A November to remember
Sidney football is No. 1 again. More than a month after Sidney won its first Section Four and state championships in football, The Daily Star dubbed 2005 the Year of the Warriors.
Shot that sank OHS deserved a shout out
Over the last two years, while failing at operating a pool hall and getting kicked around as a substitute teacher, I’ve been The Daily Star sport department’s unofficial second-guesser.
Scrappy Rams top Laurens to win Grasso crown
South Kortright’s pressing defense helped open an early lead and the Rams never looked back Friday in a 61-49 boys basketball victory over host Laurens in the title game of the Pat Grasso Tournament.
Hot shooting leads O-State in consolation
Oneonta State shot 52 percent from the field after halftime Friday en route to a 71-48 women’s basketball victory over Union (Ky.) in the consolation game of the Tennessee Tournament at Bristol.
Puffer paces Unatego at Kazalski
Tournament MVP Erika Puffer scored 11 points to lift Unatego past host Bainbridge-Guilford, 39-36, Thursday in the championship game of the Kazalski Tournament.
Cooperstown sets trap, wins tourney title
Cooperstown’s boys took small-ball to a new level in the fourth quarter Thursday, using a four-guard lineup to overcome a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thieves
A year or so ago, I wrote about the bad luck I’ve had with Canadian guides. I’m sure they’re not all bad, but it seems everyone I run into up there is out to take Americans. I overheard a whitetail guide in New Brunswick tell his friend, "I don’t care about repeat business, there are millions of them across the border who can’t wait for me to take their money."
OHS girls rout C-R in final
Marie O’Malley scored a game-high 14 points and freshman Madie Harlem had 12 Wednesday as the Oneonta High girls basketball team beat Cobleskill-Richmondville, 49-29, in the championship game of the Cobleskill Holiday Tournament.
Defense lifts OHS girls to tournament victory
The Oneonta High girls basketball team used a strong defensive effort in the second quarter en route to a 48-31 victory over Ichabod Crane in the opening round of the Cobleskill Tournament on Tuesday.
Cooperstown basketball tourney set
The annual Cooperstown Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament will run today and Thursday at Cooperstown Central. This year’s tournament will be played in memory of Ken Kiser. Fans are encouraged to wear Hawaiian shirts, shorts and sandals in honor of Kiser.<
Delhi grad named All-MAAC
Iona College football player Brett Sohns (Delhi) earned two awards from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference after finishing his senior season.
Toombs, Ballard lead Davenport to Fisher crown
Dan Toombs scored 10 of his team-high 18 points in the second quarter Friday as the Davenport boys basketball team routed Laurens, 80-45, in the championship game of the Lee Fisher Tournament.
OHS tops Norwich in volleyball
Melissa Blass had 12 kills and three blocks Thursday, lifting the Oneonta High volleyball team to a 3-1 victory over visiting Norwich in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference.
O-Tigers to play at Fenway in ’06
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
The Oneonta Tigers will get taste of the big leagues during the 2006 New York-Penn League season.
Sidney beats Oxford
Pat Simonds fell two blocks shy of a triple-double Wednesday as the Sidney boys basketball team rolled past visiting Oxford, 47-36, in a rematch of the 2004-05 Midstate Athletic Conference championship.
Oneonta girls turn on CV for 49-43 victory
The Oneonta High girls basketball team overcame a first half full of turnovers for a come-from-behind 49-43 victory over visiting Chenango Valley in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference game Wednesday.
Hartwick men fall in desert
Senior guard Matt Harrison scored 19 points Wednesday to lead Benedictine to a 59-55 men’s basketball victory over Hartwick College in the first round of the D3 Desert Classic at UNLV.
B-G, Unadilla Valley boys roll in MAC
David Nelson scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Bainbridge-Guilford boys basketball team to a 53-33 victory over host Delhi in a Midstate Athletic Conference crossover game Monday.
OHS grad named Virginia All-State
The Virginia Sports Information Directors named Oneonta High graduate Liam Murray to its College Division All-State Football team last Wednesday.
Delhi volleyball sweeps B-G
Carissa Birdsall had 11 kills and four assists and Amanda Ruggles had six aces and a block as visiting Delhi won in a MAC crossover game.
OHS goes deep to beat JC; Davenport routs Mustangs
Andrew Tenace scored 25 points to lead host Oneonta High to a 63-52 boys basketball victory over Johnson City in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference on Saturday.
MVP Hartman leads G-MU girls to Morris Booster Club title
Tournament MVP Chez Hartman scored a game-high 17 points, including five three-pointers, to lead Gilbertsville-Mount Upton to a 39-26 girls basketball victory over Morris in the championship of the Morris Booster Club Tournament at Oneonta State on Saturday.
