Tuesday, December 31, 2002
OHS baseball top story from start to finish
The Daily Star's Top 10 Local Sports Stories Of 2002
It's not No. 1 because of its ending. It's No. 1 because of its drama. No, Oneonta High's baseball team did not win a state title, but it got to the state final, advancing further than any other Yellowjackets squad in the process. There was early turmoil with the five-week suspension levied on top pitcher Kyle Thomas after he was arrested for marijuana possession before the season even started.
Colgate routs Hartwick, 92-51
2002 Hartwick College Men's Basketball
Junior Howard Blue scored a season-high 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Colgate to a 92-51 victory over visiting Hartwick on Monday. Colgate (4-6) snapped a three-game skid with a victory in the first meeting between the schools since the 1972-73 season. The Raiders lead the overall series, 7-1.
Monday, December 30, 2002
Oneonta boys blow lead, fall in DWI final
2002-03 High School Boys Basketball
BINGHAMTON — The winning shot best describes just how undisciplined Oneonta High played over the final 13 minutes of Sunday's STOP-DWI Holiday Classic Region Division I final at the Broome County Arena. With the Yellowjackets (5-3) holding a two-point lead against archrival Norwich in overtime, OHS coach Jerry Mackey told his team during a timeout not to give up any 3-pointers in the game's final 16.6 seconds.
Hawks men at Colgate tonight
2002-03 Men's Basketball
Hartwick College will look for a blast from the past at 7 tonight. The Hawks play Division I's Colgate University in men's basketball for the first time since Feb. 14, 1973, when Hartwick earned a 63-61 victory. Colgate, which will play host tonight, leads the all-time series, 6-1.
Hartwick women go 1-1 in Ga.
2002-03 Women's Basketball
Senior guard Sara Lambert had 27 points and eight rebounds to lead the Hartwick College women's basketball team to a 73-61 victory over Hunter College in the consolation game of the Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) Holiday Basketball Tournament on Sunday. Savannah College of Art and Design won the championship with a 71-67 defeat of University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Saturday, December 28, 2002
Jackets edge CF to reach finals
2002-03 High School Girls Basketball
Meghan Stetson scored 15 points and Nikki Shackelton scored six in the final quarter Friday as Oneonta overcame a 27-point game from Meg Owen to beat Chenango Forks, 53-50, in the Kazalski Tournament at Bainbridge-Guilford.
Bean key to OHS victory over T-burg
2002-03 High School Boys Basketball
BINGHAMTON — It would have been enough if Oneonta High's Geoff Bean had simply scored a game-high 21 points Friday at the Broome County Arena. It would have been enough if he had only grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds. It would have been enough if he had a game-high five assists. It even would have been enough had Bean concentrated all of his efforts on playing air-tight defense against the opposition's best player, who was four inches taller.
Redskins top Sidney; Eagles win big
2002-03 High School Boys Basketball
A balanced Cooperstown scoring sheet featured five players who scored between eight and 10 points, leading the unbeaten Redskins to a 57-43 boys basketball victory over Sidney on Friday in their tournament.
Playoffs leave everything to chance, not skill
Fantasy Island — Fantasy Football Column
If the past week has taught me one thing about fantasy football, it's this: I hate the playoff system. Yes, I fell in the championship game of The Daily Star's league — the Deadline Division. That meant losing a sizable pot in the only one of my fantasy leagues that pays the winner (sorry, darlin', looks like another low-rent New Year's).
The smart money
For reasons that are obvious, last week's failure with the bankroll has been dulled by a season's worth of miserable performances. I feel like a guy who has been watching his house burn since summer and has yet to find a hose. Most of the cows are out of the barn, which is next the house.
Williams case ugliest part of long, cold year
Talkin' Baseball — Baseball Column
An eventful year, in baseball as elsewhere, is winding down. The motto of the "New Morality" is now definite: "Money Talks." This is hardly news, but it confirms the assessment made at the time the phrase was coined; the "New Morality" is neither new nor moral. Take the outcome of the intrafamilial dispute over the disposition of Ted Williams' remains.
'Wick women look to shoot lights out in Ga.
2002-03 Hartwick College Women's Basketball
The Hartwick College women's basketball team will play against Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.)in the opener of the SCAD Holiday Tournament at 2 p.m. Saturday. University of Wisconsin-Superior and Hunter College meet in the second game at 4 p.m.
