Friday, January 31, 2003
Is it cold in here or is it just me?
Outdoors Column
So much for global warming. The conditions this winter, which have included sub-zero temperatures, remind me of similar seasons some 30 years ago. Two extremely cold winters when I taught junior high English in Wells come to mind.
Indians double trouble in CSC
High School Sports Roundup
Rebecca Palmer scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Thursday in leading Richfield Springs to a Center State Conference basketball victory over visiting Madison.
Local pro-am tournament Sunday at Holiday Lanes
Area Bowling
ONEONTA — Scores of area residents will take part in the 21st annual Pro-Am Bowling Tournament at 1 p.m. Sunday at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta.
Hartwick basketball looks to stop streaks
Hartwick College Weekend Preview
The Hartwick College women's and men's basketball teams will travel to RIT today and Nazareth on Saturday for Empire 8 Conference games.
O-State winter teams on road
Oneonta State Weekend Preview
Oneonta State is on the road again as all of its athletic teams will be away for the second straight weekend.
Cordell tourney starts today
High School Wrestling
It's a little later than usual, but the annual Ross Cordell Rotary Wrestling Tournament will be held today and Saturday at Oneonta High.
Thursday, January 30, 2003
Weir, Milford stay unbeaten
High School Basketball
Shannon Weir scored 10 of her game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter, when unbeaten Milford pulled away for a 55-43 Tri-Valley League basketball victory Wednesday over visiting Laurens.
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Cooperstown makes it 15 in a row
CANASTOTA — Cooperstown's boys basketball team knows only one speed and only one result this season. That frenetic pace is evident with their active feet and aggressive hands, conceding nothing to opposing offenses.
Mattingly carrying Bonnies
On Campus
Courtney Mattingly (Bainbridge-Guilford) hit the winning shot with 26 seconds left Sunday to lift the St. Bonaventure women's basketball team to a 57-56 victory over LaSalle.
FIU to remain in ASC, automatic bid safe for now
Florida International University reversed a decision to drop its Division I men's soccer program and will return to the Atlantic Soccer Conference this fall, ASC treasurer Steve Garner said Tuesday.
O-State drops two
Oneonta State Basketball
Oneisha Staples secured a non-conference victory for the Mount St. Mary women's basketball team Tuesday, stealing the ball en route to a basket with 31 seconds left in a 63-56 victory over host Oneonta State.
Mustangs girls top Rams, 50-47
High School Sports Roundup
Alyson Kristofik had eight of her game-high 16 points in the fourth quarter Tuesday as host Morris beat South Kortright, 50-47, in a non-league girls basketball game.
Hartwick women fall, 74-48
Hartwick Women's Basketball
Senior forward Sandy Olm had a game-high 20 points Tuesday to lead College Misericordia to a 74-48 women's basketball victory over Hartwick College.
Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Kenchen, F-M rout Broncos
2002-03 College Women's Basketball
DELHI — Ashlei Kenchen still has it. South Kortright graduate Kenchen scored a team-high 16 points and had eight steals to lead Fulton-Montgomery Community College to a 62-28 women's basketball rout of Delhi Tech on Monday.
Stamford rolls past Windham
2002-03 High School Sports
Heimata Squicciarini had 15 points to lead Stamford over Windham, 50-40, in a Delaware League boys basketball game Monday.
O-State at home tonight
Oneonta State Sports
Oneonta State will play host to two non-conference basketball opponents tonight as the Red Dragons women meet Mount St. Mary at 6 p.m. followed by the men against Ithaca College at 8 p.m.
Hawks women have home game
Hartwick College Sports
The Hartwick College women's basketball team will play host to College Misericordia at 7 tonight in a non-conference game. The Hawks (6-9) have won four of their last six games and will meet the Cougars (7-7) for the first time.
Area scratch bowling
Rod Holcomb threw a 774 series to lead all Michelob Light Classic bowlers Jan. 20 at Holiday Lanes. Holcomb had games of 287, 262 and 225, helping RJ Anderson Roofing to a 17-7 victory over Oak Tree Homes. Tom Ingalls paced Oak Tree with a 629 triple.
