Leading off today: Tim Schurr, who coached Somers boys lacrosse into the last two Section 1 finals, will not be retained next season. Schurr told The Journal News he was informed of the decision by district Superintendent Joanne Marien.

   Schurr, 45, had been an assistant for five years before being named head coach for the 2004 season when he swapped responsibilities with Jim Donohue. Schurr, who last year purchased the former home of Yorktown lacrosse co-founder Charlie Murphy, had previously been an assistant at Yorktown for 14 years.

   Schurr compiled a 59-23 record, including 17-4 this spring. His lone sectional title came last year in Class B.

   "It caught me off guard," Schurr, who works full time in private business as a contractor, told the newspaper. Asked for a reason, he said, "That's really for them to answer."

   Calls to Marien's office were not returned, the paper said.

   Windsor coach shocked: Dan Hodack is done after 22 seasons as the top guy on the Windsor football sidelines, and it wasn't his choice to leave. Hodack is being replaced by varsity assistant Tim Hogan, having been notified June 4 by district superintendent Jason Andrews that he would not be recommended for the upcoming season.

   Hodack, who retired from teaching in 2004, compiled a 126-84-2 record and won five Section 4 titles.

   "I would always say I'm taking it year to year," Hodack told The Press & Sun-Bulletin. "I realized I was in the twilight of my career, but each year I would talk to the coaching staff, and they would say we want you to go out on your terms. I did everything all year to get ready for next season (because) I was led to believe I would be coaching in the fall."

   Andrews said he had met with Hodack this spring and said the district was considering a change. He declined to give reasons for not recommending Hodack's return.

   N.C. coach marries 16-year-old: A 40-year-old Wimington, N.C., teacher and cross country coach has quit his job and married a 16-year-old student-athlete.

   Brenton Wuchae coached Windy Hager at South Brunswick High, where she recently completed her sophomore year. Wuchae married Hager on Monday, according to a marriage license.

   Hager's parents, Dennis and Betty Hager, said they did all they could after noticing a relationship forming -- including going to school officials and police -- but they reluctantly signed a consent form allowing their daughter to marry her coach.

   Brunswick County Schools Superintendent Katie McGee said school and police investigations did not come up with enough evidence that would merit charging or firing the coach. The Brunswick County Board of Education approved Wuchae's resignation Tuesday.

   Indictment in Troy murder: A grand jury indicted a Troy teen in connection with the muder of a former football standout Jahod Crumble.

   Brian Ramirez, 19, fled to Puerto Rico after allegedly stabbing Crumble, 17, on May 11. He was arrested on May 25 by Troy detectives and extradited back to the states.

   Crumble was a promising running back for Troy High as a junior but suffered an ankle injury and did not play in 2006.

   Extra points: Ithaca High hockey goaltender Andy Iles will attend Salisbury School in Connecticut beginning in the fall. As a freshman, Iles was named Section 3's outstanding player, posting a 0.95 goals-against average and a .958 save percentage for the state championship team. . . . Greece Arcadia senior Jon Buckert won the Bowlers Eastern Scholarship Tournament in Mapleshade, N.J., last weekend by averaging 225.6 over 32 games. Buckert, bound for Wichita State, won $5,894 in scholarship money to lift his four-year total over $40,000.

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