Thursday, July 31, 2003
Tigers' streak halted at Vermont
Oneonta rolled into Vermont with a season-high seven game winning streak, but the hosts didn't seem too impressed.
Stamford Legion ousted by Lansing
American Legion Baseball
Five errors proved costly as Stamford Legion suffered a season-ending 17-7 loss to Lansing on Wednesday in the District 6 Tournament in Binghamton.
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
Post 259 coasts past Oneida
BINGHAMTON — More meaningful than Oneonta Post 259's 16-2 victory against Oneida might be the fringe benefits that came with it.
Stamford wins, 12-7, in District 6 tourney
Brian McMahon's two-run double sparked a five-run fifth inning that helped Stamford to a 12-7 victory over Chittenango in the District 6 Tournament at Binghamton's Conlon Field.
Tuesday, July 29, 2003
O-Tigers make it a lucky seven
Ny-Penn
ONEONTA — Robert Huddleston hasn't produced much at the plate this season nor is he a speedster on basepaths.
Drivers get early look at The Glen
NASCAR
WATKINS GLEN — Ron Fellows and Boris Said aren't going to be mistaken for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon anytime soon.
American Legion baseball
Lansing defeated Oneonta Post 259, 10-7, in the first round of the District Six Legion Tournament on Monday at Conlon Field in Binghamton.
Monday, July 28, 2003
Carter, Murray hit it big at Hall
2003 National Baseball Hall Of Fame Inductions
COOPERSTOWN — If the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was nothing Sunday, it was unique.
Rare fraternity is one we can all appreciate
Hall Of Fame Column
COOPERSTOWN — It's difficult to relate to so many things about professional athletes. Especially Hall of Famers such as Eddie Murray and Gary Carter, who not only played at the highest level but excelled.
Side-splitting Uecker leaves 'em laughing
COOPERSTOWN — How funny was Bob Uecker on Sunday? So hilarious that he had stone-faced baseball commissioner Bud Selig cracking up on stage.
Tigers' Rodland saves best for last
2003 Oneonta Tigers
ONEONTA — Eric Rodland wasn't quite ready to wave goodbye on a dreary Sunday night at Damaschke Field.
Wood wins open 1,500 at ESGs
Empire State Games
Delhi Tech senior Justin Wood won a gold medal Saturday in his first appearance at the Empire State Games with a first-place finish in the men's open 1,500-meter run at the University of Buffalo.
Saturday, July 26, 2003
Carter, Murray on deck
2003 National Baseball Hall Of Fame Inductions
Center stage doesn't get much bigger than the one Gary Carter and Eddie Murray will perform on at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown.
O-Tigers streak past Jammers
2003 Oneonta Tigers
ONEONTA — For the Oneonta Tigers, good things came in threes Friday night at Damaschke Field.
Konstanty shines for Central baseball
Empire State Games
The Central scholastic baseball team has already bettered last season's mark, and Oneonta's Mike Konstanty is a big reason why.
Veterans' Committee's new format way off base
Inside The Park Column
The new Veterans' Committee failed to elect anyone into the Hall of Fame in 2003, leaving Eddie Murray and Gary Carter as Sunday's only inductees. Hall Chairman Jane Clark spun this as a victory for the new system, saying "We believe the process works by upholding high standards for earning election."
Reggie was merely most famous 'Mr. October' in history
Talkin' Baseball Column
For years the media have referred to Reggie Jackson as `Mr. October,' in tribute to his unparalleled performances in several World Series. The winner of two World Series MVP awards once called himself "the straw that stirred the drink." That makes sense, because where he went controversy followed.
Friday, July 25, 2003
J. Connolly returns to peak form
Minor League Baseball
Following a couple of shaky outings after the all-star break, it appears Oneonta High graduate Jon Connolly has returned to form.
No excuses: O-Tigers win in 10
2003 Oneonta Tigers
ONEONTA — The Jamestown Jammers' 18 hits Thursday night were 10 more than the Oneonta had, so the Tigers should have apologized for even having a chance to win this one.
It's easy to see why blaze orange works for hunters
Outdoors Column
A few years ago, I stood on the top of Upper Pine Mountain east of Speculator. This lofty peak has huge rock ledges that run close to its top on three sides. On days when it was too noisy to still hunt, I liked to climb up and sit on the rocks to watch the opposite hillside and the area below.
