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McGraw baseball, softball off to hot starts

BASEBALL The McGraw baseball team is the No. 4 team in the state poll in Class D. The Eagles have started 12-0, with a plus-120 run differential. McGraw’s offense has dominated behind …

Cortland baseball looks to stay hot through final stretch

The Cortland baseball team is ranked No. 7 in the state in the most recent Class A poll after a big start to the year. The Purple Tigers have been cruising this season, currently owning an 11-2 …

Marathon baseball, softball competing, but sit below .500

The Marathon softball team is 7-12 on the season. Izabella Conklin has led the Olympians all around. The junior is batting .328 with an on base percentage of .614 from the leadoff spot. Conklin …

BINGHAMTON –– Danny Murphy banked in a shot with 10 seconds remaining to give the No. 1 Dryden boys basketball team a two-point lead over No. 2 Waverly and the Lions hung on in the final …

Cincinnatus girls soccer players Cassia Schuyler, the Cortland Standard's 2024 girls soccer player of the year, and Ava Larrabee talk about their careers, their future plans in the sport and their volleyball season with Sports Editor Paul Cifonelli on the latest episode of The Standard in Sports Podcast, presented by the Cortland Standard.

Moravia boys basketball captures third straight sectional title

DRYDEN –– The No. 1 Moravia boys basketball team used a late-game run to fend off a final surge from No. 2 Delaware Academy (Delhi) to win 57-47 in the Section IV Class C championship …

Dryden boys basketball looks to claim Section IV Class B crown

The No. 1 Dryden boys basketball team will compete for the Section IV Class B title against No. 2 Waverly at 3:15 p.m. Sunday at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton. Dryden earned a …

In a rematch of last year’s Section IV Class C championship game, No. 1 Moravia and No. Delaware Academy (Delhi) are set to meet at 4 p.m. Saturday at Tompkins Cortland Community College with …

The Cortland, Homer and Southern Hills football teams had their 2025 schedules finalized Thursday. All three teams will see some new opponents, with leagues being reshuffled. Cortland is making …

DRYDEN –– The No. 1 Moravia boys basketball team wasted little time taking control of Tuesday’s game at Tompkins Cortland Community College against No. 5 Elmira Notre Dame, with a …

DeRuyter boys basketball downed by Madison in semis

TURIN –– The No. 3 DeRuyter boys basketball team hung around with No. 2 Madison for a half, then allowed a 33-11 third quarter than put a comeback out of reach in the Section III Class D …

DRYDEN — The No. 1 Dryden boys basketball team overcame early struggles with a third-quarter resurgence to defeat No. 5 Chenango Forks 55-40 Tuesday at Dryden High School in the Section IV …

ALBANY –– Homer’s Hunter Lines and Southern Hills’ Logan Sheriff both went 1-2 on Day 2 of the New York State Division II Boys Wrestling Championships Saturday at MVP Arena, …

Moravia coasts to semifinals with win over Southern Cayuga

MORAVIA –– Powered by a strong second quarter, the No. 1 Moravia boys basketball team gained a comfortable lead over No. 8 Southern Cayuga and never let up leading to a 78-54 win in the quarterfinals of the Section IV Class C tournament Friday at Moravia High School. The Blue Devils move onto the next where round where they will face No. 5 Elmira Notre Dame Tuesday at Tompkins Cortland Community College at a time to be announced.

Homer’s Lines advances to state semis

ALBANY –– Homer senior Hunter Lines is two wins from the mountain top, after going 2-0 in the 138-pound bracket at the Division II New York State Boys Wrestling Championships at MVP …

Tully boys basketball stunned in sectional quarterfinal

TULLY –– The No. 2 Tully boys basketball team battled with No. 7 Cato-Meridian up until the final horn of regulation and, despite the Black Knights hard fighting effort, came up just …

Bishop, Newman, Nels place at girls state tournament

ALBANY –– Groton’s Carmen Bishop and Homer’s Gracie Newman and Brielle Nels all placed at the first New York State Girls Wrestling Tournament Thursday at MVP Arena. Carmen …

Four first-timers headed to boys wrestling states

Homer’s Hunter Lines and Jack Brown and Southern Hills’ Logan Sherriff and David Frazee are all competing at the New York State Boys Wrestling Championships Friday and Saturday at MVP …

DeRuyter boys basketball dispatches Lyme

DERUYTER –– The No. 3 DeRuyter boys basketball team turned up the heat in the second half to drown an outmatched No. 11 Lyme squad for a 73-48 win Wednesday night at DeRuyter Central …

Homer, Groton girls to take on state tournament

Three Homer and three Groton girls wrestlers will vie for a state championship Thursday at MVP Arena in Albany. Homer’s Brielle Nels, Gracie Newman and Molly Sorenson and Groton’s Phoebe …

NEWFIELD –– The No. 13 Marathon boys basketball team got off to a slow start against No. 4 Newfield and the Olympians were unable to climb back, falling to the Trojans 60-40 in the first …

Tully boys basketball stifles Sandy Creek, moves to quarters

TULLY –– The No. 2 Tully boys basketball team held No. 15 Sandy Creek without a 2-pointer for the entire first half Monday night at Tully High School in a 70-36 win in the Section III …

Tully girls basketball advances to quarters after big second

TULLY –– The No. 5 Tully girls basketball team used a 22-2 second quarter, fueled by some suffocating defense, to pull away from No. 12 LaFayette for a 57-39 win in the Section III Class …

Cortland’s Jaxson Gambitta is the Cortland Standard’s January Athlete of the Month, sponsored by the Royal Auto Group. Gambitta has been a senior leader for a resurgent Cortland boys …

Late run send UAS past Cortland boys basketball in sectional opener

The No. 6 Cortland boys basketball team hung right with No. 11 Utica Academy of Science for around 28 minutes Friday at Cortland Jr./Sr. High School in a competitive and physical battle, but the …

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