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OM/WG Summer Wrestling Camp set

WATKINS GLEN, July 7, 2026 -- The 2026 Odessa-Montour/Watkins Glen High School Summer Wrestling Camp will be held from Friday, July 17 through Sunday, July 19 at the WGHS Field House.

The cost: $100 Per Wrestler Plus NYWAY Membership. NYWAY Membership/Registration: https://nyway.sportngin.com/register/form/441934871

The daily schedule:
-- Session 1 from 9-10:30 a.m., followed by a break from 10:30-11.a.m.
-- Session 2 from 11 a.m.-12 noon, followed by lunch from 12 noon-1 p.m. Lunch will be provided, although wrestlers are welcome to bring their own lunch.
-- Session 3 from 1 p.m. to Finish (Matches, Games, etc.)

Wrestling Camp Goal: To offer a low-cost opportunity to local wrestlers where they can learn technique provided by local coaches and wrestlers with vast experience. Focus is on basic skills and technique that every wrestler should master with the goal of becoming League/Class/Sectional/State Champion.

Depending on registrations and available clinicians, camp may be split up to accommodate Boys (Folkstyle) and Girls (Freestyle) technique.

What to Bring: Workout Clothes, Change of Clothes, Wrestling Shoes, Water, Water Bottle, Swimming Gear, Shower Gear.

If there are any questions, reach out to:

Bill Lindsley -- william_lindsley@msn.com; (607)857-6013
Dan Batchelder -- dbatchelder@omschools.org; (518)812-4106
Brandon Gould -- bgould.nilico@gmail.com; (607)591-1972

The Schuyler Storm varsity softball squad, winner of the Team of the Year Award

WGHS distributes its DubG sports honors

WATKINS GLEN, June 21, 2026 -- Sports honors in a variety of categories were announced and presented to Watkins Glen High School student-athletes Sunday evening at the annual DubG Sports Awards in the school auditorium. They included:

Excellence in Education: To Sam Hohle and Anna Franzese, an award presented to a "varsity level player adjudged to display commitment, outstanding work ethic, and potential in the classroom."

Male and Female Athletes of the Year: These awards went to three-sport standouts Jude Santos and Rachel Vickio. Santos is a junior. Vickio, a senior, will be attending Elmira College with an eye on competing in basketball.

Leadership Award: Zade Gomez Fitzsimmons for displaying "the qualities of a true leader on and off the court or field."

Best Championship Performance: the Schuyler Storm varsity softball team, which won the IAC Large School championship. It also took home the Team of the Year Award.

Record Breaking Performance: Vincent Ocasio for placing first in four events at the Section IV, Class C Swimming Championships.

Sportsmanship Award: Leon Lagramada. The award is presented "to a sports person adjudged to be the most outgoing, charismatic, maturely competitive sportsperson in a given year."

Coach of the Year: Kelly Sterner, whose 20 years of coaching have included cross country and both indoor and outdoor track.

Rookie of the Year: Softball's Sydnee McCormick and track's John Williams.

Outstanding Individual Performance: Softball's Paige Ells for pitching a perfect game against Whitney Point, where she also went 4-for-4 with 6 RBIs.

Unsung Hero Award: Senior Erin Snow, an outstanding soccer player who anchored the defensive back line for the Lake Hawks as they won the IAC championship and reached the Section IV final.

Legislative Proclamations: To Madison Tuttle, presented by State Senator Tom O'Mara and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano for her national racewalking championship at the Adidas Indoor Track & Field tournament in March -- her second such honor in a career that saw her overcome two ACL injuries.

Photos in text:

From top: Excellence in Education winners Sam Hohle and Anna Franzese; Leadership Award winner Zade Gomez Fitzsimmons; and Outstanding Individual Performance winner Paige Ells.

From left: Assemblyman Phil Palmesano, WGHS senior Madison Tuttle, and State Senator Tom O'Mara with legislative proclamations presented to Tuttle in honor of her Mile Racewalk championship -- her second -- at the Adidas national track & field tournament on March 22nd. She also won in 2024.

Track: Anderson 6th, Oliver 12th at States

WEBSTER, June 13, 2026 -- Odessa-Montour High School freshman Janne Anderson and Watkins Glen High School senior Natalee Oliver posted strong showings Saturday at the New York State Track & Field Championships.

Anderson, competing in the 400 Hurdles, registered her second-best time ever, 1:05.90, in placing 6th among Class C competitors. She had posted her best time, a school record 1:04.76, in winning the 400 Hurdles at the State Qualifier on June 3rd.

Oliver, running in the 800 Meters, finished in 2:19.97,placing her 12th among Class C competitors. Her time was just off her school record of 2:19.70.

"She did great," said Watkins Glen Coach Kelly Sterner. "We're very proud of her."

Photos in text: Natalee Oliver at States (left, provided) and Janne Anderson (File photo)

O-M's Janne Anderson is our Schuyler Athlete of the Year

Cross Country standout set numerous school Track records, qualified for two State Championship meets

SCHUYLER COUNTY, June 6, 2026 -- The Odessa File's Schuyler County Athlete of the Year for 2025-26 is Odessa-Montour High School freshman track sensation Janne Anderson.

Anderson established herself this year as a premier competitor in both the autumn Cross Country season and the spring Track & Field season -- advancing to State Tournaments in both while claiming the IAC Cross Country championship, the Section IV 400 Hurdles title and multiple school records in the 400 Hurdles and 400 Meters.

Cross Country:

After starting out 7th in a five-school meet and 11th out of 91 runners at the Byron-Bergen meet, she tied for 1st at Spencer-Van Etten, was 2nd in a five-school meet at Trumansburg, and 22nd among 322 runners at the McQuaid Invitational.

Then came the following:

--1st at the IAC Small School Championships at Groton, leading O-M to the title.
--1st at the Marathon Invitational, leading O-M to 3rd place among 13 teams.
--1st in the IAC Championships at Marathon, leading O-M to the title.
--6th at the Section IV, Class D meet at Chenango Valley State Park, qualifying for the New York State Championships and leading O-M to 4th place.
--28th among 115 of the best Class D runners in the state at the State Championships at Queensbury High School.

In sum: Janne was the IAC Small School Cross Country champion and then champion of the entire IAC, leading her team to the championship at both the Small School and league meets. And then she qualified for and competed in the New York State Cross Country Tournament.

Track & Field:

After a winter spent keeping sharp in a school running club (Odessa-Montour does not have a competitive Indoor Track program), Janne embarked on a Track season of many victories -- primarily in the 400 Hurdles -- along with school records in both the 400 Meters and 400 Hurdles (more than once), culminating in 1st place 400 Hurdle finishes at the IAC Championships, at the Section IV, Class D meet and at the Section IV State Qualifier.

By date and event, Janne's Track season went as follows:

March 25: 1st in the 4x100 and in the 400 Hurdles (1:11.1) in 4-school meet at Candor.
March 30: 1st in the 4x100, second in the 100 Hurdles, and 1st in the 400 Hurdles (1:09.90) in a five-school meet at O-M.
April 9: 1st in the 4x400, 4th in the 4x100, and 1st in the 400 Hurdles (1:09.97) at the Spring Fling at Marathon with 13 other schools.
April 21: 1st in the 200, 2nd in the 100 Hurdles, and 1st in 400 Hurdles at Tioga.
April 24: 1st in the Shuttle Hurdles, 2nd in the 4x200, 2nd in the 4x400, 6th in the Distance Medley Relay at Moravia Invitational. O-M was 4th among 12 schools.
April 28: 1st in the 4x100 and 4x400, and 1st in the 400 Hurdles with a School Record time of 1:07.7 at Candor, breaking Hannah Nolan's 2022 mark of 1:07.90.
May 1: 2nd in the 4x400, 3rd in the 4x100, and 1st in the 400 Hurdles at O-M Legends of the Night meet with 14 schools.
May 5: 1st (tie) in the 100 Hurdles, 1st in the 4x400, and 1st in the 400 Hurdles with a School Record time of 1:07.24 vs. S-VE in a meet at Notre Dame.
May 8: 2nd in the 100 Hurdles, 1st in the 4x400, 1st in the 200, and 1st in the 400 Hurdles at Newfield.
May 11: 2nd in the 100 Hurdles, and 1st in the 400 Meters in School Record time of 1:02.25, breaking 2010 mark by Ashley Bryington of 1:03.6.
May 15: 4th in the 100 Hurdles, and 1st in the 400 Hurdles with a Meet Record time of 1:07.81 at South Seneca Invitational with 17 teams. O-M placed 2nd.
May 20-21: IACs at Trumansburg. 4th in the 100 Hurdles with a PR of 17.01, 1st Small School in the 4x400, 3rd in the 400 with a School Record time of 1:02.22, and 1st in the 400 Hurdles with a School Record time of 1:07.11. O-M wins IAC Small School championship.
May 27: Section IV, Class D meet at Marathon. 1st in the 4x400, and 1st in the 400 Hurdles with a School Record time of 1:06.87.
June 3-4: Section IV State Qualifier. 1st in the 400 Hurdles with a School Record time of 1:04.76 , qualifying for the New York State Track & Field Championships. Also on the 4x400 team (with Aspyn Skinner, McKenzie Landon and Leah Antes) that placed 7th with a School Record time of 4:15.96, breaking a mark from 2012.

In sum: Janne set multiple school records in the 400 Meters and 400 Hurdles, plus one in the 4x400; she was the IAC 400 Hurdles champion (with O-M claiming the Small Schools title); she was first in the 400 Hurdles at the Section IV, Class D Meet; and ultimately she was the Section IV 400 Hurdles champion. And once again a New York State Tournament competitor.

Janne Anderson and her O-M track coaches, Skip Strobel (left) and Burton Brewster, when The Odessa File caught up to them June 5th at the Dandy market in Odessa.

Section IV State Qualifier draws to a close

ENDICOTT, June 4, 2026 -- The final day of the two-day Section IV State Qualifier Thursday lacked Wednesday's dramatic successes that saw Odessa-Montour's Janne Anderson and Watkins Glen's Natalee Oliver earn spots in the State tournament.

But it had its own achievements.

Watkins Glen Girls:
-- Natalee Oliver placed 8th in the 1500 Meter Run in a time of 5:10.90.

Watkins Glen Boys:
-- Caydin Lagramada was 12th in the High Jump at 5' 8" and 10th in the Triple Jump at 40' 6.50"
-- Leon Lagramada was 12th in the Triple Jump at 40' 1.50"
-- Isaac Hendrickson ran a 5:14.38 in the 1600.

O-M Girls:
-- McKenzie Landon was 6th in the 100 Hurdles in 17.14.
-- Leah Antes was 14th in the Triple Jump at 31' 2 1/4"
-- 4x400 team was 7th (Aspyn Skinner, Janne Anderson, McKenzie Landon, Leah Antes) with a School Record time of 4:15.96. The old record of 4:18.32 was set in 2012 by April Dunn, Maia Rumsey, Erin Terry and Dana Roberts.
-- 4x800 team was 10th (Lexi Strobel, Hanna Jantzen, Olivia Barr, Susie Collier) with a season-best time of 11:04.7

O-M Boys:
-- Max Sgrecci took 5th in the High Jump with a PR of 6'
-- Mason Smith placed 19th in the 110 Hurdles.
-- Jared Watson was 14th in the Pole Vault.
-- The 4x4 team of Max Sgrecci, Moe Zinger, Jared Watson and Issac Hough placed 13th.

"Nobody advances to States," Coach Skip Strobel said of the boys team, "but it was a great season for the guys."

The Schuyler Storm modified softball team poses for a season-ending photo. (Provided)

Storm closes modified softball with a win

TIOGA CENTER, June 4, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm modified softball team finished its season Thursday with a 14-12 victory over Tioga.

"The game was back and forth all 7 innings," said Storm Coach Emily Hoffman. "Every player worked hard and contributed to the win tonight! I’m very proud of every girl on our team."

Qualifier: Anderson, Oliver set new marks, advance to June 13-14 State Championships

ENDICOTT, June 3, 2026 -- Odessa-Montour High School freshman Janne Anderson and Watkins Glen High School senior Natalee Oliver broke their own school records Wednesday in the 400 Hurdles and 800 Meters, respectively, as they qualified at a Section IV State Qualifier for berths in the upcoming New York State Track & Field Championships.

Anderson finished first -- claimed the Section IV 400 Hurdles title -- in a time of 1:04.76, well below her previous school mark of 1:06.87. Oliver finished second in the 800 in 2:19.70, lowering her school record from 2:20.89. In each case, the old records were set in recent weeks.

The two girls will compete in those events at the State meet, scheduled for June 13-14 in Webster.

Another school record -- the Watkins Glen 4x100 Relay mark of 45.8 dating back to 1999 -- fell as Gabe Crane, Aidan Kelly, Leon Lagramada and Noah Wright ran a 45.31. They finished 10th.

In other action involving Schuyler County competitors:

-- Watkins Glen senior Rachel Vickio threw a season-best 100' 10" for fifth place in the Discus.
-- O-M senior McKenzie Landon posted a time of 17.02 in the 100 Meter Hurdles, qualifying for Thursday's finals.
-- O-M's Hanna Jantzen ran a 2:34.91 (PR) in the 800 and placed 19th.
-- O-M's Aspyn Skinner ran 13.41 in the 100, placing 5th in her heat and 15th overall. She also placed 14th in the Long Jump.
-- Watkins Glen's Noah Wright ran a personal best of 23.67 in the 200.

Photos in text:

Top: Natalee Oliver (left, provided) and Janne Anderson (File photo)
Bottom: The Watkins 4x100 record setters. From left: Noah Wright, Leon Lagramada, Aidan Kelly and Gabe Crane. (Photo provided)

Storm pitcher Paige Ells is our Schuyler Spring MVP

Led the softball team to the Section IV, Class B final

SCHUYLER COUNTY, June 3, 2026 -- For the third straight spring, Watkins Glen High School sophomore Paige Ells --- pitcher and leading hitter on the Schuyler Storm varsity softball team -- is The Odessa File's Schuyler Spring MVP.

Ells, the centerpiece of a resurgence of local softball helped along by the merger of the WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School programs, led the Storm this season to an Interscholastic Athletic Conference Large School championship and all the way to the Section IV, Class B final.

That the Storm -- a young team with just one senior (and she was injured all season) -- would fall to the senior-heavy, top-seeded Susquehanna Valley in the Section IV title game was no great surprise. But the fact that the Schuyler players handled it so well (no tears, thank you; just clear eyes looking ahead to next year) seemed to bode well for the future.

And judging from the immedate past, that future looks promising, with almost the entire All-Star laden Storm squad returning with a season of great success under their belts. First they won a division title for the first time in almost 30 years, and then a league title. A sectional crown would have been the first in softball for a Schuyler team since O-M in 1982.

And in the middle of it all -- with strong pitching performance after strong pitching performance and key hit after key hit -- was Paige Ells. She was 13-3 with a 1.83 ERA on the mound, striking out 179 batters in 106 innings. She led the team in hitting (.500) and on-base percentage (.598) while registering 20 singles, 8 doubles, 3 triples and 2 home runs and driving in a team-topping 29 runs. She also walked 14 times and stole 20 bases.

She didn't do it alone, of course. She had a strong lineup of teammates. Her sister Keira batted. .443, Brooklynn Thompson .370, Amy Field .362 and Lauren Signor .361. And hitters with lighter batting averages excelled at reaching base. Isabella Bellavigna had an on-base percentage of .387, Jaden Jarrell .385, Bella Yaw .333, and Sydnee McCormick .308.

But Paige Ells was the centerpiece -- the leader both on offense and defense. Setting such an example -- by quietly going about her business, doing what needed to be done to win -- can be inspiring. It's hard not to raise your game when a teammate like Paige has raised hers like that.

Photo in text: Schuyler Storm pitcher Paige Ells.

The Odessa File All-Sports All-Stars:

First Team

Paige Ells -- Schuyler Storm Softball -- MVP
Janne Anderson -- OM Track & Field
Leah Antes -- OM Track & Field
Aspyn Skinner -- OM Track & Field
McKenzie Landon -- OM Track & Field
Lexi Strobel -- OM Track & Field
Jared Watson -- OM Track & Field
Rachel Vickio -- WG Track & Field
Natalee Oliver -- WG Track & Field
Caydin Lagramada -- WG Track & Field
Leon Lagramada -- WG Track & Field
Keira Ells -- Schuyler Storm Softball
Amy Field -- Schuyler Storm Softball
Lauren Signor -- Schuyler Storm Softball
Brooklynn Thompson -- Schuyler Storm Softball
Levi Murphy -- WG Tennis
Andre Wixson -- WG Tennis
Enric Lin -- WG Tennis
Sam Hohle -- WG/ND Lacrosse
Austin Preuninger -- Schuyler Storm Baseball
Blake Thomas -- Schuyler Storm Baseball
Ethan Nolan -- OM Golf
Emily Melveney -- WG Golf

Second Team

Isaac Hendrickson -- WG Track & Field
Noah Wright -- WG Track & Field
Zade Gomez Fitzsimmons -- WG Track & Field
Gabe Crane -- WG Track & Field
Aidan Kelly -- WG Track & Field
Bryce Bockelkamp -- WG Track & Field
Max Sgrecci -- OM Track & Field
Moe Zinger -- OM Track & Field
James Halpin -- OM Track & Field
Ella Kramer -- OM Track & Field
Hanna Jantzen -- OM Track & Field
Rilke Arrance -- OM Track & Field
Mason Smith -- OM Track & Field
Jaden Bailor -- OM Track & Field
Ryan Baudendistle -- WG Tennis
Kristofer Burke -- WG Tennis
Jude Santos -- WG Golf
Anna Franzese -- WG Golf
Brooke Burns -- OM Golf
Connor Foggie -- Schuyler Storm Baseball
Hunter Mowry -- Schuyler Storm Baseball
Nicolai Holmes -- Schuyler Storm Baseball
Declan Barry -- WG/ND Lacrosse
Isabella Bellavigna -- Schuyler Storm Softball
Sydnee McCormick -- Schuyler Storm Softball

Third Team

Lizzi Fitzwater -- WG Track & Field
Benjamin Henry -- WG Track & Field
Evvie Zinger -- OM Track & Field
Issac Hough -- OM Track & Field
Olivia Barr -- -- OM Track & Field
Susie Collier -- -- OM Track & Field
Derek Bower -- WG Golf
Tyler Gulini -- Schuyler Storm Baseball
Dominic Lewis -- Schuyler Storm Baseball
Johnny Sisana -- Schuyler Storm Baseball
Jaden Jarrell -- - Schuyler Storm Softball
Bella Yaw -- Schuyler Storm Softball

Modified softball: Storm splits pair

ODESSA, June 1, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm modified softball team split a doubleheader against Spencer-Van Etten Monday, winning the first game 15-9 and losing the second one 12-8 on the Odessa-Montour High School softball field.

Aubrey Blauvelt pitched the Storm to victory in the first game and led off the second game with a home run.

Sophia Hoffman and Rylee Smith pitched for the Storm in the second game.

"We ended up losing," said Storm Coach Emily Hoffman, "but Makenzi Wessels had a double in the third inning that tied the game."

Storm third baseman Amy Field tags out a Susquehanna Valley runner in the 3rd inning.

Storm falls 8-3 to Sus Valley in B finale

BINGHAMTON, May 30, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team's hopes for a Section IV, Class B championship ended Saturday with an 8-3 loss to top-seeded Susquehanna Valley in the title game at the Greenlight Grand Slam Park in Binghamton.

A victory would have meant the first sectional softball title for a Watkins Glen team, while Odessa-Montour had one back in 1982. The No. 2-seeded Storm are a combined squad of WGHS and O-M athletes.

The game started well for the Storm, with a 1st inning single by Keira Ells, a walk to Paige Ells, a pair of stolen bases and RBI groundouts to the right side of the infield by Amy Field and Brooklynn Thompson resulting in two runs.

But Sus Valley tied it in the bottom of the frame, the first run coming on a walk, a stolen base, and a throw on that play that got past the infield and the centerfielder, allowing the runner to score. The other run came in later when a runner on third scored on an infield out.

Susquehanna Valley went up 3-2 in the 2nd inning on a single to right after a misplayed fly ball had put a runner on second base. The score went to 5-2 in the 3rd on a hit batsman, a stolen base, an infield error and a double to left. And it went to 6-2 in the 4th on another hit batsman, a stolen base and another double to left.

The Storm scored in the top of the 5th inning on a double down the left field line by Keira Ells, and another double down the line by Paige Ells, driving Keira home.

But Sus Valley scored again in the bottom of the 5th on a hit batsman and a double to center, and a final run in the 6th on a home run over the left centerfield fence.

Paige Ells went the distance on the mound for the Storm, allowing eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits while striking out 11 batters, walking one and hitting four.

The Storm managed just three htis -- two by Keira Ells, who also walked and scored twice.The other hit was Paige Ells' 5th inning RBI double. Thompson and Field had an RBI each on their 1st inning groundouts.

"We went out there and played tough," said Storm Coach Shannon Ells, "but Sus Valley was the better team today. We had a fantastic season, though. I'm proud of the girls and looking forward to next season. We took a huge step forward in the program this year, and there are more good things to come."

Photos in text:

Top: The Storm's Paige Ells delivers an RBI double to left field in the 5th inning.
Middle: The plaque presented to the Storm after the game.
Bottom: Storm catcher Brooklynn Thompson awaits a throw that arrived too late as a Sus Valley runner scored on an infield out.

Left: Storm leftfielder Isabella Bellavigna prepares to catch a Susquehanna Valley fly ball as shortstop Keira Ells looks on. Right: Storm Coach Shannon Ells, after the game, distributed tournament medallions to each of his players, here to daughter Keira.

A throw trying to cut down a Sus Valley player stealing second base goes wide past shortstop Keira Ells and then eluded the centerfielder, allowing the runner to score.

Left: The Storm's Lauren Signor fouls off a pitch. Right: The Storm's Olivia King attempts a bunt, but hit the ball foul.

The Schuyler Storm players and coaches pose after the game on the Greenlight field.

From left: The Storm's Paige Ells, Brooklynn Thompson, Ava Stackhouse and Keira Ells leave the field after the game's final out.

Storm tops Edison, advances to B finale

WATKINS GLEN, May 28, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team shook off some early jitters and a 2-0 deficit to defeat Edison 5-3 Thursday in a Section IV, Class B semifinal on the Watkins Glen High School softball field.

Paige Ells went the distance on the mound and drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a 4th inning double as the No. 2 seeded Storm advanced to a Saturday final at 12 noon against top-seeded Susquehanna Valley at the Greenlight Grand Slam Park in Binghamton. Sus Valley is ranked No. 4 in the state among Class B teams, while the Storm -- a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes -- is ranked No. 5. Edison is ranked 13th.

The victory was the Storm's third in four games against Edison this season. They last beat the Spartans in the IAC Large School South Division playoff.

Ells allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits while striking out four batters, walking one and hitting two. Her key double came in the 4th after two outs. Isabella Bellavigna walked, Keira Ells singled to right and Paige doubled to left, driving them home.

Edison had scored single runs in the 1st and 2nd, capitalizing on some shaky fielding by the Storm, who committed three errors in the game to Edison's four. But the Storm scored once in the bottom of the 2nd on a couple of Edison miscues, and again in the 3rd on a Lauren Signor RBI single. Edison pulled ahead in the 4th, 3-2, on a walk, two hit batsmen and an infield single.

Then came Paige Ell's 4th inning double for a 4-3 Storm lead, with another run coming in the 6th on an RBI double to right-center by Keira Ells.

Keira had three hits in the game, while Paige, Amy Field, Signor, Bella Yaw and Bellavigna had one hit apiece. Bellavigna also walked and scored twice, while Keira Ells, Field and Sydnee McCormick scored one each.

Photos in text:

Top: Paige Ells delivers a 2-run double in the 4th inning, giving the Storm the lead.
Bottom: The Storm's Isabella Bellavigna bunts. She was safe, and later scored.

Left: Storm rightfielder Sydnee McCormick catches a fly ball on the run. Right: An Edison runner is caught off third on a pickoff throw from catcher Brooklynn Thompson to third baseman Amy Field.

Left: Storm shortstop Keira Ells hauls in an Edison pop fly. Right: Lauren Signor connects for a 3rd inning single that drove in a run.

WG girls 10th, boys 12th at Class C meet

NEWARK VALLEY, May 28, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School boys placed 12th among 16 teams and the Watkins girls 10th among 14 teams Thursday at the Section IV, Class C Track & Field Championships.

