Thursday, October 31, 2002
Nothing new for G-MU
2002 High School Girls Soccer — Section Four Class D Semifinal
GILBERTSVILLE — Jessica Talbot had plenty to choose from Wednesday. "The header," Talbot selected as the favorite of her three goals in Gilbertsville-Mount Upton's 4-1 Section Four Class D girls soccer semifinal victory over Davenport.
Margaretville stops Indians
2002 High School Girls Soccer — Section Four Class D Semifinal
MARGARETVILLE — Claire Cella put in a full day's work during Wednesday's Section Four Class D semifinal. First, freshman Cella set up two Margaretville goals in the first 15 minutes.
October woes continue for O-State men's soccer
2002 Oneonta State Sports
Nobody on the Oneonta State men's soccer team will be mistaken for Mr. October. O-State finished the month without a victory after allowing a first-half goal to freshman John Sideris, lifting visiting Binghamton University to a 1-0 triumph Wednesday at Red Dragon Field. The Red Dragons went 0-4-3 in October, leading to a 4-8-3 record overall.
Spartans fall to top-ranked SCC
2002 High School Girls Soccer — Section Four Class C Semifinal
ENDICOTT — It had neither the look nor the feel of a 6-0 game. It wasn't about Seton Catholic Central dominating Unatego from start to finish and showing those who braved the cold Wednesday at Ann G. McGuinness Elementary School why it is the defending Class C state girls soccer champion.
Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Eagles supplant top seed
2002 High School Boys Soccer — Section Four Class D Semifinal
SOUTH KORTRIGHT — The dark horse of the Section Four Class D Tournament in boys soccer got a few shades lighter Tuesday. Two quick goals and a second-half breakaway lifted fifth-seeded Downsville to a 3-2 upset of No. 1 South Kortright in a sectional semifinal.
Cooperstown will attempt to stop Hart of Onondaga
At The Half — High School Football Column
By kickoff time, Cooperstown will have heard plenty about Onondaga's Mike Hart. The Redskins will know that he's 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds. They'll know that even though Hart's a junior, some of the nation's high-profile Division I schools have already expressed interest in him. They'll know that Hart gained 3,341 yards and scored 51 touchdowns — both state records — in leading Onondaga to a Class D state championship last season.
Leopards lose their spot atop Class D
2002 High School Boys Soccer — Section Four Class D Semifinal
LAURENS — It took a perfectly placed bullet from the area's top scorer to knock off the two-time defending Section Four Class D champions Tuesday. Margaretville's Brent Smith scored with 6 minutes and 25 seconds left in the second overtime, leading the Blue Devils to a 1-0 victory over Laurens in a sectional semifinal. Sixth-seeded Margaretville (15-4-1) meets fifth-seeded Downsville in the final Saturday at the Wright National Soccer Campus.
Power outage hurts Jackets
2002 High School Boys Soccer — Section Four Class B Semifinal
BINGHAMTON — Oneonta High gave itself a chance Tuesday, but simply didn't have the manpower to beat top-seeded Owego in a Section Four Class B boys soccer semifinal. The fifth-seeded Yellowjackets, who eliminated Owego from the sectional playoffs the last two years, lost, 2-1, on a frigid day at MacArthur Elementary School.
Cooperstown loses field hockey semi
2002 High School Field Hockey
Cooperstown's field hockey season ended Tuesday with a 2-1 loss at top-seeded Morrisville in a Section Three Class C semifinal. Lacey Saltern scored the winner off a penalty corner with 7 minutes and 16 seconds left as Morrisville (15-1-2) advanced to the title game.
High roller throws 813 set in Michelob Light Classic
2002 Scratch Bowling
Mark Rathbun rolled an 813 series Oct. 21 in the Michelob Light Classic at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta. Rathbun rolled games of 290, 245 and 278 en route to his third sanctioned 800 series and the first at Holiday Lanes this season. His series helped U-Page defeat LL Dog, 21-3. Steve Hiscox finished with a 660 set for LL Dog.
'Wick runners finish top 26
2002 Hartwick College Roundup
Sophomore Shala Wilson and senior Kevin Davis paced the Hartwick College cross country teams Saturday at the Union College Invitational in Saratoga Springs. Wilson finished 25th out of 124 women and Davis was 26th out of 113 men.
Tuesday, October 29, 2002
OHS boys looking for another perfect wave
2002 Section Four Soccer Tournaments
ONEONTA — The odds are stacked against the Oneonta High boys soccer team, but an upset could be in the cards. The Yellowjackets (11-4-2) enter today's Section Four Class B semifinal against top-seeded Owego (14-1-1) as heavy underdogs. So what else is new? OHS rode a winning wave to the Section Four Class B championship and beyond last season, upsetting top-seeded Owego in the sectional final along the way, 3-1.
Oneonta State sports roundup
Oneonta State earned six positions on the SUNY Athletic Conference All-Conference Team and the Red Dragons' Michelle Dombrowski took Coach of the Year honors. Junior midfielder Jess Keller and sophomore defender Meg Donnelly earned first-team honors. Keller has five goals and 11 points with two games remaining in the regular season. Donnelly started all 15 games for Oneonta so far this fall as a standout defender.
Hartwick College sports roundup
Hartwick college soccer players Randall Moate and Rob Catana received weekly honors from the Atlantic Soccer Conference on Monday. Moate, a senior, was named ASC Goalie of the Week for his play in the week ending Oct. 25. He has earned the weekly award four times in eight weeks of voting this fall.
Monday, October 28, 2002
Redskins advance in section playoffs
2002 high school football
Sixth-seeded Cooperstown received 166 yards rushing and two touchdowns from Brendan Hill in beating No. 3 seed General Brown, 35-21, Friday in a Section Three Class C quarterfinal.
Stamford, Margaretville, Wildcats, G-MU move on
2002 Section Four Girls Soccer Tournaments
Stamford played the percentages in Saturday's Section Four Class D girls soccer quarterfinal. The fourth-seeded Indians scored on four of their nine shots against Schenevus goalie Alicia Sagendorf in a 4-1 victory over the fifth-seeded Dragons. Mary Velan and Sam Axtell each had two goals and an assist to lead host Stamford (15-2-2).
Heads-up play leads OHS girls
2002 high school girls soccer
ONEONTA — There have been prettier goals this season, but none were as meaningful for the Oneonta High girls soccer team. Brianne Sosa's header barely rolled over the goal line with 25 minutes to go in the second half Saturday, lifting OHS to a 1-0 sectional semifinal victory over Owego at the Wright National Soccer Campus.
Hawks stay unbeaten in E8
Hartwick weekend roundup
Rob Catana had one goal and two assists to lead the Hartwick men's soccer team to a 3-1 victory over Atlantic Soccer Conference opponent Philadelphia University on Saturday. Host Hartwick (9-5-2) improved to 4-0 in ASC play, and the Rams (5-8-1) fell to 0-4 in the conference.
