Junior College Roundup

Bronco Weekday Classic
Oneonta High graduate Will Anger earned two of host SUNY Delhi’s 14 NJCAA Division III qualifying marks Tuesday with victories in the shot put and hammer throw during the fourth annual Bronco Weekday Track Classic.

Anger won the shot put with a distance of 42 feet, 4 inches, then cruised to a triumph in the hammer throw at 134-6. Anger, who reached the hammer-throw mark on his third attempt, beat runner-up and teammate Joe Vaillancourt by 34-8 in the event.

The Broncos also received first-place finishes from Alban Kalaj (400 hurdles), Matt Conant (mile; 3,000), Adam Wilson (110 hurdles), Matt Jordan (800), Keith Romero (high jump), Pat Branning (triple jump) and their sprint medley relay team.

[an error occurred while processing this directive]Mike Craft (discus) and Allen Putzig (pole vault) won for Cobleskill in the non-scoring event.

Three Delhi women qualified for the NJCAAs, and the Broncos received victories from Danielle Kelley (200), Stacie Ann Palmer (800), their 800 relay and their sprint medley relay. Delhi competes at the Albany State Invitational on Saturday.

The NJCAA Division III championships are slated for May 11-13 at Erie Community College in Buffalo.

BRONCO WEEKDAY CLASSIC

AREA MEN
Participating teams: Bronx, Cobleskill, Delhi, Hartwick, Herkimer, Kingsboro, Oneonta State, Queensboro.

100: 2, Mike Devereaux (D) 11.3; 7, Matt McCann (C) 12.0; 8, Ray Thompson (C) 12.1; 11, Pat Branning (D) 12.6.

400: n-3, Adam Wilson (D) 51.6; n-5, Matt Czajkowski (C) 52.1; 6, Keith Romero (D) 52.8; 9, Chris Burke (C) 54.9; 10, Magli Martinez (D) 55.1; 16, Jeremy Nunez (C) 60.5.

800: n-1, Matt Jordan (D) 2:01.3; 2, Ben Jackson (D) 2:06.8; 5, Pat Nickerson (D) 2:10.7; 8, Pete Williamson (C) 2:12.8; 9, Brandon Gillis (C) 2:18.6; 13, Phil Giordano (D) 2:23.7; 15, Matthew Daignault (H) 2:27.8.

Mile: 1, Matt Conant (D) 4:58.5; 2, Vincent Stasi (D) 5:00.9.

2,000 steeplechase: 2, Stephen McCaffrey (D) 7:18.0.

3,000: 1, Matt Conant (D) 9:59.3; 2, Derek Prill (D) 10:45.3.

110 hurdles: n-1, Adam Wilson (D) 15.3; n-2, Luis Arvelo (D) 15.7.

400 hurdles: n-1, Alban Kalaj (D) 1:00.8; n-2, Luis Arvelo (D) 1:01.2.

800 relay: 2, Delhi 1:35.6; 4, Cobleskill 1:38.9.

Sprint medley relay (200, 200, 400, 800): 1, Delhi (Romero, Martinez, Jordan, Jackson) 3:40.8.

Discus: n-1, Mike Craft (C) 132-9; n-2, Brian Clark (D) 129-11; 3, Will Anger (D) 127-5; 4, Kyle Dresser (O) 116-10; 6, Pat Branning (D) 95-10; 8, Mike Devasco (O) 91-9; 9, Tom Larsen (H) 82-6.

Shot put: n-1, Will Anger (D) 42-4; 2, Mike Devasco (O) 39-6; 3, Kyle Dresser (O) 38-10 1/4; 5, Joe Vaillancourt (D) 35-½; 6, Charlie Morris (D) 34-4.

Long jump: 2, David DuPrey (D) 20-3 3/4; 4, Jeremy Nunez (C) 18-9 3/4; 6, Matt Czajkowski (C) 17-9 3/4.

Triple jump: n-1, Pat Branning (D) 41-8 3/4; 2, Alban Kalaj (D) 38-9 3/4; 3, Brian Keefe (C) 37-6 3/4.

High jump: n-1, Keith Romero (D) 6-0; 4, Pat Branning (D) 5-6; 5, Alban Kalaj (D) 5-4.

Javelin: n-2, Charlie Morris (D) 150-7; 3, Tom Larsen (H) 136-3; 9, Alban Kalaj (D) 99-3.

Hammer throw: n-1, Will Anger (D) 134-6; 2, Joe Vaillancourt (D) 99-10.

Pole vault: n-1, Allen Putzig (C) 11-10; n-2, Adam Wilson (D) 10-10 1/4; n-3, Andrew Ruud (D) 10-10 1/4.

AREA WOMEN
Participating teams: Bronx, Delhi, Hartwick, Herkimer, Kingsboro, Oneonta State, Queensboro.

100: 1, Sonya Williams (H) 13.1; 4, Denise Whitehurst (D) 13.2; 6, Cailin Sanford (H) 13.8; 8, Amanda Fowle (H) 14.3.

