MASSENA SLIPS PAST CANTON 1-0 FOR CENTRAL DIVISION WIN

The Massena Red Raiders' defense quieted the Canton Golden Bears, including a Tom Ward stop in net in a final Bears' burst in the closing 40 seconds to secure a 1-0 win at Canton.  Nate Pichette scored the game winner after receiving a header off a Canton defender and fed by David Henrie in the 42nd minute. 
(Mark VanVibber photo)  Game Gallery
 

CHATEAUGAY SAILS PAST POTSDAM IN 3-GAME SWEEP

Chateaugay Annie Smith and Danielle Swanston with eight and nine points respectively, helped power the Chateaugay Bulldogs to a season-opening three game sweep of Potsdam.  Chateaugay won 25-8, 25-13 and 25-5.  (Kyle Coryea photo)
 

POTSDAM FENDS OFF MALONE COMEBACK IN 5-2 VICTORY

Malone keeper Abbey Premo snatches the ball before Potsdam’s Ginette Cornett (16) could get a head on it.  Malone bounced back from a 3-0 deficit to draw within a goal early in the second half.  However, Cassie Grace delivered a three-goal performance, including Potsdam's momentum-changing fourth goal midway through the second half to lift the Sandstoners to a 5-2 win. (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery  NCSN's Broadcast of the Game
 

 MASSENA GROUNDS FLYERS
4-1 IN CENTRAL DIV. DEBUT

Massena's Kristen Pahler has room for the crossover dribble against the Norwood-Norfolk defense. The Flyers scored first, but the Raiders raged back with four unanswered markers in grabbing a 4-1 road win.  Nyssa Laclair and Anna Riley each netted a pair of goals for the winners.  (Ross Johnson photo)
 

 TUPPER LAKE NIPS CANTON
1-0 ON SEEING-EYE GOAL

Canton’s Kathrine Sweeney (4) looks to clear the ball while a Tupper Lake player attempts to block it.  Kaila Kenyon struck Tupper Lake's only goal that floated over the goalie just under the crossbar and into the Canton net to forge a 1-0 win. 
(Mark VanBibber photo)  Game Gallery
 

 MALONE BURIES LAST-SECOND GOAL TO FORGE OVERTIME TIE

Chateaugay's Corey Richards lofts a shot over a Malone defender for a shot on the Huskies' net.  Malone's Casey Warner won a scramble in front of the net and the ball trickled just over the line as the horn sounded to notch a tie and force overtime.  The game ended 2-2 in a non-league matchup. 
(Kyle Coryea photo)  Game Gallery
 

 CANTON TIPS EDWARDS-KNOX TO WIN SEASON OPENER 3-0

Canton gets the point on this tap at the net.  Canton won its season opener by beating Edwards-Knox 3-0 on Wednesday.  The Bears swept the Cougars 25-4, 25-14 and 25-13.  Heather Lottie led the attack with nine aces and nine service points.  (Mark VanBibber photo)  Match Gallery
 

NORTH COUNTRY POUNDS JEFFERSON IN OPENER 6-0

Saints' Forward Kenny Rutkowski (11) guides a shot past a J.C.C. goalie Lucas St. Hilaire (14) for one of his two goals of the game. Ryan Geary (OFA) and Ephriam Farn also scored two goals apiece to lead North Country to a 6-0 shutout over visiting Jefferson C.C.  (Greg Ferguson photo)  Game Gallery
 

 POTSDAM WOMEN DOMINATE CAZENOVIA IN 5-0 VICTORY

SUNY Potsdam’s Kathleen Frear (17) who is on her back, was able to get a foot on the ball and bury it in the back of the net.  The Lady Bears won their third game of the season as they defeated Cazenovia at home 5-0.  Sam Ahlfeld from Massena scored the team’s second goal near the end of the first period with assists from Alissa Tischler from Potsdam and Andrea McCarthy from Camillus.  (Bob LaRue photo)  Game Gallery


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 LISBON BLANKS C-F EAGLES BEHIND ARMSTRONG & PREMO

Clifton-Fine keeper Cole Tristram slides out to knock the ball away and send Lisbon’s Andrew Martin (9) flying.  Despite the strong goaltending efforts of the Eagles goaltender, the Lisbon Golden Knights prevailed 3-0 in their season opener on Tuesday at Lisbon.  Reese Armstrong notched the game's first goal, then assisted on the other two.  Goalie Zach Premo made four saves. (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery
 

