{"HeadlineLight14"/}Sidney volleyball tourney Saturday
The Sidney Central Schools Alumni Association will host its first Warrior 4-ev4r Sand Volleyball Tournament on Saturday 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. For more information, visit the website www.sidneyalumni.org/page1.html.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Soccer camps continue Monday
The Headwaters Soccer Club will continue its annual summer camp series with Session IV's Hunter Mountain Camp, which runs Monday through July 25 at Minekill 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 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 Minekill State Park, P.O. Box 898, North Blenheim, NY 12131, or visit the club's website at www.headwaterssoccer.com.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Football boosters to meet Wednesday
The Oneonta Football Booster Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday on the bleachers at Oneonta High. In the event of poor weather, the meeting will be held in Room 214.
For more information, visit the website www.oneontafootball1925.com or call booster club president David Delker at 607-433-0371.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Meeting for soccer officials Wednesday
The Oneonta Family YMCA will host a general information meeting for people who are interested in officiating high school soccer this fall at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
For more information, call Mike Culligan at 607-432-1998 or Neil Riddell at 607-988-9117.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Baseball Hall to welcome Molitor
National Baseball Hall of Famer Paul Molitor will participate in a Voices of the Game Series event at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Cooperstown shrine.
Elected to the Hall in 2004, Molitor is a seven-time All-Star and earned the 1993 World Series MVP award. He amassed 3,319 hits in 12 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins.
During the program, Molitor will discuss his baseball memories and participate in a question-and-answer session with the audience. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for children younger than 12. Those with Hall memberships can reserve tickets immediately.
Remaining tickets, if any, will be available to non-members on Monday by calling the Hall's Membership Department at 607-547-0397.
Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew will participate in the next Voices event, which is scheduled for Aug. 31. Hall of Famers George Brett, Phil Niekro, Mike Schmidt and Ozzie Smith will join former major leaguers Dave Bergman, Vince Coleman and Jon Warden in the Hall's Oct. 3 installment.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Spots open for Play Ball' with Ozzie
National Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith will host "Play Ball," a fundraiser for the Cooperstown shrine's education programs at 8:30 a.m. July 25 at Doubleday Field. Fellow Hall of Famers George Brett and Eddie Murray will participate in the two-hour event, which features interaction with the special guests.
Donation to participate is $600 per person. Cost is $450 for those who own Hall memberships. Space is limited. To reserve a spot or for more information, call the Hall's Membership Department at 607-547-0397.
{"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"/}5K in Davenport set for July 26
The sixth annual Davenport Fire Department 5K run will start at 10 a.m. July 26. Race-day registration runs from 8:30-9:45 a.m. in front of Charlotte Valley Central on Route 23 in Davenport.
T-shirts are guaranteed to pre-registered runners. Entry forms are available at local businesses and by calling Gary Gundlach at 607-278-5657 or e-mailing him at gundlach@dmcom.net.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Golf tournament to run July 26
The Schenevus softball team will host its third annual captain-and-crew golf tournament at the Ouleout Creek Golf Course on July 26. The event begins with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Cost is $200 per foursome and includes food at the turn and Brooks' chicken at finish.
For more information or to register, call Schenevus coach Jen Pier at 607-397-8230.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Golf tourney July 26 in Laurens
Colonial Ridge Golf Course in Laurens will begin the eighth annual First Presbyterian Church/Gilbertsville Invitational Golf Tournament begins with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. July 26.
The four-person, captain-and-crew event is open to the public. Tournament registration will take place before tee time. Cost is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Greens fees and carts are extra.
For more information, call the golf course at 607-263-5291 or Richard Keene at 607-783-2328.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Tennis championships run July 26-27
The Oneonta Tennis Club will hold its annual clay court doubles championships July 26-27. Each team is guaranteed two matches in tournament play, which features men's and mixed competition.
Cost is $40 per team and includes food and beverages. The OTC will pair individuals who enter without partners. To register, e-mail otctennis@yahoo.com or call 607-432-0700, ext. 201.
{"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"/}Basketball camp begins July 28
SUNY Cobleskill will conclude its Fighting Tiger Basketball Camp program under the direction of athletic director and men's basketball coach Kevin McCarthy with the five-day Girls Day Camp (ages 9-17), which runs from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. July 28-31 and from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Aug. 1.
Cost is $140 per pre-registered camper. Registration on the first day of 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"/}Soccer Hall banquet tickets on sale
Tickets for the National Soccer Hall of Fame's annual President's Reception and Hall of Fame Banquet, scheduled for 6 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Oneonta shrine, are on sale at $75 per person.
The events are open to the public and take place inside the Hall. The Big 3 Enshrinement Ceremony will follow in the Hall's atrium.
Classe Catering of Albany will cater the dinner. For more information or to make reservations, call the Hall at 607-432-3351 or visit the website www.soccerhall.org.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Soccer Hall announces Big 3' event
The National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta will hold the 2008 Big 3 Enshrinement Ceremony on Aug. 2, following the annual Hall of Fame Banquet, in the museum's atrium. The event is open to the public at no cost.
The Big 3' consists of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, the National Intercollegiate Soccer Official Association and the American Youth Soccer Organization. NSCAA inductees are Indiana University men's soccer coach Jerry Yeagley and promoter Paul Sanderson of Suffield Academy (Conn.).
The NISOA will honor Donald Dennison and John Buckley. Joel Mark and Marilyn MacDonald represent the AYSO honorees.
The event is part of the 2008 Induction Weekend, which runs Aug. 1-3. Anson Dorrance and Hugo Perez will be inducted into the Soccer Hall at noon Aug. 3, when Ike Kuhns will be honored as the Colin Jose Media Award winner. The weekend ends with a Hall of Fame luncheon, which will follow the Induction Ceremony. For more information, 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"/}Track meets continue Aug. 12
Oneonta State and Hurley's Heroes Track Club of Oneonta will conclude its series of Twilight Track & Field Meets at 7 p.m. Aug. 12.
The meet features 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"/}O-Tigers 5K set for Aug. 12
A.O. Fox Hospital, the Oneonta Tigers and the Delsego Roadrunners Club will host the ninth annual Oneonta Tigers 5K road race at 6 p.m. Aug. 12.
Part of A.O. Fox Hospital Night at Damaschke Field, the race will start an hour before Oneonta's New York-Penn League game against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. The event starts at the Damaschke Field box office and ends with a stretch along the outfield warning track.
Each race entrant will receive two tickets to the game. The first 200 to register will receive T-shirts.
Registration forms are available at HealthLinks, Sport Tech and the O-Tigers' office at Damaschke Field. For more information, call 607-432-6326 or 607-278-9419.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Author to speak at Baseball Hall
Author Fred Glueckstein will appear at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown for a discussion and book-signing at 1 p.m. Aug. 14.
Glueckstein, a Maryland resident, is the author of "Mickey Mantle: Rookie in Pinstripes." He is a columnist for PhelpsSports.com, an all-equestrian sports service, and the Equestrian Network Magazine. Glueckstein also wrote "The '27 Yankees and Of Men, Women and Horses."
{"HeadlineLight14"/}O-State to host dinner Aug. 16
Oneonta State will host its first "Dining with Champions," a dinner in celebration of the community, at 6 p.m. Aug. 16 at its Alumni Field House.
Tickets cost $100 apiece. All proceeds will support student-athlete travel initiatives and facility enhancements.
O-State has designated several community members as "champions" who will serve as table hosts for the event. Seating at specific tables is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, call O-State's athletics office at 607-436-3594 or visit the website www.oneonta.edu/academics/athletics.
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