Umbra leads Sidney to victory
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ...
BINGHAMTON _ Sidney quarterback Parker Umbra did a little more than run Sidney’s offense Saturday against Trumansburg.
Second-half dominance lifts Delhi
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ...
ENDICOTT _ Even when it was a one-point game at halftime against unbeaten Candor, Delhi’s Nate Rockefeller said the Bulldogs still had Walton on their minds.
Bobcats
stuck in
the mud
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER ...
BAINBRIDGE _ Bainbridge-Guilford girls soccer coach George Williams summed up his team’s 1-0 double-overtime loss to Southern Cayuga in seven words: "We dominated the game and we lost."
Sectionals washed out
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ...
Saturday’s poor weather forced the postponements of five Section Four girls soccer tournament games involving area teams to today.
Unatego football closes with win
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ...
Alex Hendrickson rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries to lead Unatego to a 36-28 Section Four Football Conference victory over host Norwich on Friday.
High School Cross Country
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY ...
Brian Reis’ eighth-place finish Saturday paced an undermanned Cooperstown boys cross-country team in the Loyal D. Greenman Invitational at Ely Park in Binghamton.
Delhi women, Cobleskill men fall in Region III finals
Virginia Battaglia scored the clinching penalty shot as seventh-seeded Mohawk Valley CC earned a trip to the NJCAA Division III Tournament by winning a penalty kick shootout over SUNY Delhi in the Region III championship at Herkimer CCC on Sunday.
October 28, 2006
OHS boys oust SCC, 1-0
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER ...
ENDICOTT _ Aggressive from the outset and stubbornly defensive to the end, Oneonta High’s boys saw to it Friday their soccer season would continue.
Downsville boys upset No. 2
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER ...
The sectional semifinals must have seemed a long ways off for a Downsville boys soccer squad squad that started this season 0-4.
Delhi boys reach semis
Troy Tucker and Avery Meehan each finished with a goal and an assist to help fifth-seeded Delhi reach the Section Four semifinals for the first time in school history with a 3-0 Class C boys soccer victory over host Unadilla Valley on Friday.
Redskins get past Waterville boys, 2-0
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER ...
Luke Tirrell and Chris Gentile pushed the Cooperstown boys soccer team past host Waterville, 2-0, in a Section Three Class C Tournament quarterfinal Friday.
Warriors girls top Oxford, 6-3
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER ...
Theresa Mirabito scored four goals, including three in the first half, to lead the Sidney girls soccer team to a 6-3 Section Four Class C quarterfinal victory over visiting Oxford on Friday.
Delhi boys win MAC title
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY ...
Colin Eustis and Matt Morales finished 1-2 Friday in leading Delhi’s boys to victory at the Midstate Athletic Conference Championship meet at Unatego.
Bob Christ has been given a hypothetical $500 to wager on NFL games. The odds listed are the latest available from Las Vegas: Last week: +$45. Season total: $365.
If you can’t get Peyton, throw these quarterbacks into your lineup
FANTASY ISLAND _ FANTASY FOOTBALL COLUMN BY MATT SCHAUF ... Planning ahead has never been one of my strong suits. I rarely began writing a college paper earlier than the night before it was due, a few times even waiting until the morning before that class. I have yet to set up a retirement plan at any of the three places I’ve worked since college. (I’ll get to it, I promise.)
October 27, 2006
Walton field hockey moves on in Class C
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ...
Holley Reynolds and Sybil Stanton scored for host Walton in a 2-0 Section Four Class C field hockey quarterfinal victory over visiting Harpursville on Thursday.
Football STATE Rankings
High school football rankings from the New York State Sportswriters Association, as of Oct. 22.
Eagles
upset
champ
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER ...
Edmeston might be involved in another surprise run to the Section Four Class D boys soccer championship.
OHS boys top Unatego in sectional opener
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER ...
Aaron Gallusser and Ryan Graig scored first-half goals Tuesday to lead host Oneonta to a 2-1 boys soccer victory over Unatego in the opening round of the Section Four Class B Tournament.
Downsville still top dog in Class D
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER ...
Until further notice, Downsville is the girls soccer team to beat in the Section Four Class D Tournament.
Delhi women win regional
AREA COLLEGES ... Chelsea Griep scored twice in the second half Tuesday as host SUNY Delhi beat Jefferson, 2-0, to open the NJCAA Division III Region III women’s soccer tournament.
O-State grad
in running
for top honor
COLLEGE HONORS ...
Oneonta State graduate Musu Jackson-Buckner is a finalist for the 2006 NCAA Woman of the Year award, the college announced Monday.
High School Cross Country
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY ...
Leon Nevins of Walton/Downsville earned the highest area finish in the unseeded boys varsity race Saturday at the Marathon Invitational. Nevins placed sixth in 18 minutes, 7 seconds over the 3.1-mile course.
