Football boosters to meet tonight
The Oneonta Football Booster Club will meet at 7
p.m. today at the Elks Club in Oneonta.
Anyone with children involved in the football and
cheerleading programs are encouraged to attend.
For more information, call Paul Smith at 607-434-
9084.
OHS girls basketball tickets on sale
Oneonta High is selling 300 tickets before Saturday’s
Class B girls basketball state quarterfinal at Hartwick
College.
The Yellowjackets (18-3), who won their third
straight Section Four championship Friday with a 30-
27 overtime defeat of Lansing, will host Section Three
champion South Jefferson (21-0) at 7 p.m. Saturday at
Lambros Arena.
OHS athletic director Joe Hughes said Wednesday
that each high school has been allotted 300 pre-game
tickets to sell. Hughes also said an additional 500 tickets
will be available at the door Saturday.
Tickets cost $7 each, regardless of age, and will be
sold on a first-come, first-served basis. To buy tickets,
call Hughes at 607-433-8251 or 607-434-6352.
O-State to host wrestling festival
Oneonta State will host its Red Dragon Wrestling
Festival at 10 a.m. Saturday at Chase Gymnasium.
Wrestlers will compete in seven age-groups according
to weight (youth 6-and-under; pee-wee 7-8; midget
9-10; inter 11-12; junior 13-14; high school 15-19 excluding
graduates; and open 19-and-over).
Varsity wrestlers cannot compete in the youth
through junior divisions. Wrestlers may enter two
weight classes or two divisions.
Bouts will be three, one-minute periods followed by
tiebreakers, if necessary.
Wrestlers may weigh in from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday or
from 7-8 a.m. Saturday.
Entry fee is $15. For more information, call O-State
wrestling coach Duane Ritter at 607-436-2100 or e-mail
ritterda@oneonta.edu.
Adult football tryouts this weekend
The Leatherstocking Indians adult football team
will hold open tryouts from 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
at 143 RJM Lane in Oneonta. The site is off of Pony
Farm Road, behind Mariott Painting.
Players of all skill levels are welcome to try out for
free. Each will be tested in agility, the 40-yard dash
and the bench press.
The Indians will provide game and practice jerseys,
as well as equipment this season. Players may purchase
these items at the end of the season but are not
required to do so.
Registration will cost $300 per player and will be
due in April. Registration money will help fund the
operating costs associated with the team.
For directions or for more information, call general
manager Meghan Hartnett at 607-643-6097 or Josh
Whitehead (player recruitment) at 607-643-6050.
Hartnett said Wednesday that her team is close to
securing a field for the 2010 season. She added the
Town of Hartwick will vote on whether it will allow
the Indians to use Callan Field this summer during its
next board meeting, which is scheduled for Monday.
G-MU 3-on-3 tournament Saturday
The Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Booster Club 3-on-3
Basketball Tournament will begin with registration at
9 a.m. Saturday at the high school. Play begins at 10
a.m. Saturday.
Teams will compete in modified, junior varsity and
varsity divisions and will be categorized by gender and
highest level played. Co-ed teams are not allowed.
Cost is $40 per team. Each team can have a maximum
of four players.
Each player, regardless of age, must have a parentor
guardian-signed waiver. Forms are available at the
school’s website, www.gmucsd.org.
The event also features a three-point shootout and
foul-shooting contest. For more information, call Don
Davis at 607-783-2018.
Youth baseball draft Saturday
Cooperstown Youth Baseball will hold its Little
League draft and late registration Saturday at Cooperstown
Central’s Bursey Gymnasium.
Drafts will run at the following times: 8-9 a.m. majors;
9:15-9:45 a.m. minors (second-graders); 9:45-10:45
a.m. minors (third- and fourth-graders); and 11 a.m.-
noon softball.
Players should bring gym shoes and gloves. For more
information, call 607-547-9259.
Milford to host basketball benefit
Milford Central will host its March Madness co-ed
basketball games at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Varsity, junior varsity and modified teams will participate.
Admission is $1 for children, $2 for adults and $5 for
families of five or more. Refreshments will be served.
Proceeds will benefit the Milford Education Foundation.
Hunter course starts March 23
West End Archery in Oneonta will host a New York state
hunter education course from 5:30-9 p.m. March 23-25.
The class is limited to 20 students. To register, call
607-432-4947 during evening hours.
Volleyball league begins March 25
The Hartwick College volleyball program will host
a co-ed volleyball league Thursday nights at Lambros
Arena, from March 25-May 13.
Cost is $200 per team. For more information, call
Hartwick volleyball coach Lou Lansing at 607-431-4722
(lansingl@hartwick.edu) or Rich Gary at 607-431-4534
(garyr@hartwick.edu).
Hall to celebrate women’s history
The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown
will celebrate Women’s History Month on March 27 by
welcoming four women from the All-American Girls
Professional Baseball League as part of a full day of
programming.
