Thursday, January 31, 2002
B-G/A wrestler gets best of ex-mate in victory
AFTON — A year ago, Tyler Mumbulo and J.P. O'Connor worked together every day in practice as teammates on Oxford's wrestling team. On Wednesday night, they met as adversaries. Mumbulo's 5-1 victory over O'Connor at 103 pounds helped his new team, Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton, to a 36-22 victory over the Blackhawks. "We're best friends," said Mumbulo, who is 2-0 against O'Connor this season. "We were practice partners, so it was hard."
Unatego defeats Walton
Aaron Brunner led five double-digit scorers for the visiting Unatego boys basketball team on Wednesday, scoring 18 points in the Spartans' 75-63 victory over Walton in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
O-State falls short against Ithaca
Ithaca College won four of the first five matches Wednesday night en route to a 21-15 non-conference dual-meet victory over host Oneonta State at Chase Gymnasium.
Worcester girls edge Schenevus, 41-39
Erica VanWormer and Bethany Head combined for 11 points in the first quarter as Worcester jumped to a 17-11 lead and held on for a Tri-Valley League victory on the road.
Hurley honored by ECAC
Hartwick College senior forward Tiffany Hurley earned Eastern College Athletic Conference Upstate New York Division III Player of the Week accolades for the week ending Jan. 27. The ECAC honor complements Hurley's fourth Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week award this season.
Wednesday, January 30, 2002
CV-S boys pushing to head of Class C
CHERRY VALLEY — There's still a ways to go, but Class C powers such as Seton Catholic Central and Delhi would be unwise to overlook Cherry-Valley Springfield come sectional time.
JC latest victim of Oneonta boys
Drew Martin keyed Oneonta High's 11th consecutive victory on Tuesday as the Yellowjackets boys basketball team defeated Johnson City, 63-54, in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference.
Strong efforts pace Palace Cigar, ISD
Wayne Balnis rolled a 750 triple to lead all Genny Light Classic bowlers on Jan. 21 at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta. Balnis had games of 259, 269 and 222 to help Palace Cigar Store beat Losie's Gun Shop, 21-3.
Walton girls rally past Unatego
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP - Emily Conklin's 3-pointer at the start of overtime gave Walton its first lead of the game, and the Warriors went on to a 41-39 girls basketball victory over Unatego on Tuesday in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
Hartwick water polo to open season ranked 18th
The Hartwick College women's water polo team ended last year as the 18th-ranked team in the country and will start the 2002 season with the same ranking.
Tuesday, January 29, 2002
OHS girls win fifth in a row, beat JC, 55-34
Meghan Stetson made two 3-pointers and Nikki Shackelton scored five points in the first quarter Monday, helping Oneonta to a 55-34 girls basketball victory over Southern Tier Athletic Conference guest Johnson City.
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
Shaun Marcellus hit a driving layup at the buzzer to force overtime and made a 3-pointer in the extra session to propel Hamilton over Center State Conference host Cooperstown.
AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP
Paul Scott and Stanley Bolden led Delhi Tech's second-half surge that carried the visiting Broncos over Schenectady Community College.
HIGH SCHOOL WINTER RANKINGS
State rankings for girls basketball by the New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports, as of Jan. 27.
O-State basketball on the road tonight
Oneonta State will be on the road for non-conference basketball games tonight as the men play at Ithaca College and the women visit Mount St. Mary College. Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m. today.
Empire 8 honors two from Hawks
Hartwick College basketball players Tiffany Hurley and Joel Blackwell earned Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week honors for the week ending Jan. 27.
Monday, January 28, 2002
Delhi Tech men beat F-MCC, move to 17-1
Antonio Bencosme's 25 points led a balanced Delhi Tech attack as the Broncos won at Fulton-Montgomery CC on Saturday. Aquawasi St. Hillaire added 17 points and 16 rebounds for Delhi Tech, which improved to 17-1. Stanley Bolden contributed 15 points and 13 assists.
Bulldogs remain unbeaten in MAC
The last of Sean Whittaker's seven 3-pointers gave Delhi a four-point lead with 1 minute, 24 seconds to play and the visiting Bulldogs hung on to defeat Greene, 59-58, Saturday in a Midstate Athletic Conference boys basketball game.
