Brian Magovney is perfectly clear when he talks about his intentions for his future in athletics.

"Baseball is my No. 1 sport," he said recently, "it's what I want to play in college."

But even though he's more comfortable in a batter's box than a penalty area, Magovney isn't naive enough to think the only game worth playing is baseball. Nor is he willing to deprive himself of other experiences as he pursues that dream.

Entering his fourth season as the starting goalkeeper for the Immaculate Heart Central boys soccer team, Magovney, a junior, has already proven he can produce as many highlights wearing keeper gloves, as he does with batting gloves.

Andy Short began working with Magovney as an eighth-grader, when Anthony Burgess was still head coach at IHC. Short, now is his third year as the man in charge, doesn't spend as much time with his goalie as before. He doesn't have to because Magovney already knows what to do on his own.

"We don't have to do new things," Short said. "He comes to me with ideas now. I have 27 kids on the roster, and three of them are goalies. He takes the younger guys and pushes them, and pushes himself. It allows me the luxury to focus with the rest of the team on other things."

Magovney made about 11.7 saves per game for the Cavaliers last season, when they finished a disappointing 5-10-2 overall, and 3-4-2 in the Frontier League. Magovney provided a solid wall of defense for a young team that struggled on the attacking end, as 2007 provided a stark contrast to Magovney's rookie season, when the Cavaliers went 13-3-3.

"There were games when he single-handedly gave us an opportunity to win," Short said. "Some we did, some we didn't. If we can score two (goals) a game, we think we have a chance to win every game with him in net."

Magovney said he played just over 80 summer baseball games. But he made sure to reserve one night a week, in between 4-5 doubleheaders per week, for soccer.

The schedule didn't leave much free time, but the three-time soccer all-star, who has held 21 opponents scoreless in his career, doesn't want to specialize exclusively in baseball just yet. He also starts on the Cavaliers' varsity basketball team.

"I just like all the sports too much to give one up yet. I always like to be doing something," he said. "I told myself, 'Monday nights (in the summer), I have to play soccer.'"

Magovney is already one of the most influential athletes to compete for IHC. He helped the Cavaliers win a state baseball title in 2006, and this fall he'll likely surpass Mike St. Croix's school record of 28 career shutouts.

Short pointed out that Magovney isn't much taller or stronger than he was as a rookie, adding that Magovney's understanding of the game has proven to be his best attribute.

"He's on the field as a coach. That's his mentality," Short said. "He works harder now than when he didn't know anything, and his most important developments have been mental."

Short's evaluation isn't surprising, and Magovney has clearly taken advantage of being the only player on the field who can see an entire match unfold in front of him.

"I know how to change my defense so they're in the right position, and can read better where a player might make a run," he said. "Those are the things that make it so you don't have to make a save every time."

"A" DIVISION

Outlook: Graduation depleted this division of its stars, but this season should be more exciting than last, when Watertown ran away with the title. The Cyclones have the largest holes to fill, having lost 11 members from their Section 3 Class AA semifinalist squad. Expect city rivals Watertown and Immaculate Heart to fight it out for the championship.

Carthage Comets

Coach: Katherine Stackel (3rd year).

2007 record: 9-8-2, 4-4-1.

Players to watch:Tyler Abbass, Shane Eager.

Roster: Matt Hayden (Sr., GK), Matt Gallagher (Fr., M), Justin Warner (Jr., M), Jake Smith (Sr., D), Reid Parsons (Sr., D), Tyler Abbass (Sr., F), Ben Arquitt (Sr., F), George Birth (So., M), Thomas Mix (Sr., F), Daniel Towle (Jr., M), Naten Silsby (Sr., D), Ryan Clemons (So., D), Patrick Buzzell (Sr., D), Greg Dermady (Jr., F), Robert Bach (Jr., M), Alex Gordon (Sr., D), Chris McHale (Sr., F), Tyler LaVancha (Jr., M), Tyler Kempney (Sr., M), Shane Eager (Jr., D).

Immaculate Heart Central Cavaliers

Coach: Andy Short (3rd year).

2007 record:5-10-2, 3-4-2.

Players to watch: Peter Purcell, Brian Magovney, Andrew Guyette.

