One shot ends Lakers' season

ONEONTA - For nearly 93 minutes, the Skaneateles boys soccer team manhandled Chenango Forks.

In a similar matter as when the Lakers overpowered Mount Markham, Lowville and South Jefferson to earn their first Section III, Class B title in 19 years, Skaneateles (13-6-3) relentlessly competed in the NYSPHSAA quarterfinal on Saturday. But what began as a miserable and wet afternoon for both teams ended with Skaneateles players falling to their knees in anguish after the team's 1-0 overtime loss to the Blue Devils. On the muddy and sloppy field behind the Soccer Hall of Fame museum in Oneonta, the Lakers left their hearts and exhaustion for a season that ended, perhaps, too soon.

“This was a great game,” said Lakers head coach Kirk Atwater. “Chenango Forks is a tough team, and today might not have been the greatest field conditions, but each team battled and played their hearts out. We just came up a little short.”