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April 29, 2006

Unatego strikes down Sidney, 7-3
SIDNEY — Good things happen when you throw strikes. Just ask Unatego senior Jim Simonds.


CV-S rallies twice for victory over Worcester
Anthony Brant sparked the winning rally in the bottom of the eighth Friday with a leadoff single as host Cherry-Valley Springfield beat Worcester, 4-3, in a Tri-Valley League baseball game.


Andes pitcher no-hits Devils; Rockets beat Jayhawks
Andes pitcher Amie Ballo threw a no-hitter Friday as the Mountaineers defeated host Margaretville, 1-0, in a Delaware League game.


High School Roundup

CWPA honors Knox, Huckins
Hartwick College sophomore Bronwen Knox received 2006 Collegiate Water Polo Association Northern Division player of the year honors Friday at an awards banquet at the Johnson and Wales Inn.


O-State softball swept
Cortland had a total of 21 hits Friday in a SUNY Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep of host Oneonta State.


Junior Colleges

Get out the darts: It’s time to predict who will get what in draft
2006 NFL DRAFT COLUMN BY MATT SCHAUF
Why would a guy sit around for several hours — neglecting housework, yard work, his wife, his cat, television — just to make a series of nearly blind guesses about where a bunch of college kids will find their first jobs?


Area Sports Briefs

SATURDAY’S DATEBOOK

April 28, 2006

Redskins win, 10-3
Jim Fort, returning from surgery on his throwing hand two weeks ago, struck out nine and walked one over six innings for his first varsity pitching victory as host Cooperstown beat non-league foe Little Falls, 10-3, on Thursday.


HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL RANKINGS

Afton routs Walton on Muller no-hitter
Sophomore Morgan Muller threw her second no-hitter of the season Thursday, striking out nine and walking two in Afton’s 24-0 Midstate Athletic Conference victory over Walton.


O-State baseball ties for first with sweep
Oneonta State baseball got squeezed Thursday.


Hartwick sophomore to take shot at Olympics
Hartwick sophomore Bronwen Knox will take the 2006 fall semester off to train with the Australian National women’s water polo team, the Hawks announced Thursday.


DEC wants to know what you think about proposed hunting changes
I got up early Wednesday, which turned out to be a spectacular day.


High School Roundup

LOCAL CYCLING

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 27, 2006

O-State, Cortland baseball still tied
Erik Weber (Bainbridge-Guilford) pitched a three-hitter in the second game to lead host Oneonta State to a split with rival Cortland in a key SUNY Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader Wednesday.


CV-S senior Clarke throws no-hitter vs. Milford
Senior Hyde Clarke threw the first no-hitter for Cherry Valley-Springfield since 1988 on Wednesday in a 10-0 Tri-Valley League baseball victory over visiting Milford.


Oneonta tennis loses in STAC
Leann Shaw and Jess McCue defeated Scott Keefe and T.J. Richards, 6-3, 6-3 at first doubles, helping OHS sweep the doubles matches Wednesday, but visiting Chenango Forks won all four singles matches in a 4-3 Southern Tier Athletic Conference tennis victory.


High School Softball

Junior College Roundup

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 26, 2006

Davenport’s Mole throws 9-inning shutout vs. SK
Davenport’s Travis Mole pitched a nine-inning three-hitter in a 4-0 Delaware League baseball victory over host South Kortright on Tuesday.


Schifano’s RBI single lifts Cooperstown over Waterville
Merritt Schifano’s RBI single with two out in the bottom of the eighth gave Cooperstown softball an 8-7 victory over visiting Waterville on Tuesday.


High School Roundup

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL STANDINGS

OHS senior O’Malley to play NJCAA Division I basketball
Oneonta High senior Marie O’Malley signed a letter of intent Tuesday to play basketball at St. Petersburg College, an NJCAA Division I school in Florida.


Mientkiewicz says last-out ball from 2004 Series headed to Hall
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Now that the ball he caught for the final out in Boston’s World Series sweep of St. Louis is headed for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Doug Mientkiewicz says he can find some peace of mind.


Area College Roundup

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 25, 2006

Roxbury’s Ware wins 300th softball game
Jane Ware’s 300th softball victory probably couldn’t have been much sweeter Monday.


Sidney’s Zurn picks Brockport
Aaron Zurn isn’t looking to slow down any time soon.


High School Baseball

High School Roundup

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL STANDINGS AND LEADERS

Laurens softball to visit Panthers today in key game
Poor weather forced the postponement of a key Tri-Valley League West Division softball game Monday between Laurens and host Edmeston.


Delhi’s Schulte wins Hartwick Invite
Oneonta native Matt Schulte shot a 1-over-par 109 to earn medalist honors and give SUNY Delhi the team title at the Hartwick Spring Invitational at the Oneonta Country Club on Monday.