Roster: Brian Magovney (Jr., GK), Matt Morgia (Jr., D), Mark St. Croix (Jr., M), Matt Reape (Jr., M), Darren Carrington (So., F), Peter Purcell (Sr., F), Carlos Smith (So., M/F), Corey Ward (So., GK), Graham Whalen (Fr., F), Andrew Guyette (So., M), Seamus Vantassel (Jr., M), Kyle Thomas (Sr., M), J.T. Renzi (Fr., D), Christian Clere (Sr., D), Robert Spicer (So., M), Gary Zimmer (Sr., M), Al Davis (Fr., D), Jake Pignone (Sr., D), Michael Coppola (Sr., F), Gary Kulesza (Sr., D), Jeff Love (Jr., D), Michael Hough (Fr., GK), Shane Garrabrant (Fr., D), Matt Dermady (Jr., D), Zach Zaremba (Jr., F), Michael Snow (So., D), Tyler Grable (So., GK).

Indian River Warriors

Coach: Fred LaVancha (2nd year).

2007 record:6-12-1, 2-6-1.

Players to watch: John Pacilio, David Spaulding (4 goals, 3 assists), Zak Godin (6 goals, 2 assists), Dylan Hesse (4 goals, 3 assists)

Roster: Jeremy Aiken (Sr., M), Danny Bopp (Jr., D), Justin Beckstead (So., D), Michael Bombard (Jr., D), Cristian Dasilva (So., M), Zak Godin (Fr., F), Shawn Goodwin (So., M), Dylan Hesse (So., D), Cody Kiechle (So., D), Rick Kneram (So., M), Zach Laclair (So., D), Aaron Munford (Jr., M), Chris Negron (So., M), John Pacilio (Sr., GK), David Spaulding (Sr., M), Luke Ranum.

Watertown Cyclones

Coach: Todd Heckman (2nd year).

2007 record: 19-3, 8-1.

Players to watch: Brenden Mance, Spencer McCreary (3 goals, 3 assists), Andrew VanNostrand (1 goals, 3 assists).

Roster: Tim Madden (Jr., GK), Spencer McCreary (Sr., F), Ricky Nolan (Jr., D), Eric Gefel (Jr., M), Phil Hodosy (Jr., D), Justin Eassa (Jr., F), Matt Cleaver (So., M), Chris Waterbury (So., F), Andrew VanNostrand (Sr., F), Collin Devlin (Sr., D), Mark Koepsell (Sr., M), Elijah Johnson (Jr., M), Brendan Arthur (So., D), Max Ferris (Jr., M/D), Wyatt Gressler (Jr., F), Pat Cleaver (So., M), Zach Inger (Jr., D), Brenden Mance (Sr., D), Chris Stowell (Sr., M), Nick Pope (Sr., D), Stephen Hirst (Jr., M), Will Jaacks (Jr., M).

"B" Division

Outlook: If either General Brown or South Jefferson can find a way to solve Lowville's defense, there might be a chance to win the division. But it's unlikely, as Watertown was the only team last year to score more than once against Lowville until the sectional finals. The Red Raiders' strength, again, will lie in the defensive end. They return the league's best keeper, two-time All-North selection Zach Haenlin, as well as A.J. Capone. General Brown has four league all-stars back, and should continue to get better.

General Brown Lions

Coach: Phil Jenner (6th year).

2007 record: 4-12-1, 3-8-1.

Players to watch: Matt Damon, Jon Hall, Sam Bourcy, Jason Aldrich.

Roster: Britton Grant (Sr., F), Jason Aldrich (So., F), Zack Mott (Jr., M), Adam Babcock (Jr., F), Kent Danks (Sr., F), Matt Damon (Sr., M), Spencer Timmerman (Jr., D), Josh LaJuett (Jr., F), Sean Brouty (Jr., D), Matt Bachmeyer (Jr., M), Justin Delaney (Jr., M), Erik Jeffers (Jr., M), San Bourcy (Sr., D), David Siembida (Jr., D), Nate Brenan (Jr., M), Devon Meunier (Jr., D), Chris McKinney (Sr., D), Matt House (Jr., M), Taylor Woolf (Jr., M), Dustin Marolf (Sr., D), Trenton Cottrell (Jr., M), Derek Kolb (Jr., M/GK), Alex Tyler (Jr., M), Luke Quencer (Jr., D/GK), Jon Hall (Sr., GK/D).

Lowville Red Raiders

Coach: Chris Riley (9th year).

2007 record: 16-2-2, 12-0.

Players to watch: A.J. Capone, Dan Cannan, Zach Haenlin.

