Cortland Sports

Cortland football can’t keep up with Mexico in season-ending loss

MEXICO –– The No. 3 Cortland football team went back and forth with No. 2 Mexico all game, but the Purple Tigers’ defense surrendered the big play one too many times and fell 41-34 …

Cortland football rallies behind seniors for win

The Cortland football team used a strong first half and held off a second-half surge from visiting Southern Hills for a 35-28 senior night win Thursday at Cortland Junior Senior High School. It …

Cortland girls soccer’s season ends with loss to V-V-S in PKs

The No. 8 Cortland girls soccer team and No. 9 V-V-S had countless good looks at the net throughout Tuesday night’s Section III Class A opening round matchup at Cortland Junior-Senior High …

Homer football dominates, wins 12th straight Home-Cort Jug

The Homer football team played its usual hard-nosed style, thriving with its run game and forcing turnovers to beat cross-town rival Cortland 41-8 in the 45th Home-Cort Jug game Friday at Homer High …

Cortland’s Lauren Mott was taken out of the goal with just over 20 minutes left in the game, changed into a field jersey and had one thing on her mind –– scoring a goal. Just about …

Homer girls soccer's late goal leads to tie with Cortland

Homer’s Reese Evangelista buried a goal from 25 yards out with just 1:27 left in regulation to help the Trojans salvage a 1-1 draw with Cortland Thursday night at Homer High School. …

Cortland football comes up short at Ithaca

ITHACA –– The Cortland football team failed to make a play in multiple big spots, and those mishaps ended up costing the Purple Tigers in a 27-14 loss to Ithaca Friday night at Ithaca …

Cortland girls soccer holds off late surge from Marathon

The Cortland girls soccer team scored a goal late in the first half and, though it failed to add another the rest of the game, held off Marathon to win 1-0 Monday at Cortland Junior-Senior High …

Cortland football drops heartbreaker to Mexico

MEXICO –– It came down to the final two minutes of regulation in a competitive game between Cortland and Mexico and ended with the home team scoring late to take a 22-21 lead. That was …

Cortland boys soccer brings energy, wins third straight

The Cortland boys soccer team scored two goals in the second half to seal its 3-1 win over Mexico Wednesday at Cortland Junior-Senior High School. It is the third straight win for the Purple Tigers …

Terwilliger steals show, Cortland girls soccer tops Homer

Cortland senior Maude Terwilliger stole the show Friday night, scoring both goals in the Purple Tigers’ 2-0 win over Homer Friday night at Cortland Junior-Senior High School. Terwilliger …

Back in the win column

The Cortland football team had a night to remember Thursday as the Purple Tigers dominated in every area to earn their first victory since October 21, 2021, with a 48-0 rout over visiting …

Homer volleyball rebounds to take down Cortland

After a hotly-contested first set between the Homer and Cortland volleyball teams ended with a 26-24 win for the Purple Tigers, the Trojans responded with three consecutive set wins, 25-18, 25-17, …

Cincy girls soccer outlasts Cortland

DERUYTER –– Ava Larrabee scored the game’s lone goal in the first half to lead the Cincinnatus girls soccer team to a 1-0, abbreviated win over Cortland in the DeRuyter Girls …

Slow start proves costly for Cortland boys soccer

The Cortland boys soccer team competed right with Chittenango in the second half, but a slow start from the Purple Tigers proved costly as they fell to the Bears 5-1 Wednesday night at Cortland …

Dryden football fends off Cortland with long drives

The Dryden and Cortland football team competed for all four quarters, but the Lions managed the clock with a one score lead in the final five minutes of regulation and ran it down to seal the 20-14 …

Marathon field hockey cruises to first win of season

The Marathon field hockey team was in control all game against Cortland, as it consistently stayed on the attack while also posting a shutout for the 7-0 win Thursday at Cortland Junior-Senior High …

Brett Segala ready for first season with Cortland football

Brett Segala was named the head coach of the Cortland football team in December, but with the action of the regular season right around the corner, the new head coach is eager to lead the Purple …

Cortland's Mott part of title-winning team in Finland

Cortland senior Lauren Mott returned from a trip to Finland on July 16 with a little hardware. Mott’s Rush Northeast Select team won its division at the Helsinki Cup, beating teams from …

Twenty-two local players, 11 boys and 11 girls, have been selected to the All-Greater Cortland teams for their performances during the 2023 season. The players were selected from the 10 local …

Sports Editor Paul Cifonelli and Sports Reporter Matt Czeitner break down the 2023 All-Greater Cortland baseball and softball teams and discuss the reasons for including the players that made the …

Dryden's Davis, Tully's Rauber make mark at states

Dryden’s Carlea Davis finished fourth in the girls 100-meter hurdles qualifying round and Tully’s Ryan Rauber placed fifth in the 400-meter dash finals Friday at the New York State Track …

Cortland baseball falls in extra innings thriller

Over the past two seasons, the No. 4 Cortland baseball team and thrilling games at Onondaga Community College seem to come packaged together. Against No. 9 Skaneateles on Saturday, the story was no …

Cortland baseball holds off Camden, moves to semis

The No. 4 Cortland baseball team got production up and down the batting order and did not let No. 5 Camden have a big inning as the Purple Tigers punched their ticket to the Section III Class B …

Cortland baseball cruises to quarterfinals with all-around win

The No. 4 Cortland baseball team jumped out to an early lead, added insurance and used a strong defensive performance to beat No. 13 Bishop Grimes 9-1 in the first round of the Section III Class B …

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