Field hockey wins opener for Central
2003 Empire State Games
Afton field hockey coach Jan Conover led the Central scholastic women's team to a 2-1 victory over Hudson Valley in an Empire State Games opener Thursday at the West Seneca Soccer Complex.
Thursday, July 24, 2003
Konstanty looking to hit it big at ESGs
Empire State Games
Mike Konstanty said he sees baseball in his future. Starting today, the rest of the state will get its chance to see why.
Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Late homer boosts O-Tigers
2003 Oneonta Tigers
LOWELL, Mass. — Garth McKinney kept his eye on the ball until it was just perfect Tuesday night at LaLacheur Park.
Tuesday, July 22, 2003
Weekend of wild golf was a joy to watch
ENDICOTT — To think a veteran player with 12 PGA Tour victories including a Masters title would win the British Open is not a stretch.
Monday, July 22, 2003
Ricky's loss equivalent to a Corbin 2nd-placer
NEW BERLIN — So dominant is Serge Corbin in the General Clinton Canoe Regatta that the first thing people ask is, "Who came in second?"
Stewart cruises in 125cc
NEW BERLIN — James Stewart is gaining on them. Stewart won his third consecutive 125cc round of the AMA U.S. Motocross Championship Sunday at the Unadilla Valley Sports Center. Since his return from a broken collarbone at the start of the season, Stewart has jumped in the points standings from last place at 40th to sixth.
Vermont gets back at Tigers
Ny-Penn
No one's laughing at the Vermont Expos now. Vermont, which started the season 1-17 that included a 12-game skid, defeated the Oneonta Tigers, 6-4, Sunday to take two of three games from the Stedler Division leaders.
Oneonta loses in semis of Green Wave Classic
Legion Baseball
Owego Post 401 took advantage of four Oneonta errors in beating Post 259, 10-2, Sunday in a semifinal of Oneonta's Green Wave Classic at Damaschke Field.
Saturday, July 19, 2003
O-Tigers balk in winning run in 2-1 loss to last-place Vermont
2003 Oneonta Tigers
Daniel Spring balked home the winning run in the eighth inning Friday as the Oneonta Tigers lost, 2-1, to the Vermont Expos in a New York-Penn League game.
WW II forced stars to take pit stop in '45
Inside The Park — Baseball Column
In the 70 years of All-Star play, neither rain, nor strike, nor darkness of night has prevented the game from taking place.
Legion baseball
Josh Sparkes hit a grand slam in the second inning to help Stamford to a 15-11 Legion victory over visiting Sherburne on Friday.
Baseball Hall to welcome back 44 members
Baseball Hall Of Fame
A total of 44 members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame will visit the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown for the 2003 Induction Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. July 27, the Hall announced Friday.
Friday, July 18, 2003
O-Tigers prevail in wild one
ONEONTA — It was a game that had no business going 10 innings — not with the way the Oneonta Tigers pitched Thursday night.
All eyes on Carmichael
The fourth time could be the charm for Ricky Carmichael. Carmichael will go for an unprecedented fourth consecutive first-place finish for Team Honda in the 250cc class at Sunday's AMA U.S. Motocross Championships at the Unadilla Valley Sports Center.
Thomas outduels Weber
Legion Baseball
SIDNEY — Kyle Thomas says he doesn't like to talk about himself much, but he had plenty of others raving about him Thursday.
O-Tiger 5k
Aaron Robertson set a course record and was one of three runners to break 16 minutes Thursday in the fourth annual Oneonta Tiger 5K Road Race.
Green Wave Classic preview
Oneonta Post 259 opens against Toronto at 10 a.m. Saturday in the eight-team Green Wave Classic at Field No. 6 in Neahwa Park.
Thursday, July 17, 2003
O-Tigers slam Lowell, 9-2
Oneonta Tigers 2003
ONEONTA — Anthony Giarratano held a grand opening all for himself Wednesday night at Damaschke Field.
Academics
Oneonta State student-athletes who earned positions on the SUNYAC All-Academic Team for the spring of 2003.
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
O-Tigers can't gut it out
2003 Oneonta Tigers
ONEONTA — Perhaps abdominal crunches are in order for the Oneonta Tigers. The O-Tigers were a little soft in the middle Tuesday night at Damaschke Field as the Lowell Spinners scored the bulk of their runs during innings three-through-five for a 5-2 victory in the New York-Penn League.
