{"HeadlineLight14"/}Edmeston to hold parents night
Edmeston Central will host its annual athletic parents night for all varsity, junior varsity and modified sports at 7 p.m. Aug. 14 in the school cafeteria.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}UV practices start Aug. 18
Unadilla Valley will begin practices for its 2008 fall sports season Aug. 18.
The first practice for its varsity and junior varsity football teams runs from 8-11 a.m. Aug. 18 at the high school, as does the opening practice for varsity and JV girls soccer.
Boys soccer practice runs from 5-8 p.m. Aug. 18. Modified football is slated for 8-11 a.m. Aug. 27.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Great-grandsons to visit Baseball Hall
The great-grandsons of Babe Ruth and Josh Gibson will visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Brent Stevens, who is related to Ruth, and Sean Gibson will participate in an educational program centering on the two Hall of Famers.
The presentation, set to run in the Bullpen Theater, features a painting titled "Josh and the Babe" by artist Bill Purdom. After the program, Stevens and Sean Gibson will be available to sign prints of the painting.
The event is included in a paid Hall admission. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, call 888-425-5633 or 607-547-7200, or visit the website visit baseballhall.org.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Gun show set for Sunday
The Midstate Arms Collectors and Shooters Club will host the Unadilla Gunshow and Flea Market from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at the Unadilla Rod & Gun Club on Butternut Road in Unadilla.
Admission is free to the event, which will feature more than 100 dealers. Table reservations will be accepted on a cash-in-advance basis, at a cost of $15 per table. Set up begins at 8 a.m.
For more information, call secretary-treasurer Sandy Ackerman Kilnger at 607-748-1010 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Bowling league to meet Monday
The Monday Night Ladies bowling league will hold its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta.
Returning league bowlers or those who are interested in joining should attend this meeting. For more information, call Lori at 607-432-5019.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Track meets continue Tuesday
Oneonta State and Hurley's Heroes Track Club of Oneonta will conclude its series of Twilight Track & Field Meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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 Tuesday
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. Tuesday.
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"/}Fall sports rules meetings set
Johnson City High will host the first Section Four rules interpretation meeting for the 2008 fall sports season. Coaches of all levels are encouraged to attend the meetings, which run at various sites from Aug. 14-21.
The schedule is as follows:
Football (preseason meeting): 6:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at Johnson City High.
Girls swimming (preseason): 7 p.m. Aug. 19 at Owego Free Academy.
Cross country (preseason): 5 p.m. Aug. 19 at 4-H Camp in McGraw.
Soccer: 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at Union-Endicott; 7 p.m. Aug. 19 at Cortland County Office Building; 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at Arnot Ogden Medical Center; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at Oneonta Holiday Inn.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Bowling meeting rescheduled
The TGIF fall organization meeting originally scheduled for Friday has been moved to 7 p.m. Aug. 15 at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta. Captains should call Jan Harrison at 607-263-5800 to inform the league if they need bowlers or if their respective rosters are filled to capacity.
The Oneonta Bowling Association also announced that league secretaries can pick up supplies for the upcoming season after 7 p.m. Aug. 15. League secretaries who are unable to pick up supplies should call Harrison at 607-263-5800 or e-mail her at jharrison53@frontiernet.net
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Woodhaven to host golf tourney
A four-person captain-and-crew golf tournament tees off at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Woodhaven Golf Course in West Oneonta.
Entry fee is $55 per person and includes 18 holes, cart, food and drinks. Players can register at Mac's Barber Shop in Oneonta.
For more information, call Frank at 607-432-7553.
{"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.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Golf tournament set for Aug. 16
The Colonial Ridge Golf Course in Laurens will host the John Dodge Memorial Tournament at 8 a.m. Aug. 16. The event will benefit the Morris Episcopal Church.
Entry fee is $20 per person. Greens and cart fees cost extra.
For more information, call the pro shop at 607-263-5291.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Golf tourney set for Aug. 17
The Oneonta Football Booster Club will hold its annual golf tournament Aug. 17th at Woodhaven Golf Club in West Oneonta.
