Monday, November 9, 2026 | Mohawk Valley Voice morning sports recap
Rome Free Academy, New Hartford and Little Falls saw their field hockey seasons end in Sunday's regional playoffs. Colgate's women won in the pool, while this edition also catches up on verified Saturday results in Utica basketball and wrestling and Hamilton College soccer. Game dates are listed throughout, with upcoming events marked separately.
Girls field hockey: three local teams fall in regionals
Played Sunday, November 8, at Glens Falls High School. Bethlehem defeated Rome Free Academy 2-0 in Class A, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake beat New Hartford 5-0 in Class B, and Greenwich edged Little Falls 4-3 in Class C.
The regional losses ended the three Section III representatives' state tournament runs. Little Falls had the closest result, finishing one goal behind Greenwich. Individual scorers and goalkeeper statistics were not verified for this roundup.
Sources: Times Telegram's updated Sunday scoreboard, syndicated by AOL, and MaxPreps' November 8 final scores.
Colgate women beat Lehigh in swimming and diving
Played Sunday, November 8, at Lineberry Natatorium in Hamilton. Colgate won 155-139 for its first victory over Lehigh since November 2014, according to the university's official meet report.
Paige Fisher won the 200 freestyle, 200 breaststroke and 200 individual medley. Hailey Hammond swept the 500 and 1,000 freestyle, while Lucy Art won the 50 and 100 freestyle.
The Raiders won 10 events. Grace Gilbert, MG King, Art and Fisher finished first in the closing 400 freestyle relay in 3:33.68.
Source: Colgate Athletics' official November 8 meet report.
Utica women's basketball wins its opener, 64-56
Played Saturday, November 7, in Utica. Vanessa Hall scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as Utica University opened its season with a 64-56 home win over SUNY Morrisville.
Eloise Lilley added 12 points and four assists. Herkimer graduate Madison Marusic hit consecutive 3-pointers during Utica's early 14-2 run. The Pioneers led 37-17 at halftime, but Morrisville cut the margin to six with 59 seconds remaining. Emma Simmons and Lilley combined for six free throws in the final minute to secure the win.
Upcoming: Utica visits Union in Schenectady on Wednesday, November 11, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern.
Source: Utica University's official season-opening game report.
Utica men's wrestling starts with a dual-meet victory
Played Saturday, November 7, at Allyn Hall Gymnasium in Syracuse. Utica defeated Onondaga Community College 27-19 in its first dual meet under head coach Pankil Chander.
The Pioneers led 21-19 before the heavyweight bout. Freshman Aidan Martorano secured a pin at 5:49 to clinch the team win. Hunter Morton won a 17-11 decision at 157 pounds, and Utica also collected three wins by forfeit.
Source: Utica University's official dual-meet report.
Hamilton men tie Tufts; shootout ends conference run
Played Saturday, November 7, at Williams College in Massachusetts. Hamilton College and Tufts finished 1-1 after overtime in the NESCAC men's soccer semifinals. Tufts advanced on penalty kicks; the match is recorded as a tie.
Troy Miller scored his 10th goal of the season in the 22nd minute, with Zach Tracy assisting. Tufts equalized on a second-half penalty kick. Hamilton outshot the Jumbos 19-7 but could not find another goal.
Update, November 10: Hamilton received an at-large NCAA Division III bid and will host first- and second-round games at Love Field on November 14–15. The Continentals face Allegheny at 11 a.m. Eastern on Saturday, according to Hamilton's November 9 announcement.
Source: Hamilton College's official report, published November 8.
Upcoming: Hamilton field hockey earns an NCAA home game
Announced Sunday, November 8; game is Wednesday, November 11. Hamilton College will host Southern Maine in the first round of the NCAA Division III field hockey tournament at Goodfriend Field. The start is scheduled for 4 p.m. Eastern.
The Continentals received an at-large bid and will make their third NCAA appearance, including their second in a row. Hamilton enters at 11-5; Southern Maine is 15-7 after winning the Little East Conference tournament. This is an upcoming game, not a final result.
Source: Hamilton College's official NCAA announcement.
Results and schedules checked November 9, 2026. This is a selected regional roundup, not a complete scoreboard. No additional Sunday local high school boys final was sufficiently verified. Upcoming listings may change.