Ron Moshier

2 weeks ago | romesentinel.com | Ron Moshier

Getting back in the swing of things after two collegiate baseball seasons without a single at bat has been no problem for Utica University junior Kody Czternastek (Whitesboro). A year ago, Czternastek went 2-0 as a relief pitcher and was named to the All-Empire 8 Conference second team.

2 weeks ago | romesentinel.com | Ron Moshier

St. John Fisher University’s unbeaten and nationally-ranked women’s lacrosse team is off to its best start in program history, and when the Cardinals rolled to a 23-1 victory over Alfred University on Saturday, senior attack Mary Fiorentino (New Hartford) scored the 100th goal of her career. Fiorentino reached that milestone when she scored less than five minutes into the game. She finished with two goals and an assist, raising her career totals to 101 goals and 63 assists.

2 weeks ago | romesentinel.com | Ron Moshier

Utica University sophomore high jumper Hannah Allison (Herkimer) reached school record-breaking heights when the Pioneers opened their outdoor track and field season with their own Almost Spring Invitational last weekend. Allison set a program record when she won the women’s high jump at 5 feet, 3 1/4 inches, and three other local women also recorded first-place finishes for the Pioneers.

3 weeks ago | romesentinel.com | Ron Moshier

Two NCAA Division I pitchers from the Utica-Rome area — New Jersey Institute of Technology starter Brandon Peterson (Utica/T.R. Proctor) and Le Moyne College reliever Colin Skermont (Yorkville/Whitesboro) — returned to their winning ways over the weekend. Skermont, a Herkimer College transfer who went 7-0 for the Generals last year, was a Le Moyne starter at the beginning of the season.

3 weeks ago | romesentinel.com | Ron Moshier

A sub-par first-half performance by Siena College faceoff specialist Logan Banek (New Hartford) left his lacrosse team clinging to a 4-3 halftime lead over Mount St. Mary’s University last Saturday. The freshman sensation was back to his not-so-old self in the second half, though. Banek, in fact, won all 15 of his second-half faceoffs, going 8-for-8 while helping the Saints outscore Mount St. Mary’s 6-1 in the third quarter of an eventual 12-8 Siena victory.