FEBRUARY 23,
2007
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LAKE PLACID NEWS
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Sports
S C H I L L E R I N D U C T E D I N T O HALL OF FAME
Area Sports Briefs
Adult men's basketball program continues
LAKE PLACID - An informal Adult Men's Basketball program is currently held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays at the Lake
Placid Elementary School Gymnasium. All levels of skill are welcome. For more information, contact Bill Borzilleri at 523-0209.
Ironman deadline for local athletes nears
LAKE PLACID - Local triathletes interested in registering for
the 2007 Ford Ironman USA triathlon scheduled for Sunday, July
22 must do so by e-mailing a request to [email protected] as
soon as possible. Eligible participants must be a resident of Lake
Placid, Keene, Keene Valley, Upper Jay, Jay, Wilmington, Black
Brook or AuSable Forks. Entry deadline is March 30. For more
information, contact Jeff Edwards at 518-524-1960.
Bombers move on
PHOTO COURTESY OF ORDA
On Saturday, Jan. 6, Robert Schiller (left) of Lake Placid, an instructor of Shorin Ryu Karate and Combat
Hapkido, was inducted into the Action Martial Arts Magazine's Hall of Fame. More than 1,200 martial artists from
across the United States and several other countries attended a banquet in the ballroom of the Tropicana Hotel
in Atlantic City and many were honored for their contribution to the martial arts. Schiller was recognized for his
dedication to the martial arts for more than 15 years and was nominated by his chief instructor in Combat
Hapkido, Grand Master John Pellegrini {right). Schiller resides in Lake Placid and teaches at the Lake Placid
Martial Arts Academy on Main Street.
Area skiers prep for NYSPHSAA meet
NOELLE SHORT
NEWS SPORTS WRITER
TURIN - When the New
York State High School Athletic Association Alpine Ski
Championships come to Whiteface Mountain Ski Center on
Feb. 27 and 28, there will be
19 athletes from Saranac Lake
and Lake Placid who won't
have to travel very far to compete.
While .both teams will field
individual racers, the Blue
Bombers will also represent
Section VII in the boys and
girls team competition, due to
the fact that both Lake Placid
squads earned won the Section
VII Championship on Feb. 10
and 11 at Snow Ridge Mountain in Turin.
The Lake Placid girls team,
which will be defending its
2006 team state championship
title, will feature Section VII's
top-ranked slalom racer Leigh
Anne Connors, as well as Eliza
Holes, Caitlin Scufka and Jillian Locke.
"That's going to be difficult
to repeat - I don't know if any
team has done it," said Lake
Placid coach Bob Birk of a
repeat team title in 2007. "You
have to be very good and very
lucky, because anything can
happen. These kids are going as
fast as they can go and pushing
it to the limit. You can stand up
and win and you can crash —
you never know. We will just
go out and ski our best."
In addition, Lake Placid's
Alex McFadden and Maria
Anderson will. compete for
individual girls honors. Aimee
Caligiore qualified for the competition, but will be unable to
participate due to an injury.
•The Bomber's boys squad
will be led by Christian Blazer,
who is ranked first in Section
VII for both the giant slalom
and slalom events. Blazer will
be joined by teammates Ian
Mcmullen, Andrew Baird and
William Tennant.
Saranac Lake's skiers will be
led by Lauren Burgess, who is
ranked first in Section VII for
the giant slalom, while Tabatha
Leahy, Katie Madden and
Kendra Leonadis will also
compete for the Red Storm.
On the boys side, Sean Ryan,
K.C. Brousseau, Nick Dora,
Peter Madden and Chris
Schrope will represent Saranac
Lake in the gates.
"It's really fun to have it
back at Whiteface," Birk said
of his team's home mountain
hosting the race. "We've been
at Bristol Mountain for the last
two years where they have
done a really nice job, but it's
awful nice to come back home
and ski at Whiteface."
