In Cooperstown, induction shift causes mixed reactions By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Cooperstown community had a mixed reaction to the news that the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum would move its Induction Weekend to a Wednesday in September. The chair of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Jane Forbes Clark, announced Wednesday, June 9, that the induction would be moving from its traditional Sunday in July to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 8. Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh said…
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Jensen, Victory win section titles for Cooperstown track STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Sophomores Claire Jensen and Braeden Victory won Section III Class C1 titles for Cooperstown Wednesday, June 9, in South Lewis. The Cooperstown track teams ended their seasons Wednesday, with a fourth-place finish for the girls and a ninth-place finish for the boys. Jensen won the 200, with a time of 26.68, and Victory won the high jump, with a jump of 4-10. Jensen also placed second…
Hawkeyes rally in sixth to beat Oriskany in softball quarterfinals By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Tori France scored the game-winning run on an error during an at bat by Savannah Kirkby as top seeded Cooperstown rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning to beat visiting Oriskany, 12-8, in the Section III Class C softball quarterfinals Wednesday, June 9, at Cooperstown Central School. The Hawkeyes trailed, 8-7, after a three-run top of the sixth gave Oriskany the lead,…
Haney’s homer, Ubner’s Ks lead Cooperstown to baseball semifinals By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Chris Ubner struck out 17 batters in six innings and Kendall Haney hit a solo home run to center field to give top seeded Cooperstown a 1-0 win over No. 9 South Louis in the Section III Class C quarterfinals Wednesday, June 9, at Doubleday Field. Ubner gave up four walks and two hits, but had five innings where he got all…
Hall of Fame moves induction to September, will allow limited crowds STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Jane Forbes Clark, chair of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, announced in a media release Wednesday, June 9, that this summer’s Induction Ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 8, in front of limited crowds as an outdoor ticketed event on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center. The Induction Ceremonywill be broadcast live on MLB Network. Planning…
Cooperstown blanks Weedsport, 5-0, in playoff opener By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Marley Lippitt struck out 14 batters, walking none and giving up three hits, as top seeded Cooperstown advanced to the Section III Class C quarterfinals with a 5-0 opening-round win over No. 16 Weedsport on Monday, June 7, at Cooperstown Central School. Cooperstown had trouble with Weedsport pitcher Christine Jackson early, but began to figure out her motion in the middle innings. “It wasn’t so much…
Coop girls win CSC D3 track title STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Cooperstown’s girls finished first and boys finished third in the seven-team Center State Conference Division 3 track and field championships Saturday, June 5, in Sauquoit Valley. The Hawkeye girls took first with 128 points, narrowly beating second-place Sauquoit with 115 points and third-place Mount Markham with 102.…
Man arrested for allegedly discharging weapon during altercation at Oneonta Speedway By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Randy Lamont Butler, 28, was arrested for allegedly discharging a gun at the Speedway in Oneonta in the early hours of Sunday, June 6, Oneonta police say. The incident started when Butler got into a verbal altercation with a woman at the Speedway at 325 Main St., which spilled out into the parking lot, where another woman also got involved, according to…
Primary vote location changed for Oneonta district two STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Because of COVID restrictions, the poll locations for primary day, Tuesday, June 22, was changed in district two to Oneonta Town Hall. Early voting will be available at the Foothills Performing Arts Center and the Board of Elections. All other voting locations will stay the same. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. For additional information, contact the Board of Elections at 607-547-4247/4325…
Public forum for potential school merger between Schenevus and Worcester set for Monday, June 14 STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com An ongoing series of discussions surrounding the potential of a merger between Schenevus and Worcester central schools is culminating in a public forum that is to be held at 6 p.m., Monday, June 14, at Schenevus’s Draper School, according to a media release. Discussions of a merger have been long underway in what is called “Merger Mondays,” a monthly…
