Saturday, May 29, 2004
Top-ranked Panthers have No. 14 to go
High School Baseball: Section Four Class D Championship Preview
Fourteenth-seeded Afton in the Section Four Class D baseball final — who would have thunk it? Edmeston's Paul Stanton, for one. "You had to suspect Afton," said Stanton, whose top-seeded, top-ranked and undefeated team played two tight games with the Crimson Knights in the regular season. "Everybody should have known they'd be a good competitor. They play Class C teams all year."
Knights trying for 10th straight
High School Softball: Section Four Class D Championship Preview
It might be hard to put Afton's decade-long softball dominance into perspective, but how about this: Standout senior shortstop Renee Kemmerer was a third-grader the last time the team didn't win Section Four Class D. You have to go back to 1994, when Lansing beat Afton, 8-4, in the sectional quarterfinals. It's been all Afton ever since.
Sidney's Hinsch best of Lehigh's female athletes
On Campus
Sidney graduate Lindsay Hinsch earned women's Athlete of the Year at Division I Lehigh University this spring. Hinsch finished second in the long jump (5.80 meters) at the Patriot League Championships. She also was fifth in the 100 dash and triple jump.
LaMonica trying to hang on to top spot
42nd Annual General Clinton Canoe Regatta Preview
Oneonta resident Ted LaMonica pulled his canoe out of the Susquehanna River near Emmons last year, and Mount Upton's Bob Zaveral paddled by during the 41st annual General Clinton Canoe Regatta. Eerie, since Zaveral has a chance to pass the all-time regatta leader Monday.
O-State duo just misses
Oneonta State Track And Field
Oneonta State's Ashlee Robertson missed the finals of the 400-meter sprint by one-hundredth of a second at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., on Friday.
OHS lacrosse finishes season with 6-3 record
High School Sports: Oneonta High Lacrosse
Oneonta High lacrosse finished its 2004 season last Saturday with a 5-4 overtime defeat of host Kingston at Dietz Stadium. Preston Wright scored the winner in sudden-death.
Earnhardt Jr. returns to debut track
The Inside Track: Auto Racing Column By Popular Bob Christ
It's hard to believe that only five years ago Sunday that Dale Earnhardt Jr. made his debut in NASCAR's top circuit when he participated in the Coca-Cola 600 in Concord, N.C. He qualified 12th in the 43-car field, three spots ahead of his father.
Friday, May 28, 2004
Roxbury's Cole wins Class D golf title
High School Golf: Section Four Class D Championships
Roxbury's Ryan Cole shot a 4-over-par 76 Thursday at the Delhi College Golf Course to earn medalist honors at the Section Four Class D Golf Championship. Edmeston's Alex Johnson and Hunter-Tannersville's Chris Backlund tied for second at 82. Hancock edged Roxbury, 464-467, for the title in the six-team tournament, which capped the Section Four golf season.
OHS falls in B final
High School Baseball: Section Four Class B Championship
BINGHAMTON — Oneonta High baseball dropped the ball Thursday. A misplayed ball in the third inning and an error in the sixth led to three Windsor runs as the top-seeded Black Knights beat Oneonta, 5-3, in the Section Four Class B Championship at Conlon Field.
Panthers squeeze one out
High School Baseball: Section Four Class D Semifinal
EDMESTON — If Andy Cole ever wants to open a bunting instructional school, he has the credentials after Thursday's performance. Cole's perfectly placed squeeze drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as top-seeded Edmeston rallied past fourth-seeded Hancock, 3-2, in a Section Four Class D baseball semifinal.
Sidney girls highlight track qualifier
High School Track And Field: Section Four State Qualifiers
BINGHAMTON — Sidney's Katelyn Guerriere and Amanda Haney proved Thursday they were the best 100-meter hurdlers in Section Four. That should have surprised no one at Binghamton Alumni Stadium as they were seeded 1-2 in the event at the Section Four State Qualifier.
Top-seeded Unatego baseball battered in Class C semifinal, 11-8
High School Baseball: Section Four Class C Semifinal
BINGHAMTON — Tioga won the battle of the bats Thursday, upsetting top-seeded Unatego, 11-8, in a Section Four Class C baseball semifinal at Conlon Field. The Tigers scored in all but three innings, spraying hits to every part of the field.