Take a gamble by moving these players early
Kenny Rogers — the singer, not the Tigers pitcher — once told us that you gotta know when to hold ’em and know when to fold ’em.


LOCAL AUTO RACING

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 24, 2006

OHS graduate wins first of season
Oneonta High graduate Mike Connolly won his first game of the season Saturday for the Altoona Curve.


Hawks water polo wins division title
Sophomore Kim Sumich scored five goals Sunday to lead Hartwick to its sixth straight Collegiate Water Polo Association Northern Division championship as the Hawks beat host Harvard, 10-4, in the final.


Red Dragons clinch SUNYAC berth
Sophomore Chris Duffy scored 14 seconds into overtime Saturday to lead the Oneonta State men’s lacrosse team to a 7-6 SUNY Athletic Conference over visiting Oswego.


Junior College Roundup

High School Roundup

Area Sports Briefs

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 22, 2006

OHS runs dry in key 4-0 loss
ONEONTA — Oneonta High’s performance at the plate Friday was akin to a dark, overcast sky that doesn’t produce a drop of rain.


O-State sweeps Oswego
Oneonta State softball held on to the sixth and final playoff spot for the upcoming SUNY Athletic Conference Tournament with a conference sweep of visiting Oswego on Friday.


Mott’s 6 RBIs lead Sidney over B-G
Chase Mott went 3-for-5 with a triple and six RBIs as host Sidney defeated Bainbridge-Guilford, 12-5, Friday in a non-division Midstate Athletic Conference baseball game.


LOCAL BOWLING

SATURDAY’S DATEBOOK

April 21, 2006

Hornets sting Yellowjackets
Harpursville scored eight runs in the second inning of a non-league softball game at Oneonta High, leading to a 15-0 thumping of the Yellowjackets on Thursday.


Late rally lifts Afton past B-G; Unatego wins
Jacob Snyder keyed a sixth-inning rally with an RBI single Thursday as visiting Afton beat Bainbridge-Guilford, 5-4, in a Midstate Athletic Conference Division II baseball game.


Some snakes around here can get you really rattled
Most of us don’t like snakes. I guess it all started with Adam and Eve. A snake told Eve to eat an apple, and he’s had a bad rap ever since.


O-State men’s tennis shuts out Hartwick
Oneonta State swept Hartwick College, 7-0, in a non-conference men’s tennis match Thursday as the visiting Red Dragons earned their sixth straight win.


Baseball doubleheader vs. Cortland huge for O-State
Oneonta State baseball highlights a busy weekend for the Red Dragons’ athletics programs.


Baseball Hall of Fame Game tickets available
A limited number of tickets for the 2006 National Baseball Hall of Fame Game are still available for public purchase, according to a media release received by The Daily Star on Thursday.


LOCAL GOLF

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 20, 2006

O-State sacrifices to beat Hartwick
ONEONTA — If bunting in baseball is an art form, Oneonta State might be the next Pablo Picasso.


Oneonta wins 6th straight
Ryan Pondolfino struck out seven and walked none Wednesday as Oneonta High beat visiting Whitney Point, 3-1, for its sixth straight baseball victory.


Spisto takes over for Cole as Delhi’s AD
Mike Spisto’s roster just got a lot bigger. SUNY Delhi named fourth-year men’s basketball coach Spisto its athletic director Wednesday as the former Broncos guard will replace Gary Cole this summer.


O-State softball sweeps Hartwick
Senior catcher Michelle Norwich had two hits and five RBIs in the second game of a non-conference softball doubleheader as Oneonta State capped a sweep of city-rival Hartwick College with a 14-2 win Wednesday at Neahwa Park.


High School Softball

High School Roundup

Nine area runners complete Boston Marathon
Mark Daley and Amy Crain had the top area times at the 110th Boston Marathon on Monday, according to a results search at the website www.bostonmarathon.org.


LOCAL SPORTS RESULTS

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 19, 2006

OHS beats Sidney for fifth straight win
Oneonta High junior pitcher Lance Ratchford won his first varsity start Tuesday as the Yellowjackets beat visiting Sidney, 3-1, to match their 2005 victory total in their seventh game this season.


OHS softball wins first
Oneonta High softball ended three ugly streaks Tuesday.


Hartwick College Roundup

ONEONTA STATE

Junior College Roundup

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 18, 2006

Oneonta baseball walks all over JC
Kyle Donnelly and Cody Losie had back-to-back walks with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh Monday to help Oneonta High rally for an 8-4 non-league victory at Johnson City.


SUNY Delhi guard earns First-Team All-American
Andy Genao is on the rise.


High School Softball

E. Thompson earns 18th 300 game, rolls 845 series
Ed Thompson rolled his 18th 300 game April 5 at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta en route to an 845 series in the Country Club Chevrolet Classic.