O-State men tie; volleyball wins division title
O-State weekend roundup
Oneonta State's men played visiting Niagara University to a 0-0 tie Saturday. The tie for the Red Dragons makes them winless in their last six games and makes their overall record 4-7-3. Niagara is 4-7-2.
Saturday, October 26, 2002
OHS shocks Norwich
2002 high school football
ONEONTA — One play in the fourth quarter symbolized Oneonta High's football season Friday night. The Yellowjackets stopped Norwich on fourth-and-1 from their 9, preserving a five-point lead, and went on to an emotional 19-7 victory over previously unbeaten Norwich. "Nobody thought we could do it," OHS senior lineman Justin "Truck" Frankel said. "We shocked them."
Margaretville to meet Laurens; Downsville has date with Rams
2002 high school sports roundup
Adam Hendricks is developing a reputation as a big-game player. Hendricks scored his second consecutive winning goal, lifting sixth-seeded Margaretville past third-seeded Oxford, 3-2, in a Section Four Class D Tournament quarterfinal.
Hear me roar!
2002 high school soccer feature
FRANKLIN — Davenport's boys soccer team took a verbal beating Tuesday. "You need to listen to me," the Wildcats' coach howled just before the kickoff of a Section Four Class D Tournament opener. Listening appeared to be the easy part.
Oneonta suddenly in semis
2002 Section Four Class B Boys Soccer Quarterfinal
ENDWELL — Officially, Friday's game will go down as a tie. Unofficially, it'll be remembered as one of the most dramatic triumphs in recent Oneonta boys soccer history. Josh Gallusser's penalty kick in the sixth round of a shootout lifted the fifth-seeded Yellowjackets past fourth-seeded Maine-Endwell in the Section Four Class B Tournament quarterfinals.
One final cheer for three splendid Hall of Fame veterans
Talkin' baseball — column
The National Baseball Hall of Fame was rocked this summer by the deaths of three long-time members — Ted Williams, Enos Slaughter and Hoyt Wilhelm; the listing is chronological by date of death. These were not, even by Hall of Fame standards, run-of-the-mill players. Williams, as is well known, was the last player to hit .400 in a season with enough at-bats to qualify for the batting championship.
Priest is playing for fantasy keeps
Fantasy island — fantasy football column
Wow. That's about all I have to offer Priest Holmes at this point. One week ago, as he prepared to face Denver's top-rated run defense, I wrote: Holmes may be kept under 100 total yards for the first time this season and held scoreless for just the second. (Though, I did suggest he stay in your lineup.)
The smart money
One more week like the last one and I'm going to club my panic button with a tire iron. I last used "The Button" when I ran out of milk last Halloween while cramming my head with free chocolate. Don't get the wrong idea. I only go to houses in my neighborhood.
Hawks plays host to another key ASC game Saturday
Hartwick weekend preview
The Hartwick men's soccer team looks to remain unbeaten in the Atlantic Soccer Conference when it plays host to Philadelphia University at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Hawks (8-5-2, 3-0) come off a 1-0 victory over Oneonta State on Wednesday.
Missing: Sweet taste of victory
The inside track — auto racing column
I remain with a bitter taste in my mouth after attempting to forecast the Winston Cup championship race during the spring (Dale Jarrett) and early in the summer when I selected the front-runner (Sterling Marlin). I figured the odds were in my favor picking a guy already in first place, but I learned differently in a hurry.
Friday, October 25, 2002
This river didn't float our boat
Outdoors column
I've been drawn to the great north wood for much of my life. The Adirondack Mountains have a mystical attraction that reaches down deep into my soul. Mile after mile of unbroken forests, rocky ledges and dark cedar swamps hold big whitetails and ghostly bears. It is a place to escape the multitude of other hunters, because once a mile from any road or highway, you are alone in a nearly undisturbed land.
More than pride on line as OHS takes on Norwich
High school football
It would be a big game regardless of the circumstances. That the circumstances include major playoff ramifications makes it even bigger. Oneonta (4-3), winner of three straight, plays host to Norwich (7-0) at 7 tonight in a key Division III football game. The Yellowjackets are 3-1 in conference. Norwich is 4-0.
Jackets have their blueprint
High school boys soccer sectional preview
The Oneonta High boys soccer team isn't your average No. 5 seed entering the Section Four Class B Tournament. The Yellowjackets, who visit fourth-seeded Maine-Endwell at 3:30 today, strongly resemble last year's team that won sectionals and went all the way to the state semifinals.
Round 2 for Unatego today
High school girls soccer sectional preview
Unatego girls soccer coach Sue Herodes said she isn't all that familiar with the Spartans' next sectional opponent, but even if she was, she's not about to make sweeping changes. Fourth-seeded Unatego (14-3-1) plays fifth-seeded Lansing (10-5) at 3:30 today at the Wright National Soccer Campus. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday.
Volleyball, field hockey have key weekend games
Oneonta Sate weekend preview
Several Oneonta State teams will play games with playoff implications this weekend. The volleyball team needs to put together a solid weekend of conference play to gain the top spot in the SUNYAC East. The field hockey team needs a victory to finish second in the conference and the women's soccer team plays an important game at Ithaca.
Cooperstown girls ousted
Girls soccer roundup
Kate Hoy's goal five minutes into the second half gave Tully a two-goal lead en route to a 2-1 victory over visiting Cooperstown on Thursday in a Section Three Class C1 soccer quarterfinal.
Thursday, October 24, 2002
Wolverines peaking at right time
2002 high school girls sports
Sarah Styslinger and Worcester are peaking at the right time. Styslinger scored the winner with 14 minutes and 27 seconds left Wednesday as 10th-seeded Worcester won, 3-2, at Cherry-Valley Springfield in the first round of the Section Four Class D Tournament in girls soccer.
ASC-leading Hawks freeze O-State, 1-0
2002 college men's soccer
ONEONTA — It became evident early on Wednesday night that for a goal to be scored, near flawless execution would be required. Enter Jonathan Westmaas and Kevin Saunders. The Hartwick seniors combined on a second-half goal as the Hawks defeated city rival Oneonta State, 1-0, in winter-like temperatures at Elmore Field.
Unatego girls break out with 6-0 victory
2002 high school girls soccer
ONEONTA — Offensive woes? What offensive woes? The Unatego girls soccer team, plagued throughout the season by inconsistent scoring, broke out in the first round of sectionals Wednesday at the Wright National Soccer Campus. The fourth-seeded Spartans defeated 13th-seeded Greene, 6-0, to advance to the Section Four Class C Tournament quarterfinals.
Cooperstown boys lose, 4-3
2002 high school boys soccer
Cooperstown rallied late behind its seniors in a Section Three Class C Tournament boys soccer opener Wednesday, but the Redskins fell to host Frankfort-Schuyler, 4-3.
Oneonta women finish perfect SUNYAC season
The Oneonta State women's soccer team keeps on going. The host Red Dragons won their 46th straight SUNY Athletic Conference game Wednesday, downing New Paltz, 2-0. O-State (17-1) finished the conference season 10-0 and became the first SUNYAC team to not allow any goals in conference play for the whole season.
Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Sidney uses special plays to beat Delhi
At the half
Special teams played a big role in Sidney's 34-27 victory at Delhi on Saturday. Three big kickoff returns and a recovered squib kick helped the Warriors seal their spot in the Section Four Class C playoffs. After Collin Haight ran through a huge hole off tackle and sprinted untouched down the right sideline on Delhi's first play from scrimmage, Eddie Gazzetti returned the ensuing kickoff 27 yards to midfield.
Great Scott! Franklin wins
FRANKLIN — Garrett Scott used extreme caution with the high-fives Tuesday. With his broken right hand heavily taped and dangling, Scott had a goal and an assist during the first three minutes of Franklin's 4-3 soccer victory over visiting Davenport in the first round of the Section Four Class D Tournament.
H-T surprises Edmeston
Yuri Yevtushenko scored off a scramble in front in the first half as 13th-seeded Hunter-Tannersville upset fourth-seeded Edmeston, 1-0, Tuesday in the Section Four Class D Tournament. Randy Ostrander made six saves for the visiting Wildcats.
Section Four Girls Soccer Tournament Capsules
First-round capsules for games involving area teams in the Section Four Tournaments for girls soccer. All statistics based on games reported to The Daily Star.
Hawks to face O-State in key ASC game
Area college roundup
City bragging rights and position in the Atlantic Soccer Conference are on the line at 7 tonight when Hartwick plays host to Oneonta State in men's soccer. Hartwick (7-5-2, 2-0 ASC) are atop the conference, and O-State (4-6-2, 1-1) is a game behind. Hartwick midfielder Rob Catana is second in the ASC in scoring with 15 points. Senior midfielder Neil McLean, a two-year captain, is third in the conference with 11 points.
Tuesday, October 22, 2002
Section Four Soccer Tournaments Capsules
First-round capsules for games involving area teams in the Section Four Tournaments for boys and girls soccer. All statistics listed are based on games reported to The Daily Star.
Walton boys finish first in cross country relays
2002 high school cross country
Walton runners Scott Gleason and Casey Vitte had the fastest time Saturday in the inaugural Downsville Cross Country Relay Invitational.
Women's soccer players honored
2002 Oneonta State honors
Oneonta State named junior women's soccer players Rose Velan and Kelly Stevens its athletes of the week. Velan scored the winning goal last Saturday in leading the Red Dragons to a 4-0 victory at Dominican. Oneonta (16-1) won its 15th straight and has three games remaining in the regular season.
Cooperstown field hockey wins, 2-0
2002 high school sports roundup
Jackie Clark made three saves Monday for her 13th shutout this season, leading host Cooperstown to a 2-0 field hockey victory over Ilion. Rachel Bliss opened the scoring off a penalty corner from Meghan Sittler with 14 minutes and 26 seconds left in the first half. Susan Clark converted a Kim Goode assist in the second half.
Monday, October 21, 2002
G-MU girls use gift of Gabby to win T-V crown
2002 High School Girls Soccer — Tri-Valley League Championship
ONEONTA — Varsity goal No. 3 will be one that Gilbertsville-Mount Upton's Gabby Porter won't soon forget. Freshman midfielder Porter scored in the first minute of the first overtime Saturday, lifting the Raiders to a 2-1 victory over Schenevus in the Tri-Valley League Championship at the Wright National Soccer Campus.
Rams slip by Devils
2002 High School Girls Soccer — Delaware League Championship
DELHI — South Kortright is growing up fast. The Rams won a slip-and-slide version of the Delaware League girls soccer championship Saturday, upending previously undefeated Margaretville, 1-0, on a wet, cold day at the Delhi Legion Field.
Huge victory for Sidney football
2002 high school football
DELHI — Sidney football coach Jeff Matthews set modest goals for his team before the season. No. 1 on his list was having his small roster of 23 players stick out the season. But somewhere on the road to mediocrity, the Warriors took a turn toward respectability.
Hartwick football rolls past Mount Ida, 34-6
Hartwick roundup
Hartwick College won its fifth football game this season with a 34-6 victory at Mount Ida College on Saturday. Quarterback Dan Pincelli went 17-for-33 for 264 yards in leading the Hawks' offense to 385 total yards. Hartwick's defense held the Mount Ida to 71 total yards.
Walton clinches top playoff seed
High school football roundup
Unbeaten Walton secured the top spot in the Section Four Class C playoffs with a 47-20 Division V victory at Greene on Saturday.
Leopards are kings of T-V again
2002 High School Boys Soccer — Tri-Valley League Championship
ONEONTA — You can officially refer to the Laurens boys soccer team as a Tri-Valley League dynasty. The Leopards won their third straight T-V title Saturday with a 4-0 victory over Franklin in slick conditions at the Wright National Soccer Campus.
Blue Devils sweep away SK
2002 High School Soccer — Delaware League Championship
DELHI — When it rained, it poured Saturday in the Delaware League boys soccer championship. Three goals from sweeper Jason Wickham and two assists from Brent Smith led underdog Margaretville to a 4-0 rout of South Kortright on a soggy day at the Delhi Legion Field.
Saturday, October 19, 2002
Oneonta's Bean spreading his wings
2002 high school football feature
ONEONTA — He comes in motion from behind the left tackle, moving away from the line of scrimmage as he starts a semi-circle back toward the line ... The focus is on Oneonta High senior Geoff Bean. The play has not yet started, but he's the only one moving.
Jackets' football tops CV
2002 high school football
BINGHAMTON — It was a victory on the road against a division opponent that ran Oneonta High's winning streak to three games. However, the Jackets' 30-26 Section Four Football Conference Division III victory over Chenango Valley (1-6) on a chilly Friday evening at Binghamton's Alumni Stadium was hardly convincing and they lost two key starters to injuries.
OHS girls fall, 2-0, in STAC semi
It took a little while for the Oneonta girls soccer team to settle down Friday, and it was too late by the time the Yellowjackets did. Angela Mastro scored off a corner kick 12 minutes, 36 seconds in as host Union-Endicott went on to defeat Oneonta, 2-0, in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference semifinal.
World Series has been popular place for comebacks over the years
Talkin' baseball column
In a recent conversation to which I was a party, the topic of baseball comebacks came up, and it was suggested that I do a column on the subject. The problem with that is that the subject has too many ramifications to be handled that way. There is a form of poetry known as `tema con variazioni,' which translates to `theme with variations.' And I can think of at least four variations on the theme of comebacks in baseball, and could probably do a column on each one. Maybe I will, but not in consecutive weeks; there's too much other stuff to write about.
Exam time for many of league's best
Fantasy island column
Do you hear that? Chalk scampering across blackboards, textbooks slamming shut at the end of late-night sessions — it sounds like studying. All around the league, players and coaches had better be reviewing their tapes, notes and live plays from dawn to dusk — and then checking them again — because this weekend presents a myriad of tests.
The Smart Money
Last week: $-80 This week's total: $430 Before you folks start making derisive remarks about my off-target forecasts, let's take a trip in the way-back machine to midseason last year. In the newspaper archives I dug up a late-October edition, and it turns out I was down to $440 in the bankroll. I guess that's why I didn't save that particular news clip.
