Chorus to host membership drive
Made up of amateur and professional singers from all over Central New York, Harmonic Collective is more than just a chorus.
The ensemble competes internationally, engages in community outreach, and performs across the state yearround! They welcome all ages and experience levels to join with their youngest singer just turning 11 and their oldest in their 70s.
Chorus members include everyone from high school and collegiate music students to professional vocalists and hobbyists alike.
Founded in 2017, the chorus is just back from their fourth appearance at the Barbershop Harmony Society’s International Chorus Contest, held this summer in Cleveland, OH. As one of the top 30 a cappella barbershop choruses in the world, Harmonic Collective, is led by local music educator and vocalist, Sky Harris, who also teaches in Liverpool.
Chorus members come together each week to learn, grow, and prepare for upcoming performances and competitions.
Most are amateur musicians… men brought together by their love of singing and performing from all walks of life.
“The environment is the best part,” bass, Edward Deaver said, “the group is super positive… everyone is always rooting for you! I sang in high school, but took time off in college, and I’m just so excited to be back!”
Like many singers in Harmonic Collective, Deaver grew up loving to sing in school, church, and community groups, but after taking some time off for life, he’s now rekindled that love in Harmonic Collective.
“I like the singing the best,” lead, Alan Weinberger said. “I sang for a long time growing up, took a few decades off for family, and on a challenge from my wife, I joined the chorus and am really enjoying it!” One of several collegiate faculty in the group, Weinberger is from a family full of singers and loves what a wide assortment of people make up the group - everyone from engineers and tech specialists to students, educators, laborers, and retired folk from every line
of work.
“The chorus has become like a second family to me,” bass and chorus president Keith Edwards said. “My youngest got me back into singing when the chorus got started in 2017 and it’s just become more and more of a passion every week!”
Edwards is local to Liverpool, but some members come from as far as one to two hours away for weekly rehearsals, events, and the chorus family that Harmonic Collective has become.
If you’re looking for an opportunity to get back into singing, try it out for the first time, or are a seasoned professional looking for an added challenge in the “black belt of a cappella”, Harmonic Collective is hosting a membership drive in October beginning with their first guest night on Sunday, Oct. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. in Liverpool.
You can find out more about CNY’s best kept a cappella secret and register for their membership drive by visiting their website: harmonic-collective. com/
Harassment complaint filed against Cicero supervisor board to
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By DAviD TylEr
Last Wednesday night, the Cicero Town Board voted unanimously to have the town attorney engage a human resources firm “for the investigation of an employee matter,” ostensibly in response to a complaint filed earlier in the day that alleges Supervisor Michael Aregano harassed his former secretary, Natalie VanEpps, who was employed in that role in 2022.
The complaint was filed by Cicero resident Robert George, who said that last fall he had heard from a number of people at town hall that Aregano had been abusive to a staff member and that his tirades directed at her could be heard throughout town hall.
In the complaint, George is asking the town board to investigate Aregano for sexual harassment, harassment and other misconduct toward a subordinate female town employee. The complaint also asks for an investigation into Amy O’Mara, who handles human resources for the town, for failing to follow town procedure and for failing to protect an employee from Aregano’s alleged conduct.
George said he has not been retained by VanEpps as an attorney and is seeking no compensation.
“This is hard for me. I like Aregano,” said George, who added that he worked on both of Aregano’s election
campaigns. “But this goes beyond the pale.”
George has filed other complaints with the town in the past. In 2014, George filed an ethics complaint with the town alleging that former supervisor Jessica Zambrano was involved in a romantic relationship with Douglas Wickman, a senior principal at C&S Engineering, and then voted to hire C&S Engineering as the town’s engineering firm. The town’s ethics committee did determine that a conflict of interest took place.
George said Friday that he is only acting as a concerned Cicero resident and that he believes in the mantra “sunshine is the best disinfectant for government corruption.”
In an affidavit filed last Wednesday in conjunction with the complaint, which was shared with the Star-Review and other media outlets, VanEpps accuses Aregano of using foul language in regard to another woman in VanEpps’ presence, badgering her about her personal medical information, restricting her movement in the office, and verbal abuse.
“I dreaded coming into work. And while at work, I experienced extreme anxiety all day long because of Supervisor Aregano’s constant harassing and blaming behavior towards me,” VanEpps stated in the affidavit. “Supervisor Aregano was so cruel and abusive to me, numerous times, I would cry while in other town employees’ offices. Many people witnessed and/or heard Supervisor Areg-
ano’s abusive treatment of me.”
As a result of this treatment, VanEpps stated that she felt extreme “emotional, psychological, and even physical distress,” which caused her to lose 15 pounds during the 11 months she worked for the town.
In the affidavit, she said that about a month before she resigned, she filed a complaint with Amy O’Mara, who handles human resources at town hall. A meeting was scheduled with O’Mara, Aregano and VanEpps to discuss the allegations of harassment.
“…During this meeting, I had the feeling that Ms. O’Mara was not going to do anything to stop Supervisor Aregano’s abusive treatment towards me. And Ms. O’Mara did not stop Supervisor Aregano’s abusive behavior towards me,” she stated. “I did not want to leave working for the Cicero Town Government, but I felt that I had no choice but to leave.”
In a conversation last Friday, VanEpps said the board’s vote last Wednesday to hire an independent human resources firm to investigate the complaint was a “right step” in the direction of providing the support for employees that she didn’t feel she received during her employment with the town.
“I generally really loved the people I worked with and wanted to make it a career, but I couldn’t take it anymore,” she said. “Those people that work there deserve someone who cares about them and treats them with respect.”
Avoid, deny, defend
learn how to respond to an active shooter situation
By russ TArBy Contributing writer
Sgt. David Sturtz of the Liverpool Police Department will present the Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) Course at the village hall meeting room from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9.
The village hall is located at 310 Sycamore St.
This course provides strategies, guidance and a proven plan for surviving an active shooter event.
The program is geared toward adults, with graphic content. No reservation is needed and the course is free to attend.
The theme of next Wednesday’s session is ADD –avoid, deny, defend.
That strategy was developed by ALERRT, Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training.
Program topics will include the history and prevalence of active shooter events, the role of professional guardians, civilian response options, medical issues and drills.
Along with his police work, Sturtz is has served as a lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Army Reserve Unit.
‘Townhomes’ revisited developers’ new proposal features entrance on Vine street, not
brow
By russ TArBy Contributing writer
At its monthly meeting on Sept. 23, the village planning board opened a public hearing about a developer’s proposal to build two four-unit “townhomes” at the corner of Brow and Vine streets.
