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.
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.
One of the great benefits of having a local pro sports franchise in your city is being exposed to lots of local talent. A choir from the Liverpool School District, including middle school student Geoffrey Race (center) and his sister Sophia, sang the National Anthem at last night’s Silver Knights game at the Onondaga County War Memorial. We’d also love to see a kinetic marching band take the field for a future home game.
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.
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.
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.
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)
Designer formal wear
Melissa Gardiner & Larry Luttinger at the Sitrus Lounge (Sheraton Hotel)
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.
