Corbin, Kolka win in a flash
43rd annual GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA — C-2 PRO RACE
BAINBRIDGE — A lot can happen in two seconds.
Lake Placid man wins C-1 again
43rd annual GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA — C-1 PRO RACE
BAINBRIDGE — Terry Kent left no doubt this year at the 43rd annual General Clinton Canoe Regatta.
Three earn All-America
Three Oneonta State athletes earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships this past weekend at Wartburg College in Iowa.
OHS senior falls in tennis state qualifier
Oneonta High senior Dave Warren fell Saturday in the Section Four State Qualifier singles tennis championship at the Binghamton Tennis Center.
Haney 3rd at NCAAs
Geneseo freshman and Sidney graduate Amanda Haney finished third in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships on Friday at Wartburg College in Iowa.
OHS senior qualifies for state tourney
Oneonta High senior Dave Warren qualified for his third state tennis tournament Friday with two singles upsets during the Section Four State Qualifiers at the Binghamton Tennis Center.
Edmeston returns to top
Relentless. That best sums up the Edmeston baseball team’s mission to get back to the state playoffs, and the Panthers reached their goal without a single blemish along the way.
Sidney falls in final
No matter what happened Thursday at Union-Endicott, Sidney baseball couldn’t lose.
Sidney’s Guerriere goes three-deep
Perhaps the interviewer should have thought a second before asking, "Do you think the triple jump could eventually become your best event?"
Winans lifts Afton softball
Seventh-grader Jessie Winans helped host Afton back to the Section Four championship game.<
Quiet day of fishing hits spot
My wife, Pat, and I take our annual pilgrimage each spring to the Salmon River and Lake Ontario near Pulaski.
Davenport golfer wins title in playoff
Davenport’s Todd Carrington beat Hunter-Tannersville’s Tyler Yager on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff to earn medalist honors at the Delaware League golf championship at Colonial Golf Course on Wednesday.
Damon delivers to area sox fan
COOPERSTOWN — Johnny Damon should consider bleaching his hair and beard white. That might help him pull off his Santa Claus act a little better.
Unatego no-hit in Class C semifinal
With the wind blowing out and both teams throwing their No. 2 starters at Conlon Field’s inviting, hitter-friendly dimensions Tuesday, a Section Four Class C semifinal slugfest seemed imminent.
O-State track trio headed to nationals
Three members of the Oneonta State track and field team will compete in the Division III national championships Thursday and Friday at Wartburg College in Iowa.
Bulldogs singles player to challenge for qualifier spot
Delhi singles player Jesse Schneider finished third at the Section Four Class C-D Tennis Crossovers on Tuesday at the Binghamton Tennis Center and will challenge for a state qualifier berth today.
Tigers walk the walk
59th annual HALL OF FAME GAME
COOPERSTOWN — Derek Nicholson walked off with the highlight of the 59th annual Hall of Fame Game on Monday.
Damon to Yanks is wrong
59th annual HALL OF FAME GAME — COLUMN BY JEFF VELLA
COOPERSTOWN — Johnny Damon wearing Yankees pinstripes.
Is there a more disturbing image in baseball?
Former O-Tiger gets big break
59th annual HALL OF FAME GAME
COOPERSTOWN — Chris Maples got a second chance to make a first impression Monday.
Boston’s Ortiz breaks into record book
59th annual HALL OF FAME GAME — HOME RUN DERBY
COOPERSTOWN — It isn’t every day that six consecutive baseballs go out of the ballpark.
Then again, Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz doesn’t play in cozy Doubleday Field every day.
High School Roundup
Cooperstown sophomore Joe Horrigan tied for medalist honors at the Section Three Class C Golf Tournament on Monday, earning a spot in the overall Section Three Tournament.
Unatego’s Campbell saves day
Kevin Campbell earned a save by pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief Saturday to lead Unatego to an 11-10 victory over Elmira Notre Dame in a Section Four Class C baseball quarterfinal at Conlon Field in Binghamton.
Afton rallies past G-MU
Matt Masse scored on Troy Lupo-Mack’s single with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning as host Afton rallied for a Section Four Class D baseball quarterfinal victory, 7-6, over Gilbertsville-Mount Upton on Saturday.
Triple threat leads Eagles
Jen Sobas tripled twice and doubled in a 4-for-4 effort as eighth-seeded Downsville beat No. 9 Gilboa, 10-5, Friday in the first round of the Section Four Class D Softball Tournament.
O-State women first at ECACs
Oneonta State Female Athlete of the Year Ashley Robertson set a school record in the 400-meter run Friday, helping the Red Dragons women to the team title at the Eastern College Athletic Association Track and Field Championships at Springfield College, Mass.
CV-S boys add Class D title to accolades
The Cherry Valley-Springfield boys track team finished off an impressive week by winning its third invitational in seven days Thursday night.
A meeting of the fantasy minds
This week’s Fantasy Island begins with some shocking news, so brace yourselves. … Folks, I … (this is hard to say) … don’t know everything about fantasy baseball.