One good way to spend a rainy day
Outdoors Column By Rick Brockway
This must be typical weather in the northeast for the end of May, or I just take my vacation in the wrong places at the wrong time. Rain! It seems to never end.
Afton softball routs Rockets
Afton earned a chance to become 10 times better than most of its softball foes with a 12-1 semifinal victory Thursday over Roxbury in the Section Four Class D Tournament.
Thursday, May 27, 2004
Oneonta giving ball to sophomore in final
The Oneonta High baseball team is turning to one of its youngest players in the biggest game of the year. Sophomore Kyle Donnelly will pitch for the third-seeded Yellowjackets (13-8) in the Section Four Class B Championship against top-seeded Windsor at 6 p.m. today at Conlon Field in Binghamton.
SK goes out with DL title
High School Baseball
The South Kortright boys ended an impressive three-sport run by defeating Hunter-Tannersville, 4-1, in the Delaware League baseball championship Wednesday at Stamford. The Rams finished the 2003-04 school year with a share of the DL title in soccer, a sectional finals berth in soccer, a sectional finals appearance in basketball and Wednesday's baseball crown.
Sidney's Axtell taking great leap forward to D-I Oneonta State
Taking The Next Step
The distance from Sidney to Oneonta is small, but the jump Steve Axtell will make in soccer next season is not. Senior goalie Axtell will go from the Warriors of the Midstate Athletic Conference to Division I Oneonta State of the Atlantic Soccer Conference this fall.
Cooperstown pair continues dominance
High School Roundup
Cooperstown's Reid Snyder and Finn Dusenbery won sectionals for the fourth straight year with a victory at first doubles in the Section Three Class C-1 Tournament on Wednesday.
Three baseball players earn all-region honors
Area Colleges
Three area college baseball players were named to the Division III New York Region American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Star Team on Wednesday.
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Dragons' magic rolls on; Edmeston wins
Sectional Baseball Roundup
The upsets keep coming for the 15th-seeded Schenevus baseball team. Chris Brown finished 4-for-5 with four RBIs as the visiting Dragons ousted seventh-seeded Cherry Valley Springfield in the Section Four Class D quarterfinals Tuesday.
Oneonta, Konstanty back in business
PORT DICKINSON — Mike Konstanty's back seems to be doing better. Konstanty, who has nursed a sore back for much of the season, had three hits to lead third-seeded Oneonta High to an 8-4 victory over second-seeded Chenango Valley on Tuesday in a Section Four Class B semifinal at Wifley Park.
Roxbury prevails in wacky ending
Sectional Softball Roundup
Call it an international incident. The Roxbury softball team rallied to oust visiting Schenevus, 8-7, in 10 innings Tuesday in the Section Four Class D Tournament quarterfinal decided by international tiebreaker rules.
Cooman to play in Australia
Hartwick Roundup
Hartwick junior Kelly Cooman will compete as a member of the USA Athletes International Field Hockey Team at the Australian Youth Games in Brisbane from July 5-9.
Delhi tennis duo advances
High School Roundup
Delhi's Anup Gangavalli and Ty Robson lost their first set of the tournament, but rallied to defeat Lansing's Matt Dietret and Pete Mares in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, to win the Section Four Class C tournament at Binghamton Tennis Center.
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Aces wild: Roxbury graduate hits two
Area Golf
Score two for procrastination. With his oft-used pitching wedge awaiting a regrip at home, 2000 Roxbury graduate Jon Rohacevich hit his first hole-in-one using a 9-iron on the par-3, 107-yard sixth hole Saturday at the Shephard Hills Golf Club. Then, he did it again.
Hartwick rekindles Division I flame
Hartwick College Sports
If Ian McIntyre needs another job, he ought to think about being a salesman. Hartwick men's soccer coach McIntyre helped raise about $2 million during the last three months, and it paid off Monday when the school announced its men's soccer and women's water polo teams would remain Division I for the "foreseeable future."
