NATIONAL. CHAMPIONS.
For the first time in program history,
@CortlandFB
wins the Stagg Bowl after taking down the defending champions and top-ranked North Central College 38-37 in an instant classic.
The champs are back.
@CortlandFB
returned to campus earlier tonight after winning their first-ever national championship.
We got the chance to catch up with WR Cole Burgess, head coach Curt Fitzpatrick, and QB Zac Boyes upon their arrival.
From Ithaca College Baseball star, to MLB record-holder. Tim Locastro now owns the all-time record for most steals to start a career without being thrown out.
BREAKING: It's all in the family at Ithaca College.
David Valesente, son of former Bombers baseball Head Coach George Valesente, has been named the next head coach of the program.
(Photo:
@BomberSports
)
ICYMI: Expectations are sky high for
@IthacaBomberFB
this season. So, instead of getting caught up in the hype, Ben Stola and the Bombers are taking a simple approach to every single day.
LISTEN:
Route 13 rivals.
Division III standouts.
NFL hopefuls.
Ithaca's Derek Slywka and Cortland's Cole Burgess are gearing up for the NFL Draft.
They joined Between the Lines this past week.
Slywka:
Burgess:
.
@BigRedWrestling
two-time NCAA Champion
@yiannidiako_LGR
is being honored at the White House today, as part of the annual NCAA National Champions Day.
Members of the Ithaca, Dryden, Lansing, Corning, and Newfield girls soccer teams are still finding ways to play together despite being stuck at home. Keep sending us your videos!
Credit: Ava Chouman
ICYMI: Andy Noel has wrapped up his long and wildly successful career as director of athletics at
@CornellSports
.
He joined BTL last week to reflect on some of his fondest memories and moments on the hill.
LISTEN:
📷: Eldon Lindsay/Cornell Athletics
MHOOPS: STATEMENT. WIN.
@cornell_mbb
takes down the defending Ivy League champions 83-68. The Big Red improve to 15-3 overall and 4-0 in conference play to take top spot.
Nazir Williams put up a game-high 20 points, and 3 other Big Red players got into double digits.
A local legend returns home.
Earlier today, Lansing held a parade for two-time Olympic bronze medalist Kyle Dake. He captured his second medal on August 10 in Paris with a come-from-behind victory over Serbia's Hetik Cabolov.
DOWN GOES NUMBER ONE.
@CornellMHockey
pulls off the upset at Lynah Rink, taking down Quinnipiac 4-0. The Big Red improve to 11-6-1 on the season, while the Bobcats suffer their second defeat.
STATE CHAMPIONS!
FINAL - Newfield 87, Stillwater 62
The Trojans win the New York State Class C Boys Basketball crown for the first time in program history. They finish the season 23-4.
Catch the postgame show on 107.1FM, 1160AM, & the ESPN Ithaca app.
BSOC: Nick Parkes finds the net in the second overtime to give the
@LansingBobcats
their first state title in school history! The final score is 2-1 with goals coming from Parkes and Langston Hopkins.
@NYSPHSAA
BTL PODCAST: It was about as good as it gets in Connor Buczek's first season guiding
@CornellLacrosse
, leading the Big Red to the NCAA Championship game for the first time since 2009.
Full interview:
📷: Eldon Lindsay/Cornell Athletics
BASE: An amazing finish at Freeman with Garett Snyder getting the walk off sacrifice fly ball to center field with Matt Carey tagging from 3rd base. Pitcher Matt Eiel gets the win for the Bombers. Ithaca improves to 12-4 on the season.
Final:
Ithaca-6
Oswego-5
WREST: Jon Jay Chavez makes it three All-Americans for
@BigRedWrestling
. They’ll have a chance to make it four by the end of the night.
@CornellSports
History repeats itself for Cornell. The last time they beat the
#1
team in the nation, it was last season also against Quinnipiac, prevailing 2-1. In both instances, the Bobcats were riding a 17-game unbeaten streak into Lynah Rink.
GHOOPS:
@SportsOdessa
Head Coach & IAC basketball coordinator Greg Gavich addresses tonight’s crowd after the IAC Small School Championship, thanking teams, players and fans for their support of Keyonna Garrison, who suffered a stroke last month.
Tomorrow morning... one of the most decorated wrestlers in American history begins his pursuit for gold at the Paris Olympics.
Lansing native and Cornell alum Kyle Dake will wrestle for the 74-kilogram freestyle title, with the opening rounds beginning at 5 a.m. EST.
BTL PODCAST: After 23 years of coaching, Ithaca Basketball's Jim Mullins announced his retirement. He reflected on the decades he spent with IC on BTL.
Full Interview:
Kyle Dake joined us in-studio this week before heading to Tokyo to compete for an Olympic gold medal. Tune in to ESPN Ithaca tomorrow at 5 to listen to the full interview.
BSOC: Marathon defeats Mount Academy 1-0 to capture their first ever
@NYSPHSAA
Boys Soccer Class D title. Ian Gacek with the lone goal in the contest off a cross from Cameron Neilson in the first half. The Olympians wrap up the season with a record of 19-0-1.
BTL PODCAST: Cornell standout Morgan Barron is in good company. This year, he became the first Big Red player to be named to the All-ECAC First Team in consecutive years since Hall of Famer Joe Nieuwendyk.
Full Interview:
BREAKING:
@CUBigRedHockey
alum Ben Scrivens '10 has just been announced as a member of the Canadian Olympic Hockey team that will play in the upcoming Pyeongchang Games.
@CornellSports
One year ago the Marathon Olympians were knocked out of the State Tournament in the Final Four by Chazy.
