Thursday, November 30, 2000
OHS girls give coach Zeh first victory
ONEONTA — If Bob Zeh ever wondered if he was ready to coach again, he got his answer Wednesday night.
In his first game as a head coach in four seasons, the 58-year-old Section Four Hall of Famer spent the entire time standing, pacing, yelling, encouraging and sweating his way through the Oneonta High girls' 42-33 victory over Delhi in the first round of the Anthony C. Drago Tip-Off Tournament.
"I forgot how hard this was," said Zeh, who retired as the Oneonta boys coach after the 1996-97 season. "I said to myself before the game that I was just going to sit there. I'm too old to be all sweaty like this.
Gifford leads Eagles past Franklin
DOWNSVILLE — Jessica Gifford hit eight field goals for a game-high 16 points to lead Downsville to a 41-26 girls basketball defeat of Franklin on Wednesday night.
`Lady Luck' planned on getting her opening-day buck
With deer season upon us, I had planned to write about my great adventure of opening day. But sometimes things just don't work out as planned.
Let me share with you a true story of about a woman from East Worcester. Her success on opening day is something to be marveled.
OHS volleyball opens with victory
CHENANGO BRIDGE — Naomi Shencavitz scored seven points and had nine kills and 11 assists in helping Oneonta rebound from a 2-0 deficit for a non-league victory. Ashley Payne had 11 points, Rebecca Selzner contributed eight kills and eight digs, and Shawna Mott had 10 points for the Yellowjackets.
Hartwick men fall to Hamilton, 81-72
CLINTON — Despite 24 points from Hartwick College freshman guard/forward David Orr, the Hamilton College men's basketball team held off the Hawks for an 81-72 victory on Wednesday night.
Anything's possible in NFC Central as Lions play at Minnesota tonight
Detroit (8-4) at Minnesota (10-2)
Line: Vikings by 9.
Facts: Both teams should be highly motivated. Although it would appear that the Vikings could coast home to the home-field advantage through the NFC playoffs, their two-game lead over the Lions in the NFC Central is more like a tenuous 1 1/2 games.
Wednesday, November 29, 2000
Walton boys open with defeat of B-G
BAINBRIDGE — Jared Tennant scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Walton boys basketball team to an 82-63 season-opening victory over Bainbridge-Guilford on Tuesday.
Robert Beckman had 12 points and Justin Wood scored 10 for the Warriors (1-0), who outscored the Bobcats (0-1), 45-27, in the second and third quarters. The Warriors hit seven 3-pointers for the game.
O-State upsets Cortland
CORTLAND — Afton native and Sidney High graduate Craig Dawson hit a varsity-high 25 points on Tuesday to lead the Oneonta State men's basketball team to a 78-61 rout of Cortland State.
Cortland entered the SUNY Athletic Conference opener for both teams as the NCAA's 12th-ranked Division III team.
Area sports briefs
SYRACUSE — The LeMoyne men's basketball team will hold a basketball clinic for boys and girls in grades 1-8 at Henninger Athletic Center at LeMoyne.
The clinic will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 23. Price is $30 per player and $50 per family.
B-G girls punce on Walton; Margaretville wins
WALTON — Five Bobcats scored in double digits as Bainbridge-Guilford opened the Susquenango Association girls basketball season with a 65-34 defeat of Walton on Tuesday.
Baseball Hall ballot set
NEW YORK (AP) - Kirby Puckett, Dave Winfield and Don Mattingly are among 17 first-time candidates on this year's ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Hartwick names basketball assistants
ONEONTA — Keith Thompson and Deborah Liddle have been named assistant men's and women's basketball coaches, respectively, at Hartwick College for the 2000-01 academic year.
Tuesday, November 28, 2000
No joke: Edgemont's running game was too tough for Walton
Are you kidding me? Anyone rooting for Walton football had to ask that more than once Friday at the Carrier Dome. I asked myself that very question a few times on the drive up.
Some lady's in the passing lane holding her Ford Fairlane steady at 60 mph with three 18-wheelers to her right; a Chevy Astrovan driven by what must have been a father-and-son Winston Cup Racing team is ripping along at about 90 mph...
