HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' GOLF: HORSEHEADS, CORNING GOLFERS EARN SECTION IV ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS (2023-06-06)
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Section IV has added girls’ all-conference teams this year and six golfers from Horseheads and Corning were named to the teams.
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NYCBL BASEBALL: HORSEHEADS GRADUATES SHINE IN FIRST GAME FOR HORSEHEADS HITMEN (20 PHOTOS) (2023-06-06)
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HORSEHEADS — Horseheads High School graduates had the first hit and first home run for the Horseheads Hitmen in their first game on Monday, an 8-3 loss to Hornell.
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STSR PRESENTS THE DRAKE HVAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: ELMIRA'S MORDVINOVA AND CORNING'S RUFFIN & CORNFIELD (2023-06-06)
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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 Elmira’s Vicky Mordvinova and Corning’s Gyasi Ruffin and Gabe Cornfield who are the Southern Tier Sports Report, sponsored by Drake HVAC Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning, Athletes of the Week.
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THE SPORTS REPORTS: WAVERLY'S BECHY, ELMIRA'S MORDVINOVA NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2023-06-06)
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Waverly senior Kayleb Bechy is now the fastest sprinter in school history, and is also on the fastest 400-meter relay in Section IV history after Thursday’s performance at the Section IV, State Qualifier, while Elmira senior Vicky Mordvinova won a pair of events at the State Qual. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional “Athletes of the Week,” for the week ending June 3. ...more

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' GOLF: CREATH, LAHIRI WRAP UP H.S. CAREERS AT STATES; SECTION IV GOLFER FROM U-E WINS TITLE (24 PHOTOS) (2023-06-05)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
ELMIRA — For Corning’s Jack Creath and Nishant Lahiri the past two days were a special experience as they got to wrap up their high school careers with their first trip to states. ...more

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' GOLF: SEVENTH-GRADER ABEL FINISHES 25TH AT STATES (2023-06-05)
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REXFORD — Corning seventh-grader Delaney Abel made her first trip to the NYSPHSAA Girls’ Golf Championship and came home with a top 25 finish.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' GOLF: HORSEHEADS FINISHES EIGHTH AS A TEAM AT STATES (2023-06-05)
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REXFORD — The Horseheads girls’ golf team finished eighth as a team at the NYSPHSAA Girls’ Golf Championships at The Edison Club.

Horseheads shot +232 as a team, shooting 405 the first round and 403 the second round for a 808 total.
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THE WEEK AHEAD: STATE GOLF WRAPS UP TODAY; STATE T&F AND EDISON SOFTBALL WRAP UP SPRING SEASONS (2023-06-05)
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The school year is wrapping up with a handful of events left on the schedule this spring.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' GOLF: CREATH, LAHIRI HELP SECTION 4 SIT SECOND AS A SECTION AFTER ONE DAY OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (20 PHOTOS) (2023-06-04)
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ELMIRA — With gusting win causing all the scores to be higher on the day, a pair of Corning golfers have helped Section IV sit second at the NYSPHSAA Golf Championships at Mark Twain Golf Course on Sunday.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' GOLF: CORNING 7TH GRADER ABEL TIED FOR 14TH AFTER DAY ONE OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS; HORSEHEADS SITS EIGTH AS TEAM (2023-06-04)
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REXFORD — Corning seventh-grader Delaney Abel led partway through the first round of the New York State Girls’ Golf Championships, and sits top 20 after one round at The Edison Club on Sunday. ...more

