NYSPHSAA TRACK AND FIELD: HORSEHEADS' LANEY EARNS STATE MEDAL IN 100; HAWKS EARN MEDALS IN 3 EVENTS (10 PHOTOS) (2026-06-14)
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WEBSTER — A year ago on this weekend Patrick Laney was on the baseball field, celebrating the Blue Raiders state championship.
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NYSPHSAA TRACK AND FIELD: LANEY ADVANCES TO 100 METER FINALS AT STATE TRACK (9 PHOTOS) (2026-06-13)
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WEBSTER — Horseheads senior Patrick Laney has put himself in position to earn a state medal as he reached the finals of the 100 meters, running a 10.88 on Saturday at the NYSPHSAA Track and Field Championships.  ...more

NYSPHSAA BASEBALL: EARLY DEFICIT TOO MUCH FOR HORSEHEADS TO OVERCOME IN STATE SEMIS LOSS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-06-12)
BY BRIAN FEES
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BINGHAMTON — Pitch after pitch after pitch Brayden Fougnier battled against Horseheads Cooper Ball with the bases loaded in the first inning.
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NYSPHSAA BASEBALL: HORSEHEADS SET TO FACE WEST GENESEE IN STATE SEMIS (2026-06-11)
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The Horseheads Blue Raiders are one win away from making history at the New York State Public High School Baseball Championships. 
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LANEY, LESE NAMED TOP SENIOR ATHLETES AS HORSEHEADS HOSTS SPORTS AWARDS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-06-10)
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HORSEHEADS — The Horseheads Blue Raiders held their All Sports Tribute on Wednesday night with Patrick Laney and Lexi Lese earning the boys and girls outstanding senior athlete honors.
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LESE, CAPILLI NAMED KIWANIS CLUB ATHLETES OF THE YEAR (2026-06-09)
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ELMIRA — The Elmira Kiwanis Club recently named their sports award winners for the 2025-26 school year.
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LOCALS COMPETE AT DUALS ON DESMOND WRESTLING COMPETITION (24 PHOTOS) (2026-06-09)
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ATHENS — A number of local athletes competed at the Duals on Desmond wrestling competition on Saturday. 
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NYSPHSAA BOYS' LACROSSE: HORSEHEADS FALLS TO TOP-RANKED VICTOR IN REGIONAL FINAL (2026-06-06)
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HONEYOYE FALLS — The Horseheads Blue Raiders fell behind 7-0 after one quarter and never recovered in a loss to the state’s top ranked team in the NYS regional final on Saturday.
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NYSPHSAA BASEBALL: MARKLE THROWS SHUTOUT AS HORSEHEADS WINS REGIONAL, HEADS BACK TO STATE FINAL FOUR (2026-06-05)
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ROCHESTER — The Horseheads baseball team is headed back to the state final four after a 4-0 win over Hamburg at ESL on Saturday night in the Class AA regional final. 
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SECTION 4 BOYS' TRACK AND FIELD: LOCALS HAVE BIG DAY AT STATE QUALIFIERS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-06-04)
BY BRIAN FEES
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ENDICOTT — In his first year doing outdoor track and field Horseheads senior Patrick Laney is a state qualifier with a school-record time in the 100 meters.  ...more

SECTION 4 GIRLS' TRACK AND FIELD: MCLAUGHLIN HAS DOMINANT DAY TO HIGHLIGHT LOCAL GIRLS AT STATE QUALIFIERS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-06-04)
BY BRIAN FEES
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ENDICOTT — Cella McLaughlin won both the 100 meters and 100 hurdles at the state qualifiers, along with the 1600 relay on Thursday night at Union-Endicott High School.
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NYSPHSAA GIRLS' LACROSSE: HORSEHEADS FALLS TO FM IN SUB-REGIONAL GAME (15 PHOTOS) (2026-06-04)
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CHENANGO VALLEY — The season came to an end for the Horseheads girls’ lacrosse team with a 18-4 sub-regional loss to Fayetteville-Manlius on Thursday night. 
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NYSPHSAA BOYS' LACROSSE: HORSEHEADS TOPS BALLSTON SPA FOR FIRST STATE TOURNAMENT WIN IN PROGRAM HISTORY (24 PHOTOS) (2026-06-03)
BY BRIAN FEES
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ITHACA — The Horseheads Blue Raiders jumped out a 5-0 lead after one quarter and a 7-0 lead in the game on their way to a 13-4 victory over Ballston Spa for the first state tournament win in Horseheads boys’ lacrosse history.
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SECTION 4 TRACK AND FIELD: LOCALS FIND SUCCESS ON FIRST DAY OF STATE QUALIFIERS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-06-04)
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ENDICOTT — Cella McLaughlin won the long jump to make states at the Section IV state qualifiers and she was also the top seed in her class in the 100 meters and 100 hurdles. 
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NYSPHSAA BASEBALL: CHARLANOW'S BAT, BALL'S ARM/BAT HELP LEAD HORSEHEADS BACK TO REGIONAL FINAL (24 PHOTOS) (2026-06-02)
BY CHRIS MANNING
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ENDWELL — In his first at bat Horseheads' Dimitri Charlanow saw a fast ball and vowed not let the next one go by. He made good on that promise, sending the second one he saw into the trees on the other side of the right field fence for a 2-run home run, which was more than the Blue Raiders needed with Cooper Ball on the mound in their 5-0 win over Garden City in sub-regional playoff baseball action Tuesday.

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MORE THAN 20 ATHLETES SIGN AS HORSEHEADS HOLDS SIGNING DAY (24 PHOTOS) (2026-06-01)
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HORSEHEADS — The Horseheads Blue Raiders held an athletic signing day last week with 24 athletes singing to compete in college.
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THE WEEK AHEAD: TRACK STATE QUALS, STATE GOLF AND REGIONAL BASEBALL, SOFTBALL AND LACROSSE ON THE SCHEDULE (2026-05-31)
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Area teams compete at the state qualifiers for track and field, while two locals head to state golf and five area teas compete in regional sports action this week.
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SECTION 4 BOYS' LACROSSE: 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING AS HORSEHEADS BOYS' LAX WINS FIRST SECTIONAL TITLE SINCE 2016 (24 PHOTOS) (2026-05-30)
BY BRIAN FEES
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HORSEHEADS — Ten years ago Boe Briggs was there as the Horseheads boys’ lacrosse team won their last Section IV Championship. 

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SECTION 4 SOFTBALL: YEARICK HAS MAGICAL FINAL GAME, BUT HORSEHEADS IS EDGED IN SECTION FINAL (15 PHOTOS) (2026-05-30)
BY BRIAN FEES
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BINGHAMTON — Caitlin Yearick put on a show in her last high school game, but Vestal rallied late to top the Horseheads Blue Raiders 5-4 in nine innings in the Section IV, Class AA championship at Greenlight Grand Slam Park on Saturday.  ...more

SECTION 4 BASEBALL: MARKLE COMES UP BIG AS HORSEHEADS TOPS VESTAL TO WIN SECTIONAL TITLE (24 PHOTOS) (2026-05-29)
BY BRIAN FEES
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HORSEHEADS — One night earlier Mason Markle didn’t have things working on the mound.  ...more