Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Cooperstown golfer shoots 35
Cooperstown sophomore Nick Feinberg had one birdie to offset his lone bogey in shooting an even-par 35 on the front nine at Leatherstocking Golf Course on Monday.
Oneonta products' struggles continue
The early-season struggles have continued for three minor league players with Oneonta ties. Utility player Clay Bellinger and starting pitchers Mike Connolly and Michael Howell are off to slow starts.
Balanced Cobleskill wins conference title
Nate Dwyer shot a 77 and Unadilla Valley graduate Brett Seiler an 80 as Cobleskill won the Mountain Valley Conference championship Monday at the par-72 Kingswood Country Club.
O-State honors Heslin, Intorcia
Lacrosse player Pam Intorcia and baseball player Brendan Heslin were named Oneonta State's athletes of the week Monday. Intorcia capped her senior season by being named a first-team All-SUNYAC selection on Saturday.
Hawks' Thomson named to all-tourney team
Hartwick College senior Megan Thomson was named to the Collegiate Water Polo Association Eastern Championships All-Tournament Team as a first-team selection after this weekend's competition.
Delhi Tech men win MVC track title
The Delhi Tech men's track and field team won the Mountain Valley Conference championship for the fifth consecutive year Saturday at SUNY-Cobleskill.
OHS baseball tops Valley Stream, 10-9
Winning pitcher Steve Sclafani singled and scored the winning run in the eighth inning of Oneonta High's 10-9 non-league baseball victory over Valley Stream on Saturday.
O-State men's lacrosse falls short
Visiting Cortland scored five unanswered goals in the second half to defeat the Oneonta State men's lacrosse team, 10-6, Saturday to clinch the SUNYAC regular-season title.
Saturday, April 27, 2002
Bulldogs' linebacker to look for gold at IC
Delhi senior Brian Neale helped take the Bulldogs from a very good football team to a state-championship team in three years as a starter. Neale will try to do the same at Ithaca College, where he said he'll play football this fall.
Raiders pitcher no-hits Laurens in rout
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton's Stacey Klingman no-hit Laurens on Friday, and her teammates made sure she had plenty of offense — five touchdowns and five extra points worth. Klingman (6-0) struck out six in five innings as the host Raiders blew out the Leopards, 35-1, in the Tri-Valley League.
'Jackets shook up in 7th, lose, 4-3
Oneonta High's baseball team let another close game slip away Friday, and shaky defense and untimely hitting are to blame again.
Obscure but true stories of record-holders
Baseball has a tendency to generate a lot of records, some of them of importance only to the type of mind that is too shallow to deal with things that really matter. Or, of course, to the people who hold them.
Fame Game tickets on sale May 4
The over-the-counter ticket sale for the 2002 Hall of Fame Game between the Colorado Rockies and Chicago White Sox will start at 9 a.m. May 4 at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown.
OHS tennis prevails; Laurens golf wins
Third singles player Ben Kabat improved to 8-0 this season with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Jonathan Collins on Friday to help Oneonta defeat host Chenango Forks.
Hawks water polo downs UMass in OT
Kristin Hardman scored the winning goal in the second overtime session to lead second-seeded Hartwick College to a 6-5 victory over University of Massachusetts at the Collegiate Water Polo Association Eastern Championships at Princeton University on Friday.
Red Dragons sweep Potsdam in softball
The Oneonta State softball team is halfway there. The Red Dragons (22-10-1, 10-7) swept visiting Potsdam on Friday, but they will need to do the same to Fredonia on Sunday in order to qualify for next week's SUNYAC Tournament.
Not so subtle changes help Martin regain form
Apparently Mark Martin isn't a pushover, after all. Four years ago he was a seven-time winner on the Winston Cup circuit and battling Jeff Gordon for the points title. Then something happened, and more often than not, Martin's No. 6 car would spend more time getting out of the way of the leaders than being a threat to win.
Delhi Tech golf defeats Green Mountain
Vernon Gorgrant won medalist honors by four strokes over teammate Dan Wolf Friday in leading Delhi Tech to victory over Green Mountain College (Vt.) in the Region 10 NAIA Qualifier at Delhi College Golf Course.
