C-NS girls soccer tops Liverpool again
By Phil BlACKwEll
While always rivals of one another, the girls soccer teams of Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool don’t allow it to get in the way of doing good things.
So when the two teams met each other last Tuesday night at Bragman Stadium, they both chose the occasion to have the “Going for Gold Give Back Night”.
Wearing white and black Tshirts with gold letters during warm-ups, the two teams took all of the game’s proceeds and gave them to Griffin’s Guardians, a charity benefiting families with
By JAnEllE DAviS
In a testament to the power of friendship and community spirit, Kevin Toms, a senior at CiceroNorth Syracuse High School, is gearing up for his fifth annual Can Crush Cancer bottle and can drive.
The event, scheduled for Oct. 26 and 27 from 9 to 2 p.m., will take place at the Griffin’s Guardians office parking lot at 8116 Brewerton Road in Cicero.
This year’s drive holds special significance as Toms aims to surpass his initial fundraising goal in honor of his childhood friend, Griffin Engle.
Engle tragically passed away at age 7 from a rare form of brain cancer, inspiring the creation of Griffin’s Guardians, a local nonprofit that supports families affected by pediatric cancer.
“Reaching my goal of $25,000 would be the greatest thing that I could do to honor Griffin and our friendship,” Toms said. “The loss of my best friend at such a young age has forever changed me, and I will continue to honor Griffin for the rest of my life.”
Since its inception in 2020, Toms’ annual bottle and can drive has raised
$19,604.65 for pediatric cancer research and support.
What started as a pandemic-era fundraising alternative has blossomed into a community tradition, showcasing the impact one determined teenager can have.
Lori Lake-Toms, Toms’ mother, expressed her pride in her son’s efforts.
“On Kevin’s senior year of Can Crush Cancer, I couldn’t be prouder of my son and all of his efforts. He is truly making a difference in our community,” she said.
The proceeds from the drive will benefit Griffin’s Guardians’ Project 20 program, which provides crucial support to families affected by pediatric cancer.
This includes assistance with medical bills not covered by insurance, household expenses, transportation costs, and even holiday support.
Toms’ initiative goes beyond just collecting bottles and cans.
The bottle and can drive shows the enduring power of friendship and the ripple effect of compassion in a community.
Toms’ dedication has inspired his peers, many of whom volunteer at the event despite never having met Griffin personally.
By AnnA EDwARDS
A group of 80 Cicero Elementary students and parents hiked Bald Mountain on Oct. 5, celebrating the 30th year of this tradition.
Stephan Bailey, the physical education teacher at Cicero Elementary who has organized the hike for the past seven years, said that he loves to watch his students get excited about visiting the Adirondacks and hiking.
“The smiles that are on their faces when they get to the top and see the fire tower- that’s why we teach, right? To see kids have those experiences. It’s something I truly enjoy,” he said. Bailey hopes that students gain an appreciation for hiking after this experience and that it’s something they continue to pursue in this area rich with hiking opportunities.
For those unable to attend the event in person, Toms said that online donations are also welcome.
“I want everyone to know how much I appreciate their support,” he said. “If they can’t make it to the event or if they’re interested in helping out, donations can be made online as well.”
Donors, whether in person or online, will be entered into a drawing for a $250 Visa gift card as a token of
appreciation for their support.
As Toms approaches his final year of high school, his Can Crush Cancer drive is a powerful reminder of how young people can make a significant impact in their communities.
To make an online donation or learn more about the Can Crush Cancer event, visit griffinsguardians. org/can-crush-cancer
“We hope to plant the seeds so they continue on and become little outdoor enthusiasts themselves,” he said.
The trip takes place every year during a time when the leaves are changing and the weather is nice. Preparation involves meeting with students and parents ahead of time to discuss the experience.
“Some kids have never gone hiking, you know? We meet with them a couple of times and give them an idea of what to expect,” Bailey said. Adirondack l Page 2
By RuSS TARBy Contributing writer
Because this is a presidential election year, local voters are looking forward to casting ballots on Nov. 5. The Bayberry Community Association’s annual meet-the-candidates forum will take place at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at the United Church of Christ, 215 Blackberry Road.
The association has invited 10 candidates running for Congress, state senate, assembly, county judge and Clay Town Board.
Five candidates have confirmed their Sunday appearance in Bayberry, including incumbent Congressman Brandon Williams, State Senate candidate Nick Paro, Assembly candidate Tim Kelly, Onondaga County Family Court Judge candidate Jason Ziegler and Clay Town Board candidate David Hess. At the forum, voters can ask questions or submit questions in writing, according to longtime BCA volunteer Deborah Magaro-Dolan.
Each candidate will then have the opportunity to respond followed by brief rebuttals.
Magaro-Dolan encouraged residents to get involved in their local government and community associations.
She also recommended voters seek information from the Onondaga County Board of Elections.
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Cicero third graders recently hiked Bald Mountain, celebrating the 30th year of the tradition.
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Kevin Toms will hold his fifth annual Can Crush Cancer bottle and can drive Oct. 26 and 27.
Cicero-north Syracuse and liverpool girls soccer players wore special T-shirts in last Tuesday night’s game at Bragman Stadium as they both raised money and awareness for Griffin’s Guardians in the “Going for Gold Give Back night” event.
Liverpool boys soccer halts C-NS win streak
By Phil BlACKwEll
To say that the circumstances of the second boys soccer clash of the season between Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool were different than the first one vastly understates it.
Back when the Warriors won 2-1 on Sept. 17 at LHS Stadium, the Northstars still had not won a game amid an 0-5-1 start.
But when the two sides reunited at the Gillette Road complex Thursday night C-NS’s entire season had turned around, but event his fact, along with a long shutout streak, did not prevent the Warriors from maintaining its slim edge in the rivalry.
As expected, the two defenses controlled most of the game, leading to a scoreless first half and a concern that no one would break through, either in regulation or overtime.
However, in the second half Liverpool pushed hard and Cam Farrell found the net, which held up for a 1-0 Warriors win as it ultimately lim -
ited the Northstars to three shots, all grabbed by Jacob McQuatters.
C-NS’s five-game win streak was capped by knocking off state Class AAA no. 4-ranked Fayetteville-Manlius 1-0 two nights earlier on this same Gillette grass.
This was a triumph authored by the C-NS defense, who registered its fifth consecutive shutout constantly frustrating a Hornets attack who had plenty of opportunities to go in front.
Meanwhile, the Northstars were patient, awaited its chance – and in the second half Dante Melfi, taking a pass from Ryan Frisch, put it past Jeremy Albert for the game’s only goal.
Now the question was whether C-NS could keep it up against Liverpool, no. 6 in those same state AAA rankings and at 8-1-1 following another 2-1 decision last Tuesday night, this one over Henninger.
Having not played in more than a week, the Warriors were slowed down early, the game 0-0 until a second half where Jared Reynolds and Cam Farrell
both scored, overcoming 11 saves by Black Knights goalie Jean Damuru.
After its second battle with Liverpool C-NS would take on Baldwinsville Saturday afternoon, and were unable to do much against the Bees in a 4-0 defeat.
