Unatego girls win one for the ages
It was a title 12 years in the making.
Erika Puffer had 30 points and 12 rebounds as the Unatego girls basketball team routed host Harpursville, 76-59, in the Midstate Athletic Conference on Saturday to win its first division title since 1993.
O-State men rally against Geneseo
Michael Reardon went 3-for-4 from the foul line in the last 14 seconds as the Oneonta State men’s basketball team rallied to defeat Geneseo, 70-67, in a SUNY Athletic Conference game Saturday.
’Wick women cool off with loss to Nazareth
Sara Shipley scored a game-high 14 points to help Nazareth to a 58-44 women’s basketball victory over Hartwick on Saturday at Binder Gymnasium.
Unatego advances in duals; UV falls
Jon Barron led off a Section Four Dual Meet qualifier Friday with a pin of Josh Ellis at 130 pounds, helping Unatego to a 31-27 victory over visiting Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton.
O-State women drop fourth in a row
Freshman Ashley Broadhurst led all scorers with 19 points, including an 11-for-11 performance from the free-throw line down the stretch Friday, as Brockport handed Oneonta State its fourth straight loss, 66-61.
H-T freshman good to last drop
DAVENPORT — You’re a young basketball team on the road against the fifth-ranked Class D team in the state — on Senior Night, no less.
Adam hits 1,000
Junior Courtney Adam scored her 1,000th varsity point on a three-pointer Thursday, helping the Davenport girls basketball team to a 45-24 Delaware League victory at Gilboa.
Eagles boys clinch with 77-41 rout
Shane Bussiere scored 13 points in the first quarter Thursday as the Downsville boys basketball team clinched the Delaware League Mountain Division with a 77-41 victory over visiting Gilboa.
Helping Hospice a team effort
I’m sorry!
Last week I complained about the lack of snow in the area, and then we got hit with 14 to 20 inches of the white stuff. Many of you have asked me to keep my mouth shut as a result.
O-State wrestlers fall, 31-15
Oneonta State failed to battle back from an early deficit Wednesday and fell to visiting Cortland, 31-15, in a wrestling dual meet.
Broncos lose at No. 6 Mohawk Valley
David Cobb had 15 points and 13 rebounds Wednesday, but visiting Delhi Tech lost in the Mountain Valley Conference.
Laurens wins a big one in T-V
LAURENS — Yes Laurens can.
That was the answer Leopards boys basketball coach Andy Carr said he gave his team following Tuesday’s game with Worcester.
The question: Can Laurens win the big game?
Second-half rally lifts Milford girls past CV-S
Corinne Ketzlick scored nine of her 11 points in the fourth quarter Tuesday as Milford rallied for a 50-27 girls basketball victory over visiting Cherry Valley-Springfield in the Tri-Valley League.
Tichy honored by ECAC
Sophomore forward Mara Tichy earned co-Eastern College Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honors Tuesday.
Davenport girls edge Stamford in Delaware
Kaci Hood had 12 points to lead the Davenport girls basketball team to a 35-33 victory over host Stamford in a key Delaware League Upper Division game Monday.
Broncos win to give Spisto 50th victory
Brandon Lawley had 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead host Delhi Tech to a Mountain Valley Conference victory over Schenectady.
Hawks’ Tichy honored by E8
Hartwick women’s basketball player Mara Tichy was named the Empire 8 Player of the Week on Monday.
Unatego boys nip Sidney
Don Pierce’s extensive knowledge of Sidney came in handy Saturday, as he steered his Unatego boys basketball team to a 48-44 upset of the Warriors in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
O-State wrestlers rally to take sixth
Seven Oneonta State wrestlers earned all-state honors as the host Red Dragons finished sixth at the New York State Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships on Saturday.
B-G girls upset Oxford
Jennifer Patten’s late free throw Saturday helped Bainbridge-Guilford secure a 50-48 girls basketball victory over host Oxford in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
Smith scores 30 points as Cobleskill women win
Dee Dee Smith had 30 points and nine rebounds to lead the Cobleskill women’s basketball team over visiting Morrisville in the Mountain Valley Conference on Saturday.
