Patrick Tammariello (Owego/Owego Free Academy) nearly completed a remarkable comeback at the NJCAA Region 3 Golf Championship, bouncing back from an opening-round 92 to card a 76 on day two, forcing a playoff for the final all-region spot. The freshman lost on the second hole to finish just outside all-region. His two-day total of 168 put him tied for 15th place. His 76 was the second best score of the day on Tuesday, and tied for the third best score of the tournament.
After returning to the NJCAA playoffs for the first time since 2019, the Tompkins Cortland Community College lacrosse team has earned several postseason honors.
Tompkins Cortland Community College’s Patrick Tammariello (Owego/Owego Free Academy) tied for the best individual score at the Mohawk Valley Invite on Sunday. The freshman carded a 74 to finish in a three-way tie for top score. It was his best finish of the season, coming on the final day of the regular season.
The Tompkins Cortland Community College golf team scored its best finish of the season on Saturday, placing fifth at the Herkimer Invite. The Panthers shot a season-best 336, led by Patrick Tammariello (Owego/Owego Free Academy) with a 78, good for ninth best individual score on the day.
The Panthers squared off against one of the top teams in the nation on Saturday, travelling to Niagara Falls to take on SUNY Niagara. The Panthers lost both ends of the doubleheader, falling by scores of 10-0 and 9-1. TC3 is now 8-32 overall and 4-22 in the Region 3 West Division. Niagara, the only undefeated NJCAA team in the nation, improves to 44-0 overall and 25-0 in West Division.
Two Tompkins Cortland Community College golfers earned all-conference honors by finishing among the top eight Mid-State Athletic Conference golfers at the Jefferson Invitational on Friday. Patrick Tammariello (Owego/Owego Free Academy) and Cole Dalton (Apalachin/Owego Free Academy) garnered the accolades, giving the Panthers two all-conference golfers for the second time in the least three seasons.
The road was unkind to the Panthers on Thursday as the team traveled to Genesee Community College and lost both ends of a doubleheader. TC3 is now 8-30 overall and 5-17 in the Mid-State Athletic Conference. Genesee improves to 30-18 overall and 17-5 in conference.
Tompkins Cortland Community College hosted a Mid-State Athletic Conference doubleheader against Finger Lakes Community College on Tuesday. The Panthers dropped both games to fall to 8-28 overall and 5-15 in the MSAC. Finger Lakes moves to 30-16 overall and 13-6 in conference.
Sunday was a tough day of baseball for the Panthers as the team lost both ends of a doubleheader at Erie Community College. TC3 drops to 8-26 overall and 4-16 in the Region 3 West Division. Erie improves to 25-21 overall and 15-8 in the West Division.
Playing in the lacrosse playoffs for the first time since 2019, the Panthers lacrosse team lost in the Region 3-A Championship Game to top-seed Onondaga Community College on Saturday. The 35-2 defeat to the nationally ranked Lazers ends TC3’s season with a record of 4-6 overall.
Patrick Tammariello (Owego/Owego Free Academy) finished in the top ten at the Jamestown Invitational on Friday. The freshman man carded a 76 on the Chautauqua Golf Course, good for a tie for eighth place.
A long afternoon ended with a pair of close losses for the Panthers on Friday. Playing host to Erie Community College, the Panthers lost by scores of 10-8 and 5-3, with the first game going to extra innings and the second game shortened due to darkness. TC3 is now 8-24 overall and 4-14 in the Region 3 West Division. Erie is 23-21 overall and 13-8 in the West Division.
Another strong outing by Talfourd Wynne (Philadelphia/Indian River H.S.) helped the Panthers earn a doubleheader split with Jamestown Community College on Thursday. TC3 won the opener 7-2 behind Wynne before dropping the second game by the same 7-2 score. The Panthers are now 8-22 overall and 4-12 in the Region 3 West Division. Jamestown stands at 11-19 overall and 7-11 in the West Division.
The offensive struggles continued for Panthers baseball on Tuesday as the team dropped a doubleheader at Jamestown, 3-1 and 15-1, marking the ninth time this year the Panthers have scored one or fewer runs in game. TC3 is in now 7-21 overall and 3-11 in the Region 3 West Division. Jamestown improves to 10-18 overall and 6-10 in the West Division.