Owner-developer Michael Dougherty and his daughter, Lily Dougherty, of Park & Vine Holdings and Taber Rowlee of the Rowlee Construction Company reappeared as they did in July, to provide details about their new plan for eight townhomes at 103 Vine St.
Last year, Park & Vine Holdings proposed two buildings, each with four townhomes, and the new plan calls for the same number of units.
When the developers first floated their plan, the planning board asked them to reduce the number of rental units from eight to six. The new plan still calls for eight. The most notable change in the plan is that it no longer features an entrance-way to the townhomes off of Brow Street. Instead, all tenant traffic will enter and exit via Vine Street.
The planning board – Chairman Bob Bradt and Nathan Holliday, Heidi McElwee and Jim Rosier – also heard from a handful of Brow Street residents who reiterated concerns about traffic congestion, snow removal and drainage. Planner Sam Reppi was absent Sept. 23.
Neighbor Joni Romano said “parking will still be an issue.” She pointed out that Onondaga County Parks plans a major renovation and expansion of its marina on Onondaga Lake at the base of Vine Street.
“That marina gets traffic 24 hours a day as it is,” Romano said.
The lakeside expansion will only increase the influx of vehicles, she said. Neighbor Henry Bretschneider agreed, and he insisted that the intersection of First and Vine streets needs a traffic light.
Others reminded the planners that Brow Street is one of the narrowest roadways in the village, so any increase in traffic will negatively affect the neighborhood.
Michael Dougherty said Park & Vine Holdings revised its plan after studying the village’s comprehensive plan and design handbook. To address traffic worries, Dougherty showed slides that depicted all vehicle-access to the two buildings would be via Vine Street.
“There’s no outlet at all onto Brow,” he said.
His designer-contractor Taber Rowlee pointed out that the new plan provides an additional outdoor parking space for each tenant between the buildings.
Each rental unit at 103 Vine St. would include two or three bedrooms. A basement garage for a single vehicle would be located beneath each unit and each tenant would have access to two more parking spaces. Dougherty estimated that the monthly rental fee for each townhome unit would be between $3,500 and $4,000.
“Candidly, those will be higher-end rentals,” he said.
The planners praised Dougherty and Rowlee for their updated proposal.
“This is definitely a better plan than what you first brought us,” Bradt told them.
The planning board will continue the public hearing at its Oct. 28 meeting.
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Harmonic Collective will host a membership drive Oct. 6.
C-NS football beats West Genesee in overtime
By PHil BlACkwEll
Anthony Johnson would not let the Cicero-North Syracuse team endure the rare feeling of a three-game losing streak.
Johnson carried the Northstars throughout last Friday night’s game with West Genesee at Bragman Stadium all the way into overtime, where he struck again and helped produce a 20-13 win over the Wildcats.
This happened as Liverpool, who edged C-NS in a 6-0 defensive battle the week before, handled Fayetteville-Manlius 35-14 to improve to 4-0 set up a big showdown this Friday at LHS Stadium against reigning state Class AA champion Christian Brothers Academy.
With injuries at the quarterback position and elsewhere on the roster, C-NS had taken back-to-back shutout defeats to CBA and Liverpool, the kind of adversity not seen in the program for nearly a decade.
Johnson was at full strength, though,
and against a West Genesee side back in Class AA and fresh off lopsided wins over Henninger and Baldwinsville he made sure the shutout streak didn’t last.
A first-quarter drive led to Johnson scoring on a six-yard run. This only proved a reprieve, though, for the Wildcats’ defense, led by Elijah Apps (20 tackles) and Raul Colon (15 tackles), stifled the Northstars until the second half.
By then, WG led 13-7, thanks to two long scoring passes by Jack Wade to Brian Simmons, one covering 44 yards and the other 65 yards. Other than those two plays, though, the C-NS defense held the Wildcats under 200 total yards.
Meanwhile, Johnson returned to the end zone late in the third quarter, scoring from four yards out, but a missed extra point kept it 13-13, where it stayed through a scoreless fourth quarter.
In OT, each team gets a possession on the opponent’s 20-yard line. CNS got it first, and Johnson, instead of running up
the middle, sped outside, ultimately beating the Wildcats defenders to the end zone for his third touchdown of the night.
When C-NS’s defense made a fourthdown stop on WG’s possession, the Northstars had a much-needed victory, Johnson having gained 164 yards on 21 carries as Carson Kimmel added 75 yards on 19 carries.
Marcus Reed again led the Northstars’ defense, recording 11 tackles. Johnson chimed in with seven tackles as Kimmel, Connor Bednarski and Xander Provost got six tackles apiece. Adrian Tangretti, Tai’Veyon Jones and Jacob Miscone each got five tackles.
Liverpool, on the other hand, had, as its primary task against Fayetteville-Manlius, to stay focused on this task and not look ahead to the CBA game – which it managed to do.
A relatively quiet first half saw the Warriors go in front 7-0 with the only points coming in the second quarter on an eight-
yard TD pass from John Sindoni to Antonio Rivera. But it got away in the third period as Liverpool three times found the end zone – Sindoni throwing scoring passes of 48 yards to Dax Archer and 17 yards to Christian Washington and Owen Brown sprinting 42 yards for another TD.
Sindoni, who went 13-for26 for 168 yards, added a fourth TD pass to a fourth different receiver when he found Jayden Devereaux from 13 yards out in the final period. Brown got 103 yards on just eight carries, Allie Rivera adding 71 yards on 12 carries.
Again Liverpool’s defense stood out. Dom Carroll, who had 21 tackles the week before against C-NS, got 13 tackles against the Hornets, Isaiah Morris adding eight tackles. Jake Knapp got five tackles, with Josh Hester, Braylon Otis, Jonah Soule and Kolin Toxey getting four tackles apiece and Washington earning an interception.
Liverpool boys soccer edges West Genesee, 2-1
By PHil BlACkwEll
Even with its Sept. 19 setback at Fayetteville-Manlius the Liverpool boys soccer team maintained its spot inside the top 10 of the state Class AA rankings, though the Hornets jumped up to no. 9 right in front of the Warriors.
A full week of recuperation followed before a stretch of three games in less than 48 hours that would include battles against two proven league foes, West Genesee and Baldwinsville.
WG came first, coming off its own defeat to F-M earlier in the week, and Liverpool didn’t let them turn it around, doing just enough on both ends to beat the Wildcats 2-1.
A steady, effective Warriors defense blanked WG in the first half and then answered when the Wildcats’ Jake McMahon broke through for a second-half goal.
