SPORTS
New York Mills Boys Basketball Muzzles Bulldogs for Fourth Win of the Season, 72-41
NEW YORK MILLS, N.Y. -- The Marauders bounced back from two-straight losses at home on Saturday, downing visiting Westmoreland, 72-41. The Bulldogs came into the contest at 0-4, and were looking for their elusive first win of the season. It was a four-point game after the first quarter, but New...
High school roundup: Clinton girls ice hockey captures River Classic championship crown
Rob Kopek is at the helm of a young Clinton girls ice hockey team this season after a state championship campaign last winter. With just two seniors on the squad, the Comets have a good balance of players between eighth and 10th grade. If you purchase a product or register...
A Big Day for Hamilton College Athletics as Women's Ice Hockey Takes Down Utica, Men's Basketball Handles St. John Fisher, and Home Court for Basketball is Dedicated to Longtime Legendary Coach and AD Tom Murphy
CLINTON, N.Y. -- Days like these don't come around too often. Hamilton College Athletics was in all its glory on Saturday afternoon at the Margaret Bundy Scott Fieldhouse in Clinton. Two great matchups took place simultaneously, as 8th-ranked Women's Ice Hockey welcomed in rival, and 7th-ranked, Utica University, and the...
Clinton girls hockey begins state title defense but must replace top contributors
The Clinton girls hockey team is back to defend its Section III and state titles this season. The team must replace its all-time leading scorer and the winningest goaltender in the program to do so.
Colgate Wraps 2023 With Wins Over Division III Hamilton
SCY (25 yards) CLINTON, N.Y. – Lucy Art, MG King and Ellie Sundin all won a pair of events to lift the Colgate women’s swimming & diving team past Hamilton, 131-106, Friday evening at Bristol Pool. Colgate won nine events in total to knock off the hosts in...
RFA coach Jason Nowicki: 'Most talented team that I have had'
This season’s Rome Free Academy hockey team is 10th-year head coach Jason Nowicki’s “most talented team that I have had,” he said. The Black Knights will get a big lift with the return of Tyler Lokker, a junior who did not play scholastic hockey last season. As a freshman, he led the team in scoring with 12 goals and nine assists.
Hamilton holds Utica to lowest point total of year, defeat Pioneers in defensive battle
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.
Young Talent Leads Women's Track & Field at Utica
UTICA, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's track and field team had multiple standout performances on Saturday, as the team finished sixth at the Utica Holiday Classic. Leading the way was freshman Lauren Szalkowski, as she topped the leaderboard in the Women's 400 meters, scoring a time...
Age is no barrier for Clifford Crandall
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...
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Notre Dame gets convincing win over HP, with 22 points from Ella Trinkaus
Ella Trinkaus put up 22 points in a 66-34 girls basketball win for Utica-Notre Dame over visiting Holland Patent on Thursday in the Tri-Valley League. Erin Trinkaus scored 11 for the Jugglers, who led 35-16 at the half.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Quick start helps Rome Free Academy top New Hartford
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.
After two years away from the sport, Faithe Harris is ready to start her Utica career
Growing up in a small town in British Columbia, transfer student Faithe Harris said the only thing to do was play hockey. Even though her hometown is more than 40 hours away from Utica, the transition was not difficult. When Harris turned 15, she decided to attend an academy to...
Play It Again Sports Reopens in New Hartford with New Ownership and Location
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.
Men’s Track and Field, Track and Field: Red Dragon Men Easily Capture Team Title at Utica Holiday Classic
UTICA, N.Y. – The Cortland men’s indoor track and field team posted a convincing team victory out of 13 schools at the Utica University Holiday Classic. The Red Dragons finished with 223 points, more than double than runner-up RPI (96). Delhi (91), Utica (56.5) and Oneonta (51.5) rounded out the top five.