CORTLAND, NY — Oswego High School Hockey went on the road last Thursday for the first round of Sectionals for Division II. The Buccaneers were the fifth seed and traveled to Cortland to face off against the fourth seed, Cortland-Homer. The Golden Eagles would take the 8-2 and move on into the semi final round. Oswego’s two goals would come from Brayden Miller and Adam Michalski along with Carson Colucci tallying an assist. Brandon Demling would make 26 saves even though the goaltender would give up eight goals in the contest. The Bucs would be outshoot by the Golden Eagles 34 to 32 as the Cortland-Homer netminder would make 30 saves.
This ends Oswego’s season as the group finished 11-10 overall. The Buccaneers are graduating a total of nine players this year, four defenseman and five forwards. All three goaltenders will stay with the team which is good news moving forward for the group. Cortland-Homer will move on to face Skaneateles as the Golden Eagles will travel there on Wednesday for the second semi final game for Division II.
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Baseball loses two non-conference games
Rochester N.Y. — The Oswego State baseball team took a trip to Rochester to take on two non-conference opponents, The University of Rochester and St. John Fisher College. The first game was on Tuesday against the Rochester Yellowjackets. Oswego got started early, a one out home run by Ryan Enos in the top of the first saw them grab the 1-0 lead. Rochester wasn’t letting the Lakers get comfortable though, and in the bottom of the first they led off with back-to-back walks and then a three run home run left. A double later in the inning drove one more home, and the Yellowjackets had a 4-1 to start the second frame. The bottom of the second saw Rochester grab two more runs on a two-out, bases loaded single. The Lakers found the scoreboard again in the third, a lead of double followed by a hit-by-pitch brought Kyle Lauria to the plate. He would hit it out and drop the deficit to 6-4. In the bottom of the fourth the Yellowjackets drove in one more to extend their lead to 7-4, and in the bottom of the fifth they would tally their eighth and final run of the game. Innings six through nine were scoreless, and the Lakers were handed their fourth loss of the season. A total of eight batters were hit in the game, four by each side.
The Lakers road trip in Rochester continued on Wednesday with a 3 P.M. matchup with the St. John Fisher Cardinals. A scoreless first inning was followed by five run bottom of the second for the Cardinals. A one out RBI single got the first run, a walk would load the bases, and then another walk brought in the second. After an out, a third walk of the inning drove in the third walk, and a single drove in runs for and five. The Lakers answered the following frame, a bases loaded, two-out double by Lukas Olsson cleared the bases and got the Lakers up to a 5-3 deficit. The Lakers tied it in the fourth. Ryan Enos was hit by a pitch with bases loaded to bring in the fourth run, and a Kyle Lauria walk brought home the fifth of the game for the Lakers. A scoreless fifth, was followed by the Lakers grabbing a single run in the top of the sixth. St. John Fisher tied it in the bottom of the eight at six on a solo shot to left. The Lakers wouldn’t score in the top of the ninth. The Cardinals led of the bottom of the ninth with a walk. The runner advanced to second on a passed ball, and was then driven in on a walk-off double, 7-6. Lukas Olsson led the Lakers with three RBIs, Kyle Lauria had two, and Ryan Enos driving in the final one.
The Lakers next matchup comes on the road against the Plattsburgh Cardinals for a three game set. Game one played on Friday, the other two played Saturday. The team now sits at a 13-5 (3-0 SUNYAC).
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Oswego High School Hockey Season Recap and Sectionals Preview
CORTLAND, NY — Oswego Buccaneers Hockey has been preparing this past week as the team gets set to head on the road to Cortland-Homer for the first round of Sectionals. The Division II Section III 2020 Sectional Tournament begins this Thursday as the Oswego Cortland-Homer match up is the first of two quarterfinal games being played. New Hartford is set to travel to Clinton Arena to face Clinton Friday evening for the second game. All four of these teams have a tough road ahead however, as the lowest remaining seed will go on to face Skaneateles, the current number one team in the entire state. The highest remaining seed will head to play the 15-3-1 Whitesboro Warriors who finished the season with a 9-1-1 division record.
