On the money
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ DAILY STAR PLAYER AND COACH OF THE YEAR ... Sidney senior Andy Foote said he’s not sure why he kept a dollar bill he took from Sidney boys basketball coach Mike Brazee about seven years ago.
Shellman, Conway honored
for sweating the small stuff
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL _ DAILY STAR PLAYER AND COACH OF THE YEAR ... One season ago, Stephanie Shellman and Bob Conway were barely blips on the high school girls basketball radar.
OHS lacrosse stomped by Vestal
HIGH SCHOOL LACROSSE ... ONEONTA _ Oneonta High took its second step toward fielding a competitive varsity lacrosse team Friday. Much like its first one, though, OHS failed to get its foot in the door.
Unatego no-hits Afton in opener
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP ... Kyle Palmer, David Havens and Jordan Price combined on a no-hitter as Unatego defeated host Afton, 12-1, Friday in the non-league baseball opener for both schools.
Hartwick water polo routs Gannon
HARTWICK COLLEGE ROUNDUP ... Christina Evans and Ellen Sevigny scored four goals apiece Friday as 13th-ranked Hartwick College routed visiting Gannon, 18-2, in women’s water polo.
O-State splits with Brockport
AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP ... The Oneonta State softball team rallied for a 7-6 victory over Brockport in the first game of a doubleheader, but dropped the second in the SUNY Athletic Conference openers for both teams.
O-State tennis routs Ithaca
Eric Bratt’s three-set victory helped host Oneonta State to a singles sweep en route to an 8-1 non-league men’s tennis victory over defending Empire 8 Conference champion Ithaca College on Thursday.
Jackets
set for
opener at home
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ... Oneonta High will host a varsity boys lacrosse game for the first time in school history at 4:30 p.m. today, when the Yellowjackets meet Vestal at Hartwick College’s All-Weather Field.
Brewerton Speedway loses star power in modifieds
LOCAL AUTO RACING PREVIEW _ BREWERTON SPEEDWAY ... Brewerton Speedway will start its 59th season of local auto racing April 20 and will feature a race card consisting of the traditional modifieds, IMCA modifieds, ESDCA mod lites and four-cylinder super stocks.
O-State shuts out Morrisville
COLLEGE LACROSSE ... Oneonta State’s men broke a lacrosse shutout streak that dates to at least 1999 season, when they defeated visiting Morrisville, 13-0, Wednesday.
Big season ahead at Lebanon Valley
Lebanon Valley Speedway promoter Howie Commander has brought some big events as the high-banked track prepares for its 55th season.
Three area girls make all-state basketball teams
GIRLS BASKETBALL ... Bainbridge-Guilford senior Jennifer Patten, Downsville junior Stephanie Shellman and Andes senior Amie Ballo earned all-state recognition for girls basketball Monday.
O-State men’s lacrosse win, 8-2, still unbeaten
AREA COLLEGE LACROSSE ... George Tsirigotis had two goals and an assist as Oneonta State remained unbeaten with an 8-3 non-conference men’s lacrosse victory over visiting Elmira on Wednesday.
Fisher puts a healthy perspective on sports
BASKETBALL COLUMN BY ROB CENTORANI ... GLENS FALLS _ For every wedge I’ve snapped in half and all the unprintable words I’ve uttered during competition, there’s a big, fat WHY that accompanies them.
Five Mile Point opens Saturday
LOCAL AUTO RACING _ FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY PREVIEW ... Five Mile Point Speedway will open its 57th consecutive year of racing at 3 p.m. Saturday with the Spring Southern Tier Showdown for pure stocks. The Spring 40 for modifieds and sportsman follows at 2:15 pm. Sunday.
Three Warriors double up as state champs
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS NOTEBOOK ... GLENS FALLS _ Parker Umbra, Aubrey Wood and Parker Curley hold a distinction that might not duplicated for a long, long time at Sidney.
Mumbulo earns All-American in D-II; Decker ousted in D-I
COLLEGE WRESTLING ... Bainbridge-Guilford graduate Tyler Mumbulo earned All-American honors at the NCAA Division II wrestling championships March 10 at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Sidney is king of Class C
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ CLASS C STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ... GLENS FALLS _ They turned a competitive atmosphere into a coronation and in doing so, made a state finalist look like a garden variety Midstate Athletic Conference team.
O-State finishes trip 9-1
ONEONTA STATE BASEBALL ... The Oneonta State baseball team lost for the first time this season Friday, but capped a 9-1 spring trip to Cocoa Beach, Fla., with a victory Saturday.