The Lake Hawks' Natalee Oliver lowered her school record in the 1500, finishing second in a time of 4:56.71. She had set a time of 4:57.03 earlier in the season. She also won Thursday's 800 in 2:24.64.

WGHS's Rachel Vickio was 3rd in the Discus with a throw of 100' 6" while Zade Gomez Fitzsimmons was 5th in the Shot Put at 26' 5.25".

The boys’ 4x100 relay team of Gabe Crane, Leon Lagramada, Aidan Kelly and Noah Wright raced to a 4th-place finish. Watkins Glen also earned 5th place in the boys’ 4x800 relay (Zach Brousseau, Benjamin Henry, Emmanuel Rodriguez and Dominik Thomson).

The Lake Hawks also saw several athletes place individually in sprinting and jumping events. Gabe Crane earned 5th place in the 100 Meter Dash (11.72), while Leon Lagramada was 6th in the 200 (23.69), and Caydin Lagramada 2nd in the High Jump (5' 8") and 5th in the Triple Jump (38' 11.75").

Next up: The State Qualifier meet at Union-Endicott high school. Only select performers will be eligible to compete.

Section IV golf: locals fall short of States

HORSEHEADS, May 28, 2026 -- Nine golfers -- but none from the Watkins Glen or Odessa-Montour High School varsity golf teams -- advanced Thursday from the Section IV Girls Championships at Soaring Eagles Golf Course to the upcoming State meet.

Thursday's field was led by the 2-over-par 73 shot by Delaney Abel of Corning. The best finish by a WGHS competitor was Emily Melveney's 103, good for a 13th place tie. Teammates Anna Franzese, Callieondra Tohafjian and Kenzie Fish shot 112, 124 and 125, respectively. O-M's Brooke Burns was 35th with a 120.

Lansing won the team title, with Corning second. WGHS was 9th among 10 teams. O-M had just the one golfer, and so no team score.

O-M girls 4th, boys 13th at Class D meet

Janne Anderson breaks her own school mark in winning 400 Hurdles

MARATHON, May 27, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School girls varsity track-and-field team -- led by freshman Janne Anderson's school record-setting victory in the 400 Meter Hurdles and a win by her 4x400 Relay squad -- placed 4th among 26 teams Wednesday at the Section IV, Class D Track & Field Championships.

Anderson, who set the school record in the 400 Hurdles earlier this season and has now broken it twice. won Wednesday's race with a time of 1:06.87 (surpassing her old mark set May 11 of 1:07.11). The 4x400 squad, with Anderson, Leah Antes, Aspyn Skinner and McKenzie Landon, won with a time of 4:19.97.

Other highlights for the O-M girls:

--Leah Antes was 4th in the High Jump and 5th in the Triple Jump.
--Lexi Strobel was 4th in the 3000.
--Aspyn Skinner was 5th in the 100.
--McKenzie Landon was 4th in the 100 Hurdles.
--Ella Kramer was 6th in the Discus (86' 7").
--Rilke Arrance was 6th in the Pole Vault (7' 0").
--The 4x800 Relay team was 3rd (Olivia Barr, Susie Collier, Hanna Jantzen, Lexi Strobel)

The top three finishers in each event automatically qualify for the State Qualifiers meet next week.

O-M Boys: The Grizzlies placed 13th among 24 teams. The following made the podium:

--4x800 Relay: 6th place. Jaden Bailor, Issac Hough, Tommy Mace, Philip Coleman.
--4x100 Relay: 6th place. Jared Watson, Mason Smith, Mason Dupay and Ethan Dupay.
--4x400 Relay: 3rd place. Max Sgrecci, Moe Zinger, Jared Watson, Issac Hough.
--Pole vault: 2nd place. Jared Watson.

The top three finishers automatically qualify for the State Qualifiers next week.

Photo in text: Janne Anderson (File photo)

The Schuyler Storm modified softball team poses after its victory over Tioga. (Provided)

Modified softball: Storm edges Tioga 7-6

ODESSA, May 27, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm modified softball team posted a 7-6 extra-inning victory over Tioga Wednesday in a game on the Odessa-Montour High School softball field.

Aubrey Blauvelt pitched for the Storm, whose second baseman, Annabelle Thompson, made several key plays at second base. Sophie Dupay had the game-winning run, scoring in the 8th inning on a hit by Rylee Sampson.

“The girls played amazing tonight!" said Storm Coach Emily Hoffman. "Tioga is a very good team, but our girls stayed calm and focused and came out on top.”

Watkins Glen's Jude Santos chips onto the green on the par-4 third hole.

IACs: WG 4th in Large; O-M 6th in Small

HORSEHEADS, May 26, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School and Odessa-Montour High School boys varsity golf teams placed 4th (Large School) and 6th (Small School) respectively Tuesday in the annual Interscholastic Athletic Conference Boys Golf Championships on the par-71 Soaring Eagles Golf Course.

Odessa-Montour: The Grizzlies totaled 408 strokes, which Coach Greg Gavich termed "a good showing for us ... a little below our season average and up two spots from last year. Our four seniors (Patrick Croft, Lucas Hoffman, Riley Yaw and Brycen Skinner) brought a lot of fun to the golf team the past three years and will be missed."

Groton won the Small School title with a 370 total, edging Tioga (371). Southern Cayuga followed at 382, and then Marathon (400), Spencer-Van Etten (407), O-M (408), Union Springs (422), and Candor (437).

Ethan Nolan led Odessa with an 83, second best score among Small School competitors. Other O-M scores included a 105 by Jacob Signor, 107 by Lucas Hoffman, 113 by Patrick Croft, 118 by Riley Yaw, and 122 by Brycen Skinner.

Watkins Glen: The Lake Hawks posted a 402 total, finishing behind Lansing (320), Trumansburg (370), and Newark Valley (398), and ahead of Elmira Notre Dame (411), Dryden (420), Moravia (425), and Whitney Point (437).

Derek Bower led Watkins with a 96, while Jude Santos shot a 99, Jaydon Scholtisek 101, Logan DeBolt 106, Brodie O'Connell-Campbell 119, and Caleb Bresett 128.

That result, said Watkins Glen Coach David Waite, was "not bad for the first time playing 18 holes this year." He also said he witnessed "one of the craziest things I've seen in all my years coaching/playing golf. A Candor player hit a tree, with the ball getting stuck at the very end of a branch about 12 feet off the ground! I've seen balls stuck between the large limbs, but never that far out on a branch. Unfortunately, he could not hit it and had to declare an unplayable ball and take a drop with a one-stroke penalty.

"This season was a lot of fun, with guys continuing to improve with personal low scores throughout the year. We just missed Sectionals, missing the cut by one win after losing a tight match by one stroke! I'd like to give a big Thank You to our departing seniors, Caleb Bresett, Logan DeBolt and Carson Thaete, for all their contributions this year. I wish them luck in their futures and look forward to what next season brings."

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Photos in text:

Top: The Odessa-Montour golf team prepares for the day's competition.
Middle: O-M's Ethan Nolan tees off on the par-3 No. 4.
Bottom: The ball hit by a Candor player that was stuck in a tree branch and unplayable. (Photo by David Waite)

Vickio, Antes earn All-State hoops berths

SCHUYLER COUNTY, May 23, 2026 -- Watkins Glen High School senior Rachel Vickio and Odessa-Montour High School sophomore Leah Antes have been named to All-State basketball teams by the New York State Sportswriters Association.

Vickio was named to the Class B All-State 9th Team, while Antes was named to the Class C All-State 5th Team. Both surpassed 1,000 career points during this school year's basketball season.

Antes passed the 1000-point milestone in a game on Jan. 30th at Tioga. Vickio passed the mark a week later, in a game at home Feb. 6th against Whitney Point.

Photos in text: Rachel Vickio (left) and Leah Antes. (File photos)

Lacrosse: WG/ND opens with a victory

WATKINS GLEN, May 22 -- The Watkins Glen/Elmira Notre Dame varsity lacrosse team defeated Seton Catholic 16-7 Friday night in a Section IV, Class D Tournament opener.

Landon English led the way with nine points on three goals and six assists, giving him 200 career points. Finn Schweizer scored five goals with two assists. Other goals: Sam Hohle two (with five assists), Garrett Kone three, Matt Keough two, and Chris O'Brien one. Declan Barry registered six saves in goal.

"A great team win tonight in Watkins Glen in Sectional playoffs," said WG/ND Coach Geoff Crossley. "We executed well in everything we did tonight from ground balls to face offs. Defense and Offense matched energy on both sides of the field. We prepared all week and everything came together."

WG/ND, seeded No. 4, advanced to play top seed Whitney Point on the road Wednesday.

Baseball: Storm falls in sectionals, 11-1

CONKLIN, May 22, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team's season ended Friday with a 11-1 loss to Susquehanna Valley in a Section IV, Class B Tournament quarterfinal game on the Sus Valley baseball field.

The No. 6 seeded Storm registered three hits -- one each by Austin Preuninger, Connor Foggie and Dominic Lewis. The No. 3-seeded Susquehanna Valley had six hits, but benefited from four Storm errorrs, nine walks and three hit batsmen.

The Storm scored its lone run in the 4th inning. Sus Valley scored two runs in the 1st inning, one each in the 2nd and 3rd, four runs in the 4th, and three in the 5th to gain a 10-run lead and end the game under the so-called "mercy rule."

Foggie started on the mound for the Storm, pitching into the 4th inning, when he was relieved by Hunter Mowry. Foggie allowed eight runs (five earned) and Mowry three runs (two earned).

"It was a great season for such a young team," said Storm Coach Jason Westervelt, whose squad finished the regular season with a 9-8 record. "I’m proud of their accomplishments this season and excited to see what they will do next season."

Nolan falls short at Section IV Tourney

ELMIRA, May 22, 2026-- Odessa-Montour High School golfer Ethan Nolan fell short of a berth in the New York State Golf Tournament when he shot a 103 Friday in the second round of the Section IV Individual Medalist Tournament on the par-72 Mark Twain Golf Course.

Nolan had made the second round by finishing in the top 21 in the first round on Wednesday -- the first O-M golfer to make the tourney cut since Matt Kautz in 2011. Kautz went on to qualify for the state tournament.

But Friday was not Nolan's day. O-M Golf Coach Greg Gavich said Nolan "got off to a bad start on the first five holes and wasn't able to recover. Some tough pin placements on this course can lead to a lot of big numbers if you get in the wrong spots."

The top nine golfers advanced to States, led by Brevin Bennett of Norwich, who shot a 72 and was 3-over par for the two days. Nolan finished in 21st place.

Photo in text: O-M's Ethan Nolan putts on No. 7. (Photo provided)

O-M girls win IAC Small School title

Anderson sets O-M school 400 Hurdles record; WG's Oliver sets 800 Meter mark

TRUMANSBURG, May 21, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School girls varsity track & field team won the Interscholastic Athletic Conference Small School championship at the two-day league meet that ended Thursday on the Trumansburg High School athletic field.

O-M totaled 126 team points, well ahead of runner-up Groton in the 10-school field. The O-M boys finished in third place, while the Large School entrant Watkins Glen girls were 6th among eight schools, and the Watkins boys 4th.

Two school records were set by Schuyler runners. O-M's Janne Anderson, who broke her own 400 Meter record Wednesday, broke her own 400 Hurdles mark of 1:07.24 Thursday with a time of 1:07.11. She finished first overall. And Watkins Glen's Natalee Oliver finished first while breaking her 800 Meter mark of 2:26.19 with a time Thursday of 2:20.89.

Other Day 2 highlights for the O-M girls:

4x400 Relay: 1st place small school and 2nd overall (Janne Anderson, Aspyn Skinner, Leah Antes and McKenzie Landon)
Lexi Strobel: 1st place small school in the 3000, 5th overall
Aspyn Skinner: 1st place Small School in the 200 (a PR of 27.17); 4th overall
Leah Antes: 2nd place small school in the Triple Jump; 4th overall. 4th place small school in the High Jump, 5th overall.
Hanna Jantzen: 2nd place small school in the 800 in 2:35.85 (PR); 6th overall .
McKenzie Landon: 3rd in the 400 Hurdles in 1:11.4 (PR); 4th overall.
Ella Kramer: 5th small school in rhe Shot Put.
Karlee Fay: 6th small school in the 3000.

The O-M boys' highlights included:

--A 4th place Small School finish by Moe Zinger in the Triple Jump.
--A 2nd place Small School finish by Jared Watson in the Pole Vault.
--A 4th place Small School finish by Mason Smith in the 400 Hurdles.
--A 1st place Small School finish by Jaden Bailor in the 3200. Philip Coleman was 4th.
--A 2nd place Small School finish by the 4x400 Relay squad of Jared Watson, Max Sgrecci, Moe Zinger and Issac Hough.

Some WGHS boys' highlights:

--A 2nd place finish by Bryce Bockelkamp in the Discus with a throw of 110 feet.
--A 3rd place Large School finish by Leon Lagramada in the Triple Jump. Caydin Lagramada was 4th.
--A 2nd place Large School finish by Noah Wright in the 200. Gabe Crane was 4th.
--A 2nd place Large School finish in the 4x100 by the squad of Gabe Crane, Leon Lagramada, Noah Wright and Aidan Kelly.

Photos in text: O-M's Janne Anderson (top) and Watkins Glen's Natalee Oliver in photos snapped on the first day (Wednesday) of the IAC Championships.

Storm pitcher Paige Ells throws out a Whitney Point batter after fielding a grounder. Third baseman Amy Field is at right.

Storm tops Whitney Point in quarterfinal

WATKINS GLEN, May 21, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team opened play in the Section IV, Class B Tournament Thursday wih a 10-1 quarterfinal victory over Whitney Point on the Watkins Glen High School softball field.

Storm pitcher Paige Ells led the way by holding the Eagles to three hits while striking out 13 batters. She did not yield a walk. At the plate, she was 2-for-2 with two walks, two runs scored and 2 RBIs, with one of her hits an inside-the-park home run down the left field line. ESPN Radio, broadcasting on site, named her Player of the Game.

The Storm jumped in front 3-0 in the 1st inning and then scored two runs in the 2nd, three in the 3rd and two in the 4th. Whitney Point's lone run, unearned, came in the 4th inning.

Joining Ells in the hit column were her sister Keira (1-for-4 with two runs scored), Lauren Signor (1-for-3 with a run and an RBI), Brooklynn Thompson (1-for-3 with a run and an RBI), Amy Field (1-for-2 with a walk, a run and an RBI), Ava Stackhouse (1-for-3 with a run), Bella Yaw (1-for-1), and Isabella Bellavigna (1-for-2 with two runs, two RBIs and an inside-the-park homer). Sydnee McCormick drove in a run with a sacrifice bunt.

The Storm will next play at home at 5 p.m. Thursday against the winner of Tuesday's game between Edison and Spencer-Van Etten/Candor.

Photos in text:

Top: Storm first baseman Ava Stackhouse reaches for a soft Whitney Point foul pop-up. She caught the ball inches off the ground.

Bottom: Storm catcher Brooklynn Thompson hauls in a pop-up just behind the plate..

Left: The Storm's Paige Ells delivers a pitch. Right: The Storm's Sydnee McCormick meets the ball for a sacrifice bunt, driving in a run.

Storm second baseman Lauren Signor --- after fielding a grounder -- tosses the ball to first baseman Ava Stackhouse for the final out of the game.

IAC Golf: O-M's Burns shines; Glen 5th

ITHACA, May 21, 2026 -- Odessa-Montour High School golfer Brooke Burns shot the fifth lowest round, a 90, at Thursday's Interscholastic Athletic Conference Girls Tournamaent at the par-72 Hillendale Golf Course.

While O-M didn't have enough golfers (four) for a team score, Watkins Glen High School finished fifth with a 435 total, led by Emily Melveney's 96 -- eighth best round of the day. Marathon won the team title with a 392 total.

"A great day of golf for the Grizzly girls," said O-M Coach Greg Gavich, "highlighted by a career low round from Brooke Burns. Brooke birdied the par-4 14th hole, hitting her pitching wedge to three feet and making the putt.

"Avery Nolan also made a birdie today, on the par-3 11th hole. And Emma Bailey also shot a lower score today than her season average." Nolan posted a 128, and Bailey a 132.

Watkins Glen scores included a 101 by Anna Franzese, a 115 by Kenzie Fish, and a 123 by Callieondra Tohafjian.

"Next up," said Gavich, "are Sectionals next Thursday at Soaring Eagles. Brooke is eligible for the individual portion of the tournament, where the top 9 scores go to the state tournament."

Photos in text:

Top: Watkins Glen's Emily Melveney tees of on No. 17. (Photos rovided)
Bottom: Odessa-Montour's Avery Nolan follows through on a shot on No. 13.

Tennis: Watkins season ends at Crossovers

BINGHAMTON, May 20, 2026 -- The season ended Wednesday for the Watkins Glen High School varsity tennis team when the singles player and doubles team that had advanced to the Section IV Crossover Tournament lost in straight sets there.

Levi Murphy lost to a player from Delaware Academy, 3-6, 4-6, and to a Notre Dame player, 2-6, 1-6. He would have needed to win one of those to advance to a third match.

The doubles team of Andre Wixson/Ryan Baudendistle lost to a duo from Oneonta, 0-6, 0-6, and then to a team from Chenango Forks, 3-6, 4-6.

Winners at the Crossover tourney, which pitted winners from the Section IV, Class C-D West Tournament against those from the Class C-D East Tournament, are advancing to the State Qualifier tourney.

"It was a very successful season," said Watkins Glen Coach Ben Connelly, whose squad won the Interscholastic Athletic Conference title. "I'm proud of the team."

Paige Ells is Large School South Division MVP; 4 teammates earn 1st Team berths

SCHUYLER COUNTY, May 20, 2026 -- Schuyler Storm pitcher Paige Ells has been named MVP of the Interscholastic Athletic Conference Large School South Division in a vote of division coaches.

Also named to First Team All-Star slots were Storm teammates Keira Ells, Amy Field, Brooklynn Thompson and Lauren Signor. Another player, Storm rightfielder Sydnee McCormick, was named a Second Team All-Star.

Ells compiled an 11-2 pitching record with a 1.45 ERA and 151 strikeouts as the Storm won both the division and IAC Large School championships. She also had a .492 batting average with 29 hits, 31 RBIs, 10 walks and 17 stolen bases.

Photo in text: Paige Ells (File photo)

Golf: Nolan makes cut at Sect. IV tourney

ELMIRA, May 20, 2026-- Odessa-Montour High School golfer Ethan Nolan shot an 86 Wednesday to tie for 17th place and advance to Friday's second round of the Section IV Individual Medalist Tournament on the par-72 Mark Twain Golf Course.

The top 20 and ties advance. The top nine Friday will advance to the New York State tournament.

"It's a tremendous accomplishment to make the cut at your first sectional tournament," said O-M Golf Coach Greg Gavich. "Ethan stayed steady and kept it together in some difficult conditions."

His round included two birdies, one on the par-3 No. 11, and one on the par-5 No.17 after he had registered a triple bogey on No. 16.

Gavich said Nolan is the first O-M golfer to make the tourney cut since Matt Kautz in 2011. Kautz went on to qualify for the state tournament.

Photo in text: Ethan Nolan tees of on No. 8. (Photo provided)

O-M's McKenzie Lnndon, right, and teammate Janne Anderson flank the race winner, Candor's Lindsey Morse, at start of the 100 Meter Hurdles.

Track: IAC Tournament opens at Tburg

TRUMANSBURG, May 20, 2026 -- The annual two-day Interscholastic Athletic Conference Track & Field Championships opened Wednesday on the Trumansburg High School athletic field, with conclusion set for Thursday evening.

Both Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour registered some strong finishes, which included:

Girls:

Discus: WG's Rachel Vickio tied for first with a throw of 94' 8" and was the Large School champion. Teammate Lizzi Fitzwater set a personal best of 86' (ten feet more than her previous best) for 3rd place, while O-M's Ella Kramer was 5th at 84' 2".
100 Hurdles: O-M's McKenzie Landon was 2nd with a PR of 16.88, while teammate Janne Anderson was 4th with a PR of 17.01.
400 Meters: O-M's Janne Anderson was 3rd overall with a time of 1:02.22 that broke the school record she set last week of 1:02.25.
1500 Meters: WG's Natalee Oliver was 2nd in a time of 5:02.30.
4x800: O-M was 3rd. (Lexi Strobel, Susie Collier, Olivia Barr and Hanna Jantzen)
Steeplechase: O-M's Lexi Strobel was 4th among Small Schools and 6th overall.
Pole Vault: O-M's Rilke Arrance was 3rd among Small Schools at 7' 0".
Long Jump: Aspyn Skinner was 6th.
100 Meter Dash: Aspyn Skinner was 6th.

After the first day of competition, O-M led Small Schools with 58 points. Groton was second with 48, and Southern Cayuga third with 40.

Boys:

Shot Put: WG's Foxfire Micek was 2nd with a throw of 40' 3.5"
High Jump: O-M's Max Sgrecci was 2nd among Small School competitors at 5' 10". Teammate Moe Zinger was 4th. Watkins Glen's Caydin Lagramada was 4th among Large Schools.
Long Jump: Caydin Lagramada was 5th with a personal best of 18' 11"
Steeplechase: WG's Andrew Champion was 6th; O-M's Brayden Thompson was 4th among Large Schools, and 9th overall.
110 Hurdles: O-M's Mason Smith was 7th, and teammate Ethan Dupay 8th.
4x800: O-M was 2nd among Small Schools, and 6th overall. (Jaden Bailor, Issac Hough, Jotham Lynch, Philip Coleman).
4x100: WG was 5th. (Gabe Crane, Leon Lagramada, Noah Wright and Aidan Kelly).

Photos in text:

Top: Watkins Glen's Rachel Vickio prepares a throw in the Discus.
Bottom: The Lake Hawks' Caydin Lagramada leaps 18' 11" in the Long Jump.

Left: O-M's Rilke Arrance clears the bar in the Pole Vault. Right: Watkins Glen's Lizzi Fitzwater en route to setting a personal best in the Discus.

Left: Watkins Glen's Andrew Champion receives a ribbon for his 6th place finish in the Steeplechase. Right: O-M's Moe Zinger clears the High Jump bar.

Left: O-M's Evvie Zinger runs in the 400. Right: Watkins Glen's Gillian D'Alleva, right, and O-M's Aspyn Skinner, left, at start of the 100 Meter Dash.

Left: O-M's Ella Kramer on the way to 5th place in the Discus. Right: Watkins Glen's Foxfire Micek on the podium after finishing second in the Shot Put.

Left: O-M's Lexi Strobel clears a hurdle in the Steeplechase. Right: Watkins Glen's Natalee Oliver on the way to 2nd place in the 1500.

Softball: Storm to open against Whitney Pt.

SCHUYLER COUNTY, May 18, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team -- the IAC Large School champion -- has earned the No. 2 seed and will face No. 7 Whitney Point on Thursday, May 21 in the Section IV, Class B Tournament.

That game, at 5 p.m., will be played on the Watkins Glen High School softball field. The Storm is composed of WGHS and Odessa-Montour high school athletes.

The winner will advance to play the winner of a contest between No. 3-seeded Edison and No. 6 Spencer-Van Etten/Candor. The Storm has faced Edison three times this season, going 2-1, including an 8-5 victory in a tie-break game for the IAC Large School South Division title.

The No. 1 seed is Susquehanna Valley, while Lansing -- who the Storm defeated 7-6 for the IAC Large School crown -- is No. 4.

Baseball: The No. 6 seeded Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team opens the Section IV, Class B Tournament Friday on the road against No. 3 Susquehanna Valley. Game time is 5 p.m.

Watkins Glen High School seniors Anna Franzese, left, and Emily Melveney at the Senior Night ceremony at which they were honored at the Watkins Glen Golf Course.

Golf: Melveney leads Glen over O-M

WATKINS GLEN, May 18, 2026 -- Watkins Glen senior Emily Melveney shot a 45 Monday as the Watkins Glen High School girls varsity golf team battled an undermanned Odessa-Montour on the par-36 Watkins Glen Golf Course.

Melveney was the medalist on a day that saw teammate Anna Franzese -- honored with Melveney before the match at a Senior Night ceremony -- shoot a 54. Callieondra Tohafjian posted a 57, and Kenzie Fish a 67. The team total was 223.

O-M, with just two golfers and therefore not enough players (four) needed for a team score, was led by Brooke Burns, who posted a 52. Teammate Emma Bailey shot 75.

