Cooperstown junior Michael Boyle earned a fifth-place finish during the Section Three Division II Wrestling Tournament at Onondaga Community College's SRC Arena.
Competing at 113 pounds, Boyle won an 11-2 major decision over Copenhagen's Brenden Jacobs for Cooperstown's best finish at the one-day event.
The Redskins also received a sixth from junior Jacob Miller, who was edged in the fifth-place match at 138 pounds, 7-6, by Nate Dietz of Phoenix.
Cooperstown tied Morrisville-Eaton for 24th place in the 38-team tournament with 19 points.
Canastota won the team title with 174.5 points, followed by Phoenix (150), General Brown (99), South Jefferson (93) and Sandy Creek (89).
Pat Webster of Adirondack earned an automatic berth to the state tournament at 120 pounds with a 5-4 decision over Sherburne-Earlville's Spencer Franklin.
Webster will compete in the same weight class as Sidney senior Scott Stafford, who won the Section Four D-II title at 120 pounds Saturday at the Broome County Arena in Binghamton.
Stafford's 8-2 victory over Unatego freshman Austin Ryan marked the only sectional championship among area wrestlers this past weekend. The first Sidney sectional champion since 2002, Stafford also made states as a wild-card pick in 2009.
Wild-card berths for the Division II state tournament should be released Wednesday, Section Four Wrestling Chairman and former Walton coach Rick Armstrong said Saturday.
The Times-Union Center in Albany will host the Division I and Division II state tournaments Feb. 24-25.
BASKETBALL
Delaware League championships
The 2012 Delaware League basketball championships will begin with the junior varsity girls crossover at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Margaretville.
The host Blue Devils will play South Kortright, followed by the JV boys championship game between Stamford and South Kortright at 7 p.m.
Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students. Senior citizens (65-and-older) and youths ages 10 and under will be admitted for free.
SUNY Delhi will host the Delaware League's varsity championships Friday, beginning with the Davenport and South Kortright girls at 5:30 p.m. SK's varsity boys will follow against Hunter-Tannersville at 7:30 p.m., following a ceremony to present championship trophies and recognize Joseph P. Beck Scholar Athletes.
Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students (senior citizens and youths are free).
Parking at Delhi's Manes Fieldhouse will be restricted to team buses and those with handicapped tags. Others may drop off passengers at the field house but must park elsewhere. A shuttle bus will run to and from lots D, F, and G on the campus throughout the night.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Schenevus 68, CV-S 24
Ceara Marlow and Megan Tefft had six points apiece during a big second quarter that lifted host Schenevus to a Tri-Valley League victory Friday.
The Dragons led, 17-10, after one quarter and increased it to 37-14 by halftime.
Tefft scored 14 of her game-high 18 points in the first half.
"She's been coming off the bench all year, but she grabbed a starting spot recently and has been on fire," Schenevus junior varsity coach Brian Bookhout said of Tefft.
Bookhout has been filling in for Schenevus varsity coach Tim Walke.
"He's had work issues and I've been filling in on nights he hasn't been there," Bookhout said of Walke, who is a prison guard.
Bookhout said he hopes Walke will be back for sectionals.
Sierra Bentley had 13 points and Sarah Mellor contributed 10 for the Dragons (13-3, 10-3), who are off until sectionals.
Kylie Graham had seven points to lead Cherry Valley-Springfield.
Schenevus 68, CV-S 24
Friday's game
CHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD: Jordan Loucks 2 1-2 5, Maddy Archer 1 0-1 2, Lauren Loucks 1 2-3 4, Aria Dubben 1 0-0 2, Ksenia Hanlon 0 0-0 0, Kylie Graham 3 1-4 7, Emily Wilmot 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Baker 0 0-0 0, Ashley Miles 0 0-4 0, Mary Auld 0 0-0 0, Amanda Augur 2 0-3 4, Roberta Zaccagnino 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 10 4-17 24.
SCHENEVUS (13-3, 10-3): Taylor Bookhout 0 3-4 3, Amy Weber 3 2-2 8, Sierra Bentley 6 1-6 13, Ceara Marlow 3 0-0 6, Karly Cairo 1 1-2 3, Sarah Mellor 4 2-2 10, Maura Harrington 0 0-2 0, Megan Tefft 7 4-4 18, Taylor Spranger 3 1-1 7. TOTALS: 27 14-23 68.
CV-S ..... 10 4 6 4 _ 24
Schenevus ..... 17 20 15 16 _ 68
Three-point field goals: None. JV score: Schenevus, 38-25.
