{"HeadlineLight14"/}Velan hired as college soccer assistant
Oneonta State and Stamford Central graduate Mary Velan will serve the Stevens Institute of Technology women's soccer team as a full-time assistant coach during the 2008-09 academic year, the college announced Monday.
Velan, a four-time All-American for the Red Dragons, graduated in May with a bachelor's degree in psychology. She finished her four seasons at O-State as the program leader in all-time goals (71), assists (27) and points (169).
The SUNY Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year in 2004, Velan has played for the Women's Premier Soccer League's Adirondack Lynx under coach P.J. Moffit since 2006. Velan also received SUNYAC Player of the Year honors in 2006 and 2007. She will work at the Hoboken, N.J., college under women's soccer head coach Jeff Parker.
Velan served the Oneonta area as an assistant girls program director at the Oneonta Boys and Girls Club and was a regular coach/instructor for the Headwaters Soccer Club. The Daily Star selected Velan its Player of the Year for high school girls soccer in 2002.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Big catches for SBA tourney winners
Tom Berg and Monte Westcott won the Susquehanna Bass Association's Gruver, Zweifel and Scott Tournament on June 29 at Delta Lake.
The two finished with a five-fish limit weighing 18.11 pounds. Berg caught the lunker of the tournament, a largemouth bass weighing 4.82 pounds and measuring 20 3/4 inches long. Westcott caught the big smallmouth, at 18 1/4 inches and 3.49 pounds.
Bruce Hall and Lou Blasetti Sr. placed second (five fish, 11.92 pounds); Frank Microni and Steve Llewellyn finished third (five, 11.06), and Mike Murphy and Brad Dick rounded out the top four (five, 10.31).
The SBA will host the Cooperstown Bass Guides event, which runs from 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on Otsego Lake. For more information, call Vic at 607-432-5262, Don at 607-547-5794 or Frank at 607-432-7553 (days).
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Track meet today at SUNY Delhi
The seventh annual Bronco Track Club Summer Track & Field Meet will start at 6 p.m. today 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 the meet. 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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Cycling event starts Thursday
Windham Mountain is seeking volunteers for the East Coast National Mountain Bike Challenge, which it will host from July 10-13.
Volunteers help with registration, parking and judging, and also serve as course marshals. Those who volunteer will receive Windham Mountain Lift Tickets, T-shirts, free parking and an end-of-contest party.
For more information, call John Morgan at 607-431-9274, e-mail him at gone2ski@stny.rr.com or visit the website www.windhammountainbike.com.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}County golf tourney opens Friday
The 43rd annual Delaware County Men's Amateur Golf Tournament runs Friday-July 13 at the par-72 Delhi College Golf Course.
The tournament will feature a championship division and five handicap flights.
Entry costs $100 per player and is open to members of Delaware County golf courses or residents of Delaware County.
Applications are available at Delaware County golf courses or by calling the Delhi College Golf Course at 607-746-4791.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Golf event set for Saturday
The Oneonta Elks Club 1312 will host its annual Gallagher Golf Tournament at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Oneonta Country Club. The captain-and-crew event, which is open to the public, features four-person teams and has a shotgun start.
Cost is $30 for those who are members of the Elks Club and the OCC; $35 for OCC-only members; $50 for Elks Club-only members; and $55 for those who are not members of either organization. Cost includes greens fees, cart, a post-tournament chicken barbecue dinner at the Elks Club and prizes.
All proceeds will benefit the Elks National Foundation Scholarship Program.
Entries must be received by Monday. Registration forms are available at the Oneonta Elks Club at 84 Chestnut Street in Oneonta.
For more information, call the Elks Club at 607-432-1312 or 607-432-6468.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Golf event slated for Saturday
Davenport will hold a golf tournament to benefit its athletics programs Saturday 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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Girls basketball camp set for July
The Hoop Mountain NY Girls Basketball Camp's Superweek will run Sunday-July 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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Soccer camps continue
The Headwaters Soccer Club will continue its annual summer camp series with Session III's Middleburgh Telephone Company Camp, which runs July 14-18 at Mine Kill State Park in North Blenheim.
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.
Other sessions are as follows:
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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Summer basketball camps set
SUNY Cobleskill will hold continue Fighting Tiger Basketball Camp program under the direction of athletic director and men's basketball coach Kevin McCarthy with the five-day Boys Day Camp.
Designed for boys ages 9-16, the camp 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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Volleyball camp begins July 27
Hartwick College will host a volleyball camp July 27-31.
Campers will receive instruction on volleyball fundamentals (hitting, passing, setting, blocking) and learn multiple offenses, defenses and serving strategies.
Hartwick volleyball coach Lou Lansing will serve as the camp director.
Cost is $330 for commuters and $400 for residents. For more information, call 607-431-7000.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Baseball club to hold tournaments
The Blue Jays Baseball Club will sponsor its seventh annual three-game summer tournaments near Cooperstown for teams ages 13, 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U during the week of July 28-Aug. 3.
For more information, call Harvey Sandig at 631-650-5759 or e-mail Cooperstown314@aol.com.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}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 fifth annual Hall of Fame Golf Tournament will follow Aug. 2 at the Oneonta Country Club. Cost to participate in the 18-hole event is $125 and includes greens fees, a shared cart, practice putting green, a grill lunch and prizes.
Foursomes can sign up as a team for the tournament, which opens with a shotgun start.
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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Registration starts for Franklin soccer
Sign-ups are under way for Franklin teams of the Oneonta Youth Soccer Association Fall Soccer League.
Registration forms are available in Franklin Central's main office. Cost is $20 to participate. Checks should be made payable to OYSA.
For more information, call Darryl Beers at 607-829-3551, ext. 319.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Hartwick to hold youth camps
Hartwick College will host a series of youth sports camps that will begin in late June and end in late July.
Multiple-week camps are available in soccer and swimming for boys and girls combined. Hartwick also will hold camps for boys basketball, boys lacrosse, girls field hockey and girls volleyball.
For more information, call 607-431-7000, e-mail sportscamps@hartwick.edu or visit the website www.hartwick.edu/sportscamps.xml.
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