COLLEGE BASEBALL: STEWART DOMINANT AS MASON BASEBALL REACHES FIRST REGIONAL FINAL (2023-06-04)
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Notre Dame graduate Owen Stewart turned in a dominant relief effort as the George Mason baseball team rallied for a 11-10 walk-off win over Maryland on Sunday afternoon to reach the regional final.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: EARLY RUNS THE DIFFERENCE AS ELMIRA FALLS IN REGIONAL FINAL (20 PHOTOS) (2023-06-03)
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CROSS RIVER — Two six-run innings by Roy C Ketcham High School proved to be the difference as the season ended for Elmira 12-1 in the Class AA regional final on Saturday.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' LACROSSE: HAWKS TURN IN DOMINANT DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE, BUT FALL IN REGIONAL FINAL (2023-06-03)
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CICERO — The Corning boys’ lacrosse team turned in a dominant defensive performance, as they fought to the end in an 8-4 loss to Baldwinsville in the Class A Regional final.
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ELMIRA JUNIOR ENFORCERS REBRAND AS ELMIRA IMPACT (2023-06-03)
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The Elmira Junior Enforcers have announced their USPHL teams will rebrand as the Elmira Impact beginning with their 2023-24 hockey season.
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ON TAP TODAY: ELMIRA BASEBALL, CORNING BOYS' LACROSSE PLAY IN REGOINAL FINALS (2023-06-03)
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The Elmira baseball team plays in a regional final, while the Corning boys’ lacrosse team also plays in a regional final.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: MILAZZO DOMINANT ON THE MOUND AS EDISON ADVANCES TO STATE FINAL FOUR (24 PHOTOS) (2023-06-02)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
ENDICOTT — When you get great pitching and defense you are going to win a lot of softball games.
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CORNING BOYS AND GIRLS RUGBY TEAMS EACH PICK UP RECENT WINS (2023-06-02)
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FORT NIAGARA, YOUNGSTOWN — Corning Girls Rugby defeated Hamburg Rugby Club 62-0 recently in a league match. The match was played as a showcase game during the Buffalove Women’s Rugby Tournament.
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ON TAP TODAY: EDISON PLAYS IN REGIONAL FINAL (2023-06-02)
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There is one game on the schedule today as Edison takes on Cooperstown in the Class C regional final at Union-Endicott High School.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' TRACK AND FIELD: HAWKS WIN TITLE AT STATE QUALS AS THEY TURN IN DOMINANT DAY (24 PHOTOS) (2023-06-01)
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ENDICOTT —It was a strong second day for the Corning Hawks at the Section IV Track and Field State qualifier as they won the title at Union-Endicott High School on Thursday with a team score of 118 points. ...more

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' TRACK AND FIELD: CORNING WINS TITLE AT SECTION IV STATE QUALIFIER (19 PHOTOS) (2023-06-01)
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ENDICOTT —It was a strong second day for the Corning Hawks at the Section IV Track and Field State qualifier as they won the title at Union-Endicott High School on Thursday with a team score of 77 points.

The Hawks had 25 points more than runner-up Ithaca.
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: MORDVINOVA WINS 1500 METERS TO HIGHLIGHT ELMIRA'S DAY AT STATE QUALIFIER (10 PHOTOS) (2023-06-01)
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ENDICOTT — Vicky Mordvinova won her second event of the meet as she claimed the 1500 meter title at the Section IV State Qualifier at Union-Endicott.

One day after winning the 800 the Elmira senior won the 1500 to make states in a second event. Mordvinova won in 4:40.53. Ella Devlin was 11th in the race in 5:20.08. ...more

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: RUFFER WINS PENTATHLON, EISNER MAKES STATES IN A 2ND EVENT FOR HORSEHEADS (16 PHOTOS) (2023-06-01)
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ENDICOTT — Noah Ruffer won the pentathlon and Tess Eisner made states in a second event to highlight the second day at the Section IV State Qualifier at Union-Endicott on Thursday.

