MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2007
Class A Championship - at SUNY Potsdam
(#1) Massena 2, (#2) Malone 0
 

MASSENA EARNS 5TH CLASS A TITLE IN ROW, 2-0 VS. MALONE

Massena goaltender Michelle Hyde dives to make the save on a drive n the second half.  The Massena Red Raiders captured their fifth straight Section X Class A crown, defeating the Huskies of Malone 2-0 on Monday.  (Mark VanBibber photo)  Game Gallery   Listen to the NCSN Game Broadcast

Massena's Alanna Darling (19) delivers a sharp-angle shot that she tucked inside the far goalpost past Malone goalie Abby Premo for the game's 2nd marker, 7:00 into the second half.

Massena's Anna Riley (23) tries to steal the ball from Malone's Erika Johnson (12).  Riley assisted on the Red Raiders' second goal on a through pass to Alanna Darling who delivered. 

MASSENA 2, MALONE 0
The Massena Red Raiders dominated in shots, 14-2, and controlled most of the action in the Huskies' end of the field in capturing their fifth straight Section X Class A title with a 2-0 shutout over Malone.  Katie Behrens raced through the defense and rifled the first shot past Huskies goalie Abby Premo with just over 10 minutes remaining in the first half.  The goal stood until seven minutes into the second half when Anna Riley slipped a through pass to a streaking Alanna Darling on the right side of the pitch and Darling caught the far goalpost.  The Raiders advance to N.Y.S. regional playoffs next week.
 

POTSDAM SEASON ENDS IN 3-0 LOSS IN STATE REGIONAL SEMI

POTSDAM'S QUICK STRIKE WINS GIRLS CLASS B TITLE

Potsdam’s Kaila Maguire (9) looks to poke the ball away from Gouverneur’s Jenna Weaver (1).  Using the wind at their backs in the first half, the Potsdam Sandstoners ripped three goals in the first 10:01 to mount a quick 3-0 lead en route to a 4-0 victory over Gouverneur in the Section X Class B Girls Soccer Championship at SUNY Canton.  (Foote photo)  Game Gallery

Potsdam’s Linnea Johnson (24) sends the ball up field
past Gouverneur’s Lindsay Weldon (3).

Gouverneur’s Lacy Redmond (15) clears the ball away from Potsdam’s Jill Tardelli (11).

POTSDAM 4, GOUVERNEUR 0
The Potsdam Sandstoners rocked three quick goals in the first 10:01 of the contest and coasted to a 4-0 win over the #3 seeded Gouverneur Wildcats in the Section X Class B Girls Soccer championship game at SUNY Canton. Potsdam took advantage of a stiff first-half breeze to loft the ball and keep it in the Wildcats’ end. Ginette Cornett, Kaila Maguire and Alissa Tischler all pocketed goals within a five-minute blitz that forged an insurmountable lead. Liz Hafer tucked in an insurance marker on a scramble in front of the net in the closing 10 minutes. Gouverneur goalie Emma Lewis stopped five shots, while Potsdam keepers Johanna Evans-Welpe and Monique Cornett combined for four saves. Potsdam advances to the State Regional Semifinal at Plattsburgh on Wednesday.
 

SALMON RIVER ADVANCES, BEATING OGDENSBURG 3-1

Salmon River's Alley Bero (5) lofts a shot that just tucks under the crossbar for a goal on Ogdensburg goaltender Holly Cota.  The #4-seeded Salmon River Shamrocks ousted #5-seed Ogdensburg 3-1 in the opening round of the Section X Class B Girls Playoffs on Tuesday.  (Curt Wood photo)  Game Gallery

Salmon River's Calandra Curleyhead clears the ball before a sliding attempt by a Blue Devils' defender to poke it from behind.

The Salmon River Shamrocks defended Ogdensburg tightly in building a 3-0 lead before the Devils scored their lone goal.

SALMON RIVER 3, OGDENSBURG 0
The fourth-seeded Salmon River Shamrocks, the defending Class B Champions sent the Ogdensburg Blue Devils home for the season with a 3-1 victory in the play-in round of the 2007 Section X Class B playoffs.  Goals by Krista Barilko, Olivia Cook and Alley Bero delivered the Shamrocks to a semifinal date with the Potsdam Sandstoners on Saturday, 12:30 p.m. at SUNY Canton.  Alison Smiddy stopped seven of eight shots she faced, allowing one goal from O.F.A.'s Chelsea Martin, set up by Mary Beth Davis.
 

