Saturday, February 28, 2004
OHS runs away with victory
High School Boys Basketball: Section Four Class B Semifinal
WINDSOR — Dan Heneghan saved a lot more than a possession in a Section Four Class B boys basketball semifinal Friday. Second-seeded Oneonta High earned its third straight trip to the sectional championship with a 47-37 victory over No. 6 Trumansburg at Windsor High.
Sidney boys get bumped
High School Boys Basketball: Section Four Class B Semifinal
WINDSOR — Sidney represented the Midstate Athletic Conference well Friday night and proved it could play with Southern Tier Athletic Conference runner-up Chenango Valley. But the MAC champion couldn't keep CV off the offensive glass and made a crucial shot clock oversight in the closing seconds of a 47-43 loss before a packed gymnasium at Windsor High.
Three Unatego wrestlers earn berths in semis
High School Wrestling: Division Ii State Championships
AMHERST — An early wake-up call led to a real eye-opener for Unatego's Andrew Ruff on Friday. After a slow start, Ruff pinned Ellenville's John Slegona in the first period of their 275-pound quarterfinal in the New York State Division II Wrestling Championships at the University of Buffalo.
O-State women advance to final
Women's Basketball: Sunyac Semifinals
Melissa Donohue and Heather Berger scored 14 points apiece Friday as Oneonta State defeated Oswego, 54-49, in a SUNY Athletic Conference women's basketball semifinal.
Hartwick men's lacrosse team looking to go deep
Hartwick Roundup
The Hartwick men's lacrosse team returns four all-conference players as the Hawks look to reach the postseason for the fourth straight year.
Cobleskill advances
Junior Colleges
Prince Jackson scored a game-high 24 points Friday as top-seeded SUNY-Cobleskill (24-6) advanced to the NJCAA Division III Region III semifinals with a first-round victory at home.
Worcester gets by Milford, 55-54
High School Sectional Basketball Roundup
The Worcester boys basketball team is headed to its first Section Four Class D semifinal since the 1992-93 season.
It's a little early for a week off in NASCAR, isn't it?
Auto Racing Column
It befuddles me why NASCAR would opt to schedule a rest day this early in the season and not take advantage of the full attention of the sports world. I now have zip to do this weekend and have no plans to fill the void.
Friday, February 27, 2004
Unatego ends Delhi's reign
High School Volleyball
DELHI — The Unatego volleyball team finally bumped Delhi from atop the section, and the Spartans did it with surprising ease. Unatego dethroned the five-time Section Four Class C champion Bulldogs, 28-26, 25-15, 25-16, in Thursday's final.
Bay Area announcer wins Frick
Baseball Hall
Bay Area broadcaster Lon Simmons was named the 2004 winner of the Ford C. Frick Award by the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Thursday. Simmons called games for the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics for 41 years before retiring after the 2002 season.
Mumbulo has seniority at states
State Wrestling Championships At Buffalo
Tyler Mumbulo can go out on top this weekend. Mumbulo, a 112-pound Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton senior, can win his second straight state title at the New York State Division II Championships at the University at Buffalo.
Afton wins Class D title
High School Volleyball
Lindsay Page had 17 kills to help Afton win the Section Four Class D volleyball title in five games over Deposit on Thursday in Delhi.
Birds of prey worth watching
Outdoors Column
Several pigeons rested on the peak of our old dairy barn. In the cold winter air, they warmed themselves in the bright, morning sun. Suddenly the birds flushed from their perch and flew into the open, upper window. Their enemy had returned.
Trio's losses all came to champions
State Wrestling Notebook
Walton's Zack Backus, Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton's Eric Decker and Unatego's Dan Fairbairn have more in common besides being 2004 Section Four Division II champions. The three have each lost one match this season — all coming to defending state champs.
Hill trying to become king
High School Wrestling: State Championships Preview
UTICA — Cooperstown junior Brendan Hill has a lot riding on this weekend. Hill won the Section Three Division II Championship at 215 pounds Sunday, becoming the first Cooperstown wrestler to earn a state-tournament berth since 1998 state champion Packy Burke.
O-State women in conference semis tonight
Oneonta State
The Oneonta State women's basketball team is two victories away from reaching the NCAA Division III Tournament. The second-seeded Red Dragons play third-seeded Oswego at 6 tonight in Utica in the semifinals of the SUNY Athletic Conference.
