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Living in Central New York, you can always feel summer winding down when the New York State Fair begins and high school sports teams start practicing. Syracuse.com has long had the best, most comprehensive coverage of local high school sports, and this year will be even better with some new and exciting features.

Last week, we kicked things off by hosting three media days at Cicero-North Syracuse High School to showcase the incoming athletes from across the region. High school sports editor James McClendon says this event has grown exponentially since 2021, when it was a one-day event focused only on football. “Last week, over 1,500 athletes, from nearly 400 Central New York teams and from 14 different sports, walked through the Cicero-North Syracuse stadium doors during our

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