BRUSHTON-MOIRA UPSETS N-N FLYERS IN SHOOTOUT, 4-2

Norwood-Norfolk's Jessica Harvey (17) moves in for a point-blank shot on net.  However, the Brushton-Moira goalkeeper Courtney Taylor made the diving save to keep the score knotted at 0-0 late in the first.  The game ended in a 0-0 deadlock, which was decided in a shootout.  Brushton-Moira outscored the Flyers 4-2 in penalty kicks to advance to the Class C Girls semifinals.  (Harold Leroux photo)  Game Gallery

Goalie Courtney Taylor also makes the save on the near post as the Flyers applied pressure midway in the first half.

Norwood-Norfolk’s Taylor Chudzinski (2) tries to move the ball into the Brushton-Moira end, but Taylor Clark (42) ends up winning the scrum and clearing for the ball. 

BRUSHTON-MOIRA 0, NORWOOD-NORFOLK 0 (OT/Tie)
(Brushton-Moira wins shootout 4-2)
After a scoreless deadlock, the #5 Brushton-Moira Panthers outshot #4 Norwood-Norfolk 4-2 in penalty kicks to eliminate the Flyers and advance to the Section X Class C semifinals vs. top-seeded St. Lawrence Central on Saturday afternoon at SUNY Potsdam.  B-M's Courtney Taylor swallowed 20 shots in the win as the Flyers dominated through regulation and overtime, but could not dent the twines.  N-N's Theresa Gravlin snared five shots.
 

HARRISVILLE BOWS TO CHAZY 4-0 IN STATE REGIONAL FINAL

Harrisville's Katyiln Hart (8) just misses intercepting the ball before a Chazy attacker sends it into the Pirates' end.  Section VII Champion Chazy defeated Section X Champion Harrisville
4-0 in the New York State Region II Class D title game and earned a berth into the State Final Four next weekend.
(Photo by Kyle Coryea photo)  Game Gallery

Harrisville's Amy Paro (10) battles with the Chazy defender.

Harrisville's Nicole Lesperance (23) being guarded tightly as she looks to get to the middle of the field.

CHAZY 4, HARRISVILLE 1
The previously-unbeaten Harrisville Lady Pirates ran into one of the state’s best Class D soccer teams and an offensive juggernaut and a defensive “brick wall” as the Chazy Lady Eagles blanked the Pirates 4-0 in the New York State Region II Class D Championship. The very physical game saw Chazy strike first with 15 minutes left in the first half on a Victoria Reynolds goal, her first of three scores. Chazy ran over the Pirates, outshooting their guests 25-1. Reynolds collected a hat trick, while Caitlyn LaPier netted the other goal. Harrisville finished its strong season at 16-1-4.
 

HARRISVILLE SNAGS CLASS D CROWN BEATING E-K COUGARS

Harrisville’s Leah Malbeuf dives to the turf with her teammates in the middle of the field at SUNY Canton to begin celebration after the final buzzer sounded.  Malbeuf scored the lone goal of the game on a penalty kick, early in the second half, following a hand ball call against the Edwards-Knox Cougars.  Malbeuf ripped the shot to the lower left corner of the net.  With the 1-0 win, the Lady Pirates captured the 2007 Class D Girls Soccer crown.  (Foote photo)  Game Gallery   Listen to Broadcast

Edwards-Knox’s Miranda Typhair (9) collides with
Harrisville’s Ashley Thomas (14) while battling for the ball.

Harrisville’s Kara Gendron (21) knocks the ball away from Edwards-Knox’s Abbey Campbell (31).

HARRISVILLE 1, EDWARDS-KNOX 0
A hand ball infraction and a penalty kick. Harrisville’s Leah Malbeuf made the best of the Pirates’ best opportunity of the night, slamming home a low drive into the left side of the net to score the game’s only goal in the 50th minute of the game in a 1-0 victory over Edwards-Knox in the 2007 Section X Class D Championship. Despite dominating the first half, Cougars’ best chance came about 20 minutes into the second half when they rang a shot off the crossbar. It was the end of a 32-year coaching career for E-K Coach Don Thompson who finished with 358 wins in his storied tenure. Both goaltenders, Regina Reese of Edwards-Knox and Patty Coloney of Harrisville stopped five shots each. Edwards-Knox advances to the State’s Region II Championship game on November 10th.
 