Young pitchers can give owners an edge
Ah, it’s good to be young. Especially if you can throw a baseball 95 miles per hour.


Oneonta State athletes of the week

Junior College Roundup

Area Sports Briefs

LOCAL AUTO RACING

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 17, 2006

O-State baseball wins 20th game
Chris Salamida pitched a four-hitter to lead host Oneonta State to a 9-4 victory over Plattsburgh in the second game of a SUNY Athletic Conference doubleheader Saturday.


Junior Colleges

Local Auto Racing

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 15, 2006

Worcester graduate honored by NJCAA
Worcester graduate Erica VanWormer earned honorable mention All-American status from the NJCAA after helping Mohawk Valley Community College’s women’s basketball team reach the Division III title game.


Area College Roundup

High School Roundup

Enough with the nonsense about Morris baseball
In response to your Spring Fever insert in the April 13 editions of The Daily Star, I am very upset to find that your paper feels the need to focus on the embarrassment of someone else’s mistake in regard to the Morris baseball team.


Area Sports Briefs

Central New York Mini-Sprints Preview

Empire Super Sprints Preview

North Norwich resident wins Fonda opener
North Norwich resident Mitch Gibbs won the $4,000 Race of Champions season-opening tour event last Saturday at Fonda Speedway.


SATURDAY’S DATEBOOK

April 14, 2006

Oneonta wins third straight
Oneonta High senior Kyle Donnelly took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and the Yellowjackets had 10 hits in a 5-2 baseball victory over Seton Catholic Central on Thursday at Binghamton’s NYSEG Stadium.


Afton, Unatego shut out MAC foes
Afton pitcher Morgan Muller threw a no-hitter as Afton defeated host Bainbridge-Guilford, 13-0, Thursday in a Midstate Athletic Conference softball game.


High School Roundup

A memo to kids: It’s OK to go outside
I stopped at a convenience store the other day to buy gas. Two kids were buying nightcrawlers, so they could go fishing. I asked them why they didn’t go out at night and pick them up. One of the boys gave me a funny look as he said, "What?


Junior Colleges

Oneonta State Weekend Preview

AREA CYCLING

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 13, 2006

OHS gets brand new Hoover
The Hoover head football coaching legacy will reach its third generation this fall at Oneonta High.


Roxbury wins ’home run derby’
Roxbury sophomore Drew Camillone hit two home runs, older brother Anthony hit one and Windham’s Chris Schoepe had two in the Rockets’ 14-9 non-league victory Wednesday over visiting Windham.


Delhi pitcher throws no-hitter
Junior Megan Cantwell threw the first no-hitter in Bob Currie’s four seasons as Delhi’s coach and the Bulldogs defeated visiting Walton, 10-0, Wednesday in a non-league softball game.


HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Oneonta State roundup

Hartwick College roundup

Junior College Roundup

Area sports briefs

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK

LOCAL AUTO RACING

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 12, 2006

SPRING FEVER: 2006 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PREVIEWS

SPRING FEVER: 2006 HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PREVIEWS

Edmeston knocks down G-MU in key T-V game
Edmeston baseball won its 28th consecutive game Tuesday, defeating Tri-Valley League host Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, 4-1.


Late spurt gives B-G 19-11 win
Visiting Bainbridge-Guilford scored three runs on walks and passed balls in the seventh inning to tie the score, then plated eight runs in the eighth to beat Sidney, 19-11, on Tuesday in a Midstate Athletic Conference softball game.


High School Roundup

O-State baseball win streak snapped by Ithaca in ninth
Josh Smith’s three-run double in the top of the ninth inning snapped a 4-all tie and gave visiting Ithaca a 7-4 victory over Oneonta State in a non-conference baseball game Tuesday.


Hartwick College Men’s Tennis

Junior College Golf

Brewerton Speedway Preview

Area Sports Briefs

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 11, 2006

Hoover’s son up for OHS football position
If all goes well for Adam Hoover on Wednesday night, the Walton graduate will become the new Oneonta High football coach.


Losie powers OHS baseball to 15-3 rout
Cody Losie finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBIs to lead host Oneonta to a 15-3 Southern Tier Athletic Conference baseball victory over Chenango Forks on Monday.


Afton softball slams Storm in 6th inning
Afton’s Lynn sisters broke open a tight softball game in the sixth and the visiting Crimson Knights defeated Unadilla Valley, 8-0, Monday in a non-division meeting between Midstate Athletic Conference teams.


High School Roundup

Oneonta State honors

Hartwick College Roundup

Junior College Roundup

Patience in baseball eventually pays off
Few general managers in Major League Baseball have done more with less than Oakland’s Billy Beane. The A’s have made the playoffs four times in the last six seasons despite having a payroll roughly four times smaller than that of the Yankees.