Monday, January 27, 2003
Sidney boys create MAC logjam with overtime victory
2002-03 High School Basketball
Justin Burpoe scored a team-high 14 points, including a key basket to start overtime, leading Sidney to a 61-58 Midstate Athletic Conference victory over visiting Walton on Saturday.
'Wick men freeze in final minutes; water polo drops 3
Hartwick College Sports
Hartwick blew a 10-point lead Saturday by going scoreless for the last 4 minutes and 36 seconds of a 73-71 men's basketball loss to visiting St. John Fisher.
Saturday, January 25, 2003
Lennox's sudden departure difficult to explain
Hartwick College Men's Soccer
Ian McIntyre can prove that Jim Lennox eats, sleeps and breathes soccer. Well, maybe just the eating part. "I came on my recruiting trip and we're eating at his house and this is my first impression of this 5-foot-2 fireball," said McIntyre, the Division I men's soccer coach at Oneonta State who earned All-American status as a player for the 1995 Hartwick College team, coached by Lennox.
Cooperstwon boys win in CSC, 71-60
2002-03 High School School Boys Basketball
The Cooperstown boys basketball team just keeps on winning. The Redskins improved to 14-0 with a 71-60 Center State Conference victory at defending Section Three Class C Waterville on Friday.
Bainbridge-Guilford girls beat Delhi to take command of MAC
2002-03 High School Girls Basketball
The Bainbridge-Guilford girls took firm control of the Midstate Athletic Conference's Division I on Friday. Tiffany Winn scored 17 points as B-G avenged its only loss of the season with a 38-28 victory at Delhi.
Sidney grad scores seven for Williams in triumph
College Men's Basketball
HARTFORD, Conn. — In a matchup of the last two Daily Star players of the year Friday, Michael Graham and the Williams College men's basketball team defeated Kevin Reed and host Trinity College, 87-72.
Hartwick splits
Hartwick College Basketball
Senior forward Emily Cushing had 12 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Hartwick College women's basketball team to a 47-30 victory over Empire 8 Conference opponent Alfred University at Binder Gymnasium on Friday.
The smart money
If you've ever been on a junket to Las Vegas and were running precariously low on cash when all your pals were ready to hit the tables, then I insist that you sympathize with me. To the best of my knowledge, just because you pay for this paper doesn't give you a right to ridicule me.
Lennox leaves mark on 'Wick
Hartwick College Men's Soccer
ONEONTA — His last impression will be more memorable than all of his first ones combined. On Sunday, Jan. 19, Jim Lennox delivered the mother's mother of all announcements to The Daily Star. After 27 seasons and 318 victories as head coach of the Hartwick College Division I men's soccer team, Lennox suddenly called it quits.
Hartwick opens water polo season Saturday
Hartwick College Water Polo
After finishing one goal away from reaching the 2002 NCAA Division I Final Four, the Hartwick College women's water polo team looks to make a return trip to the postseason in 2003.
'Curse of the Bambino' just an excuse for Boston
Baseball Column
Some people will apparently do anything to break what they perceive as a curse. In this case, the curse is the one allegedly imposed on the Red Sox by Babe Ruth following his sale to the Yankees in 1920.
Friday, January 24, 2003
Plenty to do when it's cold
Outdoors Column
When winter is like this, I don't spend as much time outdoors as I used to. It's just too cold. How can you enjoy hunting, snowshoeing or even ice fishing when the wind howls at 30 miles an hour and temperatures hover around zero?
Rams shake Eagles, 56-53
2002-03 High School Boys Basketball
SOUTH KORTRIGHT — The Super Bowl of the Delaware League lived up to the hype. South Kortright withstood Downsville's barrage of fourth-quarter 3-pointers and held on for a 56-53 victory Thursday in front of a standing-room only crowd at SK Central School.
G-MU girls top Laurens
2002-03 High School Sports
The Gilbertsville-Mount Upton girls basketball team found some offense to go with its stingy defense Thursday and the results were impressive.