October 24, 2006
Class D sectionals up for grabs
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER ...
Warning: Seedings may mean very little heading into the Section Four boys soccer tournaments, which begin today.
Broncos
roll into
regional
AREA COLLEGE SOCCER ...
Fourth-seeded SUNY Delhi takes a seven-game winning streak into today’s NJCAA Division III Region III women’s soccer quarterfinal against visiting Jefferson Community College, which is seeded 12th.
Velan earns
honor from
SUNYAC
AREA COLLEGE HONORS ...
Oneonta State junior midfielder Mary Velan won women’s soccer player of the week honors from the SUNY Athletic Conference, the organization announced Monday.
O-State knocks off No. 1 Messiah
ONEONTA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER ...
Juniors Mary Velan and Calli Jo Sheldon, both former area high school standouts, scored for third-ranked Oneonta State in its 2-1 overtime women’s soccer victory at top-ranked Messiah College (Pa.) on Saturday.
Unatego breaks Sidney’s streak
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ...
SIDNEY _ It might be a while before the smile on Allen Knowlton’s face disappears.
Bulldogs clinch playoff berth
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ...
DELHI _ Delhi’s Derek Plance gave Brenton Hood just enough room to find some open field.
Hartwick football nipped by Mount Ida
AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP ...
Hartwick College missed two late chances at a football victory Saturday in a 21-20 loss at Mount Ida College.
OHS rally falls short
ONEONTA _ With a possible victory against rival Oneonta on the line, Norwich quarterback Robert Martin had to shake some nerves in a hurry Friday night at Lloyd Baker Field.
Unbeaten Laurens to meet CV-S
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
Short passing games and multiple offensive threats are what the boys soccer teams from Laurens and Cherry Valley-Springfield have in common.
Crossover full of surprises
The Delaware League is throwing a surprise party Saturday at the Wright National Soccer Campus.
A tradition unlike any other
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
If you're looking for a game within Saturday's Delaware League boys soccer title match, Justin Townsend versus Dan Toombs could be a good one.
Broncos men, Cobleskill
women win MVC crowns
AREA COLLEGES
SUNY Delhi's Matt Conant placed first Friday to lead the Broncos to their fifth straight Mountain Valley Conference cross-country championship at the Delhi College Golf Course.
THE SMART MONEY:
NFL WEEK 7
Bob Christ has been given a hypothetical $500 to wager on NFL games. The odds listed are the latest available from Las Vegas: Last week: +$25. Season total: $320.
Be patient with quality receivers
FANTASY ISLAND: FANTASY FOOTBALL COLUMN BY MATT SCHAUF
We all have our occasional (or even regular) conundrums over quarterbacks and runners, but the bulk of our weekly worries tend to center on the wide receivers. Setting my lineup in my money league this week brought just such a situation.
Afton field hockey tops Walton
Brit Hulbert scored two goals Thursday to lead the Afton field hockey team to a 4-0 Section Four Conference victory over visiting Walton.
’Wick falls to No. 8 Terps
The Hartwick College men’s soccer team fell, 1-0, at eighth-ranked Maryland in a non-conference game Thursday night.
Hartwick College tennis players Betsy Breaznell and Katie Petosa earned all-conference awards from the Empire 8, the league announced Monday.
October 16, 2006
O-State women clinch SUNYAC
Unatego graduate Calli Jo Sheldon broke Oneonta State’s single-season record for assists Sunday, helping the Red Dragons to a 9-0 women’s soccer rout of host SUNYIT in a SUNY Athletic Conference game.
Hemming paces ’Wick men in 6-0 rout
Senior Tyler Hemming scored three goals for the second time this season, leading the Hartwick College men’s soccer team to a 6-0 Atlantic Soccer Conference drubbing of visiting Florida Atlantic on Saturday.
Conant, Dello pace Delhi cross country
SUNY Delhi’s Matt Conant placed 38th among 220 runners Saturday in the men’s Championship Race of the Albany Invitational, covering the 8,000-meter course in 25 minutes, 56 seconds.
Downsville girls clinch division
Stephanie Shellman scored three first-half goals Friday to lead defending Class D girls soccer state champion Downsville to a 5-0 Mountain Division-clinching victory over visiting Roxbury in the Delaware League.
Walton duo big in final
Walton’s doubles team of Emily Kinnear and Alexis Chernoff picked an opportune time to play its best tennis of the season.
Sidney football keeps rolling
Chase Mott rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on five carries as visiting Sidney eaarned a 54-7 victory over host Seton Catholic Central in a Section Four Football Conference Division V game Friday night.