Sidney boys share MAC title; Redskins win
High school sports roundup
Sidney's boys had to settle for a share of the Midstate Athletic Conference championship in soccer Friday. After losing to Greene on Thursday, Sidney rebounded with a 5-2 victory Friday over Oxford to close its regular season in the MAC. The Warriors (13-3) finished 13-1 in league play, matching Greene's MAC record.
Hawks fall to Penn State
Hartwick roundup
Chad Severs scored two goals in the second half to lead Penn State to a 2-0 men's soccer victory at Hartwick on Friday.
Labonte's ups and downs mimic those of car owner Gibbs
Auto racing column
Bobby Labonte, driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Pontiac owned by Joe Gibbs, is well aware there are ups and downs in sports and particularly in Winston Cup racing. It has been four years since a driver (Jeff Gordon) successfully repeated as champion.
Friday, October 18, 2002
High point not quite here for bow season
Outdoors column
As the sun began to settle in the west, I found myself in a treestand along the edge of the woods. Some pre-season scouting assured me this would be a good place to spend the evening of opening day. I never get excited about hunting in the early days of bow season. I find it more exciting, as we get closer to the rut. The bucks are more active, and by rattling some antlers and using a grunt call, deer often come right to my stand.
OHS girls in new role
High school soccer league playoff previews
For the first time this season, the Oneonta girls soccer team probably isn't the favorite. The Yellowjackets visit defending Southern Tier Athletic Conference champion Union-Endicott at 5:45 tonight in a STAC semifinal. U-E is 12-0-3 this season and is ranked fourth in the state among Class A schools. The Tigers defeated Oneonta, 3-0, in last season's STAC championship on the artificial turf at Ty Cobb Stadium, which is also the site of tonight's game.
Sidney suffers costly setback
High school roundup
Sidney's boys squandered their chance to clinch the Midstate Athletic Conference soccer title, losing, 2-1, at Greene on Thursday. Jesse Fendryk had a goal and an assist as the Trojans pulled even with Sidney atop the MAC at 12-1.
Red Dragons to play at Atlanta
Oneonta State weekend preview
Oneonta State's volleyball team — one of three Red Dragons teams to play this weekend — travels to Georgia for an invitational. O-State travels to Emory University in Atlanta for an Invitational that gets underway today with matches for the Red Dragons at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. They'll play two matches Saturday.
Nittany Lions to visit Hartwick
The Hartwick men's soccer team plays host to Penn State in a non-conference game at 7 tonight. Hartwick (7-4-2, 2-0 Atlantic Soccer Conference) is coming off a 3-1 victory over Princeton on Saturday.
Thursday, October 17, 2002
Oneonta girls win 8th straight
Oneonta High won its eighth straight girls soccer game via shutout as the Yellowjackets topped visiting Norwich, 2-0, on a cold and rainy Wednesday night. Mara Primmer scored an unassisted goal 9 minutes and 38 seconds into the game, leading to a 1-0 halftime lead for the Jackets. Primmer assisted Brittany Mykytyn with 8:17 left as well.
OHS draws byes
Bye-bye Oneonta High. The Yellowjackets boys and girls soccer teams received first-round byes in their respective Section Four Class B tournaments, according to seedings released by the section Wednesday. The tournaments for all classes — A, B, C and D — open Tuesday for boys and Wednesday for girls. All Section Four championships are scheduled for Nov. 2 at the Wright National Soccer Campus in Oneonta.
BUY.ROB Tour goes on in style on harsh day at Otsego Golf Club
Out of bounds
SPRINGFIELD CENTER — It's over! And the beautiful thing is that the final event in BUY.ROB Tour history unfolded so perfectly. We took a wrong turn and missed our tee time by a half-hour, but that didn't make much of a difference. That's because we were the only ones stupid enough to play in frightfully awful conditions Wednesday at Otsego Golf Club.
Hartwick field hockey upsets Skidmore
Visiting Hartwick defeated NCAA Division III's fifth-ranked Skidmore College in field hockey Wednesday, 4-0, to give head coach Anna Meyer her 200th career victory. The Hawks (11-3, 3-0 Empire 8) converted two first-half penalty strokes and took a 2-0 lead into halftime. Senior midfielder Stephanie Lawrence scored on the first penalty stroke 5 minutes and 13 seconds into the game. Senior forward Josie Moore scored three seconds before halftime.
Wednesday, October 16, 2002
Walton bumping, grinding, winning
At the half — high school football column
Senior Bryan Malia was one of many Walton players who played hurt during a 22-0 rain-soaked victory at Sidney on Friday. "We had a lot of bumps and bruises coming into this week," Walton coach Jim Hoover said of the effects of his team's 26-8 victory over Delhi. "Delhi was a physical game and we came in hurting a little bit."
Unatego girls win second straight MAC crown
2002 high school sports roundup
Christina Olsen's goal with 131/2 minutes remaining Tuesday broke a scoreless tie, lifting the Unatego girls soccer team to another Midstate Athletic Conference championship and a 3-0 victory over visiting Delhi. The MAC opted against having a conference title game this season.
Sosa sisters contributing to respective programs
On campus 2002
Oneonta sisters Kelly and Erinn Sosa are making their marks in college women's soccer this season. Kelly Sosa is a senior co-captain for Princeton, returning to the Tigers at midfield after missing the 2001 season with a torn ACL in her left knee. The second-team All-Ivy League selection in 2000 has started all 11 games for the Tigers (11-0 overall, 4-0 Ivy) this fall and has contributed three assists.
Moate honored by ASC
2002 Hartwick College sports
Hartwick College men's soccer player Randall Moate received Atlantic Soccer Conference Goalie of the Week accolades Tuesday. Senior Moate earned his third conference honor after leading the Hawks to a 1-0-1 record for the week ending Oct. 13. Moate allowed one goal in 200 minutes for the Hawks (7-4-2, 2-0 ASC).
Dragons earn tournament bid in tennis
2002 Oneonta State sports
Oneonta State earned its fourth consecutive bid to the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association tennis tournament following its third-place finish in the SUNY Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday.
Tuesday, October 15, 2002
Inductee just one of the guys
2002 National Soccer Hall of Fame Inductions
ONEONTA — Shannon Higgins-Cirovski claims to have seen it all. With her vantage point, it's hard to argue otherwise. "Oftentimes, it seems like I'm having an out-of-body experience," said Higgins-Cirovski, who became the youngest National Soccer Hall of Famer on Monday at age 34. "It's like, 'Who is that?'"
The naked truth about the WUSA
National Soccer Hall of Fame Game column
ONEONTA — Exposure is a popular word these days surrounding soccer in America. This summer, though, the WUSA was mentioned with a different kind of exposure — as in exposing it all. Ten WUSA players were featured in a much-criticized Playboy.com poll to determine who was the sexiest player in the league.
