Girls basketball off to a 2-2 start with a win over JE Saturday.

The lady bears pulled off a couple of impressive wins in their first four games of the year.

Evan Tianello, Staff Writer • January 10, 2026

The Chittenango Girls Basketball team is off to a solid start this season, beating Skaneateles and Jordan Elbridge to start off their season.

They led off with a tough Tully team, taking a close loss. They mounted a comeback but came up just short. Sophomore Guard Ella Sylstra led the team with 17 points and Senior Persephone Rohrer led with 14 rebounds. They lost, 42-33 but Coach saw progress and they came on top in the next game, defeating Skaneateles 41-36. It was again Sylstra leading with 15 points and Junior Abby Scheidelman tallied 13. Freshman Solana Rohrer led with 11 boards.

Following the win they took another heartbreaking loss to the Mexico Tigers. Sylstra had 24 points and her and Senior Savannah Haley had 8 rebounds each. They took the loss, 45-35. They then came out big in their first game of 2026, taking down Jordan Elbridge handily 61-30. Abby Scheidelman tallied 25 points with Sylstra adding 18 to the big win.

“We’ve been playing really well,” Vivianne Tedford said. “I hope we can continue winning games.”

Come support your lady bears as they play Monday at the bear den vs ESM!

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Evan Tianello, Staff Writer

Evan Tianello is a senior at Chittenango High School. Evan enjoys playing baseball, lifting weights, playing the trombone, and hanging out with family and friends. Evan is committed to attend Mount Saint Mary College, where he will be playing baseball and is undecided about what he wants to study.