Local athletes copete in 30th Empire State Games
WESTCHESTER COUNTY About 6,000 athletes converged in parts of Westchester County to compete in the 30th Hugh L. Carey Empire State Games.
Athletes from six regions of the state Adirondack, Western, New York City, Hudson Valley, Central, and Long Island took part in the Olympics-style event.
Local athletes competed as part of the Adirondack Region in scholastic and open (post high school) divisions in many of the 28 different sports at the event.
Opening ceremonies were last Wednesday at Kensico Dam in Valhalla and the final events were finished on Sunday.
One of the highlights of the games was the performance of Beth Miller from Voorheesville. Miller dominated the cycling event in the open womens category. She won two gold medals and a silver medal during the four-day event.
Here are the final results for the local athletes listed by sport. Medals are italicized.
Archery
John McCullen of Altamont, ninth in open mens all-around.
Athletics
Gered Burns of Altamont, bronze, open mens 800 meters; Dan Olson of Voorheesville, gold, open mens high jump; Maxwell Desieno of Voorheesville, 10th in open mens hammer throw; Scott Hannay of Westerlo, bronze, open mens javelin; Sarah Hannay of Westerlo, eighth in open womens javelin; Jonathan Aziz of Guilderland, sixth in scholastic mens 1,500 meters; Greg Hannay of Westerlo, fifth in scholastic mens javelin; and Briana DelBene of Altamont, 10th in scholastic womens discus.
Baseball
Jake Colavito of Guilderland, Nick Ranalli of Guilderland, Andrew Simpson of Guilderland, and C.J. Sohl of Guilderland, fourth in scholastic mens.
Boxing
Clare OConnell of Altamont, gold, open womens Super Heavyweight class.
Canoe/Kayak
Chad Staubach of Altamont and Jesse Darrone of Berne, bronze, open mens canoe pair 500 meters; Justin Staubach of Albany and Jesse Chartier of Voorheesville, bronze, open mens canoe pair 500 meters; Becky Dergosits of Schenectady, fifth in heat, open womens kayak single 500 meters; Larry Staubach of Altamont and David Taylor of Alplaus, fifth in heat, kayak pair 500 meters; Mitchell Jeune of East Berne and Maclin Norray of Berne, fifth in heat, kayak pair 500 meters; Kristen Norray of Berne and Dergosits, fifth in heat, kayak pair 500 meters; Dergosits and Victoria Dow of Selkirk, sixth in open womens kayak pair 500 meters; Chad Staubach, fifth, open mens canoe single 500 meters; Holly Bisbee of Burnt Hills, Dow, Norray, and Dergosits, bronze, open womens kayak quad 500 meters; Maclin Norray, sixth in heat, open mens kayak single 200 meters; Darrone, sixth, open mens canoe single 200 meters; Dergosits, silver, open womens kayak single 200 meters; Maclin Norray and Taylor, sixth in heat, open mens kayak pair 200 meters; Larry Staubach and Jeune, fifth in heat, open mens kayak pair 200 meters; Darrone and Justin Staubach, fifth, open mens canoe pair 200 meters; Chartier and Chad Staubach, silver, open mens canoe pair 200 meters; Dergosits and Bisbee, silver, open womens kayak pair 200 meters; and Jeune, Maclin Norray, Larry Staubach, and Taylor, bronze, open mens kayak quad 500 meters.
Cycling
Chuck Quackenbush of Slingerlands, 20th, open mens 10-mile time trial; Quackenbush, 37th, open mens 74-mile road race; Quackenbush, 49th, open mens 31-mile criterium; Beth Miller of Voorheesville, gold, open womens 10-mile time trial; Miller, gold, open womens 55-mile road race; Miller silver, open womens 20-mile criterium.
Diving
Kirstie Russell of Feura Bush, eighth, scholastic womens one-meter; Russell, fourth, scholastic womens three-meters.
Fencing
Brian Cucinelli of Slingerlands and Alexander Siy of Feura Bush, fifth, scholastic mens team.
Gymnastics
Dana Goodknight of Altamont, 14th in open womens all-around; Connie Kung of Slingerlands, 26th, in open womens overall; Goodknight and Kung, silver, all-around team; Kara Goodknight of Altamont, 10th, scholastic womens all-around; Goodknight, silver, scholastic womens all-around team; and Goodknight, bronze, scholastic womens vault.
Lacrosse
Aaron Cahill of Guilderland, Rory Nunamacher of Guilderland, and Christopher Stillman of Guilderland, fourth, scholastic mens; Amanda Best of Guilderland, Lauren Cagino of Guilderland, Bridget Daley of Guilderland, Abbey Fashouer of Guilderland, Chelsey Newman of Guilderland, and Danielle Tetreault of Guilderland, fourth, scholastic womens.
Shooting
Thomas Stark of Voorheesville, silver, men and womens skeet; Robert Tigue of East Berne, fourth in mens trap; Tigue, silver, mens and womens trap.
Softball
Cyrilla Suker of Voorheesville, Alison Meacham of Guilderland, and Amber Maisonet of Slingerlands, silver, open womens.
Soccer
Jenn Mihok, of Guilderland, bronze, open womens; Frank Campagnano of Guilderland and Tony Campagnano of Guilderland, gold, scholastic mens.
Swimming
Nathan Foley of Slingerlands, seventh, open mens 200-meter freestyle; Foley, fifth, open mens 400-meter freestyle relay; Foley, silver, 800-meter open freestyle; Foley, fifth, open mens 800-meter freestyle relay; Stephenie Bintz of Altamont, 14th in heat, open womens 50-meter freestyle; Bintz, 15th in heat, open womens 200-meter breaststroke; Bintz, 12th in heat, open womens 100-meter backstroke; Foley, bronze, open mens 400-meter freestyle; Bintz, sixth, open womens 400-meter medley relay; Foley, sixth, open mens 400-meter medley relay; Jared Fish, of Albany, 15th in heat, scholastic mens 100-meter breaststroke; Reynalyn Canchela of Albany, 18th in heat, scholastic womens 200-meter freestyle; Brittney Ginsburg of Slingerlands, 14th in heat, scholastic womens 100-meter butterfly; Canchela, 17th in heat, scholastic womens 100-meter butterfly; Erin Dewey of Guilderland and Canchela, sixth, scholastic womens 400-meter freestyle relay; Fish, sixth, scholastic mens 400-meter freestyle relay; Dewey, 12th in heat, 200-meter individual medley; Ginsburg, sixth, scholastic womens 800-meter freestyle relay; Fish, 16th in heat, scholastic mens 50-meter freestyle; Fish, 13th in heat, scholastic mens 200-meter breaststroke; Ginsburg and Dewey, sixth, scholastic womens 400-medley relay; Canchela, 17th in heat, scholastic womens 100-meter freestyle; Ginsburg, 13th, scholastic womens 200-meter butterfly.
Tennis
Joey Milstein of Guilderland, sixth, scholastic mens.
Volleyball
Arielle Smith of Voorheesville, fifth, scholastic womens.
Wrestling
Roger Sawyer of Guilderland, gold, open mens Greco-Roman 167-pound weight class; and Keith Domermuth of Westerlo, lost in prelimary of scholastic mens freestyle 275-pound weight class.