Laurens’ shutout streak reaches 11
Will anyone score on the Laurens boys soccer team this season?
Goalie Tom Dorritie and the Leopards earned their 11th shutout in 11 games this year with a 2-0 victory over visiting Worcester on Tuesday in the Tri-Valley League.
Oneonta can get history lesson by looking back at Forks game
Oneonta High’s 31-0 loss at Windsor on Saturday brought back memories from a game four years ago. The date was Sept. 30, 2000, and first-year coach Art Rigas took his Yellowjackets into a home game against Chenango Forks.
Hartwick field hockey loses first of season
Callie Black had a goal and an assist to lead the host Elmira field hockey team to a 2-0 upset victory over previously unbeaten Hartwick on Tuesday.
Oneonta State
Oneonta State senior volleyball co-captain Jen Macri was named the Defensive Player of the Week by the New York State Women’s Collegiate Athletic Association.
SK girls dig in to tie Blue Devils
Kassie Tiller scored with seven minutes left as the South Kortright girls soccer team rallied to tie visiting Margaretville, 1-1, in the Delaware League on Monday.
Nothing finer than 49er victory at A-S for Hearn
Brett Hearn struck gold Friday, rallying from the back of the field to win the 358-modified 49er race at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Hearn earned $4,900 for winning the 49-lap event, capping a seven-day run that netted him $23,900 on local race tracks.
Father knows best as Delhi wins
2004 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
DELHI — Dave Kelly punished his son Saturday.
Kelly’s first victory of his 39th season as Delhi’s head football coach came at the expense of son Warren Kelly as the Bulldogs routed Harpursville, 26-0, in a Section Four Football Conference Division IV game.
Hill scores six TDs as ’Skins win
Brendan Hill rushed 25 times for 327 yards and six touchdowns Saturday to lead visiting Cooperstown to a 55-44 victory over Sauquoit Valley in the Section Three Football Conference.
Hawks upset No. 7
Senior forward Edwin Ruiz scored in the 67th minute Sunday to lift the Hartwick men’s soccer team to a 1-0 upset of seventh-ranked Old Dominion.
Milford native finishes second
Milford native Paul Wolfe finished second Friday night at Dover, Del., in the MBNA America 150, part of the NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch North Series.
A Kelly will win in Delhi on Saturday
2004 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
It’s been nearly nine years since Warren Kelly stepped on the Delhi football field in a competitive setting.
Sidney gets revenge, 52-18
2004 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
SIDNEY — Sidney cashed in on the big payback.
A season after falling to Unatego in the Section Four Class C championship, Sidney scored 30 second-half points Friday en route to a 52-18 Division IV thumping of the Spartans.
OHS girls come together for fourth straight victory
2004 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Things are starting to come together for the Oneonta High girls soccer team.
Eileen Coyle set up Kate Jaffie for two goals Friday as the Yellowjackets defeated visiting Johnson City, 2-0, in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference.
Velan scores as O-State prevails
2004 ONEONTA STATE SPORTS
Sarah Tauber, Mary Velan and Cristina Gaspar scored unassisted goals Friday as the Oneonta State women’s soccer team defeated SUNY Athletic Conference rival Plattsburgh, 3-0, at Red Dragon Field.
Robby Gordon got off easy
I’d like to do a little venting.
I like seeing good wrecks as much as the next guy. But even I was disgusted when trouble-making Robby Gordon purposely plowed into Greg Biffle’s 16 car early in the race at New Hampshire last week during the first race in the final sprint for the Nextel Cup championship.
Hartwick field hockey stays undefeated
Senior Kelly Cooman scored the winner two minutes, 13 seconds into overtime to lift the 11th-ranked Hartwick College field hockey team over visiting Geneseo, 2-1, on Friday.
Questions lingering on island
Week 1 is all about excitement. The season’s finally starting again, and you get to see if you were a draft genius, idiot or — most likely — something in between.
OHS graduate lifts Colgate to football victory
Oneonta High graduate Geoff Bean earned Special Teams Player of the Week honors from the Patriot League after helping the Colgate football team to a 17-15 victory over Dartmouth on Sept. 18.
Steam fuels Edmeston boys in victory
2004 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
SCHENEVUS — Thursday didn’t feel like a midseason game between second-place teams in the Tri-Valley League.
It was close to a must-win for the Edmeston boys soccer team, and the defending Class D state champion Panthers came through with a 4-2 victory over Schenevus.
Cooperstown girls edge Canastota, 4-3, on Valentine’s Day
2004 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
CANASTOTA — Michelle Valentine broke Canastota’s heart Thursday.