Giant Slalom results
Boys race
1. GregMeola HP
1:15.63
2. Connor Smith BOL
1:18.41
3. Peter Zaykowski OF
1:19.55
4. Josh Mahoney OF
1:20.09
5: Christian Blazer L P
1:20.57
6. Ryan Winslow OF
1:20.70
7. Tyler Smith "S L E W
1:21.18
8. Shawn Ryan SL
1:21.64
9. Ben Hannah OF
1:21.90
10. Jake Anderson S LEW 1:21.98
Other area finishers
l a n M c M u l l e n LP
1:23.54
Peter Madden SL
1:24.35
W i l l Tennant L P
1:26.66
Nick Dora SL
1:27.96
Andrew Baird LP
1:28.14
Chris Schrope SL
1:35.79
Wyatt Daviau SL
1:43.54
Girls race
1. Lauren Burgess SL
1:19.84
2. Leigh Anne Connor LP 1:20.10
3. Katie Madden SL
1:20.17
4. Eliza Holes LP
1:20.34
5. Sue Smith I N D
1:20.73
6. Abby Bradley H P
1:20.89
7. Caitlin Scufka L P
1:21.58
8. Kerrin Ehrensbeck OF 1:22.28
9. Erika Bradley H P
1:22.44
10. Kirsten Anthony BOL
1:23.44
Other area finishers
Tabatha Leahy SL
1 25.56
Aimee Caligiore L P
1 29.00
Alex McFadden L P
1 34.30
Jillian Locke LP
1 34.15
M a r i a Anderson L P
1 34.19
Kendra Leonadis SL
1: 35.98
Molly Burgess SL
1; 45.71
Gabby Quinn SL
2: 07.05
Slalom results
Boys race
1. G r e g M e o l a HP
1: 43.30
2. Christian Blazer LP
l : 44.49
3. Jake Anderson S LEW
l : 45.21
4. Ryan Winslow OF
l : 46.38
5. Garrett Pavlus OF
l : 48.66
6. Ian McMullen LP
1: 49.22
7. Ben Hannah OF
1: 49.64
8. Tyler Smith S L E W
1: 50.34
9. M a t t Mitchell OF
l : 50.36
10. Stephen Benincasa HP l : 51.96
Other area finishers
K.C. Brousseau SL
l : 52.60
Peter Madden SL
1: 54.06
Chris Schrope SL
1: 54.68
Andrew Baird L P
1: 56.10
Nick Dora SL
2: 00.12
Shawn Ryan SL
2: 01.24
Will Tennant LP
2: 18.99
Wyatt Daviau SL
2: 35.84
Girls race
1. Abby Bradley HP
1: 48.49
2. Leigh Anne Connors L P 1: 48.56
3. Sue Smith IND
1: 48.91
4. Lauren Burgess SL
l : 49.68
5. E r i k a Bradley HP
1: 54.86
61 Eliza Holes LP
1: 57.17
7. Caitlin Scufka LP
l : 57.74
8. Jessica Hannah OF
2: 06.81
9. Katie Madden SL
2: 09.05
10. Alex McFadden
2: 09.95
Other area finishers
Jillian Locke LP
2: 11.34
M a r i a Anderson LP
2: 11.83
Tabitha Leahy SL
2: 12.45
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for the Blue Bombers 1:25 into
the contest and Conroy answering for Plattsburgh 35 seconds
later, Lake Placid exploded for
seven straight goals. Moran
netted hisfirstat the 9:30 mark
of the first period to give the
hosts a 2-1 edge, and Milke
scored with 51 seconds remaining in thefirstperiod for a twogoal Lake Placid cushion.
Wallace scored 38 seconds
into the middle stanza, and
Moran then took over, netting
three straight goals in less than
four minutes to launch the
Bombers into a 7-1 lead.
Jewtraw and Merrill followed
with single goals for their
respective teams to send the
game into the third period with
Lake Placid on top 8-2.
Butler scored his 16th goal
of the season 4:08 into the final
stanza, Moran added his fifth of
the night and 24th of the season
1:19 later, and Kelly rounded
out the Blue Bombers' scoring
with his second of the game at
the 6:22 mark of the third.
Latinville netted the game's
final tally, scoring for the
Hornets at the 6:34 mark.
Sophomore A.J. Murphy
made 11 saves during the first
two periods for Lake Placid,
and Mike Gorbenko wrapped
up the game in nets for the
Bombers and registered four
stops in the third period. Junior
Dan Niemann made 26 saves in
a losing effort for Plattsburgh.
The Blue Bombers now
move on to face Beekman-town
in one semifinal matchup,
while Northeastern Clinton and
Saranac Central square off in
the other semifinal game.
The Section VII, Division II
championship game will be
played Monday at the Olympic
Center, and obviously, the Blue
Bombers would like nothing
more than having the chance to
skate for a sectional title on
their own ice.