Red Dragons to play...Red Dragons
ONEONTA — It will be the Red Dragons vs. the Red Dragons tonight when the Oneonta State men's and women's basketball teams travel to Cortland. The women's game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. tip-off and the men are scheduled to take to the floor around 8 p.m.
Cooper's 27 paces Tigers
COBLESKILL — Todd Cooper led all scorers with 27 points — including six three-pointers — to pace the Cobleskill men's basketball team to a 80-71 non-conference victory over Columbia Greene on Monday night.
H.S. basketball roundup
TANNERSVILLE — Amy Carlson had eight of her 10 points during a decisive 23-8 third-quarter run as the Gilboa girls basketball team won its season opener on Monday, 49-36, over Cairo-Durham in the first round of the Hunter-Tannersville tournament.
Monday, November 27, 2000
Milford edges Indians
MILFORD — Shannon Weir's double-double led Milford to a 49-47 overtime defeat of Stamford in Saturday's girls basketball championship of the Anton Remy Tournament.
Weir, who earned MVP honors, had 19 points and 17 rebounds to help Milford (2-0) rally to victory. The Wildcats fell behind 11-4 after one quarter, but won the fourth quarter, 12-7, to tie the score at 41-41 and force overtime.
Windham wins title at Schenevus Tournament
SCHENEVUS — Gene Caropreso did a lot with a little bit of everything on Saturday.
Caropreso had a triple-double to lead Windham past Schenectady Christian in boys basketball, 62-56, as the Warriors won the Schenevus Tournament championship.
Cooperstown wins Unatego Tournament
OTEGO — Carolyn and Suzanne Clarvoe led Cooperstown to its second Unatego Tournament title in girls volleyball for the second time in four seasons on Saturday.
Saturday, November 25, 2000
Walton runs into trouble
SYRACUSE — Size does matter.
So does speed.
Edgemont had a lot of both in a 37-20 defeat of Walton for the Class C state football championship on Friday at Syracuse's Carrier Dome.The story of the game is easily told with a glance at the scoring summary as Edgemont, now winners of three straight state crowns, scored four touchdowns on runs ranging between 32 and 60 yards.
Oneonta High alumni contribute to conference title in women's soccer
ONEONTA — Former Oneonta High girls soccer teammates Gretchen Herbert and Rachael Wexler were freshman members of the Muhlenberg College women's soccer team this fall.
Herbert, a midfielder/fullback, and fullback Wexler played as reserves in contributing to the Mules' Centennial Conference championship.
Popular Bob bids adieu to 2000 professional racing season
The longest Winston Cup season since the modern era began, in 1972, came to a close Monday with the rain-delayed NAPA 500 in Atlanta. Jerry Nadeau capped off the 34-race schedule by becoming the fourth first-time winner of the season, which ties the modern record first set in 1988.
Football
ENDICOTT — Oxford quarterback Mike Chrystie rushed for 90 yards on nine carries and scored a touchdown as the East squad defeated the West squad, 13-12, for the ninth straight year at the Ernie Davis Classic at Union-Endicott's Ty Cobb Field on Thursday.
Defending Section Four boys champion Rams open with victory
SOUTH KORTRIGHT — Mike Swantak scored 27 points as South Kortright opened defense of its Section Four title with a victory over Morris in the first round of the South Kortright Tournament.
Friday, November 24, 2000
Warriors in the running
ONEONTA — Walton and Edgemont will be on the run at 1 p.m. today in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class C football championship at Syracuse's Carrier Dome.
That's why both undefeated teams should pay close attention to the occasional pass.
Margaretville boys win basketball title
GREENVILLE — Jared Scarth had seven points and seven assists en route to being named MVP of the Greenville Thanksgiving Tournament for boys basketball as Margaretville won the championship with a 62-52 defeat of the host.
Baldwinsville man wins Super Sweeper
ENDICOTT — Steve Vulcan, from Baldwinsville, earned $353 for winning the Gus Lampo Super Sweeper at Ideal Lanes on Nov. 18.
Freshman wins first event for Delhi Tech indoor track
WEST POINT — Freshman Marvin Elmore set a Delhi Tech indoor track record in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.65 seconds during the West Point Indoor Invite on Tuesday.