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Weir back to old self for Milford
High School Girls Basketball
MILFORD — Brace yourself, junior Shannon Weir is back. Playing her first game since Dec. 16, Weir seemed back to her old self Wednesday as Milford romped past Roxbury in the first round of the Section Four Class D girls basketball tournament, 76-50.
OHS girls advance to semis
High School Girls Basketball
ONEONTA - The wait is over for Oneonta's Renae TerBush and Caitlin Catella.
Walling does it all for Storm in upset
High School Girls Basketball
HARPURSVILLE — Sure, scoring 16 of her game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter and grabbing 14 rebounds was impressive stuff.
'Wick women close with 62-43 triumph
Hartwick College Sports
The Hartwick College women's basketball team limited Utica College to 14-for-75 shooting and closed the regular season with a 62-43 triumph over the Pioneers on Wednesday.
Delhi rolls in first round, 53-31
Sectional Basketball Roundup
Kelly Hilson had 17 points as the eighth-seeded Delhi girls basketball team routed Union Springs, 53-31, in the first round of the Section Four Class C Tournament in Harpursville on Wednesday.
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Konstanty is No. 1 for No. 2 OHS
High School Boys Basketball: Section Four Class B Quarterfinal
ONEONTA — And to think, basketball isn't even Mike Konstanty's No. 1 sport. Senior Konstanty became Oneonta High's all-time leading boys scorer Tuesday, lifting the second-seeded Yellowjackets past No. 7 Chenango Forks, 53-38, in their Section Four Class B Tournament opener. Konstanty, who needed 10 points to pass 1997 OHS graduate Josh Brown's record of 1,051, finished with 22 points and 14 rebounds.
Sidney passes first test
High School Boys Basketball: Section Four Class B Quarterfinal
SIDNEY — Sophomore Pat Simonds had been cramming for Tuesday night's test for three weeks.
Skins out in first round
High School Boys Basketball: Sectional Tournaments
It figured to be a long night for the Cooperstown boys basketball team when 6-foot senior Reid Snyder was announced as its starting center against Tully on Tuesday.
Freshman lifts women into semis
Women's Basketball: Sunyac Tournament
Freshman Heather Berger led four Oneonta State scorers in double figures, finishing with 13 points Tuesday to help the Red Dragons to a 69-58 women's basketball victory over visiting New Paltz in the quarterfinals of the SUNY Athletic Conference Tournament.
Hawks at Utica tonight
Hartwick College Basketball
Hartwick College visits Utica College for the women's basketball regular-season finale for both teams at 6 p.m. today.
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Class B stacked against Sidney
High School Basketball Column
So much for the sure thing. The Section Four basketball tournaments begin tonight with a glut of boys first-round stumpers. Matchups like Norwich at Sidney in Class B, Unadilla Valley at Bainbridge-Guilford in Class C and pretty much every game in Class D make tonight's openers and beyond a crap shoot.
No. 17 Hartwick defeats 16th-ranked Brown, 7-5
Hartwick Women's Water Polo
Senior utility Sheri Johnson scored three goals to lead the 17th-ranked Hartwick College women's water polo team to a 7-5 non-conference victory over No. 16 Brown University on Monday at Moyer Pool.
Indoor track and field
Section Four State Qualifiers
Walton's David Duprey and Sidney's Katelyn Guerriere each won two events Friday at the Section Four State Qualifiers, earning spots in the state meet March 6 at Syracuse's Carrier Dome.
Red Dragons women meet New Paltz in playoff opener
Oneonta State Sports
The Oneonta State women's basketball team begins its postseason at 7 tonight when the Red Dragons play host to New Paltz in the quarterfinals of the SUNY Athletic Conference Tournament.
Miles honored by Empire 8
Hartwick College Women's Basketball
Sophomore guard Shelly Miles earned Women's Basketball Player of the Week from the Empire 8 Conference on Monday.
Monday, February 23, 2004
Mumbulo makes it look too easy, again
High School Wrestling: Section Four Division Ii Championships
ONEONTA — Tyler Mumbulo shot himself into another state tournament Saturday. The state champion at 103 pounds last season, Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton's Mumbulo earned the Section Four Division II title at 112 pounds with an 11-3 victory over Windsor's Brandon Gould. Mumbulo, one of seven area wrestlers to win a state-tournament berth Saturday at Oneonta High, rode three first-period takedowns to beat Gould for the fourth time this season.