Friday, April 26, 2002
Magnificent seven have shot at Hall
Five men and two women are on the final ballot for induction into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in October, the Hall announced Thursday.
Friend gets two steps closer to obtaining Africa's 'Big 5'
Tons of things excite hunters. Some are thrilled by the chance to take a Boone and Crockett whitetail in Saskatchewan. When the weather settles down to 30-below, the sight of giant antlers warms body and soul.
Broncos rout Cobleskill in lacrosse
Rob Goohs and Steve Cottiers each scored four goals and had two assists as Delhi (7-3) defeated host Cobleskill in a Mountain Valley Conference game on Thursday.
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
Inclement weather didn't deter Stamford from playing host to Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, Davenport/South Kortright and Milford in a track and field meet on Thursday.
Lacrosse going for men's title in SUNYAC
Oneonta State can clinch SUNY Athletic Conference regular season men's lacrosse title Saturday with a victory over Cortland State at All-College Field. Game time is 1 p.m.
Water polo, men's lacrosse looking at NCAAs
NCAA Tournament berths are at stake for the Hartwick College women's water polo team and the men's lacrosse team this weekend. The water polo team can make the NCAA Division I Tournament Final Four if it wins the Collegiate Water Polo Association Eastern Championships this weekend at Princeton University.
Thursday, April 25, 2002
Downsville center Reed named all-state
Kevin Reed's season has been over for about two months, but the accolades keep coming. On Wednesday, Downsville's senior center was named first team all-state in Class D.
Bobcats scratch out 4-3 triumph
Matt Sherman scored the winner on the only error of Wednesday's Midstate Athletic Conference baseball game at Bainbridge-Guilford as the Bobcats defeated Unatego, 4-3.
Indians buzz by Hornets
AFTON — Vintage Afton? Nah. Good enough to win? Sure. Plenty of room for improvement? Without question.
O-State baseball turns down Hawks, 9-7
Designated hitter Rob Bernstein went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in and scored twice Wednesday to lead Oneonta State to a 9-7 victory over city rival Hartwick College at Damaschke Field.
High School Sports Roundup
The Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton boys and the Sherburne-Earlville girls won at a Midstate Athletic Conference meet Wednesday.
LOCAL SPORTS
Results April 21 of the Catskill Mountain AAU under-13 girls basketball team at the Rockland County Tournament.
O-State to compete in Penn Relays
Oneonta State will compete in the Penn Relays in track and field today and Friday at the University of Pennsylvania.
OHS softball has rough fifth in 5-0 loss; B-G beats Unatego
Visiting Oneonta self-destructed in the fifth inning Wednesday, committing all three of its errors and allowing all five of Seton's runs in a 5-0 Southern Tier Athletic Conference softball loss.
HARTWICK COLLEGE ROUNDUP
Abigail Hanrahan pitched a two-hitter in the opener to lead the Ithaca College softball team to a 6-1 victory over Hartwick College on Wednesday at Neahwa Park.
Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Unatego beats Walton, 9-6; Delhi wins
Ryan Shaffer went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs as the Unatego baseball team defeated visiting Walton, 9-6, in the Midstate Athletic Conference on Tuesday.
Coooperstown, OHS sweep track meets
Liam Murphy had two personal-bests and won three events to lead host Cooperstown over visiting Mount Markham and Richfield Springs on Tuesday in Center State Conference track and field.
Hawks water polo earns No. 2 seed
The Hartwick College women's water polo team earned the No. 2 seed Tuesday for this weekend's Collegiate Water Polo Eastern Championships.
O-State softball wins 20th game
Three sixth-inning runs Tuesday helped Oneonta State to its ninth straight softball season of 20 or more victories as the Red Dragons defeated visiting Union, 4-2, in the second game of a non-conference double-header.
Tuesday, April 23, 2002
Oneonta's Austin set to transfer
Oneonta graduate Mike Austin is coming home to play soccer — sort of. Austin is transferring from West Virginia to Binghamton University and will join the Bearcats in the fall, the school located about 60 miles southwest of Oneonta recently announced.
E8 honors King, Colite
Hartwick softball player Amy King and men's lacrosse player Mark Colite were each honored by the Empire 8 Conference on Monday. King was named Co-Player of the Week in the conference for softball, and Colite was the E8 Co-Goaltender of the Week.
