OHS girls stun Spartans, 2-1
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP ... Monica Jones scored unassisted from about 18 yards out 11 minutes into the second half Wednesday to lead Oneonta to a 2-1 Southern Tier Athletic Conference girls soccer victory over host Maine-Endwell, the defending Section Four Class A champion.
Vasquez lifts O-Tigers to key win
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... ONEONTA _ Sendy Vasquez had all the answers for the Oneonta Tigers on Wednesday night.
O-Tigers blow it in 9th
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... ONEONTA _ If first impressions are meant to last, then Oneonta likely won’t forget about Jonathan Kibler any time soon.
Eagles and Worcester tie, 0-0
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP ... It’s one game into the season for the boys soccer teams from Downsville and Worcester and they have yet to win, lose or score a goal.
Hamm’s impact felt by OHS girls
2007 SOCCER HALL INDUCTION CEREMONY NOTEBOOK ... ONEONTA _ During their Hall of Fame induction speeches Sunday, former U.S. women’s soccer standouts Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy talked about the residual effects their careers had on young girls.
6-run inning sinks Tigers
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... ONEONTA _ Oneonta Tigers manager Andy Barkett and pitching coach Mark Johnson wore a path to the mound during the fifth inning Monday night at Damaschke Field.
Jefferson wins opener vs. Worcester
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP ... Miranda Blakeslee and Chelsea Martin scored goals for visiting Jefferson in its 2-0 non-league girls soccer victory over Worcester on Monday.
O-State women
ranked 17th in preseason poll
ONEONTA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER ... Oneonta State will start the 2007 women’s soccer season as the 17th-ranked Division III team in the country, according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s preseason poll.
All eyes on Hamm and Foudy
NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS ... ONEONTA _ Hard as she tried, Mia Hamm simply couldn’t escape the spotlight Sunday.
Big names steal the show
ONEONTA _ Christie Welsh did her best to make the 2007 National Soccer Hall of Fame Game about a game. Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy made that impossible without even trying.
O-Tigers open two-game lead
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... Casper Wells hit a walkoff single to score Kyle Peter in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Oneonta Tigers rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Hudson Valley Renegades in front of 477 fans at Damaschke Field.
OHS boys drop opener
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP ... Three goals and one assist from Mike Spadine helped Owego to a season-opening boys soccer victory at Oneonta on Saturday.
’Wick men tie in exhibition
HARTWICK COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER ... Hartwick College tied host St. John’s, 1-1, in an exhibition men’s soccer game Saturday.
Soccer Hall braces for super Sunday
2007 SOCCER HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY ... Not even the National Soccer Hall of Fame could contain former United States standouts Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy. That’s why, for the first time, the Oneonta-based museum will hold its Induction Ceremony outdoors.
Sidney girls open season with a bang
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP ... Stephanie Meno had three goals and an assist Friday to lead host Sidney to a 5-0 girls soccer rout of Bainbridge-Guilford in the opening round of the Mang Tournament.
O-Tigers roll past Brooklyn, 9-2, in opener
2007 O-TIGERS ... Casper Wells went 3-for-4, including a home run and three RBIs, to lead the visiting Oneonta Tigers to a 9-2 victory over the Brooklyn Cyclones int he opening game of a doubleheader Friday night.
O-State women ranked 17th
ONEONTA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER ... Oneonta State will start the 2007 women’s soccer season as the 17th-ranked Division III team in the country, according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s preseason poll.
Hartwick men’s soccer exhibition game moved
HARTWICK COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER ... Hartwick College announced Friday afternoon that its men’s soccer exhibition game Friday night against visiting St. John’s has been rescheduled because of the threat of severe weather.
UV grad joins D-II wrestling program
COLLEGE SPORTS ... Former Unadilla Valley wrestling standout Trevor Franklin has committed to Division II Upper Iowa for the 2007-08 academic year, the college announced Wednesday.
Chastain to play in Fame Game
1999 World Cup star to join former U.S. women’s teammates Hamm, Foudy, Overbeck on field
NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME GAME ... National Soccer Hall of Fame spokesman Jack Huckel said Thursday that 1999 U.S. World Cup star Brandi Chastain expects to play in the Hall of Fame Game on Sunday.
Team Bellinger gets bounced
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES ... Clay and Cody Bellinger and the rest of the Chandler (Ariz.) National team are headed home.
Tigers rained out on road
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... Rain postponed Thursday’s New York-Penn League game between the Oneonta Tigers and the host Brooklyn Cyclones.
Dead crows
are reasons
for concern
OUTDOORS COLUMN BY RICK BROCKWAY ... I have seen several dead crows on the blacktop over the past couple of weeks while traveling around our area. This is not normal.
