Friday, February 28, 2003
OHS boys looking to finish off Vikings
High School Boys Basketball — Section Four Class B Tournament
Call it a mulligan, do-over, second chance — whatever. The point is that Oneonta High's boys are in a position to finish something they could not a year ago.
Bean picks Colgate football
Oneonta High senior Geoff Bean had to choose between three sports as well as a number of college suitors. Football and Colgate University turned out to be the perfect marriage for Bean, who announced Thursday he'll play either defensive back or wide receiver for the Division I-AA program.
Another one that got away
Outdoors Column
It's hard to notice that spring is just around the corner when there's still two feet of snow on the ground. The days are getting longer and the sun rises a little higher in the sky. Within a short while, the robins will be back.
O-State in action this weekend
Oneonta State Sports
One Oneonta State team is just starting while another is closing its winter season. Both will compete this weekend as men's lacrosse heads to Rensselaer and indoor track visits the New York City Armory.
Thursday, February 27, 2003
Local athletes in class of their own
After last year's Southern Tier Athletic Conference boys basketball final, a couple of Binghamton High players started to act out after Oneonta rallied for a 52-47 victory.
Downsville scores KO over Rams
ONEONTA — South Kortright's road to its first sectional title in three years was going to have to go through Downsville.
Wednesday, February 26, 2003
Konstanty's 3 is perfect ending
ENDICOTT — It was ironic that the shot most responsible for saving Oneonta High's basketball season was so perfect.
OHS girls can't hang on
ENDICOTT — For much of the first half, it looked as if the fourth-seeded Oneonta girls were headed to a second upset of top-seeded Owego this season.
Late FT saves B-G in victory
BINGHAMTON — The makers of Tylenol Cold & Flu should add another warning to their package: May cause unconsciousness.
Milford advances; Davenport ousted
Class D Girls Roundup
The top-seeded Milford girls remained undefeated with a 53-45 Section Four Class D semifinal victory over fourth-seeded Margaretville on Tuesday at Oneonta State.
Oneonta State men, women fall
Oneonta State Roundup
The Oneonta State men's basketball team lost to host Oswego, 90-72, in the first round of the SUNY Athletic Conference Tournament on Tuesday.
Delhi Tech's Wood honored
Delhi Tech's Justin Wood (Walton) was named the Region III athlete of the week on Tuesday. Wood helped the Broncos to the regional title over the weekend at the Northeast District Indoor Track Championships at Maryland.
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Surprises missing in round of semis
High School Basketball — Sectional Semifinals Preview
Elmira Free Academy should come as no surprise to the Oneonta High boys basketball team tonight. The Devils, though, really have no choice when it comes to OHS.
Hartwick College athletes of the week
Women's swimmer Julie Landmann and women's equestrian member Nicole Gan earned Hartwick College/McDonald's Athletes of the Week honors Monday.
O-State opens SUNYACs tonight
Oneonta State Sports
Oneonta State's men and women begin play in the SUNYAC Championships tonight on the road. Oneonta's men (11-13), the seventh seed, is at No. 2 Oswego at 7 tonight. Oneonta's women (13-12), seeded sixth, visits No. 3 Brockport at the same time.
High school bowling
Sidney senior Toby Umbra qualified for the state bowling tournament after throwing a six-game series of 1,330 pins Saturday during the Section Four Tournament at Mid-Way Lanes in Vestal.
Junior college sports
SUNY-Cobleskill and Delhi Tech will be among the 10 teams in the 2003 NJCAA Region III Division III men's basketball tournament, which begins with sub-regional play today.
Monday, February 24, 2003
OHS' depth sinks CV
BINGHAMTON — Saturday's Section Four Class B boys basketball quarterfinal between Oneonta High and host Chenango Valley can be summed up in two words.
Downsville, Kortright to clash again
Class D Sectional Basketball Roundup
One of the top boys basketball rivalries in the area will get another chapter on Wednesday. Fourth-seeded Downsville and top-seeded South Kortright advanced in the Section Four Class D Tournament quarterfinals Saturday, and they'll meet Wednesday at Oneonta State in the semifinals.