OHS junior rolls 300 in state tourney
Area Bowling
Oneonta High junior Matt Geasey bowled his first 300 Saturday at the New York State Young American Bowling Alliance Pepsi-Cola Championships in Fishkill en route to a second-place finish in the scholarship tournament.
Varin wins first at Fonda this season
Area Auto Racing Noteboook
After missing the first points race of season because he didn't have a motor ready, modified driver Bobby Varin has climbed back into the points battle at Fonda Speedway with a big victory Saturday over defending champ Dave Lape.
Two O-State women to run in NCAA D-III track finals
Oneonta State Track And Field
Oneonta State's Kelly Stevens and Ashlee Robertson received return trips to the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships, slated for this weekend at Millikin University (Ill.).
Monday, May 24, 2004
Oneonta's Primmer could be prime-time D-I soccer player
Taking The Next Step
Mara Primmer and St. Bonaventure were a match made in Corning. That's where the Bonnies discovered Oneonta High's Primmer last spring. She was playing a game for the Oneonta Soccer Club, and St. Bonaventure assistant coach Bob Hammer was watching.
Oneonta's Warren wins sectional tennis title
High School Sports
Oneonta High's David Warren won the Section Four Class B Championship at Owego Free Academy on Saturday. Warren, seeded second, earned a straight-set victory over top-seeded Chris Nosky of Chenango Forks, 6-3, 6-2, to claim his first sectional title. This was the third straight season Warren has been in the sectional final.
O-State quartet wins two relays
Area College Track
Justin Palermo, Art Driscoll, Tim Wood and Tom O'Neill won two relays Saturday for the Oneonta State men's track and field team at the MIT Last Chance Qualifier. The foursome placed first in the 400- and 1,600-meter relays, in 42.97 seconds and 3:20.55, respectively.
Saturday, May 22, 2004
Dragons burn No. 2 Jefferson in opener
High School Baseball: Section Four Tournaments
Throw the seeds out, the defending Section Four Class D baseball champions are waking up. The 15th-seeded Schenevus Dragons, who advanced to the state championship last season, held on for a 5-4 road victory over No. 2 Jefferson in a Section Four Class D Tournament opener Friday. Schenevus beat Jefferson last season, 12-0, in the Section Four championship.
Two of a kind in The Daily Dozen all-stars
Area College Sports: 2004 Daily Star All-Stars
Sanada Mujanovic and Justin Wood may not know each another, but they have some interesting things in common.
Worcester stuns Milford, 1-0
High School Softball: Section Four Class Tournaments
Bethany Head struck out 17 in a complete-game one-hitter as Worcester won at Milford, 1-0, in eight innings in a Section Four Class D Tournament opener Friday.
Sidney girls get jump on Class C in 100 hurdles
High School Track: Sectional Meets
Katelyn Guerriere and Amanda Haney finished 1-2 Thursday in the 100-meter hurdles, helping the Sidney girls to a second-place finish in the Section Four Class C Track and Field Championships at Cornell University.
Robbie Gordon's priorities need to straighten up
The Inside Track: Auto Racing Column
It's closing in on Robbie Gordon's time of year. Not only is the race in Sonoma, Calif., fast approaching for this road-course specialist, but he gets to try his annual 1,100-mile double at Indianapolis and Charlotte next Sunday.
Friday, May 21, 2004
Velan wins four events for Stamford
High School Track And Field — Section Four Class Meets
Stamford's Mary Velan won four events, but Odessa-Montour won the Section Four Class D girls track and field title with 164 points Thursday at Delhi Tech. Davenport/South Kortright was second with 80 points and Cherry Valley-Springfield third with 68. Velan won the 1,500 (5 minutes, 1.2 seconds), 800 (2:24.3), 3,000 (11:40.1) and anchored the winning 1,600 relay team (4:33.6).
Bad day of fishing still better than any at office
Outdoors Column
Each year I like to return to one of the most famous trout streams in the country. The West Branch of the AuSable River has been referred to as the best trout stream east of the Rocky Mountains.
