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December 6, 2012

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-- The Daily Star The Daily Star Thu Dec 06, 2012, 08:00 AM EST

Benefit for OHS grad Dec. 15

A benefit for Oneonta High graduate Ed O’Malley will be held from 7-10 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Binghamton Tennis Center.

O’Malley, a 1975 OHS grad, is battling non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The benefit will include tennis matches, drills, auctions, raffles and a buffet. Cost is $30 for tennis and the buffet, $25 for just tennis, and $20 for the buffet and raffle. Cost for students is $20.

To sign up in advance, call the BTC at 607-722-3491. Those who can’t attend but would like to make a donation should visit the website caringbridge.org.

O-State to host baseball clinics

Oneonta State will host two high school baseball clinics at Alumni Field House this winter.

The Red Dragons will hold a pitchers/catchers clinic Jan. 27 and a hitting/defense clinic Feb. 3. Registration for both runs from 11:15 a.m.-noon, followed by the clinic from noon-3 p.m.

Cost is $35 per camper for one clinic or $60 per camper for both. The clinics are designed for high school players who will graduate during the 2013-2016 time period.

For more information, call O-State coach Ben Grimm at 607-436-2661 or email ben.grimm@oneonta.edu.