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Thursday - Central over Hudson Valley 11-6
The 2007 Empire State Games opened with a match between Central and Hudson Valley.
Full Story →Thursday - Long Island over NYC 11-3
Long Island opened their first game of the 2007 Empire State Games with five straight goals spanning two quarters before the New York City team was able to score.
Full Story →Thursday - Western over ADK 11-6
The first round of play saw Western defeated Adirondack 11-6. Western opening up the scoring four minutes into the first quarter as attackman Joe Resetarits scored with a feed from fellow attackm…
Full Story →Friday - Central over New York City 13-7
Central opened the second day of games in a similar fashion as they did on Thursday against Hudson Valley. Central defeated New York City 13-7 after a seven-goal streak in the last five minutes of the…
Full Story →2007 Empire State Games Info Page
It's the 30th anniversary of the Empire State Games, and this year they will be played in Westchester from July 25th-29th. Six thousand athletes from the six regions will compete in the olympic style…
Full Story →Friday - Adirondack over Hudson Valley 10-5
Hudson Valley took a 3-1 lead into the second quarter but were outscored 9-2 in the last three quarters on their way to a 10-5 loss to Adirondack.
Full Story →Friday - Long Island Takes Western 13-4
Long Island opened up the scoring early and often, with their first goal just 0:34 into the game when Matthew Gibson scored by backing in from the top and then quickly turning for the shot.
Full Story →Friday - Hudson Valley-8 Over New York City-6
New York City’s Max Van Bourgondien scored the opening goal with 9:10 remaining. Forest Sonnenfeldt and Julian Musikant each scored one goal in the opening quarter.
Full Story →Friday - Central-11 Over Western-8
Western started the scoring with a goal from Joe Resetarits (assisted by Kyle VanThof) at 7:07 but the first three shots that Central took each resulted in a goal.
Full Story →Friday - Long Island-16 Over ADK-6
John Conneely opened the scoring on the final game of Friday’s six game series just 0:53 into the game. ADK was quick to retaliate when Matthew Crimmins (assisted by John Olsen) found the back o…
Full Story →Friday Games - ESG 2007
It was "doubleheader Day" on Friday, a day that challenges the athlete's skills, stamina and tempers as each team plays two game on the second day of the Tournament. The weather was humid and hot and…
Full Story →Saturday - Western over Hudson Valley 6-4
Western began this game a dominant force, winning the first two face-offs and controlling the ball in the offensive area of the field.
Full Story →Saturday - Long Island over Central 12-7 for Gold
Central took the opening face-off with a technical win, but it didn’t help as neither team scored a goal on their first offensive possession.
Full Story →Saturday - Adirondack over City 7-5
Although New York City opened up the scoring with the only two goals of the first quarter, Adirondack came back and outscored NYC 7-3 in the last three. Scott Margolis scored the first goal of the con…
Full Story →Saturday Games - ESG 2007
Long Island captured the Gold on Saturday, when they defated Central, but the Silver and Bronze medals are still up for grabs on Sunday.
Full Story →Sunday - Western over NYC 8-6
The Western-NYC game score of 8-6 doesn' t adequately reflect how the game was played. Western scored the only two goals of the first and the only two goals of the second for a 4-0 lead going entering…
Full Story →Sunday - Central over ADK 8-7 for Silver
The second game of the day was a closely contested match up between Adirondack and Central, the result of which determined the silver and bronze medals. The game started off with Adirondack in c…
Full Story →Sunday - Valley takes The Island in OT
On hearing the story of the post game celebration with parents and fans swarming the field, surrounding the athletes as they jumped up and down, hugging and jumping into a large pile in celebration of…
Full Story →Sunday Games - ESG 2007
Long Island captured the Gold on Saturday, when they defated Central, but the Silver and Bronze medals were still up for grabs today. Although for much of the game, it looked like Adirondack might bea…
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