Wednesday, March 31, 2004
B-G, Greene baseball all tied up in opener
High School Sports Roundup
The Greene baseball team scored a run in the top of the seventh to force a 2-2 tie with Bainbridge-Guilford in a Midstate Athletic Conference opener Tuesday. B-G coach Steve Rice said the game was called because of darkness and most likely won't be continued.
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
O-State baseball splits at home
Oneonta State Sports
Oneonta State baseball walked off with a victory in the first game of a SUNY Athletic Conference double-header Monday, then felt the wrath of visiting Brockport in Game Two. Junior Brent Tortarella capped a four-hit performance in the opener with a homer to lead off the 10th inning, giving the Red Dragons a 3-2 victory.
Lape in driver's seat at Fonda
The dirt on Fonda Speedway is that 2003 modified points champion Dave Lape will return to the "Track of Champions" this season. Track promoter Ric Lucia said he considered dropping the DIRT banner in 2004, but it will stick for at least one more season.
Monday, March 29, 2004
O-State baseball earns clean sweep in SUNYAC
Oneonta State Sports
Rob Elmendorf did a little spring cleaning Sunday at Oneonta State, clearing the basepaths twice to lead the Red Dragons baseball team to a SUNY Athletic Conference sweep of visiting Fredonia.
Hartwick water polo dominates at Iona
Hartwick College Sports
The Hartwick College women's water polo team went 4-0 over the weekend in Collegiate Water Polo Association Northern Division play at Iona College.
Saturday, March 27, 2004
Hartwick softball starts with two losses
Hartwick Roundup
Hartwick softball lost both games of a season-opening double-header Friday against Washington and Jefferson College (Pa.) in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Kenseth sputters as lead shrinks; Wallace looks to end skid
The Inside Track — Auto Racing Column
Just when it appeared defending champion Matt Kenseth was about to drive away and hide with the top spot in the points race again after consecutive victories at Rockingham and Las Vegas, he's now only 21 points ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and 35 ahead of Tony Stewart.
Friday, March 26, 2004
Spring turkey season is wild time
Outdoors Column
As you drive around the back roads and look out into the meadows, the signs of spring are evident. Robins are feeding on the lawns, geese are flying north and the turkeys are in strut.
'Wick baseball in Florida for opener
The Hartwick College baseball team opens the season at noon today with a non-conference double-header against Lawrence University in Fort Myers, Fla. The Hawks, who will play nine games during their six-day spring trip, went 14-17 a year ago, 4-4 in the Empire 8.
O-State softball finishes 6-6 in Fla.
The Oneonta State softball team lost three of its final four spring games in Florida to finish 6-6. O-State defeated Albright, 10-8, Thursday.
Thursday, March 25, 2004
O-State baseball drops New York opener
Area College Sports
Rensselaer ganged up on Oneonta State baseball Wednesday, driving two home runs in a 10-hit outing as the visiting Red Dragons dropped their first New York game of the season, 5-2.
Michelob Light Classic
Lynn Baker threw a 300 game Monday night in the Michelob Light Classic at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta.
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
One-hitter highlights O-State's Fla. Sweep
Oneonta State Softball
Oneonta State softball had some spring in its step Tuesday, winning back-to-back games during its Florida trip to improve to 5-3 this season.
Cobleskill to rely on freshmen
Cobleskill Men's Lacrosse
Cobleskill men's lacrosse enters the 2004 season with a young team looking to improve on last year's 3-8 record.
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Baseball's all about game, not the stars
Guest Column
It's March in upstate New York, it's cold outside and it's still snowing. I need baseball.
Delhi Tech roundup
Joe Kelly had seven goals and three assists to lead Delhi Tech to a 19-12 victory over Jefferson Community College Saturday at Hartwick College.
Monday, March 22, 2004
Afton girls 'shocked' early, thumped in D semi, 62-23
High School Girls Basketball: Class D State Semifinal
TROY — Afton's quest for a state championship at Hudson Valley Community College ended in about four minutes.
Women's lacrosse wins
Oneonta State Sports
Sophomore Jenn Long scored the winner in the 55th minute Saturday on a free-position shot, giving Oneonta State a 9-8 non-conference victory over visiting Rensselaer.
'Wick men's lacrosse beats Fisher, 18-8
Hartwick College Sports
Senior attackman Kevin Geraghty had nine assists and junior attackman Brian Prescott scored six goals to lead the Hartwick College men's lacrosse team to an 18-8 victory over St. John Fisher College in its Empire 8 Conference season opener Saturday at All-Weather Field.