Hall opens doors
2002 National Soccer Hall of Fame Inductions
ONEONTA — Two foreigners became real American heroes Monday at the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Romanian-born Adolph Bachmeier and Vladislav Bogicevic of Yugoslavia joined Washington native Shannon Higgins-Cirovski as the newest Hall members. "To be in a Hall of Fame in any country is just the greatest thing you can do," said Bachmeier, a Veteran's Committee selection who turned 65 on Sunday. "It's just awesome. I was totally thrilled."
Boston breaks Charge as Lilly scores winner
2002 National Soccer Hall of Fame Game
ONEONTA — Without Mia Hamm on hand, the stage belonged to Kristine Lilly in Monday's WUSA exhibition game. She took advantage. Lilly scored the winning goal with 21/2 minutes left to lift the Boston Breakers past the Philadelphia Charge, 2-1, in front of 2,301 fans at the Wright National Soccer Campus.
Gobel points OHS to road victory
High school sports roundup
Peter Gobel scored twice in the first half to lead visiting Oneonta to a 5-0 Southern Tier Athletic Conference victory at Whitney Point on Monday.
Pincelli honored
Hartwick roundup
Football player Daniel Pincelli and field hockey player Josie Moore were named Empire 8 Conference Players of the Week on Monday. Pincelli was also named Hartwick's athlete of the week for the week ending October 12.
O-State roundup
Oneonta State soccer forward Amanda LaPolla was named the SUNYAC Player of the Week and the O-State athlete of the week on Monday. LaPolla scored three goals as the Red Dragons went 3-0 last week, clinching their fourth straight SUNYAC title. LaPolla scored the winning goals against Cortland and Oswego.
Monday, October 14, 2002
O-State women clinch SUNYAC title
2002 Oneonta State sports
Amanda LaPolla's header 2 minutes and 26 seconds into the second half Saturday helped the Oneonta State women's soccer team to its fourth straight regular-season championship in the SUNY Athletic Conference. LaPolla's goal, coming off a double-assist from Kelly Stevens and Heather Simpson, led the Red Dragons to a 1-0 victory over visiting Oswego.
OHS kicker catches all by surprise
2002 high school football
WINDSOR — Heading into Saturday's Division III game against Oneonta High, Windsor had reason to fear Collin Hoffmann's left foot. Hoffmann showed the Black Knights he has talented hands, too. The senior caught four passes for 142 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Yellowjackets to a key 37-25 Section Four Football Conference victory.
Delhi reverses fortunes, wins close one
High school sports roundup
Senior quarterback Sean Whittaker threw two second-half touchdown passes and Delhi rallied for a 27-25 non-league football victory Saturday at Cornwall. The Bulldogs (3-3), who trailed, 25-7, in the second half, scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run by Matt Oliver with one minute, 15 seconds left. It was set up when Whittaker hit Tom Tuthill on a pump-and-go that covered 24 yards to the 1.
Just like old times: 'Wick beats Tigers
Hartwick roundup
Mike Piagentini scored twice to lead the Hartwick men's soccer team to a 3-1 non-conference victory over visiting Princeton on Saturday night. A capacity crowd at Elmore Field watched as the 1977 NCAA Division I Championship team was honored at halftime.
Saturday, October 12, 2002
Oneonta to go head over Heels
2002 National Soccer Hall Of Fame Inductions
So North Carolina's sports scene revolves around NASCAR and college basketball, huh? Area soccer followers will get a heavy dose of powder blue this weekend — Induction Weekend — at the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Tar Heels alumni Shannon Higgins-Cirovsky and Kristine Lilly, and ultra-successful NC women's coach Anson Dorrance are scheduled to appear in Oneonta this weekend.
Father knows best
2002 high school girls soccer
GILBERTSVILLE — The Gilbertsville-Mount Upton girls are a lot like other soccer teams in that they complain to each other about their coach sometimes. The Raiders are a bit different, though, because their best player — junior midfielder Jessica Talbot — is the coach's daughter.
Walton rushes to victory
2002 high school football
SIDNEY — Mistake-prone Walton showed Friday night that it is still the class of Division V. Sidney showed that it is no longer content with its also-ran status in the same division. Big-play threats Bryan Malia and James Armstrong each broke long touchdown runs and Walton benefited from a costly Sidney penalty in the second quarter for a 22-0 victory on a damp and rainy night.
O-State wins 44th straight in SUNYAC
2002 college women's soccer
ONEONTA — Stamford High graduate Brooke Davis scored a goal and Stamford native Rose Velan had an assist as Oneonta State extended its conference winning streak with a 2-0 women's soccer victory Friday over visiting Cortland.
History proves silliness of rule
Baseball column
Early in September, a local resident named Travisano wrote a letter taking issue with my long-standing position vis-a-vis the Baseball Hall of Fame's 10-season rule, which he claims I "mention in virtually every column." That is a considerable exaggeration; I doubt I mention it, on the average, more than once in six weeks, and only if it's germane to the topic of the column.
The smart money
I've been watching the line all week and can't figure out what's going on in many cases. I felt much the same during the conference championships last season when the Steelers and Rams were colossal favorites and neither came close to covering. For starters, down in Houston, the odds have dropped a significant full point as bettors have flocked to back the Texans in their game against Buffalo.
OHS girls get job done to clinch title
High school sports roundup
It wasn't pretty, but the Oneonta girls soccer team clinched its second straight Southern Tier Athletic Conference Central Division title Friday. Ashley Payne had a goal and an assist as the visiting Yellowjackets downed Owego, 2-0. "This was maybe our worst game of the year," Oneonta coach Helen Sandford said. "Nothing worked. We had a collective bad day. We weren't a unit by any means."
'77 team returning to 'Wick
Hartwick roundup
The Hartwick men's soccer team (6-4-2, 2-0) plays host to Princeton University at 7 p.m. Saturday in one of the highlights of Hartwick's Homecoming and Reunion Weekend. At halftime, there will be a ceremony honoring the 1977 NCAA Division I Championship Team. The then-Warriors, which finished with a 16-0-2 record, won the national title with a 2-1 victory over San Francisco.
Friday, October 11, 2002
Bow season is exciting time of year
Outdoors column
The clock is going at an accelerated pace, as the days quickly pass. Bow hunting is just around the corner. Bow hunting is a wonderful time of the year. It starts early in the fall, giving us an extra month to be in the woods. The weather is usually warm, and the big bucks are still around. Bow hunters can sit in a tree stand and watch nature at its best. Deer aren't running back and forth, trying to escape every hunter in the woods that is shooting at them.
Owego slows Jackets
ONEONTA — There's no substitute for speed. The Oneonta High boys soccer team found that out Thursday night as Owego's fleet-footed forwards scored in rapid-fire fashion midway through the second half. What had been a tie score quickly turned into a two-goal deficit as the Indians defeated Oneonta, 3-1.
Blue Devils, Kortright clinch title
Boys soccer roundup
Mike Taylor's goal 1 minute, 58 seconds into the first overtime gave South Kortright a 2-1 victory over visiting Jefferson on Thursday and its fourth consecutive Delaware League Mountain Division title. Jesse Bulka kept Jefferson close by making 19 saves.