OHS baseball rocks NV in opener
High School Roundup
Sophomore Kyle Donnelly went 2-for-3, including two home runs and five RBIs, to lead host Oneonta High to a 12-6 baseball victory over Newark Valley in a Section Four Class B quarterfinal Thursday.
Roxbury's Hinkley no-hits South Kortright softball
High School Softball — Section Four Class D Tournament
Alison Hinkley threw her first no-hitter of the season to lead Roxbury to a 12-1 softball victory over visiting South Kortright in the opening round of the Section Four Class D Tournament on Thursday.
Thursday, May 20, 2004
Sandford breaks away from OHS
High School Girls Soccer
ONEONTA — Oneonta High girls soccer coach Helen Sandford kicked a 30-year habit Wednesday. Sandford, who started Oneonta's girls soccer program 30 years ago, retired from coaching soccer and teaching physical education after 37 years at OHS.
Schenevus pitcher a hit in T-V final
High School Softball: Tri-Valley League Championship
MILFORD — Schenevus' Stephanie Shulgay was nearly unhittable in Wednesday's Tri-Valley Softball Championship. Shulgay threw a one-hitter as the Dragons beat Edmeston, 4-0, at Milford High.
Cooperstown clinches in golf
High School Golf
Nick Feinberg shot a 3-over-par 38 as host Cooperstown clinched its second straight Center State Conference East championship with a 164-176 victory over Mount Markham on Wednesday at Leatherstocking Golf Course.
Johnson, Jennings earn top honors
Hartwick College Sports
Seniors Sheri Johnson and Josh Jennings won athlete of the year honors at Hartwick College's athletic awards ceremony Wednesday at The Agora.
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Afton stung in title game, 4-2
High School Softball: Midstate Athletic Conference Championship
BAINBRIDGE — Afton lost its grip on the Midstate Athletic Conference softball title. A sloppy sixth inning for the two-time defending champion Crimson Knights led Harpursville to a 4-2 victory Tuesday at Greenlawn Elementary.
Bobcats snap tie, advance to final
High School Sports
Ryan Pepper pitched a complete game Tuesday to lead Bainbridge-Guilford to a 5-3 victory over Deposit in a tiebreaker to determine the Midstate Athletic Conference Division II champion at Afton.
T-V final moved to 4:30 today
High School Softball: Tri-Valley League Championship
Rain washed out a potential conflict at the Tri-Valley League Softball Championship, originally scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Laurens Rec Center.
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Hinkley comes through for Roxbury
High School Softball: Delaware League Championship
GILBOA — Roxbury's Alison Hinkley pitched her team out of trouble when they needed her the most. Senior Hinkley struggled a bit in the Delaware League Championship, but struck out two of the final three batters as Roxbury held off Davenport, 11-9, on Monday at Gilboa High.
Step up is step out for OHS' Rigas
High School Football
Oneonta High football coach Art Rigas is moving up ... again. Four years after taking over as Oneonta's head coach, Rigas is moving on to become the offensive coordinator at Milford Academy in New Berlin.
Panthers dump CV-S
High School Baseball: Tri-Valley Baseball Championship
ONEONTA — Sam Ackerman owes one to Ryan Laymon. Ackerman led the undefeated Edmeston baseball team to its second straight Tri-Valley League Championship, striking out 16 in a two-hitter as the Panthers beat Cherry Valley-Springfield, 3-0, on Monday at Oneonta State.
Gould, Unadilla Valley win second straight T-V titles
High School Golf: Tri-Valley League Championships
Todd Gould won his second consecutive individual Tri-Valley League Championship in golf Monday, shooting a 74 at the par-72 Oneonta Country Club to lead Unadilla Valley to the team crown.
Alger earns Afton victory
Local Auto Racing Notebook
Otego's J.R. Hurlburt (358-modified), Unadilla's Paul Harrington (Pure Stock) and Oneonta's Brad Alger (Sportsman), had something in common on Friday. They all won for the first time this season.
Rams clinch spot in Delaware title game
High School Sports Roundup
South Kortright clinched the Mountain Division in the Delaware League with a 10-8 edging of host Margaretville on Monday.
