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August 30, 2006

Poor weather wipes out all local events
Heavy rain wiped out every scheduled area sports event Tuesday, including the Oneonta Tigers’ New York-Penn League home game against the Tri-City ValleyCats.


Area Sports Briefs

ONEONTA CITY SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 29, 2006

Inductees stick together
2006 NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
ONEONTA — Carla Overbeck was the glue Monday.


Big 8th leads Tigers to win
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Oneonta scored seven times in the eighth inning Monday en route to an 11-4 New York-Penn League victory at Tri-City as the Tigers pulled within four games of the Stedler Division leaders.


Davenport girls win opener, 2-1
Holly Waid and Chelsea Haight scored Monday to lead Davenport to a 2-1 non-league girls soccer victory at Worcester in the season opener for both teams.


High School Boys Soccer

LOCAL AUTO RACING

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 28, 2006

Defensive stalwarts lead Soccer Hall’s induction class
When you think of defenders who played for United States soccer in the 1990s, Alexi Lalas and Carla Overbeck would likely be at the top of most lists.


Hartwick soccer falls to fifth-ranked Penn State, 2-1
Penn State’s Jacobo Vera scored the winner in the 77th minute Sunday to lift the fifth-ranked Nittany Lions over Hartwick College, 2-1, at Jesse Owens stadium in the Bert and Iris Wolstein Soccer Classic Hosted by the Ohio State University on Sunday.


OHS boys open with win, tie
A corning defender’s hustling save on what seemed to be a goal by Alex VanDeusen was all that kept Oneonta High from a 2-0 to start to the boys soccer season Sunday.


O-Tigers sputter against Spinners
Fenway Park is known as a hitters’ park, but it didn’t do much to the help the Oneonta Tigers on Saturday.


AREA SPORTS BRIEFS ——— Hall of Famer to appear at Seniors Open

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 26, 2006

Davenport wins big after bad break
Something will be missing Saturday when Davenport meets Edmeston in a rematch of the 2005 Section Four Class D championship boys soccer game.


B-G girls rally late to top Sidney, 3-1
Marcie Day scored two goals and Anna Feltham made eight saves Friday as the Bainbridge-Guilford girls soccer team beat host Sidney, 3-1, in the first round of the Mang Tournament.


The lost art of scorekeeping
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — The more baseball changes, the less things stay the same.


What you need to know to keep score
Keeping a scorecard at a baseball game can be challenging if you don’t know the basics.


O-Tigers roll past Vermont, 12-3
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Ronnie Bourquin, Brennan Boesch and Santo De Leon each had three hits Friday to lead the visiting Oneonta Tigers to a 12-3 New York-Penn League victory over Vermont.


Hartwick earns tie against Ohio State
Sophomore goalkeeper Joe Gibson made nine saves for a shutout Friday as Hartwick College opened its Division I men’s soccer season with a scoreless tie against host Ohio State in the opening round of the Burt and Iris Wolstein Soccer Classic.


Pub Night among activities set for induction weekend
Kickoff for the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s induction weekend begins at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Oneonta-based shrine.


High School Golf

Running backs will move fast on draft day, so take what you can get
I’ve never subscribed to the old theory that the first thing you need to do in any fantasy football draft is pick up two running backs. It’s a bad idea to go in with any strict plan that you aren’t ready to stray from. Beyond that, though, this year’s backfield situations have me going against it even more.


SATURDAY’S DATEBOOK

August 25, 2006

MLS leaves Soccer Hall hanging
The National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta and Major League Soccer decided late Wednesday night that no exhibition would be better than a bad exhibition.


Panthers looking for right answers
Defending Section Four Class D boys soccer champion Edmeston will be put to the test before school starts this fall.


Last-place Vermont rallies past Oneonta
Last-place Vermont rallied to score four runs in the eighth inning and defeated the visiting Oneonta Tigers, 5-3, Thursday.


Improve your view by hiking this trail
As you should all know by now, I recently backpacked 125 miles across the Adirondacks.


ONEONTA CITY SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS

LOCAL CYCLING

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 24, 2006

Hartwick men’s soccer team looking to take next step
ONEONTA — Hartwick College returns its top 10 men’s soccer scorers from last season, when the Hawks made their first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance since 1995.


Kunkel leads O-Tigers
ONEONTA — Jeff Kunkel found himself in a sweet spot Wednesday night.


After midnight, O-Tigers finish off Spinners
ONEONTA — If a New York-Penn League playoff spot awaits for the Oneonta Tigers, they might look back on the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader as a turning point.


OHS’ Couch shoots 38
Oneonta’s Martin Couch earned medalist honors with a 2-over-par 38 Wednesday on the front nine at Oneonta Country Club, but the Yellowjackets lost a Southern Tier Athletic Conference golf match to Owego, 220-246.


