THREE HORSEHEADS STUDENTS PART OF 18U ELMIRA JUNIOR AVIATORS TITLE (2026-03-03)
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BOSTON, MASS. — Three Horseheads students were a part of the 18u Elmira Junior Aviators hockey team as they won the United Tier 1 Hockey League 18u Tournament. 
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PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY: BEECHER RECORDS ASSIST FOR CALGARY (2026-03-02)
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Elmira’s John Beecher recorded his third assist of the season on Monday night for the Calgary Flames in a 3-2 loss to Anaheim. ...more

PROFESSIONAL TRACK AND FIELD: CORNING GRAD BUTLER TAKES THIRD AT USA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-03-02)
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Corning graduate Lindsey Butler nearly brought home a national championship, as she led down the stretch, before finishing third in the 1500 at the USATF Indoor Championships.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL: ELMIRA GRAD PALMER OFF TO STRONG START FOR MU BASEBALL (2026-03-02)
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Elmira graduate Michael Palmer is third on the team in batting average for the Mansfield University baseball team.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL: CORNING GRAD BURCH CONTINUES DOMINANT START FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE BASEBALL (2026-03-02)
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Corning graduate Landen Burch has continued his dominant season for the Middle Tennessee baseball team. 

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COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: CORNING GRAD BANGE HELPS 4X800 RELAY TAKE 6TH AT IVY HEPTAGONAL (2026-03-02)
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NEW YORK — Corning graduate Ashton Bange helped Dartmouth earn a sixth-place finish in the 4x800 relay at the Ivy League Heptagonal. 

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COLLEGE BASEBALL: ND GRAD STEWART HAS LONGEST OUTING OF SEASON FOR GEORGE MASON (2026-03-02)
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Notre Dame graduate Owen Stewart had his longest outing of the season for the George Mason baseball team on Feb. 27.
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COLLEGE SWIMMING: LOCAL GRADUATES FIND SUCCESS AT LANDMARK CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-03-01)
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A number of local swimmers took part in the Landmark Conference Swimming & Diving Championships at Loyola University earlier this month. 
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ELMIRA GIRLS WIN STATE QUALIFIER, FIVE LOCAL BOYS AND GIRLS EARN INDIVIDUAL SPOTS AT STATES (2026-03-01)
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Vestal — The Elmira girls won the state qualifier title to make it to states in bowling, while individually Kylie Downing of Corning heads the Section IV all-star team.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE: CORNING GRAD VOLPE HAS CAREER-BEST FOUR ASSIST GAME FOR SYRACUSE (2026-03-01)
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Corning graduate Ashlee Volpe had a career-high four assists in a recent win over Loyola Maryland for the Syracuse women’s lacrosse team.
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COLLEGE MEN'S LACROSSE: CORNING GRAD HART RECORDS FIRST COLLEGIATE GOALS FOR BOSTON UNIVERSITY (2026-03-01)
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Corning graduate Ethan Hart has three goals in five games this year for Boston University, the first three goals of his collegiate career.  ...more

COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL: HENDERSON COMING UP BIG IN HISTORIC SEASON FOR SIENA (2026-03-01)
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Corning’s Isaiah Henderson scored his career high in points twice in February for a Siena team that’s having their best season in years.
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SECTION 4 BOYS' BASKETBALL: NOTRE DAME TOPS MARATHON TO ADVANCE TO SECTIONAL SEMIS (20 PHOTOS) (2026-02-28)
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SOUTHPORT — The Notre Dame boys’ basketball team picked up a 55-50 win over Marathon on Saturday night to advance to the Section IV, Class C semifinals.  ...more

SECTION 4 BOYS' BASKETBALL: SEASON ENDS FOR ELMIRA IN SECTIONAL SEMIS (2026-02-28)
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ITHACA — The season came to an end for the Elmira boys’ basketball team as they fell to Ithaca 77-62 in the Section IV, Class AAA semifinals on Saturday night.
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NYSPHSAA BOYS' WRESTLING: HORSEHEADS SOPHOMORE MCALLISTER EARNS STATE MEDAL AS 15TH SEED (14 PHOTOS) (2026-02-28)
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ALBANY — Horseheads sophomore Connor McAllister went from the 15th seed to a state medal on Saturday at the NYSPHSAA Division I Boys’ Wrestling Championships. ...more

