Young shooters target place in national competition – About 50 of the best young shooters the Northeast has to offer descended on the Breesport area this weekend. The occasion was the 2013 New York state qualifier for the National Rifle Association’s Youth...
Galway junior rifle team prepares to compete nationally – “It takes an incredible amount of self discipline and concentration to really get good at it,” said Coach Chuck Boykin. The teens on the junior rifle team range in age from 12 to...
Want to try a biathlon? The Syracuse Biathlon Club can help – Interested in trying a biathlon? The Syracuse Biathlon Club can give you a taste Saturday morning at the Osceola Tug Hill Cross Country Ski Center in Osceola. The club has scheduled a...
New York National Guard Soldier skis, shoots in biathlon competition – You ski as fast as you can over several kilometers of rough terrain with a .22 caliber rifle strapped on your back; then steady that rifle — controlling your labored breathing and heart...
Augusto “Goose” Perez determined to do his best at IPC Adaptive Biathlon and Nordic World Cup – Quitting just doesn’t seem to be in Augusto “Goose” Perez’s vocabulary. The 40-year-old East Syracuse resident has battled cancer four times, recovering...
Muzzlerloader time: Some hunters are traditionalists, others go modern – The late muzzleloading season for deer hunting in the Southern Zone began last week and ends Tuesday. The only firearm allowed is a muzzleloader. Shotguns and rifles are banned. ...