Unatego junior finishes on top
Section Four Wrestling Championships
BINGHAMTON — Decision time arrived for Dan Fairbairn and Unatego's brain trust Saturday night at the Broome County Arena.
Hawks water polo goes 2-2
Hartwick Roundup
The Hartwick College women's water polo team went 2-2 and finished in fourth place at the University of California at Davis Shootout Tournament on Saturday and Sunday at Hickey Pool.
Winn earns NCAA berth
Oneonta State Roundup
Oneonta State sophomore Dustin Winn (Bainbridge-Guilford) earned a berth in the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships when he won the 149-pound title at the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference Championships on Saturday.
Junior college roundup
Delhi Tech's Justin Wood and Kelli O'Brien won events Saturday at the Northeast District Indoor Track Championships at Hagerstown Community College in Maryland.
Saturday, February 22, 2003
Redskins run down Hannibal
High School Boys Basketball — Section Three Class C-1 Semifinal
Undefeated Cooperstown ran past another boys basketball opponent Friday, winning its 22nd consecutive game, 70-61, in a Section Three Class C-1 semifinal over Hannibal at Rome Free Academy.
OHS girls win ugly in Class B quarters, 33-29
High School Girls Basketball — Section Four Class B Quarterfinal
ONEONTA — If Friday's game was a person, it would have had lettuce wedged between her front teeth, mascara running down a white blouse and torn stockings. Oneonta High's girls apparently couldn't care less.
Sidney bounces No. 3 Candor; B-G advances
Sectional Basketball Roundup
JV call-up Christine Mirabito scored all 12 of her points in the second half to help Sidney rally past third-seeded Candor, 59-50, in a Section Four Class C quarterfinal Friday at Spencer-Van Etten.
Ozzie takes new position at Hall of Fame
Ozzie Smith is making history again. The National Baseball Hall of Fame will introduce former major league shortstop Smith, the lone Hall of Fame inductee last July, as its first Education Ambassador on Tuesday.
B-G graduate leading Bonnies women's basketball
On Campus
St. Bonaventure senior Courtney Mattingly (Bainbridge-Guilford) is leading the women's basketball team in scoring. Mattingly is averaging 12.3 points per game for the Bonnies, who are 6-17 this season.
Walker paces Dante's to big victory in ISD
Area Bowling
Bill Walker threw a 729 series to lead all ISD Classic bowlers Feb. 12 at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta. Walker's set included a 287 as Dante's Pizzeria swept ISD.
O-State to wrestle for NCAA berths
Oneonta State Sports
Oneonta State will compete Saturday in the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference Tournament at Oswego. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and includes 10 Red Dragons.
Dragons split in basketball
Oneonta State Basketball
Freshman Leah Dumond (Bainbridge-Guilford) scored a collegiate-high 11 points Friday to help the Oneonta State women's basketball team to an 80-43 SUNY Athletic Conference victory over visiting SUNYIT.
Hawks basketball at home for Utica in E8
Hartwick College Basketball
Hartwick College plays host to Utica College in Empire 8 Conference basketball Saturday. The women's game starts at 2 p.m. and the men's at 4 p.m. Hartwick's women (9-13, 5-6 Empire 8) lost at Utica, 58-46, on Jan. 18.
Men's lacrosse season opens Sunday for O-State
Oneonta State Men's Lacrosse
Oneonta State opens its men's lacrosse season at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hampden-Sydney. Junior goalie Mike Louer anchors a defense that has helped earned the Red Dragons the No. 19 preseason ranking among NCAA Division III programs.
Benson's first victory gave him new outlook
Auto Racing Column
There's a certain aura that envelopes a Winston Cup driver after he breaks a career-long losing skid. It wasn't difficult to notice that with Michael Waltrip. Although he enjoyed an emotional outburst after winning last week's Daytona 500, it wasn't anything like the whoopin' and hollerin' he did the first time two years earlier, just before finding out boss Dale Earnhardt had been killed in a last-lap accident.