Sidney shocks No. 1
Even a Disney movie couldn’t have scripted this one.
Final inning. Down to the last out. Facing the defending state champions on their home field.
Afton still team to beat
Poor Gilboa and Downsville.
The Wildcats and Eagles had solid softball seasons, going a combined 20-7 and finishing near the top of the Delaware League’s Mountain Division.
Sidney doubles teams shine; Yevtushenko advances
Third-seeded Yura Yevtushenko of Hunter-Tannersville knocked off top-seeded Topher Kurz of Greene, 2-6, 6-0, 6-1, in Thursday’s quarterfinals of the Section Four Class C-D East tennis tournament at Delhi Tech to advance to the crossovers.
’Wick goalie faces Adu in 2-1 soccer loss
Hartwick College men’s soccer player Josh Wagenaar started in goal for the Canadian Under-20 National Team in a 2-1 loss to the U.S. on Wednesday.
UV runs away with Tri-Valley golf title
Todd Bevilacqua shot a 10-over 80 to earn medalist honors and lead Unadilla Valley to the Tri-Valley League championship Wednesday at Stonegate Golf Course in Leonardsville.
Cooman, Ruiz earn top honors
Edwin Ruiz and Kelly Cooman were named Hartwick’s Athletes of the Year at the school’s athletic banquet Wednesday.
Davenport, SK to meet for DL softball title today
Two of the top young pitchers in the Delaware League meet for the second time this season when Davenport take on South Kortright for the league championship today.
Cooperstown baseball, softball fall in sectionals
Winning pitcher Corey Schad went 2-for-3 to lead sixth-seeded Bishop Grimes past the Cooperstown baseball team, 10-1, in the opening round of the Section Three Class C Tournament.
Panthers gets Schenevus in T-V rematch
Coach Brian Burgess said his Edmeston softball team hopes to fulfill a season-long goal at 5 p.m. today, when his Panthers meet Schenevus in the Tri-Valley League championship game at Oneonta State.
Downsville’s Hoyt wins steeplechase at sectionals
Courtney Hoyt won the 2,000-meter steeplechase in 7 minutes, 52.6 seconds for Downsville at the Class D sectional steeplechase in Union-Endicott on Monday.
Delhi wins both titles
Even with five national championships already in hand, it was a second-place finish at the NJCAA Division III national championships Saturday that the Delhi Tech women’s track team will likely remember.
Spartans go for 3 in a row today
Afton’s 2005 baseball season has been a bit of an open book, and all the chapters seem to be about defense.
CV-S boys track wins own invite
Fresh off its Tri-Valley League championship Thursday, the Cherry Valley-Springfield boys won the CV-S Invitational title Saturday for the first time in its five seasons of existence.<
Hawks beat O-State, fall in ECAC men’s lacrosse final
Andrew Ruocco finished with four goals and two assists to lead fourth-seeded RIT to an 11-6 victory over second-seeded Hartwick in the ECAC Upstate Men’s Lacrosse Championship at Geneseo on Sunday.
Cobleskills remains in first place in NJCAAs
The Cobleskill men’s and women’s track teams are looking down at everyone after two days of the NJCAA Division III track and field championships at Delhi Tech.
Survivor winner Zohn to visit Soccer Hall on July 16
Ethan Zohn, the winner of CBS’ Survivor: Africa, will appear at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta at 7 p.m. July 16. Zohn’s appearance will be in conjunction with the Girls’ College Showcase Tournament.
Patriots sweep titles
With a combined three first-place finishes Thursday, Cherry Valley-Springfield swept the Tri-Valley League Track and Field Championships at Milford.
Tigers on top
The local battlelines are drawn at the NJCAA Division III track and field championships as the men’s teams from Cobleskill and defending champion Delhi Tech sit 1-2, respectively, after Thursday’s first day of events.
Don’t give Zebras a free ride
A couple of fishermen stood in their boat and cast into the weed beds at the southern end of Canadarago Lake. They caught a few fish, but it just wasn’t as good as they thought it should be.
Devils top Eagles, 7-2
The Margaretville softball team complete an impressive sweep of the big dogs of the Mountain Division, earning a 7-2 victory over Downsville in a Delaware League game Wednesday.
Cooperstown, Sidney clinch tennis titles
Anna Kieler remained undefeated at second singles as the Cooperstown tennis team clinched its fourth straight Center State Conference Division II title with a 4-1 victory over Little Falls on Wednesday.
Hartwick to clash with O-State in ECAC semi
The second-seeded Hartwick College men’s lacrosse team will play host to No. 3 Oneonta State in a semifinal of the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Edmeston makes statement, 14-1
The preview of the Tri-Valley League championship turned out like most of Edmeston’s other baseball games this season: a blowout.
Unatego thrown out of first
Sidney combined an early lead with late-inning fundamentals for a 4-2 Midstate Athletic Conference baseball victory over visiting Unatego.
