Manchester Valley (Md.) and Darien (Conn.) retain the top two spots and two newcomers join the latest USA Lacrosse Public High School Girls’ National Top 25 Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.) makes its debut in the rankings at No The Northstars have a pair of one-goal wins and their only loss came at the hands of Wellesley (Mass.) One of that Wellesley team’s three losses was to Coronado (Calif.) which has kept its perfect record through 16 games to move up three spots to No Coronado is one of only three unbeatens in the Top 25 along with Manchester Valley and Nyack (N.Y.) The other new team to the Top 25 is Conestoga (Pa.) a perennially strong program that started its season slowly The defending 3A state champions picked up an overtime win over West Chester Henderson (Pa.) Stoga is scheduled to face another perennial power Radnor won last year's matchup for the Central League title and Stoga came back to win the district title and then the state championship over Radnor West Islip (N.Y.) also made a big move up to No Since losing two of their first three games — to highly ranked Bayport-Blue Point (N.Y.) and Sayville (N.Y.) — the Lions have won nine straight including a win over Smithtown West (N.Y.) Summit (N.J.) and Moorestown (N.J.) flipped spots in the Top 10 after Moorestown suffered its first loss to Oak Knoll (N.J.) San Ramon Valley (Calif.) used a huge win over St 2 spot and three new teams entered the regional rankings Grant (Ore.) has lost just once this year and comes in at No San Marcos (Calif.) rode an overtime win over previously ranked Torrey Pines (Calif.) to move into the No And Issaquah (Wash.) owns wins over Bainbridge Island (Wash.) and Eastlake (Wash.) to surge to the final spot in the rankings 5 Ponte Vedra (Fla.) lost a heartbreaking one-goal game to Bartram Trail (Fla.) in the playoffs to end its season Prior Lake (Minn.) made a big move in the Midwest up to No The USA Lacrosse Public High School Girls' National Top 25 and Regional Top 10 lists can also be found here in our rankings hub with each team's previous ranking denoted in parenthesis Compiled by USA Lacrosse writers with input from coaches around the country these rankings will be updated weekly on Thursdays Also considered (alphabetical order): Anderson (Texas) USA Lacrosse is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt charitable organization (EIN 52-1765246) — A new Dollar General will open in North Syracuse soon The event will include a $10 complimentary gift card to the first 50 adult customers and Dollar General tote bags to the first 100 customers The new store is expected to hire six to 10 people, depending on the store's needs, the business said. Information about employment at the store can be found at this link Dollar General said the new Syracuse store allows for schools, nonprofit organizations and libraries within a 15-mile radius of the store to apply for Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grants. For more information about the grants, follow this link we believe the addition of our new Syracuse store provides positive economic growth for the community through the creation of new jobs and career growth opportunities; increased accessibility to affordable products; the generation of tax revenue and access to Dollar General Literacy Foundation grants,” said Dollar General Senior Vice President Matthew Simonsen in a news release Information about the store's hours is available on the Dollar General app Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here 7 Brew "dropped" the prefab shop at 2906 Brewerton Rd The coffee shop has more than 300 stands across the country Those interested in applying for a position can follow this link pictured here competing against Liverpool earlier in the season four draw controls and two forced turnovers in Cicero-North Syracuse's win over South Jefferson on Saturday.dennis nett | dnett@syracuse.com .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Kevin L. Smith | ksmith@syracuse.comThe Cicero-North Syracuse and South Jefferson girls lacrosse squads are coming off 2024 campaigns in which they both made appearances in state championship games the teams met for a matchup on the Spartans’ turf the Northstars won 10-7 over South Jefferson and South Jefferson — a Class D state finalist — have met during the regular season frequently “It’s always a good game between the two teams,” C-NS coach Stephanie Prentice said “It’s good prep for teams during the season We both have close similarities in how we play.” The victory for C-NS on Saturday also turned out to be South Jefferson’s first loss of the season “We played a really tough game,” Prentice said “The girls kept it together and followed the game plan.” The Northstars (10-1) face West Genesee — a Class B state finalist last season — on Thursday at 7 p.m but we’ll have a good mindset going into it,” Prentice said “We’ll do our best and follow our game plan.” South Jefferson (7-1) takes on Watertown at 7 p.m Contact Kevin L. 