Worcester cools off Laurens boys, 31-30
High School Boys Basketball: Tri-Valley League Championship
ONEONTA — So what's cooler than being cool? Grammy winner OutKast says ice-cold, but the answer Saturday was the Worcester and Laurens boys basketball teams.
Morris knocks down Worcester girls, 55-47
High School Girls Basketball: Tri-Valley League Championship
ONEONTA — Morris leveled the playing field Saturday at Oneonta State, but Shannon Weir may have tilted it in favor of Milford.
Wood helps Broncos win Region III title
Junior College Roundup
The Delhi Tech men's indoor track team cruised to its second straight Region III title Friday at Hudson Valley Community College.
Miles, 'Wick women bounce Elmira in OT
Hartwick College Roundup
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton graduate Shelly Miles and Jenny Knight scored 14 points apiece to lead the Hartwick College women's basketball team to a 77-74 overtime victory against visiting Elmira on Saturday.
O-State wrestler Tobias headed to NCAAs
Oneonta State Roundup
O-State junior Rory Tobias earned a wild-card entry to the NCAA Division III wrestling championships on Saturday at the Empire Conference Tournament at RIT.
Clune out as O-State men's coach
Oneonta State Men's Basketball
Paul Clune's six-year run as Oneonta State men's basketball coach is over.
Cooperstown's Hill wins at 215
Section Three Wrestling
Cooperstown senior Brendan Hill was crowned Section Three champion at 215 pounds Saturday at Utica.
Laurens sr. qualifies for state meet
High School Swimming: Section Four State Qualifiers
Laurens senior Cooper Paulson qualified for the State Meet in swimming Saturday at the Section Four qualifiers in Owego.
Saturday, February 21, 2004
Sweet repeat for Davenport girls
High School Girls Basketball: Delaware League Girls Basketball Championship
DELHI — Davenport did it again Friday, winning its second consecutive Delaware League championship in girls basketball. This one, a 49-41 triumph over Downsville at Delhi Tech, was a little sweeter, though. "It feels great," said Davenport coach Ray Preston, whose team started 3-4 this winter but has won 12 of its last 13. "This one was much more unexpected. "It's nice to know that we can beat them."
Mumbulo looking for more than Section Four
High School Wrestling: Section Four Division Ii Championships
Another Section Four wrestling championship isn't going to cut it for Tyler Mumbulo. It's not a bad place to start, though.
Eagles boys back in DL driver's seat
High School Boys Basketball: Delaware League Boys Basketball Championship
DELHI — Downsville shifted gears Friday to win the Delaware League boys basketball championship with a 45-35 defeat of Hunter-Tannersville. With their high-powered offense sputtering at Delhi Tech, the Eagles (19-1) relied on defense for its third league title in the last four seasons.
Fourth quarter could be pivotal when Mustangs meet Worcester\
High School Girls Basketball: Tri-Valley League Girls Championship Preview
Perhaps Morris and Worcester should skip ahead to the fourth quarter of Saturday's Tri-Valley League girls basketball championship. That's where it all came together for West Division champion Morris — and where it nearly all fell apart for East Division winner Worcester — in their only meeting this season.
After all is said and done, it's Laurens vs. Wolverines in final
High School Boys Basketball: Tri-Valley League Boys Championship Preview
The Tri-Valley League is down to two boys basketball teams — FINALLY. After about two weeks of wacky scenarios, upsets and tiebreakers, Laurens (14-6) and Worcester (15-4) have emerged to meet at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Oneonta State's Alumni Field House.
Eight area wrestlers seeded first in D-II Tournament
High School Wrestling: Section Four Division Ii Tournament
The following is a weight class-by-weight class breakdown of area wrestlers in Saturday's Section Four Division II championships at Oneonta High.
The Rock says it'll be tough for Earnhardt
Auto Racing Column
There certainly isn't any doubt Dale Earnhardt Jr. has stamped himself as the new king of Daytona, much the way his dad did in the 1980s and '90s, despite winning only one Daytona 500.
O-State's Winn out for season with injury
Oneonta State Sports
Bainbridge-Guilford graduate Dustin Winn will be missing Saturday when Oneonta State sends 10 wrestlers to RIT to compete in the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference Tournament.
Hartwick sweeps Ithaca in basketball
Hartwick College Roundup
Mike Wawrzonek hit a three-pointer with 17 seconds left in regulation to snap an 18-game losing skid as the Hartwick College men's basketball team defeated visiting Ithaca College, 71-69, on Friday.