What was a tight 1-0 game at halftime got away late despite Tyler Munnich’s seven saves. Derek Barr (two assists) and Owen Daly (one goal, one assist) led a B’ville attack which also got goals from Will Stevens, Tamer Abraham and Brayden Schrader.
Liverpool would take its own defeat on Saturday, a 2-1 overtime decision to state Class AAA no. 10-ranked Rochester McQuaid where the Knights pulled it out after the Warriors tied it on Dom Paolini’s second-half goal, assisted by Ramiz Mehmedovic. McQuatters finished with eight saves.
As C-NS meets Henninger this week Liverpool would have a busy closing stretch capped Saturday by a visit from F-M that could have a major say in how the Section III playoffs are seeded.
Liverpool boys volleyball tops B’ville, Oswego
By Phil BlACKwEll
Keeping its place atop the SCAC Metro division standings, the Liverpool boys volleyball team again was challenged by Baldwinsville last Wednesday night and again emerged with a victory, this time in four sets.
Having prevailed in five sets when they first met Sept. 10, the Warriors would battle to 25-20 wins over the Bees in each of the first two sets.
B’ville took the third 25-21, but Liverpool dominated the fourth set 25-13 to close out the match, seeing Keagan Miscenik match Kellen Conway’s total of 14 assists on a back line where Shahidulla Sahak earned eight digs.
At the net Sean Frawley led the way with 11 kills. Chase Loveless gained nine kills, with James Kelly managing
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children battling pediatric cancer.
As to the game, C-NS won it 3-0, grabbing a first-half goal and then pulling away in the latter stages to overcome a superb effort from Liverpool goalkeeper Gracie
six kills and Amaree Burton adding five kills.
Then, facing Oswego Friday night, Liverpool beat the Buccaneers in four sets, doing so after it dropped the opener 25-20 but then won the next three sets over the Buccaneers 25-18, 25-20, 25-15.
Frawley took over at the net, amassing 16 kills and three blocks. Burton and Kelly got seven kills apiece and Brian Kha stepped up with six kills as Conway put u 20 assists and Keagan Misencik earned 15 assists. Loveless led the defense with 16 kills as Conway got 12 digs and Sahak improved to nine digs.
Cicero-North Syracuse saw its season-long struggles continue, this time in last Wednesday’s match with East Syracuse Minoa that ended in three
Sleeth, who had 14 saves.
Alexa Belknap led the Northstars with a pair of assists, while Abby Mackey had a goal and assist, the other goals going to Katalina Lawrence and Emery Kozdemba.
Another big test awaited C-NS Friday
sets.
The Spartans prevailed 25-17, 25-15, 25-16, steady behind Donovan Randall’s 32 assists that went to a deep front line led by Jacob McGuigan’s 11 kills and Caleb Byrd’s seven kills.
When C-NS took its turn against B’ville Friday night, it could not prevent the Bees from earning its first win of the season, taking a close first set 2521 and a closer second set 26-24.
Though the Northstars won the third 25-22, by that same score the Bees claimed the fourth and ended its eightmatch skid, with Nate Mekker pulling off a rare triple-double of 16 kills, 21 assists and 10 digs.
Ryan Levy was strong at the net, too, getting 11 kills as Mike Naprawa finished with nine kills and Chase Johnson put up 16 assists
night against Baldwinsville, but in this instance, it was the Bees who would contain the Northstars start to finish in a 2-0 defeat.
Having learned from a 3-2 loss to C-NS earlier this season, B’ville emphasized defense and gave up just five shots, all of them stopped by Abby DeSimone, while Audra Salvagni carried the offense, netting one goal and assisting on the other by Madison Polky.
Liverpool, who dropped a 2-1 decision to Fayetteville-Manlius on Oct. 5, has its own game with B’ville in the last week of the regular season.
Before heading up the mountain, students learn about staying on the trail, looking for markers, and being careful of whatever obstacles they run into while hiking. The group then makes its way up the mountain. At the top, they eat their snacks, climb the Rondaxe fire tower and appreciate the view.
“It’s something that the kids, over the years, have really fallen in love with and had a great experience,” Bailey said.
The tradition started in 1994 with physical education teachers Tom Stimson and Dereck Bigford. Since then, students have participated in the adventure every year.
Stimson said that he started the hike because one of his favorite experiences from his elementary years was hiking with his family in the Adirondacks.
“When I became a phys-ed teacher, I always said to myself, ‘You know what? It would be great if we could bring kids so they can experience that,’” Stimson said.
Bigford and Stimson chose third grade for the hike because there are not a lot of special events for third graders. Stimpson said that they wanted to give third graders a fun opportunity.
Bailey added that third graders are at an age when they are finally old enough to successfully complete a hike.
“It’s a perfect age because they’re able to do the hike and they’re getting to be responsible enough where we don’t have to worry about anything crazy happening,” Bailey said.
Stimson said that the trip is special because of all the families that have participated over the years. The trip is family-based and involves many parent chaperones. Stimson hopes that the experience inspires families to continue hiking together after completing the trip.
“Since 1994, we’ve had thousands of kids and their parents doing that trip. So my favorite part of the whole thing was not only getting the kids to do it, but getting their parents doing it with them,” he said.
Stimson and Bigford were recently celebrated at the school’s monthly SOAR assembly, where students are honored for making good choices and leading by example. At the assembly, the group focused on leadership and recognized the former teachers for bringing something special to the school.
A REASOn TO SAy ‘OMG’
Francisco Lindor slowly trotted around the bases without a single extra dollop of emotion after hitting the biggest grand slam in his team’s history.
He was about the only one.
Around him most of the 42,000 on hand in the borough of Queens were screaming, jumping, hugging or some variation of all three, making enough noise for a 737 at nearby LaGuardia –at 7:37 p.m., no less.
Part joy, part release, part disbelief –in other words, OMG.
That’s the shorthand for, well you know. More accurately, though, it’s the rap song by shortstop Jose Iglesias the New York Mets adopted into a threeletter slogan given to every home run hitter late in this wild 2024 season.
Three times in the last two weeks it also described the emotion of just about every baseball fan watching the Mets go from possibly missing the playoffs to possibly jetting into the Fall Classic.
Lindor evoked it in a wild Game 161 in Atlanta with a go-ahead ninth-inning blast which was the second Mets comeback in as many innings to lock up a playoff spot.
Then Pete Alonso, facing what possibly was his last at-bat in a Mets uni -
form on the brink of free agency, went the opposite way in the ninth inning of the decisive third game of the Wild Card series to crush the spirit of Milwaukee.
And when Lindor returned nearly a week later in the Division Series with his bases-clearing blast that ultimately knocked out the Philadelphia Phillies….well, at some point those same three letters are all one can say.
Imagining all this back at the 55game mark was preposterous. The Mets were 22-33.
Bad weeks and bad games were followed by worse. The Phillies, heck, most of the National League had the upper hand.
For Mets fans still stuck on the glory of 1986, about all they could look forward to was a summer of Gary, Keith and Ron on SNY or the incomparable Howie Rose on radio lamenting another lost opportunity.