Friday, December 27, 2002
Tempo key for OHS in tourney opener
2002-03 High School Basketball
It'll be east vs. west, STAC vs. IAC, Class B vs. Class C and speed vs. size, when the Oneonta High and Trumansburg boys basketball teams meet today in a regional game of the STOP-DWI Holiday Classic at the Broome County Arena. The Yellowjackets (4-2), the defending Southern Tier Athletic Conference champs, are the Class B school from the eastern part of Section Four.
Hartwick's Soule catches AP honor
2002 Hawick College Football
Hartwick College senior wide receiver Ryan Soule received another national award for the 2002 Division III football season as the Associated Press named him to its Little All-America team Tuesday.
Area Scratch Bowling
Oneonta Cellular beat U-Page, 15-9, on Dec. 16 at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta, forcing a tie for the first-half Michelob Light Classic title.
Tuesday, December 24, 2002
Afton's Winans scores 35 in victory over Laurens
Tournament MVP Josh Winans scored a seaon-high 35 points, leading Afton to an 80-65 basketball victory over Laurens on Monday in the title game of the Deposit Tournament. Winans, who also had eight steals and four assists, scored 22 points in the first half, helping the Indians to a 43-26 lead.
Holiday basketball tournaments set
Several area high schools will play host to holiday basketball tournaments at the end of this week. The following is a list of tournaments scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, based on information received by The Daily Star Sports Department as of Monday night. All tournaments listed are varsity, unless otherwise indicated.
Monday, December 23, 2002
Franklin boys start hot, win Stamford Tournament
2002-03 Winter High School Sports
Franklin scored 31 first-quarter points and cruised to a 82-47 boys basketball victory over Gilboa in the championship game of the Stamford Tournament on Saturday. All-tournament selection Travis Carey scored 21 points and led a Franklin defense that helped the Purple Devils score 22 fastbreak points in the opening quarter. Franklin led, 31-12, after one quarter.
Website honors Hartwick football players
2002 College Football
Hartwick College football players Kory Schramm and Ryan Soule received 2002 All-American Team honors from D3football.com on Saturday. Senior Schramm, who was selected to the second team as a defensive back, also received second-team All-American honors from Hewlett Packard and Football Gazette this season.
Saturday, December 21, 2002
OHS boys smother Point, 53-40
2002-03 High School Boys Basketball
ONEONTA — Geoff Bean's team-high 14 points certainly helped Oneonta High's cause Friday night. But it was his smothering defense on Whitney Point standout Adam Moss that really stood out in the Yellowjackets' 53-40 Southern Tier Athletic Conference victory.
Balanced Wildcats win 2nd tourney
2002-03 High School Boys Basketball
It took three extra periods, but Davenport won its second basketball tournament of the season with a 63-58 defeat of Jefferson on Friday night. The host Wildcats continued to balance their scoring options with three double-digit scorers and a fourth finishing at nine points in the Lee Fisher Tournament championship game.
No. 1 Delhi beats Oxford
2002-03 High School Girls Basketball
Amber Sohns led a trio of double-digit scorers for Delhi with 12 points as the Bulldogs defeated Oxford, 47-32, Friday night in a Midstate Athletic Conference girls basketball game. Meaghan Morley contributed 11 points and Tera Currie had 10 for Delhi (7-1), which is the state's top-ranked team in Class C.
There are alternatives to RB Holmes
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh!!! I hear ya, Priest Holmes owners. Those who trusted last year's breakout performance by the now record-challenging back or even those who stole him any time after the third round (no matter what size your league) are now in trouble up to their hips.
The Smart Money
I've had plenty of time to reflect on the dreary fact that my fake bankroll has plunged deep into debt. It might rank as my most humiliating sports moment, but you be the judge: • In my first organized football game, as a freshman in high school, my uniform was No. 115. We didn't even have 100 guys on the team.
Hall ballot needs tweaking
Baseball column
The ballots for this winter's Hall of Fame elections have been sent out. The ballot for the Baseball Writers Association contains the names of 16 holdovers and 17 newcomers, including, by special dispensation, the late Darryl Kile. I have my reservations about Kile's inclusion on the ballot, but if nobody worse than Kile ever got nominated, I would have a higher opinion of the Screening Committee. That, alas, is not the case.
Friday, December 20, 2002
Buck, doe selection should be priority
Outdoors Column
The temperature was below zero the other morning, making it feel like I was in Fairbanks, Alaska. My wife, Pat, and I spent most of August in Alaska in 1995. It was wonderful.