Monday, May 17, 2004
Hawks fall short in ECAC final, 16-9
Hartwick College Men's Lacrosse
Senior attackman Chris Copeland was a little too much for the Hartwick College men's lacrosse team. Copeland scored eight times Saturday in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Upstate New York Championship, leading Rochester Institute of Technology to a 16-9 victory over the Hawks. Senior attackman Josh Molinari contributed three goals and seven assists for top-seeded RIT (14-4), which held an 11-5 lead at the half.
Redskins boys win another CSC title
High School Track And Field
Allan Guiney placed first in the 800-meter run and contributed to the winning 1,600 relay team as Cooperstown's boys won its third straight Center State Conference Division II championship Saturday at Mount Markham.
Hartwick trio earns postseason accolades
Hartwick College Roundup
Hartwick College baseball players Josh Jennings and Tyler Saladin earned all-conference honors from the Empire 8 on Friday.
Jayhawks commit 10 errors in 14-12 loss to Seward
High School Roundup
Jesse Bulka's double in the bottom of the seventh tied the score, but host Jefferson allowed two runs in the top of the eighth in a 14-12 non-league loss Saturday to S.S. Seward.
Saturday, May 15, 2004
Milford edges Worcester in Tri-Valley
High School Roundup
Rachel Baxter's third-inning double drove in Amber Huffstickler with the decisive run as host Milford beat Worcester, 4-2, in the Tri-Valley League on Friday. Baxter's RBI put Milford ahead, 3-2. Winning pitcher Alicia Strong struck out four and walked two in a four-hitter. Bethany Head walked five and struck out nine in a three-hitter for Worcester.
Hartwick men cash in, 10-7
Area College Men's Lacrosse
ONEONTA — Sometimes it takes a little extra time to get the big payback.
Let's hear it for the girls
College Sports Column
The words replay over and over in the ol' melon. "Up, the middle — up-up, the middle."
NASCAR's crossing the line by cutting key venues
The Inside Track — Auto Racing Column
Now it's official. Rockingham and Darlington are losing races for the 2005 season, which means I'm registering a formal complaint with anyone who will listen.
Friday, May 14, 2004
Delhi boys win close one
MAC Track Championships
SIDNEY — Delhi's boys beat everything Thursday at the Midstate Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships. Down seven points with the 1,600-meter relay to go, the Bulldogs turned in a winning time of 3 minutes and 38.6 seconds. The victory by Jon Smith, Travis Mahler, Wade Bartlett and Jason Staples earned Delhi 10 points and its first MAC championship in the league's third season of existence.
O-State turns to Medici
College Basketball
ONEONTA — Give Vince Medici a hard hat and steel-toed boots. He has a lot of work ahead of him.
Velan breaks record in 400
Tri-Valley League Track Championships
Stamford's Mary Velan ran an open 400 for the first time at the Tri-Valley League track championships at Walton on Thursday.
STAC track championships
Tom Vogler was second in the 400 hurdles (58.0 seconds) to lead Oneonta's boys to a 10th-place finish at the STAC Championships on Thursday at Windsor.
Unatego baseball wins to clinch
High School Roundup
Unatego earned a chance to keep its Midstate Athletic Conference title in baseball. Chris Neibehr went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI as the visiting Spartans beat Sidney, 4-3, Thursday.
Thursday, May 13, 2004
Dragons win T-V East with 3-1 triumph
Softball Roundup
Stephanie Shulgay struck out 11 in a one-hitter to lead Schenevus to a 3-1 victory over host Milford in the Tri-Valley League on Wednesday. The victory clinched the Tri-Valley East Division for the Dragons, who finished 11-1 in the league. "It's exciting," Schenevus coach Jennifer Barnett said. "I knew the girls potentially could do it. It basically all goes down to how hard they want to work. And they busted their butts."
Oneonta baseball gets past Norwich, 8-4
High School Roundup
Lance Thomas allowed three hits in three innings of relief as Oneonta beat host Norwich, 8-4, in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference on Wednesday.
