The Journal B Sports TUESDAY November 18, 2014 Bulldogs Draw Dual Honors By DAVE SHEA All NAC Football, Volleyball Award sPresentationed LOCAL,B7, B8 BRIEFS OBGC Hoop Tryouts The Ogdensburg Boys and Girls Club will begin tryouts for its basketball team which plays in the Franklin CYO League on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at Tom Luckie Sr. floor. The team is opened to club members 13-18 (high school eligibilty left) and who are not participating ona varsity, junior varsity and modified basketball team. The league plays games at home, in Massena and in Malone during December and early March. The club will field two levels A and B. For more information, call 315-393-1241 or email obgc@hotmail. com. Lisbon Banquet The Lisbon Central School Section 10 Class D Boys Soccer Co-Champion and Regional Finalist Boys Soccer team will be honored at an awards banquet tonight at the Ogdensburg Elks Club. The evening’s activities will begin at 6:30 p.m. Women’s Hockey A group of Ogdensburg area women are currently organizing a “Pick Up Women’s Hockey” night at the Richard Lockwood Hockey Arena on Tuesday evenings from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. This group is welcoming both experienced and non-experienced players. “We have many varities of girls and their skill level playing,” said organizer Meagan Law. “We just want to promote girls hockey.” More information can be obtained from Meagan Law at 262-6041 or Jenna Chamberlain at 323-1187. The organization has a face book page called Women’s Pick-Up Hockey Ogdensburg. QUOTABLE “I can’t be frustrated how (SLU) played and how they conducted themselves. We created a lot of opportunities and had a lot of good chances. Amherst is a very good defensive team, that’s why they play in the NCAA’s every year..” SLU Men’s Soccer Coach Bob Durocher INDEX NCAA Soccer B3 Bowling B6 Properties B6 Grid Awards B7 HEUVELTON - Gus Gurns has coached the Heuvelton Girls Soccer program to six straight NAC West Division titles. On Monday, the school district held its Varsity Soccer Awards Night and Burns called his 2014 squad, which tied at 11-1 with Hammond for the division title, as a unique and special team. “We lost five very strong starters and we had some key injuries. So we needed everyone to contribute,” said Coach Burns of his squad which went 16-3 and lost to NYS Final 4 qualifier Chateaugay in the Section 10 Class D Championship game”. “And everyone did contribute. We had a great season and I was very pleased with the way things developed.” The Lady Bulldogs were also “all in” academically as all 19 team members earned NAC All-Academic and or New York State ScholarAthlete Awards and combined for a composite average of 96. NAC All-Academic Awards are presented only to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Brooke Armstrong, Carin Sherwood, Erin Kennedy, Gabby Johnson, Hannah Thornhill, Karina Warren, Katie Palmer, Kedan Mack, Kristi Donnelly, Kylie Piercey, Miranda Donnelly, Nathalie Barr, Olivia St. Pierre, Paige McCormick, Sydney Thornhill and Taylor Dawley all earned NAC and NYS S-A awards. Alex Steele, Alyssa JohnSee BULLDOGS B2 PHOTO BY DAVE SHEA The Heuvelton Central Girls Soccer team was honored at Monday’s Varsity Sports Awards Night for having its entire 19-player roster qualify for a New York State Scholar-Athlete Award with a composite average of 96. Alex Steele, Alyssa Johnson, Brooke Armstrong, Carin Sherwood, Erin Kennedy, Gabby Johnson, Hannah Thornhill, Karina Warren, Katie Palmer, Kedan Mack, Kristi Donnelly, Kylie Piercey, Madison McCormick, Miranda Donnelly, Nathalie Barr, Olivia St. Pierre, Paige McCormick, Sydney Thornhill and Taylor Dawley were honored for their efforts by Coach Gus Burns (sitting left), High School Principal Jesse Coburn and Superintendent of Schools Susan Todd. PHOTO BY DAVE SHEA The Heuvelton Boys Soccer team formed a 12-player New York State Scholar-Athlete Team contingent with a 94.1 average. The diligent dozen (Tanner LaPienne, Will Tennant, Noah Steele, Ben Jacobs, Brayden Cougler, Cole Piercey, Collin Trathen, Jordan Macauley, Mike Martin, Josh Cote, Andrew Woodard, Josh Trathen) were honored by Coach Dave Steele (sitting left), High School Principal Jesse Coburn and Superintendent of Schools Susan Todd at Monday’s HCS Varsity Soccer Awards Night. Morrow Caps Career; Pierce, Scott Run Well At NCAAs Jared Morrow’s impact on the OFA Football program will be felt indefinitely. His running, throwing and leadership ability ushered the OFA program into the era of the spread offense. As a threeyear starting quarterback he set the standard of excellence and his two successors to date in Josh Liebstein as a senior and Joey Dalton as a sophomore have followed him as All-Northern Conference performers. Morrow was also a fouryear starting safety and punter and two timne all-state selection. On Saturday Morrow completed his