Athletics

Thursday Night Wrap-up ⚽ The Boys Varsity Soccer team defeated Gananda 9-0 on Thursday night. Colin Ullock had a first-half hat trick. Single tallies were added by Keegan Dennis, Connor Feehan, and Jack TeBeau. Ryan O’Duffy scored his first varsity goal and then added two more for the hat trick and “Man of the Match” honors. James Spezzano assisted on three goals. Kaidan O’Connor and Gavin Woolston combined for the shutout. The Boys host Williamson on Saturday at 1 PM. 🏐 JV Volleyball has had 2 matches so far this week. Tuesday at home they lost the match to Hornell by losing 2 games and winning 1. Thursday at Perry they won their match 2 games to 1. The scores of the match were 25-12, 25-23 and 18-25. They play again on Friday at 4:30. 🏐The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Perry last night for a non-league match up with the Perry Yellowjackets. The Bulldogs won in three close games to win the match 25-22, 25-18, 26-24. Lillie Capecci had 1 ace 11 assists 6 kills 2 digs Morgan Meys had 1 ace 1 kill 2 digs 1 block Caroline Cendoma had 8 kills 3 digs Hannah Ingram had 1 ace 3 kills 7 digs 2 blocks Julie Renner had 4 aces 12 assists 3 digs Ava Simmons had 1 ace 1 assist 12 kills 4 digs 1 block Megan Tumminelli had 1 kill Eliza Gillespie had 3 digs The Lady Bulldogs have a home game on Friday at 6 in the Tom Downey Gymnasium against Greece Olympia! Our record is 2-0 league and 5-1 overall. Photos courtesy Meys Photography

Wednesday Night Wrap-up ⚽The Boys Varsity Soccer team won 6-3 in Dansville on Wednesday night. Colin Ullock led the way with 3 goals and an assist. Connor Feehan added 2 goals and an assist and Keegan Dennis added a goal and an assist. Jack TeBeau and David Buys chipped in with assists. “Man of the Match” honors were shared by Colin Ullock and Ryan Matzek. The Boys travel to Gananda for a non-league contest on Thursday. Kickoff is 5:30. ⚽ The JV Boys soccer team remained undefeated with a 4-0 win over Dansville. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead in the first minute by a score from Grant Francis. He added another goal by a late PK. Gavyn Phillips added another goal by an assist from Francis. The fourth goal was scored by Anson Richardson from long range. Great defensive efforts helped Carson Beardsley earn his third shutout of the season. The Bulldogs host Williamson Saturday at 1pm. Photos courtesy Faith Gates 🏊🏼‍♀️ The Girls Swimming and Diving team outperformed Midlakes Wednesday evening, 100-57. The girls tallied up 32 best times while having 7 more sectional qualifying times. "Lane-chain" performer of the meet is Shelby E. who qualified in the IM tonight. With a record of 3-0, the team's next meet is 9/19 @ Way-Co. Photos courtesy Beth Wood

🏈 Congratulations to Tommy S. and Jackson T. They are 2023 Section V Football Week 2 Players of the Week! https://sectionv.org/news/2023/9/12/2023-section-v-football-player-of-the-week.aspx

