06/26/06
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS Oneonta City tennis lesson registration set
Late registration for the Oneonta City tennis lessons program runs from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. today at tennis courts 4 and 5 in Wilber Park.
Youths ages 5 and older are eligible to participate. Parents and guardians must accompany their children to registration.
Registration forms are available at the Oneonta City Recreation Department, which is located in the Brenner Recreation Center at Neahwa Park.
The program runs from today-Aug. 4 weekday mornings at Wilber Park and Neahwa Park. For more information, call the city recreation office at 607-432-0680 from 8:30 a.m.-noon or 1-4:30 p.m. weekdays.
Headwaters soccer offering summer camps
Youths aged 7-17 can participate in the Headwater Soccer Club’s Team Camps this summer.
[an error occurred while processing this directive]The cost is $60 for camps that run from 9:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday-Friday at various locations. The fee also includes a T-shirt and a water bottle.
The following is a list of the camps:
• Session I runs today through Friday at Otego Elementary School. For information, contact J.J. Laing at 607-829-3551 or Kelli Gates at 607-865-6420.
• Session II is from July 4-7 at Worcester Central School.
• Session III is July 10-14 at Mine Kill State Park in North Blenheim. For information, contact Jim Adair at 5-18-734-4583.
• Session IV is July 17-21 at Mine Kill State Park. For information, contact Tom Faraci at 607-326-4151, ext. 25; Bob VanValkenburgh at 607-538-91111; Denise O’Brien at 607-652-7821; Randy Mudge at 518-821-7862 or Gregg Johns at 518-827-5215.
• Session V is July 24-28 at Laurens Central School. For information, contact, Melanie Mumbulo at 607-267-7036 or JoAnn Battaglia at 607-373-9670.
• Session VI is July 31-Aug. 1 at Mine Kill State Park.
• Session VII is Aug. 7-11 at the Oneonta State campus. For information contact, Jody Gravelin at 607-563-2153, ext. 4048.
To receive a 2006 Summer Camp Series brochure, call 1-800-724-0309 or write Headwaters Soccer Club, c/o New York Power Authority, P.O. Box 898, North Blenheim, N.Y. 12131, or visit the club’s web page at: http://www.headwaterssoccer.com.
O-State to host wrestling camp
United States Olympian Ken Chertow and Chenango Forks graduate Troy Nickerson will be the featured coaches at a wrestling camp hosted by Oneonta State from Tuesday through July 2.
Along with Chertow and Nickerson — a Division I All-American at Cornell University this past winter — Nate Carr (Olympic medalist) and Rubin Prophete (Division I All-American) will also coach.
For information or to register, log on to http://www.kenchertow.com or call 814-466-3666, or contact O-State coach Duane Ritter at ritterda@oncona.edu or 607-436-2100.
Cobleskill golf event set for Friday
The 20th annual SUNY Cobleskill Foundation Golf Tournament will start at 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Cobleskill Golf and Country Club. Proceeds will benefit the foundation’s student scholarship fund.
Cost is $90 and includes greens fees, cart and dinner, which follows at 6:30 p.m. June 30 at the club. Cost for those who wish to attend the dinner only is $25.
Sponsorship opportunities also are still available for any businesses wishing to contribute to the scholarship funds.
To register, sponsor a tee or to purchase raffle tickets, call Kim Howe at 518-255-5524. Raffle tickets cost $10 each or three for $20.
Summer track meet set for July 5
The fifth annual Bronco Track Club and Delsego Roadrunners will host a summer track and field meet at 6 p.m. July 5 at SUNY Delhi.
Entry is free for track clinic participants and Delhi track alumni, and costs $2 for all other athletes. To pre-register, e-mail coachbronco@netzero.com. Registration also will be accepted before the 6 p.m. start July 5.
For more information, call Delhi coach Bob Backus at 607-746-4680.
Unatego boys basketball raffle July 8
The Unatego boys basketball team is holding a limited-ticket car raffle for a new 2006 Toyota Corolla LE or $10,000 cash on July 8 at the Otsego County Fireman’s Convention in Otego.
Ten $100 winners also will be announced. A maximum of 300 tickets will be sold at $100 apiece, and multiple winners are allowed. The raffle will help fund the team’s trip to San Diego in December.
For more information, call Jim Knight at 607-563-9673 or Lew Keyser at 607-988-6658.
Milford Legion golf tournament set for July 8
The Milford American Legion will host its fifth annual captain-and-crew golf tournament July 8 at Colonial Ridge Golf Course in Laurens.
Entry fee is $44 per person for the event, which has a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Greens fees, carts and extra drawings are included in the entry fee.