Today, the Olympians claimed their first New York State Class D title in program history, defeating Mount Academy 1-0, their 16th shutout of the year.
#SectionIV
OFFICIAL: Jessica Campbell (
@boof_campbell
) will serve as a coach during the 2022
#NYR
Development Camp, set to take place later this summer.
Full details:
The Jugs are heading back to Cortland.
@CortlandFB
tops Ithaca 38-28 in front of a packed house at Butterfield Stadium.
It marks the second Cortaca win over the last three seasons for the Red Dragons.
We are humbled and thrilled to announce that “Between the Lines” with Nick Karski, co-host Mark Shelley and producer Cam Denmark has been recognized by the New York State Broadcasters Association for “Outstanding Radio Show.” Thank you to our loyal listeners.
BTL PODCAST: Being a former QB himself, Ithaca Football Head Coach Dan Swanstrom loves this year's Super Bowl matchup.
Get all of Coach Swanstrom's thoughts on the big game here:
WATCH: "We're not satisfied by any means if we're not playing in the NCAA Tournament."
@CornellLacrosse
holds media day this afternoon, ahead of its February 17th opener at Colgate.
Earlier today,
@IthacaBomberFB
and
@CortlandFB
met with the media to preview the Cortaca Jug Game.
Listen to Between the Lines at 5pm the rest of this week to hear from HC Curt Fitzpatrick, HC Mike Toerper and QBs Zac Boyes and AJ Wingfield on Saturday's massive showdown.
#d3fb
BTL PODCAST: After last season was canceled, Dan Swanstrom and the Ithaca Bombers football team are excited to be back in action ahead of this weekend's season-opener.
Full Interview:
An IAC Championship. A Section IV title. A 23 game winning streak. A number one state-ranking. A state championship game appearance.
The Cardinals' magical season comes to an end in the season finale to Millbrook, 55-46.
Ithaca College alum Tim Locastro kicked off yesterday's DBacks game the right way with the second home run of his career and his first since July 31st of last year.
With an outstanding 50-point performance against Tioga on Friday, Marathon Brooke Tillotson broke the school's all-time scoring record. Over 1,700 points and counting.
MHOOPS: We’re here inside Newman Arena for the public introduction of new
@cornell_mbb
head coach Jon Jaques. He received a rousing round of applause when he entered with his family and Director of Athletics Dr. Nicki Moore
We are thrilled to announce that
@Nick_Karski
&
@DanDohertyESPN
have been recognized by the
@NYSBroadcasters
with a trio of Excellence in Broadcasting Awards.
We send a sincere thank you to all of our loyal listeners.
ICYMI: Senior wrestler Noah Baughman closed out his final weekend in Ithaca in style with a pair of last-second victories, including an overtime win over the
#12
wrestler in the nation!
Full interview:
WHKY: Blake Orosz puts the icing on the cake with her second goal of the game on the empty net.
@RPI_WHockey
beats
@CornellWHockey
2-0 to even the series 1-1 and force game 3 tomorrow.
Lovisa Selander was fantastic in net posting a 49 save shutout.
SOG: Cornell 49, RPI 15
BTL PODCAST: Yianni Diakomihalis did it again, winning his third NCAA Wrestling Championship last weekend. The
@BigRedWrestling
superstar joined the show to discuss the accomplishment and his growing legacy.
Full Interview:
#BTL
at 5
-
@BomberSports
Baseball Head Coach Dave Valesente & his HOF father George, in-studio w/
@Nick_Karski
-How did George find out about the hire & what is Dave's vision for the program?
-Gleyber good...AGAIN.
LISTEN:
1160AM/107.1FM/ESPN Ithaca app
Nearly standing room only inside the Hall of Fame room at Schoellkopf Field as
@CornellSports
announces the hiring of Dan Swanstrom as the head coach of
@BigRed_Football
Time to add more hardware to the studio!
Congratulations to our own
@DanDohertyESPN
and
@Nick_Karski
for winning three
@NYSBroadcasters
Excellence in Broadcasting Awards.
Thank you to all of our loyal listeners and followers.
We send our condolences to the Waverly community following the tragic car accident that took the life of Peyton Shaw and seriously injured Ty Beeman.
You can support their families by using the links below:
Peyton Shaw:
Ty Beeman:
ICYMI: From St. John Fisher, to Morrisville State, to SUNY Cortland, the new Red Dragons coach, Curt Fitzpatrick, has New York state football running through his veins.
Full Interview:
Cortaca would be this weekend, so Ithaca College is holding a virtual Rivalry Replay event to look back at last year's game and the history of the Ithaca-Cortland rivalry.
Register Here:
BTL PODCAST:
@IthacaBomberFB
All-American kicker Nicholas Bahamonde is as reliable as it gets kicking the football... just don't ask him to punt.
Full Interview:
Earlier today,
@LCSDBobcats
' Zack Sperger signed his National Letter of Intent to play Division I baseball at
@RiverHawkBB
. Sperger helped the Bobcats win the Section IV Championship this past spring, excelling on the mound, in the field, and in the batter's box.
BTL VOICEMAIL BAG: What's your favorite piece of sports memorabilia?
One of ours that's found inside the
@ESPNIthaca
studio; this autographed poster of the No. 1 ranked team in the country -
@CornellWHockey
.
Call us with your favorite now & hear it on BTL at 5
📞: 607-533-0077
WREST: Session four is almost ready to roll in Cleveland and
@BigRedWrestling
Yianni Diakomihalis is ready. He and Ben Darmstadt will both be in semifinal action.