How did it turn?
A lot of tangible reasons, from the MVP play of Lindor to the improved lineup and defense to a pitching staff dealing quite well most nights and strong leadership from first-year manager Carlos Mendoza.
Come on, though. You have to point
out the quirks, from the team meeting on May 29 to the emergence of the OMG necklace to, most of all, the presence one night in June of a certain purple mascot for a certain ubiquitous fast-food giant throwing out a ceremonial first pitch.
When a win streak followed, one could not escape it, Grimace embraced by players (purple shoes for some players) to fans (lots of do-it-yourself costumes in the stands) to the installation of a purple seat at Citi Field. Really.
Oh, and it’s continued into the postseason.
When in Milwaukee, Alonso (him again) went to a nearby farm and picked out a pumpkin.
Yes, it’s turned into a Rally Pumpkin, perhaps even the real-life Great Pumpkin, Linus.
Can you imagine any of this associated with the other Major League Baseball team in New York? In short, the Mets’ ability to not take things too seriously provides an antidote to the sometimes-too-serious folks in Yankee pinstripes.
Now if only it leads to the end of a championship drought that now spans
38 years, so long ago that none of the current Mets were born and megafan Jerry Seinfeld was still just a stand-up comic. What’s the deal?
Given recent events, do you doubt the Mets can pull it off? There appears, with this group, just the sort of mojo that even the 2000 and 2015 teams which reached the World Series didn’t have on a complete basis, and no one in New York needs reminding of how it ended in 2000.
We’ve lost so many baseball legends this year, from Willie Mays to Pete Rose to Luis Tiant, but that list also includes Ed Kranepool and Bud Harrelson, beloved long-time Mets who were present at the 1969 miracle and only got to witness one more title from the team to which they gave most of their lives.
Maybe this one is for Eddie and for Buddy, and for every other New Yorker too familiar with Mets heartache to finally have something else happen –enough to say, well, you know, those three letters.
Phil Blackwell is sports editor at Eagle News. He can be reached at pblackwell@ eaglenewsonline.com.
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16
Salina Writers Group
6:30 p.m. Salina Free Library. Hone your writing skills with Debbie Stak, local author, editor, and scriptwriter. 18+.
FRIDAY, OCT. 18
Doug’s Fish Fry Food Truck
11 a.m.-6 p.m. St. Michael’s and St. Peter’s Church, the corner of Velasko Rd. and W. Seneca Tpke. Proceeds support the twin parish in Haiti.
OCT. 18-20 Book Sale and Bottle Drive for Haiti
Friday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Sunday: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. St. Michael’s and St. Peter’s Church, the corner of Velasko Rd. and W. Seneca Tpke. Used books, bake sale, and bottle drive.
SATURDAY, OCT. 19
Friends of the Library Book Sale
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Salina Free Library. Books, audiobooks, magazines, DVDs, and more for sale. Bag
sale starts at 1 p.m. On the Same Page Book Club
10:30 a.m. Aurora’s Cafe, Northern Lights Plaza. Tell us what books you’ve liked or disliked lately. 18+.
Liverpool Elks 25th Annual Meat Raffle
6 p.m. Liverpool Elks Lodge #2348, corner of Rt. 370 and Hayes Rd. Free hotdogs, pizza, snacks and soda. Raffles for meat and seafood packages and more. Benefits veteran’s service programs.
Masterworks and the Movies Concerts
7:30 p.m. OnCenter Crouse Hinds Theater. Enjoy highlights of pieces written by film composers made famous by the big screen. $63-$98. www.syracuseorchestra.org.
SUNDAY, OCT. 20
Meet the Candidates Night
7 p.m. United Church of Christ, 215 Blackberry Rd., Liverpool. Bayberry Community Association hosts their annual Meet the Candidates Night.
OCTOBER 21-26
Pigeon Forge and Smoky Mountains Show Trip
$950 due August 14. Price includes transportation, lodging, three shows, tour of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, admission to Dollywood, and more. www.grouptrips.com/kathyssmokymountaingroup.
THURSDAY, OCT. 24
Very Us
6 p.m. Salina Free Library. Gather with other LGBTQIA+
adults to socialize and make friends.
FRIDAY, OCT. 25
Trunk or Treat
5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Davidson Ford of Clay. The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Clay, and the Recreation Department present their 6th annual Trunk or Treat.
Mattydale Community Halloween Decorating Contest
7 p.m. Registration closes on Oct. 23. Must live in Mattydale/Hinsdale area. Call 315-454-4524 to participate.
SATURDAY, OCT. 26
Trunk or Treat
6 p.m.-8 p.m. Community Wesleyan Church, 112 Downer St., Baldwinsville. Bring your kids in costume and trick or treat in the parking lot. Free.
Literary Classics Pops Concert
7:30 p.m. OnCenter Crouse Hinds Theater. Readers of all ages will love the mysterious and magical music inspired by Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and more. Dress in your house colors for extra fun. $50-$98. www.syracuseorchestra.org.
MONDAY, OCT. 28
In Stitches
6 p.m. Salina Free Library. Whether you like to knit, crochet, or do other needlework, it’s more fun together!
TUESDAY, OCT. 29
Oneida Ltd.: More than a Silverware Company
5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Oneida Community Mansion House, 170 Kenwood Ave. This exhibit examines the rise and fall of Oneida the world’s former largest silverware manufacturer.
Page Turners Book Club
6:30 p.m. Salina Free Library. Take part in a reader’s choice discussion. Tell us about a book you loved this year. 18+.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30
Very Us 6 p.m. Salina Free Library. Gather with other LGBTQIA+ adults to socialize and make friends.
THURSDAY, OCT. 31
Trunk or Treat 6 p.m.-8 p.m. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 210 Hazel St., Liverpool. Join for a spooky good time with refreshments, games, and prizes.
NOV. 9 & 10
CNY Folksmarch Meadowbrook, Syracuse. Registration 9 a.m. to Noon on Nov. 9 and 1 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 10. $4 for adults, $1 for kids ages 5 to 18. Active military and veterans walk for half-price. First timers walk free. For more information visit folksmarch.wordpress.com or facebook.com/ folksmarch
Mary R. Ball, 93
devoted wife and mother
Mary R. (Santangelo) Ball, 93, of Marcellus, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, after a brief illness. Born Oct. 22, 1930, Mary grew up on Shonnard Street in the Westside neighborhood of Syracuse, graduating from St. Lucy’s Academy in 1948 where she excelled in singing.
Mary was offered a full scholarship to the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester to fulfill a dream of being an opera singer, instead she took singing classes at Syracuse University, participated in musical variety shows and sang at various venues around Syracuse where she met her husband of 54 years, Raymond J. Ball of DeWitt whom she married in 1957.
Mary attended CCBI and was employed
Gracia Koziol, 85 loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend
Gracia (Reilley) Koziol, 85, of Skaneateles, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. Born in Auburn to the late Thomas Howard Reilley and Margaret (Cullen) Reilley on Sept. 20, 1939.
