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Syracuse.com asked Section III boys soccer coaches to name unsung heroes and coaches spotlighted 12 players whose leadership, position changes, and clutch plays have boosted teams this season (players include seniors and underclassmen from Baldwinsville, Cicero North, Mexico, Pulaski, and others).

Section III scoreboard (Oct.

26) lists results across boys soccer, field hockey, and boys volleyball, including Baldwinsville's 3-1 win over Liverpool to reach the Class AAA sectional final.

Onondaga County announced it has invested more than $24 million since 2022 in childhood lead poisoning prevention, funding testing, early detection, home inspections, remediation programs, workforce expansion, and community outreach and releasing its annual Lead Progress Report during Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.

Top-ranked Baldwinsville, 17 and 0, will play No. 2 Cicero‑North Syracuse, 16 and 2, for the Section III Class AAA boys soccer title at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

29 at G. Ray Bodley High School as the Bees chase a fourth straight sectional crown and a perfect season.

The Syracuse-Clemson football game will kick off at noon on Saturday, Nov.

7 at the JMA Wireless Dome and will be televised on ESPN2.

Syracuse.com named 24 unsung heroes of Section III girls soccer, sharing coaches' scouting reports for players from Liverpool to Baldwinsville who anchored defenses, filled utility roles, and stepped into new positions that helped shape teams during the regular season.

Section III girls volleyball playoffs begin today, led by top seeds Westhill in Class B, Bishop Ludden-Grimes in Class C, and Hamilton in Class D, with challengers like Marcellus, LaFayette, and Living Word Academy and several standout players to watch across the brackets.

A California-based chipmaker owned by SK Hynix has quietly worked since spring to build two semiconductor plants at the Marcy Nanocenter near Utica, a proposal dubbed Project Nova (pending federal export approvals and local environmental review) that officials say could add about 5,000 jobs if it clears hurdles.