Oneonta State weekend preview
Four Oneonta State winter sports teams will be on the road this weekend, with women's basketball entering a key stretch in the SUNY Athletic Conference.
Hartwick College weekend preview
Hartwick College's basketball teams play host to Alfred University today. The women play in the opener at 6 p.m. and the men will follow at 8 p.m. On Saturday, the women play host to St. John Fisher at 2 p.m. and the men follow at 4 p.m.
Thursday, January 23, 2003
B-G coach makes it look easy vs. Sidney
Basketball Column
Bob Conway can coach. That was evident for all to see in Sidney's packed gymnasium Tuesday night. B-G dominated from start to finish, winning, 52-37. Entering the game between state-ranked girls basketball teams, I thought if there was to be a blowout the Warriors would be the team putting a hurting to the Bobcats.
OHS girls win with 'D'
High School Roundup
Nikki Shackelton scored 13 points and Oneonta shut out Chenango Valley in the first quarter en route to a 34-24 Southern Tier Athletic Conference victory Wednesday. The Yellowjackets (11-4, 8-3) also shut out Delhi for a quarter earlier this season.
Wednesday, January 22, 2003
B-G girls blow away Sidney
SIDNEY — Now Sidney knows how Bainbridge-Guilford felt last season. With the Bobcats executing a 2-3 matchup zone to near perfection and Tiffany Winn scoring a game-high 23 points, B-G scored a surprisingly easy 52-37 basketball victory at Sidney on Tuesday.
Kortright smothers Wildcats
Boys Basketball Roundup
Mike Swantak finished with 18 points Tuesday as South Kortright will enter its biggest game of the boys basketball regular season riding a wave of momentum following a 53-22 rout of visiting Hunter-Tannersville.
O-State's McGraw wins 100th
2002-03 Oneonta State Sports
Oneonta State women's basketball coach Dan McGraw earned his 100th victory Tuesday in his sixth season with the Red Dragons, who routed visiting New Paltz in the SUNY Athletic Conference, 73-41.
Delhi tops Unatego
2002-03 High School Girls Basketball
A big third quarter propelled Delhi to a 55-41 girls basketball victory over host Unatego on Tuesday in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
Delhi Tech men stomp Tigers, 69-55
2002-03 Junior College Men's Basketball
Aaron Williams scored a game-high 26 points Tuesday as Delhi Tech defeated visiting Cobleskill, 69-55, in a Mountain Valley Conference men's basketball game.
2002-03 Hartwick College sports
Sophomore guard Laura Shockro scored on a layup with two seconds remaining Tuesday to lead the Hartwick College women's basketball team to a 53-52 victory over host Clarkson University.
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Use your head to improve your game
High School Basketball Column
"You have to be smart to be a basketball player." That comment came from Oneonta High coach Jerry Mackey after his team blew a 14-point lead in a 55-54 overtime loss to rival Norwich on Dec. 29.
Sidney, B-G girls highlight big week
Exam week may not be here quite yet, but several area basketball teams are scheduled to have some pretty tough tests starting tonight. Sidney's girls have a chance to avenge their only loss of the season when they play host to Bainbridge-Guilford tonight. The varsity teams follow a junior varsity matchup that begins at 6 p.m.
Hawks meet Clarkson in basketball today
Hartwick College Roundup
The Hartwick College women's basketball team will travel to play a non-conference game against Clarkson University at 6 p.m. today. The Hawks (4-8, 1-2 Empire 8) are coming off a 58-46 loss to Utica on Saturday. The Golden Knights (7-5, 0-3 UCAA) fell Saturday to perennial power William Smith, 65-64.
O-State basketball at home tonight for New Paltz
Oneonta State Roundup
Oneonta State plays host to New Paltz tonight in men's and women's SUNY Athletic Conference basketball games. The Red Dragons' women, who play at 6 p.m., improved to 6-4 overall and 4-1 in the league after beating visiting Oswego on Friday, 58-52, for their second straight victory.
