Wednesday, January 31, 2001
O-State women boost winning streak to 14
ONEONTA — It's hard to believe a team on a 13-game winning streak would need a confidence boost.
But that's just what the Oneonta State women's basketball team got from a 76-64 SUNY Athletic Conference defeat of Cortland State on Tuesday at Alumni Fieldhouse.
Before Tuesday, O-State lost its last five meetings — including a 70-61 setback on Nov. 28 — with Cortland, which came into the game winners of 17 straight, ranked No. 2 in the East Region and No. 5 nationally in Division III.
Early spurt leads Sidney past OHS
SIDNEY — In a game of runs Tuesday, the Sidney girls basketball team showed it had more stamina than Oneonta. The Warriors scored the first 12 points of the game, fell behind after three quarters, then rallied in the final period to overcome the Yellowjackets, 48-43, in a Susquenango Association contest.
O-State men fall to Cortland
ONEONTA — The Oneonta State men's basketball team had its seven-game winning streak snapped Tuesday following a 58-56 SUNY Athletic Conference loss to Cortland at Alumni Fieldhouse.
Delhi Tech women get canceled
DELHI — The remainder of the Delhi Tech women's basketball season has been canceled due to a lack of players, Director of College Advancement Joel Smith said on Tuesday.
'Wick's Hurley honored again
ONEONTA — Oneonta High graduate Tiffany Hurley continued her dominance of the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week award and again was named as Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Tuesday for the week ending Jan. 28.
Bainbridge native earns luge gold
LILLEHAMMER, Norway — Bainbridge native Nicole Oliveira and her USA Luge teammates swept the world off its feet last weekend.
Tuesday, January 30, 2001
Raiders' girls win key game
GILBERTSVILLE — Jennifer Hall scored 10 of her 12 points in the fourth quarter as Gilbertsville-Mount Upton won a key Tri-Valley League game on Monday with a 45-37 girls basketball victory over Laurens. "We got the ball in the right place," G-MU coach Jim Johnson said of Hall's fourth-quarter offense, which contributed to a 23-14 period in favor of G-MU. "She made relatively easy bank shots from four feet away."
Streaks on the line tonight for O-State basketball
ONEONTA — One red streak is sure to continue tonight when Oneonta State plays host to Cortland State in SUNY Athletic Conference basketball at Alumni Fieldhouse.
The duel of the Red Dragons programs begins at 6 p.m. with women's play. The men follow at 8 p.m.
Delhi men win 18th in a row
DELHI — Delhi Tech will look to move higher in the NJCAA Division III men's basketball rankings after winning its 18th consecutive game on Monday night.
Delhi defeated Schenectady Community College, 86-64, to improve to 20-1 this season. The Broncos are ranked seventh in the country, but could move up when the new rankings are released today.
Cobleskill names men's lacrosse coach
COBLESKILL — Former SUNY-Cobleskill lacrosse player Tim Dobs had been named head coach of the Fighting Tigers men's program.
HOF Game tickets on sale April 7
COOPERSTOWN — (AP) The over-the-counter ticket sale for the 2001 Hall of Fame Game between the Florida Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers will take place on Saturday, April 7, at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Basketball players honored as athletes of the week at O-State
ONEONTA — Oneonta State basketball scoring leaders Paula Polce and Craig Dawson were named the school's athletes of the week.
Senior Polce earned her second straight honor from O-State after scoring 27 points to go with 11 rebounds, 11 steals and four assists in women's victories over Cazenovia College and SUNY-New Paltz.
Water polo schedule set for 'Wick women
ONEONTA — The Hartwick College women's water polo team will open its first season with four games at the Princeton Invitational on Feb. 10-11.
Monday, January 29, 2001
Hurley closes close call for 'Wick women
ONEONTA — Despite missing a good deal of the first half with foul trouble, Tiffany Hurley finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Hartwick College women's basketball team to a 66-65 victory over St. John Fisher in Empire 8 Conference play on Saturday at Binder Gymnasium.
Streaking Indians beat Hancock
STAMFORD — Some of the faces on the Stamford and Hancock girls basketball teams may have changed from when the two met for the Section Four Class D championship last season.
But the result remained the same.
Brooke Davis scored 26 points Saturday — including 10 in the third quarter — as the Indians won their 11th straight game, 46-40 over the Wildcats.
Eight records for Delhi swimmers
DELHI — Eight team records were tied or broken for the Delhi Tech swimming and diving teams at the Delhi Invitational on Saturday.
