Handy links to newspaper, television and cable TV sites across New York.

   Links for basketball are now available at RoadtoGlensFalls.com

   ArmoryTrack.com: Though primarily serving the metropolitan New York City area, ArmoryTrack.com compiles and posts considerable amounts of info on cross country and track from all over New York.

   Dyestat.com: A fountain of information for cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. John Dye and crew set up shop at numerous major events across the country each school year, providing same-day coverage including stories, agate and photos.

   LeoneTiming.com: This outfit does the automated results for a number of cross country and track meets throughout the year, paricularly in Central New York. It's a nice resource for digging up old agate.

   TullyRunners.com: One-stop shopping for a ton of info related to scholastic cross country and track in New York. The speed ratings for cross country make it possible to compare performances and stimulate plenty of discussion in the running community.

   Leaderboards: We've been finding season leaderboards on a growing numbers of sites both in New York and nationally. Here are a few links to data-rich sites that are most useful for keeping track of the best:

• Dyestat.com (National)
• ArmoryTrack.com (New York)
• TullyRunners.com (New York, especially Sec. 3)
• Section 5
• Section 8

   Links for football are now available at RoadtoSyracuse.com

   N.Y. State Public Schools Athletic Association: The site for the largest sanctioning body for high school sports in New York contains tournament schedules (and contact info) as well as the all-important BEDS numbers, which are the enrollment numbers that determine classifications.

   Syracuse.com forums: Take a little trash-talking, stir in a dash of gossip and add liberal doses of opinion and you have the sports discussion groups on Syracuse.com, the web site of The Post-Standard. Though the newspaper is a Syracuse publication, topics and contributors are from across N.Y. The football board is always very active, even in the offseason.

   U.S. High School Hockey Organization: The USHSHO does weekly national power rankings for boys ice hockey. One of the more interesting tools on the site is a list of scores from around the country for the last 10 days, which is a valuable resource during the playoffs.

   LaxPower.com: With its daily scores lists, computerized rankings by state (and class) and numerous other bits of imformation, this is one of the better single-sport sites in the country.

   Official sites of NYSPHSAA member sections, PSAL and CHSAA.

   FrontierLeagueSports.com: Covering a sliver of the north end of Section 3 since September 2006.

   New York City Sports News: The site covers some college and professional teams, but much of its bandwidth is dedicated to CHSAA and PSAL sports.

   SectionV.talksback.com: Launched in January 2007, this site hasn't really hit critical mass yet as it depends chiefly on on message-board postings to deliver content, but it's been improving steadily.

   SectionXSports.com: This is one-stop shopping for everything in Section 10, with the "S" staples of information -- schedules, statistics and stories.

• ESPN boys basketball
• ESPN football
• HighSchoolSports.com (Gannett)
• Hoopgurlz (ESPN)
• MaxPreps.com (CBS)
• Prep Nation
• Rivals.com (Yahoo!)
• Scout.com (FOXSports.com)
• Sports Illustrated
• Takkle.com (Sports Illustrated)
• USA Today
• Vype.com

   National Soccer Coaches Association of America: The NSCAA does weekly national rankings for boys and girls soccer and selects all-region and All-America teams each fall. Such a high percentage of N.Y. high school coaches belongs to the organization the New York is actually a region all by itself in the organization.

   SwimData.info: It's not a complete list, but there are numerous up-to-date reports on the leaders in individual events and relays from across the state.

   RochesterVBall.com: Not just limited to high school volleyball -- or volleyball in Rochester, for that matter. There's some useful information on the site, and the forum boards sometimes get quite active.

   Armdrag.com: Largely a Section 5 site, but consistently updated with info of use to fans from around the entire state.

   LongIslandWrestling.com: An impressive source of historial information for Sections 8 and 11.

   NewYorkWrestlingOnline.com: Regularly updated high school and college news related to New York.