Local college athletics begins this week with some intra-region and intra-city matchups.
SUNY Oneonta will begin the fall season with its women’s tennis team going to the Cortland Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 29, at SUNY Cortland.
Oneonta will host Hartwick in women’s tennis on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at the Dr. Joseph A. Heissan ’63 Tennis Courts. Hartwick, which won the Empire 8 tennis title last season, swept Oneonta, 7-0, on Aug. 28, 2025, to open last season.
Hartwick and Oneonta will also clash in women’s soccer Tuesday, at 7 p.m., at Hartwick’s Elmore Field.
In other action Tuesday: the Hartwick men’s soccer team will open at SUNY Delhi, at 7 p.m. Oneonta’s field hockey team will play at Alfred University at 4 p.m. Oneonta’s men soccer team will host Union at 4 p.m., at Red Dragon Field. SUNY Delhi women’s soccer will open the season at Elms College in Chicopee, Mass., at 4 p.m. SUNY Cobleskill will open its men’s soccer season at Elms College at 7 p.m. SUNY Cobleskill will open its women’s volleyball season at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts at 7 p.m.
Hartwick will start the season in field hockey, women’s volleyball and football on Friday, Sept. 4. The Hawks will open the field hockey season at RPI at 4 p.m. They will play Potsdam in women’s volleyball in Plattsburgh at 6 p.m. The football season will open at 7 p.m., at Misericordia in Dallas, Pa.
SUNY Oneonta to host Legacy of Legends
SUNY Oneonta will host a special event at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 3, in the Hunt Ballroom.
The Legacy of Leaders panel will feature six Oneonta alumni in a discussion about how Oneonta shaped their careers. Retired Athletic Director Tracey Ranieri will moderate the panel, which will include Alex Bannan, Farrukh Quraishi, Ralph Perez, David Ranieri, James Harrington and Joe Howarth.
SUNY Oneonta will also host its annual Fan Fest beginning at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Alumni Field House. The event is open to alumni, community members and students.