Bainbridge wrestler goes 2-2 for Binghamton U. at NCAA tourney
College Wrestling: NCAA Division I Championships
Binghamton University junior Josh Ruff (Bainbridge-Guilford) lost in the round of 16 in wrestlebacks to finish 2-2 at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis.
Junior college sports
Cassie Williams won three events to lead Delhi Tech at the non-scoring Richard Stockton Invitational Saturday in Pomona, N.J.
Cooperstown foe Tully falls in Class C state final
High School Boys Basketball
GLENS FALLS (AP) - Mike Bennett had 17 points and nine rebounds to lead Blind Brook to the Class C state championship in boys basketball Sunday with a 52-43 victory over Tully.
Saturday, March 20, 2004
Ten water polo games at 'Wick
Hartwick College Sports
The 15th-ranked Hartwick College women's water polo team will play host to 10 non-conference games Saturday at Moyer Pool.
Red Dragons lose three on spring trips
Oneonta State Sports
Oneonta State went 0-for-3 in spring trip games Friday as the baseball team fell to Gettysburg, 4-3, and the softball team dropped its season openers.
Sidney's Graham reaches another final with Ephs
Division III Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four
Sidney graduate Michael Graham scored 10 points, including two late free throws, to help Williams College defeat Amherst, 86-81, in a NCAA Division III semifinal Friday in Salem, Va.
Afton foes fall in semi
High School Boys Basketball: State Semifinals
GLENS FALLS - Lance Brubaker hit two free throws with 5.1 seconds left in overtime Friday to give Whitesville a 61-58 victory over Poland in the Class D boys basketball state semifinals.
Changes to Darlington not what fans wanted
The Inside Track Auto Racing Column
Sure, I'm not the one driving about 190 mph before hitting the corners at Darlington, but some tracks shouldn't get the SAFER (Steel and Foam Energy Reduction) barrier system. This 1.366-mile oval in South Carolina that dates to 1950 is one of them.
Friday, March 19, 2004
Knights girls are zoning in on crown
High School Girls Basketball Column
You've heard the cliche: Basketball players get hot and start sinking everything from everywhere and suddenly, they're "unconscious."
Better be prepared if you duck hunt
Outdoors Column
The other day I was driving up I-88 and couldn't help but notice the large number of ducks on the Susquehanna. There were dozens of mallards feeding in the quiet pockets of the river.
Hartwick lacrosse loses, 15-3
The Rensselaer women's lacrosse team scored 10 goals in the second half en route to a 15-3 non-conference victory over visiting Hartwick College on Thursday.
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Oneonta State lacrosse loses
The Ithaca College men's lacrosse team scored the final five goals against host Oneonta State on Wednesday to earn a 10-5 victory. Sixth-ranked Ithaca outscored the Red Dragons, 5-0, in the fourth quarter.
Diver Phillips in NCAAs
Hartwick College
Hartwick College diver Mark Phillips will compete at the NCAA Division III Men's Swimming and Diving Championships today-Saturday at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo.
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Graham, Williams reach 2nd final four
On Campus
Michael Graham's teams keep winning. Sidney graduate Graham, a junior at Williams College in Massachusetts, advanced to his second consecutive NCAA Division III basketball final four.
Bellinger in familiar position
JUPITER, Fla. — Give Clay Bellinger a little credit for recognizing talent and the limitations of his own.
Area bowling
Rod Holcomb rolled a 300 March 8 during the Michelob Light Classic at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta.
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Bigger is better for OHS lineman
High School Football
ONEONTA — Oneonta High senior Tony Dilello is getting bigger in the world of football. Dilello, a 6-foot-3, 330-pound offensive lineman, said Monday he signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Division II American International College in Springfield, Mass.
O-State baseball starts strong in Fla.
Oneonta State Sports
Sophomore Chris Brew hit his second home run this season to lead Oneonta State to a 12-5 baseball victory Monday over nationally ranked Mount St. Mary in Cocoa Beach, Fla.
Monday, March 15, 2004
Knights girls keep ticking
High School Girls Basketball: Class D State Quarterfinal
CICERO — Afton beat the clock Saturday, adding more time to the longest girls basketball season in school history.