UV wins Cuneen-Doane; Decker loses first of season
Greg DuVall, Tyler Peet and Scott Fuller won individual championships Saturday to lead Unadilla Valley to the team title at the 39th Cuneen-Doane Tournament in Walton.
Double play for Edmeston senior
2006 DAILY STAR BOYS SOCCER ALL-STARS
Meet The Daily Star’s first Player of the Year in soccer AND baseball, Edmeston senior Ryan Laymon.
Downsville duo goes out on top
2005 DAILY STAR GIRLS SOCCER ALL-STARS
What’s left to say about the Downsville girls soccer team?
Two-man wrecking crew paces Davenport boys in victory
Joe Ballard scored 23 points and Dan Toombs contributed 21 to lead Davenport to a 60-47 boys basketball victory over Gilbertsville-Upton in the opening round of the Morris Booster Club Tournament at Oneonta State on Friday.
OHS boys to play Saturday
The Oneonta High boys basketball game against visiting Johnson City was postponed Friday night because of poor weather in the area.
Hartwick freshman QB honored
Hartwick College freshman quarterback Jason Boltus earned Eastern College Athletic Conference Northwest rookie of the year honors, the college announced Friday.
Area swimmers qualify for YMCA states
Five swimmers from the Oneonta Orcas qualified for the YMCA state championships during their last home meet of the 2005-06 season.
Kopf lifts Putnam to Club victory
Lee Kopf rolled a 793 series Dec. 7 to lead all bowlers during the Country Club Chevy Classic at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta.
Raiders shut down Davenport
Chez Hartman and Danni Conway scored 11 points apiece to lead Gilbertsville-Mount Upton to a 36-27 girls basketball victory over Davenport in the opening round of the Morris Booster Club Tournament at Oneonta State on Thursday.
Hunting season results in emptiness
For the majority of hunters, deer season is over. With temperatures plummeting to near record lows this past week, not very many people ventured out to sit in their tree stands for the late archery season.
Unatego snaps Walton’s streak
Katya Harris converted five of six free throws in the final minute to lead host Unatego to a 48-43 girls basketball victory over Walton in the Midstate Athletic Conference on Wednesday.
H-T stuns Stamford
Greg Mudge scored a season-high 39 points to lead Hunter-Tannersville to a 67-62 boys basketball victory over visiting Stamford in the Delaware League on Wednesday.
Four ’Wick men named all-region
Four Hartwick College men’s soccer players were named to the NSCAA/Adidas All-Region teams for 2005 on Wednesday.
Josh Wake hits milestone for Delhi wrestling
Josh Wake won his 100th high school match Tuesday to help undefeated Delhi to a 54-12 rout of visiting Deposit in a Midstate Athletic Conference wrestling match.
MVP Coffey leads O-State men to Classic title
Sean Coffey scored 24 points for the second straight day Sunday, earning MVP honors and lifting Oneonta State to a 60-54 championship victory over St. Joseph’s College in the Hartwick Holiday Inn Classic.
Downsville girls thump Morris
Linnea Mattson scored 18 points Saturday to lead undefeated Downsville to a 53-32 girls basketball rout of host Morris in the Joan Martin Tournament championship.
Weir leads Dragons to victory in double-OT
Milford graduate Shannon Weir scored a college-high 28 points Friday night to lead Oneonta State to a 79-75 double-overtime victory over Hartwick College in the opening round of the Holiday Inn Classic.
G-MU boys, girls beat Morris in Tri-Valley
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton swept Morris in high school basketball Friday night as the Raiders boys won, 53-47, and their girls earned a 29-26 victory.
Area high school events postponed
Several high school sports events were postponed Friday night as poor weather earlier in the day canceled school for many throughout the area.
Two OHS soccer players All-STAC
Oneonta High underclassmen Aaron Gallusser and Lindsey Doxtader earned All-Conference soccer honors from the Southern Tier Athletic Conference.
All-American duo for O-State
The Oneonta State women’s soccer team fell short of the national title this season, but the Red Dragons made history Thursday.
Hartwick, O-State to meet in tourney
The Hartwick and Oneonta State men’s and women’s basketball teams will meet for the only time this season when the Hawks play host to the Holiday Inn Classic Tournament this weekend.
O-State wrestling on road
The Oneonta State wrestling team will begin its dual-meet season at noon Saturday, when the Red Dragons travel to Johnson & Wales Saturday for a tri-match with WPI.
Cobleskill women upset No. 8 team
Dee Dee Smith’s putback off a missed free throw with 1 minute, 22 seconds left gave Cobleskill the lead for good as the host Fighting Tigers knocked off the eighth-ranked team in the nation.
