Phil Blackwell

Not that long ago a Section III championship for the Cicero-North Syracuse softball team was routine and predictable, the Northstars always finding a way to play into June.

Five area high school baseball teams entered the Section III Class B playoffs, two of them made it to Onondaga Community College for the semifinals and one would get all the way to Monday night’s championship game.

A frequent theme in recent Section III baseball playoff history among the large schools was a surprise team muddling through the regular season but then emerging, fully formed, to claim a championship no one outside of them expected.

Though the format was different, once again the Section III Class AAA baseball championship would boil down to a single game - and Liverpool won it.

With a string of regular-season and post-season honors locked up, each of the

In one way the mission of the Cicero-North Syracuse softball team in 2026 was accomplished when it won its first Section III title in five years.

On a special Saturday at Honeoye Falls-Lima High School Marcellus and West Genesee boys lacrosse both had to avenge recent defeats to their opponents in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association regional finals.

Disappointing as it was for the Christian Brothers Academy baseball team to fall one win short of the Section III Class AAA championship, its season was not over.

Track and field athletes from multiple high schools looked to make an impact during this weekend’s New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships at Webster Schroeder High School.

Again the West Genesee boys lacrosse team’s season ended with a New York State Public High School Athletic Association championship on the line.