STUNNING RECOVERY SENDS
E-K PAST CHATEAUGAY 3-2

A battle for the loose ball in front of the Chateaugay net.  Miranda Typhair of Edwards-Knox kept her goal scoring touch with a pair of goals as E-K scored three unanswered second-half goals to power a 3-2 win vs. Chateaugay.  (Leroux photo)  Game Gallery

Game winning goal scored by E-K's Kelsey Leroux (10).

The Edwards-Knox wall jumps in unison in front of the direct kick from Chateaugay's Kim Johnston (10).

EDWARDS-KNOX 3, CHATEAUGAY 2
The Edwards-Knox Lady Cougars erased a 2-0 halftime deficit with a blitz of goals to open the second half in a stunning 3-2 comeback win over the Chateaugay Bulldogs in the Section X Class D semifinals at SUNY Canton. The Section’s top scorer Miranda Typhair drilled two markers in the first seven minutes of the second half that sent reeling a Bulldogs’ team that seemed to have the game in control. Chateaugay used its speed to build a 2-0 lead on goals by Marissa Cook and Nikki Cook-Paige. After managing to pressure and come up empty with first-half shots that the crossbar coach, Coach Don Thompson’s words were, “It’s going to be one of those nights.” But in the second half, it became a night to remember. The Lady Cougars came out firing on all cylinders. Typhair scored in the second minute of the second minute and again in the seventh minute of the second half and suddenly the Cougars were even. The game-winning goal was scored by Kelsey Leroux (10) midway through the second half. Vanessa Bullock had a pair of assists. Even after the Edwards-Knox third goal, Chateaugay continued pressure up until the end, including a direct kick with 3.3 seconds left, but they could not capitalize for the equalizer.
 

HARRISVILLE TOPS ST. REGIS FALLS IN SEMIFINAL 3-0

Pirates' Jeanine LaRock (5) heads the ball wide of the net. The Pirates came out strong and carried most of the first half play. The Pirates' Leah Malbeuf managed to find the back of the net twice with goals in both halves keeping her scoring touch alive in the playoffs. She showed her determination as she had hard collision and went down for a period of time. However, she stayed in the game.  Harrisville won the Class D semifinal matchup 3-0.   (Harold Leroux photo)  Game Gallery

Emily Dickinson (12) of Harrisville bodies in what would turn out to be the game winning goal on the crossover in the first half.

Saints' goalkeeper Kristen Grimm gobbles up the ball as Harrisville’s Leah Malbeuf (15) looks for a rebound.

HARRISVILLE 3, ST. REGIS FALLS 0
The top-seeded Harrisville Pirates stopped the upward run of the #5 St. Regis Falls in a 3-0 shutout in the Section X Class D semifinals. The Saints, who upset Lisbon in the quarterfinals, could not get on roll against the tight Harrisville defense, managing just seven shots. Leah Malbeuf notched two goals, while Emily Dickinson added a marker and Patty Coloney collected all seven saves in the victory. Kristen Grimm played well in net with 14 saves. The Pirates advance to the Class D championship game vs. West rival Edwards-Knox for their final showdown of the season on Friday.
 

HAMMOND SURGES BACK TO BEAT C-F EAGLES IN PLAYOFF

Hammond’s Aubrie Dunn (5) gets by the Clifton-Fine goalie and rings the shot off the cross bar.  Clifton-Fine registered the game's first goal, but the Red Devils bounced back for a 4-1 win over the Eagles in the opening round of the Section X
Class D Girls Playoffs.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

Clifton-Fine’s Emily Lachut battles to get inside for the ball
with Hammond’s Jessie Measheaw (16) tryign to her off.

Clifton-Fine’s Samantha Bice (7) passes the ball upfield before Hammond’s Jackie Knight could get the chance to steal it.

HAMMOND 4, CLIFTON-FINE 1
The upstart 11th-seeded Clifton-Fine Eagles scored first, but Hammond responded with two markers before halftime and two more unanswered goals in the second half to post the opening round with in the Section X Class D Girls Soccer playoffs.  Samantha Bice thrust the Eagles into the lead early.  However, Whitney Akins ripped a goal and an assist, while Sarah Sheridan, Jessie Disotelle and Brittany Kenyon added scores to catapult the Red Devils into the Class D quarterfinal round on Thursday against #3 seed Chateaugay.  Aubrie Dunn also chipped in a pair of assists.  Between the pipes, Brooke Hollister grabbed eight of nine shots in the win.