Afton boys get clipped, 59-40
High School Boys Basketball: Class D State Quarterfinal
OSWEGO — Afton flew the state-tournament coop Saturday at SUNY-Oswego.
Suffolk repeats
NJCAA Basketball Tournament
Suffolk County Community College won its second straight NJCAA Division III title with an 83-81 overtime victory over Eastfield College on Saturday at Delhi Tech.
O-State foursome, Kelleher earn All-American honors
Area College Roundup
Hartwick College senior Sheri Kelleher earned All-America honors with a fourth-place finish in the 400-meter dash on Saturday at the NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Saturday, March 13, 2004
D-I coach returns to Delhi roots
Junior College Men's Basketball
Except for maybe his first team, Mike Deane brakes for nothing.
'Wick water polo splits
Hartwick College Sports
The 15th-ranked Hartwick College women's water polo team split two non-conference games Friday in San Jose, Calif.
Two O-State women make NCAA finals
Oneonta State Sports
Ashlee Robertson and Kelly Stevens each qualified for the finals in the 400 meter and 800 meter events, respectively, at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Defending champ Kenseth makes point with early success
Matt Kenseth, driver of Jack Roush's No. 17 Ford, hasn't clinched his second consecutive points championship yet, but history indicates he won't finish worse than third this season.
Friday, March 12, 2004
Afton girls in familiar position as underdog
High School Girls Basketball
Ignorance is bliss for the Afton girls basketball team. With complete disregard for its No. 4 seeding in the Section Four Class D Tournament, the Crimson Knights rode back-to-back upsets to win their first sectional championship since 1988 last Saturday at the Broome County Arena.
All play, no work for graceful otters
Outdoors Column
The trail followed the brook through the alders that grew along each side. Even though the going was rather easy, few others had gone far from the highway. The path wasn't worn very deep. Maybe only a handful of fishermen knew that the beavers had created such a marvelous spot a few years before.
Kelleher, Laytham honored
Hartwick Roundup
Two area athletes shared the Empire 8 Conference's top indoor track honor. Hartwick senior Sheri Kelleher (Unadilla Valley) and Ithaca senior Amanda Laytham (Unatego) were named co-Athletes of the Meet on Thursday.
Thursday, March 11, 2004
Afton looks to go deep
High School Boys Basketball: Class D State Quarterfinal
Don't count out the Afton boys basketball team. Several fans probably did after the first quarter of last Saturday's Section Four Class D Championship at the Broome County Arena.
Four O-State wrestlers pin Scholar All-America honors
Area College Sports
Four Oneonta State wrestlers were named to the 2003-04 National Scholar All-America Team, as selected by the Division III National Wrestling Coaches Association, the college announced Wednesday.
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Hawks cruise, 23-3
Two goals, 5 assists for attack Geraghty in men's lacrosse The 18th-ranked Hartwick College men's lacrosse team scored 21 straight goals Tuesday and held University of Scranton scoreless until 6 minutes and 38 seconds remained in the fourth quarter of its 23-3 victory. The Hawks (3-0) held a 2-0 advantage after the first quarter and took a 10-0 lead into halftime. Hartwick followed with 10 goals in the third quarter.
OHS boys miss shot to advance
High School Boys Basketball: Class B State Regional
WEST POINT — On Oneonta High's best night, it might have had a shot against Red Hook. It's safe to say Tuesday wasn't even close to that night.
Tuesday, March 9, 2004
Oneonta trying to get off the Hook
High School Boys Basketball: Class B State Regional
Picture part Chenango Valley and part Seton Catholic Central and you'll have an idea of what the Oneonta High boys are up against tonight. Yellowjackets coach Jerry Mackey said he sees that mix in Section Nine champion Red Hook (21-1), which Oneonta (19-3) faces at 7 tonight in a Class B state regional at West Point Academy. "They're pretty long and athletic," said Mackey, whose team lost to the Raiders in last year's regional at Binghamton University, 56-46.
Driving Directions to West Point
High School Basketball: Class B State Regional
Several Oneonta businesses are sponsoring free chartered bus service to tonight's Oneonta High vs. Red Hook Class B boys basketball regional, which is about three hours away.
No. 18 Hawks to play Scranton in lacrosse
Hartwick College Men's Lacrosse
The 18th-ranked Hartwick College men's lacrosse team plays host to University of Scranton in a non-conference game at 4 p.m. today.
