Locals dominate top spots at S-E Invitational

Evening Sun Report

Cross Country

SHERBURNE – Local runners dominated the individual honors, while Oriskany walked away with team titles in boys and girls at the 26th Annual S-E Invitational cross country meet Saturday afternoon.

The Marauders girls, who last laid claim to the top individual spot in 2004, went one-two with Jasmine Huff nipping teammate Sofeia Eddy by less than a second. Huff finished the 3.1-mile course in 22:01.08 and Eddy timed a 22:01.89. “Jasmine felt strong Saturday. She and Sofeia have battled it out, and it’s a friendly rivalry in my opinion,” said S-E co-head coach Anne Geary. It was good for the program.”

Norwich senior Steven Spittler, bidding for a spot on the Section IV state meet team, continued his strong season with a comfortable win on the boys’ side. Spittler crossed the finish line in 17 minutes, 17 seconds, to top his next-best rival by 51 seconds. “Steven’s an awesome runner, and it was nice to have Norwich back at our meet,” Geary said.

Among S-E’s boys, Noah Huff led the contingent finishing fourth out of 33 runners in 18:47. “I felt our boys ran a solid race, and overall we’re happy with the results,” Geary said.

Other top local finishers for the girls were Katrina Daoud of Norwich (4th, 22:51), and Sarah Spittler of Norwich (9th, 24:27)

Sherburne-Earlville faces Waterville Wednesday.

Complete meet results are available on the Internet at www.tullyrunners.com.

S-E Invitational Results

Team scoring boys: Oriskany 24 (2-3-4-6-9); Hamilton, 62, S-E, 84, Norwich 87, Waterville, West Canada Valley--incomplete.

Boys’ top-10 runners (out of 33): Steven Spittler (N), 17:17; Jesse Pratt (O), 18:08; Eric O’Donnell (O), 18:28; Shane Hughes (O); Noah Huff (SE), 18:47; Julian Carreri (O), 18:49; Christian Whalen (WCV), 19:23; Danny Jacobs (H), 19:24; Travis Basciotta (O), 19:44 Julia Gennedy (H), 19:45.

Local Top-15 runners: (13) Sean Gagnon (N), 20:09; (14) Dan Palmiter (S-E), 20:15.

Team scoring girls: Oriskany 60 (5-7-15-16-20); Unatego, 62; West Canada Valley, 77; Norwich 105, Waterville 126; S-E, Hamilton--incomplete.

Top-10 runners (out of 33): Jasmine Huff (S-E), 22:01.08; Sofeia Eddy (S-E), 22:01.89; Erica Romer (WCV), 22:32; Katrina Daoud (N), 22:51; Nicole Graziadei (O), 23:20; Kajee Quick (U), 23:34; Connie Siebold (O), 24:03; Katie Brown (W), 24:15; Sarah Spittler (N), 24:27; Michaela Reynolds (U), 24:37.

Other local top-15 runner: (14) Stephanie Staley (S-E), 25:50.

Girls’ Swimming

Norwich 98, Johnson City 87

NORWICH – Competing at home Friday night, Norwich was able to clinch its victory over Johnson City winning the 400-yard freestyle relay, the final event of the night.