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CORNING — It was a busy morning of bowling at Crystal Lanes as the Special Olympics Junior Bowling was held.

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COLLEGE BASEBALL: LOCALS HAVING SUCCESS AS EC BASEBALL GETS OFF TO HOT START (2026-03-05)
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The Elmira College baseball team swept a doubleheader against New England College on Thursday to improve to 7-2 on the year. 
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COLLEGE MEN'S HOCKEY: TWO LOCALS HEADED TO AAU COLLEGE HOCKEY NATIONALS (2026-03-05)
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Two local hockey players are headed to nationals for hockey.

Senior Ryan Ess, of Elmira, from LeMoyne College and sophomore Kevin Green, of Notre Dame, for St. John Fisher will be attending the AAU College Hockey Nationals.
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SECTION 4 BOYS' BASKETBALL: NOTRE DAME TOPS UNION SPRINGS TO ADVANCE TO SECTIONAL FINAL (2026-03-04)
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DRYDEN — The Notre Dame boys’ basketball team beat Union Springs 56-48 on Wednesday night to earn a berth in the Section IV, Class C championship.
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COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: ND GRAD KEOUGH HAVING RECORD BREAKING SEASON FOR SJF, WHILE CORNING GRAD GRINNELL MAKES REGIONALS (2026-03-04)
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Notre Dame graduate Makenna Keough has had a record-breaking season for the St. John Fisher indoor track and field team, while Corning grad Olivia Grinnell also has had a big year.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: ELMIRA GRAD CLEARWATER HEADED TO NATIONALS WITH GENESEO (2026-03-04)
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Elmira graduate Ellie Clearwater and the Geneseo women’s basketball team won their second straight Empire 8 Championships and are headed back to the Division III NCAA Championships.
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COLLEGE SWIMMING & DIVING: LOCALS FIND SUCCESS AT EMPIRE 8 CHAMPIONSHIPS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-03-03)
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WEBSTER — Eleven swimmers and divers from the Southern Tier, representing SUNY Brockport, SUNY Geneseo and Alfred University competed at the Empire 8 Championships. 
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THREE HORSEHEADS STUDENTS PART OF 18U ELMIRA JUNIOR AVIATORS TITLE (2026-03-03)
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BOSTON, MASS. — Three Horseheads students were a part of the 18u Elmira Junior Aviators hockey team as they won the United Tier 1 Hockey League 18u Tournament. 
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PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY: BEECHER RECORDS ASSIST FOR CALGARY (2026-03-02)
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Elmira’s John Beecher recorded his third assist of the season on Monday night for the Calgary Flames in a 3-2 loss to Anaheim. ...more

PROFESSIONAL TRACK AND FIELD: CORNING GRAD BUTLER TAKES THIRD AT USA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-03-02)
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Corning graduate Lindsey Butler nearly brought home a national championship, as she led down the stretch, before finishing third in the 1500 at the USATF Indoor Championships.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL: ELMIRA GRAD PALMER OFF TO STRONG START FOR MU BASEBALL (2026-03-02)
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Elmira graduate Michael Palmer is third on the team in batting average for the Mansfield University baseball team.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL: CORNING GRAD BURCH CONTINUES DOMINANT START FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE BASEBALL (2026-03-02)
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Corning graduate Landen Burch has continued his dominant season for the Middle Tennessee baseball team. 

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COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: CORNING GRAD BANGE HELPS 4X800 RELAY TAKE 6TH AT IVY HEPTAGONAL (2026-03-02)
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NEW YORK — Corning graduate Ashton Bange helped Dartmouth earn a sixth-place finish in the 4x800 relay at the Ivy League Heptagonal. 

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COLLEGE BASEBALL: ND GRAD STEWART HAS LONGEST OUTING OF SEASON FOR GEORGE MASON (2026-03-02)
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Notre Dame graduate Owen Stewart had his longest outing of the season for the George Mason baseball team on Feb. 27.
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COLLEGE SWIMMING: LOCAL GRADUATES FIND SUCCESS AT LANDMARK CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-03-01)
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A number of local swimmers took part in the Landmark Conference Swimming & Diving Championships at Loyola University earlier this month. 
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ELMIRA GIRLS WIN STATE QUALIFIER, FIVE LOCAL BOYS AND GIRLS EARN INDIVIDUAL SPOTS AT STATES (2026-03-01)
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Vestal — The Elmira girls won the state qualifier title to make it to states in bowling, while individually Kylie Downing of Corning heads the Section IV all-star team.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE: CORNING GRAD VOLPE HAS CAREER-BEST FOUR ASSIST GAME FOR SYRACUSE (2026-03-01)
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Corning graduate Ashlee Volpe had a career-high four assists in a recent win over Loyola Maryland for the Syracuse women’s lacrosse team.
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COLLEGE MEN'S LACROSSE: CORNING GRAD HART RECORDS FIRST COLLEGIATE GOALS FOR BOSTON UNIVERSITY (2026-03-01)
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Corning graduate Ethan Hart has three goals in five games this year for Boston University, the first three goals of his collegiate career.  ...more

COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL: HENDERSON COMING UP BIG IN HISTORIC SEASON FOR SIENA (2026-03-01)
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Corning’s Isaiah Henderson scored his career high in points twice in February for a Siena team that’s having their best season in years.
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SECTION 4 BOYS' BASKETBALL: NOTRE DAME TOPS MARATHON TO ADVANCE TO SECTIONAL SEMIS (20 PHOTOS) (2026-02-28)
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SOUTHPORT — The Notre Dame boys’ basketball team picked up a 55-50 win over Marathon on Saturday night to advance to the Section IV, Class C semifinals.  ...more

SECTION 4 BOYS' BASKETBALL: SEASON ENDS FOR ELMIRA IN SECTIONAL SEMIS (2026-02-28)
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ITHACA — The season came to an end for the Elmira boys’ basketball team as they fell to Ithaca 77-62 in the Section IV, Class AAA semifinals on Saturday night.
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NYSPHSAA BOYS' WRESTLING: HORSEHEADS SOPHOMORE MCALLISTER EARNS STATE MEDAL AS 15TH SEED (14 PHOTOS) (2026-02-28)
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ALBANY — Horseheads sophomore Connor McAllister went from the 15th seed to a state medal on Saturday at the NYSPHSAA Division I Boys’ Wrestling Championships. ...more

NYSPHSAA BOYS' WRESTLING: HORSEHEADS SENIOR SCHRAGE FINISHES CAREER WITH 5TH PLACE STATE MEDAL (5 PHOTOS) (2026-02-28)
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ALBANY — Horseheads’ Zach Schrage wrapped up his career with a fifth-place finish at the NYSPHSAA Division I Boys’ Wrestling Championships. 
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NYSPHSAA WRESTLING: HORSEHEADS, ELMIRA WRESTLERS END SEASONS AT STATES (22 PHOTOS) (2026-02-27)
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ALBANY — A number of local wrestlers had their seasons end at states on Friday, with two of them dropping one-point matches.  ...more

SECTION 4 BOWLING: CORNING BOYS WIN STATE QUALIFIER TO ADVANCE TO STATES (2026-02-27)
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VESTAL — The Corning boys’ bowling team won the state qualifier to earn a trip to states a they shot a grand total of 9,190.

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SECTION 4 GIRLS' BASKETBALL: SEASON ENDS FOR ND GIRLS AT BG (2026-02-27)
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BAINBRIDGE — The Notre Dame girls’ basketball team saw their season come to an end in the Section IV, Class C quarterfinals, with a 67-36 loss to Bainbridge-Guilford on Friday night.
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NYSPHSAA WRESTLING: ELMIRA'S GIBBONS ADVANCES TO SATURDAY AT STATES (7 PHOTOS) (2026-02-27)
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ALBANY — Elmira’s Lavonte Gibbons won back-to-back matches to advance to Saturday at the NYSPHSAA Boys’ Division I Wrestling Championships.
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NYSPHSAA WRESTLING: HORSEHEADS' BURCHARD AND MCALLISTER WIN TWICE TO ADVANCE TO SATURDAY AT STATES (8 PHOTOS) (2026-02-27)
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ALBANY — Jaxson Burchard and Connor McAllister both won a pair of matches to advance to Saturday at the NYSPHSAA Division I Wrestling Championships.  ...more

NYSPHSAA WRESTLING: EDISON'S VANDERHOFF WINS BACK-TO-BACK MATCHES TO ADVANCE TO SATURDAY AT STATES (10 PHOTOS) (2026-02-27)
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ALBANY — Back-to-back wins have Edison freshman Mason Vanderhoff still alive in the wrestle backs at the NYSPHSAA Boys’ Division II Wrestling Championships on Friday.
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NYSPHSAA WRESTLING: HORSEHEADS' SCHRAGE MOVES INTO STATE SEMIS, GUARANTEED STATE MEDAL (2026-02-27)
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ALBANY — Horseheads’ Zachary Schrage advanced to the semifinals at the NYSPHSAA Division I Wrestling Championships. 
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NYSPHSAA WRESTLING: HORSEHEADS' SCHRAGE ADVANCES TO STATE QUARTERFINALS (2026-02-27)
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ALBANY — Horseheads’ Zachary Schrage advanced to the quarterfinals at the NYSPHSAA Division I Wrestling Championships.  ...more

COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: HORSEHEADS GRAD SCOTT NAMED TO WINTER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (2026-02-26)
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Horseheads graduate Carly Scott was named to the 2025-26 Winter All-Academic Team at William Smith.

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