WATERTOWN — Jefferson County Board of Legislators Chairman Scott A. Gray released additional guidance Friday afternoon permitting schools to allow spectators at high-risk sporting events if they so choose.  Read More ⇒

COPENHAGEN — Brooke Smykla had already begun using her basketball bag for school and Allison Best debated getting a second job — the Copenhagen girls basketball players were preparing for a year without the sport. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Winter high-risk sports competition for Jefferson County schools may begin sooner than expected. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Ed Adams only had seven members of his team in the Case Middle School gym for his first practice as head coach of the Watertown boys basketball team. Read More ⇒

Thomas King and James King each picked up wins in two individual races as the South Jefferson boys swimming team beat Lowville, 107-56, in a Frontier League boys interdivision swimming meet held virtually Thursday. Read More ⇒

In an effort to lengthen the regular season and reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association voted to cancel the spring state championships during its scheduled Executive Committee meeting. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Jefferson County schools could be seeing winter high-risk athletic competition by the end of the month. Read More ⇒

Frontier League swim meets are usually filled with raucous crowds that are cheering their respective competitors. Read More ⇒

It may not be “everyone into the pool,” but a number of north country swimmers finally were able to practice. Read More ⇒

For the second consecutive year, a basketball state champion will not be crowned. Read More ⇒

TURIN — Flanked by her father, Gregg, her mother, Julia and her older sister Hali, Hannah Ielfield signed her national letter of intent to run cross country and track at the University of Mississippi on Thursday evening at a small ceremony in the South Lewis gymnasium. Read More ⇒

With a week left in the abbreviated Frontier League fall season, Lowville and Copenhagen will play out their remaining games despite the recent COVID-19 outbreaks in Lewis County. Read More ⇒

New York state high school football is four and half months away, but coaches haven’t put their teams on the back burner. Read More ⇒

COPENHAGEN — It may have been senior day for Copenhagen’s girls soccer team on Friday, but a trio of underclassmen led the way in forging its first victory of the season to also christen the school’s new turf field. Read More ⇒

It was mid-September when South Lewis’ Hannah Ielfield stood on the track at Thomas Edison Park in Edison, N.J., awaiting the start of her third race of the season. Instead of her red South Lewis pinny, she sported a neon orange one, complementing the orange in her Nike running shoes. Read More ⇒

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 ⇒

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 ⇒

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 ⇒

By Wednesday, the Frontier League hopes to know who’s in and who’s out. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — There are certain north country high school teams that will always be talked about. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Kate O’Neil and Jacob Grant are this year’s Immaculate Heart Central Exceptional Senior “Boots” Gaffney award winners. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Jeff Britton has been a north country staple for more than two decades. Read More ⇒

Add Class B All-State Co-Player of the Year to Jackie Piddock’s trophy case. The South Jefferson sophomore was awarded the honor Thursday when the New York State Sports Writers Association released its 2020 girls basketball All-State team. Piddock shares the award with Ella Anthony of Horace Mann. Read More ⇒

Twenty-four total players from the Frontier League and Section 10 were named to the New York State Sports Writers Association’s 2020 All State teams, Wednesday. Read More ⇒

Watertown senior Tiffany Russell has always been one of the most versatile athletes for her team. That versatility led her to last year’s state track and field meet. Read More ⇒

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association announced Monday that the spring state championships has been canceled due to COVID-19. Read More ⇒

Chateaugay’s Jonah McDonald was named the Class D player of the year Thursday as the New York State Sportswriters Association released its small schools All-State boys basketball team. Read More ⇒

Section 3 is postponing the start of its spring sports season to April 29 in compliance with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s mandate related to COVID—19. Read More ⇒

LOWVILLE — When Chad Bach saw Lowville athletic director Rob Goss and superintendent Rebecca Dunckel-King enter the gym where the boys basketball team was practicing a little after 4:30 p.m. Thursday, he immediately had a sinking feeling. Read More ⇒

The second-seeded Lyme boys basketball team’s Section 3 Class D semifinal game against No. 3 Old Forge was postponed from Saturday to Monday evening due to possible inclement weather in the Syracuse area. Read More ⇒

ORISKANY — After four quarters and an overtime period, ninth-seeded Sackets Harbor fell to No. 8 Oriskany, 74-72, in the preliminary round of the Section 3 Class D boys basketball tournament Friday night. Read More ⇒

LOWVILLE — When the season began, Lowville, like every girls basketball team, pointed to this game. The Red Raiders didn’t know then that they would be hosting Cazenovia, but they did know that it would be another chance to make it out of the first round, something this crop of players has y… Read More ⇒

EAST SYRACUSE — With the Section 3 boys and girls basketball tournament set to tip-off this Thursday, the seeds for each class were released Wednesday morning. Twenty-three Frontier League teams are set to participate. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — South Jefferson began the first day of the Frontier League girls finals with a dominating win over Indian River in the “A” Division title game at Jefferson Community College. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Both Lyme and Lowville defended their Frontier League division titles Thursday night at Jefferson Community College. Read More ⇒

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WATERTOWN — Lilly Renzi only had a few seconds to react when she found herself in possession of a loose ball directly under the basket as time was about to expire. Read More ⇒

SANDY CREEK — Coming off a week’s worth of games that consisted of Adirondack, Edwards-Knox and Lyme, the Copenhagen girls basketball team was a little out of it for its away game against Sandy Creek on Friday night. Read More ⇒

CHAUMONT — Again Copenhagen pushed Lyme to overtime and again it ended in heartbreak. Read More ⇒

BEAVER FALLS — Jaymie Monnat collected 11 kills as the Beaver River volleyball team locked up the top seed in the Section 3 Class C bracket with a 25-10, 25-11, 25-6 Frontier League “C” Division sweep of Thousand Islands on Friday. Read More ⇒

PHILADELPHIA — This is the type of game that Michelle Whitley was hoping for when she asked for South Jefferson to be moved into the Frontier League “A” Division. Read More ⇒

CICERO — Indian River’s Parker Ashley earned a pin in 47 seconds in his match at 113 pounds, but the Fulton wrestling team edged the Warriors, 37-29, in the Section 3 Dual Meet Division I final Thursday at Cicero-North Syracuse. Read More ⇒

SACKETS HARBOR — For both Lyme and Sackets Harbor, Friday’s Frontier League “D” Division boys basketball game was a test of sorts. Read More ⇒

LAFARGEVILLE — In a month’s worth of games, the LaFargeville girls basketball team has won five of its past six contests, including Thursday night’s 40-24 victory over Belleville Henderson at home. Read More ⇒

BEAVER FALLS — Mikenzie Martens generated 24 kills, 15 digs and 10 service points as Carthage volleyball rallied from two sets down and secured the Frontier League “A” Division crown with a 17-25, 22-25, 25-11, 28-26 and 26-24 interdivision victory over Beaver River. Read More ⇒

CARTHAGE — Go Comets! Businesses in Carthage and West Carthage are showing their support for the Carthage Central High School varsity football team as the Comets prepare for the Class A semifinal game against Canandaigua Academy. The game is set for tonight at 8 p.m. at the Cicero-North Syra… Read More ⇒

VESTAL — Take your pick at which play was Lowville’s best of the game: Gavin Macaulay’s one-handed touchdown catch, any of Chad Bach’s 30-yard touchdown passes, Colton Friedersdorf’s touchdown catch in triple coverage and so many more. Read More ⇒

VESTAL — Carthage coach Jason Coffman leaned on his defense, particularly early on, in the Comets’ 38-14 victory over the Union-Endicott Tigers in the state Class A football regional round Friday at Vestal High School. Read More ⇒