Tuesday Night Wrap-up ⚽️Modified boys soccer started the season at home Tuesday vs Hornell. The boys started off strong with Owen Nowicki scoring 1 minute into the game after great passing and build-up play. The boys would add 11 more goals before the night was over. Dawson Rowe and Hunter Jones held Hornell scoreless. Adding goals for the Bulldogs were: Owen Nowicki ⚽️⚽️ Eddie Trautman ⚽️⚽️ Cavan Dennis ⚽️⚽️ Max Roberts ⚽️⚽️ Caleb Martin ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️ 🏃 The varsity boys and girls cross country teams started their season undefeated. Alaina Turek came in second in the girls' race. She was followed by Nica Bailey, Sarah Costik, Teegan Matzen, and Nevie Garwood. Silas Meadows won the boys' race followed by a Livonia sweep of Matt Mulvaney, Ryan Bosch, Hunter Otis, Myles Jarzyna, and Sean Spezzano. Both teams are 3-0 to start the season! 🏃 Modified Cross-Country raced a 1.5 mile combined boys and girls race at Oatka Creek Park. Nathan Palotti was the first runner to cross the finish line with a time of 10:45! Congratulations to all our Mod Squad runners for a great first race. 1 - Nathan Palotti - 10:45 4 - Natalie Genthner - 12:23 6 -Tytus Jarzyna - 13:12 7 - Menzo Peck - 13:54 8 - Finn Cole - 13:56 9 - Madelyn Mulvaney - 16:24 10 - Grayson Meyer - 16:32 13 - Annabelle Reynolds - 19:59 14 - Cireno Meadows - 20:36 16 - Anya Finnochario - 20:43 17 - Aiden Schibley - 21:54 🏐 The Lady Bulldogs had a league match-up last night against the Hornell Red Raiders. The Bulldogs came out and won in three sets 25-16, 25-20, 25-13. Lillie Capecci had 2 aces 5 assists 4 kills Morgan Meys had 2 kills Caroline Cendoma had 2 kills 1 dig Hannah Ingram had 5 aces 5 kills 1 dig Julie Renner had 7 aces 13 assists 5 kills 1 dig Ava Simmons had 6 kills 1 block Megan Tumminelli had 1 kill Eliza Gillespie had 1 ace and 1 kill The Bulldogs improved their record to 4-1 overall and 2-0 league For their next match up they travel to Perry to take on the Yellowjackets on Thursday. 🏊🏼 The Girls Swimming and Diving team topped Marcus Whitman Tuesday evening, 87-46. At the end of the meet, there were 59 best times and scores with 13 now qualified for Sectionals. Lily Sharp earned "Lane-chain" performer of the meet with her qualifying first place score in diving, 139.95. The team is 2-0 with their next meet today at Midlakes. ⚽️ Girls Modified Soccer won last night against Hornell 6 to 1. Goals were scored by Gabriella Litteer, Emily Lippert, and Bree Losey with 4 goals. ⚽️ Girls JV Soccer beat Dansville 9-0 ⚽️ Girls varsity soccer lost to Dansville 2-0

🏈 Modified football played their home opener against Dansville/Way-Coh last Wednesday, September 6th, in some scorching hot temps. The final score was 22-20. 📷 Photos courtesy Stephanie Gibbs.

Monday night wrap-up ⚽ The Boys Varsity Soccer team traveled to Way-Co for their first LCAA Division One game of the season and came away with a 5-1 victory. Austin Francis opened the scoring for the Bulldogs, followed by Colin Ullock, Connor Feehan, Ullock again, and Shea Maxwell. The Bulldog defense was stellar against the high-scoring Golden Eagles and “Man of the Match” honors were shared by Nick Coyle and Brady O’Keefe. The Boys travel to Dansville on Wednesday and Gananda on Thursday, before hosting Williamson on Saturday. ⚽ Girls varsity played a hard-fought game against Penn Yan battling through double overtime resulting in a tie. Olivia Feehan and Hayley Kuhn had an outstanding game. Mary Kwak ended the game with 13 saves! ⚽ The JV Boys soccer team defeated a tough Way-Co team 3-1. Scoring for the Bulldogs were Lars Kovach, Gavyn Phillips, and Grant Francis off a direct kick. The Bulldogs improve to 4-0. Keep fighting hard team!!! Photos courtesy Autumn Brown. 🏈 JV football beat Pembroke. If you have game photos you want featured on LCS Athletic posts you can email them to media@livoniacsd.org.