Area sports briefs
SOUTH KORTRIGHT — South Kortright Central will play host to a Thanksgiving boys basketball tournament on Friday and Saturday. Admission is $2 and the schedule is as follows..
Wednesday, November 22, 2000
Hartwick men, women swept by Cortland
ONEONTA — Tom Williams scored 24 points and ninth-ranked Cortland State pulled away in the final 3 minutes for a 70-64 NCAA Division III men's basketball victory over Hartwick on Tuesday night in a non-conference game at Binder Gymnasium.
Ten area seniors picked for Ernie Davis
ENDICOTT — Ryan Fletcher and Mike Martin have bigger turkeys to cook.
The Walton football seniors will miss out on participating in Thursday's annual Ernie Davis Senior Classic as the Warriors will be playing for the Class C state championship on Friday.
OHS track standout chooses U. of Rhode Island
ONEONTA — Oneonta High senior Toni McDaniels appears to be on the right track.
McDaniels recently signed a letter of intent to attend Division I's University of Rhode Island, where she will receive a track and field scholarship that will cover the majority of her expenses.
Area bowling
ONEONTA — Bill Walker rolled a 703 series to lead all bowlers Nov. 8 in the ISD Classic at Holiday Lanes. Walker had games of 213, 201, and 289. His team, Dante's Pizzeria, defeated Johnson's Siding, 2-1. Tom Grammer bowled a 618 series in the losing effort.
Basketball player earns region honors
COBLESKILL — SUNY-Cobleskill men's basketball player Kyle Jones has been named the NJCAA Region III men's athlete of the week by the region's service bureau.
Tuesday, November 21, 2000
High hopes should follow Schenevus, OHS girls next year
ONEONTA — For Chicago Cubs fans, "Wait 'til next year" is a way to rationalize another season gone awry. But the same phrase brings hope — and high expectations — to the Oneonta and Schenevus girls soccer teams. Though both squads came one goal away from winning at least a share of state championships last weekend in classes B and D, respectively, return appearances in the 2001 finals won't be nearly as surprising as this season's inaugural trips.
'Wick to play host to Cortland
ONEONTA - Cortland State will bring two nationally-ranked teams to Binder Gymnasium tonight for the Hartwick College basketball home openers.
The Hartwick women will play the 19th-ranked Red Dragons at 6 p.m. with the men to follow against ninth-ranked Cortland at 8 p.m.
The Hartwick men (0-2) started the season with losses to Oneonta State (69-58) and Trinity (69-57).
Area sports briefs
CHERRY VALLEY — Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School held its Fall Athletic Awards Night on The awards for the varsity girls soccer were: Most Valuable Player — Elizabeth Dubben; Best Offensive Player — Brianna Hawes; Best Defensive Player — Kyle Daley; Coaches Award — Lisa Kiesow; Most Improved Player — Holly Meehan.
High school boys basketball
GREENVILLE — Jared Scarth had 16 points, 14 assists and eight steals to lead the Margaretville boys basketball team to a 63-55 season-opening victory Monday over Coxackie-Athens in the first round of the Greenville Thanksgiving Tournament.
Monday, November 20, 2000
OHS stung in final, 1-0
WEBSTER — You might say the Oneonta High girls soccer team's run through the postseason was like a big Thanksgiving feast. The only thing missing was the gravy.
Aquinas made sure of that Saturday by beating the Yellowjackets, 1-0 at Webster High, to claim the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class B championship.
Storybook season ends with 1-0 loss for Dragons
SCOTTSVILLE — It was a storybook season for the Schenevus girls soccer team. It just didn't have a fairy-tale ending. Danielle Barhydt's goal with 35:46 to play provided the winning margin for St. Johnsville, which defeated the Dragons, 1-0 Saturday at Wheatland-Chili High, for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D championship.
Warriors' flawless effort leads to Class C state title berth
ORCHARD PARK — Ultimately, Friday night's Class C state semifinal football game may have been decided by Walton's flat refusal to acknowledge the brutally cold and blustery conditions at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
Hawks fall in ECAC title game
BUFFALO — The tandem of Chris Henry and Derek Baker led Buffalo State to its third ECAC Championship with a 43-20 victory over Hartwick on Saturday at Coyer Field.