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Smith | ksmith@syracuse.comCicero-North Syracuse has gotten the best of Baldwinsville over the last four years Baldwinsville wanted to find a way to redeem itself against C-NS when the Bees won 3-2 over the Northstars on a walk-off walk at Onondaga Community College It was good to get that off our chest,” Baldwinsville coach Dave Penafeather said The Bees had an attempt to close the door on the Northstars in the top of the seventh inning. But, senior catcher Kyle Kulikowski delivered a two-out run-scoring single up the middle to tie it at 2-2 “That was huge for them,” Penafeather said The top half of the inning got away from Baldwinsville Later in the inning, Jacob Penafeather was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out Then, Gavin Seeber came up to the plate which forced Albero home as the winning run “It’s funny how baseball works,” Penafeather said Despite the intentional walk not going the way that the Northstars would have hoped Penafeather noted it was the “right move” to set up a force out at home plate “(C-NS) had timely hitting in the top of the seventh Jacob Penafeather finished with a double, single, an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base for the Bees. Jack Rider chipped in a run-scoring single On the bump for Baldwinsville, Joey Warner went five-plus innings and gave up an unearned run and seven hits with three strikeouts Nathaniel Georger recorded a scoreless inning in relief Kulikowski finished with a double, single, two RBI and a walk for the Northstars. Jaden Zimmer doubled Baldwinsville (6-1) faces Auburn on Friday at 6:30 p.m Penafeather noted that the Bees will have close to 15 games in three weeks “We know there will be issues with the weather and we hope to get good weather Shortstop Jaden Zimmer put together another multi-hit performance to propel Cicero-North Syracuse baseball to a narrow victory over Baldwinsville on Monday.(Robert Grossman | Contributing Photographer) .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Ryan Storie | rstorie@syracuse.comCicero — Cicero-North Syracuse baseball’s blazing hot start to the season was put on pause thanks to a weeklong break prior to Monday’s clash with Baldwinsville The Northstars entered the contest with a perfect 4-0 record The only team they trailed in Class AAA was a 5-0 Bees squad but the Northstars managed to shake off some early rust to nab a 5-3 victory in the battle of unbeatens “Going into this game we knew Baldwinsville was undefeated on the season and playing a really good style of baseball,” C-NS coach Stephan Bailey said “We knew we were going to have to bring it.” Baldwinsville’s perfect record through five games was its best start since 2019 The Bees were rolling behind one of the most prolific defenses in Section III Bees starting pitcher Ben Leaton kept the Northstars’ bats at bay early on The senior shut down C-NS his first time through the lineup and a combination of errors and passed balls put the Northstars up by two runs “Not to say these guys didn’t work their tails off but when you’re not competing against somebody with a different color jersey we do lose focus a little bit,” Bailey said The squads traded rallies over the next couple of innings Landon Cook replaced Kalfass as the Northstars’ hurler for the final three innings The senior started off solid and managed to improve as he faced more batters Cook struck out the side in the seventh to seal the game for C-NS but because I had guys behind me that would make every play.” Kalfass fanned eight batters while giving up just one hit for the Northstars Cook’s outing was just as impressive with five strikeouts and no runs allowed C-NS’s offense was propelled by another stellar outing from shortstop Jaden Zimmer The junior walked in his first at-bat and singled in his other two Zimmer bumped his season batting average up to .600 thanks to the multi-hit performance “I’m just trying not to do too much at the plate and do my job all the time,” Zimmer said 1/74Baldwinsville vs Cicero-North Syracuse boys varsity baseball(Robert Grossman | Contributing Photographer) The win was C-NS’s tenth-straight victory over Baldwinsville The Northstars’ last loss to the Bees was in 2021 C-NS and Baldwinsville don’t have to wait long before another clash The Bees have the chance to even up the season series against the Northstars in Baldwinsville on Tuesday “We’re a veteran squad that has a lot of pieces back this year and we’re still figuring it out,” Bailey said “We’re still finding those little ways to continue to get better each and every day.” Contact Ryan Storie anytime: Email | X 1 / 25Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.comCicero-North Syracuse vs Brighton girls lacrosse Cicero-North Syracuse vs Brighton girls lacrosse at Cicero-North Syracuse High School Friday .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Kevin L. Smith | ksmith@syracuse.comJohn Wojcik has coached high school tennis for 25 years Wojcik coached the Liverpool girls’ team for 18 seasons he’s coached the Cicero-North Syracuse boys for seven years Wojcik has seen exponential growth between the two programs a program that is heading in the right direction following a 5-2 win over Liverpool on Wednesday “C-NS has always had a great program,” Wojcik said “It dropped off a bit when I took over in 2019 but we’re starting to compete with everyone work hard and listen to what we can accomplish.” but came away with victories in the second (6-4) and third (6-1) sets (Dufort and Errante) adjusted well and quickly fixed some things after that first set.” We don’t try to do too many things outside the box It’s about having good footwork and hitting the ball in front of us.” Wojcik said that the Northstars responded well on Wednesday following a loss to Baldwinsville earlier in the week especially against a good team like Liverpool,” Wojcik said but it was really fulfilling and