Three’s company for Yellowjackets
If the Oneonta High girls basketball team is going to repeat as Section Four Class A champion, the Yellowjackets need to find a third scorer.
G-MU should measure up
By any measure, the Gilbertsville-Mount Upton boys basketball team was a middle-of-the-road squad last season. An 8-12 overall record and 6-7 mark in the Tri-Valley League isn’t usually the precursor to greatness.
Cooperstown girls look at big picture
The Cooperstown girls basketball team might be thinking big this season, based mostly on the height of their top two players, 5-foot-11 forward Dana Leonard and 6-3 center Samantha Fox.
December 8, 2005
Davenport boys sink Downsville
The Davenport boys basketball team took advantage of a poor shooting night by Downsville on Tuesday to earn its third straight victory over the Eagles.
Oneonta girls come up short in first loss
Kate Jaffie scored a game-high 17 points Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough as the Oneonta girls basketball team suffered its first loss this season.
OHS volleyball falls; Knights beat Spartans
Meghan Brunswick had 16 digs Wednesday, but Oneonta High dropped a tight volleyball match, 3-1, to visiting Susquehanna Valley in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference.
Oneonta boys fall to M-E; Morris beats Laurens
Dan O’Brien scored 21 points Tuesday, but the Oneonta High boys basketball team remained winless in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference with a 49-45 loss to visiting Maine-Endwell.
Hawks men, women fall in non-conference games
Sophomore forward Lawrence Avitabile scored 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds Tuesday to lead Vassar to a 65-55 men’s basketball victory over host Hartwick College.
Cooperstown girls roll past RS, 61-27
Dana Leonard scored a season-high 26 points Monday to lead host Cooperstown to a 61-27 girls basketball rout of Richfield Springs in a Center State Conference cross-division game.
Delhi wrestlers second at SV
Delhi earned five championships at the Susquehanna Valley Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, helping the Bulldogs to a second-place finish in the eight-team event.
O-State freshman diver earns top ECAC honor
Oneonta State freshman diver Tony Sarcona earned Male Diver of the Year during the Eastern College Athletic Conference Winter Championship Meet this past weekend in Syracuse.
Decker wins 6th Cole title
Two-time state champion Eric Decker of Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton shared the spotlight with Oxford’s J.P. O’Connor on Saturday as the two earned their record sixth Clyde Cole Wrestling Tournament championships at the Oxford event.
Delhi buzzed by Tri-Valley
A desperation catch-and-shoot with 1.7 seconds left sank the Delhi boys basketball team Saturday as Tri-Valley won the Ed Shalkey Tournament championship with a 61-60 victory.
Schenevus girls fall in final
Tournament MVP Katie Kaidas hit six three-pointers en route to a game-high 25 points Saturday as Schenectady Christian won the championship of the Schenevus Tip-Off Tournament with a 69-21 defeat of the host Dragons.
O-State men sink Fredonia in OT
An 11-0 run in overtime Saturday led the Oneonta State men’s basketball team to a 67-54 SUNY Athletic Conference victory over visiting Fredonia.
Cobleskill women win after rally
Kim Stahl’s three-pointer with 1 minute, 32 seconds left Saturday completed Cobleskill’s biggest comeback of the season as the Fighting Tigers defeated Clinton Community College, 61-56.
Jaffie lifts OHS girls
Kate Jaffie scored a varsity-high 30 points and Marie O’Malley contributed 15 points Friday night as the Oneonta girls basketball team opened its Southern Tier Athletic Conference schedule with a 65-53 defeat of visiting Owego.
Worcester, Schenevus advance in tourney
Lance Hunt had 21 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks to lead Worcester over Andes, 55-41, in the opening round of the Schenevus Tip-Off Tournament on Friday.
Delhi wins opener in tournament
Patrick O’Connell scored a game-high 21 points Thursday as host Delhi won the opener of the Ed Shalkey Tournament with a 67-44 boys basketball victory over Middleburgh.
Schenevus tops Windham; Cooperstown falls, 42-41
Stephanie Keaney paced three double-digit scorers for the Schenevus girls basketball team with 14 points Thursday as the Dragons beat Windham, 48-27, in a first-round game in the Schenevus Tip-Off Tournament.
O-State women aim to extend streak
The Oneonta State women’s basketball team takes a three-game winning streak into tonight’s 6 p.m home game against SUNY Athletic Conference opponent Buffalo State.
Davenport rolls past Milford
Eighth-grader Samantha Meyerhoff scored a game-high 15 points to lead host Davenport to a 62-29 victory over Milford in a non-league girls basketball game Tuesday.
