Rob Krone

Sports Anchor at WWNY-TV (Watertown, NY)

Livin' the life in Watertown New York and loving every day I get to come to work and do what I love most...covering sports!

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Spring playoff action continues

1 week ago | wwnytv.com | Rob Krone

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Girls Lacrosse, softball, and golf are among the items on the local sports menu from Thursday. Grils Section 3 Class D lacrosse semifinals, top seed South Jeff meeting Marcellus. South Jeff takes the lead when Lydia Tremont goes low, Spartans on top 1-nothing. Then it’s Leyna Hodges going top shelf for the score, 2-zip South Jeff. With the score 2-1, Tremont scores her 2nd goal of the game, 3-1 Spartans.
Watertown Boys Lacrosse is preparing for the postseason

1 week ago | wwnytv.com | Rob Krone

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Fresh off a 2025 season that saw coach Brian Navarra’s team post a 12-4 overall record and win another Frontier League title with a perfect 8-0 mark in league play, the Watertown Cyclones earned the 2nd seed in the upcoming boys Section 3 Class B lacrosse playoffs. The Cyclones will host 3rd seed ESM on Saturday, May 31st at high noon in the semis with a trip to the title game on the line. “Yeah, it feels good to get a high seed.
Sectional play is underway for high school baseball and lacrosse

1 week ago | wwnytv.com | Rob Krone

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Section 3 and Section 10 playoffs are topping the local sports menu from Tuesday. Girls Section 3 Class C lacrosse playoffs, Indian River hosting Carthage. 1st quarter, the Wolves grab the lead when Lilly Walsh dents the net, 1-nothing Indian River. Carthage ties it up when Macie Hancock rips yarn, making it 1 all. Late 1st, McKinley Hancock put the Comets on top 2-1. Carthage goes on to beat Indian River 13-10.
Baseball and softball playoff action

2 weeks ago | wwnytv.com | Rob Krone

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Diamond action is the name of the game from Thursday. In NAC boys baseball Class C, it’s St. Lawrence Central at Potsdam. A pitchers’ duel between the Larries’ Carl Pitts Jr. and Potsdam’s Nick Roda. 1-0 Potsdam in the 5th. Sam Martin slaps the ball to the infield, plating an insurance run. 2-0 Potsdam. Chase Rossler sends a ball to center, adding another run. Sandstoners up 3-0.
Lacrosse and baseball from Wednesday

2 weeks ago | wwnytv.com | Rob Krone

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - We hit the lacrosse field and the diamond Wednesday night. At IHC, a boys Frontier League meeting as the Cavaliers hosted Indian River. Wolves strike first when Zachary McMahon dents the back of the net, 1-nothing Indian River. Then it’s Jack Countryman on the doorstep for the tally, 2-nothing Indian River. Countryman takes the feed and scores his 2nd of the game, 3-zip Wolves. IHC gets on the board in the 2nd when Jamieson Letteire connects, 3-1 Indian River.
Monday sports: Red & Black defense looking strong

2 weeks ago | wwnytv.com | Rob Krone

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The Watertown Red & Black are hard at work getting ready for the 2025 Northeastern Football Alliance season. With the season opener less than two weeks away, the team is beginning to focus on the finer details in preparation for their game with the Charlotte Colonials on May 31 at George Ashcraft Field in Watertown.
Lacrosse action from Thursday

3 weeks ago | wwnytv.com | Rob Krone

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - High school Lacrosse is the name of the game on this Thursday night. Boys Frontier League lacrosse from Watertown High, the Cyclones hosting Carthage. Cyclones strike first when Nico Spaziani connects, 1-nothing, Watertown. Carthage ties it up when Trent Gardner goes top corner, knotting the score at 1. Cyclones regain the lead on Spaziani’s 2nd goal of the game, 2-1, Watertown. Gardner answers with his 2nd of the game to tie the score at 2.
JCC’s baseball coach is stepping down

3 weeks ago | wwnytv.com | Rob Krone

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - When the JCC baseball team takes to the field for fall ball in a few months, it will do so with a new face leading the program. Brandon Noble, who served as an assistant coach from 2018-2019 and took over as head coach in 2020, announced last week he was stepping down as bench boss for the Cannoneers. “Honestly, it’s something that I kind of prayed on throughout the season.
Baseball and softball action from Wednesday

3 weeks ago | wwnytv.com | Rob Krone

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Diamond action highlighting the local sports menu this Wednesday, with action on both the baseball and softball diamond in the NAC and Frontier League. In NAC softball action, it’s Hammond at Lisbon in a battle for first in the NAC West. On a wild pitch, Regan Pirie races home. 1-0 Lisbon. Adia Richards laces the ball to the right. Avery Bouchey scores. 2-0. Pirie belts a deep ball to the left. Watch in foul territory as Shae Rosenbarker makes a great backhanded web gem.
Morning sports: Red & Black get ready

3 weeks ago | wwnytv.com | Rob Krone

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - For the past few weeks, the Red & Black have been hitting the field on Tuesday and Thursday nights for practice, as they prepare for the upcoming 2025 Northeastern Football Alliance season. ” We’ve been getting between 35 to 45 guys to every practice so we can’t complain. Getting the work in and hopefully it will pay off on the first game,” said George Ashcraft, the team’s head coach.