Redskins girls win sectional opener
High School Girls Basketball: Section Three Class C Tournament
Dana Leonard had 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks to help the Cooperstown girls basketball team beat visiting Onondaga, 49-28, Friday in the first round of the Section Three Class C Tournament.
Dante's rides 768 series to victory
Area Bowling
Jim Delello threw a 768 series to lead all bowlers Wednesday night in the Country Club Chevrolet Classic at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta.
Friday, February 20, 2004
Laurens boys strike back
High School Boys Basketball: Tri-Valley League West Division Tiebreaker
MORRIS — Twelve months and eight player graduations ago, the Laurens boys basketball team won the Tri-Valley League title. Now, with an almost entirely new group that includes five first-year starters and no seniors, the Leopards have a chance to win it again.
Antlers hard to predict
Outdoors Column
Some bucks are still running around with antlers, or so I've been told several times over the last few days. "Isn't that strange?" I've been asked. Honestly, I'm not sure. The latest I can remember seeing a deer still sporting his antlers was mid-January.
Worcester boys bump Franklin
High School Boys Basketball: Tri-Valley League East Division Tiebreaker
MORRIS — Harry Hults provided the punch Worcester needed to knock Franklin out of the Tri-Valley League title race. Hults had 11 points and six steals as Worcester overcame a sluggish start to beat Franklin, 49-40, in a East Division tiebreaker Thursday night.
Downsville, Davenport girls looking for memorable finish
High School Girls Basketball: Delaware League Championship Preview
It's been so long for the Downsville girls basketball team that no one at the school even remembers when the Eagles last made it to the Delaware League crossover.
Thursday, February 19, 2004
Franklin boys go on offensive vs. Milford
Boys' Basketball
MORRIS — Where did that come from? The Franklin boys basketball team broke out of a late-season offensive slump in a 63-49 victory over Milford on Wednesday in a Tri-Valley League East Division tiebreaker at Morris.
Downsville can extend division's dominance
Delaware League Boys Championship
This season's Delaware League crossover will mark the fifth-year anniversary of the last time an Upper Division team won the title.
Hartwick's Gan headed overseas for equestrian
Hartwick senior Nicole Gan is going on a European vacation. Gan will compete for the International Student Riding Association (ISRA) United States Team at the AIEC/Student Riding Nations Cup in Berne, Switzerland, on Friday-Sunday.
O-State women beat Oswego
Oneonta State Roundup
Melissa Donohue had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Oneonta State women's basketball team to a 45-40 conference victory at Oswego on Wednesday.
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Milford boys force three-way tie
High School Sports Roundup
One down, three victories to go for the Milford boys basketball team. Chad Richards had 14 points as the Wildcats defeated Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, 39-37, in the Tri-Valley League on Tuesday.
Junior college roundup
LePinnet becomes first Broncos woman to score more than 1,000 college points Walton graduate Jen LePinnet scored 15 points and became the first woman in Delhi Tech basketball history to score more than 1,000 points as the Broncos fell to visiting Mohawk Valley, 82-49, Tuesday.
Oneonta State roundup
Ashlee Robertson and Gillian Sutera have been named the Oneonta State Athletes of the Week.
Tuesday, February 17, 2004
G-MU boys can kick Milford out
High School Boys Basketball
Tonight's Tri-Valley League regular-season finale in boys basketball already has the postseason feel.
Junior college sports
Sunny Porras earned a victory in the 50-yard men's freestyle Saturday to lead SUNY-Cobleskill to a fourth-place finish at the NJCAA Northeast District Swimming Championships at Monroe CC.
Monday, February 16, 2004
Sidney's gang quells B-G boys, 57-48
High School Boys Basketball — Midstate Athletic Conference Championship
GREENE — Sidney's boys ganged up on Bainbridge-Guilford in Saturday's Midstate Athletic Conference basketball championship.
Tri-Valley League boys up in the air
High School Boys Basketball
What a mess! There are nine boys basketball teams in the Tri-Valley League, and five of them could be tied for first place by the end of the regular season.
Miles fuels Hartwick rally in 69-68 victory
Hartwick Roundup
Shelly Miles scored 17 of her 20 points in the second half to lead the Hartwick College women's basketball team to a 69-68 triumph at Nazareth College on Saturday.
O-State women win two; men lose two
Oneonta State Roundup
The Oneonta State women's basketball team won two SUNY Athletic Conference games over the weekend to improve to 15-6 overall and 10-2 in the conference.
