smaller Upstate NY cities and towns/African American communities

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A sports reference originally from Syracuse...

Michigan State Basketball Offers '22 Three-Star PF Jai Smith: https://www.si.com/college/michigans...r-pf-jai-smith

More: https://www.si.com/college/michigans...ant-james-mays

https://twitter.com/jai_smith131


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T8-EL6EEFQ

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A history reference that occurred in Buffalo, Big Jim Parker: The man who tackled President McKinley's assassin: https://www.wgrz.com/mobile/article/...e-842c6d31d516

Meet the Greece Athena Security Guard Who Saved Student from Choking: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ro...t-from-choking
School information: https://data.nysed.gov/profile.php?instid=800000051530
https://data.nysed.gov/gradrate.php?...d=800000051530
https://data.nysed.gov/essa.php?inst...l=4&gradrate=1
https://data.nysed.gov/pathways.php?...d=800000051530
https://data.nysed.gov/enrollment.ph...d=800000051530

Grant 'Home Run' Johnson, WNY's unknown slugger: https://www.wgrz.com/mobile/article/...3-472839939af1

Remembering Western New York's first 'king of wings': https://www.wgrz.com/mobile/article/...a-f643a7cd50a2

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(Rochester), People's Choice Kitchen Celebrates 20 Years: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ro...rates-20-years

(Troy), Boxer Jadah Robinson Is Sharing Her Love of the Sport: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ca...hing-the-sport

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(Troy), Elijah Burns brings 'invaluable' experience to La Salle in coaching stint: https://wnyt.com/sports/high-school-...30775/?cat=256
School info: https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/sc...te&ID=00923583
https://www.lasalleinstitute.org/

(Albany area), High school basketball - 3/2: https://wnyt.com/sports/high-school-...30366/?cat=256
https://www.news10.com/sports/local-...schalmont-win/

Albany Academy gets past Duanesburg: https://www.news10.com/sports/local-...st-duanesburg/

(Rochester area), Bishop Kearney prepping grass field for first-ever spring football season: https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-y...29394/?cat=571
School info: https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/sc...te&ID=00929483
https://bkhs.org/

High School sports highlights for March 2: https://www.whec.com/sports/high-sch...29600/?cat=571

Leadership, Mendon and Kearney tally wins ahead of sectionals: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sport...of-sectionals/

Mendon climbs to 9-0, as Bruins hockey, East, HFL, Penfield boys and Victor also triumph: https://13wham.com/sports/hs-sports-...r-also-triumph

(Buffalo area), Westside Gunn's Buffalo Kids lifestyle store opening this weekend in Walden Galleria: https://www.wgrz.com/article/money/b...3-b09c006a2a45

https://www.wivb.com/sports/st-marys...-senior-night/

(Syracuse area), CNY’s next top hoops recruit: A freshman with size 17 sneakers and NBA big-man moves(snippet): https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york/s...-big-man-moves

https://twitter.com/cnyhssports/stat...18407302881281 (she attended West Genesee in Camillus before Brown University)
BLAXERS BLOG: THE ALL-TIME MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BLACK LACROSSE TEAMS: https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/fuel/u...lacrosse-teams (As for names I recognize off the top, for the men, Tommy Smith went to Fayetteville-Manlius; Sam Bradman went to Canton HS(played QB on the Football team there too) and Jovan Miller went to Syracuse's Christian Brothers Academy(was a good Football player there and grew up in Camillus). I'm likely forgetting about some others and some I recognize coming from Long Island like Shamel Bratton(went to Huntington, his brother was a very good lacrosse player there too) and Karen Healy-Silcott(went to Freeport).