Tompkins Cortland Community College brought home another seventh-place finish on Saturday, taking part in the Adirondack Invitational at Hiland Park Country Club in Queensbury. The Panthers recorded a score of 398; Niagara won the event with a 318.
Tompkins Cortland Community College took part in the Hudson Valley Invitational at Normanside Country Club in Delmar on Friday, carding a team score of an even 400. SUNY Niagara won the event with a 325; TC3 finished seventh out of nine teams.
A rally that ended with a win in game one and a rally that came up just short in game two gave the Panthers a doubleheader split with Corning Community College on Thursday. TC3 is in now 7-19 overall, 3-9 in the Region 3 West Division, and 5-13 in the Mid-State Athletic Conference. Corning stands at 2-26 overall, 1-19 in the West Division, and 1-9 in the MSAC.
Region 3 Player of the Year Javonte Long has been selected to participate in the 2025 NJCAA All-Star game on May 17 in Las Vegas. He is one of just six Division III players nationwide among the 26 total players selected for the all-star game by the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association.
The Panthers closed out the lacrosse regular season with a 23-7 win over Finger Lakes Community College. The home win leaves the Panthers with a record of 4-5 overall, 4-3 in Region 3, and 2-2 in the Mid-State Athletic Conference. Finger Lakes drops to 0-8 overall, 0-7 in Region 3, and 0-4 in the MSAC.
The offensive struggles continue for Panthers baseball. Hosting Genesee Community College on Friday, the Panthers dropped a doubleheader 7-0 and 9-1. TC3 has now scored a total of five runs over the last eight games, including being shut out five times. The record stands at 6-18 overall, 2-8 in the Region 3 West Division, and 4-12 in the Mid-State Athletic Conference. Finger Lakes is 19-10 overall, 9-4 in the West Division, and 5-4 in the MSAC.
A big last-inning rally helped the Panthers snap a ten-game skid and propelled the team to a doubleheader sweep of Corning Community College on Sunday. The Panthers are now 6-16 overall, 2-6 in the Region 3 West Division, and 4-10 in the Mid-State Athletic Conference. Corning falls to 1-23 overall, 0-16 in the West Division, and 0-8 in the MSAC.
Tompkins Cortland Community College brought home a seventh place finish from the nine-team Onondaga Invite on Saturday. The team event was won by SUNY Niagara with a score of 307; TC3 carded a 374.
A Saturday morning face-off in Maryland gave the Panthers lacrosse team a chance for an out-of-region contest. The game in Maryland ended with the Panthers on the short end of a 16-8 final to Anne Arundel Community College. TC3 is now 3-5, Anne Arundel improves to 4-10.
Tompkins Cortland Community College hosted the first golf tournament of the NJCAA Region 3 season on Friday, welcoming golfers from eight colleges to Elm Tree Golf Course in Cortland. The team event was won by SUNY Niagara with a score of 291. TC3 finished in sixth place with a score of 360. The top individual score was a 71 by Adam Firkins of Niagara.
Tompkins Cortland Community College men's basketball player Javonte Long (Harlem/Clayton H.S.) has been named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American. He is the fourth player to earn All-American recognition in the history of the Panthers men's basketball program following Tyseem Lyles (2014), Jude Princivil (1995), and Khai Pugh (2024).
Panthers lacrosse jumped ahead early and never trailed in a 10-4 win over Hudson Valley Community College on Wednesday. TC3 is now 3-4 overall and 3-3 in Region 3. Hudson Valley falls to 1-7 on the year.
The offensive struggles continue for Panthers baseball. Hosting Genesee Community College on Friday, the Panthers dropped a doubleheader 7-0 and 9-1. TC3 has now scored a total of five runs over the last eight games, including being shut out five times. The record stands at 4-16 overall, 0-6 in the Region 3 West Division, and 2-10 in the Mid-State Athletic Conference. Genesee improves to 13-12 overall, 4-4 in the West Division, and 5-1 in the MSAC.