Sullivan wins fourth national title
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL _ NJCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS ... Donte Harrison scored a team-high 20 points Saturday to lead Sullivan County Community College to a 74-68 victory over Northland Community and Technical College in the NJCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament championship at SUNY Delhi.
Stingy Warriors
reach state final
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ CLASS C STATE SEMIFINAL ... GLENS FALLS _ This victory, like the 22 before it, came about not so much as the result of soft jumpers or nifty drives, but with a man-to-man defense that was stingier than a toddler with a new toy.
’Cats
short
again
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ CLASS D STATE SEMIFINAL ... GLENS FALLS _ Demoralizing, methodical and patient describe Chateaugay’s offense during a critical, second-half run Friday.
Sidney championship to be televised live
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS ... Time Warner Cable will televise Sidney’s Class C boys basketball state championship game against Friends Academy live from the Glens Falls Civic Center on two channels Saturday night.
’Wick women
will play for
New Zealand
AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP ... Three Hartwick College water polo players will represent New Zealand in the 12th FINA World Water Polo Championships, which run Saturday through April 1 in Melbourne, Australia.
Boys Basketball State Semifinals
A capsule look at the boys basketball state semifinals opposite Sidney and Davenport today at the Glens Falls Civic Center.
Defending champs ousted
COLLEGE BASKETBALL _ NJCAA DIVISION III TOURNAMENT ... Maurice Horton had game-highs of 31 points and nine rebounds Thursday to lead Quinsigamond Community College to a 72-67 victory over North Lake College in the opening round of the NJCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament at SUNY Delhi.
Sidney to meet three-point threats
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ CLASS B STATE SEMIFINAL PREVIEW ... High school boys basketball coaches in New York often refer to it as "The Mecca."
Opportunity knocking for Davenport
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ CLASS D STATE SEMIFINALS ... One team will have a grand opening Friday. The other will be out of business.
Red Dragons remain
unbeaten in baseball
AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP ... Bainbridge-Guilford graduate Erik Weber pitched seven strong innings Wednesday to lead unbeaten Oneonta State to its sixth straight baseball victory with an 8-5 defeat of Bridgewater State (Mass.) at Cocoa Beach, Fla.
Fire and Ice
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL ... SIDNEY _ One minute and 17 seconds remained in the first half of the Section Four Class C boys basketball final, and Sidney’s two best players watched from the bench in foul trouble.
Class D game far from over
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL COLUMN BY DEAN RUSSIN ... If you’ve ever played a video game for the sole purpose of beating your high score, you probably can relate to the Davenport boys basketball team.
O-State baseball improves to 5-0
COLLEGE ROUNDUP ... Chew on these numbers: Oneonta State’s offense has produced 85 runs on 99 hits through its first five baseball games this season.
O-State baseball stays hot in Florida
AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP ... Oneonta State’s hit parade continued Monday, when the Red Dragons baseball team pounded Mount St. Mary’s for 21 hits in a 19-2 spring trip victory in Cocoa Beach, Fla.
March Madness: Don’t get crazy
NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT COLUMN BY MATT TYSON ... With March Madness rapidly approaching, it’s more than just the temperature that’s starting to heat up. Several teams will begin the tournament riding double-digit winning streaks that they hope will take them to the Final Four.
Sidney hangs tough
in 65-54 victory
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ CLASS C STATE QUARTERFINAL ... ONEONTA _ ’Twas shortly before the season started when the Sidney boys basketball team got manhandled by Sherburne-Earlville in a scrimmage.
Davenport plays for keeps
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ CLASS D STATE SEMIFINAL ... ONEONTA _ Davenport won the game within the game Saturday at Oneonta State.
Jackets shoot too many blanks in Class B loss
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ CLASS B STATE QUARTERFINAL ... SYRACUSE _ In a game that plodded along like a six-some on a golf course, Oneonta High’s attempt to solve Hannibal’s matchup zone failed miserably.
O’Sullivan an All-American in 2 events
COLLEGE ROUNDUP ... Oneonta State’s Kaitlin O’Sullivan earned two All-American honors Saturday at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind.
The better half should prevail in Class B
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ CLASS B STATE QUARTERFINAL PREVIEW ... Take it out at the top of the key, loser’s outs and the first team to 50 wins.
Sidney boys
trying to go
the distance
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ CLASS C STATE QUARTERFINAL PREVIEW ... Sidney will defend its home turf Saturday. Well, sort of.
Double
trouble?
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ CLASS D STATE QUARTERFINAL PREVIEW ... It’s a good thing somebody invented uniforms.
Hunting
can be a
bear of a
decision
OUTDOORS COLUMN BY RICK BROCKWAY ... Last fall, the first bear season in this area came and went with little notice.
