Pioneer Weekly Update: February 24th

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Baseball: 3-3

The baseball team went 1-2 on a trip to Ferrum, VA this weekend. They defeated Brockport 8-3 on Saturday but fell to the Golden Eagles 12-8 and the hosts Ferrum 16-6 on Sunday.

Colin Johnson (Alfred Almond) and Samuel Dickerson (Cutchogue/Mattituck) both had big weekends at the plate. Johnson was 6 for 12 with two homers and six RBI while Dickerson was 5 for 10 with 4 RBI. Connor Pingitore (Amsterdam/Broadalbin-Perth) was 5 for 13 on the weekend and collected his 100th career hit.

Andrew Santobuono (Franklin/Unatego) picked up his second win of the season with six innings of work. He allowed six hits and two earned runs while striking out three. AJ Gartland (Irondequoit) was tough out of the pen as he earned a save and struck out eight in 4.1 innings of relief.

Men's Basketball: 7-18, 5-15 AMCC

The Pioneers were 1-2 this week as they wrapped up the 2019-20 season. They fell 80-71 to Medaille, 80-67 at La Roche, and ended the season with a 70-62 win over Franciscan.

Ryan Gentile (Spencerport) had a big week as he connected on twelve 3-pointers and led the team with 68 points (22.7 per game). He also grabbed a team best 18 boards. Josh Reding (Spencerport) continued his solid play with 53 points and 14 assists (he was 22 for 26 from the foul line). 

Women's Basketball: 7-18, 5-15 AMCC

The blue & gold fell in their final two games of the 2019-20 schedule. They fell 60-52 vs. Medaille and 93-56 at La Roche.

Jordyn Pettit (Wellsville) led the team with 30 points and 18 rebounds this week while Kelsey Shaulis (Ovid/South Seneca) had 21 points and eight assists. Jade Parsons (Ovid/South Seneca) had her best week of the year with 20 points and nine boards.

Men's Swimming & Diving: 2nd at AMCC Championships/5th overall in Allegheny Empire Championships

The men's swimming & diving team finished 2nd in the AMCC Championship standings for the third time in the past four years.

• Westin Perry (Canisteo Greenwood) was 3rd overall (1st in the AMCC) in the 100 back (52.19). He was 4th in the 200 free (1:44.02) and 5th in the 200 back (1:54.97).
• Matt Walker (Kenmore West) was 4th in the 200 breast (2:11.84), 5th in the 400 IM (4:18.54), and 8th in the 500 free in 4:50.50.
• Austin Miller (Hornell) was 2nd on the 3m board with a score of 421.85 and 3rd overall on the 1m diving board with 407.00 points. He was the top finisher in the AMCC on both boards and was named the AMCC Diver of the Meet for the second straight year.
• Ethan Dale (Lock Haven, PA) was 2nd (1st in the AMCC) in the 400 IM (4:15.09). He was 6th in the 200 fly (1:59.35) and 6th in the 200 IM (1:59.78).
• Nate Miller (Gananda) was 6th in the 100 fly (53.00), 7th in the 100 free (48.33) and 10th in the 100 breast (1:01.51).
• Stuart Yates (Naples) was 4th overall and 1st in the AMCC in the 100 breast with a time of 1:00.14

The 200 medley relay team was 2nd, the 400 medley relay team was 3rd, the 400 free relay team was 4th, the 800 free relay was 5th, and the 200 free relay team was 6th.

Head Coach Mike Smiechowski was named the AMCC Coach of the Meet for both the men and women.

Women's Swimming & Diving: 1st at AMCC Championships/4th overall in Allegheny Empire Championships 

The women's swimming and diving team made school history as the Pioneers won the college's first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship. The results came down to the final event of the four-day competition and the blue & gold edged out Penn State Behrend by five points.

• Mikaela Snayczuk (Pioneer) was 4th in the 100 breast (1:09.64), 7th in the 100 free (56.88), and 8th in the 100 fly (1:02.72).
• Payton Armstrong (Monroe Woodbury) was 7th in the 100 back (1:05.82) and 9th in the 200 backstroke (2:22.11). Both results were top in the AMCC.
• Alina Kisluk (Hamburg) was 12th in the 1650 free (19:16.33), 12th in the 200 free (2:06.83), and 14th in the 500 free (5:38.74).

On the diving board, Leaha Langerman (Wayland Cohocton) was 3rd overall in both the 1m and 3m boards. She scored 274.25 on the 1m board and 274.90 on the 3m board. Both were the top marks in the AMCC and led Langerman to being named the AMCC Diver of the Meet. Sarah Stevens (Wellsville) was 4th on the 1m (271.30) and 4th on the 3m (266.70) while Rebecca Stevens (Wellsville) was 5th on both (267.20 on the 1m and 236.90 on the 3m).

The 200 medley and 400 medley relay teams were each 4th and 1st in the AMCC while the 800 free relay team was 5th, the 400 free relay team was 7th, and the 200 free relay was 8th.

Head Coach Mike Smiechowski was named the AMCC Coach of the Meet for both the men and women.

Men's Track & Field: 

A quartet of track and field athletes traveled to the Nazareth Conference Tune-up on Friday.

Cameron Chambers (East Rochester) was 3rd in the 800 m in 1:59.17 to lead the group. Ryan Buechel was 10th in the 400 m in 52.43, Dylan Perlino (Holland) was 18th in the weight throw (13.29 m), and Zack Rudewicz-Nepokroeff (Williamsville East) was 23rd in the long jump (5.91 m). 

Next up for some members of the team is the AARTFC Championships on March 6-7 at Nazareth.

Women's Track & Field: 

The women's track & field team did not compete this weekend. Next up for some members of the team is the AARTFC Championships on March 6-7 at Nazareth.

Wrestling: 4-7 

The wrestling team wrapped up the regular season at the Muhlenberg Futures Tournament. Jacob DeWall (Waterloo) registered a victory in the heavyweight bracket. He was 1-2 on the day with a pin of Nathan Forschner (York College of PA) in 4:43. In his next match, he lost a hard fought 3-1 sudden victory to MiAndre Hughes (RIT).

A group of Pioneers will head to Ithaca to compete in the NCAA Mideast Regionals next Saturday. Action is slated for 11 a.m. and continues until Sunday afternoon.