O-State women win lucky 13th in a row
ONEONTA — There's nothing to fear about the number 13 for the Oneonta State women's basketball team. With a 79-51 SUNY Athletic Conference triumph over New Paltz at Alumni Fieldhouse Saturday, the Red Dragons ran their winning streak to 13 in a row and improved to 15-1 overall, 11-1 in conference play.
Saturday, January 27, 2001
Giants spell victory
This is the part I love.
Late Wednesday night, yours truly passes Super Bowl prediction sheets around the office. The instructions were simple: Pick a winner, name the score and write why your prediction is accurate.
It's late Thursday night and a grand total of six have returned their sheets. And only one, Daily Star Editor-In-Chief Sam Pollak, has written anything with meaning at the bottom.
That is unless you include Jill Fahy's "Who are the Baltimore Ravens?" line. I don't believe this is Jill's usual biting wit, but rather a serious question.
As the young people say, it's all good. I'd be stumped if Jill asked me to name a team from Cub Scout Pack 27's Father/Son Bake-off held at Valleyview Elementary on Jan. 19.
It all comes down to this
Why am I such a wuss?
All week, people have been asking for my `professional' opinion on the Super Bowl. Who's going to win? By how much? Would I take the points? Will the game come in over or under?
But I'm not saying. Frankly, I'm too chicken. Hence, there will be no prediction from me on Super Bowl XXXV.
Why?
Because I'm absurdly superstitious when it comes to the New York Giants.
Hurley leads Hartwick women past Alfred, 65-48
ONEONTA — Tiffany Hurley had another double-double in points and rebounding and Aubrey Hoover had her best performance of the season to lead the Hartwick College women's basketball team to a 65-48 Empire 8 Conference victory over Alfred University on Friday night at Binder Gymnasium.
'Wick men lose
ONEONTA — Devon Downing had 21 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals to lead the Alfred University men's basketball team to a 75-70 Empire 8 victory over Hartwick College on Friday night at Binder Gymnasium.
Miles leads G-MU; Delhi wins at buzzer
MORRIS — Shelly Miles scored seven of her game-high 18 points in overtime Friday to propel the Gilbertsville Mount-Upton girls basketball team to a 40-37 Tri-Valley League victory over Morris.
Oneonta, B-G/A get wrestling victories
ONEONTA — Casey Kolokithias (130) and Adam Remillard (152) each had pinfall victories to help the Oneonta wrestling team beat Whitney Point 42-33 on Friday.
"Those were two big pins for us," coach Tom Marks said. "It helped us quite a bit."
Bulldogs clinch division championship
DELHI — Delhi's boys basketball team clinched Division III of the Susquenango Association as Matt Moyse scored a varsity-high 36 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 73-60 defeat of Hancock on Friday night.
Quoth Popular Bob: Ravens will win
Even though I'm standing tall after the conference title games (Giants +$90), Ravens +$100), I can't help but reflect on gloomy Super Sundays of the past.
O-State women go for 13th straight victory
ONEONTA — The Oneonta State women's basketball team will look to improve on its 12-game winning streak Saturday, when it plays host to New Paltz in a SUNY Athletic Conference game. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
Area bowling results
ONEONTA — Jay Gage had a 664 series on Jan. 3 to lead Zim's Shoes to an undefeated start to the second half of the ISD Classic at Holiday Lanes.
Friday, January 26, 2001
B-G/A sticks a Fork in Devils
CHENANGO FORKS — They came into the match sharing the 14th rung in the latest New York State Sportswriters Association ranking, so give it up for Glen Irving, who compiles the listing.
It took a one-point victory in the final match by sophomore Chris Locke on Thursday to give Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton a 31-30 non-league wrestling victory over Chenango Forks.
Windham boys clinch
WINDHAM — For the first time since the 1955-56 season, the Windham boys basketball team can call itself a champion.
With a 58-55 victory over South Kortright on Thursday, Windham clinched the Upper Delaware Division of the Delaware League and will play in the league crossover at Delhi Tech on Feb. 17.
Sidney ends B-G's steak
BAINBRIDGE — Paula Foote and the Sidney girls basketball team gave Bainbridge-Guilford the boot on Thursday night.
Foote scored 16 of her game-high 19 points in the first half, helping Sidney to a 56-55 Susquenango Association victory, which ended the Bobcats' 10-game winning streak.
Area high school roundup
ONEONTA — All five of Oneonta's boys scorers bowled 200 games as the Yellowjackets swept Greene at Holiday Lanes on Thursday.
Delhi men win 16th in a row, Cobleskill sweeps
DELHI — Stanley Bolden hit a key shot and Willie Fann took a late charge to help the Delhi Tech men's basketball team to a 64-58 victory over Hudson Valley on Thursday.
