Herkimer College, MVCC among SUNY community colleges to cancel high-risk winter sports

Nearly all of the SUNY community colleges in the National Junior College Athletic Association have decided to cancel high-risk winter sports this season, including Herkimer College and MVCC.

Their winter sports season canceled among those deemed to be high- risk.

The hawks and generals are among 27 of 30 suny community colleges - in the n-j-c-a-a to have collectively announced this decision today.

This will affect basketball - cheerleading and volleyball for our local schools - while wrestling has also been canceled among those that offer it around the state.

These schools have deemed that low to moderate risk indoor sports including bowling - and swimming and diving - may still compete in a virtual setting while following covid-19 protocols.

This decision was made solely among suny community colleges - the n-j-c- a-a itself has not canceled the winter sports season nationwide.

While its another blow to the sports landscape locally in this difficult year - schools are coming up with ways to still provide their student- athletes with a meaningful athletic experience.

Donald dutcher: what we want to do here at herkimer is obviously as i mentioned we are offering to still be able to practice but maybe trt it like a prep year.

Come here, most of your classes are still going to be remote but the academic support center is still going to be open, the library is going to be open, our buildings are going to be open and you can have team study halls, you can still practice with the team, we can even film the team practices because a lot of our student athletes transfer on so we can really hone in on your film.

Not so much on game but even individual film.

So we are working on coming up with different things to entice those student athletes to come back in the spring and be here in even though they are going to be in a practice only mode n-j-c-a-a student- athletes whose seasons are cancelled will not be losing a year of athletic eligibility so that's a plus.

No decisions have been made yet regarding the spring sports season.

Those decisions are expected to be made sometime next month.

Big test for syracuse tonight - as orange down in the garden state to take on number 21 ranked rutgers in the a-c-c/big ten challenge.

Each team coming in 3-0 so far this year.

'cuse hasn't lost to the scarlet knights since 2003 - looking to continue that streak.

--- things not going the orange way in the early going.

Down six - rutgers with it.

Montez mathis to myles johnson on the alley oop.

--- wasn't until late in the frame when things started looking up.

Back down seven.

Woody newton making some noise - the tomahawk slam.

The deficit is five.

--- joe girard the third - missing his first two shots of the game but with seconds left - knocks down the stepback three.

'cuse shooting just 37 percent from the floor in the first half but somehow find themselves within four at halftime.

--- in the second - still hanging around.

It's within three - quick touched - kadary richmond back door to marekdolezaj who fights through contact to the rim.

Orange within just one.

--- more than midway through the half - rutgers goes back up three.

Syracuse in possession - alan griffin from deep for the tie.

You betcha.

Big time shot - were' knotted up at 55.

--- 'cuse then takes a one point lead and right back down the floor - richmond jumps the pass - heads in all alone and thunders it home.

Orange up four - knights need a timeout.

--- they respond out of that break.

Johnson again.... (((score))) rutgers goes on an 11-0 run...they lead 73-66 with under 2 to go.

A former member of the syracuse orange basketball program is staying here in new york state.

Andrew white the third has signed a one-year exhibit 10 contract with the knicks and will attend the team's training camp.

The forward spent last season with new york's g-league affiliate in westchester - and could return there should he be waived by new york.

He played for 'cuse in the 2016-17 season.

The colgate women's ice hockey team remains one of the top in the nation - with e rease of this week's u-s-c-h-o top 10 poll.

The raiders come in listed at number five nationally for the second straight week after a win - loss and tie in three games against number seven clarkson this past week.

Overall - colgate is 4-1-1 this year - with two wins against syracuse before playing their last four