Afton Speedway Preview

AREA BOWLING

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 10, 2006

What a relief: OHS baseball tops Delhi, 10-4, for first win
Ryan Pondolfino pitched 4 2/3 innings of three-hit relief to lead Oneonta High to a 10-4 victory over visiting Delhi in a non-league baseball game Saturday.


Spartans softball earns tournament crown
Erika Puffer had two hits, including a home run, to lead Unatego to a victory in the championship game of the Tornado Invitational in Sherburne-Earlville on Saturday.


High School Track

O-State coach plays it safe in sweep
Safety came first in the mind of Oneonta State baseball coach Rick Ferchen during a 5-2 victory over host Brockport on Saturday.


Hartwick water polo wins two; baseball splits
The Hartwick College water polo team won two games at Brown University on Saturday to improve to 20-9 overall. The Hawks opened with a 16-14 victory over Michigan and closed with a 13-5 win over Brown.


Junior Colleges

Albany-Saratoga Speedway Preview

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 8, 2006

Rain beats local teams again
Wet conditions forced the postponement of all but one local high school sports event Friday.


High School Roundup

Hartwick College Water Polo

O-State baseball on the road; track to open Saturday
The Oneonta State men’s baseball team looks to continue an unbeaten start in the SUNY Athletic Conference with two doubleheaders this weekend.


Five Mile Point Speedway Preview

Lebanon Valley Speedway Preview

Area Sports Briefs

LOCAL BOWLING

SATURDAY’S DATEBOOK

April 7, 2006

SK’s Laing, Nissen tops in Class D
Given the fact South Kortright’s girls won their last four basketball games this past season by an average of 14.5 points, the Class D all-state teams shouldn’t come as a surprise.


ALL-STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS
The 2005-06 New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports all-state girls basketball teams.


J. Connolly cut by Cubs
Jon Connolly’s baseball career hit a bump this past weekend.


Stamford no-hits Worcester
Three Stamford pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter in an 11-3 victory over host Worcester in a non-league baseball game Thursday.


B-G softball beats Unadilla Valley, 8-1

High School Roundup

Bloodthirsty weasles like to kill for thrills
All was quiet in the back country.


Hartwick College Roundup

Junior College Roundup

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 6, 2006

Breuer no-hits Wildcats
Senior Greg Breuer struck out 10 in a five-inning no-hitter Wednesday to lead the Laurens’ 10-1 non-league baseball victory over host Davenport.


McCormack, Debrossy lead Hawks to 12-6 win
Pat McCormack had three goals and three assists to lead host Hartwick College to a 12-6 men’s lacrosse victory over Elmira in an Empire 8 game Wednesday.


Fulton Speedway Preview

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 5, 2006

Soccer Hall of Fame loses Harker, its oldest member
The National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta lost its oldest living member Monday when Albert Harker died at age 95 in Camp Hill, Pa.


Poor weather forces postponements
Poor playing conditions caused by winter-like weather late Monday and Tuesday forced the postponement of several area high school sports events.


Hartwick College Women’s Lacrosse

Junior Colleges

Fonda Speedway Preview

Local Bowling

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 4, 2006

Jackets softball no-hit by M-E in 19-0 loss
ONEONTA — Nicole Osovski didn’t have much to worry about Monday.


Oneonta baseball held to four hits, shut out in five innings
ONEONTA — When it rained, Vestal poured it on Monday at Oneonta High.


Sidney baseball drops opener, 5-4
Nolan Mapes scored on a wild pitch from Sidney pitcher Brett Pendorf with two outs and bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning, giving Deposit a 5-4 baseball victory in the season opener for both teams.


Morris rallies past Downsville
Lindsay Shumway finished 3-for-5, including three RBIs and the winning hit in the bottom of the sixth, to lead Morris to a non-league softball victory over visiting Downsville on Monday.


High School Tennis

The more you know, the more you’ll win
Take a look at this list of athletes and see if you can guess what they have in common:


Oneonta State Baseball

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 3, 2006

AREA RUNNING

High School Roundup

Hartwick College Roundup

Junior College Roundup

Oneonta State Roundup

Area Sports Briefs

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

April 1, 2006

Shooting Stars: Star picks Unadilla Valley’s Thomsen as area’s best in boys basketball
2005-06 DAILY STAR ALL-STARS
Unadilla Valley senior Zack Thomsen would’ve been whistled for a five-second violation if it happened on a basketball court.


Shooting Stars: Star picks South Kortright’s Laing as area’s best in girls basketball
2005-06 DAILY STAR ALL-STARS
Her recently-completed high school basketball resume is filled with attention-grabbing statistics and accomplishments.


2005-06 Daily Star Boys Basketball All-Stars

2005-06 Daily Star Girls Basketball All-Stars

High School Roundup

Oneonta State Roundup

Hartwick College Roundup

Junior Colleges

SATURDAY’S DATEBOOK

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