LOWVILLE — For the first time in a year, Lowville Academy’s turf athletic complex, which sits nestled behind the school, had student-athletes running sprints and working on drills, preparing for a season on the horizon. Read More ⇒
The Watertown Rough Touch Football League is another league sent to the sidelines thanks to COVID-19. But there’s hope the league can regain its past glory. Read More ⇒
Bryson DeChambeau recorded a 3-under 67 on Sunday at Winged Foot to prevail by six strokes while winning the first U.S. Open championship of his career in dominating fashion. Read More ⇒
Quarterback Josh Allen put together a career-best passing game to help the visiting Buffalo Bills continue their recent dominance of the Miami Dolphins with a 31-28 victory Sunday. Read More ⇒
Mitchell Trubisky threw two touchdown passes and the Chicago Bears held on for a 17-13 win over the visiting New York Giants on Sunday afternoon. Read More ⇒
Michael Chavis homered in consecutive at-bats and rookie Tanner Houck pitched six innings of one-hit ball as the Boston Red Sox ended a 12-game losing streak to the New York Yankees with a 10-2 victory Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. Read More ⇒
Sept. 21 has been a long awaited day for high school athletes in New York. And while much of the state will take to the field, court or pool Monday, for the first day of low- and moderate-risk interscholastic sports, less than 25 percent of Frontier League teams will begin preparing to play … Read More ⇒
Kenny Pickett passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead No. 25 Pittsburgh to a 21-10 victory over visiting Syracuse in Atlantic Coast Conference play Saturday at Heinz Field. Read More ⇒
GREENWOOD, Neb. — Jimmy Owens passed Watertown native Tim McCreadie with three laps to go to win the 30-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race Friday night at I-80 Speedway. Read More ⇒
GREENWOOD, Neb. — Watertown native Tim McCreadie placed eighth in the 30-lap Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series race Thursday at I-80 Speedway. Read More ⇒
Syracuse University football quarterback Tommy DeVito believes that the offense is closer to hitting its stride than it appeared in last week’s lopsided season-opening loss, and he is eager to test his theory against the fearsome defense of longtime rival Pittsburgh. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — The Oswego City School District Board of Education narrowly voted to approve moving forward with low- and moderate-risk fall sports for high school varsity teams at a virtual meeting Friday afternoon. Read More ⇒
LAKE PLACID — No World Cup luge race will take place in Lake Placid this season after the International Luge Federation removed the January race slated for the Mount Van Hoevenberg track on Wednesday. Read More ⇒
The Section 3 Wrestling Hall of Fame’s 2020 induction class ceremony has been postponed to next year due to COVID-19 pandemic precautions. Read More ⇒
FULTON — Many student-athletes in the Fulton City School District felt left out of the decision to postpone all fall sports during a special Board of Education meeting this week, and took action Thursday to ensure their voices were heard. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Central Square varsity football coach Kevin Kelfass packed his bag last Friday morning and felt the chill in the air, then instinctively grabbed a sweatshirt to pack for the game later that night. Read More ⇒
FULTON — Fulton Speedway will be dusted off to let the dirt fly for one night this season as part of the DIRTcar OktoberFAST Series. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Immaculate Heart Central is joining the 12 other teams in the Frontier League that have decided to postpone their low- and moderate-risk fall sports seasons. Read More ⇒
Now that a decision has been made about fall sports in the Frontier League, some soccer coaches can start thinking about getting their teams together in earnest as well as planning their first practices of the season. Read More ⇒
LATHAM — The New York State Public High School Athletic Association announced the appointment of Julie Bergman as the association’s new president Thursday. Read More ⇒
As the majority of Section 10 varsity soccer and cross country teams prepare to open their fall seasons next week, the global coronavirus pandemic has already struck too close to home for the Massena Central and Potsdam Central school districts. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Not everything was canceled this summer. Although the annual Dick Guyette Golf Classic for Hospice was put on hold until 2021 the organizers were still about to make a difference, donating $4,650 to Hospice of Jefferson County. Read More ⇒
DENMARK — Not all events were canceled this summer. Although it was later in the season, the Carthage Savings Golf Classic hosted by the Carthage Area Hospital Foundation, was held Aug. 28 at Carlowden Country Club. Read More ⇒