Valentine scored three goals, her last coming with two minutes to play, as the undefeated Cooperstown girls soccer team won a Center State Conference game, 4-3.
The right guide can make the difference
Everyone seems to be talking about bears.
That’s understandable since the early bear season recently opened in the Adirondacks. Personally, I dislike the early season. With all the leaves on the trees and underbrush, you just can’t see.
Wildcats win 6th in a row
2004 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
Charlie Whitmore scored and had an assist as the Davenport boys soccer team defeated host Roxbury, 3-0, Thursday in the Delaware League.
CV-S girls upend Raiders
Maddie Godman and Megan Shirey scored as visiting Cherry Valley-Springfield defeated Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, 2-0, in the Tri-Valley League.
Hawks on road for tourney
The Hartwick College men’s soccer team will travel to compete in the Nike/Tribe Soccer Classic at the College of William and Mary today and Sunday.
O-State women to face Plattsburgh
The Oneonta State women’s soccer team should face its toughest SUNY Athletic Conference test at 4 p.m. today, when the Red Dragons play host to Plattsburgh.
OHS blows by Tornado
Ali Dokuchitz, Colleen Swift, Leann Shaw and Mackenzie Winne scored their first varsity goals as the Oneonta girls soccer team defeated visiting Norwich, 6-0, in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference on Wednesday.
Afton, B-G golf teams win
Matt Masse shot a 6-over-par 40 as Afton’s golf team defeated Unatego, 221-229, in the Midstate Athletic Conference on Wednesday.
Trecker earns first Jose media award
Jerry Trecker was named the first recipient of the Colin Jose Media Award by the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
OHS boys rally behind Webster
Chris Webster had a goal and his first two assists of the season as the visiting Oneonta boys soccer team rallied to beat Norwich, 3-2, in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference on Tuesday.
O-State falls to Binghamton
Bryan Arnault had a goal and an assist as the 20th-ranked Binghamton men’s soccer team downed Oneonta State, 2-1, in a non-conference game Tuesday.
Sidney works over Delhi
Nick Kozak had little time to enjoy Sidney’s 30-0 Section Four Football Conference victory over Delhi.
Milford upsets state champs
If the Milford boys soccer team didn’t have the attention of the Tri-Valley League before, it does now.
Walton wins in a flash
WALTON — Walton needed all of 20 seconds to make a statement Monday and essentially tucked away its third straight Section Four Football Conference victory less than three minutes into a non-division game against Deposit.
Coyle points OHS girls to 3-1 victory
Eileen Coyle broke through for two goals and an assist as the Oneonta girls soccer team rallied for a 3-1 victory over Whitney Point in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference on Monday.
Hearn wins 100-lap event at Brockville Ontario track
The Turning Stone Casino 358-modified Super DIRT Series made a stop Friday at Brockville Ontario Speedway, where a capacity crowd witnessed Brett Hearn win the 100-lap event.
Oneonta kicking self after 10-6 loss
2004 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
WHITNEY POINT — Inconsistency stopped Oneonta High in a Section Four Division III football game Saturday.
Despite gaining 10 or more yards on 10 of their 49 offensive plays, the Yellowjackets fell to Whitney Point, 10-6.
Hill leads Cooperstown football
2004 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Brendan Hill scored two touchdowns Saturday as host Cooperstown defeated rival Richfield Springs, 24-6, in a Section Three football game.
Oneonta State men’s soccer wins late, 2-1
Freshman Daniel Stevens scored the go-ahead goal off an assist from Jerry Manneh in the 82nd minute, leading the Oneonta State men’s soccer team to a 2-1 victory over visiting New Jersey Tech on Saturday.
Hartwick men’s soccer shuts down Yale, 2-0
Adam Mitchinson scored two goals and goalie Josh Wagenaar earned the shutout, leading the Hartwick College men’s soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Yale University on Sunday at the Yale Soccer Classic.
B-G grabs victory on late pick
2004 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
BAINBRIDGE — Dustin Eldridge held onto the ball when Bainbridge-Guilford needed it most.
The Bobcats, who fumbled seven times and lost six, held on for a 15-12 victory over Susquehanna Valley under a steady downpour Friday night.
Spartans fall to SCC, 14-12
2004 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
BINGHAMTON — Unatego’s performance Friday night mirrored that of the lights at Binghamton Alumni Stadium.
Worcester splits with Patriots
2004 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Ryan Peters had two goals and an assist as the visiting Worcester boys soccer team held off Cherry Valley-Springfield, 5-4, in the Tri-Valley League on Friday.
