South Seneca Lady Falcons heading back to NYS Final Four

Published: 03/12/2017 @ 05:00 am

The South Seneca Lady Falcons continued their march towards back-to-back state titles with a decisive 73-34 victory over the Section VI Class C champion Frewsburg Bears at Buffalo State College on Saturday evening. Coach Heather Mott’s Falcons exploded out of the gate outscoring Frewsburg 18-4 in the opening quarter and extending their lead to 34-12 at the halftime break. They... more

Watkins Glen girls roll into state semis

Published: 03/12/2017 @ 05:00 am

Watkins Glen turned a dominant defensive performance and a huge scoring night from senior Amanda Pike into a victory Saturday night. That combination is nothing new for the Senecas. What is new is the trip to the Class C state semifinals they earned with their 56-32 victory over Section 3 champion Thousand Islands in a regional final at Tompkins Cortland... more

Moravia boys return to Class C final four

Published: 03/13/2017 @ 04:00 am

Moravia’s boys have been through much worse this season. Perhaps that’s why the Blue Devils so deftly recovered from a 21-point first-quarter deficit Sunday afternoon to defeat Section 3 champion Cooperstown, 66-59 in Class C state basketball quarterfinal at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. IthacaJournal.com: Read More more

Hot shooting lifts Newfield into state final 4

Published: 03/13/2017 @ 04:00 am

Tied at 20 and coming off a ho-hum first half with only a handful of field goals, Newfield made a few tweaks to its offensive game plan, hoping to give its shooters some better looks. The adjustments by coach Chris Bubble paid off quickly as the Trojans scored the first seven points of the third quarter and seized control of... more

Fairport, Irondequoit, Northstar Christian heading to NY Final Four

Published: 03/13/2017 @ 04:00 am

Section V boys basketball repeated the girls triumphs on Saturday, winning three of their five regional games against Section VI with bids to the NY Final Four on the line. Fairport took care of business early against Niagara Falls and the Class AA regional result was never in doubt, winning 63-32. WROC: Read More more

Exceptional Senior games in Waterloo postponed until Tuesday 3/21

Published: 03/13/2017 @ 04:00 am

Due to the anticipated winter storm the Exceptional Senior Basketball Games scheduled for Tuesday night at Waterloo High School have been postponed until next Tuesday, March 21st. The girls game will be at 5:45 pm with the boys game to follow at 7:30 pm. more

South Seneca a lock for the state title?

Published: 03/16/2017 @ 04:00 am

The best description of how the South Seneca girls basketball team made its return to the Class C state final four comes courtesy of Budd Bailey writing for the Buffalo News. “It was almost as if the Falcons had seven players on the court at times,” he wrote in the eighth graph of the game story for the Far West... more

LISTEN LIVE AT 1:30 PM: South Seneca battles Port Jefferson in NYS Class C Final Four

Published: 03/16/2017 @ 04:00 am

The defending state champion South Seneca Lady Falcons battle the Port Jefferson Royals in the 2017 NYSPHSAA Class C Semifinals at Hudson Valley Community College on Saturday afternoon. Pregame starts at 1:30 on FL1 Radio. Opening tip at 2:15 pm. Listen in the players below, at Mixlr.com, or tap ‘FL1 Radio’ on the free FingerLakes1.com Android or iPhone app. Jim... more

Pittsford Mendon girls reach Class A state final

Published: 03/18/2017 @ 04:00 am

Pittsford Mendon isn’t 26-0 because it’s a dominating, basketball machine. The Vikings pick and prod and pester opponents and eventually they find a way to win. That’s what happened Friday at Hudson Valley Community College. It didn’t happen until the fourth quarter, but that’s when Mendon found the linchpins to keep the wheels on and moving forward in its 53-41... more

Northstar falls in Class C boys basketball state semifinal

Published: 03/18/2017 @ 04:00 am

There were very few second chances for the Northstar Christian Academy Knights during the Class C basketball state tournament semifinals. The Lake George Warriors seemed to pull down every rebound. Democrat & Chronicle: Read More more

South Seneca in Troy with one goal… another state title

Published: 03/18/2017 @ 04:00 am

The South Seneca girls basketball team left for the Capital Region Thursday with one goal in mind: coming home with the program’s second straight state championship, and its third overall. While the Falcons will be the favorite to win the Class C title, Mother Nature did them no favors this week. The squad missed two days of practice due to... more

Newfield rides out 2 overtimes to reach state final

Published: 03/18/2017 @ 04:00 am

Quintel Clements took a steal the length of the court to give Newfield a 65-62 lead with 12.8 seconds on the clock that sent the Trojans into the Class D state championship game behind a two overtime victory over Harrisville in the semifinal Friday at Floyd L. Maines Arena. The 65-62 final score makes it the first time since 1986... more

Moravia withstands rally, heads to state final

Published: 03/18/2017 @ 04:00 am

If any team knows how quickly a seemingly insurmountable early lead can evaporate, it would be the Moravia Blue Devils. They rallied from a 21-point first-quarter deficit Sunday to reach Friday’s state semifinals. Leading, 35-16, at halftime against Stony Brook of Section 11, Moravia coach Todd Mulvaney reminded his team there was still plenty of basketball remaining. IthacaJournal.com: Read More more

Port Jefferson ends South Seneca’s quest for consecutive state titles

Published: 03/18/2017 @ 04:00 am

The Port Jefferson Royals, out of Section XI, pulled away from the South Seneca Lady Falcons in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s NYSPHSAA Class C semifinal game at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. The final score was 71-53. The loss ends the defending state champion Lady Falcons’ quest for consecutive state titles. – Click here to listen to... more

Watkins Glen girls advance to first ever state title game

Published: 03/18/2017 @ 04:00 am

The Watkins Glen girls basketball team advanced to the NYSPHSAA Class C championship game on Sunday morning after defeating Mekeel Christian Academy 60-49 at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY on Saturday afternoon. The Senecas will face the Port Jefferson Royals (XI) who defeated South Seneca 70-53. Watkins Glen celebrates as South Seneca looks on… pic.twitter.com/FCToGF3bf8 — FingerLakes1.com (@FingerLakes1)... more

South Seneca HS introduces athletic trainers

Published: 08/26/2016 @ 04:00 am

As athletics at South Seneca High School get back underway, the new assets to the program will be busy becoming a vital part of Falcon life. The high school has contracted with BrownStone Physical Therapy to provide open training hours one day a week as well as an athletic trainer on busy sports days. South Seneca Athletic Director Heather Mott... more

Watkins Glen wins State Championship at buzzer (video)

Published: 03/19/2017 @ 04:00 am

The Watkins Glen Lady Seneca’s trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half of Sunday’s NYSPHSAA Class C Championship Game before coming back to pull the game even late in the fourth quarter. Then with under 10 seconds left in the game, sophomore point guard Hannah Morse had the ball in her hands and this happened… Morse’s... more

Moravia wins Class C state title

Published: 03/19/2017 @ 04:00 am

As the final seconds ticked off the clock in the Class C state boys basketball championship, Moravia senior Gabe Short gave his coach Todd Mulvaney a huge bear hug, lifted him up and spun him as both could barely contain their joy. Mulvaney’s impenetrable bond with his players started years ago at youth camps and seeing first-hand the hard work... more

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