Another save for Sutter
2006 NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
COOPERSTOWN — Call it the 301st save of Bruce Sutter’s Major League Baseball career.
Negro leaguers deserved more time
2006 NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY COLUMN BY ROB CENTORANI
COOPERSTOWN — With a windshield-wiper mentality, the National Baseball Hall of Fame quickly whisked away the memories of 17 deceased inductees Sunday.
Frick Award winner looks a lot like a Hall of Famer
2006 NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
COOPERSTOWN — Gene Elston’s path to Cooperstown seems to mimic the Hall of Fame players he announced throughout the years.
Sidney’s Guerriere helps Central soccer to gold
2006 EMPIRE STATE GAMES
Sidney sophomore Mike Guerriere helped the Central scholastic men’s soccer team to a gold medal Sunday during the 2006 Empire State Games in Rochester.
O-Tigers fall short; Tri-City teen gets comfy
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — As comfortable as Max Sapp has become with Tri-City, he might want to consider investing in a La-Z-Boy recliner.
Bean named pre-season All-American
Oneonta High graduate Geoff Bean received third-team pre-season All-American by Football Gazette as a senior defensive back for the Division I-AA Colgate football team.
Pitcher leads Reinhardt to Little League title, 9-1
Michael Calkins struck out 11 and hit a two-run homer Thursday to lead Reinhardt to a 9-1 victory over Police in the Oneonta Little League championship game at Doc Knapp Field.
Tigers held to 4 hits in loss
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Three Williamsport Crosscutters pitchers limited the visiting Oneonta Tigers to four hits — none after the fourth inning — in a 6-0 New York-Penn League victory Thursday.
Second stage of hike is a hot one
The second leg of my summer adventure hiking the Northville-Placid Trail started in sweltering, 95-degree weather last Monday, when I headed up the trail north from Piseco.
ATV pros will get another turn at UVSC
To think a four-wheel All-Terrain Vehicle could negotiate the twists, turns and jumps at the Unadilla Valley Sports Center as well as a motorcycle seems absurd.
Byrne to coach O-State men’s soccer during transition
Oneonta State named Iain Byrne its men’s soccer coach for the 2006 season, when the Red Dragons will begin their transition from a Division I program to Division III.
O-Tigers rally past Williamsport
Angel Reyes’ two-run double in the eighth inning Wednesday snapped a tie and helped the Oneonta Tigers to a 7-5 road victory over the Williamsport Crosscutters.
Empire State Games open in Rochester
ROCHESTER (AP) — The 29th Empire State Games began Wednesday when more than 6,000 competitors filed into the opening ceremonies, shrugging off sticky 85-degree temperatures to officially kick off the annual summer athletic competition.
Pitching paces O-Tigers
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Strong pitching led the Oneonta Tigers to a 4-1 New York-Penn League baseball victory at the Williamsport Crosscutters on Tuesday.
Hartwick duo earns preseason accolades
Hartwick College junior running back Lindy Crea and sophomore quarterback Jason Boltus have been named to the NCAA Division III Preseason All-America team by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette.
O-State graduate honored nationally
Oneonta State graduate Musu Jackson-Buckner was selected as the female Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association.
Green Wave eliminated
Horseheads scored four times in the sixth inning to rally for a 10-8 victory that eliminated Oneonta Post 259 from the District 6 Legion baseball tournament Monday at Johnson City.
Cooperstown graduate helps women’s eight to World gold
Cooperstown graduate Anne Kennedy helped the United States to a women’s eight gold medal Sunday during the 2006 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Hazewinkel, Belgium.
Oneonta Legion drops District 6 opener
Lane Potter hit two doubles and Kyle Donnelly struck out 14, but Oneonta Post 259 lost its opening game in the District 6 Tournament, 6-4, to Cortland on Sunday at Vestal High.
Donnelly is a pure player
2006 DAILY STAR BASEBALL PLAYER AND COACH OF THE YEAR
The Daily Star gives its annual Jim Hamilton Memorial Award to the area’s best high school baseball player.