O-State to go for No. 44
O-State weekend preview
The Oneonta State women's soccer team — one of several Red Dragons teams in action this weekend — will put a 43-game conference winning streak on the line. The women play host SUNYAC rival Cortland State at 4 today before Oswego visits at 1 p.m. Saturday.
'Mooch' at Hartwick tonight
Former Hartwick College soccer standout Glenn "Mooch" Myernick will speak at 8 tonight about his experience as an assistant coach with the U.S. Men's National Team at Hartwick College.
Davenport girls shut out Eagles
High school sports roundup
Courtney Adam scored a goal and had an assist as Davenport defeated Downsville, 2-0, Thursday in a Delaware League soccer game.
Thursday, October 10, 2002
Unatego takes over
2002 high school girls soccer
ONEONTA — Unatego's shots went high and low, left and right, at the goalie and off the posts. Finally, they went in. The Spartans ended a two-game scoreless drought with a 2-1 girls soccer victory over Unadilla Valley on Wednesday at the Wright National Soccer Campus. The triumph puts Unatego (12-3-1, 9-2-1 league) in command — again — in the Midstate Athletic Conference with two games remaining.
Sidney girls stay on track
2002 high school roundup
Alycia Zieno scored off an assist from Paula Foote seven minutes before halftime in visiting Sidney's 2-0 Midstate Athletic Conference girls soccer victory Wednesday. Foote scored with 10 seconds left as well.
Scoreless tie for Hartwick, Colgate
2002 Hartwick College sports
Defense was the name of the game Wednesday night at Elmore Field as Hartwick College and Colgate played to a 0-0 overtime draw in a non-conference men's soccer game. Hartwick goalkeeper Randall Moate made two saves in the shutout of the Raiders, who feature 2000 Daily Star Boys Soccer Player of the Year Jonathan Cook, a Laurens graduate, at forward.
Tour rookie far from pure Funk, but wins major at En-Joie
Out of bounds — area golf course review
ENDICOTT — Three years ago, I watched Fred Funk shoot a 61 on a course that played much tougher than the one we played Wednesday. Funk made 11 birdies and no bogeys that day, in the second round of the B.C. Open. Of course, that came during an event on our sister tour and did not carry the pressure of a major championship.
Recent graduate heads list for Hartwick Hall
2002 Hartwick College sports
Megan Thomson was arguably the best women's water polo player in Hartwick College history. After Saturday, that debate will end. Thomson graduated in 2002 as the Hawks' all-time scoring leader for the Division I water polo program, which completed its second varsity season last spring. She is one of six former athletes headed to the Hartwick Athletic Hall of Fame at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Soccer Hall to feature symposium
2002 National Soccer Hall of Fame Inductions
North Carolina men's soccer coach Anson Dorrance and Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber will be among the 20 panelists featured from 1-4:15 p.m. Sunday, when the National Soccer Hall of Fame plays host to a three-part soccer symposium in its theater. The event is open to the public and will focus on soccer's place among American sports. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Wednesday, October 9, 2002
Dragons streak to victory
2002 college women's soccer
ONEONTA — It seems like every game the Oneonta State women's soccer team plays involves streaks. One ended and another continued in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime defeat of non-conference foe Hartwick. The Red Dragons' run of eight consecutive shutouts was halted, but they won their 12th straight. O-State (13-1, 7-0 conference) goes for its 44th straight SUNYAC victory Friday against rival Cortland.
Cook & Colgate a perfect match
2002 college men's soccer
ONEONTA — Laurens graduate Jon Cook is the hyena of the Colgate men's soccer team, save the annoying laugh. He blends in with enemy defenses despite distinct maroon and white markings, which are clearly that of a Raider. His slow, methodical trot often changes directions, in sync with the movements of the prize. For much of the game, sophomore forward Cook is harmless, apparently content with tracking a soccer ball.
Franklin edges Schenevus; Stamford wins
2002 high school girls soccer
Lindsey Peterson's goal with 41/2 minutes left in regulation snapped a tie as visiting Franklin defeated Schenevus, 3-2, Tuesday in Tri-Valley League soccer. Naomi Duncan and Brianna Bookhout scored second-half goals to erase a 2-0 halftime deficit for Schenevus, which outshot Franklin, 19-6.
Area teams facing critical conditions in Week 6
At the half — high school football column
Week 6 of the Section Four Football Conference season shapes up as critical one for Delhi, Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton and Oneonta. • The Bulldogs (2-3) are coming off a 26-8 loss to Walton — a game that was much closer than the score (Delhi outgained the Warriors, 227-205).
OHS graduate out for season
2002 college women's soccer
ONEONTA — Melissa Pidgeon's freshman season at Oneonta State isn't going quite as planned. An injured left knee has prevented Pidgeon from playing at all for O-State women's soccer team this fall, and she's expected to be out for the season. Pidgeon, an Oneonta High grad who was The Daily Star's 2001 Player of the Year in girls soccer, injured the knee playing in a summer-league game in July.
O-State honors top athletes
2002 college roundup
Alissa Karcz and Brian Suozzo earned athlete of the week honors Monday from Oneonta State. Junior Karcz led the women's soccer team to two conference victories — over Fredonia and Buffalo State — with four goals and one assist last weekend.
Delhi tennis wins MAC
2002 high school roundup
Sisters Sandhya and Sujata Singh capped Delhi's second straight Midstate Athletic Conference girls tennis championship Monday with a 9-5 victory at No. 2 doubles, lifting the Bulldogs to a 3-2 victory over visiting Sidney. "They had to win," Delhi coach Greg Black said. "They were up the whole time and pretty much had the match."
Tuesday, October 8, 2002
Defenders don't get their due credit
Soccer column
Soccer defenders are a lot like offensive linemen in football — a lot of times, you don't hear about them unless they screw up. Forwards and midfielders are typically the ones scoring the goals and filling the box scores. Goalies earn credit for the shutouts and have their saves counted.
Gilboa boys break skid at Davenport
High school boys soccer roundup
Jason Merwin scored on a breakaway in the second half Monday as Gilboa won its first Delaware League boys soccer game this season with a 1-0 victory over host Davenport. Merwin scored with 23 minutes, 59 seconds left, lifting Gilboa to a 3-12 overall record and a 1-9 mark in the DL. Davenport (9-6, 4-5) was coming off a 4-3 victory over previously undefeated South Kortright in Saturday's championship game of the Chic Walshe Tournament.
UV waits until last second to down Sidney
High school girls soccer roundup
The Unadilla Valley girls soccer team was the biggest beneficiary of another eventful day in the Midstate Athletic Conference. Pietra Baio scored with one second left in the second overtime Monday to lift the Storm to a 4-3 overtime defeat of Sidney. The victory, coupled with Unatego's 1-1 tie against Bainbridge-Guilford, will allow the Storm to move into first place with a victory at league-leader Unatego on Wednesday.
