In the wake of winning its first-ever state Class B championship, the Skaneateles boys soccer team has received a fair amount of accolades.
Another one arrived on Tuesday, when the Lakers were given the “Believe to Achieve” award from the Syracuse Sports Corporation for the Fall 2010 season under the “Male Sports Team” category in a ceremony at LeMoyne College.
Several different teams and individuals were honored, including the Cazenovia field hockey team that won its first-ever state Class C championship and Bill Aris, coach of the five-time national champion Fayetteville-Manlius girls cross country Hornets.
Skaneateles, coached by Kirk Atwater, Aaron Moss, Jon Dower and Pete O’Connor, had a perfect 22-0 record, beating three Class AA opponents in the regular season. Then it beat Clinton for the Section III Class B championship and claimed the state title at Middletown High School, beating Goshen Burke Catholic 1-0 in the Nov. 21 championship game.
The roster: A.J. Richichi, Eric Edmunds, Bryan Stokes-Cawley, Jared Amory, Kevin Rice, Jeff Baldetti, Ian Hilpl, Mike Richards, Adam Miles, Spencer Parker, Jeff Higman, Ryan Farrell, Trevor Diamond, Trevor Hinman, Zach Brownlee, Sam Goodell, Sean Farrell, B.J. Kerr, J.J. Gregg, Austin Amory, Ryan Higman, Eric Pola, Alex Brownlee, Taylor Weyneth, Piotrek Dygas, Kieran Daley, Tim Lewis, Nico Petrocci and Connor Gustafson.
