By: Nick Graziano - Staff Writer

There are over 20 athletic programs at Oswego State, but one popular sport that Oswego State does not have is football. But it has not always been that way. From the early 1920s to 1976, there was an Oswego State football team. But the reason for the di...

By: Alexa Beiber - Contributing Writer

It’s demanding, time consuming and competitive. Time management is key. This task is not meant for everyone, however, there are about 450 student athletes at Oswego State. Student-athletes have very demanding schedules between practices, games, cla...

By: Adele Burk - Sports information

The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team wrapped up their fourth year supporting the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a charity aimed at finding a cure for childhood cancer. Since the annual event’s inception, the team had raised over $67,000. Aft...

By: Zach Gatewood - Staff Writer

The world has gone stir crazy over college athletics. The excitement of basketball in March and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) season in winter. There is no question these college sports have found their signature seasons among the best of any profess...

By: Adele Burk - Sports Information Director

Nationally-ranked SUNY Cortland out-scored the Oswego State men’s lacrosse team 12-2 in the second half as the Red Dragons handed the Lakers a 15-3 loss on Wednesday at Laker Field. Cortland held a small 4-1 halftime lead due in part to the play of...

By: Zach Gatewood - Staff Writer

The Lakers dropped a pair of slugfests to arch rival SUNY Plattsburgh, losing 21-12 in game one and 10-7 in game two. In game one, the Lakers found themselves trailing 3-0 after the Cardinals’ bats chased starting pitcher Dan Erne out of the game a...

By: Mike Kraft Asst. Sports editor

For the third time in the past four years the Oswego State Sports Information Department had to search for a new director to manage the university’s 24 intercollegiate sports. Adele Burk was hired over the summer to replace Mark Coley, who resigned...

By: Laura Ambron - Contributing Writer

Due to weather and insufficient facilities, Oswego State athletics have had to cope with training indoors, a less effective tool for growth and development. Although athletes and coaches agreed that they would like to get their team outside sooner than t...

By: Adele Burk - Sports Information Director

After trailing 2-1 in the early stages, the Oswego State men’s lacrosse offense settled down and dominated possession time for the rest of the first half en route to a 16-4 win over non-conference Keuka on Wednesday in Oswego. With two minutes remai...

By: Zach Gatewood - Staff Writer

Winter’s end brings college football spring session and with the road to the national championship starting with inter-squad games around the country, it brings a familiar argument to the table. Should there be a big time college football playoff sy...

By: Nate Hart - Staff Writer

The Oswego State women’s lacrosse team shot out to an early first half lead and fought off a late surge by Elmira College in a 17-14 victory on Monday. The Lakers (6-6 overall, 0-3 SUNYAC) struggled to take care of the ball as they committed 24 tur...

By: Mike Kraft - Asst. Sports Editor

For the first time in Oswego State history a member of the men’s ice hockey team has signed a professional contract with the National Hockey League (NHL). Sophomore forward Eric Selleck signed a two-way, two-year contract with the Florida Panthers ...

By: Nick Graziano - Staff Writer

The 2010 spring semester is quickly coming to an end and Oswego State’s men’s tennis team has yet to find a replacement head coach. Athletic Director Tim Hale believes that part of the reason finding a replacement coach has been so difficult ...