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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: NOTRE DAME HAS STRONG SECOND DAY AT STATE QUALS (7 PHOTOS) (2023-06-01)
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ENDICOTT — Piper Young had a third-place finish on the day to highlight the performances by Notre Dame on the second day of the Section IV State Qualifier Meet at Union-Endicott High School.
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: EDISON WRAPS UP SEASON AT STATE QUALIFIERS (8 PHOTOS) (2023-06-01)
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ENDICOTT — The Edison track and field team finished up the state qualifiers with three top 10 finishes and a number of strong showings on Thursday at Union-Endicott High School.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: STRONG PITCHING BY FUTURE D1 PITCHER THE DIFFERENCE AS HORSEHEADS FALLS IN REGIONALS (24 PHOTOS) (2023-06-01)
By Brian Fees
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BINGHAMTON — Walkill came out swinging a hot bat, but Horseheads young pitchers were able to keep the game close the whole night giving the Blue Raiders a chance in their regional game at Mirabito Stadium.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' LACROSSE: SENIOR DUO HAS NINE GOALS, DINARDO GOES OVER 300 CAREER POINTS, FINISHES YEAR WITH 98 GOALS, BUT HAWKS FALL IN REGIONAL FINAL (2023-06-01)
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ITHACA — Seniors Jenna DiNardo and Katie Grottenthaler combined for nine of the Hawks 10 goals, but Corning fell 17-10 to Baldwinsville in the regional final.
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ON TAP TODAY: TRACK STATE QUALIFIER WRAPS UP, HORSEHEADS BASEBALL, CORNING GIRLS' LAX PLAY IN REGIONALS (2023-06-01)
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The Section IV Track and Field State qualifier wraps up today, while Horseheads plays a baseball regional game and Corning plays a girls’ lacrosse regional game.
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: MORDVINOVA WINS 800, BREAKS OWN SCHOOL RECORD AT STATE QUALS (16 PHOTOS) (2023-05-31)
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ENDICOTT — Elmira’s Vicky Mordvinova turned in a dominant performance to win the 800 meters and make states to highlight the first day at the Section IV State Qualifier at Union-Endicott High School.
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: RUFFIN, HOGUE WIN TITLES, CORNING BOYS WITH FOUR STATE QUALIFIERS ON DAY ONE OF STATE QUALS (24 PHOTOS) (2023-05-31)
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ENDICOTT — Gyasi.Ruffin and Cage Hogue each won titles, and Marcus Homa and Zuri Ruffin also qualified for states on the first day of the Section IV State Qualifier at Union-Endicott.
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: LAWSON HEADED BACK TO STATES IN THE 3000 FOR CORNING GIRLS (16 PHOTOS) (2023-05-31)
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ENDICOTT — Sarah Lawson is headed back to the state meet to headline the first day of the Section IV State Qualifier at Union-Endicott High School for the Corning girls team on Wednesday.
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: BLUE RAIDERS HAVE TWO STATE QUALIFIERS AFTER FIRST DAY OF STATE QUALS (19 PHOTOS) (2023-05-31)
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ENDICOTT — The Horseheads track and field team had a pair of state qualifiers on the first day of the Section IV Track and Field State Qualifier on Wednesday at Union-Endicott High School.
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: GREEN, KEOUGH MAKE FINALS AT STATE QUALS (6 PHOTOS) (2023-05-31)
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ENDICOTT — The Notre Dame track and field team had a strong first day at the Section IV State Qualifiers at Union-Endicott High School on Thursday. ...more

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: STRONG FIRST DAY AT STATE QUALIFIER FOR EDISON (13 PHOTOS) (2023-05-31)
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ENDICOTT — The Edison track and field team had a strong first day at the Section IV State Qualifiers at Union-Endicott High School on Thursday.
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HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL: CORNING FALLS AT BINGHAMTON IN DIVISION 1 SECTIONAL TITLE GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2023-05-31)
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BINGHAMTON — The host Patriots scored two touchdowns in the first few minutes of the game and Corning was never able to recover in the flag football Division I title on Wednesday, falling 50-7.
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NINE HORSEHEADS ATHLETES SIGN TO PLAY D1 & D2 SPORTS (22 PHOTOS) (2023-05-31)
By Brian Fees
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HORSEHEADS — Competing in collegiate sports is rare. Getting a chance to compete at the Division I and II levels is even rarer.
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ON TAP TODAY: TRACK AND FIELD STATE QUALIFIER, FLAG FOOTBALL FINAL (2023-05-31)
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The Section IV State qualifier for track and field starts today and a number of locals have top seeds.
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MODIFIED GOLF: ND GOLFERS HAVE SUCCESS AT MODIFIED TOURNAMENT (2023-05-30)
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MARATHON — Three Notre Dame golfers found success at the modified golf tournament at Maple Hill Golf Course on Tuesday.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: CORNING FALLS TO DEFENDING STATE CHAMPS IN REGIONAL PLAY (21 PHOTOS) (2023-05-30)
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ENDICOTT — In a matchup of the past two Class AA state champions, last year’s state champion Monroe-Woodbury topped Corning 13-2 in a regional matchup on Tuesday.
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THE SPORTS REPORTS: WILLIAMSON RELAY, OWEGO'S SENKO NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2023-05-30)
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The foursome of Nathaniel Welch, Duncan Kerr, Kristian Mizdail and Owen Cummings brought home the first PIAA gold medal in Williamson program history Saturday, and Owego senior Alexandra Senko led Owego to the team title at the Section IV Class B Track & Field Championships. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional “Athletes of the Week” for the week ending May 27. ...more

TRIO OF VALLEY STANDOUTS AMONG COACHES AT HIGH HEAT 'SUMMER BASEBALL CAMPS' AT SAYRE (2023-05-30)
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SAYRE — High Heat Baseball will host a series of “Summer Baseball Camps” for ages 7 through 12 this summer here at Riverfront Park. ...more