Oneonta State sports
Oneonta State honored Ashlee Robertson and Ryan Henry as its athletes of the week Monday, two days after each had personal-best performances for the Red Dragons.
Monday, March 8, 2004
Afton sweeps at Arena
High School Boys Basketball: Section Four Class D Championship
BINGHAMTON — The South Kortright boys played a memorable first quarter in Saturday's Section Four Class D Championship. The rest of the game, though, the Rams would probably rather forget. Second-seeded SK lost to fifth-seeded Afton, 59-46, despite having a 28-13 lead after the opening eight minutes at Broome County Arena. "It's a terrible feeling to know we gave the game up," said SK junior Jon Kenchen, who scored 10 of his team-high 17 points in the first quarter. "We had them."
OHS boys will play Red Hook
High School Boys Basketball: Class B State Regional
The Oneonta boys basketball team gets another shot at Section Nine champion Red Hook in a Class B state regional game at 7 p.m. Tuesday at West Point Academy.
Sidney's Haney clears 5-8
High School Sports
Sidney's Amanda Haney broke a Section Four indoor track record in the high jump Saturday, clearing 5-foot-8 during the New York State Indoor Track Championships at Syracuse's Carrier Dome.
O-State wrestler wins opener at NCAAs
Oneonta State Sports
Oneonta State junior Rory Tobias won his opening 149-pound bout Friday at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships at the Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa, but lost his next two matches and failed to place.
'Wick men's lacrosse tops No. 16 McDaniel
Hartwick College Sports
Devin Poole and Brian Prescott had four goals each to the Hartwick College men's lacrosse team to a 21-11 victory over 16th-ranked McDaniel (Md.) on Saturday at All-Weather Field.
Delhi Tech finishes 8th at nationals
Junior Colleges
Delhi Tech's Justin Wood (Walton) earned All-American honors in the 1,000 meters and as part of the 3,200 relay team at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships on Friday and Saturday at Kansas State University.
Saturday, March 6, 2004
OHS boys repeat in B
High School Boys Basketball: Section Four Class B Championship
BINGHAMTON — There's only one way to explain how Oneonta High's boys could miss their first 17 shots from the field, score eight points in the first half and shoot 11-for-46 for the game, and still win their second consecutive Section Four Class B basketball title. Unquestionably, aggressive man-to-man defense carried the second-seeded Yellowjackets to a 37-32 victory over top-seeded Chenango Valley on Friday.
Afton has tall order in Eagles
High School Girls Basketball: Section Four Class D Championship Preview
Little things mean a lot to the Afton girls basketball team. That seemed to be Kyle Emerich's biggest concern Wednesday night, after his Downsville girls ran away with a 50-43 overtime defeat of South Kortright in a Section Four Class D semifinal at Oneonta State.
Rams' sights set on crown
High School Boys Basketball: Section Four Class D Championship Preview
South Kortright's Jon Kenchen wears No. 24, but he might as well have a bull's-eye on his jersey for Saturday's Section Four Class D boys basketball championship.
Lambros to be inducted into state basketball hall
Former Hartwick College men's basketball coach Nick Lambros is one of 12 coaches who will be inducted into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame on March 27.
Laurens senior swims to 28th
High School Swimming: State Championships
Cooper Paulson, a senior at Laurens, finished his senior season in swimming Friday at the New York State Championships.
New coach for 'Wick baseball
Hartwick College Baseball
Hartwick College opens its 2004 baseball season under first-year coach Doug Kimbler on March 26 with a non-conference game against Lawrence College in Fort Myers, Fla.
Friday, March 5, 2004
Oneonta peaking at right time
Section Four Class B Boys Basketball Championship
The valley part of Chenango Valley is particularly meaningful to the Oneonta High boys basketball team. That's because the low point of the Yellowjackets' season came against CV — a 56-33 road thrashing Jan. 31. Second-seeded Oneonta (17-3) has a chance for payback when it plays the top-seeded Warriors (19-3) at 8 tonight in the Section Four Class B final at Broome County Arena.
Not wild about low deer numbers
Outdoors Column
The DEC released the results of the 2003 deer season this week. The deer take was down in most areas of the state except for Long Island.
O-State's Tobias to wrestle in NCAAs today
Oneonta State Roundup
Oneonta State junior wrestler Rory Tobias will compete in the NCAA Division III Championships starting today at Loras College in Iowa.