Friday, February 21, 2003
Locals bear hunting adventure in Russia
Outdoors Column
Hunting is a passion that dwells deep within us, and often the thirst for adventure takes us to the four corners of the world. A couple of years ago, I was stranded by ice at the Chicago Airport for nearly 10 hours and ran into a fellow who just returned from Mongolia. He had been hunting Argali sheep with a bow-and-arrow.
Undefeated Bulldogs share the wealth in sectional semi victory
High School Volleyball — Section Four Class C Semifinals
Delhi's killers were on the prowl Thursday night. Five Bulldogs had five or more kills in a 3-1 Section Four Class C semifinal volleyball victory over visiting Bainbridge-Guilford.
It's your move
High School Wrestling — Section Four Championships
Five area wrestlers head into this weekend's 58th annual Section Four Wrestling Tournament with good chances to win titles.
Cooperstown boys hit the road for C-1 semifinal
High School Basketball — Sectional Updates
The Cooperstown boys basketball team will be home away from home tonight. Sectional basketball playoffs resume tonight for several area teams, including the undefeated Redskins, who play Hannibal in a Section Three Class C-1 semifinal at 7 p.m.
Indoor soccer series starts Saturday
The 13th annual PowerAde Indoor Soccer Series runs Saturday and Sunday with the Under-19 girls and U-14 boys divisions. A total of 18 teams compete at Oneonta State's Chase Gymnasium.
Oneonta State basketball
The Oneonta State men's and women's basketball teams will play host to SUNYIT and Potsdam on today and Saturday, respectively, as they complete the regular season this weekend.
Thursday, February 20, 2003
Oneonta levels Whitney Point
High School Boys Basketball — Section Four Class B First Round
ONEONTA — Mike Konstanty's game has reached the next level. Oneonta's 6-foot-4 forward continued his junior-season ascension Wednesday, leading the seventh-seeded Yellowjackets to a 65-41 rout of No. 10 Whitney Point in a Section Four Class B Tournament first-round game.
Leopards press past Wildcats
High School Boys Basketball — Section Four Class D First Round
DAVENPORT — Laurens closed the back door on Davenport in a Section Four Class D opener Wednesday. It was only open for the first half, anyway.
Sidney supreme in 56-44 triumph
High School Boys Basketball — Section Four Class C First Round
SIDNEY — Three quarters of Sidney supremacy gave way to a spirited fourth-quarter Walton rally, but the hosts hung on for a 56-44 victory Wednesday in a Section Four Class C first-round game.
Milford drops CV-S to win 11th straight
MILFORD — The 2002-2003 edition of the Milford boys basketball can best be described as a tale of two seasons. The latter is still running strong after a 60-45 Section Four Class D victory over Cherry Valley-Springfield on Wednesday.
Franklin boys get past Worcester
Sectional Boys Basketball Roundup
Josh Taggart had a game-high 22 points to lead sixth-seeded Franklin to a 55-39 home victory over Worcester in a Section Four Class D Tournament first-round game Wednesday.
Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Everyone shouldn't be a winner
First of all, the guy looks like a big goof with that straggly mop and 24-hour 5 o'clock shadow. Second, he gets to pick a potential mate from a gaggle of fine women who obviously love super-thick eyebrows and a guy who seems as exciting as off-white wallpaper with off-white borders.
Morris falls in double OT
Sectional Roundup
Morris had a perfect ending to its 2002-03 girls basketball season at Vestal. Unfortunately, it worked against the Mustangs.
Redskins boys eke out victory
Cooperstown threw its undefeated boys basketball season in reverse Tuesday night. Down one point with a minute and a half to play, the Redskins found Tyler Harris for a 3-pointer that led to a 64-58 victory over visiting Herkimer in a Section Three Class C-1 quarterfinal.
Delhi girls exit early
BAINBRIDGE — The only thing average about Elmira Notre Dame's girls Tuesday night was their 9-9 record.