She owned and operated the Mandana Inn with her loving husband Joseph Koziol by her side where many will remember her as the boss you’d want to work hard for and prove yourself to. She raised many people from all walks of life on that kitchen line, she remained patient and calm in the heat of the kitchen, never judged anyone’s mistakes and always provided great advice and guidance which many have carried with them throughout their lives beyond the Mandana.
Gracia was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend who enjoyed spending her free time sur-
Gerald T. Muldoon, 91
enjoyed hunting, fishing and trapping
Gerald T. Muldoon, 91, of Marcellus passed away Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Iroquois Nursing Home. Gerry worked 33 years at Carrier Corp., retiring in 1995. He was a communicant of St. Francis Xavier Church in Marcellus. Gerry enjoyed hunting, fishing and trapping, and was a member of the Alvord House Fastpitch League and Bowling League. He enjoyed picking strawberries, blueberries, elderberries and blackberries. Gerry will be missed by his family and the Marcellus Community.
Surviving are many nieces and nephews.
by Rollway Bearing and Chetwin Casey Real Estate, until becoming a full-time homemaker and a devoted wife and mother for her three children. After living in DeWitt for many years, Mary and her family moved to Marcellus in 1972, where she lived the rest of her life. Mary enjoyed cooking and serving Italian dinners, and was known for her generosity, kindness and sense of humor. She made everyone feel welcome. She was a fan of Syracuse University basketball and the New York Yankees. Mary was a devout Catholic and parishioner of St. Francis Xavier Parish of Marcellus where she served as president of the Altar Rosary Society.
Mary was predeceased by her parents, Giulio and Filomena (Placido) Santangelo, her siblings Salvatore “Sam” Santangelo and Costantino “Cos” Santangelo, and her husband Raymond J. Ball.
rounded by friends and family, reading, doing crossword puzzles, volunteering at the American Legion and Traveling to Aruba,
Calling hours: from 3 to 5pm Sunday, Oct. 13, at Ryan Funeral Home, 44 E. Main Street, Marcellus. Mass of Christian Burial celebrated 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, in St. Francis Xavier Church. The Rite of Committal and burial: St. Francis Xavier Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Francis Xavier Cemetery Fund, PO Box 177, Marcellus, NY 13108.
IN BUSINESS
Crouse Health Board of Directors Chair Patrick Mannion has announced the appointment of Neil Goldberg to the health system’s board of directors.
Goldberg currently serves as Chairman and CEO of Syracuse-based Raymour & Flanigan Furniture & Holdings, the largest furniture retailer in the Northeast with 6,500 employees and 140 stores across seven states.
“Neil is an accomplished, thoughtful leader as reflected in the remarkable growth Raymour & Flanigan has experienced over the past
several decades,” said Board Chair Mannion. “His involvement with Crouse Health is sure to bring valuable insights and contributions to our organization.”
With the company since 1972, Goldberg has served on a number of community boards and organizations, including Say Yes to Education Capital Campaign; HSBC Bank Regional Advisory Board; Syracuse University Whitman School of Management; United Way of CNY; Salvation Army; and Junior Achievement of CNY.
Crouse Health is the only locally governed
community hospital system in Central New York, comprised of 507 beds, 800 physicians and 3,500 employees with locations throughout the area. The board of directors, comprised of 17 local community leaders, provides all governance. neil Goldberg
Mary is survived by her three children
Mary Veronica Ball and David J. Ball of Marcellus, and Rev. Raymond A. Ball of Concord NH. She is also survived by a granddaughter, Alexa Ball of San Francisco, and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. Calling hours: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Ryan Funeral Home, 44 E. Main St., Marcellus. A mass of Christian burial celebrated by her son Father Raymond A. Ball, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in St. Francis Xavier Church, One West Main St., Marcellus, followed by the Rite of Committal and burial at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Francis Xavier Church, PO Box 177, Marcellus NY 13108 or Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 180 Loudon Rd., Concord NH 03301.
Mary R. Ball
which she enjoyed with her husband and many special friends for over 30 years.
She is survived by her daughters Michele (Marty) Castle and Molly (Daniel) Lupo. She cherished her grandchildren Sarah, Elizabeth (Eric), Daniel (Luke), Christina (Spencer), Kimberly (Travis), Kerry (Warren) and the late Michael along with her 10 great-grandchildren, who brought out an extra light in her.
She leaves behind many other family and friends who she shared special memo -
Vivian L. Presley, 84, of Liverpool, passed away Sept. 30, 2024. Fergerson Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements.
Eleanor A. Barber, 95, of Elbridge passed away Oct. 1, 2024. The Bush Funeral Home of Elbridge has arrangements.
Rodney S. Brehaut, 80, of Elbridge passed away Sept. 29, 2024. The Bush Funeral Home of Elbridge has arrangements.
Suzanne M. Sahm, 83, of Cicero, passed away on October 2, 2024. Fergerson Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements.
ries with including her best friend, Jacqueline Keady. She will be reuniting with her husband Joe, her siblings, grandson and other friends and family who she is predeceased by.
Private services will be held by family. Contributions in Gracia’s memory may be made to the American Legion Post #239, St. Ann’s Church and the Mathew house. To send condolences, visit: robertdgrayfuneralhome.com.
James I. Thomas, 88, of Skaneateles passed away Oct. 2, 2024. The Bush Funeral Home of Elbridge has charge of arrangements.
James B. Sullivan, Jr., of Port Charlotte, FL, passed away Sept. 28, 2023. B.L. Bush & Sons Funeral Home, Camillus, has arrangements.
Diane M. Buckley, 69, of Eastwood, passed away Oct. 7, 2024. Fergerson Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements.
Ernestine L. Parry, 97, of Van Buren passed away Oct. 9, 2024. The Bush Funeral Home of Elbridge has arrangements
Were you satisfied with your golf game this season?
golf season in CNY is already over for about 80% of you. Your clubs are either in your basement, garage or simply already forgotten since you covered them with an old blanket in the trunk of your car around October 1. is means that approximately 20% of you are still ready, willing and able to continue your season through the Fall and perhaps even beyond, providing the weather cooperates. e only contingency you attach to any request from a family member, friend or gol ng buddy is that they give you at least a 37 minute notice before you are expected to be at the 1st tee time of your favorite golf course. As many of us already know, the Golf Gods have reserved the Fall golf season in Upstate NY for a select group of golfers who have demonstrated they have acquired and established a strong relationship with the game that goes well beyond simply hitting a little white ball down a well manicured “ lawn” for a few hours before heading home for lunch or dinner. is group of warriors understands the o cial golf season in CNY is not “Over, Until it’s Over”, as Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra used to say, until every one of the approximately 145 golf courses in CNY close the doors to their Pro Shops because the fairways are covered with a minimum of 6 inches of snow.
Whether you have decided to abandon the game until next season or you are one of the chosen passionate, competitive, fun loving, caring, sensitive, tness conscious, happy, wonderful golfers who love the challenge of improving and interacting with family and friends on a golf course, you need to honestly answer the following question…HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR SATISFACTION LEVEL FOR YOUR GOLF GAME THIS SEASON?
