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By Bill Collmer, Hornell Sun Senior Sports Writer The Steuben County Athletic Association recently announced their 2025-2026 All County Girls’ Basketball All-Star teams. Avoca-Prattsburgh Sophomore Meyah Putnam was named Steuben […]
(Editor’s Note: Bill Collmer attempted to contact all the coaches for comment. Not all were available) By Bill Collmer, Hornell Sun Senior Sports Writer, C-G photos by Ella Green The […]
Hornell has played some tough teams this past week and had to shut down high-scoring offenses and battle through illnesses. However, one thing remained constant: Defense and rebounding. On Monday […]
PHOTO: A record week and season for Jordyn Dyring. Photo courtesy Peish Sports on Facebook The Hornell Red Raiders girls’ basketball team fell just short of winning a state championship […]
By Bill Collmer, Hornell Sun Senior Sports Writer PRATTSBURGH – Since merging sports programs prior to the 2021-2022 season, Avoca-Prattsburgh has had most of its success with the boys’ basketball […]
By BILL COLLMER, Hornell Sun Senior Sports Writer PRATTSBURGH — It was a mix of good news and bad news recently for Avoca-Prattsburgh Junior guard Jaeden “JJ” Crowder. Crowder was […]
By BILL COLLMER, Hornell Sun Senior Sports Writer While we’re just past the halfway point of the 2025-2026 season, it’s safe to say that the “Big Three” on the Hornell […]
(Photo: J.J. Crowder started as an undersized guard and is now a 5-foot-10 returning third-team all-state selection as a junior for the Avoca-Prattsburgh Titans) Andy Ratchford has been a big […]
(The following is a Basketball Diaries entry from Bill Collmer, Hornell Sun Senior Sports Writer) Saturday December 6, 2025, 10 p.m. Dear Diary, Today, I watched five High School Basketball […]
The Hornell girls’ basketball team, fresh off a trip to the state finals, picked up where they left off with a huge 62-55 win over Frewsburg in the Roger Weiss […]
(Photo: Floyd Farley and his daughter, Kelly, during his retirement party) By Bill Collmer, Hornell Sun Senior Sports writer AVOCA — I believe in everyone’s lifetime they meet someone or […]
By JOHN ANDERSON, photos by STEVE HARRISON ROCHESTER — The game was over as it started. The Hornell girls’ soccer team scored early and cruised to a season-opening 10-0 win […]
Story and photos by JOHN ANDERSON CANANDAIGUA — There were some in the Finger Lakes Community College gym who thought Hornell could reach the 100-point mark in the Section V […]
CUTLINE: The Dyring family celebrates 1,000 points for Jordyn. From left, her brother Myles, dad Brian, Jordyn, her sister, Lyla and mom, Kathy. By JOHN ANDERSON for the Hornell Sun […]
From staff reports The Hornell girls’ basketball team ended the 2024 portion of the season 7-1, good enough for #1 in Section V Class B and with victories over some […]