Laing stifles O-State women
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ...
ONEONTA _ Jessica Laing made some noise without so much as a peep Tuesday at Oneonta State’s Alumni Field House.
Davenport cruises by Milford
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL ...
Samantha Meyerhoff had 18 points and 14 rebounds Tuesday to lead Davenport to a 55-36 non-league girls basketball rout of host Milford.
Threes lead OHS to victory
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL ...
Lance Ratchford hit three of his game-high five three-pointers in the first quarter, sparking Oneonta High to a 72-58 non-league boys basketball win over visiting Greene on Tuesday.
UV wrestling wins opener, 33-26
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP ...
Dennis Murphy clinched a 33-26 season-opening victory for the Unadilla Valley wrestling team Tuesday with a 10-2 major decision over Oxford’s Skylar Smith at 125 pounds.
Hawks sweep
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ...
Junior forward Cory Carson scored 17 points Tuesday to lead Hartwick College to a 62-56 men’s basketball victory over host Skidmore.
Puffer leads Broome past Cobleskill, 72-42
JUNIOR COLLEGES ...
Unatego graduate Erika Puffer had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead visiting Broome Community College to a 72-42 non-conference women’s basketball victory over Cobleskill on Tuesday.
Hall menu includes big stars, Big Mac
NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME ...
Consider today through Jan. 9 the calm before the National Baseball Hall of Fame storm.
Walton
edged in
opener
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL ...
Sarah Lander capped her team-high 15-point performance Monday night with the winning basket as Sullivan West edged host Walton, 42-41, in a non-league girls basketball game.
High School Volleyball
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL ...
Afton swept Harpursville, 25-18, 25-22, in the championship game of the Harpursville Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday.
Redskins win Remy Tournament
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL ...
Tournament MVP Chris Gentile scored 12 points Saturday to lead the Cooperstown boys basketball team to a 58-49 victory over Fort Plain in the championship of the Anton Remy Tournament in Milford.
Unatego
rallies to win Drago
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL ...
Tournament MVP Blake Shelton had 23 points and 14 rebounds Saturday to lead Unatego to a 52-38 girls basketball victory over host Oneonta in the championship of the Anthony C. Drago Tournament.
Hartwick men rout Maritime
HARTWICK COLLEGE BASKETBALL ...
Jan Cocozziello scored a game-high 25 points and Albe Hulick contributed a college-best 18 Sunday to lead the Hartwick College men’s basketball team to an 84-63 rout of visiting Maritime College.
O-State women win title
ONEONTA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ...
Melissa Donahue and Shannon Weir scored in double digits Sunday to lead Oneonta State to a 65-48 women’s basketball victory in the championship game of the St. John Fisher Tournament.
OHS’ victory a three-for-all
Oneonta High’s boys made six three-pointers in the first half in taking a 24-point halftime lead and defeated Davenport, 70-51, in the championship game of the Anthony C. Drago Tournament on Friday at OHS.
McNabb owners searching for help
You know, this really is a nice time of year. The leaves have turned their beautiful colors, the air is crisp and not yet bitterly cold, the big family holidays are arriving and football …
Changing traditions in hunting
There’s a special magic about the opening day of deer season.
It’s a tradition and like many other hunters, I never have to set an alarm. I’m always awake on time to go hunting because sleep is difficult the night before the big hunt.
Rockefeller helps East win Ernie Davis Classic
Delhi’s Nate Rockefeller rushed for 41 yards on two carries, including a 34-yard touchdown in the second quarter, to lead the East to a 24-0 victory over the West in the 17th annual Ernie Davis Classic at Union-Endicott on Wednesday night.
OHS, Davenport boys advance
Oneonta High and Davenport won semifinals of the Anthony C. Drago Tournament on Tuesday and will meet in the boys basketball title game Friday at OHS.
Davenport looking to make splash in Drago Tournament
The Anthony C. Drago Tournament might mean more to Davenport boys basketball coach Lee Fisher than some of the other coaches who’ll take part in the tournament that begins tonight at Oneonta High.