Christian Hope and Connor Lynch converted for Liverpool, with assists credited to Dom Paolini and Cam Farrell. WG’s chances were minimized and Jacob Mc-
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Quatters only had to make four saves.
B’ville arrived on Saturday bent on avenging its 1-0 defeat to the Warriors earlier in the month, and it did get on the board – but still could not solve Liverpool, who won another 2-1 decision.
They played a scoreless first half, similar to the first meeting, and the Bees broke its shutout streak to Liverpool when Owen Daly, taking a pass from Aidan Holcomb, put a shot past Jacob McQuatters.
Despite this, Liverpool took full advantage of its rare opportunities, twice finding the net late thanks to goals by Farrell and Bobby McQuatters, with Hope adding an assist.
Meanwhile, Cicero-North Syracuse continued to climb out of its early-season woes, finally getting its first win of the season on its seventh try last Thursday when it beat Henninger 2-0 at Sunnycrest Field.
Titus Dimitroff proved the spark for the Northstars, his deft passes setting up goals by Ryan Frisch and Kaydin Ruggaber as the defense limited the Black Knights to just three shots all night.
Going for two in a row Saturday against Corcoran/ITC, C-NS got it with another shutout, this time by a 5-0 margin thanks to a season-high goal total.
Dante Melfi found the net twice, as did Brayden Esposito, with Dimitroff earning the other goal and also tacking on an assist. Again the defense did not let the opposition do too much, Corcoran/ITC limited to two direct shot attempts.
A rematch with Corcoran/ITC follows a game with West Genesee for the Northstars, while Liverpool is off this week, not returning to action until Oct. 8 against Henninger two days before its rematch with C-NS at the Gillette Road complex.
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is there anything cuter than a bulldog? Champ came to the shelter as a stray, which is hard to believe, because he doesn’t have much energy and he doesn’t move very fast! we think he’s about seven years old and he weighs sixty-four pounds. He is sweet and sassy, courageous and cuddly, gentle and giant, playful and patient. we think he would make a lovely family dog. He would need to be the only pet, but he’s so sweet, he’s the only one you’ll need! meet Champ for yourself and see what a special guy he is. In order to adopt, you must fill out an application, pay an adoption fee, and have your pets up to date on their rabies vaccines. All adopted cats and dogs are spayed or neutered, microchipped, and up-to-date on their vaccinations before they go home. The Cny sPCA is located at 5878 East molloy road, syracuse For more information about adoption, call 315-454-4479, email frontdesk2@cnyspca.org, or visit cnyspca.org.
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The annual Evening with Kizey Dinner to benefit CNYSPCA will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 5-8 p.m. at Coppertop Event House, 3372 Milton Ave., Syracuse. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased by stopping into the shelter or by phone at 315-4544479. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. Event is open to the public and all are invited to attend for this special celebration.
The Kizey Dinner is named after the cast iron Newfoundland statue that has stood as sentinel in front of the Central New York SPCA for over 126 years and which until 1991 was unnamed. It was in 1991 that a contest was held with local school students to name the statute and the winning name was Kizey as it meant “stay put.”
This year’s “Evening with Kizey” award will be presented to the K-9 units of the Syracuse Police Department, On -
ondaga County Sheriff’s Dept. and the NYS Troopers. The proceeds of the “Evening with Kizey” Dinner assist with providing the animals the best medical care, housing and creature comforts before they find their forever homes. CNYSPCA is on track to take in over 1,000 animals this year with many of these animals needing spaying/neutering as well as other medical care. The CNYSPCA hopes to be able to build in new shelter in the near future, since we have outgrown the current shelter with need and demand to take in more animals each year About the Central n ew york s PCA: The Central New York SPCA is a full service animal shelter, rescue and cruelty investigation nonprofit that meets the definition of a no-kill organization. CNY SPCA serves all of Madison and Oneida Counties as well as most of On -
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with this year marking its 132nd consecutive year of fulfilling its mission to protect and improve the lives of dogs, cats and all animals by providing shelter, care, adoption, rescue, spay and neuter services, community education
and cruelty investigation services. Every year, CNY SPCA shelters, medically treats and adopts hundreds of animals surrendered, seized and found locally in Central New York, many of which
are injured, abused or surrendered by their owners, found as strays or seized as part of animal cruelty investigations. As a local nonprofit, CNY SPCA is not affiliated with the ASPCA.
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Fire prevention week coming
This year, Oct. 6 to 12 is marked as Fire Prevention Week with a theme focused on fire alarms and making them work for your benefit and safety.
Going back to the 1920s, this has been a time to raise awareness about measures everyone can take to prevent fires and keep their homes and loved ones as safe as possible in the event of a fire.
If you haven’t done so in a while this might be a good time to check smoke detectors and make sure they are fully functioning and have good batteries or old ones are replaced if needed.
During this time the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York is also putting an emphasis on educating others on the various sounds safety devices can make and be aware of what each one means and in turn how to respond to those sounds.
According to FASNY, many people, instead of taking immediate action when they hear an alarm in their home, they spend valuable time trying to figure out what the sounds mean, rather than responding to them promptly.
FASNY also noted many residents remove the batteries from their alarms when they begin to chirp and end up forgetting to replace them.
Others may think the sounds are a result of a defect.
Unfortunately, by not investigating the situation further, it could present serious risks in the case of a fire or emergency situation. According to the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA), three out of every five home fire deaths occur in homes without working smoke alarms or in homes lacking smoke detectors. And a quarter of all smoke alarm failures are caused by dead batteries, according to FASNY.
Working smoke alarms save lives by cutting the risk of dying in a home fire in half. Smoke alarms should be installed and maintained in every dwelling.
FASNY encourages people to know the difference between the sounds of your alarms. Smoke alarms tend to be three beeps while carbon monoxide tend to be four beeps, according to FASNY.
Other tips from FASNY include the following:
When a smoke or carbon monoxide alarm sounds, respond immediately by first exiting your home, calling 911, and staying out of your home.
Test your smoke alarms monthly by holding down the test button.
If your smoke alarm begins to chirp, typically a single chirp every 30 or 60 seconds, it means that the batteries are low and should be replaced.
If your smoke alarm continues chirping after batteries are replaced, it means the alarm is at the end of its life and the unit must be replaced.
Regularly replace your alarm’s batteries once a year.
If your smoke alarm is more than 10 years old, it is time to replace the alarm.
Since 2019, NY State law requires all new or replacement smoke alarms in New York State to be powered by a 10-year, sealed, non-removable battery, or hardwired to the home.