Having a problem answering the question?
Fine. Answer the following questions as honestly as you can using one of the following phrases to rate your game this year; Not Satis ed, Satis ed, Very Satis ed or Almost Completely Satis ed.
How would you rate your putting game?
How would you rate your short game (pitching and chipping)?
How about your approach shots over 100 yards from the green?
How would you rate your bunker skills?
How about your driving stats?
My thoughts… I believe there are very few CNY golfers who would rate themselves “Completly Satis ed”, but I’m sure there are a few who came close.
I believe “Not Satis ed” is the answer 20% of CNY golfers would rate themselves because they didn’t play very o en or practice and when they did play, they didn’t have much fun.
I believe “Satis ed” is the answer 70% of CNY golfers would rate themselves because they played o en, had a lot of fun and had a few really good rounds during the season but didn’t practice enough to have more good or great rounds.
I believe “Very Satis ed” is the answer about 9% of CNY golfers would rate themselves because they have worked hard to improve their game by making a commitment to set a weekly schedule to play, practice and compete in several club and CNY events during the season. eir handicap has improved by 10-20% and their self con dence has improved…measurably.
And, I believe “Almost Completely Satis ed” is the answer only about 1% of you would rate yourself because not only have you made a signi cant commitment to the game, you have won more than one club event at your course, in addition to a few Syracuse District Golf Association or Central New York Senior Golf events and have entered and played well in New York State Golf Association tournaments. eir self con dence level is at an all time high.
Dr. James Muller, a cardiologist at Harvard - a liated Brigham and Women’s Hospital has this to say about the game of golf…
“ e outdoors is a beautiful place to be with family and friends and no phones or computer screens. In today’s world, people are o en stuck behind their screens and lose touch with their in-person social community. Playing golf remedies that problem”. Dr. Muller usually plays twice a week, carries his clubs (about 20 pounds) and walks (4-5 miles per round). “Walking the course also allows you to better appreciate the surrounding nature and fresh air. ere’s something soothing about being in the midst of all that green space”. Ladies and gentlemen, golf forces us into focused relaxation. Do you think it might ease some stress as well?
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Break the cycle
According to the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) evolved from the “Day of Unity” held in October 1981 and conceived by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
The goal of creating the initial “Day of Unity” was to connect advocates across the country who were working to end violence against women and their children.
This concept grew into a week devoted to some key themes such as mourning those who have died because of domestic violence, celebrating those who have survived and connecting those who work to end violence.
In 1987 the first Domestic Violence Awareness Month was observed and coincided with the launch of the first national domestic violence toll free hotline.
In 1989, the U.S. Congress passed Public Law 101-112 designating October of that year as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Such legislation has passed every year since with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence providing key leadership in this effort. Each year, the Day of Unity is celebrated the first Monday of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, according to the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence.
According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence the statistics on domestic violence are staggering.
The NCAD reports that on average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.
Also according to the same organization 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness, post-traumatic stress disorder, use of victim services, contraction of sexually transmitted disease.
The NCAD goes on to report that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. This includes a range of behaviors such as slapping, shoving and pushing.
In addition it is reported that 1 in 7 women and 1 in 25 men have been injured by an intimate partner, 1 in 10 women have been raped by an intimate partner.
Data on this is unavailable on male victims, according to the NCAD.
On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide, the NCAD reports.
Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime according to the NCAD and domestic victimization is correlated with a higher rate of depression and suicidal behavior.
These numbers are overwhelming.
According to multiple sources, the reality is domestic violence affects millions, both women and men, of every race, religion, culture and status and it’s not just punches and black eyes, it’s yelling, humiliation, stalking, manipulation, coercion, threats and isolation. It’s stealing a paycheck, keeping tabs online, non-stop texting, constant use the silent treatment, or calling someone stupid so often they believe it.
Studies have shown that nearly three out of four Americans personally know someone who is or has been a victim of domestic violence and encourages everyone to take a stand and support survivors and speak out against domestic violence all month long.
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“This place where my heart is, where I raised my children …. could there be a more beautiful place?”
So wrote Ruth Anne Reagan in the forward to her book of poems. By her words and actions, Marcellus was an allencompassing, a living entity that stimulated a Renaissance woman to create in art, music and words.
I first actually “met” Ruth in the early 1970s, when she was taking a series of DIY lessons about fixing simple home disasters. She explained that, with eight children at home, something was always breaking and if she didn’t learn how to fix these things, they would never get fixed. I qualified this interaction with Ruth because it is possible to know someone but never have spoken with them. Ruth, Bernie and their children were there at church every Sunday. Her name was in the local paper, as a volunteer, a leader, a presence. And if, for those reasons, I knew her. But, there were other reasons as well.
The flow of life brings you to know people on a more intimate level. Somewhere in 1983, we had bid on and won a portrait donated by Ruth Anne. For us, having a portrait done was intimidating, especially when it was being done by someone with so much local cachet. This was something only other people did. You have to understand that, at that time, even taking a
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photo was something special. You could have a roll of film in your camera for a whole year without using it up. A portrait, done by an artist’s hand, was more than special. The subject of the portrait was to be our youngest, Emily, who was four at the time.
We appeared at Ruth’s house dressed for a sitting. Em wore a straw wide brimmed hat, a red dress with black patent leather Mary Janes, accessorized with a face full of the remnants of chicken pox. I’m sure that Ruth could tell that we were ill at ease and so, before the “sitting” began, we sat and chatted, reviewing the Regan family history with childhood diseases. She guaranteed that the portrait would not contain reference to the “spots.” The resulting portrait, which hangs in our home today, captured the joy that was my little girl and the memory of the kindness that Ruth showed the nervous mother.
How many have portraits done by Ruth in their homes? Must be hundreds.
Ruth played the organ at St. Francis Xavior church and when I became a cantor (song leader,) we worked together… or as she put it, we shared a “gig.”
While Ruth was a professional musician, I was most
certainly not. The ability to read the notes and translate them into music was a stretch for me. Counting time was not one of my strengths. I apologized, telling her that I would probably not be able to follow the meter on the page of music. I would be either behind or ahead of the music … maybe both.
She replied by telling me that it was her job to follow me. It was amazing. That said a lot about the woman and a lot about her philosophy.
Ruth played the organ at that same little girl’s wedding, accompanying one of my daughter’s classmates, Dinyar Vania, a local boy and an accomplished opera singer. Dinyar was flying in from out of town and would not be able to rehearse. I shared my concern with Ruth.
I remember her putting her hand on mine and smiling, “ Not to worry. We’re both professionals.” The music was spectacular.
It was last year that I received a handwritten note from Ruth telling me how much she liked reading my columns in the Eagle Press.
“I write every day, long hand, since I don’t have access to my computer any more,” she wrote. I was beyond flattered. Here was an accomplished artist, musician, a published author and the mother of eight phenomenal children, and she liked my work.
A thousand acres of Onondaga’s ancestral homelands returned
More than 1,000 acres of ancestral homelands in the Tully Valley have finally been returned to the Onondaga Nation.
