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Deegan
Inducted
To Lacrosse
Hall
of Fame
• Congratulations
to long-time Genny assistant Bob Deegan on his induction to the Upstate New York
chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame on Sunday, October 19th. Along with Deegan,
W.G. alumni Bill Bergan, coach of Clarkson University and Chris Kenneally, coach
of Fayetteville-Manlius were also inducted.
'Cats
Capture 15th State
Title
• The
Wildcats (21-3) captured their 15th NYS Boys lacrosse championship on Saturday,
June 14th on the campus of Hofstra University against Section 8's Syosset Braves.
The 'Cats overcame a 4 goal deficit early in the 3rd quarter by outscoring Syosset
9 -1 to post an 11-7 victory over the Braves. The 'Cats were led by MVP Jordan
Rogers ( 3 goals, 1 assist) and senior attacker Ryan Barber (2 goals and 3 assists)
Congratulations on a well deserved victory and total team effort on the season!
Read the recap here
All-League
Team Announced
• The
following Wildcats were named to the all Central New York teams:
1st Team: Ben Waldron, Luke Cometti, Steve Mahle
2nd Team: Tim Besio, Jack Conboy, Jack Kennedy
3rd Team: Ryan Barber, Mike Fetterly, John Glesener, Joe Fazio
All-American: Luke Cometti
Central
Empire Team
• Congratulations
to the following Wildcats who were named to the 2008 Central Lacrosse Team for
the Empire Games:
Ryan McConnell, Joe Fletcher, Jack
Conboy, and Steve Mahle
Deegan's
Meteorology Motorcycle Marathon
• Assistant
varsity coach Bob
Deegan has embarked on a one month scientific expedition across Canada. The
plan is to make a long loop around western North America to collect water
samples for meteorology and climate change research. The route will take Deegan
and his two partners on motorcycles through
Ohio, Michigan, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, Yukon,
Alaska, British Columbia, Alberta, Washington State, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming,
South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana before returning to Syracuse July 25th.
Championship
Add-on Decal available
• For
those that have any of the current Genny lacrosse window decals on your
vehicle, Jim Rogers has 2008 championship add-on's
available at his Post Etc. business. Stop by and pick one up today!
Regional
Action
• With
the regional playoffs beginning, here is a breakdown of some games outside of
Section 3:
Wednesday's results:
Syossett 9- West Islip 6
Yorktown 9- Niskayuna 6
Vestal 12- Ithaca 7
Canandaiguis 18- Irondequoit 5
Orchard Park 15- Niagara Wheatfield 13
West Islip 4- Ward Melville 3
Syosset 19- Long Beach 7
Niskayuna 8- Shaker 4
Yorktown 17- Lakeland-Panas 5
Senior
All-Star game
• The
following West Genesee Players have been selected to participate in the 2008
Senior All-Star game which will be held at West Genesee on Tuesday, June 17th
at 7PM: Luke Cometti, Tim Besio, Ryan Barber, Mike Fetterly, Ben Waldron with
Jack Kennedy as an alternate. Congrats guys!
Pepper
Tournaments Right Around the Corner
• The
2008 edition of the John Pepper Tournaments for youth and varsity level Wildcat
Invitational sponsored by STX are right around the corner. Mark your calendars
for Saturday, August 2nd (Invitational) , and Sunday, August 3rd (youth).
Varsity teams participating are; Fayetteville-Manlius, Canandaiguia, Carthage,
Penn Yan, Atlanta Elite, Yarmouth (ME), Penfield, Skaneateles, Bishop Timon,
Baldwinsville, CBA, Watertown IHC, LaFayette, Oswego and West Genesee.
Stay tuned for more details coming soon or visit www.johnpepperlax.com
Senior
Night
• The
West Genesee Wildcats celebrated senior night on Thursday, May 15th with a 15-2
victory over Baldwinsville in their final home game of the year. The following
a series of photos from the evening.
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| The class of 2008 |
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| Senior moms |
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| Senior dads* (with Ryan Barber standing in for dad, Don Barber) |
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2008
captains
• above-
senior, Luke Cometti, senior, Ryan Barber, junior Jack Conboy
Cat's
Off To College
• The
following Wildcats will be heading off to the following schools after their 2008
senior season:
- Owen Alberts- Onondaga
- Ryan Barber- Syracuse
- Tim Besio - Geneseo
- Luke Cometti - Albany
- Mike Fetterly - UMass
- Alex Iannicello - Cazenovia
- Jack Kennedy- Cortland
- Matt Lebuska - Niagara
- Eric Miccio - Onondaga
- Dan Stapleton - Plattsburgh
- Ben Waldron - Binghamton

Congrats to Geiss
• Congratulations
to Gregg Geiss ('07) who was selected as freshman of the year while playing for
St. Leo University (Fla. DII) as well as honorable mention for the All-Conference
team in the Deep South Conference.
Track
former Wildcat players in College
• Justlacrosse.com has
developed a new player tracker that lists all current
Central New York boys lacrosse players in college and
links to the respective college or university website.
Make sure to check out all the additional information
related to lacrosse in Central New York. The feature
is available by clicking the link here for Men's Player
Tracker
Blast From The Past
• Check out the April 1964 article below regarding the growth of
lacrosse in the Central New York community.
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| New York State All-Time
Coaching Victories-pre-2007 season |
| 1 |
Joe Cuozzo |
Ward Melville/Mt. Sinai |
699 |
| 2 |
Mike Messere |
West Genesee |
644 |
| 3 |
Bob Hartranft |
Farmingdale |
581 |
| 4 |
Doc Dougherty |
Garden City |
565 |
| 5 |
Alan Lowe |
Manhasset |
511 |
| 6 |
Tom Hall (retired) |
Fayetteville-Manlius |
454 |
| 7 |
Bob Streeten |
Corning East |
445 |
| 8 |
John Pratt (retired) |
Irondequoit |
431 |
| 9 |
John Whisker |
Nyack |
398 |
| 10 |
Gene Tundo |
Orchard Park |
400 |
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