Afton field hockey wins Class D title
SYRACUSE — Renee Kemmerer and Liz Akshar had two goals apiece to lead the Afton field hockey team to its second state championship in school history with a 5-1 defeat of Barker on Sunday at P&C Stadium.
Area college roundup
PLATTSBURGH — Kyle Jones scored 21 points to lead four players in double figures as the Cobleskill men's basketball team routed Clinton Community College, 100-74, on Saturday.
Todd Cooper scored 12 points and teammates Will White and Kevin Phillips each scored 10 points for the Fighting Tigers (6-0), who are ranked ninth in the latest NJCAA Division III national poll.
Area college basketball
POTSDAM — Carlton Graham had a game-high 22 points and Stanley Bolden scored 19 to pace the Delhi Tech men's basketball team to a 63-50 victory over Clarkson's JV squad on Saturday.
Dragon's men lose in final, women win tip-off
ONEONTA — Jason Woleben scored 26 points — and was 14-for-15 at the free-throw line — and had 10 rebounds to lead Baldwin-Wallace to a 90-72 victory over Oneonta State on Sunday in the championship game of the Holiday Inn Classic.
Saturday, November 18, 2000
OHS girls reach finals
SCOTTSVILLE - If the Oneonta High girls soccer team could be reincarnated as a boxer, it would probably come back as Lennox Lewis.
Like the WBC and IBF heavyweight champion, the Yellowjackets tend to paw and jab just enough to keep an opponent at arm's length. It may not be spectacular, but it's enough to win - and win often.
Dragons down defending state champion Ellicottville, 1-0
WEBSTER - Call it the Miracle On Snow.
Playing Friday in conditions that resembled a snow globe and against a powerhouse in defending Class D state champion Ellicottville, the Schenevus girls soccer team did something that even it didn't think was possible - go to the state final.
Walton football wins, 34-24, for state final berth
ORCHARD PARK — Second-half touchdown runs by Luke Armstrong and Mike Grossmann proved decisive for Walton in a 34-24 Class Cstate semifinal victory over Caledonia-Mumford on Friday night at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
O-State women rout Hartwick in opener
ONEONTA — The Oneonta State women's basketball team opened the 2000-2001 season with an 83-58 rout of city rival Hartwick in the opening game of the Holiday Inn Tipoff on Friday night.
Bills and Giants should fare well; Jets will have tough one
It's getting late in the season, and I really could use a week off to rest my brain. But I guess that's not going to happen. I'll even be working through Thanksgiving. Last year I was off that day and at a home where a tofu "turkey" was served. Here's a non-football tip. The next time you hear someone say, "it tastes just like turkey," grab your coat and run like the wind.
Sunday's race important for lucky No. 13
It's not too early to start handicapping next year's Winston Cup championship race.
Bobby Labonte hasn't even completed taking his bows for this year's title, but I already want to know who has a great shot next year, who is going to be a long shot and who doesn't have a chance.
Friday, November 17, 2000
OHS girls look to snap oh-fer
ONEONTA — Odds are, the Oneonta High girls soccer team is due.
After all, its four previous forays into the Class B state final four have come up empty.
In 1985, '88, '96 and '97, Oneonta lost to Hilton, Rockville Centre South Side, Westhill and Rochester Aquinas, respectively.
Dragons just enjoying the ride
ONEONTA — If ignorance is bliss, then the Schenevus girls soccer team must be feeling pretty good.
Dragons coach Kim Green-Phillips said her young team is unaware of the magnitude of today's 4 p.m. New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D semifinal against two-time defending champion Ellicottville at Webster High.
O-State, 'Wick women to tip-off at 6 tonight
ONEONTA — With nearly all the participants back from last season's wild four-overtime game, the Hartwick College and Oneonta State women's basketball teams will get together today to open the 2000-2001 season.
Area College
BINGHAMTON — Aquawasi St. Hillarie's old-fashioned three-point play with three seconds left lifted the Delhi Tech men's basketball team to a 59-58 victory over Broome on Thursday.
