MANSFIELD, PA (WENY) - A lot of student athletes across the Twin Tiers get the opportunity to play at the collegiate level, but it's not too often that we get to catch up with them as they compete at the next level.  Well there are three local student-athletes all playing for Mansfield University's Men's Basketball program right now. 

The Elmira girls basketball team topped Johnson City 74-45 in a game that raised money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Thursday night. The night became even more special when Elmira's Zaria DeMember-Shazer grabbed her 1,000th career rebound. 

Hall of Fame running back and former Buffalo Bill Thurman Thomas was the keynote speaker of the 114th Annual Meeting of Members for the Chemung County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night. 

The Owego girls basketball team picked up a 72-62 win in Corning Thursday night. Kaci Donovan led the Indians with 30 points, and Evee Coleman was right behind her with 27.

The Horseheads girls basketball team used some hot shooting Thursday night to roll Union-Endicott, 74-32 for their 9th win of the season. Carly Scott led the Blue Raiders with 22 points, and she knocked down 6 three-pointers in the first half. 

The Athens boys basketball team moved to 7-3 on the season with a 71-51 win over Wellsboro on Wednesday night. Aaron Lane led the way with 30 points. 

Horseheads wrestling took down Corning 60-17 for the STAC West title on Wednesday night. 

The North Penn-Mansfield boys basketball team held a 24-15 lead at the half over the NTL Large School Division leader Wyalsuing, but the Tigers were unable to hang on in the second half as the Rams squeak by Wednesday night, 51-49. Wyalusing is now 12-1 on the year while NPM drops to 7-6.

Owego girls basketball's Kaci Donovan has been named a nominee for the 2020 McDonald's All-American Games. She is 1 of 27 girls nominated from New York state. 

HORSEHEADS, NY (WENY) - The New York State Sportswriters Association released their All-State Football Teams for Class AA and A on Wednesday. Below are the local players who made the team for Class AA: Corning's Seth Hogue - Senior- Linebacker- Second Team Defense  Horseheads' Gavin Elston - Senior - All Purpose - Fourth Team Offense  Elmira's Nate Latshaw - Senior- Linebacker - Fourth Team Defense  Corning's Max Freeman - Junior - Running Back - Fifth Team Offens...

The Elmira boys basketball team fell to Binghamton 84-75 on Tuesday night. The Express cut the deficit to 2 in the 4th quarter. Devin Dennard put up 32 points in the loss. 

The Elmira College Men's Hockey team knocked off #2 SUNY Geneseo 4-2 on Tuesday night. The Soaring Eagles are now 9-3-1 on the season. They host Chatham on Friday at 7:00 PM. 

The Corning boys basketball team held off Horseheads 49-40 on Tuesday night in front of a packed crowd on both sides. Freshman Jackson Casey led the way with 15 points for the Hawks. 

The Boston Red Sox have fired manager Alex Cora.

WATKINS GLEN, NY (WENY) - NASCAR has announced rule changes that will directly impact racing at Watkins Glen International. Officials announced rule changes Tuesday for the 2020 Cup Series Season that will introduce a reduced-downforce package designed to enhance competition on road courses, and the Circuit's shorter oval tracks. Watkins Glen International is one of the most famous road courses on the Circuit.  According to NASCAR, the changes include significantly smaller spoi...

The Elmira girls basketball team entered triple digits with a 104-32 win over Binghamton on Monday night. Kiara Fisher tallied 22 points, 8 assists, and 8 steals. Zaria DeMember-Shazer added 22 points and 16 rebounds. Morgan Gentile filled the stat sheet with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 7 steals, and 5 assists. 

The Horseheads girls basketball team topped Corning 68-51 on Monday night to improve to 8-4 on the season. Carly Scott led the Blue Raiders in scoring with 27, tallying a career high 9 threes. Jillian Casey poured in 20 points, while Maddie Johnson dished out 12 assists. Jenna Granger added 12 points. 

By RONALD BLUM and KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writers HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal cost manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow their jobs, and Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora could be next. Hinch and Luhnow were fired Monday after being suspended by Major League Baseball for the team's illicit use of electronics to steal signs during Houston's run to the 2017 World Series title and again in the 2018 season. In U.S. sports' largest scandal since ...

Watkins Glen's Jacob DeJong and Max Evans win this week's Play of the Week, brought to you by Alfred State College! DeJong went behind the back to pass it to Evans, who made the layup while drawing the foul. 

Here are the nominees for our Play of the Week, brought to you by Alfred State College: - Elmira's Kiara Fisher
- Horseheads' Maddie Johnson/Tess Cites
- Troy's Ty Barrett 
- Wellsboro's Liam Manning 
- Notre Dame's Joe Sheehan/Adam Ward 
 

HORSEHEADS, NY (WENY) - Check out the full scoreboard from our area teams in action on Saturday, January 11th. 

The 7th-ranked Elmira College Women's Hockey team picked up a signature win at home Saturday afternoon as they topped 3rd-ranked Norwich, 3-1. The Soaring Eagles and Cadets were all knotted at 1 heading into the 2nd period, then Elmira scored 2 late goals in the 3rd to capture the win. 

The Notre Dame girls basketball team topped Whitney Point on Friday night 49-29. Madison Watts scored 27 points, with 6 threes. 

The Horseheads girls basketball team rolled Binghamton 69-14 on Friday night. Jillian Casey led the way with 16 points, while Carly Scott added 11 points. Jenna Granger was also in double figures with 10. 

The Troy boys improved to 6-4 on the year Friday night as they picked up a road win over Sayre, 56-46. Troy Sophomore Ty Barrett led the Trojans with 27 points on the night.

The Newfield girls basketball team is still undefeated as they improved to 10-0 on the season with a 54-37 win over Marathon Friday night. The Trojans will look to keep the unbeaten streak alive when they take on Whitney Point on Tuesday night.

The Owego girls basketball team battled in a back-and-forth contest in Maine-Endwell Friday night, but the Indians fall just short of the Spartans, 62-57.

The Waverly Wolverines picked up their 8th straight win on Friday night, 65-45 over Lansing. Scott Woodring led the way for Waverly with 30 points.

The Horseheads boys basketball team fell to Binghamton 77-68 on Thursday night.

The Owego boys basketball team held a 22-20 lead at the half, but Maine-Endwell squeaked by the Indians Thursday night to stay undefeated, 47-45. The loss drops Owego to 6-5 on the season.