Marathon Sports

The Moravia boys basketball team used a dominant defensive performance to power it to a comfortable lead in the first half and Marathon could never recover in the Blue Devils’ 64-31 win Friday …

Defense, strong first half leads Marathon to win

The Marathon girls basketball team used a strong first half, did not let Spencer-Van Etten gain any type of momentum, and the Olympians won 44-22 Friday at Marathon High School.

Cortland’s Canzano wins Kenneth Haines Memorial

Cortland’s Avery Canzano tore through the 190-pound tournament at the Kenneth Haines Memorial Tournament Friday at Oswego State, winning four matches to claim first place. The senior is now …

Marathon boys basketball cruises in consolation game

The Marathon boys basketball team controlled the pace from the jump, took an early lead and never let up to beat Groton 56-36 in the consolation game of the Tom Neugebauer Holiday Tournament Friday …

Homer boys basketball survives late Marathon surge

Marathon cut the Homer lead to three early in the fourth quarter, but a bad break halted the Olympians’ momentum and the Trojans ended up pulling away late for a 56-42 win Thursday in the first …

Homer, Marathon boys wrestling beat Chenango Forks

The Homer and Marathon boys wrestling teams both picked up comfortable wins over Chenango Forks Friday, with the Trojans winning 40-21 and the Olympians winning 34-22 at Homer High School. The …

Slow second half sinks Olympians boys basketball

The Marathon boys basketball team led Candor at halftime, but went cold offensively in the second half and the Coyotes made timely buckets down the stretch to beat the Olympians 46-40 Thursday at …

Marathon boys basketball survives late Groton run for road win

GROTON –– Jacob Byron went crazy in the first half to lead the Marathon boys basketball team to a 38-21 halftime lead, then the Olympians held on through a late Groton rally for a 63-51 …

Marathon's Ensign reaches 1,000-point milestone

Marathon’s Abby Ensign needed only eight points to reach the 1,000-point mark heading into Friday’s matchup against Whitney Point at Marathon High School. She didn’t take long to …

Marathon girls basketball starts season in win column

The Marathon girls basketball team opened its season with a 53-40 win over Bainbridge-Guilford Wednesday at Marathon High School powered by a strong fourth quarter from the Olympians to seal the …

Sports Editor Paul Cifonelli and Sports Reporter Matt Czeitner break down the 2023 All-Greater Cortland soccer selections on the latest episode of the Standard in Sports Podcast.

Twenty-six local soccer players, 13 boys and 13 girls, have been selected to the All-Greater Cortland teams for their performances during the 2023 season. Each team consists of three forwards, four …

Newkirk's goal sends Marathon field hockey to sectional final

Catherine Newkirk scored the game’s lone goal and No. 2 Marathon made it hold up as the Olympians beat No. 3 Moravia 1-0in the semifinals of the Section IV Class C tournament Tuesday at Appleby …

Marathon girls soccer beats Oxford in PKs, moves to quarterfinals

The No. 6 Marathon girls soccer team and No. 11 Oxford needed penalty kicks to decide a winner in the first round of the Section IV Class C tournament Wednesday, and the Olympians earned a 1-1, 3-2 …

Marathon boys soccer moves on after dominant performance

The No. 5 Marathon boys soccer team got off to a hot start in the first round of the Section IV Class C tournament, defeating visiting No. 11 Watkins Glen 6-0 Tuesday at Marathon High School. The …

50 years of Funk

It was a day of celebration for the Marathon field hockey program during the final home game of the regular season Wednesday at Appleby Elementary School, as Karen Funk is winding down her 50th …

Hoyt’s golden goal clinches division title

Anna Hoyt found an opening, connected with a shot with her left foot and soared it into the back of the net with 8:41 remaining in the second overtime to give Marathon a 1-0 win over Southern Cayuga …

Marathon field hockey hangs with Vestal, comes up short

The Marathon field hockey team hung with Vestal much better than it did on Sept. 14, but the Olympians surrendered two goals in the third quarter which proved to be the difference in a 2-0 loss …

Second half surge sends Marathon past Groton

GROTON –– After a scoreless first half, the Marathon girls soccer team capitalized on its chances in the second with two goals while keeping Groton off the board to win 2-0 Tuesday at …

Marathon boys soccer stays hot, tops Cincy

Bryce Hartman recorded a goal and an assist Tuesday to lead the Marathon boys soccer team to a 2-0 road win over Cincinnatus Tuesday at Fireman’s Field. The Olympians win moves them to 11-1-1 …

Marathon boys soccer wins 2OT thriller

After 99 minutes of scoreless soccer between Marathon and Southern Cayuga, Jacob Byron connected with Bode Carter on a free kick, which Carter put away with a header, to send the Olympians to a 1-0, …

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 …

Dryden girls soccer controls pace in shutout win over Marathon

DRYDEN –– The Dryden girls soccer team controlled the pace of the game, shut down the Marathon offense and scored a goal in each half to win 2-0 Thursday night at Dryden High School. …

Marathon field hockey squeaks out win against Moravia

MORAVIA –– The Marathon field hockey team scored a big insurance goal early in the fourth quarter and held off a late game surge from Moravia to win 2-1 Tuesday at Moravia Central School. …

Marathon boys soccer forces third straight shutout

The Marathon boys soccer team used two first-half goals and a strong defensive performance to beat Moravia 2-0 Monday at Marathon High School. Bryce Hartman and Aydan Brown found the back of the …

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