Saturday, January 26, 2002
Yellowjackets' boys win 10th straight
Geoff Bean finished with a double-double and Garrett Brignoli scored a game-high 16 points as the Oneonta High boys basketball team won its 10th consecutive game with a 67-46 defeat of visiting Chenango Valley on Friday.
OHS girls win on last-second shot in overtime
Renae TerBush banked in a 15-footer with two seconds left in overtime to lift Oneonta to a 45-43 STAC victory at Chenango Valley on Friday night.
Knapp on track to grab rebound title
Merrimack senior center Stacy Knapp is leading Division II women's basketball programs in rebounding as the Oneonta High graduate is averaging 12.8 per game.
OHS bowlers split with Owego
Tammara Gage rolled a 617 series and Tina Lossi a 616 to lead Central Division-leading Oneonta to a 5-2 victory over Owego in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference.
Red Dragons top Geneseo
Sophomore guard Kurt Troyer scored a game-high 21 points in leading the Oneonta State men's basketball team to an 87-61 SUNYAC victory over visiting Geneseo on Friday night.
Hartwick men, women win
Devon Downing had 28 points, seven rebounds and four assists as Alfred University got off to a big start and then held on for a 75-68 victory over Hartwick College in Empire 8 Conference men's basketball on Friday at Binder Gymnasium.
Friday, January 25, 2002
Davenport puts the cuffs on South Kortright
SOUTH KORTRIGHT — From the opening tip to the final buzzer, Davenport displayed the kind of hustle necessary to knock off unbeaten South Kortright. Junior center Jessica Sellevold scored 17 points and grabbed countless rebounds, leading the Wildcats to a 42-33 Delaware League victory at South Kortright on Thursday night.
Delhi Tech men improve to 16-1
Stanley Bolden had 21 points and six assists as Delhi Tech improved to 16-1 with a victory at Hudson Valley Community College.
Hawks women put four-game streak on line
The Hartwick College women's basketball team will put its four-game winning streak on the line against Empire 8 Conference opponents Alfred University and St. John Fisher this weekend.
H-T defeats Gilboa, 46-35
Violet Ramos had 11 points and 13 rebounds to lead host Hunter-Tannersville over Gilboa, 46-35, in the Delaware League on Thursday night.
O-State women to face Geneseo
The Oneonta State women's basketball team will play host to SUNY Athletic Conference foe Geneseo at 6 tonight, which will be followed by the men's game at 8 p.m.
Thursday, January 24, 2002
Perkins leads Spartans over UV
NEW BERLIN — Forward Erin Perkins scored the go-ahead basket late in the fourth quarter and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead Unatego over Unadilla Valley, 48-45, Wednesday.
Lemon, Winn earn E-8 awards
Women's basketball player Kristin Lemon and wrestler Greg Winn were named Oneonta State's athletes of the week. Lemon, a senior guard, helped the Red Dragons to three victories last week.
Spartans thwart Sidney
John Leech's 100th varsity victory helped host Unatego defeat Sidney, 52-18, Wednesday night. Leech, a sophomore, won by technical fall over Patrick Cole at 125 pounds.
Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Andes boys can't handle Kortright
Mike Swantak scored 15 points, leading South Kortright over visiting Andes, 54-35, Tuesday in a Delaware League basketball game. Dana White had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Zack Palmer had 12 points for the Rams, who play at Davenport on Friday.
Delhi men overpower Cobleskill
Stanley Bolden scored nine of his 13 points in the second half and Antonio Bencosme scored 22 points in Delhi Tech's Mountain Valley Conference basketball victory Tuesday at SUNY-Cobleskill.
Oneonta soccer teams shine in Norwich
Two 10-and-under Oneonta soccer teams finished 1-2 in a tournament at the Family Soccer Center in Norwich. The Oneonta Gold team defeated the Oneonta Blue team, 6-3, in the title game.
Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Delhi Tech's Teeter sets record in mile
Delhi runner Steve Teeter broke the school record in the mile at Saturday's West Point Open. Teeter's time of 4 minutes, 30.8 seconds eclipsed Eric Van Ostrand's mark of 4:32.1 set in 1999. Teeter took first in his heat in the event.
