ONONDAGA COUNTY – Though all of its most difficult matches lay ahead, the Cicero-North Syracuse Blue girls golf team navigated through April without a single blemish.
The Northstars were again impressive in last Monday’s match against Fayetteville-Manlius’s younger White team, ignoring the cold, wet conditions at Lakeshore Country Club to prevail 179-225.
Isabella Borte’s nine-hole 42 was just enough for individual honors over the 43 from Jessica Ricciardi. Natalie Hacker shot a 46, with Chloe Tice and Lindsey Kubala each posting 48 ahead of the 52 from F-M White’s Georgia Perry.
Then, on Thursday, C-NS Blue met C-NS Green at Greens at Beaumont, and Blue prevailed 173-259 as a close individual race unfolded.
Ricciardi won it, though, her 41 just ahead of Borte’s 42. Kubala and Andrea Wheaton both shot 45 as Jessica Bambino’s 58 led C-NS Green, ahead of Melanie Dolson (65), Katie Bouziden (67) and Lauren Sisk (68).
A day later, C-NS Green lost to F-M White 207-246, with Bambino’s 52 tied for second behind the 50 from the Hornets’ Claire Zerrillo, but no other Northstar improving on 64s from Sisk and Dolson.
Liverpool took aim at undefeated Baldwinsville last Tuesday at Timber Banks and just came up short, falling 212-215 to the Bees.
They were on even terms except at the top, where Melanie Biviano’s 51 was three strokes behind the 48 from B’ville’s Eva Pawelek.
Otherwise, Jewelyana Daniels had a 54, with Ella Foriero and Maddie Turck both shooting 55 as the Bees got a 53 from Peyton Kowalski, a 55 from Amelia Hahn and a 56 from Julia Quinn.
However, Liverpool did earn a win on Friday, edging West Genesee 164-169 at Hickory Hill with a 1-2 individual finish led by Emma Fenwick’s 39.
Turck, with a 40, was just ahead of the Wildcats’ Allison Lamberton (41) as Melanie Biviano put up a 42 to finish tied for fourth and Daniels clinched the win by shooting 43.
