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Longtime Boilermaker Runner Passes Away Moments After Crossing the Finish Line
One of the most popular events every summer in Central New York is the Boilermaker Road Race. People from 45 different states and 11 countries traveled to Utica, NY for this years big event on the second Sunday in July. Overall it was a huge success. However, for one longtime Boilermaker Nation representative the race ended in tragedy.
VIDEO: 2024 Boilermaker 5K Finishers
UTICA, N.Y. -- It's Boilermaker Day in Utica. Here's the first group of runners to cross the 5K finish line. The first to cross the finish line for the 2024 Boilermaker 5K was Brendan Carter, of Watertown, Massachusetts, with a time of 15:38. Second place went to local resident Dan...
Before the Award in His Name, Ed Bradley Was A Real Inspiration to Do Better
Another Utica Boilermaker Road Race has passed, and this year seemed to be incredible because it was a return to pre-COVID numbers and enthusiasm. It's certainly the best Boilermaker since the pandemic, by far. On Thursday night, people gathered at the Irish Cultural Center in Utica for the Wheel Chair...
Sunday Success Proves “The Boilermaker is Back!”
The Boilermaker Road Race went out without a hitch on Sunday and has improved dramatically from the devastation suffered during the COVID-19 years. Boilermaker race officials held a post-race press conference Monday to give positive news and recap the days events. Boilermaker President Mark Donovan began his remarks at the...
Boilermaker Road Race: Women's 15K comes down to final steps as new champions crowned
UTICA ― A familiar name finished at the front of the Boilermaker 15K field Sunday, but it was not the one spectators may have been expecting. John Korir, the 27-year-old runner-up at his first run through the streets of Utica last year, won the race this time, finishing ahead of Jemal Yimer, his Kenyan countryman and a record-setting winner the last two years. Both runners bear Yimer's 2022 time, but Korir was five seconds off the 2023...
Thursday Night Title Fight: Heated STSS Point Battle Enters Utica-Rome
VERNON, NY – It’s a Thursday night (July 18) title fight for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco. Utica-Rome Speedway hosts the ‘Richie Evans Remembered 61’ featuring the STSS Modifieds and STSS Crate 602 Sportsman in an open-wheel doubleheader. STSS...
Highlights from the 47th Annual Boilermaker Finish Line
The 47th annual Boilermaker was a tremendous success, complete with a spectacular flyover courtesy of the U.S. Army and Airforce. Although no records were broken at this year's Boilermaker, the first person to cross the finish line can claim they technically are a record holder. John Korir, of Kenya, finished...
Monday’s Watertown Rapids game against Boonville postponed due to severe weather
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – The Watertown Rapids long-awaited home return will have to wait just a little bit longer. Monday night’s Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League matchup against the Boonville Lumberjacks at the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds was called due to the threat of severe weather. A makeup date has yet to be scheduled, but […]
Whittemore wins six including featured pace at Vernon
Vernon, NY – Driver Jimmy Whittemore won six races including the $6,500 co-featured pace with Major Leaguer at Vernon Downs on Saturday (July 13). In the featured pace, Snap Call (Steeven Genois) was first to the quarter in :26.4 and first to the half in :55.2. Kisses From Above (Leon Bailey) came first-up going around the far turn and led to three-quarters in 1:24.3.
Peru 9 - 10 year olds muscle past Utica for D-20 softball title
The 9 – 10 year old Peru Allstars softball team continue to show our area is full of talent. Coach Tara Backes' girls defeated Utica – a talented squad - 2 - 1 for the District 20 Title Saturday at St. Mary's field in La Salle. In a...
Boilermaker Road Race perennials finish 47th event
UTICA — The streak continues for the Boilermaker Road Race perennial runners. A group of seven with ties to the Utica-Rome metro area have participated in every Boilermaker Road Race in Utica since the event started with a small field in 1976.
SCORES AND MORE 7-15-24: Earl Savery Bairdians mount improbable comeback late to stun Brian Gaetano Co. in overtime, MVCC hand Lady Knicks third straight loss in week six of Utica Lady Knicks Premier League action // Former Herkimer College pitcher Farone selected by San Francisco Giants in MLB Draft
MVCC (white) 58, Lady Knicks (purple) 48**. Snyder Landscaping (black) 67, Seasonal Sports (gray) 45. Gitto & Niefer (gold) 61, Cohen & Cohen (orange) 46. Gates Cole Insurance (red) 66, Notre Dame Schools (pink) 47. PGCBL. Oneonta Outlaws 4, MV Diamond Dawgs 2 (suspended in 3rd inning, will be completed...
Business As Usual: Matt Sheppard Earns Birthday Victory at Utica-Rome
VERNON, NY – Business as usual. After struggling to move forward early, Savannah, N.Y.’s Matt Sheppard eventually climbed his way to his seventh 3 Bastards Brewing Modified victory of 2024 at Utica-Rome Speedway on his 42nd birthday. Sheppard fired from the 10th starting position at the beginning of...
Rapids pick up doubleheader sweep of Boonville on Sunday
BOONVILLE, N.Y. (WWTI) – The Watertown Rapids wrapped up their Jefferson County Fair road trip in style with a doubleheader sweep of the Boonville Lumberjacks in a Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League twin bill on Sunday. Dylan Wanat drove in five runs in the first game to give Watertown a 7-5 victory over Boonville. Mason […]
Defense dominates in River Hawks’ win
OSWEGO – In a contest where defense was the name of the game, the Oswego River Hawks edged the hometown Utica Yeti 9-6 on Friday night at the Nexus Center. The win brought Oswego’s divisional record to 3-1, while the Yeti dropped to 1-4. The Yeti jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first quarter, but Pavel Srch put Oswego on the board on an assist from Dylan Smith with just over four minutes remaining in the first frame. Oswego’s Jack Rice scored an unassisted goal just a minute later to even the score at 2-2, and that was the score when time expired/
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