200: n-1, Danielle Kelley (D) 27.5.

400: n-2, Krystal Baird (D) 1:02.4.

800: n-1, Stacie Ann Palmer (D) 2:31.8.

100 hurdles: 2, Melissa Milano (H) 18.6.

400 hurdles: 2, Melissa Milano (H) 1:18.8.

800 relay: 1, Delhi (Palmer, Kelley, Baird, Whitehurst) 1:48.6; 4, Hartwick 2:00.5.

Sprint medley relay (200, 200, 400, 800): 1, Delhi (Kelley, Whitehurst, Palmer, Baird) 4:36.4.

Discus: 1, Jennifer McDonnell (H) 125-6; 3, Nichole Ezell (D) 74-4 1/4.

Shot put: 3, Nichole Ezell (D) 25-5 1/4.

Long jump: 1, Sonya Williams (H) 15-5 3/4; 5, Krystal Baird (D) 13-5.

High jump: 1, Cailin Sanford (H) 5-0; n-2, Danielle Kelley (D) 4-10.

n-NJCAA Division III qualifying mark.

Baseball

Schenectady 5-5, Cobleskill 2-6
Ryan Rockefeller helped host Cobleskill avoid a sweep with a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh, clinching a Fighting Tigers’ victory in the second game of a Mountain Valley Conference doubleheader.

Pinch-runner Mikael Wilson and Ron Smalling executed a successful double steal to set up Rockefeller, who drove in both runners with a one-out double. Rockefeller finished 2-for-3 for Cobleskill, which held a 4-1 lead before allowing four runs to Schenectady in the top of the seventh.

Winning pitcher Matt Young went the distance, striking out one and walking three in an eight-hitter. Young also homered for Cobleskill, which committed five errors.

Schenectady (15-8, 8-1) took a 3-0 lead in the second inning of the opener and limited the Fighting Tigers (10-12, 7-1) to four hits. Smalling went 2-for-3 with an RBI for Cobleskill, which got five strikeouts, a walk and a hit batsman in six innings from starting pitcher Mike Disarno.

SCHENECTADY 5-5, COBLESKILL 2-6

FIRST GAME
Schenectady 031 001 0 — 5 6 1

Cobleskill 001 000 1 — 2 4 2

Pitkin (W) and Kippley. Mike Disarno (L), Adam Cernauskus (7) and Tyler Hibsch. 2B — Frey (S), Crawford (S), Mikael Wilson (C).

SECOND GAME
Schenectady 100 000 4 — 5 8 0

Cobleskill 202 000 2 — 6 7 5

Cummings (L) and Basilio, Kippley (7). Matt Young (W) and Rob Schmalz. 2B — Valez (S), Ryan Rockefeller (C). HR — Matt Young (C).

Men’s Tennis

Cobleskill 7, Mohawk Valley 2
Steve Weis earned a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory at first singles to lead Cobleskill to a Mountain Valley Conference victory at home. The Fighting Tigers improved to 3-0 against conference opponents, tying Herkimer Community College for first place in the MVC. Cobleskill also clinched its first NJCAA Region III Tournament berth and its first winning season since 2000.

COBLESKILL 7, MOHAWK VALLEY 2

at Cobleskill
Singles: Steve Weiss (C) def. Ben Veins, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3; Andy Steiner (C) def. Heath Smith, 6-0, 6-1; Derek Norberg (C) def. Andy Kolb, 6-2, 6-7, 7-6; Perry Gould (C) def. Dan Slosek, 6-2, 6-3; Mike Hooker (C) def. Matt Bauerbauld, 6-0, 6-2; Justin Friedman (C) won by default.

Doubles: Veins and Kolb (M) def. Weis and Steiner, 7-2; Smith and Slosek (M) def. Gould and Friedman, 6-4; Norberg and Hooker (C) won by default.

Delhi 5, Herkimer 4
Adam Olinski and Bill Forshaw rallied from first-set losses to win their respective singles matches, helping visiting Delhi to its first victory of the 2006 season.

Olinski won at second singles, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, and Forshaw won his fourth-singles match, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. Delhi (1-3) won four of six singles matches en route to the victory.

The Broncos host Mohawk Valley on Thursday.

DELHI 5, HERKIMER 4

at Herkimer
Singles: Tim McGowan (D) def. Rayshawn Hightower, 6-2, 6-0; Adam Olinski (D) def. Joe Reilly, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3; Jim Guinpero (D) def. Alex Aloisio, 6-3, 6-3; Bill Forshaw (D) def. Ryan Bosworth, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1; Ron Illich (H) def. Jesse Brownfeld, 6-3, 6-4; Mario Osiecki (H) def. Alex Aaronstam, 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles; Hightower and Reilly (H) def. McGowan and Olinski, 8-5; Illich and Osiecki (H) def. Guinpero and Forshaw, 8-5; Brownfeld and Aaronstam (D) def. Aloisio and Bosworth, 8-1.