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Skip to main contentWelcome,HomeNEWSSPORTSEVENTSENTERTAINMENTFLXDININGOPINIONCLASSIFIEDSBEST OF ITHACASPECIAL SECTIONSOBITSSteve LawrenceHeading to Massachusetts to play Endicott College for the first time in program history, the Ithaca College Bombers had six hours on the bus to think about how to win on the Gulls' home field and even their record at 1-1.&nbsp; It was a bit of an unfamiliar feeling, as the Bombers won 12 in a row…Steve LawrenceIt would have been interesting to see the reactions of the interviewing committee when Bill Bryant was asked in 2021 if he had any relevant experience to be hired as the Executive Director of Section IV Athletics.&nbsp; Bill said (something to the effect of), “Starting around 1965, I was a studen…Steve LawrenceIn the 1960s, in Hamburg, New York, Dirk Dugan was a big kid with some big shoes to fill.&nbsp; Dirk's father was a local orthopedic surgeon who had stormed the beaches in Sicily as an Army General Medical Doctor (Medic), wearing a red cross on his arm, carrying a lot of morphine and no weapon.&nbsp; …Steve LawrenceA wise man once gave me two Life Coaching tidbits:&nbsp; “Know Your Place” and “Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously.”&nbsp; Mike Toerper - Ithaca College's head coach of football – talked to the same wise man. &nbsp;Steve LawrenceIt always feels like Cornell is the last college football team to take the field, and this year, that seems especially true.&nbsp; The Big Red does open its season later than most programs – this year, the team visits Lehigh on September 16 and Yale on September 23, and it won't be until the Sept…Steve LawrenceWe have all visited “Someday Isle,” and truth be told, some of us never leave.&nbsp; We see something interesting, and we say, “Someday I'll do that,” but too often, we don't.&nbsp;Steve LawrenceSome local fund raisers – like Women Swimmin' and Racker Rivals Big Red – have been around for many years, and have brought in a significant amount of money for some beloved local organizations (Hospicare and the Racker Center).&nbsp; Another such event is really coming into its own, and for anot…Steve LawrenceWhen I took a position with Cornell Athletics in 1981, I learned a lesson about relationships in a college town.&nbsp; Being a small-town-born-and-raised guy in my mid-20s, I had many friends I had known since kindergarten – or earlier – and it was easy to take them for granted.Steve LawrenceSeeing the various teams spread out around the Holding Point complex in Horseheads offered an evolutionary glimpse into the game of softball.&nbsp;Steve LawrenceA couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the ebb and flow of local softball programs, and how girls who wish to get in more games often need to travel to neighboring towns. Local baseball players are experiencing a little better luck, and I caught up with some friends that are stacking up the mi…Steve LawrenceThe year was 1993 and Rick LaFrance – who was at the time an athletic trainer at Cornell and a friend of mine– shared the physical and emotional damage he suffered as a high school and collegiate wrestler facing pressure to constantly starve and dehydrate himself so he could “make weight.”&nbsp; …MusicEvery summer the Glimmerglass Festival produces a variety of superb shows, many familiar, some unknown. Four mainstage productions, held in the Alice Busch Opera Theater on Otsego Lake north of Cooperstown since 1987, follow a traditional pattern—two well-known, usually 19th-century works, o…Steve LawrenceFor a score and four years, I was very connected to the regional softball community.&nbsp; The Ithaca Youth Bureau's Dessie Jacobs League gave the girls a solid start, enabling them to play up through ninth grade, as I recall, and for a time (around 2008-09), there was a Babe Ruth softball league.&nbsp;&nbsp;Steve LawrenceWell, I suppose that is one way to describe it... “A truly gratifying and spiritual experience!”Steve LawrenceWhen I think of Mike Schafer, I flash back to an image from 1985.&nbsp; I was downtown at some festival, and many people stopped to check out the three local celebrities strolling up the Commons – shirtless, tanned, buff, and wearing the Ray Bans and Patrick Swayze-esque hairstyles.&nbsp; Indeed, Joe …Steve LawrenceOf course, when Cornell football is the topic of conversation, the Ivy League title is held up as the biggest goal. When former Big Red coach Maxie Baughan passed on last month, Cornell's memorable season of 1988 – when the team was Ivy co-champs – was referenced often when listing Maxie's a…Steve LawrenceHeading to Massachusetts to play Endicott College for the first time in program history, the Ithaca College Bombers had six hours on the bus to think about how to win on the Gulls' home field and even their record at 1-1.&nbsp; It was a bit of an unfamiliar feeling, as the Bombers won 12 in a row…Steve LawrenceIt would have been interesting to see the reactions of the interviewing committee when Bill Bryant was asked in 2021 if he had any relevant experience to be hired as the Executive Director of Section IV Athletics.&nbsp; Bill said (something to the effect of), “Starting around 1965, I was a studen…Steve LawrenceIn the 1960s, in Hamburg, New York, Dirk Dugan was a big kid with some big shoes to fill.&nbsp; Dirk's father was a local orthopedic surgeon who had stormed the beaches in Sicily as an Army General Medical Doctor (Medic), wearing a red cross on his arm, carrying a lot of morphine and no weapon.&nbsp; …Steve LawrenceA wise man once gave me two Life Coaching tidbits:&nbsp; “Know Your Place” and “Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously.”&nbsp; Mike Toerper - Ithaca College's head coach of football – talked to the same wise man. &nbsp;Steve LawrenceIt always feels like Cornell is the last college football team to take the field, and this year, that seems especially true.