Runners participate in SCAA event
One high school runner and three middle school runners were the lone Climax-Scotts cross country participants at the SCAA high school and middle school Championship October 11 at Pittsford.
Hillsdale Academy placed first in both the mens and womens high school races, with each team finishing with 15 points.
C-S junior Zachree Roebuck was the lone runner for C-S in the mens high school race, finishing 34th with a personal best time of 24:23.64.
Two of the three C-S middle school runners established personal records and a third runner set a season record.
In the 2,986 meter middle school boys race, C-S eighth grader Blake Morrison finished in third place, just over 12 seconds behind the top runner with a personal record time of 11:04.83.
C-S seventh grader Jaxon Marlowe was the other Panther runner, finishing 46th with a season record time of 18:00.03.
In the 2,986 Meters Middle School girls race C-S eighth grader Topanga Fields was the lone runner for the Panthers, finishing 13th out of a field of 21 runners with a personal record time of 15:23.74.
SCAA Championship Race (At Pittsford)
C-S Results
34. Zachree Roebuck, 24:23.64
2,986 Meters Middle School
SCAA Championship Race (At Pittsford)
Girls
C-S Results
13. Topanga Fields, 15:23.74
Boys
3. Blake Morrison, 11:04.83, 46. Jaxon Marlowe, 18:00.03
Hillsdale Academy placed first in both the mens and womens high school races, with each team finishing with 15 points.
C-S junior Zachree Roebuck was the lone runner for C-S in the mens high school race, finishing 34th with a personal best time of 24:23.64.
Two of the three C-S middle school runners established personal records and a third runner set a season record.
In the 2,986 meter middle school boys race, C-S eighth grader Blake Morrison finished in third place, just over 12 seconds behind the top runner with a personal record time of 11:04.83.
C-S seventh grader Jaxon Marlowe was the other Panther runner, finishing 46th with a season record time of 18:00.03.
In the 2,986 Meters Middle School girls race C-S eighth grader Topanga Fields was the lone runner for the Panthers, finishing 13th out of a field of 21 runners with a personal record time of 15:23.74.
SCAA Championship Race (At Pittsford)
C-S Results
34. Zachree Roebuck, 24:23.64
2,986 Meters Middle School
SCAA Championship Race (At Pittsford)
Girls
C-S Results
13. Topanga Fields, 15:23.74
Boys
3. Blake Morrison, 11:04.83, 46. Jaxon Marlowe, 18:00.03
Long losing skid to St. Phil continues
By Bruce Rolfe
With most players returning from last year’s squad that pushed Battle Creek St. Phil to five games in the district championship match, many felt an October 7 clash at St. Phil would be the match the Climax-Scotts varsity volleyball team would end years of frustration against the Fighting Tigers since the last match win in 2000.
C-S will have to wait.
The Lady Panthers could not recover from early deficits in the first two games and despite playing better in the third set, lost in three sets to the Tigers, 12-25, 12-25, 20-25.
“We beat ourselves. We had the opportunities and started to come alive in the third set. We just couldn’t get out of the hole we dug,” explained C-S coach Angela Gilbert.
The loss to St. Phil now leaves C-S with 52 straight matches without a match win against the Tigers. The losing skid includes 35 straight match losses before C-S earned a split at the Harper Creek Tournament in 2016 (27-15, 16-25). That split has now been followed by 16 consecutive match losses.
With most players returning from last year’s squad that pushed Battle Creek St. Phil to five games in the district championship match, many felt an October 7 clash at St. Phil would be the match the Climax-Scotts varsity volleyball team would end years of frustration against the Fighting Tigers since the last match win in 2000.
C-S will have to wait.
The Lady Panthers could not recover from early deficits in the first two games and despite playing better in the third set, lost in three sets to the Tigers, 12-25, 12-25, 20-25.
“We beat ourselves. We had the opportunities and started to come alive in the third set. We just couldn’t get out of the hole we dug,” explained C-S coach Angela Gilbert.
The loss to St. Phil now leaves C-S with 52 straight matches without a match win against the Tigers. The losing skid includes 35 straight match losses before C-S earned a split at the Harper Creek Tournament in 2016 (27-15, 16-25). That split has now been followed by 16 consecutive match losses.
Last year’s game one win in the district championship match ended a stretch of 36 straight individual game losses to the Tigers since C-S lost in four sets in a 2017 match.
Gilbert said losing in three matches is something her team did not envision, bringing disappointment.