Monday, October 7, 2002
Warriors run away with 26-8 triumph
2002 high school football
WALTON — For one half, it was everything you'd expect from a Walton-Delhi football game. But Walton's defense and special teams turned the tide in the second half as the unbeaten Warriors defeated Division V rival Delhi, 26-8, Saturday. "They come at us hard and they stuck with us for the first half," said Walton junior Kirk Fletcher, who scored three touchdowns. "We came out in the third quarter and a few breaks went our way. That's what we need to be a good football team."
Kenyan wins second straight
2002 Pit Run
ONEONTA — Paul Mwangi put his feet to work Sunday. Ossining resident Mwangi, 35, won the Pit Run and a $500 check for the second straight year, finishing the 10-kilometer race in 31 minutes, 9 seconds. Mwangi's winning time fell 39 seconds shy of the course record the Kenya native set in his first Pit Run appearance last year, but it was 2:18 faster than second-place finisher Nick Conway of Albany. "I felt very good," Mwangi said. "I was thinking, 'I'm going fast,' but after every mile, I see now I'm not going as fast as I think I am."
Oneonta football clicks during 35-0 rout
2002 high school football
ONEONTA — Oneonta High picked up the pieces of its puzzling 2002 football season Saturday. Senior quarterback Steve Sclafani merely put them all together. Using the Yellowjackets' newest weapon — first-year wide receiver Mike Konstanty — Sclafani returned from a two-week layoff to throw two touchdowns in Oneonta's 35-0 homecoming thumping of Susquehanna Valley.
Davenport boys surprise SK, 4-3
High school sports roundup
Davenport's Charlie Whitmore spoiled the South Kortright boys soccer team's undefeated season. Whitmore finished with three goals and set up the winner to lift the host Wildcats to a 4-3 victory Saturday in the final of the Chic Walshe Tournament.
Hartwick men down FDU
Hartwick roundup
Rob Catana's second penalty-kick goal of the game lifted the Hartwick men's soccer team to a 3-2 non-conference victory over host Fairleigh Dickinson University on Sunday afternoon. Hartwick improved to 6-4-1 (2-0 ASC), and the Knights dropped to 4-3-4. Catana scored the winner in the 76th minute after Fairleigh Dickinson was called for a handball in the box.
O-State men rally for tie
Oneonta state roundup
Oneonta State junior Anthony DiMuccio scored a second-half goal Saturday for a 1-1 Division I men's soccer tie with visiting Marist on Alumni Weekend. DiMuccio scored the unassisted equalizer 17 minutes, 11 seconds into the second half as Oneonta moved to 4-5-1 overall this fall after the overtime tie.
Saturday, October 5, 2002
Top women to make Pit stop
2002 Pit Run
She's baaaaaccckkk! Greene resident Charlene Lyford will return to Oneonta for the 2002 Pit Run, which should make things interesting on the women's side of the ninth annual road race. The Pit Run, a sanctioned 10-kilometer road race, begins at 1 p.m. Sunday at Neahwa Park. Lyford, 36, said Friday that she is anticipating a Pit Run appearance by Schenectady resident Lori Hewig, who is known as one of the top runners on the Albany circuits.
Jackets zip past JC, 3-0
2002 high school girls soccer
ONEONTA — The Oneonta girls soccer team has been pretty blanking good lately. The Yellowjackets earned their sixth straight shutout Friday with a 3-0 Southern Tier Athletic Conference victory over Johnson City.
Something about Mary
2002 high school girls soccer
STAMFORD — Fans chant her name incessantly — "Go Mary!" Opponents routinely throw double- and triple-teams at her. Teammates look for her whenever the game is on the line. Everyone seems to agree. There's something about Mary. In less than three seasons for the Stamford girls soccer team, Mary Velan has scored 101 goals, averaging nearly two goals per game. She's a two-time all-state and Daily Star first-team selection. She led the Indians to the Section Four Class D finals last fall. And she's only a junior.
Sidney football rolling after 32-6 home victory
2002 high school football
SIDNEY — This isn't just any four-game winning streak. That was evident when Sidney's Doug Bryden leaped into the arms of fellow lineman Marcus Ellis following the Warriors' 32-6 Section Four Football Conference Division V victory over Greene on Friday.
Carolina defense an early surprise
Football column by Matt Schauf
Surprised San Diego is the lone 4-0 team in the NFL? Well, while I'm proud to say I'm one of the few who isn't, most people are. Now that the Bolts have knocked off their first real opponent — a home victory over New England followed triumphs at the expense of the Bengals, Texans and Cardinals — folks seem to be close to calling them a contender.
Sheffield should get NL MVP nod for leading Atlanta
Talkin' baseball — column by Jim Hamilton
It is time, once again, for my annual awards column. First, however, as Casey Stengel once said, "When I make a mistake, it's a beaut." And the one I made in my column of Sept. 7 was a real doozy. What I said was that when the Yankees won the 1923 World Series, they had 11 players on their roster who had previously been with the Boston Red Sox. That was true, but I only listed 10, and the one I omitted was the biggest gun in the arsenal. Babe Ruth.
Franklin wins to clinch title
High school sports roundup
Travis Carey scored three times Friday as Franklin beat Milford, 3-1, to clinch its third Tri-Valley League Small School Division title in boys soccer. "He had a great game today," Franklin coach Allecia Laing said of Carey. "He seemed to breaking through and winning a lot of balls."
O-State women prevail, 2-0
Oneonta State scored twice in the first half en route to a 2-0 SUNYAC victory over Fredonia on Friday.
Hartwick men's soccer shut out by Virginia, 5-0
The University of Virginia men's soccer team earned its third consecutive shutout of the season with a 5-0 victory over Hartwick College. The Cavaliers scored five times in the second half to improve to 6-4 overall.
UNC coach Dorrance to be at Hall on Oct. 14
Anson Dorrance, one of the winningest coaches in the history of women's soccer, will meet fans at at the WUSA Hall of Fame Game on Oct. 14 at the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Dorrance, head coach at North Carolina, will sign autographs for his new book, "The Vision of a Champion."
Friday, October 4, 2002
Walton, Delhi ready for their Fall Classic
Walton senior James Armstrong has not truly experienced what Delhi-Walton is about. At least not at the varsity football level. But dating to back to his eighth-grade year — the last time he played football before this season — he remembered what playing Delhi means. "Delhi was always the big rivalry for us back then just because they're our neighbors," said Armstrong, who played soccer the last three years. "Delhi playing us this year on homecoming couldn't be a better time."
Squirrel hunting teaches lessons
Outdoors column
On top of the hill above the old cow pasture, several acres of majestic hardwoods crowned the ridge. Great oaks with three-foot trunks and large, twisted branches reached towards the heavens. An old farm road wandered silently among the trees, leading out to the old spring and the back pasture.
Unatego loss clouds MAC title picture
Girls soccer roundup
Oh, that unpredictable Midstate Athletic Conference! A strange girls soccer season got stranger Thursday as frontrunner Unatego lost, 1-0, to Greene. Sidney's 3-2 defeat of Delhi pulled it into a tie with the Spartans atop the league at 8-2. Unadilla Valley beat Walton, 2-0, and Bainbridge-Guilford downed Oxford, 2-0, so UV and B-G are both a game back at 7-3. All the contending teams have four games remaining.