Shootouts aren’t the solution
ONEONTA _ Laurens boys soccer coach Dave Miller likened the shootout format used to decide who advances in postseason matches to, "breaking a tie in basketball by shooting free throws."
Former NY-Penn president dies at 89
AUBURN (AP) -- Leo Pinckney, who served as the New York-Penn League’s president from 1984-1993, die Monday. He was 89.
Ketzlick leads Milford to victory
Corinne Ketzlick scored a game-high nine points to lead Milford’s girls basketball team to a 32-11 victory over Margaretville in a semifinal of the Roxbury Tournament on Monday.
Taggart leads Delhi to first victory, 53-47
Matt Conant finished seventh in a school-record 1 hour, 8 minutes, 35 seconds to lead SUNY Delhi at the NJCAA Half-Marathon Championship on Sunday.
Raiders top Morris in OT, 36-34
With tournament MVP Danielle Conway and starter Terra Moore on the bench in overtime, Gilbertsville-Mount Upton received baskets from Brittney Peet and Kayla Armstrong, and defeated Morris, 36-34, in the title game of the Pat Grasso Tournament at Laurens on Saturday.
O-State swimmers finish first at Potsdam
Oneonta State’s men’s and women’s swimming teams won the two-day North Country Invitational that concluded Saturday at SUNY Potsdam.
Hartwick men’s basketball win first of season
Cory Carson scored a game-high 19 points to lead Hartwick College’s men’s basketball team to a 63-40 victory over the University of New England in the consolation game of the Hamilton Tip-off Tournament on Saturday.
November 18, 2006
Morris
girls
stun
Rams
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL ...
Gone are Daily Star Player of the Year Jessica Laing, Emily White and Kassie Tiller, who carried South Kortright to a Class D state girls basketball title last season.
Laurens zeroes in on first final
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER ...
LAURENS _ One goal might just be enough in the Class D boys soccer state semifinal between Section Four’s Laurens and Section 10’s Colton-Pierrepont.
Empire 8 honors six from ’Wick football
HARTWICK COLLEGE FOOTBALL ...
Hartwick junior running back Lindy Crea received his second straight first-team Empire 8 All-Conference honor in football, the college announced Thursday.
Miller leads Broncos’ second-half charge
JUNIOR COLLEGE ROUNDUP ...
Abar Miller scored 12 of his 15 points after halftime, helping SUNY Delhi’s men’s basketball team to a 77-55 victory over visiting Onondaga Community College on Thursday.
The Smart Money
THE SMART MONEY ...
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: -$105. Season total: $240.
Don’t trust people to make your lineup calls
Let’s call this empowerment week on the island, because I’m about to give you the best piece of advice you’ll ever receive from some fantasy dude. It’s already going to seem a bit contradictory within the confines of what is essentially an advice column, so I’ll thrown in some convoluted language just for effect. Here goes:
It’s better
to be safe
than dead
OUTDOORS COLUMN BY RICK BROCKWAY ...
As we walked side by side down the old logging road just north of Piseco, I looked over at my hunting partner.
Wagenaar expected to start for Canada
HARTWICK COLLEGE ROUNDUP ...
Former Hartwick goalkeeper Josh Wagenaar earned a spot on Canada’s 17-player roster for today’s international friendly men’s soccer game with Hungary and is expected to start in goal, the college announced Tuesday.
Junior College Roundup
JUNIOR COLLEGES ...
Kim McMillen had 19 points and 18 rebounds to lead SUNY Cobleskill to a non-conference women’s basketball victory Tuesday at Finger Lakes Community College.
Laurens to play Section 10 champs
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER ...
Rankings and records mean little in the postseason, but they’re still fun to look at.
Hartwick football closes with victory
HARTWICK COLLEGE ROUNDUP ...
Lindy Crea rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries Saturday, leading the Hartwick College football team to a 35-17 Empire 8 Conference thumping of visiting Utica College in the Hawks’ season finale.