"We're still alive, baby,"
Clark said. "Hopefully, we can
be saying that again after our
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This year, the team reorganized and produced its own
show number to music from
Fred Astaire's movie, "Steppin' Out," called "Shoes With
William, was in the intensive
"It blew me away that my track, where body weight is Wings On."
care unit at the hospital after a brother told me not to come important for a strong finish, . Team members Maggie Atserious ski accident. His deter- home early for him, but to keep making the 5-foot-1, 115mination and resilience inspir- racing and to win for him," pound Yamada's fifth place kins, Barbara Kelly and Riched Uhlaender in Friday's race. Uhlaender said. "It occurred to finish all the more impressive. ardson cooperated to share cho"He spoke to me on the me then, something I knew, but
Taking the silver was homephone, amazingly, and told me had momentarily forgotten- track competitor Anja Huber of
to win for him," Uhlaender that, it's not just me out there Germany, who shattered the
said. "Everything was put into racing. It's all those people at start record with a push time of
Continued from Page 17
perspective, and I realized that home rooting for me in Breck- 5.32 seconds, finishing with a
there is no time in life to not enridge, my family and my total time of 1:59.66 (59.66,
Said won his first Geoff
make every moment count. I friends around the world."
59.79).
Bodine Bobsled Challenge in
wrote his name on the front of
Pikus-Pace won her fourth
American Bree Schaaf- Jan. 2006 and collected two
my helmet, and on my sled. World Cup medal this season Boyer continues to struggle gold medals at this year's race
Every time I see his name I with a combined time of with a severely sprained ankle, in Jan. 2007, which was held
remember what life is truly 1:59.83 for the bronze after finishing in 16th today with a in conjunction with the U.S.
about."
runs of 59.83 and 59.95 sec- time of 2:00.89 after runs of Bobsled National Championships.
1:00.64 and 1:00.25.
Uhlaender made every sec- onds.
ond count on her first run,
After today's race, Uhlaen"I don't know. 1 just kind of
Yamadafinishedfifth,claimsmashing the track record with ing the third podium finish for der continues to dominate took to it right away like a duck
a run of 59.59 seconds to take the U.S. women's skeleton World Cup standings with 655 to water," Said commented.
the lead. A second run Of 59.80 team with runs of 59.89 and points. Pikus-Pace is ranked
"I think training on ice in
gave Uhlaender a combined 1:00.21 for a total time of second in overall points with Lake Placid helped Boris get a
time of 1:59.39, for a 0.27 lead 2:00.10.
520 points. Yamada is ranked feeling for Daytona," Shimer
over thefieldfor the win.
joked. "He won the races here
Winterberg is a glider's fifth with 338 points.
pretty convincingly, and he had
a natural ability to drive a
Lake Placid 2,
Beekmantown 2
LAKE PLACID - With
3:19 left to play in regulation,
Beekmantown's Frank Buksa
netted a game-tying goal on
Saturday, Feb. 17 to even the
score with the Lake Placid boys
hockey team at 2-2, which
resulted in a 2-all overtime tie.
Ethan Waite opened the scoring for the Eagles at the 11:41
mark of the second period off
of an assist from Steve LaBombard.
Lake Placid's Graeme Butler
answered the Eagles goal with
back-ttvback goals of his own
at the 7:24 and 7:51 mark, with
teammate Devin Kelly assisting
on the go-ahead goai
A.J. Murphy blocked 34
shots for the Bombers and
Jacob Beeman earned 25 saves
for the Eagles.
Lake Placid 2,
Beekmantown 2, OT
Eagles
0 1 1 0 - 2
Blue Bombers 0 2 0 0 - 2
Second period
1. BCS, Waite (LaBombard), 2:46.
2. L P , Butler, 7:24. 3. L P , Butler
( K e l l y ) , 7:51.
Third period
4. BCS, Buksa (Foster), 11:41.
Shots: L P 27, Beek 36.
Saves: M u r p h y ( L P ) 34; Beeman
(BCS) 25.
reography, music and technical
coaching. Costumes, representing Sonja Henie in the
1930's, were designed and
made by all the team members,
who held several sewing bees.
Members also traveled to
Montreal to get the special fabrics needed to produce these
unique costumes.
Said places 14th
Holcomb, Rohbock and Fleming claim silver
WINTERBERG, Germany
- Steven Holcomb and his
four-man bobsled team tied the
track record and finished with
the silver medal, just O.03 seconds from gold, at Sunday's
fiercely competitive World Cup
event in Winterberg, Germany.
Grayson Fertig raced in his
second ever four-man World
Cup competition, placing 14th,
"We were all skeptical going
into the race today, because we
weren't quick in four-man
training," men's bobsled head
coach Brian Shimer said. "It's
easy to get down, but hard to be
fast on this track. Steve found
what he needed today, stayed
focused and was able to prove
that he's one of the best drivers
in the world."