Weekend College Roundup
Matt Puerta had two goals and three assists as the Red Dragons defeated SUNYAC host Potsdam on Saturday. Dan Bakke added three goals for O-State (10-2, 5-1 SUNYAC).
Puerta, Moxley earn awards
Lacrosse player Matt Puerta and softball player Sandy Moxley were named Oneonta State's athletes of the week Monday. Puerta, who was also named the SUNYAC Player of the Week, had six goals and nine assists in his team's two victories last week.
Monday, April 22, 2002
Hawks' lacrosse outlast Ithaca
Ryan Maloney had four goals and one assist and Bill Luzzi set the single-season record for groundballs as the Hartwick College men's lacrosse team defeated Ithaca College, 12-10, in Empire 8 Conference play on Saturday at All-Weather Field.
OHS long jumper fare well
If nothing else, Oneonta High boys track Dave Forbes discovered he has an impressive trio of long jumpers Saturday at the first Oneonta Invitational. Adam Remillard, Geoff Bean and Jim Hurtubise took the top three spots for the Yellowjackets in the seven-team, non-scoring meet.
Delhi men win fourth straight at Hartwick
Delhi Tech's men won the Hartwick Invitational for the fourth consecutive year, scoring 152 points Saturday to easily outdistance the host school, which had 113 1/2.
Stingy Red Dragons extend winning streak to five
Oneonta State's softball team did not allow a run during a double-header sweep of visiting Skidmore on Sunday. The Red Dragons won by scores of 4-0 and 8-0. O-State (19-7-1) has a five-game wininng streak. Skidmore is 8-18.
Hawks repeat in water polo
The month of championships for the Hartwick College women's water polo team extended another weekend on Sunday after the Hawks defended their Collegiate Water Polo Association Northern Division Championship.
Saturday, April 20, 2002
O-State routs Fredonia, 20-5
Senior midfielder Pam Intorcia scored five goals to lead the Oneonta State women's lacrosse team to a 20-5 victory over visiting Fredonia in a SUNYAC match Friday.
Hawks take first step toward defending title
The Hartwick College women's water polo team started defense of its Collegiate Water Polo Association Northern Division Championhip with a 10-3 victory over Queens College on Friday night at Connecticut College.
Area residents compete in Tae Kwon Do tourney
Area residents Anthony DeLuca, John Thurgood, Beth Kenyon, Felica Griswold, Vincent DeLuca and Kimberly Yarbrough competed in the New York State Tae Kwon Do Championship on April 13.
Rangers' moves questionable
At the time of Watergate, I commented that I'd rather take my chances on a smart crook than an honest idiot. My reasoning was that the `smart crook' would at least have sense enough to keep his butt covered.
Oppenheimer named ECAC Player of the Week
Oneonta State junior second baseman Beth Oppenheimer has been selected as the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Week for Division III Upstate New York.
Local umpire retires
Springfield Center's Chet Collins has decided to step down after 37 years of umpiring local baseball games.
Lacrosse team to face big test
The Hartwick College men's lacrosse team will play a key Empire 8 Conference game and the outdoor track and field teams will host their lone invitational of the season on Saturday.
Friday, April 19, 2002
Afton tops JC
Brandy Jennings went 2-for-3 with three RBIs to lead the visiting Indians past Johnson City in a non-league softball game Thursday.
Expectations high for 'Wick water polo
In the first year as a varsity program last season, the Hartwick College women's water polo team surprised the Collegiate Water Polo Association by winning the CWPA Northern Division Championships.
Shad can be tasty option
Along the west coast of Florida on the shallow flats, one of the greatest fighting fish is found. The tarpon is a herring-like fish that can jump 8 feet vertically and nearly 20 feet horizontally.
Junior Colleges
The Cobleskill baseball team was swept by visiting Jefferson in a double-header Thursday. Jefferson's Tom Shopp threw a one-hitter in the first game in a 10-0 shutout. In the second game, Jefferson won, 14-3.