Three O-State field hockey players earn all-region
ONEONTA STATE ROUNDUP ...
The National Field Hockey Coaches Association named Oneonta State senior Megan Flaherty to its first all-region team, the college announced Monday.
Junior College Roundup
JUNIOR COLLEGE ROUNDUP ...
Stanley Francois had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead visiting Cobleskill to a Mountain Valley Conference men’s basketball victory Monday.
Sidney loses in a snap, 35-34
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ...
CICERO _ The Sidney football team got a little too far ahead Saturday ... of itself.
O-State falls to
Jackets
ONEONTA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER ...
The one time Oneonta State scored, it was waved off by a foul.
Milford struck down in state quarterfinal
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER ...
CHITTENANGO _ The Milford girls soccer team found it difficult to weather the storm Saturday at Chittenango High.
’Skins knocked out of states by Candor
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER ...
CHITTENANGO _ Kristen Cleveland knocked three times Saturday, but the Cooperstown girls soccer team did not answer.
O-State men lose shootout in final
Scott DePersis scored for the Oneonta State men’s soccer team, but the Red Dragons fell in the ECAC Upstate Championship in a penalty kick shootout against Fredonia on Sunday.
Redskins upset at state cross-country meet
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY ...
WARWICK _ The Class D boys cross country state rankings were good for one thing Saturday at Warwick Valley High: A huge upset.
Broncos men win ninth national title
JUNIOR COLLEGE ROUNDUP ...
SUNY Delhi won its ninth NJCAA Division III cross-country championship Saturday, compiling 36 points to easily defeat runner-up College of DuPage.
Laurens
shoots
into semi
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER ...
ONEONTA _ Physically exhausting, emotionally draining and competitive from opening kickoff to final penalty kick. That’s what the Class D boys soccer state quarterfinal was made of Friday at the National Soccer Hall of Fame Campus.
Sidney hopes experience is necessary
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ...
Compared to its Class C state quarterfinal opponent Saturday, Sidney is a seasoned veteran.
O-State women look to rebound
ONEONTA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
Technically, it’s a non-winning streak, but when you’ve been involved with as much winning as Oneonta State’s women’s soccer team, it’s a two-game skid.
O-State volleyball advances in ECAC tourney
ONEONTA STATE VOLLEYBALL ...
Fifth-seeded Oneonta State defeated No. 4 Potsdam, 22-30, 30-20, 30-27, 30-23, in a first-round volleyball match of the Eastern College Athletic Conference New York Region Tournament on Friday at University of Rochester.
The Smart Money
Bob Christ has been given a hypothetical $500 to wager on NFL games. The odds listed are the latest from Las Vegas: Last week: -$45 Season total: $345
Delhi looks
to knock out
No. 1 today
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ...
Today’s Class D state football quarterfinal between Delhi and Onondaga has the makings of a heavyweight fight.
O-State men to host ECAC tourney
AREA COLLEGES ...
Oneonta State’s men, making their first appearance in a postseason tournament since 1980, will host the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Upstate New York soccer tournament this weekend.
Get into the rut
OUTDOORS COLUMN BY RICK BROCKWAY ...
The woods were relatively quiet as I sat in my tree stand ... waiting.
OHS ousted from states, 2-0
MILTON _ It’s been said records can be discarded at this time of the year, that all teams are capable of winning in state playoff competition.
But the records of the Spackenkill and Oneonta High boys soccer teams might provide some insight into the Yellowjackets’ 2-0 Class B first-round state playoff loss Wednesday at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome.
OHS faces top-ranked team
If you’re going by the teams’ records, the state rankings or familiarity with the venue, Oneonta High’s boys appear to have no chance.
But if you’re going by what OHS soccer coach Alex Brannan says, the Yellowjackets have a great chance.
O-State
women
to open
on road
ONEONTA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER ...