E8 picks Hartwick volleyball to finish sixth
Coaches from the Empire 8 Conference picked Hartwick College to finish sixth in volleyball this season.


Area Sports Briefs

LOCAL RUNNING

LOCAL GOLF

ONEONTA CITY SOFTBALL LEAGUE

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 23, 2006

O-Tigers rally for doubleheader split
ONEONTA — Joe Tucker’s bases-loaded single with no outs in the 10th inning gave the Oneonta Tigers a come-from-behind, 4-3, victory over the Lowell Spinners to earn a doubleheader split Tuesday at Damaschke Field.


High School Golf

Rutledge wins O-Tiger 5K
Mike Rutledge of Milford easily won the seventh annual Fox-Tigers 5K on Tuesday, crossing in 16 minutes, 25 seconds.


LOCAL SPORTS

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 22, 2006

O-Tigers surge late for rout of Vermont
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — The Oneonta Tigers picked the right time to pick up Tom Thornton.


OHS graduate throws shutout for Erie
Oneonta High graduate Jon Connolly pitched seven scoreless innings Wednesday to lead the Erie Seawolves to a 5-0 victory over New Britain in the first game of an Eastern League doubleheader.


O-State women’s soccer ranked fifth in Div. III
The Oneonta State women’s soccer team is ranked fifth in the NCAA Division III preseason poll released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.


Fox-Tiger 5K road race set for today
The seventh annual Fox-Tiger 5K road race begins at 5 p.m. today at Damaschke Field. Excessive heat postponed the race earlier this month.


LOCAL RUNNING

LOCAL AUTO RACING

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 21, 2006

Oneonta man has nerve to win Cup
COOPERSTOWN — Ryan Brunswick even beat the jitters Sunday.


O-Tigers hit hard in 8-5 home loss
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — Zach Piccola’s numbers don’t add up this season. At least they didn’t until Sunday.


Oneonta tops Batavia, 3-2, on Saturday
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Ronnie Bourquin’s two-out single in the sixth inning snapped a tie and helped the Oneonta Tigers to a 3-2 New York-Penn League victory at Batavia on Saturday.


Foursome’s record snaps Glimmerglass streak
24TH ANNUAL GLIMMERGLASS TRIATHLON
SPRINGFIELD — It took a course record to end a nine-year streak of dominance Sunday at Glimmerglass State Park.


Carmichael clinches title
CENTER LISLE — Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael clinched his 10th consecutive AMA Motorcross championship Sunday with a victory in the Xyience Broome-Tioga National.


LOCAL AUTO RACING

LOCAL SPORTS RESULTS

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 19, 2006

Schulte misses the cut at PGA
For Davenport graduate Alan Schulte, missing the cut wasn’t a trunk-slamming, this-game-stinks, get-me-out-of-Dodge experience.


Big weekend ahead for another Schulte in Otsego Amateur
The Oneonta Country Club is still feeling the effects from flooding earlier this summer, but that won’t stop the Otsego County Amateur Championship from taking place this weekend.


O-Tigers fall, 3-1
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
P.J. Antoniato had two RBIs to lead Batavia to a 3-1 New York-Penn League victory Friday over the visiting Oneonta Tigers.


Nine-time Glimmerglass champions replace two
24TH ANNUAL GLIMMERGLASS TRIATHLON
The nine-time defending Glimmerglass Triathlon champions will have a new look this year.


Area Sports Briefs

N.Y. Power Authority is a positive influence
It is with great appreciation and admiration that I write this letter. The New York Power Authority has supported our area community youth through soccer for a record 21 consecutive years in partnership with the Headwaters Soccer Club.


LOCAL AUTO RACING

SATURDAY’S DATEBOOK

August 18, 2006

Schulte on outside of cut line
The same hole that knocked Davis Love III from the top of the leaderboard during Thursday’s first round of the PGA Championship put a serious dent in Alan Schulte’s chances of making the cut.<


O-Tigers return from break with victory
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
James Skelton’s two-run double capped a four-run eighth inning and helped the Oneonta Tigers to an 8-5 New York-Penn League victory over host Batavia on Thursday night on the first day back from the All-Star break.


The wild adventure that came to an end
After 12 days and 125 miles, my great wilderness adventure has come to an end.


Former O-State coach honored
The SUNY Athletic Conference announced Thursday the Pitcher of the Year award will be named in honor of former Oneonta State baseball coach Don Axtell.


LOCAL SPORTS

Mike Schulte wins OCC title
Back-to-back rounds of 76 helped Oneonta resident Mike Schulte win the Oneonta Country Club men’s club championship on Aug. 12-13.


TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 17, 2006

Schulte rusty heading into PGA
When Davenport graduate Alan Schulte tees off at 2:55 today at Medinah Country Club in suburban Chicago with Steve Lowery and Richard Green, he’ll not be prepared.


