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Powers to clash in final
2009 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL _ SECTION FOUR CLASS C CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW ... Walton and Chenango Forks are getting an encore. Two of the most storied programs in Section Four football history will meet for the second time this season at 1 p.m. Saturday at Binghamton Alumni Stadium. This time, the Section Four Football Conference Class C title is on the line.
Delhi football looks to shut down Groton
2009 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL _ SECTION FOUR CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW ... It's the classic offense vs. defense matchup. Delhi (9-0), which has allowed the second-fewest points in the Section Four Football Conference this year at 49, will attempt to win its first sectional title since 2006 when it meets Groton at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Class D final at Binghamton Alumni Stadium.
OHS boys to play rubber match
2009 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER ... SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW ... Following Wednesday's 2-0 Section Four Class B semifinal victory over Dryden, Oneonta High's Alex Brannan sounded more like a physician than a boys soccer coach.
Cats to meet stingy Schenevus
2009 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER ... SECTION FOUR CLASS D PREVIEW ... Two numbers separate Davenport and Schenevus from every other girls soccer team in the area. For the top-seeded Wildcats (17-0-1), it's 39 _ the number of games Davenport has played since its last loss. Second-seeded Schenevus (16-1) counters with two _ the number of goals it has allowed this season, both coming in a 2-1 loss to Edmeston on Oct. 14.
Hunting in the rut is the best
2009 OUTDOORS COLUMN BY RICK BROCKWAY ... This is a special time of the year. Every deer hunter is aware that this week and next will be the time when deer are most active. An entire year has passed since the last whitetail mating season. Old, big-antlered bucks that have remained nocturnal and rarely seen will be spotted here and there as they wander in search of a mate.
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Cooperstown boys advance to final
2009 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER _ SECTION THREE CLASS C SEMIFINAL ... There was plenty of snow Thursday at New Hartford High, so Brandon Lane started an avalanche.
Baseball Hall grabs Matsui's bat
O-State women to play for 11th straight NCAA berth
2009 COLLEGE ROUNDUP ... Oneonta State will be right at home this weekend as its women's soccer team attempts to qualify for the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 11th consecutive season.
B-G boy fastest in class
2009 HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY _ Bainbridge-Guilford senior Chris Burnett won the Class D boys title Thursday during the Section Four Cross Country Championships at Chenango Valley State Park.
Oneonta volleyball goes 1-5
2009 HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL _ SECTION FOUR CLASS B TOURNAMENT ... Val Ridgway had 14 kills, 10 digs and 10 blocks for Oneonta High, which completed its volleyball season Thursday with a 1-5 record in pool play during the Section Four Class B Tournament at Horseheads.
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