O-Tigers having ups and downs
2003 Oneonta Tigers
Chris Steinborn and Kody Kirkland — both among the best in the New York-Penn League — went in opposite directions Tuesday night.
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
Oneonta squanders six-run lead in loss
Oneonta couldn't spell relief Monday night in the New York-Penn League as the Tigers blew an early six-run lead in front of 6,159 fans for a 7-6 loss to the Aberdeen Ironbirds.
Oneonta Post 259 improves to 17-7
Oneonta Post 259 came off a second-place showing at a weekend tournament with an 18-9 rout at Cobleskill on Monday in Legion baseball.
Tri-Town routs Norwich
John Leech struck out five in a three-hitter as Tri-Town Legion beat visiting Oxford-Norwich, 9-0, on Monday.
Leatherstocking Golf Course club championship
High school student Nick Feinberg successfully defended his club championship at the Leatherstocking Golf Course in Cooperstown this past weekend, shooting a two-day total of 5-over-par 149.
Monday, July 14, 2003
O-Tigers outlast Ironbirds in double-header
Ny-Penn
Big hits kept Oneonta at the top of the charts Sunday as the Tigers swept a New York-Penn League double-header in Aberdeen, Md.
Hubie, hoops made for each other
So the luckiest guy Saturday at the First United Presbyterian Church in Oneonta just happened to be the groom.
Rhinos rage in overtime
Soccer
Fred Commodore was all the rage Saturday night at the Wright National Soccer Campus, scoring the winning goal in a Can-Am Cup match to lead the Rochester Raging Rhinos to a 2-1 overtime defeat of the Syracuse Salty Dogs.
Broncos' Schultis wins Delaware Amateur
Area Golf
Delhi Tech golfer Chris Schultis won the Delaware County Amateur championship at the Delhi College Golf Course on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday, July 12, 2003
Moretti, Konstanty on state's 1st teams
High School Baseball
Schenevus graduate James Moretti and Oneonta High senior-to-be Mike Konstanty earned first-team accolades on the 2003 New York State Sports Writers' Association All-State baseball teams, which were released Friday.
Big third leads Tigers
2003 Oneonta Tigers
Kody Kirkland and Kelly Hunt supplied all the fuel the Oneonta Tigers needed to end their four-game skid, driving in three runs in the third inning of a 6-3 New York-Penn League victory over the host Mahoning Valley Scrappers.
Premier assistant to coach Hartwick women's soccer
Harwick College Women's Soccer
Maryland native Jonathan Thayil will take over the women's soccer coaching position at Hartwick College on Aug. 11, the school announced Friday.
Rose-Fosse play in '70 lives on in infamy
Inside The Park Baseball Column
With the approach of the annual All-Star game, the media likes to revisit noteworthy midsummer classics of the past. Probably the most memorable All-Star Game play occurred on July 14, 1970.
O-Tigers just missed the party in 1999
Oneonta's 1999 New York-Penn League season is the one that got away. After 32 seasons affiliated with the New York Yankees, the pinstripes were pulled from Oneonta in favor of a closer Single-A short-season home in Staten Island.
Friday, July 11, 2003
Into the great wide open
ONEONTA — The rosters are a veritable who's who of area soccer standouts. The pace on the field seems as fast as the vehicles zooming by on adjacent I-88.
Tigers' skid at four after 6-5 setback
Ny-Penn
The Oneonta Tigers lost their fourth in a row as Mike Conroy's bases-loaded single with none out in the bottom of the 11th gave the host Mahoning Valley Scrappers a 6-5 New York-Penn League victory Thursday.
Oneonta exposed in stretch run of 2000
The 2000 New York-Penn League season revealed the naked truth about the Oneonta Tigers: One team minus four key players equals no chance at the postseason.
Taking bite out of Susquehanna is full days' work
Outdoors Column
Last week I told you of our trip down a section of the Charlotte Creek. On Tuesday, the weather was great and temperatures were lower than usual, so we decided to kayak a section of the Susquehanna River.