Ten year fire alarms still need to be tested monthly, and replaced every 10 years.
Ten year fire alarms will chirp when their battery is low.
Make sure your smoke and CO alarms meet the needs of all your family members, including those with sensory or physical disabilities.
If there is someone in your household who is deaf or hard of hearing, install a bed shaker and strobe light alarms that will alert that person to fire.
Interconnect all smoke alarms throughout the home for the best protection. When one sounds, they all sound. Make sure you can hear the sound of the smoke alarm. For more information on smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, and other information on fire safety and prevention, visit fasny.com and nfpa.org.
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The Police Benevolent Association of NY State represents some 1,100 law enforcement officers across the Empire State On Sept. 19, the state PBA endorsed 46 candidates running for seats in the State Senate and Assembly.
While throwing its support behind 20 state senate candidates, the union made no endorsement whatsoever in our own 50th District. That CNY district is now represented by Democrat John Mannion who is leaving the senate in order to run for Congress against Republican incumbent Brandon Williams.
So the PBA had a chance to endorse either Republican Nick Paro or Democrat Christopher Ryan, who are running against each other in the 50th.
This jus in: Apparently overlooking his WFP affiliation, the PBA has decided to endorse Chris Ryan.
“He will be among the forthcoming endorsements and has already been informed,” said PBA spokesman Michael Bucci on Sept. 26. “Mr. Ryan knows he has received the endorsement of the PBA of New York State and should be receiving a formal letter today to that effect.”
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Paro, currently supervisor in the town of Salina, has already earned endorsement of the Onondaga Deputy Sheriff’s Benevolent Association and Oswego County
other matter. Cream cheese frosting is without or nearly without equal as the penultimate of cake coatings. Carrot cake is merely the incidental surface for holding cream cheese
frosting. Let’s face it, you could cover a saltine with cream cheese frosting and it would be delicious. I grew up in a household that revered frosted cakes. Idiosyncratic Brits in so many ways, my mother and grandmother used the
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Police union endorsements ignore 50th State Senate seat
Sheriff Don Hilton, so you might think the state PBA might also back him.
On the other hand, Ryan, an Onondaga County legislator from Geddes, has long worked for the Communications Workers of America Local 1123, and now he’s its president. So you might think that a union such as the PBA would be predisposed to endorse that lifelong union man.
But instead, the PBA remained neutral and did not endorse either candidate.
Is it possible that the cops’ union hesitated to support a candidate such as Ryan who is supported by the left-leaning Working Families Party? After all, the WFP has loudly called for the defunding of police.
Think about it.
Creatives for a cause A few brave celebrities will face the white canvas and paint along with the guidance of Liverpool Art Center teachers as part of a Breast Cancer Fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 4 from 6:30 to 9 p.m., at the Art Center at 305 Vine St.., inside the Village Mall. The celebrity painters include WSYR-TV’s Tim Fox and Jim Teske, actress Binaifer Dabu, WTKW radio personality Lisa Chelenza, Liverpool school board member Matt Jones and Assemblywoman Pam Hunter.
LAC founder Sandra Sabene will instruct Friday’s one-hour painting session.
Thanks to Brandon Williams
To the editor:
I would like to take this time to express my sincere gratitude and praise for the outstanding service and compassion of Brandon Williams and his staff. Kelly Lantry has been simply extraordinary helping me acquire the military records and medals of Lorenzo J. Demperio (Inonnoi) he received for serving his adopted country. The medals are now proudly on display at the Reef Restaurant, in Memphis, New York.
My quest started when Ann Marie Buerkle was our Representative in Congress. Her aide was very helpful, but her term ended before we could reach a resolution. With former Congressman Dan Maffei, not much happened. I met with his aide once. Then, John Katko’s aide started out as helpful. However, when I asked for written documentation of the work she’d done on my case, she hung up the phone on me. To this day, I couldn’t tell you why. Ultimately it was Kelly who followed through with my case to the very end, after years of me attempting to work with other people. Her attention to detail throughout the process was second-to-none.
On the other hand, I have placed three phone calls to Senator Mannion’s office regarding the care and treatment of multiple sclerosis patients. No return calls. Why do we need to go to Rochester or Buffalo to get better quality care? I speak out on this subject because my wife Kathryn has MS. She has had it for 45 years. Five years ago, we decided to go to Strong Memorial Hospital. The care there is superior to what we have received here in CNY. Is this the type of representation John Mannion will give us if he is elected? We know what Congressman Williams and his staff will do for us and our country.
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Abstract paintings
“I’ll be using creative prompts and a process we’ve used to create abstract paintings for years. The experience will be both entertaining to watch and exciting to create” Sandy said. “I’ve been facilitating creative expression sessions like this for more than 17 years, and this is a dream of mine to support a cause and lead local celebs in an experience that most people find very therapeutic.”
When the paintings are completed, they will be auctioned off during the event and live streamed throughout social media. All funds go directly to support Sara O’Neill’s run for Against Breast Cancer at the London Marathon 2025 next April 27.
Sara O’Neill is a Syracuse native making her second entry running the UK marathon, explains LAC founder Sandra Sabene.
“Sara wanted to connect the two Liverpools,” Sandy said. “his led her to Liverpool Art Center.” Sara will be in attendance at Friday’s event where she plans to thank the artists for their support.
The public is invited to participate in raffles from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and to nibble on goodies donated by Sugar Blossom Cake Shop. For more info, visit artsandhealing. com/breast-cancer-fundraise r ; or call 315-234-9333.
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“The painting outcomes will be a surprise to us all, but the experience itself is the selling point for the auction.”
–LAC founder Sandra Sabene, anticipating Friday’s fundraiser.
Why I’m voting for this candidate
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With indeed the number of important local elections this November, in researching the candidates for the NY State Senate #50, there are a host of reasons to support the Republican candidate Nick Paro yet what is troubling is the record of his Democratic opponent Chris Ryan. Quite telling.
As a democratic county legislator, Chris Ryan failed to fulfill his elected duties by missing almost half of the county budget hearings in review Onondaga County’s $1.5 billion budget on behalf of his constituents. Almost half. That is an outrage. Missing meetings yet took the time to vote himself a 10% pay raise.
In 2018, Ryan voted yea on a memorializing resolution calling for then Gov. Cuomo and NYS legislature to adapt the NY Health Act, an act that would strip New Yorkers of their current private health insurance and would balloon state spending. Socialized medicine.
