Published: July 22, 2008 04:00 am         

Area Sports Briefs

{"HeadlineLight14"/}Sidney graduate earns all-league

Former Sidney football standout Pat Simonds received preseason all-Patriot League second-team honors as a wide receiver for the Colgate football team, the college announced last week.

Simonds will enter his junior season this fall. He helped Sidney win the Class C state championship in 2005. Teammate Nick Hennessey, a senior offensive tackle, received second-team preseason All-America accolades from the 2008 Phil Steele's Football Magazine.

The Raiders also placed senior tackle Steve Jonas, running back Jordan Scott and defensive back Wayne Moten on the all-Patriot League first team. Simonds joined offensive guard Rich Rosabella, defensive tackle Paul Mancuso and defensive back Mike Barry on the league's second team. Colgate begins preseason camp Aug. 3. The Raiders open their 2008 schedule at Stony Brook at 6 p.m. Aug. 30.

{"HeadlineLight14"/}Bassett wins Boilermaker Corporate Cup

Bassett Healthcare finished first in the co-ed large team division of the Boilermaker 15K Corporate Cup on July 13 in Utica.

Led by Bassett physical therapist Mike Rutledge's finish in 52 minutes, 19 seconds, Bassett's 20 team members finished in an average time of 1 hour, 9 minutes, 35 seconds. Rutledge, 40, finished 61st out of 9,773 runners and sixth out of 723 men in the 40-44 age-group.

Chris Mason, a track standout at SUNY Delhi, earned the top local finish with a time of 49:47. Auburn resident Mason, 19, placed 26th overall and first in the 15-19 age-group.

{"HeadlineLight14"/}Program accepting baseball donations

Roberto's Kids, a program assisted by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, is accepting donations of baseball equipment for underprivileged youths in Latin America and Africa. The equipment must be new or in very good condition.

Retired Opportunities for Otsego employee and former Oneonta city alderman Stephen Pindar co-founded the program with Pennsylvanian Steve Tremetiere. The two work with the sons of late Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente, Luis and Roberto Clemente Jr., as well as the Baseball Hall.

Roberto's Kids recently delivered 18 tons of equipment to children in the Dominican Republic. The organization is collecting donations for new shipments to Latin America and Africa. For more information, call Pindar at 607-432-7440 or visit the Roberto's Kids website at www.robertos-kids.org.

{"HeadlineLight14"/}Pee-wee football sign-ups set

Delhi Pee-Wee Football will hold sign-ups from 5:30-6:30 p.m. July 30 at the Delhi American Legion Pavilion.

Cost of $25 per player is due at sign-ups. To be eligible, players must be between the ages of 8-12 on Sept. 1. For more information, call Chris Maney at 607-746-2964 after 5 p.m.

{"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"/}Saturday golf tourney sold out

The fourth annual Queen of the Catskills Golf Tournament, a Saturday event hosted by the Stamford Women's Golf Association, is sold out. The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Saturday.

For more information, call Frances Archibald at 607-538-1156, Yolanda Trappenburg at 607-652-9094 or the pro shop at 607-652-7398.