Junior college indoor track
Sidney graduate Josh DuMond won the 55-meter hurdles for Delhi Tech during the Manhattan College Invitational on Saturday.
Monday, January 20, 2003
Hartwick's Lennox retires
The Jim Lennox era is officially over at Hartwick College. Lennox, 58, announced his retirement as men's soccer head coach Sunday night after 27 seasons and a Division I national championship with Hartwick.
Coaching situation seems a bit fishy
Hartwick College fired Division I men's soccer coach Jim Lennox last week. At least that's what a caller said Sunday afternoon.
Saturday, January 18, 2003
Eagles' victory brings season into force
2002-03 High School Boys Basketball
DAVENPORT — Jan. 23 is a big date on Downsville's basketball schedule, but the Eagles almost learned a painful lesson Friday night. Namely that Jan. 23 is still six days away. The Eagles rallied from four points down in the fourth quarter to defeat Davenport, 42-37, in a Delaware League boys basketball game.
Afton boys rally; Bulldogs rout Walton, 64-43
Boys Basketball Roundup
Resurgent Afton took sole possession of first place in Division II of the Midstate Athletic Conference on Friday with a 68-58 boys basketball victory over visiting Oxford. The Indians (12-2, 5-0) trailed, 43-39, before outscoring the Blackhawks (4-1 in league), 29-15, in the fourth quarter.
Weir, Milford top Worcester to stay unbeaten
High School Roundup
Milford went on a game-ending 15-4 run as the Wildcats remained undefeated with a 55-44 Tri-Valley League girls basketball victory at Worcester on Friday. Shannon Weir scored 10 of her game-high 26 points in the final quarter for Milford (13-0).
The smart money
I have to give thanks to the NFL schedule maker who put the Steelers-Titans game first in the lineup last week, or else I'd be on a waiting list for surgery.
Hartwick High rally among most memorable comebacks
Talkin' Baseball
Several weeks ago, in response to a suggestion that I write something about comebacks, I wrote a column on teams that rallied to win a postseason series after trailing, three games to one.
O-State women win, 58-52
O-State Roundup
Senior Marie Davey scored 14 points and classmate Alena Seabrook grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds Friday to lead Oneonta State to a 58-52 SUNY Athletic Conference women's basketball victory over visiting Oswego.
Hartwick track to open season Sunday morning at Harvard
2003 Hartwick College Indoor Track
After a third-place finish at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Indoor Championships, the Hartwick College women will look to finish in the top three again this season. The Hawks men and women will compete in the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational at 10 a.m. Sunday at Harvard University.
It'll be Philadelphia and Tennessee in the Super Bowl
A capsules look at Sunday's conference championships. Friday, January 17, 2003
Weather just as tough on wildlife
Outdoors column
This winter has been a real gem. The Christmas storm dropped more than three feet of snow, which was immediately followed by another couple of feet. We've had more snow this winter than the last several combined.
Milford is clutch in victory
2002-03 High School Basketball Roundup
Junior point guard David Kerr scored a season-high 25 points Thursday and Milford used a 9-for-10 performance at the free throw line in overtime to defeat visiting Worcester in the Tri-Valley League, 64-52.
Delhi Tech men edge Hudson Valley
2002-03 Winter College Basketball
Aaron Williams capped a 24-point night with a 3-for-4 effort at the free throw line Thursday to give Delhi Tech at 57-55 men's basketball victory at Hudson Valley. Wallace Tsormey and Mark Chan provided clutch defense in the waning seconds, trapping Hudson Valley's Allen Dickson at half court to force a low-percentage hook shot with 4.4 seconds remaining.
Honors for men's lacrosse players
2003 Men's Lacrosse
Two Oneonta State men's lacrosse players were named to Face-Off Magazine's 2003 preseason All-America teams Thursday.
O-State basketball at home
Oneonta State Weekend Preview
Oneonta State plays host to Oswego in men's and women's basketball at 6 and 8 tonight, respectively.
Thursday, January 16, 2003
Redskins emerging as class of Class C
Basketball Column
At any level of sports, a coach's message can become stale. When that happens, players begin tuning their coach out and start doing their own thing. Rarely does a team benefit when something like that happens.
