Akron wins Sect. VI Class C field hockey title
No. 2 seed Niagara-Orleans League champion Akron rallied to defeat top seeded Iroquois 4-1 in the Section VI Class C field hockey championship game this afternoon on the blue turf field at Alden.
Trailing 1-0, Akron pulled even on a second quarter goal by Mackenzie Tomporowski off a corner by Brooke Mulhollen.
Akron then pulled away to claim the title by scoring three unanswered goals in the second half on tallies by Madison Gates, Mulhollen and Scarlett Ranney.
Iroquois grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first quarter on a goal by Scarlett Cantie.
Improving to 16-1-1, Akron now advances to the state quarterfinals and a meeting with five time defending state Class C champion Whitney Pint on Saturday at Tioga High near Binghamton.