gratifying to see them do some pretty big things I commend my players and credit them for stepping up This program continues to grow every day.” Liverpool’s Justin Barrett — the 2024 All-Central New York boys tennis player of the year — won his singles match in two sets (6-0 The Northstars (3-1) face Fayetteville-Manlius on Monday The Hornets are the defending Section III Class A champions “It’ll be a mental battle against F-M because they don’t make a lot of mistakes and we just need to focus on the next shot.” Liverpool (3-1) goes up against Baldwinsville on Thursday at 4:30 p.m 1/54Cicero-North Syracuse vs. Liverpool boys tennis Contact Kevin L. Smith anytime: Email | X | Bluesky | Threads 1 / 54Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.comLiverpool vs Cicero-North Syracuse boys tennis Liverpool vs Cicero-North Syracuse boys tennis at North Syracuse Jr Cicero-North Syracuse boys tennis Liverpool’s Justin Barrett vs .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Kevin L. Smith | ksmith@syracuse.comThe Cicero-North Syracuse girls lacrosse squad is finding ways to quickly bounce back when a previous matchup doesn’t fully go its way Coach Stephanie Prentice said that the Northstars — the reigning Class A state champions — are collectively fueled by determination That ignited a string of victories in a row the Northstars’ win streak grew to five straight following a 17-4 drubbing of Section V’s Brighton “They’ve just been determined to win and carry on with what our goal is this season,” Prentice said Prentice noted that Friday’s victory was a “good bounce back” from Thursday’s nail-biting win over Fayetteville-Manlius so we rallied together today,” Prentice said Prentice said that Thursday’s game was one of those matchups where the Northstars “weren’t mentally ready to go.” but that game was closer than we would’ve liked.” Friday’s victory is when the team’s characteristics shone the brightest “We took accountability for working on what we needed to fix we’ve given them that ability to resolve whatever is going on mentally.” The Northstars (8-1) host Baldwinsville on Tuesday at 7 p.m 1/25Cicero-North Syracuse vs. Brighton girls lacrosse Contact Kevin L. Smith anytime: Email | X | Bluesky | Threads — Registration for Universal Pre-K is now open for the North Syracuse Central Schools The district is accepting applications for its Universal Pre-K program for the 2025-2026 school year The program is free for parents or guardians whose children live in the district as long as those kids are four years old on or before December 1 All programs will be five days a week and they will follow the North Syracuse Central School District calendar If your child is age-eligible for the program they will be enrolled at one of the following sites below based on home or babysitter address transportation needs and parent preference the NSCSD utilizes a random lottery system for all applicants Acceptance into the program is not on a first-come Lottery applications will be accepted through February 7 Registrations will continue to be accepted after Feb 7 will be added to a waitlist but parents will be told when there's an opening To register, the district said applicants must complete all components of the required registration packet at the following link Registration forms cannot be accepted until all sections of the packet are completed and the required documents are submitted to the registrar Completed packets and documents can be submitted in person or by mail to the registration office at the following address: 5355 West Taft Rd Email packet and documents to Registrar@nscsd.org Online registration is also available here. For questions regarding registration or the program please contact Julia Shannon 315-218-2147. Armstrong Williams takes on the news of the week and asks the questions you want answered. Don’t miss our weekly town hall. — The New York state Comptroller has released an audit of the financial transparency of several New York villages DiNapoli’s office released a report and series of audits reviewing compliance by villages with financial reporting and other requirements and found the Village of North Syracuse failed to report findings for the 2022-23 fiscal year a village’s chief fiscal officer (CFO) is required to file an annual financial report (AFR) with the State Comptroller’s office 60 to 120 days after the close of their fiscal year The AFR must be made available to the public and provides detailed information about the village’s financial position and results of operations The audit on the Village of North Syracuse found three specific issues and also acknowledged there was no reason for significant fiscal concern The audit found the Village of North Syracuse's Board of Trustees did not: The review did not identify any significant fiscal concerns with the Village’s general fund for the year 2022-23 the audit found the Board’s ineffective oversight resulted in a lack of transparency with the public regarding the Village’s fiscal activities the state comptroller say 246 (46%) of the state’s 532 villages filed their AFR with the State Comptroller on time and 76 villages (14%) had not filed as of Sept with a total population of more than 369,000 people — The North Syracuse Central School District will welcome its new kindergarten students soon The school district is inviting families with children born on or before Dec to its in-person kindergarten registration event Melvin Administrative Office Building