Hartwick plays host to St. John Fisher tonight
ONEONTA — Hartwick College's basketball programs will return to Empire 8 Conference play on Friday against Alfred University. The women begin at 6 p.m. and the men follow at 8 p.m. at Binder Gymnasium.
SCORING LEADERS
ONEONTA — Double-digit area high school basketball scorers as reported to The Daily Star as of Jan. 24.
Thursday, January 25, 2001
O-State women win 12th straight
ONEONTA — The Oneonta State women's basketball team led from start to finish against Cazenovia on Wednesday in a 66-39 non-conference triumph at Alumni Fieldhouse.
The victory marked the Red Dragons' 12th in a row, putting O-State at 14-1 on the season.
Kristen Hall, who had eight rebounds, led all scorers for Oneonta with 14 points. Teammate Paula Polce had 13 points and Robyn Watson scored 12.
Laurens girls beat Dragons
SCHENEVUS — Erika Robbins scored 14 points and Zujeily Andrades contributed 12 to lead the Laurens girls basketball team to a 46-33 Tri-Valley League victory over Schenevus on Wednesday.
NYSSWA RANKINGS
SYRACUSE — The New York State Sportswriters Association winter rankings as of Jan. 21.
Hartwick forward Hurley is honored by ECAC, Empire 8
ONEONTA — Hartwick College junior forward Tiffany Hurley earned player of the week honors from the Eastern College Athletic Conference and the Empire 8 Conference for the week ending Jan. 21.
O-State swims to victory; athletes will be coached
ONEONTA — Oneonta State sophomore Megan Savage won two individual events to lead the women's swimming and diving team to a 69-30 defeat of Wells College on Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 24, 2001
Broncos stomp Tigers
DELHI — It was the result Mike Spisto wanted. It just didn't come about the way he expected.
Spisto, coach of the Delhi Tech men's basketball team, saw his Broncos jump on Cobleskill early and take a 40-18 lead into halftime en route to a 78-45 rout of the Fighting Tigers on Tuesday.
High school roundup
SCHENEVUS — Chris Comino got his second triple-double of the season and the defense of Austin Rickard and John Imperato helped spark the Schenevus boys basketball team to a 71-57 victory over Worcester on Tuesday.
Area sports briefs
MILFORD — The Milford Youth Baseball Committee will hold a 2001 organizational meeting at the Milford Fire Hall at 7:30 p.m. today. Parents, coaches and interested parties are asked to attend.
Tuesday, January 23, 2001
Dawson has big 2nd half
ONEONTA — Junior Craig Dawson scored all 20 of his points in the second half to lead the Oneonta State men's basketball team to an 84-63 victory over Castleton State on Monday night at Alumni Fieldhouse.
Former area skier moves up
ONEONTA — Former South Kortright student Ann Marie Turner has nowhere to go but down.
That's good news for Vermont, which will have Turner serving as its representative in the Eastern Junior Olympics for skiing in March.
Turner, 15, won the women's portion of the Vermont State Downhill Championship at Mount Snow on Jan. 11.
Wick men, women play Union today
ONEONTA — After taking splits in Empire 8 Conference play this past weekend, the Hartwick College basketball teams will have tough tests against Union College in non-conference games today.
Area high school roundup
CHERRY VALLEY — Evan Lane had a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Cherry Valley-Springfield boys basketball team to a non-league victory on Monday.
Hartwick College
ONEONTA — Sophomore men's swimmer John Brennan had five victories last weekend to earn Hartwick College/McDonald's Athlete of the Week honors for the week ending Jan. 21.
Oneonta State
ONEONTA — Swimmer Tristen Weaver and women's basketball player Paula Polce were named athletes of the week at Oneonta State.
Monday, January 22, 2001
O-State's Polce scores 1,000th point
ONEONTA — Senior Paula Polce scored her 1,000th collegiate point on Saturday in leading the Oneonta State women's basketball team to a 70-63 non-conference victory over Mount St. Mary.
Hawks women fall in OT; men below .500 after loss
ROCHESTER — Amie Banis had 21 points and six rebounds to lead Rochester Institute of Technology (8-5, 3-1) to a 70-64 overtime victory over Hartwick College in an Empire Eight Conference women's basketball game on Saturday.
Saturday, January 20, 2001
Ole! Delhi bullies past Point, 75-70
WHITNEY POINT — Delhi's boys played the role of a matador Friday night, continually letting Whitney Point get close before side-stepping their Susquenango Association basketball foes.
