06/27/06
Area Sports Briefs
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O-State wrestling camp starts today
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 today through Sunday.
Along with Chertow and Nickerson — a Division I All-American at Cornell University this past winter — Natt 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.
OHS football boosters to meet Wednesday
[an error occurred while processing this directive]The Oneonta Football Booster Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Room 301 at Oneonta High.
Parents of OHS football players and cheerleaders at all levels are encouraged to attend, as well as any other individuals interested in supporting OHS football.
For more information, call Russ Southard at 607-432-7015.
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.
Soccer team to host spaghetti dinner Saturday
The Fog Soccer Team, an area girls squad, will host a spaghetti dinner from 4:30-8 p.m. Saturday at the Fire House on Route 20 in East Springfield.
The Fog will represent the USA in a soccer tournament in Ireland in July. Players from Cherry Valley-Springfield, Cooperstown, Edmeston and Morris will compete.
Junior golf at Stamford GC starts July 5
The Stamford Golf Club will start a junior golf program for boys and girls ages 5-17 on July 5.
Sign-ups are on a first-come, first-served basis. The program is limited to 70 juniors. For more information, visit the website http://www.stamfordgolfclub.com.
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.
Football camp to be held July 9-14
The Joe Namath/John Dockery Instructional Football Camp will be held July 9-14 at Nichols College in Dudley, Mass.
The staff will include National Football League players Justin McCareins, Erik Coleman, Victor Hobson, Kareem McKenzie, Willie Ponder, David Tyree, Jarvis Green and Dan Klecko.
The camp is open to boys ages 8-18 and will have over 50 college, high school and pre-high school coaches in attendance.
For more information, call Dan Schneider at 866-626-2841.
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.
Basketball camps to run July 16-20
The 15th FUN-damental Basketball Camp is accepting applications for its July programs, which start July 16-20 at Morrisville State College.
The program for resident campers, who will stay in campus dormitories, starts at noon daily and ends at 1 p.m. July 20. For commuter campers, the program runs from 2:30-9 p.m. July 16, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 17-19, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. July 20. An extended commuter option will be offered, allowing commuter campers to participate in activities until 9 p.m. daily.
The camp will be run by director Stu Maloff and co-director Tom Blackford, who is the boys varsity coach at Fayetteville-Manlius.
For more information, call 1-877-545-8423 or visit the website http://www.ebasketballcamps.com.
Syracuse soccer camp to be held July 16-20
Syracuse University will host a boys soccer camp from July 16-20.
Cost of the boys ages 12-18 overnight camp is $460. Cost of the one-day boys ages 10-18 camp is $340.
For more information, call assistant coach Jaro Zawislan at 315-443-3021.
Syracuse co-ed soccer camp to run July 17-20
The Syracuse University junior kickers co-ed day camp runs from 9 a.m.-noon July 17-20. Cost for boys and girls ages 6-10 is $115.
For more information, call assistant coach Jaro Zawislan at 315-443-3021.
B-Sens hockey camp runs July 17-21
The Binghamton Senators will host the Summer 2006 Youth Hockey Training Camp from July 17-21 and from July 24-28 at the Chenango Ice Rink.
Each camp features three on-ice training sessions per day and will be run by the Binghamton Senators and Junior Senators coaching staffs. Denis Hamel, who served as captain of the 2005-06 B-Sens, also will appear as an instructor.
Youths ages 7-18 are eligible for the camp, which is currently accepting registration. Each session will be limited to the first 90 skaters and nine goalies. Cost is $325 per session, with a $50 discount for those who sign up for both.
Registration forms are available at the Binghamton Senators executive office on the third floor of the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena and at the Chenango Ice Rink, which is located at 614 River Road in Chenango Bridge.
For more information, visit the websites http://www.binghamtonsenators.com and http://www.chenangoicerink.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.
Cooperstown baseball camp to run Aug. 6-11
America’s Baseball Camps will hold an elite instructional program for youths ages 9-17 at the Beaver Valley Campground in Cooperstown from Aug. 6-11.
The camp runs from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Players are required to pre-register by calling 1-800-222-8152 or by visiting the website http://www.baseballcamps.com. Pricing information is also available on the ABC website.
Leatherstocking to offer junior golf in August
The Leatherstocking Golf Course in Cooperstown will hold its annual Junior Golf Summer Camp from Aug. 22-25 for youths ages 8-14. The camp will culminate with a tournament for participants Aug. 25.
