LATHAM — Two men from Section 10, executive director Carl Normandin and retired official Edward Goetz, will be inducted into the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame as part of the 2020 class. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — The Friday night lights shined at the Mexico and Phoenix high school stadiums last weekend as part of the Section 3 initiative to recognize senior spring athletes missing their final high school sports seasons due to COVID-19. Read More ⇒
PARISH — Cierra Stone credits her tenure with the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown varsity volleyball team for helping her develop the leadership skills that she has utilized to benefit the community less than a year after graduating last June. Read More ⇒
Fall sports are scheduled to begin Aug. 24 with practices and contests that could look a whole lot different due to COVID-19. While a task force put together by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association president Paul Harrica continues to work on figuring out whether a fall … Read More ⇒
PULASKI — Though not the ending they envisioned for their high school softball careers, three Pulaski seniors will get to fondly recall their final moments on a Section 3 diamond among a series of uplifting memories from their time with the program. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Oswego High School seniors Molly FitzGibbons and Miranda Gilbert were denied their final track and field season as running buddies for the Buccaneers, but each remains grateful for their coinciding decorated careers and are optimistic regarding their respective futures. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Two Oswego County standouts were selected to the All-State girls basketball team in Class A by the New York State Sportswriters Association last week. Read More ⇒
LAFARGEVILLE — By June 2018, LaFargeville’s Owen Parliament had already established himself as a local baseball star. The then-sophomore, fresh off of being named the Times All-North Frontier League baseball MVP, had already pitched his team to two Section 3 Class D final fours and one Secti… Read More ⇒
North country fans looking to fill the void left by the worldwide disruption of organized sports due to the coronavirus pandemic can now turn to YouTube for help. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — The athletic department of the Oswego City School District recently announced several Oswego High School (OHS) students who were honored as winter scholar athletes. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Since helping Potsdam make football history last season as a junior, the pieces of a potential college career have quickly fallen into place for Will Varney. Read More ⇒
Summer sports camps are a staple for north country athletes as they prepare for their respective high school and college seasons. However, the COVID-19 outbreak has put camps, like many other sporting events, into doubt. Read More ⇒
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association announced Tuesday who will be part of its newly created task forced in charge of monitoring COVID-19’s impact on the upcoming fall sports season. Read More ⇒
An athlete for all seasons, Chad Bach insists he doesn’t have a favorite sport at Lowville Academy. 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 ⇒
Megan Whitley and Mia Buckingham, as well as their South Jefferson teammates, are enduring a lost season in lacrosse. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — The cancelation of high school spring sports had started to seem inevitable for many Oswego County coaches and athletes, but remaining hopes for a last-second comeback or final-inning rally were lost last Friday. 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 ⇒
With the announcement last Friday that all schools in New York State would remain closed to students through to summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 high school spring sports season officially became a disappointing paradox — it will long be remembered for having never happened. Read More ⇒
CENTRAL SQUARE — Tim Giblin and Brandon Kulakowski were fittingly rewarded in tandem for their prolific season leading the Central Square boys basketball team. Read More ⇒
Shortly after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that he would keep schools closed for the remainder of the academic year Friday morning, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association announced that it is canceling the 2020 spring sports season. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — The now-familiar sound of the postal delivery truck pulling up each day has become the alarm for Paul V. Moore High School junior Julia Mann to start her daily workouts. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — Even if he does not get to play a spring regular season because of COVID-19, Ogdensburg Free Academy senior Stephen Morley can know he’s leaving the Blue Devil boys lacrosse program in a better position than when he joined it. 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 ⇒
Like everyone, Matt Valin has had some time to think. The LaFargeville native who was preparing for his second year of independent baseball, is currently at home in the north country, waiting to see if he’ll have the opportunity to pitch at all in 2020. Read More ⇒
The day before the state wrestling championships at the Times Union Center in Albany, Carthage’s Fombo Azah, along with his coaches Pat Gibbons and Don Dorchester, took the 10-minute trip across the city to University of Albany’s campus. Read More ⇒
PULASKI — McKenna McCormack has served as a captain for three Pulaski High School varsity sports teams, proven to be a valued member of her senior class — and is growing more motivated each day to become an eventual contributing force to the medical field. Read More ⇒
PULASKI — Pulaski head varsity football coach Paul Monnat walked by sophomore Austin Dufrane seated in a high school hallway in late February and mentioned that the program might be on the verge of moving from eight-man back to traditional 11-player football for the upcoming season. Read More ⇒
Five north country boys basketball players were named to the New York State Sportswriters Association All-State large school basketball team released Thursday. Read More ⇒
There will be no high school spring sports on Long Island in 2020. Section XI and Section VIII both announced independently Tuesday that they will cancel their spring seasons due to COVID-19. Read More ⇒
With basketball season officially over, the New York State Sportswriters Association began wrapping up the 2019-20 season with its small school All-State team, released Thursday afternoon. Read More ⇒
Following Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement to extend New York’s stay-at-home order until May 15 due to COVID—19, Section 3 Executive Director John Rathbun tweeted that Section 3 will “continue to monitor the safety assessment provided by NYS for the status of spring sports.” Read More ⇒
Five north country girls, all teammates on the St. Lawrence Shiver youth girls hockey team six years ago, are headed for NCAA Division I teams in the fall. Read More ⇒
After being at the mercy of rain and even snow in previous springs, South Jefferson lacrosse teams have struggled in the past to host games early in the season on their grass field because of playing conditions. Read More ⇒
With the high school football season five months away, Section 3 released its 2020 schedule for all teams in Class AA, A, B, C, D, Eight-man and the Independent League, formerly known as the Developmental League. Read More ⇒
MOIRA — After 40 years of refereeing football in Section 10, John Simons will take over as the top high school official in the state this summer. Read More ⇒
The start of the Section 3 spring sports season has been delayed an additional two weeks, extending the angst being felt by north country high school coaches and athletes. Read More ⇒
Copenhagen senior wrestler Riley Dalrymple announced that she will wrestle for Life University in Marietta, Ga. 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 ⇒
Kirk Ventiquattro has found a new way to channel his passion for the sport of lacrosse. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Right now, Aidan Macaulay’s basketball activity is limited to his driveway. The Lowville boys basketball junior who is the Times All North Frontier League MVP is used to a routine that involved going to school followed by shooting around with his teammates. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — The Ogdensburg Free Academy boys basketball team dominated Section 10 this season and senior point guard MeSean Johnson paced that balanced squad. Read More ⇒
ADAMS — It’s easy to forget Jackie Piddock’s age. The sophomore has been on the Times All North first team for three years in a row and has won back-to-back Times All-North Frontier League MVPs, including the latest, for the 2019-20 season. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Canton seniors Sarah Sieminski and Katie Chisholm have played basketball together since they were in elementary school and often have the same outlook. Read More ⇒
Shawn Parkhurst is providing a free outlet for any Mexico Academy and Central School athletes, students, faculty, or community members seeking a fitness routine during quarantine. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — High school basketball leagues throughout Section 3 released their respective all-star teams last week, including 24 players honored from boys and girls teams in Oswego County. Read More ⇒
Instead of gearing up to defend sectional championships, Northern Athletic Conference baseball and softball teams find themselves playing the waiting game. Read More ⇒