The captain-and-crew tournament will feature two flights, with tee times at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. The event is seeking teams and sponsors.
Cost is $55 per player and includes golf, cart, food and beverages. Hole sponsors are available at $50 per hole.
For more information, call David Delker at 607-433-0371 or e-mail ddelker1@yahoo.com.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}OHS announces fall sports dates
Oneonta High will begin varsity and junior varsity practices for the 2008 fall sports season Aug. 18. Modified programs will begin practicing Aug. 27.
OHS and Oneonta Middle School athletes must be cleared by the OHS/OMS health office to participate. All athletes must have updated physicals, completed health history questionnaires and clearance from the school physician before the start of each sports season. Paperwork must be submitted to the OHS/OMS health office before Aug. 11.
The school physician will be available to clear athletes on Aug. 11 and 18.
For more information, call OHS athletic director Joe Hughes at 607-433-6352 (work) or 607-434-6352 (cell).
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Road race Aug. 23 at Schenevus
The HealthLinks 5 Mile Run will start at 4 p.m. Aug. 23 at Schenevus Central.
Cost is $10 pre-registered and $15 for race-day registration. Awards will be given to the top male and top female finishers, as well as the top-three men and women in the age-groups 17-and-younger, 18-35 and 35-and-older.
For more information, call 607-397-9070 or 607-638-9727.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Sporting clays event Aug. 23
The second annual West Branch Angler Ruffed Grouse Society Sporting Clays Challenge runs from 9:30 a.m.-noon on Aug. 23 at the West Branch Angler Resort, 150 Faulkner Road in Hancock.
Registration will be accepted from 8-9 a.m. Lunch follows the challenge at 12:30 p.m.
The event is open to the first 100 paid entries. Cost is $150, which includes entry fee, lunch, a one-year Ruffed Grouse Society membership, a decal and four issues of RGS Magazine. Station-sponsor packages cost $250 and include station and program recognition.
Those who enter before Aug. 20 will receive a free raffle ticket for an Orvis TLS Rod and Reel Combo. Extra tickets cost $10 apiece. Shooters must provide their own ammunition.
For more information, call 888-564-6747 or visit the website ruffedgrousesociety.org.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Breakfast fundraiser to run Aug. 24
The Oneonta Football Booster Club will hold its annual pancake breakfast from 8 a.m.-noon Aug. 24 at the Sixth Ward Athletic Club in Oneonta. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for students.
For more information, call David Delker at 607-433-0371 or e-mail ddelker1@yahoo.com.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Pee-wee football team to meet Aug. 25
Oneonta Pee-Wee Football will hold sign-ups for new players, check-ins for registered players and equipment distribution Aug. 25 at Field 4 in Neahwa Park.
Times are 5:15-6:15 p.m. for players ages 8-10 and 6:15-7:15 p.m. for ages 11-12.
For more information, call Tim Pidgeon at 607-433-0264 or Jason Neer at 607-433-0840.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Vintage baseball event Aug. 29-31
Eight teams will compete for the Harry M. Keator Cup during a vintage baseball tournament that runs Aug. 29-31 in Roxbury.
The tournament will use baseball rules from 1864-1898 and include a tribute to former Roxbury Nine manager during the Aug. 29 tournament opener at Kirkside Park. The championship game is slated for 1 p.m. Aug. 31.
For more information, visit the website www.roxburyny.com.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Forest Run set for Aug. 30
The Landis Arboretum in Esperance will host the Perennial 5K Forest Run at 10 a.m. Aug. 30.
Raceday registration runs from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Cost is $15 for children younger than age 15 and students, $20 for adults and $35 for families (must live in same household). Discounts are given to those who pre-register by Aug. 29.
All proceeds benefit Landis. The event begins on the Meeting House lawn.
For more information, call Thom O'Connor at 518-875-6935 or visit the website www.landisarboretum.org.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Football officials needed for 2008
The Tri-Valley football officials chapter is seeking new officials for the 2008 high school season.
Anyone interested in becoming an official should call Dick Hamilton at 607-988-2660 or Joe Hurlburt at 607-988-2864.
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