NYSPHSAA BOYS' WRESTLING: HORSEHEADS SENIOR SCHRAGE FINISHES CAREER WITH 5TH PLACE STATE MEDAL (5 PHOTOS) (2026-02-28)
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ALBANY — Horseheads’ Zach Schrage wrapped up his career with a fifth-place finish at the NYSPHSAA Division I Boys’ Wrestling Championships. 
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NYSPHSAA WRESTLING: HORSEHEADS, ELMIRA WRESTLERS END SEASONS AT STATES (22 PHOTOS) (2026-02-27)
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ALBANY — A number of local wrestlers had their seasons end at states on Friday, with two of them dropping one-point matches.  ...more

SECTION 4 BOWLING: CORNING BOYS WIN STATE QUALIFIER TO ADVANCE TO STATES (2026-02-27)
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VESTAL — The Corning boys’ bowling team won the state qualifier to earn a trip to states a they shot a grand total of 9,190.

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SECTION 4 GIRLS' BASKETBALL: SEASON ENDS FOR ND GIRLS AT BG (2026-02-27)
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BAINBRIDGE — The Notre Dame girls’ basketball team saw their season come to an end in the Section IV, Class C quarterfinals, with a 67-36 loss to Bainbridge-Guilford on Friday night.
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NYSPHSAA WRESTLING: ELMIRA'S GIBBONS ADVANCES TO SATURDAY AT STATES (7 PHOTOS) (2026-02-27)
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ALBANY — Elmira’s Lavonte Gibbons won back-to-back matches to advance to Saturday at the NYSPHSAA Boys’ Division I Wrestling Championships.
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NYSPHSAA WRESTLING: HORSEHEADS' BURCHARD AND MCALLISTER WIN TWICE TO ADVANCE TO SATURDAY AT STATES (8 PHOTOS) (2026-02-27)
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ALBANY — Jaxson Burchard and Connor McAllister both won a pair of matches to advance to Saturday at the NYSPHSAA Division I Wrestling Championships.  ...more

NYSPHSAA WRESTLING: EDISON'S VANDERHOFF WINS BACK-TO-BACK MATCHES TO ADVANCE TO SATURDAY AT STATES (10 PHOTOS) (2026-02-27)
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ALBANY — Back-to-back wins have Edison freshman Mason Vanderhoff still alive in the wrestle backs at the NYSPHSAA Boys’ Division II Wrestling Championships on Friday.
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NYSPHSAA WRESTLING: HORSEHEADS' SCHRAGE MOVES INTO STATE SEMIS, GUARANTEED STATE MEDAL (2026-02-27)
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ALBANY — Horseheads’ Zachary Schrage advanced to the semifinals at the NYSPHSAA Division I Wrestling Championships. 
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NYSPHSAA WRESTLING: HORSEHEADS' SCHRAGE ADVANCES TO STATE QUARTERFINALS (2026-02-27)
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ALBANY — Horseheads’ Zachary Schrage advanced to the quarterfinals at the NYSPHSAA Division I Wrestling Championships.  ...more

COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: HORSEHEADS GRAD SCOTT NAMED TO WINTER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (2026-02-26)
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Horseheads graduate Carly Scott was named to the 2025-26 Winter All-Academic Team at William Smith.

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COLLEGE MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD: CORNING GRAD MAHONEY TAKES SECOND AT MAAC CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 800 WITH A 1:51.84 (2026-02-26)
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Corning graduate Jaxon Mahoney continued his dominant freshman season for the Canisius men’s track and field team.  ...more

NYSPHSAA GIRLS' WRESTLING: HORSEHEADS' BLY TAKES 4TH AT STATES, BECOMING FIRST BLUE RAIDERS GIRLS' WRESTLING STATE PLACE WINNER (12 PHOTOS) (2026-02-26)
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ALBANY — After a quarterfinal loss to the two-time defending state champion, Horseheads’ Ellisa Bly got three straight pins to fight back, and take fourth at the Girls’ Wrestling State Champions, becoming the first place winner for Horseheads girls’ wrestling. ...more

