Penn Yan Edges Canandaigua in Thrilling Match

DAY IN REVIEW: SATURDAY - Penn Yan edged Canandaigua 9-8 in a non-league matchup on Saturday. Ruby Berry led the Mustangs with five goals. Bailey Cooper and Makenna Mullins added two goals apiece. For Canandaigua, Leah Sheridan had three goals, and Aviana Nelson recorded 12 saves.

CANANDAIGUA-8 at PENN YAN-9 - Penn Yan narrowly defeated Canandaigua 9-8 in a non-league game on Saturday morning. Junior Ruby Berry led the way for Penn Yan with five goals, including the 50th goal of her varsity career. Supporting Berry were Bailey Cooper, who tallied two goals and an assist, and Makenna Mullins, who added two goals. Maihue Miranda-Wiltberger recorded seven draw controls for the Mustangs, whose record improves to 3-4. The win was Penn Yan's first over the Gray Wolves since 2007.

For Canandaigua, Leah Sheridan topped the scoresheet with three goals and an assist. Lola Schorr had two goals and an assist. Keira Gioseffi, Taylor Ennis-Chinn, and Samantha Lupton rounded out the scoring for the Gray Wolves. In goal, senior Aviana Nelson was a standout, making 12 saves. With the loss, Canandaigua's record drops to 3-2.

The Mustangs take to the road on Wednesday to face Ithaca (section IV), and the Gray Wolves host Thomas on Monday.     [ Story and BOX SCORE] 

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Thomas Over Horseheads

DAY IN REVIEW: THURSDAY - Thomas defeated Horseheads 13-8 today in the only game played today.

THOMAS-13 at HORSEHEADS-8 - Thomas defeated Horseheads 13-8 in a non-league contest today. Carly Fitch and Brynn Becker led the Titans with four goals each. Molly Slack added two goals and three assists, and Sadie Eisenhart and Leah Trombley contributed strong defensive play. Lauren Kozemko scored five goals for Horseheads.    [ Story and BOX SCORE] 

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Two Ultra Close Games on the Road Today

DAY IN REVIEW: WEDNESDAY - A thrilling day of lacrosse featured five games, including two nail-biters. Penn Yan edged Hingham 12-11 with a clutch last-second goal. Cold Spring Harbor earned a hard-fought overtime 8-7 win over Fairport, despite 10 saves by Marisa Test. Elsewhere, Penfield triumphed 12-3 over Irondequoit, Rush-Henrietta overpowered Corning 15-4, and Pittsford extended its undefeated streak to four with an .8-4 win over Bethlehem. 

PENFIELD-12 at IRONDEQUOIT-3 - Penfield defeated Irondequoit 12-3 in a Monroe County lacrosse game at Irondequoit. Peyton Rothfuss led Penfield with three goals and four assists. Karis Hand recorded six saves for the Patriots. For Irondequoit, goalies Emma Francis and Mia Francis combined for 11 saves.     [ Story and BOX SCORE] 

RUSH-HENRIETTA-15 at CORNING-4 - Rush-Henrietta claimed a 15-4 victory over Corning in a non-league game on April 16. Riley Brown and Danielle Garrett led the scoring for the Royal Comets, while Kate DeWald and Emma DeWald combined for 14 draw controls.     [ Story and BOX SCORE] 

PENN YAN-12 at HINGHAM-11 - A feed to the crease and then a goal as time expired in the second half lifted the Mustangs to a win on the road. No other information was available at post-time.     [ Story and BOX SCORE] 

FAIRPORT-7 at COLD SPRING HARBOR-8 - Cold Spring Harbor defeated Fairport 8-7 in a tightly contested non-league game. Maggie Spehr's overtime goal was the difference. Seahawks goalie Maya Soskin made 10 saves to secure the win. Fairport's Marisa Test also made 10 saves.    [ Story and BOX SCORE] 

BETHLEHEM-4 at PITTSFORD-8 - Pittsford defeated Bethlehem 8-4 in a non-league game. It was Pittsford's fourth straight win to open the season. Lauren Garringer had three goals for the Panthers, and Caroline Oleyourryk recorded four saves.     [ Story and BOX SCORE] 

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Thomas Edges Bethlehem, Jordan-Elbridge Over Wayne

DAY IN REVIEW: TUESDAY - Thomas secured a 10-9 home victory over Bethlehem in a close non-league matchup. Molly Slack led the Titans with five goals, and goalkeeper Morgan Weber made six saves. It was the Titans' first win of the season. Wayne lost for the first time this season, dropping an 18-9 decision to Jordan-Elbridge despite the efforts of Isabella Veltre and Madelyn Hillman, who combined for four goals and four assists. 