Visitors may participate in a special interview
with former AAGPBL players Gloria Elliott, Sarah
Jane Ferguson, Joanne McComb and Dolly Brumfield
White, among other programs.
Tickets for the interview are free but must be reserved
in advance. Members may reserve their tickets
today by calling 607-547-0397. Remaining tickets, if
any, will be available to the general public beginning
March 22.
Other events will take place throughout the day and
are included with a paid admission to the Hall.
Local man to run for charity
Maryland resident Steve Sutton is attempting to raise
$3,500 for the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston
by running in the Boston Marathon on April 19.
Sutton will be part of a 14-person team that will represent
the Perkins School for the Blind, which educated
his son William from 1999 through his graduation in
2008. William attended Milford Central from kindergarten
through third grade, then became a residential
student at Perkins.
Sutton, who said he has raised more than $2,200, has
a fund page at http://support.perkins.org/goto/steve.
sutton. For more information or to ask about raffle
tickets, call Sutton at 607-435-2178 or e-mail him at
offnrunn@yahoo.com.
Local Sports
Area Sports Briefs
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O-State, Hartwick women keep rolling
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AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP ... Senior Samantha Szkotak scored 14 of her game-high 20 points in the second half to help Oneonta State pull away for a 63-40 SUNY Athletic Conference women's basketball victory over visiting Oswego on Friday.
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Big fourth quarter propels SK boys
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP ... Trevor Holdridge finished with 13 points and held Roxbury's Kyle Ciaravino scoreless in the fourth quarter of South Kortright's 68-48 Delaware League boys basketball victory over visiting Roxbury on Friday.
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Cooperstown girls earn share of division title
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP ... Not only will Cooperstown take a 15-3 record into the Section Three Class C-2 tournament next week, the Redskins also are getting healthier. The Redskins' girls basketball team defeated visiting Waterville, 63-29, and earned the co-championship in Division III of the Center State Conference on Friday. Cooperstown and Hamilton each finished with 9-1 league records.
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High School Wrestling
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Oneonta third-grader earns shot at state title
YOUTH BASKETBALL _ 2012 ELKS HOOP SHOOT ... Tanner Russin of Oneonta is looking to hit Glens Falls with his best shot. Center Street Elementary third-grader Tanner made it three in a row Feb. 4, when he won the 8-9 boys age-group title during the 2012 Elks Hoop Shoot State Semifinals at Herkimer County Community College.
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Teams set for United Way's Bowl-A-Thon
LOCAL BOWLING ... The United Way of Delaware and Otsego counties will host the 30th annual Pro/AM Bowl-A-Thon on Sunday at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta.
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Section Four Skiing
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Area Sports Briefs
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High School Basketball Statistics (as of Feb. 7)
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High School State Rankings
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Weekend Datebook
- Friday, February 10, 2012
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Sidney senior, Unatego junior look to go out on top
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING _ SECTION FOUR DIVISION II TOURNAMENT PREVIEW ... Area wrestlers have a lot to prove this weekend at the Broome County Arena in Binghamton. That's especially true for the ones who fell just short of the championship round of last season's Section Four Division II Tournament.
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Davenport girls clinch 10th straight division title
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL ... Double-doubles from Sarah Haight and Sam Maidens helped Davenport clinch its 10th consecutive Delaware League Upper Delaware Division championship as the host Wildcats downed Hunter-Tannersville, 45-35, in a winner-take-all girls basketball game Thursday night.
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UV boys top Greene in overtime
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL ... David Anderson hit 3 of 5 free throws in overtime, including his last two with 16 seconds left, as Unadilla Valley earned a 57-54 boys basketball victory over host Greene in a semifinal of the Midstate Athletic Conference 5-8 Tournament on Thursday.
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Wick water polo falls to No. 9
AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP ... Hartwick College scored first Thursday, but ninth-ranked San Diego State answered with five straight goals en route to a 16-6 women's water polo victory.
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Today's Datebook
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If you're going on a winter hike this year, be prepared for the worst
OUTDOORS COLUMN BY RICK BROCKWAY ... On Wednesday, we went skiing at Belleayre Mountain once again. As my friend Rich and I crossed over the hill on Route 28 below Andes, we looked at the mountains in the distance. There wasn't a drop of snow to be seen. Rich made the comment, "Maybe we should have brought our hiking boots instead of our skis."
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Pats win fourth straight East title
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP ... Kyle Jaquay and Isiah Montgomery had 18 points each as Cherry Valley-Springfield's boys basketball team won its fourth straight Tri-Valley East Division title with a 68-38 road win over Worcester on Wednesday.
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Oneonta High girls cruise to road victory
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP ... Natalie Vanderlaan-Meyering had 10 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocks to lead Oneonta High's girls to a 51-34 Southern Tier Athletic Conference basketball victory at Chenango Valley on Wednesday.
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Hartwick men ranked first in East Region
COLLEGE ROUNDUP ... Hartwick College's men are the top-ranked team in the initial East Region basketball poll that was released Wednesday.
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