On Oct. 2, State Attorney General Letitia James, Governor Kathy Hochul, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams and Onondaga Nation Tadodaho Sidney Hill announced the completed title transfer, which was completed Sept. 30.
The agreement is considered one of the largest of its kind and fulfills a critical part of the Onondaga Lake Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program settlement with Honeywell International, Inc.
The 1,000 acres of historic land include the pristine headwaters of Onondaga Creek and a bounty of native wildlife and natural medicines.
Brook trout thriving Sid Hill remembers swimming in the creek as a child. Nowadays, Hill said, children don’t swim in the creek whose downstream waters are brown and murky.
Those downstream waters run full with silt and other deposits from mud boi l s caused by salt mining. In the land the Onondagas reacquired, dozens of headwaters remain clean, clear and cold – safe for consumption, and ideal for native brook trout to thrive.
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“So, the restoration of the brook trout is incredibly important,” said Nation attorney Joe Heath. “Not only culturally, but for healthcare. We hope to have clean trout for the Onondaga people.”
The two separate 758-acre and 256-acre parcels are a mere fraction of the 2.5 million acres guaranteed to the Onondagas in treaties with the U.S. government.
This title transfer, though, represents a critical milestone in the Nation’s ongoing battle to regain its ancestral lands.
“Today is a historic day for New York and for the Onondaga Nation,” said Attorney General James. “For too long, indigenous communities have been forced from their ancestral homelands, and I am proud that we can begin to right some of those wrongs by returning this resource-rich land to its rightful caretakers.”
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Congressional debate Oct. 22
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is expected to handily win New York State’s 28 electoral votes, so it hardly matters which White House hopeful we vote for.
The vice president will take this state on the strength of her downstate support.
Meanwhile, Central New York voters will make a decision that could profoundly affect the balance of power in the House of Representatives. Will we return first-term Congressman Brandon Williams to Washington. That MAGA Republican is being challenged by Democrat John Mannion, a state senator, who’s aching to serve in the nation’s capital.
Mannion is a former teacher, while incumbent Williams is a former U.S. Navy officer. The two candidates will face off in a debate airing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, on WSYR-TV channel 9.
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“Establishing this preserve is a remarkable collaboration to restore access to ancestral lands and waters and serves as a historic milestone in New York state’s ongoing recognition of the cultural and environmental heritage of Indigenous Peoples.” – Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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EuCliD CORnER
By JEFF SnOw
town of Clay hiStorian Clay hiStoriCal
member
aSSoCiation
I always wanted to share this picture of Euclid, N.Y., since the first time I saw it.
My parents have lived near Euclid since their youth, and I have always traveled through Euclid.
My mother lived a mile down the road where Morgan and 481 intersect; while my father lived a few miles away on the family farm. They both attended and were later married at the Euclid Methodist church.
My father and I remember the corner had a flashing red light, as many readers probably still remember as well. Route 31 was not as busy 50 years ago as it is today.
The older picture says it was taken in the 1920s. Two of the three buildings in the foreground are still standing. The store on the right was the Gifford (gen-
Safe for democracy
To the editor:
eral) Store, and in earlier years it was used as a post office hub and gas station. The building is now gone and has been replaced with a business called Clay Nails. Just north of the store is a large building that was previously a Baptist church and town of Clay highway department. Today, you can see the same building being used by Jason’s Auto Repairs. On the left side of the picture is the famous Euclid Restaurant. It had many names over the years such as Clay Corners Tavern, Euclid Inn and Euclid Hotel. The current building has had numerous different appearances over the years. The Euclid Restaurant’s original structure started in 1853 with another structure that was started on the same corner previously in 1817.
This year’s picture of the Euclid corner, as many of you know, is always busy with traffic. I had to wait quite a while to get the “no car effect” in the picture early Sunday morning. Just wanted the readers to know it is the intersection when coming north on Morgan at Euclid. So don’t think that it’s always like this. Hopefully you enjoy looking back in time 100 years ago. Please visit our Google page at “Clay Historical Association,” Facebook page “CHA history news” or email me at historian@ townofclay.org if you have any questions. The Clay Historical Association meets on the second Wednesday of the month at the Clay Historical Park at 6:30 p.m. Anyone is invited to join the Clay Historical Association.
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The worst presidential and political crimes ever, including the first attempted coup in our 248-year history, similar crimes of which the framers would have viewed as punishable by death. Nine federal judges in 15 different cases have declared Trump the inciter.
Courts have also determined Trump has committed insurance, real estate, charities, bank, tax, and consumer fraud, in addition to 34 felonies and rape, with 54 felony charges still pending in his three remaining criminal cases.
Then there’s also Trump’s willingness to have his former VP hung, theft of (and refusal to return) classified documents promise to stage a “bloodbath” if not elected this next election, nevermind his continued praise of Putin (Europe’s 21st century Hitler).
And in a continuing effort to perpetuate more of the same, and all but ensure a second coup attempt, an entire political party—led by “representatives” like Brandon Williams and Elise Stefanik, who took a solemn oath to defend the Constitution—has effectively endorsed this behavior.
Does the “God” these elected officials invoke in their oath of office condone Trump’s criminality? What about his language of fear, slander, bigotry, hatred, and incitement to violence, such as when he calls other Americans “human scum” and “vermin”?
Are men today so desperate to prove their masculinity or find meaningful direction in their lives that they will gleefully join the herd of Trumpism at the expense of their own judgment and convictions, including belief in democracy?
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There is a temptation to list all of the ways in which Ruth Anne Reagan contributed to the world. The list would be impressively long.
But Ruth’s story is encapsulated
Perhaps for a time they can preserve the illusion that they are “strong men” by finding their identity in Trump but, in reality, they are the weakest among us, as they have lost the ability to stand up for themselves and break from the pack that worships what is really just a boy’s idea of a man.
3 a.m. Twitter rants are not evidence of a strong leader, but are evidence of profound insecurity if not psychological illness. If you have to hurt or threaten other people—such as election workers or judges—in order to feel powerful, you are an extremely weak individual.
Strong men show compassion and empathy for other human beings, listen to people who know more than them, stand up to dictators instead of embracing them, don’t mock the disabled or steal from charities, and don’t disrespect those who died protecting our country by calling them “suckers” and “losers.”
In the past 120 years, millions of armed services personnel and civilians throughout the world gave their lives trying to stop other men who spoke and acted like Trump. They died, as Wilson put it regarding WW I, trying to make the world “safe for democracy.”
My own father did not spend four years of his life fighting fascism as a WW II Marine some 80 years ago in the South Pacific—with a price tag of 416,800 lives of his fellow U.S. military personnel—so that it could be revived by Trump and his blind loyalists who falsely wrap themselves in the flag here at home.
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Vote for Mannion
To the editor: Brandon Williams and the Republi-
in the opening lines, the quote from her poetry. Anything more is simply proof of the who, the why, the how and finally the where.