Manager Brookens says O-Tigers stranding too many runners
ONEONTA — That the Oneonta Tigers are second in the New York-Penn League in runs scored this season is impressive when one considers they’ve left an average of nearly eight runners on base.


Bourquin helps AL to 4-1 victory
Oneonta Tigers third baseman Ronnie Bourquin’s RBI single in the eighth inning helped the American League affiliates to a 4-1 victory over the National League in the New York-Penn League All-Star game Wednesday night at Aberdeen.


NY-PENN ALL-STAR GAME BOX AL ALL-STARS 4, NL ALL-STARS 1

’Wick field hockey picked to finish second in E-8
Empire 8 coaches picked Hartwick to finish second in the conference in the preseason field hockey poll.


ONEONTA CITY SOFTBALL

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 16, 2006

Familiar face to coach Panthers
Edmeston didn’t look far to find its boys soccer coach for the upcoming season.


O-State graduate honored
Oneonta State graduate Jessica Garabedian was recently selected as the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Division III Scholar-Athlete of the Year.


AREA SPORTS BRIEFS OHS booster club to hold meeting tonight

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 15, 2006

Practice starts for area teams
Sidney senior Parker Umbra was one of many high school football players across the state to begin preparation for the upcoming season Monday.


O-Tigers’ O’Brien earns 8th win
ONEONTA — Matt O’Brien recovered quickly Monday night, as did his Oneonta Tigers teammates.


Two Hartwick soccer players honored
Hartwick College senior back Adam Mitchinson and junior forward Chris Sardon were recently honored by the Premier Development League of the United Soccer Leagues.


AREA SPORTS BRIEFS

LOCAL AUTO RACING UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 14, 2006

Homer sinks Tigers in 10th
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — Ben Zeskind took Auburn manager Dennis Holmberg for a trip down memory lane Sunday.


O-Tigers edged Saturday, 5-4
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Brian Jeroloman had two hits and three RBIs to lead Auburn to a 5-4 victory over Oneonta in front of 421 fans Saturday at Damaschke Field.


Area Sports Briefs

LOCAL AUTO RACING

LOCAL GOLF

ONEONTA CITY SOFTBALL LEAGUE

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 12, 2006

O-Tigers have six All-Stars
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Six Oneonta Tigers and a former local college baseball player were selected to participate in the second annual New York-Penn League All-Star Game.


Doubles key O-Tigers’ sweep of Renegades
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — Joe Tucker and Deik Scram were double trouble for the Hudson Valley Renegades on Friday night.


Evernham Motorsports cuts Mayfield; Sadler could take over in 2007
WATKINS GLEN — Jeremy Mayfield is looking for a new ride.


Get your kicks late in this year’s draft
Well, folks, regular-season football is now just a little less than a month away, and there’s reason to be excited.


Hartwick hires assistant SID
Hartwick College hired April Raynovich as its assistant director of sports information, the college announced Friday.


Area Sports Briefs

McGwire deserves to be in Cooperstown
If Mark McGwire doesn’t make it into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, I will never again support baseball in any way.


LOCAL SPORTS

SATURDAY’S DATEBOOK

August 11, 2006

Cody strikes out 13 Renegades
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — The Oneonta Tigers celebrated Chris Cody Night at Damaschke Field on Thursday.


Whiteface highlights Adirondack adventure
By the time you read this, I will be on the final day of my Adirondack backpacking adventure. At about 2 p.m. today, I should reach the road and have completed all 121 miles of the Northville-Lake Placid Trail.


Queens native to coach SUNY Delhi men’s basketball
Tom Helmeyer should feel right at home as the SUNY Delhi men’s basketball coach.


Area Sports Briefs

LOCAL SPORTS

FRIDAY’S DATEBOOK

August 10, 2006

NY-Penn leader O’Brien gives O-Tigers a boost
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — Matt O’Brien is on top of the New York-Penn League, even though his Oneonta Tigers are not.


LOCAL AUTO RACING

LOCAL CYCLING

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 9, 2006

Salamida limits O-Tigers to 1 run
Be it the SUNY Athletic Conference or New York-Penn League, Chris Salamida has been getting hitters out at a staggering rate in 2006.


Dog days no problem for T-Bones’ Hurba
Former Oneonta High catcher Craig Hurba was named the Northern League’s Player of the Week.


AREA SPORTS BRIEFS Girl with local ties third in golf tournament

LOCAL SPORTS LOCAL TENNIS VOLKSWAGEN OPEN

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 8, 2006

O-Tigers lose ground
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — The Oneonta Tigers took a step backward Monday in front of 514 fans at Damaschke Field.


