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25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Graduated From Binghamton University
People sometimes think of Binghamton University as a place where students go to prepare for careers in business, science, law, and other demanding fields. That is certainly part of its reputation. Yet the university has also educated actors, comedians, musicians, writers, television personalities, political leaders, and people who helped build major American companies. Some of those names are so familiar that their connection to this SUNY campus in New York’s Southern Tier comes as a surprise.
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Matchups, players to watch for Section 4 football championship weekend
Updated Nov. 12 with Delhi forfeiting its semifinal win over Deposit/Hancock. Five high school football teams from the Elmira-Corning region will compete in Section 4 championship contests, including three games at the same time featuring Chemung County schools. A look at the Section 4 championship games in classes AA, A, C and eight-man. Games will be played Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14. Johnson City and Maine-Endwell meet for the Class B championship at 3 p.m. Saturday at Binghamton Alumni Stadium. Delhi appealing forfeit ruling Elsewhere in Section 4, Delhi was scheduled to face Tioga Central in the Class D final at 8 p.m. Friday at Chenango Valley. However, Delaware Academy superintendent Carey Shultz announced on the school's website Thursday that Section 4 ruled the Bulldogs most forfeit their 49-14 semifinal win over Deposit/Hancock because of an ineligible player. Shultz wrote the decision was based on a sectional eligibility rule the district did not know about. "Prompted by recent news from another school within New York state, the district was reviewing its readiness for the upcoming sectional final when we learned that our team would not be able to advance," Shultz wrote. "Section IV's ruling is based on eligibility
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Wallenpaupack Area football faces top-ranked Dallas in district semis
HAWLEY — Wallenpaupack Area travels to Dallas tonight to take on the top-ranked Mountaineers in the District 2 Class 4A high school football semifinals. The Buckhorns (7-4) are seeded fourth and coming off a 31-14 victory over perennial powerhouse Berwick in the quarterfinals. Dallas enters the contest undefeated (11-0) after cruising to a 48-14 victory against No. 8 Hanover Area. More: Wallenpaupack Area football suffers Homecoming loss to Scranton Prep Also by Kevin Edwards: Tailback Eddie Kiesendahl leads a resurgent Paupack football team “Our kids are really excited,” head coach Matt Nawrocki said. “It has been a great year for us so far and we are definitely looking forward to tonight’s game.” Opening kick-off is slated for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 on the turf at Mountaineer Stadium. The stage is set Paupack closed out its regular season Lackawanna Football Conference campaign with an overall record of 6-4. The Buckhorns went 4-3 in an always-rugged Division I, finishing fourth in the standings behind Scranton Prep (9-1), North Pocono (9-1) and Abington Heights (6-4). Nawrocki thinks that the weekly challenge of competing in such a tough division has prepared his squad for a deep playoff run. “I believe we are battle-hardened
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U-E rallies past Horseheads to repeat as Section 4 Class A football champ
Union-Endicott shut out Horseheads over the final three quarters and rallied for a 16-12 victory Friday, Nov. 13 in the Section 4 Class A football final at Horseheads High School. The Tigers beat Horseheads in the sectional final for the second year in a row and avenged a 21-15 loss to the Blue Raiders on the same field the teams played on Sept. 18. Ayden Matthews hit Larkin Bianco with a 7-yard touchdown pass with 7 minutes, 48 seconds left in the third quarter Friday to give U-E the lead for good, 13-12. Cooper Morgan added a 31-yard field goal with 1:31 remaining and the Tigers' defense secured the win with an interception. U-E captured the program's 21st sectional championship after limiting Horseheads to 52 yards of offense in the second half. "I'm super proud of them," Union-Endicott head coach Tommy Baleno said. "We started off pretty sluggish. We gave them two touchdowns. We got a little momentum going, we kind of got the rust out of the armor, I guess. "We started hunkering down and we played some pretty good defense. They’re an outstanding offensive team. They have a lot of great athletes. It was a hard-fought game. It