B-G/A edges Windsor; Unatego wins Class C
High School Wrestling — Section Four Class Tournaments
Reigning 103-pound state champion Tyler Mumbulo earned one of four wrestling championships for Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton, which won the Section Four Class B Tournament on Saturday at Waverly.
MAC volleyball title staying with Delhi
High School Roundup
Delhi's volleyball team wasted no time reminding Bainbridge-Guilford on Saturday that it is the only champion the Midstate Athletic Conference has ever known.
Saturday, February 14, 2004
G-MU jams West in T-V
High School Sports
The Gilbertsville-Mount Upton boys basketball team handed Edmeston a damaging 60-57 loss in overtime Friday in the Tri-Valley League. The Panthers (7-3 league) dropped a half-game behind Laurens (8-3 league) in the West Division. The Leopards beat Morris, 44-39, on Friday, so the Panthers need to beat visiting Worcester on Saturday to force a tiebreaker. "This was by far our best game of the year," said G-MU coach Rich Laytham, whose team is 5-13.
Worcester girls take out 'Cats
High School Girls Basketball
WORCESTER — Amanda Nelson was on the outside looking in Friday night. Fortunately for Worcester, that's where she kept scoring from.
B-G/A has 'dogfight' Saturday
High School Wrestling — Section Four Class Tournaments
With 11 seeded wrestlers, state-ranked Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton is one of the favorites for Saturday's Section Four Class B Tournament at Waverly on Saturday.
Water polo falls to U.S. in exhibition
Hartwick College Roundup
The United States Senior National Team took a 14-4 victory over the Hartwick College women's water polo team in an exhibition match Friday in Los Alamitos, Calif.
Afton's Kemmerer off to Lock Haven
High School Sports
Afton senior Renee Kemmerer signed a National Letter of Intent to play field hockey at Division II Lock Haven University (Pa.) on Friday.
Friday, February 13, 2004
Delhi girls bounce back
High School Roundup
Freshman Meg Taylor scored a game-high 18 points to lead Delhi to an 85-39 victory over Hancock in the Midstate Athletic Conference victory Thursday. Senior Meaghan Morley had 15 points and senior Amber Sohns had 11 points and five assists for Delhi on Senior Night. Caitlyn Burr had 10 points for the Bulldogs, who are 15-6. Delhi led, 46-23, at the half and shut out Hancock, 16-0, in the third period.
Winter camping worth the frostbite
Outdoors
With the frost etching its print on the windows and arctic winds continuing to race out of the north, I remember a couple of winter camping adventures many years ago.
Hartwick downed by No. 1 USC
Hartwick Water Polo
Hawks' rally falls short in 12-6 loss The Hartwick women's water polo team lost at top-ranked Southern California, 12-6, Thursday.
Weir not close to 100 percent
Girls Basketball
Milford junior Shannon Weir said for the first time in her life, she's afraid to play basketball.
Hartwick roundup
The Hartwick College women's basketball team will play two Empire 8 Conference games on the road this weekend. The Hawks (11-9 overall, 6-3 Empire 8) meet RIT at 6 tonight and visit Nazareth at 2 p.m. Saturday.
O-State women on road for two SUNYAC games
Oneonta State Weekend Preview
The Oneonta State women's basketball team is on the road this weekend for two key SUNY Athletic Conference games.
Thursday, February 12, 2004
Delhi girls fall short, 44-40
High School Girls Basketball
OTEGO — Delhi's third straight loss to Harpursville in girls basketball had to sting a little more than before. Delhi lost the Midstate Athletic Conference's Division I tiebreaker Wednesday at Unatego as Harpursville earned a 44-40 victory and a spot in Saturday's league championship. The Hornets (18-1) will meet Oxford in the MAC Championship at 1 p.m. Saturday at Greene.
Jayhawks bring end to Eagles' perfection
High School Boys Basketball
The thrill is gone in Downsville. Apparently, it moved to Jefferson. Shawn Loveless led the Jayhawks boys basketball team to its seventh straight victory with a game-high 22 points Wednesday in a 63-44 Delaware League thumping of previously undefeated Downsville.
Hartwick women's water polo to play No. 1, twice
Hartwick Women's Water Polo
The 18th-ranked Hartwick College women's water polo team plays a non-conference game against top-ranked University of Southern California at 8 p.m. today.