Walton gets 9 all-stars
ONEONTA — The Section Four Football Conference announced its 2000 all-stars for the fall football season. Section Four Class C champion Walton (11-0) received the most all-star bids among area teams.
Warriors play Cal-Mum at 8:30 p.m. today in Class C semi
ORCHARD PARK — This belongs in the believe-it-or-not category.
Walton and Caledonia-Mumford, two of the winningest teams in the New York State over the past decade, have never met on the football field.
Pincelli, Sarus get ECAC honor
ONEONTA — Junior quarterback Daniel Pincelli and senior linebacker Feddie Sarus were recently named to the ECAC/Budget Division III Northwest Football Honor Roll for their performances last week.
Thursday, November 16, 2000
Hunting the seasonal rut makes things a whole lot easier
It was cold this particular morning as I sat 15 feet up in a big maple tree.
A steady wind blew out of the north, chilling me to the bone, as I waited for dawn to finally arrive. The early morning is a wonderful time of day. It's a rebirth, a new day. Everything is different than the previous day.
'Wick lacrosse names assistants
ONEONTA — Kevin Barnicle and Michael Ermer have been named assistant men's lacrosse coaches at Hartwick College for the 2000-01 academic year.Barnicle and Ermer will assist head coach Bill Bjorness in all aspects of coaching and recruiting. Barnicle is entering his first season as an assistant coach at the collegiate level. He coordinates the defense and works closely with the man-down unit.
Wednesday, November 15, 2000
Varsity-high leads Delhi Tech women
DELHI — Sophomore Cynthia Ruiz scored a varsity high 26 points to lead the Delhi Tech women's basketball team to a 54-31 victory over Practical Bible on Tuesday night.
Area high school graduates honored in women's soccer
ONEONTA — Two local high school graduates — senior Jessica Joy of Morris and women's soccer teammate Sheri Kelleher of Unadilla Valley — were second-team selections for Hartwick College by the Empire Eight conference on Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 14, 2000
Hartwick freshman named rookie of the Year
ONEONTA — Hartwick College freshman forward Greg Victor was honored as Rookie of the Year for the Atlantic Soccer Conference on Monday.
Victor and sophomore teammate Jonathan Westmaas, a midfielder, were first-team ASC selections, along with Oneonta State senior forward Joma Burton. Coaches of ASCteams selected league all-stars.
Two from Hartwick earn All-American
ONEONTA — Hartwick College's Susannah Stecker and Katie Meyers were named National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) North Atlantic Regional All-Americans on Monday.
Stecker was named to the first team while Meyers was on the second team.
O-State names the Athletes of the week
ONEONTA — Sophomore swimmer Samantha Cronk and senior wrestler Rubin Prophete have been named athletes of the week at Oneonta State.
Area sports briefs
UTICA — Results Saturday of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Cross
Monday, November 13, 2000
OHS, Schenevus girls advance to semis
ONEONTA — Make no mistake, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class B quarterfinal Saturday between the Oneonta High and Pearl River girls soccer teams was close.
But it won't need a recount.
Laurens cools off against Manulis
ONEONTA — The first 54 minutes and 13 seconds of Saturday's Class D state quarterfinal went all too quickly for the Laurens boys soccer team. Section Three's Manlius Pebble Hill scored the first three goals at the Wright National Soccer Campus for a 3-2 victory over Section Four champion Laurens.
The Leopards, who gave coach Dave Miller a water-cooler shower after the loss, finished the season with a school-best 19-2 record.
Cobleskill women, Delhi Tech's Cornue win National titles
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Delhi Tech men's and women's cross country teams captured the Pepsi Cup for the third straight year with second-place finishes at the NJCAA Division III National Championships held at Columbus State Community College on Saturday.
OHS Toombs places at states; Afton field hockey in state final four
UTICA — Oneonta High runner Brian Toombs finished 85th in Class B at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association cross country championships on Saturday at Utica Tech. Toombs had a time of 19:23.
