Dryden boys lacrosse team gets new coach first win

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The Dryden boys lacrosse team picked up its first win under first-year head coach Colton Oliver Wednesday, beating Watkins Glen 16-4 at Watkins Glen High School. The Lions are now 1-1 this season.

Dryden allowed a goal in each quarter and opened up an 8-2 lead at halftime. The Lions scored six goals in the first quarter and five more in the third.

Brendan Williams and Luke Eshelman each went for five goals and an assist. Finnegan O’Brien, Brayden Wood, Kai Riggs, Graydon Haines, Wyatt Curtis and Oscar Brotherton all added a goal each.

Hunter Covington had his first breakout performance in the cage, stopping 19 of the 23 shots that went his way.

The junior goalie made five saves in each of the first three quarters.

Dryden will look to build off this effort at 5 p.m. Monday at home against Cortland.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

BASEBALL

DeRuyter at McGraw, 5 p.m. today at Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex

Dryden at Watkins Glen, 4:30 p.m. today

SOFTBALL

McGraw at Fabius-Pompey, 4:30 p.m. today

Cincinnatus at Stockbridge Valley, 4:30 p.m. today

Dryden at Watkins Glen, 4:30 p.m. today

BOYS LACROSSE

Binghamton at Cortland, 7 p.m. today

Homer at Whitney Point, 5 p.m. today

Tully/F-P at Syracuse, 7 p.m. today

at Corcoran High School

GIRLS LACROSSE

Clinton at Homer, 5:15 p.m. today

New Hartford at Southern Hills, 7 p.m. today

GIRLS GOLF

Marathon at Horseheads, 4 p.m. today

at Willowcreek Golf Course