PLATTSBURGH — Michael Champagne and the Seton Catholic boys are off and running in pursuit of a state championship in cross country.
The Knights led a strong showing by Section VII athletes Saturday in the Section VII Invitational, which served as a prep race for the state championships also to be held at Plattsburgh State in November.
Champagne, the defending Class D champion, cruised to a 25-second victory in the boys' Class C race to lead Seton Catholic to a 13-point win over Beaver River. There was no Class D competition Saturday; however, the Knights did manage to best three ranked teams.
Beaver River was rated No. 1 among class D schools in the Tully Runner preseason poll with Seton Catholic, third. The Knights also defeated Barker, rated No. 2, by 30 points Saturday while Norwood-Norfolk, ranked fourth, was 10th.
The Knights also received a stellar performance from Zach Ziemer who came in sixth.
The Seton Catholic girls wound up sixth in Class C with Anna Rabideau finishing ninth.
Saranac and Saranac Lake resumed their rivalry in girls' cross country with the Chiefs finishing fourth and the Red Storm, fifth. Beekmantown's Bailey Weightman and Maile Sapp came in 10th and 11th in that race.
The Beekmantown boys, with Brendan Courneene and Adam Shearer coming in fifth and sixth, placed third in Boys Varsity B.
Class A standouts and 2008 Footlocker finalists Alex Deir (Honeoye Falls Lima) and Aisling Cuffe (Cornwall) posted the fastest times of the day. Deir ran a 15:47 for a three-second victory while Cuffe ran a 17:22 to win by 53 seconds.
Class A's fourth-ranked preseason team, North Rockland, and unranked Honeoye Falls Lima traded places through the top 6, but North Rockland's depth was decisive in a 40-72 victory.
Unranked Honeoye Falls Lima girls upset No. 8 Queensbury to win the A race. Eighth-ranked Greenwich was an easy winner in the C race.
Section VII Invitational
Saturday, Sept. 12
Plattsburgh State
Boys Varsity A
Team scores: 1, North Rockland, 40. 2, Honeoye Falls Lima, 72. 3, Queensbury, 76. 4, Half Hollow Hills West, 103. 5, Christian Brothers Academy, 126. 6, West Seneca West, 135. 7, Cornwall, 168. 8, Whitesboro, 210. 9, Canandaigua, 242.
Individuals
1. Alex Deir, Honye Falls Lima15:47
2. Nick Hughes, No. Rockland15:50
3. Steve Mangan, H-Falls Lima16:09
4. James Naglieri, No. Rocklnd16:15
5. Kevin Hoose, H-Falls Lima16:24
Boys Varsity B
Team scores: 1, Jordan-Elbridge, 55. 2, Broadalbin-Perth, 69. 3, Beekmantown, 77. 4, Holland Patent, 91. 5, Canton, 140. 6, South Jefferson, 142. 7, Schuylerville, 193. 8, Malone, 235. 9, Potsdam, 269. 10, Saranac, 270. 11, Plattsburgh, 281. 12, Peru, 299. 13, Schalmont, 329. 14, AuSable Valley.