O-State wrestlers close season by crowning King's
Oneonta State Wrestling
Dustin Winn started with a pin at 157 pounds Wednesday as Oneonta State cruised to a 35-7 wrestling victory at King's College, Pa. Winn (Bainbridge-Guilford) stopped Drew Dehaut with the fastest pin of the night, in 2 minutes and 18 seconds.
Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Wolverines mark territory
High School Boys Basketball
WORCESTER — Thirty points isn't going to do it. Franklin's boys basketball team found that out Tuesday in a costly 52-30 Tri-Valley League loss to Worcester. The Wolverines (13-3 overall, 8-2 T-V) took control of the East Division by holding the Purple Devils to 12-for-45 shooting (26.6 percent) and forcing countless turnovers. "I thought our guards gave them pressure that they didn't handle tonight," said Worcester coach Jim Kenyon, whose team lost, 38-34, to Franklin earlier this season.
Davenport girls clinch Upper title
High School Sports
Courtney Adam's fourth-quarter surge Tuesday led the Davenport girls basketball team to its second straight Upper Division title in the Delaware League as the Wildcats rallied to beat visiting Stamford, 54-51.
Hartwick water polo wins two at Cal Baptist
Hartwick College Sports
The 19th-ranked Hartwick College women's water polo team won two non-conference games at California Baptist University on Tuesday.
O-State women, men fall hard to visiting Cortland
Oneonta State Sports
Cortland State shot 52 percent Tuesday, including 9-for-16 from three-point range, in a 76-48 women's basketball rout of host Oneonta State in the SUNY Athletic Conference.
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Oneonta skis to sectional sweep
High School Skiing
Paul Theinpont and Jessi Cicoria saved their best for last, giving Oneonta High its first sweep in Section Four skiing history during the regular-season slalom finale Monday at Hunter Mountain.
MAC girls all tied up; OHS boys beat SV
High School Sports
Sara Chrystie scored with 22 seconds remaining Monday to secure a 43-42 victory for Oxford in a key Midstate Athletic Conference game at Bainbridge-Guilford.
Delhi Tech freshmen can play next season, AD says
Junior College Men's Basketball
Freshmen will have a chance to return to the Delhi Tech men's basketball team next season, Broncos' athletic director Gary Cole said Monday.
Monday, February 9, 2004
B-G/A wins MAC wrestling title by a nose
High School Wrestling
DEPOSIT — John Leech's goal Saturday was as plain as the nose on his face. Unatego senior Leech dismantled Oxford's Mike Dougherty in the 130-pound final of the Midstate Athletic Conference Championships, earning a 16-1 technical fall as time expired.
Garcia strikes at right time to lift OHS boys
High School Boys Basketball
Chris Garcia hit a jumper in the lane with 5.7 seconds left for his only field goal to lift visiting Oneonta to a 44-42 Southern Tier Athletic Conference victory at Windsor on Saturday.
SK girls rally past Eagles in DL, 49-47
High School Girls Basketball
Sophomore Kassie Tiller broke out her breakout game at the perfect time. Tiller hit three three-pointers en route to 17 points Saturday as host South Kortright avenged a December loss to Downsville with a 49-47 Delaware League victory.
'Wick women fall to St. John Fisher in OT
Hartwick Roundup
The Hartwick women's basketball team gave 18th-ranked St. John Fisher a major scare before losing in overtime, 63-57, on Saturday.
O-State women overpower Plattsburgh
Oneonta State Roundup
Junior Anne Marie Faia had 15 points to lead the Oneonta State women's basketball team to a 73-51 rout of Plattsburgh in the SUNY Athletic Conference.
Saturday, February 7, 2004
Broncos' season comes to an end
Men's Basketball
Delhi Tech bounced the remainder of its men's basketball schedule Friday, ending a winter of chaos with eight games to play in the 2003-04 season.
League powerhouses to highlight MAC tourney
Mac Wrestling Championships Preview
Two state-ranked teams will grapple for first place in the Midstate Athletic Conference on Saturday.
Hartwick water polo in San Diego for opener
The 19th-ranked Hartwick College women's water polo team will open its fourth season of varsity competition on Saturday at the University of California at San Diego/Arena Invitational.
Women hold on vs. Alfred
Hartwick Basketball
Junior guard Maria Fernandez stole the inbounds pass with two seconds remaining in regulation to help host Hartwick hold on in an Empire 8 Conference game on Friday.
Dragons sweep Potsdam
O-State Roundup
Oneonta State ended its three-game skid by defeating visiting Potsdam in a SUNYAC game Friday night.
