By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
Mid-term exams and poor weather made for a fairly quiet week in area high school basketball last week.
The Indian Lake / Long Lake girls traveled to Old Forge Tuesday for a non-league game.
Later in the week the Wells boys and girls teams faced Johnsburg.
The IL/LL girls and boys were scheduled to play Crown Point Thursday and Friday respectively.
Both games had to be postponed due to poor travel conditions.
IL/LL 33,
OLD FORGE 27
The IL/LL girls, cur ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
Six high school basketball games were scheduled for the four county teams last week. However, only two were played, as the four games scheduled for Thursday and Friday were postponed due to unsafe travel conditions.
IL/LL 48, WELLS 14
The first game of the week was between the two varsity girls’ teams. The Wells Lady Indians traveled to Indian Lake Tuesday, Jan. 10, to face the Indian Lake/Long Lake Orange. The height of IL/LL along with aggressive t ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
With schools back in session, all area high school basketball teams returned to action last week.
Johnsburg 40, IL/LL 33
Tuesday, Jan. 3, the Indian Lake / Long Lake boys traveled to North Creek to face Johnsburg. The host Jaguars took a 15-12 advantage in the first quarter and continued to widen the lead throughout the game.
IL/LL didn’t have an answer for Taylor Ordway, who scored 30 points in his team’s win. Henry Sandiford led The Orange w ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
The Indian Lake / Long Lake boys were the only team that saw action over the scholastic holiday break. The Orange traveled to Old Forge Friday for a non-league game.
OLD FORGE 33, IL/LL 30
In the first quarter, IL/LL enjoyed a one-point lead before the host Eskimos outscored them in the second quarter to take a 17-15 lead. Late in the game The Orange recaptured the lead by one point. However, Old Forge forced a couple of turnovers and gained scoring opport ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
Monday, Dec. 19, the Wells girls hosted Crown Point and Indian Lake / Long Lake girls traveled to Keene to start the week of local high school basketball games, while the Wells boys’ team traveled north to face Crown Point Tuesday, Dec. 20.
The Wells girls’ basketball team was scheduled to play in Keene Dec. 21, but the game was postponed due to poor road conditions.
CROWN POINT 43, WELLS 30
The Lady Indians were within one point of the traveli ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
All county high school basketball teams saw action last week. Wells and Indian Lake / Long Lake girls’ teams both played two games, while the boys’ teams from each school played one.
CROWN PT. 48,
IL/LL 41
The IL/LL boys started the week’s action, hosting Crown Point Tuesday.
The Orange trailed by only three points at the half, 24-21. In what would become the decisive quarter, Crown Point outscored its hosts 14-6 in the third period. Ju ...
Members of the LPLG Association had their last scheduled golf outing Aug. 30. The title of the fun day was “On the Wild Side” and the theme was Safari. Each hole threatened with a different animal such as Tigger, rope snakes, water guns as elephant trunks and a mean looking hippo in the pond. The winners of the event are Nancy Wheeler, Gail Callahan, Penny Hull and Jan Allison. The women had good guides in Bob Yerge, John Kelsch and Austin Chickering; while a gorilla named Zak Chicke ...
SPECULATOR - Lake Pleasant Central School was filled with the sounds of basketballs hitting the court during the first-ever Adirondack Basketball Camp July 5-8.
Over 80 children took part in the camp, led by the Warren County High School Girls Basketball Team and their coach, John Kelly, from Front Royal, Va.
Proceeds go toward the Paul Wilbur Memorial Scholarship, which will be awarded to a high school senior who attended LPCS and is going on to college.
Wilbur was a LPCS graduate and life-long ...
SPECULATOR - The Adirondack Women’s Softball League is comprised of eight teams from various towns in Hamilton and Warren counties.
One of the most exciting games of the 2011 Summer Season will take place at the ball field in Speculator Tuesday, July 19, starting at 6:30 p.m. This game will feature the two rival Speculator teams.
Grace United Methodist Women will provide homemade desserts and beverages the evening of the ballgame from 5:30-8 p.m. There is no charge for refreshments; howeve ...