Lewis County will be the central hub for Frontier League low- and moderate-risk fall sports in the fall of 2020. While 12 Frontier League schools from Jefferson County and the Sandy Creek School District decided to postpone all their fall sports Wednesday, the league’s Lewis County schools o… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Even though the New York high school fall sports season is allowed to begin Sept. 21, Jefferson County school superintendents have decided to postpone their schools’ low- and moderate-risk fall sports seasons. The exact start date is unclear, but multiple schools indicated that t… Read More ⇒
Carter Kempney had the opportunity to play college lacrosse in the Ivy League, but in the end followed his heart in choosing Syracuse University. Read More ⇒
CANTON — As the Sept. 21 start date for low- and moderate-risk fall sports draws near, the high school sports picture is emerging for several sections in New York State, including Section 10. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Despite gaining approval from the Governor’s office, the state, Section 3 and each affiliated league, the Oswego County athletic directors have been left scrambling to determine the fate of fall sports within their respective districts due to COVID-19 and related concerns. Read More ⇒
With the fall high school sports season upon us, superintendents need to make a decision. Will their district participate in low- and moderate-risk interscholastic athletics this fall, or will they decide to postpone to a later date due to concerns surrounding COVID-19. Read More ⇒
After a six-month absence, Section 10 sports are officially back. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Part of the Watertown City School District Board of Education’s Tuesday night meeting was dedicated to discussing the risk factors that need to be taken into account regarding high school sports. Read More ⇒
Former Clarkson University men’s hockey coach Jerry York is one of four people who will be inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020. Read More ⇒
CARTHAGE — Carthage junior Carter Kempney has verbally committed to attend Syracuse University to play lacrosse. Read More ⇒
By Wednesday, the Frontier League hopes to know who’s in and who’s out. Read More ⇒
SYRACUSE — The kickoff time for Syracuse University’s football home opener against Georgia Tech has been set for noon Sept. 26, according to an announcement by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Student athletes from around St. Lawrence County gathered in front of the St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES building on West Main Street on Monday afternoon to press school superintendents to start up the fall sports season. Read More ⇒
CANTON — The summer of youth ended Sunday morning with St. Lawrence University junior Mark Mahoney claiming the club championship at the Partridge Run Golf Course on a rainy day. Read More ⇒
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Alec Mills tossed the 16th no-hitter in Cubs history as Chicago rolled to a 12-0 win over the host Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon. Read More ⇒
Josh Allen completed 33 of 46 passes for 312 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 57 yards and another touchdown, and the Buffalo Bills cruised to a 27-17 win over the visiting New York Jets on Sunday afternoon. Read More ⇒
Pinch hitter Gleyber Torres hit a tiebreaking two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees ran their winning streak to five games with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon. Read More ⇒
The engines at Can-Am Speedway are usually winding down at this time of year. But the track will extend its season into the fall. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Elizabeth Giguere is one of the best young women’s hockey players in the world, but she doesn’t seem to realize it. Read More ⇒
High school soccer received the green light on Friday from Section 3 to practice and play games this season. Read More ⇒
LAFARGEVILLE — Erick Rudolph passed Tim Sears Jr. with five laps to go to pick up the victory in the 30-lap 358-modified feature as part of the John Burr Memorial Race on Friday night at Can-Am Speedway. Read More ⇒
Javonte Williams rushed for three fourth-quarter touchdowns to help No. 18 North Carolina post a 31-6 victory over Syracuse on Saturday in the season opener for both teams in front of empty stands at Chapel Hill, N.C. Read More ⇒
North Carolina’s preparations for the season included a five-day break in the latter part of August due to campus-wide issues with the coronavirus. Read More ⇒
After surveying its 104-member schools regarding the start of the fall season for low- and moderate-risk sports, Section 3 announced Friday it will be moving forward with the Sept. 21 start date set by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Roy Sova envisioned spending this past Labor Day passionately calling supermodified racing at Oswego Speedway’s annual season-closing tradition, just as he has every year since announcing his first race in Turn No. 1 at the 1964 Budweiser Classic. Read More ⇒
Area volleyball coaches are waiting for the ball to be in their court when it comes the 2020-21 season. Read More ⇒
New York isn’t the first state to make the call to move high school football to the spring of 2021 and may not be the last. But the timing of Wednesday’s decision from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association came as a surprise to many. Read More ⇒