UTICA – There’s a new power in Section 3 Class B. It’s the Central Valley Academy Thunder. Central Valley proved they’re a team to be reckoned with by completely dismantling Notre Dame 30-7 Friday night at Brother Victor McCarty Memorial Stadium. Senior quarterback/running back Josh Klosner rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another, and his cousin Adam Klosner had a touchdown reception and three two-point conversions as Central Valley thoroughly dominated the line of scrimmage in improving to 2-0 in Class B East. CVA also received...Read More

Poland – The past few years have not seen Poland’s girls soccer goalies getting much work. After all, Coach Tom Basel’s Tornadoes won a state title and were state runner-ups from 2012 to 2014 and lost in the sectional semifinals last year to eventual state champ Copenhagen. Poland dominated possession most games during that stretch, so the keepers didn’t need to do much. That changed in a hurry Friday afternoon in a 1-0 win against defending Section III Class C champ Sauquoit Valley. Junior goalie Claire Lepper turned away 11 shots, most...Read More

NEW HARTFORD – New Hartford’s Jordan Restivo had one of those dream games Tuesday at Don Edick Field. Restivo, a junior forward, scored four goals as the Spartans pulled away for a 6-2 victory Tuesday over rival Whitesboro in a Tri Valley League girls soccer battle. The win gave New Hartford a leg up in the TVL race and extended its winning streak to three games after a 3-1 season-opening defeat to Jamesville-DeWitt. “She was unbelievable,” New Hartford head coach Frank DuRoss, Jr. said of Restivo. “She finds a way to put it in. She has...Read More