Thursday, March 4, 2004
Eagles overcome in OT
High School Girls Basketball: Section Four Class D Semifinals
ONEONTA — Downsville's girls grew up in a hurry Wednesday night at Oneonta State's Alumni Field House. Despite double-doubles from sophomores Courtney Hoyt and Linnea Mattson, the Eagles needed overtime to overcome South Kortright in a Section Four Class D semifinal, 50-43. "We outplayed them all the way, we just couldn't put it in the basket," said Downsville coach Kyle Emerich, whose team blew an eight-point lead in the last 2 minutes and 54 seconds of regulation.
Delhi gets shot down in semis
High School Girls Basketball: Section Four Class C Semifinals
GREENE — Delhi had a shooter's chance Wednesday night. Facing a quick and pressing Candor squad, if the Bulldogs had made some perimeter jumpers they might have pulled off a second consecutive Section Four Class C girls basketball upset.
Afton dwarfs No. 1
High School Girls Basketball: Section Four Class D Semifinals
ONEONTA — One is 6-foot-2. The other is 5-4. But on the final play of Wednesday's Section Four Class D girls basketball semifinal at Oneonta State, bigger was not better.
O-State women edge 'Wick
College Women's Basketball: ECAC Tournament
ONEONTA — Oneonta State's Ann Marie Faia should look into sprinting as a second sport.
Red Dragons open today
Oneonta State Women's Lacrosse
The Oneonta State women's lacrosse team is headed in the right direction — on and off the field.
Hartwick women's basketball honored for top rookie, coach
Hartwick College Sports
The Empire 8 Conference named Hartwick College's Lindsay Wilson its rookie of the year and Daphne Thompson its women's basketball coach of the year Wednesday.
Wednesday, March 3, 2004
Surprise: S.K. boys in D final
High School Boys Basketball: Section Four Class D Semifinal
ONEONTA — The odds on the South Kortright boys basketball team reaching the sectional finals took a precipitous drop entering this season. After all, the Rams graduated four starters in 2003, including all-time leading scorer Mike Swantak, and that squad only reached the semifinals. Well, well, well.
Afton wins stunner
High School Boys Basketball: Section Four Class D Semifinal
ONEONTA — They were calling E.J. Wright's number Tuesday at Oneonta State's Alumni Field House.
Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Girls' night out Wednesday
Basketball
Wednesday is ladies night as Oneonta State plays host to a basketball triple-header at Alumni Field House. Two Section Four Class D girls semifinals will sandwich an Eastern College Athletic Conference women's quarterfinal between visiting Hartwick College and SUNY Athletic Conference runner-up Oneonta State.
Maniscalcos lead Section Four skiers
State Skiing Championships
Section Four leader Nick Maniscalco earned the highest area finishes at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Skiing Championships last Tuesday at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid.
Basketball players earn weekly honors
Oneonta State Sports
Oneonta State named underclassmen Melissa Donohue and Heather Berger its athletes of the week Monday.
Monday, March 1, 2004
Delhi girls win in no time
High School Girls Basketball: Section Four Class C Quarterfinals
WHITNEY POINT — It hardly seemed like the time to talk about practice. After all, Delhi's girls just pulled off a dramatic 40-38 basketball victory over top-seeded Lansing in a Section Four Class C quarterfinal Saturday at Whitney Point High.
Mumbulo splits with wrestling title in DII
Division II State Wrestling Championships
AMHERST — Any way you split it, Tyler Mumbulo won his second straight state wrestling championship Saturday at the University of Buffalo.
Afton steamrolls Milford
High School Girls Basketball: Section Four Class D Quarterfinals
If it's possible to play perfect basketball for two minutes, the Afton girls did it Saturday against Milford.
Oneonta girls' offense freezes in 38-26 loss
High School Girls Basketball
BINGHAMTON — Oneonta High got it half right Saturday in a Section Four Class B girls basketball semifinal at the Broome County Arena.
Unatego volleyball swept
The Unatego volleyball team didn't win any intersectional games Saturday at Union-Endicott, but coach Kelli Niles said her returning players may have gained some valuable experience.
O-State ousted by Cortland
Women's College Basketball
UTICA — Kaylin VanDusen smudged Oneonta State's blueprint Saturday at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.
Hartwick lacrosse rolls in opener, 28-4
Hartwick College Roundup
The Hartwick College men's lacrosse team opened the season with a 28-4 non-conference victory over Centenary College on Sunday at All-Weather Field.
