COLLEGE BASEBALL: LOCALS HAVING SUCCESS AS EC BASEBALL GETS OFF TO HOT START (2026-03-05)
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The Elmira College baseball team swept a doubleheader against New England College on Thursday to improve to 7-2 on the year. 
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COLLEGE MEN'S HOCKEY: TWO LOCALS HEADED TO AAU COLLEGE HOCKEY NATIONALS (2026-03-05)
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Two local hockey players are headed to nationals for hockey.

Senior Ryan Ess, of Elmira, from LeMoyne College and sophomore Kevin Green, of Notre Dame, for St. John Fisher will be attending the AAU College Hockey Nationals.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: ELMIRA GRAD CLEARWATER HEADED TO NATIONALS WITH GENESEO (2026-03-04)
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Elmira graduate Ellie Clearwater and the Geneseo women’s basketball team won their second straight Empire 8 Championships and are headed back to the Division III NCAA Championships.
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COLLEGE SWIMMING & DIVING: LOCALS FIND SUCCESS AT EMPIRE 8 CHAMPIONSHIPS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-03-03)
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WEBSTER — Eleven swimmers and divers from the Southern Tier, representing SUNY Brockport, SUNY Geneseo and Alfred University competed at the Empire 8 Championships. 
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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

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 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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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 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

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: 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

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

SECTION 4 BOWLING: ELMIRA BOYS AND GIRLS EACH WIN CLASS A TITLES AS GUBLO ROLLS 300 GAME (2026-02-21)
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VESTAL — The Elmira boys and girls bowling teams both brought home the Section IV, Class A Championships this weekend at Midway Lanes.
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STAC GIRLS' BASKETBALL: ELMIRA RALLIES, THEN HOLDS OFF WAVERLY (17 PHOTOS) (2026-02-18)
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WAVERLY — The Edison girls’ basketball team wrapped up the regular season by edging Waverly 55-53 on Tuesday night.
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THE WEEK AHEAD: STAC CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR BASKETBALL AMONG HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEK (2026-02-15)
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The STAC basketball championships, and sectional bowling and track and field state qualifiers highlight a playoff week of local sports.
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MODIFIED BOYS' BASKETBALL: ELMIRA CAPTURES LARGE-SCHOOL MODIFIED TITLE (2026-02-15)
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WAVERLY — The Elmira Express modified basketball team won the large-school championship as Waverly hosted a small and large school modified basketball tournament on Sunday.
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SECTION 4 BOYS' WRESTLING: ELMIRA HAS 2 SECTIONAL CHAMPS, THREE STATE QUALIFIERS (11 PHOTOS) (2026-02-14)
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BINGHAMTON — The Elmira Express boys’ wrestling had two champions, and three state qualifiers, at the Section IV Championships on Saturday. 
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