UV’s upset puts Unatego in first
There was another shakeup atop the Midstate Athletic Conference girls basketball standings Friday, and Unadilla Valley was again responsible.
Castellano advances, O-State wrestlers 5th
Oneonta State senior Nick Castellano advanced to the semifinals of the 197-pound championship bracket Friday during the 26th annual New York State Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships at Dewar Arena.
Red Dragons women fall in four OTs; men routed
Kelly Mraz had a game-high 37 points to lead Oswego to a 93-84 quadruple overtime victory over visiting Oneonta State in a SUNY Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Friday.
OHS bowler keeps rolling
Oneonta High senior bowler Matt Geasey will enter the 10th frame of the 2004-05 season with a shot at the best average in Southern Tier Athletic Conference history.
Cobleskill men lose first
Daniel Pierre had 24 points and 18 rebounds, but previously unbeaten Cobleskill was upset by host Columbia-Greene Community College in a Mountain Valley Conference game on Thursday.
Hawks visit Alfred U. today
The Hartwick College men’s and women’s basketball teams will travel to Alfred University for Empire 8 games today.
Dragons to visit Oswego tonight
The Oneonta State women’s basketball team can make the muddled SUNY Athletic Conference standings a little clearer this weekend.
Milford’s Weir wins 200th
Shannon Weir had 20 points, 21 rebounds and six assists to lead Milford to a 52-43 girls basketball victory over visiting Schenevus on Wednesday.
Investigation ongoing in T. Dorsey case
The case involving a Sidney man who identified himself as his brother when stopped by troopers Sunday is still under investigation, state police at Norwich said Wednesday.
Eric Dorsey cleared; brother charged
State police at Sidney arrested Terrell M. Dorsey, 20, Tuesday for impersonating his younger brother — Sidney senior forward Eric Dorsey — during a Sunday morning traffic stop by Norwich troopers.
Jackets get something started with 45-41 victory
ONEONTA — This could be the start of something good.
That seemed to be the prevailing opinion following Oneonta High’s 45-41 girls basketball victory over Seton Catholic on Tuesday.
Cooperstown wins; Franklin tops Laurens
Eddie Bauer had 19 points and 11 rebounds as the Cooperstown boys basketball team extended its lead in the Center State Conference with a 70-42 victory over visiting Waterville on Tuesday.
Sidney star is ticketed for pot
Sidney boys basketball senior forward Eric Dorsey was ticketed for unlawful possession of marijuana Sunday, according to a Monday news release from state police at Norwich.
Unatego girls beat Greene, take over first
Erika Puffer had 18 points and 15 rebounds to lead Unatego to a 51-45 overtime victory over host Greene on Saturday in a key Midstate Athletic Conference girls basketball game.
UV, Franklin place second at tourney
Unadilla Valley’s Trevor Franklin lost his first match of the season and the Storm placed second at the Unadilla Valley Rotary Wrestling Tournament on Saturday.
O-State women cruise
The Oneonta State women took care of business on Saturday.
Noreen Naughton and Nicola Rizzo (Oneonta High) each scored 14 points as the Red Dragons rolled past SUNY Athletic Conference visitor Potsdam, 89-46, for their fourth straight victory.
McIntyre wins regional honor
Hartwick College men’s soccer coach Ian McIntyre was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America New York Region Coach of the Year at the NSCAA convention Friday in Baltimore.
Cobleskill, Delhi win; teams meet Tuesday
Michael Lawrence had 15 points, six rebounds, three steals and three assists to lead the Cobleskill men’s basketball team to a 73-57 victory over the visiting RPI JV team on Sunday.
Sidney rides big boys to victory
SIDNEY — Sidney turned a two-minute nightmare into a long night for the Unadilla Valley boys basketball team.