Photo in text: Odessa-Montour's Brooke Burns tees off at No. 1.

Tennis: Watkins falls in Team Tourney

BINGHAMTON, May 18, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School varsity tennis team -- champion of the Interscholastic Athletic Conference -- lost 3-0 Monday in the opening round of the Section IV Team Tournament at the indoor Binghamton Tennis Center.

The event featured champions of the IAC, Delaware Valley Conference, MAC League and Southern Tier Athletic Conference.

Watkins lost to Windham Jewett Ashland of the Delaware Valley Confeerence, with singles player Levi Murphy falling 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, the doubles team of Andre Wixson/Ryan Baudendistle losing 2-6, 5-7, and the doubles team of Sopheya Mathews and Kelcie Miller losing 1-6, 2-6.

The match ended with the third loss, the remaining two contests -- one in singles and one in doubles -- not affecting who would win.

Modified softball: Storm tops Tburg, 18-5

LANSING, May 18, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm modified softball team posted an 18-5 road victory Monday over Trumansburg.

Aubrey Blauvelt and Rylee Smith pitched for the Storm. One highlight was Annabelle Thompson hitting a triple.

“It was a great game by both teams," said Watkins Glen Coach Emily Hoffman. "There was a lot of hitting, running and defense! That’s what softball is all about.”

Lacrosse: WG/ND defeats Dryden, 18-6

DRYDEN, May 16, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen/Elmira Notre Dame varsity lacrosse team -- behind Finn Schweizer's 10 points and 400th career point -- defeated Dryden 18-6 Saturday in a regular-season-ending game on the Dryden athletic field.

"It's great to see Finn's hard work pay off," said WG/ND Coach Geoff Crossley. "After a tough loss on Friday the team went out and put a complete game together on both ends of the field. Defense played strong and the offense played unselfish on our way to a good end of the regular season."

Goals: Finn Schweizer 4, Landon English 4, Sam Hohle 3, Garrett Kone 3, Liam McCloy 2, Matt Keough 1, Dominic Caporiccio 1. Assists: Schweizer 6, English 3, Keough 2. Saves: Declan Barry 7.

Odessa-Montour's Rilke Arrance competes in the Triple Jump. (Photo by Gail Sgrecci)

Some strong performances by Watkins,
O-M at South Seneca Invitational meet

OVID, May 15, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School girls varsity track and field team finished second among 17 teams Friday at the South Seneca Invitational meet.

The Watkins Glen girls were 8th, while the Watkns Glen and O-M boys teams were 5th and 8th, respectively.

O-M Girls:
-- Janne Anderson won the 400 Hurdles in 1:07.81 -- a new meet record -- and was 4th in the 100 Hurdles.
-- McKenzie Landon was 3rd in the 100 Hurdles and 4th in the 400 Hurdles.
-- Aspyn Skinner was 5th in the 100.
-- Leah Antes was 3rd in the High Jump and 5th in the Triple Jump.
-- Lexi Strobel was 3rd in the 3000.
-- Rilke Arrance was 2nd in the Pole Vault.
-- Ella Kramer was 6th in the Discus. with a PR of 85 '8" .
-- The 4x400 and 4x800 Relay teams won. 4x400: Janne Anderson, Leah Antes, McKenzie Landon, Aspyn Skinner. 4x800: Lexi Strobel, Susie Collier, Hanna Jantzen, Olivia Barr.

Watkins Girls:
-- Natalee Oliver was 1st in the 1500 in 5:02.84 and 1st in the 800 in 2:27.57, the latter a new meet record, breaking her own mark set last year.
-- Gillian D'Alleva was 6th in the 100 and 6th in the 200.
-- Rachel Vickio was 5th in the Discus.

O-M Boys:
-- Jaden Bailor was 7th in the 3200.
-- Max Sgrecci was 2nd in the High Jump at 5' 10". Moe Zinger was 5th.
-- Mason Smith was 6th in the 110 Hurdles.
-- Jared Watson was 3rd in the Pole Vault at 10' 6"; Jotham Lynch was 4th.
-- Moe Zinger was 6th in the Triple Jump.
-- James Halpin was 5th in the Discus and 7th in the Shot Put.

Watkins Glen Boys:
-- Isaac Hendrickson was 2nd in the 1600.
-- Noah Wright was 6th in the 200.
-- Ben Henry was 5th in the 3200.
-- Ricky Bitter was 6th in the Pole Vault.
-- Foxfire Micek was 2nd in the Shot Put at 37' 8".
-- Leon Lagramada was 1st in the Triple Jump; Caydin Lagramada was 3rd.

Photos in text: Odessa-Montour's Leah Antes (top) and Max Sgrecci compete in the High Jump. (Photos by Gail Sgrecci)

Left: O-M's Lexi Strobel in the 4x800 Relay. Right: Watkins Glen's Aleah Ventra competes in the Triple Jump. (Photos by Gail Sgrecci)

Lacrosse: WG/ND falls to Owego, 15-12

OWEGO, May 15, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen/Elmira Notre Dame varsity lacrosse team dropped a 15-12 decision Friday night to Owego Apalachin in a game at the Owego Free Academy Stadium.

"It was a tough loss to a motivated Owego team that played a great game," said WG/ND Coach Geoff Crossley. "We had a lot of forced turnovers that led to quick goals. It just wasn't our night; we just didn't want it as bad as they did."

WG/ND goals: Finn Schweizer 6, Landon English 4, Sam Hohle 1, Matt Keough 1.

The Storm team poses after winning the IAC championship, defeating Lansing 7-6.

Storm wins IAC softball title

Holds off Lansing, 7-6, for Large School championship

WATKINS GLEN, May 14, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team led early, was tied in the 6th inning and then surged ahead again before holding off a 7th-inning Lansing rally to defeat the Bobcats 7-6 Thursday evening and claim the Interscholastic Athletic Conference Large School championship.

The title for the Storm -- a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes -- was the first IAC softball crown won by a Schuyler County team since Watkins Glen earned one in 1996. Odessa-Montour claimed one in 1982.

"It wasn't pretty," said Storm Coach Shannon Ells, who noted that his team has struggled in wet weather. Thursday offered a steady mist that turned to rain on several occasions, especially near the end of the game, which was contested on the WGHS softball field. It followed the IAC Small School championship won 13-2 by Union Springs over Tioga.

"But we got it done," Ells added. "It really came down to timely hitting."

It also included a timely throw by rightfielder Sydnee McCormick. A Lansing batter looped a single to right with runners on second and third in the 3rd inning. One runner scored on the play, but McCormick's strong throw to the plate cut down the second runner -- preserving a 3-2 Storm lead.

"That was huge," Coach Ells said.

The timely hitting included a two-run single by Keira Ells and a sacrifice fly by McCormick in the 1st inning, and a two-run single by Amy Field in a three-run 6th that was capped when Brooklynn Thompson, who had reached base when hit by a pitch and advanced to third on Field's single, scored on a wild pitch. The score at that point was 7-4.

That 6th inning Storm rally broke a 4-4 deadlock forged when Lansing scored in the top of the 6th -- the fourth time it had produced a one-run inning. In each case a walk contributed to the run.

There were no walks in the Lansing 7th, but after a pop-out, two Bobcat batters doubled, producing one run. Storm third baseman Amy Field made a running, twisting catch of a foul pop fly for the second out before Lansing scored another run on a sharp single to left field. But with the score 7-6, an infield bouncer was fielded cleanly by Field, who threw to first for the final out and the championship.

"I told the girls in tthe 5th inning that winning was going to take grit and heart," said Coach Ells. "I told them it would come down to who wanted it more."

And after they had won? "I told them I was proud of them," he said.

Lansing registered eight hits to the Storm's seven, and committed only one error while the Storm committed three.

Paige Ells went the distance on the mound for the Storm, allowing six runs (three earned) on eight hits while walking four batters and striking out nine.

Three Storm players -- Brooklynn Thompson, Keira Ells and Amy Field -- had two hits each, while Paige Ells had one and scored twice -- as did Thompson and Field.

Now, with the title achieved, the Storm turns to the Section IV, Class B tournament. Seedings for the tourney are expected to be announced next week.

Photos in text:

Top: The Storm's Keira Ells connects for a 1st inning 2 RBI single.
Middle: Storm third baseman Amy Field catches a foul pop fly in the 7th inning.
Bottom: The Schuyler Storm's Paige Ells delivers a pitch. First baseman Ava Stackhouse is in the background..

Storm catcher Brooklynn Thompson tags out a Lansing runner on a throw from right fielder Sydnee McCormick.

Left: Storm second baseman Lauren Signor prepares to throw out a Lansing batter after fielding a grounder. Right: The Storm's Brooklynn Thompson (20) slides home safely on a Lansing wild pitch. It was the Storm's final run, giving it a 7-4 lead.

The Storm's Amy Field strides into a Lansing pitch that she hit to center field for a 2 RBI single in the 6th inning.

Murphy advances to Crossover tourney,
as does Wixson-Baudendistle doubles team

NEWARK VALLEY, May 14, 2026 -- Watkins Glen High School singles player Levi Murphy and the doubles team of Andre Wixson and Ryan Baudendistle advanced Thursday in the Section IV, Class C/D West Tournament to next week's Crossover tournament against players who advanced from the Class C/D East competition.

The top two from each tournament advanced. Both Murphy, who was 3-0 on the day, and Wixson/Baudendistle, also 3-0, won the top seed and will play the East's No. 2 finishers. The Crossover tourney will be next Wednesday in the Binghamton area.

Murphy beat players from Seton, Chenango Forks and Trumansburg in straight sets. Wixson and Baudendistle beat a Chenango Forks duo 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, and doubles squads from Trumansburg and Lansing in straight sets.

WGHS's Enric Lin failed to advance, going 1-1 -- defeating a Southern Cayuga player 6-1, 6-4 before falling in straight sets to a Notre Dame player who took the No. 2 seed.

"Overall it was a great day," said Watkins Glen Coach Ben Connelly.

Golf: O-M boys fall to Spencer-Van Etten

ITHACA, May 14, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys varsity golf team dropped a 188-201 decision Thursday to Spencer-Van Etten in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Hillendale Golf Course's par-36 back nine.

The Grizzlies (1-11) were led by Ethan Nolan's 40. Riley Yaw posted a 51, Brycen Skinner 53, Jacob Signor 57, Lucas Hoffman 59, and Patrick Croft 60.

Spencer-Van Etten was led by AJ Shomaker's 42.

Photo: Odessa-Montour's Jacob Signor hits a shot on No. 10. (Photo by Greg Gavich)

Baseball: Storm falls late to SVEC, 3-2

CANDOR, May 13, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team's record slipped to 9-8 Wednesday with a 3-2 loss to Spencer-Van Etten/Candor in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Candor baseball field.

The Storm, a combined squad of Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, scored once in the 1st inning and again in the 5th to build a 2-0 lead. But Candor --- aided in the game by five Storm errors -- tied the game with two runs in the 6th and won it with a run in the bottom of the 7th.

The Storm registered four hits -- two by Hunter Mowry (who drove in both runs), and one each by Austin Preuninger and Nicolai Holmes. Preuninger and Ayden Stevens, who had drawn a walk, scored the Storm runs. Preuninger, Mowry and Stevens each had a stolen base.

Connor Foggie pitched into the 7th inning for the Storm, allowing three runs (none earned) on two hits. Mowry relieved, allowing one hit.

The Storm's Lauren Signor is safe at first as the Edison first baseman reaches for the ball.

Storm tops Edison 8-5 for division title

WATKINS GLEN, May 12, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team -- led by third baseman Amy Field's hitting and fielding, defeated Edison 8-5 Tuesday in a tie-break playoff for the Interscholastic Athletic Conference Large School South Division title and a berth in Thursday's Large School championship game against North titleist Lansing.

The title is the first division crown for a Schuyler County softball team since 1997, when Watkins Glen last won one. The most recent title for Odessa-Montour came before that. The Storm is composed of WGHS and O-M athletes.

Thursday's game is set for 5 p.m. on the WGHS softball field following a 3 p.m. game for the Small Schools crown between South champion Tioga and North titleist Union Springs. The Storm has faced Lansing twice this season, beating the Bobcats both times.

Tuesday's game was "fantastic," said Storm Coach Shannon Ells, who added: "The girls worked hard all season for this. And it all came together tonight for a great win."

Field was 4-for-4 with two doubles and two singles, an RBI and three runs scored -- one when her aggressive base running helped turn a single into a romp all the way around the bases as Edison committed a couple of errors during the play. Field also handled numerous defensive chances, catching three pop flies and throwing out four batters on ground balls. ESPN Radio, covering the contest, named her the Player of the Game.

Other Storm hits came from Keira Ells (two singles), Brooklynn Thompson (an RBI triple that jump-started the Storm offense in the 1st inning), Sydnee McCormick (an RBI double), Paige Ells (a triple), and Lauren Signor (a single). Bella Yaw had 2 RBIs.

The Storm struck early, scoring three 1st inning runs. After Edison ressponded with one run in the 2nd, the Storm scored four times in the 3rd inning and once in the 4th for an 8-1 lead. But Edison battled back, scoring four runs in the 5th after two were out.

Paige Ells, who went the distance on the mound for the Storm, retired the Spartans in the 6th despite sustaining a left-foot bruise off a hot Edison grounder back to the mound. She threw the batter out, but the game was paused while she walked around and then threw some warm-up pitches. She walked the next batter, but escaped the inning without further damage.

The 7th had a bit of drama. After the first two Edison batters were retired, the Spartans put two runners on base on singles to right and center before Ells fielded another grounder and threw out the batter for the final out -- and the division title.

Photos in text:

Top: Storm third baseman Amy Field catches a windblown foul pop fly.
Middle: The Storm's Brooklynn Thompson smashes the ball to right field for a triple.
Bottom: The Storm's Keira Ells slides into second with a stolen base.

Left: Storm centerfielder Jaden Jarrell catchs an Edison fly ball. Right: Storm shortstop Keira Ells throws to first base after fielding a grounder.

Left: The Storm's Amy Field beats the throw home after rounding the bases all the way on a single aided by a couple of Edison misplays. Right: Storm rightfielder Sydnee McCormick hauls in an Edison fly ball.

Left: The Storm's Paige Ells delivers a pitch. Right: Pitcher Paige Ells confers with catcher Brooklynn Thompson late in the game.

Storm players gather around pitcher Paige Ells (center) after the victory was secured.

WGHS tunes up; Oliver, D'Alleva shine

NEWARK VALLEY, May 12, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School boys and girls varsity track-and-field teams had some outstanding performances at Tuesday's non-scoring Interscholastic Athletic Conference divisional meet at Newark Valley.

The meet featured athletes from Newark Valley, Watkins Glen, Thomas A. Edison and Elmira Notre Dame. It served as a tune-up for next week's IAC Championships at Trumansburg.

WG Girls:
-- Natalee Oliver won the 1500 in 5:04.70 and the 800 in 2:26.88.
-- Gillian D'Alleva won the 100 in 13.60 and the 200 in 28.61.
-- Rachel Vickio won the Discus (94' 8")
-- Zade Gomez Fitzsimmons won the Shot Put (25' 7")
-- Aleah Ventra won the Long Jump (13' 6.25")

WG Boys:
-- Gabe Crane won the 100 in 11.97
-- Isaac Hendrickson won the 800 in 2:12.19
-- Leon Lagramada won the 200 in 24.20
-- Emmanuel Rodriguez won the 3200 in 11:27.28
-- Caydin Lagramada won the Triple Jump (38' 11")

Golf: O-M falls to Union Springs, 187-207

ITHACA, May 12, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys varsity golf team dropped a 187-207 decision Tuesday to Union Springs in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Hillendale Golf Course's par-36 back nine.

The Grizzlies (1-10) were led by Ethan Nolan's 43. Jacob Signor posted a 54, Lucas Hoffman 55, Riley Yaw 55, Patrick Croft 57, and Brycen Skinner 61.

Photo: The O-M team's seniors were honored at a Senior Night ceremony. From left, they are Brycen Skinner, Patrick Croft, Riley Yaw and Lucas Hoffman. (Photo provided)

Watkins tennis team captures IAC title

NEWARK VALLEY, May 11, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School varsity tennis team won the Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship Monday by capturing two singles titles and one doubles title at the league's annual tournament at Newark Valley High School.

The Lake Hawks' Levi Murphy won the No. 1 singles title, defeating a Lansing player in straight sets in the final, 7-5, 6-4. Meanwhile, Enric Lin took the title in No. 3 singles, also in straight sets, defeating a Trumansburg player who had handed Lin his only regular-season defeat.

And the Lake Hawks' No. 1 Doubles team of Ryan Baudendistle and Kris Burke beat a Newark Valleay duo in the final after winning a semifinal match against a team that had beaten them earlier in the year.

Andre Wixson took second place in 2nd Singles, falling in the final to a Lansing player. And Watkins' No. 2 Doubles team of Sopheya Mathews and Kelcie Miller lost their opening-round match.

Next up: The Section IV West tournament Thursday, once again at Newark Valley. If the Lake Hawks finish first or second there, they will advance to crossover matches against Section IV East teams.

O-M's Rilke Arrancc competes in the Pole Vault, where she placed second.

IAC teams tune up; Anderson sets mark

ODESSA, May 11, 2026 -- Odessa-Montour High School freshman Janne Anderson set a school record Monday in the 400 Meter Run as O-M hosted a non-scoring Interscholastic Athletic Conference divisional track-and-field meet on Charles Martin Field.

The meet, with Small School South Division athletes from O-M, Newfield, Candor, Tioga and Spencer-Van Etten, served as a tune-up for next week's IAC Championships at Trumansburg.

Anderson finished Monday's 400 race in 1:02.25, beating the 2010 record of 1:03.6 set by Ashley Bryington. The record is Anderson's second in a week, the first coming during a meet at Elmira Notre Dame last Tuesday at which she set a new school mark in the 400 Hurdles. She also placed second Monday in the 100 Hurdles.

Other standout performers on the O-M girls team Monday included:

McKenzie Landon: 1st in the 400 Hurdles, 1st in the 4x400, and 3rd in the 100 Hurdles.

Aspyn Skinner: 1st in the 200, 2nd in the 100, and 1st in the 4x400.

Leah Antes: 1st in the Triple Jump, 1st in the 4x400, and 3rd in the High Jump.

Lexi Strobel: 2nd in the 3000.

Vanessa Wood: 3rd in the 3000.

Hanna Jantzen: 1st in the 800.

Ella Kramer: 3rd in the Shot Put, and 3rd in the Discus.

Hannah Albertsman: 1st in the 4x400.

Rilke Arrance: 2nd in the Pole Vault, and 4th in the Triple Jump.

Photos in text:

Top: O-M's Janne Anderson on the way to winning the 400 Meters in school-record time.
Bottom: The Grizzlies' McKenzie Landon en route to winning the 400 Hurdles.

Boys: Among the highlights for the O-M boys:

4x800 - 1st, Jaden Bailor, Issac Hough, Philip Coleman, Tommy Mace
3200 - Jaden Bailor 1st
Shot Put - James Halpin 2nd
Pole Vault - Jared Watson 2nd
High Jump - Max Sgrecci 2nd, Moe Zinger 3rd
Triple Jump - Moe Zinger 2nd, Peter Dechow 3rd
Discus - James Halpin 2nd
110 Hurdles - Mason Smith 3rd
1600 - Jaden Bailor 2nd, Philip Coleman 3rd
400 Hurdles - Issac Hough 3rd
800 - Jotham Lynch 3rd

Photo in text: O-M's Max Sgrecci clears the High Jump bar. He placed second.

Odessa-Montour's Moe Zinger competes in the High Jump. He placed third.

Left: O-M's Mason Smith on the way to third place in the 110 Meter Hurdles. Right: The Grizzlies' James Halpin competes in the Shot Put. He placed second.

Left: O-M's Aspyn Skinner on the way to second place in the 100. Right: Odessa's Hanna Jantzen en route to first place in the 800.

Left: Odessa-Montour's Leah Antes on the way to first place in the Triple Jump.
Right: The Grizzlies' Caleb Malnoske.

Seniors on the O-M track team were honored in a Senior Night ceremony. The senior boys, from left: Caleb Collier, Alex Campbell, Issac Hough, James Halpin, Angel Sanz and Brayden Thompson.

Seniors on the O-M track team were honored in a Senior Night ceremony. The senior girls, from left: Maddie Wallenbeck, Olivia Rivera, McKenzie Landon, Olivia Barr and Rilke Arrance.

Golf: Watkins girls compete in Ithaca

ITHACA, May 11, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School girls varsity golf team competed Monday in a three-school match on the RaNic Golf Club course.

Marathon posted a 217 total, edging Lansing's 221. The WGHS squad, with three players and thus short of the four required for a team score, was led by Emily Melveney's 44, while Anna Franzese posted a 50 and Callieondra Tohafjian a 56.

Softball: Storm tops SVEC; playoff next

SPENCER, May 8, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity sofrball team cruised to an 11-0 road victory Friday over Spencer-Van Etten/Candor to set up an Interscholastic Athletic Conference Large School South Division playoff Tuesday against Edison to determine which of the two teams will advance to the IAC Large School championship game.

Both the Storm -- a combined squad of Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour High School athletes -- and Edison sit atop the South Division with 13-1 league records. The winner of Tuesday's game, which will be held at WGHS, will play North Division champion Lansing on Thursday for the overall title. That championship game will also be contested at WGHS.

Paige Ells went the distance on the mound Friday for the Storm, allowing one hit while striking out 14 batters and walking one.

Brooklynn Thompson led the offense with three hits (including two doubles), while Lauren Signor, Amy Field and Sydnee McCormick had two hits apiece in the 13-hit attack. Field had 3 RBIs, while Signor and Thompson had 2 RBIs each.

"The girls came out and hit the ball well," said Storm Coach Shannon Ells. "They're excited to be playing for the division title."

Watkins' Levi Murphy returns a shot in the No. 1 Singles match. He won in straight sets.

Glen tops TAE, wins regular-season title

WATKINS GLEN, May 8, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School varsity tennis team posted a 4-1 victory Friday over Thomas A. Edison to secure the Interscholastic Athletic Conference regular-season title heading into Monday's IAC Championships at Newark Valley.

"We're playng our best tennis right now," said Watkins Glen Coach Ben Connelly, who led the Lake Hawks to the regular-season title (at 10-0) and a share (with Lansing) of the postseason championship tourney last year -- the first such titles for Watkins Glen since 1995.

This time, the Lake Hawks have finished 9-1, while Edison -- previously unbeaten in the IAC -- is 7-1, with two washed-out matches that Connelly said the Spartans have run out of time to play.

The results of Friday's matches:

1st Singles: Levi Murphy won 6-2, 7-6 (7-4).
2nd Singles: Andre Wixson won 6-2, 7-5.
3rd Singles: Enric Lin won 6-3, 6-2.
1st Doubles: Ryan Baudendistle/Kris Burke won 6-4, 6-2.
2nd Doubles: Kelcie Miller/Sopheya Mathews lost 2-6, 2-6.

Photo in text: Watkins Glen's Ryan Baudendistle volleys in the No. 1 Doubles match.

Left: Watkins Glen's Andre Wixson returns a shot in the No. 2 Singles match. Right: The Lake Hawks' No. 3 Singles player, Enric Lin, eyes an incoming Edison shot.

The Storm's Connor Foggie slides home safely after advancing from third on a pitch that got past the Groton catcher. The Groton pitcher (2) raced in, but the throw to him was late.

Baseball: Storm defeats Groton, 13-2

WATKINS GLEN, May 8, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team -- behind the 4-hit pitching of Isaak Willett and the hitting of Nicolai Holmes -- defeated Groton 13-2 Friday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Watkins Glen High School baseball field.

Holmes hit a homer, double and single and drove in two runs as the Storm -- a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes -- built a 7-0 lead through five innings before erupting for six runs in the 6th inning to force an early end to the game under the so-called "mercy rule."

Other hits came from Austin Preuninger (two, with 3 RBIs), Willett (two), and Blake Thomas, Johnny Sisana, Connor Foggie, and Dominic Lewis (one each). Lewis also had 2 RBIS.

The Storm amassed 13 stolen bases, including four by Thomas, three by Preuninger, and two each by Ayden Stevens and Foggie.

Willett went the distance on the mound for the Storm, allowing no earned runs while striking out five batters and walking one.

Senior Night: The Storm's two seniors, Connor Foggie and Tyler Gulini, were honored in a pre-game Senior Night ceremony.