WAYNE-9 at JORDAN-ELBRIDGE-18 - Jordan-Elbridge defeated Wayne 18-9 in a non-league game. Leading the scoring for Wayne were Isabella Veltre (1g/4a) and Madelyn Hillman (3g).     [ Story and BOX SCORE] 

BETHLEHEM-9 at THOMAS-10 - Thomas secured a 10-9 home victory over Bethlehem in a close non-league matchup. Molly Slack led the Titans' offense with five goals, while Carly Fitch added three goals and an assist. Goalkeeper Morgan Weber made six saves for the Titans, who earned their first win of the season.     [ Story and BOX SCORE] 

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Monday's Lacrosse Showdowns: Nail-Biters and Standouts

DAY IN REVIEW: MONDAY - Today's lacrosse games featured thrillingly close matches. Canandaigua’s 10-9 overtime win over Honeoye Falls-Lima featured standout performances from the Gray Wolves' Lola Schorr and the Cougars' Shaye Angelo. In Mercy’s 10-9 victory over Irondequoit, the Monarchs' Mia Quagrello and the Eagles' Grace Bottiglier each had four goals. Victor, led by Allie Pisano and Maia Pronti. claimed a 21-7 victory over Watertown. Fairport and Penn Yan both came up short in their games, the Red Raiders dropping a 10-8 decision against Smithtown West and the Mustangs falling to Cohasset by a score of 12-8.  

CANANDAIGUA-10 at HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA-9 - Canandaigua eked out a 10-9 overtime victory over HFL in a Monroe County lacrosse matchup on Monday. Lola Schorr’s efforts (2g/5a) helped Canandaigua secure the win For HFL, Shaye Angelo had four goals and an assist, and Sarah McLaughlin had five saves.    [ Story and BOX SCORE] 

VICTOR-21 at WATERTOWN-7 - Victor defeated Watertown 21-7 in a non-league game on Monday. Allie Pisano scored four goals, while Maia Pronti contributed two goals and eight assists.     [ Story and BOX SCORE] 

FAIRPORT-8 at SMITHTOWN WEST-10 - The Red Raiders scored the first four goals of the game and led 8-7 entering the fourth quarter but could not maintain their advantage against a powerful Smithtown West squad. Fairport was out of town and stats were not available at post-time.     [ Story and BOX SCORE] 

IRONDEQUOIT-9 at MERCY-10 - Mercy claimed a 10-9 victory over Irondequoit in a non-league lacrosse game. Mia Quagrello led Mercy with four goals, while Grace Bottiglier netted four goals for Irondequoit.   [ Story and BOX SCORE] 

PENN YAN-8 at COHASSET-12 - Penn Yan was out of town and stats were not available at pos-ttime.     [ Story and BOX SCORE]  

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2024 Season Wrap Up

There were thirty teams playing Varsity Girls Lacrosse in Section V. There were 688 players on the final rosters. Brockport carried the largest roster with thirty-one players and Waterloo-Marcus Whitman had the smallest with fourteen. 

There were four classes for the sectional tournaments. Penfield (A), Canandaigua (B), and Mercy (C) and Penn Yan (D) were the top seeded teams.

Fairport beat Rush-Henrietta and Pittsford for their championship. Second-seeded Victor beat Thomas and then Brighton before defeating top-seeded Canandaigua for the Class B Championship. In Class C, Mercy beat Wayne and then HFL in a close game to claim their championship while in Class D, Penn Yan beat Marcus Whitman, Aquinas/WOIS, and Pal-Mac for their title.

The teams were able to play a full season again in 2024. The first games were played on March 25th with Hilton, Spencerport and Schroeder winning their openers. The last regular season game was played on May 16th when Canandaigua defeated Churchville-Chili.

The 262 regular season games were played and the 138 league games determined the league championships.

At the end of the year, the Section V Head Coaches selected the post-season award winners including their All-League players. Then they selected five USA Lacrosse All-Americans and five All-Academics. Named All-Americans were Reagan Diehl (Pal-Mac), Ella Peers (Fairport), Devin Livingston (Victor), Hanna Davis (Canandaigua), and Molly Guzik (Spencerport).

Named All-Academics were Alli Chimenti (Wayne), Katie Mallaber (Fairport), Alyssa Nichols (Spencerport), Angelia Oechsle (Rush-Henrietta), and Lucy Lederman (Brighton).

Honeoye Falls-Lima Head Coach Kevin O`Connell was named Coach of the Year from Section V and the Jackie Pitts Award winner was Zoe Baase from Brockport.

After the regular season, the Section V tournaments were conducted. Fairport (Class A), Victor (Class B), Mercy (Class C) and Penn Yan (Class D) were the Sectional Champions in 2024.

The New York State Tournaments were back in full swing and sectional champions went on to play Section VI champions in the Western Regionals (quarter finals).

In Class A, Fairport beat Lancaster (12-7) and then defeated Massapequa (Section VIII) 10-9, taking them to the finals where they lost to Cicero-North Syracuse (Section III) 12-8.

In Class B, Victor beat Clarence (Section VI) by a score of 22-0. They then beat West Islip (Section XI) 11-10 and defeated West Genesee (Section III) 16-8 to win their third Class B NYS Championship in a row.

In Class C, Our Lady of Mercy won their game against Lake Shore of Section VI 17-8 but then lost to Sayville (Section XI) by a score of 13-8 in the semifinals. Penn Yan beat Gowanda (Section VI) 17-4 before losing to Cold Spring Harbor (Section VIII) 18-4 in the semifinals.

By the end of the season at least sixty-four players had made college commitments. They will become part of over three hundred players from Section V who are currently playing at all college levels.

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