In 2021, Ryan voted against providing funding to purchase police body cameras for the Onondaga County Sheriff’s department. Related to that, he is enthusiastically endorsed by the radical Working Families Party which has openly called for defunding the police. He has proudly had this endorsement in every election cycle since 2019. Albany is a mess because of Gov. Hochul and her radical leftist agenda. We do not need another “Yes” person replacing another “Yes” person in Mannion. Ryan will be nothing more than a guaranteed “Yes” vote for NYC. We need someone in Albany in Nick Paro who has taken on Albany and NYC and won, not someone who will be a puppet for Gov. Hochul. r u DO l PH s . B O l E sl Av Fairmount
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years. He then retired and moved to Summerfield, FL, where he has spent his remaining years. Robert lived a very active and social life. He enjoyed playing golflots of golf! He was part of numerous golf leagues over the years. He enjoyed the many years of going out to dinner on Friday nights with their big group of friends and playing cards/games afterward. Robert and his wife of 70
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Astemborski passed away peacefully on Sept. 16, 2024, at her home in Canandaigua, N.Y. She was 86 years old. Pat was born on Feb. 13, 1938, to James and Sybil (Wheeler) Lougnot in Syracuse. She was the oldest of five siblings. The Lougnot family lived next door to James’ sister Geraldine, the DeSantis family.
Pat enjoyed a close, and mischievous, relationship with her dear cousin Mary Lou. The DeSantis family owned a camp on Skaneateles Lake where Pat enjoyed many summer visits as a child.
Pat attended Catholic schools in Syracuse and graduated from the Franciscan Academy. After graduation she worked at General Electric as a clerical assistant where she met Thaddeus (Ted) Astemborski. They were married on Feb. 13, 1960, on her 22nd birthday. They soon moved to Skaneateles where they started their family. The family enjoyed swimming in Skaneateles Lake, clambakes with the Winding Way neighborhood, skiing at the Skaneateles Ski Club and camping in the white mountains of New Hampshire. When the family moved to a
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Gregg E. Irvin, Ph.D., of Skaneateles, age 73, died on the morning of Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital. Gregg is survived by his wife Lauren, daughters Meredith and Kelsey (Bryan Haberberg-
mathew J. Zabinski
er), stepson Steven Dean, granddaughter Kemper Beuerlein, and brother Bill. He was preceded in death by his daughter Emily Irvin, nephew, Keif Irvin, and dear friend, Charles Rounds. He was grateful for the care his family gave
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With great sadness we announce the passing of Mathew J. Zabinski. Family was at his bedside as he peacefully slipped into his new life on Sept. 18, 2024. Mathew was born on Nov. 14, 1937, in Auburn, to Stephanie (Koziol) and Matthew T. Zabinski.
Mathew was a perpetual student and a man of many talents. Formally a design engineer for Smith Corona and Singer, he later pursued his passion for restoration of arms and armor. Mathew was well known for his superior craftsmanship and restoration in London and Germany and also worked for clients in most of the United States.
Enjoying all forms of music, Mathew had season tickets to the Syracuse Opera and Skaneateles Festival for years. He played classical and jazz guitar, violin and jammed with bluegrass friends at the
American Legion in Marcellus on Fridays. A great loss will be felt by many of his friends at antique weapons shows, vintage car clubs, stein collectors’ groups, antique collector clubs and many musical jams.
Mathew leaves behind his loving wife, Barbara (Nalepa-Nicpon), who treasures 38 wonderful years of sharing life with him; his daughter, Carol (John) Wolkensdorfer of Fayetteville and his son, Mark, of Charleston, SC.
He is also survived by two stepchildren: Karen Grouwinkel (Kevin) of Mt. Prospect, IL, and Michael Nicpon (Sandra) of Zion, IL. He was blessed with five beautiful granddaughters: Sara Wolkensdorfer of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Karly Grouwinkel of Englewood, CO; Korey Gearen (Edward) of Huntley, IL; Lauren Nicpon of Des Plaines,
James M. Resch, 64, of Liverpool, passed away Sept. 19, 2024. Fergerson Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements.
Donald Mula, 77, of Brewerton, passed away Sept. 22, 2024. Fergerson Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements.
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years traveled to many places - Europe, Hawaii, Canada, and they even took their four kids and camper across the country visiting many sites along the way.
He also enjoyed biking - they would bike every day and sometimes on long day trips. His love of music was his way of bringing joy to others - always singing and humming his favorite tunes. He adored spending time with family, and always did many things with his grandchildren, berry pick-
newly constructed house on Hencoop Road, riding and caring for the two family horses was added to the list. Pat was a talented gardener and she spent years creating beautiful gardens at the home.
Pat was active in the Skaneateles community. She worked at the elementary school and then at the Skaneateles Savings Bank. She was a founding member of SAVES, along with husband Ted, and they both volunteered there for many years. She attended St. Mary’s of the Lake church.
Pat was an avid bridge player and enjoyed regular bridge games with a close circle of friends. During summer months she and her
to him throughout his life. He enjoyed the company of many dear friends.
Gregg was born in Rochester on April 27, 1951, to William Charles Irvin III and Annabelle Elaine Aubin. A sensory neurophysiologist, Gregg earned his Ph.D. in visual psychophysiology (1980) from Syracuse University and completed
IL; and Brittany LaJoie of Corona, CA, as well as one grandson, Robert Zabinski of Charleston, SC.
Mathew is also survived by two sisters: Joan Falcone (Robert) of Auburn, NY, and Jane Neis (David) of Newark, NY; his sisterin-law, Susan Coatney of Mt. Prospect, Illinois; and many nieces and nephews.
Services will be private.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to HOA Cancer Care at Auburn and Hospice of CNY.
To send condolences, visit: robertdgrayfuneralhome.com.
Joanne R. (House) Jewell, 93, of Elbridge, passed away Sept. 22, 2024. The Bush Funeral Home of Elbridge has charge of arrangements.
Lynn Ford, 69, of Cato passed away Sept. 12, 2024. The Bush Funeral Home of Elbridge has charge of arrangements.
ing, walks around the pond, golf cart rides, playing cards and board games.
Robert was a veteran of the Korean War where he served in the Navy.
Robert is preceded in death by his father, Alexander, mother, Florence, and son, Gerald Montmoran. Robert is survived by his wife -Janice, children - Robert Jr., (Cathy), Bette (Doug), Mary (Tim), grandchildrenJoshua (Aliya), David, Matthew (Laura), Kristen (Jim), Timothy, Thomas, and
friends also attended plays at the Merry-Go-Round playhouse in Auburn. Pat had deep affection for animals and for many years had dogs who were beloved companions.