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Photos in text:

Top: The Storm's Dominic Lewis slides safely into second with a stolen base.

Bottom: Storm shortstop Hunter Mowry camps under a Groton pop fly.

Left: The Storm's Isaak Willett delivers a pitch. Right: The team's two seniors -- Connor Foggie (left) and Tyler Gulini -- were honored at a pre-game Senior Night ceremony.

Track: O-M girls win, clinch division title

NEWFIELD, May 8, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School girls varsity track and field team posted a 89-42 victory over Newfield Friday to clinch the championshp of the Interscholastic Athletic Conference Small School South Division.

The meet, on the Newfield athletic field, concluded a meet suspended earleir in the season due to inclement weather. With the victory over Newfield -- last year's division titleist -- O-M concludes its regular season with a 4-0 record.

"I am very excited about the progress we are making as we are nearing the championship phase of the season," said O-M Coach Burton Brewster, who listed the Grizzlies who finished in the top three against Newfield, as follows:

Leah Antes -- 1st in Long Jump, 1st in Triple Jump, first in 400, and 2nd in High Jump.
Janne Anderson -- 1st in the 400H, 1st in the 200, 1st in the 4x4, and 2nd in the 100H.
Ella Kramer --1st in both the Shot Put and the Discus..
Hanna Jantzen -- 1st in the 800, 1st in the 4x8 and 1st in the 4x4
Lexi Strobel -- 1st in the 3000, 1st in the 4x8, and 2nd in the 1500.
McKenzie Landon -- 1st in the 100H, 2d in the 400H. 3rd in the 200.
Aspyn Skinner -- 1st in the 100, 1st in the 4x4, 2nd in the 400, and 2nd in the Long Jump.
Olivia Barr -- 1st in the 4x8 and 3rd in the 1500.
Susie Collier -- 1st in the 4x8, and 3rd in the 800.
Evvie Zinger -- 1st in the 4x4.
Rilke Arrance -- 2nd in the Triple Jump and 3rd in the 400H.

Odessa-Montour's next meet is a non-scored divisional meet at O-M on Monday.

Track: O-M boys fall to Newfield, 71-61

NEWFIELD, May 8, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys varsity track and field team ended its regular season with a 3-1 record Friday after dropping a 71-61 decision to Newfield in the conclusion of a previously suspended Interscholastic Athleic Conference meet on the Newfield athletic field.

"I'm incredibly proud of our effort tonight," said O-M Coach Skip Strobel. Highights:

400 Meters - Max Sgrecci 2nd
400 Hurdles - Mason Smith 2nd; Brayden Thompson 3rd
800 Meters - Issac Hough 1st; Jaden Bailor 2nd
200 Meters - Max Sgrecci 2nd
3200 Meters - Jaden Bailor 1st; Philip Coleman 2nd
Triple Jump - Moe Zinger 2nd
High Jump - Max Sgrecci 2nd; Moe Zinger 3rd
Shot Put - James Halpin 1st; Mason Dupay 2nd; Jared Watson 3rd.

Golf: O-M boys fall to S-VE, 200-204

WAVERLY, May 8, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys varsity golf team dropped a 200-204 decision Friday to Spencer-Van Etten in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Shepard Hills Golf Course's par 37 front-nine.

The Grizzlies (1-9) were led by Ethan Nolan's 39, while Brycen Skinner posted a 54, Patrick Croft 55, Lucas Hoffman 56, Eli Guild 56, and Riley Yaw 59.

Nolan, with two matches still on the schedule, has secured a season average that qualfies him for the Section IV Individual Tournament set for the Mark Twain Golf Course on May 20th. The IAC Tournament will be contested at Soaring Eagles on May 26.

O-M Coach Greg Gavich said Nolan, who is averaging about five strokes over par for the season (well within the 6.5 cutoff), is the first member of the O-M team to qualify since Tyler Clark in 2016.

Girls: O-M's three-person team of Brooke Burns, Emma Bailey and Avery Nolan competed Friday in an IAC match against Dryden and Groton on the Hillendale Golf Course's par-36 back nine.

Groton totaled 215 and Dryden 240. O-M, with too few golfers to qualify for a team score, were led by Burns' 51. Bailey shot a 66, and Nolan 69.

Photo in text: O-M's Ethan Nolan chips on No. 9. (Photo by Greg Gavich).

Left: The Storm's Lauren Signor slides into second with a stolen base. Right; The Storm's Keira Ells connects with the ball for a two-run single in the 1st inning.

Softball: Storm tops Whitney Point, 8-2

WATKINS GLEN, May 7, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team -- behind the 16-strikeout pitching of Paige Ells -- defeated Whitney Point 8-2 Thursday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Watkins Glen High School softball field.

The Storm, now 12-4 overall and 12-1 in the IAC (tied with Edison), wraps up its regular-season schedule Friday on the road against Spencer-Van Etten/Candor. Edison plays at home against Dryden. Wins by both the Storm and Edison will trigger a playoff Tuesday at WGHS for the IAC Large School South Division title. The IAC Large School championship is set for Thursday at WGHS, with Lansing the North titleist.

Ells allowed one Whitney Point hit, a 7th inning single. She was relieved by sister Keira, who finished off the victory.

The Storm amassed 13 hits, including three each by Lauren Signor and Keira Ells, two by Brooklynn Thompson and Amy Field, and one each by Paige Ells, Sydnee McCormick and Jaden Jarrell.

Extra-base hits came from Signor (a triple), Thompson (a double) and Field (a double). Signor, Field and Keira Ells each drove in two runs, while Thompson had one RBI.

"We hit the ball well, and took care of business," said Storm Coach Shannon Ells.

The Storm scored three runs in the first inning, one in the 3rd, and two runs each in the 4th and 6th. Whitney Point registered both of its runs in the 7th inning.

Whitney Point committed one error in the field, while the Storm committed three.

The game was preceded by a Senior Night ceremony honoring the team's lone senior, Olivia King.

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Photos in text:

Top: The Storm's Paige Ells delivers a pitch. She struck out 16 batters.
Bottom: The Storm's lone senior, Olivia King, as she was honored in a pre-game Senior Night ceremony.

Storm shortstop Connor Foggie, left, throws to first for an out after fielding a ground ball near second base. Fellow infielder Johnny Sisana is at right.

Baseball: Storm rolls past Whitney Point

WATKINS GLEN, May 7, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team -- behind the 2-hit pitching of Hunter Mowry -- defeated Whitney Point 12-1 Thursday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Watkins Glen High School baseball field.

The victory lifted the Storm's season record to 8-7 heading into a game Friday at home against Groton. The team's seniors, Connor Foggie and Tyler Gulini, will be honored in a Senior Night ceremony before that contest.

The Storm -- a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes -- scored three runs Thursday in the 1st inning, two runs in the 2nd, four runs in the 3rd, and three runs in the 4th. Whitney Point scored in the 1st inning. The game was terminated in the 5th inning under the so-called "mercy rule."

Mowry went all five innings on the mound, allowing one run on two hits while striking out 11 batters and walking two.

Austin Preuninger, Johnny Sisana and Connor Foggie each registered two hits for the Storm, while Blake Thomas, Mowry, Ayden Stevens and Dominic Lewis had one each.

Mowry drove in three runs, while Sisana, Foggie and Thomas drove in two runs apiece.

Photo in text: The Storm's Hunter Mowry delivers a pitch.

The Storm's Tyler Gulini slides home safely on a sacrifice fly by Hunter Mowry.

Golf: O-M boys split pair with NV, Tburg

TRUMANSBURG, May 7, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys varsity golf team defeated Newark Valley 208-210 but lost to Trumansburg 186-208 Thursday in a three-team Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Trumansburg Golf Course's par-36 back nine.

O-M (now 1-8) was led by Ethan Nolan's 47, while Patrick Croft registered a 52, Jacob Signor 54, Brycen Skinner 55, Lucas Hoffman 56, and Riley Yaw 59.

Lacrosse: WG/ND defeats Windsor 15-10

SOUTHPORT, May 7, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen/Elmira Notre Dame varsity lacrosse team defeated Windsor 15-10 Thursday night in a game on the Notre Dame athletic field.

"This was a very sloppy game on our part with a lot of careless mistakes that led to goals on the other end," said WG/ND Coach Geoff Crossley, who added that because a Senior Night ceremony was held before the game honoring eight members of the team, "I think we lost some focus that we normally would have. We did pull out the win, though, and I am happy about that."

Finn Schweizer scored seven goals, Landon English four, and Matt Keough, Sam Hohle, Caden Hall and Garrett Kone one each. Declan Barry made 10 saves in goal.

The five seniors on the WGHS tennis team were honored in a pre-match Senior Night ceremony. From left: Andre Wixson, Levi Murphy, Enric Lin, Ryan Baudendistle and Quin Artusa.

Tennis: Watkins defeats Southern Cayuga

WATKINS GLEN, May 7, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School varsity tennis team lifted its record to 8-1 Thursday by defeating Southern Cayuga 4-1 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the WGHS tennis courts.

The win sends the Lake Hawks into a key match at home Friday against Edison, which entered Thursday's action unbeaten in league play.

Thursday's results included the following:

1st Singles: Levi Murphy won 6-1, 6-3.
2nd Singles: Andre Wixson won 6-2, 6-2.
3rd Singles: Enric Lin won 6-4, 6-1.
1st Doubles: Ryan Baudendistle/Kris Burke won 6-4, 6-2.
2nd Doubles: Quin Artusa/Emma Dean lost 6-7 (8-10), 2-6.

Coming next week: The IAC Championships on Monday at Newark Valley.

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Photo in text: Emma Dean, playing on Watkins Glen's 2nd Doubles team, serves the ball. She and Quin Artusa lost 6-7 (8-10), 2-6.

Kris Burke volleys in the 1st Doubles match. He and Ryan Baudendistle won 6-4, 6-2.

Track & Field: Watkins falls to Edison

ELMIRA HEIGHTS, May 7, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen boys and girls varsity track and field teams lost to Edison Thursday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference meet on the Edison athletic field. Tioga also participated, but Watkins results against Tioga were not included in the team scoring.

Boys: Edison 82, Watkins Glen 62

Caydin Lagramada led the Lake Hawks in the field events, taking first place in both the High Jump and Triple Jump while also placing third in the Long Jump. Noah Wright earned first place in the 200 Meters and finished second in the 100 Meters.

Richard Bitter IV claimed first place in the Pole Vault, while Liam Knight was second. Dominik Thomson and Emmanuel Rodriguez finished second and third, respectively, in the 1600 Meters.

Aidan Kelly was second in the 400 Meters, while Isaac Hendrickson and Andrew Champion placed first and third in the 800 Meters. Ben Henry was second in the 3200.

Girls: Edison 73, Watkins Glen 57

The Watkins Glen 4x800 Relay team of Wendy Coleman, Natalie VanSkiver, Emma Lewis and Lilac Cruz finished first, while Natalee Oliver won both the 1500 and 800 Meters. Xuanru Sureling Li was first in the 400 Meter Hurdles.

In the sprints, Gillian D’Alleva placed second in both the 100 Meter and 200 Meter dashes, while Ava Malysa finished third in the 400. Natalie VanSkiver was first in the 3000 Meters.

The Lake Hawks return to action Tuesday at Newark Valley for the IAC Divisional Meet, a non-scoring meet that serves as a tune-up for the upcoming IAC Championships.

Anderson sets O-M mark in 400 Hurdles

SOUTHPORT, May 5, 2026 -- Odessa-Montour High School's Janne Anderson set a school record Tuesday in the 400 Hurdles as the Grizzlies defeated Spencer-Van Etten in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference three-school meet on the Elmira Notre Dame athletic field. O-M was scored against S-VE, but not against Notre Dame.

"The Odessa-Montour girls were awesome tonight," said O-M Coach Burton Brewster, who noted that no final score was available, but that O-M won.

Anderson won the 400 Hurdles in a new school record time of 1:07.24, surpassing the 1:07.90 record previously held by Hannah Nolan, set in 2022.

Other finishes:

4x800 - 1st, Lexi Strobel, Hanna Jantzen, Olivia Barr, Susie Collier
4x400 - 1st, Janne Anderson, Aspyn Skinner, Leah Antes, McKenzie Landon
100 Hurdles: 1st place tie, McKenzie Landon and Janne Anderson
High Jump: 1st, Leah Antes
Triple Jump: 1st, Leah Antes
3000 Meters: 1st, Lexi Strobel
400 Meters: 1st, Evvie Zinger
100 Meters: 1st, Aspyn Skinner
200 Meters: 1st, Aspyn Skinner

Photo in text: Janne Anderson on the way to a new school record in the 400 Hurdles. (Photo by Gail Sgrecci)

Left: O-M's Evvie Zinger en route to first place in the 400 Meters. Right: Odessa's Max Sgrecci on the way to second place in the 400 Hurdles. (Gail Sgrecci photos)

Track: O-M boys defeat S-VE, 81-51

SOUTHPORT, May 5, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys varsity track-and-field team defeated Spencer-Van Etten 81-51 Tuesday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference three-school meet on the Elmira Notre Dame athletic field. O-M was scored against S-VE, but not against Notre Dame.

The win, which lifted O-M's record to 3-0, was interrupted by a weather delay. But the Grizzlies "maintained their focus after the break and finished strong," said Coach Skip Strobel. Results included:

110 Hurdles: Mason Smith 1st. Ethan Dupay 3rd
100 Meters: Jared Watson tied for 1st. Mason Dupay 3rd
1600 Meters: Philip Coleman 3rd
400 Meters: Moe Zinger 1st. Emmerich Koehler 2nd
400 Hurdles: Max Sgrecci 2nd. Mason Smith 3rd
800 Meters: Issac Hough 2nd
3200 Meters: Philip Coleman 1st
4x400: 1st Jared Watson, Issac Hough, Carter Thompson, Max Sgrecci.
Long Jump: Moe Zinger 1st
Triple Jump: Moe Zinger 2nd
High Jump: Max Sgrecci 1st. Moe Zinger 2nd. Dalton Smith 3rd
Shot Put: James Halpin 1st. Mason Dupay 2nd
Discus: James Halpin 2nd

Photo in text: O-M's Moe Zinger on way to winning Long Jump. (Gail Sgrecci photo)

Watkins Glen's Sopheya Mathews, left, volleys as doubles partner Kelcie Miller watches.

Tennis: Watkins Glen blanks Moravia

WATKINS GLEN, May 5, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School varsity tennis team posted a 5-0 victory Tuesday over Moravia in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the WGHS tennis courts.

"We played well," said Watkins Glen Coach Ben Connelly, whose team is now 7-1 and trails only Edison in the IAC standings, with a chance to move ahead when the two play Friday -- assuming the Lake Hawks first defeat Southern Cayuga, who they host on Thursday.

"We have to get by them first," said Connelly, who noted that SC "has a couple of pretty good players." Tuesday's results:

1st Singles: Levi Murphy won 6-1, 7-5.
2nd Singles: Andre Wixson won 6-0, 6-0.
3rd Singles: Enric Lin won 6-1, 6-1.
1st Doubles: Ryan Baudendistle/Kris Burke won 6-0, 6-0.
2nd Doubles: Kelcie Miller/Sopheya Mathews won 6-1, 6-1.

Photo in text: Watkins' Andre Wixson returns a Moravia shot in the No. 2 Singles match.

Watkins singles players Enric Lin, left, and Levi Murphy, right, volley against Moravia.

Baseball: Storm falls to Trumansburg

TRUMANSBURG, May 5, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team's record slipped to 7-7 Tuesday with a 15-5 loss to Trumansburg in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Trumansburg baseball field.

The Storm, a combined squad of Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, scored all of its runs in the first two innings. Trumansburg took the lead 6-5 in the bottom of the 2nd inning and added six runs in the 4th and three in the 5th.

The Storm registered seven hits -- two each by Austin Preuninger, Blake Thomas and Connor Foggie, and one by Dominic Lewis.

Foggie pitched into the 4th inning, when he was relieved by Hunter Mowry. They combined for four strikeouts and six walks.

The Storm is scheduled to return to action Wednesday at home against Whitney Point.

Odessa-Montour's Jacob Signor watches his ball fly after hitting it on No. 7. (Provided)

Golf: Odessa boys fall to Tioga, 173-187

NICHOLS, May 5, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys varsity golf team's record slipped to 0-7 Tuesday when the Grizzlies shot their low score of the season but lost to Tioga, 173-187, in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Tioga Golf Club's par-35 front nine.

Ethan Nolan led O-M with a 41 while Brycen Skinner posted a 47, Jacob Signor 48, and Patrick Croft 51. Not figured into the team score: a 54 by Lucas Hoffman and a 62 by Riley Yaw.

Jack Bombard led Tioga with a 41, while two teammates shot 43s.

Photo in text: O-M's Brycen Skinner chips on No. 8. (Photo provided)

Lacrosse: WG/ND tops Marcus Whitman

RUSHVILLE, May 5, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen/Elmira Notre Dame varsity lacrosse team defeated Marcus Whitman 15-10 Tuesday in an out-of-section game on the Marcus Whitman High School athletic field.

Finn Schweizer and Landon English each registered seven points for WG/ND, while Declan Barry made 15 saves. Landon's 4th and final goal was the 100th of his career.

"It was a good physical game," said WG/ND Coach Geoff Crossley. "We're not used to playing on grass and that led to struggles getting ground balls, but the boys played hard and came out with a good win."

Goals: Schweizer 6, English 4, Sam Hohle 2, Garrett Kone 2, and Matt Keough 1.

Modified Softball: Storm tops NV, 20-8

ODESSA, May 5, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm modified softball team posted a 20-8 victory Tuesday over Newark Valley in a game on the Odessa-Montour High School softball field.

Aubrey Blauvelt and Sophia Hoffman pitched for the Storm, a combined squad of O-M and Watkins Glen student-athletes.

"Newark Valley came out and immediately scored three runs," said Storm Coach Emily Hoffman, "but we came back and were consistent with our runs each inning and had solid defense."

The Schuyler Storm's Leighann Landers slides safely into second with a stolen base.

Softball: Storm defeats Dryden, 13-4

ODESSA, May 4, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team improved its record to 12-4 Monday with a 13-4 victory over Dryden in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Odessa-Montour High School softball field.

The Storm, a combined squad of O-M and Watkins Glen High School athletes, amassed 12 hits, including three each by Amy Field (who scored four runs) and Paige Ells, and a home run over the center field fence by Leighann Landers.

Five other players had one hit apiece: Keira Ells, Lauren Signor, Ava Stackhouse, Bella Yaw, and Sydnee McCormick. Keira Ells, Signor, Field, Stackhouse, McCormick and Landers each registered an RBI.

Keira Ells went five innings on the mound for the Storm, allowing one run (none earned) on one hit while striking out 11 batters. McCormick pitched the final two innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on four hits while striking out three and walking one.

The Storm built a 10-0 lead through the first four innings and added three in the 6th. Dryden scored once in the 5th, once in the 6th, and twice in the 7th.

"It was a good, well-rounded game," said Storm Coach Shannon Ells. "Amy Field had a huge night, and Leighann Landers' homer was a big lift for us."

The Storm returns to action Wednesday at home against Whitney Point. The team's lone senior, Olivia King, will be honored in a Senior Night ceremony.

Photos in text:

Top: The Storm's Keira Ells delivers a pitch. She allowed one hit in five innings.
Bottom: Storm shortstop Paige Ells prepares to throw to first after fielding a grounder.

The Storm's Amy Field connects for one of her three hits. She scored four runs.

The Schuyler Storm's Nicolai Holmes is congratulated by teammates as he crosses the plate after hitting a homer over the left field fence.

Baseball: Storm rolls past Dryden, 16-3

WATKINS GLEN, May 4, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team lifted its record to 7-6 Monday with a 16-3 victory over Dryden in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Watkins Glen High School baseball field.

The Storm, a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, built a 9-0 lead through the first four innings, highlighted by a homer over the left field fence by Nicolai Holmes.

The Storm amassed 11 hits, including three each by Holmes and Tyler Gulini, two (a double and triple) by Austin Preuninger, and one each by Connor Foggie, Ayden Stevens and Dominic Lewis. Holmes drove in four runs, Lewis three, Preuninger and Gulini two each, and Foggie and Stevens one apiece.

Isaak Willett pitched for the Storm into the 5th inning, when he was relieved by Hunter Mowry. Willett yielded four hits, and Mowry none. The game was ended after five innings under the so-called "mercy rule."

The Storm returns to action Tuesday at Trumansburg.

Photo n text: Storm third baseman Connor Foggie throws a Dryden runner out at first after fielding a ground ball.

Left: Storm leftfielder Tyler Gulini prepares to catch a Dryden fly ball. Right: The Storm's Isaak Willett delivers a pitch.

The Storm's Jaden Jarrell fields a throw to second too late to catch an Edison runner who knocked the base loose from its mooring.

Softball: Storm falls to Edison, 3-0

WATKINS GLEN, May 1, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team's record slipped to 11-4 Friday with a 3-0 loss to Edison in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Watkins Glen High School softball field.

The loss dropped the Storm into a virtual tie with the Spartans, each now sporting one IAC loss. Should they end the regular season in a tie, they will play-off to determine the IAC Large School South Division title. The Storm, which defeated Edison the last time they met, has three regular-season games remaining, while the Spartans have four.

Edison took the lead in Friday's game with a long 4th inning double that barely eluded the hard charge and outstretched glove of rightfielder Sydnee McCormick. The Spartans added two runs in the 5th -- both aided by some shoddy Storm fielding.

Paige Ells went the distance on the mound for the Storm, allowing one earned run and four hits while striking out 11 batters and walking two.

The Storm registered four hits -- one each by Paige Ells, Amy Field, Brooklynn Thompson and Jaden Jarrell.

"It was a tough loss," said Storm Coach Shannon Ells. "The last time we played each other, things fell our way. This time, they fell their way. Hopefully we will close out the season on a winning note."

The Storm returns to action Monday against Dryden on the Odessa-Montour High School softball field. The Storm squad is composed of WGHS and O-M athletes.

Photos in text:

Top: The Schuyler Storm's Paige Ells prepares to deliver a pitch.
Bottom: Storm batter Lauren Signor sidesteps an inside Edison pitch.

O-M's Leah Antes clears the bar on the way to 4th place in the High Jump.

O-M girls win Legends of the Night title

ODESSA, May 1, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School girls varsity track-and-field team captured the team title Friday at O-M's annual, 14-team Legends of the Night meet.

O-M finished with 82 points, while Dryden was second with 64, Trumansburg third with 60, Newfield fourth with 48, and Tioga and Watkins Glen tied for fifth with 45.

The individual O-M performances included the following:

--Leah Antes: 1st in the Triple Jump, 3rd in the Long Jump, 4th in the High Jump.
--Janne Anderson: 1st in the 400 Hurdles, 2nd in the 4x4, 3rd in the 4x1.
--Lexi Strobel: 2nd in the 3000 and 2nd in the 4x8.
--McKenzie Landon: 3rd in the 400 Hurdles, 4th in the 100 Hurdles, 3rd in the 4x1.
--Rilke Arrance: 3rd in the Pole Vault and 4th in the Triple Jump.
--Aspyn Skinner: 5th in the 100, 3rd in the 4x1, 2nd in the 4x4.
--Ella Kramer: 6th in the Shot Put and 6th in the Discus.
--Olivia Rivera: 3rd in the 4x1.
--Evvie Zinger: 2nd in the 4x4.
--Hanna Jantzen: 2nd in the 4x4 and 2nd in the 4x8.
--Olivia Barr: 2nd in the 4x8.
--Susie Collier: 2nd in the 4x8.

O-M Boys: The Grizzlies tied for fourth with Edison among 14 teams. Trumansburg led with 125 points, followed by Newfield (79), Watkins Glen (57), and Edison and O-M (46). O-M highlights included:

--Jaden Bailor was 4th in the 3200 and on the 4th place 4x800 team (with Issac Hough, Thomas Mace and Philip Coleman).
--Mason Smith and Ethan Dupay placed 4th and 6th, respectively, in the 110 Hurdles.
--The 4x400 team was 2nd (Max Sgrecci, Moe Zinger, Jarerd Watson, Issac Hough).
--Max Sgrecci and Moe Zinger were 2nd and 3rd in the High Jump.
--Jotham Lynch and Jared Watson were 3rd and 4th in the Pole Vault.
--James Halpin was 6th in the Discus.

