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Corning Rallies Past Elmira for First Win in Boys Soccer

Posted by Derek Hamilton at Sep 22, 2011 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

www.stargazette.com - Staff Report - 9/22/11

Jon Michael Tokar scored the go-ahead goal with 26 minutes, 26 seconds left to lift Corning to its first victory, 3-1, at Elmira on Thursday in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference boys soccer game.

Tokar added an insurance goal for the Hawks (1-6) with 18:58 left.

Alex Tuyul scored for Elmira (1-6) in the second half to break a scoreless tie. Connor Smith came back with the tying goal for Corning.

Corning had a 10-2 shot advantage.

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www.the-leader.com - The Leader Staff - 9/23/11

Corning boys pick up first win

Elmira, N.Y. —

Spurred by a second-half scoring burst, the Corning boys soccer team recorded its first win of the season Thursday.

Trailing by one early in the second half, the Hawks netted three goals in a span of 16 minutes to post a 3-1 victory over Elmira.

After Corning’s Connor Smith scored at the 34-minute mark to tie the match at 1, Jon Michael Tokar tacked on two more goals to help the Hawks move to 1-6 on the season. Will Cornfield and Jess Kahlmeyer each provided an assist for Corning.

“It’s been a long time coming,” Corning head coach Chad Freelove said of his team’s first win. “We’ve played well enough at times to win, but our youth and inconsistency and inexperience had just not let us get over the top until today.”

Following a scoreless first half, Elmira grabbed the initial lead when Alex Tuyol scored off an assist from Alex Varkatzas.

“After Elmira scored, we came back and played with a lot of composure,” Freelove said.

Matt Ward made one save in goal for Corning, while Elmira’s Corey Swarthout turned back seven shots.

“Each game, the guys have built up a little bit of confidence,” Freelove said. “We played at Ithaca Tuesday and played them real close. We scored the first goal they’ve allowed all fall and that really gave us a boost in the right direction.”

Corning will host Vestal at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Elmira Scoring - Tuyul (1-0), Varkatzas (0-1)

Corning Scoring - Smith (1-0), Tokar (2-0), Cornfield (0-1), Kahlmeyer (0-1)

Shots/Corners - Corning (10-2), Elmira (3-1)

Saves - Elmira (Swarthout - 7), Corning (Ward - 2)

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Elmira Falls to Unbeaten Maine-Endwell in Boys Soccer

Posted by Derek Hamilton at Sep 20, 2011 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

www.stargazette.com - Staff Report - 9/21/11

Zach Kollar and Mark Lee scored first-half goals for Maine-Endwell in a 2-0 victory over visiting Elmira on Tuesday in Southern Tier Athletic Conference boys soccer action.

Matt Swartz assisted on both goals to help M-E improve to 4-0.

Corey Swarthout made five saves for Elmira (1-5).

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Maine-Endwell boys extend soccer shutout string

www.pressconnects.com - Staff Report - 9/21/11

Maine-Endwell remained undefeated after Zach Kollar and Mark Lee capitalized on direct-kick set-ups by Matt Swartz for a 2-0 Southern Tier Athletic Conference win over visiting Elmira on Tuesday.

Swartz took a direct kick that Kollar headed past the goalie to give the Spartans a 1-0 lead about seven minutes in. Swartz took another direct kick with five minutes left in the half, which Lee directed into the net with a header.

The Spartans' Luke Osovski fueled Maine-Endwell's defense by shutting down one of Elmira's leading scorers, Alex Varkatzas.

"We have a 4-0 record now and still haven't let up a goal," Spartans coach Chris Riley said.

Maine-Endwell Scoring - Kollar (1-0), Lee (1-0), Swartz (0-2)

Shots/Corners - Maine-Endwell (7-4), Elmira (4-4)

Saves - Maine-Endwell (Haines - 4), Elmira (Swarthout - 5)

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Elmira Boys Capture First Soccer Victory

Posted by Derek Hamilton at Sep 15, 2011 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

www.stargazette.com - 9/15/11 - Staff Report

The Elmira boys soccer team earned its first victory Thursday afternoon when Curtis Grant scored off a cross from Caleb Johnson with 4.7 seconds remaining in a 3-2 win over Binghamton in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference game at Elmira Free Academy.

"It's exciting that we got the first win in Elmira boys soccer history," Elmira coach Derek Hamilton said. "Hopefully, we can take this momentum and continue to improve as a team throughout the rest of the season."