O-State women’s soccer wins, 3-0
Stamford graduate Brooke Davis scored twice Friday to lead the defending NCAA Division III champion Oneonta State women’s soccer team to a 3-0 victory at Buffalo State.
’Wick men fall to Brown
Jeff Larentowicz scored the winning goal in the 105th minute as Brown University beat the Hartwick College men’s soccer team in overtime, 2-1, at the Yale Soccer Classic on Friday.
Top-ranked Davenport thumps Rams
2004 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
DAVENPORT — A mark of an elite team is when an opponent knows what’s coming and still can’t stop it.
Wildcats ram SK boys, 5-0
2004 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
KORTRIGHT — Davenport’s Simon Flueckiger found holes in South Kortright’s defense Thursday.
Flueckiger had two goals and an assist to lead Davenport to a 5-0 victory in a battle of Delaware League powers.
UV joins Sidney, Greene in MAC race
2004 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER — MIDSTATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PREVIEW
The forecast for Midstate Athletic Conference boys soccer might include a storm.
Unadilla Valley is the surprise thus far in a league owned by Sidney and Greene during the last two years.
Margaretville girls edge Eagles, 2-1
2004 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Suzanna DiBenedetto and Christina Gavette scored first-half goals to lead the Margaretville girls soccer team to a 2-1 Delaware League victory over host Downsville on Thursday.
HARTWICK COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER
The Hartwick College men’s soccer team will meet Brown University in the opener of the Yale Soccer Classic at 5 p.m. today.
Women’s soccer opens SUNYAC schedule today
2004 ONEONTA STATE ROUNDUP
The Oneonta State women’s soccer team opens its SUNY Athletic Conference schedule at 4 p.m. today at Buffalo State. The Red Dragons play at Fredonia at noon Saturday.
Visit to AuSable is always special
There’s a special feeling when you gingerly place a dry fly out into the current and it drifts over the exact spot you wanted it to cover.
Home was where the hurt was in 2004
2004 ONEONTA TIGERS
Damaschke Field proved to be a field of nightmares for the Oneonta Tigers in 2004.
Two-time defending Stedler Division champion Oneonta finished a league-worst 11-26 at home en route to a third-place finish at 33-41 in the New York-Penn League.
Margaretville boys trounce Eagles
2004 HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
Ivan Lor scored three goals to lead the Margaretville boys soccer team to a 4-0 Delaware League victory over visiting Downsville on Wednesday.
’Wick women down Skidmore in OT, 2-1
Freshman midfielder Beth White scored the winning goal in the 95th minute to lead the Hartwick College women’s soccer team to a 2-1 overtime victory against Skidmore College on Wednesday night at Elmore Field.
Milford girls shut down CV-S; Edmeston wins
Morgan Dutcher and Kate Yerdon scored as the Milford girls soccer team stayed undefeated in the Tri-Valley League and with a 2-0 victory over Cherry Valley-Springfield on Monday.
O-State loses to ’Cuse
Brad Peetoom scored 2 minutes, 2 seconds into the game to lead the Syracuse University men’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Oneonta State on Tuesday.
Hartwick honors
Senior Kelly Cooman was named to the honor roll by the web site womensfieldhockey.com for her performance last week as a member of the Hartwick College field hockey team.
Delhi Tech sinks Cobleskill in OT, 2-1
Shawn Manzie scored with 53 seconds left in the first overtime to lead Delhi Tech to a 2-1 men’s soccer victory over Cobleskill on Monday.
Unadilla resident super at Lebanon
Unadilla resident Billy Decker led the last 13 laps of the Turning Stone Casino 358-modified Super DIRT Series qualifier to earn the $4,000 victory at Lebanon Valley Speedway on Friday.
OHS girls find touch in OT
Kate Jaffie had the perfect touch Sunday at the Wright National Soccer Campus.
Jaffie scored on an assist from Eileen Coyle with 21 seconds left in the first overtime to give the Oneonta High girls soccer team a 2-1 victory over Westhill in the Group 7 championship of The Daily Star Hall of Fame Cup.
Hawks rally to Cup
2004 MEN&#rsquo;S SOCCER — MAYOR&#rsquo;S CUP
Hartwick rallied late Saturday at Elmore Field to earn the 29th annual Mayor’s Cup men’s soccer championship with a 1-1 overtime tie against Ohio State.
O-State cruises to title
2004 WOMEN&#rsquo;S SOCCER — MAYOR&#rsquo;S CUP
The 2004 Mayor’s Cup was no contest for Oneonta State.
The defending NCAA Division III champion Red Dragons capped an undefeated weekend with a 9-0 rout of Muskingum that earned O-State its third consecutive Mayor’s Cup title.
