Boy qualifies for motocross nationals
Mount Upton resident Ryan Zaveral, 15, will compete in the Air Nautiques/AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn's Ranch for the third straight year, his father, Bob Zaveral, announced Friday.
Ryan, a student at Unatego, earned one of 1,386 qualifying spots out of a pool of roughly 20,000 hopefuls from across the country. The top finishers in area and regional qualifiers earn berths to the national championship, which is slated for July 28-Aug. 2 at Hurricane Mills, Tenn.
Ryan has been riding since age 10 and has won more than 100 races during the last five years.
Three women beat OCC pro
Three women from the Oneonta Country Club's Women's Golf Association finished with net scores better than club pro Jeremy Kerr on Thursday, which marked the OCC's annual Beat the Pro Day.
Kerr closed with a 74 on the par-72 layout, two strokes behind the top handicap-aided score of Gail Hess. Heidi Hofbauer Buzzy and Andrea Strom also beat Kerr with 73s.
Buzzy was the Babe Diedrickson Zaharias low gross winner at 87. Jeanne Hobkirk earned the low nine-hole gross at 53.
Blood drive Saturday at Baseball Hall
The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown and Bassett Healthcare will host an American Red Cross blood drive from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday in the Hall's Education Gallery.
Blood donors will receive free admission to the Hall on Saturday. Hall members who donate will receive a hat.
For more information, visit the website baseballhall.org or call 888-HALL-OF-FAME (888-425-5633) or 607-547-7200.
Greenberg tribute starts Saturday
The National Baseball Hall of Fame will pay tribute to Hank Greenberg in a special event presented by the American Jewish Historical Society this week.
The celebration begins at 5 p.m. Saturday in the Bullpen Theater with a screening of Aviva Kempner's film The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg. Following the film, Kempner will participate in question-and-answer session with the audience.
A Tribute to Hank Greenberg panel discussion featuring Kempner, journalist and Ira Berkow, historian Bill Simons and Greenberg's daughter Alva will begin at 9:10 a.m. Sunday in the Grandstand Theater. This event is free but requires a ticket (call the membership department at 607-547-0397 to reserve a ticket).
A book signing in the Library Atrium will run from 12:15-12:45 p.m. Sunday. The day concludes with a second showing of The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg at 1:30 p.m. in the Bullpen Theater, followed by another session with Kempner.
For more information, visit the website baseballhall.org or call 888-HALL-OF-FAME (888-425-5633) or 607-547-7200.
O-State to host summer wrestling camp
Ken Chertow's Gold Medal Training Camp System for wrestling will return to Oneonta State for the third consecutive year from Saturday-July 3. The camp is open to wrestlers of all skill levels and ages and features options for commuter and overnight campers.
For information on prices, sessions and available discounts, call 814-466-7790 or e-mail camps@kenchertow.com. For information on nearby hotel accommodations, call 814-466-3466.
Bass-fishing club to continue season
The Susquehanna Bass Association will continue its 21st season Sunday with The Gruver, Zweifel, Scott Tournament on Delta Lake. The event runs from 6 a.m.-2 p.m.
Each catch-and-release tournament features two-person teams, the winners finishing with the heaviest weight in a five-fish limit.
Anyone interested in joining the SBA is invited to attend a 2 p.m. weigh-in at any launch site. For more information, call Vic at 607-432-5262, Don at 607-547-5794 or Frank at 607-432-7553 (days).
Hartwick to host basketball camp
Hartwick College will hold a basketball camp for boys ages 7-18 from Sunday-July 3.
The camp, which focuses on fundamentals, will be run by Hartwick basketball coach Paul Culpo.
There are openings for commuters and overnight campers. For more information, call Culpo at 607-431-4770 or e-mail sportscamps@hartwick.edu.
Horse-riding program starts Monday
Khala-Marr Stables in Otego will hold a six-week summer program for youths ages 6-14 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays from this Monday-Aug. 8. Early drop offs begin at 7:30 a.m. and late pickups end at 5 p.m. daily.
The horse-riding program is for beginner to intermediate riders, who each will be assigned a horse. The program features horsemanship classes, riding classes, horse-related crafts, barn activities, hiking, water games, storytelling and horse movies.
Cost is $185 per week ($150 per week for a second child). For more information or to register, call Linda Fisher at 607-988-9419 or e-mail khalamarr@wildblue.net.
Softball school starts Monday
The All County Softball School runs from 9 a.m.-noon Monday-July 3 at Field 4 in Neahwa Park.
