Sectional times, sites set
Times and sites have been set for all remaining Section Four basketball tournament semifinals involving area teams, save the Class D girls.
Thrice as nice for Decker
UNIONDALE — Eric Decker saved his best for last Saturday at Nassau Coliseum.
As a result, he ended up with another first.
Oneonta upsets No. 1
BINGHAMTON — What senior Kate Jaffie did at the foul line with 3.9 seconds left Saturday all but sealed Oneonta High’s 58-56 upset of top-seeded Elmira Free Academy at Binghamton High.
Big run key to OHS girls victory
BINGHAMTON — Fifth-seeded Oneonta High trailed by eight points with its best player on the bench in foul trouble against top-seeded and once-beaten Elmira Free Academy.
Unatego riding high
Things are looking up for the Unatego girls basketball team.
The Spartans really have no choice as the lowest remaining seed in the Section Four Class B Tournament.
Area volleyball teams ousted
Three local volleyball teams participating in regional intersectionals Saturday each lost Saturday.
Hall to announce Negro leagues election results
Results of a special election for induction into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in Cooperstown for the Negro leagues and Pre-Negro leagues will be announced at 2 p.m. today.
Davenport thumps Stamford, 52-28
Dan Toombs had 17 points, and Brandon Cuddy had eight points and 11 rebounds as top-seeded Davenport defeated visiting Stamford, 52-28, Friday in a Section Four Class D boys basketball quarterfinal.
Weir earns Rookie of Year in SUNYAC
Oneonta State’s Shannon Weir earned Rookie of the Year honors in women’s basketball from the SUNY Athletic Conference, the Red Dragons announced Thursday.
O-State women’s lacrosse opens season Sunday
Oneonta State’s spring season officially opens Sunday, when the women’s lacrosse team plays Lynchburg at the College of Notre Dame in Maryland.
NCAA provisional time in 50 free for ’Wick swimmer
Hartwick senior Dan Holmberg placed third in the 50-yard freestyle Thursday at the New York State Collegiate Swim Association Championship, helping Hartwick to tie for second in the team standings after the first day of finals at Syracuse-Nottingham High.
Cobleskill sets school record for women’s basketball wins
Meghan Smida scored a college-high 20 points Thursday as host SUNY Cobleskill set a single-season school record for women’s basketball victories with a 67-45 defeat of Word of Life Bible Institute.
O-State holding youth festival series
The Oneonta State women’s soccer team and the Headwaters Soccer Club will sponsor the 16th annual Powerade Indoor Soccer and Swim Festival, which began Friday.
G-MU’s eagle mascot should be cheered
Perhaps Ms. Parker from Morris had it wrong in her "You Said It!" letter that ran in Thursday’s editions of The Daily Star.
Hungry for a state title
A well-fed Trevor Franklin could spell trouble for a loaded 125-pound weight class this weekend at the Division I state wrestling tournament.
Mackey headed to Hall
Oneonta High boys basketball coach Jerry Mackey is one of 26 people tabbed for induction into the Section Four Hall of Fame.
Walton, Delhi are division foes again
More than bragging rights will be involved when Walton meets Delhi this season, Sidney opens defense of its Class C state title against Oneonta, and Unadilla Valley/Edmeston is going independent.
OHS wins in OT
Kate Jaffie scored a game-high 26 points Wednesday as the Oneonta High girls basketball team opened defense of its Section Four Class A Tournament title with a 59-52 overtime defeat of host Maine-Endwell.
Bulka powers Jefferson to 46-36 victory
Jefferson’s Anna Bulka scored 23 points and grabbed 27 rebounds to lead the ninth-seeded Jayhawks over host Worcester, 46-36, Wednesday in the first round of the Section Four Class D girls basketball tournament.
G-MU’s eagle mascot a dirty bird
I thought they were called the Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Raiders? Why do they have an eagle for a mascot? When you look up "raider" in the dictionary, "eagle" is not mentioned in the definition. Maybe they should change their name to the G-MU Eagles.
Cooperstown girls rally for 59-50 win
Dana Leonard is the man.
Leading a man-to-man full-court press that limited visiting Pulaski to 10 points in the fourth quarter, Leonard lifted the Cooperstown girls basketball team to a 59-50 victory Tuesday in the Section Three Class C Tournament.
Afton boys stun T-V champions
Matt Decker capped a 16-point night with the winning basket Tuesday as 13th-seeded Afton upset No. 4 Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, 68-67, in the first round of the Section Four Class D Tournament.
O-State women eliminated from SUNYAC tourney
Brockport sophomore Kim Schon finished with 21 points Tuesday to lead visiting Brockport to a 68-56 women’s basketball upset of host Oneonta State in the opening round of the SUNY Athletic Conference Tournament.