Can’t touch this: Sidney’s Hares throws no-hitter
Unatego couldn’t solve Sidney’s Allyson Hares on Monday.
Hares no-hit the Spartans — striking out 10 and walking six — to lead the Warriors to an 11-1 softball victory in a Midstate Athletic Conference Division I game.
Delhi’s Eustis sets record in steeplechase
Delhi’s Colin Eustis set a school record in the boys 3,000 steeplechase, winning the event at the Midstate Athletic Conference steeplechase and pentathlon championships at Sidney on Monday.
Winn, Robertson are top O-State athletes
Oneonta State named Bainbridge-Guilford graduate Dustin Winn and Ashlee Robertson its Athletes of the Year during the school’s athletic banquet Monday.
Hartwick Roundup
Jen McDonnell and Autumn Swan each won a championship to lead the Hartwick track team at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships on Friday and Saturday at the University of Rochester.
High School Roundup
Scott Dubben went 4-for-5 with four runs scored and six RBIs to lead Cherry Valley-Springfield to a 26-0 victory over Sharon Springs in the consolation game of the Bill Cusbeck Tournament in Fort Plain on Saturday.
Broncos golfer off to nationals
Vernon Gorgrant earned a trip to the NAIA national golf tournament by winning the regional tournament in a record score Saturday in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
O-State falls in bumpy opener
Oneonta State’s path to successfully defend its SUNY Athletic Conference softball championship got a little rocky Thursday.
One-hitter, grand slam lead Afton softball
Lindsay Page pitched a one-hitter Thursday, and visiting Afton pulled away late to beat Walton, 8-2, in a Midstate Athletic Conference softball game.
Baseball team starts NCAA quest today
Oneonta State starts its quest for the college’s first NCAA Tournament berth in baseball at 10 a.m. today, when the Red Dragons meet Plattsburgh in the opening round of the SUNY Athletic Conference Tournament at Cortland.
Oneonta strikes back, 1-0
Renae Alvarez threw a mean softball Thursday, leading Oneonta High to a 1-0 victory over visiting Seton Catholic Central.
Edmeston baseball takes control, 5-1
EDMESTON — Ron Tasior’s final season coaching the Edmeston baseball team is looking a lot like his previous 17: Lots of victories, a well-rounded squad and a lofty state ranking in Class D.
Afton nips Deposit
There’s something to be said about the high school softball state rankings. Exactly what remains to be seen.
Sidney completes comeback
Brett Pendorf singled in Nick Kozak in the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday as the Sidney baseball team rallied for an 11-10 victory over Walton in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
Delhi, Unatego win Harbaugh
Colin Eustis and Travis Mahler won two events apiece to lead Delhi to the boys team championship at the Harbaugh Invitational on Wednesday at Delhi.
High School Roundup
Justin Mole shot a 42 to lead visiting Davenport to a Delaware League victory on Wednesday.
O-State drops men’s lacrosse semifinal, 14-8
Jack Ryerson had three goals and two assists to lead host Geneseo to a 14-8 men’s lacrosse victory over Oneonta State in a SUNY Athletic Conference semifinal Wednesday.
CV-S rallies past Laurens
Scott Dubben singled to score Jon Ackerman in the top of the eighth inning to give visiting Cherry Valley-Springfield a 5-2 Tri-Valley League baseball victory over Laurens on Tuesday.
Walton doubles up Delhi in softball
Host Walton turned an unorthodox, game-ending double play to hold on for a 5-4 Midstate Athletic Conference non-division softball victory over Delhi on Tuesday.
O-State women’s lacrosse falls
Erin Maybeck scored three goals and had an assist, but the Oneonta State women’s lacrosse team lost to host Geneseo, 17-6, in the SUNY Athletic Conference.
Unatego upset by Greene
The Greene baseball team put its fingerprints on the Midstate Athletic Conference race Monday, upsetting two-time defending champion Unatego, 7-5, at Neahwa Park.
Broncos’ Brown down and out
Delhi Tech’s Perry Brown tripped over a hurdle Saturday at the Mountain Valley Conference track championships and might not have a chance to defend her five national championships from a season ago as a result.
Hawks third at Easterns
The 14th-ranked Hartwick College women’s water polo team finished third Sunday at the CWPA Eastern Championship at Indiana University.
Records fall for O-State track at SUNYACs
Junior Musu Jackson-Buckner won four titles at the SUNY Athletic Conference Track Championships, leading Oneonta State to a fourth-place finish at the eight-team event.
OHS girls edge Sidney at S-E Invitational
Sidney junior Katelyn Guerriere set two meet records Saturday at the Sherburne-Earlville Invitational, but Oneonta High beat the Warriors by two points for the girls title.
Delhi rolls in Oxford
Kim Kaufman drove in four runs and singled twice Saturday to lead Delhi a 12-1 softball rout of Oxford in the five-inning championship of the Oxford Tournament.
Cobleskill women win MVC crown
The Delhi Tech men and Cobleskill women won titles at the five-team Mountain Valley Conference Championships at Mohawk Valley CC on Saturday.