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OHS doubles team reaches semis
Edmeston softball rallies past Patriots, 15-14
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP ... Brittanie Becraft and Susanna Johnson had RBI singles during a three-run fifth inning that gave Edmeston the lead for good in its 15-14 Tri-Valley League softball victory at Cherry Valley-Springfield on Thursday.
Several methods to repel critters
OUTDOORS COLUMN BY RICK BROCKWAY ... Now that the weather is nice, we will be outside a whole lot more.
Oneonta woman aces No. 18 at Ouleout
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Regatta champs split up
2008 GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA ... Matt Rimer and Andy Triebold, winners of the General Clinton Canoe Regatta the past two years, have ended their union and will compete in separate canoes during the 46th running of the 70-mile Memorial Day race down the Susquehanna River.
Jackets' Harlem no-hits Norwich
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL ... Lesley Harlem threw her third varsity no-hitter, striking out 13 and walking none in Oneonta High's 15-0 Southern Tier Athletic Conference victory at Norwich on Wednesday.
Stamford boys win Harbaugh
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD ... Stamford senior Justin Harmon set a meet record in the 400 meters Wednesday, helping the Indians to their first boys team title in Harbaugh Invitational history.
OHS baseball rallies in seventh
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ... Eric Scorzafava's two-run single in the top of the seventh inning highlighted a three-run rally by Oneonta High in its 3-1 Southern Tier Athletic Conference baseball victory at Norwich on Wednesday.
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Boltus, Evans top Hartwick athletes
HARTWICK COLLEGE ... Hartwick College named quarterback Jason Boltus and two-sport standout Christina Evans its athletes of the year Wednesday during the Hawks' awards presentation.\
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H-T's 20-18 win clinches division
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ... In a game that featured 38 runs, 28 hits and 11 errors, Hunter-Tannersville clinched the Delaware League Upper Division title with a 20-18 baseball victory over visiting Margaretville on Tuesday.
Oneonta girls win Central
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK ... Oneonta High's girls clinched the Southern Tier Athletic Conference Central Division track and field title with a 102-39 victory over Susquehanna Valley on Tuesday.
UV tops Edmeston, 4-3
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL ... Winning pitcher Kristen Elliott struck out 11 in a five-hitter and batterymate Kara Collins had two hits to lead Unadilla Valley's 4-3 non-league victory over visiting Edmeston on Tuesday.
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Toughness defined Goose
NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME ... COOPERSTOWN _ The Goose is one tough bird. "You either eat or get eaten," Rich "Goose" Gossage said Monday at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. "That's kind of the way playing in the major leagues is. It's not for the faint of heart and if you're soft, you better be really, really good."
Unatego clinches division
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ... Jordan Price went 2-for-4, including a home run and four RBIs, as host Unatego clinched the Midstate Athletic Conference Division I baseball title with a 10-4 victory over Sidney on Monday.
J-Hawks end Delaware League drought
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL ... Jefferson clinched its first Delaware League Mountain Division softball title since at least the early 1990s, winning, 15-4, at Davenport on Monday.
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Milford cruises to title
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL ... Milford's Gabby Skillen did it all Saturday. Twice. Skillen pitched two complete games and doubled twice in each, helping the Wildcats' softball team win the championship of the four-team Milford Booster Club Tournament.
Tigers' teams finish second
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD ... Emille Barnett earned first-team All-American honors Saturday by winning the 800-meter run, helping SUNY Cobleskill's men to a program-best second-place finish at the NJCAA Division III Track and Field Championships at SUNY Delhi.
Patriots' boys win invitational
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD ... Athlete of the meet Brian Sutton helped Cherry Valley-Springfield to the boys team title at the nine-team CV-S Invitational on Saturday.
Dragons fall short at ECACs
ONEONTA STATE ROUNDUP ... Oneonta State baseball went 1-2 at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Upstate New York Tournament, which ran Saturday and Sunday at Red Dragon Field.
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Williams, Panthers have eyes on title
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ... The golden rule of hitting _ keep your eye on the ball _ is usually drilled to players over and over at a young age.
For Edmeston's Jordan Williams, it likely got easier to be able to follow the rule.
Just one of the guys
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS ... ONEONTA _ Oneonta High senior Jess McCue doesn't need the qualifier.
Defense lifts Unatego to softball win
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP ... The second of Unatego's two hits, a single to center by Rachel Mugford in the sixth inning, scored the go-ahead run for the Spartans in their 2-1 Midstate Athletic Conference victory at Unadilla Valley on Friday.
Laurens boys set four records at T-V Relays
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD ... Laurens' boys won five events Friday during the Tri-Valley League Track and Field Relays at Milford _ setting four meet and school records along the way _ but Stamford ran away with the team title by scoring 88 points.
SUNY Delhi's Mason like a broken record
NJCAA DIVISION III TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS ... For the second time in as many days, SUNY Delhi freshman Chris Mason set a meet record in the NJCAA Division III Championships meet.