Windham boys are class of D
WINDHAM — And then there was one.
The Windham boys basketball team remained the lone unbeaten team in the state in Class D by upending the other unbeaten — Downsville — 56-50 before a raucous home crowd on Friday night.
Oneonta beats buzzer, Greene
GREENE — Friday night buzzer-beaters are becoming a habit for the Oneonta High girls basketball team.
Liz Brown scored the winning basket — her only field goal of the game — on a broken play with 2.5 seconds left to lift the Yellowjackets to a 39-38 victory over Greene.
Bears defeat Warriors, OHS swimming wins
WALTON — Chris Locke's 10-3 decision over Walton's Dave Stanton at 215 pounds clinched a Susquenango Association victory for Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton. Locke went ahead 8-3 in the second period and didn't allow Stanton to score in the third for the victory.
O-State men, women win SUNYAC games
ONEONTA — Junior point guard Kristin Lemon scored a collegiate-high 23 points, with 19 coming in the second half, as the Oneonta State women's basketball team won its 10th straight game with a 71-42 SUNY Athletic Conference victory over Oswego on Friday.
Cobleskill
GLENS FALLS — Kevin Phillips scored a team-high 23 points and had seven assists and six rebounds to lead Cobleskill to a victory on Friday night.
'Wick's Brown sinks Nazareth; women win
ROCHESTER — Josh Brown hit two 3-point shots in the final 40 seconds of regulation, including the second with one second left, and then had five points in overtime to lead the Hartwick College men's basketball team to a 95-90 Empire 8 Conference victory over Nazareth College on Friday night.
Hall elections were no surprise
Rarely in the history of elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame have the results been less surprising than in this year's balloting.
With 32 candidates to choose from, most (though not all; Jim Deshaies' inclusion makes no sense) of them clearly deserving, the Baseball Writers' Association of America were able to agree on only two — Kirby Puckett and Dave Winfield.
Former OHS girls basketball teammates to meet on Jan. 31
ONEONTA — Oneonta High graduates Stacy Knapp and Krissy Zeh are headed toward a reunion on Jan. 31.
They'll leave the tea and crumpets at home, however.
The former Yellowjackets girls basketball teammates will hit the court together on Jan. 31, when Knapp's Merrimack College team plays at Zeh's College of St. Rose squad.
Hartwick swimmer honored by ECAC
ONEONTA — Hartwick College swimmer Chris Maiello was the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Men's Swimmer of the Week for events through Jan. 16.
Friday, January 19, 2001
Eagles, Warriors are all the buzz
Buzz for a big game is usually reserved for a playoff contest or a matchup between two bitter rivals.
Tonight's Downsville-Windham boys basketball game is neither. But it's a big game, nonetheless.
When the Eagles and Warriors square off in Windham tonight, the winner will emerge as the last undefeated Class D boys team in New York State.
SK girls Ram Davenport
DAVENPORT — A bad start made for an even worse result for the Davenport girls basketball team Thursday.
The Wildcats shot just 1-for-15 from the field in the opening quarter — during which they were outscored 22-3 by South Kortright — in a 51-41 Delaware League loss to the Rams.
Chasing the elusive lynx links friends, family
When the north wind blows and the snow stacks up knee-deep, many people head indoors and huddle closely around the fire. The die-hard ice fishermen drill holes across the lakes, while others are out running rabbits or calling predators.
O-State women look to win 10th straight
ONEONTA — The Oneonta State women's basketball team will look to improve on its nine-game winning streak today when it plays Oswego at 6 p.m. at Alumni Fieldhouse.
Hawks prep for first conference road games
ROCHESTER — After playing the first three Empire Eight Conference games at home, the Hartwick College basketball teams will head to Rochester this weekend.
NYSSWA RANKINGS
SYRACUSE — Winter sports rankings by the New York State sportswriters association.
Thursday, January 18, 2001
Weir leads Milford
MILFORD — The Morris girls basketball team looked to stop Milford's Shannon Weir. But the Mustangs couldn't even contain her.
Weir shot 12 of 21 from the field and 9 of 10 from the line for a game- and season-high 34 points to lead the Wildcats to a 53-44 Tri-Valley League victory on Wednesday.
Undefeated boys head to Friday showdown
JEFFERSON — The Downsville boys basketball team got ready for Friday's showdown against unbeaten Windham with a 77-46 triumph over Jefferson on Wednesday.
The Eagles (12-0, 7-0 Delaware League) and the Warriors (13-0, 9-0) are the only two undefeated teams in the state in Class D. They will meet Friday night at Windham.
