Ben Birnell

Rome, Township Valley, Utica

Sentinel Media @ur315Sports guy • aka “Specialist” Ben Birnell, per Todd Crocker • Maria's husband • Emma's unc/godfather • MN native • Ellery Award recipient

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Hamilton College selects new men's soccer coach

1 week ago | romesentinel.com | Ben Birnell

CLINTON — The Hamilton College men's soccer team has a new head coach. Brendan Ujvary is moving up to the Continentals' next head men's soccer coach, interim director of athletics/senior woman administrator Deidre Pierson announced via news release. "I'm incredibly honored and grateful to be named the next head coach of this program," Ujvary said in a news release.
Tri-Valley League selects boys tennis all-stars for 2025

1 week ago | romesentinel.com | Ben Birnell

Tri-Valley League boys tennis all-stars have been selected following the 2025 spring season. The selections are made by coaches in the TVL. The Section III conference teams from Whitesboro, New Hartford, Rome Free Academy, Utica’s Thomas R. Proctor High School, Oneida, Camden, Central Valley Academy, Vernon-Verona-Sherrill, Utica Notre Dame and Holland Patent. Oneida led the selections with three: one singles players and a doubles team. The team finished 10-2 overall.
Check out sights from the District V Legion baseball game between Smith Post and Oneida Post

1 week ago | romesentinel.com | Ben Birnell

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Utica Blue Sox split PGCBL doubleheader with Amsterdam

1 week ago | romesentinel.com | Ben Birnell

UTICA — The Utica Blue Sox finished a seven-inning doubleheader against visiting Amsterdam with a .500 mark. The Amsterdam Mohawks used a five-run first inning in Game 1 to earn a 5-1 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League win Wednesday at the newly-turfed Murnane Field. Then, Utica claimed a 3-2 victory in Game 2 at Murnane. With the results, Utica is 4-6 in the last 10 and drops to 5-7 overall this season.
Utica Jr. Blue Sox accumulate early runs in District V win over Utica Post

1 week ago | romesentinel.com | Ben Birnell

For the third time in four games, the Utica Jr. Blue Sox Senior Division squad totaled double-digit runs. The Blue Sox scored 11 runs over the first two innings and earned a 12-2 five-inning District V American Legion baseball victory over Utica Post at Utica University's baseball field. The teams are scheduled to meet again Thursday at Murnane Field. Chase Stoquert finished with four RBIs while going 3-for-3 for the Blue Sox, which finished with 13 hits.
See images from the District V Legion baseball game between Utica Jr. Blue Sox and Utica Post

1 week ago | romesentinel.com | Ben Birnell

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Check out sights from the Utica Blue Sox PGCBL game against Amsterdam

1 week ago | romesentinel.com | Ben Birnell

The Utica Blue Sox played a Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League doubleheader against Amsterdam on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at Murnane Field in Utica. The games represented the fourth and five home games of the 2025 season for the summer college baseball league. The home portion of the team's schedule was delayed due to the construction project at Murnane that started in mid-March and finished in mid-June.
Camden, Whitesboro land Tri-Valley League softball top player awards for 2025

1 week ago | romesentinel.com | Ben Birnell

Tri-Valley League all-stars for the 2025 season were recently released. All-stars were selected by TVL coaches in the Section III conference. The TVL includes Camden, New Hartford, Whitesboro, Rome Free Academy, Utica Notre Dame, Central Valley Academy, Oneida, Holland Patent, Utica Proctor and Vernon-Verona-Sherrill. There were three schools represented in the TVL's top awards: Camden, Whitesboro and Rome Free Academy. Camden senior Camryn Shenk was selected as the TVL Player of the Year.
Oriskany's Eddie Wright earns Center State Conference Player of the Year — again

1 week ago | romesentinel.com | Ben Birnell

The Center State Conference has announced a player of the year and all-star selections for each of its three divisions from the 2025 baseball season. The Section III conference, which includes schools from the Daily Sentinel coverage area around the Mohawk Valley in classes B, C and D, shifted to two divisions from three in 2025. The conference picks a player and pitcher of the year from each division. The selections are made by CSC coaches.
Utica Blue Sox total season-most runs to extend PGCBL win streak

1 week ago | romesentinel.com | Ben Birnell

The Utica Blue Sox scored four runs in the first inning and the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League squad totaled 13 hits in a seven-inning win over Oneonta. The Blue Sox also totaled four runs over the fourth and fifth before tacking on seven in the sixth to earn a 15-2 win over the Outlaws on Monday at Damaschke Field. It is the third consecutive win for the Blue Sox, which had back-to-back walk-off wins over Saugerties and Amsterdam on Friday and Saturday at Murnane Field in Utica.