The Lake Placid girls flag football team poses after recording the school’s first girls flag football victory Friday. From left: Jillian Kahn, Brooke Meyer, Nadia Phillippe, Olivia Skutto, Carly Karp, Fiona Sullivan, Talia Anastasia, Anya Kahn. Kneeling in front of me are Eliza Fitzsimmons, Addie Colby, and Coach Morgan. The person lying down is Anisa Chekunjanin. (Photo provided)
LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid girls flag football team recorded its first win Friday night, defeating the Northern Adirondack Bobcats 26-19 at North Elba Athletic Field.
With the score tied at 19-19 with about two minutes left in the game, Blue Bombers quarterback Anisa Sekunjanin completed a long pass to freshman Eliza Fitzsimmons to give her team the lead. Senior Nadia Phillip drew a pass from Chekunjanin for the extra point, clinching the victory.
Lake Placid head coach Tammy Morgan said Olivia Skutto had a tremendous game defensively. Skutto led the team in tackles (flag pulls), although he played only in the first half due to injury. After the victory, the Blue Bombers improved to 1 win and 4 losses overall.
Morgan also credited offensive coordinators Kevin Morgan and David Snyder for leading his team to victory Friday.
Upon Northern Adirondack’s first possession, the team marched down the field and scored its first touchdown. The extra point attempt failed, but the Bobcats led 6-0.
Lake Placid had Phillip running in the end zone on its next drive, scoring an extra point and giving his team a 7-6 lead.
Northern Adirondack scored on its second possession and managed to get an extra point to take back the lead at 13-7. Just before intermission, Filip reeled in a pass from Chekunjanin, tying the score at 13-13.
In the second half, the Bombers gained momentum when Sekunjanin dashed 30 yards and scored. Northern Adirondack also responded with a pass up the middle, but neither team was able to score on the extra point, leaving the score at 19-19.
Lake Placid stepped up its defense and shut out its opponents for the rest of the game. Fiona Sullivan and Talia Anastasia contributed solid defense to the team.
The Blue Bombers are scheduled to play the Schroon Lake Wildcats at North Elba Athletic Field on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
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baseball
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Lake Placid 8, Au Sable Valley 0
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After being eliminated in the opening round of the Northeastern Clinton Wooden Bat Tournament, the Lake Placid baseball team shut out the Au Sable Valley Patriots 8-0 in Saturday night’s repechage game.
With this victory, the Blue Bombers marked their fourth win of the season and improved their overall record to 4 wins and 1 loss. The team lost 15-10 to tournament host Northeastern Clinton Cougars earlier in the day.
In the repechage, Lake Placid’s John Kite earned a shutout victory, allowing only two hits and striking out eight. Au Sable Valley’s Matt Wood pitched three innings in the loss, then was relieved by Lucas Daschenault.
Hyler Isham led the Blue Bombers with three hits, including a double. Teammate Jarrett Mihill contributed with two of the team’s 10 hits. Scott LaMountain of the Patriots had the team’s two hits in the contest.
Lake Placid returns to Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference action today on the road against the Boquet Valley Griffins at 4:30 p.m.
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soft ball
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Saranac Lake 10, Moria 4
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Saranac Lake’s Emma Akey pitched a complete game, striking out nine batters in the Red Storm softball team’s 10-4 loss to the Moria Vikings on Saturday.
Akey pitched seven innings, allowing just four hits and 10 walks, earning his team their first win of the season. Saranac Lake fell to 1 win and 5 losses overall.
The Red Storm jumped out early and never looked back. The team scored five points in the first two innings and five more in the fifth.
Ira Small paced Saranac Lake with three hits, including a double. Kylee Meyer, Casey Clark and Lori Shenaille Schenk each had two hits in the win. The Red Storm had 12 total hits.
Ashlyn Mundy led Moria with two hits and Alexis Mascarenas had a double. Amelia Cazullo of the Vikings pitched seven innings and struck out six batters.
Saranac Lake hosts the Saranac Central Spartans today at 4:30 p.m.