The Buccaneers season has been up and down as the group finished only 4-8 in division but had an overall record of 11-9. The team began back in November with two games against Section V opponents that ended with two wins over Notre Dame and Churchville-Chili. The Bucs would head into division play in December as the team would drop two games to New Hartford and Clinton before heading to Albany in which the group won two games against Section II opponents. The rest of December would be back and forth before the team went on a five game win streak to start the new calendar year. This streak began against Spencerport who is based out of Section V. At the time, the Rangers were ranked 13th in the state in which the team has now moved up to 8th. With this win streak, Oswego would end up being ranked as high as 13th statewide over the course of the season. This streak however would end quickly after losing 6-0 to Skaneateles and would continue into a three game losing streak that occurred against divisional opponents. The Buccaneers would get one win going into February against Auburn but would drop their final two regular season games, one being against their upcoming opponent Cortland-Homer.
Cortland-Homer finished 5-7 in division this season as the Golden Eagles scored a total of 42 goals against division opponents, second just behind Skaneateles who finished with 58. In comparison to Oswego, the Bucs only scored 26 points in their division games which is the second lowest out of the seven teams. In their two games against each other, each team got a win as Oswego defeated the Golden Eagles 4-3 during their 5 game win streak. However, on February 4th, the Bucs would fall to Cortland-Homer 6-1 at home.
Most of this season’s success have come from new upper class who have stepped up and taken larger roles on the team. Junior Ryan Bartlett has recorded 24 points (8 goals and 16 assists) in only his 12 games played. Bartlett has not played since Oswego’s game against New Hartford on January 13th. The junior has doubled his points totals compared to last season even though he has missed a good amount of the season. If the Buccaneers could add him back into the line up for Thursday nights game, Oswego’s chances of moving on in sectionals will definitely increase. Oswego also leans on their junior goaltender Brandon Demling who last year only got a total of 39 minutes in between the pipes. With a total of 359 saves and a goals against average of a 3.07, the junior has stepped into the starting position and has allowed the Bucs to win some close games. Demling has played both games against Cortland-Homer this season and you can expect him in net tomorrow evening in Cortland. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. from the J.M. McDonald Sports Complex in Cortland.
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Oswego State men’s hockey team rolls through Whiteout Weekend
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team got two big wins this weekend to complete Whiteout Weekend in the Marano Campus Center. Friday night, the Lakers got a 3-0 victory against the SUNY Potsdam Bears and then on Saturday Oswego State secured a 5-2 win against Plattsburgh State in the rivalry game. Oswego State was able to secure six points in the SUNYAC conference and tie themselves with Geneseo for first place.
On Friday, Oswego State got their third shutout of the season with another win over the SUNY Potsdam Bears. The Lakers struck first in the first period as captain Travis Broughman tallied another goal this season which was assisted by alternate captain Josh LeBlanc and Tristan Francis. Broughman’s sixth goal of the season was the lone goal of the period. In the second period, Oswego State kept the pressure on with two more goals. The second goal of the game came off the stick of Rocco Andreacchi as sophomore forwards Connor Sleeth and Tyler Flack both got credited with the assists. The final goal of the contest was shot by Alex DiCarlo on the rush. The assist would go to senior defenseman Ryan Bunka as the Lakers snagged another goal before the end of the second period. Netminder Steven Kozikoski would get the victory and shutout in between the pipes for the Lakers as the goaltender made a total of 35 saves.
In the rivalry game Saturday night, Oswego State took on the Plattsburgh State Cardinals in another conference match up. The final score of 5-2 featured a stellular first period from the Lakers as Oswego State netted two goals in the stanza. Flack scored early to put Oswego State up one to zero and Sleeth added another to his season total before the teams headed to the locker rooms. Plattsburgh State would have an answer in the second period but Oswego would respond with another two goals to push the score to four to one in favor of the home team. Tommy Cahill recorded his first point as an Oswego State Laker after passing the puck to Garret Clegg who tallied the third Oswego State goal. The Cardinals scored another in the third period but Oswego State answered with an insurance goal on the rush off the twig of AJ Ryan. Kozikoski got another win in the net for Oswego and the team finished the weekend on a four game win streak.
In the SUNYAC standings, Oswego State has tied Geneseo with 22 points for first place. After Cortland lost to SUNY Potsdam Saturday evening, Oswego was able to get a lead over Plattsburgh and the Red Dragons from Cortland. The Cardinals and Red Dragons are tied for third place with a total of 17 points. Brockport trails the four teams in fifth place with 15 total conference points. In the last post season spot, Fredonia has nine points and is looking to get into the mix with a win over Buffalo State this past weekend.
For the Oswego State Lakers, the group will head on the road Friday night to take on SUNY Cortland. The game is scheduled to start a 7:00 p.m. on SUNY Cortland’s campus. WTOP 10 will continue to deliver updates on the Oswego State men’s hockey team and their 2021-22 season.
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