Pre-season capsules for Batavia, Eastridge, Greece Odyssey, Greece Olympia and Honeoye Falls-Lima:
BATAVIA BLUE DEVILS (Class B1)
Last season record and finish: 9-7-2, lost in sectional quarterfinals to Hornell
Coach: Roger Hume (13th season)
Top returners: Maddie Barone Jr. GK; Sophie Beckman Sr. MF (All-County Second Team); Olivia Halpin Jr. W; Piper Harloff Sr. D; Katherine Spiotta Jr. D
Top newcomers: Morgan Murray Jr. MF; Ava Reinhart Sr. F; Anna Varland Fr. W; Isabella Walsh Fr. D
Outlook: “We lost 33 or more goals from graduating seniors, so scoring is going to be a work in progress all season. The defense should be solid as we return our goalie and three defenders. I am expecting a great team effort and lots of team work.”
First game: October 9th vs. Livona at 7 p.m.
EASTRIDGE LADY LANCERS (Class A)
Last season record and finish: 2-14, lost in first round of sectionals to Our Lady of Mercy
Coach: Marc Dall
Top returners: Nevaeh Bunch So. MF/F; Sierra Manning Jr. F; Gabby Parsons Jr. D
Top newcomers: Maddie Harisis Fr. MF
First game: October 10th at Batavia at 2 p.m.
GREECE ODYSSEY LADY LEOPARDS (Class B)
Last season record and finish: 6-12, lost in second round of sectionals to Greece Olympia
Coach: Brian Donnelly (Second season)
Top Returners: Liz Dewolf Sr. M; Ekemini Udofa Fr. F; Sienna Tyo Jr. M; Emma Fredrick Sr. D
Top newcomers: Abby Webster Fr.; Delayney Grabinski Fr.
First game: October 12th vs East Irondequoit
GREECE OLYMPIA LADY SPARTANS (Class B)
Last season record and finish: 17-5-1, Monroe County Division IV Champions, Class B Sectional Champions, Far West Regional Champions, NYS Semi-Finalists
Coach: Danielle Boneberg (16th season)
Top Returners: Kuditra DeRosa Jr. F (First-Team All-County, Second-Team All-State, Second Team AGR); Morgan Welch Jr. M (1st Team All-County); Giana Dimora Sr. GK
First game: October 10th vs Honeoye Falls-Lima
HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA COUGARS (Class A)
Last season record and finish: 5-10-2, lost in first round of sectionals to Churchville-Chili
Coach: Chrissy Merrill (15th season/156-86-18)
Top returners: Mari Spitz (Sr. GK/ All-County, All-State, looking at various colleges for softball); Emma Calcagni (Sr. D/All-County, committed to play lacrosse at Cornell); Maria Karipidis (So. M/F – top player injured for most of last season); Liana Torpey (Sr. F/ tore ACL in first game and missed all of junior season); Maggie Adams (Sr. D/M).
First game: October 10 against Eastridge
Outlook: We have a large senior class that are eager to get back on the field. We’re going to need to rely on their leadership and motivation to get started after this time off. We are also excited to have a few strong players returning from injuries last season.
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