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Top: O-M's McKenzie Landon on the way to 4th place in the 100 Hurdles.
Middle: O-M's Aspyn Skinner, left, and Watkins' Gillian D'Alleva compete in the 100. Skinner finished 5th and D'Alleva 2nd.
Bottom: O-M's Mason Smith on way to 4th in the 110 Hurdles. (Gail Sgrecci photo)

O-M's Thomas Mace competes in the 4x800, with Coach Skip Strobel encouraging him. (Photo by Gail Sgrecci)

Left: O-M's Max Sgrecci en route to 2nd place in the High Jump. Right: Odessa's Rilke Arrance on the way to 4th place in the Triple Jump. (Both photos by Gail Sgrecci)

Legends: Oliver sets school mark in 1500

ODESSA, May 1, 2026 -- Watkins Glen High School senior Natalee Oliver beat her own school record in the 1500 Meter Run Friday night, posting a time of 4:57.03 while placing second in the event at the Odessa-Montour High School's 18th annual, 14-team Legends of the Night track meet.

Oliver, who set the record last year with a time of 5:05.24, also won Friday's 800 Meter race with a season-best time of 2:26.56. She holds the 800 school record of 2:26.19.

Watkins Glen senior Rachel Vickio earned second place Friday in the Discus, while Natalie VanSkiver earned sixth place in the 3000 Meter Run, Aleah Ventra fifth in the Long Jump, and Sureling Li sixth in the Long Jump.

Watkins Glen boys:
-- Isaac Hendrickson took third place in the 800 Meter Run with a season-best 2:03.
-- The 400 meter relay squad of Noah Wright, Emmett Perko, Gabe Crane and Aiden Kelly took third place.
-- Gabe Crane took fourth place in the 100 meter dash.
-- Caydin Lagramada took 4th in the High Jump and 6th in the Triple Jump..
-- Leon Lagramada was third in the Long Jump and fourth in the Triple Jump. 

The Watkins Glen team next competes Thursday at Edison.

Photo in text: Watkins Glen's Natalee Oliver on her way to a school record in the 1500.

Watkins Glen's Nick Guinn on the way to 7th place in the 110 Meter Hurdles.

Golf: Watkins girls top 4-school field

ELMIRA, May 1, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School girls varsity golf team had two of the three low scores Friday in a four-school match on the Mark Twain Golf Course.

The Lake Hawks' Emily Melveney posted a 48 and Anna Franzese a 49 as Watkins recorded a 228 score.

Moravia totaled 233 and Elmira 239, while Elmira Notre Dame had a single golfer -- the day's medalist, Emma Steed, who shot a 47.

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Photo at right: Watkins Glen's Kenzie Fish hits the ball. She shot a 59. (Provided)

Lacrosse: WG/ND routs Dryden, 19-3

DRYDEN, May 1, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen/Elmira Notre Dame varsity lacrosse team posted a 19-3 victory Friday night over Dryden in a game on the Dryden athletic field.

Landon English had five goals and six assists while Finn Schweizer had four goals and six assists to lead WG/ND. Sam Hohle added four goals and three assists, while Garrett Kone and Liam McCloy each scored two goals. Chris O'Brien and Callum Biers scored one each. Declan Barry made 11 saves.

"We are playing some really good lacrosse right now," said Coach Geoff Crossley. "We are playing as a complete team right now, and I really think we can make a run over the next few weeks.

"The offense is clicking and everyone is getting involved. The defense has really picked up its game, led by Declan Barry in goal and our close defense of Luka Clark, Tas Jaynes, Louis Barbes. Everyone is doing their part."

Storm second baseman Blake Thomas reaches out a moment before tagging out an Edison runner who slid past second on a stolen base attempt.

Baseball: Storm loses to Edison, 6-2

WATKINS GLEN, May 1, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team's record slipped to 6-6 Friday with a 6-2 loss to Edison in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Watkins Glen High School baseball field.

The Storm held the Spartans to two hits, but committed four errors, leading to five unearned runs. Edison scored one run in each of the 1st, 6th and 7th innings, and three times in the 4th. The Storm scored single runs in the 4th and 7th.

The Storm registered six hits -- one each by Austin Preuninger, Hunter Mowry, Blake Thomas, Tyler Gulini, Dominic Lewis and Isaak Willett. Preuninger stole two bases, and Mowry and Lewis one each.

Starting pitcher Connor Foggie allowed five runs (none earned) on just one hit in 5 1/3 innings, srtiking out six batters and walking six. Isaak Willett pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowing one run on one hit while walking one.

The Storm, a combined aquad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, returns to action Monday at home against Dryden.

Photo in text: Storm starter Connor Foggie delivers a pitch.

Left: The Storm's Hunter Mowry steals second base. Right: Storm rightfielder Ayden Stevens prepares to catch an Edison fly ball.

Golf: Watkins boys fall to Notre Dame

WATKINS GLEN, May 1, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School boys varsity golf team dropped a 168-184 decision to Elmira Notre Dame Friday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the par-36 Watkins Glen Golf Course.

The Lake Hawks' final regularly scheduled home match saw the team post its lowest score of the season.

"I'm proud of the improvement these boys have made since our first match, which started with a 212," said Watkins Glen Coach David Waite. "With 14 golfers, this is the biggest Watkins Glen team in years. Our three departing seniors -- Caleb Bresett, Logan DeBolt and Carson Thaete -- helped make this a fun, memorable season, and will be sorely missed."

Jude Santos led the Lake Hawks with a 43 (including back-to-back birdies), while Derek Bower posted a season-best 44, Jaydon Scholtisek a season-best 46, and Logan DeBolt 51. Carson Thaete added a 54, which is his best round of the season.

Notre Dame's low scorer was Evan Parker with a 39.

Photo in text: The Lake Hawks' three seniors were honored in a pre-match Senior Night ceremony. From left, Coach David Waite and seniors Caleb Bresett, Logan DeBolt and Carson Thaete.

The WGHS 1st Doubles Team: Ryan Baudendistle, left, and Kristofer Burke.

Tennis: Watkins edges Trumansburg, 3-2

WATKINS GLEN, April 30, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School varsity tennis team posted a 3-2 victory Thursday over Trumansburg in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the WGHS tennis courts.

"We got a win when we didn't play our best tennis," said Watkins Glen Coach Ben Connelly. One of the Lake Hawks' two losses was sustained by Enric Lin in 3rd Singles, snapping a personal regular-season win streak that started with a victory by Enric in last year's first match.

1st Singles: Levi Murphy won 6-1, 6-1.
2nd Singles: Andre Wixson won 6-1, 6-2.
3rd Singles: Enric Lin lost 5-7, 3-6.
1st Doubles: Ryan Baudendistle/Kris Burke won 6-2, 1-6, 6-1.
2nd Doubles: Kelcie Miller/Sopheya Mathews lost 4-6, 3-6.

Watkins Glen returns to action Tuesday at home against Moravia. It will be Senior Night, when the Lake Hawks' five seniors are honored.

Photo in text: Watkins' Levi Murphy on the way to victory in 1st Singles.

Watkins Glen/Notre Dame's Chris O'Brien sends a shot toward the Waterloo net.

Lacrosse: WG/ND rolls past Waterloo

WATKINS GLEN, April 30, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School/Elmira Notre Dame varsity lacrosse team posted a 12-2 victory Thursday night over Waterloo in an Out of Section game on the WGHS Alumni Field.

"The boys played well tonight in Game 1 of three games in three days," said Coach Geoff Crossley. "We played tough against a physical Waterloo team. This was good preparation going into tomorrow's game at Dryden and Saturday's make-up road game against Seton.

"We had another great defensive effort from everyone. We had 45 ground balls on the night and continued to work hard on both sides of the field."

Landon English scored four goals and had four assists, while Finn Schweizer, Sam Hohle and Matt Keough each had two goals. Caden Hall and Garrett Kone notched one apiece.

WG/ND goalkeeper Declan Barry registered six saves.

Photo in text: WG/ND's Landon English (22) scores one of his four goals.

WG/ND's Callum Biers (20) battles for control of the ball in a face-off.

Golf: Glen boys fall to Trumansburg

TRUMANSBURG, April 30, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School boys varsity golf team dropped a 197-216 decision Thursday to Trumansburg in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Trumansburg golf course.

"It was a tough day, with the cold temps at 44 with light rain," said Watkins Glen Coach David Waite.

Derek Bower led the Lake Hawks with a 49, followed by Logan DeBolt's 54, Jaydon Scholtisek's 56, and Caleb Bresett's 57.

Trumansburg's low scorer was Teo Tielens with a 41.

Watkins Glen is scheduled to return to action Friday at home against Elmira Notre Dame on Senior Night, when the Lake Hawks' three seniors will be honored.

Photo in text: Watkins Glen's Carson Thaete, one of three seniors on the golf team, He, along with Caleb Bresett and Logan DeBolt, will be honored at the team's upcoming Senior Night. (Photo provided)

Golf: O-M boys fall to Candor, 191-193

CATATONK, April 30, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys varsity golf team's record slipped to 0-6 Thursday when the Grizzlies dropped a 191-193 decision to Candor in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Catatonk Golf Course's par-36 front nine.

Ethan Nolan led O-M with a 38 that included a chip-in birdie on the par-3 eighth hole. Jacob Signor added a 48, Brycen Skinner 50, Lucas Hoffman 57, Patrick Croft 57, and Riley Yaw 60.

Brennan Zimmer led Candor (3-6) with a 43.

The Grizzlies are scheduled to return to action Tuesday at Tioga.

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Photo: Odessa-Montour's Lucas Hoffman on the first hole Thursday. (Photo provided)

Lacrosse: Hohle leads WG/ND to win

SOUTHPORT, April 28, 2026 -- Sam Hohle registered six goals and four assists Tuesday night as the Watkins Glen/Elmira Notre Dame varsity lacrosse team defeated Owego 17-11 in a game on the Notre Dame athletic field.

WG/ND won 22of 32 faceoffs and combined for 51 ground balls. That, and what Coach Geoff Crossley called "our great close defense," gave his squad "a game we needed to get back on track and get momentum heading to the rest of the week when we have three games in a row starting Thursday night."

In addition to Hohle's 10 points, WG/ND got four goals and three assists from Finn Schweizer, four goals and one assist from Landon English, two goals and three assists from Liam McCloy, and one goal and two assists from Matt Keough.

Watkins Glen's Levi Murphy prepares to return a Notre Dame shot.

Tennis: Watkins Glen tops Notre Dame

WATKINS GLEN, April 28, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School varsity tennis team lifted its record to 5-1 Tuesday with a 3-2 victory over Elmira Notre Dame in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the WGHS tennis courts.

1st Singles: Levi Murphy lost 4-6, 3-6.
2nd Singles: Andre Wixson won in a walkover (his opponent retired due to injury).
3rd Singles: Enric Lin won 6-2, 6-1.
1st Doubles: Ryan Baudendistle/Kris Burke won 6-1, 6-2.
2nd Doubles: Kelcie Miller/Sopheya Mathews lost 6-1, 3-6, 5-7.

"We got a win we needed," said Watkins Glen Coach Ben Connelly, whose squad returns to action Thursday at home against Trumansburg.

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Photo in text: Watkins Glen's Enric Lin prepares to serve the ball in the No. 3 Singles match. He won in straight sets.

Softball: Storm routs Notre Dame, 16-1

SOUTHPORT, April 28, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team -- led by Paige Ells' pitching and hitting -- defeated Elmira Notre Dame 16-1 Tuesday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the ND softball field.

Ells, a sophomore, allowed one run on four hits while striking out 12 batters -- putting her over 400 strikeouts in her three-year varsity career. She also collected three hits -- a triple and two singles -- in four at-bats, driving in three runs.

Also driving in three runs each were Lauren Signor (2-for-4) and Brooklynn Thompson (3-for-4), while Keira Ells (2-for-4) had 1 RBI. The Storm totaled 12 hits and drew six walks.

The Storm scored three runs through the first three innings and then added six runs in the 4th inning, three in the 5th and four in the 6th. The game was terminated after six innings under the so-called "mercy rule."

"It's good to get back on the winning track," said Storm Coach Shannon Ells, after a weekend that saw his team lose for the first time and drop two games by forfeit after he --concerned for the health of his injury-plagued team -- pulled it from the second day of a Binghamton tournament.

The Storm returns to action Wednesday at Candor against Spencer-Van Etten/Candor.

The 11 seniors on the Watkins Glen track team were honored in a pre-meet Senior Night ceremony. From left: Coach Travis Durfee, Manager Ryan Dean, senior team members Lilac Cruz, Zade Gomez Fitzsimmons, Gillian D'Alleva, Natalee Oliver, Rachel Vickio, Caelyn Baker, Wendy Coleman, Marcus Delong, Aidan Kelly, Leonard Piacentini, and Albert Hanville, and Coach Kelly Sterner..

Track: Watkins boys, girls defeat ND

WATKINS GLEN, April 28, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School boys and girls varsity track and field teams defeated Elmira Notre Dame Tuesday in Interscholastic Athletic Conference meets on the WGHS athletic field.

The Watkins girls won 68-54, while the boys won 111-10.

Highlights of the girls' meet:

Girls: WG 68, ND 54
-- Rachel Vickio won the Discus (93' 9") and the High Jump (4' 4").
-- Sureling Li and Aimee Cruz finished 1-2 in the 400 Hurdles.
-- Sureling Li won the 100 Hurdles.
-- Ava Malysa was first in the 400.
-- Natalee Oliver won the 1500 (5:09.52) and the 800 (2:36.78).
-- Natalie VanSkiver won the 3000.
-- The 4x100, 4x400 and 4x800 Relay teams finished first.
-- Lizzi Fitzwater was second in the Shot Put. Zade Gomez Fitzsimmons was third.
-- Caelyn Baker was second in the Discus (81' 3")
-- Ellery Thaete was second in the 200 Meter Dash.

Highlights of the boys' meet:

Boys: WG 111, ND 10
-- Isaac Hendrickson won the 800 and 1600. Dom Thompson was second in the 1600.
-- Ben Henry won the 3200.
-- Nick Guinn won the 110 Hurdles and 400 Hurdles.
-- Noah Wright won the 100 and 200.
-- Gabe Crane was 2nd in the 100, and Caydin Lagramada was 2nd in the 200.
-- Leon Lagramada won the Long Jump. Brother Caydin was second.
-- Caydin Lagramada won the Triple Jump and High Jump.
-- Ricky Bitter won the Pole Vault. Liam Knight was 2nd.
-- Foxfire Micek won the Shot Put and Discus. Bryce Bockelkamp was 2nd in both.
-- Leon Lagramada won the 400, with Andrew Champion 2nd.

The meet was preceded by the WGHS teams' Senior Night,where 11 graduating seniors were honored. They are Rachel Vickio, Natalee Oliver, Gillian D'Alleva, Caelyn Baker, Lilac Cruz, Wendy Coleman, Zade Gomez Fitzsimmons, Marcus Delong, Albert Hanville, Aidan Kelly.and Leonard Piacentini.

Watkins Glen returns to action Friday at the Legends of the Night Invitational in Odessa.

Photos in text:

Top: Watkins Glen's Ellery Thaete prepares to land in the Long Jump pit.
Middle: The Lake Hawks' Lizzi Fitzwater throws the Discus.
Bottom:The Lake Hawks' Bryce Bockelkamp prepares to throw the Discus.

Handoffs in the 4x800 Relays. From left, Zach Brusso to Dom Thompson, and Amelie Wood to Emma Lewis.

Left: Watkins Glen's Isaac Hendrickson. Right: The Lake Hawks' Natalee Oliver.

Track: O-M boys, girls defeat Candor

CANDOR, April 28, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour boys and girls varsity track and field teams posted wins over Candor Tuesday in Interscholastic Athletic Conference meets on the Candor athletic field.

O-M boys: O-M 113, Candor 28: While Edison and Newark Valley were also part of the meet (but not scoring against O-M), the Grizzlies (2-0) got the following first-place finishes when including Edison and NV in addition to Candor.

-- 4x800 Relay: 1st, Jaden Bailor, Issac Hough, Philip Coleman and Tommy Mace.
-- 110 Hurdles: 1st, Mason Smith.
-- 3200: 1st, Jaden Bailor
-- 4x400: 1st, Max Sgrecci, Moe Zinger, Jared Watson, Issac Hough
-- Shot Put: 1st, James Halpin
-- Discus: 1st, James Halpin
-- High Jump: 1st, Max Sgrecci

O-M girls: O-M 90, Candor 40. The following are O-M overall place-finishes when including the individual performances of Edison and Newark Valley.

Janne Anderson: 1st in the 400 Hurdles (a PR of 1:07.7), the 4x1 and the 4x4.
McKenzie Landon: 1st in the 200 and the 4x1.
Leah Antes: 1st in the Long Jump and 4x4; 2nd in the High Jump and Triple Jump.
Ella Kramer:1st in the Shot Put (a PR of 28' 2 1/2")
Aspyn Skinner: 2nd in the 100 and Long Jump; 1st in the 4x1 and 4x4.
Hanna Jantzen: 2nd in the 400.
Lexi Strobel: 3rd in the 1500; 1st in the 4x1 and 4x4.

Golf: Glen boys defeat Dryden, 189-192

CORTLAND, April 28, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School boys varsity golf team posted a 189-192 victory Tuesday over Dryden in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match at the Elm Tree Country Club.

"The weather wasn't ideal with a light rain most of the match," said Watkins Glen Coach David Waite, "but the boys all played pretty well, with all of them shooting under 50."

Jude Santos led the Lake Hawks with a 44, while Brodie O'Connell-Campbell shot a 48, Derek Bower 48, and Jaydon Scholtisek 49.

The low scorer for Dryden was Damon Dowd with a 40.

Watkins Glen is back in action at Trumansburg on Thursday.

Photo in text: Watkins' Jaydon Scholtisek putts at Elm Tree Country Club. (Provided)

Golf: O-M boys fall to Southern Cayuga

ITHACA, April 28, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High Schools boys varsity golf team's record slipped to 0-5 Tuesday with a 176-202 loss to Southern Cayuga in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Hillendale Gof Course's par-35 back nine.

Ethan Nolan led the Grizzlies with a 47, while Jacob Signor and Lucas Hoffman each posted a 51, and Riley Yaw shot 53. Registering 54s were Patrick Croft and Brycen Skinner.

Daniel Johnson and Landon Hauptfleish led Southern Cayuga, each shooting a 39.

The Storm's Ayden Stevens beats the baseball to second for a stolen base.

Baseball: Storm blanks Notre Dame, 11-0

SOUTHPORT, April 27, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team -- behind the 2-hit pitching of Connor Foggie -- defeated Elmira Notre Dame 11-0 Monday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the ND baseball field.

The Storm (6-5) scored three runs in both the 1st and 2nd innings, one run in the 3rd, and two runs in both the 4th and 5th innings. The game was terminated after five innings under the so-called "mercy rule."

Foggie struck out 13 Notre Dame batters while walking two in posting the shutout.

Austin Preuninger and Hunter Mowry registered three hits each to lead the Storm's 12-hit attack.

Nicolai Holmes, Blake Thomas, Tyler Gulini, Johnny Sisana, Dominic Lewis and Foggie each had one hit.

Mowry drove in two runs while Preuninger, Holmes, Thomas, Gulini, Sisana and Ayden Stevens had 1 RBI each.

The Storm stole 10 bases -- led by Preuninger's four -- and were aided by six Notre Dame errors.

The Storm, a combined squad of Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour High School athletes -- returns to action Wednesday at Candor against Spencer-Van Etten/Candor.

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Photos in text:

Top: The Storm's Connor Foggie delivers a pitch. He blanked Notre Dame on two hits, striking out 13 batters.

Bottom: The Storm's Austin Preuninger slides safely into second with a stolen base.

Golf: Watkins boys fall to Newark Valley

BERKSHIRE, April 27, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School boys varsity golf team dropped a 193-200 decision Monday to Newark Valley in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Grandview Farms Golf Course.

"The weather was beautiful, but the course played tough, with greens giving us the most difficulty," said Watkins Glen Coach David Waite.

Derek Bower led the Lake Hawks with a 47, while Jude Santos, Caleb Bresett and Brodie O'Connell-Campbell each shot a 51.

The low scorer for Newark Valley was Brady Woods with a 45.

Watkins Glen returns to action Tuesday against Dryden at the Elm Tree Country Club in Cortland.

Photo in text: Watkins Glen's Brodie O'Connell-Campbell. (Photo provided)

Golf: Glen girls shine in three-team meet

CORTLAND, April 27, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School girls varsity golf team had two of the day's top three individual scores Monday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match against Dryden and Elmira Notre Dame on the par-37 Elm Tree Country Club course.

The Lake Hawks' Emily Melveney was the day's medalist with a 41, while teammate Callieondra Tohafjian had the day's third best score, a 55. With Kenzie Fish's 60, the Watkins trio posted a 156 total, but did not have a complete four-person squad.

Dryden and Notre Dame each had full squads, with Dryden shooting a 246 total and Notre Dame a 264.

Golf: Odessa girls compete at CCC

CORNING, April 27, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School girls varsity golf team competed in a four-school match Monday at Corning Country Club.

Corning High School posted the low score, 208, while Waverly registered a 218 and Horseheads 227. If O-M, with just three golfers, were to post a 90 "ghost score" as its fourth round -- not a practical matter, but an interresting measuring tool -- it would arrive at a team total of 259.

Brooke Burns led the Grizzlies with a 49, the third best score of the day -- a round that included a birdie on the par 5 second hole. Teammates Emma Bailey and Avery Nolan posted scores of 71 and 76, respectively.

Photo in text: O-M's Brooke Burns tees off on No. 1. (Photo provided)

Softball: Storm sustains 1st loss of season

BINGHAMTON, April 25, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team registered its first loss of the season Saturday, dropping a 14-4 decision to Pine Plains in a Binghamton tournament beset by cold and rain.

"It was not good softball," said Storm Coach Shannon Ells, who said a second game planned Saturday was canceled due to the weather, which left two more games Sunday. He said the Storm, due to "safety concerns" involving injuries -- several players are either sidelined or seeing limited action -- would not attend the second day of play.

With the ball and bat difficult to grip, he said, the Storm and Pine Plains combined for 17 walks and four hit batsmen. The Storm managed just two hits -- one by Paige Ells and one by Brooklynn Thompson, who had 2 RBIs. Pine Plains registered 10 hits.

Ells and Sydnee McCormick, who relieved in the 6th inning, pitched for the Storm as Pine Plains -- ranked No. 3 among Class C teams in the state -- scored three runs in both the 1st and 3rd innings, one in the 2nd, two in the 5th and five in the 6th. The game was terminated due to the weather in the 7th inning.

The Storm, now 10-1, returns to action Tuesday at Elmira Notre Dame.

WG's Santos, Simiele earn All-State nods

ALBANY, April 24, 2026 -- The New York State Sportswriters Association has listed its boys Class B All-State basketball players, and among them are two Watkins Glen High School standouts. Watkins Glen reached the Section IV final this past season.

Jude Santos, a junior, was named to the Class B 10th Team, while senior Christopher Simiele earned Honorable Mention.

Simiele's family has passed along word that he plans to attend Hilbert College in Erie County and play on its basketball team, which competes in the Alleghany Mountain Collegiate Conference.

Some strong Glen track efforts at Moravia

MORAVIA, April 24, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School boys and girls varsity track & field teams posted a number of standout performances Friday at the Moravia Invitational, which featured more than a dozen schools.

The meet showcased a wide range of events, including hurdle relays, throwers relays, sprint medleys, and distance medleys. Lansing placed first in both the girls and boys team competitions, with the Watkins Glen girls 8th and the boys 6th.

Girls:
-- The sprint medley relay team of Rachel Vickio, Emma Lewis, Gillian D’Alleva, and Natalee Oliver placed second.
-- The distance medley relay squad -- Gillian D’Alleva, Natalee Oliver, Xuanru Sureling Li, and Natalie VanSkiver -- placed third.
-- In the throwers relay, Wendy Coleman, Elizabeth “Lizzi” Fitzwater, Zade Gomez Fitzsimmons, and Amelie Woods also placed third.
-- The freshman/sophomore sprint medley team of Aleah Ventra, Ellery Thaete, Ava Malysa, and Xuanru Sureling Li placed fourth.

Boys:
-- The 4x100-meter relay team of Gabe Crane, Noah Wright, Leon Lagramada, and Emmett Perko placed third. That same quartet also took third in the 4x200-meter relay.
-- The 4x1600-meter relay team -- Emmanuel Rodriguez, Dominik Thomson, Benjamin Henry, and Zachary Brusso -- added another third-place finish.
-- The boys’ distance medley relay team -- Isaac Hendrickson, Benjamin Henry, Andrew Champion, and Zachary Brusso -- placed fourth.

