Category: Ithaca Bombers

Ithaca falls to Cortland in Cortaca Jug, 28-27
The 62nd Cortaca Jug Game at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex lived up to the hype between two nationally ranked teams as No. 13/14 Cortland eked out a 28-27 victory over No. 18 Ithaca on November 13. Cortland completes a perfect 10-0 ... MORE

Auburn’s Locastro sets MLB record for consecutive stolen bases
On Saturday night, Auburn, NY native and former Ithaca College baseball All-American Tim Locastro made Major League Baseball history with the Arizona Diamondbacks as he stole his 28th consecutive base without being caught to begin a career surpassing Tim Raines’ mark. Call ... MORE

Coronavirus shuts down winter sports at Hobart, RIT, rest of Liberty League
The Liberty League has announced that all of its winter sports will be canceled because of the coronavirus. The Liberty League is comprised of Bard College, Clarkson, Hobart and William Smith, Ithaca, RPI, RIT, Skidmore, St. Lawrence, Union, the University of Rochester ... MORE

Liberty League cancels fall sports due to COVID-19, Ithaca College and Hobart impacted
Another league has made the difficult decision to cancel fall sports in 2020. The Liberty League, home to a pair of Central New York colleges, announced it will cancel fall sports all together due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ithaca College and Hobart ... MORE

Honeoye’s Dom Trippi to play baseball at Ithaca College
Honeoye Bulldogs senior Dominick “Dom” Trippi announced over the weekend that he would be playing baseball at Ithaca College beginning in the fall. He announced his intentions via his Twitter account on Sunday afternoon. He is expected to be part of the ... MORE

Ithaca brings home third consecutive Cortaca Jug with win at MetLife Stadium
The Ithaca College football team defeated SUNY Cortland 32-20 the 61st Cortaca Jug game Nov. 16 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The game broke the attendance record for a Division III football game with 45,161 people. It is the ... MORE

George Valesente announces retirement after 41 seasons at Ithaca
Ithaca College legendary Hall of Fame baseball coach and alumnus (’66), and Mynderse Academy alumnus, George Valesente, has announced his retirement after 41 seasons, effective in August 2019. Valesente has been the head coach at his alma mater since 1979 and departs ... MORE

Ithaca College banter takes over ESPN Sunday Night Baseball broadcast after Locastro double
If you were watching ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball broadcast last night, you were treated to an in-game highlight of Ithaca College graduate Tim Locastro belting an RBI double. This prompted the studio anchor and the broadcast team doing the live game to ... MORE

Diamondbacks option Auburn native Tim Locastro to Triple-A Reno
Auburn native Tim Locastro will begin the 2019 baseball season in the minor leagues. The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned Locastro to Triple-A Reno Tuesday. The Reno Aces play in the Pacific Coast League. Locastro hit .222 in 18 spring training games with the ... MORE

Nearly 20,000 tickets sold for 2019 Cortaca Jug
More than a week after tickets went on sale for Cortaca Jug 2019 in MetLife stadium, SUNY Cortland and Ithaca College are already more than halfway toward setting a new national attendance record for a Division III football game. The game is ... MORE

Cortaca Jug game bound for New York City in 2019
The Cortaca Jug will be on the move. The 2019 football game pitting Ithaca College against SUNY Cortland will be played at MetLife Stadium — home of the NFL’s New York Giants and New York Jets. Once referred to by Sports Illustrated ... MORE

CORTACA: The Jug stays in Ithaca as Bombers hold on to top Red Dragons
For the second consecutive season, the Ithaca College football team defeated SUNY Cortland in the annual Cortaca Jug Game, as the Bombers took down the host Red Dragons, 24-21, in the 60th edition of the rivalry at the SUNY Cortland Sports Complex ... MORE

Hobart hosts Ithaca in Hall of Fame Game on Saturday
The Hobart College football team will play its final regular season home game on Saturday, Nov. 3, when the Statesmen host Liberty League rival Ithaca College on Boswell Field at David J Urick Stadium. Kickoff has been moved up to noon on ... MORE

Ithaca stifles Hobart with 10-3 win at Boswell
The Ithaca College football team faced less than favorable conditions for the third straight week at Hobart College on Saturday, and for the third consecutive week, the Bombers came out on top as they defeated the Statesmen, 10-3, in a Liberty League ... MORE

An Ithaca native heads to the pros
When I learned that Ithaca High (2011) and Ithaca College (2016) grad Eli Gobrecht had been selected by the Denver Outlaws in the Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft, I flashed back to my own dreams as a younger man. I called Eli ... MORE