STATE RANKINGS
High school girls basketball state rankings by the New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports, as of Jan. 20.
Monday, January 21, 2002
Unatego girls get even with S-E
Unatego scored the game's first 18 points, eight by Jess Hendicks, as the Spartans defeated visiting Sherburne-Earlivlle, 58-24, in a Midstate Athletic Conference girls basketball game Saturday.
Hawks sweep in basketball
Oneonta High graduate Tiffany Hurley finished with 19 points, 13 rebounds and five steals to lead the Hartwick College women's basketball team to its third straight victory, a 58-47 Empire 8 Conference triumph over host Utica College on Saturday.
AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP
SUNY-Cobleskill's Heather Frees set two Mountain Valley Conference records, and Delhi Tech finished second Saturday at the Cobleskill Invitational.
Saturday, January 19, 2002
Warriors' girls pound Delhi, 56-31
DELHI — Time after time, Delhi poked and prodded, looking for a good shot that was as unattainable as any thought of victory Friday night.
Oneonta edges M-E
Sophomore forward Mike Konstanty, plagued by foul trouble in the first half, scored all 16 points after halftime to lead Oneonta High to a 69-66 boys basketball victory Friday at Maine-Endwell.
AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP
Jermaine Calhoun and Erastus Shannon each had double-doubles to lead Cobleskill to a Mountain Valley Conference rout on Friday.
AREA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP
Kristen Karhio's layup with just over a minute left gave Cherry Valley-Springfield a 57-56 lead and the host Patriots went on to a Tri-Valley League victory.
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS
Oneonta State cross country coach Matt LoPiccolo will run the first leg for the Syracuse Chargers' 3,200-meter relay team at the 95th annual Verizon Millrose Games on Feb. 1.
HIGH SCHOOL SKIING
Nick Howes' third-place finish led the Oneonta boys to their second consecutive Section Four team victory in skiing at Hunter Mountain on Thursday.
O-State will have three earn all-state
Three Oneonta State wrestlers will earn all-state accolades at the New York State Intercollegiate Championships, which began Friday and continues at 11 a.m. Saturday in Oswego.
Friday, January 18, 2002
Swantak leads Rams past H-T; Eagles win big
Mike Swantak scored a game-high 26 points and South Kortright made a run late in the third quarter to defeat Delaware League host Hunter-Tannersville, 67-51, in boys basketball Thursday.
Yanks release Clay
NEW YORK - The New York Yankees released infielder-outfielder Clay Bellinger on Thursday and signed infielder Enrique Wilson to a $720,000, one-year contract.
Full slate for O-State this weekend
All of Oneonta State's winter programs will be in action this weekend highlighted the men's and women's basketball teams, who will play back-to-back home games.
Hawks swim at home
The Hartwick College men's and women's swimming and diving teams will have busy weekends at Moyer Pool on today and Saturday.
Thursday, January 17, 2002
B-G edges Delhi in overtime
Leah DuMond rallied Bainbridge-Guilford to victory Wednesday, hitting a clutch 3-pointer to force overtime as the Bobcats beat visiting Delhi, 48-41, in a key Midstate Athletic Conference girls basketball game.
Unatego outlasts Greene
Jessica Ray had 16 assists and Danielle Reed 14 kills in Unatego's 30-22, 25-30, 30-25, 30-20 victory over Midstate Athletic Conference guest Greene on Wednesday.
AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP
Chris O'Neill scored 19 points and Marlon Marshall hit a key basket late in the second half Wednesday as Sage Junior College of Albany handed visiting Delhi Tech its first loss of the season.
NYSSWA RANKINGS
Winter state rankings by the New York State Sports Writers' Association as of Jan. 13.
Redskins top Waterville in CSC wrestling, 45-12
Dana Nash (130 pounds), Teddy VanBuern (140), Jay Niedzialkowski (160) and Nick Schifano (215) all won by pin in Cooperstown's Center State Conference victory over visiting Waterville on Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 16, 2002
OHS boys beat Forks for 8th straight victory
Geoff Bean scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds as host Oneonta won a Southern Tier Athletic Conference boys basketball game, 63-37, over Chenango Forks on Tuesday.