OHS wrestlers down SV, 44-20
ONEONTA — The Oneonta High wrestling team won the last five matches en route to a 44-20 non-league victory over Susquehanna Valley on Wednesday.
Area sports briefs
ALTENBERG, Germany — USA Luge's Nicole Oliveria earned her first medal of the five-event Junior II women's singles luge World Cup series on Sunday.
Area high school roundup
DELHI — Delhi's Brendon Barrett got a measure of revenge on Monticello's Bill Steinberg with a pinfall in 1:35 to win the 215-pound match and the meet for the Bulldogs.
Wednesday, January 17, 2001
Hall executive says attendance should be 'above average'
ONEONTA — Newly elected hall of famers Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett will bring some impressive numbers to Cooperstown in August. The two stars should contribute to an "above average" crowd for the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony this year, Vice President of Communications and Education Jeff Idelson said Tuesday from the Sheraton Towers Hotel in New York.
Walton outdukes Storm
WALTON — Walton junior Justin Wood did his best Christian Laettner imitation on Tuesday.
In a move resembling the former Duke forward's memorable NCAA tournament buzzer-beater against Kentucky in 1992, Wood caught a long inbounds pass from teammate Jeff Russell, took one dribble and hit the winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Warriors to a 53-52 victory over Unadilla Valley.
Rams' girls win; OHS wrestling falls
GILBOA — Ashlei Kenchen scored six of her game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter of South Kortright's 60-42 girls basketball victory over Gilboa on Tuesday.
Kenchen led four scorers in double digits for the Rams.
Hartwick Honors
ONEONTA — Hartwick College women's basketball player Tiffany Hurley has been named the Empire Eight Player of the Week for the second time this season, this one for the week ending Jan. 14.
Tuesday, January 16, 2001
O-State honors
ONEONTA — Oneonta State selected junior wrestler Dan Perry and senior men's basketball player John Horton as the school's athletes of the week.
Hartwick honors
ONEONTA — Hartwick College selected freshman Sheri Kelleher as the Hartwick College/McDonald's Athlete of the Week for the week ending Jan. 14.
Monday, January 15, 2001
OHS wrestlers win Bulldog
DELHI — The Oneonta wrestling team won five weight classes en route to taking the team title at the Bulldog Invitational on Saturday at Delaware Academy.
Oneonta's Long Huynh won the 119-pound title and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler in the lower weights (96-135 pounds). Other Yellowjackets winners were Joel Shue (125), Casey Kolokithias (130), Anthony Tomaino (145) and Adam Remillard (160).
Milford senior scores 1,000th point as Wildcats edge Stamford
STAMFORD — Milford senior Pat Kelly reached the 1,000-point milestone at the varsity level in leading the Wildcats to a 53-52 non-league boys basketball victory over Stamford on Saturday.
Kelly finished with a game-high 22 points, getting his 1,000th point midway through the second quarter, in helping Stamford to an 11-1 record. Kelly has 1,014 varsity points.
Indians fall short; Laurens wins
SOUTH OTSELIC — Despite Nicole McLean's double-double of 16 points and 17 rebounds, Richfield Springs fell to Otselic Valley, 52-34, in a Center State Conference girls basketball game on Saturday.
'Wick men lose first in Empire Eight; women win
ONEONTA — The Utica College men's basketball team leads the Empire 8 Conference after taking a 67-61 victory over Hartwick College on Saturday at Binder Gymnasium.
Area resident rolls 300 in T.G.I.F.
ONEONTA — Area resident Mike Packard bowled a 300 on Friday night during the T.G.I.F. League. Packard rolled the 300 in his third game, following a 185 and a 196, for a 681 series.
O-State men win fourth straight
ONEONTA — Senior Marcus Stapleton led four Oneonta State men's basketball players scoring in double figures with 21 points as the Red Dragons took an 86-71 victory over Utica-Rome in the SUNY Athletic Conference on Saturday.
Saturday, January 13, 2001
OHS swims past Cooperstown; B-G sweeps in volleyball
COOPERSTOWN — Ken Luettger won two individual events and was part of two winning relay teams to lead the Yellowjackets to a Sus victory.
OHS girls take Delhi to the bank
ONEONTA — Oneonta High banked on a girls basketball victory against Delhi on Friday night and got it.
Meghan Stetson's four-foot banker with .8 seconds left in regulation allowed the Yellowjackets entry into overtime, where they dominated for a 58-44 Susquenango Association triumph.