Oneonta State roundup
ROCHESTER — Dawn Koopman, Jessica Tylutki and Raena Weimer each recorded top-100 finishes as the Oneonta State women's cross country team ended its season with an 18th-place finish the Atlantic Regional Championships at Genesee Valley Park Golf Course on Saturday.
Dragons pick it up in 2nd half
CAMILLUS — Thanks to a goal from an unlikely source, superb defense and a lot of heart, Schenevus' girls soccer team edged DeRuyter, 1-0, Saturday at West Genesee High School in a Class D state quarterfinal.
Hawks football reaches playoffs
ONEONTA — Spurred by 501 yards of offense, the Hartwick College football team cruised to a regular-season ending 41-0 victory over St. Lawrence (1-9) on Saturday at All-Weather Field and qualified for the postseason for the second time in school history.
Saturday, November 11, 2000
Walton earns final-four berth in a romp
SYRACUSE — It was everything Walton does well and more.
Four first-half scoring drives included two typical punishing Walton drives, along with a pair of Luke Armstrong-to-Ryan Fletcher touchdown passes, as the Warriors defeated Bishop Ludden, 40-18 Friday night in a state Class C quarterfinal at the Carrier Dome.
Contemporary players could lower the boom
The last time New York had a "Subway Series," my oldest niece was six months old. Now she's in her 40s and three times a grandmother.
Dragons ready for rare trip to states
ONEONTA — The Schenevus girls soccer team is taking its game to a new level — the state playoffs.
The Dragons will play their first state tournament game since 1981 on Saturday when they take on Section Three champion DeRuyter at 11 a.m. in a New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D quarterfinal at West Genesee High School.
The Smart Money
I'm starting to get phone calls about this column. You know the kind. People think you're made of money because you keep winning week after week. So they ramble on about some phony charity they run. My relatives are the worst of the bunch.
Evernham looks to start new dynasty
Can you imagine a young Joe Torre as manager of the New York Yankees? Let's say after winning a third straight title he says: "I'm leaving the team. These guys don't need me anymore."
Winston Cup's Ray Evernham did pretty much that in October 1998 when he quit as crew chief of the most successful driver of the past five years to embark on a more challenging venture.
Saturday is swan song for 11 football seniors
ONEONTA — The Hartwick College football team (6-3) will try to win its seventh game of the season against the St. Lawrence Saints (1-8) at 1 p.m. Saturday at All-Weather Field.
Friday, November 10, 2000
Unfamiliarity breeds confidence for Walton
SYRACUSE — Things change in a hurry at this time of the year for football teams in the state playoffs.
Walton is a perfect example.
In six days, the Warriors went from playing a Delhi team that knew their playbook as well as they did, to playing a Bishop Ludden squad that probably couldn't find Walton on a map.
Catana is ECAC Player of the Week
ONEONTA — Hartwick College freshman forward Rob Catana was honored for the second time this week when the Eastern College Athletic Conference selected him as Division I Men's Soccer Player of the Week for Oct. 30-Nov. 5.
Thursday, November 9, 2000
State quarterfinals set for three are soccer teams
ONEONTA — With Section Four championships in hand, three area high school soccer teams will begin quests for state crowns on Saturday at Wright National Soccer Campus.
In Class B, the Oneonta High girls (19-1-1) will play Section One's Pearl River (19-1-1).
Some hunters are better off lucky than good
Most deer hunters dream of the chance to take a huge antlered whitetail. When a set of antlers gets 10- or 12-inch long tines, a 20-inch inside spread and mass so large your hand can't encompass it, we get really excited.
Delhi's Cole going to states
OWEGO — For the first time in the four-year history of the Delhi swimming program, one of its own is going to the state championships. Junior Allison Cole qualified in two events Wednesday — the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle — at the Section Four qualifiers for all classes at Owego Free Academy.
Two 'Wick players get state honor
ONEONTA — Hartwick College players Susannah Stecker and Katie Meyers were each named to the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association Field Hockey All-State team on Wednesday.
Wednesday, November 8, 2000
O-State sees Red in season finale
ONEONTA — The iron proved unkind in the season finale Tuesday for the Oneonta State men's soccer team. Cornell senior midfielder David Briefel took a pass from classmate Jay Rosen with 1:33 to play and redirected the ball by Oneonta goalkeeper James Riley before hitting the post and going in to lift the Big Red to a 1-0 victory at Wright National Soccer Campus.