B-G, Unatego, Walton win volleyball openers
Section Four Volleyball Class C Tournament
Amanda Martin and Shelly Matthewson combined for 11 kills in leading Bainbridge-Guilford to a 26-24, 25-21, 25-22 victory Tuesday over visiting Greene in a Section Four Class C volleyball quarterfinal.
Area college roundup
Senior forward Joe Finley had a game-high 17 points to pace the Hamilton College men's basketball team to a 72-57 non-conference victory over visiting Hartwick on Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 18, 2003
Large and in charge
COOPERSTOWN — Basketball coaches know you can't teach 6-foot-7. But you can certainly keep 6-foot-7 out of foul trouble.
Let the games begin
A capsule look at tonight's Section Four Tournament girls basketball games involving area teams
Hartwick men visit Hamilton tonight
Hartwick Roundup
The Hartwick College men's basketball team travels to Hamilton College for a non-conference game at 8 tonight.
O-State to start final week of regular season
The Oneonta State men's and women's basketball teams play host to Brockport tonight as the Red Dragons begin their final week of the regular season.
Monday, February 17, 2003
Milford rests on laurels
High School Girls Basketball — Tri-Valley League Championship
ONEONTA — Milford's toughest opponent this season could be itself. Despite a lackluster performance Saturday night at Oneonta State, the Wildcats won their third consecutive Tri-Valley League girls basketball championship with a 34-25 defeat of Gilbertsville-Mount Upton.
Rams grind way to boys title victory
High School Boys Basketball — Delaware League Championship
DELHI — Saturday's game was atypical for the South Kortright boys, but the result was not. The Rams stayed unbeaten by grinding out a 51-40 victory over Davenport in the Delaware League Championship at Delhi Tech.
Sidney boys take it easy in MAC championship
High School Boys Basketball — Midstate Athletic Conference Championship
NEW BERLIN — Sidney's boys zoned in on Afton standout Josh Winans on Saturday. Using a 1-3-1 zone centered around keeping the basketball away from Winans, the Warriors won, 58-51, in the Midstate Athletic Conference Championship at Unadilla Valley Central.
Bainbridge-Guilford girls take it easy in MAC championship
High School Girls Basketball — Midstate Athletic Conference Championship
AFTON — What do you do? You go out and guard their 3-point shooters and they beat you in the paint. You apply pressure and they pass over it en route to easy baskets.
Laurens gets a break, wins Tri-Valley boys title
High School Boys Basketball — Tri-Valley League Championship
ONEONTA — Franklin caught a tough break — or at least a really bad sprain — Saturday night.
Davenport girls topple South Kortright, 43-28
High School Girls Basketball — Delaware League Championship
DELHI — Jessica Sellevold was not about to let her final chance for a Delaware League championship slip through her fingers.
Three B-G/A wrestlers win class titles
High School Sports Roundup
Three Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton wrestlers won titles Saturday at the Section Four Class B meet at Windsor.
Oneonta State weekend roundup
Oswego State edged visiting Oneonta, 60-57, in SUNY Athletic Conference men's basketball on Saturday, as the Red Dragons missed a last-second shot to tie.
Hartwick College weekend roundup
Senior forward Joel Blackwell scored his 1,000th varsity point and had game-highs of 18 points and 19 rebounds Saturday to lead Hartwick College's men to an 88-68 Empire 8 Conference victory over visiting RIT.
Saturday, February 15, 2003
Sidney boys looking to stop Afton's one-man gang
Afton senior Josh Winans will be the featured attraction for Saturday's Midstate Athletic Conference basketball title games. The Indians' point guard has scored more points than any player in the area despite being all of 5-foot-1.
Franklin going for repeat
Laurens can finally breathe easy. Come Saturday, though, the Leopards may not want to. After starting the boys basketball season 1-4 in the Tri-Valley League, Laurens capped a conference streak of seven straight victories with Tuesday's 51-37 defeat of Cherry Valley-Springfield.
