It’s homecoming at Owego Free Academy, and the Owego football team will host Chenango Valley at Christy J. Valvo Stadium Friday. The game will be heard live on WEBO. The Indians are 3-0 on the year as they welcome in the Warriors for a divisional showdown. CV is tied with Waverly for the division lead. The Owego players and coaching staff are dedicating tonight’s game to the memory of Bonnie Virkler, head coach Steve Virkler’s mother, who passed away earlier this week.
The Tioga Tigers are also holding a special memorial event Friday for longtime Coach Jim Haggerty before their game against cross-county foe Newark Valley. We will have live coverage from both Owego and Tioga Friday beginning with the WEBO Pregame Show at 6:30pm.
In college football…Syracuse will host LSU for the first time ever at the Carrier Dome Saturday. The Orange are 3-0 on the year, but will have to find a way to stop Heisman hopeful Leonard Fournette. The sophomore running back tore through the Auburn defense last week for 228 yards. Syracuse is also dealing with injuries. Game time is noon Saturday; pregame coverage starts at 11 a.m. on WEBO.
Finally, in NASCAR…The Chase for the Sprint Cup continues Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Sylvania 300 will be heard live on WEBO beginning at 1 p.m. The XFINITY Series is in Kentucky for a race Saturday at 7:30pm.