Alex Varkatzas and Alex Tuyul scored the other goals for Elmira (1-4).

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www.pressconnects.com - 9/15/11 - Staff Report

Elmira 3, Binghamton 2: Three players scored goals for host Elmira as balanced scoring distribution turned out to be the key.

Binghamton's goals were scored by Sead Ahmetovic and Elmedim Begic.

Elmira Scoring - Grant (1-1), Varkatzas (1-0), Tuyul (1-0), Johnson (0-1), Brown (0-1)

Binghamton Scoring - Ahmetovic (1-0), Begic (1-0)

Shots/Corners - Elmira (10-4), Binghamton (4-3)

Saves - Elmira (Swarthout - 2), Binghamton (Clifford - 4, Turkovic - 3)

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Elmira Falls Short to Ithaca In Boys Soccer

Posted by Derek Hamilton at Sep 13, 2011 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

www.stargazette.com - 9/13/11

Staff Report

ELMIRA — Paul Cardone scored the game's goal with about 15 minutes to play in the first half, helping Ithaca hand Elmira a 1-0 loss in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference boys soccer game Tuesday afternoon at Elmira Free Academy's Marty Harrigan Field.

Elmira coach Derek Hamilton said "it was a great goal." Cardone hammered a shot from just past the 18-yard line into the side netting on the far post.

It was one of five shots on goal for Ithaca (3-0, 3-0 STAC), which had six corner kicks. Elmira (0-4, 0-4) had four shots and three corners.

"I think it was a very evenly played match," Hamilton said. "We switched some things tactically in comparison to the last games. They seemed to work. Hopefully, it's a positive result that we're looking to build off.

"Ithaca's a really good team and we played really well."

Ithaca goalie Mark Demarest made four saves. Corey Swarthout had four saves for Elmira.

Elmira will try to break into the win column when it hosts Binghamton at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Ithaca Scoring - Cardone (1-0)

Shots/Corners - Elmira (4-3), Ithaca (5-6)

Saves - Elmira (Swarthout - 4), Ithaca (Demarest - 4)

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Purpose-driven Raiders kick Elmira

Posted by Derek Hamilton at Sep 8, 2011 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

www.stargazette.com -  8:32 PM, Sep. 8, 2011  

by Joe Mink

ELMIRA -- Horseheads stepped up its game Thursday, defeating Elmira 3-0 in Southern Tier Athletic Conference West boys soccer Thursday at Marty Harrigan Athletic Field on the Elmira Free Academy campus.

The Blue Raiders, the defending STAC West champions, improved to 2-1.

"We've worked on making quicker decisions with the ball on our foot," Horseheads coach Curt Grottenthaler said. "Today, we played with a purpose"

Benjamin Morse broke a scoreless tie with 7 minutes, 58 seconds left in the first half when he rushed up the left side and beat Elmira goalie Corey Swarthout. Jonathan Szewczyk had the assist.

Yan Silva, who came close to scoring early in the game on a rush to the net, gave Horseheads a 2-0 lead about six minutes into the second half when he broke up the middle, took a pass from Aaron Zelko, and slipped a slow roller into the net.

Matthew Eisner outran the Elmira defense going up the left side and drilled a shot past Swarthout to cap the scoring with 23:33 remaining.

Ian Boor made three saves to get the shutout for the Blue Raiders.

Grottenthaler credited Boor and Hunter Kaysa, both seniors, for "leading by example on the field."

Kaysa, usually a striker, played on defense Thursday because of injuries on Horseheads' back line.

The Express (0-3) got three excellent scoring opportunities from striker Alex Varkatzas.

The junior took a corner kick from Brian Owens while going up the middle, and his shot cleared the top post by inches with about five minutes to go in the first half.

About 3 1/2 minutes later, Varkatzas cut across the middle with the ball and again just barely missed.

Varkatzas then forced Boor to make a diving save on a shot seven minutes into the second half.

Elmira coach Derek Hamilton said the Express needs a lot of work.

"I don't think we're playing well collectively as a team. Horseheads put in more effort," he said. "We're relying on the other team's mistakes to create opportunities.

"We're a young team. It's a learning process."

HHDS Scoring - Morse (1-0), Silva (1-0), Eisner (1-0), Szewczyk (0-1), Zelko (0-1)

Shots/Corners - Elmira (3-3), HHDS (3-3)

Saves - Elmira (Swarthout - 0), HHDS (Boor - 1)

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