Roster: A.J. Capone, Zach Haenlin, Cody Carpenter, Matt Birchenough, Kyle Bush, Keith Hardy, Mark Nortz, Christian Sterner, Eric Yauncey, Brian Zehr, Josh Zehr, Corey Ryan, Dan Cannan, Kyle Curry, Cody Farney, Lincoln Hanno, Nate Kelly, Kyle Roggie, Robert Swain, Jeff Tabolt, Jordan Tabolt, Brandon Marshall, Justin Eaves.

South Jefferson Spartans

Coach: Warren Denny (1st year).

2007 record: 10-6-2, 5-6-1.

Players to watch: Justin LaLone, David Kellogg, Eric Pond.

Roster: Alex Denny (So., M), Marc Piche (Sr., F), Andrew Roberts (So., D), Bryan Smith (So., M), John Cobb (Jr., D/F), Nick Defranco (Jr., M), Shea Denny (Jr., F), Patrick Gilligan (Jr., GK), Mike Kedenburg (Jr., M), Drew Kellogg (Jr., D), Tom OYong (Jr., F), Spencer Parsons (Jr., F), Chris Besaw (Sr., F), Pablo Cuzmar (Sr., D), Ethan Duffy (Sr., M), Brent Frary (Sr., F), David Kellogg (Sr., D), Justin LaLone (Sr., M), Nick McCormick (Sr., D), Cody Morse (Sr., M), Eric Pond (Sr., GK), Mike Parishy (Sr., D), Porter Jamison (Sr., M), Jared Roberts (Sr., F), Jordan Smith (Sr., D/M).

"C" Division

Outlook: Thousand Islands won the division by 14 points last year, and have enough upperclassmen returning to most likely make a run for a second consecutive banner.

Beaver River Beavers

Coach: Tom Dunckel (5th year).

2007 record: 5-12, 3-12

Players to watch: Brandon Deem, Kaleb Schweitzer, Bryan Monnat, Nicholas Spink.

Roster: John Ottinger (Fr.), Andrew Duffer (Jr.), Thomas Duffy (Fr.), Sam Lyndaker (Jr.) Matt Monnat (Jr.), Adam Moore (Jr.), Adam Queen (Jr.), Shawn Roggie (Jr.), Kaleb Schweitzer (Jr.), Stephen Shambo (Jr.), Kyle Craska (Sr.), Brandon Deem (Sr.), Tyrus Farney (Sr.), Bryan Monnat (Sr.), Nicholas Spink (Sr.), Mark Walseman (Sr.).

Sandy Creek Comets

2007 record:2-13-, 2-12.

Roster:No information provided.

South Lewis Falcons

2007 record:0-13-1.

Roster:No information provided.

Thousand Islands Vikings

Coach: Shannon Amo (9th year).

2007 record: 8-8-1, 8-6-1.

Players to watch:Nate Lashomb, Ethan Taylor, Lucas Mitchell.

Roster: Blake Bach (Sr., D), Anthony Becker (Jr., M), Daniel Bowman (Jr, D), Marc Delaney (Sr., D/M), Andrew Gregware (Jr., D), Eric Heins-White (Jr., D), Dylan Hornback (Jr., D), Nathan Lashomb (Sr., D/F), Patrick Mahoney (Jr., M), Scott Mason (So., M), Lucas Mitchell (Sr., GK/D), Joshua Montgomery (Sr., D), James Moore (Jr., M), Gabriele Pichierri (Sr., M), Taylor Price-Kellogg (So., M/F), Felix Salentin (Sr., M/F), Will Smith (Sr., D/M), Kevin Swartz (Fr., M), Ethan Taylor (Sr., M/F), Mark Wolf (Jr., D).

"D" Division

Outlook: Copenhagen reclaimed supremacy by winning the title last year, and returning to the Section 3 Class D title game for the second time in three seasons. Lyme and LaFargeville have grabbed the banner on occasion in recent years, but the Golden Knights continue to boast the most consistent program. This division returns plenty of scoring, however, from a year ago, including Cory Walker (Lyme), Gage LeClair (Sackets Harbor), Ben Freeman (Copenhagen), Pat Snyder (Copenhagen), and LaFargeville's Dan Mills and Taylor Parks.

Alexandria Purple Ghosts

2007 record:9-8-2, 8-5-1.

Roster:No information provided.

Belleville Henderson Panthers

Coach: David Green (7th year).