Hawks' Hurley moving on up
Seniors Tiffany Hurley and Stephanie Clough stepped up to lead the Hartwick women's basketball team to a 65-54 non-conference victory at Cortland State on Tuesday.
O-State men end slide
Oneonta State (5-9, 2-5) ended a seven-game skid with a SUNY Athletic Conference victory in overtime against visiting Oswego (7-7, 3-4) on Tuesday night.
Downsville too much for Kortright
DOWNSVILLE — Senior Kevin Reed gave it some serious thought, but had no suggestions. How would he defend Downsville?
NYSPHSAA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
Laurens scholar-athletes named by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association for the 2001 fall season.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP
Greene controlled the middle weights and went on to a Midstate Athletic Conference victory at Unatego on Tuesday.
Morris forfeits game because of 'illegal activity'
"Illegal activity" resulted in the Morris boys basketball team forfeiting Tuesday at Edmeston, minutes before the Tri-Valley League game was to start, Edmeston athletic director Les Bush said.
Tuesday, January 15, 2002
Hartwick's Hurley tops in Empire 8
Hartwick College senior Tiffany Hurley has been named the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week in women's basketball for the second time this season.
Kortright flashes to triumph
SOUTH KORTRIGHT — Shelly Miles vs. Ashlei Kenchen featured plenty of flashy ballhandling, pull-up 3-pointers and nudge-the-guy-next-to-you drives to the basket.
COLLEGE ROUNDUP
Jermaine Calhoun led four Cobleskill players with double-doubles, finishing a Mountain Valley Conference game with 18 points and 14 rebounds Monday.
Bulldogs' boys go from first to first
The best transition game in boys basketball this winter belongs to Delhi. One sports season after the Bulldogs' football team won the school's first state championship, their basketball team has jumped to a 10-1 overall record and a 6-0 mark in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
Unatego girls rout Harpursville
Paige Harris helped host Unatego to a Midstate Athletic Conference victory in girls basketball, 53-28, with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Harpursville on Monday.
Wrestlers honored by Red Dragons
Oneonta State wrestlers Blaire Surgent and Nick Castellano earned athlete of the week honors at the college.
Monday, January 14, 2002
OHS improves to 11-1
Oneonta High made 11 3-pointers and had five players score in double figures Saturday in an 85-39 victory over Southern Tier Athletic Conference host Susquehanna Valley.
Delhi Tech stays undefeated
Paul Scott scored 27 points and had seven assists in Delhi Tech's victory at Queensborough on Sunday.
Hurley leads 'Wick women
Tiffany Hurley finished with 23 points and 17 rebounds, powering the Hartwick College women's basketball team to a 62-41 victory at Rochester Institute of Technology in Empire 8 Conference play on Saturday.
Brockport sweeps O-State in basketball
Kristen Clark scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, pacing four Brockport State players in double figures in the Golden Eagles' 73-69 SUNY Athletic Conference basketball victory Saturday over visiting Oneonta State.
Girls basketball poll
High school girls basketball rankings as selected by the New York State Sportswriters Association and Coaches Organization for Girls Basketball. Rankings are as of Jan. 12.
Saturday, January 12, 2002
OHS girls rout SV, 72-21
Nikki Shackelton scored 12 of her game-high 16 points in the first half as Oneonta cruised to its third consecutive victory, 72-21, Friday over visiting Susquehanna Valley in Southern Tier Athletic Conference basketball.
B-G graduate a Bona-fide star
If Courtney Mattingly had to play basketball with one hand tied behind her back and was only allowed to take left-handed hook shots, chances are she'd find a way to produce. That's how versatile St. Bonaventure's junior guard/forward/ball shepherd/exemplar is.
Delhi boys edge rival Walton in MAC, 55-54
Chris Clark hit two free throws with 12.5 seconds left as host Delhi rallied to beat rival Walton, 55-54, in Midstate Athletic Conference play Friday night.
The Smart Money
I'm assuming my audience is a little smaller this week. And it's not what you're thinking. With all the late-game heroics in Week 17 that abruptly changed point-spread outcomes and even also-important playoff fates, it would have been difficult to keep sharp objects away from all exasperated fans.