Individuals
1 Cody Stanton, Jor-Elbridge16:18
2. Mike Marrero, Jor-Elbridge16:19
3. Matt Pierce, Canton16:19
4. Nate Traynor, South Jeff16:26
5. Brendan Courneene, B'town16:34
6. Adam Shearer, B'town16:40
14. Charles Remillard, Peru17:27
15. Josh Turner, Beekmantown17:31
17. Josh Wade, Saranac17:31
19. Dylan Dawson, Saranac Lk17:35
27. Justin Collier, B'town17:47
30. Nick Tallon, Beekmntown18:05
33. Joey Kwarta, Beekmntown18:15
34. Corey Lamere, Malone18:18
39. Ethan Waite, Beekmntown18:34
41. Morgan Marlow, Malone18:43
42. Will Pellerin, Seton18:45
47. Alastair Russell, PHS18:57
51. Justin Marlow, Malone19:03
56. Davey Dormann, Saranac19:30
57. John Cordes, Peru19:32
60. Jeff Donlan, Plattsburgh19:38
62. Tejinder Gill, Plattsburgh19:40
63. Dylan Arvisais-Anhalt, PHS19:50
66. Doug Fitzgerald, Malone20:11
68. Zara Valley, Malone20:23
69. Alex Ryan, Saranac20:26
72. Brandon Bushey, Peru20:41
73. Ty Tedford, Saranac20:45
76. Paul Laughlin, Plattsburgh20:53
81. Nate Muzzy, AuSable Vlly21:19
82. Josh Herron, Saranac21:21
84. Mike Perry, Malone21:25
85. Aaron Connor, AuSable Vly21:27
86. Josh Romanowicz, Peru21:50
87. Austin Medeiros, Saranac21:52
88. Ben Strack, Saranac21:57
89. Kurt Whitford, AuSable Vly21:59
90. Sean Connors, AuSable Vly22:03
92. Ryan Blaise, AuSable Valy22:52
94. Nick Preneveau, PHS23:29
97. Ryan Smith, Peru23:52
98. Ryan Hapeman, AuSable23:58
99. Kagan Trombley, PHS24:06
101. Evan Klein, Saranac Lake24:14
103. Ethan Woodruff, Sar Lake25:39
104. Will Rhino, AuSable Vlly25:59
Boys Varsity C
Team scores: Seton Catholic, 79. 2, Beaver River, 92. 3, Port Jefferson, 92. 4, Greece Odyssey Academy, 107. 5, Barker, 109. 6, Geneseo, 138. 7, Tully, 155. 8, Lake George and Notre Dame, 184. 10, Norwood-Norfolk, 234. 11, North Warren, 327. 12, Brushton-Moira, 370.
Individuals
1. Michael Champagne, Seton15:56
2. Steve Petramale, Lk George16:21
3. Ryan Moynihan, Geneseo16:30
4. Willie Underwood, L George16:34
5. Matt Cheney, Beaver Rvr16:47
6. Zack Ziemer, Seton16:50
18. Jacob Dewitt, Seton17:29
27. Mitchell Ryan, Seton17:50
29. Jay Berube, Ticonderoga17:54
31. Barrett Waling, Seton17:55
37. Josh Eng, Nor-Norfolk18:24
51. Matt Saulpaugh, Lk Placid19:43
52. Justin Bressette, Seton19:45
57. Tyler Grant, Seton Catholic20:05
72. Ryan Bushey, Brshtn-Moira21:05
74. Ben Karkoski, Ticonderoga21:09
78. Nick Stosiek, Lake Placid21:33
81. Dwayne Ghostlaw, B-Moira21:38
82. Kevin Densmore, Ti21:41
84. Zachary Snyder, B-Moira22:30
86. Ben Martin, B-Moira23:05
89. Brendan Vize, Lake Placid24:30
92. Jakob Taylor, B-Moira27:12
Girls
Varsity A
Team scores: 1, Honeoye Falls Lima, 51. 2, Queensbury, 62. 3, Canandaigua Academy, 74. 4, West Seneca West, 133. 5, West Islip, 135. 6, Cornwall, 153. 7, East Meadow, 155. 8, Christian Brothers Academy, 167. 9, Whitesboro, 237.
Individuals
1. Aisling Cuffe, Cornwall17:22
2. Amanda Moreland, H-Fls-L18:15
3. Brittany Winslow, Qunsbry18:20
4. Carly Wynn, Queensbury18:33
5. Katie Niblock, Sweet Home18:41
Varsity B
Team scores: 1, Canton, 89. 2, Holland-Patent, 106. 3, Gouverneur, 110. 4 Saranac, 130. 5, Saranac Lake, 142. 6, Broadalbin-Perth, 166. 7, South Jefferson 188. 8, Schalmont, 203. 9, Plattsburgh, 205. 10, Peru, 209. 11, Northeastern Clinton, 222. 12, Beekmantown, 240. 13, Franklin Academy 339.