Oneonta State associate head coach John Speranzi will direct the camp, which focuses on softball fundamentals.
In the event of rain, the Oneonta Boys & Girls Club will host the school. For more information or an application, call Speranzi at 607-433-2126.
Soccer camps begin Monday
The Headwaters Soccer Club will celebrate its 19th anniversary with its annual summer camp series, which starts Monday at Otego Elementary.
Cost is $60 per camper and includes a T-shirt and a water bottle. All camps run from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays and are for boys and girls ages 7-17. Enrollment is limited to 125 campers per session.
The first session is the Time Warner Cable-Volkswagen of Oneonta Camp, which runs Monday-July 4 at Otego Elementary. Other sessions are as follows:
Session II: July 7-11, at Worcester Central.
Session III: July 14-18, Middleburgh Telephone Company Camp at Mine Kill State Park in North Blenheim.
Session IV: July 21-25, Hunter Mountain Camp at Mine Kill State Park.
Session V: July 28-Aug. 1, New York Central Mutual-Wightman Specialty Woods Camp at Edmeston Central.
Session VI: Aug. 4-8, Move for Life/New York Power Authority Camp at Mine Kill State Park.
Session VII: Aug. 11-15, Bassett Healthcare Sports Medicine Camp at Oneonta State.
Goalkeeper camps are available in the last two sessions.
To receive a 2008 Summer Camp Series brochure, call 1-800-724-0309, write Headwaters Soccer Club, c/o Mine Kill State Park, P.O. Box 898, North Blenheim, NY 12131, or visit the club's website at www.headwaterssoccer.com.
Summer basketball camps set
SUNY Cobleskill will hold its Fighting Tiger Basketball Camp program under the direction of athletic director and men's basketball coach Kevin McCarthy this summer.
The Tiger "Buddies" Camp, for youths ages 6-10, runs weekdays from 9 a.m.-noon this Monday-July 11, excluding the Fourth of July. Cost is $110 per pre-registered child.
The program continues with the five-day Boys Day Camp (ages 9-16), which runs from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. July 14-17 and from 8:30-11:30 a.m. July 18. Cost is $140 per pre-registered camper.
The five-day Girls Day Camp (ages 9-17), which also costs $140 per pre-registered camper, runs from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. July 28-31 and from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Aug. 1.
Registration on the first day of each camp will cost an additional $10.
For more information, call the Cobleskill Athletic Department at 518-255-5127 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays.
SUNY Delhi swimming set
SUNY Delhi will host summer swimming programs for youths and adults beginning Monday.
Community swimming lessons will run between 9 a.m.-noon in the Kunsela Hall pool. Classes include American Red Cross Levels I-VI, Basic Water Rescue, infant/toddler/preschoolers program and a Level VI diving class. Swim team practice is also available.
Residents of Bovina, Meredith, Delhi and Hamden should contact their village clerks to find out the cost of enrollment. Cost for residents outside these areas is $45 per person per session
For more information, call Delhi's athletic department at 607-746-4263.
Water aerobics at SUNY Delhi
SUNY Delhi will host water aerobics classes from 4:15-5:15 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays during its summer session. Cost is $45 per person.
Delhi's summer pool schedule is as follows:
Monday-Friday: Swim practice, noon-1 p.m.; lap swim, 1-1:30 p.m.; open swim, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday: Open swim, 5-6 p.m.
Cost for daily use is $3 per person. Pool passes are available.
For more information, call aquatics coordinator John Kolodziej at 607-746-4263 or 1-800-96-DELHI.
Junior golf program begins Tuesday
The Stamford Golf Club's annual Junior Golf Program will hold its first clinic Tuesday. Registration is limited to 70 juniors.
For more information, visit the website www.stamfordgolfclub.com.
Baseball club to hold tournaments
The Blue Jays Baseball Club will sponsor three-game summer tournaments for teams ages 13, 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U from July 4-6 and on selected dates during the week of July 28-Aug. 3.
For more information, call Harvey Sandig at 631-650-5759 or e-mail Cooperstown314@aol.com.
Volleyball camp set for July 6-10
The Oneonta State volleyball team will host a general skills overnight/commuter camp for girls ages 10-18 (grades 6-12) from July 6-10.
Commuter cost is $250 and resident cost is $390. Registration applications will be accepted until July 2 and are available online at www.oneonta.edu/academics/athletics/volleyball.
For more information, call O-State volleyball coach Colleen Cashman at 607-436-2145 or e-mail cashmacm@oneonta.edu.