Ruth designed her life, set it in the village of Marcellus, weaving a tapestry of energy, kindness, friendship, gener -
can Party will not fight for you. Brandon Williams is an out of touch multimillionaire. He doesn’t understand your economic needs. He doesn’t know the feeling of sitting down with the monthly bills and wondering which ones must be paid now, and which can be put off a little longer. He doesn’t know the feeling of getting to the checkout register and wondering if there is enough money in the bank to cover the full order of groceries.
Williams will only fight for his fellow millionaires and billionaires, not you. If elected, he will vote to extend the Trump tax cuts for billionaires and corporations. The Congressional Budget Office estimates this alone will add $3.5 trillion to the deficit. Let’s be clear – the only way to make up this kind of deficit is to cut Social Security and Medicare, and that is exactly what Trump and Williams will do. Each year Trump was in office, he proposed budgets that cut Social Security and Medicare. If elected again, he will do this again, and Brandon Williams will help him every step of the way.
And if you’re not on Social Security or Medicare, the Trump/Williams plan will still hurt you. Trump has proposed generating large amounts of funds via tariffs, but he doesn’t understand how tariffs work. Other countries won’t be paying more to the U.S. for goods from overseas, instead, those costs will be passed directly to you, the consumer. The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center has estimated that this will cost the average household an additional $1,800 per year. $1,800 means nothing to a multimillionaire like Brandon Williams, but it will hurt you.
You have the power to change this. If Brandon Williams won’t fight for the regular working folks of this area, then you can. This election, vote for a former
osity and responsibility, embellishing it with talent and creativity that will never be recognized on larger stages, but I do think that she was happy in this village where she could create beauty in this time and place with the delight that her life meant to all of us
CROSSWORD
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schoolteacher who will fight for the working people of Central New York. Drop Brandon Williams to the curb and vote for John Mannion.
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Something in common
To the editor:
A friend recently reminded me that two of our candidates have a lot in common with Tim Walz, the Democratic candidate for vice president.
Both John Mannion and Ian Phillips have strong ties with their communities and have served with integrity in various positions.
John Mannion, who is running for U.S. Congress, was a science teacher at West Genesee High School for two decades and also served as president of the teachers’ union. He then ran for state senate, where he passed legislation to protect funding for schools, provide health care for the disadvantaged, and extend voting rights. Ian Phillips also served the education community. As president of Auburn’s school council, he secured free lunch for all students and helped get funding for special education teachers. When he was chair of the Cayuga Democratic Committee, he inspired democrats to run for office and now they have the majority of the county legislature.
Like Tim Walz, John and Ian stress the importance of actually listening to their constituents and are not afraid to cross the aisle to solve problems. They each promise to work for all of us and deliver results that benefit all of us.
AlAn h. JOhnSOn
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who knew, respected and loved her.
Ann Ferro is a mother, a grandmother and a retired social studies teacher. While still figuring out what she wants to be when she grows up, she lives in Marcellus with lots of books, a spouse and a large orange cat.
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Liverpool field hockey topples C-NS, 1-0
By Phil BlACKwEll
Now the big question was whether the Cicero-North Syracuse field hockey team measured up against defending sectional Class A champion Rome Free Academy and still had dominion over its rivals from Liverpool
Neither would prove true – which was especially delightful for the Warriors, who after years of seeing the Northstars dominate their long-time rivalry turned it around last Friday in a 1-0 decision at LHS Stadium.
C-NS had rolled 4-0 the first time these teams met Sept. 19, and it remained Liverpool’s lone defeat. What characterized the rematch was how much the Warriors had improved on the defensive side.
All through the 60 minutes Liverpool broke up the Northstars’ chances, and when shots did get on net Jenna Hayes turned them away, finishing with nine saves.
And the reward came when the Warriors made a fourth-quarter push and Zoey Noyes, taking a pass from Emily Nestor, shot it past Olivia Planty, what turned out to be the game-winner.
They met in circumstances augmented by what happened two nights earlier – specifically, C-NS getting dropped 5-1 by Rome Free Academy in their first encounter since last fall’s sectional title game.
RFA entered the game at 10-1, its only blemish a 2-0 defeat to Buffalo Nichols on Sept. 29. In every other game, though, the Black Knights had scored at least three
goals, and it wouldn’t get stopped by C-NS, either.
Try as it could, the Northstars’ defense could not contain RFA’s duo of Izzy McMahon and Danielle Kopek, both of whom would score twice as Fiona McMahon earned the other goal and Alexa Thompson picked up an assist.
This busy week started last Monday with C-NS battling its way past Baldwinsville 2-0 just as Liverpool found itself settling for a 1-1 tie with Fayetteville-Manlius.
At Pelcher-Arcaro Stadium, the Northstars, who handled the Bees 3-1 in their earlier meeting, found the rematch far closer for a long while thanks to 13 saves from B’ville goalie Chloe Butler.
Not until the fourth quarter did C-NS,
clinging to a 1-0 lead, tack on an insurance goal. Addie Esce and Avery Carinci earned the goals, with Nicole Conklin contributing an assist.
As for the Warriors, it could not equal the 3-1 win it had over F-M back in September, but it didn’t hurt too much as, in a third encounter with B’ville Wednesday night, it shut out the Bees 2-0.
Taking 11 shots overall, Liverpool broke through by having Sophia Puccia and Riley Moyer pick up goals, with assists going to Chloe Youker and Gianna Carbone.
Good as that win was, what the Warriors did against C-NS topped it and might alter how the eventual seeding for the Section III Class A playoffs turn out.
Liverpool football withstands WG comeback
By Phil BlACKwEll
Twice this season, the Liverpool football team found itself in an adverse situation late in a game, only to get rescued by its defense.
So it happened again last Thursday night at Mike Messere Field, where an 18point first-half lead on West Genesee nearly vanished, but the Warriors did just enough to defeat the Wildcats 35-32.
Still at no. 21 in the state Class AA rankings after its defeat to CBA on Oct. 4, Liverpool looked, for a while, to have completely worked past those troubles.
By the latter part of the second quarter, the Warriors led WG 21-3, its offense shredding a previously solid WG defense and appearing to give more than enough to its own unit to protect.
Allie Rivera scored just 3:21 into the
game on a one-yard run. Just as the first quarter ended, John Sindoni found Jayden Devereaux on a nine-yard TD pass, with Rivera finding the end zone again from four yards out.
However, the Wildcats adjusted, closed the gap to 21-10 by halftime, and then scored twice more in between a big play from Liverpool, Sindoni going deep and finding Antonio Rivera for a 73-yard TD strike.
Clinging to a 28-25 edge midway through the fourth quarter, the Warriors needed a big play – and got it when John Sindoni went 19 yards to Antonio Rivera for a touchdown that, as it turned out, proved the game-winner.
WG again answered, moving within three on Jack Wade’s fourth TD pass of the night, a 10-yard strike to Brian Simmons, and then recovering an onside kick.
Just in time, though, the Warriors’ defense forced the Wildcats to fumble and Braylon Otis recovered – the same player whose fumble recovery sealed Liverpool’s tense 6-0 win over Cicero-North Syracuse in September.
