Leading off today: The state ice hockey final fours will remain in Utica through 2011,
The Observer-Dispatch reported today.
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association, which has held the event at Utica Memorial Auditorium since 1986, awarded a three-year extension according to Section 3 chairman John Cunningham.
"We weren’t in jeopardy," Cunningham told the newspaper, adding that no other venues made a formal bid. "You always worry about somebody from a bigger city with more off-ice attractions, but when you go to the states, it’s really all about hockey. You really don’t have time for much else."
Milestones: Malverne/East Rockaway girls soccer goalie Kelli Hughes, a six-year varsity starter, recorded career save No. 1,000 on Friday.
The Cheshire (Conn.) girls swim team set a national mark Monday night with its 235th straight dual-meet win. The Rams began the streak in 1986. The previous mark of 234 was set by Elkhart ind.) from 1980 to '94.
'Superbug' still spreading: The so-called superbug spreading all over the country has started hitting with greater frequency in New York.
Ballston Spa administrators say two students were treated in the past month for a drug-resistant staph infection known as MRSA. Consequently, athletic facilities there are getting some extra cleaning even though the two athletes are no longer contagious. The middle school and high school locker rooms, gyms and pool decks are being cleaned twice a day as a precaution.
In Syracuse, the count of affected students at Nottingham High has reached at least three. District officials say they're scrubbing walls, lockers and classroom equipment.
Last month, the focus was on Henninger High School after two students were diagnosed with MRSA.