OBGC to hold basketball camps
The Oneonta Boys and Girls Club will hold three youth basketball camps in July.
The kids camp, for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade, runs from 8:30-11 a.m. July 7-9. The boys camp (grades 6-11) runs from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. July 6-8. The girls camp (grades 6-11) runs from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. July 9-11.
Cost is $50 per camper and includes a T-shirt and a basketball. The camps are open to youths from any school district.
For more information, call Oneonta High boys basketball coach Jerry Mackey at 607-436-9259.
Hartwick soccer camp starts July 7
Hartwick College will host the Junior Hawk Soccer Camp from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 7-10.
Players ages 6-12 are invited to participate in the camp, which is directed by the Hartwick men's soccer staff.
For more information, call Hartwick men's soccer coach Ian McIntyre at 607-431-4712 or e-mail mcintyrei@hartwick.edu.
Track meet July 8 at SUNY Delhi
The seventh annual Bronco Track Club Summer Track & Field Meet will start at 6 p.m. July 8 at SUNY Delhi.
The event, co-hosted by The Delsego Roadrunners, is free for Delhi Summer Track Camp participants and Delhi Track Alumni. A donation of $2 is recommended for other participants.
Registration will take place before 6 p.m. July 8. All athletes must sign waivers to compete. Parents must sign waivers for those younger than age 18.
The meet will feature the following events:
100 meters (12-and-under and open); 400; 800; mile; 3,000; 400 hurdles; 1,600 relay; shot put; long jump; triple jump; javelin (college and open only).
For more information, call Bob Backus at 607-746-4680 or e-mail coachbronco@netzero.com.
O-State to host basketball camps
The Oneonta State women's basketball team will host individual and team camps for girls basketball players in July.
The Girls Individual Development Basketball Camp, for overnight and commuter campers ages 10-18, runs July 20-24. The O-State women's basketball team will serve as counselors for the camp, which is designed to develop fundamentals.
Resident cost is $375 and commuter cost is $300. Registrations made after July 5 require payment in full at the time of registration.
O-State will hold its Red Dragon Team Camp from July 11-13. Cost is $200 per team, $175 per resident and $25 per commuter for the camp, which features competitive games for junior varsity and varsity programs at O-State's Alumni Fieldhouse.
Application are available at the website www.oneonta.edu/academics/athletics/wbasketball. For more information, call O-State women's basketball coach Daphne Thompson at 607-436-2360 or e-mail thompsdj@oneonta.edu.
Golf event slated for July 12
Davenport will hold a golf tournament to benefit its athletics programs July 12 at the Ouleout Creek Golf Course in Franklin. The event tees off at 8 a.m.
Cost is $200 per four-player team and includes golf, cart, snacks and lunch. The field is limited to the first 23 teams to register.
For more information, call Ray Preston at 607-397-8398, e-mail rpreston1@stny.rr.com or visit the golf course.
Girls basketball camp set for July
The Hoop Mountain NY Girls Basketball Camp's Superweek will run July 13-17 at Cortland State. A shooting camp will follow from July 17-18.
For more information, call Dave Barber at 607-785-8603 or e-mail dbarber@hoopmountain.com.
Basketball camp to run July 14-18
The fifth annual Red Dragon Basketball Camp, for youths ages 6-17, will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 14-18 at Oneonta State's Dewar Arena. Cost is $140 and includes a T-shirt and a basketball.
Oneonta State men's basketball coach Vince Medici will run the fifth annual Red Dragon Basketball Camp July 14-18 at Dewar Arena.
For more information, call O-State men's basketball coach Vince Medici at 607-436-3280 or e-mail medicivj@oneonta.edu.
Track meets continue July 15
Oneonta State and Hurley's Heroes Track Club of Oneonta will continue its series of Twilight Track & Field Meets at 7 p.m. July 15 and Aug. 12.
The meets will feature competition in the 50-meter dash, the 800, the mile and the 3,000 for athletes ages 14 and older, as well as the 100, 200 and 400 for all ages. A high jump competition for ages 14 and older also will take place if facilities are available.
There is no cost to participate. Athletes should be properly dressed to compete.
Sidney volleyball tourney set
The Sidney Central Schools Alumni Association will host its first Warrior 4-ev4r Sand Volleyball Tournament on July 19 during its annual alumni weekend.
Proceeds from the tournament will go toward refurbishing the sand volleyball courts and to help establish a bank fund for scholarships toward college and summer camps for Sidney girls.