Fisher's Wildcats down Laurens
High School Sports Roundup
Lee Fisher's team didn't disappoint in the tournament bearing his name. Justin Mole scored 21 points and host Davenport overcame a 34-point night from Laurens' Ryan Keator in a 61-59 victory during the first round of the Lee Fisher Tournament on Thursday.
Junior Colleges
SUNY-Cobleskill women's soccer goalie Mary Ellis recently received honorable mention All-American accolades from the NJCAA. Ellis is the first Cobleskill women's soccer player to earn an NJCAA All-American honor.
Thursday, December 19, 2002
Delhi throws hat in MAC race
Girls Basketball Roundup
The Delhi girls basketball team let everyone know there are more than two contenders in the Midstate Athletic Conference. The visiting Bulldogs knocked off previously unbeaten Bainbridge-Guilford, 58-47, in overtime Wednesday.
Graham siblings helping teams
On Campus
Sidney graduate Michael Graham is averaging 5.6 points for unbeaten Williams (Mass.) College's basketball team. Graham, a sophomore guard averaging 17.2 minutes per game, has made 11 of 22 shots from the field, including 6 of 11 from 3-point range.
Wednesday, December 18, 2002
Bobcats are in perfect position
High School Girls Basketball Column
Monday night couldn't have ended more perfectly for the Bainbridge-Guilford girls basketball team. With the Bobcats sitting on a 41-37 lead, senior guard Paula Foote provided a spark for visiting Sidney on a 3-pointer from the top of the key. That spark failed to ignite the Warriors, who were definitely playing without the same fire that led to a Class C state runner-up finish last winter.
Oneonta boys top Spartans in STAC
2002-03 High School Basketball
Seniors Geoff Bean and Jim Hurtubise each had their season-highs in points, leading Oneonta High to a 61-49 Southern Tier Athletic Conference basketball victory at Maine-Endwell on Tuesday. Bean scored 23 points and Hurtubise had 12.
Dante's Pizzeria beats first-place U-Page in Michelob Light Classic
Area Scratch Bowling
Dante's Pizzeria defeated U-Page, 17-7, to tighten the standings Dec. 9 in the Michelob Light Classic at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta. Rich Fink threw a 660 series and Jim Sloan rolled a 651 set to lead Dante's. Mark Rathbun bowled a 651 series for first-place U-Page, which is six games ahead of Oneonta Cellular.
Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Bobcats upset Sidney, 47-43
BAINBRIDGE — Sidney didn't seem all that upset about being upset. A physical 18-point performance by Tiffany Winn and a 14-point effort from point guard Ashley Mattingly lifted the Bainbridge-Guilford girls basketball team to a 47-43 victory Monday over the defending Section Four Class C champion Warriors.
Second quarter dooms Jackets
OWEGO — Eight minutes worth of poor play was the undoing of Oneonta High's girls basketball team Monday night. Playing arch-rival Owego — a team that beat the Jackets three times last season — Oneonta could neither rebound nor run its offense in the second quarter of a 43-38 Southern Tier Athletic Conference loss.
Redskins stage rally to remember
High School Sports Roundup
First-year Cooperstownboys basketball coach David Bertram summed up Monday's game as "amazing." The undefeated Redskins rallied from a 21-point, third-quarter deficit to defeat defending Section Three Class C champion Waterville, 69-58.
Monday, December 16, 2002
Hawks QB top player in Division III
2002 Hartwick College Football
Hartwick College senior quarterback Dan Pincelli received the 2002 Melberger Award, which is presented to the Outstanding Player of the Year in Division III football, Friday night in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Pincelli won the award one day after earning Northwest Player of the Year honors from the Eastern College Athletic Conference. He is the first Hartwick player to win the award, which has been presented since 1993.
Balanced attack leads Unatego past Delhi
2002-03 High School Boys Basketball
Four Unatego players scored nine points or more in leading the Spartans to a 63-62 Midstate Athletic Conference boys basketball victory at Delhi on Saturday. Justin Harris had 16 points and Nick Pitel 14 for the Spartans, who downed the defending conference champions. Aaron Brunner had 10 points and Jeff Lundin nine.
Sidney girls sting Norwich, 52-32
2002-03 High School Girls Basketball
Sidney's stingy defense held Norwich and Oxford to a combined 57 points en route to winning the Norwich Pennysaver girls basketball tournament over the weekend. The Warriors (5-0) defeated the host school, 52-32, in Saturday's final. They beat Oxford, 49-25, Friday.
