{"HeadlineLight14"/}YMCA accepting league sign-ups
The Oneonta Family YMCA is accepting sign-ups for its racquetball, 30-and-over basketball and 50-and-over basketball leagues.
Racquetball runs Mondays starting Jan. 11, the 30-and-over basketball league runs Tuesdays beginning Jan. 12 and the 50-and-over basketball league runs Wednesdays starting Jan. 13.
Joining the racquetball league costs $50 for YMCA members and $100 for non-members. Each basketball league costs $65 for members and $110 for non-members to join. Sign-up sheets are available at the Oneonta Family YMCA on Ford Avenue. For more information, call 607-432-0010.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}CSC dodgeball league starts soon
The Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown is accepting registrations for its Friday night Co-ed Dodgeball League. Cost is $100 per team. To register or for more information, call Scott Whiteman at 607-547-2800.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}SUNY Delhi to hold lifeguard class
SUNY Delhi will host a mandatory lifeguard training session for lifeguards and water safety instructors at 7 p.m. Jan. 27 at the college pool.
Participants must bring their lifeguard certifications, three forms of identification and their 2010 spring schedules. Participants also should be ready to swim Jan. 27.
SUNY Delhi also will host a waterfront lifeguard training class from March 15-May 3. Sign-ups are mandatory for the class, which includes AED, first aid and CPR-FPR training.
Class size is limited. Cost is $200, including a $45 non-refundable deposit at registration. The remainder of the fee is due the second day of class.
For more information, call John Kolodziej III at 607-746-4263 or e-mail KOLODZJE@delhi.edu.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}State wrestling tickets on sale
Tickets for the 48th annual New York State Public High School Athletic Association Wrestling Championships are on sale at the Times Union Center Box Office in Albany, select Price Chopper outlets, by phone at 1-800-30-EVENT and via the Internet at www.timesunion.com.
The state championships, which enter their seventh year as a two-division format, are scheduled for Feb. 26-27 at the Times Union Center in Albany. More than 500 state qualifiers hailing from the 11 NYSPHSAA sections, the Public Schools Athletic League and the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) will compete. The schedule of events is as follows:
Feb. 26: Session I _ 10 a.m. Parade of Champions; 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Preliminaries; 2:30-4:30 p.m. Quarterfinals; 4:30-6:30 p.m., Wrestlebacks; 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wrestlebacks.
Feb. 27: Session II _ 9:30 a.m. Special awards; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Semifinals; 12:30-2 p.m. Wrestlebacks and consolation semifinals; 2-3:30 p.m. Consolation Finals.
Feb. 27: Session III _ 6 p.m. Championships.
One-session tickets cost $12 each. Three-ticket packages covering all sessions cost $38 (includes premium seating for finals) and $33. Premium seating for finals will not be sold separately during the championship rounds. The state championships will remain at the Times Union Center through 2012.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Water exercise starts March 15
SUNY Delhi will host water exercise classes Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from March 15-April 30. Aerobic classes run from 5-6 p.m. each day during the six-week program, but no classes will be offered from April 12-15.
Cost is $6 per day for those who wish to participate one class at a time. Delhi also offers classes at the following rates: $30 for one day per week; $60 for two days per week; and $80 for three days per week.
For more information, call 607-746-4263.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Gun club temporarily closed
The Gilbertsville Rod and Gun Club will close its rifle range and trap-shoot area during big-game hunting season through Tuesday. For more information, call Pete Green at 607-783-9450 or e-mail thegreens9450@frontiernet.net.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Ray Clement tourney Dec. 29-30
Morris' Ray Clement boys basketball tournament will run Dec. 29-30.
The varsity tournament opens with Edmeston against Hamilton at 4 p.m. Dec. 29. Mohawk and Morris will follow at 5:30 p.m. The consolation is 3 p.m. Dec. 30, with the championship to follow at 4:30 p.m.
In the JV tournament, Edmeston and Hamilton play at 1 p.m., followed by Mohawk and Morris at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 29. The following day, the consolation game is at noon and the championship is at 1:30 p.m.
Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Frost Bite 5K set for Dec. 31
The Oneonta Family YMCA is accepting registrations for its annual Frost Bite 5K Run, which will start at 1 p.m. Dec. 31 on Market Street in Oneonta.
The YMCA will hold race-day registration from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dec. 31. Pre-registration deadline is Dec. 18. Cost is $16 for pre-registered runners and $18 after Dec. 18. Registration for youths ages 10 and younger costs $8.