OHS girls shackle Forks
High School Roundup
Senior Nikki Shackelton scored a game-high 18 points and also played well defensively Wednesday in Oneonta High's 49-31 basketball victory over visiting Chenango Forks.
Reed a factor in first season
On Campus
Downsville graduate Kevin Reed is having a solid freshman season for the Trinity College men's basketball team. Reed, The Daily Star's Player of the Year last season, is averaging 3.8 points per game for Trinity, a Division III school in Hartford, Conn.
O-State roundup
Oneonta State seniors Brian Balash and Luke Rabideau were honorable mention selections in Face-Off Magazine's preseason Division III All-America lacrosse teams. Balash and Rabideau are starters for Oneonta and helped lead the team to a 13-5 season a year ago along with an appearance in the ECAC Upstate New York Tournament.
Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Cooperstown knocks off Hamilton
2002-03 High School Boys Basketball
HAMILTON — The Cooperstown boys basketball team left state-ranked Hamilton with a perfect record Tuesday, but perfection didn't seem to be on anyone's mind after the game. The Redskins played a sloppy fourth quarter en route to a 53-47 victory over the Emerald Knights in a Center State Conference game that shouldn't have been as close as it was.
Weekend in NYC puts friendships in new light
Column By Dean Russin
There is nothing more fun than making fun of people, especially when those people are your friends. We're not talking about the obvious here, the imperfections we were born with, can do little to change and are visible to anyone with a naked eye. No, this is much more personal.
Unatego wrestler wins 100th match, but Spartans fall
2002-03 High School Wrestling
Dan Fairbairn earned his 100th victory as a varsity wrestler Tuesday at Unatego, but the Spartans lost a Midstate Athletic Conference dual meet to visiting Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton, 43-27. Fairbairn improved to 100-26 all-time and 13-0 this season with a technical fall of Brian Terpstra at 189 pounds in 5 minutes and 25 seconds. Fairbairn tied the score at 6-6, following Anthony Montero's 171-pound pin of James Leech in 3:00 to open the meet.
Laurens boys upset Franklin, 65-50
2002-03 High School Basketball
Ryan Keator and Josh Sokolowski combined for 26 first-half points, leading Laurens to a 65-50 upset over Tri-Valley League guest Franklin on Tuesday. Keator scored 11 of his game-high 20 points in the second quarter. Solokowski had 15 of his 17 points in the first half, which ended with Laurens leading, 38-20.
Hartwick women win in rout, 60-23
2002-03 Hartwick College Women's Basketball
Senior guard Sara Lambert had 12 points Tuesday to lead the Hartwick College women's basketball team to a 60-23 victory over Southern Vermont College at Binder Gymnasium.
Tuesday, January 14, 2003
Franklin duo keys victory
Travis Carey and Will Egan spearheaded a 62-59 Tri-Valley League victory for the Franklin boys basketball team, which defeated host Worcester on Monday night. Carey hit five 3-pointers en route to a game-high 23 points and Egan finished with 17 points, including the last two of the game from the free throw line.
O-State honors athletes
Swimmer Matthew Hunter and wrestler Dustin Winn were named Oneonta State's athletes of the week. Hunter, a senior, led O-State to a seventh-place finish at the Kumpf Invitational at Rensselaer. He competed in two individual events and two relay events in helping the Red Dragons score 153 points in the meet.
Area college basketball
The Hartwick College women's basketball team will play host to Southern Vermont (1-7)in a non-conference game at Binder Gymnasium at 7 tonight.
Area Scratch Bowling
Ron Davis rolled a 731 series to lead all bowlers as the Michelob Light Classic began the second half of its season Jan. 6 at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta. Davis rolled games of 216, 237, and 278 to lead Oak Tree Homes over Pierce Excavating, 15-9. Brian Davis added a 632 set for Oak Tree.