Hartwick women win behind Lambert's 18 points
Senior guard Sara Lambert scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Hartwick College women's basketball team to a 65-57 victory Friday over visiting Nazareth College in the Empire 8 Conference.
Cooperstown volleyball loses to Canastota in five
CANASTOTA — It's tough for a team to beat someone three times in a season, according to sports experts. Well, Canastota's girls volleyball team defied the odds Friday night. Sort of.
Pole-sitter Green hardly looks like a favorite
In 1999 and 2000, Dale Jarrett and Jeff Gordon were pole-sitters for the Daytona 500 and deemed favorites to win Winston Cup's showcase event. They both won. A year earlier, in 1998, Bobby Labonte was the fastest qualifier and finished second in the race. Now, however, that patter of success seems to have come to a halt.
Friday, February 14, 2003
Nothing like good, col' days of winter
Outdoors Column
I've been complaining about this winter for quite some time now. I suppose I've become accustomed to a few minor snowstorms, when I had to plow the driveway two or three times, maximum. In reality, some of my fondest memories are of winters like this one.
Storm girls ring up victory
High School Girls Basketball
AFTON — In a defensive struggle, where missed shots and turnovers rang up quicker than area gasoline prices, a couple quick 3-pointers made the difference Thursday.
Sidney girls put best Foote forward
Sidney's Paula Foote scored a varsity-high 31 points to lead host Sidney to a 59-37 victory over Harpursville on Thursday in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
Water polo player earns conference accolade
Hartwick College Sports
Hartwick College water polo player Kate Chambers was named CWPA Northern Division Player of the Week on Wednesday. Chambers, a sophomore driver, led 14th-ranked Hartwick (4-5) to a fourth-place finish at the University of California at San Diego/Arena Invitational last Saturday and Sunday.
DEC accepting applications for pheasant programs
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is accepting applications for two cooperative programs designed to enhance opportunities for pheasant hunting in New York.
High School snowboarding
Oneonta High won the team title Thursday during the Section Four Snowboarding Championships at Hunter Mountain.
O-State swimmers set end season
Oneonta State Weekend Preview
Oneonta State's swimming teams conclude their seasons Saturday at the SUNYAC Championships, but the basketball squads are still jockeying for position for the season-ending SUNYAC tournaments.
Thursday, February 13, 2003
OHS jumps into the great, wide open
High School Basketball — Sectional Tournaments
Oneonta High boys basketball coach Jerry Mackey said he thinks his team is among those capable of winning the Section Four Class B championship.
O-State wrestlers fall to King's in final dual meet
Oneonta State Sports
Oneonta State bowed to visiting King's College in wrestling Wednesday, dropping five decisions by six or fewer points in a 31-9 loss as the Red Dragons closed their dual-meet season.
Two OHS skiers qualify for states
High School Skiing
Oneonta High skiers Taylor Labarr and Paul Theinpont earned top-five positions Wednesday on the Section Four team that will compete in the state championships at the end of the month.
Wednesday, February 12, 2003
Leopards earn spot in title game
Boys Basketball Roundup
Jesse Jacobsen's game-high 17 points Tuesday helped Laurens to a 51-37 boys basketball victory over Cherry Valley-Springfield in the Tri-Valley League's Large School Division tiebreaker at Schenevus.
Troyer scores 1,000th for O-State
Oneonta State Sports
Junior Kurt Troyer went over the 1,000-point mark with 17 Tuesday in leading Oneonta State to a 62-53 SUNY Athletic Conference men's basketball victory over visiting Cortland State.
Cooperstown girls win on Senior Night
High School Sports Roundup
Leah Hall's nine points paced host Cooperstown to a 45-14 Center State Conference victory Tuesday over Westmoreland on Senior Night. Rachel Bliss, Stephanie Smith (6 steals), Anne Kennedy and Katy Allison were honored as Cooperstown seniors.
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Perfect ending for Cooperstown boys
High School Sports Roundup
Cooperstown finished its regular season undefeated Monday with a 70-42 victory over visiting Sherburne-Earlville in the Center State Conference.