Individuals
1. Sydney Williams, Sus Valley19:19
2. Aimee Beaudette, Canton19:29
3. Libby Lazare, Pleasantville19:51
4. Samantha Watson, Schylrvl20:10
5. Sophie Goobic, Canton20:12
10. Bailey Weightman, B'town21:02
11. Maile Sapp, B'town21:04
17. Kendra Leonidas, Sar Lake21:27
18. Abi Lajti, Peru21:29
20. Grace Mayhew, Peru21:37
21. Tracy Rush, Saranac21:45
23. Sophie Deshaies, PHS21:50
24. Hillary Pond, Saranac Lake21:53
25. Kaitlyn Facteau, Saranac22:04
27. Julie Bowler, Saranac Lake22:23
28. Mnq Arvisais-Anhalt, PHS22:32
32. Maxine Rock, Saranac23:05
35. Kaitlyn Coombe, Malone23:18
39. Geanette Orton, Sara Lk23:33
41. Melissa Whyman, Saranac23:35
43. Justine Rabideau, NCCS23:42
48. Megan Boumil, NCCS24:19
55. Claire Hipko, NCCS24:47
56. Emily Crawford, Saranac24:47
57. Samantha Bruno, Peru25:14
58. Molly Defayette, PHS25:19
59. Laura Bechard, NCCS25:20
60. Lacie Hogle, NCCS25:20
62. Elena Beideck, Sara Lake25:23
63. Kelly Rogers, NCCS25:25
64. Emily Manchester, PHS25:29
65. Andrea Nye, Saranac Lake25:29
66. Jordynne McDougall, Sr Lk25:36
67. Em Schneider-Ferrari, PHS25:42
73. Stephanie Demarais, Peru26:09
74. Shannon Passno, B'town26:09
77. Brittany Maulding, Peru26:17
81. Mol Schneider-Ferrari, PHS26:55
82. Emily Gadbois, Plattsburgh27:14
84. Erica Finnegan, Malone27:51
85. Alex Stepnoski, Malone28:02
86. Alexis Zagres, NCCS28:13
87. Dakota Reed, Peru28:13
88. Jessica Landry, Malone28:23
89. Rebecca Phillips, B'town28:30
92. Janel Smith, Malone30:01
93. Danielle Crepeau, B'town30:30
94. Emily Wells, Beekmantown31:05
95. Jessica Armstrong, Malone32:02
96. Emily Lefevre, B'town35:05
Girls Varsity C
Team scores: 1, Greenwich, 20. 2, Norwood-Norfolk, 83. 3, Geneseo, 84. 4, Barker, 119. 5, Pulaski, 124. 6, Seton Catholic, 133. 7, Notre Dame, 197. 8, North Warren, 197. 9, Ticonderoga, 232.
Individuals
1. Rox Henningson, Greenwich18:40
2. Katie Weisenburger, Pulaski19:02
3. Brittney Lane, Greenwich19:06
4. Betsy Edinger, Greenwich19:14
5. Cady Kuzmich, Greenwich19:27
6. Emily Cotey, Nor-Norfolk20:20
9. Anna Rabideau, Seton20:39
22. Elizabeth Fisher, Seton22:47
23. Mary Glenn, Seton22:49
37. Katie Karkoski, Ti24:11
42. Kathryn Vanherp, Seton24:42
43. Dana Chapman, Seton24:46
46. Brandy Allen, Brshtn-Moira25:23
47. Sarah Willett, Seton25:34
48. Hannah Herbst, Ti26:04
51. Brittany Holt, Ticonderoga26:30
58. Markie teRiele, Ti27:24
59. Brooke Eckley, AuSable Vly28:00
60. Alaina Bevilacqua, Ti28:00
63. Trista Hozley, AuSable Vly28:22
67. Sara Chapman, Seton30:12
68. Tabitha Taylor, Ti33:44