Sindoni threw for 311 yards on 17-for-25 completions, with Antonio Rivera scoring twice while gaining 134 yards on just three catches. Allie Rivera also had a pair of TD’s while rushing for 61 yards on 17 carries.
Dom Carroll’s 12 tackles again paced the Warriors’ defense. Antonio Rivera put up seven tackles, while Jayden Devereaux recorded an interception to go with his four tackles.
As for those Northstars, it had to wait until Saturday to play at Utica Proctor, where it had to keep responding to all of the Raiders’ challenges before emerging with a 35-28 victory.
It didn’t help C-NS that Proctor’s Dominique Cook returned an interception 80 yards for a TD in the opening minutes, but by the end of the first quarter the Northstars had found the end zone three times. Anthony Johnson scored first, on an eight-yard run, followed quickly by Miy’jon McDowell Reid doing the same and then sprinting 45 yards for another TD. Johnson scored from 20 yards out which spread C-NS’s lead to 28-12 by halftime, a cushion that proved helpful as the Raiders mostly contained C-NS in the second half, the only exception a drive leading to McDowell Reid going three yards for his third TD of the day.
C-NS is back home this Friday to face Fayetteville-Manlius, while Liverpool travels to Henninger. Both games kick off at 6:30.
Liverpool swimmers split high-profile meets
By Phil BlACKwEll
Even before the Liverpool girls swim team would get its chance to face Fayetteville-Manlius with first place in the Salt City Athletic Conference standings at stake, someone else got to the Hornets first.
That someone was Jamesville-DeWitt, who beat F-M 100-83 last Tuesday night at Nottingham High School, knocking the Hornets from the unbeaten ranks.
Besides, Liverpool had its own important meet to worry about last Wednesday night when Christian Brothers Academy, and with its depth evident in several key events the Warriors defeated the Brothers 97-88.
CBA won the first three events before Arianna Kuznia took the 50-yard freestyle in 26.69 seconds and Ruby Brown (27.86) grabbed second place.
Another 1-2 finish followed in diving,
June Piorkowski earning 252.30 points and Molly Murphy, with her 237.10 points, edging the 235.45 of CBA’s Sophia Osvoldik.
A close 100 butterfly had Natalie Thompson, in 1:04.36, edge Madison Ceclia’s 1:04.60. Then Kuznia returned to take the 100 freestyle in 58.50 seconds, with Elizabeth Manley’s 1:00.23 putting her second after she was second (2:11.35) in the 200 freestyle.
Kuznia wasn’t done, adding a third title pairing with Thompson, Manley and Izzy Akley to take the 200 freestyle relay in 1:48. 81 with that same quartet winning the 400 freestyle relay in 3:59.64 as Brown took first in the 100 breaststroke in 1:16.71 to hold of Alicia Snyder’s 1:17.58.
Great as all this was, Liverpool hoped it would carry over to the F-M meet on Friday, but the Hornets got the best of it, prevailing by a 99.5-86.5 margin.
A close, back-and-forth battle turned on
Boys golf Bees compete in sectional tournament
By Phil BlACKwEll
Jacob Penafeather was the best performer for the Baldwinsville golf teams during last Monday’s Section III large school fall tournament at Drumlins.
Penafeather’s round of 88 ultimately put in him in a tie for 26th place and led the B’ville Red side to a fifth-place finish in a 10team field led by West Genesee Gold, who won with 388 to the 409 from runner-up Fayetteville-Manlius Green.
Brayden Sheridan nearly matched Penafather’s total but settled for an 89, with Craig
Vredenburgh close behind both of them posting a 90 and Dom Purtell shooting a 91.
As for the other B’ville Red golfers, A.J. Pascale finished with a 96, just ahead of Alex Roziok’s total of 97 as Logan Mascari finished with a 99.
B’ville White shot a 483 and finished eighth, with Connor Rose the medalist for that squad by shooting his own 91 to match Purtell, two ahead of 93s posted by Rylan MacCollum and Rocco Weaver.
Dominic DeRito finished with a 100, which beat out a 106 from Parker Allen as Brady Steria finished with a 116.
F-M going 1-2 in both the 100 backstroke and 100 breaststroke, accumulating points the Warriors could not quite match.
This came despite Kuznia again winning both sprints, going 26.74 seconds in the 50 freestyle to pull away from Brown (27.76) and then winning the 100 freestyle in 59.25 over Manley (59.84), who took the 200 freestyle edging Meghan Groshans 2:10.30 to 2:10.77.
Murphy’s 257.00 points in diving beat Piorkowski’s 228.60, with Thompson pulling away to win the 100 butterfly in 1:06.15. Akley was second in both the 200 IM (2:30.44) and 500 freestyle (5:55.60), with Thompson, Akley, Kuznia and Manley winning both the 200 freestyle relay in 1:52.05 and 400 freestyle relay in 4:02.48.
Before this, Cicero-North Syracuse faced Syracuse City at Nottingham High School and the Northstars, improving to 3-3 on the season, prevailed by a score of 91-85.
Leah Benedict was part of four different winning efforts. On her own, Benedict went 2:07.65 in the 200 freestyle and zoomed to first place in the 100 freestyle in 56.67 seconds. To start the meet Benedict, Cassidy Payrot, Katelyn Stewart and Brigid Gill swam the 200 medley relay in 2:08.26 and, in the 200 freestyle relay Molly Gucciardi joined Benedict, Gill and Payrot to post 1:57.41. Gucciardi beat the field in the 200 individual medley in 2:35.84 before Payrot won the 50 freestyle in 27.80 seconds and Stewart went 1:17.13 to finish first in the 100 butterfly. Later in the meet, Gucciardi and Payrot both won again, with Gucciardi edging Stewart, 1:23.23 to 1:24.13, in the 100 breaststroke and Payrot taking the 100 backstroke in 1:04.90. Sophia Sugrue had an impressive diving score of 235.35 points.
Liverpool tennis drops sectional match to CBA
By Phil BlACKwEll
A solid regular season helped the Liverpool girls tennis team earn a spot in the Section III Class A playoffs, where it had the no. 4 seed. But that meant a quarterfinal match last Monday against Christian Brothers Academy, who held the no. 4 seed but had gone a perfect 11-0 in the Onondaga High School League Liberty division.
The Warriors would prove tough, especially in singles, but still took a 7-0 defeat to the Brothers.
Milana D’Amico led her singles match
against Sarah Clark, only to have Clark rally to take it 3-6, 6-0, 10-3. Even longer was the first singles match where Allie Kerneklian fell to Rowan Doyle 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. Emma Kohberger had a 6-2, 6-1 loss to Clare Schaefer, and CBA took all of the doubles matches in three sets.
Going to a first-set tie-breaker, Vienna D’Amico and Elena Stojceski lost to Monica Fallon and Katrina Ricelli 7-6 (7-4), 6-1, while Eliana Page and Sydney Azzolino had a 6-1, 6-3 loss to Julie Zdep and Madison Evans. Gianna Washington and Gracie Scholz fell to Rachel Zdep and Piper Powell 6-1, 6-0.