Hornets
1
l
1 - 3
Blue Bombers 3
5
3-11
First period
I. LP, Kelly, 1:25; 2. PHS, Conroy,
2:00; 3. LP, Moran (Hooper), 9:30;
4. L P , M i l k e (Hooper, Knox), 14:09.
Second period
5. LP, Wallace (Butler, M o r a n ) ,
:38; 6. L P , Moran (Hooper), 2:48;
7. LP, M o r a n , 5:40; 8. L P , M o r a n ,
6:27; 9. LP, Jewtraw (Nardiello),
7:59; 10. PHS, M e r r i l l ( E d w a r d s ,
Conroy), 9:14.
Third period
I I . LP, Butler ( K e l l y ) , 4:08; 12.
L P , Moran (Nye), 5:27; 13. L P ,
Kelly, 6:22. 14. PHS, L a t i n v i l l e
( M e r r i l l ) , 6:34.
Shots: PHS 18, LP 37.
Saves:
Niemann
(PHS)
26;
Murphy (LP) 11, Gorbenko ( L P ) 4.
Ice Pack returns
Uhlaender claims gold at Winterberg race
WINTERBERG, Germany
- The U.S. team claimed three
of the top six finishes on
Friday, Feb. 16 at a women's
skeleton World Cup race in
Winterberg, Germany, claiming the gold and bronze medals.
Despite learning about a serious ski accident her brother
, was in, Katie Uhlaender obliterated the track record on her
first run, sealing her overall
World Cup lead by winning her
.fifth gold medal this season.
2007 World Champion
.Noelle Pikus-Pace finished
with the bronze, maintaining
Jher second overall rank in
•World Cup points, while
Courtney Yamada placed fifth
for her third podium finish of
the season.
Uhlaender received an e-mail
from her family last Thursday
informing her mat her brother,
game against Beekmantown.
Our kids are confident they can
win, but they also know that if
we are going to win, we are
going to have to play a great
game Thursday."
Lake Placid 11,
Plattsburgh High 3
Holcomb teamed with one of
the fastest push crews, in the
world, Payle Jovanovic, Steve
Meslef and Brock Kreitzburg,
almost tying the start record set
in the first heat by Russian
Evgeni Popov's team.
Popov's crew pushed a 5.06
start time, while Holcomb's
crew pushed a 5.07.
"Steve's team was one-hundredth off at the start, but by the
next timing eye they were
three-hundredths ahead," Shimer said. "The team did their
job and had great velocity, so
they were really the best start
crew on the hill today."
The hundredth of a second at
the start made no difference at
the finish, as both teams tied
with a track-record time of
55.37 seconds in the first heat.
Holcomb was first of the two
teams to push off in the second
heat,finishingwith a 55.74 for
a combined time of 1:51.11.
Popov crossed thefinishline in
55.71, only 0.03 seconds
ahead of Holcomb, to claim the
gold.
Rohbock, Fleming
win third stiver
In Winterberg, Germany, Shauna Rohbock and
Valerie Fleming refused a
sweep of the medals by the
Germans on their home territory by claiming silver at
Saturday's women's bobsled
World Cup event in Winterberg, Germany.
"I'm, very happy with
Shauna's performance today,"
women's bobsled head coach
Sepp Plozza said. "I did not
have much confidence coming
into the race because training
all week has been on and off,
but race day is always different."
Germans Sandra Kiriasis and
Cathleen Martini were in a
three-way tie with Rohbock for
first in overall World Cup
points entering Saturday's race.
With only one event remaining, today was more than a battle for the medals, but a fierce
competition for rights to the
overall title.
Kiriasis dominated her home
track with brakewoman Romy
Logsch, crushing the track
record with a 57.92.
sled."
Said's late father competed
at the 1968 and 1972 Winter
Olympics as a bobsled athlete,
giving Said a hereditary edge
over his race-car competitors
on the ice at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid.
"The most fun I had at the
Bodine Challenge was actually
getting a chance to watch the
U.S. men and women slide,"
Said remarked. "T.V. doesn't
do the sport justice, because
you don't see the athleticism it
takes to do it and the explosive
energy, so it was really cool to ,
see it in person."
Kazmaier Award
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NCAA Division I women's ice
hockey coaches are asked to
nominate up to two players
from their respective teams for
the award. Nominated players
are then placed on an official
ballot, which is sent back to the
coaches to vote for the top 10
finalists.
NCCC falls to MCC
er the following day against
Continued from Page 17
play Bottineau for a national Monroe, which improved to
20-4-2.
title in a best-of-three series.
The Saints, who lost by a sinThe Saints, who headed into
the weekend seeded second, gle goal to Morrisville State in
scoredfivepower-play goals en the national championship
route to topping Canton game a year ago, finished this
Saturday but couldn't come up season with an overall 15-10-1'
with enough offensive firepow- record.
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