The Tioga girls basketball team snapped a four game losing streak with a home 51-33 win on Friday over Newark Valley in a game heard live on WEBO. Sarah Hollenbeck scored a team-high 10 points for the Tigers. We will be back at Tioga Tuesday as the boys host Elmira Notre Dame. Our coverage will begin at 7pm.
The Syracuse men’s basketball team played 6th-ranked North Carolina tough on Saturday night, but faded down the stretch as they lost to the Tar Heels 84-73 in front of the largest crowd at the Carrier Dome this season. Nearly 30,000 people were on hand to welcome back Coach Jim Boeheim from his NCAA suspension. Trevor Cooney scored 27 points and Malachi Richardson added 16 for the Orange, who host Boston College on Wednesday.