The Blue Bombers jumped out to a commanding 7-0 lead in the first inning as seven different players scored a run. Lake Placid’s Willow Wood added a two-run single during the inning, while Brooke Beaney and Brooke Meyer each had an RBI single.

The Griffins added their first run of the game in the fifth inning, to make the score 7-1, before the Blue Bombers scored a pair of runs in the bottom half of that inning.

While trailing 9-1, Boquet Valley’s Charlotte Faber scored on a wild pitch in the sixth inning, before scoring six runs in the top of the seventh to nearly complete the comeback.

“The first four-and-a-half innings were super,” Lake Placid’s head coach Greg Hayes said. “And the pitchers just sort of lost it a little bit at the end. They were having a lot of trouble with the hard surface.”

The Griffins scored most of their runs during the final inning through walks and passed balls. Boquet Valley had a potential game-tying runner on base; however, a ground ball to shortstop allowed Lake Placid’s senior Anisa Cecunjanin to tag out the runner to secure the victory.

The Blue Bombers improved to 4-7 overall with the win. The team previously lost to the Griffins 10-5 on April 9 — the first game of the season for both teams. Hayes said he likes how much his squad has improved so far.

“Defensively, we’re 100% better than we were a couple of weeks ago,” he said. “We’re still struggling a little bit with hitting. We’re getting good hits, we’re just not getting enough of it.”

On May 13, Beaney led the Blue Bombers offense with two hits, which included a triple. Freshman Addi Colby also added two hits in Lake Placid’s seven-hit outing. Meyer, Wood and Kelsey McKillip each had a single.

Wood started on the mound for the Blue Bombers and took a no-hitter into the fifth inning. She finished with three strikeouts. Lilli Draper pitched one inning and had one strikeout before Wood returned to the mound in the seventh to close out the game.

Emma Conley started for the Griffins and had two strikeouts as Hickey came in relief in the third inning and struck out seven batters.

Boquet Valley finished the contest with four total hits — with two of those hits coming in the seventh inning. Alex McNaughton, Jalynne Orciani, Ella Pulsifer and Phoebe Pulsifer each had one hit.

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BASEBALL

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Lake Placid 24, Boquet Valley 2

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The Lake Placid baseball team rattled 12 runs in both the first and second innings, to secure a 24-2 victory over the Boquet Valley Griffins at home on May 12.

Hyler Isham led the Blue Bombers’ 17-hit outing with four hits, which included a double. Max Hyman recorded three hits, while Jon Caito, Vann Morrelli and Jarrett Mihill each had two. Along with Isham, Caito, Mihill, Phoenix Colby and Owen Lawrence had doubles.

Caito earned the win on the mound as Lake Placid’s defense allowed just two hits.

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GIRLS LACROSSE

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Canton 17, SLP 8

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After winning its last three games, the Saranac Lake Placid girls lacrosse team met its match against the undefeated Canton Golden Bears on May 12.

Playing at the North Elba Athletic fields, SLP suffered a 17-8 loss, which dropped the team’s overall record to 6-4, while Canton is now 11-0.

Emma Clark scored five goals for SLP, while Tyler Burth, Lizzie Harvey and Juliana Tremblay netted one goal each. Harvey added two assists, while Burth and Addy Colby each had one.

SLP’s eighth-grade goalie, Maddie Clark, was solid in net, recording eight saves — four in each half.

Canton jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the first quarter, before SLP picked up the physicality on defense, allowing just two goals, while scoring one of their own to make the score 9-4 at halftime.

SLP continued its aggressive play after the intermission, but Canton still extended its lead to 13-6 in the third quarter before scoring four more goals in the fourth quarter.

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TENNIS

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It was a tale of two outings for Lake Placid’s tennis teams on May 13. The Blue Bomber boys swept the AuSable Valley Patriots 5-0, while Lake Placid’s girls fell to the Patriots 5-0.

It was one of the quicker tennis meets of the season so far. None of the matches went to a deciding third set, one was cut short and both teams earned points from the other, having to forfeit due to roster shortages.

Henry Becker led the way for the Bomber boys with an abbreviated 4-0 win. He wasn’t on the court for long, as AuSable Valley’s Liam MacDougal withdrew from the match early on due to illness. Lake Placid’s Parker Scanio put up a strong performance at No. 2 singles with a 6-0, 6-0, victory over the Patriot’s Josh Daniels.

At the No. 1 doubles spot, Lake Placid’s Porter Dominesey and Ian Munsen earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory over AuSable Valley’s Kyle Spooner and Kamdyn Owens. The Patriots forfeited their No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches.