Dragons win key SUNYAC matchup
Junior William Heslin led three Oneonta State players in double-figure scoring Friday with a game-high 17 points as the Red Dragons earned a 70-64 SUNY Athletic Conference victory over visiting Plattsburgh.
HARTWICK ROUNDUP
Sophomore Mara Tichy had 13 points, nine rebounds and four steals to lead the Hartwick College women’s basketball team to a 56-46 victory over Utica College on Friday.
Delhi pins ’Skins; Walton beats D-H
Micci Mason pinned Mike Croft at 119 pounds to lead Delhi to a 38-21 non-league wrestling victory over host Cooperstown on Thursday.
SK junior hits 1,000
Jessica Laing scored 25 points, including her 1,000th varsity point, in South Kortright’s 64-21 girls basketball victory over host Windham on Thursday.
OHS girls down Owego
Atonement doesn’t get much better than it did Wednesday for Oneonta High’s girls.
UV girls play Greene tough in loss; Unatego wins
Amber Pratt had 25 points, including five three-pointers, to lead the Greene girls basketball team to a 58-55 Midstate Athletic Conference victory over visiting Unadilla Valley on Wednesday.
Walton girls edge Greene, 36-32, on road
The Walton girls basketball team passed another big test Monday, overcoming an eight-point deficit on the road against one of the top teams in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
Franklin helps UV to fourth at Cordell
ONEONTA — Unadilla Valley’s Trevor Franklin passed a big test Saturday in the finals of the 16th annual Oneonta Rotary Ross Cordell Tournament.
Hartwick starts fast, falters late in loss
The Ithaca women’s basketball team rallied from a six-point halftime deficit and defeated host Hartwick, 69-56, in the Empire 8 Conference on Saturday.
Oneonta State men, women prevail on road
Ann Marie Faia scored 13 points on 5-for-11 shooting as the Oneonta State women’s basketball downed host Manhattanville, 71-50, in a non-conference road game Saturday.
Junior Colleges
Johnny Baez finished third in the mile in 4 minutes, 22.4 seconds — the second-fastest time in Delhi Tech school history — at the 11-team Carleton Crowell Open at West Point on Saturday.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP
Oneonta’s Mike Hopkins pinned Horseheads Doug Nolan in 44 seconds in a 160-pound quarterfinal to lead the first day at the Oneonta Rotary Ross Cordell Wrestling Tournament on Friday.
Hartwick women beat Elmira
Sophomore guard Lindsay Wilson had 17 points to lead Hartwick College to a 75-68 victory over Elmira College in the Empire 8 Conference opener for both teams on Friday at Binder Gymnasium.
Five area football players named all-state
Daily Star Football Player of the Year Wisey Askerzadah joined Walton teammate Jeff Bolivar and rival Pat Simonds of Sidney as First-Team All-State selections in Class C for the 2004 season.
Big first quarter lifts Storm
Tyler Lloyd scored 15 points to lead Unadilla Valley to a 48-37 boys basketball victory at Oxford in the Midstate Athletic Conference on Wednesday.
Downsville vs. Rams postponed
The South Kortright-Downsville boys basketball game scheduled for Wednesday night was postponed because of weather.
Smiles all around for Boggs, Sandberg
2005 BBWAA BASEBALL HALL OF FAME ELECTIONS
The joke’s on Wade Boggs. The punchline? He’s in the National Baseball Hall of Fame on his first try.
Practice makes perfect for SK
SOUTH KORTRIGHT — Harry Nissen’s Christmas present to his South Kortright girls basketball team was a lesson in humility.
Worcester boys take control of T-V East
Jim Fedor hit a three-pointer with about a minute left Tuesday to give the Worcester boys basketball team a 56-49 victory over host Cherry Valley-Springfield in a key Tri-Valley League East game.
OHS girls fall at JC
Colleen Clarke had 30 points to lead the Johnson City girls basketball team to a 53-51 upset of Oneonta in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference on Tuesday.