Pat had an adventurous spirit and was always up for trying new things. She loved to travel, and took some very special trips to Alaska with good friends. Pat was Nana to her five loving grandchildren. While the grandchildren were growing up, she welcomed them for summer visits where they were able to enjoy berry picking, swimming in the pool and trips to the Syracuse Zoo.
Pat is predeceased by her loving husband of 64 years, Ted, who passed away in
his post-doctoral fellowship in electrophysiology (1985) at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, after which, he moved to Dayton, OH, and began a lifelong career at WrightPatterson Air Force Base. For 40 years, he pioneered the development of multispectral sensing, advanced display design and laser hardening technologies. Up until his death, he developed advanced sensory modeling and human-system interfaces for the Air Force Industry. Gregg was warm-hearted, brilliant, approachable and had a quirky sense of humor. He was always
great-grandchildren - Lukas, Alice, Caroline, Molly, Joseph, Edward, Harrison and Ben. Memorial service will be held at Florida National Cemetery, 6502 SW 102nd Ave., Bushnell, FL 33513 on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.
The family of Robert would like to extend a sincere thank you to Julie and Brandi at the UF Health Hospital in the Villages. They both went above and beyond their call of duty in their care for Robert. We are forever grateful for having them as part of his care team.
May of this year. She is also predeceased by her parents and brothers Lawrence and James.
She is survived by daughters Jacqueline Astemborski of Westminster, MD; Kathleen McLiverty (Lawrence) of Quechee, VT; and Doreen Cameron (Scott) of Belmont, MA. She is also survived by her grandchildren Andrew, James, Margaret, Emma and Ryan who feel blessed to have had Nana in their lives for as long as they have. She is also survived by her brother Louis Lougnot (Karen) of Liverpool and sister Mary Leahy of Worcester, MA.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s of the Lake Church, Skaneateles, with burial to follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Skaneateles. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Skaneateles Library or SAVES. To send condolences, visit: robertdgrayfuneralhome. com.
himself and friendly to everyone he met. He loved his kitties, morning coffee, summer festivals, music concerts, cycling, sailing, camping and woodworking. He was extremely skilled when it came to home improvements, landscape designs and making repairs. There was never a problem Gregg couldn’t solve. A lifelong learner, he avidly pursued astronomy, quantum mechanics and theory of consciousness. A man beyond the stars, he is forever loved and will be dearly missed. A memorial service will be held at Robert D. Gray Funeral Home, Skaneate -
les, at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27 at 49 Jordan
Skaneateles, NY, 13152. Friends are encouraged to donate to American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers. To send condolences, visit: robertdgrayfuneralhome.com.
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C-NS field hockey handles F-M in 5-1 romp
By PHil BlACkwEll
For much of this week the CiceroNorth Syracuse field hockey team rested, having roared to a 5-0 start and knowing that a busy slate of games awaits once the calendar turns to October.
By the time the Northstars took the field against East Syracuse Minoa more than a week would have passed since its last game, an emphatic 5-1 victory over Fayetteville-Manlius on the Hornets’ own
turf. Though F-M had played twice as many games as C-NS, it still had no answer for a Northstars attack that put in at least one goal in every single quarter and featured a hat trick from Nicole Conklin.
All Conklin did was hit on three goals, nearly doubling her season total. Paige Pangaro got a goal and assist, with Carleigh Colvin also finding the net and assists going to Avery Carinci, Selena Moreno and Gabby Garuccio.
That same night Liverpool took its own turn against ESM and quieted the Spartans 3-0, a game that proved a showcase for senior Gianna Carbone.
All that Carbone did was score two of the goals and assist on the other, by Maura Beckwith, with Zoe Neyes assisting on Carbone’s tally which overcame seven saves by ESM goalie Emily Payne.
Even better, from the Warriors’ standpoint, was the impressive 1-0 win it earned at Holland Patent at week’s end, the de -
fense taking over as it held the Golden Knights to a single direct shot. Liverpool didn’t have many chances, either, but Sophia Puccia converted and that goal held up, improving the Warriors to 5-1, its lone blemish that defeat to C-NS on Sept. 19. Like the Northstars, Liverpool plays three times this week, hosting Little Falls and Auburn before a rematch with HP as C-NS would take on ESM, Auburn and Pittsford.
C-NS girls soccer maintains unbeaten streak
By PHil BlACkwEll
A great mid-September surge following an 0-3 start helped vault the Cicero-North Syracuse girls soccer team to the no. 14 spot in the first state Class AAA rankings of the fall.
Now the Northstars had to build upon that four-game win streak in the wake of a weekend of games where it shredded two opponents netting 18 total goals.
Back on Sept. 21, C-NS began its weekend slate with an 8-1 romp over Athens (Pennsylvania) as Emery Kozdemba and Sloane Raymond both notched two goals, with single goals going to Evelyn Magente, Alexa Belknap, Briar Raymond and Katalina Lawrence. Raymond and Adrianna Calabria both got assists. It was even more lopsided a day alter,
C-NS blanking Section IV’s Oneonta 10-0 and getting a three-goal hat trick from Abby Mackey along with an assist.
Riley Joyce and Aaliyah McDonald both scored twice, McDonald adding an assist. Kodemba, Briar Raymond and Lilah Kelly scored, too, with Calabria, Magente and Camilla MacNaught getting into the assist column.
Each game against an overmatched opponent produced another offensive onslaught, which C-NS continued last Tuesday against visiting Rome Freee Academy.
The margin over the Black Knights ended up 9-0, with Abby Mackey burning RFA for four goals to give her seven over a two-game spot along with a single assist.
Calabria kept going, too, finding the net twice as Magente had a goal and assist. McDonald and Lawrence joined in with sin-
gle goals, Gianna Melfi picking up two assists ahead of single assists from Raymond, Belknap and Addison Mackey.
But after a series of lopsided wins C-NS finally faced a high-quality opponent Thursday when it took on FayettevilleManlius and ended up settling for a 2-2 draw with the Hornets.
Even with McDonald and Calabria earning goals and Abby Mackey adding an assist, F-M kept up because Ashley Seidberg netted a goal in each half – one unassisted, the other assisted by Mara Gloo.
Neither side could settle it in overtime, with Kara Dorrance and Natalie LaPoint combining for seven saves and Hornets counterpart Mackenzie Murphy getting nine saves.
Liverpool, beaten 6-1 by C-NS on Sept. 16 and 3-0 by Vestal on the weekend,
needed to turn things around from its 1-3 record, with the focal point a game last Wednesday night against Baldwinsville. Unable to keep up, the Warriors fell 3-0 to the Bees, who got two goals from Nadia Guzman and one from Natalie Hollingshead to overcome Gracie Sleeth’s 10 saves. Lyla Weber and Audra Salvagni picked up assists.