Richfield Springs beats buzzer
RICHFIELD SPRINGS — B.J. Weiss hit four 3-pointers for the Richfield Springs boys basketball team on Friday. The Indians needed every one of them.
Weiss' last 3-pointer came at the buzzer to lift the Indians to a 73-70 Center State Conference victory over Oriskany.
O-State women win eighth straight
OSWEGO — The Oneonta State women's basketball team won its eighth straight game Friday following a 78-45 SUNY Athletic Conference triumph over Oswego.
Prepare for Giants-Ravens Super Bowl
Well, I've blown it. It has been a tradition of mine to ask the management folks for a fake Rolex whenever I don't lose too much of their phony money during a season. In fact, I was leafing through the catalogue at about the time the Saints (-$70) sent my bankroll plummeting. Then the Titans lost (-$50). Although I did win with the Raiders ($50) and Giants ($50), my weekend already was a lost cause. Grrr.
Delhi native leads TC3 women
ONEONTA — Delhi native Rachelle Taylor is on top of her game.
Taylor, a Delaware Academy graduate, is the leading scorer for the Tompkins-Cortland Community College women's basketball team.
U-Page wins first half of Genny
ONEONTA — U-Page won the first-half bowling title of the Genny Light Classic with a 19-5 victory over Oneonta Cellular on Jan. 8 at Holiday Lanes.
Friday, January 12, 2001
Downsville, Windham stay unbeaten
DOWNSVILLE — Though the Downsville boys basketball team remained undefeated following a 55-42 victory over South Kortright on Thursday, the Eagles did end one streak.
"We hadn't beaten Kortright at home in a couple of years," Downsville coach Jeff Baier said.
Thanks to 18 points and 17 rebounds from Kevin Reed, the Eagles soundly beat the Rams on their home floor and improved to 11-0 overall, 7-0 in the Delaware League.
Streaks aplenty in Sus
Unatego has won its last five games while Afton just had a similar streak end on Thursday night. In the meantime, B-G has run off seven in a row. All three teams have shot up to the top of their respective divisions. The most surprising of the streaks had to be Afton's, which came to an end following a 50-46 setback to Sherburne-Earlville.
Searching for caribou an adventure of a lifetime
Northern Quebec has a beauty all its own. The hills that surround the many lakes and endless rivers are mostly rocks and boulders left from receding glaciers. Short, dwarfed spruces grow sparsely here and there, but the main vegetation is the moss and lichens that feed the ever-moving caribou. The Arctic tundra is a harsh land.
Area college basketball
COBLESKILL — Kyle Jones, Kevin Phillips and David Robinson all had double-doubles to lead the Cobleskill men's basketball team to a 107-66 victory over the Elmira JV team on Thursday.
O-State women look to extend run
ONEONTA — The Oneonta State men's and women's basketball teams will play crucial midseason conference games while the wrestling team plays host to a quad meet this weekend.
High school basketball
ONEONTA — Double-digit area high school basketball scorers as reported to The Daily Star as of Jan. 10.
'Wick men play for first
ONEONTA — A chance to be all alone in first place in the Empire Eight Conference will be on the line for the Hartwick College men's basketball team on Saturday afternoon.
Thursday, January 11, 2001
Sidney boys keep pace with Windsor
WINDSOR — Mike Graham's play in the second quarter got Sidney the lead and Tom Morenus' shooting in the second half allowed the Warriors to keep it.
Graham scored 20 points and Morenus finished with 15 as the Warriors handed two-time defending Susquenango Association champion Windsor a 57-53 boys basketball loss Wednesday night.
Redskins girls double up on Mt. Markham
COOPERSTOWN — Rachel Bliss had a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds Wednesday to help the Cooperstown girls basketball team improve to 6-3 overall following a 58-52 triumph over Mount Markham.
Area sports briefs
COBLESKILL — The Oneonta Herricanes, an under-14 girls soccer team, took first place in the Valley Soccer Club Tournament on Saturday.
Goalie Breanna Gault had three shutouts to help the Herricanes win four of five games.
Oneonta native honored
ONEONTA — Oneonta State women's tennis coach Ed O'Malley received male Coach of the Year honors for the Western Region of New York State by the United States Professional Tennis Association.
Wednesday, January 10, 2001
H-T boys get past Davenport
DAVENPORT — Ronny VanValkenburgh eluded a shutout at the right time on Tuesday night.
Davenport limited VanValkenburgh, Hunter-Tannersville's leading scorer, to two points on Tuesday night, but his basket stood as the winner in H-T's 53-52 boys basketball victory in the Delaware League.