collegiate career at Hartwick University where he was a starting safety and punter for three years. As a senior Morrow served as a co-captain for the Hawks (2-8, 1-7) who struggled against injuries all season. Morrow missed three games because of injury but still tied for eighth on the team with 23 tackles and tied for fourth in solo tackles with seven. He also averaged a career best 39 yards per punt and authored a mamouth 67 yarder against Buffalo State, a 56 yarder against Brockport and a 49 yarder against Utica. Morrow was one of 14 seniors honored by the college for their contributions to the football program. He was also honored when OFA Head Coach Matt Tessmer and assistant coaches Charlie McCormick and Brett Monnat came to the game to offer their congratulations for his collegiate achievements and for representing the Blue Devil program, OFA and the City of Ogdensburg so well. GREAT YEAR FOR AKINS, David SHEA The Local Angle PROVIDED PHOTO OFA graduate Jared Morrow was deighted to see his former high school coaches at his final game at Hartwick University. Left to right with Morrow are: Matt Tessmer, Charlie McCormick and Brett Monnat. Morrow’s family also enjoyed his final game. BARTON SOCCER Matt Akins’ career as Barton College’s men’s soccer coach enjoyed a milestone this season. The former Lisbon Central product led the Bulldogs of North Carolina to their first ever NCAA Division II Tournament. The Bulldogs bowed out in the first round of the Southeast Regional in a 4-1 loss 16th ranked Wingate which Barton defeated on the opening day of the season. On the way to an NCAA berth Akins also led Barton into the national rankings for the first time. Barton senior Erik Pajunk capped a stellar career with the Bulldogs’ first goal ever in NCAA Division II Tournament competition Thursday night five minutes into the game against Wingate. The other Bulldogs roared back with four unanswered goals to claim a 4-1 victory at Limestone College’s Saints Field.Wingate, the South At- lantic Conference regularseason champion, scored the final three goals in the last 25 minutes of the contest to put a lopsided margin on a match that had been 1-1 since the 13th minute. The loss for Barton, the No. 6 seed in the Southeast Regional, ended a special season at 13-7. “I don’t think the score line was indicative of the competitiveness of the game,” Akins said on the college’s website report. “It was unfortunate that it fell the way it did, but I’m very proud that we had this opportunity and that we competed the way we did. We can hold our heads high with our first representation in the NCAA Tournament.” Erik Pajunk’s goal was the ninth of the year for the fourtime all-conference player and the 42nd of his outstanding career. “Erik’s goal was a brilliant shot from distance,” Akins said. “All of our seniors can be proud of the way they went out.” OFA TEAMS LOSE TO STATE FINALISTS The OFA Boys Soccer and Girls Volleyball teams both lost to finalists in their respective state tournaments. The Lady Devils fell to Section 2’s Broadalbin-Perth who went to Class C state title match where they lost 3-0 to Eden of Section 6. The Devil booters were outscored 3-2 by Beekmantown which followed with 1-0 wins over Ichabod Crane (2) and Livonia (5). The Eagles dropped a 3-0 decision to Mattick (11) in the state finals. Saranac Lake, which ousted the OFA football team 3426, lost to Hoosic Falls 24-6 in the regional semi-finals. A rundown of the state soccer finals follows. Boys Soccer: Class A Greece-Athena (5) 3 East Hampton (11) 1, Class C: Rhinebeck (9) 1 - World of Inquiry which nipped Potsdam 1-0 in the semi-finals, 0, Class D: International Prep at Grove (6), which advanced past Chazy (7) in a semi-final shootout, 3 - Mount Academy (9) 2. Girls Soccer: Class A Somers (1) 3 - South Side (8) 1, Class B: Bronxville (1) 3 Port Jefferson (11) 0, Class C: Haldane (1) 1 - Lansing (4) 0, Class D: Arkport (5) 2 - Poland (3) 1, which eliminated Chateaugay 3-1. PIERCE, SCOTT RUN TO HISTORY Lisbon’s Laura Pierce and Madrid-Waddington’s Austin Scott both contributed to very significant cross country efforts at the collegiate level over the weekend. Pierce (21:51.9) was the seventh finisher for the University of Virigina women’s team which qualified for the NCAA Championships (Saturday at Terre Haute, Ind.) placing second to William and Mary 7482 at the Southeast Regionals at Louisville, Ky.. Pierce, a freshman, posted a 21:51.9 time in a Cavs’ pack led by Iona Lake who placed third in 20:23.5. The UVA men placed first in the regional shading Furman 75-79. Scott was the fourth finisher for the WPI Men’s Cross Country team which posted a program best 11th place at the NCAA Division III New England Regionals hosted by Southern Maine. Scott, a sophomore, placed 88th with a 26:29.58 8K time and senior Robert Hollinger of Averill Park, N.Y. led the Engineers in 46th place at 25:52.18.