Life with Earnhardt was the pits
You Said It
This letter is in response to the Dale Earnhardt Jr. column by Lee Spencer of The Sporting News, which appeared in the Dec. 5 editions of The Daily Star.
Saturday, December 14, 2002
Downsville roles past Devils, 54-49
Downsville's role players fueled a key third-quarter run as the Eagles beat previously undefeated Franklin, 54-49, in the first round of the Delhi Tech Tournament Friday night.
OHS girls win war with Johnson City
Johnson City's Melissa Manzer may have gotten the better of Oneonta's Meghan Stetson on the scoresheet, but Stetson's Yellowjackets earned a 70-51 victory Friday night.
Sidney volleyball wins
Lizzy Leidy had 13 kills and 10 blocks as the host Warriors improved to 5-0 with a 25-14, 25-18, 25-23 MAC victory Friday.
Happy Holidays to Warner
I have to admit, I've never liked Kurt Warner. It's probably an illogical dislike. It may be partly because he arrived embodying one of the qualities I find most out of place in sports: attributing all athletic success to God.
The Smart Money
Good grief! With three weeks to go in the season, I'm barely above the Mendoza line. For those of you who count on these forecasts to pick up a little extra holiday spending money, what were you thinking?
Young much more than an award's namesake
On a number of past occasions, pitchers who have received baseball's Cy Young award have responded by asking who Cy Young was. It's doubtful that any of those men will ever read this column, but if any of my readers have the same question, this column is for them.
O-State woman earns All-America in soccer
Oneonta State junior women's soccer player Sanada Mujanovic earned a Division III All-America honor from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America on Friday.
Area scratch bowling
U-Page reclaimed first place in the Michelob Light Classic bowling league Dec. 2 at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta with a 20-4 victory over Oak Tree Homes.
Friday, December 13, 2002
Skins move to 4-0
2002-03 High School Boys Basketball
Four Cooperstown boys basketball players scored in double digits Thursday night as the Redskins routed visiting Westmoreland, 71-39, in the Center State Conference.
Davenport girls defeat G-MU, 38-33
2002-03 High School Girls Basketball
Jessica Sellevold had 21 rebounds and 18 points Thursday night, leading Davenport to a 38-33 girls basketball victory over Gilbertsville-Mount Upton in the opening round of the Morris Booster Club Tournament at Oneonta State.
Put the call of the wild on hold for some late, great caribou hunting
Outdoors Column
Spruces 100 years old hugged the fringe of the tundra, but they were dwarfed by the extreme cold of the Arctic winters and short growing seasons. The rest of the rugged terrain was a mixture of rocks, low mosses and lichens. This is caribou country.
SK graduate leads F-M past Cobleskill
2002-03 Women's Basketball
South Kortright graduate Ashlei Kenchen scored a game-high 19 points Thursday night to lead the Fulton-Montgomery women's basketball team to a 70-33 Mountain Valley Conference victory over visiting Cobleskill.
More area games postponed
2002 High School Sports
Some of Thursday's scheduled athletic events in the area were postponed because of poor weather. The following is a list of postponements and make-up dates, if any.
Hawks honored as top guns
2002 Hartwick College Football
Four Hartwick College football players earned honors from the Eastern College Athletic Conference on Thursday, including the Division III Northwest Player of the Year award for quarterback Dan Pincelli.
Thursday, December 12, 2002
B-G, Sidney girls win big
2002 High School Girls Basketball
Tiffany Winn scored a game-high 25 points Tuesday night as Bainbridge-Guilford continued to roll in girls basketball with an 83-34 victory over host Hancock. Kirby Lodovice contributed 16 points, Kim Diemer had 12 and Amanda Winn finished with 10 points for the Bobcats, who play host to Sidney on Monday.
Veterans Committee to release ballots for inductions today
2002 Baseball Hall Of Fame
The National Baseball Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee will release its ballots today for the 2003 inductions in Cooperstown, the Hall announced Wednesday. Ballots will be posted on the Hall's website, baseballhalloffame.org, at 12:30 p.m. today.
Area events put on ice
Wet snow and freezing rain forced the postponement of all but one area sports event Wednesday, based on schedules submitted to The Daily Star for the 2002-03 winter season. SUNY-Cobleskill managed to sneak a men's basketball game past Old Man Winter, defeating Adirondack Community College, 85-66.