Shortstop Winans makes it look easy
2006 DAILY STAR SOFTBALL PLAYER AND COACH OF THE YEAR
Listening to Jessie Winans describe the problems she had with her swing this past season, you’d think the Afton eighth-grader hit .220 and struck out more than Reggie Jackson.
O-Tigers can’t close gap
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — If A.J. Van Slyke keeps spending time at second base, Damaschke Field might start charging rent soon.
NY-Penn’s longest game leaves lasting impression
ONEONTA — Oneonta Tigers shortstop Scott Sizemore said he didn’t have any doubts his team would beat Brooklyn to complete a three-game sweep of the Cyclones on Thursday.
Cooperstown grad earns spot on U.S. rowing team
Growing up as the youngest of 12 children in Mount Vision, Cooperstown graduate Anne Kennedy likely knew the feeling of sharing space in close quarters.
Green Wave roughs up Sidney, 16-7
Jon Wolfanger hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs to lead Oneonta Post 259 to a 16-7 Legion baseball victory over visiting Sidney on Friday.
Tough to beat Guerriere, Edmonds
It seems fitting that Cooperstown’s Josh Edmonds and Sidney’s Katelyn Guerriere are headed to nearby Division I colleges in Virginia this fall.
O-Tigers win in 26 innings
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Pick your favorite statistic from the longest New York-Penn League game in the history of a league that was founded in 1939:
Life is the cycle that never ends
For two full days and nights a steady rain pounded my house’s steel roof. It was never ending. Harrison Creek, which runs along my property, rose to the top of its banks, and yet it continued, eating away at my meadows.
O-Tigers shut out Brooklyn
Ryan Strieby hit his first professional homer to lead the Oneonta Tigers to a 6-0 New York-Penn League victory over the Brooklyn Cyclones on Wednesday night at KeySpan Park.
Sidney Legion clinches Delaware title
Jon Walker’s two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning scored Kyle Palmer to give Sidney a 4-3 Legion victory over visiting Trout Creek on Wednesday at Bainbridge.
O-Tigers beat Cyclones, 4-2
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
The Oneonta Tigers won a rain-delayed New York-Penn League game at the Brooklyn Cyclones, 4-2, on Tuesday night.
Wells sent to Lakeland
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Oneonta Tigers outfielder Casper Wells made his move Monday.
Trout Creek sweeps home doubleheader
Trevor Tomao allowed no earned runs on one hit and struck out 12 to lead Trout Creek to a 3-2 Legion baseball victory over visiting Stamford in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday.
O-Tigers scrapped, 7-3
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — Things got worse for the Oneonta Tigers on Sunday.
Especially in the sixth inning.
O-Tigers pound Scrappers Saturday at Damaschke
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Season-highs of 14 runs and 21 hits helped the Oneonta Tigers to a 14-0 New York-Penn League victory over visiting Mahoning Valley on Saturday.
The victory before 952 at Damaschke Field ended the O-Tigers’ season-high five-game skid.
Oneonta finishes seventh in its tournament
Lane Potter, Cody Losie and A.J. Herrmann each had two hits in Oneonta Post 259’s 14-4 victory over Lansing on Sunday in the seventh-place game of Oneonta’s Green Wave Wood Bat Classic.
Daily Star All-Stars to be released online
The 2006 Daily Star First Team All-Stars for baseball and softball will be released two players at a time over the next two weeks on our website, www.thedailystar.com.
O-Tigers’ skid hits five
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — The Oneonta Tigers seemed to catch everything but a break Friday night at Damaschke Field.
Errors cost Oneonta Legion in tournament
Ottawa (Ontario) took advantage of seven errors in a 10-run sixth inning to beat host Oneonta, 14-4, in the opening game of the Green Wave Wood Bat Classic on Friday.