Weekend Wrap-up ⚽ The JV boys soccer team defeated a very strong HFL team 3-1 on Friday. The boys held them scoreless until the 75th minute. The dogs played with skill and aggression which was too much for the Cougars to handle. Lars Kovach scored two goals one coming from a direct kick. Braeden Roller scored a textbook goal from a through ball by Ethan Batzel. Playing with two subs most of the game, the boys left everything on the field. “One of the best JV games I have ever been a part of. Well done boys!!” - Coach Humphrey. Photos courtesy Faith Gates 🏐 The JV Volleyball team lost their two matches this week in very close battles. The scores for their match in Bath were 20-25, 25-27 and 25-11. Their next game is Tuesday at home against Hornell. 🏐 The girls Varsity Volleyball team traveled to Bath on Friday to take on the Haverling Rams in a LCAA Division One match-up. The Bulldogs started off slow taking the first set 25-23 the dropping the second set 22-25. Getting back into their groove the girls came on strong and won the next two sets 25-13, 25-6. Lillie Capecci ended the match with 7 aces 9 assists 8 kills and 3 blocks Morgan Meys had 1 ace Hannah Ingram had 5 aces 1 assist 5 kills 1 dig 3 blocks Julie Renner had 3 aces 3 assists 1 kill Ava Simmons had 5 aces 5 kills 1 dig Megan Tumminelli has 1 assist Eliza Gillespie had 1 ace 1 kill Jenna Gorton had 1 ace 1 kill Kylie Tumminelli had 1 kill Avery Stahl had 1 ace The girls improved their record to 3-1 overall 1-0 league Our next game is home in the Tom Downey Gymnasium on Tuesday 9/12, against another Division I opponent Hornell. Game time 6:30! Photos courtesy Meys Photography 🏃 The Varsity Cross Country team had a great first invitational of the year on Saturday! Our girls team consisted of 5 runners who have never competed at the Varsity Level before. Alaina Turek led the girls team with a time of 27:37. She was followed by Veronica Bailey, Sarah Costik, Teagan Matzen, and Nevie Garwood. In the Varsity B race Talon Vallone led the team with a time of 21:51, followed by Chase Watkins, and Evan Costik. In the Varsity Boys race Silas Meadows placed 31st out of over 130 runners. directly behind him were Aiden Brown, Ryan Bosch, Matt Mulvaney, and Hunter Otis, who each finished 32nd, 33rd, 34th, and 40th. They were followed closely by Myles Jarzyna and Sean Spezzano. Great job Varsity Cross Country! 🏈 The football team traveled to Bath on Thursday night, looking to notch their 1st win of the year against rival Bath Haverling Rams. The game was delayed by weather to start but once underway, the Bulldogs would roll to a 35 to 12 victory. Both teams started out slow and at the end of the 1st quarter, neither team managed to find the endzone. On the first play of the 2nd quarter, Jackson Trubia would find Owen Wetterings with a beautiful pass for a 52 yard Touchdown. Levi Woolston would kick the extra point as Livonia took a 7 zip lead. These two would hook up later in the 2nd quarter for a 20 yard pass score as well. Kyle Wetterings would also score on a 2 yard rush and Livonia took a 21 to 6 lead going into halftime. The Bulldogs would add another score in the 3rd quarter as Jackson Trubia connected with Kyle Wetterings for a 53 yard Touchdown pass as Livonia expanded their lead 28 to 6. Livonia would round out the 4th quarter with a 1 yard rushing Touchdown by Jackson Trubia which would give them a commanding 35 to 12 victory. Jared Bishop would carry the Offense on the ground as he rushed for 106 yards. Defensively, the Bulldogs were led by AJ Peri and Jackson Cook with 8 tackles each while Tommy Stewart would add 5 tackles, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. Levi Woolston was a perfect 5 for 5 on extra points. The Bulldogs will host Letchworth/Warsaw/Perry Friday under the lights at home, at 7 pm!

Thursday Night Wrap-up ⚽The Varsity boys soccer team volunteered time after practice to help move books at the Livonia Public Library. 🏊🏻‍♀️ The Girls Swimming and Diving team started their season off with a 90-64 win against Dansville. Every single swimmer and diver posted personal bests in times and scores. There were an impressive 10 Sectional qualifiers by the end of the meet. Lanechain swimmer of the meet goes to Sophie Denney, for her first-place finish in the 200 free while also qualifying in the 200 and 500 free! The next meet is Tuesday, 9/12, at home against Marcus Whitman.