O-Tigers singled out in 4-2 loss
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS _ Raul Reyes and Will Vogl opened the fourth and sixth innings with back-to-back singles, setting up the bulk of the Brooklyn Cyclones’ runs Wednesday in a 4-2 New York-Penn League defeat of the visiting Oneonta Tigers.
Bellinger,
son reach
U.S. semis
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES ... Cody Bellinger and Chandler (Ariz.) National are two steps from winning the United States Little League World Series.
Tigers
split at
home
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... ONEONTA _ Behind a six-hitter from right-hander Guillermo Moscoso, the Oneonta Tigers defeated the Vermont Lake Monsters, 4-1, in the second game of a double-header Tuesday.
Jefferson golfers start
season with victory
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF ... Tim VanGlad birdied the par-3 eighth hole Tuesday at the Stamford Golf Club to lead the host Jefferson golf team to a 250-281 non-league win over Unatego in the season opener for both teams.
Delhi man pours it on
LOCAL RUNNING ... Not even close. Delhi resident Colin Eustis ran away with the Oneonta Tigers 5K title Monday, finishing almost a minute-and-a-half ahead of his closest competitor in light but steady rainfall.
Nice catch
GLIMMERGLASS TRIATHLON ... If the name fits. Catch Me If You Can won its second straight Glimmerglass Triathlon, which celebrated its 25th season Sunday at Glimmerglass State Park in Springfield.
Tigers
split at
home
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... ONEONTA _ Cory Middleton took advantage of Damaschke Field’s large playing surface to help the Oneonta Tigers win a suspended game Sunday night.
O-Tigers thump ValleyCats, 14-1
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS _ SATURDAY’S GAME ... Chris Carlson, Kyle Peter, Miguel Linares and Chris Middleton had three hits apiece and drove in a combined eight runs during Oneonta’s 14-1 New York-Penn League rout at Tri-City on Saturday.
Monroe man wins Tyco 5K
LOCAL RUNNING ... Monroe resident Matt Post finished in 18 minutes, 24 seconds to win the second annual Tyco Health Care Move For Life 5K in Hobart on Saturday.
Flashes
suspend
O-Tigers
at home
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... Fortunately for the Oneonta Tigers, lightning struck harder than the Tri-City ValleyCats on Friday night at Damaschke Field.
O-Tigers
routed by
Tri-City
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... The Oneonta Tigers fell hard in their first New York-Penn League game since the All-Star break as the host Tri-City ValleyCats earned a 10-1 victory in front of 3,497 fans Thursday night.
U.S. looks to extend streak
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES ... SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) "” Twelve-year-old Hunt Smith has a keen sense of Little League history.
Hartwick names interim
women’s basketball coach
HARTWICK COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ... Former Hartwick College women’s basketball assistant Karen Powell will be the program’s interim head coach for the 2007-08 season, the Hawks announced Thursday.
Don’t get burned by poison ivy
OUTDOORS COLUMN BY RICK BROCKWAY ... My wife and I fished the West Canada Creek earlier this week.
Empire 8 puts Hartwick near bottom in two sports
HARTWICK COLLEGE SPORTS ... The Empire 8 Conference selected Hartwick College football to finish fifth this season in its preseason coaches’ poll, the Hawks announced Thursday.
Dragons add 2
to training staff
ONEONTA STATE SPORTS ... Oneonta State added Frank Vaughan and Oneonta native Brinn Spencer to its athletic training department, the college announced Thursday.
Hartwick men’s soccer picked to finish third in MAC
HARTWICK COLLEGE SPORTS ... The Mid-American Conference projected Hartwick College to finish third in its men’s soccer standings this fall, the Hawks announced Wednesday.
Glimmerglass Triathlon set for Sunday
LOCAL SPORTS ... The 25th annual Glimmerglass Triathlon will start at 9 a.m. Sunday at Glimmerglass State Park in Springfield.
Krol saves AL in NY-Penn All-Star Game
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... Thanks in part to a pair of teammates, Oneonta’s Noah Krol had the chance to put the finishing touches on the New York-Penn League All-Star Game at Hudson Valley on Tuesday night.
O-Tigers finish off Williamsport, 9-8
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS _ ONEONTA _ With fair season in full swing, it seemed fitting that the Oneonta Tigers and Williamsport Crosscutters staged their own version of a demolition derby at Damaschke Field on Sunday night.
Tigers
trickle into 1st
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... Every cloud has a silver lining. Just ask the Oneonta Tigers.
