Syracuse University football players sat out their first official practice of preseason training camp Friday due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ⇒
CHAZY LAKE — Out of 25 aquatic vegetative plants in Chazy Lake, only one of them is invasive. The plant is called Eurasian watermilfoil, or Myriophyllum Spicatum, and it ranks fourth in prevalence in this body of water. Two young women, aged 18 and 19, have made it their mission this summer … Read More ⇒
The NCAA Division III Presidents Council announced on Wednesday that all fall championship events have been canceled due to COVID-19. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Catarina Burke of the Oswego State women’s track and field team garnered All-Academic honors from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Read More ⇒
Syracuse University men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim and members of his staff have taken real steps in joining the fight for social justice. Read More ⇒
Orange emojis, hashtags and the phrase: “Too Much Juice,” has become social media code for Dino Babers landing a future verbal commitment, yet there was undoubtedly extra umph behind the now-customary tweet posted by the Syracuse University head football coach on Sunday night. Read More ⇒
Local college teams looked forward to a variety of goals for the fall season, whether it was competing for a national championship, conference titles or simply a winning season. Read More ⇒
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a series on north country athletic stars of the past. Read More ⇒
As the immediate future of NCAA athletics begins to take shape amid a myriad of debate, the Syracuse University men’s basketball team is working through a relatively normal summer at the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Diane Dillon approached the task of re-launching the Oswego State women’s ice hockey team as if she were starting a business but was often heard throughout her final season referring to the program as her baby. Read More ⇒
The Atlantic Coast Conference unveiled plans Wednesday for an updated 11-game football schedule for each of its member schools, including Syracuse University, to begin the week of Sept. 7-12 if public health guidance allows. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The North Country Sports Hall of Fame will announce its fourth annual induction class on Facebook Live tonight at 8. Read More ⇒
Former St. Lawrence University standout Kyle Flanagan likely isn’t far from the hearts of the school’s hockey fans. Read More ⇒
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Syracuse redshirt junior placekicker Andre Szmyt has been named to the watch list for the Lou Groza Award, as announced today by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. Read More ⇒
TROY — There will be no local fall college sports this year as the Liberty League joined the North Atlantic Conference and SUNYAC earlier this week in announcing the cancellation of its fall schedule. Read More ⇒
When Canton native Ryan Durocher took an assistant coaching position with the Robert Morris men’s hockey team last week he reached a longtime goal of becoming a full NCAA Division I coach. Read More ⇒
Fans will have to wait longer to see their beloved Syracuse University athletic teams play inside the newly-renovated Carrier Dome this college football season. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — The State University of New York Athletic Conference — of which SUNY Oswego and its athletic teams are members — is suspending fall sports competition, according to a SUNY Oswego press release. In addition, the press release continues, the winter conference and non-conference schedu… Read More ⇒
The North Atlantic Conference, of which SUNY Canton is a member, as well as the SUNYAC, which includes SUNY Potsdam, announced Monday afternoon that they are canceling fall sports for the upcoming school year. Read More ⇒
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Five members of the SUNY Canton men’s basketball team have been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court for their efforts in the classroom, while the entire team has been recognized with the NABC Team Academic Excellence award. Read More ⇒
SYRACUSE — Katie Scanlon sat back and smiled as she watched Paschal Chukwu walk across the stage last year at Syracuse University’s graduation ceremony, knowing the role she and her department played in helping the former 7-foot-2 Orange center blossom into the tallest graduate, not just the… Read More ⇒
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University announced Wednesday that it will implement mobile ticketing as the only option for admission to SU football, men’s and women’s basketball, and men’s lacrosse games beginning this fall. Read More ⇒
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University football safety Andre Cisco was selected to Phil Steele’s Preseason All-America First Team Tuesday to add to his growing list of preseason accolades. Read More ⇒
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University women’s basketball point guard Tiana Mangakahia was added to the Australian Senior Women’s National Team on Monday. Read More ⇒
The current COVID-19 pandemic has sidelined some fall sports at Jefferson Community College. Read More ⇒