NORTHVILLE -The Northville-Edinburg Little League (NELL) will celebrate Opening Day Saturday, June 4 at its newly constructed field in Driscoll Industrial Park, located at 363 County Hwy. 113.
The event will begin at 11 a.m with an exhibition game to be played by the CMK and Associates sponsored Tee-Ball Team, followed by a game between the NELL minors, (sponsored by SeeLow Logging), and Galway at noon.
2 p.m. will mark the start of the game between NELL coach/pitch minors, sponsored by The In ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
The Indian Lake / Long Lake girls’ basketball team continued to add records to the schools’ history books last week. The team jumped up in the New York State Sports Writers Association poll from a 14th place ranking to seventh, the highest ranking for any girls’ sports team in both schools’ history.
After capturing the first ever Section VII title for either school March 4, the team advanced to the New York State Public High School ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
All four local teams participated in the Section VII basketball tournament last week. However, Wells and the Indian Lake / Long Lake girls, who are currently ranked 15th in the New York Sportswriters Association poll, were the only teams to pick up a win. The IL/LL girls are the only local team playing in the tournament this week.
IL/LL 50, CROWN PT. 42
The eighth seeded Lady Indians opened up the action Tuesday when they hosted ninth seeded Crown Point i ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
Last week’s basketball games included one regular season game, a couple of non-league games, a playoff game - and a championship game won by the Indian Lake / Long Lake Lady Orange.
The final game of the week was the girls’ MVAC Championship. Division III winner IL/LL faced Division I winner Schroon Lake in a full Johnsburg gymnasium.
Schroon Lake controlled the first part of the opening quarter to take a 5-0 lead. Carli Reynolds netted the fir ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
In addition to playing non-league games last week, area high school basketball teams concluded the Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) regular season. Also, the Indian Lake / Long Lake girls, who are MVAC Division III Champions, were recognized by the New York State Sportswriters Association with a 17th place ranking in the Class D poll.
GIRLS VARSITY
MAYFIELD 47, WELLS 34
Monday, Feb. 7, the Wells Lady Indians traveled to Mayfield for a non-le ...
RIGHT: This year’s Wells Boys Varsity Basketball Team, The Indians, includes (standing, from left) Coach Matt Deibler, Kurt Longenecker, James Hoffman, Jake Earley and Jared Jennings and (kneeling) Shane Raymond and James DeJong. Josh Fish, Caleb Hayes and Ryan Woodward are not pictured. The team’s standings are 2-4 in league play and 6-11 overall.
BELOW RIGHT: The Wells Girls Varsity Basketball Team, The Lady Indians, includes (standing, from left) Kayla Stuart, Amanda Vrooman, Mac ...
RIGHT: This year’s Indian Lake / Long Lake Boys Varsity Basketball Team, The Orange, includes (back, from left) Collen Farrell, Hank Evatt, Matt Rusch and Stephen Pitcher; (middle) Frank Nye, Damon Gagnier, Seth Hart, Taylor Wells and Kyle Douglas; and (front) Ratani Mor, Somnang Mor, Matt Moore and Thomas Torrens. The team’s standings are 4-1 in league play and 10-3 overall.
BELOW RIGHT: This year’s Indian Lake / Long Lake Girls Varsity Basketball
Team is unbeaten in league p ...
Feb. 25 — Girls Sectional Semifinals Class C 4 and 5:30 p.m.; Class B 7 and 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 26 — Boys Sectional Semifinals Class C 12 and 1:30 p.m.; Class B 3 and 4:30 p.m.
March 1 — Class D Girls Semifinals 3 and 4:40 p.m.; Class D Boys 6 and 7:30 p.m.
March 4 — Girls Sectional Finals Class D 4 p.m.; Class C 5:45 p.m.; Class B 7:30 p.m.
March 5 — Boys Sectional Finals Class D 12 p.m.; Class C 1:30 p.m.; Class B 3 p.m.