“It did. Especially knowing that we are a much better team than we showed that night. We are working on that,” continued the C-S coach.
She hopes the three set loss will bring motivation and a strong response the rest of the season. There’s also a chance the two teams could clash in the districts. If the two teams do meet in the districts, C-S hopes to end the Tigers’ season like the Lady Panthers did in 2000, which was also the last time St. Phil has lost in the district tournaments.
“We always look forward to a chance for redemption,” said Gilbert.
Holly Talbert had a team high seven kills to go with eight digs, Ashlynn Gilbert led the team with 11 assists and Sophie Braithwaite led the team with 13 digs.
Battle Creek St. Phil Def. Climax-Scotts, 25-12, 25-12, 25-20
C-S Stat Leaders
Holly Talbert - 7 hits, 2 assists, 8 digs; Mackenzie Vincent - 3 kills, 1 solo block, 1 total block; Sophie Braithwaite - 5 kills, 1 block assist, 1 total block, 13 digs; Kendal Reitz - 2 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs; Jane Carillo - 1 assist, 3 digs; Michaella Carillo - 2 digs; Ashlynn Gilbert - 2 kills, 11 assists, 6 digs; Adalynn Reeves - 1 kill, 1 block assist, 1 total block, 4 digs
Panthers Win 1 Set, Lose 2 at Quincy Triangular
The Lady Panthers won one set and dropped two at the Quincy Triangular October 9.
C-S lost two out of three matches to Colon, 20-25, 25-21, 24-27; defeated Addison in two sets, 25-22, 26-25; and lost to Quincy in two sets, 18-25, 11-25.
Holly Talbert had 13 kills, four aces and 38 digs in the three matches.
Sophie Braithwaite led the team in kills with a three match total of 22 kills and added 28 digs.
Mackenzie Vincent added 18 kills, Kendal Reitz had 23 digs, Michaella Carillo pitched in with 21 digs, Ashlynn Gilbert had a team high 61 assists to go with 24 digs in the three matches and Adalynn Reeves added 15 kills.
Quincy Triangular
Colon Def. C-S 25-20, 21-25, 27-24
C-S Stat Leaders
Holly Talbert - 3 aces, 7 kills, 24 digs; Mackenzie Vincent - 1 ace, 8 kills, 1 dig; Sophie Braithwaite - 1 ace, 12 kills, 11 digs; Kendal Reitz - 3 kills, 1 assist, 14 digs; Jane Carillo - 7 digs; Michaella Carillo - 8 digs; Ashlynn Gilbert - 34 assists, 9 digs; Adalynn Reeves - 2 aces, 11 kills, 2 assists, 3 digs
C-S Def. Addison, 25-22, 26-25
C-S Stat Leaders
Holly Talbert - 1 ace, 4 kills, 11 digs; Mackenzie Vincent - 7 kills, 1 solo block, 1 total block, 3 digs; Sophie Braithwaite - 1 ace, 8 kills, 1 assist, 10 digs; Kendal Reitz - 1 kill, 1 ace, 6 digs; Jane Carillo - 2 digs; Michaella Carillo - 1 assist, 7 digs; Ashlynn Gilbert - 3 aces, 1 kill, 19 assists, 5 digs; Adalynn Reeves - 1 ace, 2 kills, 5 digs
Quincy Def. C-S 25-18, 25-11
C-S Stat Leaders
Holly Talbert - 2 kills, 1 assist, 3 digs; Mackenzie Vincent - 3 kills, 1 dig; Sophie Braitwaite - 2 kills, 7 digs; Kendal Reitz - 4 kills, 1 block assist, 1 total block, 3 digs; Jane Carillo - 1 assist, 1 dig; Michaella Carillo - 6 digs; Ashlynn Gilbert - 1 ace, 1 kill, 8 assists, 10 digs; Adalynn Reeves - 1 ace, 2 kills, 1 block assist, 1 total block, 1 dig
The Lady Panthers celebrate a point during action against Battle Creek St. Philip October 7 at St. Phil.
(Photo by Paula Reitz)
Panthers take down Bellevue 57-0;
face huge game at Mendon
By Bruce Rolfe
The Climax-Scotts varsity football team enjoyed a fourth straight wide-margin win Friday in a 57-0 victory over Bellevue on the road, but the Panthers expect closer battles in the final two regular season games starting next Friday at Mendon in a game that will determine the SCAA West title.
C-S will enter the key clash with a 6-1 overall record and 4-0 ledger in the SCAA West. Mendon brings a 7-0 overall record and 4-0 SCAA West record into the game.