Torrid stretch lifts Kurt Schulte to OCC title
ONEONTA COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP ... An 11-hole stretch that Kurt Schulte played in 8-under par Sunday all but wrapped up his first Oneonta Country Club golf championship.
O-Tigers sweep Crosscutters
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... Mark Brackman scattered seven hits over six innings as the Oneonta Tigers won the first game of a doubleheader Saturday with a 5-1 victory over the Williamsport Crosscutters.
Girls softball league closes this weekend
AREA YOUTH SOFTBALL ... With nearly a year under its belt, officials from the Tri-County Girls Youth Softball Association are calling the league’s inaugural season a success.
O-Tigers get six All-Stars
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... For the second consecutive season, the Oneonta Tigers placed six players on the American League’s New York-Penn League All-Star Team.
O-Tigers’ streak
snapped at four
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... J.P. Arencibia’s three-run homer with two out in the third inning proved to be the decisive shot in the Auburn Doubledays’ 8-2 New York-Penn League victory over the visiting Oneonta Tigers on Thursday.
Don’t be
afraid of
the dark
OUTDOORS COLUMN BY RICK BROCKWAY ... Many of us have visited Howe’s Cave or journeyed into the deep limestone caves of Secret Caverns. Some may have even been to the huge caverns of Carlsbad in New Mexico.
O-Tigers off to good start at Auburn
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... Ronnie Bourquin and Kody Kaiser had back-to-back RBI hits in a three-run third inning Wednesday, leading the Oneonta Tigers to a 5-3 New York-Penn League victory at Auburn in the first game of a doubleheader.
Unatego football turns to Rigas
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ... The vacancy created when Unatego’s school board decided not to re-hire John Mushtare as head varsity coach was filled by a man who’s familiar with high school football in Otsego County.
Tigers
sweep
Lowell
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... Casper Wells’ two-run triple snapped a sixth-inning tie to help the Oneonta Tigers to a 4-1 New York-Penn League victory over the host Lowell Spinners on Monday night.
Tigers
pound Lowell
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... Six consecutive singles in a seven-run second inning helped the Oneonta Tigers to an 18-7 New York-Penn League thumping of the host Lowell Spinners in front of 5,030 fans Sunday night.
Oneonta Legion dropped in District 6 finals
LEGION BASEBALL ... Fifteen extra-base hits included seven home runs, six by Vestal Post-89, which defeated Oneonta Post-259, 20-13, in the District 6 Tournament championship Sunday night at Conlon Field in Binghamton.
O-Tigers drop Saturday’s game, series to Cyclones
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... Raul Reyes snapped a tie with his sixth homer of the season Saturday, leading the Brooklyn Cyclones to a 7-2 New York-Penn League win over the Oneonta Tigers in front of 594 fans at Damaschke Field.
Green Wave charge into finals
LEGION BASEBALL ... When you’re in the losers’ bracket, winning is everything. Maybe that’s why Oneonta Post-259 beat its two opponents so handily Saturday, when the Green Wave earned a spot in the championship round of the District 6 Legion Baseball Tournament at Conlon Field in Binghamton.
Unatego,
OHS have
unfinished
business
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COLUMN BY ROB CENTORANI ... Normally, coaching carousels are reserved for big-time college or professional sports. We’ve got a good one circling right here in our backyard.
August 4, 2007
Tigers down
Brooklyn in
10 innings
2007 ONEONTA TIGERS ... The Oneonta Tigers scored the winning run in the 10th without the benefit of a hit to beat the Brooklyn Cyclones, 3-2, Friday in a New York-Penn League game at Damaschke Field.
Districts
stopped
by storm
LEGION BASEBALL ... Thunderstorms suspended Oneonta Post-259’s District 6 Tournament Legion baseball game against Sidney Post-183 in the second inning Friday at Conlon Field in Binghamton.
Hamm, Foudy to play in Fame Game
NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME GAME ... Induction into a hall of fame is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for an athlete.
Have
mercy!
LEGION BASEBALL ... The Oneonta and Sidney Legion baseball teams rebounded from District 6 Tournament losses with mercy-rule victories Thursday at Conlon Field in Binghamton.
T-C Glass wins soccer title
LOCAL ADULT WOMEN’S SOCCER ... Kris Shearer scored two goals as Tri-County Glass defeated Team NAPA, 3-1, in Sears/Latte Lounge adult women’s soccer championship game Thursday at Swart-Wilcox Fields in Oneonta.
Pohl leads Central baseball to bronze
EMPIRE STATE GAMES ... Philip Pohl of Cooperstown helped the Central scholastic baseball team to an Empire State Games bronze medal Saturday in Westchester.