 SALMON RIVER DROPS M-W JACKETS IN SEASON DEBUT

Salmon River junior Kody Bingham (6) crosses back over on the dribble to attempt a shot on Madrid-Waddington goalkeeper Jordan Kendall.  Bingham scored two goals and assisted on another in the Shamrocks win. The Shamrocks erupted for two quick goals late in the first half, en route to a 3-0 win over the Yellow Jackets.  (Bob LaRue photo)  Game Gallery
 

OGDENSBURG & O.F.A. SCRAP TO A 2-2 TIE IN 2008 OPENER

Gouverneur’s Lee French (10) cuts back to the middle to get by Ogdensburg’s Ryan Frary (8).  The much-improved Wildcats built off last week's tournament title to battle to a 2-2 draw with O.F.A. in their season opener on Tuesday.
(Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery
 

 H-D DEMONS UPEND BULLDOGS IN 2-0 SHUTOUT IN OPENER

Hermon-DeKalb’s Logan Allen gets up heads the ball over the top of Heuvelton’s Joel Smithers (16) on a cross to Brandon Rust for a goal in the 9th minute of the game to give the Demons a 1-0 lead.  The Demons went on to beat Heuvelton
2-0 in their season opener when Logan Allen punched home an insurance marker.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery
 

MASSENA BLANKS N-N FLYERS IN CENTRAL DIVISION OPENER

Norwood-Norfolk's Andrew Stone (39) gets to the header over the Red Raiders' Zachary Prashaw (9) in Tuesday's season opener at Massena.  The Red Raiders prevailed 2-0 behind two goals scored by Nick Pichette.  Tom Ward scrambled for 14 saves in the shutout.  (Bob LaRue photo)  Game Gallery
 

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SAINTS WOMEN SNAG LOTTO TOURNEY TITLE IN SWEEP

St. Lawrence University’s Lauren Sischo (9) battles for the ball with Fredonia’s Lyz Dembrow (14).  Sophomore forward Lizzie Bogosian had three points in the opening contest of the 2008 North Country Lotto Classic to lead the Saints to a 2-0 shutout over Fredonia. St. Lawrence beat Wilkesd College 3-2 in the championship contest. (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery
 

WILKES COLLEGE SHUTS DOWN CLARKSON IN OPENER

Clarkson’s Deana Huntley (10) of Canton, NY takes a stab at the ball in attempt to knock it away from Wilkes’ Kaitlin Vargo.
It took just under five minutes for Wilkes to put the Clarkson women's soccer team in a two-goal hole. The Golden Knights were unable to recover from the deficit as Wilkes went on for a 4-0 victory on the opening day of the LOTTO North Country Classic held at St. Lawrence. (Eric Foote photo) Game Gallery
 

LAPOINT, BERCUME LEAD POTSDAM TO TOURNEY TITLE

Potsdam's Jordan LaPoint outraced Madrid-Waddington goalie Jordan Kendall to the ball and headed the Sandstoners' third goal midway through the first half.  Potsdam took advantage of backfield lapses to ring up and 8-1 win in the semifinals of the Jeffers Tournament. Lapoint and Garrett Sharlow each scored twice.  In the championship, Potsdam stopped Parishville-Hopkinton 5-0.  Ryan Bercume scored twice, while LaPoint tallied a goal and an assist. (Bob LaRue photo)  Game Gallery
 

C-P COLTS BOW TO P-H IN SEMI SHOOTOUT; TIE JACKETS 0-0

Parishville-Hopkinton kicker Ryan Gallagher (13) drives the ball low to score a goal in the shootout against Colton-Pierrepont keeper Nick Monast.  After a 1-1 overtime tie, the Panthers nipped the Colts 3-2 in the shootout to advance to the championship of the Jeffers Tournament at Potsdam Central's new artificial turf field.  In the consolation of the Jeffers, the Colts tied Madrid-Waddington 0-0.  Monast made 11 saves for the shutout, while Jordan Kendall also held the opposition scoreless with eight saves. (Bob LaRue photo) Game Gallery
 

WILDCATS SLIP SOUTH JEFF IN SHOOTOUT; WIN TOURN. FINAL

Gouverneur’s Mike Sergel (13) keeps control of the ball despite a slide tackle by South Jefferson’s Spencer Parsons (15). Gouverneur led 3-1 with just under two minutes to play in regulation, but South Jeff rang up two quick goals to tie 3-3 and force overtime and a shootout. Gouverneur clipped the Spartans 3-2 in the shootout. In the championship, Matt Weaver fired home two goals within seven minutes to lead the Wildcats to a 3-0 title win.  (Eric Foote photo) Game Gallery
 