Prior to facing B’ville, the Warriors got a much-needed 4-0 win over Syracuse City where it relentlessly applied pressure and, in the second half, broke open a close 1-0 contest.
Kaylee Lockwood and Emilie Masterson led the way each getting one goal and one assist. Mia Wright and Gabriella Gonzales also found the net,, with Lauren Graham contributing an assist.
C-NS, Liverpool girls cross country earn league wins
By PHil BlACkwEll
Up against league competition, the Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool girls cross country teams each proved successful in last Wednesday’s wet conditions before they would go head-to-head this Wednesday at Long Branch Park.
In the Warriors’ case, it involved going back to Baldwinsville four days removed from competing at that team’s annual invitational meet and prevailing over the Bees.
Though it was a close race at Durgee Junior High School, Liverpool’s girls defeated the Bees 26-33, aided by its strength at the top and its depth from the fourth runners onward.
Taylor Page easily took the individual race, her 19:28.2 nearly half a minute ahead of B’ville’s Kamryn Barton (19:55.7), while
the Bees ook two of the next three spots in between Kaitlyn Hotaling’s fourth-place 20:23.1.
The getaway began with Rose Piorkowski finishing sixth in 21:54.1. Then Katie Martin got seventh (21:54.2) and Addison Ziegler eighth (21:54.2) to round out the scoring column in front of Paige Baker’s ninth-place 21:54.7, with Maggie Sherlock 10th in 21:55.2 and Kailyn Barth 11th in 21:58.7. Liverpool’s boys, meanwhile, lost 19-44 to B’ville, who earned eight of the top nine individual spots as its depth proved too much for the Warriors.
Still, Josh Vang nearly won the individual race, his 17:45.8 second only to the 17:40.1 by the Bees’ Jacob Guelli. Jackson Allen, in 19:16.6, edged out Mason Dineen (19:16.8) for a top-10 finish as Brian Juston posted 19:26.5. Cooper Kohanski and
Owen Bresett both finished in 19:36 flat.
C-NS swept all parts of its three-team meet against West Genesee and Henninger at Camillus Middle School, with the girls having the closest call but still edging the Wildcats 26-29.
In a time of 20:20 flat, Sophia Graham was second to the 20:14.5 from WG’s Rebecca Dickey, but Katy Harbold was third in 20:39.5 and Mya Patti fourth in 20:51.5, though it required Grace Scoville getting eighth place (22:46.9) and Allison Moran taking ninth place (22:53.4) to help the Northstars hang on.
Meanwhile, the C-NS boys beat WG 1936 and Henninger 17-44, claiming four of the top five individual spots led by Rhett Andrews, who crossed the finish line first in 17:39.1.
During Saturday’s McQuaid Invitational in Rochester, on the boys side Liverpool ran in the Class AAA division for large schools and finished fourth, trailing only Churchville-Chili, Lakewood (Ohio) and Clarence.
Vang led the way on the 3.0-mile McQuaid course, tearing to a fifth-place time of 16:02.2 not far from the winning 15:38.7 from Lancaster’s Carson Zuba as Dineen (16:58.0) edged Juston (16:59.2) for 25th place.
Liverpool’s girls got a fifth-place finish from Page in the Bob Bailey Memorial division, recording a time of 17:31.9. Out of 17 teams, thegirls Warriors finished fifth, helped by Page and Hotaling (18:29.1) both getting top-25 individual finishes.
Nolan Zinsmeyer got second place in 17:41.7, with Tyler Graham going 17:45.8 for third place. Jack Putman finished fifth in 18:12.3, with Dominic Petrera (18:55.8) also in the top 10.
C-NS girls tennis earns 6-1 victory over Oswego
By PHil BlACkwEll
After two full weeks mostly marked by warm sunshine, some rain returned early last week which started to affect the Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool girls tennis schedules. Not until Thursday afternoon did the sun return, and so did C-NS, who faced Oswego and, sweeping all four doubles matches, was able to beat the Buccaneers 6-1. Lauren Malec and Megan Meives began the doubles effort, topping Amanda Connolly and Nia Evans 6-3, 6-1, with Andrea Iqbal and Addyson Fedele winning 6-0, 6-2 over Rowan Mott and Maria Saltalamachia.
Hill winning 6-3, 6-4 over Clementine Rastley as Madelyn Shaw lost 6-1, 6-2 to Emery O’Brien.
Kaelin Prentice and Jessica Barnes rolled past Caitlin Whitney and Abigail Jaskula 6-0, 6-1, as in a similar match Alison Spoto and Lauren Foote handled Natalie Breitbeck and Lyla Malley 6-1, 6-0. Up in singles, Calista Nguyen defeated Margaret O’Leary 6-1, 6-4, with Ainsley
Things were dry enough for Liverpool last Tuesday to have a non-league match against Oneida, unable to gain any points from the Express in the course of a 7-0 defeat.
Emma Kohberger, Milana D’Amico and Elliana Page all dropped their singles matches in straight sets, with Page earning the most games during a 6-1, 6-2 loss to Phoebe Fuller.
In the closest of the four matches (which Oneida all won in two sets), Judah Covell and Vivian D’Amico ran into Emily French and Myah Rainbow where they lost in another 6-1, 6-2 decision. Then Liverpool fell to Fayetteville-Manlius 7-0 on Saturday afternoon. Denied a game in any of the three singles matches, the Warriors did put up a battle in doubles where Kohberger and Allie Kerneklian lost 6-4, 7-5 to Lindsay Chong and Sonia LaHaye.
Liverpool boys volleyball sweeps C-NS in three sets
By PHil BlACkwEll
When it came to the boys volleyball rivalry between Liverpool and CiceroNorth Syracuse, it had mostly gone in the Northstars’ favor through the years, but not in their first 2024 encounter.
Building on what it had accomplished during a 5-1 start the Warriors swept the Northstars in three sets, getting to the front in a hurry as it won the opening set 25-20.
A lopsided second set went 25-14 in Liverpool’s favor and, try as it could, C-NS could not turn it around as the War-
riors emerged from a far closer third set to take it 25-21 and clinch the match.
Depth on Liverpool’s front line played a big role as Sean Frawley led with seven kills, but Chase Loveless and Amaree Burton were close behind,each earning six kills as James Kelly finished with five kills.
Behind them, Kellen Conway managed 19 assists, while Keagan Misenick provided support earning six assists. Loveless led the defense with 11 digs, Shahidullah Sahak equaling Conway’s total of five digs.