Monday, January 13, 2003
Redskins girls beat Herkimer
2002-03 High School Sports
Leah Hall's varsity-high 22 points helped the Cooperstown girls basketball team to an upset Saturday as the Redskins topped visiting Herkimer, 55-45, in the Center State Conference. Cooperstown (6-5 overall, 3-3 CSC Division II) closed with a 12-4 fourth quarter to seal the victory.
Saturday, January 11, 2003
Sidney girls drop Delhi
2002-03 High School Girls Basketball
DELHI — Perhaps all Sidney's girls needed to play the kind of basketball that got them to the state title game last year was to play the top-ranked Class C team in the state. Abandoning the 2-3 zone and half-court style they've played for much of this season, the Warriors looked at home in a fast-paced game Friday night, defeating No. 1-ranked Delhi, 62-51.
Worcester sinks Laurens; Oneonta wins
Girls Basketball Roundup
Worcester attempted 25 more free throws than Laurens and went on for a 43-38 girls basketball victory in the Tri-Valley League on Friday night. Worcester's Bethany Head scored 22 points and went 10-for-22 from the line.
The smart money
What a cruel weekend that was. At least I have my health and I'm not Trey Junkin. Last week three of four underdogs covered, which to my credit is what I thought would happen, only I didn't select all the correct ones. For starters, the Colts (-$60) were a complete disgrace and waste of fake money. After that, the Packers (-$25) didn't display enough energy to lift a bag of leaves.
McCarthy took the long way, not the wrong way, to Hall
In a recent column, I mentioned that Tommy McCarthy, a 19th century outfielder, had probably the worst career stats of any player in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In fact, of the approximately 190 players in the Hall, he is the only one for whose election I could find no statistical justification whatsoever.
Friday, January 10, 2003
A lot more to hunting bear than clean shot
Outdoors Column
Back in early October, my son who lives in Florida, Ric, sent me an e-mail containing a couple pictures and the story of a giant brown bear in Alaska. It turned out to be the largest Kodiak bear ever taken. The old monster stood 12 1/2 feet tall and weighed more than 1,600 pounds. His front paw was nearly 12 inches across.
Devils spurt to 55-42 triumph over Stamford
2002-03 High School Basketball
Devin Kittle scored a season-high 15 points — seven those coming in a little over a minute midway through the third quarter — leading Margaretville to a 55-42 Delaware League victory Thursday over visiting Stamford. Kittle, who missed every shot he took in Margaretville's last game, helped Margaretville open a double-digit lead in the third quarter with a personal 7-0 run.
Walton tops Unatego in volleyball, 3-2
2002-03 High School Roundup
Shasta Fletcher and Tara Thomson dominated the service points Thursday to lead Walton to a 3-2 volleyball victory over host Unatego in the Midstate Athletic Conference. Fletcher had 16 points to go along with five assists as the Warriors rallied for a 22-25, 25-9, 13-25, 25-18, 25-11 triumph. Thomson had 15 points, including an ace, and seven assists. Savannah Shelton had Walton's team-high for kills with five.
Red Dragons hit the road this weekend
2002-03 Oneonta State Weekend Preview
Oneonta State's slumping men's basketball team is one of several Red Dragons teams that'll play on the road this weekend. O-State's men play at 7 tonight at SUNY-Farmingdale in a non-conference game. The Dragons are 2-6, including five consecutive losses. The latest setback came Tuesday with a 66-57 home loss to Clarkson.
Hawks open in Empire 8
2002-03 Hartwick College Basketball
The Hartwick College women's and men's basketball teams open Empire 8 Conference play on the road against Ithaca College tonight. The women play at 6 p.m., followed by the men at 8. Hartwick travels to play Elmira College on Saturday. The women start at 2 p.m. and the men at 4.
Hartwick QB Pincelli to be honored
Hartwick senior Daniel Pincelli will receive the Eastern College Athletic Conference Northwest Player of the Year Award at The Eastern College Football Awards Banquet, which will be held Feb. 11 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, N.J.
