Sports News 2012
January 2012 - Wrestling - Tioga took its
third consecutive IAC Team Championship.
January 2012 - 4 Tiger Football players
are New York State Sportswriters Association Class D All-state team picks -
Cody
Bennett, senior tailback, was named to the
first-team as a running back. Senior right tackle
Nick Talcott
and senior right guard Derrek Jorgensen
were named to the second- and third-team offensive line, respectively. Joining
them is junior inside linebacker Tyler
Spires, who received a second-team nod.
The tigers have had several All-state picks over the years, but never 4 in one
season! (9-1 overall)
November 2011 - TCS Football Class D -
Tioga earned a state-playoff berth for the
first time in program history. Tioga knocked off top-ranked Walton, 19-18 for
the Section 4 championship. We then ran past Westmoreland 55-34 in the
quarterfinals. TCS fell short in an evenly-played, hard-hitting game losing to
Letchworth 14-6 in the semifinals.
May 2011 - TCS Lady Tigers Softball team
repeat as IAC Small School champions! Sarah Wayson racked up 16
strikeouts while allowing just three hits and no walks during the championship
game against Union Springs.
April 2011 - Sara Wayson strikes out
1,000 batter. Sara is just the fourth pitcher in Section IV history to reach
1,000 strikeouts.
February 2011 - Derak Heyman becomes
Tioga's first two-time State Wrestling Champion!
January 2011 - Tioga edges Newark Valley
for IAC Wrestling Crown
November 2010 - Wendy's High School Heisman
regional winner and
national finalist - Kara McDuffee
Kara McDuffee,
All-star in soccer and softball as well as her main game of basketball, learned
of the honor on Nov. 8th. Kara holds the Tioga Central girls' career scoring
record with a season to play and was first-team All-star in basketball at the
end of last season when she led the Lady tigers to the cusp of a state
championship. One does not become a national finalist overnight. The process
begins in October, when applications are due. Then in November, the field
narrows down to 102 - 51 male and 51 female - state winners. The panel of judges
is comprised of representatives from the worlds of education, business and
sports, along with former college Heisman Trophy winners and Wendy's High School
Heisman winners. Then the state winners go into a pool with representatives from
other states in each of six regions. The six male and female regional winners
are the national finalists. The family gets an all-expenses-paid trip to New
York for the Heisman weekend. Congratulations to Kara!
October 2010 - Soccer Goal Broken
Tioga Central's Ethan
Argetsinger broke the school's all-time goals record in Oct.
2010. Chris DeCamillo
held the record of 36 in 2001 and that was matched in 2006 by
Tim Ream. Ethan's score gave him
37 for his career.
2010 Spring Sports All-stars
Tioga Central softball has had a great run over the last few
years and standouts Sarah Wayson
and Hailey Hoffman have
been a big part of that. The two tigers were honored for their work when the New
York State Sportswriter's Association named them to All-state teams.
Sarah, also Morning Times
Softball All-star squad Pitcher of the Year, finished the 2010 season with 229
strikeouts in 227 innings with just 26 walks in 18 games. In her 16-2 record she
had an ERA of 0.62. Hailey,
also Morning Times Softball All-star squad Position Player of the Year, had six
doubles, five triples and one homer on the way to hitting .459. She was solid
all year for the Tigers with the glove and finished with 28 runs and 21 RBI.
Other Morning Times All-star squad picks were Catcher,
Marissa Miller; second base,
Kara McDuffee; outfielders,
Raven Worthing,
Aubrey Worthing and
Kari Walkley.
Spring Sports All-stars
Tioga Central placed the following softball athletes on the IAC
Small School All-star list: Sarah Wayson, Kari Walkley, Aubrey Worthing, Hailey
Hoffman, Kara McDuffee, Marissa Miller and Raven Worthing. From the boys
baseball squad Pattan Taylor, David Ulrich, Tommy Ferguson, Scott Foust and Nick
Bailey earned IAC South Small School Division All-star honors. All five of TCS's
top golfers took home IAC South Small School All-star nods this season:
Ben
Hutchison, Madison Timchak, Matt Morris, Ryan Vicki and Derak Heyman.
Girls Basketball
The girls enjoyed the most successful season in their history. Led by Coach Joe Robinson (class of '73) the Lady Tigers won the IAC
South Small School Championship with a 16-0 record and then defeated Southern
Cayuga 65-47 for the overall small school championship. Tioga then won the
Section IV Class C tournament with a 52-24 win over Odessa-Montour. In the NYS
Class C tournament, Tioga defeated Utica Notre Dame 60-44 to get to the final
four. They then defeated Maple Hill 52-42 to advance to the finals against
Marion Central, where they lost on a buzzer beater 56-54 to finish 2nd in New
York State! Kara McDuffee was named Class C
co-player of the year and IAC small school MVP. Kacie Hoyt
was named 3rd team All-State and 1st team All-IAC. Ally
Richter and Marissa Miller were 2nd team IAC
All-Stars. Other team members were Kari Walkley, Korin
Eckstrom, Callie Patsellis, Kylie Hunt, Sarah Wayson and Cheyenne Skinner. The girls were 22-2 overall.
The majority of the team were also on the New York State Academic All-Stars
Team!
Boys Basketball
The Tioga boys finished the season with a 12-7 record.
They defeated Marthon in the first home sectional game in five seasons. Tioga
placed four players, Eric Zwierlein, Larry Brink, Luke
Dougherty, and David Ulrich on various all-star teams.
Eric also won Rookie of the Year honors.
TCS All-time Scoring List:
2238 - Jim Ryder (Class of 1988)
1710 - Barry Klossner (Class of 2004)
1346 - Jamie Schweiger (Class of 1988)
1178 - Rich Pascuzzo (Class of 1981)
1059 - Josh Robinson (Class of 2005)
1051 - Jon Vallilee (class of 1992)
1046 - Brian Dougherty (Class of 1981)
Jim Ryder's 2238 points is also a section record and ranks 6th in NY State.
Football - Fall 2009
The Tioga Tigers finished with a 6-3 record and reached Section
IV playoffs for the first time since the 2003 season.
Volleyball
The girls had a great season winning their division and then the
overall IAC Large School title on their way to the NYS Final Four, where they
placed third.
Field Hockey
The team made it to the sectional semi-finals again this year.
Kari Walkley broke the school record for career goals and signed to go to Wake
Forest to play Division I field hockey.
Girls Soccer
The Tioga girls team finished the season with a 12-5 record.
They went undefeated in their division and won their second consecutive division
title and advanced to the sectional quarterfinals.
Wrestling
The wrestling season was filled with ups and downs. I took a
full month of competition before the complete starting line-up was fielded. The
team compiled a 15-4 dual record and finished ranked 5th in New York State.
Tioga won the IAC Division I title, and the IAC tournament title by crowning 4
league champions. After narrowly missing the Class C Section title, the team
rebounded and won its second Section IV Division II title.
Josh Manuel and Derek Heyman won individual sectional titles and
runner-up finished in the New York State Tournament.
Bowling
The Girls Bowling Team finished 4th in IAC Small schools and 4th
at Sectionals Class C/D. Michelle Striley won a
Silver Medal at Sectionals for the 2nd highest score in Class C/D.
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