The Oneonta State women’s soccer team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament on Monday, three days after missing out on an automatic berth via the SUNY Athletic Conference Tournament.
Hemming repeats as ASC Player of the Year
HARTWICK COLLEGE ROUNDUP ...
The Atlantic Soccer Conference named Hartwick College senior Tyler Hemming its Player of the Year for the second straight season, and six other Hawks received all-conference honors.
Sidney sacks it to Lansing
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ...
ENDICOTT _ Jarred Mertz put an exclamation point on the final period Saturday.
Delhi
turns
on rival
Walton
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ...
ENDICOTT _ Walton football turned over a lot more than the ball Saturday.
Oneonta
holds ’em
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER ...
ONEONTA _ A Section Four Class B championship was in the cards for the Oneonta High boys soccer team Saturday.
Milford finishes first
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER ...
ONEONTA _ As the large throng of supporters counted down the final 10 seconds of Saturday’s Section Four Class D title game, Milford girls soccer coach Lorin Campbell jumped up and down like a giddy teen.
Laurens downs SK in Class D final
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER ...
ONEONTA _ The Section Four Class D boys soccer championship fell into the hands of Laurens on Saturday.
O-State women, Hartwick men fall
COLLEGE SOCCER ...
Oneonta State’s women and Hartwick College’s men will not have the chance to defend the conference soccer championships they won last year.
Expect D final to be a big hit
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ...
The essence of this Section Four Class D football title game has as much to do with guys wearing 50s, 60s, 70s on their jerseys as it does for guys wearing 20s and 30s.
Sidney to meet one stingy foe
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ...
Sidney may have to break the rules to win its second straight Section Four Class C football title this weekend.
OHS looks to click in Class B final
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER ... Apparently, someone forgot to inform the boys soccer coaches at Oneonta High and Dryden that information is available at the click of a mouse these days.
The Smart Money
NFL WEEK 9 ...
Bob Christ has been given a hypothetical $500 to wager on NFL games. The odds listed are the latest from Las Vegas: Last week: +$25. Season total: $390.
Five
make
states
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY ...
Delhi’s Matt Morales and Matt Davy of Afton were among five area runners who qualified for the state cross country championships during Thursday’s Section Four Championships at Chenango Valley State Park.
Cooperstown boys fall in sectional semifinal, 3-2
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP ... Chris Gentile scored twice Wednesday night, but the boys soccer season ended for Cooperstown with a 3-2 loss to Faith Heritage in a Section Three Class C semifinal at Waterville.
Oneonta can’t cash in on surge
ENDICOTT _ Two momentary lapses in the first half cost Oneonta High’s girls two goals Wednesday.
Twenty minutes of sustained pressure at the end produced nothing for the fifth-seeded Yellowjackets, who fell to No. 8 Elmira Notre Dame, 2-1, in a Section Four Class B soccer semifinal at B.C. United Fields.
OHS boys throw Glen a curve
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER ...
GREENE _ In a game dominated by feet and legs, Oneonta High’s boys soccer team earned a trip to its first appearance in a sectional final since 2001 on the strength of Scottie Cobstill’s powerful arms.
Rams oust top-seed Davenport
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER ...
ONEONTA _ Justin Townsend hit just about everything Tuesday afternoon.
Late
goal
sinks
Delhi
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER ...
Vinnie Powierski scored with 48 seconds remaining to lift top-seeded Marathon to a 3-2 victory over visiting Delhi in a Section Four Class C boys soccer semifinal Tuesday afternoon.
Fan voting for Frick Award starts today on Hall website
NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME ...
Baseball fans can begin voting online for the 2007 Ford C. Frick Award today, helping to choose three of the 10 names on the final ballot.
MVC honors Cobleskill men’s soccer with top awards
AREA COLLEGES ...
The SUNY Cobleskill men’s soccer team swept the top honors in the Mountain Valley Conference this fall as senior defender Phil Venditti and Rob Smarz earned player and coach of the year honors, respectively.
