by Nick Sardina

By Perry L. Novak HERKIMER – Lansing’s boys soccer team ended Sauquoit Valley’s dream season Saturday afternoon 1-0. The Section IV champs dominated play throughout the Class C quarterfinal match but could not score until the 69th minute. Langston Hopkins, one of the few juniors to start for the senior-laden Bobcats, scored from close range then the visitors’ defense did the rest to secure another trip to the state semifinals. “We played as well as we normally do,” SV’s first-year head coach Tyler Denton...Read More

by Nick Sardina

HERKIMER – Soccer, maybe even more so than any other sport, comes down to what you do with your chances. During Saturday’s Class D Boys state quarterfinal, South Kortright made the most of its opportunities in blanking Poland 2-0 at HCCC’s Wehrum Stadium. Stanley Anderson and Dawson Darling scored goals as the Rams (18-1) advance to the New York State Final Four where they’ll meet Section 9’s Mount Academy 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at Middletown High School. “They just finished,” said Poland star senior P.J. Mahoney. “We both had...Read More

by Josh McMullen

SYRACUSE, NY – Phil Gilberti and the rest of the Whitesboro Warriors came to the Carrier Dome on Friday with one goal in mind: silencing the doubters. There have been a lot of them, including their opponent at the Carrier Dome, the Indian River Warriors, who had lost to Whitesboro at Chiz Frye Field just two weeks ago. “They said it was all a fluke,” Gilberti said. “but we’re 2-0 against them now. We started off on a bumpy track. When you have people looking down on you, to do this is awesome. Coach Schoen is a legend, but to do this...Read More