Women's lacrosse to play key games
The Oneonta State women's lacrosse team will play two key SUNYAC home games in the next two days. The Red Dragons play host to Fredonia at 4 p.m. today and Buffalo State at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Thursday, April 18, 2002
Offense MIA for 'Jackets
JOHNSON CITY — Lost: Aluminum bats. If found, return to Joe Hughes, Oneonta High varsity baseball coach. For the second consecutive game, the Yellowjackets struggled at the plate, losing, 4-1, Wednesday to Southern Tier Athletic Conference host Johnson City.
Oneonta softball gets by JC, 2-1
Nikki Miller scattered seven hits and Jamie Llewellyn drove in the winning run in the sixth inning as Oneonta defeated visiting Johnson City, 2-1, Wednesday in Southern Tier Athletic Conference softball.
Cobleskill golfers take second
Cobleskill finished second out of 10 teams at Wednesday's Monroe CC Invitational. The Fighting Tigers' score of 319 trailed Broome CC's 307.
Power aids Stamford
Stamford's Paddy Power knows a thing or two about encores. In his first start since his no-hitter last Thursday, Power threw a two-hit shutout as the Indians beat Jefferson, 11-0, in the finals of their tournament.
Jusino's bat leads Hawks
Jason Jusino went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to lead Hartwick College to a 6-1 baseball victory at Hamilton College on Wednesday.
Wednesday, April 17, 2002
O-State edges Ithaca
Freshman Rob Elmendorf hit a two-out, two-run inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Oneonta State to a 7-6 baseball victory Tuesday against Ithaca.
On the track to success
In terms of depth, record-breaking potential and state championship-caliber athletes, this track and field season could be unprecedented, at least as far The Daily Star's circulation area goes.
Host Stamford greets Laurens with loss
Shane Derry homered and struck out 11, and Stamford had seven consecutive hits during a six-run fifth inning to defeat Laurens, 7-1, in a semifinal game of its baseball tournament Tuesday.
Cobleskill sweeps
Laurie Albright went 4-for-4 and Robin Allen went 3-for-5 with three RBIs in SUNY-Cobleskill's 19-10 softball victory at Columbia-Greene Community College on Tuesday.
O-State softball splits with Oswego
Rena Finsmith and Beth Oppenheimer each went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in the second game of Oneonta State's double-header split at Oswego.
Freshman helps 'Wick to split
Hartwick College's baseball team split a double-header with University of Rochester at Damaschke Field on Tuesday. The Hawks won the first game, 2-1, and lost the second contest, 5-1.
Tuesday, April 16, 2002
OHS baseball falls to Norwich
Mike Konstanty's two-hitter wasn't enough Monday. Despite a strong pitching performance by Konstanty that included nine strikeouts and one walk, the Oneonta baseball team suffered its first loss of the season, 2-1, at Southern Tier Athletic Conference foe Norwich.
Oneonta products starting slowly
Oneonta High graduates Clay Bellinger and Mike Connolly are off to shaky starts in the minor leagues this season. Bellinger, 33, was sent down to Triple-A Salt Lake City on April 9 after appearing in two games with the Anaheim Angels.
Area Bowling
ISD swept Dante's Pizzeria Wednesday night in the ISD Classic. Wayne Balnis had a 707 series and Gus Lampo bowled a 666 set to lead ISD. Jim Delello shot a 647 in the losing effort. Dante's remains in first place by one point.
Thomson honored by Hartwick
Senior women's water polo player Megan Thomson, who was named Most Valuable Player of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament on Sunday, was named the Hartwick College/McDonald's Athlete of the Week on Monday.
Monday, April 15, 2002
'Jackets' Catella breaks record
Oneonta High sophomore Caitlin Catella set a school record and an undermanned OHS boys team finished second Saturday in the New York-Pennsylvania Invitational at Windsor.
Hartwick wins ECAC tournament
The Hartwick College women's water polo team won its second tournament in April on Sunday. Hartwick received four goals from Sheri Johnson and a solid game in goal from Audrey Lohse to win, 6-5, over Brown in the championship game of the Eastern College Athletic Conference Tournament at Harvard.
Two Delhi Tech track records broken at West Point
Two Delhi Tech school records fell Saturday in the Dick Shea Invitational at West Point. Kelli O'Brien smashed her school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and Steve Teeter broke the Broncos' record in the 800.
Red Dragons shut out New Paltz
Freshman midfielder Kim Powell scored three goals and had two assists to lead the Oneonta State women's lacrosse team to an 18-0 victory over New Paltz in a SUNYAC game Saturday at All College Field.