C-S completes the regular season October 24 at Pittsford, also 6-1 overall.
Bellevue drops to 3-4 with the loss to C-S.
C-S once again relied heavily on the ground game, but added an effective aerial attack that produced 95 yards.
The Panthers followed what appeared to be a 60 yard touchdown run by Maddox Wyman that was called back because of a penalty, with a Alexander Wurtzel to Mason Shannon strike that covered 57 yards to get on the scoreboard first at the 7:53 mark of the first quarter.
Dane Sattler ran in the two-point conversion.
A 22-yard touchdown run by Liam LaSala that was set up by a nice block by Cooper Dinse with 3:02 left in the first quarter (Wyman completed a pass to Hunter LaSala on the two-point conversion), and a 15-yard touchdown run by Wyman that was set up by a 36-yard run by Mason Shannon with 40 seconds left in the stanza (Liam LaSala ran in the two-point conversion) sent C-S into the second quarter with a 24-0 lead.
A short punt by Bellevue gave the Panthers the ball on the Bellevue 45-yard line and it took just two running plays for C-S to get back into the endzone.
A 25-yard pickup by Elijah Bowron was followed by 15-yard touchdown run by Liam LaSala at the 10:11 mark. Liam LaSala kicked the extra point for a 31-0 lead.
A Bellevue drive that ended by inches on the C-S 26-yard line on a fourth and three plus yard, gave the Panthers the ball back.
A penalty wiped out a 66-yard touchdown run by Liam LaSala, however Elijah Bowron spun away from one defender at the line of scrimmage and had open field the rest of the way for a 44-yard scamper four plays later for a touchdown at the 4:10 mark of the second quarter. The extra point kick attempt was no good and the Panthers now led 37-0.
Bellevue started a drive on its own 44-yard line and marched down to the C-S 22-yard line late in the quarter, however a five-yard penalty followed by a fumble with one second left sent C-S into halftime with a commanding 37-0 lead.
A Wyman to Liam LaSala 31-yard pass play set up C-S’ early score in the second half.
Dane Sattler capped the four-play drive with a six-yard touchdown run with 9:28 left in the stanza and Liam LaSala kicked the extra point for a 44-0 Panther lead.
With a running clock, the rest of the game moved swiftly.
The Panther defense held the home team to just three yards, forcing Bellevue to punt.
On the first play from scrimmage Bowron took advantage of a hole opened by Aaden Krick, Cooper Dinse and Cole Birkam and ran 49 yards for a touchdown (the extra point kick was no good) and C-S took a 50-0 lead.
The Climax-Scotts varsity football team enjoyed a fourth straight wide-margin win Friday in a 57-0 victory over Bellevue on the road, but the Panthers expect closer battles in the final two regular season games starting next Friday at Mendon in a game that will determine the SCAA West title.
C-S will enter the key clash with a 6-1 overall record and 4-0 ledger in the SCAA West. Mendon brings a 7-0 overall record and 4-0 SCAA West record into the game.
C-S completes the regular season October 24 at Pittsford, also 6-1 overall.
Bellevue drops to 3-4 with the loss to C-S.
C-S once again relied heavily on the ground game, but added an effective aerial attack that produced 95 yards.
The Panthers followed what appeared to be a 60 yard touchdown run by Maddox Wyman that was called back because of a penalty, with a Alexander Wurtzel to Mason Shannon strike that covered 57 yards to get on the scoreboard first at the 7:53 mark of the first quarter.
Dane Sattler ran in the two-point conversion.
A 22-yard touchdown run by Liam LaSala that was set up by a nice block by Cooper Dinse with 3:02 left in the first quarter (Wyman completed a pass to Hunter LaSala on the two-point conversion), and a 15-yard touchdown run by Wyman that was set up by a 36-yard run by Mason Shannon with 40 seconds left in the stanza (Liam LaSala ran in the two-point conversion) sent C-S into the second quarter with a 24-0 lead.
A short punt by Bellevue gave the Panthers the ball on the Bellevue 45-yard line and it took just two running plays for C-S to get back into the endzone.
A 25-yard pickup by Elijah Bowron was followed by 15-yard touchdown run by Liam LaSala at the 10:11 mark. Liam LaSala kicked the extra point for a 31-0 lead.
A Bellevue drive that ended by inches on the C-S 26-yard line on a fourth and three plus yard, gave the Panthers the ball back.