Individual Events:
-- Rachel Vickio was first in the Discus.
-- Zade Gomez Fitzsimmons placed sixth in the Shot Put.
-- Brothers Leon and Caydin Lagramada were third and fourth, respectively, in the Triple Jump.

Photo in text: Watkins Glen's Natalee Oliver competes in one of Friday's races. (Photo provided)

Track: O-M boys 3rd, girls 4th at Moravia

MORAVIA, April 24, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys and girls varsity track & field teams placed third and fourth, respectively, on Friday at the Moravia Invitational, which featured more than a dozen schools.

The meet showcased a wide range of events, including hurdle relays, throwers relays, sprint medleys, and distance medleys. Lansing won both the girls and boys team competitions.

O-M Girls:
Shutttle Hurdles: 1st, Janne Anderson, McKenzie Landon, Aspyn Skinner, Rilke Arrance
6400 Relay: 3rd, Hannaa Jantzen, Olivia Barr, Susie Collier, Naomi Vesser
4x200: 2nd, Leah Antes, Janne Anderson, Evvie Zinger, Aspyn Skinner
4x400: 2nd, Janne Anderson, Evvie Zinger, Aspyn Skinner, Hanna Jantzen
Distance Medley Relay: 6th, Janne Anderson, Olivia Barr, Vanessa Wood, Hanna Jantzen
4x800: 6th, Susie Collier, Naomi Vesser, Olivia Barr, Vanessa Wood
Triple Jump: 2nd, Leah Antes
Shot Put: 2nd, Ella Kramer

O-M Boys:
4x100: 5th place, Jared Watson, Ethan Dupay, Mason Dupay, Mason Smith.
Shuttle hurdles: 3rd, Mason Smith, Ethan Dupay, Jaden Bailor, Max Sgrecci
4x200: 4th, Ethan and Mason Dupay, Carter Thompson, Aaron Sutton
4x1600: 5th, Jaden Bailor, Issac Hough, Philip Coleman, Caleb Malnoske.
4x400: 3rd, Max Sgrecci, Moe Zinger, Jared Watson, Issac Hough.
Steeplechase 4x800: 5th, Tommy Mace, Brayden Thompson, Caleb Collier, Caleb Malnoske.
Distance medley: 6th, Issac Hough, Carter Thompson, Philip Coleman, Jaden Bailor.
High jump: 2nd, Max Sgrecci, Moe Zinger.
Triple jump: 4th, Mason Smith, Moe Zinger.
Pole vault: 6th, Jared Watson and Jotham Lynch
Shot put: 2nd, James Halpin and Mason Dupay

Golf: Watkins boys top Whitney Point

WATKINS GLEN, April 23, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School boys varsity golf team posted a 192-213 victory Thursday over Whitney Point in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the par-36 Watkins Glen Golf Course.

Jude Santos led the Lake Hawks with a 43, while Jaydon Scholtisek and Derek Bower each registered a 49, and Brodie O'Connell-Campbell 51. The low scorer for Whitney Point was Landor Davis with a 48.

That match came a day after the Lake Hawks dropped a 194-198 decision at home to Moravia. In that match, Santos posted a 47, Scholtisek and Bower 50, and Logan DeBolt 51. Low scorer for Moravia was Ryan Birmingham with a 46.

Photo in text: Watkins Glen's Jude Santos lines up a putt. (Photo provided)

Golf: Watkins Glen girls defeat Dryden

WATKINS GLEN, April 23, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School girls varsity golf team posted a 216-254 victory Thursday over Dryden in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the par-36 Watkins Glen Golf Course.

Emily Melveney led the Lake Hawks with a 49, while Anna Franzese shot a 52, Kenzie Fish 56, and Callieondra Tohafjian 59.

Watkins' Levi Murphy returns a Newark Valley player's shot in the 1st Singles match.

Tennis: Watkins tops Newark Valley, 4-1

WATKINS GLEN, April 23, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School varsity tennis team posted a 4-1 victory Thursday over Newark Valley in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the WGHS tennis courts.

The match, the Lake Hawks' first at home this season, lifted their season record to 4-1 heading into a match Tuesday at home against Elmira Notre Dame. Thursday's results:

1st Singles: Levi Murphy won 6-4, 6-1
2nd Singles: Andre Wixson won 6-0, 6-1
3rd Singles: Enric Lin won 6-0, 6-2
1st Doubles: Ryan Baudendistle/Kris Burke won 6-2, 6-0
2nd Doubles: Kelcie Miller/Sopheya Mathews lost 0-6, 1-6

"We're starting to find our groove," said Watkins Glen Coach Ben Connelly. "I'm hoping we carry it to the IACs" -- a postseason tourney on May 11th.

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Photo in text: Watkins Glen's Enric Lin returns a shot in the 3rd Singles match.

Left:Watkins Glen's Quin Artusa volleys in a doubles exhibition match. Right: Watkins doubles team partners Sopheya Mathews, left, and Kelcie Miller.

Watkins Glen's Andre Wixson en route to victory in the 2nd Singles match.

Golf: O-M boys lose in another tie-breaker

MARATHON, April 22, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys varsity golf team lost to Marathon on a tie-breaker Wednesday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Maple Hill golf course's par-35 front nine.

The Grizzlies lost on a tie-breaker in their season opener April 14th against Candor, too. This time, the 194-194 deadlock was settled by comparing the 6th highest score on each team. The 5th score on each was 54; the 6th favored Marathon 55-56.

O-M (now 0-3) was led by Ethan Nolan's 38. Riley Yaw shot a 50, Patrick Croft 52, Lucas Hoffman and Brycen Skinner 54, and Jacob Signor 56.

Nolan registered birdies on the par-3 fifth hole and the par-4 eighth hole, while Croft posted a birdie on the par-4 ninth hole.

Girls: Brooke Burns led O-M's trio of golfers (Emma Bailey and Avery Nolan) with a 45 as the Grizzlies competed against a full Corning-Painted Post squad and a two-person Spencer-Van Etten/Candor squad on the Hillendale Golf Course's par-36 back nine.

C-PP had a 188 team total, led by Delaney Abel's 34. O-M and SVEC, with fewer than four players each, had no team scores.

Photo in text: O-M's Ethan Nolan attempts (and sinks) a birdie putt. (Provided)

Storm runner Brooklynn Thompson starts her dive on a play at the plate. She was safe.

Softball: Storm rolls past T-burg, 16-2

WATKINS GLEN, April 22, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team lifted its season record to 10-0 Wednesday with a 16-2, five-inning victory over Trumansburg in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Watkins Glen High School softball field.

Keira Ells pitched the first four innings for the Storm, a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes. She allowed two runs on one hit while striking out 11 battters and walking two. Sydnee McCormick pitched the 5th inning, allowing no runs and no hits while striking out two.

The Storm registered just five hits, but drew 16 walks, with another six batters hit by pitches. The first eight runs came in the first inning on six walks, four hit batsmen, one hit and numerous Trumansburg wild pitches and passed balls.

The Storm added four runs in the 2nd inning and two each in the 3rd and 4th. T-burg scored its two runs in the 4th inning.

Amy Field registered two hits for the Storm, while Keira Ells, Lauren Signor and Isabella Bellavigna had one each.

The Storm -- ranked No. 6 in New York State among Class B teams -- returns to action this weekend in a Binghamton tournament featuring competition against Class AA schools.

Photo in text: The Storm's Keira Ells delivers a pitch.

Baseball: Storm blanked by T-burg, 5-0

WATKINS GLEN, April 22, 2026-- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team lost its fourth straight game Wednesday, dropping a 5-0 decision to Trumansburg in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Watkins Glen High School baseball field.

The 5-5 Storm, a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, registered three hits -- two by Austin Preuninger and one by Nicolai Holmes.

Trumansburg, which totaled eight hits, scored four runs in the 1st inning and one in the 6th.

Blake Thomas pitched the first five innings for the Storm, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits while striking out seven batters and walking five. Hunter Mowry pitched the final two innings, allowing one run (unearned) on three hits while striking out one batter and walking one.

The Storm returns to action Monday at Elmira Notre Dame.

Photo in text: The Storm's Blake Thomas delivers a pitch.

Left: Storm first baseman Nicolai Holmes, left, touches first base, doubling off a Trumansburg runner after catching a line drive. Right: Storm third baseman Isaak Willett prepares to throw to first after fielding a grounder.

Tennis: Watkins defeats Newark Valley

NEWARK VALLEY, April 22, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School varsity tennis team -- in the completion of a season opener that had been suspended by inclement weather -- defeated Newark Valley 4-1 Wednesday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the NV tennis courts.

1st Singles: Levi Murphy won 6-3, 6-0
2nd Singles: Andre Wixson won 6-1, 6-0
3rd Singles: Enric Lin won 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
1st Doubles: Ryan Baudendistle/Kris Burke won 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
2nd Doubles: Quin Artusa/Emma Dean lost 2-6, 0-6

The Lake Hawks return to action Thursday, facing Newark Valley again -- this time at home.

Watkins Glen golfers fall to Notre Dame

ELMIRA, April 21, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School boys varsity golf team dropped a 170-186 decision Tuesday to Elmira Notre Dame in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Mark Twain Golf Course.

Jude Santos led the Lake Hawks with a 41, while Derek Bower posted a 47, Jaydon Scholtisek 48, and Logan DeBolt 50. The low scorer for Notre Dame was Liam Ward with a 38.

Softball: Storm defeats Lansing, 9-1

LANSING, April 21, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team -- behind the 13-strikeout pitching of Paige Ells -- defeated Lansing 9-1 Tuesday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Lansing softball field.

Ells, who has not allowed an earned run in the six games she has pitched, yielded four hits and walked two. The lone Lansing run came on a Storm throwing error in the 7th inning.

The Storm registered 12 hits -- two each by Paige Ells, Keira Ells, Lauren Signor and Brooklynn Thompson, and one each by Jaden Jarrell, Amy Field, Sydnee McCormick and Isabella Bellavigna. Signor drove in three runs, McCormick two, and Paige Ells and Jarrell one apiece.

The Storm (9-0) scored three runs in the 1st inning, two in the 2nd, one in the 5th, two in the 6th and one in the 7th.

"We hit the ball well, and took care of business," said Storm Coach Shannon Ells, whose squad returns to action Wednesday at home against Trumansburg.

Photo in text: The Schuyler Storm's Paige Ells. (File photo)

Baseball: Storm drops pair to Lansing

LANSING, April 21, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team lost twice Tuesday to Lansing in Interscholastic Athletic Conference games on the Lansing baseball field.

The first loss came in the completion of a game suspended in March with the score tied 1-1 in extra innings. Lansing won that one Tuesday 6-1, and then posted a 4-0 victory in a game ended after six innings by darkness.

Lansing 6, Storm 1: The conclusion of the suspended game saw the Bobcats score five runs in the 13th inning. The Storm finished with six hits and four errors. Austin Preuninger had two of the hits, and Blake Thomas, Johnny Sisana, Connor Foggie and Dominic Lewis one each.

Lansing 4, Storm 0: The Storm (now 5-4) had just one hit -- a single by Tyler Gulini -- in the second game. Connor Foggie, Nicolai Holmes and Austin Preuninger pitched.

The Storm, a combined squad of Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour High School athletes -- returns to action Wednesday at WGHS against Trumansburg.

Watkins Glen's Nicolas Guinn, center, on the way to second place in the 110 Hurdles.

Track: Watkins completes its 1st meet

SPENCER, April 21, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School boys varsity track-and-field team won 82-58 and the girls' squad lost 89-51 Tuesday in Interscholastic Athletic Conference meets against Newark Valley on the Spencer-Van Etten athletic field.

Teams from S-VE and Candor also competed, but against one another and not against either Watkins Glen or Newark Valley. The meet was the first one that WGHS -- plagued by inclement weather -- has completed this season.

Boys: Watkins Glen 82, Newark Valley 58

Among the Watkins Glen highlights were the following:

-- Watkins captured first place in the 4x400 Meter Relay (Zachary Brousseau, Noah Wright, Isaac Hendrickson, and Dom Thompson), the 4x100 (Aidan Kelly, Emmett Perko, Leon Lagramada, and Noah Wright) and the 4x800 (Isaac Hendrickson, Dom Thompson, Ben Henry, and Andrew Champion).

-- Foxfire Micek won the Shot Put.

-- In distance events, Ben Henry and Andrew Champion finished second and third, respectively, in the 3200 Meters, while Isaac Hendrickson won the 1600 and 800.

-- Leon Lagramada was second in both the 200 Meter and 400 Meter races, and third in the Long Jump, while his brother, Caydin, won the High Jump and took third in the 400 Meters and Triple Jump.

-- Nicolas Guinn took second in the 110 Meter Hurdles and third in the 400 Meter Hurdles.

-- Gabe Crane and Emmett Perko finished first and second, respectively, in the 100.

-- Liam Knight and Ricky Bitter IV placed second and third in the Pole Vault, each clearing 7’6”.

Girls: Newark Valley 89, Watkins Glen 51

Among the Watkins Glen highlights were the following:

-- Gillian D’Alleva dominated the sprints, winning both the 100 Meter and 200 Meter dashes.

-- Sureling Li placed second in the 200 and third in the 400 Meter Hurdles.

-- Natalee Oliver claimed victories in the 1500 Meters and the 800 Meters.

-- Ava Malysa finished third in the 100 Meters.

-- Rachel Vickio won the Discus, an event where Caelyn Baker earned third place.

-- Zade Gomez Fitzsimmons won the Shot Put.

-- Aleah Ventra took 2nd place in Long Jump.

WGHS returns to action Friday at the Moravia Invitational, where athletes will compete in a range of relay events. Watkins Glen will then host Senior Night on Tuesday, April 28, against Elmira Notre Dame.

Photos in text:

Top: Watkins Glen's Gillian D'Alleva at the start of the 100, which she won. She also won the 200.
Second: The Lake Hawks' Isaac Hendrickson carries the baton in the 4x800 Relay, which his squad won.
Bottom: Teammates cheer on Watkins Glen's Natalee Oliver as she runs the 1500 Meter race, which she won.

Left: Watkins Glen's Emma Lewis competes in the 100 Meter Dash. Right: The Lake Hawks' Zade Gomez Fitzsimmons on the way to winning the Shot Put.

From left: O-M's Hanna Jantzen, Olivia Barr and Susanna Collier on the way to finishing first, second and third in the 800 Meters. (Photo by Gail Sgrecci)

Track: Odessa boys, girls post wins

TIOGA CENTER, April 21, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys and girls varsity track-and-field team posted their first Interscholastic Athletic Conference divisional wins of the season Tuesday, defeating Tioga on the Tioga athletic field. The O-M boys won 82-59, while the girls won 97-36.

A previous meet, at Newfield, was suspended when inclement weather terminated it early. The division includes Candor, Tioga, Spencer-Van Etten, Newfield and O-M.

Boys: Odessa-Montour 82, Tioga 59

"It's a great way for a young team to start off its season," said O-M Coach Skip Strobel. "I'm very proud of the effort put forth." Among the results:

4x800: 1st, Red Elghazi, Noah White, Hayden Sampson, Alex Campbell.
110 Hurdles: 2nd, Mason Smith; 3rd. Ethan Dupay.
100: 3rd, Jared Watson
1600: 1st, Jaden Bailor; 3rd, Philip Coleman
400: 2nd, Max Sgrecci; 3rd, Moe Zinger
400 Hurdles: 2nd, Mason Smith; 3rd, Brayden Thompson
800: 1st, Issac Hough; 3rd, Philip Coleman
200: 1st, Max Sgrecci; 2nd, Jared Watson
3200: 1st, Jaden Bailor; 3rd, Brayden Thompson
4x400: 1st, Max Sgrecci, Philip Coleman, Emmerich Koehler, Carter Thompson.
Long Jump: 3rd, Moe Zinger
Triple Jump: 1st, Moe Zinger; 2nd, Mason Smith; 3rd, Peter Dechow.
High Jump: 1st, Max Sgrecci; 2nd, Moe Zinger
Pole Vault: 2nd, Jared Watson; 3rd, Jotham Lynch
Shot Put: 1st, James Halpin
Discus: 1st, James Halpin; 3rd, Perry Navestad.

Girls: Odessa-Montour 97, Tioga 36

"The girls did great tonight," said O-M Coach Burton Brewster. "I'm very proud of them all."

100 Hurdles: 1st, McKenzie Landon; 2nd, Janne Anderson
100: 2nd, Aspyn Skinner
1500: 1st, Lexi Strobel; 2nd, Hanna Jantzen
400: 1st, Leah Antes; 2nd, Aspyn Skinner
400 Hurdles: 1st, Janne Anderson; 2nd, McKenzie Landon
800: 1st, Hanna Jantzen; 2nd, Olivia Barr
200: 1st, Janne Anderson; 2nd, McKenzie Landon
3000: 1st, Lexi Strobel
4x400: 1st, Aspyn Skinner, Hannah Albertsman, Hanna Jantzen, Evvie Zinger.
4x800: 1st, Susanna Collier, Karlee Fay, Vanessa Wood, Naomi Vesley.
Shot Put: 1st, Ella Kramer
Discus: 1st, Ella Kramer
Long Jump: 2nd, Aspyn Skinner
Triple Jump: 1st, Leah Antes; 2nd, Olivia Rivera
High Jump: 1st, Leah Antes

Photos in text:

Top: O-M's Janne Anderson en route to winning the 200. Teammate McKenzie Landon (background) was second.
Bottom: O-M's Max Sgrecci on the way to winning the 200. (Gail Sgrecci photos)

Left: Odessa-Montour's Issac Hough en route to winning the 800. Right: O-M's Moe Zinger clears the High Jump bar. He placed second. (Photos by Gail Sgrecci)

Watkins tennis team tops Moravia, 5-0

MORAVIA, April 21, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School varsity tennis team improved to 2-1 Tuesday with a 5-0 victory over Moravia in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Moravia tennis courts.

1st Singles: Levi Murphy won 6-4, 6-1
2nd Singles: Andre Wixson won 6-0, 6-1
3rd Singles: Enric Lin won 6-0, 6-0
1st Doubles: Ryan Baudendistle/Kris Burke won 6-1, 6-1
2nd Doubles: Kelsie Miller/Sopheya Mathews won 6-4, 6-0

"We're starting to get into a rhythm," said Watkins Glen Coach Ben Connelly, whose team returns to action Wednesday at Newark Valley to conclude a match suspended in March by lightning.

Modified softball: Storm opens with win

WATKINS GLEN, April 21, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm modified softball team started its season Tuesday with a 16-0 victory over Trumansburg on the Odessa-Montour High School softball field.

Aubrey Blauvelt pitched for the Storm, whose coach, Emily Hoffman, said: “It was a great first game! There was a lot of action but our defense stepped up and made the outs. I’m proud of all the girls.”

Left: Storm third baseman Amy Field throws to first. Right: Storm pitcher Paige Ells prepares to throw to first after fielding a grounder.

Storm edges Edison 1-0 in 8 innings

ELMIRA HEIGHTS, April 17, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team -- behind the one-hit pitching of Paige Ells -- defeated Edison 1-0 in 8 innings Friday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference battle of unbeatens on the Cohen Elementary School softball field.

Ells struck out 12 batters and didn't walk any, throwing 70 strikes among an even 100 pitches. She has not given up an earned run this season while posting five victories. The team is now 8-0, while Edison slipped to 5-1.

But Ells wasn't the only hero on this day. Centerfielder Jaden Jarrell -- on the first fly ball hit to her this season -- ran down a long 5th inning drive by the Spartans' Carissa Cowan that looked destined for extra bases. Instead, the ball came to rest in Jarrell's glove, ending the inning.

Beyond that, Amy Field was solid on defense at third base, handling two ground balls and two line drives, turning one into a double play.

The Storm managed just three hits against Edison pitcher Hailey Clark, who struck out seven batters and walked one. The Storm hits, all singles, came from Jarrell, Keira Ells and Bella Yaw. Isabella Bellavigna drew the lone walk.

After seven scoreless innings -- the regulation length of a high school game -- the Storm broke through in the 8th.

The rally started with a leadoff drive to right by Brooklynn Thompson that glanced off the rightfielder's glove, putting Thompson on second base. A slow roller by Ava Stackhouse down the third base line was fielded cleanly, but the throw to first skittered away from the first baseman. Thompson, running hard upon contact and waved on by Coach Shannon Ells, rounded third and continued home without drawing a throw.

The Storm ultimately loaded the bases after scoring, but couldn't bring home an insurance run, leaving it to Paige Ells to close it out in the bottom of the 8th-- which she did by getting the first two Edison batters on pop-ups, and the last one on a strikeout.

"We were a little tight starting out," said Coach Ells, "but we kept our composure. The girls played a great game."

The Storm returns to action Monday at Lansing.

Photos in text: Storm centerfielder Jaden Jarrell catches a long drive by Edison's Carissa Cowan, and then is congratulated by leftfielder Isabella Bellavigna (left).

Left: Storm rightfielder Bella Yaw fields the lone Edison hit, a solid single in the 7th inning. Right: Storm first baseman Ava Stackhouse catches an 8th inning pop fly.

Left: The Storm's Ava Stackhouse crosses first base on an 8th inning play as the ball eludes the Edison first baseman. Right: On the same play, the Storm's Brooklynn Thompson slides home with the game's only run.

The Storm's Blake Thomas is out as he slides into third base on a 6th inning play.

Baseball: Storm falls to Edison, 15-5

ELMIRA HEIGHTS, April 17, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team's record slipped to 5-2 Friday with a 15-5 loss to Edison in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Edison baseball field.

The contest ended in the bottom of the 6th inning when Edison capped off a five-run rally with a 10-run lead that trigggered the game-ending "mercy rule."

The Storm, a combined squad of Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, registered three hits -- one each by Austin Preuninger, Ayden Stevens and Tyler Gulini. Preuninger and Stevens each drove in a run.

The Storm led 3-0 before Edison scored six runs in the 2nd inning. The Spartans added one run in the 4th, three in the 5th and five in the 6th. The Storm scored single runs in the 5th and 6th innings.

Hunter Mowry started on the mound for the Storm, working into the 5th inning, when he was relieved by Isaak Willett.

The Storm returns to action Monday at Lansing.

Photo in text: The Storm's Austin Preuninger slides safely into second with a stolen base.

Golf: O-M girls compete in 4-team match

ELMIRA, April 17, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School girls varsity golf team competed Friday against three other teams on the Mark Twain Golf Course.

Elmira Notre Dame posted the low team score (251) while Dryden shot a 258 and Elmira 270. O-M, with three golfers instead of the requisite four, didn't have a team score.

Brooke Burns led the Grizzlies with a 54 (the second lowest score overall), while Emma Bailey registered a 66 and Avery Nolan a 72.

Watkins tennis team tops S. Cayuga, 3-2

AURORA, April 16, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School varsity tennis team evened its record at 1-1 Thursday by defeating Southern Cayuga 3-2 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference road match.

1st Singles: Levi Murphy won 6-0, 6-1.
2nd Singles: Andre Wixson won 6-3, 6-2.
3rd Singles: Ryan Baudendistle won 6-0, 6-0.
1st Doubles: Kristofer Burke/Emma Dean lost 2-6, 0-6.
2nd Doubles: Kelsie Miller/Sopheya Mathews lost 4-6, 1-6.

The Lake Hawks return to action Tuesday at Moravia.

The Schuyler Storm's Blake Thomas delivers a pitch. He allowed just two hits.

Baseball: Storm rolls past Tioga, 11-1

WATKINS GLEN, April 16, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team improved its record to 5-1 Thursday with an 11-1 victory over Tioga in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Watkins Glen High School baseball field.

Blake Thomas went the distance on the mound for the Storm, a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes. Thomas pitched six innings, allowing one run on two hits while striking out six and walking one.

Thomas also had two of the Storm's six hits, going 2-for-4, driving in two runs and scoring two. He also stole three bases. The Storm stole seven bases, including five in the 1st inning.

Other hits came from Hunter Mowry (2-for-3 with a run scored, two stolen bases and 2 RBI); Nicolai Holmes (1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI); and Ayden Stevens (1-for-3 with a walk, a run and 2 RBI). Johnny Sisana walked four times and scored twice, while Austin Preuninger scored four tlmes.

WG/OM, after scoring three times in the 1st, added two runs in the 2nd inning, one run in the 4th, three in the 5th, and two in the 6th. Those last two runs gave the Storm a 10-run lead, triggerng the so-called "mercy rule" and ending the game at that point.

