OSWEGO — Women’s Basketball drops their first home game of the season to UW Superior Friday night. The 49-77 final featured the Yellowjackets scoring 48 points by halftime compared to the 15 by Oswego. The Laker offense would come alive in the third quarter as transfer Sydni Eure would score 10 points out of her game total 15 to bring some life back into the Lakers. The team would outscore the Yellowjackets in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough. Oswego moves forward into the Max Ziel Tournament tomorrow afternoon to play Morrisville in the consolation game. Tip off will be at 1 p.m. at Max Ziel. WTOP 10 has you covered with coverage of all the action.
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Red Dragons put Dagger in Lakers Playoff Run
CORTLAND, NY- The Lakers season ended Wednesday as they fell to the #1 seeded Cortland Red Dragons 2-0 in double overtime.
The first half of the game was mostly a defensive battle as both teams were pretty even. Oswego’s defense kept Cortland’s high-scoring offense in check throughout the whole entire first half. The Lakers were able to get seven shots during the first half while the Red Dragons had six. Lexie Thompson, Graisa Madden, and Lugina Serrao led the Lakers with four shots on the day. Perri Anderson would record two saves in the first half.
Oswego would record eight more shots in the second half of play compared to Cortland’s nine. The Red Dragons came into this game only allowing about eight shots per game but in Wednesday’s game Oswego got the best of them recording 17 shots. Anderson would only face one shot in the second half where she recorded her third save of the day. The Lakers recorded four shots on goal during the first half but they were unable to capitalize off them and score. Oswego all game long posed a challenge to Cortland as Cortland failed to score in both the first and second half. The Red Dragons had an uncharacteritstic 24 fouls on the day compared to Oswego’s ten fouls.
The first overtime period was all Cortland as they recorded two shots while the Lakers didn’t record any shots. Anderson would record her fourth save of the day in the first overtime period. Cortland was able to pull away in the second overtime period as they were able to control the Lakers offensive attack. The Lakers got their first chance to score in the second overtime period but a shot by Katie DelGrosso hit the crossbar. The Red Dragons finally broke the scoring drought as Simone Neivel scored at the 5:40 mark of the second overtime period. Oswego was unable to tie the game after Cortland scored the first goal of the game. The Red Dragons would deliver the final blow to the Lakers as Liz Allen would score the second and final goal of the game with six seconds remaining in the game.
The Lakers finish the 2022 season at 9-6-4 which is their best record since the 2013 season where they went 10-7. The Red Dragons will move on to the SUNYAC Championships where they will face the Geneseo Golden Knights who are coming off a 3-2 win against New Paltz.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHELLE QUIACHON, WTOP PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
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Oswego City School District kicks off Spring 2020 Capital Project
OSWEGO, NY — Recently, the Spring 2020 Capital Project began on the Oswego High School and Fredrick Leighton Elementary School. These interior and exterior renovations include improvements to classrooms along with athletic fields between the two Oswego City School District schools. Over at the elementary school, renovations to locker rooms, officials rooms, and some instructional spaces will make up a bunch of work at the site. The main lobby along with the restrooms and concession area in the section of the building will also get updated. Water systems, doors and glass, and carbon monoxide detectors will be upgraded in the classrooms and building.
At the Oswego High School campus, that sits on the same property as the elementary school across the street, a large exterior construction project will be taking place to turn a majority of the land into an athletic complex for the varsity athletics programs. Wilber Field will be converted into two grass practice fields while a new multipurpose stadium will be constructed next to the high school. The football team and soccer teams will use this facility in the future. With the demolition of Wilber Field, the high school would no longer have a track on campus. However, the track and field teams have been competing at the Oswego Middle School at the newer track. A baseball diamond and softball field will be made on the current soccer field alongside Turrill Street, closer to the elementary school. The current tennis courts and basketball court will be updated next to Buccaneer Boulevard. Also, the high school will get an updated entrance at the main theater and lobby along with updates to the performing arts wing of the building. Improvements to the locker rooms will be made with many safety updates.
This extensive project will displace some sports events and other district events until the complete. WTOP 10 will continue to provide updates on the project and Oswego High School sports in the future, alongside Oswego State.
More information can be found on the Oswego City School District website
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Men’s Basketball season comes to an end in Brockport
BROCKPORT, NY — Men’s Basketball went on the road Friday evening to battle the number one seed in the SUNYAC Championship. The Brockport Golden Eagles are currently 23rd in the nation as the teams faced off in Brockport to decide who would advance to the finals. The Lakers would 67-82 as both teams would score 44 points in the second half and Brockport would move on to the finals. The difference would come in the first half as the Golden Eagles would soar past the Lakers heading into halftime as the home team was up 38-23 at that point. Oswego was led by Jamal Achille as the freshman secured 19 points after netting 7 field goals. Senior Joe Sullivan was right behind him as he netted 16 points for the final time as a Laker. Oswego finished 19-8 overall and were semi-finalists in the SUNYAC Championship.
