26’9”. Woodworth, McColm, Dolly, and Austin came in fourth place in the 4x800 meter relay in 9:40.81
Smith, Millson, Kaplan, and Woodworth took fourth place in the 1600 (4-2-2-8) Sprint Medley in 4:07.16. Connor Frisbie, Dolly, and Light-Olsen combined for a distance of 98’4.5” for fifth place in the triple jump.
Aidan Bailey, Joseph Diana, Clement, and Wilcox came in sixth place in the 4x100 meter weight throwers relay in 55.14 seconds.
Frisbie, Smith, and Aiden Harig took seventh place in the high jump with a combined height of 14’9”, while Frisbie, Smith, and Matthew Tugaw came in seventh place in the long jump with a combined distance of 46’8.25”.
Clement, Wilcox, and Diana took seventh place in the discus throw with a combined distance of 252’11”. Wilcox set a personal record with his throw of 92’5”.
Frisbie and Harig set personal records in the 110 meter hurdles, 18.26 and 20.21 seconds respectively, and combined with Light-Olson to take eight place in a combined time of 1:00.51,. Harig, Tugaw, and Brayden Weismore took eighth place in the 3x400 meter shuttle hurdle relay in 3:37.41.
While the Lakers did not earn any points in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, McColm and Blaze Dannan showed their toughness in the extreme heat, with Dannen setting a personal record of 15:29.3 and the team having a combined time of 28:08.1.
By PHil BlACKwEll
With every match it plays and every victory it attains, the Cazenovia boys tennis team makes a bit more history.
And none was more satisfying than last Monday’s 3-2 win over New Hartford at Utica Parkway Courts that guaranteed, for the Lakers, a berth in the first-ever New York State Public High School Athletic Association Division II tournament.
Up until 2019, only individual singles and doubles players could win state titles. But NYPHSAA instituted a new state team tournament for Division I (large schools) and Division II (small schools), whose inaugural edition had to wait two years until the COVID-19 pandemic subsided enough for state competition to resume.
Fayetteville-Manlius had already won Division I honors by taking the Class A team title, but Class B, C-1 and C-2 teams all fit into the small-school category.
Thus, Cazenovia, who won the Class C-1 team title on May 18, had to win twice to earn that trip to the state tournament, first doing so May 21 when it pulled out a 3-2 decision over C-2 champion Cooperstown.
Now came the match with New Hartford, and the Spartans put points on the board in singles, Cazenovia’s Traian Cherciu falling to David Fenner 6-4, 6-3 as Garret Lounsbury lost 6-3, 6-3 to Evan Lyga.
Meanwhile, in doubles the Lakers countered with two strong wins of its own. Andrew Falson and Gabe Reagan worked past Bryan Cho and Leo Padula 6-3, 6-1, with Cy Lurie and Carter Ruddy even better in a 6-1, 6-1 romp over Deen Kaakour and Kenneth Kowalczyk.
Thus it all hinged on third singles, where Cazenovia’s Jake Wardell faced New Hartford’s David Berg. Down 4-1 to Berg in the first set, Wardell fought back to a tie-breaker and then won it 7-4, going on to take a tight second set as the 7-6, 7-5 decision sent the Lakers forward.
On Saturday, Cazenovia would face the Section VII champions, the winner to face the Section II champions Tuesday to see who would advance to the June 10 NYSPHSAA championships at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow, Queens.
In the meantime, Cherciu, along with the Lakers’ pair of doubles teams, would return to Utica and compete last Tuesday in the sectional state qualifier for the traditional NYSPHSAA tournament that takes place this weekend. Cherciu won his firstround match over Onondaga/Westhill’s Shay Smyth 7-6, 6-4, only to fall 6-0, 6-2 in a quarterfinal rematch with Fenner, who advanced to the state tournament.
Lurie and Ruddy won their own rematch with Kaakour and Kowalczyk 6-4, 6-3, leading to a quarterfinal where Baldwinsville’s Max Funicello and Nick Licciardello beat them 6-1, 6-0. Falso and Reagan lost their opening-round match to Berg and Padula 6-1, 6-2.
Representing Chittenango at the state qualifier, Josh Boulter and Luke Dahlin lost their opening-round match to Auburn’’s Michael Clark and Riley Fitzgerald 6-1, 6-3.
By PHil BlACKwEll
Whether on the baseball diamond or softball diamond, teams from Cazenovia and Chittenango achieved something special with their respective first-round wins last Tuesday in the Section III Class B playoffs.
