Staff Report
Oneonta High's boys and girls soccer teams combined for 13 Southern Tier Athletic Conference All-Star honors, the league announced Thursday.
The STAC honored eight members of the Yellowjackets boys, who won the Central Division and the Section Four Class B championship this past season.
Seniors Ryan Gracy, Kyle McCue, Ryan Graig and Jacob Joseph joined junior Eric Deemer as All-Conference selections in the Central/East divisions. The STAC also awarded All-Central Division spots to sophomore Dan Joseph and juniors Cody Primmer and Matt Arcidiacono.
Jacob Joseph led OHS (16-3-1) in points with 44 on 11 goals and 22 assists. Deemer scored the most goals for the Jackets with 17. Dan Joseph, Jacob's brother, contributed 13 goals.
OHS fell, 2-1, to visiting Vestal in the STAC championship game Oct. 23. The Jackets then outscored three sectional opponents, 8-0, including a 3-0 victory over top-seeded Owego in the Section Four Class B final Nov. 7.
Oneonta's season ended with a 2-1 Class B state-quarterfinal loss to Section Three's Marcellus (18-1-1), which will play Broadalbin-Perth in a state semifinal at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the National Soccer Hall of Fame fields in Oneonta.
Senior defender Nora Walker earned the only All-Conference selection for Oneonta's girls, whose season ended Oct. 30 with a 1-0 sectional-quarterfinal loss to Seton Catholic Central.
Classmate Katie Bredin, junior Sienna Wisse, sophomore Karsen Shultz and freshman Dani Nicosia received All-Central Division accolades from the STAC. Shultz led the Yellowjackets in points with 21 on eight goals and five assists. Bredin contributed a goal and a team-high nine assists.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Boys Soccer
State final fours
The National Soccer Hall of Fame fields will host the state semifinals and championship games in classes AA-D on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Saturday's semifinal schedule begins at 9 a.m. with two Class A games _ Pittsford-Mendon vs. Comsewogue and New Hartford vs. Byram Hills. The Class B semifinals _ Grover Cleveland vs. Center Moriches and Marcellus vs. Broadalbin-Perth _ follow at 10:30 a.m.
At 11:15 a.m., Holland will meet Friends Academy and Marathon plays Waterford-Halfmoon in the Class C semifinals. Section Four champion Marathon downed Section Three winner Cooperstown, 1-0, in a state quarterfinal last weekend.
The 1 p.m. semifinals feature Belfast against Northville and Hamilton against Chazy in Class D. Section Three's Hamilton ended the season of Section Four's Margaretville last weekend with a 2-0 state-quarterfinal win.
Class AA semifinals start at 1:30 p.m., with Clarence against Brentwood and Shenendehowa meeting Newburgh.
Semifinal winners advance to their respective championship games at the following times: 11 a.m. Class A; 11:40 a.m. Class B; 12:30 p.m. Class C; 1 p.m. Class D; and 1:30 p.m. Class AA.
The Soccer Hall announced Tuesday it will be open to the public from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. Awards ceremonies will follow each game in the Hall's atrium area.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Bowling
at Laurel Bowl
Cameron Critti rolled games of 232 and 201 for Oneonta's boys, who opened the season with a 5-0 loss to STAC host Maine-Endwell. Joey Balnis contributed a 235 for the Jackets, who lost the total pinfall, 2,962-2,591.
Stephanie Rathbun paced Oneonta's girls with a 185 in a 5-0 loss. Alicia Reger's 581 series included games of 202 and 200 for the Spartans, who finished with a pinfall advantage of 2,432-2,125.
OHS will host Chenango Valley in a STAC match Nov. 23 at Holiday Lanes.
at Laurel Bowl
Boys: Maine-Endwell 5, Oneonta 0
Oneonta (2,591): Joey Balnis 235; Cameron Critti 201, 232.
Maine-Endwell (2,962): Evan Ditommaso 255 _ 620; Cameron Williams 215, 203 _ 603.
JV boys: M-E, 5-0.
Girls: Maine-Endwell 5, Oneonta 0
Oneonta (2,125): Stephanie Rathbun 185.
Maine-Endwell (2,432): Alicia Reger 200, 202 _ 581.
JV girls: Oneonta, 5-0.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Basketball
Drago tournaments
Oneonta High's boys and girls basketball teams will open their seasons next week as hosts of the Anthony C. Drago tip-off tournaments. Each tournament features four junior varsity teams and four varsity squads.
The girls start Tuesday with JV games between Oneonta and Johnson City (3 p.m.) and Seton Catholic Central and Holland Patent (4:45 p.m.). Seton and HP open the varsity tournament at 6:30 p.m., followed by OHS and JC at 8:15 p.m.
The JV consolation and championship games run at 3 and 4:45 p.m., respectively, on Nov. 27, followed by the varsity consolation and title games at 6:30 and 8:15 p.m., respectively.
The Drago boys tournaments start Wednesday with JV games between Oneonta and Susquehanna Valley (3 p.m.) followed by Gloversville and Vestal (4:45 p.m.). Varsity games between Gloversville and Vestal (6:30 p.m.) and OHS and SV (8:15 p.m.) follow.
The JV consolation and championship games run at 3 and 4:45 p.m., respectively, on Nov. 28, followed by the varsity consolation and title games at 6:30 and 8:15 p.m., respectively.
Tickets cost $2 for adults and $1 for students.
