GIRLS BBALL: Pavilion takes down Mount Morris
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PAVILION – The Pavilion Golden Gophers picked up a second blowout victory over Mount Morris in the last two weeks with a 60-30 home win Monday night.
It was senior night for Pavilion (10-6), and the five veterans played pivotal roles. Senior Erin Cleveland poured in 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, both game highs, and fellow senior Danielle Tallo finished with eight points, five rebounds and four assists. The other three Golden Gophers’ seniors, Olivia Griep, Beth Hackett and Megan Waite also made big contributions, scoring five, four and two points, respectively.
Junior Taylor Tillotson scored 14 points, and sophomore K. Abigail Saville added nine points to round out the Golden Gophers’ scoring attack.
Pavilion head coach Vernon Brooks said his team’s focus lead to the 30-point win.
“It was a big night for us being senior night, and we’re a little bit more focused right now because we understand that this is the time of the season when you have to be,” he said.
Mount Morris (8-7) was led by freshman Linda Brado and junior Laisa Pereria who both finished with eight points each. Sophomore Justine Yates added six points and 11 rebounds, and sophomore Shana D’Angelo also scored six points for the Blue Devils.
Mount Morris will host Geneseo Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. then travel to Keshequa next Tuesday before beginning sectional play.
Pavilion will play a home-and-home set with Geneseo, hosting the Blue Devils Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and travelling to Geneseo next Tuesday.
Brooks said the two Geneseo games will be tough tests for his team heading into sectionals.
“We know right now that Geneseo is a good basketball team that is going to be tough competition,” he said. “We’re going to work hard the next four days against what they do and give it our best shot on Saturday night.”
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Pavilion Topples Mount Morris 58-36
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MOUNT MORRIS – The Pavilion Golden Gophers girls’ varsity basketball team picked up a big 58-36 road win against the Mount Morris Blue Devils on Wednesday night. Four Pavilion players notched double-digit scoring nights, and the squad improved to 8-5 with the win.
Senior Erin Cleveland lead the Golden Gophers ‘ scoring attack with a game-high 17 points to go along with three rebounds and three steals, and fellow seniors Danielle Tallo and Megan Waite netted 13 points and 10 points, respectively. Junior Taylor Tillotson also hit three triples en route to a 10-point night.
Mount Morris was lead by sophomore center Justine Yates whose 16 points and nine rebounds were both team highs. Sophomore Grace D’Angelo added eight points and five boards, and classmate Autumn Edlen scored six points and corralled six rebounds for the Blue Devils, who dropped to 7-5 with the defeat.
Despite the comfortable win, Pavilion head coach Vernon Brooks said his team needed to improve on the defensive end and on the glass as they move forward.
“We didn’t play very good defense tonight, so we’ll work on that tomorrow and get ready for Friday,” Brooks said. “We need to communicate better and work as five, not just as individuals.”
Pavilion will be back in action Friday night at 7:00 p.m. when the host the 9-3 Keshequa Indians, while Mount Morris will travel to York next Thursday (Feb. 2) for a 7:00 p.m. matchup with the 10-4 Knights.
SWIMMING: Avon Defeats Mount Morris 51- 41
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MOUNT MORRIS — Avon defeated Mount Morris in a swim meet 51-41. However, the hard fought 41 points for Mount Morris show hope for a program trying to build a foundation.
Mount Morris was led by Sophomore Dustin McLean who won the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 25.99 and the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 1:07.94.
"It's a slow process in building a program, especially in a small school where other sports do well," said Jim Welch, Mount Morris Head Coach, who is in his second year. "Rome wasn't built in a day, we swim and have fun while striving to hit our personal bests."
For Avon they shuffled the lineup around placing some of their stronger swimmers in different events. They are also a young, talented team looking at this year as a step towards a more competitive future.
"We have a young team this year," said Dan Paginin, Avon Head Coach. "We are looking too finishing the season strongly and are excited about the years to come."
Avon was led by Nick Cole and Myriah Kingston. Kingston won the 500 yard freestyle and was part of the winning team in the mixed 200 yard medley relay.
"We swam 5,000 to 6,000 yards every day over break," said Nick Cole. "I'm not sure other teams swam that hard over break."
Mount Morris Swim Notches First Win, Defeats Letchworth
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MOUNT MORRIS — One of two teams were going to come out with their first victory and in a close battle Mount Morris edged out Letchworth 54-40.
Mount Morris was led by Peter Cappadonia who placed in the 200 and 500 freestyle as well as was a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team and 200 medley relay team.
"This win means that we are headed in the right direction," said James Welch, Mount Morris Swim Coach. "The kids are improving and are super excited to take their first with into the Livingston County Meet."
Next up for Mount Morris will be the County Meet as the program continues to rebuild.
Livingston County Tourism Jingle Contest a Hit
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MOUNT MORRIS – Livingston County’s got talent, and the tourism director knows it.
After seeing a man singing about Conesus’s Sliker Hill Road on YouTube, Lisa Burns, the director of tourism for Livingston County, decided to use music to advertise the county’s outdoor attractions.
“It made me realize that was something I wanted,” Burns said. “I wanted to have a catchy jingle for us to use.”
She turned to Cathy and Rick Barry, who manage Main Street’s Theatre 101, for help. The three knew the best jingle writers for the job lived right in the county itself, so they decided to host a jingle-writing contest during the theater’s regular open mic nights on the first Thursday of each month.
Contestants created 30-second jingles that featured the phrase “Have a field day in Livingston County” twice and showcased some of the area’s many attractions.
The theater hosted the first part of the competition Wednesday night at 7:30, where seven contestants performed their original jingles for a panel of four judges from the Livingston County community. Beth Sleboda from Livonia and Len Squires from Avon tied for first place, splitting the $100 prize.
Those who didn’t win the first round, or missed it, may enter the second round on August 4, or the third on September 1 by signing up at the theater the night of the competition. Winners of those contests will also win $100. All of the contest winners will compete against each other on October 6 for the grand prize of $250 and the chance for their jingle to be used in advertising for Livingston County.