March 8 — State Regional Semifinals Class ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
For the fourth time in five weeks weather affected the local high school basketball schedule. The Wells boys’ and girls’ had games scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 2, with King’s School postponed to Feb. 15. Otherwise, the Indian Lake / Long Lake boys’ and girls’ teams and Wells boys all played two games. The Wells girls got in one game last week.
BOYS VARSITY
LAKE PLACID 50 IL/LL 24
Tuesday, Feb. 1, the IL/LL boys traveled to L ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
Mid-term tests and Regents exams for high school students limited the number of basketball games played last week. All area teams played Friday evening and one game was played Saturday afternoon.
GIRLS VARSITY
IL/LL 49, CHAZY 15
The Indian Lake boys and girls hosted Chazy Friday evening. The girls started out strong with an 18-3 lead after the first quarter on their way to an easy 49-15 win. Carli Reynolds and Allison Pine paced the offense with 18 and 11 ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
Once again weather altered the weekly high school basketball schedule. A game that was to be played Tuesday between the Wells and Johnsburg boys was rescheduled to Feb. 3. The Wells girls and the Indian Lake / Long Lake boys’ and girls’ teams each played two games last week, while the Wells boys played one.
GIRLS VARSITY
WELLS 43, CROWN PT. 37
The Lady Indians played even with Crown Point Wednesday in the first quarter and held a slight advan ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
Last week’s high school basketball action started off with a match-up between the two county girls’ teams and ended with all the area teams picking up wins.
Mid-week games for the Indian Lake / Long Lake boys’ team and the Wells boys’ and girls’ teams were postponed due to poor travel conditions.
IL/LL 58, Wells 19
Tuesday the undefeated IL/LL girls traveled to Wells for a Mountain & Valley Athletic Conference Division II ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
Heavy snowfall this past Friday postponed high school basketball games for the Indian Lake / Long Lake and Wells boys’ varsity teams. However, area teams did play games mid-week and Saturday afternoon.
BOYS VARSITY
IL/LL 46, M/N 23
The IL/LL boys hosted Minerva / Newcomb Tuesday for an easy win. Led by Matt Moore’s hustling defense and team high 15 points, The Orange was never challenged. Seniors Matt Rusch and Hank Evatt contributed 10 a ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
For the Express
The holiday break provided local basketball teams the opportunity to compete against competition outside the league and Section. The Indian Lake/Long Lake girls went up against two Section X teams while the Wells boys competed against a couple of Section II teams.
The IL/LL girls traveled north to take part in a Coaches vs. Cancer Section X vs. Section VII Challenge.
In the first game, The Orange faced the Chateaugay Bulldogs, who are currently ranked fourth&nb ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
For the Express
With school heading into holiday break, it was quiet on area basketball courts last week. The only team that saw any action was the Indian Lake / Long Lake boys, who traveled to Westport for an out-of-division Mountain & Valley Athletic Conference game.
A dominating second quarter by The Orange ended up being the game decider. Although the host Eagles outscored IL/LL in the other three quarters it wasn’t enough, and The Orange obtained a win. Sophomor ...
The Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference basketball season got into full swing last week with area teams playing two Division III games each.
IL/LL 43, Wells 38
Monday, the Indian Lake / Long Lake boys traveled to Wells. The Orange got off to a good start, jumping out to a 21-4 lead in the first quarter. Wells wasn’t ready to concede and fought back to make the game competitive. With two IL/LL players in foul trouble, Wells got its offense going to narrow the scoring gap. However, the I ...
By PATRICIA CURRY
For the Express
Area high school basketball teams were busy last week with non-league and inter-divisional league games. Action started Monday when the Indian Lake / Long Lake boys traveled to Old Forge. Tuesday Tupper Lake hosted the IL/LL girls, Thursday the Wells girls traveled north to face Westport, Friday the IL/LL girls hosted Schroon Lake and Saturday the Wells boys played at Bolton.
OLD FORGE 34, IL/LL 24
The IL/LL boys got off to a good start against the Old Forge Hu ...