Saturday, April 13, 2002
Late rally lifts Morris, 8-7; OHS falls
Carrie Broek bunted in the winning run Friday for Morris softball, which rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh to beat visiting Schenevus, 8-7, in a Tri-Valley League game.
Oneonta batters Owego
Seven consecutive hits led to a six-run third inning Friday as Oneonta won a slugfest with visiting Owego, 15-8, to open its Southern Tier Athletic Conference baseball schedule.
NASCAR to offer all-star gala worth watching
Almost at the expense of snubbing Sunday's Winston Cup race at Martinsville, NASCAR made an extra big deal this week about the ever-changing face of The Winston, the all-star extravaganza scheduled for May 18 at Lowe's Motor Speedway outside Charlotte.
O-State softball sweeps Bengals
O-State improved to 13-5-1 with a double-header sweep at Buffalo State on Friday. The Red Dragons won the first game, 5-1, and took the second, 4-3.
Laverne to appear at Baseball Hall
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown will welcome filmmaking siblings Penny and Garry Marshall on May 11-12 as part of its Mother's Day Weekend.
Enough already with contraction nonsense
The proposed contraction of major league baseball is on hold for this year, but it is by no means settled. For those of you who came in late, it was proposed several months ago to cut the major leagues from 30 teams to 28, perhaps ultimately to 26 or even — gasp!
Delhi Tech signs area runners
Walton senior Justin Wood and Sidney senior Josh DuMond recently signed National Letters of Intent to compete for the Delhi Tech men's track and field team next season.
Friday, April 12, 2002
OHS track too much for Norwich
The Oneonta boys track team won every event on its way to a 124-18 rout of visiting Norwich in its Southern Tier Athletic Conference opener Thursday.
Paddy's day
As Stamford pitcher Paddy Power was working on a no-hitter Thursday, some of his sophomore teammates committed a baseball faux pas — they talked about it on the bench.
Rainbow trout cause early rush for area fishermen
In normal years there is ice in the guides of my fishing pole on opening day. This year is different. The turkeys have been strutting for several weeks. It has been the warmest winter in recorded history.
O-State baseball has busy weekend
Oneonta State's baseball team, one of five Red Dragons teams in action this weekend, will play four game in two days, beginning Saturday.
Hartwick lacrosse faces big test
The race for the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament begins at 1 p.m. Saturday when Hartwick and Nazareth meet in men's lacrosse in Rochester.
Thursday, April 11, 2002
Iron Man makes history at Hall
Cal Ripken Jr. keeps making history. Future Hall of Famer Ripken, who retired from the Baltimore Orioles last season, visited Cooperstown on Wednesday to film a segment for The History Channel.
OHS gets no-hit by Vestal in 15-0 loss
Shelly Forsburg pitched a five-inning no-hitter with eight strikeouts in leading host Vestal to a 15-0 non-league softball victory over Oneonta on Wednesday.
Unatego bloops past S-E in MAC
Torrey Mattice's two-out bloop single in the sixth inning drove in Ryan Fernandez with Unatego's fifth run and the Spartans held on for a 5-4 baseball victory Wednesday at Sherburne-Earlville.
Sidney boys track wins easily; girls get pushed
Prahlad Genung won three distance events for host Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton, but Sidney's boys won 12 Wednesday for a Midstate Athletic Conference track and field victory.
Hawks' water polo wins last home game, 15-0
In their final home game, seniors Megan Thomson and Nikki Baggetta combined for six goals and three assists Wednesday night at Moyer Pool, leading the Hartwick College women's water polo team to a 15-0 victory over Utica College.
Wednesday, April 10, 2002
G-MU baseball rallies behind 'big boy'
Bryan Delmar struck out 16 and Gilbertsville-Mount Upton rallied from a four-run deficit to defeat visiting Edmeston, 13-4, Tuesday in Tri-Valley League baseball.
AREA JUNIOR COLLEGE SPORTS
Justin Knapp and Rob Goohs each scored five goals in Delhi Tech's home victory over Jefferson Community College on Tuesday.