Hawks swept on road
Utica rode a 19-4 run to open an Empire 8 Conference finale to a 69-46 women’s basketball rout of visiting Hartwick College on Tuesday.
Storm tops B-G, 35-30
SIDNEY — Zack Thomsen was surprisingly quiet for more than 3 1/2 quarters of Saturday’s Midstate Athletic Conference basketball championship.
Rams run away with crown, 58-31
DELHI — South Kortright’s three-headed monster of Jessica Laing, Emily White and Kassie Tiller was scary good Friday night at SUNY Delhi.
Two of MAC’s best boys to meet in final
When Bainbridge-Guilford’s boys have the ball Saturday, two of the best basketball players in the Midstate Athletic Conference likely will be face-to-face.
Cooperstown boys fall in sectionals
Adam Baldassarre scored a varsity-high 26 points as No. 2 seed Tully (17-4) routed visiting seventh-seeded Cooperstown, 72-48, Friday in a Section Three Class C-1 quarterfinal basketball game.
Unatego graduate among 24 to earn academic honors
Unatego graduate Calli Jo Sheldon is one of 24 Oneonta State student-athletes on the SUNY Athletic Conference’s 2005 Commissioner’s List for academic achievements.
Midfielder honored in preseason for lacrosse
Inside Lacrosse and Face-Off Yearbook named Hartwick College senior midfielder Mike Debrossy to its preseason All-America third team, the Hawks announced Wednesday.
’Kids Night Out’ Feb. 24 at SUNY Cobleskill
The Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School Varsity Club, in conjunction with SUNY Cobleskill, will hold a ’Kids Night Out’ program for youths ages 8-13 from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 24 at the college’s Bouck Hall Athletic Complex.
SK to lock horns with Davenport
To paraphrase country music legend Barbara Mandrell: These guys were coaching girls basketball when coaching girls basketball wasn’t cool.
Delhi to meet Afton in sectional volleyball final
Lauren Iwanow had 18 assists, and Renee Ladlee finished with nine kills Thursday for Delhi in its 25-14, 25-18, 25-18 Section Four Class C semifinal victory over Unadilla Valley at Afton.
Jaffie leads OHS girls to victory; Jackets boys beat Morris
Kate Jaffie’s game-high 22 points included 9-for-10 shooting from the free throw line as Oneonta High won a non-league girls basketball game at Susquehanna Valley, 45-37, Thursday in its final tune-up before sectionals.
Some of our animal friends are smarter than you think
When I was in high school — or maybe it was even junior high (it’s hard to remember so many years ago) — our science teacher told us that man was superior to other animals because he has the ability to think, remember and reason.
Delhi men clinch MVC
Tyshawn Bierria had a key block with one second left as host SUNY Delhi clinched the Mountain Valley Conference men’s basketball title Thursday with a 55-53 victory over SUNY Morrisville.
Rockefeller leads Delhi’s boys over Afton
Chad Rockefeller scored 15 points and Kevin Wilbur contributed 10 points and 12 rebounds Wednesday to lead host Delhi over Afton, 61-46, in a non-league boys basketball game.
Magical night for Puffer, Spartans
Erika Puffer found a grand way to lead the Unatego girls basketball team into the Midstate Athletic Conference championship.
Roxbury boys won DL title in 1984
I’m a 1984 graduate of Roxbury and just wanted to highlight two errors reported in the past Weekend Edition of The Daily Star.
Hartwick College Roundup
The 14th-ranked Hartwick women’s water polo team went 2-1 Sunday at the Triton Invitational, held at UC-San Diego’s Canyonview Pool.
Oneonta State Roundup
Oneonta State named siblings Peter and Sarah Millspaugh its athletes of the week Monday.
’Dogs have their day
BINGHAMTON — Delhi wrestling coach John Wake did his best Jim Valvano impersonation Saturday during the Section Four Wrestling Tournament at the Broome County Arena.
Sidney wins MAC crown in volleyball
Senior Katelyn Guerriere took a weekend off from setting Section Four records in indoor track to lead unbeaten Sidney to a 3-1 victory over visiting Afton in the Midstate Athletic Conference volleyball championship Saturday.
Hartwick water polo goes 1-2 in California; men fall in OT
Fourteenth-ranked Hartwick College fell to tenth-ranked UC-Santa Barbara, 9-6, in the Hawks opener at the 14-team Triton Invitational Tournament at UC-San Diego’s Canyonview West Pool on Saturday.
Andes boys reach final
Mike Winner scored a game-high 13 points as Andes clinched the Delaware League Mountain Division title with a 50-32 basketball victory at Gilboa on Friday.