at 5355 West Taft Rd Posted below are the registration dates by school: You will need to bring the following documents to register your child: You can also fill out the registration online at this link All required documents must be submitted via email to Registrar@nscsd.org to finalize the registration "This is a fantastic opportunity for families to complete the registration process meet school staff and district representatives and have their questions answered all in one convenient location," the North Syracuse Central School District said "Attendees will learn more about our schools and the resources available to support their child’s educational journey." For additional information, follow this link — The Syracuse Police Department arrested David Huff Tuesday morning in connection to a double homicide Syracuse police responded to a report of a shooting with injuries in the area of 128 Roney Road Monday evening they found the bodies of a woman and a child The Onondaga County District Attorney's Office identified the victims as Huff's girlfriend The North Syracuse Central School District identified the deceased child as Jeremiah Huff and said he was a sixth-grade student at Gillette Road Middle School Police searched all night and into the morning for Huff That search spanned from the residence at Roney Road to another home in North Syracuse and involved a helicopter He was finally taken into custody around 9:30 a.m Police credited a tip from a citizen that led to his arrest The Syracuse Police Department said Huff is facing one count of murder in the first degree and two counts of murder in the second degree He is also facing a charge of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree it was Jeremiah who called her to tell her that she needed to come to him after the shooting told the I-Team that she was shocked to learn that Huff is the suspect in the double homicide investigation "It was police everywhere and tape everywhere," Mcinnis described I don’t know.' And just to see them say stay in the house we’re looking for' And 'I’m like looking for what?'" Mcinnis added that Jeremiah was "A nice little boy who would ride his skateboard up and down the street and never caused any problems." Gallup detailed Jeremiah as a straight-A student who wanted to join the Coast Guard when he was older Law enforcement remained at the crime scene for hours before leaving the area just before noon but it's unknown if the vehicle was taken away as evidence The North Syracuse Central School District said Jeremiah was "well loved" by his teachers and fellow students Anyone with information is asked to call the Syracuse Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at (315) 442-5222 The Cicero-North Syracuse girls and boys indoor track squads swept sectional titles at the Class AAA championship meet on Friday at the SRC Arena.Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Kevin L. Smith | ksmith@syracuse.comThe Cicero-North Syracuse girls and boys indoor track teams have both won their fair share of sectional titles over the years the Northstars swept sectional titles for the first time in more than 15 years at the Class AAA championship meet “It’s been a long time since both of them won in the same season,” C-NS coach Greg Broton said “They did well today and they came well prepared They all kept fighting and clawing for everything they could get.” The Northstars girls’ team finished with 171 points beating out Liverpool by almost 100 points (82) They’re such a great group of kids,” Broton said “They want to learn about track and field as a whole It’s rare to have one kid specializing in one area They put in the extra work and time to hone their craft.” Teams will look forward to the Section III state qualifier on Feb C-NS sent a school record 18 athletes to the state meet last season “We want to get as many kids as we can down (to states).” Graham also won the 1,000-meter run (2:58.09) for the Northstars. Anna Eells took first place in the triple jump (38-2), the high jump (5-4) and the long jump (18-1.5). In the 55-meter dash, Jaydin Mackey was victorious in 7.36 seconds The Hornets’ Izzie Sullivan was victorious in the 3,000-meter run (9:50.27). Camille Ryan raced to a win in the 600-meter run (1:39.84) Liverpool’s Mia Wright had the best finish in the 300-meter dash (40.91 seconds). In pole vault, Ailanees Leon-Anamaria notched a mark at 8-6 to win the event Auburn’s Abigail Ringwood notched the top finish in the 1,500-meter run (4:47.32). For Utica Proctor, Chennia Locke finished first in the 55-meter hurdles (8.36 seconds) >> Results C-NS’s Camron Ingram won the 55-meter dash (6.43 seconds) and the 55-meter hurdles (7.47 seconds). Matthew Freeman leaped to first place in the triple jump (42-1.5) In the 4x200-meter relay, the Wildcats’ Fettig, Scott, Williams and Dylan Frost won with a compiled time of 1:32.45. Landon Derbyshire threw 52 feet to win the shot put event Auburn’s Austin Ferrin won the 3,200 meters (9:30.41) and the 1,600 meters (4:34.23). Amadi Onyeani was victorious in the high jump (6-1) F-M’s Will Ditre was victorious in the 1,000 meters (2:31.63), while Nick Domashenko won the 300 meters (36.23 seconds) Owen Johnson of Baldwinsville won the pole vault at 13 feet. Timothy Hill of Rome Free Academy took home a win in weight throw (58-9.5) Henninger’s Alex Acevedo was victorious in the long jump at 22-3.25 >> Results Contact Kevin L. Smith anytime: Email | X | Bluesky | Threads .