T-shirts are only guaranteed for pre-registered runners. T-shirts are available on race day on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, call Steve Page at 607-432-0010 or e-mail spage@oneontaymca.org.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Girls basketball clinic Jan. 3
The Hoop Mountain NY Girls instructional clinic will run from 1:30-5 p.m. Jan. 3 at Davis College in Johnson City. The clinic will feature Phil Goings and will focus on shooting. Girls ages 8-18 are eligible to participate. Cost is $25.
For more information, call Dave Barber at 607-785-8603 or e-mail dbarber@hoopmountain.com.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Volleyball registration under way
The Oneonta Recreation Department is accepting registration for its 2010 men's and women's volleyball leagues.
Men will play Tuesday nights and women will compete Wednesday nights at the Asa C. Allison Memorial Building on Academy Street in Oneonta. The leagues run from Jan. 12 through early April.
Players must be age 18 or older to participate. Entry fee is $300 per team and must be paid by check or money order. Early registration is recommended as the number of teams is limited. No registrations will be accepted after each league's open play night.
The leagues also will hold preseason open play nights from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 5 (men) and Jan. 6 (women). Registration forms are available at the City Recreation Department in Neahwa Park. For more information, call 607-432-0680.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Baseball Hall seeking interns
The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown is accepting applications for the 2010 Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development.
This summer-long internship offers hands-on training in numerous professional careers, as well as the chance to learn and work in the company of baseball's best-known personalities during the annual Hall of Fame Weekend and Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown.
For more information on the specific internship positions available in 2010, visit the website education.baseballhalloffame.org.
To be considered for the program, students must have completed at least their sophomore year and be enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree program at a college or university during the internship. Those who graduated this past May are also eligible.
Steele interns receive a bi-weekly stipend during the 10 weeks of the program and access to affordable student housing. If fulfilling an academic requirement, college credit may also be awarded. All applications must be completed online at www.baseballhall.org/intern. Application deadline is Jan. 31, 2010.
The Frank & Peggy Steele Internship Program also welcomes applicants for the Ozzie Smith Diversity Scholarship. Students of ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds pursuing a four-year bachelor's or master's degree are eligible for a scholarship. Those who are interested should attach a one-page statement of interest with a cover letter and a resume. For more information, contact education@baseballhalloffame.org.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}SUNY Delhi sets pool hours
SUNY Delhi has announced its swimming lessons schedule for the spring of 2010.
Option I is six lessons and runs from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays from March 20-May 8. Cost is $35 for the entire session. Option II is 12 lessons and runs from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays and 4-5 p.m. Wednesdays from March 17-May 8. Cost is $50.
Swimming lessons will not be held April 7, 10, 14 and 17.
Registration is set for 9 a.m.-noon March 13 at Kunsela Hall Pool. For more information, call 607-746-4263, e-mail delhiswim@yahoo.com or KOLODZJE@delhi.edu, or visit the website www.delhi.edu/athletics/aquatics/swimming_lessons.php.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Baseball club to host tourneys
The Blue Jays Baseball Club will hold its seventh annual exhibition series near Cooperstown for high school varsity teams in the spring of 2010.
The club also will host tournaments for summer teams ages 13, 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U. Night games are possible.
For more information, call Harvey Sandig at 631-650-5759 or e-mail Cooperstown314@aol.com.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}OBGC to hold winter lacrosse
The winter session of Lacrosse Oneonta will run Mondays through Feb. 15 at the Oneonta Boys and Girls Club.
OBGC members in grades 3-7 will play from 5-7 p.m., followed by grades 8-12 from 7-9 p.m. There is no cost to play, but participants must be OBGC members. Equipment is limited.
For more information, call Bob Leary at 607-433-0998.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}O-State hosting weekly TV show
Oneonta State is hosting a weekly television sports show called "Inside Red Dragon Sports" at 7:30 p.m. Mondays on Time Warner Cable channel 23. Replays of each show will be televised at 9:30 p.m. Thursdays and 6 p.m. Saturdays on TWC channel 23.
Archived episodes also will be available through the Internet on the campus' streaming site, which has a permanent link on O-State's athletics homepage at www.oneonta.edu/academics/athletics/.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Soccer club trying to start team
The Delaware County United Soccer Club is seeking people to help start a travel team for boys and girls that will compete in the Hudson Valley Youth Soccer League next spring.
Anyone interested in coaching or in becoming a board member should call Abby Rose at 845-586-4308 or Keith Gavette at 845-586-5136.
