Marathon Sports

Chip Stewart, the former longtime Marathon boys soccer coach,  talks about his retirement with Sports Reporter Matt Czeitner in the latest episode of The Standard in Sports Podcast, presented by the Cortland Standard.

Reilly scored four, Marathon field hockey tops Homer

Delaney Reilly wanted to prove she belonged on the Marathon field hockey team, and did just that, scoring her first four varsity goals to help the Olympians top Homer 4-0 Friday at Homer High …

Marathon girls soccer falls in opener

The Marathon girls soccer team held visiting Watkins Glen scoreless in the second half, but five first half goals from the Senecas resulted in a 5-0 loss in the opening game of the season for both …

Brown gets first career win for Marathon boys soccer

Aubrey Brown secured his first win as the new head coach of the Marathon boys soccer team with a dominant 14-0 win over Watkins Glen Wednesday night at Marathon High School. “I am just happy …

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.

New faces ready to lead Marathon into next season

The Marathon softball team relied heavy on senior leadership during its 2022 season that ended in a loss in the Section IV semifinal to Deposit/Hancock, which went on to win the Class D state …

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 …

Dryden boys win IAC championship

Aidan Kalousdian, Xavier Scott and Bryant DePaull led the Dryden boys track & field team to an IAC championship Thursday, with Kalousdian winning two events and Scott and DePaull each winning …

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 …

Marathon, Dryden head to sectionals

Two local Section IV softball teams will be playing Tuesday in the sectional tournament, with Marathon competing in Class D and Dryden in Class B. Marathon (8-6) is the No. 3 seed and earned a …

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 …

Johnson’s walk-off blast propels Homer

Zander Johnson parked a ball over the center field fence with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to help Homer overcome a three-run top of the seventh from Westhill and pull out a 7-6 …

Dow’s dash leads Dryden

AURORA — Colton Dow did it all to end the game for the Dryden baseball team Friday night, striking out three of the four batters he faced on the mound and scoring the winning run as the Lions …

Homer spreads wealth

It was a team effort from the Homer boys lacrosse team Thursday, as eight different players scored and five players had multi-goal games as the Trojans took care of their crosstown rival Cortland …

Cortland rallies in 7th

The Cortland softball team spoiled Homer’s Senior Night and snapped its five-game winning streak after a two-run seventh inning powered the Purple Tigers to a 9-8 win Wednesday at Homer Junior …

McGraw forces extra innings, stuns Marathon

Trailing 4-3 heading into the top of the seventh inning, the McGraw baseball team rallied to tie the game at 4, then scored 5 times in the eighth to take a 9-4 victory Wednesday at Marathon. …

CBA wears down Homer

The Homer boys lacrosse team used some stifling defense to keep the No. 4 Class C team in the state, Christian Brothers Academy, in check, but ultimately lost 11-7 Tuesday night at Homer High School. …

Groton pulls away from Marathon

The Groton baseball team had only a one-run lead over Marathon after two innings by a score of 3-2, but the Indians rattled off 10 runs over the next five innings to knock off the Olympians 13-5 …

Homer edges J-D for nonleague baseball win

The Homer baseball team had a two-run fourth inning and a three-run fifth thanks to Joey Case, which was enough to beat visiting Jamesville-Dewitt 5-4 Saturday at Gutchess Lumber Sports …

McGraw wins in Stiles

McGraw’s Nate Stiles dominated on the mound for five innings, not allowing a hit as the Eagles beat the Cincinnatus baseball team 14-1 in five innings. Stiles struck out eight batters and …

Dryden baseball gets to the Point

DRYDEN — On Senior Night, it was the Dryden baseball team’s seniors who stepped up and delivered offensively and on the mound as the Lions cruised to an 8-1 victory over Whitney Point …

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