Area Sports Briefs

LOCAL AUTO RACING

LOCAL SPORTS RESULTS

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 7, 2006

Sizemore makes amends with RBI single in 9th
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Coming off a four-error performance Saturday, Oneonta shortstop Scott Sizemore singled in the decisive run Sunday to lift the Tigers to a 3-2 New York-Penn League victory at Aberdeen.


O-Tigers make 8 errors in 9-3 loss at Aberdeen on Saturday
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Chris Cody received little help Saturday, losing for the first time this season as the Oneonta Tigers fell, 9-3, at the Aberdeen IronBirds in the New York-Penn League.


Oneonta Legion ends season with sweep of Zaloga
Kyle Donnelly finished 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs Saturday in the first game of Oneonta Post 259’s doubleheader Legion baseball sweep of visiting Zaloga.


TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 5, 2006

O’Brien shuts down IronBirds in O-Tigers’ 3-1 win
Matt O’Brien pitched seven strong innings to earn his sixth straight victory as the Oneonta Tigers beat host Aberdeen, 3-1, in the New York-Penn League on Friday night.


Area sports briefs

Hartwick football picked 6th in E-8
Hartwick College’s football team was picked to finish sixth out of seven teams in a preseason Empire 8 Conference coaches’ poll released Thursday.


ONEONTA CITY SOFTBALL

SATURDAY’S DATEBOOK

August 4, 2006

Brooklyn sweeps O-Tigers
ONEONTA — Jake Eigsti wasn’t facing a stranger Thursday night at Damaschke Field.


Downsville grad Reed looking to play two sports for Canton
Forget Barney and Sesame Street. Instead, Downsville graduate Brett Reed had the familiar SportsCenter jingle memorized by his fourth birthday.


Shy loons can carry a tune
While hiking the Northville-Placid Trail, I’ve traveled through the most remote wilderness in the northeast.


Red Dragons fill field hockey vacancy
Oneonta State announced Lauren Weiner was hired Thursday as the college’s field hockey coach.


Local Soccer

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 3, 2006

Bean ready for final journey at Colgate
The subject of blitzing seemed to get Colgate senior Geoff Bean emotional Wednesday night.


O-Tigers drop second straight
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
ONEONTA — After 31 scoreless innings against the Oneonta Tigers bullpen, Brooklyn finally broke through.


CYCLONES 5, O-TIGERS 4

Jaffie looking to overcome knee injury and play for Geneseo by January
If Kate Jaffie’s basketball talents centered around her ability to run and jump, the knee injury she suffered in May could have had a profound impact on her playing future.


’Wick alum Lawrence jumps teams
Former Hartwick College soccer player Matt Lawrence signed a two-year deal to play with Crystal Palace of the Coca-Cola Championship League in England.


LOCAL SPORTS

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

August 2, 2006

O-Tigers starter pounded in 9-1 loss
ONEONTA — The Brooklyn Cyclones have had problems with Oneonta’s bullpen this season.


Versatile Puffer to play soccer and basketball at Broome CC
Those who follow Broome Community College athletics will see a lot of Erika Puffer this coming academic year.


Brown leads Green Wave in loss
Jarrett Brown went 2-for-2 with a double and three RBIs, but Middlesex scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat host Oneonta, 11-10, Tuesday in a non-league Legion game.


Clinton champs place 3rd
Allen Limberg and Jim Harwood won the 59th annual Weyerhaeuser AuSable River Marathon in Michigan on Sunday.


Schmidt named O-State’s track coach
Oneonta State promoted Mike Schmidt to head coach of its men’s and women’s track and field teams Tuesday.


Calcio Metro United wins U19 soccer title
The closest soccer game the Calcio Metro United played this summer was a three-goal spread en route to its second straight league championship.


AREA SPORTS BRIEFS Oneonta football boosters to meet tonight

Delhi’s Eustis seventh in 5,000
Delhi senior Colin Eustis finished seventh in the scholastic 5,000 meters Saturday in the Empire State Games at Rochester.


O-TIGERS BOXSCORE CYCLONES 9, O-TIGERS 1

August 1, 2006

O’Neil captured essence of ceremony
2006 NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY NOTEBOOK
COOPERSTOWN — Buck O’Neil can still captivate an audience.


O-Tigers win, pull within a half-game of first place
2006 ONEONTA TIGERS
Angel Reyes went deep Monday to help the Oneonta Tigers pull within a whisker of first place.


Another Connolly hits Triple-A
Oneonta High graduate Jon Connolly reached Triple-A baseball for the first time in his career with a spot-start Saturday for the Toledo Mud Hens of the International League.


Herkimer women’s basketball will give Davenport graduate a look
Courtney Adam has finally picked a sport.


ONEONTA CITY SOFTBALL

LOCAL AUTO RACING

TODAY’S DATEBOOK

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