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Southern Tier Sports Corner offers an immersive experience for collectors and fans alike. With exclusive cards, memorabilia, and licensed apparel, the 4,300-square-foot store bridges hobby enthusiasts and casual sports fans under one roof.

A fresh play for sports fans: Inside Ithaca’s new card and memorabilia store

By Khari Bolden, Staff Writer • December 4, 2024
Stepping into Southern Tier Sports Corner provides an experience not seen anywhere else within Ithaca, one that hobby enthusiasts and casual sports fans from across upstate New York have been coming to visit. 
Susan Bassett ’79, Ithaca College’s director of athletics, was the first president of Women Leaders in Sports and has held leadership roles in collegiate athletics for over four decades.

Building a legacy: The role of women leaders in NCAA growth

By David Schurter, Assistant Sports Editor • December 4, 2024
As of the 2024–25 academic year, there are 425 colleges and universities that fall under the NCAA’s Division III for athletics. Among those schools, 147 have female directors of athletics, which represents the highest ratio across every division in the NCAA.
The Ithaca College and SUNY Cortland football teams renew their rivalry with the 65th annual Cortaca Jug game Nov. 16. The Bombers fell to the Red Dragons in the 2023 Cortaca Jug match.

Football seeks revenge in 65th annual Cortaca Jug game

By Rory Mastine, Staff Writer • November 13, 2024
The Ithaca College football team will participate in the 65th edition of the Cortaca Jug, traveling to bitter rival and defending 2023 national champion Cortland State Nov. 16.
Sophomore walk-on forward Jack Carney moves the ball into the offensive zone in a match against the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers on Oct. 30. Carney was tied for the team lead in goals on the season.

Sophomore walk-on provides spark for men’s soccer team

By Jacob Infald, Staff Writer • November 13, 2024
Sophomore forward Jack Carney burst onto the scene this season for the Ithaca College men’s soccer team. The walk-on phenom led the charge offensively for the Bombers with five goals, which tied with junior forward Jared Krasnove for most on the team. 
Derek Slywka made history as the college’s first alum in nearly 60 years to sign an NFL contract. However on Sept. 24, it was announced that Slywka had signed with the CFL's Toronto Argonauts after being waived by the Indianapolis Colts.

Alum scores deal with the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts

By Khari Bolden, Staff Writer • October 30, 2024
From Division III football to the big leagues, former All-American safety Derek Slywka’s football journey took a turn, landing him on the radar of the NFL and ultimately signing with the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts.
Ithaca College alum Kevin Connors ’97 was selected by video game company Electronic Arts as a voiceover artist for College Football 25, providing halftime recaps for each game.

Alum brings realistic reporting to virtual halftime

By Johnny Lisi, Contributing Writer • October 30, 2024
After an 11-year wait that felt like forever to die-hard fans, EA Sports College Football 25 was released July 19. Nearly 5 million fans played the game during the release weekend. But, when it comes to the game’s halftime recap, a familiar voice from the Ithaca College community is heard: Kevin Connors ’97.
The Ithaca College golf team powered its way into the record books this fall. From left to right, senior Rheanna DeCrow, junior Annika Michel and first-year Madison Coffey drive from one hole to the next at team practice.

Golf drives into the record books with strong fall

By David Schurter, Assistant Sports Editor • October 25, 2024
Following a promising 2023 campaign ending in a second-place finish at the Liberty League Championship in Spring 2024, the Ithaca College women’s golf team returned with high hopes of another strong fall. It has the smallest varsity roster at the college, needing just four athletes to score. The Bombers had the luxury of six athletes, boasting an impressive season on the stats sheet, topping their 2023 performance.
The Ithaca College men's soccer team faced back-to-back losses, while women's soccer, field hockey, football, volleyball, cross-country, and swimming and diving excelled with strong performances over the academic break. Pictured, junior tight end runs with the ball.

Football leads winning charge for Bombers’ academic break

By Flynn Hynes, Sports Editor • October 25, 2024
The Ithaca College men's soccer team stumbled with back-to-back losses, but women's soccer, field hockey, football, volleyball, cross-country and swimming and diving shined, delivering dominant performances and setting the tone for a successful fall break.
Pictured, former pole-vaulting national champion Dominic Mikula ’24 has begun his new role as an assistant coach for the Ithaca College men’s and women’s track and field teams.

Former national champion vaults into coaching role

By Sierra Gabriel, Contributing Writer • October 23, 2024
Once a dominant force in pole vault for Ithaca College, national champion Dominic Mikula ’24 has returned to campus to begin his coaching journey, mentoring the student-athletes following in his footsteps.
The Ithaca College women's soccer team is making a push towards another Liberty League Championship. Graduate student midfielder Sarah Sinnott is at the center of the Bombers' success this season.

Graduate student powering women’s soccer team’s succes

By Alise Polselli, Staff Writer • October 18, 2024
Graduate student midfielder Sarah Sinnott came to Ithaca College after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh to obtain her masters in mental performance, with a concentration in sports psychology. She became a standout player for the Bombers’ women's soccer team, bringing her experience and the force of Division I play to the Division III field. 
Ithaca College women's cross-country junior Kyla Eisman is setting the pace for the Bombers this season. Eisman is looking to return to the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship.

Junior women’s cross-country runner setting the pace towards nationals

By Flynn Hynes, Sports Editor • October 9, 2024
The significant growth that junior Kyla Eisman demonstrated between her first year and sophomore seasons on the cross-country team was nothing short of remarkable.
Madison Mulligan, assistant coach for the Ithaca College women's lacrosse team, was among a select group of coaches to join the IWLCA Aspire Program. The program seeks to advance coaches' professional expertise.

Women’s lacrosse assistant coach takes step forward with Aspire program

By Flynn Hynes, Sports Editor • October 9, 2024
Madison Mulligan, assistant coach for the Ithaca College women’s lacrosse team, eagerly embraces the opportunities ahead as she embarks on her journey in the IWLCA Aspire Program.
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