Cooperstown boys upset Mt. Markham; OHS ties
High school sports roundup
Nick Laskovski scored two goals, leading visiting Cooperstown to a victory Thursday over previously unbeaten Mount Markham, 3-0, in a Center State Conference soccer game. Mount Markham came in with a 10-0 record and was playing its first game at home under the lights this season. "Cooperstown played the spoiler," said coach Frank Miosek, whose team is 6-4-2. "I don't think we've won there in six years."
Oneonta State roundup
Homecoming weekend will mark a busy athletic schedule at Oneonta State. The men's and women's cross country teams are playing host to the second annual Oneonta State Invitational at Hartwick College at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Thursday, October 3, 2002
Laurens thrives in overtime
LAURENS — A bit of advice to area soccer teams: DO NOT take the Laurens boys to overtime. The Leopards improved to 4-0 in extra time this season with a division-clinching 2-1 victory over Edmeston on Wednesday. Laurens is 9-0 in the Tri-Valley League with two league games remaining. Edmeston is 4-2-1, meaning the Panthers can't catch the Leopards in the Large School Division.
Cook returns, beats O-State
ONEONTA — Except for a wooly goatee, a mop-top hairstyle and speedy opponents with thick British accents, Wednesday must have seemed just like old times for Jon Cook. Sophomore forward Cook, a 2000 Laurens graduate, gave Colgate a 1-0 Division I men's soccer victory over host Oneonta State with a slick goal at the far post. The goal, which came in front of 98 fans with 14 minutes, 11 seconds left, marked Cook's third this season.
Ouleout Creek no challenge for tour rookie, but regulars have a tough go of it
Out of bounds — Area golf course review
NORTH FRANKLIN — It was invigorating to have some new blood on the BUY.ROB Tour. Not that it helped my score, but at least I didn't have to spend an entire afternoon alone with Lesson boy. Our 15th stop took us to Ouleout Creek Golf Course on Wednesday. Delhi resident Allen Taylor and New Berlin's Mike Caruso made their tour debuts.
Oneonta girls win big, again
High school sports roundup
Dana Frankl scored her first two goals of the season in visiting Oneonta's 7-0 Southern Tier Athletic Conference victory over Chenango Valley on Wednesday. Brittany Mykytyn also scored twice, giving her 11 on the season. "The kids did a great job of keeping their composure in a very physical game," Oneonta coach Helen Sandford said. "They weren't very skilled and it was just a rough game."
O-State's Mujanovic honored by school
Oneonta State roundup
Soccer player Sanada Mujanovic and volleyball player Dana Fleming were named Oneonta State's athletes of the week. Mujanovic led had the winning goals in two 1-0 SUNYAC victories last week. The Red Dragons defeated Geneseo and Brockport to run their conference winning streak to 41 games. Mujanovic scored in the second half of each game, including a penalty kick against Brockport in the 78th minute.
Hartwick field hockey prevails, 2-1
Hartwick roundup
Sophomore forward Kelly Cooman had a goal and an assist Tuesday to pace the Hartwick College women's field hockey team to a 2-1 home victory over Elmira College in the Empire 8 Conference. Hartwick (7-2, 2-0 Empire 8) took a 1-0 lead 11 minutes, 26 seconds into the game when sophomore Cassandra Holleran scored her second goal of the season off a pass from sophomore Kelly Cooman.
Wednesday, October 2, 2002
Unatego silences Sidney in MAC
2002 high school girls soccer
SIDNEY — Calli Jo Sheldon is the quiet leader of Unatego, but on Tuesday she scored the goal heard 'round the MAC. Sheldon's direct kick with 81/2 minutes left banked off Sidney's defensive wall and in to give the Spartans a 3-2 girls soccer victory in the Midstate Athletic Conference. The triumph puts Unatego (11-2, 8-1) a game up on Sidney (9-3, 7-2). Both teams have five league games remaining. The decisive goal came after a handball was called just outside Sidney's penalty area. Sheldon, who plays sweeper, sprinted up to take the kick before Sidney had time to set up.
Winn is everything for Bobcats
2002 high school girls soccer
Tiffany Winn scored two goals Tuesday, including the winner, to lift Bainbridge-Guilford to a 3-2 girls soccer victory over visiting Unadilla Valley in the Midstate Athletic Conference. Winn scored both second-half goals for the Bobcats, who improved to 9-4 overall and 6-3 in the MAC.
Need for speed leads Walton football to 4-0 start; Delhi is next
At the half — high school football column
It's not often one hears Walton coach Jim Hoover say the word, "ever" in reference to his football team. It happened Saturday after his team's near-flawless 32-0 victory at Windsor. "I think overall, we have the quickest defensive backs we've ever had here, with (Bryan) Malia, (Matt) George and (James) Armstrong," Hoover said. That's a strong statement for a 27-year coach who has a 208-50-1 record, including a state championship in 1994.
Two 600 series lead Cellular
2002 area scratch bowling
Oneonta Cellular defeated LL Dog, 21-3, Sept. 23 in the Michelob Light Classic at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta. Ed Thompson rolled a 690 series and Fred Muller threw a 658 set to lead the winners. Mike Packard bowled a 645 set for LL Dog.
Oneonta boys shut out CV; SK wins
High School Sports Roundup
Aaron Payne scored two goals and Ken Luettger made six saves for the shutout as host Oneonta beat Chenango Valley, 5-0, in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference soccer game on Tuesday. Peter Gobel contributed a goal and an assist for the Yellowjackets, who are at Johnson City on Thursday.
Hawks volleyball outranked
2002 hartwick college sports
Sophomore setter Shannon Barclay had 37 assists and three digs Tuesday to lead the 18th-ranked Ithaca College women's volleyball team to a 30-15, 30-21, 30-26 victory over Hartwick College at Binder Gymnasium. Senior middle hitter Jessica Raymond had 15 kills and sophomore outside hitter Jen Cramer contributed 11 digs for the Bombers (13-3, 1-0 Empire 8).
Tuesday, October 1, 2002
H-T strikes quickly to top Devils
2002 high school sports roundup
Andrew Leach scored the go-ahead goal in the 14th minute and Hunter-Tannersville defeated visiting Margaretville, 2-1, Monday in a Delaware League boys soccer match. The Blue Devils (8-3-1) took the lead three minutes into play when Brent Smith converted a penalty kick.
Solid efforts pace Jackets in 3-0 victory
2002 high school girls soccer
Meghan Stetson scored two goals and Oneonta limited visiting Maine-Endwell to five shots in a 3-0 Southern Tier Athletic Conference soccer victory Monday.
Four Hartwick athletes receive league accolades
2002 Hartwick College sports
Hartwick athletes Neil McLean, Maria Fernandez, Kelly Cooman and Megan Davis earned conference honors Monday for their performances last week. Hartwick's Division I men's soccer captain McL