On C-NS’s side, Grady Kennedy finished with 13 assists, most of his passes go -
ing to Joey Lukasiewicz, who had 10 digs. No other Northstars player earned more than Philip Greer and Ryan Leahey’s three kills apiece as Max Wolanski had seven digs, Kennedy and Jack Copeland each managing six digs.
Not having a letdown on Thursday, Liverpool beat Syracuse City in four sets, the key to it surviving a tense opener 2725 which led to a 25-9 domination of the second.
Though Syracuse prolonged the match 27-25 in the third, the Warriors won the fourth 25-15 with Conway’s 32 assists of-
ten going to Frawley, who earned 14 kills and four blocks.
Loveless was active, too, getting eight kills and five blocks as Kelly and Conway both earned six kills. Burton had four kills and Ben McHerron stepped up with five kills. Sahak got 10 digs, Conway nine digs and Gianni DeFrancisco eight digs. Now Liverpool would take aim at reigning two-time state Division II champion Jamesville-DeWitt on Tuesday night, three days before C-NS faced the Red Rams so in the wake of a Tuesday match with Living Word Academy.
Liverpool girls volleyball rallies past C-NS in five sets
By PHil BlACkwEll
In this instance, it wasn’t a case of whether the Liverpool girls volleyball team defeated Cicero-North Syracuse as much as the way the Warriors pulled it off.
Trailing 2-0 in sets, Liverpool turned it all around in last Tuesday’s match, eventually defeating the Northstars to go to 3-1 on the season. Fired up from the outset, C-NS emerged from a tense opening set to win it 25-23 and then kept it going in the second, upending Liverpool 25-16 to double its margin.
Facing all this, the Warriors promptly flattened the Northstars 25-8 in the third set, leaving enough energy to withstand all of C-NS’s charges and claim the four 25-20.
Having rallied from two sets down to push Fayetteville-Manlius to five sets on Sept. 18, C-NS watched Liverpool accomplish what the Northstars could not against the Hornets – completing the rally in the final-set race to 15.
The Warriors took it 15-9, seeing Lola Sageer pile up 18 kills, seven blocks, four aces and 22 digs helped on the front line by
Madison Ames’ 16 kills and 10 digs. Katie Lebiedzinski and Natalia Nederveld each got seven kills.
Leading the back line, Josie Shaw had 39 assists and 12 digs, Lily Correll adding 18 digs which overcame 21 kills by the Northstars’ Grace Murray, with Kendall Rumble earning 24 assists and Allison Navarra getting 20 digs helped by Grace Schmid and her 13 digs.
It didn’t help C-NS in any way to have to face reigning sectional Class AAA champion Baldwinsville just 24 hours before its match with Liverpool.
To its credit, the Northstars didn’t get discouraged after dropping the first sets 25-17 and 25-19, rising up in the third set to win it 25-19 before the Bees put in its top players in the fourth set and closed it out 25-13.
Murray had 15 kills, with Grace Turrell earning 10 kills. Payton Lamont finished with eight kills as Kendall Rumble had 26 assists and 11 dig, Navarra managing 19 digs. B’ville got 14 kills and 10 digs from Amelia Hahn in front of a back line where Madison MacKaig recorded 21 assists and Addy Garcia finished with 19 digs.
C-NS Blue golfers top West Genesee, B’ville
By PHil BlACkwEll
This is already the final week of regularseason action for the Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool boys golf teams, who both want to find their top form before next week’s Section III fall tournament.
Off for most of the week due to rainouts, Liverpool returned to action last Friday against
C-NS Green and, improving its record to 3-7, prevailed by a score of 202-220. Evan Retzbach led the Warriors, shooting a 38 for nine holes at Greens at Beaumont. Tom Neave finished with a 39, with Nick Scholz and Logan Reissig tying for third posting 39 and Alex Kirkby adding a 43. For C-NS Green, Evan Jones had the best total of 42. Carter Reynolds managed a 43, with Brian Saloski contributing a 44 ahead of
Cooper Pallotta’s 45 and Tyler Belknap’s 46.
Going into the week at 7-3 overall, C-NS Blue improved on that mark in last Wednesday’s match against West Genesee Blue, where it pushed past the younger group of Wildcats 195-206. Drew Kippen shot 37 for nine holes at Arrowhead, with Austin Clarke’s 38 and Cooper Stimson’s 39 completing a top-three C-NS Blue sweep. Noah Raymjond had a 40 to match WG Blue’s low round from Alex Dunham, with Nate Bustin contributing a 41. Then these Northstars went to Timber Banks and defeated Baldwinsville White 190224, this time with the top four individual
scores headed by Stimson’s even-par 36. Ethan Hanson had a 37, by far his best round of the fall, while Kippen managed a 38 and Clarke posted 39.
C-NS Green faced B’ville White last Tuesday at Greens at Beaumont, the Northstars falling 218-232 even though Riley Petzoldt, shooting a 41, tied the Bees’ Dylan Fall and Brady Steria for low individual score. Four other B’ville White golfers – Parker Allen (42), Jackson Rinko (43) and Rocco Weaver (44) –beat out the 45 from Nick Cimino, which was trailed by Jones (47), Belknap (49) and Andrew Dolson (50).
C-NS swimmers lose to West Genny
By PHil BlACkwEll
Off this week, the Liverpool girls swim team returns to action on Wednesday night at Oswego before a series-defining gauntlet where it faces Christian Brothers Academy on Oct. 9 and Fayetteville-Manlius Oct. 11. Back on Wednesday night at Nottingham High School, Cicero-North Syracuse squared off with West Genesee, where the Northstars took a 97-86 defeat to the Wildcats despite Leah Benedict’s pair of individual titles. In the 200-yard individual medley Benedict pulled away to win in two minutes 22.75 seconds, later adding a 100 freestyle victory in 57.78 seconds, nearly four seconds clear of the field. Benedict also
and win the
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in 1:51.48 while Sophia Sugrue secured a diving title with 223.60 points. Molly Gucciardi was second in the 200 freestyle in 2:20.37, just behind the 2:20.04 from WG”s Kierstin Lee, adding a third in the 100 breaststroke (1:21.67) while Cassidy Payrot got second (27.91 seconds) to Allie Ivery (27.59) in the 50 freestyle, but won the 100 backstroke in 1:06.39. Katelyn Stewart took second in the 100 butterfly in 1:14.54. C-NS is back in action Wednesday at Baldwinsville before returning to Nottingham for the SCAC Invitational.
