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Brian O'Malley
Brian O'Malley
Sports Reporter · Liverpool, NY
Brian has dedicated over eight years to covering high school athletics across Central New York, previously writing for the Post-Standard. He is a former high school athlete himself, which gives him a unique perspective on the triumphs and challenges young athletes face in the community.
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Syracuse, N.Y. – At 8 o’clock Saturday morning, as the team stretched to prepare for practice, Ryan Blackwell approached Gavin Doty and told him that McNamara’s dad, Gerard, had passed earlier that day.
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