HIGH SCHOOLS
Todd Gould's 2-over-par 37 included a birdie on the fifth hole as Unadilla Valley opened its season Tuesday with a non-league victory at Riverbend Golf Course.
ONEONTA STATE ROUNDUP
Goaltender Chace Wessling shut out the Red Dragons (7-4) in the second half to lead host Skidmore (8-1) to a non-conference victory. Wessling finished with eight saves.
Splits for baseball, softball
Sophomore pitcher Rob Nelson threw a seven-hit shutout to help the Hartwick College baseball team split a double-header Tuesday with Keuka College at Damaschke Field.
Tuesday, April 9, 2002
OHS baseball wins STAC opener
Mickey Erbe, Tim Greeley and Kevin Sobers combined on a one-hitter in Oneonta High's 10-2 Southern Tier Athletic Conference-opening baseball victory over visiting Chenango Forks on Monday.
Unatego softball upsets Afton
Unatego pulled off an early season upset of visiting Afton, beating the defending Class D state softball champions Monday, 5-4, in a Midstate Athletic Conference game.
AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP
Pat Devine scored seven goals in Jefferson Community College's victory at SUNY-Cobleskill on Monday. Adam Tegnand scored twice for the Fighting Tigers (0-2), who play host to Canandaigua on Wednesday.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AWARDS
Area winter sports teams earning New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete awards for the 2001-02 season.
AREA HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
Mara Primmer won three events and helped Oneonta's 1,600-meter relay team to victory as the Yellowjackets played host to a non-scoring meet with Union-Endicott and Binghamton.
O-State softball has extra for extras
Junior Beth Oppenheimer completed a 3-for-5 effort Monday with an RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting Oneonta State to a 3-2 non-conference softball defeat of visiting Rensselaer.
Empire Eight honors 'Wick pitcher
The Empire Eight named Hartwick College sophomore pitcher Brett Rottkamp its Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 7.
Clay hits it big
Oneonta High graduate Clay Bellinger is back in the big leagues. Bellinger, one of the Anaheim Angels' final cuts in spring training, was recalled Friday when the Angels placed first baseman Benji Gil on the 15-day disabled list.
COLLEGES
Kelly Lynch had an RBI triple for Delhi Tech in the first game of a road double-header that opened the 2002 season for the Broncos.
O-State softball swept by Geneseo; baseball wins
Geneseo junior pitcher Sarah Taub struck out 19 over two complete games Saturday as the visiting Blue Knights swept Oneonta State in a SUNY Athletic Conference softball double-header.
Hartwick water polo wins regionals
The Hartwick College women's water polo team went 4-0 and clinched the Collegiate Water Polo Association New York Region title in its home pool Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday, April 6, 2002
Daily Star All-Stars a cut above the rest
At 6-foot-6, Downsville's Kevin Reed often towers over his opponents on the basketball court. And when it came time to pick The Daily Star's boys basketball Player of the Year, Reed stood a class above everybody else.
Braves' Furcal latest in long line of teens to make it big
When Rafael Furcal broke into the Atlanta Braves' lineup at the age of 19, there was considerable oohing and aahing; players simply are not supposed to be that good at that age. In fact, it has been what is known as "perceived wisdom" for generations, even centuries, perhaps millennia, that persons under 21 need someone to make decisions for them.
Kenseth on rebound from poor season
Matt Kenseth, who is second in the points race this season in Winston Cup, was quick to contradict himself this week when discussing last year's largely disappointing season in the No. 17 DeWalt Taurus.
2002 People's Poll voting
Final voting results from The Daily Star 2002 People's Poll. Participants were asked to vote only once for Coach of the Year and Player of the Year for boys and girls basketball.
Friday, April 5, 2002
Cold weather fails to cool OHS, Sidney track
Even in arctic-like conditions, two of the premier track programs in Section Four put on quite a display Thursday at Oneonta High.
Storm softball wins first in school history
Unadilla Valley's softball skid finally came to a stop Thursday. Jamie Parks' RBI single with one out in the bottom of the seventh lifted the Storm to their first victory since the merger of New Berlin and South New Berlin created Unadilla Valley Central in 1996.
