Marathon Sports

The Moravia boys basketball team only led Marathon 23-22 at the half, but the Blue Devils flipped the switch in the second half, going on a 44-21 run the rest of the game for the 67-43 road victory …

WHITNEY POINT — The Marathon boys basketball team trailed Whitney Point by 15 points early in the second half and climbed all the way back to force overtime, but the Olympians fell to the …

Defense leads Marathon girls basketball past Cincy in opener

The Marathon girls basketball team put a lot of pressure on visiting Cincinnatus defensively and the Olympians shut down the Lions to walk away with the 44-16 win in both team’s opening game …

New faces set to lead Marathon girls basketball

The Marathon girls basketball team will have a new look this season with a new head coach in Beth Anne Duncan and without former standout and the school’s all-time leading scorer, Brooke …

Twenty-six local soccer players, 13 boys and 13 girls, have been selected to the All-Greater Cortland teams for their performances during the 2022 season. Each team consists of three forwards, four …

Sports Editor Paul Cifonelli and Sports Reporter Matt Czeitner break down the 2022 All-Greater Cortland boys and girls soccer teams and discuss the reasons for including the players that made the …

Marathon girls soccer proud of 2022, looking forward to 2023

The Marathon girls soccer team has a lot to be proud of after the 2022 season despite it coming to an end in the second round of the Section IV Class D tournament on Oct. 21. Marathon finished …

Three Section IV boys soccer teams ready to compete in postseason

The Section IV boys soccer postseason is set to begin today with Dryden, Moravia and Marathon all competing this week. CLASS B Dryden finished its season with a record of 9-6 and earned the …

Eaton scores two, Olympians girls soccer moves to quarters

The No. 4 Marathon girls soccer team controlled the pace for a majority of the game and secured the 3-1 victory over No. 13 Margaretville in the first round of the Section IV Class D tournament …

Three Section IV girls soccer teams ready to compete in postseason

The stage is set on the girls side of the Section IV soccer tournament with three local teams earning a chance in the postseason. Dryden, Groton and Marathon will all be competing this week all with …

Freshman trio sends Groton girls soccer to IAC title game

GROTON — The Groton girls soccer team had a trio of freshman step up and lead the second-half offensive charge to defeat Marathon 2-0 in the tiebreaker game of the IAC Small School North …

Marathon girls soccer shuts out Groton for fourth straight win

GROTON — One goal is all that was needed for the Marathon girls soccer team as the Olympians' defense held Groton scoreless to walk away with the 1-0 victory on the road Wednesday at Ross Field …

Marathon boys soccer seniors thrive on senior night

Every member of the Marathon boys soccer team's senior group contributed on senior night as the Olympians cruised to a 5-0 win over Moravia Tuesday at Marathon High School. Seniors Kaiden …

Dryden girls soccer spreads the wealth in win

DRYDEN — Five different players scored for the Dryden girls soccer team as the Lions controlled the game from start to finish and cruised to a 5-0 victory over Marathon Tuesday evening at …

Bell, defense lead Groton girls soccer past Marathon

The Groton girls soccer team used strong defense for 80 minutes and the offense came alive in the second half to send the Indians to a 5-0 win over Marathon Monday at Marathon High …

Strong second half leads Marathon field hockey past S-VE

The Marathon field hockey team used a strong second half to power its way to a 4-0 victory over Spencer-Van Etten Wednesday at Appleby Elementary School. Heading into the second half, Marathon …

Marathon boys soccer drops 2OT heartbreaker

DERUYTER — All the Marathon boys soccer players could do at the end of the game was drop to the ground. The Olympians had just given up the game-winning goal with 3:02 left in the second …

New faces set to lead Marathon boys soccer

Last season, under long time head coach Chip Stewart, the Marathon varsity boys soccer team finished with a record of 10-4-3, which featured a tie in the IAC Small School Championship game and a run to the Section IV Class D semifinals.

Local baseball players take to the sandlot

FABIUS — Local college baseball players, from recently-graduated Cortland standouts Kooper Knabe and Caden Congdon to McGraw alum Brendan May and Cortland alum Nick Cody, got together every Tuesday and Friday to play baseball at Fabius-Pompey Elementary School. They never knew what team they were on or what jersey they were wearing until the day of the game, but they didn’t care.

Marathon given NYSPHSAA School of Excellence Award

Marathon High School was the only local school acknowledged by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association as a School of Excellence. The school earned the award because more than 75% of its athletics teams were recognized as Scholar-Athlete teams.

On to the semifinals

The Cortland baseball team picked a great time for the offense to erupt, as the Purple Tigers put together 16 hits en route to a 14-2 win over New Hartford in the quarterfinals of the Section III …

Dryden falls in Section IV quarters

Down 3-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, the Dryden baseball team put together a rally and made it a one-run game with two outs and the tying run 90 feet away. But they failed to get …

League champs!

The Homer baseball team had to grind out a 6-2 win over a pesky Marcellus team Thursday to secure the OHSL Liberty League Division II title at Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex. The league title is …

Early jump lifts Eagles

When the McGraw and Marathon baseball teams met on May 11, the Eagles took a 9-4 win in eight innings. McGraw made things much easier Wednesday, jumping out to an early lead and winning 8-3 at McGraw …

Bobcats outlast Purple Tigers

The Cortland baseball team played a non-league game against Lansing Tuesday night and the two teams traded blows with each other all game until the final inning, when the Bobcats pulled ahead to …

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