In particular, the baseball Lakers, from a no. 8 seed, advanced to the sectional semifinals by knocking off top seed South Jefferson 7-3 in last Thursday’s quarterfinal round.
The Spartans led 3-1 through two innings, but from there Jack Donlin shut out South Jefferson the rest of the way, overcoming four hits and five walks by earning eight strikeouts.
A pair of Cazenovia runs in the top of the third produced a 3-3 tie, and three runs in the fifth, plus a run in the sixth, made the difference down the stretch as Donlin went three-for-three, scored twice and drove in a run. Jacob Grevelding earned a pair of RBIs as Sully Clarke, Jacob Szalach and Izaak Gilbert had one RBI apiece.
Before this, Jack Byrnes pitched the Lakers past no. 9 seed Oneida 5-1 in last Tuesday’s opening round.
Byrnes found himself opposed by the Indians’ Tom Lacy and both pitchers controlled matters early, Lacy settling down after Cazenovia earned a first-inning run to go in front.
However, in the bottom of the fourth the Lakers struck for four decisive runs, all while managing just a single hit, from Taven Reilley. Ben Orbach managed to drive in three runs as A.J. Rothfeld also got credit for an RBI.
Given that cushion, Byrnes lost his shutout when Oneida scored in the top of the sixth, but he still closed out the game, only allowing two hits overall along with four walks while striking out eight.
Meanwhile, Chittenango softball pitcher Caroline Porter threw a five-inning nohitter to help the no. 3 seed Bears oust no. 14 seed Homer 15-0.
As Chittenango continued to pile up runs, Porter made sure the Trojans were unable to respond, giving up three walks but earning six strikeouts.
Avree Salce went two-for-four at the plate, scoring three times and adding three RBIs. Lily Callahan and Stephanie Huckabee each drove in a pair of runs as Savannah Drake added an RBI while scoring twice to equal Allison Soulier and Anna Cavotta.
This would prove to be Chittenango’s last win of the season, though, for in Thursday’s quarterfinal no. 11 seed Altmar-Parish-Williamstown, who took out no. 6 seed Jordan-Elbridge in the previous round, knocked out the Bears 11-2.,
The Rebels bolting to a 7-0 lead in the first two innings and never got caught. Drake and Callahan drove in runs, but three APW players – Zoie Ferris, Katie Schick and Alivia Turk – hit home runs, with Ferris also doubling twice and amassing six RBIs.
This followed the Chittenango baseball team’s early exit as the no. 14 seed Bears dropped a 4-0 decision to no. 3 seed Westhill.
For a long while, was a tense pitcher’s duel between Chittenango’s Carlos TorresCarman and Westhill’s Mike Madigan, Neither pitcher surrendered a run for five innings.
Finally, in the bottom of the sixth Westhill got to Torres-Carman, the big blow Taden Chester’s bases-clearing, three-run double as Dom Zawadzki also drove in a run.
Madigan allowed just two hits, one of them to Torres-Carman and the other to Austin Khammar, and set a career mark with 15 strikeouts to overcome three walks. The Bears’ season concluded with a 7-11 record.
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Boys, girls golfers take part in sectional events
By PHil BlACKwEll
This was the week where area high school girls and boys golf culminated with berths in two different New York State Public High School Athletic Association tournaments on the line.
The Section III boys state qualifier moved from its traditional home at Seven Oaks in Hamilton, which is undergoing a massive renovation, to Skenandoa Golf Club (Barker Brook) in Clinton.
There, two local golfers right in the midst of post-season baseball returned to the links, Jack Byrnes doing so for Cazenovia and Tyrus Kelly for Chittenango,
Not even 24 hours after pitching the baseball Lakers to a first-round sectional playoff win over Oneida, Byrnes shot a 39 to get into early contention, but a second-nine 46 left him at 85, four shots outside the top 22 that advanced to Friday’s final round.
Meanwhile, Kelly, whose baseball season concluded the day before with Chittenango’s first-round defeat to Westhill, put up an 81, making the cut on the number.
A day earlier, it was girls golfers going to Kanon Valley Country Club in Oneida, with Cazenovia and Chittenango both having representativee.
Sophia Clancy paced the Lakers, putting up an 18-hole score of 109. Grace Probe shot 117 and Claire Marris finished with a 129 as the Bears’ lone representative, Abby VanDee, finished with a 161.
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