O-State men, Hartwick women win
ONEONTA — Senior John Horton scored a season-high 17 points to lead Oneonta State to an 82-65 men's basketball victory over D'Youville at Alumni Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
The non-conference victory gave O-State a 6-5 overall record. D'Youville fell to 3-6.
B-G girls win seventh in a row; Afton beats Hancock
BAINDBRIDGE — Bainbridge-Guilford boosted its winning streak in girls basketball to seven in a row on Tuesday night as Leah Dumond tied a season high with 19 points to go with five steals in a 55-49 defeat of Greene.
Oneonta wrestling coach wins No. 150
DELHI — The Oneonta High wrestling team won seven of nine contested matches to give coach Tom Marks his 150th career victory, Delhi coach John Wake said, as the Yellowjackets beat Delhi, 54-12.
Tuesday, January 9, 2001
Stamford girls get 10th victory
TANNERSVILLE — Brooke Davis scored 23 points and had two 3-pointers Monday to lead the Stamford girls basketball team to a 44-32 Delaware League victory over Hunter-Tannersville.
The Indians improved to 10-2 overall, 6-1 in league play while the Wildcats dropped to 3-7 overall and 3-2 in the league. Stamford leads Margaretville by one game in the league's Upper Delaware division.
O-State athletes honored
ONEONTA — Oneonta State athletes Robyn Watson, Greg Winn and Marcus Stapleton all garnered honors Monday for their respective performances last week.
Monday, January 8, 2001
Two OHS wrestlers win titles
ONEONTA — Practice partners Long Huynh and Joel Shue won individual titles Saturday that helped Oneonta High to a respectable third-place finish in the Ross Cordell Oneonta Rotary Invitational Wrestling Tournament.
'Wick Brown beats buzzer, Bombers; O-State men, women win
ONEONTA — Senior forward Josh Brown hit a 5-foot jumper with three seconds left to lift the Hartwick College men's basketball team to a 75-73 victory over Ithaca College on Saturday at Binder Gymnasium. The Hawks, who have won five of the last six games, improved to 5-5 overall and 2-0 in the Empire Eight Conference. Ithaca fell to 4-6, 0-2 in the league.
Sidney girls miss the Point
SIDNEY — The Sidney girls basketball team was 16 minutes away from a blowout victory Saturday. But it proved to be 16 minutes too long.
Whitney Point got a season-high 26 points from Kristen Wittig and 21 more from Jen Schumacher as the Eagles rallied from a 36-17 halftime deficit to post a 62-61 Susquenango Association victory.
Worcester finishes at Head of the pack in Fisher Tournament
DAVENPORT — Mark Head was one of three Worcester players in double figures with 16 points to lead the Wolverines to a 57-48 boys basketball victory over Laurens Saturday in the championship game of the Lee Fisher Tournament.
UV gets its first volleyball victory
NEW BERLIN — It was a long time coming for the Unadilla Valley volleyball team.
With a 3-0 triumph over Afton on Saturday, the Storm won for the first time in the program's four-year history, second-year coach Sara Gorton said.
Area sports briefs
COBLESKILL — The Oneonta Herricanes, an under-14 girls soccer team, took first place in the Valley Soccer Club Tournament on Saturday.
Goalie Breanna Gault had three shutouts to help the Herricanes win four of five games.
Saturday, January 6, 2001
Sidney boys shoot past Golden Eagles, 58-48
SIDNEY — Whitney Point's defensive strategy Friday night was obvious: Make someone other than Mike Graham shoot the ball.
But Sidney's sharpshooter still scored 29 points, leading the Warriors to a 58-48 Susquenango Association basketball victory over the Golden Eagles.
Oh, what a relief
ONEONTA—Hustle.
It's a quality that defined the career of former Mets and Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra. It became synonymous with baseball's all-time hit king, Pete Rose, AKA "Charlie Hustle."
But it might have cost Oneonta High graduate Tim Christman a shot at the big leagues.
OHS boys lose, 55-52
ONEONTA — The Oneonta High boys basketball team couldn't hold on to a 10-point halftime lead and fell to two-time defending Susquenango Association champion Windsor, 55-52, in overtime on Friday night at Oneonta State's Alumni Fieldhouse.
OHS wrestlers lead Rotary Tournament
ONEONTA — Walton's Dave Stanton had the quickest pin of the day during the opening rounds of the Oneonta Rotary Wrestling Tournament at Oneonta High.
Morris girls tough at the line; CV-S Windham win
LAURENS — The Morris girls basketball team made the most of its free throws Friday, going 16-for-26 from the line — compared to just 2 of 8 for Laurens — en route to winning a Tri-Valley League game 40-35 on Friday night.