Postponements
Several area high school events were postponed because of Friday's bad weather. Rescheduled games are as follows.
The smart money
Using a blackjack analogy, this season shows you just how fast a positive deck can turn sour. Not long ago it seemed like I always knew what was coming next.
Friday, February 6, 2004
Plenty of ways to enjoy winter
Outdoors Column
As we get older, winter is not the same as it used to be. I watch my grandchildren eagerly playing in the snow. They dig tunnels into the snowbanks and ride their tubes down the hill behind the house. Deep powder makes all of their games an adventure.
Downsville sweeps SK away, 56-51
Boys Basketball
DOWNSVILLE — Bryan Hoyt's first basket Thursday night started a Downsville avalanche that buried South Kortright.
OHS, Redskins bounce back big
High School Basketball Roundup
Mike Konstanty had 26 points and Joe Hughes scored 15 as Oneonta bounced back with a 64-41 victory over Whitney Point on Thursday in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference.
Hawks home tonight, Saturday
The Hartwick College women's basketball team plays host to two Empire 8 Conference games this weekend at Binder Gymnasium.
Oneonta State weekend preview
With one month left in the winter season, Oneonta State basketball is looking to stop a long, cold stretch with home games this weekend.
Thursday, February 5, 2004
Sidney boys jump past Greene, 56-53
High School Boys Basketball
SIDNEY — At 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds, Sidney's Eric Dorsey hardly looks like your typical jumpshooter.
B-G boys win MAC D-II title
High School Boys Basketball
NEW BERLIN — Bainbridge-Guilford figured out a way to stop Unadilla Valley's Tyler Lloyd.
Milford boys in it to win it
High School Sports
Milford put the clamps on Franklin on Wednesday, tightening the race for the Tri-Valley League's East Division boys basketball title.
Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Sidney, B-G boys can clinch tonight
It's never really a surprise when the Sidney boys basketball team is on the verge of clinching its division. The same can't be said of Bainbridge-Guilford, a team that's two years removed from a 1-18 season.
O-State women falls, 66-56
Ann Marie Faia had 13 points, but the Oneonta State women's basketball team lost, 66-56, in a non-conference game at Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday night.
Postponements
Several area high school events were postponed because of Tuesday's snowstorm. The following have been rescheduled as follows
Tuesday, February 3, 2004
Jefferson girls top Wildcats
High School Sports
Jefferson outscored visiting Milford by eight points in the third quarter Monday en route to a 47-39 non-league girls basketball victory.
Hartwick swimmers sweep O-State
Hartwick College Sports
Junior Gayle Gregory and freshman Mary Larkin had two first-place finishes apiece to pace the Hartwick College women's swimming and diving team to a 139-100 victory Monday over Oneonta State in a non-conference meet at Moyer Pool.
Mount St. Mary defeats O-State men, 71-69
Oneonta State Sports
Steven Bilello went 6-for-9 from the field Monday en route to a team-high 16 points, but the Oneonta State men's basketball team fell at Mount St. Mary in Newburgh, 71-69.
Monday, February 2, 2004
Unatego grapples with second-place dual finish
High School Sports
Unatego's surprise run in the Section Four Dual Meets fell just short of a championship Saturday in Binghamton as the Spartans lost to sixth-seeded Whitney Point, 46-24, in the finals.
O-State wrestlers win in Sosa's last home match
Oneonta State Sports
Oneonta State gave 38th-year wrestling coach Al Sosa a victory in his last home match as the Red Dragons topped visiting RIT, 24-12, in a non-conference dual meet Saturday at Chase Gymnasium.
'Wick women too much for RIT
Hartwick Weekend
Freshman Lindsay Wilson had 16 points and nine rebounds and Gilbertsville-Mount Upton graduate Shelly Miles had 12 points and four steals to lead the Hartwick College women's basketball team to a 62-52 victory over Rochester Institute of Technology on Saturday.
Delhi men's basketball wins two tight ones
Junior College Sports
Lloyd Clinton scored 30 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and had two blocks as Delhi Tech earned a 96-94 men's basketball victory over host Schenectady in the Mountain Valley Conference on Sunday.
OHS girls win on road, 47-30
High School Basketball Roundup
Kate Jaffie finished with a varsity-best 20 points to the lead the Oneonta girls basketball team past Susquehanna Valley, 47-30, in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference game Saturday.