A penalty wiped out a 66-yard touchdown run by Liam LaSala, however Elijah Bowron spun away from one defender at the line of scrimmage and had open field the rest of the way for a 44-yard scamper four plays later for a touchdown at the 4:10 mark of the second quarter. The extra point kick attempt was no good and the Panthers now led 37-0.
Bellevue started a drive on its own 44-yard line and marched down to the C-S 22-yard line late in the quarter, however a five-yard penalty followed by a fumble with one second left sent C-S into halftime with a commanding 37-0 lead.
A Wyman to Liam LaSala 31-yard pass play set up C-S’ early score in the second half.
Dane Sattler capped the four-play drive with a six-yard touchdown run with 9:28 left in the stanza and Liam LaSala kicked the extra point for a 44-0 Panther lead.
With a running clock, the rest of the game moved swiftly.
The Panther defense held the home team to just three yards, forcing Bellevue to punt.
On the first play from scrimmage Bowron took advantage of a hole opened by Aaden Krick, Cooper Dinse and Cole Birkam and ran 49 yards for a touchdown (the extra point kick was no good) and C-S took a 50-0 lead.
Dane Sattler (23) and Maddox Wyman (11) take down this Bellevue ball carrier during first half action against at Bellevue October 10.
(Photo by Bruce Rolfe)
Bellevue moved down to the C-S five-yard line but an offsides penalty, followed by tough Panther defense gave the visitors the ball back when Easton VanMiddlesworth wrapped up Bellevue’s Cody Swanson near the line of scrimmage on a fourth and nine play from the Panther 14-yard line and C-S enjoyed a 50-0 lead entering the fourth quarter.
A Dane Sattler 45-yard touchdown run that was aided by a nice block up front by Aaden Krick, followed by Liam LaSala’s extra point kick with 6:49 left established the final score.
C-S, which finished with 512 yards in total offense, gained 417 of those yards on the ground. The Panthers added another 95 yards passing.
Bellevue was held to 113 yards rushing and 29 yards passing.
Elijah Bowron led the ground attack with 154 yards on six carries and two rushing touchdowns.
Liam LaSala had 86 yards on six carries with two rushing touchdowns.
Dane Sattler contributed 74 yards on four carries and two rushing touchdowns.
Dane Sattler added 10 tackles, including four solo tackles, three tackles for a loss and one quarterback sack to lead the defense.
Sophomore Easton VanMiddlesworth had five tackles, including two solos and one tackle for a loss.
This year’s football team embraces
rivalry with Mendon
By Bruce Rolfe
A fierce rivalry that goes back decades returns October 17 when Climax-Scotts and Mendon clash in a crucial 7 p.m. SCAA West Conference tilt at Mendon that will determine the conference championship.
C-S will enter the key clash with a 6-1 overall record and 4-0 in the SCAA West following a 57-0 win over Bellevue October 10 at Bellevue. Mendon brings a 7-0 overall record and 4-0 SCAA West record into the game.
For years, local fans looked forward to games against Mendon each year, including many when the two schools played in the SJV. The two schools have clashed in the playoffs numerous times also.
However since C-S ended nearly 38 years of frustration and 30 straight losses to Mendon including seven consecutive playoff losses with a thrilling 8-6 win in 2015 in the first round of the playoffs, and went from 11-man to 8-man football in 2019, the two teams did not face each other for a period of time, lowering the temperature on the rivalry.
When Mendon went to 8-man football in 2021, the rivalry rekindled in a 2022 44-18 playoff loss for C-S to the Hornets.
It’s hard for current players that weren’t born yet, to grasp the rivalry that has been very intense over the years.
Some players on this year’s team transferred to C-S and didn’t have an understanding of the rivalry.
C-S coach Tyler Langs said the coaching staff talked to the team about the rivalry and how important a win over the green and white is for the program and C-S fans.
Playing in a game that will decide the SCAA West Division championship will bring some of that intensity back.
Langs said Friday’s game will also give his team an opportunity to establish their own identity in the rivalry.
Returners on the team will likely recall last year’s close 46-44 regular season win over Mendon and a 58-50 loss that ended C-S’ season in the first round of the playoffs. C-S also defeated Mendon 58-28 in a 2023 regular season game.
“They’re starting to feel it. We saw Mendon in the playoffs (last year). Saw them in two classic games last year. They’re starting to feel it a little bit and understanding how important that Mendon game is, at Mendon. We tell them stories of the old days and the SJV. They know about it so I think this group is starting to feel it and starting to build our own rivalry. So it makes it a lot of fun,”
said the C-S coach.