Townsend leads SK to clinching win
Senior Justin Townsend scored three more goals, increasing his season total to 40, and South Kortright clinched the Delaware League Mountain Division title with a 4-2 soccer victory over visiting Stamford on Friday.
Five to enter O-State Hall
Oneonta State will induct five members into its athletic hall of fame at 10 a.m. Saturday in the college’s Alumni Field House.
Oneonta State Women
Oneonta (8-6) scored twice in the second half Friday to break a 1-1 tie en route to a non-conference home victory over Utica College (8-5).
Giants should ground Vick; Bills have edge
New York Giants running back Tiki Barber jumps over Washington’s Andre Carter (99) as Adam Archuleta runs in from the left during the fourth quarter of last Sunday’s game in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants, who won, 19-3, should have the edge against Atlanta this weekend, behind a defense that is allowing 3.0 rushing yards per carry.
Smart Money
Bob Christ has been given a hypothetical $500 to wager on NFL games. The odds listed are the latest from Las Vegas:
NENY golfers win Challenge Cup
The Northeastern New York PGA beat the Central New York PGA, 23-13, in the 2006 Challenge Cup on Friday at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona.
Guerriere leads Sidney over Delhi
Sophomore Mike Guerriere figured in on all four Sidney’s goals Thursday as the Warriors avenged an earlier boys soccer loss to Delhi with a 4-2 Midstate Athletic Conference victory.
Pheasant
hunting is sweeter with a dog
Many years ago when I taught school in the Adirondacks, a friend invited me to go pheasant hunting near Oswego. I had been training a young black lab named Skeeter, who was doing quite well on the abundant grouse and woodcock that I found along the northwoods river flats, but a change of tactics would do her good.
Sidney girls complete sweep
Stephanie Meno scored twice Wednesday night as Sidney earned a regular-season sweep of visiting Unatego with a 2-1 girls soccer victory in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
O-State women’s soccer thumps Scranton, 6-0
Leslie Small led Oneonta State’s 6-0 non-conference women’s soccer rout of visiting Scranton on Wednesday, finishing with a goal and an assist as the Red Dragons won their 14th in a row.
Cooperstown boys avenge loss
Cooperstown avenged an early-season loss to Mount Markham and pulled into a virtual tie with the Mustangs in the Center State Conference Division II standings after a 4-1 boys soccer victory Tuesday.
CV-S defender preserves 0-0 tie
Meg Shirey cleared a ball that got behind Cherry Valley-Springfield goalie Lindsey Cairo in the second half, preserving the host Patriots’ 0-0 Tri-Valley League tie against Worcester on Tuesday.
Hartwick men fall, 1-0, in double-OT
Hansen Woodruff scored in the 106th minute Tuesday to give Syracuse a 1-0 non-conference men’s soccer victory in overtime against visiting Hartwick College. Woodruff’s sixth goal of the season came in the second overtime period for the Orange (6-6-1), who held an 11-8 advantage in shots during regulation.
Late College Sports Scores
Delhi 5, Finger Lakes 2 Christina Intartaglia and Chelsea Griep had two goals apiece for Delhi in a road win Saturday. Courtney Hoyt (Downsville) contributed a goal and an assist.
Hartwick icon dead at 51
Hartwick College lost perhaps its greatest soccer player Monday, when U.S. men’s assistant Glenn "Mooch" Myernick died five days after suffering a major heart attack.
OHS girls win big
Cha Cha Naito led an Oneonta High rout during Monday’s Senior Night, scoring twice in an 8-0 Southern Tier Athletic Conference girls soccer thumping of visiting Norwich.
LOCAL GOLF
Final Women’s Golf Association results from the Oneonta Country Club for the 2006 season.
'Wick men celebrate 50 years with rout
Reigning Atlantic Soccer Conference Player of the Year Tyler Hemming had three goals and an assist to lead the Hartwick College men's soccer team to a 6-0 homecoming rout of ASC rival Howard University on Saturday at Elmore Field.
October 6, 2006
Injury slows B-G; Davenport clinches
Emergency goalie Jennifer Patten made one save Thursday, but her state-ranked Bainbridge-Guilford girls soccer team fell, 1-0, to visiting Delhi in a Midstate Athletic Conference Division I game.
Jackets fall flat
Oneonta High’s boys played defending Section Four Class A champion Owego even in the first half, but the Indians pulled away for a 3-1 Southern Tier Athletic Conference win Thursday night.
Fleming shoots 38 for OHS
Isiah Fleming had seven pars and two bogeys in his round of 38, earning medalist honors in Oneonta’s 216-231 Southern Tier Athletic Conference loss to host Maine-Endwell on Thursday.
Women’s Soccer
Genesee 3, Cobleskill 1 Danielle Koers scored three times for Genesee (10-4) in a non-conference win at Cobleskill on Thursday.
