Thirty-three students in five sports including girls varsity soccer, boys varsity soccer, varsity cross country, varsity cheerleading and varsity football were announced and then escorted to the center of the field by their parent(s).
The college officially inducted baseball player Bob Brutsch of the class of 1971, swimmer Anne Sarkissian DeRue ’04, wrestler Brian V. McGann ’70, and lacrosse and soccer player Kathryn “Kat” Stead ’04 during a ceremony Nov. 2 in Sheldon Hall ballroom on campus. “This year’s honorees represent some of the best athletes in Oswego State’s long athletic history,” said event organizer Laura Pavlus, interim director of alumni and parent relations.
The Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center in Oswego provided an elegant backdrop on Saturday night as a large crowd gathered to honor some of the top 2013 Oswego Speedway achievers from the Novelis Supermodified and PathFinder Bank race divisions. A group of six worthy inductees also entered the Oswego Speedway Mitchell’s Speedway Press Hall of Fame.
The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team won a thriller 3-2 over Castleton State College in overtime as Megan Hagg scored the game-winner 2:31 into the extra period. Lizzy Marks assisted on the deciding goal, helping the Lakers to a 2-0 mark on the season with two wins in the Oswego State Classic.
The next stop for the Oswego High School boys varsity volleyball team will be the Cicero-North Syracuse High School gymnasium for the Section III Class AA title match. Oswego returns to the championship for a rematch of last year’s Section III title game against Baldwinsville. The Bucs captured the semifinal round with a 3-1 nail-biting win over Cicero-North Syracuse.
Record setting performances continue for the Lady Bucs swim team while the volleyball teams captured league titles and host sectional play this week. The varsity football team captured its third consecutive victory and other Oswego teams were also in action.
Jessica Williamson, a sophomore from Mexico, is a striker for the Generals majoring in Criminal Justice. Williamson started 14 games this season, with six goals and three assists.
Port City Roller Derby’s junior league will start its first full season, and support children in need this holiday season, with a bout on Nov. 9, in the Oswego YMCA Armory. The bout featuring two teams of PCRD junior skaters — ages 10 to 17 — will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the armory, corner of West First and Utica streets in Oswego.
The team, made up of girls in grades seven to nine, finished the cross country season with an outstanding record of 6-1 and were undefeated in the Patriot National Division.
Jack Jennings, coach of the PACS Girls Varsity Cross Country team said his team has made great strides this year, with all participants continuing to improve as the season has progressed. The varsity team, made up of girls in grades 9-12 at Pulaski High School, finished the regular season with a record of 6-1 winning the Patriot National Division Championship.
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