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
SK baseball closing in on division
High School Roundup
The South Kortright baseball team has come a long way in two weeks. The Rams won their eighth straight game Tuesday, a 10-6 non-league victory over visiting Gilbertsville-Mount Upton. Jack Cooperman's two-run double was followed by Pete Tiller's two-run single in a five-run sixth inning for SK (10-4, 7-1).
Oneonta's Primmer chooses Bonnies
High School Soccer
Oneonta High senior soccer player Mara Primmer signed a letter of intent with Division I St. Bonaventure, the school announced Monday.
Area dirt tracks hit hard by storms
Local Auto Racing
Rain continues to give Northern dirt track promoters fits as it again wiped out racing at numerous local speedways this past weekend.
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Closing time for Eck
National Baseball Hall Of Fame
COOPERSTOWN — One of baseball's best closers may finally get some closure. On July 25, the National Baseball Hall of Fame will do its part to help 2004 inductee Dennis Eckersley write the final chapter of a career that spanned 24 years.
Patriots wrap up T-V East
High School Baseball
Scott Dubben struck out 14 and went 2-for-3 and scored a run as Cherry Valley-Springfield wrapped up the Tri-Valley League East Division title with a 10-4 victory over Worcester on Monday.
Louer, Stevens earn top honors
O-State Awards
Seniors Mike Louer and Kelly Stevens won athlete of the year accolades from Oneonta State during the school's 15th annual awards banquet Monday in the Hunt Union Ballroom.
O-State, 'Wick men to meet in lacrosse
Oneonta State and Hartwick College drew "home" games for the Eastern College Athletic Conference Men's Lacrosse Tournament as the two meet at 4 p.m. Friday.
Downsville cruises past South Kortright, 10-2
High School Roundup
Beth Green went 3-for-4 with a two-run double in the fourth inning as Downsville won its fourth straight game by defeating South Kortright, 10-2, in the Delaware League on Monday.
Monday, May 10, 2004
'Wick water polo skids to 4th-place finish
Hartwick College Water Polo: NCAA Division I Championships
The East Coast skid continues. Lauren Faust had three goals to lead host Stanford to a 12-2 victory over Hartwick in the third-place game of the NCAA Division I Water Polo Championships on Sunday.
Broncos men win, women just miss
NJCAA Division III Track and Field Championships
DELHI — Walton graduate Justin Wood won two individual races Saturday at the NJCAA Division III Track and Field Championships, leading host Delhi Tech to its second national men's team title in four seasons.
Rock-solid Wood wins four titles
NJCAA Division III Track And Field Championships
DELHI — Delhi Tech's Justin Wood capped his junior college track days this past weekend with three individual titles at the NJCAA Division III Championships and a share of a fourth as the leadoff man for the winning 3,200-meter relay team.
O-State softball leaves NCAAs empty
Oneonta State Softball: NCAA Division III Tournament
ITHACA — Oneonta State's hopes of advancing to the Softball College World Series were dashed by a familiar weekend theme.
Morris baseball wins in bottom of seventh
High School Sports Roundup
Mike Tracy singled to score Nate Goodwin in the bottom of the seventh giving host Morris a 6-5 victory over Franklin in the Tri-Valley League on Saturday.
Stamford's Velan wins Rotary title
High School Track
Stamford's Mary Velan won the 1,500 (4 minutes, 52.7 seconds) and was fourth in the 800 (2:24.8) at the Rotary Invitational at Maine-Endwell on Saturday.
Saturday, May 8, 2004
Broncos' Fagan sets record in decathlon
Junior College Track: NJCAA Division III Championships
Delhi Tech's Jon Fagan broke the national record in the decathlon as the host Broncos increased their lead on the second day on the NJCAA Division III nationals.
O-State catches a break
Oneonta State Softball: NCAA Division III Tournament
ITHACA — Oneonta State's Amanda LaPolla shines on the biggest stages. LaPolla's game-saving catch Friday helped the Red Dragons clinch a 1-0 victory over top-seeded Western New England College the NCAA Division III Regional Softball Championships at Ithaca College.
Hawks pioneer finally gets her shot
Hartwick Water Polo: NCAA Division I Tournament
ONEONTA — Megan Thomson is taking the ride of her life in a vehicle known as the Hartwick College women's water polo team.