Thursday, January 9, 2003
Devils hand Wildcats first loss
High School Basketball Roundup
The Margaretville girls basketball team showed what it's capable of on Wednesday. Erica Connelly scored 17 points and had five steals as the Blue Devils shut down second-ranked Davenport in a 38-20 Delaware League victory.
Bean named all-state
Oneonta High senior Geoff Bean was named a third-team all-state defensive back in Class B by the New York State Sportswriters Association. The all-state teams in Classes B, C and D were released Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 8, 2003
Carter, Murray are Hall-bound
Gary Carter talked crazy eights Tuesday. Minutes after scoring a birdie on the eighth hole at a Florida golf course, former major league catcher Carter received word that he and former Baltimore Orioles first baseman Eddie Murray would join the National Baseball Hall of Fame in late July. Carter, who wore No. 8 for the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets, took the call on his Nextel cellular phone from Hall secretary and treasurer Jack O'Connell — at 12:08 p.m.
Patriots' day: CV-S nips Morris
Boys Basketball Roundup
Scott Dubben hit a crucial 3-pointer with 28 seconds left, putting Cherry Valley-Springfield ahead by the final margin Tuesday in a 52-51 Tri-Valley League victory over visiting Morris. The basket was Dubben's second of the night as he finished with six points. Morris' shot at the buzzer missed as the Patriots improved to 8-2 this season.
Gobel first OHS boys all-state soccer player
High School Boys Soccer
Oneonta High senior Peter Gobel is the first OHS boys soccer player to be named to an all-state team under Alex Brannan, the 17-year coach said Tuesday. "He made all-state," said Brannan, who guided the Yellowjackets to a 10-5-3 season, including a Class B sectional semifinal appearance. "I don't know what team he made, but they sent me a certificate."
'Wick splits
2002-03 Hartwick College Basketball
Nate Cramer scored 17 points to pace the Hartwick College men's basketball team to a 57-52 victory over visiting Cortland on Tuesday.
Top-ranked Delhi girls win
2002-03 High School Girls Basketball
Meaghan Morley scored 12 points Tuesday to lead the state's top-ranked Class C girls basketball team —Delhi —to a 47-28 victory at Afton. "You can't spot the No. 1 team in New York State a 12-3 lead," Afton coach John Simonds said of the score after the first quarter. "That killed us."
Dragons men fall
2002-03 Oneonta State Sports
Senior Steve Godlewski scored 15 second-half points Tuesday to lift Clarkson to a 66-57 non-conference men's basketball victory over host Oneonta State. Clarkson (5-4) outscored Oneonta over the final 8 minutes and 34 seconds, 21-12. The Red Dragons (2-6) dropped their fifth straight.
O-State men's lacrosse ranked 19th
2002-03 College Men's Lacrosse
Oneonta State men's lacrosse will start the 2003 season with the No. 19 ranking among Division III programs from Inside Lacrosse.
Tuesday, January 7, 2003
Wildcats earn sizable victory
2002-03 High School Girls Basketball
WORCESTER — In the grand scheme of things, Monday night's non-league girls basketball game between Worcester and visiting Davenport meant a lot. First, the Wildcats have yet to run into any team that can deny them the state's No. 2 ranking in Class D. After falling to Davenport, 48-28, Worcester's No. 16 state ranking is in jeopardy.
Velan leads Indians past SK
2002-03 High School Sports
Mary Velan scored seven points in the Indians' game-ending, 11-0 run as visiting Stamford beat South Kortright, 39-35, in the Delaware League on Monday. The Indians outscored SK, 19-9, in the fourth quarter. Stamford went 9-for-16 on free throws in the final period.
O-State men at home tonight
2002-03 Oneonta State Sports
The Oneonta State men's basketball team will play its first home game of 2003 at 7 tonight against Clarkson. The Red Dragons (2-5) are looking to snap a four-game skid following a 96-70 loss at Utica on Sunday. O-State, led by nine points from Shabron Bridges, committed 25 turnovers in the loss.
Hartwick men, women take on Cortland today in basketball
2002-03 Hartwick College Sports
The Hartwick College women's and men's basketball teams play host to Cortland today. The women's game begins at 6 p.m., followed by the men at 8 p.m. The women's squad is coming off a third-place finish at the Savannah College of Art and Design Holiday Tournament on Dec. 28-29.