Hartwick lacrosse wins opener
COLLEGE ROUNDUP ... Hartwick senior midfielder Pat McCormack scored three goals and assisted a fourth to lead Hartwick to a 17-5 men’s lacrosse victory over visiting Morrisville on Wednesday.
Soccer Hall releases ’07 Veterans Ballot
NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME ... Two women are among the 14 finalists on the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s Veterans Ballot, the Oneonta-based shrine announced Tuesday.
Davenport, Sidney should feel at home
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ STATE QUARTERFINALS UPDATE ... Davenport and Sidney will play in a boys basketball doubleheader Saturday at Oneonta State, which will host the state tournament quarterfinal rounds for classes D and C.
Mahlmeister sets PR in long jump
Sidney sophomore Ashley Mahlmeister had the highest finish among area indoor track and field competitors in the state meet Saturday at Cornell University.
Hiffa places 4th at nationals
Trevor Hiffa, Oneonta State’s 285-pound junior, placed fourth at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships on Saturday at Loras College at Dubuque, Iowa.
Wildcats boys get a good Rap
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ COLUMN BY DEAN RUSSIN ... Matt Rap is the basketball player you love to hate, but only if you’re on the other team.
O-State softball still 0-for-season
AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP ... Oneonta State softball went further south Monday with two more losses during its season-opening spring trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Wildcats graduate to state tourney
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ SECTION FOUR CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIP ... BINGHAMTON _ Don’t be surprised if five diplomas are missing from Davenport’s graduation ceremony this June.
Martindale lifts Sidney by Candor
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ SECTION FOUR CLASS C CHAMPIONSHIP ... BINGHAMTON _ Somewhere amid the physical play and the stickier-than-duct-tape defense emerged Darrin Martindale.
Dill’s run ends in state semifinals
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING _ STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS ... ALBANY _ Unatego junior Cody Dill couldn’t find a cure for the jitters quick enough at the Times Union Center in Albany on Saturday.
Bobcats
nipped
by END
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL _ SECTION FOUR CLASS C CHAMPIONSHIP ... BINGHAMTON _ A friendlier roll here, a call reversal there or a free-throw performance better suited for a senior-laden team and maybe, just maybe ...
Downsville girls fall short in Class D final
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL _ SECTION FOUR CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIP ... BINGHAMTON _ Downsville might want to invest in bug spray, particularly the one that kills flies on the wall.
Jackets nip Saints
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ SECTION FOUR CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIP ... BINGHAMTON _ If you’re looking for a masterpiece, visit a museum.
Big shots
to battle
for crown
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ SECTION FOUR CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW ... The Section Four Class D boys basketball championship looks more like a game of Russian Roulette _ without the blanks.
Bobcats look to outclass END
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL _ SECTION FOUR CLASS C CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW ... "Homework assignment for Bainbridge-Guilford’s girls basketball team: Improve by 30 points."
Wait is over for Eagles
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL _ SECTION FOUR CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW ... Downsville will try to keep it together Saturday at the Broome County Arena.
B-G/A girl looks to get jump on state
HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR TRACK _ STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS ... Samantha Spalholz earned the highest seed for area athletes headed to the state indoor track and field championship meet, which is scheduled for Saturday at Cornell University’s Barton Hall.
Delhi men ousted
in regional quarter
JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL _ NJCAA DIVISION III REGION III TOURNAMENTS ... HERKIMER _ The hot hands of Fulton-Montgomery cooled off SUNY Delhi in a heartbeat Friday.
B-G/A, Dill seek perfect ending
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING _ STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW ... Coaching at the state tournament is becoming an annual occurrence for Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton’s Brandon MacNaught.
Pressure’s on OHS
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ SECTION FOUR CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW... This one’s simple: Can Oneonta High handle Seton Catholic Central’s smothering man-to-man defense at 7:30 tonight at the Broome County Arena?
Time to
warm up
for trout
season
OUTDOORS COLUMN BY RICK BROCKWAY ... About a month ago, some folklore gurus dragged a poor, defenseless groundhog from his February hibernation to determine how much more winter we should expect.
Wildcats ride fourth-quarter surge
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL _ SECTION FOUR CLASS D SEMIFINAL ... ONEONTA _ It took Davenport all of 11 seconds to take over Wednesday night at Oneonta High.
UV rally falls short against Candor
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL ... FENTON _ With 7.4 seconds left, Unadilla Valley had one last chance to tie or knock off unbeaten and top-seeded Candor in Wednesday’s Section Four Class C semifinal at Chenango Valley.
