February finds a lot of New Yorkers complaining about the weather. They’re sick of snow banks lining sidewalks and streets, dirty slush soiling their shoes, pant legs and cars in streaks of mud and salt. But there’s a lot of color around if you know where to look for it, and the best place to catch a rainbow right now is Oswego County’s Lake Ontario tributaries.

Shane Bartrum captured the Class AA 189 crown on the mat during the weekend while the number one hockey team in the state was nearly upset by the Bucs and the girls’ basketball and boys’ bowling teams swept their foes. Meanwhile, the boys’ varsity cagers lost and the girls’ jayvee five picked up a nail-biting win.

Fulton is again the class of Class A, sweeping to a solid victory in the Section III Class A meet this past weekend in Fulton.

The Red Raiders posted a team score of 249, 50 points higher than second-place Indian River.  See a gallery of photos from the meet by wrestling parent Michele Earl, inside.

Freshman Luke Moodie (Burlington, Ont.) tallied two goals and an assist to lead the top-ranked Division III team.

The Oswego Lady Bucs are bound for the “Final Four” of the state tournament, while Eliza Parker continued to show why she is one of the tops in her events on the indoor track. And, the eighth grade girls’ basketball team continues its winning ways and the modified wrestlers showed heart in their latest matches.

Fulton sent its senior swimmers off with cookies baked by their coach, and a 104-65 loss to league champ Mexico on Wednesday.
There are four seniors on the small Red Raider team, including the team’s best all-around swimmer, Ben Davis, who has been a member of the varsity since 7th grade.  The other three are all [...]

The Lady Buc cagers and boys’ varsity hockey team chalked up key late season victories on Tuesday night while the boys’ basketball team fought shot for shot before losing and the jayvee boys’ continue to perform well on the court.

Record-setting performances have become the norm for Oswego swimmer Drake Becksted, while the girls’ varsity basketball team continues its winning ways. The wrestlers have had several outstanding individual efforts and the jayvee and eighth grade girls’ basketball teams have been successful.

To help determine the final 32 student-athletes who will participate in the skills challenge, the NCAA has incorporated a fan-voting element. Fan voting begins Monday, Feb. 1.

The Oswego State Mens Club Hockey team hosted rival Cortland recently and fell just short of defeating the Red Dragons at the Campus Center Ice Arena. Falling behind 2-0, the Lakers battled back to come within 1 goal but, even with the Laker goalie being pulled, couldn’t put the puck in the net for the tie.

The Fulton District Wide Storytelling Festival was held and storytellers from throughout the district showcased their talents in telling a wide variety of stories. Participants told a folktale, fairytale, myth, legend, tall tale or fable. The stories ranged from spooky legends to hilarious tales and many had a useful moral attached that provided a bit [...]

Parents: Get your social life back on track! Go out “guilt-free” and have fun knowing that your children are not just waiting for you by the TV — but are having fun too!

The following students are on the Dean’s List for their outstanding academic achievement for the Fall 2009 semester from the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
The criteria for the Dean’s Honors list is a minimum grade point average of 3.5.
Christopher Marnell Mohr — Pennellville
Joseph T. Troia — [...]

Happy New Year to all of our readers in the tri-county region!
While our Richland facility is closed until April, the society is still active with Friday afternoon hours at the Barclay Court House in Pulaski (2nd floor over DMV, 2pm until 5) or by appointment. We got off to a rocky start following our [...]