Athletic wrap-up ⚽ The JV Boys soccer team stayed hot with an 8-0 victory over Letch-Saw on Tuesday. Scoring for the Bulldogs were Grant Francis (x2), Nate Brown (x2), Evan Strauss, Lincoln Richardson, Lars Kovach, and Ethan Batzel. Assists were made by Braeden Roller (x2) and Lars Kovach. The Bulldogs have a tough match-up Friday against HFL on Meyers field. Photos courtesy Faith Gates ⚽ The Boys Varsity soccer team travelled to Warsaw on Tuesday and came away with a hard-fought 4-0 victory against a tough Letchworth/Warsaw team. Colin Ullock scored twice for the Bulldogs and James Spezzano and Austin Francis once each. The Bulldog defense was stellar all night in keeping the United at bay. Goalkeepers Gavin Woolston and Kaidan O’Connor shared the shutout. Congratulations to “Man of the Match” James Spezzano. ⚽ The JV girls' soccer team had a convincing win against Newark on Tuesday in a whole team effort from start to finish! Play of the game was a header goal made by Brooke Minery and a shutout was shared by GK's Karly Lawton and Gwen Strom. Photos courtesy Meys Photography 🏐 The varsity girls had an exciting match against the LeRoy, which has always been a big rivalry. They beat the Knights on 4 games 25-13, 11-25, 25-20, 26-24. Lillie Capecci had 2 aces 5 assists 4 kills 3 blocks Morgan Meys had 2 aces 2 kills 1 dig 1 block Caroline Cendoma had 3 aces 5 kills Hannah Ingram had 2 aces 6 kills 2 blocks Julie Renner 9 assists 1 kill Ava Simmons had 4 aces 2 assists 6 kills 2 digs 2 blocks The lady bulldogs are 2-1 overall! We have our first league game on Friday against Haverling. Photos courtesy Meys Photography

Fall athletics are underway, but Trap Club registration is open until September 11th and starts on September 17th. Registration: https://www.claytargetscoring.com/ams/ Team ID: lia981 Requirements: 12 years old, taken the hunter's safety course and gun safety course before registration. Meets school eligibility requirements. Cost: $35 Questions: rorman@livoniacsd.org More info: http://nyclaytarget.com/

Weekend Wrap-up ⚽ The JV Boys soccer team opened their season with an 8-0 victory over LeRoy. Scoring for the Bulldogs were Evan Strauss (x2), Gavyn Phillips (x2), Anson Richardson (x2), Ethan Batzel, and Lars Kovach. Assists were made by Grant Francis, Lincoln Richardson, and Braeden Roller. Carson Beardsley recorded his first shutout of the season. Excellent start to the season boys!!! 🏐 JV Volleyball won their first match of the season on Friday taking all 3 games. The scores were 25-23, 25-21 and 25-19. 📷 Photos courtesy Faith Gates

Fall Varsity Sports Schedule Quick Glance published by the Genesee Valley Penny Saver Aug 25th edition. Visit https://www.sectionvny.org/public/genie/783/school/2164/ for all our teams and the most up-to-date information.

Varsity and JV girls soccer had their annual 3 v 3 tournament last night as a fun way to kick off their season!

Back at it on day 2! Let's go Dawgs!

The Dawgs are back! First day of fall athletics! Follow your favorite teams here: https://www.sectionvny.org/public/genie/783/school/2164/ View schedules by team and subscribe for calendar notifications.

We are working on getting the athletic home page updated with practice schedules for JV and Varsity teams along with team stores (open to community members). Modified team practices will be added when they are received. We hope this helps with family planning until school starts. Visit: https://www.livoniacsd.org/o/athletics/page/athletics-home. If you have questions about scheduling or anything team related please reach out to your coach or cschubert@livoniacsd.org in the athletic office.

We are less than a week away from the start of fall sports! Reminder your student-athlete must be signed up for fall athletics and have a physical on file before they attend practice. Register at https://livonia-ar.rschooltoday.com/

Beginning Monday, August 14, 2023, the Middle/High School floor inside the entrance near the pool and stage will be replaced and the auditorium lobby carpet will be deep cleaned. Therefore, we are redirecting all foot traffic to enter the building at different entrances. If you need to access the pool or pool locker rooms between August 14th and August 25th, please use the outside door shown on the map. If you have questions, please contact our LCS Help Desk at 585-346-4000 x1233 or lcshelp@livoniacsd.org.

We are hiring a Continuing Education Fitness Room Monitor. The position is very flexible. Email rcarll@livoniacsd.org if you are interested or have questions.

Volleyball Camp is in full swing! Players are getting ready for the start of the season in a few weeks.