When March rolls around, every basketball fan in the country focuses their attention to one thing, NCAA March Madness. This event promises buzzer beaters, passion, heartbreak, and last but not least, the upsets. Every year you have a select team or a couple of teams that ruin everyone’s bracket by going farther than anyone ever […]
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A Season To Remember
The 2025–26 season will be remembered as one of the most successful in recent years for the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons men’s basketball. Cortland combined strong offense, consistent defense, and experienced leadership to capture the SUNYAC Men’s Basketball Tournament championship and make a run in the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament. Throughout the season, […]
Talking March Madness and the Significance it has within College and American Culture
As the month of March progresses, we go from the weekend of St. Practice, which a pre celebration of the holiday Saint Patrick’s Day due to the holiday falling during our spring break, here at SUNY Cortland to a couple weeks long event which is what we call March Madness. March Madness is a couple […]
Red Dragons Clinch Back-to-Back Conference Titles for First Time in Front of Electric Home Crowd
Jason Leone could not have called a timeout faster. As soon as the shot went in the net, the Oswego head coach was halfway onto the court, signaling a timeout and shouting unpleasantries at the referee before the ball had even hit the floor. This came after Isaiah Austin had just buried a deep three, […]
Women’s Ice Hockey Advances to SUNYAC Championship
As the winter months and cold weather look to pass, the Women’s Ice Hockey team hopes to keep skating into the early days of March. It’s been a good year for the Red Dragons, sitting at 16-7-4 overall, but the record doesn’t fully display the grit of this team. Alongside the four draws, five of […]
Meet the Coach Behind the Team: Connor Abbatiello
By Iosa McMahon Junior Connor Abbatiello is making his mark on the sidelines this season, guiding the women’s club basketball team to a dominant doubleheader sweep over the Binghamton Bearcats this past Sunday. Under his leadership, Cortland opened the day with a hard-fought 52–42 victory in the first game. In game 2, Cortland delivered another […]
Cortland Club Baseball Prepares for Season Opener Against Oneonta
The SUNY Cortland Club Baseball team is preparing for its first game of the spring season, which will take place this Friday against Oneonta at the Gutchess Sports Complex in Cortland. After spending the past few weeks getting back into practice and building chemistry, the team is ready to finally return to game action. The […]
Cortland Men’s Basketball Become SUNYAC Champions, Eyes Now Set on Division III Tournament
By: Jake Wilson Champions. That’s the only way you could describe the Men’s Basketball team after their dominant performance in the SUNYAC tournament this past weekend. The Red Dragons defeated SUNY Plattsburgh in the semifinals and SUNY Oswego in the championship game, delivering two victories on their home court to secure the SUNYAC title. “It’s […]
With Quiet Confidence, Romach Sets the Standard for Flag Football
Emma Romach does not say much at practice. She is not the loudest voice during drills, and she does not look for attention between reps, but when the ball is in the air, everyone on the field knows who is going after it. Romach, who played both wide receiver and corner back last season, recorded 16 interceptions. Romach ability to read passes and […]
Dragons Fall Short in 56-52 Loss to New Paltz in SUNYAC Championship
CORTLAND, N.Y. — The SUNY Cortland Athletics women’s basketball team saw its bid for a SUNYAC championship slip away Saturday in dramatic fashion, falling 56–52 to SUNY New Paltz Hawks in a tightly contested title game that stretched down to the final seconds. The defeat ends Cortland’s bid to capture back‑to‑back conference titles, but the […]