“It’s a huge rivalry. Me and Liam (Hunter LaSala’s twin brother Liam LaSala) didn’t understand it when we came here. But over the past few years we’ve gotten the message about how big this game is. We are ready. This whole team is starting to get locked in. We’re working this week just to get locked in and get ready for Mendon. We’re really excited for Mendon,” said senior Hunter LaSala, who transferred to C-S with his brother Liam two years ago.
After starting the season with a young and inexperienced squad, Langs has been pleased with how the team has grown into a good football team, leaving the Panther coach optimistic entering the big game at Mendon.
“We feel good. For a young group they have literally done everything we have asked them to do. They’ve responded well, played hard, practiced hard. I can’t ask for much more. I’m very proud of them, so we feel pretty good going into the next couple of weeks. What ever happens, happens but the young group has responded well,” adds the Panther coach.
“Both teams have lost quite a few seniors that were important to their team, especially offensively. Hopefully, defensively we can pick up our game,” adds senior Liam LaSala.
C-S has gone 3-3 against the Hornets, including two playoff game losses since that magical win in 2015.
C-S now owns a 10-46-1 overall record against Mendon since 1950.
A fierce rivalry that goes back decades returns October 17 when Climax-Scotts and Mendon clash in a crucial 7 p.m. SCAA West Conference tilt at Mendon that will determine the conference championship.
C-S will enter the key clash with a 6-1 overall record and 4-0 in the SCAA West following a 57-0 win over Bellevue October 10 at Bellevue. Mendon brings a 7-0 overall record and 4-0 SCAA West record into the game.
For years, local fans looked forward to games against Mendon each year, including many when the two schools played in the SJV. The two schools have clashed in the playoffs numerous times also.
However since C-S ended nearly 38 years of frustration and 30 straight losses to Mendon including seven consecutive playoff losses with a thrilling 8-6 win in 2015 in the first round of the playoffs, and went from 11-man to 8-man football in 2019, the two teams did not face each other for a period of time, lowering the temperature on the rivalry.
When Mendon went to 8-man football in 2021, the rivalry rekindled in a 2022 44-18 playoff loss for C-S to the Hornets.
It’s hard for current players that weren’t born yet, to grasp the rivalry that has been very intense over the years.
Some players on this year’s team transferred to C-S and didn’t have an understanding of the rivalry.
C-S coach Tyler Langs said the coaching staff talked to the team about the rivalry and how important a win over the green and white is for the program and C-S fans.
Playing in a game that will decide the SCAA West Division championship will bring some of that intensity back.
Langs said Friday’s game will also give his team an opportunity to establish their own identity in the rivalry.
Returners on the team will likely recall last year’s close 46-44 regular season win over Mendon and a 58-50 loss that ended C-S’ season in the first round of the playoffs. C-S also defeated Mendon 58-28 in a 2023 regular season game.
“They’re starting to feel it. We saw Mendon in the playoffs (last year). Saw them in two classic games last year. They’re starting to feel it a little bit and understanding how important that Mendon game is, at Mendon. We tell them stories of the old days and the SJV. They know about it so I think this group is starting to feel it and starting to build our own rivalry. So it makes it a lot of fun,”
said the C-S coach.
“It’s a huge rivalry. Me and Liam (Hunter LaSala’s twin brother Liam LaSala) didn’t understand it when we came here. But over the past few years we’ve gotten the message about how big this game is. We are ready. This whole team is starting to get locked in. We’re working this week just to get locked in and get ready for Mendon. We’re really excited for Mendon,” said senior Hunter LaSala, who transferred to C-S with his brother Liam two years ago.
After starting the season with a young and inexperienced squad, Langs has been pleased with how the team has grown into a good football team, leaving the Panther coach optimistic entering the big game at Mendon.
“We feel good. For a young group they have literally done everything we have asked them to do. They’ve responded well, played hard, practiced hard. I can’t ask for much more. I’m very proud of them, so we feel pretty good going into the next couple of weeks. What ever happens, happens but the young group has responded well,” adds the Panther coach.
“Both teams have lost quite a few seniors that were important to their team, especially offensively. Hopefully, defensively we can pick up our game,” adds senior Liam LaSala.
C-S has gone 3-3 against the Hornets, including two playoff game losses since that magical win in 2015.
C-S now owns a 10-46-1 overall record against Mendon since 1950.
