Sports

The Oswego Lady Buccaneer varsity lacrosse team faced an aggressive Central Square on the road Saturday afternoon and brought home a 12-5 victory.

On a picture perfect weather day, a large contingent of fans and race cars opened the gates for the first time to kick off the 2012 season at the Fulton Speedway Saturday afternoon.

The Oswego State softball team bounced back from a 5-4 loss by holding off a late rally from Fredonia in the second game of the doubleheader to salvage a split with a 2-1 win Saturday.

The Oswego State baseball team came up short in extra innings of a game one 3-2 loss followed by an 8-3 loss to Brockport (15-9, 4-4 SUNYAC) in a conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Laker Baseball Field.

Plattsburgh kept the Oswego State men’s lacrosse team (7-2, 0-2 SUNYAC) off the scoreboard until the fourth quarter, as the Cardinals (7-5, 1-1 SUNYAC) handed the Lakers a 13-4 loss on Saturday afternoon

Junior Jon Stevens (Chittenango, N.Y.) went the distance on the mound for the Oswego State baseball team in a 5-1 win over Brockport (13-9, 2-4 SUNYAC) Friday afternoon at Laker Baseball Field.

The Oswego State softball team maintained the pattern it has established versus conference opponents Friday at Buffalo State, as the Lakers lost game one, 11-1 in five innings, before coming back to win the second game, 3-1. Oswego State moved to 7-8 overall, matching last year’s win total, and 3-3 in league play

After tune ups with Vernon Township High School of New Jersey and Unionville High School of Pennsylvania, the Bucs opened the new season with a regular game against South Jefferson. The Lady Bucs walked off the field with a hard fought 10-8 victory.