Emily Peryea
Lady Bobcats take on new look
ELLENBURG | The Northern Adirondack varsity basketball team will have a new look this season as they look to return to the Class C sectional finals.
“With Paige Chilton graduating, we will have a different look,” said first year head coach Dennis LaBarge.
“I am hoping to have several girls step up to do the scoring. We will have to work hard on the defensive end and share the ball on the offensive end. With a younger team, I expect there will be some struggles at times this season. Our number one goal is to work together to get better each game and eventually play well during sectionals.”
LaBarge said the focus in preseason has been on fundamentals.
“We are trying to improve individual skills and then work on team drills, trying to emphasize how important it is to work hard on basic fundamentals and also to have grit and character on the court.”
Members of the Lady Bobcats roster include seniors Emily Peryea and Grace Thume; juniors Kira LaBarge, Brynne Gilmore and Anna Brown; sophomores Emily Brooks and Aiden Lambert; and freshmen Alexis Belrose and Rhylee Poupore.
Jace Filion
Bobcats seek to improve record on mats
ELLENBURG | The Northern Adirondack varsity wrestling team will seek to improve on their record this season and try to get into the mix for a league and sectional title.
“We expect to do a little better than we did last year,” said coach Adam Trombley. “We return a lot of experienced wrestlers and did not graduate anyone. Jace Filion is looking tough as is Troy LaBarge. The kids have been working out in the offseason and hopefully that shows up in the season and on the mat.”
Members of the Bobcats roster include Taylor Nick, Dolan Gilmore, Troy LaBarge, Tyler Trombley, Jace Filian, Cameron Matthews, David Griffin, Tyler Hewson, Isaac Pratt, Kaden Bruce, Dustin Lashway, Connor Guay, Brandon Manor, Brent Pombrio, Jeremy LaValley, Clayton Trombley, Austin Martin, Trey McGee, Nathan Jarvis, Trent Snide and Kaleb LaValley.
Cody Lambert
Bobcats ready for season
ELLENBURG | The Northern Adirondack boys varsity basketball team is ready to contend for the Class C sectional title in what will be a very competitive league.
“We expect to be competitive again this season,” said coach Nate Bilow. “Hopefully we will be in the mix at the end of the year in Class C. We have been doing a lot of conditioning, a lot of shooting and a lot of getting prepared to be ready.”
Members of the Bobcats roster include Tommy Bergeron, Lucas Smart, Cody Peryea, Brett Juntunen, Kayden Guerin, Kevin Roberts, Doug Roberts, Cody Lambert and Reed Lashway.