Unatego, Delhi girls tie for MAC Division I crown
Erika Puffer’s game-high 24 points included seven in a pivotal third quarter as Unatego earned a share of the Division I title in the Midstate Athletic Conference with a 70-52 basketball victory at Harpursville on Friday.
Wildcats looking at familiar foe for title
Both are coming off so-so boys basketball seasons, each lacks a go-to guy, and neither has played for this championship since 2001 — when they faced each other.
Five more records for Red Dragons swimmers
Peter Millspaugh set two Oneonta State records Friday at the SUNY Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at Erie Community College.
Hartwick basketball sweeps Nazareth
Hartwick College had five players score in double figures as the Hawks held off visiting Nazareth, 79-72, in an Empire 8 men’s basketball game Friday.
SK girls get over mountain
SOUTH KORTRIGHT — This was a memorable victory for South Kortright’s girls, and it had more to do with sweat and pride than skill and execution.
Cooperstown boys storm back in second half
Chris Gentile went 4-for-5 from three-point range Thursday en route to a game-high 12 points as the Cooperstown boys basketball team rallied in the second half for a 63-39 Center State Conference Division II victory over visiting Sauquoit Valley.
United Way fundraiser set for Sunday
The United Way of Delaware and Otsego counties will hold its 24th annual Pro-Am Bowling Fundraiser on Sunday at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta.
Raiders dominate Franklin
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton coach Bill Hartman’s scouting report for Wednesday’s Tri-Valley League West Division tiebreaker against Franklin read something like this:<
Hartwick football makes 2 hires
Hartwick College’s football programfilled two positions Wednesday, with the promotion of Rob Eggerling to defensive coordinator and the hiring of Josh Harrica as assistant coach/offensive line coach.
G-MU wins tiebreaker
For the second straight meeting, Gilbertsville-Mount Upton coach Jim Johnson identified a shot at the end of the first half that turned the tempo.
Popular pick was going against poor QBs
It’s not every season I take a curtain call like this. Sometimes there’s not enough room in the paper. Or, like last season, I elected to go into early hibernation after missing on my Super Bowl pick.
Eagles avenge loss to Gilboa
Senior Courtney Hoyt returned to the Downsville girls basketball lineup Monday and scored nine points in a 46-24 Delaware League victory over visiting Gilboa.
OHS graduate Konstanty starts baseball season with two bangs
Hurricane Mike swept through the Miami area this past weekend as Winthrop University opened its 2006 Division I baseball season with two victories in three games against the host Hurricanes.
Hartwick’s Wilson hits 1,000 on nose
Hartwick junior point guard Lindsay Wilson scored her 1,000th college point Saturday, helping the Hawks to a 64-50 Empire 8 Conference victory at Alfred University.
O-State wrestlers sweep; track sets 4 school records
Sophomore Trevor Hiffa went 3-0 at 285 pounds Saturday, helping the Oneonta State wrestling team sweep a quad-meet against Western New England College, Williams and Wesleyan in its final home appearance of the season.
Worcester wraps up T-V East; Delhi tops Sidney
Worcester clinched the Tri-Valley League East Division title with a 49-46 victory over Cherry Valley-Springfield on Friday, a win that was marred by a head injury suffered by the Wolverines’ Jackie West.
The Smart Money
I’m beginning to buy into that conspiracy theory posed by Pittsburgh’s Joey Porter a few weeks back when he said the league was out to get the Steelers.
Milford boys perfect in T-V
Milford’s undefeated run through the Tri-Valley League put the Gilbertsville-Mount Upton boys basketball team in a must-win situation.
Food for thought
A couple of potatoes got me thinking when some friends dropped by the other day.<
OHS fades in 4th quarter vs. Norwich
Kate Jaffie scored a game-high 18 points, but Oneonta High dropped a Southern Tier Athletic Conference girls basketball game, 45-39, Wednesday against visiting Norwich.
Hartwick water polo to open season this weekend in California
Hartwick College’s Division I women’s water polo team, ranked No. 13 in the country, opens the season at the California Baptist Lancer Invitational against 15th-ranked University of California-Irvine at 12:15 p.m. Saturday.
Delhi men win, 88-61
Brandon Lawley had 26 points and 15 rebounds to lead the SUNY Delhi men’s basketball team to an 88-61 victory over host Cobleskill in the Mountain Valley Conference on Wednesday.
Norwich duo too much for Yellowjackets
Norwich guards Ryan Benenati and Alex Paula combined for 27 points in the Purple Tornado’s 44-31 Southern Tier Athletic Conference victory at Oneonta.
Grand night for ’Skins Leonard
Dana Leonard became the second girl in Cooperstown history to go over 1,000 points in leading the Redskins to a 65-32 victory over visiting Sauquoit Valley in the Center State Conference on Tuesday.
