Moises Gonzalez (center) fights for position in the first half of last night’s game against Harrisburg.
Gonzalez scored two goals in the fourth quarter.
Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
Player of the Game
Friday, December 23rd, 2016Miles Ahead
Tuesday, December 6th, 2016
SU defender Miles Robinson was voted to the All-South Region first team. He is pictured here during game versus North Carolina in November. The sophomore is also a semifinalist for the 2016 Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy, which is the highest individual honor in collegiate soccer. He was selected as the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) defensive player of the year.
Fan to Fantastic
Sunday, December 4th, 2016
Tyler Sullivan, the fan, cheers on his old team on Saturday.
Former Liverpool guard Tyler Sullivan was in the stands to cheer on his former team at the Peppino’s Tournament last night. Liverpool was thumped by Ludden in front of a packed crowd.
Today, however, Sullivan came to ball. The Onondaga Community College freshman played a solid floor game and stuffed the stat sheet with a 19 point performance in 29 minutes of action. He shot 56 percent from the field, including 2 of 4 from three, and 78 percent from the line. He also added five assists and five steals. Quantae Elijah poured in 20 points as well.
Tyler Sullivan (the baller) drives to the hoop on Sunday.
The OCC Men defeated Clinton Community College 90-56, which put a cap on a great weekend of sports action in Syracuse, but the bigger story may have occured earlier in the day when the Lady Lazers shut down Clinton 104-30.
Dishing an assist
Week in Review: Warrior Pride
Sunday, December 4th, 2016
Swingman Charles Pride (#5) exited CBA for Liverpool, but he definitely brought his game along. During a much-hyped early season test against Bishop Ludden (Peppino’s Invitational Tournament) he dropped 20 and blocked a few shots. But Pride’s efforts weren’t enough to overcome 22 points by Mika Adams-Woods. Ludden won the game 65-50.
SIF Scene (notable people, places and events)
Sunday, December 4th, 2016
Good Knights: OCC Men’s Basketball Coach Erik Saroney (left) and Henninger High Boys Basketball Coach Gil Spaights had a mini reunion at the Peppino’s Tournament on Saturday evening before the Henninger v. Horseheads contest at OCC. Both men are in their inaugural seasons. Spaights was an assistant coach when Sarnony was at Henninger.
Instant Classic
Saturday, December 3rd, 2016
Horseheads High’s Brewster Marshall jumps with Henninger’s Kevon Linder to start overtime of the second to last game tonight (Peppino’s Tournament). Horseheads won in overtime 73-70.
Beyond the Numbers
Saturday, December 3rd, 2016
The Syracuse Silver Knights had better numbers in several categories (see below). but still fell to Cedar Rapids last night. The final score was 6-5. The Knights had 15 shots on goal, including two bullets by a man with one of the all-time great soccer names, Antonio Manfut (above).
Goals turned into a bromance: Manfut’s mates showed some love following his goal.
Futbol, Fraternity & Family
Friday, December 2nd, 2016
On Friday night Allen Laventure spoke about the crash that killed members of a Chapeconese soccer team at the Onondaga County War Memorial.
In a very class move, Allen Laventure, VP of Sales for the Syracuse Silver Knights, led the crowd in a moment of silent to recognize members of a Brazilian soccer team who were killed during a plane crash in Columbia earlier this week. He mentioned that the tragedy affects the sport from the pro ranks to the recreation leagues.
Throwback Thursday
Thursday, December 1st, 2016
Jamesville-Dewitt’s Evan Dourdas (circa 2014)
Jamesville-Dewitt and Bishop Ludden will be two of the high school boys teams participating in this weekend’s Peppino’s Invitation Tournament. This year the venue is Onondaga Community College.
Bishop Ludden’s Mika Adams-Woods (circa 2015)
Bracket Angst
Sunday, November 27th, 2016“The goal is soccer. Its rarity is its magic.”
The Numbers Game
Chris Anderson & David Sally
UNC midfielder Jeremy Kelly scored the game’s lone goal with 13:46 remaining in the first half.
Maybe it was the snow, cold and slick turf; or maybe it was moving the contest to Onondaga Hill, but one thing is certain: Carolina is becoming a stumbling block for Syracuse University sports fans. In March, the men’s basketball team fell short in the NCAA semi finals to the University of North Carolina (UNC), and today , with ACC bragging rights and a shot at the Soccer Cup Final Four at stake, the Tarheels used a physical defense and clock management to outlast the maximum effort of the Orangemen at Onondaga Community College’s David W. Murphy Field. The final score was 1-0.
The two teams battled to a 0-0 double overtime tie in September.
UNC advances to face Providence.
An SU fan shows his disapproval at one of the many off sides calls during the second half.