Area bowling roundup
ONEONTA — Steve Eichler had the first 300 game in the ISD Classic on Oct. 25 at Holiday Lanes. His 300 game was the first so far in this season in the men's leagues. Crystal Ingalls bowled the first 300 of the season in a Thursday night women's league.
Tuesday, November 7, 2000
McGrail and Rummery win O-State honors
ONEONTA — For leading the Oneonta State women's soccer team to the NCAA Division III Northeast Regional final, senior Liz McGrail was named the school's athlete of the week Monday.
Monday, November 6, 2000
Leopards slay Dragons, demons
ONEONTA — Even though Halloween was Tuesday, it wasn't too late for the Laurens boys soccer team to perform an exorcism. With senior Jonathan Cook acting as chief priest, the Leopards drove out memories of last year's sectional playoff loss to Schenevus by beating the Dragons 3-0 on Saturday at Wright National Soccer Campus to win the Section Four Class D championship.
Oneonta High girls are head of the class
ONEONTA — In Section Four Class B girls soccer, there are two classes of teams — Oneonta High and everyone else. Paced by two goals from Melissa Pidgeon, the Yellowjackets clinched the Section Four Class B championship Saturday at Wright National Soccer Campus with a 2-1 victory over No. 1 seed Maine Endwell.
OHS boys champs no more
ONEONTA — Not too many players can say they've succeeded against the Oneonta High boys soccer team. But Susquehanna Valley's Jaret Dinkins can.
The senior forward had a goal and two assists Saturday to help the Sabers beat the defending Class B state champion Yellowjackets, 3-1, for the Section Four crown at Wright National Soccer Campus.
Area college roundup
COBLESKILL — Kyle Jones scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and teammate Will White had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Cobleskill men's basketball team past Alfred State, 82-68, on Saturday.
Dragons go the distance with Devils
ONEONTA — Deja vu couldn't have come at a better time for Naomi Duncan.
On Oct. 17, the Schenevus sophomore sweeper scored from more than 30 yards out on a high-arcing shot from the left side of the goal at Wright National Soccer Campus.
Walton needs late magic to beat Delhi
WALTON — This has to be like winning the lottery twice for the Walton football team.
For the second time in four games, the Warriors rallied in the waning moments to beat arch-rival Delhi.
Area high school roundup
OWEGO — Oneonta High swimmers Kirstin Myers and Nikki Shackelton placed first in the 100 breaststroke and 50 freestyle, respectively, as the Yellowjackets finished fifth out of 13 schools at the Section Four Class B Swimming and Diving Championships at Owego Free Academy on Saturday.
Oneonta State roundup
ONEONTA — The Oneonta State men's soccer team scored four goals in a span of 19 minutes and 8 seconds of the second half Sunday in a 5-1 Atlantic Soccer Conference victory over Howard at Wright National Soccer Campus.
Soccer upsets No. 12 Penn St.
ONEONTA — The Hartwick College men's soccer team won its fourth straight game with a dominating 3-1 victory over 12th-ranked Penn State in a non-conference game on Saturday night at Elmore Field.
OT goal KO's O-State
GENEVA — The second time did not prove to be the charm for the Oneonta State women's soccer team. William Smith's Stephanie Leveille scored a goal and set up the winner in the 114th minute to help the Herons outlast the Red Dragons, 2-1, double-overtime Sunday in the NCAA Division III Northeast Region championship.
Saturday, November 4, 2000
The envelopes please...
Live ... from the corner of West and Chestnut streets in Oneonta ... It's the inaugural Benchmark Awards, presented to the best and most dubious of the local fall sports season.
Hawks take aim at No. 12 Penn St.
ONEONTA — A fourth straight victory for the Hartwick College men's soccer team will not come easy.
Penn State, the 12th-ranked team in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, comes to Elmore Field at 7 p.m. Saturday for a non-conference game.
High school soccer
ONEONTA — The following is a capsule look at the Section Four Class B and D soccer championships to be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Wright National Soccer Campus.