Hartwick unglued in opener
2004 HARTWICK FOOTBALL
ONEONTA — Hartwick dropped the ball in its 2004 football season opener Saturday at All-Weather Field.
Five interceptions and eight dropped passes hurt the Hawks in a 19-9 loss to Division I-AA Saint Peter’s College.
Bobcats fall short on last drive
2004 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Bainbridge-Guilford experienced pain on the field and on the scoreboard Saturday.
The Bobcats’ final drive stalled at Windsor’s 15 with 30 seconds to play in a 12-7 Section Four Football Conference Division III loss to Windsor.
Belden scores twice as Edmeston wins Cup
2004 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
Edmeston’s Brad Belden used his head Sunday at the Wright National Soccer Campus.
Belden scored two goals, one on a header, to lead Edmeston to a 2-0 victory over Lake George in the Group 8 championship of The Daily Star Hall of Fame Cup.
Unadilla Valley upsets Greene; SK tops Roxbury
2004 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
The stakes just got higher for the Unadilla Valley boys soccer team.
Zack Thomsen scored two goals and Matt Vermuelen scored once as the host Storm upset Greene, 3-2, in a Midstate Athletic Conference game Saturday.
Walton runs away with victory
2004 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Wisey Askerzadah had 18 carries for 173 yards and a touchdown to lead Walton to a 30-0 victory over Seton Catholic Central in a Section Four Division IV game Saturday.
Unatego thunders to victory
2004 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
GREENE — Those in Division IV of the Section Four Football Conference who thought the defending Class C champions would return to second-tier status this season might want to think again.
Errors hurt OHS in 16-0 loss
2004 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
ONEONTA — Mistakes caught up to Oneonta High in the home opener for first-year coach John Nealis.
Elmira Notre Dame scored twice in the first half Friday en route to 16-0 victory at Lloyd F. Baker Field.
Hartwick men win Mayor’s Cup opener
2004 COLLEGE SPORTS
The Hartwick College men’s soccer team earned a 3-0 victory over Fordham in the second game of the 29th annual Mayor’s Cup Tournament on Friday night at Elmore Field.
Wildcats have the answers
2004 DELAWARE LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW
The Davenport girls soccer team had to deal with a lot of what-ifs last season.
The Wildcats started the year 18-0, earned the No. 1 ranking in the state and routed Gilboa, 5-0, in the Delaware League title game.
Davenport loaded for title run
2004 DELAWARE LEAGUE BOYS SOCCER PREVIEW
The addition of two exchange students could translate into a Delaware League boys soccer championship for Davenport this season.
Delhi boys edge Walton, 4-3
Kyle Cappiello broke a 3-3 tie 10 minutes into the second half Friday as Delhi advanced in the Downsville Tournament in what was also a MAC game.
Hawks to honor Schramm, open 2004 season Saturday
2004 HARTWICK COLLEGE FOOTBALL
This one’s for Kory Schramm.
Hartwick College will retire Schramm’s No. 33 jersey before the start of its 2004 football season, which begins at 1 p.m. Saturday against Division I-AA Saint Peter’s College at All-Weather Field.
These guys can’t wait for season to start
Is there any sports season whose beginning is so highly anticipated and celebrated as the NFL? (Be quiet NHL fans. You four are the only ones excited for the end of that three-week offseason.
Chase won’t end here
What’s going to make Saturday night’s Nextel Cup race at Richmond International Raceway particularly agonizing is that for the drivers who don’t qualify for the Chase for the Championship, they don’t get to drop off the planet and immediately bury memories of the season.
OHS boys tie; Milford wins squeaker
2004 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Chris Webster scored twice in the first 12 minutes Thursday to help Oneonta High to a 3-3 boys soccer tie against Chenango Valley in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference.
Elk hunts often hit the spot
From the depths of the tree-choked drainage, the shrill bugle of Colorado’s elk rose to the waiting hunters. The hair on the backs of two hunters’ necks stood up as the whistles and grunts echoed through the quakies during the early morning.
Oneonta State field hockey beats Elmira
Junior Kate Yarmowich had two goals, including the decisive one in the 48th minute Thursday, to lift Oneonta State to a 4-2 field hockey victory over visiting Elmira.
Hawks’ men looking for another Cup
2004 HARTWICK COLLEGE MEN&#rsquo;S SOCCER
Hartwick men’s soccer plays host to the 29th annual Mayor’s Cup Soccer Tournament this weekend at Elmore Field.
Unatego girls better Sidney
The gap might be closing between the Unatego and Sidney girls soccer teams, but the Spartans still have the upper hand.
