Sports

What do you get when you combine the first 360 Sprint Car race in New York State and the “High Banks” of the Fulton Speedway? You have the combination for what will be one the best Sprint Car shows seen in Upstate New York during the 2013 season.

Oswego hurdler Cory Keefe is bound for the New York State Track and
Field Championships while the boys’ hockey, girls’ basketball and boys’ basketball teams prep for Section III Tournament action.

The Oswego State men’s ice hockey team earned the No. 3 ranking in the East Region in the first NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Regional rankings of the 2012-13 season that were released Tuesday afternoon.

Hayden Ward (Sr., Montauk, N.Y.) had everything going for him on Senior Night, tallying career highs in points (33) and rebounds (18), as the Oswego State men’s basketball team (17-6, 10-6 SUNYAC) held off a late Oneonta (4-20, 3-14 SUNYAC) charge in a 79-75 win on Tuesday night.

Senior Kassie Kleine (Cazenovia, N.Y.) paced the Oswego State women’s basketball team (16-7, 10-6 SUNYAC) with 15 points, but it was her ninth rebound of the game that helped the Lakers come away with a thrilling 47-46 win against Oneonta (12-12, 9-8) Tuesday night.

It turned out to be a memorable senior night for the Oswego varsity boys’ basketball team while the Lady Bucs basketball squad preps for post season play and one Buc wrestler came home third in championship mat action.

Oswego State men’s ice hockey player Chris Brown (Centreville, Ont.) has been named the SUNY Athletic Conference Men’s Ice Hockey Player of the Week for the week ending February 10, 2013.

One night after Bobby Gertsakis (So., Pickering, Ontario) scored his first collegiate goal he wasted no time scoring the second and third to help the No. 2/5 Oswego State men’s ice hockey team (20-3-0, 13-1-0 SUNYAC) skate past Fredonia (7-14-3, 5-8-2) Saturday night.

After sticking with the third-ranked team in the nation Friday night, the Oswego State women’s ice hockey team (10-10-1, 8-6-0 ECAC West) lost to Elmira (20-3-1, 14-2-0), 6-0, Saturday afternoon on Senior Day.