Home teams will continue winning trend
What are the main differences between me and the Flying Wallendas? For starters, I don't work without a net beneath my chair, and I've never seen them stop to pat themselves on the back after getting only halfway to their weekend goal.
Hartwick sweeps Elmira; O-State falls to Potsdam
ONEONTA — Not even a little sickness could stop Hartwick College senior Josh Brown on Friday night in the Hawks' 80-77 victory over Elmira College in Empire Eight Conference play at Binder Gymnasium.
Brown, who was ill, scored a game-high 28 points on 10-for-18 shooting from the field and 6-for-6 from the foul line.
Friday, January 5, 2001
Coaching carousel will continue to spin at UV
ONEONTA — The New York Jets' coaching carousel has nothing on the Unadilla Valley boys basketball team. While the NFL club is searching for its fourth head coach in a year, the Storm has had three coaches in about three months.
'Wick to open Empire 8 play
ONEONTA — Both Hartwick College basketball teams will begin Empire 8 Conference play tonight against Elmira College at Binder Gymnasium. The women start at 6 p.m., with the men to follow at 8 p.m. Each team will then play host to Ithaca College on Saturday as the women go at 2 p.m. and the men at 4 p.m.
B-G girls get to the Point, 46-43
BAINBRIDGE — Tiffany Winn scored 15 points and Bethany Tennant contributed 10 as the Bainbridge-Guilford girls basketball team defeated defending Susquenango Association champion Whitney Point on Thursday night, 46-43.
Thursday, January 4, 2001
Unatego wins 3rd in a row
OTEGO — Unatego wrestlers answered a lot of questions on Wednesday.
After a 4-6 record last winter and a six-point loss to Windsor in their 2000-2001 season opener, the Spartans won their third consecutive dual meet with a 57-18 triumph over Harpursville.
Eagles soar from 3-point range to win
DAVENPORT — The Downsville boys basketball team served notice Wednesday that it's not just a one-man show starring junior center Kevin Reed.
Derrick Peaster continued his torrid shooting from long range, hitting 6 of 8 three-pointers for 21 points to lead the Eagles to a 65-48 Delaware League victory over Davenport.
Walton football has two first-teamers on all-state squad
SYRACUSE — Two Walton football players earned first team all-state honors from the New York State Sportswriters Association on Wednesday.
Walton senior Mike Martin and junior teammate David Stanton received top honors in Class C as members of the First Offense all-state team.
NYSSWA RANKINGS
SYRACUSE — Winter state rankings by the New York State Sportswriters Association.
High School basketball
ONEONTA — Double-digit area high school basketball scorers as reported to The Daily Star as of Jan. 3.
Hartwick soccer earns two honors
ONEONTA — Hartwick College men's soccer players Greg Victor and Andrew Sambrook were Northeast Region second-team selections to the NSCAA/Adidas NCAA Division I Regional Team.
FROSTBITE 5K
ONEONTA — Results Sunday of the third annual First Night Frostbite 5K. Place followed by name, age, residence and time.
Wednesday, January 3, 2001
'Wick lacrosse ranked; two earn honorable mention
ONEONTA — The Hartwick College men's lacrosse team is ranked 19th among NCAA Division III schools by Face-Off Yearbook. In addition, Hartwick players Ross Pino and Brant Kasschau were each named honorable mention All-Americans.
H-T girls rally in last quarter for victory
JEFFERSON — Kiera Groff, Meghan Lacey and Rebecca Prince scored four points apiece in a pivotal fourth quarter as Hunter-Tannersville earned a girls basketball victory on Tuesday night over Jefferson, 36-30.
Tuesday, January 2, 2001
'Wick men lose big to Le Moyne in finale
SYRACUSE — Jamie McArdle had 18 points and eight rebounds to pace the Le Moyne men's basketball team to a 90-65 victory over Hartwick College in the title game of the Holiday Inn-Carrier Circle Classic at Le Moyne's Ted Grant Court on Saturday night.
Area sports briefs
ONEONTA — The first annual Oneonta High School Alumni Wrestlers' Get-Together will be held from 4-5:45 p.m. on Jan. 17 at Alfresco's Italian Bistro in Oneonta. All OHS alumni wrestlers are encouraged to come, as well as family and parents of alumni wrestlers.
High school wrestling
WINDSOR — Dustin Winn, Chris Foster and Ben Locke all won championships in their respective divisions Friday night to help the Bainbridge-Gulford/Afton wrestling team to a second-place finish in the Windsor Christmas Tournament.