Cooperstown volleyball escapes with victory
Suzanne Clarvoe's 10 kills and 24 assists, combined with 16 of each from sister Carolyn, lifted Cooperstown to a Center State Conference victory over host Sauquoit (10-3, 4-2).
'Wick men lose to Nazareth
Jimmy Evans finished with 22 points and six assists to pace the Nazareth men's basketball team to a 77-67 victory over Hartwick College in the Empire 8 Conference on Friday night.
O-State soccer player honored
Oneonta State junior men's soccer player Ryan Rummery has been selected to the Verizon University Division Academic All-District 1 Second Team.
'Snodgrass Muff' among games where wrong guys took blame
Sometimes the wrong player is blamed for the outcome of a game, especially if a World Series is involved. Today I will discuss a few of these. The "Snodgrass Muff" occurred in Game 8 of the 1912 World Series, a best-of-seven event that went eight games because of a tie. The Giants took a 3-2 lead in the top of the 10th. But ...
Oneonta Cellular earns big victory as Genny Light returns to action
Oneonta Cellular defeated Losie's Gun Shop, 211/2-21/2, Monday night as the Genny Light Classic returned to action at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta. The victory put Oneonta Cellular in first place for the second half. Ed Thompson led Oneonta Cellular with a 712 series.
Friday, January 11, 2002
Bellinger's career at a crossroads
NEW YORK — Clay Bellinger's roller-coaster ride with the New York Yankees hit a free fall on Thursday.
H-T gives Davenport the hook
Sandy Truesdell scored a scholastic-high 21 points to lead Hunter-Tannersville past Davenport, 45-40, Thursday night in a matchup of Delaware League heavyweights.
CORRECTION
Ozzie Smith set the National League record for fewest single-season errors by a shortstop with eight in 1991.
Here's how to beat Sidney — sort of
Let's pick on the Sidney girls basketball team for a moment, shall we? Granted, there's not a lot to work with here.
Hartwick opens Empire 8 play tonight
The second season for the Hartwick College basketball teams begins today with the start of Empire 8 Conference play.
Thursday, January 10, 2002
OHS boys run past Windsor
ONEONTA — Windsor discovered in the first quarter Wednesday how difficult it is to match up against Oneonta High's boys basketball team.
Defense was named of Smith's game
NEW YORK — Forgive Ozzie Smith if he sounded a bit defensive Wednesday while discussing his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
ONEONTA STATE WRESTLING
Blaire Surgent led four Oneonta State wrestlers with two victories apiece in a tri-meet at Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Wednesday.
Stamford boys turn in 51-50 victory over Devils
Josh Sutton's turnaround jumper with 17 seconds left capped Stamford's comeback Wednesday night in a 51-50 Delaware League boys basketball victory over Margaretville.
Morris girls pull out overtime victory
Jen Bogert scored four of her 14 points in overtime, where Morris shot 4-for-6 from the free throw line for a 52-48 Tri-Valley League girls basketball victory over visiting Laurens on Wednesday.
NYSSWA RANKINGS
Winter sports rankings by the New York State Sports Writers' Association, as of Jan. 6.
Redskins lose first in volleyball
In a matchup of unbeatens, Canastota defeated host Cooperstown, 30-28, 30-26, 30-27, in volleyball on Wednesday.
Get ready for Randy
Randy Ready, a veteran of 15 major league baseball seasons, was hired as manager of the Oneonta Tigers on Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 9, 2002
Sidney girls show why they're No. 1
SIDNEY — Sidney is for real. Junior guard Angela Mirabito scored a silky smooth 25 points as the Warriors dismantled previously unbeaten Bainbridge-Guilford, 61-30, in a Midstate Athletic Conference girls basketball game Tuesday night.
G-MU wins in T-V
Gordon Hall scored a varsity-high 30 points and Eric Lauvas had 14 for Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, which defeated visiting Worcester, 64-41, Tuesday in Tri-Valley League basketball
OHS girls run away with victory in third quarter
Meghan Stetson and Meghan Molinari combined for 11 points in the decisive third quarter as visiting Oneonta defeated Windsor, 44-39, Tuesday in Southern Tier Athletic Conference basketball.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP
Danielle Reed had nine kills and three blocks as visiting Unatego handed Delhi its first loss of the season, 30-28, 30-27, 30-27, Tuesday in a Midstate Athletic Conference match.