Thursday, July 10, 2003
Oneonta loses third in a row
Ny-Penn
Reliever Chris Homer walked home the winning run Wednesday night as the Oneonta Tigers lost its New York-Penn League opener of a three-game series at the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 4-3, in 10 innings.
Torn ACL derails McGrail
Liz McGrail is a goal-scorer. It's who she is, it's what she does. But when, or if, she'll score again is painfully unclear.
34 Hall of Fame members returning for inductions
Baseball Hall Of Fame
Ozzie Smith, a 2002 Hall of Fame inductee, is among the 34 Hall members scheduled to return to the National Baseball Hall of Fame for Induction Weekend later this month.
Howell wins first after promotion
Minor League Baseball
Michael Howell's road to recovery from shoulder problems appears to be headed in the right direction.
Catching up with the 2002 O-Tigers
ONEONTA — Welcome back to Oneonta. For the last five seasons, the Oneonta Tigers have had a team photo page in The Daily Star, starting with the June 16, 1999 edition commemorating their inaugural season.
Legion baseball
Shane Derry hit the winning double Tuesday night, leading the Stamford Legion baseball team to a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Tri-City of Otego.
Tuesday, July 8, 2003
O-Tigers' nap lasts too long
Oneonta Tigers 2003
ONEONTA — For the second straight game, the Oneonta Tigers' internal alarm clock has allowed the squad to oversleep by eight innings.
Cobleskill duo to hit Caribbean
NJCAA Men's Basketball
SUNY-Cobleskill men's basketball coach Kevin McCarthy and senior swingman Prince Jackson will become international stars this summer.
Legion baseball
Shane Derry doubled twice and Shawn Loveless had three hits and scored three runs Monday to lead visiting Stamford to a 10-0 American Legion victory over Delhi.
Monday, July 7, 2003
O-Tigers' rally falls short in 6-4 loss
ONEONTA — If Eddie Romprey hadn't hit a three-run double in the ninth inning that brought the tying run to the plate, Sunday's loss wouldn't have had as many what-ifs.
Time for promotions to begin
O-Tigers Notes
The merry-go-round known as the Oneonta Tigers is picking up speed. Thursday marked the second major turn of the 2003 carousel with the promotion of right-handed pitcher Michael Howell to the West Michigan Whitecaps and the addition of three players.
Oneonta goes 2-1 at Ontario tournament
Legion Baseball
Mike Konstanty hit a two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning to help Oneonta Legion Post 259 defeat Norfolk, 10-8, in the final game of the Brockville (Ontario) Tournament on Sunday.
Saturday, July 5, 2003
Four Indians named all-state
Softball
Four Afton softball players earned all-state recognition by the New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports.
O-Tigers prevail in laugher
2003 Oneonta Tigers
ONEONTA — The comedy of errors that has become the Vermont Expos just isn't funny anymore.
O-tigers beat Vermont, 8-2, on Thursday
2003 Oneonta Tigers
Danilo Sanchez went 2-for-2 with four RBIs and a run to lead the Oneonta Tigers to an 8-2 victory over the Vermont Expos on Thursday at Damaschke Field.
Oneonta has seen some of the best
Inside The Park Baseball Column
The date: August 11, 1921. The pitcher: Big Ed Walsh; the batter: Cocky Eddie Collins — two players destined for the Baseball Hall of Fame. The place: Neahwa Park, Oneonta.
Kayaking trip full of entertainment
Outdoors Column
Over the years, I have spent a lot of time on the water in a number of crafts. There have been some great adventures, some more memorable than others. Many times the results were more dampening than expected. It seems that I've been wet more often than not.
Thursday, July 3, 2003
O-Tigers' offense shows up at Lowell
The Oneonta Tigers broke out of a prolonged offensive lull and defeated host Lowell, 8-4, Wednesday night.
Wednesday, July 2, 2003
One-inning wonders lose, 4-3
The Oneonta Tigers scored all their runs in one inning for the third straight game, falling to the Lowell Spinners, 4-3, Tuesday night in the New York-Penn League.
Tuesday, July 1, 2003
Homer propels O-Tigers, 3-2
2003 Oneonta Tigers
ONEONTA — The Oneonta Tigers kept winning on empty Monday night at Damaschke Field.
Legion Baseball
Tim Mastro doubled twice to lead Sherburne to a 1-0 victory over visiting Oneonta on Monday.
