07/25/2026
β³οΈποΈββοΈ ONLY 5 TEAM SLOTS LEFT! ποΈββοΈβ³οΈ
The Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame (GUSHOF) inaugural golf tournament is filling up fast! We have just 5 team slots available!
Donβt miss your chance to be part of a great day supporting the Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame. Sign up TODAY to reserve your team! πβ³οΈ
π Register here: Sign Up Todayβ οΏΌ
π Saturday, September 19
π Fraternal Order of the Eagles
Once these 5 spots are gone, the tournament is SOLD OUT!
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07/24/2026
π GREATER UTICA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW! π
Join us as we celebrate the outstanding athletes, coaches, and teams who have made a lasting impact on Greater Utica sports! π
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Sunday, September 20, 2026
β° 11:00 AM
ποΈ Ticket Prices:
$50 per person
$25 for ages 15 and under
π Tickets are available at:
CNY Awards & Apparel
33 New Hartford Shopping Center
Kevin Neejer: 315-794-9708
π¬ Tickets can also be purchased by mail:
Make checks payable to GUSHOF and mail to:
GUSHOF
P.O. Box 4607
Utica, NY 13504-4607
Tickets will be mailed to the address provided on the check within a couple of days.
β° Ticket sales deadline: September 7th
Donβt miss this special event celebrating the best of Greater Utica sports! We hope to see you there! ππ
07/22/2026
https://www.romesentinel.com/sports/greater-utica-sports-hall-names-class-2026/article_f35faa3b-852e-4297-974f-9fe844ce1dd4.html
Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame to induct nine, plus top team
Eight outstanding area athletes, a successful high school coach, and an unbeaten, state championship boys basketball team have been elected to the Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame. The Class of 2026 includes Rome Free Academy and Utica University basketball star Jessica Berry Hannah, Clinton hockey...
07/05/2026
β³ Join Us for the Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame Inaugural Golf Tournament! β³We are thrilled to officially kick off our 2026 Induction Weekend with our first-ever Golf Outing! Grab your foursome and hit the green for a fantastic day of community, sport, and giving back. ποΈββοΈπ
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When: Saturday, September 19, 2026
π Where: Fraternal Order of the Eagles Golf Club (10513 Cosby Manor Road, Utica, NY)
β° Event Schedule:β’ 10:00 AM β Registration Opens πβ’ 11:00 AM β Sh***un Start π
πΉ Whatβs Included:
β’ 4-Person Scramble format (9 Holes) β³
β’ Breakfast & lunch provided π³π
β’ Exciting course contests and raffle prizes! ποΈ
π Support a Great Cause:All event proceeds directly support our mission of honoring local athletic excellence and funding college scholarships for deserving student-athletes across the Greater Utica area.
π¨ Spots are strictly limited to just 15 foursomes! Don't wait to lock in your team.
π Register / Become a Sponsor Today
π§ Questions or Donations? Reach out to Michele Davis at [email protected] or call/text 315-525-3573.
Let's make this inaugural tournament unforgettable! See you on the course! π¦
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07/03/2026
Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame honors 2026 scholarship winners
The Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame (GUSHOF) has announced its 2026 scholarship recipients.
Seven senior athletes from five local school districts - including Whitesboro, Holland Patent, Mount Markham, Adirondack and Thomas R. Proctor - are this year's GUSHOF award-winners.
Whitesboro soccer star Chayse Fischer is the recipient of the $1,000 Richard D'Alessandro Family Scholarship. Fischer, a first-team Tri-Valley League all-star, has committed to play NCAA Division II soccer at Daemen University in Amherst.
Fischer plans to major in Physical Therapy and Business Administration. She graduated third in Whitesboro's Class of 2026. Besides soccer, she also played lacrosse for the Warriors and was active in Unified Bowling.
She received the Livi Paw Print Community Service Award and was the recipient of the Whitesboro Central School Alumni Association Scholarship.
The two $500 Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship winners are Addison Snider of Holland Patent and Owen Jones of Mount Markham.
Snider, Holland Patent's Outstanding Senior Scholar-Athlete, graduated fifth in her class and was a member of the Oneida County 4-H Teen Council. She participated in field hockey, wrestling and track and field and now plans to attend SUNY Morrisville, where she will major in nursing.
Jones, Mount Markham Central School's valedictorian, graduated at the top of his class and starred in three sports. He captained the Mustangs' soccer, basketball and baseball teams and was the vice president of the National Honor Society. He plans to attend SUNY Geneseo's Honors College. He also received the Student Achievement Award from the Oneida-Madison-Herkimer Counties School Boards Institute.
The D'Alessandro Family Scholarship and the two GUSHOF Scholarships are given to high school seniors who have played at least one varsity sport, exhibited strong leadership, honesty, integrity, and good character, and participated in student activities and community service through volunteerism.
Whitesboro's Savannah Ferguson is the recipient of the $400 Laura Bradley Memorial Female Athlete Scholarship. Ferguson played field hockey and was active in dance. She graduated with honors and now plans to attend the University of Buffalo, where she will major in Biology/Pre-Dental.
The Laura Bradley Memorial Scholarship is given to a female high school athlete pursuing a career in mathematics or has been strong in mathematics courses and is a positive role model who exhibits strong leadership, is fun-loving, presents a genuine concern for others, has good sportsmanship skills, is dedicated to her team and teammates, and has participated in community service through volunteerism.
Adirondack Central School's Robert Weiler is the $500 recipient of the 1983 Utica Blue Sox New York-Penn League Baseball Champions Scholarship. Weiler graduated in the top 10 in his class and now plans to attend SUNY Polytechnic Institute, where he will play baseball and major in nursing.
The recipients of the two $500 Peter J. DeStefano Memorial Family Scholarships are Thomas R. Proctor High School seniors Lashawn (Michah) Jasper and Hayleigh Winston.
Jasper participated in football and indoor and outdoor track and field. He plans to attend SUNY Cortland, where he will major in Exercise Science.
Winston, a member of the National Honor Society and Best Buddies program, competed in indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country. She plans to major in Speech Language Pathology at SUNY Cortland.
The DeStefano Memorial Scholarships are given by friends and former student of Peter J. DeStefano to Proctor High seniors - one male and one female - who ran in the upper half of their class academically, are athletes in a varsity sport, and have displayed good sportsmanship and dedication to their team.
The Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame's 2026 Induction Weekend is Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19-20. It begins Saturday with the GUSHOF Golf Outing at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Golf Club in Deerfield and concludes with brunch and the formal induction ceremony of the GUSHOF's Class of 2026 at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Monarch Banquet Facilities in Yorkville.
For more information on the GUSHOF Golf Outing, www.greateruticasports.com. The Class of 2026 inductees will be released later this summer.
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