Tigers roll, 85-66
Prince Jackson's 16 points and 10 rebounds Wednesday night helped the Cobleskill men's basketball team to an 85-66 Mountain Valley Conference victory over Adirondack Community College.
Wednesday, December 11, 2002
OHS presses right buttons for STAC rout
2002-03 High School Girls Basketball
ONEONTA — The Oneonta girls basketball team won by 27 points Tuesday, and it could have been much more. The Yellowjackets used a variety of presses to fluster Southern Tier Athletic Conference opponent Norwich in a 49-22 drubbing.
Gilboa girls foul up Downsville's inside game; Stamford wins
2002-03 High School Girls Basketball
Jackie Cestare's foul shot with 3.3 seconds left Tuesday lifted Gilboa to a 35-34 girls basketball victory over host Downsville in the Delaware League. Cestare, who missed the second of her two late free throws, led Gilboa (4-2 overall) with nine points. Jen Oliver had a game-high 12 rebounds for the Wildcats.
Late drive lifts CV-S
2002-03 High School Boys Basketball
Devin Waldman converted a lay-up with one second left Tuesday to give host Cherry Valley-Springfield a 38-36 Tri-Valley League victory over Laurens. The Patriots inbounded the ball with six seconds left and Waldman went the length of the floor, driving through a full-court press en route to the winner.
O-State men lose board game
2002-03 Oneonta State Winter Sports
Sophomore Aaron Marshall scored 20 points and St. Lawrence dominated in rebounding Tuesday for an 80-60 non-conference men's basketball rout of host Oneonta State. St. Lawrence improved to 2-2 this season after outrebounding the Red Dragons (2-4), 46-30.
Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Velan, Cohen in state of honor
Section Four is home to the state's best Class D girls soccer player and coach. Stamford junior Mary Velan and Margaretville coach Dan Cohen earned the top honors Monday from the New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports. Velan was named Class D Player of the Year and Cohen was the Class D Coach of the Year. Nine other area players were named all-state.
Big fourth quarter propels Bulldogs
High School Sports Roundup
Despite having leading scorer Sean Whittaker in foul trouble for much of the game, host Delhi topped Unadilla Valley, 65-52, in boys basketball Tuesday night. The Bulldogs (2-2, 2-0) used a 19-5 fourth quarter to pull away from their Midstate Athletic Conference opponent.
Two soccer players earn regional honors
O-State Roundup
Oneonta State junior midfielders Sanada Mujanovic and Alissa Karcz earned Northeast Regional First Team All-America honors Monday from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Swimmers earn weekly honors
Hartwick Roundup
Hartwick named swimming and diving team members Julie Landmann and freshman Max Hinriksen were named athletes of the week Monday, and men's basketball player Matt Guzielek earned Empire 8 Conference Co-Rookie of the Week accolades.
Monday, December 9, 2002
Franklin boys win tourney
High School Sports
Chase Guernsey hit five 3-point field goals Saturday en route to MVP honors in leading Franklin to a 60-49 victory over Schenectady Christian for the Schenevus Tournament championship. Guernsey finished with a team-high 21 points for the Purple Devils, the defending Tri-Valley League champions.
2002 Hartwick college roundup
Senior forward Joel Blackwell scored a game-high 22 points Saturday, but it wasn't enough as the Hartwick men's basketball team dropped its first game of the season, 74-64, to visiting Union College.
O-State men drop home game
2002 Oneonta State Roundup
Oneonta State fell behind with eight minutes left in a men's basketball game at home Saturday and never recovered as Fredonia earned a 73-65 SUNY Athletic Conference victory. Fredonia freshman Tim Anderson scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Blue Devils (4-2 overall, 3-0 SUNYAC), who went ahead for good at 56-55 on a basket by junior Jason Campbell.
Saturday, December 7, 2002
South Kortright rams Downsville
2002 High School Boys Basketball
DOWNSVILLE — With senior Mike Swantak scoring all 16 of his points after halftime, South Kortright sent Downsville to its first Delaware League loss since Jan. 19, 2001 on Friday. The Rams (5-0) rallied from a four-point halftime deficit to defeat the Eagles, 55-50, in a matchup of Delaware League boys basketball powers.