PHILADELPHIA — Syracuse University football junior safety Andre Cisco has been named to the watch list for this year’s Bednarik Award, as announced Monday by the Maxwell Football Club. Read More ⇒
Much like its decision to cancel its conference basketball tournament back in March, on Wednesday the Ivy League became the first conference in college sports to cancel its fall season due to COVID-19. Read More ⇒
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — Trevor Allard, of Mexico, a member of the wrestling team, was one of a Bloomsburg University school-record 208 student-athletes recognized as Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athletes for the 2019-20 academic year. The 208 Huskies join a PSAC-record 3,7… Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — The following local residents were among the 121 SUNY Potsdam student-athletes to earn a spot on the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll for the 2019-20 school year, the conference announced Wednesday, June 17. Athletes named… Read More ⇒
CANTON — Head coach Shiva Senthil and the SUNY Canton men’s basketball program, the reigning North Atlantic Conference champion, have announced their incoming 2020 recruiting class that includes two junior transfers and eight freshmen. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — SUNY Potsdam men’s volleyball players Justin Crovetto and Kiernan Morgan are North Eastern Athletic Conference Scholar-Athletes for the 2019-20 season, SUNY Potsdam announced. Read More ⇒
The Ivy League announced Wednesday that it will not hold fall sports competition, making it the first Division I conference to shut athletics down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read More ⇒
Jefferson Community College will have a decision on how it will proceed with athletics this fall by Monday, according to Athletic Director Jeff Wiley. Read More ⇒
TROY — The Liberty League, which includes Clarkson and St. Lawrence athletic teams, will begin its fall season no earlier than Sept. 26, according to a plan for returning to competition approved by the league and announced Tuesday. Read More ⇒
LAKE PLACID — The COVID-19 pandemic did not get in the way of a special moment for a select group of players committing to the Paul Smith’s women’s hockey team last week. Read More ⇒
Syracuse University director of athletics John Wildhack announced Monday that Salatha Willis has been appointed as associate athletic director of diversity, culture and climate, a newly-established position in the SU Department of Athletics. Read More ⇒
The Syracuse University football team added a key building block to each unit late last week to further solidify its 2021 recruiting class. Read More ⇒
Tiana Mangakahia spent most of Wednesday settling into her new apartment, jogging around the neighborhood, and going through some solo basketball workouts. Read More ⇒
Abbot “Abbey” Leonard, a former Gouverneur High School coach, teacher and athletic director, who drew greater notice as a well-respected soccer official from the fields of the Northern Athletic Conference to the turf of NCAA championships, died last month at age 84. Read More ⇒
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Liberty League opponent of Clarkson and St. Lawrence universities, announced Tuesday that it would not participate in fall sports in the upcoming semester. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Adams native and former South Jefferson athlete Molly Denny will find out Tuesday if she is the North Atlantic Conference’s Woman of the Year. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team has turned to a familiar face to guide the program through the pandemic and into the future. Read More ⇒
The origins of Nat St. Laurent’s passion for the sport of lacrosse stretch all the way back to the playing fields in Carthage. Read More ⇒
CANTON — St. Lawrence University senior defenseman Skylar Podvey will captain the women’s hockey team for the 2020-21 season, the university announced. Read More ⇒
The Syracuse University football team announced the addition of FCS opponent Wagner to its 2022 nonconference schedule with a press release Wednesday. Read More ⇒
Don Leet, who quietly roamed the sidelines for 28 seasons for the St. Lawrence University men’s lacrosse team and led the Saints to some of their greatest victories, died Monday at age 85. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — In the realm of perpetual change that is collegiate athletics, Gary Mikel has been one of the few constants at Clarkson University for the past 38 years. Read More ⇒
Don Leet, who quietly roamed the sidelines for 28 seasons for the St. Lawrence University men’s lacrosse team and led the Saints to some of their greatest victories, died Monday at age 85. Read More ⇒
ONEONTA — SUNY Oneonta athletics is closing out the 2019-20 year by recognizing five women and five men as top performers. They are recognizing junior Clara Culeton (Oswego). Read More ⇒
Former Syracuse University football quarterback and assistant coach Pat Stark died Friday at the age of 90, according to an announcement by the University of Rochester, where Stark served as a football coach and an athletics staff member for the bulk of his career. Read More ⇒