SLP’s Ireland Cassidy races down the field during a home contest against Massena on May 10. (News photo — Parker O’Brien)

LAKE PLACID — The Saranac Lake Placid girls lacrosse team’s four-game win streak came to an end on May 13 when the team fell to the Massena Raiders 9-6.

Playing at the North Elba Athletic Fields, the two squads were deadlocked at 5-5 after the first half. The Raiders took control of the contest after the intermission by scoring three straight goals, which essentially sealed the game.

“We’ve got to play like we did as a team last Monday against Canton,” SLP co-head coach Jeff Denkenberger said. “We just struggled maintaining possession of the ball tonight.”

While trailing 8-5, SLP scored one goal in the second half when Phoebe Peer found the back of the net. Despite the goal, the Raiders controlled the ball through most of the contest and limited SLP’s offensive chances.

“Our defense played the entire game and they did a great job,” Denkenberger said. “I know they scored nine goals, but (Brooke Terry) and (Jayla Thompson) were solid together. They were good, they could catch the ball and they could shoot. Our defense did a good job, but offensively, we’ve got to maintain possession of the ball, move the ball down the field and take good shots. We couldn’t find the net today.”

Massena’s Terry had four goals, while Thompson added three goals and three assists. The Raiders’ Lindsay D’Arienzo and Hailey LaShomb netted one goal each.

Peer led SLP with two goals and one assist. Lizzie Harvey scored two goals, while Kaitlyn Yando and Juliana Tremblay each had one goal.

“We’ve got to bury tonight and focus on the rest of the season,” Denkenberger said.

With the loss, the SLP girls fell to 9-5 overall. The team was slated to wrap up the regular season with a road contest against Ogdensburg on May 15 and home game against Salmon River on May 16. The team will then compete in the playoffs.

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BASEBALL

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Lake Placid 13, Boquet Valley 3

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The Lake Placid baseball team wrapped up the regular season at home on Monday by defeating the Boquet Valley Griffins 13-3 on May 10.

The victory marked the second consecutive season that the Blue Bombers finished Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference play undefeated, extending its win streak in league play to 24 games. The last time the team lost to an MVAC opponent was on May 13, 2022.

On Monday, the Blue Bombers pitching staff of Ryan Curry, Jon Caito and Vann Morrelli combined for 14 strikeouts in six innings, while allowing four hits. The Griffins used three pitchers — Ben Burdo, Ted Gay and Maddox Rice — in the loss.

The Blue Bombers’ Caito, Jarrett Mihill and Hyler Isham tallied two hits each in the win. Caito and Mihill each had doubles, while Isham and Max Hyman both had a triple. The team had 11 hits in the game.

Rice and Boden Buehler had two hits each for Boquet Valley. Rice also had a home run.

Lake Placid finished the regular season with an overall record of 12-2. The team will host a playoff game with both the date and opponent yet to be determined.

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SOFTBALL

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Boquet Valley 12, Lake Placid 8

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The Lake Placid softball team found themselves in a close battle during the regular season finale against the Boquet Valley Griffins in Lake Placid on May 10.

With just a one run lead in the top of the seventh, the Griffins rattled off five runs to defeat the Blue Bombers 12-8.

Boquet Valley’s Jalynne Orciani tossed a complete game, earning the win. Lake Placid’s Reid Pedu pitched four innings before being relieved. Lili Draper and Kyra Jordon also pitched for the Blue Bombers.

Lake Placid finished the contest with three total hits. The Blue Bombers’ Anisa Cecunjanin had the lone extra-base hit — a double. Boquet Valley had six hits as Sophie Pulsifer led the way with two.

The Blue Bombers closed out the regular season with a record of 2-9. The team’s postseason opponent is yet to be determined.

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TENNIS

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Girls

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Plattsburgh 4, Lake Placid 1

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The Lake Placid girls tennis team suffered a 4-1 loss to the Plattsburgh Hornets on May 10.

The host Blue Bombers’ Jennifer Giroux won her team’s lone match, defeating Mazie Sellers 6-3, 6-4 in the No. 2 singles match. In the other singles match, the Hornets’ Ava Perry topped Sydney Garrison 6-1, 6-1.

In doubles play, Lake Placid dropped all three matches. Nadia Phillip and Kayden Glascock were defeated by Julia Lack and Leanne Cook 6-1, 6-1; Laura Leon and Danna Perez fell to Reba Maken and Aubree Mulligan 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 and Jenna Audlin and Fiona Sullivan lost to Ava O’Brien and Emma Slattery 6-0, 6-2.

Following the match, the girls dropped to 3-4.

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TRACK

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The Lake Placid track and field teams split with the Seton Catholic Knights in the team’s final meet of the regular season on their home track Tuesday, May 14. The Blue Bomber boys topped Seton Catholic 84-40, while the girls squad fell 80-40.

Lake Placid’s Sean Roth and Jesse Marshall led the way for the boys team, winning two individual events each. Roth won the 100 and the 200, while Marshall won the 400 hurdles and long jump.

The Blue Bombers also picked up wins from Jim Guglielmi in the 400, Aidan Fay in the 3,200, Colin Francis in the triple jump and Theo Harris in the high jump. The team also swept all three relay events to improve to to 2-5 overall.

Kai McKinnon and Ashe Gagnon paced the Lake Placid girls by winning two events each. McKinnon won the 800 and the 1,500, while Gagnon was victorious in the 100 and 400 hurdles.

Alexandria Smith won the 200. The team also swept the throwing events with Harley Cohen winning the shot put and Lily Fisher topping the discus field. The Lake Placid girls fell to 1-6 overall.

The Blue Bombers will host the Section VII Championships on May 22. The event will kick off at 2 p.m.

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Top Lake Placid results

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BOYS

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3,200 relay — Carlson, Mariano, Guglielmi and Francis, 11:16; 110 hurdles — N/A; 100 — Roth, 11.9; 1,600 — Carlson, 5:47.0; 400 relay — Casey, Guglielmi, Roth and Kondrat, 52.6; 400 — Guglielmi, 1:02.0; 400 hurdles — Kondrat, 1:08.0; 800 — A. Fay, 2:03.0; 200 — Roth, 27.6; 3,200 — A. Fay, 10:31.0; 1,600 relay — J. Marshall, Guglielmi, Cash and A. Fay, 4:15; High Jump — Harris, 5’0“; Long Jump — J. Marshall, 17’9”; Triple Jump — Francis, 29’9“; Shot Put — Harris, 26’9.5”; Discus — S. Marshall, 61′.

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GIRLS

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3,200 relay — Cohen, Erenstone, J. Fay and McKinnon, 11:58; 100 hurdles — Gagnon, 22.0; 100 — Boutelle and Fisher, 14.4; 1,500 — McKinnon, 5:29; 400 relay — M. Marshall, Boutelle, Fisher and Smith, 58.6; 400 — N/A; 400 hurdles — Gagnon, 1:32.4; 800 — McKinnon, 2:47; 200 — Smith, 29.5; 3,000 — Cohen, 14:05.0; 1,600 relay — N/A; High Jump — N/A; Long Jump — Smith, 8’11“; Triple Jump — N/A; Shot Put — Cohen, 19’1”; Discus — Fisher, 57’3″.