West Genesee boys basketball wins showdown with Liverpool: https://eaglenewsonline.com/sports/h...ith-liverpool/

Southern Tier: Binghamton, Elmira, etc.), Tuesday night high school basketball: https://wbng.com/2021/03/02/tuesday-...ol-basketball/
https://www.wicz.com/story/43435691/...ection-4-hoops

Maine-Endwell – Preseason Playbook: https://wbng.com/2021/03/04/maine-en...ason-playbook/

Owego Defends Home Court Against Horseheads: https://www.wicz.com/story/43442551/...nst-horseheads

Enforcers top Carolina, Express boys beat unbeaten Corning hoops: https://www.mytwintiers.com/sports/e...corning-hoops/
https://www.weny.com/clip/15192341/e...r-first-defeat

Horseheads girls outlast Elmira in double overtime: https://www.mytwintiers.com/sports/l...uble-overtime/

(Watertown area), Highlights & scores: Warriors vs. Cyclone on the hardwood: https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/03/03/hi...lone-hardwood/

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Liverpool Woman Starts Weight Loss Program: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...t-loss-program

A startup business reference in the Albany area: https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/n...-platform.html
https://gyvlink.com/

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Williams running for mayor in Village of Wayland: https://www.dansvilleonline.com/stor...nd/4437311001/

Plattsburgh Mayor-Elect Discusses Plans For The City: https://www.wamc.org/post/plattsburg...ses-plans-city

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This Lacrosse head coach is a native of Carthage, south of Fort Drum in the Watertown area: https://www.onusports.com/sports/mla...urent?view=bio

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Maia Chaka credits Rochester on her journey to becoming the NFL’s first Black woman official(graduated from Edison Tech): https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/...oman-official/

More Rochester area, Aquinas boys beat rival, Irondequoit girls over crosstown foe plus Gananda & Fairport wins: https://13wham.com/sports/hs-sports-...-fairport-wins

Eastridge sweeps Senior Night in basketball: https://www.whec.com/sports/eastridg...786/?cat=10461

New Hartford's Kaia Henderson Joins 2,000-Point Club: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...000-point-club
Including more Utica area references: https://www.wktv.com/content/news/3-...573930181.html
https://www.cnyhomepage.com/sports/h...st-notre-dame/

Buffalo area, After success at O’Hara, the Parker sisters are ready to reunite: https://www.wivb.com/sports/after-su...dy-to-reunite/

Cheektowaga, Orchard park boys' hoops teams pick up big home wins: https://www.wkbw.com/sports/high-sch...-big-home-wins

Albany area, High school basketball - 3/5: https://wnyt.com/sports/high-school-...33751/?cat=256

Troy, Holmes leaves UAlbany searching for a fresh start(Syracuse could use a slot receiver, hint hint): https://cbs6albany.com/sports/conten...-a-fresh-start

Catskill, Brantley joins 1,000-point club: https://cbs6albany.com/sports/conten...000-point-club

Southern Tier(Binghamton, Elmira, Corning, etc.), Friday night basketball scores: https://wbng.com/2021/03/05/friday-n...ball-scores-2/

https://www.wicz.com/story/43455347/...und-section-iv

Elmira, DeMember-Shazer makes first career start for Marist: https://www.mytwintiers.com/sports/l...rt-for-marist/

Corning boys finish season at 8-1 with win against Owego: https://www.mytwintiers.com/sports/l...against-owego/
https://www.weny.com/clip/15193306/c...ish-season-8-1

WATKINS GLEN BOYS SPLIT SEASON SERIES WITH HORSEHEADS AFTER 50-40 WIN: https://www.weny.com/clip/15193295/w...fter-50-40-win

Elmira football ready to seize the opportunity to play: https://www.weny.com/story/43455489/...tunity-to-play

Watertown area, Highlights & scores: high school hoops & Saints hockey paused: https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/03/05/hi...hockey-paused/

https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/03/07/sa...orts-schedule/

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Some D1 Lacrosse references...

From West Genesee in Camillus: https://ualbanysports.com/sports/wom...-maccaull/8067

https://goarmywestpoint.com/sports/m...-hudgins/16285 (sisters also played D1 Lacrosse)

From Rush-Henrietta(dad was a good athlete at Cortland HS and later played Lacrosse at Nazareth College): https://towsontigers.com/sports/wome...-garrett/13235

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Highlights between Albany’s Green Tech Charter and Scotia’s Mekeel Christian Academy:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=uVUKT-rl_gU&feature=share


https://youtube.com/watch?v=AxErq1UI3AE&feature=share

Information about both schools...

Green Tech: https://data.nysed.gov/profile.php?instid=800000059776
https://data.nysed.gov/gradrate.php?...d=800000059776
HOME Fall 2020 | Green Tech High

Mekeel Christian: https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/sc...te&ID=00941365
https://mekeel.org/