Stamford can't touch Bulka in no-hitter
Jesse Bulka struck out 13 in a no-hitter to lead Jefferson past host Stamford, 15-0, in a Delaware League baseball game Friday.
Top-ranked Afton falls; Storm wins first of year
Softball Roundup
Afton's 10-game winning streak in softball was chopped down Friday. Kristin Vandermark had two RBIs host as Deposit defeated the Crimson Knight, 3-1, in a Midstate Athletic Conference game Friday.
What's Stewart's problem anyway?
The Inside Track
Tony Stewart has gone on a one-man rampage the past month in the Nextel Cup series, wrecking name and no-name drivers on his trail of bent fenders, flattened tires and frosted nerve endings. Last week, it was Rusty Wallace who was pinned to the wall and the came out spewing venom about the driver of the No. 20 car.
Friday, May 7, 2004
B-G falls apart in 7th
High School Baseball
A seventh-inning nightmare led to Bainbridge-Guilford's first league baseball loss of the season as the Bobcats allowed all eight of Deposit's runs in the seventh inning of an 8-4 home loss Thursday. "It was ugly," B-G coach Steve Rice said of the top of the seventh, where his team committed all four of its errors and the Lumberjacks had four of their nine hits. The Bobcats (9-2-1 overall, 6-1 Midstate Athletic Conference) held a 2-0 lead entering the seventh, with Deposit's 6-7-8 hitters due up.
Hartwick riding a wave of success
Hartwick College Division I Water Polo
ONEONTA — Women's water polo is making waves at Hartwick College. The Hawks will compete in the NCAA Division I Championship semifinals for the first time in school history Saturday, nearly four months after the college announced it will drop men's soccer and women's water polo from D-I to D-III.
Make the right call with the right call
Outdoors Column
In the darkness, we parked the truck and prepared for the opening day of turkey season. Across the road we heard the first gobble.
Home sweet for Broncos on Day 1
Junior Colleges
Delhi Tech's 3,200 men's relay team set a meet record to help the host Broncos take the lead at the NJCAA Division III Nationals.
Hartwick baseball tops O-State, 5-4
Area College Baseball
A seventh-inning error by Oneonta State led to Hartwick's winning run Thursday in a 5-4 non-conference victory for the visiting Hawks.
Thursday, May 6, 2004
Delhi boys, Unatego girls win Harbaugh
Matt Oliver won the shot put (44 feet, 6 inches) and discus (119-3) to help lead the Delhi boys to the Harbaugh Invitational championship at Davenport on Wednesday. Oliver and teammate Travis Mahler were named co-MVPs of the meet. Mahler won the 110 hurdles (17.4 seconds) and the 400 hurdles (60.4) and was on the winning 1,600 relay team. Delhi scored 146 points for the victory. Harpursville was second of 12 teams with 76, Walton third with 64 and Stamford fourth with 52.
Spisto back in saddle
Junior College Men's Basketball
Delhi Tech turned to an old friend for its next men's basketball coach. Mike Spisto, the Broncos' head coach from 1999-2001, returned to his old post Wednesday, Delhi Tech athletic director Gary Cole said via cell phone.
Aching Akers one of three elected to Soccer Hall
Soccer Hall of Fame
Michelle Akers can't play soccer anymore. She has 15 knee surgeries, a bad right shoulder and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to thank for that.
Battery recharges O-State softball
Oneonta State Softball
Amy Herba's right arm and Michelle Norwich's left hand are probably two of the sorest body parts on Oneonta State's campus this week.
Two softball players hit first team in Empire 8
Hartwick College Softball
Hartwick College seniors Amy King and Tressa Campbell were named to the Empire 8 Softball All-Conference Team on Wednesday.
Wednesday, May 5, 2004
Milford overpowers Edmeston
Softball Roundup
Alicia Strong struck out nine to lead host Milford to a 7-2 victory over Edmeston in the Tri-Valley League on Tuesday. Eighth-grader Rachel Shultes went 2-for-3 with an RBI for Milford (11-1, 6-1). Trinity Barbour had two hits for Edmeston.