2007 record: 7-10, 6-8.

Players to watch: Josh Kohl, David Kalwarovski, Tim Zeller, Chris Leen.

Roster: Josh Kohl (Sr., M), David Kalwarovski (Sr., F), Tim Zeller (Sr., D), Jon DeFoe (Sr., D), Matt Elmer (Sr., D/M), Robert Woytowicz (Sr., D), Lane Broadhurts (Sr., M/GK), Ben Bolton (Jr., D), Chris Leen (Jr., F), Nick Curtiss (So., M), Jamie Fulkerson (Sr., GK), Brandon Tibbles (Jr., D), Jared Arnold (Jr., M), Ryan McMillian (Jr., F), Josh Stockwell (Jr., M), Brian Bovee (Jr., M), Eli Anderson (So., M), Matt Harmych (So., F).

Copenhagen Golden Knights

Coach: Eric Shambo (5th year)

2007 record: 18-3-1, 12-1-1.

Players to watch: Jim Fisher, Ben Freeman, Trevor Morse.

Roster: Christopher Aubin (Sr., M), Jim Fisher (Sr., D), Ben Freeman (Sr., F), Ryan Garvin (Sr., M), John Hanchek (Jr., D), Tyler Henry (Jr., F), Blake LaBarge (Jr., D), David Hovendon (Jr., M), Lucas Main (Jr., M), Mike McDonald (Sr., M), Trevor Morse (Sr., D), Paul Sawyer (Jr., GK), Jake Spaulding (So., M), Josh Spaulding (So., M), Asa Stackel (Sr., D).

LaFargeville Red Knights

Coach: Dan Staie (6th year), Robert Switzer.

2007 record: 13-5-1, 9-4-1.

Players to watch: Brandon Davis, Dan Mills, Taylor Parks.

Roster: Brandon Davis (Sr., GK), Troy Knox (Sr., D/M), Max Legault (Sr., D), Dan Mills (Sr., F/M), Taylor Parks (Sr., M/F), Conner Taylor (Sr., M/D), Jay Greening (Sr., D/M), Alex Cummins (Jr., D), Casey Jones (Jr., F/M), Dylan Morrow (Jr., M), Jarret Nuffer (Jr., M/D), Nick Patchen (Jr., D/M), Garrett Robbins (Jr., F/D), Corey Barton (So., M/F), Garrett Cole (So., D/M), Tony Knox (So., D), Corey McKee (So., M), Arron Morrow (So., M), Dustin Scales (So., F/M), Wayne Aldrich (Fr., M/D).

Lyme Indians

Coach: Scott Radley (4th year).

2007record: 12-6-1, 9-4-1.

Players to watch: Lucas Weston, Luke Norman, Cory Walker, Josh Lothrop, Ryan Hyde.

Roster: Lucas Weston (Sr., GK), Luke Norman (Sr., D), Ryan Hyde (Sr., D), Josh Lothrop (Sr., M/F), Seth Barry (Sr., M/F), Zach Tyndall (Sr., D), Will Sutherland (Jr., D), Jordan Booth (Jr., D/M), Jordan Jenkins (Jr., F), Zach Piche (Jr., F), Joey Collins (Jr., M), Devin Garett (Jr., M), Eric Pawlin (Jr., D/M), Josh Fraley (Jr., F), Cory Walker (So., F/M/D), Justin Henderson (So., M/GK), Lyle Connor (So., D).

Sackets Harbor Patriots

Coach: Kara Kleiboer (1st year).

2007record: 9-7, 7-7.

Players to watch: Bret Weller, Gage LeClair, Jordan Williams, Jake Simmons.

Roster: Gabe Altier (Jr.), Zach Augliano (Sr.), Pat Bombard (Jr.), Andre Cring (Sr.), Greg Cring (Sr.), Brian Dempster (Jr.), Joe Filley (Sr.), Erik Fingar (Jr.), Justin Herman (Jr.), Gage LeClair (Jr.), Logan Lehman (Sr.), Josh Loren (Jr.), Dan Maas (Sr.), John Maxon (Jr.), Jordan Montrois (Sr.), Craig Rogers (Sr.), Anthony Romeo (Sr.), Nick Santamarina (Sr.), Jake Simmons (Sr.), Jake Smith (Sr), Derek Sweitzer (Jr.), Bret Weller (Sr.), Jordan Williams (Sr.).