Teen trying to live motocross dream
While AMA superstars such as Ricky Carmichael and James "Bubba" Stewart prepare for motocross competition at the Unadilla Valley Sports Center this weekend, local teenager Ryan Zaveral is waiting in the wings.
Anderson leads Delaware Amateur
Five-time champion Brad Anderson shot a 3-under 69 Friday to take the opening-round lead at the Delaware County Amateur Golf championship at the Delhi College Golf Course.
Oneonta Little Leaguers win on homer
Matt Arcidiacono hit a walk-off, two-run homer last Saturday to lift the Oneonta Little League All-Stars to a 3-2 victory over visiting Johnson City.
National champion Jackson-Buckner earns scholarship
Recent Oneonta State graduate Adrianne Musu Jackson-Buckner earned the 2005-06 National Collegiate Athletic Association Postgraduate Scholarship for graduate study, the college announced Tuesday.
Locals earn national tandem cycling title
Local cyclists Tami Lewis and Nick Suozzo won the mixed tandem 90+ division at the USA Cycling National Time Trial Championships, which ran July 12 at Seven Springs, Penn.
Ricky seeks grand finale
2006 AMA MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS
If this is Ricky Carmichael’s final race at the Unadilla Valley Sports Center, it probably won’t end on a down note.
O-Tigers swept away by Yanks
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — The Oneonta Tigers simply lost control in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday night at Damaschke Field.
O-Tigers’ skid reaches four games
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — Even one of Oneonta’s top pitchers couldn’t help snap the longest skid of the season for the Tigers.
Special delivery Jensen
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — Oneonta Tigers manager Tom Brookens said he’s seen pitchers like right-hander Brett Jensen before.
Area man takes 91st at Boilermaker
West Winfield resident Aaron Sirtoli earned the best local finish at the 29th annual Boilermaker 15k road race, which attracted 9,408 finishers Sunday in Utica.
Daily Star All-Stars to be released online
The 2006 Daily Star All-Stars for baseball and softball will be released two players at a time over the next two weeks on our website, www.thedailystar.com.
Brothers in arms could meet
There’s a first time for everything, but brothers Mike and Jon Connolly may never get another chance at this.
O-Tigers fall, 6-1, on road
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
The Oneonta Tigers failed to string together runs Monday, resulting in a 6-1 New York-Penn League loss to the host Jamestown Jammers.
Laymon brothers top area all-state selections
Edmeston senior shortstop Ryan Laymon earned first team Class D honors as one of seven area high school baseball players named to the 2006 all-state teams.
M. Connolly sent down to Double-A
Oneonta native Mike Connolly was sent down from Triple-A Indianapolis to Double-A Altoona by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
Jammers hold off O-Tigers
Deik Scram rallied Oneonta with a one-out triple in the ninth inning Sunday, but the Tigers fell short in a 4-3 New York-Penn League loss at Jamestown.
Scram leads O-Tigers to 9-6 win Saturday
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Deik Scram went 3-for-6 with three RBIs Saturday to lead the visiting Oneonta Tigers to a 9-6 victory over the Jamestown Jammers.
Oneonta Legion clinches county title
Lance Ratchford went 2-for-4 with three RBIs to lead Oneonta to its 11th straight Otsego County Legion championship with a 4-3 victory over host Cooperstown at Doubleday Field on Sunday.
O-Tigers win, 2-1, in 18 innings
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Brennan Boesch’s RBI double in the top of the 18th inning gave the Oneonta Tigers a 2-1 New York-Penn League victory over host Tri-City on Friday night.
Oneonta falls, 11-1, in Classic
Ty Folli and Adam Skonieczki hit back-to-back RBI triples during a three-run first inning, leading Endicott Post 82 to an 11-1 victory over Oneonta Post 259 on Friday.
O-Tigers give one away
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — It was a night of giving for the Oneonta Tigers.
Two eighth-inning errors by the Tigers helped Tri-City score six runs to rally for a 10-7 New York-Penn League victory in front of 448 fans at Damaschke Field on Thursday.
