March 23, 2005 -
NEWARK
Newark,
under first year varsity coach, Bill Kirnie, was 0-8 in Finger
Lakes-1 but finished the season at 4-12 overall.
Seeded 4th in the Class B Tournament, the
Reds nearly beat Brighton who eventually took the B Championship.
The quarter final game ended at 14-13.
Senior midfielder, Mike Wilkes was honored
with first team placement on the Finger Lakes list.
Thirteen of 21 players in Newark graduated
in 2004 including Wilkes, midfielder Hector Alejandro (FLCC),
goalie Matt Gerhart (FLCC), defenseman Matt DePauw (FLCC)
and attackman Nathan Colon.
The majority of players from the 2004
team are gone so Newark is very much in a rebuilding mode.
Second year Coach Kirnie will center his team around four
returning players including senior Kyle Burm and junior Alex
Quku at midfield, junior Anthony Cole in the goal and senior
Jason Johnson in the attack. Newcomers include juniors Nick
Hamm (MD), Dan Mizro (Att) and Travis Skinner (Def)
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PAL-MAC Palmyra-Macedon
was 0-4 in Finger Lakes-2 play and ended their first Varsity
season at 2-15.
In the Class C Tournament, the Raiders were seeded 7th and
lost in the first round to second seeded Waterloo.
Junior midfielder, Dave Bennett made 2nd team league honors
for Pal-Mac.
Pal-Mac lost only Chris Crane (def/g) to graduation.
Pal-Mac will have a small team this season with only 18 players
on the roster. Their first Varsity season was a tough one
for the Raiders but they have experience now, and some very
good athletes. Seniors Dave Bennett and Matt Walker return
in the midfield and Matt Christ will anchor the attack. Senior
goalie Ben Dlugosh who is capable of some dramatic saves will
return to the goal and will be helped out from by senior defenseman
Josh Polle. The Raiders have a full eighteen game schedule
and should expect some difficulty with the best of the Finger
Lakes, but there are plenty of games that could be well within
their reach if they can stay healthy and focused.
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PITTSFORD Pittsford
finished third in Monroe County-1 with a 4-6 league record
and 9-7 over all under first year Varsity Coach, Carmine Peluso.
The 4th seeded Panthers lost to Fairport 11-6 in the quarter
finals of the Class A Tournament.
Senior midfielder, RJ Lamontagne was named to the All America
Team and was joined on the Monore County-1 All League list
by junior Jake Boyce
(att) and Rob Mizelle (def). Coach Peluso was named Coach
of the Year.
Pittsford lost eleven players to graduation including Lamontagne
(Providence), defensemen Mizelle (RIT) and Matt Friedrich,
midfielder Pat Kendricks (RIT) and goalie Ed Witter.
Pittsford lost nearly half the team to graduation and Coach
Peluso has been replaced by first year Varsity Coach Andrew
Whipple who was a standout attackman at Irondequoit and Maryland
before assisting at Brockport. The loss of midfielders like
All American, RJ Lamontagne and Pat Kendrick and defensemen
like Mizelle will hurt.
The Panthers have senior Jake Boyce, who signed early with
Binghamton, along with senior Justin Rand in the attack and
Dylan Bittlingmaier will return to the midfield. JJ Postel
will move from attack to the midfield this season and will
return with junior Greg Gans. Steve Mathews is expected to
guard the goal and the defense will be led by three year starter,
Will Morse.
The Panthers lack depth this year but with a new and dynamic
coach they will have numerous opportunities for exciting games
and will beat teams that are unable to control Boyce and the
Pittsford offense.
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