O-State honors athletes of the week
Oneonta State Sports
Shabron Bridges and Dustin Winn earned athlete of the week honors from Oneonta State on Monday. Junior guard Bridges led the Red Dragons to a 2-0 record last week on 51.5 percent shooting from the field. He went 9-for-15 from 3-point range and scored 43 points over two games.
Hartwick athletes receive honors; QB to get award
Hartwick College Sports
Women's water polo player Kate Chambers was named Hartwick College/McDonald's Athlete of the Week and men's basketball player Nate Cramer earned Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week honors Monday.
Monday, February 10, 2003
Unatego wrestlers finish second at MAC tourney
Unatego and Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton each had three individual champions in Saturday's Midstate Athletic Conference wrestling tournament at Unadilla Valley.
Cooperstown, Sidney boys clinch titles
Nick Laskovski scored a game-high 18 points as Cooperstown clinched the Center State Conference Division II title with a 64-46 basketball victory Saturday at Mount Markham. Laskovski also had five steals. Billy Hribar had 12 points and nine rebounds, and Jeremy Holmes had 11 points and six steals for the Redskins (19-0, 15-0).
Hartwick women fall short in overtime
Hartwick Roundup
The 22nd-ranked Ithaca College women's basketball team needed overtime to earn a 76-58 victory over host Hartwick in Empire 8 Conference play Saturday.
LePinnet leads Delhi; O-State wrestlers roll
Area College Roundup
Walton graduate Jennifer LePinnett averaged 27.5 points and 24 rebounds in leading Delhi Tech to two home victories over the weekend.
Saturday, February 8, 2003
Cubs fans are in it for the long run
Talkin' Baseball By Jim Hamilton
"There'll always be a morning after, If you can hold on through the night." Those words are from a song called "The Morning After," which made its debut in the movie "The Poseidon Adventure."
Cooperstown boys keep going
High School Boys Basketball
COOPERSTOWN — They get after it. It, if there was any doubt, is the basketball and if Cooperstown's boys don't have it, they want it. And they're not very patient when it comes to going after it.
Kenchen shooting for stars
College Women's Basketball
At some point in Ashlei Kenchen's basketball odyssey, there might come a time when she doesn't dominate games. When she no longer plays the offensive role of the roadrunner as defenders helplessly chase her around like the coyote.
Ready to return to O-Tigers
2003 Oneonta Tigers
Reigning New York-Penn League Manager of the Year Randy Ready will return to the Oneonta Tigers this summer. The O-Tigers open their 76-game season June 17 at Damaschke Field against Vermont — the first of a three-game series with the Expos.
UV still in first place; B-G, G-MU clinch divisions
Girls Basketball Roundup
The bad news Friday for Unadilla Valley was a 49-41 girls basketball loss to Harpursville. The good news for UV was Afton. Although the Storm failed to win a key Midstate Athletic Conference game at home, they remained tied for the league's Division II crown as Afton knocked off Oxford, 45-38.
Franklin boys top Morris to win crown in Small
High School Sports Roundup
Travis Carey's 20 points Friday lifted host Franklin to a 66-36 Tri-Valley League boys basketball victory over Morris, giving the Purple Devils their second straight Small School Division title.
Hartwick College water polo
The 17th-ranked Hartwick College women's water polo team will compete at the University of California at San Diego/Arena Invitational on Saturday and Sunday.
Hawks men win in OT; women top Elmira
Hartwick College Basketball
Senior forward Nate Cramer converted a three-point play with three seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Hartwick College men's basketball team to a 78-75 victory over visiting Elmira College on Friday.
Delhi Tech track and field
Walton High graduate Justin Wood anchored the Delhi Tech 1,600-meter relay team to a third-place finish Friday at the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Friday, February 7, 2003
Snowshoe rabbits provide challenge
Outdoors Column
The snow hung heavily on the dark green branches of the pines, deep in the frozen conifer swamps. It was just an old-fashioned winter in the Adirondacks.