&nbsp; The Big Red does open its season later than most programs – this year, the team visits Lehigh on September 16 and Yale on September 23, and it won't be until the Sept…Steve LawrenceWe have all visited “Someday Isle,” and truth be told, some of us never leave.&nbsp; We see something interesting, and we say, “Someday I'll do that,” but too often, we don't.&nbsp;Steve LawrenceSome local fund raisers – like Women Swimmin' and Racker Rivals Big Red – have been around for many years, and have brought in a significant amount of money for some beloved local organizations (Hospicare and the Racker Center).&nbsp; Another such event is really coming into its own, and for anot…Steve LawrenceWhen I took a position with Cornell Athletics in 1981, I learned a lesson about relationships in a college town.&nbsp; Being a small-town-born-and-raised guy in my mid-20s, I had many friends I had known since kindergarten – or earlier – and it was easy to take them for granted.Steve LawrenceSeeing the various teams spread out around the Holding Point complex in Horseheads offered an evolutionary glimpse into the game of softball.&nbsp;Steve LawrenceA couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the ebb and flow of local softball programs, and how girls who wish to get in more games often need to travel to neighboring towns. Local baseball players are experiencing a little better luck, and I caught up with some friends that are stacking up the mi…Steve LawrenceThe year was 1993 and Rick LaFrance – who was at the time an athletic trainer at Cornell and a friend of mine– shared the physical and emotional damage he suffered as a high school and collegiate wrestler facing pressure to constantly starve and dehydrate himself so he could “make weight.”&nbsp; …MusicEvery summer the Glimmerglass Festival produces a variety of superb shows, many familiar, some unknown. Four mainstage productions, held in the Alice Busch Opera Theater on Otsego Lake north of Cooperstown since 1987, follow a traditional pattern—two well-known, usually 19th-century works, o…Steve LawrenceFor a score and four years, I was very connected to the regional softball community.&nbsp; The Ithaca Youth Bureau's Dessie Jacobs League gave the girls a solid start, enabling them to play up through ninth grade, as I recall, and for a time (around 2008-09), there was a Babe Ruth softball league.&nbsp;&nbsp;Steve LawrenceWell, I suppose that is one way to describe it... “A truly gratifying and spiritual experience!”Steve LawrenceJared Strait – Lansing High grad, Wells College grad and assistant coach, tech wiz and chaser of Baseball Dreams – died last week at the age of 25 after a car accident in Texas.&nbsp; Jared, a crafty right-handed pitcher,&nbsp; was, at the time of his passing, a member of the Alpine Cowboys (independe…Steve LawrenceWhen I think of Mike Schafer, I flash back to an image from 1985.&nbsp; I was downtown at some festival, and many people stopped to check out the three local celebrities strolling up the Commons – shirtless, tanned, buff, and wearing the Ray Bans and Patrick Swayze-esque hairstyles.&nbsp; Indeed, Joe …Steve LawrenceThe landscape of collegiate sports is littered with the stories of so many coaches who have bounced around – some willingly, some not so much – from program to program, town to town, state to state.&nbsp; It can be a tough life.&nbsp;&nbsp;Steve LawrenceMany local sports fans are well aware that some young athletes are very fortunate to have such robust developmental programs.&nbsp; There are many youth hockey leagues, lacrosse leagues, Cal Ripken baseball, wrestling clubs – but what about that Ithaca High boy's tennis team?&nbsp; 11-0, defended its …Steve LawrenceAt youth sporting events, I hear it all the time: “My kid will play Division 1 lacrosse (or softball, basketball, etc.)”&nbsp;&nbsp;Steve LawrenceIt seems like about a year ago that my friend Nancy “The Queen of Aerobics” Cool approached me – even more ebullient than usual – and told me, “I am so excited!&nbsp; My grandson, Gil, just committed to play baseball at Ithaca College.&nbsp; I can't wait to see him play there!”&nbsp;Steve LawrenceIt was standing room only at the Robison Hall of Fame Room at Cornell University on Saturday. The large room was packed with about 200 people, many of whom have had a major impact on the university. Coaches past and present, boosters, national championship players, Super Bowl alumni, athleti…Steve LawrenceA year ago last weekend, a series of events and circumstances converged to make for a truly surreal sporting event.&nbsp; Richie Moran – Cornell's retired Hall of Fame coach, who led the Big Red to three national titles – had been battling end-stage kidney disease, and he held on to see his grand…Steve LawrenceWhen building and managing a baseball organization at the high school level, there are some things that are under a coach's control (like finding motivated and engaged youth coaches), and some that are not (like weather).&nbsp;&nbsp;You voted:Ithaca TimesSuccess! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.Error! There was an error processing your request.Powered by BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital.

Skip to main contentWelcome,HomeNEWSSPORTSEVENTSENTERTAINMENTFLXDININGOPINIONCLASSIFIEDSBEST OF ITHACASPECIAL SECTIONSOBITSSteve LawrenceHeading to Massachusetts to play Endicott College for the first time in program history, the Ithaca College Bombers had six hours on the bus to think about how to win on the Gulls' home field and even their record at 1-1.&nbsp; It was a bit of an unfamiliar feeling, as the Bombers won 12 in a row…Steve LawrenceIt would have been interesting to see the reactions of the interviewing committee when Bill Bryant was asked in 2021 if he had any relevant...

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