Sports

The State University of New York Athletic Conference has bestowed Player of the Week honors on Mike Montagna of the men’s ice hockey team while naming teammate Matt Zawadzki its Rookie of the Week for the week ending January 5.

The Oswego State men’s ice hockey team won its second-straight PathFinder Bank/Oswego State Hockey Classic championship with a 2-1 shootout win over Utica College after playing to a 2-2 tie through overtime. Senior captain David Titanic scored the game-winner to earn his team the victory. With the tie, Oswego moves to 6-2-2 on the season.

The Oswego State men’s basketball had no problem moving past SUNY Cobleskill on Saturday afternoon, earning a 83-51 victory in Max Ziel Gymnasium. Oswego’s first win of 2014 helped the team to improve to 8-1 overall on the season.

The Oswego State women’s basketball team dropped a 73-63 decision on Saturday to Juniata College on the second day of the NYU Holiday Tournament. With the loss, the Lakers fall to 4-5 on the year.

The Fall Frenzy will again consist of three race weekends. The first two events will serve as qualifying nights on September 5 and 12. This season’s finale will move away from a typical Friday night, and land on Saturday, September 20.

The Oswego State men’s ice hockey team advanced to the championship game of the PathFinder Bank Hockey Classic with a 3-0 win over Curry College on Friday night in the Campus Center Ice Arena.

The Oswego State women’s basketball team fell 87-57 to undefeated New York University in the NYU Holiday Tournament on Friday afternoon at the Coles Sports Center.

The championship of the Festival of Lights Bowling Tournament in Niagara Falls has been a desire and goal for the Oswego High School Buccaneers. On Monday, the Bucs competed in the annual holiday event and came away with the championship. Oswego captured the boys’ team title with 6,317 for six games, but had to rally to win.

Port City Roller Derby’s junior league will get 2014 rolling with their “Snow Ball” bout on Jan. 11, in the Oswego YMCA Armory. For the bout featuring two teams of PCRD junior skaters, ages 10 to 17, doors will open at 5 p.m. with action beginning at 6 p.m. in the armory, corner of West First and Utica streets in Oswego. It is the second event of their first full competitive season, a prelude to a Feb. 8 home bout vs. a juniors team from Buffalo’s Queen City league.