Show Jumper King to hold Clinic at State Fair; Benefits Red Cross

(Syracuse, NY – Aug. 18 2010) USA’s 5th ranked show jumper Candice King of Wellington, FL announced recently that she will be conducting a clinic at the New York State Fair to benefit the American Red Cross.  The clinic will be held in the State Fair Coliseum from 9:00AM to 6:30PM on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6, [...]

Blackford to head softball program at Morrisville State College

Former Fayetteville-Manlius, Hamilton High School coach By Brandy Thurston, Director of Sports Information (Morrisville, NY) Morrisville State College Athletic Director, Greg Carroll, recently announced the addition of Tom Blackford as the head coach of the Mustang softball program for the 2010-11 season. Blackford brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Morrisville State, having coached [...]

CNY Ruffed Grouse Society Plans Outing

(Baldwinsville, NY) The 2010 CNY Ruffed Grouse Society Outing will be held Sunday Aug. 8 at the Baldwinsville Rod & Gun Club. It’s a fun shoot. All are welcome. Offered: – Challenging Sporting Clays course – Stations mingled amongst the trees!! Shooting starts at 10:00 am till 3pm Lunch Noon -2 pm Sporting clays $6 per [...]

Sign Up Now for Fall Softball at Hopkins Road Park

(Liverpool, NY) Onondaga County Parks is currently accepting teams for the 2010 Fall Softball Program at Hopkins Road Park, which will begin play on Tuesday, September 7. Openings remain in a variety of different classifications in Womens, Men’s, Coed and Wooden Bat leagues. The cost to register a team is $325.  Registration will continue until [...]

Top Gun Shoot Out Snowmobile Grass Drags set for Aug. 7-8 at Fairgrounds

(Syracuse, NY – Aug. 7-8, 2010) There will be no snow needed when hundreds of the fastest snowmobile drag racers from across the Unites States and Canada compete in the Top Gun Shoot Out Snowmobile Grass Drags on the Moody Mile race track at the New York State Fairgrounds on Aug. 7 and 8. This [...]

Oneida Shores to host Iron Girl Triathlon

(Brewerton, NY) The  Aflac Iron Girl Triathlon coming to Oneida Shores County Park on Saturday morning, August 7 has attracted a sold-out group of over 900 female athletes from around the country. Due to the capacity crowds expected for the sixth stop on the national series’ 12 city tour and the special set-up required for [...]

Local Resident Receives Athletic Academic Honors

(Herkimer, NY) Several Herkimer County Community College student-athletes were recently named National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Distinguished Academic All-Americans and Academic All-Americans. To be nominated as an Academic All-American, athletes must have completed 45 semesters hours and maintain a minimum of 3.6 GPA. Among the honorees was Sarah Dorosz (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Women’s Lacrosse. Director [...]

Daughters Start Walk/Run in Memory of Father

By Franci Valenzano (Dewitt, NY) Debra Barsha isn’t much of a runner. But that won’t stop her from participating in an event that is dear to her heart. Clad in a t-shirt emblazoned with a silhouetted runner holding up two victory fingers, she will join sisters, Amy, Cindy and Janice Barsha, in a walk/run they [...]

Demolition Derby Comes to State Fair

Derbies Sweep the State This Summer (Syracuse, NY) This summer there is a new trend on the New York must-have list: a seat at the local demolition derby. A grassroots fixture of fairs and race tracks across the country, demolition derbies crashed into the heart of Americana in the 1950’s and haven’t left since.  Derby [...]

Tickets for Charity in Full Swing

(Verona, NY) Charities from throughout Upstate New York are raising much-needed funds through The Turning Stone Resort Championship’s Tickets for Charity program. This is the fourth year of the initiative, administered in conjunction with the  official PGA TOUR event scheduled for Aug. 2 -8 at the Oneida Indian Nation’s Atunyote Golf Club. Now through July [...]

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