For more information, call Jeff at 607-263-5291.
Oneonta State volleyball camp starts July 9
The Oneonta State volleyball program will host a girls overnight/commuter camp from July 9-13 for players ages 10-18 (grades 6-12).
Commuter cost is $225 and resident cost is $350. Applications will be accepted until July 2 and can be found at the website http://www.oneonta.edu.
For more information, call O-State women’s volleyball coach Colleen Cashman at 607-436-2145 or e-mail cashmacm@oneonta.edu.
Unadilla AMA Motocross set for July 14-16
The Unadilla AMA Pro Motocross Nationals will run July 14-16 at the Unadilla Valley Sports Center on Route 8, 5 miles north of New Berlin.
Amateur racing is slated for July 14, followed by amateurs, pro qualifying and a celebrity pit bike race July 15. Gates open at 6 a.m. July 16 for the pro national racing main event.
Tickets cost $55 for all three days, $40 for July 15-16 and $30 for July 16 only. Tickets for youths ages 6-12 cost $15 for all three days and $10 for July 15-16. Youths ages 5 and younger will be admitted free when accompanied by an adult.
For more information, call 607-965-8784, e-mail info@unadillamx.com or visit the website http://www.unadillamx.com.
Morris basketball tournament set for July 15
The 15th annual Morris Booster Club 3-on-3 tournament starts at 9 a.m. July 15 at Morris Central.
The event features competition at three levels. The elementary tournament is $7 per player and will have two divisions: grades 3-4 and grades 5-6. The high school level costs $10 per player and will be broken down into boys junior high, boys junior varsity, boys varsity (grades 11-12), girls modified-JV and girls high school. The open division is $12 per player and has one division for all ages and another for ages 30-and-older.
Participants can pre-register or register on the day of the tournament, which features three-point shooting and slam dunk contests at noon. Pre-registrations should be mailed to P.O. Box 426, Morris, NY 13808.
For more information, call Mike Tracy at 607-263-2468 or Craig Joyce at 607-263-5704.
Softball tournament set for July 15-16
The fifth annual Johnathan Dilello Memorial Softball Tournament will run July 15-16 at the Laurens Rec Center and Dino’s. This is a mixed team, double-elimination tournament .
To pre-register, call Traci at 607-432-7124.
Unadilla to host top motocross riders July 16
The 37th annual FMF Pro Motocross National is July 16 at the Unadilla Valley Sports Complex in New Berlin.
The sport’s top racers such as Ricky Carmichael, Bubba Stewart, Chad Reed and Kevin Windham will compete for the Toyota AMA Motocross Championship.
For information on the race and hotel accommodations log onto http://www.unadillamx.com/pronational.html or http://www.fmfracing.com.
Booster club golf tournament set for July 22
The Charlotte Valley Booster Club will hold a golf tournament July 22 at the Ouleout Creek Golf Course in Franklin. Tee-off time is 8 a.m.
Cost is $200 per team ($50 per player). To register, visit the golf course, call Ray Preston at 607-397-8398, or e-mail at rpreston1@stny.rr.com.
Motorcycle event runs July 22-23 in Hancock
The sixth round of the Maxxis-FIM World Enduro Championship, an off-road motorcycle racing series, will run from July 22-23 in Hancock.
The Moose U.S. G.P. Enduro will feature world-class riders and follows Round 5, which takes place in Parry Sound, Canada, from July 15-16. The two stops mark the first time the WEC will visit North America.
Two-day tickets cost $20 (18 for American Motorcycle Association members) and includes an all-access wristband that covers parking and entrance to all spectator areas.
For more information, visit the website http://www.usgpenduro.com.
O-State basketball camp set for July 24-28
The third annual Red Dragon Summer Basketball Camp for boys and girls ages 6-16 runs from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 24-28 at Oneonta State’s Alumni Field House.
Cost is $125 per camper and includes a T-shirt, a basketball and a water bottle. For more information or a brochure, call O-State women’s basketball coach Dan McGraw at 607-436-2360 or O-State men’s basketball coach Vince Medici at 607-436-3280.
Summer soccer camps start July 31
The Oneonta Soccer School, in its 31st year, will run two Red Dragon Soccer Camps in Oneonta this summer. The Dragon Camp (ages 7-14) and the Elite Camp (high school JV and varsity) run July 31-Aug. 4 at the Wright National Soccer Campus.
Oneonta State men’s soccer coach Iain Byrne will direct the camps, which cost $125 per camper. He will be assisted by his coaching staff, along with former and current players.
For a brochure, to register or for more information, call Byrne at 607-436-2102.