CHATEAUGAY TOPS COUGARS 4-1 IN SEMI; FALLS IN FINALE

Chateaugay’s Brad Spinner (18) sends a through ball to the middle of the field while Edwards-Knox’s Ben Rulffes attempted to block the cross. Rulffes assisted on the Cougars' goal from Dan Corbine.  Chateaugay defeated the Cougars 2-1 on a marker by Ryan LaBare and an "own goal" in the semifinals of the Cougar Classic.  In the consolation, South Jeff slammed Edwards-Knox 6-1 behind two goals and an assist from Tom Young.  Dan Corbine scored the lone goal for the Cougars.  (Eric Foote photo) Game Gallery
 

CLARKSON TAKES TOUGH-LUCK LOSS IN O.T. IN LOTTO SEMIS

SUNY Fredonia keeper Tom Cavanaugh (0) reaches up and snags the ball before Clarkson’s Seni Makinde (12) could attempt a header at the net.  An overtime goal by Peter Dagel lifted Fredonia to a 1-0 victory over the Clarkson in the opening round of the Lotto Tourney. (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery
 

S.L.U. SAINTS STRONG IN 4-0 LOTTO TOURN. SEMIFINAL WIN

St. Lawrence University’s Sean Scott (22) saves the ball from slipping over the end line while getting shouldered by Johnson and Wales’ Patrick McCraken (12). After scoring three unanswered goals in the first eleven minutes, the Saints' men’s soccer team secured a 4-0 victory over Johnson and Wales in the first game of the 2008 North Country Lotto Classic on Friday afternoon.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery
 

O.F.A. SWEEPS LISBON 2-0 TO WIN CRING TOURNAMENT

Lisbon goalkeeper Zach Premo reaches over to swat the ball away on a header attempt from Ogdensburg’s David Crowder (15) during the championship nightcap of the Gerard Cring Memorial Soccer Tournament at O.F.A. on Thursday night.  However, Crowder drove home both goals, one in each half, to power the O.F.A. Blue Devils to a 2-0 win over the Golden Knights in the finale.  O.F.A. goalie Brendan Merna collected an 11-save shutout.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery
 

SIX TEAMS KICKOFF 2008 PRE- SEASON WITH SCRIMMAGES

Harrisville’s Leah Malbeuf crosses the ball to the middle of the field against Tupper Lake, during the 12th annual preseason "Play Day" scrimmages for six girls teams at Edwards-Knox on Tuesday.  Malbeuf hopes to help lead her Lady Pirates get back to the Section X Class D Championship game.  Six girls teams gathered at E-K to play rotating half-hour scrimmages to tune up for upcoming tournaments or season openers next week.  (Eric Foote photo)   Photo Gallery
 

DURKI NAMED NEW CLARKSON WOMEN'S LACROSSE COACH

Former St. Lawrence lacrosse standout, Kathryn Durki of Canton, to lead Clarkson women in 2009.  (NCSN File photo)

From Clarkson University Sports Information
The Clarkson University Athletic Department has announced that Kathryn Durki has been named as the school's Head Coach for Women's Lacrosse for the 2008-09 season. Durki, a native of Canton, NY, served as an assistant coach in 2007-08 at Clarkson under former head coach Caitlin Powderly, who recently accepted a position as an assistant coach at Division I Brown University. Durki graduated from St. Lawrence University in 2007 with a degree in Environmental Studies. "We were very excited to have a capable replacement for our women's lacrosse program in house with Kathryn," said Clarkson Athletic Director Steve Yianoukos. "Kathryn brought a great deal of energy to the program in her first year and will provide a seamless transition in her first year as head coach. With her time here as an assistant at Clarkson and as a former standout player at St. Lawrence, I think her familiarity with the area will be beneficial in recruiting as she is well versed and has a tremendous knowledge of the people and the local culture. I have great confidence that she will do an excellent job." Durki was selected as a Second-Team Regional All-American in 2007 for her performance in the midfield. She scored 25 goals and 14 assists for 39 points, the second-highest figure for the Saints in 2007. She also led the team with 41 draw controls and 34 groundballs, with her draw control figure ranking fourth in the Liberty League. In four seasons at St. Lawrence, Durki tallied 53 goals and 31 assists for 84 points to go along with 106 draw controls and 103 groundballs. She was named a Liberty League All-Star in each of her last three seasons and was selected to participate in the prestigious North-South lacrosse game.
 