Sellevold hits 1,000 points as 'Cats win
2002 High School Girls Basketball
Jessica Sellevold fueled Davenport to a girls basketball victory Friday night with her 1,000th varsity point as the Wildcats beat host Gilboa in the Delaware League, 53-44. "Jessica hit her 1,000th point about halfway through the second quarter and they seemed to get the momentum from that," said Gilboa coach Dave Hotzler, whose team had a 10-5 lead after the first quarter before falling behind at the half, 21-16.
Hartwick wide receiver named All-American
2002 Hartwick College Football
Hartwick College football player Ryan Soule earned All-American honors from the American Football Coaches Association on Friday. Soule, a senior wide receiver/kick returner, was also selected to play for the AFCA's Division III All-Star Team this winter. The team will represent the United States against the Mexican National Team in the 2002 Aztec Bowl on Dec. 14 in Torreon, Mexico.
Wrong moves can mean season over in stretch run
Fantasy Football Column
PLAYOFFS?!?!? Playoffs?!?! OK, so it doesn't translate very well to print, but former Colts coach Jim Mora's famous press-conference explosion starts popping up all over the place at this time of year. It's not quite playoff time in the NFL yet, with four weeks remaining in the regular season. Every week does carry playoff implications, however, particularly here in fantasyland.
The Smart Money
This is the time of year you have to be extremely cautious about nagging injuries, fatigue and indifference. I'm not just talking about me. NFL players are human, too. For instance, what about the Cowboys this week? Are their game faces packed in a trunk until they face the Redskins again, or will they come out peppy and seek to make Terrell Owens' bones show through his skin?
Bonds nowhere near Ruth's caliber
Baseball Column
Today is the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, but that has nothing to do with the topic of this column. I will merely mention, as I have done before, that of the 5,800 or so men who were playing professional baseball at the time, about 94 percent served in the armed forces. (Not all in the U. S. forces; the late Dick Fowler, a long-time Oneonta resident, was a native of Canada and served in that country's army.)
Christman lands with Cubs affiliate
2002 Minor League Baseball
ONEONTA — Oneonta native Tim Christman found the wind beneath his wing. Left-handed pitcher Christman, 27, said Friday afternoon that he signed a contract to play Triple-A baseball for the Chicago Cubs. Christman became a free agent after ending his 2002 season with the Florida Marlins' Double-A affiliate, the Portland Sea Dogs.
Oneonta State Roundup
Brothers Justin and Jeremy Konst combined for 40 points and 12 assists to lead Buffalo State to an 89-59 victory at Oneonta State in the SUNY Athletic Conference on Friday. Buffalo State (2-1, 2-0) built and early 25-4 lead before O-State cut into it with a 19-6 run to make it 31-23. But the Bengals closed the half on a 20-8 run to go up, 51-31, at the half.
Hartwick college weekend preview
The Hartwick College men's and women's basketball teams will play host to Union College on Saturday. The women open at 2 p.m., followed by the men at 4 p.m. The Hawks' men are off to a 4-0 start this season behind the frontcourt play of senior forwards Joel Blackwell and Nate Cramer. Blackwell is averaging 21 points and nine rebounds and Cramer is at 15 and 10.2, respectively.
Friday, December 6, 2002
Buck up for last weeks of season
Outdoors Column
Three inches of new snow had fallen overnight. Normally, deer hunters would have welcomed the fresh snow, but not today. A half-inch of heavy, solid ice already hung on the trees. In the predawn darkness, I started up a hill to hunt on opening day. I faced the first dilemma almost immediately, unable to climb the hill despite using four-wheel drive. The ice under the snow forced me to walk, even though I was overdressed for the occasion.
O-State looks to continue winning ways
2002 Oneonta State Weeekend Preview
Oneonta State's basketball teams — a combined 5-1 in the early going — play host to Buffalo State and Fredonia in SUNY Athletic Conference games this weekend. The Red Dragons face Buffalo State on Friday and Fredonia on Saturday.
Hartwick women's basketball loses
2002 Hartwick College Sports
Kristin Kaczynski led all players with 22 points and five steals Thursday to pace the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute women's basketball team to an 81-55 non-conference victory over visiting Hartwick College.
Tournaments frostbitten by Thursday snowstorm
2002 High School Winter Sports
An area snowstorm wiped out the majority of Thursday's local sports schedule, including two early-season basketball tournaments. Schenevus had to juggle starting times for the girls portion of the Schenevus Tournament, which was scheduled to start Thursday. The storm forced the postponement of the girls tournament to today, resulting in a quadruple-header as the boys will play their side of the event as scheduled.