O-State men, women lose
Jordan Ostrander and Shawn Gutzman scored 14 points apiece and Chris Jura had 12 to lead visiting Plattsburgh State over Oneonta State, 71-55, Tuesday in SUNY Athletic Conference men's basketball.
Monday, January 7, 2002
B-G, Sidney girls win to set up battle of unbeatens
Four Bainbridge-Guilford players scored at least nine points as the Bobcats improved to 11-0 with a 59-41 girls basketball victory Saturday over visiting Unatego.
NYSSCOGS/NYSSWA RANKINGS
High school girls basketball rankings as selected by the New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports and the New York State Sports Writers' Association. Rankings are as of Jan. 5.
Saturday, January 5, 2002
OHS boys beat SCC; UV drubs Warriors
Oneonta recovered from a five-point deficit with two minutes left, ending the game on a 10-0 run to defeat host Seton Catholic Central, 57-52, Friday in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference boys basketball game.
Kenchen rallies Kortright past Morris, 42-39
Ashlei Kenchen, South Kortright's leading girls basketball scorer, was held to eight points over the first three quarters, but matched that figure in the fourth quarter to help host South Kortright to a 42-39 non-league victory over Morris on Friday.
Arizona's Johnson joined mixed bag after winning third game of Series
When Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks won the seventh game of the 2001 World Series in relief of Curt Schilling, he became the first pitcher since Mickey Lolich of the 1968 Tigers to win as many as three games in one World Series.
Oneonta third after first round of Rotary
The host school advanced six wrestlers to the semifinals and is in third place after the first day of the Ross Cordell Oneonta Rotary Tournament on Friday.
ONEONTA STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Kenem Johnson and Leo Jones each scored 27 points to lead Wesleyan University (Conn.) to victory over Oneonta on Friday in a consolation game of the Cal-State Monterey Tournament.
Friday, January 4, 2002
Area produces three all-state first-teamers
Delhi senior Brian Neale led three players from The Daily Star circulation area on all-state football teams, which were released Thursday. Neale, Dave Stanton of Walton, and Liam Murray of Oneonta were chosen to first teams by the New York State Sportswriters Association.
OHS girls march past Saints, 56-49
Meghan Stetson scored a season-high 23 points to lead Oneonta over visiting Seton Catholic Central, 56-49, Thursday in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference girls basketball game.
So much to do, so little time
My grandfather was not much for words, but he could tell the weather by the clouds, the moon, the moss in the creeks and a variety of other natural things.
O-State men fall in opener of California tournament
Sophomore Kurt Troyer hit four 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 22 points, but his Oneonta State men's basketball team dropped the first game of the inaugural Monterey Bay Classic in Monterey, Calif.
Thursday, January 3, 2002
Parker makes impact at HVCC
Laurens graduate Christine Parker made her mark as a freshman forward on the Hudson Valley Community College women's soccer team.
Early spurt pushes CV-S past Mohawk
Cherry Valley-Springfield outscored Mohawk, 27-2, in the first quarter Wednesday night and went on for a 75-52 non-league boys basketball victory. "That was the best quarter we've played all year," CV-S coach Dave Armstrong said. "We shot the ball well and our press was working. Everything was going right for us."
Local Briefs
Some of America's best female skiers will compete for $1,500 and a spot on the World Cup and Olympic teams today through Sunday on Hunter Mountain's Racer's Edge and Eisenhower trails .
Wednesday, January 2, 2002
O-State coach wins Frostbite 5K
Oneonta State cross country coach Matt LoPiccolo ended the year with bang on Monday, winning the fourth annual First Night Frostbite 5K in Oneonta.
Milford's Ward earns MVP
Milford's Joe Ward was named MVP of last weekend's Edmeston Tournament. Ward scored 15 points in the Wildcats' 54-32 victory over Unadilla Valley in Friday's final. He had a team-high 15 points in Milford's 58-53 victory over Mount Markham in Thursday's first round.
