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NYSS 2-year-old trotting boys invade Vernon Downs on Friday
Vernon Downs will play host to three divisions of New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for freshmen trotting colts and geldings on Friday. more
DISTRICT CHAMPS — The Whitestown Post American Legion baseball team holds up the District V championship banner it won Tuesday in a 1-0 win in eight innings over Smith Post of Rome at DeLutis Field in Rome. The team (20-2) will host District VI champion Harpursville (11-4) at 2 p.m. Saturday at DeLutis. The winner advances to the four-team state tournament that runs Tuesday through Thursday in Saugerties.
SNAPSHOT: Whitestown to play Harpursville Saturday at DeLutis
The Whitestown Post American Legion baseball team recently celebrated the District V championship banner it won ... more
Phyllis R. Niemi
Niemi turned passion of gymnastics into Hall of Fame career
Phyllis R. Niemi didn’t get involved with gymnastics until she was a teacher in Rome, but a late start turned into a career that earned her a spot in the Rome Sports Hall of Fame. more
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ADEY OPEN WINNERS — The 38th annual Michelle Adey Open was held on July 11 at Teugega Country Club in Rome. The overall champions were Dianne Griffith and Ed Marsh. The tournament helps support the Michelle M. Adey Memorial Fund whose mission is to provide financial assistance to local families with children who suffer from serious illness. Established in memory of Michelle Adey who died of cystic fibrosis at age six in 1982, this fund operates in central New York and has granted over $820,000 to families. It is run by a volunteer staff and local board members. For more information, visit www.michelleadeyfund.org.
SNAPSHOT: Adey Open winners crowned
The 38th annual Michelle Adey Open was held on July 11 at Teugega Country Club in Rome. more
Whitestown Post pitcher Colin Skermont delivers a pitch during the District V American Legion baseball championship game against Smith Post on Tuesday at DeLutis Field in Rome. Skermont threw an eight-inning complete game in the team’s 1-0 win.
Montrose’s walk-off single lifts Whitestown to District V title
Whitestown starting pitcher Colin Skermont went the distance, throwing eight scoreless innings to earn the win. more
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SCHOLARSHIP WINNER — Lauresa Ladson is the Tri-Valley Rebels’ scholarship recipient this year. Ladson played for eight seasons over five years. She was chosen for her “great teamwork, team spirit and showing what it means to a Rebel,” the team noted. She will attend Mohawk Valley Community College this fall, majoring in social sciences. The scholarship for the Rome Free Academy graduate is $250.
SNAPSHOT: Tri-Valley Rebels’ scholarship recipient named
Lauresa Ladson is the Tri-Valley Rebels’ scholarship recipient this year. Ladson played for eight seasons over five years. more
Griggs excelled on the gridiron for RFA, RCC and Washington St.
Calvin Griggs earned his spot in the Rome Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020 with his play at Rome Free Academy, which propelled him to a college football scholarship and a shot at the NFL. more
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Drive, Chip and Putt golf event set
A Drive, Chip and Putt golf event is planned by the Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame and City of Utica Youth Bureau for Friday, July 29, in Utica. more
Blue Sox snap losing skid
The Utica Blue Sox snapped a four-game losing streak on Saturday night, beating the Jamestown Tarp Skunks 5-1. more
Bourbon Express and driver Howard Okusko Jr. won the $8,800 Open Trot at Vernon Downs Saturday with a late charge. The win was in a season-best 1:54. It was the horse’s second win of the season at 16th career victory.
Bourbon Express wins wild feature at Vernon Downs
Bourbon Express and driver Howard Okusko Jr. made a late charge to capture the $8,800 Open Trot at Vernon Downs on Saturday. more
Larry DeLutis Field in Rome will be the host of Tuesday’s District V American Legion championship. Whitestown Post is undefeated in the tournament and will take on Smith Post of Rome at 5:15 p.m. Whitestown needs one win but Smith must win two times to come back from the elimination bracket and take its third straight district title. The team won the last two by beating Whitestown in 2019 and 2021, with the 2020 season canceled due to the pandemic.
Whitestown to face Smith for District V American Legion championship
Whitestown Post was a win away from the 2022 District V American Legion baseball title going into Tuesday’s finale. more
Viviani Law Firm’s Robin Lanzi gets set to throw the ball as teammates from left Tammy Dimezzo, Kristin Ciotti and Kim Luczak look on during the women’s division final of the 47th World Series of Bocce Sunday at Toccolana Club in Rome.
Viviani Law Firm, Club Vitu Lazio win World Series of Bocce women’s, open divisions
The 47th World Series of Bocce was a family affair. ... more
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Viviani Law Firm, consisting of sisters Tammy Dimezzo, Kristin Ciotti, Robin Lanzi and Kim Luczak won the women's division of the 47th World Series of Bocce Sunday at sun-drenched Toccolana Club in Rome. Pictured is Viviani Law Firm, holding their trophies.
SNAPSHOT: Viviani Law Firm wins women’s division at 47th World Series of Bocce
Viviani Law Firm — sisters Tammy Dimezzo, Kristin Ciotti, Robin Lanzi and Kim Luczak — won the women's division of the 47th World Series of Bocce Sunday, July 17 at the Toccolana Club in Rome. more
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ROUNDUP: Whitestown Post edges Utica Post; Legion playoffs; Smith Post wins; Adrean and New Hartford Post stay alive
Whitestown, the top seed in the District V American Legion baseball playoffs, broke a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning then held off Utica Post for a 4-3 win Thursday. more
Spectators look on as Dennis Strnad, 28, of Cleveland, Ohio, throws a shot Friday during a match at the World Series of Bocce at the Toccolana Club in Rome. Strnad is a member of the ABV team, which was playing against Rome-based Versace Law Office.
47th World Series of Bocce draws hundreds of spectators, supporters
Competitors on the 130 or so teams in two divisions at the World Series of Bocce mixed with hundreds of spectators and supporters for a crowd of over a thousand at the Toccolana Club on Friday, … more
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Smith Post's Dominick Tallarino just misses on a fly ball close to the foul line that turned out to be fair.
ROUNDUP: Three of four top seeds win in District V legion baseball first round
Three of the four top seeds in the District V American Legion baseball playoffs won their first round games Wednesday in the double-elimination format. more
THE OPENING TOSS — The ceremonial toss is thrown during the opening ceremony of The World Series of Bocce on Thursday at the Toccolana Club in Rome.
World Series of Bocce — the 47th — has begun
The World Series of Bocce opened Thursday night with Women’s Division competition. more
Chubbuck Foundation to hold golf tourney Aug. 6 at RCC
The Joseph Michael Chubbuck Foundation is inviting local golfers to Rome Country Club on Saturday, Aug. 6 ... more
Josh Rawitch, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, speaks during a ceremony honoring former baseball player Bud Fowler on Wednesday at Oakview Cemetery in Frankfort.
Baseball trailblazer Bud Fowler honored in Frankfort ceremony
On the edge of this small town in the Mohawk Valley is the final resting place of an under-appreciated baseball trailblazer.  more
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Rome’s Lauren Cupp finished runner-up in the New York State Golf Association Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship Tuesday at McGregor Links Country Club in Wilton.
Lauren Cupp navigates through busy golf schedule
Golf has recently provided Lauren Cupp with some quality experiences. Take the last few days for the New Hartford native and Hamilton College golf coach, for the example. more
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