Two O-State women all-state in soccer
2002 Oneonta State Women's Soccer
Oneonta State women's soccer players Sanada Mujanovic and Holly Bisbee earned spots on the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association All-State Team on Thursday.
High school roundup
Seven Unadilla Valley players scored at least six points in the Storm's 64-43 boys basketball victory over Morris on Thursday in the Sherburne-Earlville Tournament.
Thursday, December 5, 2002
Margaretville edges Jefferson
2002 High School Sports Roundup
Eleven of Heather Russell's game-high 21 points came in the first quarter, which proved to be the difference in Margaretville's 46-43 Delaware League basketball victory at Jefferson on Wednesday. The Blue Devils led, 17-7, after one quarter and turned back several Jefferson comeback attempts in the second half.
Mac Scholar-Athletes
The 2002 Midstate Athletic Conference's top scholar-athletes for each varsity sport from member schools for the fall sports season. Each individual listed is honored for having the highest academic average in his/her sport during the first-quarter marking period.
High set not high enough in Michelob Light Classic
Area Scratch Bowling
Jeff Leach threw a 709 triple to lead all Michelob Light Classic bowlers Nov. 25 at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta. Leach rolled games of 223, 229 and 257. Despite Leach's performance, High Point Excavating fell to Dante's Pizzeria, 15-9. Rich Fink and Dave Elliot threw sets of 678 and 648, respectively, for the winners.
Wednesday, December 4, 2002
Rams, Eagles win big in DL
2002 High School Roundup
Downsville and South Kortright hit the 70s Tuesday, but it will get much hotter Friday. Defending Delaware League champion Downsville plays host to Delaware League rival South Kortright on Friday night in a game that will give the winner a huge edge in deciding the 2002 league champion.
'Wick men move to 4-0
2002 Hartwick College Roundup
Senior forward Nate Cramer had 14 points and seven rebounds to lead the Hartwick College men's basketball team to a 72-65 victory over Baptist Bible College on Tuesday at Binder Gymnasium. Hartwick (4-0) matched its victory total from last season.
O-State sweeps Cortland
2002 Oneonta State Sports
Lesohn Reagans scored 17 points and Kurt Troyer added 16 as the Oneonta State men's basketball team won its SUNY Athletic Conference opener at Cortland, 65-60, Tuesday.
Three men earn regional Division I soccer honors
2002 College Soccer
Three area Division I men's soccer players earned first-team honors on the All-New York State Region Team, as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America on Tuesday.
Tuesday, December 3, 2002
New look, same result
SIDNEY — Those entering Sidney's gymnasium Monday night expecting the frenetic, up-and-down, swarming style of basketball that helped the Warriors to a 26-1 record last season left surprised. Not disappointed, mind you. After all, despite an off night from its best shooter and foul trouble that plagued its best athlete, Sidney still defeated Afton, 60-39, in the Midstate Athletic Conference girls basketball opener for both teams.
Franklin boys upend Milford
High School Sports Roundup
Chase Guernsey's 18 points led three Franklin players in double figures Monday as the host Purple Devils won their season opener, 67-53, over Tri-Valley League foe Milford. Josh Taggart, a 6-foot-4 player, and 6-3 Will Egan combined for 32 points.
Basketball teams at Cortland tonight
O-State Roundup
The Oneonta State men's and women's basketball teams open SUNY Athletic Conference play tonight at Cortland State. The women play at 6 p.m. followed by the men's game at 8 p.m.
Men have home game
Hartwick Roundup
The Hartwick College men's and women's basketball teams will play against non-conference opponents today. The men's team (3-0) plays host to Baptist Bible College (1-2) at Binder Gymnasium at 7 p.m., and the women's squad (1-1) plays at University of Rochester (3-0) at 7 p.m.
Monday, December 2, 2002
Yellowjackets bounce Delhi in Drago final
High School Sports Roundup
Tournament MVP Meghan Stetson scored 16 points as Oneonta held Delhi scoreless in the fourth quarter and defeated the Bulldogs, 57-33, to win the Anthony Drago Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday. "The first quarter we got off to a good start and that set the tempo for the game," Oneonta coach Bob Zeh said.
Hawks improve to 3-0
Nate Cramer had 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Hartwick men's basketball team to a 71-54 victory over St. Joseph's College on Saturday at Binder Gymnasium. Cramer was 5-for-7 from the field and hit 5 of 6 free throws. He had eight defensive rebounds and four offensive boards in earning his second double-double of the season.
