Leading off today: Tim Ross scored his second goal of the game 14:11 into the second period to help lift Liverpool to a 4-3 victory over
Potsdam, ranked No. 1 in Division I hockey by the New York State Sportwsriters Association.
Josh LaRose also scored twice, and Dan Cibelli assisted on all four goals for Liverpool (8-6-2). Nick Miller scored twice for Potsdam (13-1).
Queensbury, ranked No. 2 in Division II, also stumbled on Saturday. Troy LaSalle (9-6-2), playing its third game in four days, scored twice in the third period and rode Brendan Wagner's 31 saves to a 2-0 win.
Queensbury, which was in line to ascend to the top spot in the state following Canandaigua's loss to Irondequoit on Friday, is 14-1-1.
Indoor track notes: Carmel's Kristin Reese ran a 4:52.65 mile to set a Section 1 record and a national season's best at the New Balance Games at the New Balance Armory, clinching her third straight trip to the Millrose Games.
Shenendehowa's Ryan Jones ran the No. 3 time in the nation for 800 meters at the Yale Invitational, covering the distance is 1:55.22, nearly three seconds better than his week-old PR. He also anchored the 3,200 relay to a win in 8:00.08.
National Federation supports ruling: The National Federation of State High School Association says meet officials in Maryland correctly applied the rule last weekend that resulted in Washington, D.C., runner Juashuanna Kelly not competing. Kelly was told by Montgomery Invitational meet officials that she would need to replace her undergarment because it violated rules published by the National Federation.
"[M]eet officials at the Montgomery Invitational checked uniforms prior to the events to make sure they complied with NFHS uniform rules," the National Federation said in a statement. "Since Kelly's one-piece undergarment was multi-colored (blue, orange, white), it was in violation of the uniform rules. The meet officials did not disqualify Kelly; they informed her she would have to replace the multi-colored undergarment with a single-colored undergarment, an option which she declined and, thus, did not compete.
"The head covering, which was a part of Kelly's one-piece undergarment, nor the length of the undergarment were in violation of NFHS rules. She could have worn the same style of undergarment, with a head covering, as long as the undergarment was one color throughout the entire piece of clothing. The NFHS track uniform rule was put in place for consistency across the board and for ease in identifying runners at the finish line. Multi-colored undergarments cause greater identification problems for track officials."
Niagara Falls triumphs: Niagara Falls sprinted to a 26-11 lead and went on to beat Buffalo Grover Cleveland, 72-60, in the Martin Luther King Jr. Basketball Challenge.
Niagara Falls is the No. 9 Class AA boys basketball team in the NYSSWA rankings. Grover Cleveland is third in Class A. Niagara Falls hasn’t lost since dropping its opener to Syracuse Henninger in overtime,
Kelvin Agee added 17 points for Niagara Falls. Anthony Greene had 24 points to lead Grover Cleveland.