Jackets' rally comes up short
ONEONTA — It was typical Oneonta-Norwich. That means a hard-fought, closely contested basketball played before packed house with a playoff spot riding on the outcome.
SK girls climb past Jefferson to win division
High School Sports Roundup
Good things finally came to South Kortright. After an iffy 3-2 start to the 2002-03 girls basketball season, the defending Delaware League champion Rams made it back to the crossover game with a 40-21 victory over visiting Jefferson on Thursday.
Hartwick goalie honored by CWPA
Hartwick College Sports
Hartwick College water polo player Amy Brunton received CWPA Northern Division Player of the Week honors on Thursday.
O-State wrestlers take No. 27 ranking on the road
Oneonta State Weekend Preview
Oneonta State wrestling, ranked 27th in Division III, travels to Williams (Mass.) College for a quad meet with Wesleyan and Western New England College this weekend. O-State lost at home to 13th-ranked Cortland State, 16-15, and beat Scranton, 29-16.
O-State men win non-leaguer
Oneonta State Roundup
Sophomore Anthony Negreanu hit a jump shot to break a tie with 1 minute and 35 seconds remaining Wednesday, helping the Oneonta State men's basketball team to an 81-77 non-conference victory over visiting Castleton State.
Thursday, February 6, 2003
Oneonta, Norwich boys in another big one
Four points have separated Norwich and Oneonta over the teams' last five meetings, dating to last season. During that span, they've decided a division title, a sectional championship and a tournament title, with Norwich outscoring Oneonta, 246-242.
Milford girls clinch in TV
Milford's stranglehold on the Tri-Valley League's Small School Division continued Wednesday. The Wildcats clinched their third straight division title and ninth in 10 years with a 60-35 home victory over Schenevus.
Davenport locks up division
Boys Basketball Roundup
Tyrell Hunt and Justin Mole combined for 39 points as visiting Davenport clinched the Delaware League's Upper Division with a 64-32 victory at Margaretville on Wednesday.
Wednesday, February 5, 2003
Franklin rebounds with rout
High School Boys Basketball
FRANKLIN — The rumors of Franklin's demise were greatly exaggerated. The Purple Devils served notice to the rest of the Tri-Valley League that they're still the team to beat with a 71-52 dissection of Worcester on Tuesday.
OHS girls treat Owego to 1st loss
High School Girls Basketball
ONEONTA — Oneonta High's seniors showed Owego they didn't appreciate the way they've been treated in the teams' last four meetings. Fittingly, it happened on Senior Appreciation Night.
Wildcats' girls beat Devils to clinch division
High School Girls Basketball
What a way to go out. Davenport clinched the Upper Delaware Division title and avenged its only girls basketball loss this season Tuesday with a 54-43 victory over visiting Margaretville in the Wildcats' regular-season finale.
Laurens, Milford boys win in T-V
High School Boys Basketball
Ryan Keator shared game-high scoring honors at 21 points to lead Laurens to a 59-50 Tri-Valley League victory Tuesday at Gilbertsville-Mount Upton.
Hartwick falls
Fran Murray scored the winning basket with 24 seconds remaining in the second overtime to lead the Skidmore College men's basketball team to a 98-97 victory over visiting Hartwick College on Tuesday.
O-State basketball teams, wrestling at home
Oneonta State Sports Preview
The Oneonta State men's and women's basketball teams and the wrestling team are home tonight. The basketball teams play Castleton State in non-conference games. The wrestling team faces Cortland and Scranton in dual meets.
Tuesday, February 4, 2003
OHS boys stay in STAC race with victory
High School Sports Roundup
Evan Friedell and Jim Hurtubise fueled an early run in the fourth quarter that helped Oneonta High to a 55-39 victory Monday over Southern Tier Athletic Conference host Owego. The Yellowjackets (11-6) are 9-4 in conference and can win their second consecutive Central Division title with a victory over visiting Norwich on Thursday. Norwich is also 9-4 in conference.
