Syracuse, N.Y. — When Tim Scheemaker took the boys soccer head coaching job at Baldwinsville in 1996, the Bees hadn’t enjoyed a winning season in a dozen years.

On Saturday, after Baldwinsville’s loss in the Class AAA state semifinals , Scheemaker announced to his team he was stepping down from his post after 30 consecutive winning seasons.

The Bees had never won a sectional title before Scheemaker took over. He’s led them to 11 of the last 18, including three straight since the NYSPHSAA added Class AAA in 2023.

“I think that I have really high expectations of the players, how they perform, how they come to training and games,” Scheemaker said. “And so therefore I have the same high expectations for myself, and I’m having just a little bit harder time meeting those expectations.

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