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Lindsay Kramer | lkramer@syracuse.com Cicero-North Syracuse girls lacrosse player Sophia Nesci buries one of her four goals in a win over Liverpool on Tuesday Syracuse, N.Y. — As is her habit, Sophia Nesci got the party started for the Cicero-North Syracuse girls lacrosse team Tuesday afternoon The Northstars’ game against Liverpool was still minutes away from even starting As players waited through a 15-minute delay of the opening draw because an official was late arriving from another game Nesci gathered the Northstars on the sidelines of Liverpool’s field and signaled the start of a dance circle She led them in an impressive display of choreography backed by a range of music It was a pregame routine that C-NS began in the state tournament last season but had yet to premiere in the team’s four regular-season games this spring As with everything else when it comes to C-NS this season but it’s just something that I thought was really important,” Nesci said ‘We need to dance right now.’ It just gets us hyped And there’s every reason to expect that the revelry will once again last into the early summer The defending state Class A champs are a potential juggernaut playing both for fun and history The contest was a rematch of last year’s Section III title game and one that strongly suggests C-NS will again be without peer in Central New York and perhaps the state That record includes two wins against Section V powers Penfield and Fairport as well as another against one of the best teams in Massachusetts C-NS’ only stumble came against another championship-caliber team out of Massachusetts we are really big on taking one game at a time so we don’t really look to the future of this team is better or that team is better,” coach Stephanie Prentice said of comparing last year’s team to this season Tuesday was a milestone game for a pair of Northstars. Nesci hit the 100-goal mark for her career and draw control machine Gabrielle Putman passed 400 draw controls for her career C-NS quickly made clear there would be no drama on the blustery afternoon The team led 9-0 after one quarter and sent the clock into running time quickly in the second quarter “And I think what makes us different a little bit is just our transition So we get those goals really fast and we push transition So I think that’s what pumped us up really fast in the beginning.” Putman won 14 draw controls on Tuesday and is an artist at the craft She is quick enough to flip the ball to herself and then uses her distance runner’s burst to create space in the attacking end of the field The draw is kind of like a science,” she said Every person you go up against is different I’ve watched so many YouTube videos and I’ve just gotten so good at it And I don’t just do it in practice or in a game 1/24High School Girls Lacrosse 2025: Cicero-North Syracuse at LiverpoolThis could have been a season of a different kind of transition for C-NS a potentially devastating departure for most programs So I think this year just keeps motivating us to keep going and keep doing the things that C-NS lacrosse does,” Nesci said Prentice has established a factory line of talent in her five years running the team It’s hard to remember when she returned to coach her alma mater the program hadn’t won a sectional championship since she played for the school in 1997 Since Prentice took over she’s won two sectionals and one state championship “I think we always knew C-NS had the talent I think it’s just utilizing the talent in the right way,” Prentice said “And I think the biggest thing is really getting the girls to just believe in themselves We talk very much about having that mindset We go into every game believing we’re going to win regardless of what the other team is And I think that that’s something that we’ve done as a program is encouraged that and made sure that they believe that.” Smith credited Prentice with instilling the importance of confidence and chemistry in the Northstars “I think she gives a lot of girls opportunities and a way to see the field and see what they can do And I think that’s what she did for me,” Smith said “She gave me an opportunity my freshman year and I’ve been able to thrive off of it and have a really good career here at C-NS And I think she thinks it’s really important for us to get together and bond together I think chemistry is most important when it comes to a lacrosse team.” C-NS did return six players who are heading off to play Division I college lacrosse next season including Smith at North Carolina and Putman at Vanderbilt That returning experience gave Prentice the confidence to toss this year’s edition into the mix against top foes right away I like to have a really hard schedule on purpose to learn to grow if we get a loss,” Prentice said but it helps us learn and grow and teaches us what we need to do to succeed at the end of the season They say it’s not how ugly it is in the middle The Northstars know there could be a handful more tests between now and then if not from Section III then certainly in states Their groove is already good and only figures to get better by late May I think it motivates us at practice to be better so everyone having that same mindset kind of just pushes us to be better.” there’s this: Prentice has promised to take part in the pregame circle dance if the Northstars reach the final four “I think I’ll be all right,” Prentice said Contact Lindsay Kramer anytime: Email ’ Twitter