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JC graduate Calvo scores three in Broome win
Hornets top Jefferson CC, 4-3, in Mid-State Athletic Conference → Read More
HS ROUNDUP: Unbeaten Vestal shuts out Corning
Defending Class A girls soccer champion Vestal earned its eighth consecutive shutout. → Read More
Week 3: Vestal grounds out win over HH
Golden Bears improve to 3-0 with 23-20 victory at home → Read More
HS Roundup: Unbeaten Forks routs SV in soccer
Lauren Ashman’s four goals helped host Chenango Forks to an 8-0 Southern Tier Athletic Conference girls soccer victory over Susquehanna Valley on Wednesday. Defending Section 4 Class B champion Forks improved to 6-0. Ashman scored on a header off a corner kick in helping the Blue Devils to a 5-0 halftime lead. McKenna Williams contributed two goals as CF held a 32-3 shot advantage.… → Read More
High Schools: Buchek leads Windsor golfers past JC
Junior hit four birdies on the way to a 3-under-par 32 at Golden Oak on Thursday → Read More
SUNY Broome women win marathon on Michitti goal
Sophomore forward scores in double overtime, giving Hornets 3-2 win over Mohawk Valley → Read More
Johnson City girls soccer holds off Susquehanna Valley
Olivia Parker and Ashlee Putman scored in Wildcats’ 2-1 home win over Sabers → Read More
Walton rallies past Oneonta in Section 4 football opener
Alex Sorochinsky rushed for 192 yards and five touchdowns Saturday as Walton rallied for a 52-50 victory over visiting Oneonta in the Section 4 Football Conference opener for both teams. Sorochinsky’s final TD came with less than a minute left, tying the score at 50. He then scored the go-ahead points on a two-point conversion run for the final margin. Mariano Hernandez scored four touchdowns to… → Read More
Johnson City, CV play to 2-2 tie
My-Lin Chau scored both goals For Johnson City as the Wildcats played to a 2-2 tie against Chenango Valley in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference girls’ soccer game Wednesday. Chau put JC ahead 1-0 in the second half, but CV responded with two straight goals, both by Sara Mariano, for a 2-1 advantage. Chau scored the equalizer on a 7-yard header with 10 minutes left to send the game to overtime.… → Read More
High Schools: Windsor, B-G boys play in tourney final
Bainbridge-Guilford and Chenango Valley will play in Battisti & Garzo Classic girls final → Read More
Hornets men and women open season with pair of wins
Brkovic scored twice and Krom made eight saves to lead the men and women’s soccer teams → Read More
Webb, Roczen sweep at Unadilla MX national
The competition was Round 10 of the 2016 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship. → Read More
Early lead lost, B-Mets fall to Hartford
The Hartford Yard Goats used a five-run fifth inning to defeat the Binghamton Mets 8-6 at NYSEG Stadium Saturday night. The B-Mets played as the road team and the game was closed to the public, due to issues with Hartford’s stadium. Binghamton relinquished a 4-2 lead in the fifth, as Hartford strung together six consecutive hits. Raimel Tapia, Pat Valaika and Rosell Herrera led off with three… → Read More
Late runs give B-Mets split with Senators
A sixth-inning homer ended a 0-for-22 hitting slump for Champ Stuart. → Read More
Boyd hits walk-off, leads B-Mets to doubleheader split
Binghamton drops opener, wins nightcap in 10 innings in home twinbill against Harrisburg → Read More
Vestal Post takes title in first year of program
Vestal Post 89 wins first junior legion title, 3-1, over Oneida Post 169 → Read More
B-Mets give up 18 hits in home loss
Portland struck for 18 hits to hand the Binghamton Mets their third straight loss, 11-3, at NYSEG Stadium Friday night. The hits were the most allowed by Binghamton this season. Portland took a 1-0 lead in the second. Ryan Court hit a leadoff double, reached third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jake Romanski. The Sea Dogs pushed across four more runs in the third to extend… → Read More
M-E legion ball moves on in tournament
Kyle Balmer’s three-run single proves the winning at bat → Read More
B-Mets held scoreless in Portland rout
Jayce Boyd registered a double for the B-Mets, extending his hit streak to 12 games → Read More
Dual homers spark 5-2 B-Mets win
Plaia drives in three runs in victory over Reading → Read More