This week in ‘cuse sports
Here we are again, with February coming to a close, there is a distinct chill in the air; one that hasn’t swarmed the Syracuse area in 30 years. It was 1980 when the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team last earned…
Lakers outmuscle Bears on Senior Night
The Oswego State men’s Basketball team kept their playoff hopes alive with a crucial 73-59 win against SUNY Potsdam on Feb. 13 in the team’s final home game of the season. The team’s two seniors, Stanley Francois and Luke Schrader,…
VanEtten ends career with championship
Senior Jenny VanEtten finished her four-year swimming career at Oswego State with a first-place finish in the 200 individual medley at the State University of New York Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships. The win marked VanEtten’s first SUNYAC championship…
Lacrosse team recognized for community service
The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team has received honorable mention recognition for the Jostens/National Association Division III Athletic Administrators (NADIIIAA) Community Service Award in the category of an array of projects/activities completed during the 2008-09 academic year recently announced by…
Ice skating team continues success at competitive level
Elegance. Grace. Poise. Determination. These words can all be used to describe the Oswego State synchronized skating team, the Ice Effects, who qualified for the 2010 U.S. Synchronized Figure Skating Championship from March 4-6 in Minneapolis, Minn. The Ice Effects…
Penalty kill suspect as women’s hockey loses
Costly penalties plagued the Lakers throughout, as the women’s ice hockey team fell to Hamilton, 5-2, Wednesday night at the Campus Center Ice Arena. The Continentals scored three power play goals in five chances. All three of the power play…
Seniors pull through in final home match for Laker wrestling
It was senior night inside Max Ziel Gymnasium, and how fitting that the only two seniors on the men’s wrestling team stole the show, as the Lakers defeated SUNY Morrisville Tuesday night, 22-13. Senior Mike Howard defeated Goodson Philippe (7-2)…
Collins thriving athletically, academically as rare three sport athlete
Managing school and playing one sport at the same time can be a challenge, but for Oswego State sophomore Kelly Collins, that challenge includes school and three different sports. These sports include field hockey, women’s ice hockey and women’s lacrosse….
Carapella’s strong performance at invitational leads to Athlete of Week
Besting your own accomplishments is sometimes a tough thing to do. It is necessary to go above and beyond just to get that extra boost. Indoor Track and Field athlete AJ Carapella’s success on the track has earned him Athlete…
Oswego State student represents country in roller hockey
She doesn’t care if you’ve never heard of roller hockey. It’s all Oswego State senior Shilo Schmelcher has ever known. Schmelcher started skating at only 11 months old in her father’s rink in Utica, N.Y. Twenty years later, she led…
