Saratoga Gymnasts Compete at States;
Dallas Breaks Section 2 Vault Record (Again)
Saratoga Springs High School gymnasts took the show on the road this past Saturday, March 2, to compete at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Gymnastics Championships in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. The trio of Laura Eberlein, Ava Dallas and Sophia Damiano earned their way to States by taking the top three all-around spots at the Section 2 Gymnastics Championships held on February 13 at Shaker High School. In addition to these three, two other Saratoga gymnasts qualified for States as well – Kate Della Ratta (in the uneven bars) and Megan Wishart (in the vault).
At the State Meet, Ava Dallas led the contingent of Toga gymnasts by placing 13th in the all-around with a score of 35.825. Laura Eberlein was 14th in the all-around with a score of 35.500 and Sophia Damiano was 20th with an all-around score of 34.075. Megan Wishart placed 28th in the vault and Kate Della Ratta placed 43rd on the bars.
Dallas’ vault was a Section 2 record besting the previous record (9.425) set by Dallas earlier this season. This is the second year in a row that Dallas placed 7th on the vault at the State Meet.
The Saratoga Springs gymnastics team has won 18 straight Section 2 crowns.
Saratoga Regional YMCA Over 50 Basketball League
WEEK Thirteen Scores - Wednesday, Feb. 20
Game One: Nemer – 53 v. Village Photo – 51
Nemer edged Village Photo 53-51. Phil Fitzpatrick led the way with 20 points, Matt Truex had 14 and Mikey Bentley added 11 for Nemer. Village Photo’s Mike Scanlon netted 16 and Steve Ruczinski added 10.
Nemer – 53: Phil Fitzpatrick (20). Matt Truex (14), Mike Bentley (11)
Village Photo – 51: Mike Scanlon (16), Steve Ruczinski (10)
Game Two: Walton’s – 89 v. D’Andrea’s – 72
Walton’s had four players in double digits as they outlasted D’Andrea’s 89-72. Bobby Hanson had a game high 41, Joe Twomey had 24, Tom Kelly had 12 and Andy Kramarchyk added 10. Tom Welch had 29 and Dave Wolfe had 28 in a losing effort.
Walton’s – 89: Bobby Hanson (41), Joe Twomey (24), Tom Kelly (12), Andy Kramarchyk (10)
D’Andrea’s – 72: Tom Welch (29), Dave Wolf (28)
Game Three: Gennaro’s – 71 v. Post Time – 53
Ed Benway led all scorers with 35 as Gennaro’s beat Post Time 71-53. Greg O’Connor had 22 and Wayne Cherry added 10 for the winners. Post Time’s Pat Reidy and Pat Correa each had 14 while Tony Catalano added 13 but it was not enough for Post Time.
Gennaro’s – 71: Ed Benway (35), Greg O’Connor (22), Wayne Cherry (10)
Post Time – 53: Pat Reidy (14) Pat Correa (14), Tony Catalano (13)
Game Four: West Side – 76 v. Mama Mia’s – 71
West Side outlasted Mama Mia’s 76-71. John Mooney had a 28 and Glen Richter had 26 for the winning squad. Mama Mia’s Mark Hixson had a game high 37 while both Mark Sohl and Mike McMorris each had 16.
West Side – 76 John Mooney (28), Glen Richter (26)
Mama Mia’s – 71 Mark Hixson (37), Mark Sohl (16), Mike McMorris (16)
Saratoga Regional YMCA/Saratoga Honda Youth Basketball League Lion’s Club Sr. Division Championship
Top Row: Coach Bob Stern, Ian Fish, Shane Richardson, Seth Mattice, Paul Steves, John Marcellus. Bottom Row: Isiah Barnes, Cameron Fitzpatrick, Carter Cigan, Will Sambrook and Morgan Flatley. Photo provided.
Raloid Tools-36 v. Barrelhouse-23
Back-to-Back Championships for Raloid Tools. In the championship game for the Senior Division, Raloid Tools used a stifling defense not giving Barrelhouse any room to shoot and came away with a 36 to 23 victory. Raloid Tools became the first back-to-back champions. The champions used the game high 18 points from Ian Fisk and 8 points from Seth Mattice, 5 points from Paul Steves, 3 points from Will Sambrook and 2 points from Shane Richardson. The Barrelhouse team got 9 points apiece from Noah Rourke and Logan Richter and another 5 points from Colin Edwards.
Saratoga Regional YMCA/Saratoga Honda Youth Basketball League - Rotary Jr. Division Championship
Top Row: Coach Jason Di Caprio Ben VanValkenberg, Trey Stanislowsky, Dave Giso, John Gerardi, Riley Waterhouse, Coach Scott Waterhouse, Jared Arpey. Bottom Row: Makenna Di Caprio, Emmett Barnes, Brycen Panis. Photo provided.
Saratoga PBA-35 v. Cudney’s Launderers -31
In a defense battle Saratoga PBA came out on top of a very tough Cudney’s Launderers team by a score of 35 to 31. This game was worthy of being a championship game as both teams played it like it was do or die until the final horn. Saratoga PBA’s Trey Stanislowsky led the winners with 16 points while teammates John Gerardi had 9 points, Ben VanValkenburg 6 points, Jared Arpey 3 points, all contributed to the win. Cudney’s Launderers got a game high 19 points from Tom Maurer along with 6 points from Jacob Armer and 2 points apiece from Alex Cutler, Antonio Calderon and Matt Heggen.
