The Oswegonian

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Mar. 16, 2025

Sports

Oswego State athletics announces 7 inductees to hall of fame

On Nov. 6, Oswego State announced the induction of seven former athletes to its hall of fame, the 20th hall of fame class for the university’s athletic department. The inductees this year included John “Jack” Michalec, Patrick Wittekind, Jill (Reimer)…

Beneath the Surface: Snowden builds swimming ‘legacy from nothing,’ upset with SUNYAC canceling season

NOTE: “Beneath the Surface” is a joint project of the sports departments of The Oswegonian, WNYO 88.9 FM and WTOP-10 TV. The live broadcasts can be seen and heard on select Fridays at 8 p.m, as well as on WNYO’s…

Beat Writer’s Column: Season called off too early

On Oct. 18, 2019, I was laying in bed like an excited child before Christmas morning, just waiting to see what the next day would bring. Oct. 19 was the start of the 2019-2020 Oswego State men’s hockey season with…

Even with canceled season, Teggart takes on heavy leadership role

This year has been very different for the Oswego State women’s hockey team. With COVID-19 looking like it could derail the upcoming season, the Northeast Women’s Hockey League announced on Oct. 23 that winter sports would be canceled. This was…

Gramuglia misses out on national championship, senior season

Oswego State senior Christian Gramuglia is in the same boat as a lot of other college athletes who had their 2020-2021 seasons taken from them due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately for Gramuglia, this was supposed to be his last…

Vilchez earns SUNYAC All-Decade honors

Former Oswego State star Rebecca Vilchez was named to the SUNYAC All-Decade softball team on Oct. 21. The Franklin Square native was an exceptional player, batting .317 and recording a 2.49 ERA in 390 innings pitched over her three years…

Beneath the Surface: Men’s hockey Public Address announcer returns home

Beneath the Surface is a weekly program aired on WTOP 10 and WNYO Fridays at 8 p.m. The WTOP 10 and WNYO interview was done by Michael Gross. Since 2016, Dan Kapuscinski has been the electrifying voice behind every single…

Editor’s Column: Reaction to canceled winter sports

Brandon Ladd, Sports Editor It was a surprise when the SUNYAC announced the cancellation of winter sports on Oct. 19. Seemingly, some higher power had to get involved with the decision making, after just two weeks earlier the SUNYAC announced…

Randazzo joins Björklöven professional hockey team in Sweden

Former Oswego State women’s hockey captain Kate Randazzo has started her professional hockey career in Sweden after signing with Björklöven.  Randazzo played in 105 games during her collegiate career, recording 53 points behind 11 goals and 42 assists. But it…

SUNYAC, NEWHL officially cancel winter sports season

Updated: Oct 23, 2:40 p.m. After initially releasing a draft of proposed schedules for men’s and women’s basketball as well as men’s hockey, the SUNYAC changed gears and announced Monday that all winter sports are now canceled. The championships canceled…