DRYDEN –– The Dryden boys basketball team survived a pesky Elmira Notre Dame team to win an IAC large schools championship Thursday night at Tompkins Cortland Community College, claiming …

DRYDEN –– For the second straight season, the Moravia girls basketball team defeated Candor to win the IAC Small School Championship with a 48-34 win Wednesday at Tompkins Cortland …

DRYDEN –– The Moravia boys basketball team and the IAC Small School Championship seem to go together each season. This year it was no different. The Blue Devils won their fourth …

SYRACUSE –– Homer’s Hunter Lines leaped into his coaches’ arms as the final whistle blew in the third round of the Section III Division II boys’ 138-pound sectional …

ILION –– Maddie Pittsley got the ball and stepped to the service line with her team’s season on the line. After battling serving struggles all day, the junior needed to get her …

MORAVIA –– Joe Baylor came over the top of a screen at the top of the key Friday night, saw an opening and let a 3-pointer fly. It was hard to tell what was smoother –– …

MORAVIA –– The Moravia boys basketball team buzzed through visiting Marathon Friday night after a bit of early pushback, winning 67-38 at Moravia High School. The Blue Devils closed their …

The Marathon girls basketball team had an unlikely hero Friday night, with Cassie Forrest’s first two points coming at the perfect moment. She drilled a jumper from the top of the key with just …

TULLY –– The Tully girls basketball team saw its four-game winning streak snapped in their regular-season finale on Thursday night, falling to Weedsport 69-33 at Tully High School. …

The Homer girls basketball team struggled for eight minutes Thursday night at Homer High School, and that proved to be the difference. Homer lost the second quarter 22-11 in a 62-47 loss to Phoenix …

WEST WINFIELD –– Mount Markham head coach Terry McKane approached the Tully girls volleyball team postgame to let the Black Knights know they were the toughest team his girls faced all …

The No. 1 Cincinnatus girls volleyball team stared down the exact same situation it faced on Jan. 15 –– down two sets to one to Fabius-Pompey on its own home court. Just like 27 days …

DRYDEN –– Xander Scott knows how to get a crowd going. The star senior had a slow first half Monday night, but he went for eight third-quarter points to help the Dryden boys …

Homer won the Section III Class B boys wrestling title for the first time in school history Saturday, with 10 total place finishers, seven finalists and four champions. Seniors Hunter Lines (138 …

The halftime mood Saturday at Homer High School was grim. The Homer boys basketball team trailed Central Square 33-14 and seemed headed for its fourth straight loss. Instead, Homer dominated the …

TULLY –– The No. 4 Tully girls volleyball team had its run of consecutive sets won snapped at 32 Friday night, but the Black Knights got the last laugh with a 25-11, 25-16, 26-25, 25-10 …

DERUYTER –– The DeRuyter boys basketball team dropped its second straight game to Madison and third straight overall 68-49 Friday night at DeRuyter Central School. The game was a de facto …

The Marathon girls basketball team took care of an overmatched McGraw team Wednesday night at McGraw High School. The Olympians allowed just two second-half points and won 48-7 for their second win …

The No. 8 McGraw girls volleyball team got off to a rough start and couldn’t complete a comeback in a 11-25, 9-25, 25-20, 13-25 loss to No. 9 Owen D. Young/Richfield Springs in the Section III …

MORAVIA –– The Moravia girls basketball team played some stifling defense through three quarters, opening up a 40-6 lead on senior night in a 46-18 win over Spencer-Van Etten Monday night …

HOMER Mya Locke (120 pounds) and Brielle Nels (132 pounds) both won their respective weight classes at Saturday’s Homer Lady Legacy Tournament. Locke went 4-0 with three pins and a 20-9 …

The Cortland boys basketball team dominated Pulaski to earn its fourth straight win on Saturday, 55-30, at Cortland Jr./Sr. High School. The Purple Tigers leaned on their stout defense to get the …

The Cortland girls basketball team won its second game in as many days Saturday, beating Chittenango 59-45 at Cortland Jr./Sr. High School. The win improved Cortland’s record to 5-10 and was …

Cincinnatus’ Allyson St. Germain is the Cortland Standard’s December Athlete of the Month, sponsored by the Royal Auto Group. St. Germain is an offensive machine for the Cincinnatus …

Mason Allen had a career night for McGraw, setting personal bests in scoring and rebounding in McGraw’s 53-44 win over Otselic Valley Friday night at McGraw High School. Allen had an 18-point, …