Photo in text: Storm third baseman Connor Foggie throws out a Tioga batter.

The Storm's Austin Preuninger arrives at third base ahead of a throw.

Storm third baseman Connor Foggie (12) and first baseman Nicolai Holmes celebrate an inning-ending play that included a leaping throw by Foggie and a scooping catch by Holmes. (Photo by Jaden Jarrell)

Lacrosse: WG/ND tops Bath Haverling

WATKINS GLEN, April 16, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen/Elmira Notre Dame varsity lacrosse team -- led by big games from Finn Schweizer and Landon English -- defeated Bath Haverlng 16-13 Thursday night in a game on the WGHS Alumni Field.

Schweizer had four goals and five assists while English registered five goals and three assists. Sam Hohle added three goals and an assist, Chris O'Brien scored twice, and Matt Keough and Garrett Kone scored one goal each. Declan Barry posted 10 saves in goal.

"It was a solid game on both ends of the field for our guys tonight," said WG/ND Coach Geoff Crossley. "We're still making some mistakes that are costing us goals, but we're definitely getting better with each game.

"It was a solid night at the face-off for Liam McCloy, going 14 for 25 and gathering 13 ground balls. Dominic Caporiccio also had a big night, grabbing 17 ground balls and adding an assist."

Golf: Odessa-Montour boys fall to Tioga

ITHACA, April 16, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys varsity golf team's record slipped to 0-2 Thursday when the Grizzlies dropped a 176-195 decision to Tioga in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Hillendale Golf Course's par-35 front-nine.

Ethan Nolan led O-M with a 39, including birdies on the par-5 third hole and the par-4 sixth hole.

Brycen Skinner shot a career best 47, while Lucas Hoffman registered a 53, Patrick Croft 56, Jacob Signor 57, and Riley Yaw 60.

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Photo in text: Odessa-Montour's Riley Yaw hits from under a tree on No. 8. (Provided)

Golf: Watkins Glen boys lose a close one

WATKINS GLEN, April 16, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School boys varsity golf team dropped a 195-196 decision Thursday to Newark Valley in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Watkins Glen Golf Course.

Jude Santos and Logan DeBolt each shot a 47 for the Lake Hawks, while Caleb Bresett posted a 48, and Brodie O'Connell-Campbell a 54. Newark Valley's low scorer was Brady Woods with a 48.

The Storm's Nicolai Holmes slides home safely in the 6th inning as the ball arrives late.

Baseball: Storm defeats SVEC, 12-4

ODESSA, April 15, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team improved to 4-1 Wednesday with a 12-4 victory over Spencer-Van Etten/Candor in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Odessa-Montour High School baseball field.

The Storm, a combined squad of O-M and Watkins Glen High School athletes, registered 12 hits -- including three each by Blake Thomas, Hunter Mowry and Tyler Gulini, two by Austin Preuninger, and one by Johnny Sisana .

Mowry drove in four runs, while single RBIs were registered by Preuninger, Thomas, Sisana, Gulini and Nicolai Holmes.

The Storm, down 4-3, scored runs in the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th innings to pull away.

Connor Foggie went the distance on the mound for the Storm, allowing four runs (but none earned) on eight hits while striking out eight. He didn't issue any walks.

The Storm is scheduled to return to action at home (on the WGHS field) against Tioga on Thursday.

Photo in text: The Storm's Connor Foggie delivers a pitch.

The Storm's Lauren Signor squares to bunt, but pulled the bat back.

Storm rallies to top SVEC; Paige fans 17

WATKINS GLEN, April 15, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team, held scoreless through five innings, rallied for three runs in the 6th inning Wednesday to defeat Spencer-Van Etten/Candor 3-1 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Watkins Glen High School softball field.

Storm pitcher Paige Ells struck out 17 batters and didn't walk any as she limited SVEC to three hits. The first one, a 1st inning single, led to a run on a throwing error. Spencer made that lead stand up though the 5th inning, but the Storm strung together four hits in the 6th -- by Lauren Signor, Jaden Jarrell, Brooklynn Thompson and Bella Yaw -- to produce three runs, the last one on an RBI infield groundout by Ava Stackhouse.

The Storm (7-0) registered eight hits -- one each by Keira Ells, Paige Ells, Lauren Signor, Amy Field, Jaden Jarrell, Brooklynn Thompson, Bella Yaw and Isabella Bellavigna. Signor scored the game-tying run on a sngle by Thompson, with Jarrell scoring on a single by Yaw, and Thompson scoring on the Stackhouse groundout.

Spencer-Van Etten/Candor, now 1-3 with three close losses, "is a tough team," said Storm Coach Shannon Ells. "They're well coached, and a tough opponent for us."

But none of the Storm girls gave up, he said, adding: "They showed character and grit, and got it done."

The Storm, a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, returns to action Friday on the road against Edison.

Photos in text:

Top: The Storm's Paige Ells delivers a pitch. She struck out 17 batters.
Bottom: Storm third baseman Amy Field, after receiving a throw, applies the tag a moment too late as an SVEC runner advanced.

The Storm's Brooklynn Thompson slides home with her team's final run.

Golf: Odessa-Montour girls place 4th

ITHACA, April 15, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School girls varsity golf team placed fourth Wednesday among four teams competing in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Hillendale Golf Course's par-36 back-nine.

Marathon led the field with a 211 score, while Lansing was a stroke back at 212. Moravia posted a 220, while O-M, with three golfers instead of the requisite four, had a 339 (the fourth slot automatically scoring a 90). Brooke Burns led the Grizzlies witth a 57.

Golf: Watkins girls top Groton, 216-246

GROTON, April 15, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School girls varsity golf team posted a 30-stroke victory Wednesday over Groton in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Stonehedges Golf Course.

Emily Melveney led the Lake Hawks to their 216-246 victory with a 47 on the par-36 course. Anna Franzese added a 54 , Callie Tohafjian a 57, and Kenzie Fish a 58. Groton was led by Brooke Sovocool's 49.

Watkins Glen is scheduled to return to action Friday at home -- on the par-36 Watkins Glen Golf Course.

Photo in text: Watkins Glen's Anna Franzese (left) and Emily Melveney (Provided)

O-M's Jacob Signor on the Hillendale Golf Course's first hole fairway. (Photos provided)

Golf: Odessa boys fall on tie-breaker

ITHACA, April 14, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys varsity golf team lost its season-opening match Tuesday to Candor on a tie-breaker after both teams had posted scores of 203 on the Hillendale Golf Course's par-35 front-nine.

The Interscholastic Athletic Conference match was settled by comparing the fifth lowest score for each team. Candor had a 55, and O-M a 58.

The four best scores for O-M, totaling 203, were from Ethan Nolan (the day's medalist with a 39), Brycen Skinner (53), Jacob Signor (54) and Lucas Hoffman (57).The two other scores for O-M came from Riley Yaw (58) and Patrick Croft (63).

Candor (1-0) was led by Brennan Zimmer's 44.

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Photo at right: Odessa-Montour's Ethan Nolan shoots fron the fairway on No. 1.

Golf: Watkins boys top Trumansburg

WATKINS GLEN, April 14, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School boys varsity golf team posted a 197-205 victory Tuesday over Trumansburg in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Waktins Glen Golf Course.

The Lake Hawks were led by Jude Santos, who posted a 46. Logan DeBolt added a 48, Brodie O'Connell-Campbell 50, and Caleb Bresett 53. Teo Tielens led T-burg with a 41.

Watkins Glen returns to action Thursday at home against Newark Valley.

Odessa-Montour's Aspyn Skinner lands in the Long Jump pit. She finished second.

OM, WG track: Rain ends tri-meet early

NEWFIELD, April 14, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour boys and girls varsity track & field teams competed against Newfield Tuesday in a three-school meet on the Newfield athletic field, but a rainstorm ended things early,

While the meet will eventually be completed, no date was immediately set. If none can be found, the conclusion will come during the Interscholastic Athletic Conference divisional meet set at O-M on May 11th.

In the few events completed Tuesday, unofficial results showed the following:

-- Watkins Glen's Natalee Oliver won the 1500, with O-M's Lexi Strobel 3rd.

-- O-M's Jaden Bailor won the 1600.

-- O-M's McKenzie Landon won the 100 Hurdles; O-M's Janne Anderson was 2nd.

-- O-M won the girls 4x800 (Hanna Jantzen, Susie Collier, Olivia Barr, Lexi Strobel).

-- OM's Ella Kramer won the Shot Put.

-- Watkins Glen's Bryce Bockelkamp won the Discus, with O-M's James Halpin 3rd.

-- O-M's Aspyn Skinner won the 100.

-- O-M's Leah Antes won the Long Jump, with Aspyn Skinner 2nd.

Photos in text:

Top: O-M's McKenzie Landon en route to victory in the 100 Hurdles.
Bottom: Watkins Glen's Zade Gomez Fitzsimmons readies herself in the Shot Put competition.

Left: Watkins Glen's Aleah Ventra kicks up some sand in the Long Jump. Right: O-M's Ella Kramer competes in the Shot Put. She placed first.

Left: Watkins Glen's Bryce Bockelkamp on the way to winning the Discus. Right: The Lake Hawks' Natalee Oliver en route to winning the 1500.

Odessa-Montour's Ethan Dupay on the way to third place in the 110 Hurdles.

Signor leads Storm to 22-5 win at Dryden

DRYDEN, April 14, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team -- led by Lauren Signor's five RBIs -- defeated Dryden 22-5 Tuesday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Dryden softball field.

Signor drove in two runs with a 1st inning single, drove in two more with a 3rd inning double, and doubled again in the 3rd to score one more.

The Storm, a combined squad of Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, scored 12 runs in the 1st inning, one run in the 2nd, and nine runs in the 3rd. The game was terminated after five innings under the so-called "mercy rule."

Keira Ells went the distance on the mound for the Storm, allowing five runs (two earned) on five hits, striking out 10 and walking five.

The Storm players amassed 10 hits, drew 14 walks (three by Jaden Jarrell), and were hit by pitches three times. In addition to Signor's three hits, the Storm got three from Paige Ells and one apiece from Keira Ells, Brooklynn Thompson, Ava Stackhouse (a triple), and Bella Yaw. The team stole 12 bases.

The Storm (6-0) returns to action Wednesday at home against Spencer-Van Etten.

Watkins tennis team falls to Lansing, 3-2

LANSING, April 14, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School varsity tennis team dropped a 3-2 decision Tuesday to Lansing in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference match on the Lansing tennis courts.

1st Singles: Levi Murphy won 7-5, 6-3.
2nd Singles: Andre Wixson lost 7-5, 0-6, 2-6
3rd Singles: Enric Lin won 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (14-12)
1st Doubles: Ryan Baudendistle/Kristofer Burke lost 6-7 (4-7), 6-7 (4-7)
2nd Doubles: Quin Artusa/Emma Dean lost 0-6, 1-6

"We were a little rusty tonight after Spring Break," said Watkins Glen Coach Ben Connelly. "And Lansing is always tough."

The Lake Hawks return to action Thursday at Southern Cayuga.

The Schuyler Storm's Keira Ells slides safely into second with a stolen base.

Paige Ells' arm, bat lift Storm past ND

WATKINS GLEN, April 13, 2026 -- Sophomore pitcher Paige Ells struck out 14 batters and drove in seven runs Monday as the Schuyler Storm varsity softball team posted a 10-0 Interscholastic Athletic Conference victory over Elmira Notre Dame on the Watkins Glen High School softball field.

Ells was 3-for-4 at the plate with a three-run inside-the-park homer in the 3rd inning, a 2 RBI double in the 4th inning, and a 2 RBI single in the 6th inning. She also had a stolen base and scored two runs.

Beyond her 14 strikeouts, she allowed just two hits and had six assists, throwing out a half-dozen batters who hit the ball back to her. The only Notre Dame out that wasn't a strikeout or infield bouncer to Ells was a pop fly to Amy Field at third base.

The Storm, now 5-0, totaled eight hits, with single safeties registered by Keira Ells (with a walk and three runs scored); Lauren Signor (with an RBI); Amy Field; Brooklynn Thompson (with an RBI), and Bella Yaw (with three walks and three runs scored). Jaden Jarrell also drew two walks and scored a run, while Ava Stackhouse drew one walk and scored once.

Notre Dame runners managed to reach third base on three occasions, but each time Paige Ells slammed the door shut, twice on inning-ending strikeouts.

"We had a couple of players filling in today who stepped up big," said Storm Coach Shannon Ells. "It was a good game all around."

The Storm, a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, will return to action Tuesday at Dryden.

Photos in text:

Top: The Storm's Paige Ells connects with a pitch for an inside-the-park homer.
Bottom: Storm rightfielder Bella Yaw tracks down a Notre Dame hit.

The Storm's Ava Stackhouse (8) hustles back to first base after the Notre Dame second baseman caught a soft line drive and tried for a double play in the 4th inning. Stackhouse was safe, and scored later in the inning.

Baseball: Storm 1-hits Notre Dame, 4-2

WATKINS GLEN, April 13, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team lifted its record to 3-1 Monday with a 4-2 Interscholastic Athletic Conference victory over Elmira Notre Dame on the Watkins Glen High School baseball field.

Pitcher Hunter Mowry went 6 2/3 innings for the Storm, allowing two runs (but none earned) on just one hit. He struck out 12 batters and walked four. Austin Preuninger came on in relief in the 7th to secure the final out after the Crusaders had scored a run and had a man on base and the potential tying run at the plate.

The Storm, a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, registered six hits as it scored once in the 1st inning, once in the 3rd and twice in the 4th. Notre Dame got single runs in the 6th and 7th.

Nicolai Holmes had two hits for the Storm, as well as a stolen base and an RBI. Mowry had one hit and an RBI; Blake Thomas one hit, a sacrifice fly, a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored; Connor Foggie one hit; and Johnny Sisana one hit. Preuninger, Tyler Gulini and Ayden Stevens each scored a run.

The Storm will return to action Wednesday at Odessa-Montour against Spencer-Van Etten. Game time is 4:30 p.m.

Photo in text: The Schuyler Storm's Hunter Mowry delivers a pitch.

Left: Storm reliever Austin Preuninger delivers a pitch. Right: Storm catcher Blake Thomas looks over toward his coaches between pitches.

The Schuyler Storm's Olivia King connects for a double to center field.

Paige Ells leads Storm past Pal-Mac, 5-0

WATKINS GLEN, April 11, 2026 -- Sophomore Paige Ells threw a two-hit, 12-strikeout gem at Palmyra-Macedon Saturday, leading the Schuyler Storm varsity softball team to a 5-0 non-league victory on the Watkins Glen High School softball field.

Ells, who escaped a bases loaded jam in the 6th inning, permitted just two singles -- a first-inning leadoff bloop single to left and a 6th inning single to right -- while walking three batters.

She also had two hits at the plate, as did her sister Keira. Other hits came from Amy Field, Olivia King, Ava Stackhouse, Sydnee McCormick and Jaden Jarrell.

The Storm, a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, scored four runs in the 2nd inning on a double by King, an RBI single by Field, a 2 RBI single by Jarrell, a single by Keira Ells, and an RBI double by Paige Ells. Brooklynn Thompson was also hit by a pitch in that inning, one of three times she reached base on an HBP.

The fifth run came in the 6th inning after Thompson was hit for the third time. She advanced to second on a single by Stackhouse and scored on a single by Keira Ells.

Pal-Mac loaded the bases in the 6th inning on a single to right and two walks. Down 4-0, it had the tying run at the plate with one out, but a pop-up to short and a grounder to the pitcher ended the threat.

When asked later what she was thinking with the bases loaded, Paige Ells said "I was just trying to throw strikes."

The Storm returns to action Monday at home against Elmira Notre Dame.

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Photos in text:

Top: The Storm's Paige Ells eyes the plate as she delivers a pitch.
Bottom: Storm catcher Brooklynn Thompson and pitcher Paige Ells have a mid-inning talk on the mound.

Left: Storm shortstop Keira Ells throws to first after fielding a grounder. Right: The Storm's Sydnee McCormick sends the ball to right field, where it fell safely.

The Schuyler Storm's Johnny Sisana connects for one of his team's three hits.

Baseball: Storm falls to Bishop Timon

WATKINS GLEN, April 11, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team's record slipped to 2-1 Saturday with an 8-2 loss to Bishop Timon-St. Jude in a non-league game on the Watkins Glen High School baseball field.

The Storm held Bishop Timon to one run through the first five innings, but then yielded three runs in the 6th and four in the 7th.

The Storm, a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, scored its two runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to move within two runs, 4-2. But Bishop Timon pulled away from there.

Connor Foggie pitched the first six innings for the Storm, allowing four runs (two earned) on two hits while striking out five and walking three. Isaak Willett pitched the final frame, allowing four runs (three earned) on two hits and two walks.

The Storm registered three hits -- by Blake Thomas, Johnny Sisana and Foggie -- and helped Bishop Timon by committing eight errors.

The Storm returns to action Monday at home against Elmira Notre Dame.

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Photos in text:

Top: Storm starter Connor Foggie delivers a pitch.
Bottom: These three girls were among many people on hand to watch the game.

Left: Storm reliever Isaak Willett delivers a pitch. Right: The Storm's Austin Preuninger connects with a Bishop Timon pitch.

Lake Hawks Blue Collar Strength and Conditioning team members at the Cato meet. (Photo provided)

Lake Hawks earn powerlifting division title

CATO, NY, April 11, 2026 -- A World Natural Powerlifting Federation meet was held Saturday in Cato. Lake Hawks Team Coach Ralph Diliberto reported as follows:

"The Lake Hawks Blue Collar Strength and Conditioning Teams were champions in the Iron Man, Iron Maiden division.

1. Melissa Kissell bench press was 110 pounds, deadlift 215 pounds; state records on both.
2. Angela Brusso bench press was 85 pounds, deadlift 160 pounds; state records on both.
3. Sheila Klemann bench press was 110 pounds, deadlift 240 pounds; state records on both.
4. Courtney Foss bench press was 130 pounds, deadlift 215 pounds; state record on her bench press.
5. Chloe Purello, a Cornell student on our team, had bench press of 160 pounds, and deadlift of 325 pounds; state records on both. She also received lifter of the day in the Iron Maiden category.
6. Ian Rossi bench press was 320 pounds and deadlift was 500 pounds; state records on both.
7. Jeremey Brown bench press was 410 pounds and deadlift was 625; both state records. He also received best lifter of the day in the Iron Man category.
8. Brad Foss competed in the bench press (the Police/Military category) with 280 pounds, a state record.
9. Martha Field competed in the bench press and broke a national record with 95 pounds.

Iron Man and Iron Maiden categories combine the bench press and deadlift. All records are set and broken by weight and age."

Photo: Lake Hawks Coach Ralph Diliberto with Cato meet championship plaque.
(Photo provided)

Baseball: Storm JV falls to Newark Valley

WATKINS GLEN, April 10, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm junior varsity baseball team sustained its first loss of the season Friday when it fell 18-3 to Newark Valley in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Watkins Glen High School baseball field.

The Storm, a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, had won its season opener on Thursday, an 11-10 road victory over Whitney Point.

This time, the Storm scored a run early but fell far behind in the 2nd inning, 13-1. The squad rallied with two runs in the bottom of the 5th. The game was terminated at that point under the so-called "mercy rule."

Photo: The Storm's David Heichel slides safely into second with a stolen base as the throw from the Newark Valley catcher flies past.

Keira Ells throws perfect game at T-burg

TRUMANSBURG, April 9, 2026 -- The day after her sister Paige pitched a perfect game against Whitney Point, Schuyler Storm 8th grader Keira Ells pitched a perfect game Thursday in a 15-0, five-inning Interscholastic Athletic Conference softball victory at Trumansburg.

Ells retired all 15 batters she faced -- 13 by strikeout -- as the Storm, a combined squad of Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, lifted its season mark to 3-0 heading into a 1 p.m. game Saturday at WGHS against Class A Palmyra-Macedon.

"Keira was dominant," said her father, Storm Coach Shannon Ells. "She was throwing hard, and controlled the zone."

Coach Ells said his team "started slowly, but we got it together." The Storm scored two runs in the 1st inning, four runs in the 3rd, five in the 4th, and four in the 5th. The game was ended after five innings under the so-called "mercy rule."

The Storm had six hits -- three by Sydnee McCormick and one each by Paige Ells, Olivia King and Amy Field -- and drew 10 walks. While the Storm played errorless ball, Trumansburg committed six errors.

The Schuyler Storm's Hunter Mowry slides safely into second, one of his two stolen bases.

Baseball: Storm defeats Dryden, 12-1

WATKINS GLEN, April 9, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team improved to 2-0 Thursday with a 12-1, five-inning victory over Dryden in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Watkins Glen High School baseball field.

The Storm, a combined squad of Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, scored one run in the 1st inning before erupting for five runs in the 2nd inning and six runs in the 3rd.

The team had just four hits, but was aided by eight walks and four Dryden errors. The hits came from Nicolai Holmes, Hunter Mowry, Connor Foggie and Isaak Willett -- each of them driving in at least one run. Foggie had 1 RBI, and Holmes, Mowry and Willett two each. Austin Preuninger also had 2 RBIs.

Blake Thomas pitched three scoreless innings, allowing two hits, while Mowry allowed one run on one hit in the final two innings. They combined for eight strikeouts. The game was ended after five innings under the so-called "mercy rule."

The Storm returns to action Saturday at home against Bishop Timon-St. Jude. Game time is 2 p.m.

Photo in text: The Schuyler Storm's starter, Blake Thomas, delivers a pitch.

The Schuyler Storm's Ayden Stevens (61) slides safely into third base.

Track: O-M competes in Spring Fling

MARATHON, April 9, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys and girls varsity track-and-field teams, their ranks reduced due to Spring Break absences, competed against 13 other schools Thursday at the Marathon Spring Fling.

Girls: Top 6 (podium) finishers included:

--Janne Anderson, 1st in the 400 Hurdles in 1:09.97 .
--McKenzie Landon, 3rd in the 100 Hurdles in 18.47
--Ella Kramer, 3rd in the Shot Put at 26' 2" and 5th in the Discus at 76' 6"
--Lexi Strobel, 5th in the 3000 in 12:33.6
--4x400 Relay squad, 1st in 4:45.23 (Evvie Zinger, Aspyn Skinner, Janne Anderson, Hannah Jantzen)
--Sprint Medley Relay squad, 3rd in 5:00.83 (Hannah Jantzen, Aspyn Skinner, McKenzie Landon, Lexi Strobel)
--4x100 Relay squad, 4th in 56.74 (McKenzie Landon, Janne Anderson, Aspyn Skinner, Hannah Albertsman)

Boys: Top 6 (podium) finishers included:

--4x100 Relay squad, 5th (Jared Watson, Mason Smith, Jotham Lynch, Ethan Dupay)
--Jaden Bailor, 2nd in the 3200
--4x400 Relay squad, 4th (Max Sgrecci, Moe Zinger, Jared Watson, Emmerich Koehler)
--Jared Watson, 5th in the Pole Vault
--Max Sgrecci, 1st in the High Jump

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Photos in text:

Top: Odessa-Montour's Janne Anderson on the way to winning the 400 Hurdles.

Bottom: The Grizzlies' Max Sgrecci en route to winning the High Jump. (Both photos by Gail Sgrecci)

Paige Ells' perfect game lifts Storm, 14-0

WHITNEY POINT, April 8, 2026 -- Paige Ells threw a perfect game and drove in six runs Wednesday as the Schuyler Storm varsity softball team defeated Whitney Point 14-0 in a five-inning Interscholastic Athletic Conference road game.

The Storm, a combined squad of Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, registered 12 hits as it improved to 2-0 heading into a game Thursday at Trumansburg. The team scored once in the 1st inning, six times in the 2nd, three times in the 3rd and four times in the 4th in a game terminated early by the so-called "mercy rule."

Ells was 4-for-4 at the plate with two singles, a double, a triple, three runs scored and 6 RBIs, along with two stolen bases.

Other hits came from Keira Ells (2-for-4 with two runs scored and 1 RBI); Lauren Signor (1-for-2 with two walks, a run scored and 1 RBI); Olivia King (2-for-3 with a walk, one run scored and 2 RBIs); Amy Field (1-for-4 with a run scored and 1 RBI); Brooklynn Thompson (1-for-3 with a run scored); and Jaden Jarrell (1-for-1 with a walk and two runs scored).