O-Tigers’ bullpen hit hard in 10-7 loss
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
The Oneonta Tigers’ struggles Thursday were largely the result of a bullpen that provided little in the way of relief.
Oneonta splits at Classic
Through three games of the 24-team STOP-DWI World Youth Baseball Classic, Oneonta Post 259 has outscored its opposition, 22-9. Its reward? A 1-2 record.
There’s no easy way out
I’ve had the desire to hike the entire length of the Northville-Lake Placid Trail for many years.
’Wick men’s coach to help Iroquois at world event
Hartwick College men’s lacrosse coach Bill Bjorness will be a member of the Iroquois National Team coaching staff for the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships, which run July 13-22 in London, Ontario.
O-Tigers roll past Tri-City
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Six Oneonta Tigers had at least two hits Wednesday in a 9-2 New York-Penn League victory at the Tri-City ValleyCats.
Oneonta no-hit in tourney opener
When Oneonta Post 259 takes the field at noon today against State College, Pa., it will be in search of its first hit and run of the World Youth Baseball Classic.
Soccer Hall of Famer Abronzino dies at 85
Umberto Abronzino, a 1971 National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee, died Saturday in San Jose, Calif., the Oneonta shrine announced Wednesday.
Eustis wins at summer meet
Delhi senior Colin Eustis won the mile and the 800 Wednesday at the fifth annual Bronco Track Club and Delsigo Road Runners Summer Track Meet at SUNY Delhi.
O-Tigers hang on Monday
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
The Oneonta Tigers escaped with an 8-7 New York-Penn League victory Monday over the Vermont Lake Monsters, who rallied for three runs in the ninth inning before falling in front of 462 fans at Damaschke Field.
Oneonta Little Leaguers win
Oneonta Little League’s A and C All-Star teams earned victories in opening-round games of the Williamsport Tournament on Saturday.
J. Connolly promoted to Erie but falls in first outing
Oneonta High graduate Jon Connolly took the pitching loss in his first Double-A baseball appearance this season, allowing five runs Sunday in the Erie Seawolves’ 5-2 Eastern League loss at the Reading Phillies.
O-Tigers bounce back
2006 ONEONTA TI
ONEONTA — About the only thing the Stedler Division-leading Oneonta Tigers hadn’t shown through the first 11 games of their New York-Penn League schedule was the ability to bounce back from a skid. That’s because the opportunity hadn’t presented itself — until Sunday.
O-Tigers play ball four days after flood
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — A big, hardy laugh probably would have followed had anyone said Wednesday that the Oneonta Tigers would play baseball at Damaschke Field on Sunday.
O-Tigers fall to Lowell on Saturday
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Winning Mario Pena and Dustin Richardson limited the visiting Oneonta Tigers to two hits, leading the Lowell Spinners to a 2-0 New York-Penn League victory Saturday.<
Green Wave wins two at tourney
Jack Benjamin and Jon Wolfanger earned complete-game victories Saturday for Oneonta Post 259, which won its only two games of the Moscow (Pa.) Legion Wood Bat Tournament.
OHS graduate Jon Connolly promoted to Double-A
2006 MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
The Detroit Tigers promoted Oneonta High graduate Jon Connolly to the Double-A Erie Seawolves of the Eastern League on Friday, three days after the left-handed pitcher won his third straight Single-A start for the Lakeland Tigers.
O-Tigers’ streak snapped
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
The Oneonta Tigers’ quest for their eighth straight win was cut short Friday night with a 4-2 loss at Lowell.
Three all-state selections for Afton softball
2006 ALL-STATE SOFTBALL
Three area players earned all-state recognition in softball for the 2006 season. Not surprisingly, all of them played for Afton.
Soccer Fame Game tickets on sale
Tickets for the 2006 National Soccer Hall of Fame Game between the Columbus Crew and the New York Red Bulls go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