Visiting Hawks sweep Oneonta in swimming
College Swimming
Visiting Hartwick College swept Oneonta State in non-conference swimming and diving Monday as the Hawks men won, 163-54, and their women earned a 134-106 victory.
O-State names athletes of the week
Oneonta State Sports
Oneonta State named sophomore Ashlee Robertson and senior Greg Winn its athletes of the week. Robertson lowered her school record in the 200 meters, crossing in 26.57 seconds in the Dick DeShriver indoor track invitational at East Stroudsburg University on Saturday.
U-Page reclaims first in Michelob Classic
Area Scratch Bowling
U-Page defeated Pierce Excavating, 19-5, to recapture first place in the Michelob Light Classic on Jan. 27 at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta. Mark Rathbun rolled a 660 series and Lee Kopf threw a 655 set for U-Page.
Fishing — Crappie Derby
Results of the 2003 almost-annual New York State Crappie Derby in Whitney Point. Roughly 2,200 people registered with about 6,500 in attendance.
Monday, February 3, 2003
Warriors conquer Bulldogs
High School Sports Roundup
The Sidney girls basketball team all but eliminated Delhi from contention for the division crown with a 69-58 victory Saturday.
Hartwick men end Nazareth's streak
Hartwick Roundup
Senior forward Joel Blackwell had a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds Saturday to lead the Hartwick College men's basketball team to a 70-61 Empire 8 upset of host Nazareth College.
Winn paces Oneonta State wrestling team
O-State Roundup
Bainbridge native Greg Winn secured two Oneonta State wrestling victories in dual meets Saturday as the Red Dragons defeated host Oswego, 26-18, and host RIT, 24-18.
Saturday, February 1, 2003
Graham, Reed become role players of the year
College Men's Basketball
HARTFORD, Conn. — It will come. They're clearly not the impact players they were in high school, but that's probably just a matter of time for Sidney graduate Michael Graham and Downsville alumnus Kevin Reed. It's not that Williams College sophomore Graham and Trinity College freshman Reed played poorly in last Friday's Division III men's basketball game at Trinity.
Storm places four in semis of Cordell Tournament
High School Wrestling
Unadilla Valley placed four wrestlers in the semifinals as the Storm scored 34.5 points Friday to hold down fourth place in the 12-team Oneonta Rotary Ross Cordell Tournament at Oneonta High School.
RIT defeats men, 76-53
Hartwick College Basketball
Reggie Shore and Sean Murphy scored 10 points apiece to lead RIT to a 76-53 Empire 8 victory over the Hartwick College men's basketball team Friday. The Tigers (11-5 overall, 4-1 Empire 8) took a 39-24 lead at halftime. The Hawks (6-10, 0-6), which started the season with four straight victories, have lost six in a row.
Sidney boys balance key to MAC victory
High School Boys Basketball
Once again, Sidney's balance played prominently in a victory. Six Warriors scored at least six points in a key 47-39 Midstate Athletic Conference victory over visiting Delhi on Friday.
Weir scores 17 to lead undefeated Milford
High School Girls Basketball
Shannon Weir scored 17 points and converted 9 of 10 shots from the free throw line Friday as Milford remained unbeaten with a 41-31 girls basketball victory over host Gilbertsville-Mount Upton.
Water polo seeks first winter victory
Hartwick College Weekend Preview
The 17th-ranked Hartwick College women's water polo team will look for its first victory this season at the Arizona State Invitational at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center on Saturday and Sunday.
The smart money
Before the season, my hopes for a glorious year were raging. I was coming off two gambling campaigns that generated whopping profits and international fame. Honest. After all, it takes only one person in Canada to take notice for me to be able to say that.
Hall needs cosmetic changes
Talkin' Baseball
I still think the present makeup of the Hall of Fame Veterans' Committee (living members of the Hall and recipients of the Frick and Spink media awards) is the right format. I do not, however, have the same high opinion of the current electoral procedures.
Hall of Fame Game tickets go on sale Feb. 15
National Baseball Hall Of Fame
Tickets for the 57th annual Hall of Fame Game will go on sale from noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 15 at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
