In high school football, it’s not uncommon to see a player who gets on the field for both offense and defense. But it is rarer to see someone do it as well as Delhi senior Tanner Bracchy.
The Vestal Golden Bears took home the Section 4 Class B championship last weekend, and senior Aubree Wenner was a big reason why, scoring a hat trick to help her team to the 6-2 victory.
When the Susquehanna Valley Sabers need a spark on offense, they know who to give the ball to: Senior runningback Johnathan Cortese. The central back for SV’s offense has been solid so far in 2023, helping his team to a 3-1 record and a top-20 ranking in Class C.
Last week, Windsor field hockey senior Anna Finn scored two goals in their win over Greene which helped Finn break the all-time scoring record for the Windsor program, with 90 career goals.
Flag football is just in its second season in the Southern Tier, but for Binghamton senior quarterback Olivia Ackerson it looks like she’s been playing for her whole life.
”I’m going to score. This is going in no matter what.” It’s a pretty direct mindset, but it’s one that’s earned for Chenango Valley senior midfielder Tessa McEnaney.
During a postseason run, there’s usually one player on a team that steps up big. For the Union-Endicott girls basketball squad, that player is senior guard Ali DiPietro.
But what about teammates that have been together they’re whole life? That’s the case for twins John and Joe Bangel, senior big men on the Owego boys basketball team.
For Chenango Valley senior forward Maddi Trisket, she’s had to go from playing out on the perimeter as a junior, to now being the team’s low post player after the squad graduated a group of seniors.
Coming into the 2022 season, the Maine-Endwell Spartans were fresh off a state title, but they also had a gap at quarterback. Enter Anthony Policare, a transfer who had only been with the team since last year. But he’s used that time to become a solid leader on the team, earning a captaincy in 2022.
On the football field, there are certain players that just grab your attention. Whether it’s by delivering the big hit, or breaking off a long touchdown run, some players just stand out.For the Vestal football team, junior running back/safety Liam Nealy does both.
There’s certain moments in sports that separate the great players. Times when your team needs a goal or a point and the pressure is at it’s absolute highest.
For the Owego boys soccer team its senior center back Jack Rollison, the anchor of a defense that has allowed only 11 goals during their 14-0 regular season.
It hasn’t been an easy road for Chenango Valley senior striker Nadia Wojcik, as she’s dealt with multiple career-threatening injuries. Throughout her recovery process, though, one thing kept her focused.
Union-Endicott junior golfer Dante Bertoni has a history of delivering when the pressure is the highest. He has a first place finish at the Section 4 Championships and a top-15 placement in the state title on his resume, and everyone on his team remembers a time when he made the unthinkable look easy.
Every time the Chenango Forks lacrosse team takes the field, they can rely on attacker Caden Olmstead to score. Just last Saturday, he netted five in the Blue Devils 12th win of the year. But if you ask his teammates, he could never score again and still be satisfied, just as long as they keep winning games.
All points aren’t equal in a basketball game. When it gets to that final quarter buckets are just harder to come by. That’s why when Seton Catholic’s Kaelin Thomas scored twelve points in the fourth quarter of their regional win he had to do it every way possible.