Changing series not as easy as changing lanes
When race drivers change from one series to another — be it trucks to cars, or Busch to Winston Cup — a lot of the variables change, but one remains constant: They are sitting on the left side of the car like any other driver on the highway who's not driving a Rolls-Royce or a little mail truck.
Friday, November 3, 2000
Olympian Cerbone has a Hall of a homecoming
COOPERSTOWN — The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum prides itself as a place where people of all generations can come and learn about baseball history.
It also works as a good place for a reunion.
On Thursday, the Hall played host to family and friends of Italian national team pitcher Marc Cerbone, as the Cooperstown-born pitcher donated his Olympic jersey and a game ball to the Hall.
Sidney girls out-class cross country field
CHENANGO FORKS — The Sidney girls cross country team moved up a class Thursday and moved on to the state championships. Competing as a Class B team, Class C Sidney won the Section Four championship at Chenango Valley State Park, led by Kim Vaccaro's second-place time of 20 minutes and 19 seconds on the 5,000-meter course.
O-State women set for NCAA D3 Tournament
ONEONTA — Following a bye in the opening round, the Oneonta State women's soccer team will play Western Connecticut State Saturday in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Division III tournament.
Delhi, Walton are familiar foes
WALTON — Somewhere in the annals of this rivalry, there may have been a more anticipated Walton-Delhi football game. But perhaps not. The No. 6-seed Bulldogs (6-3) will travel to top-seeded Walton (9-0) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday with the Section Four Class C title on the line.
Thursday, November 2, 2000
Top-seed Stamford bedeviled by MCS
STAMFORD — It takes a lot more than a top-seed and a top-ranking to scare the Margaretville girls soccer team. Lindsey Smith scored the winning goal with five minutes to play Wednesday in the Blue Devils' 5-4 Section Four Class D semifinal upset of Stamford, the previously-unbeaten, top-seeded and No. 1-ranked team in the state.
'Jackets get physical with CV
ONEONTA — Before the Oneonta High and Chenango Valley girls soccer teams played Wednesday, Olivia Newton-John should have been on hand to sing the anthem.
Not to croon `The Star-Spangled Banner.' But to perform her signature hit, `Let's Get Physical.'
That's what the second-seeded Yellowjackets and third-seeded Warriors did during their Section Four Class B semifinal at Wright National Soccer Campus.
A deer's nose knows when a hunter approaches
All afternoon the squirrels sounded like little freight trains, as they noisily gathered acorns among the giant oaks. Back and forth, up and down.
The little critters were definitely preparing for winter.
Unlike last year, there is a bumper crop of beechnuts and acorns. Nature usually takes care of its own.
Hawks beat Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Rob Catana scored twice and Kevin Saunders got his first collegiate goal to lead the Hartwick College men's soccer team to a 3-0 victory over Syracuse University on Wednesday.
Catana scored 1 minute and 13 seconds into the match. He took a centering pass from Jonathan Westmaas and one-timed the ball past SU goalkeeper Kevin Bacher.
Wednesday, November 1, 2000
Laurens boys rip G-MU; Schenevus wins again
LAURENS — If killer instinct is the sign of a good soccer team, then the Laurens boys played like Jack the Ripper on Tuesday. Sparked by senior Jonathan Cook's 101st varsity goal, the top-seeded Leopards blitzed No. 5-seed Gilbertsville-Mount Upton early and cruised to a 4-0 victory in a Section Four Class D semifinal. Meanwhile, seventh-seeded Schenevus upset third-seeded Downsville, 2-1, in the other semifinal.
'Wick's Victor gets national recognition
ONEONTA — Hartwick College freshman forward Greg Victor was the best soccer player in the country — at least for one week. Victor was named the SoccerTimes.com National Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 23-29. Victor became the first freshman in Division I to be so honored.
O-State swimmer Pavlacka returns with American record
ONEONTA — Oneonta State sophomore swimmer Katie Pavlacka completed her first Paralympics last weekend.
Although she did not medal in any events, she will come home with one American record and a seventh-place finish in the 50-meter freestyle from the games in Sydney, Australia.
