The man-to-man press, West Canada’s trade-mark for as long as I can remember, will need to be front and center against the Watertown Immaculate Heart Cavaliers today at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.

With Mount Markham defeating Westmoreland 3-1 and Sauquoit defeating Little Falls 3-2 on Tuesday in the Sectional Semifinals, the Mustangs and the Indians will face each other in the Sectionals Finals.

The Mount Markham Mustangs, the #1 seed and power house of Section III Class C/D went into Tuesdays Semifinals match with Westmoreland with a bit of a chip on their shoulder. The Bulldogs not only ended the Mustangs attempt at a perfect season with three games left in the 2010 regular season, but they also knocked Mount Markham out of sectionals last year with a 3-2 victory in the finals after Mount Markham jumped out to a 2-1 lead.

Before leaving to compete in the upcoming 2010 Paralympic Games, Jimmy Joseph made a promise to his 2-year-old daughter.
“He said baby, I’m going to bring you back a gold,” said his wife, SueAnn Joseph, recalling the good-by.

With the final week of wrestling being hosted by Albany’s Times Union Center over the previous weekend, the best of the best was present to prove they earned the right to wrestle in the event.

Completing their season exactly the way they wanted too, the Herkimer County Community College Generals beat Mohawk Valley Community College on Sunday 82-71 at Jefferson Community College to earn the 2010 NJCAA Region 3 Division III Men’s Championship.

Immaculate Heart (19-1) was led by Connor Caldwell and Brian Magovney in the 22-point win. Caldwell, a junior guard, scored a game-high 30 points and hurt Mohawk (16-4) from everywhere on the floor. Whether it was grabbing a rebound and going coast-to-coast for a contested layup, or controlling the offensive and defensive glass, Caldwell gave the Cavaliers an inside presence the Mohicans couldn’t contain.

With the Section III Class C-2 semifinal on the line Saturday afternoon, West Canada Valley veteran coach Steve Porter wanted the ball in the hands of his best player.

After a slow start against the Thousand Island Vikings in Saturday’s C-1 semifinal, Westmoreland, led by Dan DeCarlo and Jason Colburn, outscored their opponent by two points into the half (26-to-24) and by 14 (32-to-18) in the second half on their way to a 58-42 victory at Cicero North Syracuse (CNS) High School.

After finishing their season hot down the stretch, which included a win over Mohawk at home to give them a league title, the Dolgeville Blue Devils had three players recognized as All-Stars and one named the ‘Player of the Year’.

After beating North Country Community College 63-51 on their floor last week, the Herkimer Generals faced the Saints in a rematch at Jefferson Community College in the opening round of the Region III Championship Tournament on Friday.

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) has announced it will now sell its high school state championship admission tickets online.

Following through just like the boys team did last week, the Frankfort-Schuyler Girls’ Bowling team won the Class  C/D Section III, outscoring both Little Falls and Waterville by over 300 pins.