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.
Inductees stick together
2006 NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
ONEONTA — Carla Overbeck was the glue Monday.
Big 8th leads Tigers to win
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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.
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.
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.
O-Tigers roll past Vermont, 12-3
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
O-Tigers hit hard in 8-5 home loss
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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
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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.
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
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P.J. Antoniato had two RBIs to lead Batavia to a 3-1 New York-Penn League victory Friday over the visiting Oneonta Tigers.
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.
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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Homer sinks Tigers in 10th
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ONEONTA — Ben Zeskind took Auburn manager Dennis Holmberg for a trip down memory lane Sunday.
O-Tigers edged Saturday, 5-4
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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.
O-Tigers have six All-Stars
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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.
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.
Cody strikes out 13 Renegades
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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.
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.
Sizemore makes amends with RBI single in 9th
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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
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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.
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.
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.
O-Tigers drop second straight
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ONEONTA — After 31 scoreless innings against the Oneonta Tigers bullpen, Brooklyn finally broke through.
’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.
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.
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.
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’Neil captured essence of ceremony
2006 NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY NOTEBOOK
COOPERSTOWN — Buck O’Neil can still captivate an audience.
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.