"The girls played hard," said Storm Coach Shannon Ells, "and continued to impress with their hitting. And Paige had an outstanding game."

Baseball: Storm no-hits Whitney Point

WHITNEY POINT, April 8, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team amassed 19 walks and five hit batsmen Wednesday en route to a 21-0 victory over a hitless Whitney Point in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference road game.

The Storm (1-0) got no-hit pitching from a trio of hurlers: Connor Foggie, Austin Preuninger and Isaak Willett, who combined struck out eight batters and walked three.

Preuninger was 2-for-5 at the plate with three runs scored and 3 RBIs. Blake Thomas (1-for-2) also scored three runs and drove in three, while single hits were posted by Willett, Nicolai Holmes, Hunter Mowry, Tyler Gulini, and Ayden Stevens. Storm runners stole eight bases.

The Storm, which scored 14 times in the 1st inning en route to the shortened five-inning victory, returns to action Thursday at home against Dryden.

3 from Schuyler on BCANY's 2nd Team

SCHUYLER COUNTY, April 3, 2026 -- Three Schuyler County girls basketball players have been named Section IV Second Team All-Stars for the 2025-26 season by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York.

Odessa-Montour High School sophomore Leah Antes and Watkins Glen High School seniors Olivia King and Rachel Vickio were selected by Section IV coaches who are members of the BCANY.

Lacrosse: WG/ND falls to JC, 8-7

JOHNSON CITY, April 2, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen/Elmira Notre Dame varsity lacrosse team dropped an 8-7 decision to Johnson City Thursday night after rallying from a 7-5 deficit to tie the game. JC scored the game-winner with 27 seconds left on the clock.

"These players came out and played a full 48 minutes!" said WG/ND Coach Geoff Crossley. "Right from the start we went after every loose ball, grinded and worked every aspect of the game. Unfortunately we came up just short."

Finn Schweizer registered three goals and two assists for WG/ND, while Landon English scored two goals and had three assists. Matt Keough and Chris O'Brien added one goal apiece. Goalkeeper Declan Barry had 13 saves.

The Schuyler Storm's Keira Ells slides safely into second with a stolen base.

Storm softball team defeats Lansing, 14-1

WATKINS GLEN, March 30, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team opened the season with a 14-1, five-inning victory over Lansing Monday in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game on the Watkins Glen High School softball field.

The Storm, a combined squad of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, trailed 1-0 early before finding an offensive rhythm that produced 10 runs in the third inning and an early end to the game under the so-called "mercy rule."

Keira Ells went the distance on the mound for the Storm, allowing one run on two hits while striking out nine batters and walking two.

The Storm registered 11 hits, three of them by Keira Ells, who scored four times and drove in two runs. Lauren Signor also had a multiple-hit game, going 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs.

Registering one hit apiece were Amy Field, Paige Ells, Olivia King, Sydnee McCormick, Jaden Jarrell and Leighann Landers.

That third inning surge saw eight Storm hits, a walk, a hit batter, and two Lansing errors.

Nobody on the Storm struck out in the game, and the team played errorless ball. "It was a really good, well-rounded game," said Storm Coach Shannon Ells. "Everybody stepped up in a big way."

The Storm returns to action Wednesday at Trumansburg.

Photos in text:

Top: The Storm's Lauren Signor connects with the ball, driving in a run. She had 3 RBIs.

Bottom: The Storm's right fielder, Sydnee McCormick, prepares to haul in a Lansing fly ball. The Storm played errorless ball.

Baseball game suspended by darkness

WATKINS GLEN, March 30, 2026 -- The Schuyler Storm varsity baseball team opened its season Monday with an Interscholastic Athletic Conference game against Lansing on the Watkins Glen High School baseball field -- a contest suspended by darkness in the 9th inning with the score tied 1-1.

Coach Jason Westervelt, whose Storm squad is composed of WGHS and Odessa-Montour High School athletes, said plans call for the game to be completed Tuesday, with a starting time of 4:30 p.m.

Photo in text: The Storm's starter, Connor Foggie, delivers a pitch.

Left: O-M's Jaden Bailor on the way to victory in the 3200. Right: The Grizzlies' Aspyn Skinner, left, and Janne Anderson. Skinner won the 100; Anderson won the 400 Hurdles.

O-M excels in multi-school track meet

ODESSA, March 30, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High School boys and girls varsity track & field teams won numerous events Monday in a non-scoring Interscholastic Athletic Conference meet on the O-M athletic field.

No team scores are kept in a non-scoring meet. Competing Monday: O-M, Candor, Groton, Spencer-Van Etten and Southern Cayuga.

Highlights included a personal best of 10:58.5 by Jaden Bailor in winning the 3200 -- the first O-M boy since school record holder Ben Campbell to finish under 11 minutes.

On the girls' side, Leah Antes posted three victories, and the Grizzlies' 4x100, 4x400 and 4x800 Relay teams won.

Boys: In addition to Bailor, first-place finishes were posted by Moe Zinger in the 400 (in 58.70); Max Sgrecci in the 400 Hurdles (1:06.10) and the High Jump (5' 6"); Jared Watson in the Pole Vault (9' 0"); James Halpin in the Shot Put (37' 0.50"); the 4x800 Relay team of Jaden Bailor, Issac Hough, Philip Coleman, and Caleb Malnoske (11:03.43); and the 4x400 Relay team of Max Sgrecci, Jared Watson, Philip Coleman, and Emmerich Koehler (3:59.20).

Second-place finishes were registered by Mason Smith and Jared Watson in the 100 (tied at 12.20), Issac Hough in the 800, Mason DuPay in the 200, Brayden Thompson in the 3200, Jotham Lynch in the Pole Vault, and Moe Zinger in the Triple Jump.

Girls: Leah Antes won the 400 (in 1:05.70), the Long Jump (14' 8") and the High Jump (4' 8"). Other wins came from Aspyn Skinner in the 100 (in 13.74), Janne Anderson in the 400 Hurdles (1:09.90), McKenzie Landon in the 200 (in 28.70), and the relay teams.

The 4x100 squad of McKenzie Landon, Janne Anderson, Aspyn Skinner, and Olivia Rivera posted a 55.90; the 4x400 squad of Evvie Zinger, Aspyn Skinner, Olivia Barr, and Hanna Jantzen ran a 4:48.80; and the 4x800 squad of Lexi Strobel, Hanna Jantzen, Olivia Barr, and Susie Collier posted a 14:11.59.

Second-place finishes were registered by Janne Anderson in the 100 Hurdles, Rilke Arrance in the 400 Hurdles, Lexi Strobel in the 3000, Leah Antes in the Triple Jump, and Ella Kramer in the Discus and Shot Put.

Photos in text:

Top: Odessa-Montour's Rilke Arrance soars in the Triple Jump.
Bottom: The Grizzlies' Hanna Jantzen on the final leg of the 4x400, won by O-M.

Left: O-M's Evvie Zinger, left, and Leah Antes. Right: The Grizzlies' Moe Zinger, left, and Emmerich Koehler.

Watkins Glen/Notre Dame's Finn Schweizer, left, sends a shot that found the M-E net in the first quarter for his team's second goal.

Lacrosse: Watkins/ND falls to M-E, 18-9

WATKINS GLEN, March 27, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School /Elmira Notre Dame varsity lacrosse team's record slipped to 1-1 Friday night with a 18-9 loss to Maine-Endwell in a game on the WGHS Alumni Field.

Finn Schweizer scored 5 goals (reaching 200 for his career) and registered 3 assists for WG/ND. Landon English had 3 goals and 2 assists, while Garrett Kone scored one goal. Declan Barry had 18 saves in goal.

"The score was not indicative of how close the game really was," said WG/ND Coach Geoff Crossley. "This was a two-goal game with about 10 minutes left. Our defense came out and played outstanding, but some fast breaks and key turnovers late in the game hurt us. This is a game that will help us more than hurt us. We know we can play against a great team like ME and be competitive."

WG/ND, which won its opener Tuesday night against Seton Catholic, returns to action Tuesday against Chenango Valley. The game will be played at Notre Dame.

Left: O-M's Max Sgrecci en route to victory in the High Jump. Right: The Grizzlies' Aspyn Skinner on the way to win in the 100. (Photos by Gail Sgrecci)

Multiple wins as O-M track opens at Candor

CANDOR, March 25, 2026 -- The Odessa-Montour High Schools boys and girls varsity track & field teams opened the season Wednesday with a non-scoring meet at Candor against Marathon, Spencer-Van Etten and Candor. No team scores are kept in a non-scoring meet.

Girls: O-M's Leah Antes posted wins in the Long Jump (14'11"), High Jump (4'8") and Triple Jump (31'11"), while first-place finishes were also registered by McKenzie Landon in the 200 (in 31.2), Aspyn Skinner in the 100 (in 14.4), and Janne Anderson in the 400 Hurdles (1:11.1).

In addition, the 4x800 Relay team of Lexi Strobel, Hannah Jantzen, Olivia Barr and Susie Collier won in 12:58.3, while the 4x100 Relay team of Janne Anderson, Aspyn Skinner, Olivia Rivera and McKenzie Landon was first in 56.8.

Second-place finishes were registered by Hanna Jantzen in the 1500, McKenzie Landon in the 100 Hurdles, Lexi Strobel in the 800, and Ella Kramer in the Shot Put.

Boys: "I'm very happy with where we are at this point in the season," said O-M Coach Skip Strobel. "Some nice performances from rookies and veterans alike."

First-place finishes were posted by Jaden Bailor in the 3200 (in 11:52.8), James Halpin in the Shot Put (35'8"), Max Sgrecci in the High Jump (5'10"), Moe Zinger in the Triple Jump (36' 1.75"), Dalton Smith in the Pole Vault (7'0"), and the 4x800 Relay team of Jaden Bailor, Philip Coleman, Issac Hough and Caleb Malnoske (10:47.3).

Placing second were Mason Smith in the 100, Max Sgrecci in the 400 Hurdles, Emmerich Koehler in the 200, and Moe Zinger in the Long Jump.

Photo in text: Odessa-Montour's Leah Antes on the way to victory in the Triple Jump. (Photo by Gail Sgrecci)

Left: O-M's Janne Anderson en route to victory in the 400 Hurdles. Right: The Grizzlies' Moe Zinger on way to win in the Triple Jump. (Photos by Gail Sgrecci)

WG/ND's Sam Hohle sends a shot toward goal. He scored twice and had an assist.

Watkins/ND opens with 14-13 lax win

WATKINS GLEN, March 24, 2026 -- The combined Watkins Glen /Elmira Notre Dame high school varsity lacrosse team opened its season Tuesday night by defeating Seton Catholic 14-13 in a game on the WGHS Alumni Field.

Landon English scored four goals for the victors, while Finn Schweizer and Garrett Kone scored three apiece, Sam Hohle two, and Dom Caporiccio and Matt Keough one each.

English registered four assists, while Schweizer had three and Kone and Hohle one each. Declan Barry posted 11 saves in goal.

The game, which started an hour late due to Seton bus trouble and which was afflicted with second-half scoreboard malfunctions, saw WG/ND trail only once, at 2-1.

WG/ND led 6-3 after one quarter and 10-7 at halftime before building a 13-8 lead near the end of the third period.

The score was 13-10 entering the fourth quarter, but Seton scored twice to pull within a goal at 13-12.

English scored on a laser at 4:22 to make it 14-12 before Seton answered with a goal at 3:08 to make it 14-13. WG/ND then held off the visitors, who came close to a tie with less than a minute to go on a shot that went wide right.

Watkins Glen/Notre Dame returns to action Friday evening at WGHS against Maine-Endwell. Game time is 6 p.m.

Photos in text: WG/ND's Garrett Kone (16, top) fights for control of the ball in a face-off; and Landon English (bottom) gathers in a loose ball.

WG/ND's Finn Schweizer, left, sends a shot toward the Seton net. He scored 3 goals.

Hoffman, Croft earn IAC 1st Team berths

SCHUYLER COUNTY, March 16, 2026 -- Schuyler Storm wrestlers Lucas Hoffman (118 pounds) and Patrick Croft (215 pounds) have been named Interscholastic Athletic Conference 1st Team All-Stars. Both are Odessa-Montour High School seniors.

Hoffman was an IAC and Section IV champion and a runnerup at the New York State High School Wrestling Championships. Croft was an IAC champion, earned a Most Outstanding Wrestler designation at the OM Duals, and was fifth at sectionals.

Earning 2nd Team status was O-M junior Jared Watson at 165 pounds. He was designated a Most Outstanding Wrestler at the OM Duals, was an IAC runnerup, and was third at the Section IV meet, qualifying him to wrestle at the New York State meet.

Watkins Glen's Jude Santos
is our Schuyler Winter MVP

O-M standout Leah Antes is our 1st-ever Impact Player

SCHUYLER COUNTY, March 13, 2026 -- What a winter sports season.

The Watkins Glen High School girls varsity basketball team won the IAC Large School Championship for the second straight year and made it to the Section IV, Class B semifinal.

The Schuyler Storm wrestlers won the IAC Division 1 (Large School) championship for the second straight year. And two of them, Lucas Hoffman and Jared Watson -- both Odessa-Montour High School students -- qualified for the New York State tournament, where Hoffman placed second at 118 pounds.

The Schuyler Storm boys varsity swim team repeated as IAC and Section IV, Class C champion in dominating fashion.

A quartet of sprinters at WGHS (Isaac Hendrickson, Sam Hohle, Gabe Crane and Aden Rekczis) set a school record -- twice -- in the Indoor Track 4x200 relay.

Watkins Glen racewalker Maddie Tuttle competed at States for the third straight year, finishing 11th.

Two basketball players -- O-M's Leah Antes and Watkins Glen's Rachel Vickio -- topped 1,000 career points, reaching the milestone on successive Friday nights.

And the Watkins Glen boys varsity basketball team opened 0-4 but made it all the way to the Section IV, Class B title game before falling in the final minute to Windsor.

The Schuyler Winter MVP

It is in that last item -- the WGHS boys basketball team's stunning rise -- where we find The Odessa File's Schuyler Winter MVP.

It is Jude Santos (pictured at right).

Santos, a junior, averaged over 18 points a game -- a season output of 401 points. He also averaged 9 rebounds a game, and in the course of his team's 15-7 season, totaled about 40 steals.

But beyond the numbers -- impressive in themselves -- was an intangible spirit that lifted him to timely heights, to points or rebounds that seemingly came when they were most needed. And that timeliness -- that ability to play big in the big moment -- was infectious.

The turn from that 0-4 start -- which had naysayers shaking their heads in dismay -- to a 7-game winning streak and then, after two losses, to an 8-game win streak, was seemingly miraculous. But of course it wasn't.

It was achieved by a group of guys who, led by an inspired and inspiring figure in Santos, rose to the challenge and succeeded -- step by step establishing what amounted to a blueprint, one composed of teamwork and self worth, that one hopes will serve them well ... will be a guidepost ... as they travel life's highway.

The Odessa File Impact Player

Rarely does one player dominate the statistics of a basketball team like the aforementioned sophomore Leah Antes (right) did this year at Odessa-Montour.

Simply put, her numbers were stunning. After averaging about 12 points a game in 8th grade and 17 points per game as a freshman, she lifted her output to 24 points and 14 rebounds per game this sophomore season , along with an average of 5 steals and 3 assists. She scored 30 or more points six times.

She had a majority of her team's points in 17 of the season's 21 games, with O-M winning 9 times. Now some will argue that a 9-12 record is somewhat wanting, but it was good enough to qualify for sectionals -- something that most likely would not have occurred without Antes.

While The Odessa File has never before issued an Impact Player Award, it is this time.

The honor goes to the remarkable and impactful Antes. She has earned it -- emphatically.

The Odessa File All-Sports All-Stars:

First Team

Jude Santos -- WG basketball -- MVP
Leah Antes -- OM basketball -- Impact Player
Lucas Hoffman -- Schuyler Storm wrestling
Jared Watson -- Schuyler Storm wrestling
Christopher Simiele -- WG basketball
Rachel Vickio -- WG basketball
Olivia King -- WG basketball
Madison Tuttle -- WG indoor track
Sam Hohle -- WG indoor track
Isaac Hendrickson -- WG indoor track
Gabe Crane -- WG indoor track
Aden Rekczis -- WG indoor track
Carson Thaete -- Schuyler Storm swimming
Ryan Dean -- Schuyler Storm swimming
Andre Wixson -- Schuyler Storm swimming
Vinnie Ocasio -- Schuyler Storm swimming
Alex Walters -- Schuyler Storm swimming

Second Team

Michaela Wheaton -- WG basketball
Emma Cady -- WG basketball
Natalee Oliver -- WG basketball
Caleb Bresett -- WG basketball
Jaydon Scholtisek -- WG basketball
Bryce Bockelkamp -- WG basketball
Dominic Lewis -- WG basketball
Aaron Sutton -- OM basketball
Hunter Mowry -- OM basketball
Moe Zinger -- OM basketball
Vanessa Wood -- OM basketball
Patrick Croft -- Schuyler Storm wrestling
Nicky Sorce -- Schuyler Storm wrestling
Daniel Coston -- Schuyler Storm wrestling
Jotham Lynch -- Schuyler Storm wrestling
Hunter Barrett -- Schuyler Storm wrestling
Breyden Seamon -- OM bowling
Brett Cullen-Pike -- WG bowling
Kristofer Burke -- WG bowling
Evan Clarkson -- Schuyler Storm swimming
Grayson Robertson -- Schuyler Storm swimming
Hudson Westervelt -- Schuyler Storm swimming

IAC 1st Team: Watkins' Santos, Simiele

SCHUYLER COUNTY, March 13, 2026 -- Watkins Glen High School boys basketball standouts Jude Santos and Christopher Simiele have earned Interscholastic Athletic Conference South Large School Division 1st Team All-Star berths.

Teammate Caleb Bresett was named to the division 2nd Team. Odessa-Montour High School's Aaron Sutton was named to the South Small School Division 2nd Team.

Members of the Odessa-Montour boys and girls varsity track-and-field teams were hard at work Monday on the O-M track. Thirty-one boys and 21 girls were on hand for the first day of practice.

Spring sports get under way in Schuyler

SCHUYLER COUNTY, March 9, 2026 -- Spring-like weather -- with temperatures in the 70s -- was a welcome occurrence as high school athletes in Schuyler County, at Odessa-Montour and Watkins Glen, turned out Monday for the first day of spring sports practices.

The season -- for track-and-field, baseball, softball and golf athletes at both schools, and for tennis and lacrosse athletes at WGHS -- will undoubtedly encounter cold and wet weather before long, but Monday's sunny warmth lifted the spirits of all participants.

The Schuyler Storm varsity softball team -- a combined squad of Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour High School athletes -- posed during their first day of practice on the WGHS softball field.

This pickoff play took place as the Schuyler Storm baseball team -- a combined squad of Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour High School athletes -- practiced on the WGHS baseball diamond.

IAC 1st Team: Antes, Vickio and King

SCHUYLER COUNTY, March 9, 2026 -- Odessa-Montour High School sophomore Leah Antes and Watkins Glen High School seniors Rachel Vickio and Olivia King have earned Interscholastic Athletic Conference basketball 1st Team All-Star berths.

Antes was named to a spot in the Small Schools South Division, while teammate Vanessa Wood earned 2nd Team status.

Vickio and King were selected in the Large Schools South Division, while teammate Natalee Oliver earned a 2nd Team slot and Michaela Wheaton Honorable Mention.

Both Antes and Vickio surpassed 1,000 career points this season.

Watkins Glen's Jaydon Scholtisek tries to maneuver past a Windsor defender.

Glen boys fall to Windsor in Section IV, Class B title game

Late surge carries Black Knights to 58-56 victory at Binghamton arena

BINGHAMTON, March 8, 2026 -- The Watkins Glen High School boys varsity basketball team, still looking for its first sectional hoops crown, saw a 7-point lead evaporate in the final 2:33 Sunday as it lost to Windsor 58-56 in the Section IV, Class B title game at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena.

Only three players scored for the Lake Hawks: Christopher Simiele (29 points), Jude Santos (25), and Caleb Bresett (2). Santos also led in rebounds with 10, while Bresett grabbed 5 and Dominic Lewis 4. Simiele led in assists (3) and steals (3), while Lewis blocked 2 shots.

The game was tight throughout the first half, with the Lake Hawks leading at intermission 32-29. Watkins surged late in the third quarter for a 47-38 lead entering the fourth quarter. An exchange of free throws left the Watkins advantage at nine points, 48-39, with 7:06 to play.

Baskets by Windsor at 6:49 and 5:52 cut the Watkins lead to 48-43 before a Simiele 2-pointer at 5:40 restored the lead to seven at 50-43. Windsor converted one of two free throws at 3:59 and a basket at 3:10 to move within four at 50-46 before Simiele drove for a basket and free throw that gave Watkins a 53-46 advantage with 2:43 remaining.

That is when the Windsor press, not employed until the fourth quarter, paid dividends for the Black Knights -- a strategy that led to several untimely Watkins turnovers and forced shots.

Windsor scored at 2:33 and at 1:57 to cut the Lake Hawks' lead to 53-50, and again just nine seconds later to make it Watkins 53,Windsor 52.

A 3-pointer by Simiele put the lead back at four, 56-52 at 1:18, but Windsor answered with a 3-pointer at 1:00 and then stole the ball and scored at the 50-second mark to take the lead, 57-56. Another steal led to a free throw at 32.2 -- and after Watkins missed a shot, Windsor was awarded two free throws on a foul at 16.2. Its shooter missed both attempts, giving the Lake Hawks a chance to tie or win, but a shot off a drive went awry, and the rebound was grabbed by Windsor, which ran out the clock.

Thus the Lake Hawks (15-7) joined the 2006, 2013, 2015 and 2020 Watkins teams in finding the Section IV title game a season-ending obstacle. Watkins lost in 2006 to Seton Catholic 48-41 after going 18-0 in the regular season; lost in 2013 to Moravia 52-41; lost to Newfield 53-48 in 2015; and lost to Newfield 63-60 in 2020.

"Congratulations to Windsor for battling throughout and getting the win," said Watkins Glen Coach Scott Morse. "That was a heartbreaking loss to be sure. We never really got our rhythm as a team, and it got us in the fourth quarter. We looked a bit tentative throughout, and that hasn't been our style when we have played well down the final stretch of the season.

"Christopher Simiele and Jude Santos carried the scoring load tonight in a tough, physical battle. They have both been strong scoring all year and definitely stepped up today. Jude had another strong game on the boards as well. Everybody played hard and supported the team once again today.

"I'd also like to thank the students and community who followed us on the road in sectionals. Your support was amazing and makes such a big difference.

"I couldn't be prouder of this team and everything they accomplished this season. It's always disappointing to lose, but that doesn't take away from a really great season. To start 0-4, then to go on winning streaks of seven or eight games at a time was impressive, and a testament to their tenacity and determination. To play through the sectional bracket in Class B and get to the finals was beyond exciting and fun!

"We started this season in early November, and to extend our season into March has been incredible. I'm truly grateful for the time I have spent with this remarkable group. They are talented basketball players, but even better people, and I can't thank them enough for their patience, hard work, commitment and character. They kept me smiling and laughing through the long season, the tough losses and the thrilling wins. I will miss the seniors for sure and wish them the best in their futures. The returning players have the ability to be right back here next year playing in the post-season, so it will be fun!

"I'd like to thank coach Jimmy Scott for his invaluable knowledge and wisdom. I'd also like to acknowledge Keith Caslin, Nick Morrissey, and Brett Walters for all their help with the team. I'm truly grateful."

Photos in text: From top, Watkins Glen's Jude Santos, Christopher Simiele and Caleb Bresett drive to the basket; and Bryce Bockelkamp plays defense near the Windsor hoop.

WGHS senior Tuttle places l1th at States

STATEN ISLAND, March 7, 2026 -- Watkins Glen High School senior Madison Tuttle finished in 11th place Saturday morning in the 1500 Meter Racewalk at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Indoor Track & Field Championships.

The tournament, at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex, marked Tuttle's third straight visit to States in a career that has seen her overcome two ACL injuries. She finished 8th two years ago, and 14th last year.

She completed the race Saturday in 7:52.54, well off her time of 7:35.81 two weeks ago at the Section IV State Qualifier at Ithaca College. Finishing first Saturday in the field of 19 competitors was Section IV's other entrant, Madigan White of Newfield, who posted a time of 6:53.11 -- well below her qualifying time of 7:12.67.

Photo in text: Madison Tuttle (Photo provided)

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