Cooman paces Hartwick field hockey
Senior forward Kelly Cooman scored two goals to lead the Hartwick College field hockey team to a 3-0 victory over visiting Rensselaer on Wednesday.
Laurens scores late to defeat Wildcats
Greg Breuer scored with 1 minute, 2 seconds remaining to give the Laurens boys soccer team a 1-0 victory over Tri-Valley League host Milford on Tuesday.
Dragons top Siena
Jerry Manneh scored with 2 minutes, 45 seconds remaining to lead the Oneonta State men’s soccer team to a 2-0 victory in its home opener over Siena on Tuesday.
Winne passes McGill to earn victory
Joe Winne Jr. passed John McGill on a restart during the fifth lap to earn his second 358-modified victory at Accord Speedway over the weekend.
O-State women 0-1-1 at tourney
2004 ONEONTA STATE WOMEN&#rsquo;S SOCCER
The Oneonta State women’s soccer team won’t get to enjoy its No. 1 ranking for long.
The Red Dragons went 0-1-1 over the weekend in their Red Dragon Cup, losing to Ohio Wesleyan, 2-1, and tying William Smith, 1-1.
Jackets fight to end for victory
2004 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Bryan Bordinger capped a 134-yard, three touchdown performance Saturday with a 5-yard scoring run to rally Oneonta High to a 26-21 Section Four Football Conference victory over host Chenango Valley.
Tigers go down swinging
Oneonta went down fighting Saturday in a 3-2 New York-Penn League loss that featured a bench-clearing brawl against the Tri-City ValleyCats.
Freshman helps Hawks salvage tie
Freshman Chris Jackson scored his first collegiate goal in the second half Saturday as the Hartwick College men’s soccer team tied visiting Bucknell, 1-1, in a non-conference game.
Bobcats run over WP, 20-0
2004 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Who needs Afton?
Bainbridge-Guilford, which ended a 15-year football merger with Afton before the season, won its opener with a 20-0 rout of Division III visitor Whitney Point.
O-Tigers swept by Tri-City
2004 ONEONTA TIGERS
The Oneonta Tigers failed to rebound from early deficits Friday in dropping a New York-Penn League double-header to the host Tri-City ValleyCats, 3-2 and 4-1.
Edmeston boys look to get past early bump
2004 TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE BOYS SOCCER PREVIEW
The notion that defending Class D state champion Edmeston would steamroll through the Tri-Valley League didn’t last long.
G-MU, Worcester rebuild as girls title up for grabs
2004 TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW
Pick a team, any team.
That sums up the prognosis for Tri-Valley League girls soccer, where graduation decimated last year’s powers and no clear-cut favorite exists.
Oneonta State volleyball wins
2004 ONEONTA STATE SPORTS
Oneonta State volleyball began its 2004 season with two victories during the first day of the fifth annual Red Dragon Invitational.
Unatego smacks Walton, 4-1
2004 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Christine Fallot had a goal and an assist Thursday as host Unatego beat Walton in its Midstate Athletic Conference girls soccer opener, 4-1.
O-Tigers pounded
2004 ONEONTA TIGERS
The Oneonta Tigers got knocked around Thursday in a 12-1 loss at Stedler Division-leader Tri-City, allowing 13 hits for their second straight loss in the New York-Penn League.
Fishing on Lake Ontario can be tough to stomach
As we trolled across the mouth of the Salmon River, the depth finder displayed a number of large fish near the bottom. Our lures soon passed through a school of salmon waiting to run up the river when the water temperatures dropped.
Two tournaments at O-State this weekend
Although this is opening week for area college sports, it’s already tournament time for Oneonta State.
The Red Dragons will play host to tournaments in women’s soccer and volleyball this weekend, while their field hockey and cross country teams open 2004 on the road. O-State tennis also opens this weekend, playing host to SUNY Athletic Conference foe New Paltz at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Volleyball, tennis set to open ’04
Hartwick College opens its 2004 women’s volleyball season against Russell Sage at 4 p.m. today in the Oneonta State Invitational.
Hawks win 500th with 2-0 triumph
2004 HARTWICK MEN&#rsquo;S SOCCER
Hartwick College added another chapter to its men’s soccer history book Wednesday.
An own goal by Lafayette and another by Omar Gordon lifted the Hawks to a 2-0 victory in their season opener at Elmore Field, giving the program its 500th victory.
Low shot sinks Dragons’ men in opener, 1-0
Oneonta State’s low point of the 2004 men’s soccer season came midway through the second half of its opener Wednesday as the visiting Red Dragons allowed a goal off an indirect kick in a 1-0 non-conference loss to the University at Albany.
