Staff Report

Sophomore Stephanie Meno scored two goals and had two assists in leading Sidney to a 4-1 victory Tuesday night at Unadilla Valley that clinched the Warriors’ second straight Midstate Athletic Conference girls soccer title.

Meno, who leads Sidney with 19 goals and 10 assists this season, scored 2 minutes, 5 seconds into play. She then assisted on Nicole Philpott’s goal that made it 2-0 with 13:51 left in the first half.

Philpott’s goal came on a volley from 8 yards after Meno crossed the ball into the box.

Danielle Gravel had a goal and an assist for Sidney (14-4, 11-3), which received help from Unatego on Tuesday. Bainbridge-Guilford could have clinched the league title with a victory over the Spartans, but fell, 2-1, at Unatego.

After a slow start to the season, Sidney made some adjustments in its lineup and played well down the stretch.

"I kind of joked with the players, because after the first week of the season no one would have expected us to win the MAC again," Warriors coach Jody Gravelin said.

Gravelin said two lineup changes helped turn the Warriors’ season around. She moved Ashley Mahlmeister from forward to sweeper and moved Theresa Mirabito from the back to forward.

"Ashley’s one of the fastest players on the field and she has a strong leg. She can clear the ball halfway up the field," Gravelin said. "We put Mirabito up front and that made the difference.

"Once we got the people where they were supposed to be, we played much better," she continued.[an error occurred while processing this directive]

Sidney is seeded second for the Section Four Class C tournament. The Warriors will play either 10th-seeded Oxford or seventh-seeded Spencer-Van Etten in a quarterfinal a week from Saturday.

Megan Persons scored on an assist from Sakura Gysin in the second half for Unadilla Valley, which is seeded eighth for sectionals and

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plays ninth-seeded Delhi next Wednesday.

Sidney 4, UV 1

Sidney 2 2 _ 4

UV 0 1 _ 1

Sidney (14-4, 11-3): Danielle Gravel 1-1, Stephanie Meno 2-2, Maria Mirabito 0-1, Nicole Philpott 1-0.

Unadilla Valley: Meg Parsons 1-0, Sakura Gysin 0-1.

Shots-corner kicks: S 8-13; UV 3-2.

Goalies: Stephanie Simonds (S) 1; Emily Sugar (UV) 2.

Walton 3, Oxford 0

Brittney O’Brien scored three goals for Walton in its MAC victory at home.

Nicole Baxley’s through ball set up O’Brien for a 6-yard shot to the far post with 14 1/2 minutes left in the first half to make it 1-0.

Carlee Hoyt set up O’Brien’s second goal midway through the second half.

Walton coach Kelly Gates singled out the play of the stopper Melissa Brannick and center midfielder Baxley for helping the Warriors control the center of the field.

The Warriors (3-12-1, 3-10-1) play Whitney Point at home Thursday in their final game of the season.

Walton 3, Oxford 0

Oxford 0 0 _ 0

Walton 1 2 _ 2

Oxford: None.

Walton (3-12-1, 3-10-1): Brittney O’Brien 3-0, Nicole Baxley 0-1, Carlee Hoyt 0-1, Celestina Torres 0-1.

Shots-corner kicks: O 9-4; W 14-6.

Goalies: Amanda Nightengale (O) 9; Jen Poulin (W) 8.

Delhi 4, Greene 2

Eva-Rae Andrews scored twice as Delhi won a MAC game at home.

Faith Burns and Chloe Sackett also scored for the Bulldogs (6-10, 5-9), who are seeded ninth in the Section Four Class C Tournament and will visit No. 8 Unadilla Valley at 3:30 p.m. next Wednesday in the opening round.

Ashley Skovira made six saves for Delhi.

Delhi 4, Greene 2

Greene 1 1 _ 2

Delhi 1 3 _ 4

Greene: Megan McDermott 1-0, Shelby Averett 1-0, Autumn Layton 0-1, Hayley Burns 0-1.

Delhi (6-10, 5-9): Faith Burns 1-0, Chloe Sackett 1-0, Eva-Rae Andrews 2-0, Jean Viafore 0-1.

Shots-corner kicks: G 8-7; D 9-0.

Goalies: Aubrey Parrish (G) 4; Ashley Skovira (D) 6.

Cooperstown 5, Frankfort-Schuyler 0

Lindsay Soraci had two goals in Cooperstown’s win over Frankfurt-Schulyer at home.

Kyle Mackie, Laura Rowley and Abby Hull each scored for the Redskins (12-4-2, 8-1-1), who outshot Frankfort-Schuyler, 25-0.

Cooperstown 5, Frankfort-Schuyler 0

Frankfurt 0 0 _ 0

Cooperstown 3 2 _ 5

Frankfort (1-16, 0-9): None.

Cooperstown (12-4-2, 8-1-1): Kyle Mackie 1-0, Laura Rowley 1-0, Lindsay Soraci 2-0, Abby Hull 1-0, Anna Kieler 0-1, Claire Petroskey 0-1.

Shots-corners kicks: F 0-0; C 25-7.

Goalies: Katie Maneen (F) 18; Jen Wehner (C) 0.