Instruction will be provided from 8:30 a.m.-noon daily by course professionals Josh Truman, Matt Smith and Chris Schultis. Cost is $125 per student.
For more information, call the Leatherstocking Golf Shop at 607-547-5275.
DEC announces tentative waterfowl seasons
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced the tentative schedule for most of New York’s 2006-2007 waterfowl hunting seasons.
The September Canada goose season runs Sept. 1-25 in most areas of the state, with the exceptions of the Lake Champlain Zone (Sept. 5-25) and the Long Island Zone (Sept. 5-30).
The daily bag limit for Canada geese taken during September will be 8 per day (5 per day in Lake Champlain Zone).
Dates for the regular fall goose hunting seasons, when migratory Canada geese are present, will be announced in late summer, after breeding population data from northern Canada is evaluated.
The official state regulations for the 2006-2007 waterfowl seasons will be posted on the DEC’s website, http://www.dec.state.ny.us.
Seniors Open Pro-Am set for Sept. 5
The 24th annual Otesaga Hotel Seniors Open Golf Tournament begins with an 11:30 a.m. shotgun start Sept. 5 with a Pro-Am event at the Leatherstocking Golf Course in Cooperstown. A cocktail reception and awards banquet follows at 5 p.m.
The Pro-Am is open to golfers with established handicaps. Player packages range from $675 for one amateur entry to $6,000 for eight. Tee sponsorships are also available for $300.
Teams will consist of one Senior pro and four amateurs.
Registration deadline is July 24. Player packages are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The event has raised more than $1.3 million for scholarships at Pathfinder Village, a residential community dedicated to children and adults with Down syndrome.
The Seniors Open, which has a purse of $100,000, runs Sept. 6-8 at Leatherstocking.
For more information, call Jim Seitz at 607-965-9889 (jseitz@pathfinder.tzo.com) or Dan Spooner at 607-547-5275.
Stock car hall inductions set for Sept. 9
The 11th annual Old-Time Stock-Car Convention will feature a reunion and the 2006 Hall of Fame inductions from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 9 at the former Mid-State Speedway at the Otsego County Fairgrounds (Route 23 in Morris).
The 2006 inductees are Chuck Akulis, Stan Wetmore and Bill Salamanca in the sportsman division; Russ Card in the figure 8s; Wayne King in the late models; and Pioneer Award winner Cliff Kotary. The Morris Fire and Rescue Dept. will be honored with the Phoenix Award as well.
For more information visit the Midstate Antique Stock Car Club, Inc., website at midstateantiquestockcarclub.com.
Baseball Hall to honor ’Voices of the Game’
The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown will continue its six-installment series featuring great baseball broadcasters with Ken "Hawk" Harrelson, the voice of the Chicago White Sox, on Sept. 9.
The series, titled "Voices of the Game" features author Curt Smith in one-hour interviews with broadcasters in the Bullpen Theater. Advance tickets are required, but each event is open at no cost to Hall visitors. Reservations can be made by calling 607-547-0397. Seating is limited.
The remaining schedule is as follows:
Sept. 16: Jon Miller, ESPN’s lead baseball broadcaster and voice of the San Francisco Giants.
Oct. 21: Joe Castiglione, voice of the Boston Red Sox.
Biographies of each participant can be viewed at the Hall’s website, http://www.baseballhalloffame.org.
DEC announces youth waterfowl weekends
The annual Youth Waterfowl Hunting Weekend will run Sept. 23-34 in the Northeastern and Southeastern zones of the state, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced.
Junior hunters ages 12-15 may hunt ducks, geese and brant during this time. Juniors must be licensed and accompanied by an adult hunter, in accordance with state regulations. Only junior hunters may take birds on these days.
The Western Zone’s weekend runs Oct. 8-9, and the Long Island Zone’s weekend is Nov. 11-12.
Duck hunting seasons open in October
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the regular duck hunting seasons will begin during October in most zones.
Tentative dates are as follows:
Northeastern Zone: Oct. 7-15, Oct. 25-Dec. 14.
Southeastern Zone: Oct. 14-22, Nov. 11-Dec. 31.
Western Zone: Oct. 21-Dec. 6, Dec. 26-Jan. 7.
Long Island Zone: Nov. 22-26, Dec. 5-Jan. 28.
The official state regulations for the 2006-2007 waterfowl seasons will be posted on the DEC’s website, http://www.dec.state.ny.us.