Reservoir fishing may never be the same in NYC
Long shadows were cast by the tall, concrete pillars. In dark areas created by the gray span overhead, we drifted sawbellies in the deep, cold water. Our small, fiberglass rowboat was steadied by ropes hanging from the bridge. In the depths of the reservoir, huge brown trout lurked, waiting to feed.
Four in a row for O-State softball
Every Oneonta State spring team is scheduled to compete this weekend with softball the only squad playing at home.
Big game for 'Wick lacrosse
The Hartwick College and Cortland State men's lacrosse teams have combined for a 13-0 record this spring against NCAA Division III opponents. One will fall at noon Saturday at All-Weather Field, where sixth-ranked Hartwick (6-0) meets No. 4 Cortland (7-1) in a top 10 non-conference game.
Thursday, April 4, 2002
B-G sweeps on the diamonds; OHS tennis wins opener
Josh Miller, Micah Casey and Erik Weber combined on a one-hitter as Bainbridge-Guilford opened its baseball season with a 4-3 non-league victory Wednesday at Oxford.
O-State men down Oswego
Senior attackman Anthony Pisciotto scored five goals and had two assists to lead Oneonta State to a 13-6 lacrosse victory over visiting Oswego on Wednesday.
Broncos men win relay event again
The Delhi Tech men's track and field team won the Hawk Relays for the fifth consecutive year Wednesday at Mohawk Valley Community College.
AREA BOWLING
Country Club Chevrolet took 4 from Precision Welding; CJ's Golf Course took 4 from Otsego Automotive; Brandow's IBA took 3 from Crickets; Sweet And Sticky took 3 from Healing Hands.
Hawks cruise to 19-6 victory
Hartwick College men's lacrosse coasted to a 19-6 victory over host Utica College in Empire 8 Conference play Wednesday.
Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Oneonta tops Cobleskill, 10-3
Mike Konstanty went four innings for a pitching victory and contributed two RBIs as visiting Oneonta won its baseball opener, 10-3, over non-league foe Cobleskill on Tuesday.
Afton has looks of a champion
Jessie Page had 10 strikeouts and Kris Kelly doubled and tripled as Afton opened defense of its state Class D softball championship with a 16-1 victory Tuesday over visiting Greene.
DELHI TECH ROUNDUP
Delhi Tech sophomores Phil Jackson and Chuck Terry were recently named NJCAA Division III Academic All-Americans as members of the Broncos' cross-country team.
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
Toshi Abe won at first singles for Davenport/South Kortright, which fell in a season opener for both Delaware League teams.
Hartwick women lose
Liza Gorman finished with five goals and one assist to lead the Skidmore College women's lacrosse team to a 17-4 victory over Hartwick College on Tuesday at All-Weather Field.
Tuesday, April 2, 2002
OHS ace benched for dope
Oneonta High senior right-hander Kyle Thomas got his first strike of the season last weekend without throwing a pitch. One more and he's out.
Morris girls clip Unatego
Jen Bogert went 3-for-4 as host Morris edged Unatego, 10-7, in a non-league softball opener Monday. Morris (1-0) pulled away with a five-run fourth inning. Megan Olsen surrendered six hits and struck out five in a complete-game victory.
O-State men tops for week
Men's lacrosse players Dan Bakke and Mike Louer earned athlete of the week honors from Oneonta State Monday.
'Wick goalie honored by Empire 8
Hartwick College sophomore Mark Colite, who improved his record to 5-0 this season with a victory over Alfred University on Saturday, was named the Empire 8 Goalie of the Week for men's lacrosse on Monday.
Monday, April 1, 2002
Triple Clay: Bellinger sent down
Oneonta High graduate Clay Bellinger is no stranger to Triple-A baseball and that's where he'll start the 2002 season. Bellinger's attempt to make the Anaheim Angels' opening-night roster ended Saturday, when he was assigned to the team's Triple-A affiliate in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Delhi Tech defeats Morrisville in lacrosse
Ryan Short scored four goals and had four assists and Steve Cottiers had four goals and two assists in Delhi Tech's victory at SUNY-Morrisville on Saturday.
'Wick men improve to 5-0
The Hartwick College men's lacrosse team opened its Empire 8 Conference schedule with a 14-10 victory over Alfred University on Saturday at Merrill Field. Hartwick, which is ranked eighth by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA), improved to 5-0 and 1-0 in conference.
