Mario Sacco, NewsChannel 9

Mario Sacco

NewsChannel 9

Syracuse, NY, United States

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CBA edges Chittenango at the buzzer

CHITTENANGO, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – In the game of the night, Christian Brothers Academy edged Chittenango 55-53 on the boys hardwood. With less than two seconds to play, Chittenango’s Alex Moesch tied the game with two free throws. CBA’s Braeden Burns would inbound the ball the length of the floor to Luke Boule who laid it […] → Read More

High school hockey season on thin ice to start

In less than a week the high school hockey season is set to start, but that may be in jeopardy due to a labor dispute between Section III and its hockey officials. → Read More

11/4 – Friday Night Fever Highlights & Hot Plays

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A trip to the Section III Finals was on the line tonight on the gridiron. If you missed any of the action, watch the video above. Class AA C-NS – 21Baldwinsville – 7 CBA – 42Proctor – 8 Class A Fayetteville-Manlius – 40New Hartford – 21 West Genesee – 35Whitesboro – […] → Read More

10/14 – Friday Night Fever Highlights & Scores

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The playoff chase is heating up as we’ve hit week six of the high school football season. The Fever made 12 stops across Section III. If you missed any of the action, click on the video player above. Class AA West Genesee – 20Baldwinsville – 14 Utica Proctor – 50Henninger – […] → Read More

10/7 – Friday Night Fever; vote for the hot play

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — We’ve hit week five of the high school football season. The Fever made 13 stops across Section III. If you missed any of the action, click on the video player above. Vote for this week’s hot play Here’s a look at the Week 5 Scoreboard: Class AA Baldwinsville – 23Utica Proctor […] → Read More

Friday Night Fever from 9/23; vote for the hot play

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — We’ve hit week three of the high school football season. The Fever made 12 stops across Section III Friday night, bringing you highlights from the gridiron. If you missed any of the action, click on the video player above. Vote for this week’s hot play Here’s a look at the Week […] → Read More

Friday Night Fever Highlights and vote for the hot play

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – Week Two of the high school football season brought us an instant classic in Class AA between C-NS and CBA. That was one of a dozen games feature on NewsChannel 9’s Friday Night Fever. If you missed any of the action, click on the video player above. Here’s a look at […] → Read More

OCC women’s lacrosse team advances to National Championship

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – For the fourth time since 2014, the OCC Lazers women’s lacrosse team will play for an NJCAA National Championship. OCC defeated Anne Arundel 22-15 in the semifinals on Saturday. Natalie Clere, Julianna Barton, and Mia Martin all scored five goals in the win for the Lazers. OCC will look to win […] → Read More

Syracuse Crunch forces winner-take-all Game Five

LAVAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (SYRACUSE CRUNCH) – The Syracuse Crunch shutout the Laval Rocket, 3-0, this afternoon at Place Bell to tie the best-of-five North Division Semifinals series, 2-2. Max Lagace turned aside the four shots he faced in net for the Crunch before leaving the game in the first period. Hugo Alnefelt then stopped all […] → Read More

Laval evens series edging Syracuse in Game Two

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (SYRACUSE CRUNCH) – The Syracuse Crunch were downed by the Laval Rocket, 3-2, in Game 2 tonight at the Upstate Medical University Arena. The best-of-five series is now tied, 1-1. Goaltender Max Lagace stopped 25-of-28 shots in net for the Crunch. Cayden Primeau turned aside 37-of-39 between the pipes for the Rocket. Syracuse […] → Read More

Syracuse Crunch to face Laval in Calder Cup Playoffs

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – The Syracuse Crunch saw its 12-game home winning streak snapped on Saturday night, falling to Laval 5-1 in the regular season finale. Gage Goncalves scored the lone goal of the game for the Crunch, his 17th of the season. Syracuse the #2 seed in the North Division, will host the Laval […] → Read More

OCC honors former Lazers manager Joe Antonio

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – Joe Antonio’s legacy as the manager of the OCC baseball team speaks for itself. During his coaching career Antonio won eight Region III baseball titles and 421 games. On Saturday, OCC paid tribute to Antonio, by naming the third base dugout at Lazers Stadium in his honor. Antonio is a native […] → Read More

Lars Tiffany and UVA hand Syracuse 5th straight loss

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – For the first time since 1975 the Syracuse men’s lacrosse program has lost five straight games. SU falling on Saturday afternoon in the Dome to #5 Virginia 21-15. Tucker Dordevic scored just over a minute into the game, giving the ‘Cuse a 1-0 lead. It was all Cavaliers after that. UVA […] → Read More

Section III wrestling tournament crowns champions

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – The Section III wrestling tournament was held at the SRC arena on Saturday. Here is your list of Section III champions: Division IFreddy Pagan (Fulton) – 102 poundsTommah Gummow (Indian River) – 110 poundsShay Sinitiere (Carthage) – 118 poundsBrogan Fielding (Carthage) – 126 poundsAlex Booth (Indian River) – 132 poundsManuel Gonzales […] → Read More

Syracuse’s winning streak snapped at Va. Tech

BLACKSBURG, V.A. (WSYR-TV) – The Syracuse men’s basketball team saw its four-game winning streak snapped on Saturday, falling at Virginia Tech 71-59. With 6:56 to play, Buddy Boeheim would tie the game at 54. The Hokies answered by going on a 13-0 run to put the game away. Buddy Boeheim led the Orange, scoring a […] → Read More

Balanced attack powers Syracuse to road win at NC State

RALEIGH, N.C. (WSYR-TV) — The Syracuse men’s basketball picked up an 89-82 road victory at NC State on Wednesday night. All five Syracuse starters scored in double figures in the win over the Wolfpack. Both teams traded blows in the first 20 minutes. NC State hit ten threes in the first half, as the Wolfpack […] → Read More

Local high schools hold college signing ceremonies

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – It’s National Signing Day for many student-athletes across the country. Here is a list of stars from Central New York who found new places to call home for the next four years. Christian Brothers AcademyDan Anderson – University of Denver – LacrosseGracie Britton – Syracuse University – LacrosseIsabella Cannizzo – Manhattan […] → Read More

SU football picked second in preseason ACC poll

GREENSBORO, N.C. (SYRACUSE ATHLETICS) – The Syracuse football team has been picked to finish to second in the ACC Atlantic Division, according to a poll of 173 media members credentialed for last week’s 2019 ACC Football Kickoff. The projected second-place finish is Syracuse’s highest preseason prognostication since the Orange joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013. […] → Read More

Former SU basketball standouts practice for NBA teams

On Monday, two former SU basketball players practiced for NBA teams. Oshae Brissett worked out for the Boston Celtics, after working out with the Charlotte Hornets over the weekend, and Tyus Battle worked out with the Atlanta Hawks. → Read More

Joe Girard III commits to Syracuse

Joe Girard III the all-time leading scorer in New York state history in boys basketball has committed to Syracuse. → Read More