Oswego Speedway loses out on 2020 season after canceled ‘Classic Weekend’
The typical Labor Day weekend is spent outside with friends and family, enjoying the last few nice weeks before the calendar turns to fall. For some people in the Oswego community, these days are spent at the Oswego Speedway. For…
What could have been: 2020 men’s soccer
The Oswego State men’s soccer team has seen improvement in the past few seasons thanks to many different players who have been able to come in and produce. One deciding factor has been the emergence of its head coach and…
Lakers’ Melissa Lussier wants to compete in 2021
The last time Melissa Lussier took the volleyball court for Oswego State was Nov. 5. The Lakers do not know when they will take the court again, but that has not stopped the senior from trying to come back as…
Hiatus for Oswego State athletics forces coaches to innovate
On July 20, the lives of hundreds of student-athletes, coaches and community members changed. That was the day when the SUNYAC announced its suspension of all athletic competitions until Jan. 1. Since then, coaches have worked hard to create plans…
Editor’s Column: Farewell from the Sports Desk
This column was supposed to be seen in the paper, not just online. It was also supposed to be published last Friday, my last issue as Sports Editor here at The Oswegonian, but as we all know, that has changed….
Lakers end inconsistent season, fail to return to NCAA tournament
It was a tale of two seasons for the Oswego State men’s hockey team during its 2019-2020 campaign, which ended Saturday with a 4-1 loss against SUNY Geneseo in the SUNYAC Championship. The season began earlier than normal, players came…
Lakers, other Div. III institutions alter sporting events
Update: March 13, 2020 – 3:43 p.m. Thursday, March 12, the Oswego State Athletics Department canceled the remainder of all winter sports, as well as the spring sports season. Two days before the Oswego State baseball team was expected to…
Editor’s Column: ‘End of hockey season’
Men fall short of national tournament Just 151 days ago, I wrote that the Oswego State Lakers seemed primed to make a run at the NCAA Tournament. It was a team that brought in just two new players and had…
Beat Writer’s Column: ‘Men’s basketball season ends’
Back on March 11, the Oswego State men’s basketball team fell to The College at Brockport, ending its season. With that, my time as the beat writer for the team also came to an end. It is now time to…
Softball gears up for season under new head coach
Note: This story was written prior to SUNYAC and the NCAA’s decision to cancel all remaining sporting events. Ten months ago, the Oswego State softball team was eliminated from the SUNYAC tournament, after giving its season a full makeover. A…