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It was a special night for Chittenango junior Ryan Moesch. With the Bears facing the Auburn in its More Than A Game Tournament, Moesch was laser-focused. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

UTICA — Clifford C. Crandall Jr., 76, of Utica, was the oldest competitor ever to participate in the Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders New York State Amateur Open/Masters Pro Qualifier competition last month in Syracuse. Crandall is the founder and grandmaster of the American Martial Arts Institute and the American...

ROME — With some new players on the court, the Rome Free Academy girls basketball team is trying to build some early momentum. Building an early lead Friday against an undefeated New Hartford Spartans team was beneficial for a Black Knights squad that has mostly struggled to open the season.

The Camden girls basketball opened the season with a 38-34 win against visiting Carthage on Wednesday in non-league play. Emily Bird led the way for the Blue Devils with a game-high 22 points. Camden trailed 19-15 at the half and by two going into the fourth quarter. The Devils then...

ROME – Though it didn’t finish first in West Genesee’s Ice Breaker Tournament on Nov. 29 and 30, the Baldwinsville ice hockey team still emerged from that event with more […]

The world-famous Belmont Stakes is changing locations in 2024 and Central New Yorkers won't have to drive too far to see it. Governor Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that the Belmont Stakes, which usually races in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, will take off at a different location in 2024.

It was a very busy night for sports last night across Central New York, and Eyewitness News has you covered with today’s version of the Varsity News Scoreboard! We have all the scores from high school and college action across Oneida, Herkimer and Otsego Counties! We are committed to bringing the Local Sports, Stats and Scores That Matter to you and the entire Mohawk Valley!

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. -- Play It Again Sports is open under new ownership in a fresh location. The previous owners of the store retired after more than three decades in business. Jeremy Godfrey and his wife bought the franchise and stepped in to bring the store back to the area.

Discover the grand reopening of Play It Again Sports in New Hartford! With new ownership and a fresh location, the store is ready to buy and sell gently used sports equipment. Expect exciting giveaways, raffles, and food trucks at the grand opening on December 7th.

UTICA, N.Y. (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) – The Utica Pioneers men’s basketball team entered their Mohawk Valley showdown with the Hamilton Continentals on Thursday 5-1 overall and receiving votes in the d3hoops.com poll. Hamilton was on the other end of the spectrum, 2-5 on the year and trying to rebound from some early season losses, and that they were able to do, holding the Pioneers to their lowest offensive output so far this season, 53 points, scoring 60 of their own behind nine threes and lockdown defense for a seven-point win.

Women will soon be playing hockey in the first Women’s Professional Hockey League, and the details of how league will run are being worked out at the Utica University Nexus Center. Tags. Localnow. Professional Women’s Hockey League Evaluation Camp. News organizations from around the U.S. and Canada converged...

WKTV -- Four area girls basketball teams hit the court tonight. Vernon-Verona Sherrill (0-1) welcomed in (1-0) Oneida, and Utica Notre Dame played host to Holland Patent. Oneida and Notre Dame each won their respective contests handily. The Express was led by Myah Rainbow's 15 points in a 42-18 victory....

Rome Free Academy picked up an impressive win to start the season, beating back-to-back sectional champion New Hartford 82-75 in double overtime in boys basketball action Wednesday. The Black Knights were led by Uzziah Grimes, who scored 25 points, including six in the second overtime. If you purchase a product...

CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Moorer, the first left-hander to win the heavyweight title, and fellow two-division champions Ricky Hatton and Ivan Calderon were elected Thursday to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Central New York. Diego Corrales, who died two years after winning a 2005 bout voted...

The Rome Free Academy girls volleyball team swept past visiting Whitesboro Monday in the Tri-Valley League, a rematch of the Section III Class A title game the Black Knights won last season. The Black Knights won the sets 25-14, 25-18 and 25-16.

SOMERS, N.Y. - When Somers boarded the bus for the JMA Wireless Dome on Dec. 1, defending their state title was on the itinerary.   Not so impressed, Whitesboro got down the field on the opening possession, and Memphis Ferguson ran 18 yards into the end zone. The only problem for the pretenders, a holding flag darkened their skies, and negated the score. Nonetheless, Andrew Kapica took note for his team. “Now, we knew what it was like to see them score,” he said, and the unpleasant memory stuck. “We didn’t let that happen again,” Kapica was close enough, and a 35-6 victory...

(VERNON, NY) – In front of a great crowd of A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints teams, crew, family and officials, Jordan Hutton was crowned CRSA Sprints champion for the first time in his career. 2023 was Hutton’s third season of competition in which was by far a breakout season and one that will be hard to rival in seasons to come.

In Oneida County, New York, there are attractive high school basketball games on the schedule today. The inside scoop on how to watch them is available below. Follow high school basketball this season on the NFHS Network! Keep tabs on your family or alma mater and tune in!. Oneida County,...

The Western Wisconsin Stars put on a solid performance in their 2-2 draw away to the Pine City Area Dragons on Thursday. The visiting team took the lead halfway through the first period, with a goal from Izzy Johnson. Brenna Youngbauer scored in the second period. Gabby Thomsen took the...

Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking, speaks to a large crowd in the auditorium at Utica Free Academy in a program sponsored by the Utica Teachers' Association. His book published last year has become a best seller -- "How to Win Friends and Influence People." To those planning a...