Sidney Central's 2008 Alumni Weekend Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Room 319 of the Sidney Civic Center to discuss the upcoming events.
For more information, visit the website www.sidneyalumni.org/page1.html.
Basketball tourney set for July 19
The 17th annual Morris Booster Club 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament starts at 9 a.m. July 19 at Morris Central.
Teams are allowed a maximum of five players each for the double-elimination tournament, which has a rain date of July 20.
Cost is $5 per player in the elementary division (grades 3-4 and 5-6); $10 per player in the high school division (boys junior high, junior varsity and grades 11-12 varsity; girls modified or JV and high school); and $15 per player in the open division (all ages and 30-and-older).
A dunk contest and a three-point shootout is scheduled for noon July 19. Teams can pre-register or register on the day of the event. Entries should be sent to P.O. Box 426, Morris, NY 13808.
For more information, call Mike Tracy at 607-263-2468 or Craig Joyce at 607-263-5704.
5K to run July 26 in Davenport
The sixth annual Davenport Fire Department 5K will start at 10 a.m. July 26. Race-day registration will take place from 8:30-9:45 a.m. in front of Charlotte Valley Central School on Route 23 in Davenport.
The event features age-group awards, raffle prizes and a chicken barbecue. T-shirts are guaranteed to all pre-registered runners. Entry forms are available at many local businesses, by calling Gary Gundlach at 607-278-5657 or by e-mailing gundlach@dmcom.net.
Golf tourney to run July 26
The Stamford Women's Golf Association will host its fourth annual Queen of the Catskills Golf Tournament on July 26.
The event, which again will feature hole-in-one prizes, opens with registration at 8 a.m. A continental breakfast will follow, and a luncheon will be held in the clubhouse after the tournament.
Cost is $55 per player and includes greens fees, cart fees, a practice round, breakfast, snacks and lunch. Entries must be received by July 17 and are limited to the first 72 players.
Registration forms are available online at www.stamfordgolfclub.com. For more information, call Frances Archibald at 607-538-1156, Yolanda Trappenburg at 607-652-9094 or the pro shop at 607-652-7398.
Youth camp to run July 28-31
The 12th annual Eastman Associates Munchkin All-Sport Camp, for youths ages 5-12, will run from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. July 28-31.
The camp offers soccer, tennis, basketball, kickball, racquetball, tee-ball, track and badminton. Cost is $60 per camper and includes a T-shirt and a water bottle. All proceeds will benefit the Oneonta State women's soccer team.
For more information or a camp brochure, call O-State women's soccer coach Liz McGrail at 607-436-3474 or e-mail mcgaiaea@oneonta.edu.
Soccer Hall sets Induction Weekend
The National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta announced the schedule for its 2008 Induction Weekend, which will run Aug. 1-3 at the Wright National Campus.
The weekend will feature the inductions of 18-time NCAA Division I women's soccer championship coach Anson Dorrance and former U.S. Men's National Team player Hugo Perez at noon Aug. 3.
The weekend begins with a memorial service and Hall of Fame Kick-Off Social on Aug. 1. The annual Hall of Fame Golf Tournament will follow Aug. 2 at the Oneonta Country Club. Also Aug. 2, the Hall will host an American Youth Soccer Organization tournament, followed by the President's Reception and Hall of Fame Banquet on that night inside the museum.
After the dinner, the Big 3 Enshrinement Ceremony will recognize the newest Hall of Famers from the AYSO, the National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in the Museum Atrium.
A luncheon will follow the 2008 Induction Ceremony on Aug. 3.
For more information or to register to attend Induction Weekend events, visit the website www.soccerhall.org.
Soccer Hall to host camp in August
Oneonta State men's soccer coach Iain Byrne will conduct summer soccer camps at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta from Aug. 4-8. Byrne will be assisted by his staff and players.
The Dragon Camp, for youths ages 6-14, runs from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. The Elite Camp, which is for high school players, runs from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. daily. Both camps are open to boys and girls.
Cost is $125 per camper. For more information, a brochure or to register, call Byrne at 607-436-2102 or e-mail byrneij@oneonta.edu.
Women's county golf set for Aug. 9
The Delaware County Women's Golf Championship Tournament is scheduled for Aug. 9 at the Delhi College Golf Course, the Delhi College Women's Golf Association announced during its spring dinner meeting May 1 at Cafe on the Green.
The organization announced the Rally for a Cure Tournament is scheduled for July 8.
Women who are interested in joining the DCWGA should call 607-746-4653.
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