Today's the day for inductees
Soccer Hall
The National Soccer Hall of Fame will announce its 2004 induction class at 3:30 p.m. today at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
Hartwick's Vecher earns top E8 honor
Hartwick Roundup
Hartwick junior tennis player Vladimir Vecher was named the Empire 8 Player of the Year and the Hawks' Andrea Pontius earned Empire 8 Coach of the Year on Tuesday.
Red Dragons open against Merchant Marine at Ithaca
College Softball
The Oneonta State softball team is seeded fourth in the Ithaca bracket of the NCAA Division III Championship and will open play at 10 a.m. Friday.
Unatego's Reed all-state
Unatego senior volleyball player Danielle Reed was named to the New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports all-state team.
Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Unatego girls win CV-S relays
High School Roundup
Unatego won eight relays en route to the girls championship at the six-team Cherry Valley-Springfield relays on Monday. The Spartans set three meet records. Vickie Ryan and Calli Jo Sheldon won the 200 hurdles relay in 38.41 seconds. Sherilena Strub, Josie McDermott, Ryan and Katya Harris won the 800 relay in 1 minute, 59.21 seconds. McDermott and Strub won the high jump relay at 9 feet, 6 inches.
Bye, bye Bears in football
Notebook
Lions and Tigers, but no Bears. Oh my! Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton is no more in the Section Four Football Conference, which could scramble the next few months to revise the majority of its 2004 schedule as a result.
Oneonta loses lead late
Baseball And Softball Roundup
The Oneonta High baseball team can't seem to put pitching, defense and hitting together lately.
Hartwick to get rematch with undefeated USC
Water Polo
If the Hartwick water polo team is going to win the NCAA title, it needs to do what no other school has this season: Beat the University of Southern California.
Tough first night at Utica-Rome
Local Auto Racing
Conditions at Utica-Rome Speedway were less than ideal when the speedway opened for the season Sunday.
Monday, May 3, 2004
O-State in NCAAs again
Oneonta State Softball
Apparently, 30 innings of softball in one day wasn't enough for Oneonta State.
Guerriere shines in Cooperstown
High School Track
Katelyn Guerriere won four events to lead Sidney's girls to the Cooperstown Invitational championship Saturday.
Afton softball beats B-G in tough one
High School Sports
Brittney Sines scored on Renee Kemmerer's two-out infield single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Afton a 4-3 victory over visiting Bainbridge-Guilford in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
Saturday, May 1, 2004
Molitor a big hit at Hall
National Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN — As a designated hitter, Paul Molitor still fits nicely into a baseball lineup. One of the game's best hitters who earned the 1993 World Series MVP, Molitor visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame for his orientation tour Friday morning. Molitor and former pitching standout Dennis Eckersley, scheduled to appear at the Hall on May 10, will be enshrined July 25 during the 2004 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Clark Sports Center.
OHS' offense goes flat against Windsor
High School Baseball
Oneonta High's offense managed a season-low two hits and Windsor pitcher Anthony Suhadolnik led his team to an 8-3 victory in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference on Friday.
Head sisters combine on no-hitter for Worcester
Softball Roundup
Worcester sisters Hilari and Bethany Head combined on a six-inning no-hitter as host Worcester rolled past Morris, 16-1, in the Tri-Valley League on Friday.
O-State softball wins in 12th
Oneonta State Roundup
The Oneonta State softball team is certainly getting its money's worth at the SUNYAC Tournament in Cortland.
Men's lacrosse falls to Ithaca in semis
Hartwick College Roundup
Brian Weil scored five goals and had five assists Friday to lead the top-seeded Ithaca College men's lacrosse team to a 19-9 triumph over fourth-seeded Hartwick College in a semifinal game of the inaugural Empire 8 Conference Tournament.
Shower of beer cans leaves black eye on NASCAR
Racing Column
Can you imagine the furor that would have been caused Sunday at Talladega had one of Jeff Gordon's Hendrick Motorsports teammates been involved in that collision with four laps to go that caused the Nextel Cup race to finish under caution?