SAINTS ATHLETICS IS 44TH OVERALL IN DIRECTOR'S CUP

From St. Lawrence University Sports Information
St. Lawrence University’s athletic program finished the 2007-2008 academic year ranked 44th in the US Sports Academy Directors Cup final standings for Division III and joined three of its Liberty League counterparts in the top 50. St. Lawrence was 25th in the spring final spring standings, earning 216.5 of its total of 348.25 points. A total of 306 Division III schools were represented in the Directors Cup standings which are based on points earned in NCAA post-season tournaments. There are a total of 445 colleges and universities which compete in NCAA Division III, the largest among the NCAA’s three divisions. St. Lawrence earned spring points in women’s golf, men’s lacrosse, women’s rowing, women’s tennis and women’s track and field. The Saints had 132.75 points in the winter standings based on NCAA tournament performances by its women’s basketball, women’s indoor track and field and men’s indoor track and field teams. The Saints also appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament in women’s ice hockey, but that appearance was not counted in the winter standings for Division III. Sports which do not have NCAA post-season championships are not counted in the Directors Cup standings. St. Lawrence competed nationally in riding, finishing second, and in men’s and women’s squash. St. Lawrence teams competed in national post-season play in 14 sports which includes NCAA tournament or championship appearances by six teams and individuals representing both men’s and women’s cross country and men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track. A total of 11 athletes earned national All America recognition in 2007-08. In non-NCAA post-season competition, the riding team was Reserve National Champion at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association national championship show and produced an individual national champion in Kristin Putnam, the program’s first since 2001. The men’s squash team won its division at the College Squash Association and finished 17th in the final national rankings for all collegiate squash programs. St. Lawrence teams participated in league championship tournaments in all but one sport in which a top four regular season finish was required to qualify and played in five league championship games, winning two tourney titles. Saint teams also won seven meet championship Liberty League titles and were second in two others, by far the best among league teams. Saint teams had a .633 winning percentage in Liberty League contests and produced 148 all league athletes either through voting by coaches or by performance in championship meets. St. Lawrence produced 28 individual champions and six relay titles in league championship meets. The Saints also had nine Liberty League performers of the year, ten league rookies of the year and nine league coach of the year awards. St. Lawrence teams have won 39 league regular season or tournament championships in the last five years and 52 Saint teams have participated in national post-season play.
 

NEW YORK JR. COYOTES TO JOIN EMPIRE HOCKEY LEAGUE

Courtesy of nyjrcoyotes.org
April 2008, marked the date that the Empire Jr. Hockey league announced the admittance of their 20th team , the New York Jr. Coyotes. The Adirondack Mountain Region is the home of the newly formed Coyotes. The club is owned by Rodger Huaitt and Steve Jacobs. They were allayed to receive the news that the Empire Jr. Hockey League had add them to the consortium of teams for the 2008-2009 hockey season. As part of the league, the team will travel to Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, NYC, NJ, PA and much of New York State. They will play 60+ games throughout the up coming season and SUNY Potsdam will play host to most of the Coyotes home games which will be played at the Maxcy Hall Arena. The Coyotes host an experienced staff. Head Coach Rodger Huaitt brings to the team, fifteen years of professional playing experience in both Europe and North America, as well as being a former Clarkson University, Division I player for four years and is currently the Director of CAN/AM Hockey Camp in Lake Placid, NY. "I think we are a good fit for the area. I've seen some real talent here, and they've been overlooked," Coach Huaitt said. "We have something unique to offer," he added. Coach Huaitt is accompanied by Steve Jacobs. Jacobs serves as the Director of Player Development and the Dry land Coach and is our League Liaison. Steve has 20+ years of hockey experience and has an intense love of the game and the kids. Behind the scenes are Kevin Holcomb, club treasurer, Rick "Foggy" Foster, Eastern NY Head Scout, Norm Treptow, Director of Billeting Services and Diane Helms, Head Scheduler. The Coyotes have several local talents on the roster already. Shamus Foster, (Forward) from Beekmantown, Leroy Swamp, (Goalie) from Massena, Bobby Helms, (Defensemen/Forward) from Tupper Lake, Lakota Jacobs (Forward) from Salmon River, Matt Fiacco, (forward) from Norwood, Brian Holcomb, (defense), From Massena, and Marek Sedlak, (Center) from Slovakia and also played for Tupper Lake when he was an exchange student during the 2006-2007 academic year. "We look for the total package in our athletes, character, grades and playing ability!! These boys come out strong and play hard!!" echoed Coaches Huaitt & Jacobs. If you would like more information about the NY Jr. Coyotes or the Empire League visit the league's website at www.empirehockey.com and follow the link to the Coyotes. "We are always looking for new talent," said Jacobs, "and we look forward to an exciting new adventure this season!!" The Coyotes first home game is on September 15th at Maxcy Hall against the Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins.