COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE: CORNING GRAD DINARDO NAMED USA LAX PLAYER OF THE WEEK (2025-03-18)
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Corning graduate Jenna DiNardo was named the USA Lacrosse Player of the Week for the Virginia women’s lacrosse team.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' FLAG FOOTBALL: HORSEHEADS HITS THE FIELD AS PRACTICES FOR SPRING SPORTS BEGIN (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-17)
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HORSEHEADS — The Horseheads flag football team got back on the field Monday as they prep for another season.
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THE SPORTS REPORTS: TOWANDA'S ROBINSON, HIGLEY, NEB'S KOLESAR, CORNING'S McLAUGHLIN NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-03-16)
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Towanda seniors Sawyer Robinson and Mason Higley, and Northeast Bradford junior Anaiah Kolesar all reached the podium at the PIAA Wrestling Championships, and Corning senior Cella McLaughlin earned a state indoor track & field title. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending March 8.
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NYSPHSAA BOWLING: LOCALS FIND SUCCESS IN COMPOSITE COMPETITION AT STATES (2025-03-15)
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SYRACUSE — Area bowlers found success during the composite competition at the NYSPHSAA Bowling Championships at Strike N Spare Lanes on Saturday. ...more

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL: WOLF NETS 20, AS HORSEHEADS HANGS TOUGH, BUT FALLS IN REGIONAL FINAL (2025-03-15)
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KINGSTON — The season came to an end for the Horseheads girls’ basketball team in the Class AA regional final at Kingston as they fell to Warwick 40-31.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: GENTILE NETS 15, FLIRTS WITH TRIPLE-DOUBLE AS EDINBORO OPENS NCAA TOURNEY WITH WIN (2025-03-14)
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EDINBORO — Elmira graduate Morgan Gentile had 15 points as the Edinboro women’s basketball team won their Division II NCAA Tournament opener over Virginia State 80-68 on Friday.
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NYSPHSAA BOYS' BOWLING: ELMIRA FINISHES AS RUNNER-UP AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-14)
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SYRACUSE — The Elmira boys’ bowling team took second in the state at the NYSPHSAA Championships at Spares N Strikes Lanes on Friday afternoon.
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NYSPHSAA GIRLS' BOWLING: ELMIRA LEADS THROUGH THREE GAMES, FINISHES 7TH AT STATES (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-14)
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SYRACUSE — The Elmira girls led the field halfway through the state championships, before finishing seventh at the NYSPHSAA Championships at Spares N Strikes Lanes on Friday afternoon.
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NYSPHSAA BOWLING: STATE BOWLING KICKS OFF FRIDAY, ELMIRA BOYS HAVE TOP AVERAGE ENTERING TOURNEY (2025-03-13)
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SYRACUSE — Area bowlers head to the AMF Strike N Spare Lanes starting Friday for the NYSPHSAA Bowling Championships.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE: GROTTENTHALER LEADS YOUNGSTOWN STATE IN GOALS ON SEASON, HAS SCORED IN EVERY GAME (2025-03-13)
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Corning graduate Katie Grottenthaler has goals in every game this year, scoring 26 times in eight games for Youngstown State, which has started the year 5-3. ...more

STSR PRESENTS THE DRAKE HVAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: CORNING'S MCLAUGHLIN AND PROUDFOOT (2025-03-13)
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There were a lot of great performances this week, leading to some tough choices for the first athlete of the week honors of the season. In the end, it was Corning’s Cella McLaughlin who are the Southern Tier Sports Report, sponsored by Drake HVAC Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Athletes of the Week. ...more

OVER 200 ATHLETES HIT THE LANES FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS BOWLING (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-12)
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CORNING — Just over 200 athletes hit the lanes for Special Olympics Junior Bowling as part of the Regional Bowling Series at Crystal Lanes.
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NYSPHSAA BOYS' BASKETBALL: CORNING HANGS TOUGH, BUT FALLS IN STATE REGIONALS (2025-03-12)
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YORKTOWN — The Corning Hawks got within a point in the third quarter, but in the end they came up just short against New Rochelle in the NYSPHSAA regional round, falling 64-51 on Wednesday.
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NYSPHSAA GIRLS' BASKETBALL: ELMIRA GIRLS FALL IN STATE REGIONALS (2025-03-12)
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YORKTOWN — The season came to an end for the Elmira girls’ basketball team as they fell to the state’s top-ranked public school Albertus Magnus 76-37 in state regionals.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL: HORSEHEADS' RUSS OFF TO STRONG START FOR LEMOYNE BASEBALL (2025-03-11)
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Horseheads graduate Dom Russ is hitting .326 on the year for the LeMoyne baseball team.
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S-VE HOSTING YOUTH VOLLEYBALL CAMP MARCH 29-30 (2025-03-11)
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SPENCER — The S-VE Volleyball Club will be hosting a camp for students in grads 1 through 6 at the high school on March 29-30 from 2 to 4 p.m. ...more

COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE: CORNING GRAD VOLPE MAKES FIRST COLLEGIATE STARTS, SCORES FIRST GOALS FOR SYRACUSE (2025-03-10)
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Corning graduate Ashlee Volpe made her first career starts at Syracuse University and scored her first two collegiate goals.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE: CORNING GRAD GILL NAMED MAAC PLAYER OF WEEK AFTER RECORD-TYING 8-GOAL GAME FOR NIAGARA (2025-03-10)
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Corning graduate Maddy Gill was named the MAAC Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week on Monday after a record-tying game for Niagara University.
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THE SPORTS REPORTS: TIOGA'S McKEE, SVEC'S BEACH NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-03-10)
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Tioga's Declan McKee reached the pinnacle of New York State wrestling, while SVEC's Tayah Beach reached the podium at the inaugural New York State Girls Wrestling Championships. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending March 1. ...more

SECTION 4 GIRLS' BASKETBALL: HORSEHEADS TOPS BINGHAMTON IN OT TO WIN SECTIONAL TITLE (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-09)
By Brian Fees
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BINGHAMTON — From an eighth-grade guard, to three seniors playing key roles, the Horseheads Blue Raiders got contributions out of everyone as they edged Binghamton 54-51 in overtime on Sunday to win the Section IV, Class AA title. ...more

SECTION 4 BOYS' BASKETBALL: CORNING RALLIES TO TOP ELMIRA AS THEY WIN SECTIONALS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2022 (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-08)
By Brian Fees
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CORNING — The Corning Hawks didn’t take their first lead on Saturday until overtime, but once they took a lead they never gave it up, edging Elmira 72-69 to win their first sectional title since 2022.
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NYSPHSAA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: CORNING'S MCLAUGHLIN WINS 55 HURDLE STATE TITLE, 4TH IN LJ; RUFFIN & CIMO ALSO EARN MEDALS (2025-03-08)
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STATEN ISLAND — Cella McLaughlin brought home a state title in the 55 hurdles and was fourth in the long jump to lead the locals at the NYSPHSAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at Ocean Breeze.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: ELMIRA GRAD GENTILE NAMED PSAC WEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2025-03-08)
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Elmira graduate Morgan Gentile was named the PSAC West Player of the Year on Friday afternoon.

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SECTION 4 GIRLS' BASKETBALL: DEFENSE HELPS KEY ELMIRA AS THEY CLAIM BACK-TO-BACK SECTIONAL CROWNS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-07)
By Brian Fees
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ELMIRA — Coming out of the half, the Elmira girls came with a defensive intensity that left the Corning Hawks going over 10 minutes without a point.
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NYSPHSAA BOYS' DIVING: CORNING'S JARDIN-REED CAPS H.S. CAREER WITH STATE MEDAL (13 PHOTOS) (2025-03-07)
By Brian Fees
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ITHACA — A year ago Brenden Jardin-Reed didn’t make it through the cut at the NYSPHSAA Diving Championships at Ithaca College.
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NYSPHSAA BOYS' SWIMMING: HAWKS RELAYS MAKE IT BACK TO 2ND DAY OF STATES (20 PHOTOS) (2025-03-07)
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ITHACA — Corning’s two relays will both return on Saturday for another swim at the NYSPHSAA Swimming & Diving Championships.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: BONNELL HAS STRONG FIRST SEASON FOR NEW PALTZ (2025-03-06)
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Horseheads graduate Sophia Bonnell had a strong first season for SUNY New Paltz this year, averaging 8.4 points a game this year.
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COLLEGE MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD: CORNING GRAD BANGE HAS PR AT IVY CHAMPIONSHIPS (2025-03-06)
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Corning graduate Ashton Bange ran a PR in the men’s mile for Dartmouth at the 2025 IVY League Heptagonal Indoor Track & Field Championships, and he also was part of a podium finish in the 4x800 relay.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL: CAVALIER'S HITS GO-AHEAD HR FOR FIRST COLLEGIATE HIT FOR EC (2025-03-06)
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Making his first start of the year, Elmira graduate Bobby Cavalier had a special first hit for Elmira College, blasting a go-ahead two-run home run in a 7-6 win over PItt-Bradford.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE: DINARDO OFF TO RED-HOT START FOR VIRGINIA ATHLETICS (2025-03-06)
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Corning graduate Jenna DiNardo has scored at least two goals in all six games for the Virginia women’s lacrosse team this season.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL: HORSEHEADS EDGED BY U-E ON FINAL-SECOND THREE (2025-03-05)
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ENDICOTT — A last-second three by Union-Endicott brought an end to the Horseheads boys’ basketball season as they fell to the Tigers 55-54 in the Class AA semifinals on Tuesday night.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL: NOTRE DAME FALLS TO MORAVIA IN SECTIONAL SEMIS (2025-03-04)
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CORTLAND — Notre Dame trailed 26-0 after one quarter as they fell to Moravia 73-40 in the Section IV, Class C semifinals on Tuesday night.
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CORNING, HORSEHEADS, ELMIRA TAKE PART IN UNIFIED BOWLING CULMINATION EVENT (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-03)
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CORNING — Elmira, Horseheads and Corning held their culmination event for Unified bowling on Monday at Crystal Lanes.
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EDISON'S PODOLIAK SIGNS TO SWIM AT BROCKPORT COLLEGE (2025-03-03)
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While Thomas Edison doesn’t have a high school swim team one of their seniors — Kaleb Podoliak — recently signed to swim at the college level.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S HOCKEY: EC ADVANCES TO 4TH STRAIGHT NEHC TITLE GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-02)
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PINE VALLEY, N.Y. – The Elmira College women's ice hockey program advanced to its fourth consecutive NEHC Championship game as the Soaring Eagles recorded a 4-2 victory against the Salve Regina University Seahawks on Saturday at the Murray Athletic Center.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL: TWIN TIERS CHRISTIAN WINS NYPENN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP (2025-03-02)
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ATHENS, PA. — The Twin Tiers Christian girls’ basketball team won the NYPenn League Championship on Saturday, topping Cannon Christian Academy 33-31.
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COLLEGE SOFTBALL: CORNING GRAD RIJO BLASTS GRAND SLAM AS ARKANSAS MOVES TO 19-1 ON SEASON (2025-03-02)
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Corning graduate Atalyia Rijo hit a grand-slam that brought on the run-rule as the No. 11/12 Arkansas softball team won their fifth straight run-rule victory 13-2 over Missouri State to move to 19-1 on the season.
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STSR PRESENTS THE DRAKE HVAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: CORNING'S JARDIN-REED AND ND'S KEOUGH (2025-03-02)
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There were a lot of great performances this week, leading to some tough choices for the athlete of the week honors. In the end, it was Corning’s Brenden Jardin-Reed and Notre Dame’s Makenna Keough who are the Southern Tier Sports Report, sponsored by Drake HVAC Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning, Athletes of the Week.
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THE WEEK AHEAD: BASKETBALL TEAMS PLAY FOR SECTIONAL TITLES, TRACK & FIELD, SWIMMING & DIVING HEAD TO STATES (2025-03-02)
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As the season wraps up for some sports, it starts to heat up in others as basketball teams play for sectional titles this week.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE: CORNING'S GILL TIES CAREER HIGH WITH 5 GOALS FOR NIAGARA (2025-03-02)
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Corning’s Maddy Gill tied her career high with five goals, but the Niagara women’s lacrosse team fell to Marquette 16-11 on Friday.
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