The closest, longest and final match of the day was fought in the girls No. 1 singles spot, as AuSable Valley’s Abi MacDougal held off Lake Placid’s Raquel Arrezza 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) to seal the clean sweep for the Patriots on the girls side.

MacDougal was up a break at 6-3, 5-3 before Arrezza broke back. The opponents then traded a pair of games to force a tiebreaker. MacDougal locked in and held steady to secure the victory in straight sets. At No. 2 singles, the Patriots’ Ava Belzile defeated Jennifer Giroux 6-3, 6-1.

In double’s play, AuSable Valley’s Veronica Uss and Becca Uss defeated Lake Placid’s Fiona Sullivan and Zoe Carpenter 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 1 spot while AuSable Valley’s No. 2 doubles duo of Serena Brandt and Ardyn Post earned a 6-1, 6-0 victory over the Blue Bombers’ Sophie Spanburgh and Avery Lamoy. Lake Placid forfeited the No. 3 doubles match.

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TRACK

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The Lake Placid track and field teams secured a sweep over the Ticonderoga Sentinels on May 13 on the team’s home track.

The Blue Bomber girls won eight out of the 14 events — two were uncontested — to earn a 62-39 victory over the Sentinels, while Lake Placid’s boys narrowly edged out Ticonderoga with a 56-53 win.

Leila Fey paced the Blue Bomber girls with two individual wins in the 400 and 800-meter events. Teammates Jenna Fay, Ashe Gagnon, Holly Erenstone and Kai McKinnon also won an individual event. Fay won the 1,500 meter, Gagnon claimed the 400 hurdles, Erenstone won the 3,000 and McKinnon took home the discus title.

Lake Placid’s girls also swept the relay events, claiming the 4×800 and the 4×100-meter events. Meanwhile, the 4×100 was uncontested.

Ticonderoga’s Isabelle Burroughs had a standout performance, winning four individual events. Burroughs won the high jump, triple jump, shot put and 100 hurdles. Her teammate, Kylie Bowman, won the 100 and 200-meter dashes.

On the boys side, the Blue Bombers won seven events as senior Aidan Fay led the way with three individual distance event wins. Fay won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200-meter races.

Lake Placid’s Trey Mariano and Kenny Lawrence were victorious on Tuesday. Mariano won the 400, while Lawrence took home the long jump crown. The Blue Bombers claimed the 1,600 and 3,200-meter relay events. The Sentinels won the 400-meter relay.

Ticonderoga’s Brady Leerkes and Cameron Bennett won two individual events each. Leerkes won the 100 and 200-meter events, while Bennett won the 400-meter hurdles and the triple jump. Tyler McTier and Ryan Cook swept the throwing events, taking respective firsts in the shot put and discus.

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RESULTS

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BOYS

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Scores

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Lake Placid 56, Ticonderoga 53

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Individual results

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3,200 relay — (Lake Placid), 10:02.5; 100/110 hurdles — uncontested; 100 dash — Leerkes (Ti), 11.9; 1,500/1,600 — Fay (LP), 4:53.3; 400 relay — (Ticonderoga), 49.5; 400 — Mariano (LP), 1:05.3; 400 hurdles — Bennett (Ti), 1:23.2; 800 — Fay (LP), 2:17.2; 200 — Leerkes (Ti), 25.0; 3,000/3,200 — Fay (LP), 12:27.1; 1,600 relay — (Lake Placid), 4:17.2; High jump — uncontested; Long jump — Lawrence (LP), 17-0; Triple jump — Bennett (Ti), 30-9.5; Shot put — McTier (Ti), 34-8; Discus — Cook (Ti), 104-6.

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GIRLS

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Scores

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Lake Placid 62, Ticonderoga 39

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Individual results

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3,200 relay — (Lake Placid), 12:14.9; 100/110 hurdles — Burroughs (Ti), 18.2; 100 dash — Bowman (Ti), 14.4; 1,500/1,600 — J. Fay (LP), 6:08.8; 400 relay — uncontested; 400 — L. Fey (LP), 1:10.5; 400 hurdles — Gagnon (LP), 1:30.9; 800 — L. Fey (LP), 2:41.8; 200 — Bowman (Ti), 31.9; 3,000/3,200 — Erenstone (LP), 14:59.2; 1,600 relay — (Lake Placid), 5:24.0; High jump — Burroughs (Ti), 4-8; Long jump — Burroughs (Ti), 13-10.5; Triple jump — uncontested; Shot put — Burroughs (Ti), 24-3.5; Discus — McKinnon (LP), 62-8.