Monday, January 6, 2003
Jackets get even with Norwich boys, 48-42
2002-03 High School Basketball
Score one for the Yellowjackets. The Oneonta boys evened their season series with rival Norwich at one game apiece with a 48-42 basketball victory Saturday on the road in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference. Geoff Bean scored 15 points and Mike Konstanty 12 as Oneonta avenged a 55-54 overtime loss to the Purple Tornado in the STOP-DWI Holiday Tournament finals on Dec. 29.
Saturday, January 4, 2003
Winter weather puts freeze on high school games
2003 High School Sports
Three's a crowd for the Stamford boys basketball team. Winter storms are beginning to cause scheduling problems for many area high school sports teams as postponements are resulting in multiple games during a one-week period. Take the Indians, for example, who were snowed out for the fourth time this season when Friday's blizzard-like conditions wiped out the area's high school sports schedule.
Ruth is tops in this Hall system, too
Talkin' Baseball — Column
Some time ago, a man named Travisano wrote a letter taking exception to my opposition to the rule that says a player has to have played in at least 10 seasons to be eligible for consideration for the Baseball Hall of Fame. He cited Bill James in support of his position in the matter. Specifically, what he cited James as saying was that length of career was a basic indicator of quality.
Hawks' men in weekend tournament
2003 College Men's Basketball
The Hartwick College men's basketball team will play against host University of Scranton in the Radisson Invitational Tournament at 3 p.m. Saturday. Case Western Reserve and York will play in the opener at 1 p.m. The Hawks (4-2) are coming off a 92-51 loss to Division I opponent Colgate University on Dec. 30. Scranton (7-2) won its fifth straight game, 75-66, over Buffalo State on Dec. 29.
The Smart Money
Based on my arithmetic, eight of this year's Super Bowl contenders are merely pretenders. For starters, no team with a record worse than 10-6 has ever won the crown, which eliminates the Jets (9-7), Browns (9-7) and Falcons (9-6-1). Also, no team that won the Super Bowl ever lost its season finale by 25 points or more. Goodbye Packers.
Friday, January 3, 2003
Fame Game day before O-Tigers' opener
2003 National Baseball Hall Of Fame
The Oneonta Tigers will have a tough act to follow in 2003. One day before the Tigers open their New York Penn-League season in Oneonta, Doubleday Field in Cooperstown will play host to the 57th annual Hall of Fame Game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies. The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the change and dates for the 2003 Induction Weekend on Thursday.
Good old days to continue on river in summer
Outdoors Column
Those of us who live in Leatherstocking country are familiar with canoe trips. Every year, hundreds of canoe-racing enthusiasts run the famous Clinton Regatta from Cooperstown to Bainbridge. Thousands more flock to the river and crowd the bridges to watch the annual Memorial Day weekend event. I've never had the urge to participate in the race. Some of you have heard of my canoeing escapades — you know, the quiet trips, often upside-down, in the Adirondack wilderness.
OHS bowler as Goodas it gets
2002-03 High School Sports
Bruce Goodas threw 10 consecutive strikes Thursday en route to an all-time high 288 to lead the Oneonta High boys bowling team to a 7-0 defeat of visiting Owego at Holiday Lanes. Goodas had all strikes entering the 10th frame of his second game and got another on the first of his three balls. His 11th shot hit the pocket, but left one pin standing. "It was right there," OHS coach Art Rigas said. "It just hit a little flat."
Thursday, January 2, 2003
Bainbridge man runs to record finish in Frostbite
Fifth Annual Frostbite 5k
It was out with the old and in with the new Tuesday for Bainbridge resident Aaron Robertson, who won Oneonta's fifth annual First Night Frostbite 5K with a record time. Robertson, 24, earned his first Frostbite 5K title in 16 minutes and 19 seconds, beating the old record of 16:30 set by two-time champion Mike Lehtonen of Morris in the initial running of the race.