NYSPHSAA WRESTLING: EDISON PAIR MAKES HISTORY AS THEY HEAD TO STATES WITH BIG GOALS; HORSEHEADS, ELMIRA WRESTLERS SET FOR D1 STATES (2026-02-25)
BY BRIAN FEES
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ELMIRA HEIGHTS — Before this year it didn’t take long to tell the history of the Edison wrestling team at states.  ...more

EDISON SENIORS HOST FCCLA EVENT LOVE ALL, SERVE ALL (10 PHOTOS) (2026-02-25)
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A pair of Edison seniors held a youth tennis camp and a tennis tournament recently to benefit local domestic violence survivors.
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SECTION 4 GIRLS' BASKETBALL: ND STARTS FAST, FINISHES STRONG AS THEY ADVANCE IN SECTIONALS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-02-24)
BY BRIAN FEES
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SOUTHPORT — After jumping out to a double-digit lead early in the game, the Notre Dame girls’ basketball team suddenly found themselves in a tie game with Marathon in the second half.
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COLLEGE SWIMMING: CORNING GRAD MCKANE NAMED ATHLETE OF WEEK AT PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS, QUALIFIES FOR NATIONALS (2026-02-24)
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ANNAPOLIS, MD. —— Corning graduate Angie McKane had a dominant performance for the Army women’s swim team at the 2026 Patriot League Championships. 

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COLLEGE SOFTBALL: RIJO HITS 3RD HR OF SEASON, OFF TO STRONG START FOR ARKANSAS (2026-02-23)
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Corning graduate Atalyia Rijo had a home run and two hits, with two runs scored against Northwestern, as she is off to a strong start for Arkansas softball.
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COLLEGE MEN'S LACROSSE: GRIMALDI NETS BACK-TO-BACK FOUR-GOAL GAMES TO START SEASON FOR MOUNT ST. MARY'S (2026-02-23)
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Corning graduate Chris Grimaldi had back-to-back four-goal games to begin the year for Mount St. Mary’s University. ...more

COLLEGE BASEBALL: CORNING GRAD BURCH OFF TO DOMINANT START FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE (2026-02-23)
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Corning graduate Landon Burch is off to a dominant start for the Middle Tennessee baseball team.  ...more

COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE: CORNING GRAD DINARDO NETS 100TH CAREER GOAL FOR VIRGINIA (2026-02-23)
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Corning graduate Jenna DiNardo recently scored her 100th career goal for Virginia women’s lacrosse, as she’s had goals in every game this year. ...more

SECTION 4 TRACK AND FIELD: CORNING HAS 23 ATHLETES QUALIFY FOR INDOOR STATES (24 PHOTOS) (2026-02-22)
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ITHACA — The Corning Hawks have 23 athletes heading to the state championships after a big weekend at the Section IV Track and Field State qualifier. 
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SECTION 4 TRACK AND FIELD: HORSEHEADS ATHLETES EARN TRIP TO STATES (24 PHOTOS) (2026-02-22)
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ITHACA — Horseheads had state qualifiers in five events to highlight the efforts by Horseheads, Elmira, Notre Dame and Edison at the Section IV Track and Field State qualifiers. 
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SECTION 4 BASKETBALL: SECTIONAL BRACKETS SET AS THEY BEGIN THIS WEEK (2026-02-22)
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The sectional basketball playoffs are set as they kick off this week for both boys and girls. 
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THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING'S CRISCO, NORTHEAST BRADFORD'S KOLESAR NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-02-22)
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Corning sophomore Joey Crisco won four Section IV, Class A gold medals, and Northeast Bradford Anaiah Kolesar won her second District 4 wrestling title. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 14. ...more

STAC BOYS' BASKETBALL: CORNING SUFFERS FIRST LOSS OF SEASON AS SETON EGES HAWKS ON FINAL SECOND THREE BY DEMPSEY (2026-02-21)
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CORNING — Brian Dempsey hit a last-second three as the Seton Catholic boys’ basketball team edged Corning 66-63 to capture the STAC Championship, handing the Hawks their first loss of the season.
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