The Oneonta Family Young Men’s Christian Association swim team competed in the Stop Watch Invitational hosted by the Canandaigua YMCA on Sunday, Jan. 31.

The day I hiked Bramley Mountain a bald eagle was sitting in a tree along the West Branch of the Delaware River, just upstream from Delhi. Today, as I drove across the Susquehanna bridge near Exit 13, an eagle flew down the river in front of me.

Cooperstown alumnus Reilly Hall is set to begin his senior season at Division II Coker University, on Saturday, Feb. 13.

Stamford’s Melanie Hoyt has overcome COVID-related recruiting challenges to commit to Saint Anselm College.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced Jan. 29 that it will celebrate the Dodgers’ 2020 World Series title with a special exhibit.

Three or four weeks ago, a friend of my son asked Randy to join him on a winter hike. He planned on doing the Great Range in the Adirondack High Peaks. That hike would be about 17 miles, and he was going to do it in just one day. Randy declined, because he didn’t feel he had the equipment fo…

I got an e-mail from an old friend last weekend, inviting me to go for a hike up Bramley Mountain. Now as you know, I normally hike in good weather and ski in the winter, but what the heck. I thought it would be something different.

Now, you all know that I like to tell stories about our skiing episodes, especially when one of my friends crashes. It’s always fun to watch, and tell those tales when they aren’t hurt. Well, the other day we were skiing, and it happened to me. Both Bill and Wayne insisted that I tell you my…

An Oneonta family’s trading card collection has been valued upwards of $125,000 by a Chicago-based sports memorabilia appraiser.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown announced Wednesday it will offer Virtual Event Experiences as a way of engaging baseball fans at a time when in-person events are limited because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ALBANY — Following the lead of 19 other states, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he is now convinced New York will benefit financially by allowing mobile sports betting.

A week or so ago, my buddy Rich and I went cross country skiing at Gilbert Lake. We had originally planned on parking up at the other end of the lake and ski to the Lake of the Twin Fawns, and on around the loop. Well, so much for that idea. The road was only plowed to the parking lot at the…

And finally, that's a wrap.

With family by her side, Sidney’s Olivia DeMott has overcome injury to pursue college softball.

A local Amateur Athletic Union program, Twin Tier Elite in Binghamton, is offering high school basketball athletes an opportunity for college exposure that they might have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Walton alumnus Justin Wood is ready to run with his new Dartmouth coaching position.

Recently, the Department of Environmental Conservation released its Deer Management Plan for the next 10 years. Before discussing some of the points included in the proposal, I should make a few points that I feel are important. Sure, there are areas with more does than are good for the habi…

Let me bring you up to date. On July 27th I came off my hill with my tractor and brush hog from mowing. As I drove down to the next level, a huge buck in velvet stood up from some blackberry briars and ran across in front of me. It was the biggest whitetail buck I had ever seen on our proper…

The Oneonta Soccer Club U19 boys team wrapped up its season with a 3-0 win in the Binghamton Champions League mini Thanksgiving Tournament against the Syracuse Crush.

Sidney Central School senior Zach Harrington signed his letter of intent to play for Division II Newberry College in South Carolina, where he plans to study sports medicine.

Can you go outside on a clear night and find the North Star? It’s part of the Little Dipper. Have you seen Orion or Taurus the Bull? How many of you have seen a shooting star? Could you tell the difference between a Monarch butterfly and an Eastern tiger swallowtail? Do you know an ash tree …

SUNY Cobleskill will be offering its Therapeutic Horsemanship Veterans Program during winter session from December through January.

A couple of years ago I went up the hill to our pond. The day before we had caught a bunch of fish which I fileted and cooked for dinner. I dumped the skins and scrap over in the tall grass, knowing that something would come along and eat it. As I approached the water that morning two huge b…

The SUNY Cobleskill esports team ended their 2020 inaugural campaign Wednesday evening by winning the Fortnite fall season Championship Tournament.

With the start of New York state’s most popular hunting seasons on the horizon, supply-chain problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have led to shortages of ammunition and other goods at sporting goods stores.

Last week, the Mountain Athletic Club Grounds at Fleischmanns Park was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The Oneonta Soccer Club defeated the Greater Binghamton Football Club, 3-1, on Saturday to win the Binghamton Alternative HS Soccer League championship.

NEW YORK (AP) — Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds are the leading candidates returning to baseball’s Hall of Fame ballot in a year without any favorites among the new names.

I have been spending a lot of time up in trees lately. Bow season is on, and being 15-feet up gives the hunter a slight advantage. I get up at five o’clock most mornings and head up the hill to one of the stands I have. Some are ladder stands, while others are climbers. I get up in the tree …

The Oneonta Soccer Club is kicking COVID-19.

You might have noticed as you drive around the countryside, deer are everywhere. They are in the fields, as well as the highways. But, to the bow hunter, this is our time of year.

Did you know that this is International Bat Week? It probably was designated that way because of Halloween, but I’m not totally sure.

As the days grow shorter, the geese fly south and the leaves paint our forests with a flood of brilliant, beautiful colors, something stirs within me. I have spent a lifetime wandering the woods in search of deer, grouse and other wild creatures. It is part of my soul. This fall is no differ…

The Oneonta Octane is calling it quits.

Milford native Max Lang joined The Daily Star’s sports department Monday, Oct. 5.