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Sunday Forecast: Clouds Give Way to Sunshine
Good morning! Today, after some morning clouds sunshine will move in with temps climbing into the upper 70s! So if you have any outdoor plans today the weather will be absolutely perfect. Unfortunately, that won't be the case come Memorial Day. Low pressure is arriving from the west bringing widespread rain and potentially a couple embedded thunderstorms in the afternoon. If we're lucky we could see a brief window of dry weather in the morning with a couple spotty showers.
Deposit-Hancock Softball Wins Third Straight Section IV Class D Title
The Eagles would claim their third straight Section IV Class D championship by shutting out Richfield Springs/ODY in a 7-0 final. Addison Makowski would throw 14 strikeouts in the win. Deposit-Hancock now advances to the state tournament where they will face the winner out of Section IX at Bagsai on...
Lengthy title drought ends in Section III's Class AA baseball final
SYRACUSE — Whitesboro's chance to end a five-year Section III baseball championship drought continues after a longer streak ended Sunday at Onondaga Community College. West Genesee's top-seeded Wildcats defeated No. 3 Whitesboro's Warriors 2-1 in the section's first Class AA final under the six-class alignment. While Whitesboro had won four Class A crowns...
Columbia claims regional final of D-I flag football
Fresh of claiming the first-ever Section II, Division I girls flag football championship on Wednesday, Columbia went right back to work on Saturday, blanking Section IV's Corning-Painting Painted Post, 12-0, in the regional final of the state tournament.
Baseball Hall of Fame East-West Classic, ‘Souls of the Game Voices of Black Baseball’ exhibit debut
COOPERSTOWN (WBNG) -- On Saturday the Baseball Hall of Fame unveiled a new exhibit honoring the history of Black baseball. The “Souls of the Game Voices of Black Baseball” exhibit made its debut on the museum’s second floor. More than 5,000 fans gathered in Cooperstown, NY to attend the “Hall of Fame East-West Classic.”
Section III softball semifinal wins for Whitesboro, Camden, New Hartford, Notre Dame
Addison Cook struck out 11 and the Whitesboro offense had 13 hits in a 10-4 win over Fayetteville-Manlius in the Section III Class AA semifinals on Sunday at Carrier Park Field East in East Syracuse. Cook allowed 14 hits and four earned runs for the top-seeded Warriors. At the plate,...
Stilwells from Whitesboro, New Hartford's Tommy Goodelle and Hamilton's Will Chouinard on to boys state golf tournament
HAMILTON — Chris and Mike Stilwell of Whitesboro qualified for the boys golf state tournament in a group of nine players from Section III. New Hartford’s Tommy Goodelle and Hamilton’s Will Chouinard also qualified with their performances in the two-day qualifier event at Seven Oaks Golf Club.
Eyewitness Sports Scoreboard for Friday, May 24
After two months of playing, the local high school sports have made it to the sectional final four! Is your school playing to the final weekend of sectional play? Find out on Friday’s edition of the Eyewitness Sports Scoreboard! We have all the sectional playoff action from baseball, softball and lacrosse, plus Herkimer softball’s chance at a national championship, because we are committed to bringing you the Local Sports, Stats and Scores That Matter to you and all of Central New York!
New billboard proclaims Upstate NY village as the real birthplace of basketball
A new billboard proclaims a village in Upstate New York is the real birthplace of basketball. Dr. James Naismith has long been credited as inventing the game of basketball in December 1891 at a YMCA International Training School gym in Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield is now the site of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame where hoops legends like Michael Jordan, Bill Russell and Kobe Bryant are enshrined.
Hamilton College Town-Gown grants exceed $100,000 for the first time
CLINTON – The Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund recently made grants totaling $109,600 to nine non-profit and public safety organizations serving the town of Kirkland and the village of Clinton, according to an announcement by fund officials. It marks the first time more than $100,000 in grants were awarded in...
WKTV Weather Photo of the Day: May 24
LEONARDSVILLE, N.Y. -- Check out today's photo of a hummingbird next to cigar flowers in Leonardsville. Be sure to check back to see if your picture was picked as our WKTV Weather Photo of the Day. We also feature the image on our social media pages.
Route 28 Back Open in Mohawk
MOHAWK, N.Y. -- Route 28 is now open to drivers between Jordanville and Hammond roads in Mohawk following recent road improvements. The State Department of Transportation reopened the road late yesterday. Today, however, they will be painting stripes on the bridge over Fulmer Creek, so drivers should be mindful of...
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