Saturday Sports Roundup: Coop boys, Milford girls advance to Chic Walshe finals vs. SK teams STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com DAVENPORT — Milford’s girls and Cooperstown’s boys each dominated host Charlotte Valley in opening round games of the Chic Walshe Tournament on Saturday, Sept 18. Both teams will play South Kortright in the tournament finals Saturday, Sept. 25. The Rams advanced over Worcester in both games, but the Wolverines made it tough on SK. The SK girls won in overtime,…
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Protesters against vaccine mandate march to A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Hundreds of protesters, along with Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, marched to A.O. Fox Hospital and through Main Street Friday, Sept. 17, to protest the vaccine mandate put in place for healthcare workers. The protesters chanted slogans such as “stop the mandate” as they walked through downtown Oneonta towards the hospital. There were signs that said “unmask our children” and “protect…
Bat in Cooperstown tests positive for rabies STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A bat found in Cooperstown tested positive for rabies Thursday, Sept. 16, according to a media release from the Otsego County Department of Health. There was no human exposure to the bat, according to the release. For any questions, or to report a rabid animal, call the DOH at 607-547-4230.…
Friday Sports Roundup: Unatego girls stay undefeated; Coop wins first football game STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Lilyanna Barnes scored twice as Unatego stayed undefeated in girls soccer with a 4-1 Midstate Athletic Conference win at Sidney on Friday, Sept. 17. Kylie Mussaw had a goal and an assist, Anabel Rommer scored and Bailey McCoy had two assists and Elizabeth Craft had one assist for the Spartans. Emma Simmons scored Sidney’s goal on a PK. More results below.…
Coop boys beat Poland, 4-1, to stay undefeated STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Liam Spencer had a goal and an assist as Cooperstown stayed undefeated in boys soccer with a 4-1 win over visiting Poland in a Center State Conference match Friday, Sept. 17. “It was a great game,” Cooperstown Coach Frank Miosek said. “We did a lot of good things out there today.” Although the Hawkeyes outshot the Tornadoes 26-6 and had an 8-1 advantage in corners, the…
COVID Update One new death reported in Otsego County STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com One new death has been reported in Otsego County, according to the Otsego County Department of Health (DOH). As of Friday, Sept. 17, there are a total of 166 active cases with 13 reported today. The DOH encourages those who haven’t been vaccinated yet to get vaccinated as it is the most effective way to combat the COVID virus. …
Bassett: 90% of employees vaccinated following mandate By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com According to an internal email penned by Bassett Healthcare CEO Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, vaccinations of its employees is now at 90%. About two weeks ago, the vaccination rate was only 75%, according to Bassett officials. Ibrahim said these numbers were increasing daily.…
The AllOtsego Report, Ep. 16: The 9/11 edition STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com In a very special episode of The AllOtsego Report, Greg and Kevin break format to discuss last week’s 20th anniversary of 9/11 memorials and their feelings about the event. Both men were living in the New York City suburbs at the time and both know people who were in the towers, who had/have PTSD from the experience or have gotten sick and/or died from 9/11 syndrome.…
Thursday Sports Roundup: Oneonta gets wins in boys soccer, volleyball STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Yellowjackets had a good day in Southern Tier Athletic Conference play Thursday, Sept. 16, beating Chenango Valley in four sets in volleyball and blanking Windsor in boys soccer, 4-0. In Binghamton, Oneonta lost the first set, 20-25, but then swept the next three, 25-15, 25-16, 25-23. Emily Lobb had 18 kills, 10 digs and for aces to lead Oneonta, which also got eight kills,…
Otsego County reports new COVID death STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego County’s Department of Health reported Thursday, Sept. 16, that another county resident has died of the coronavirus. The death brings Otsego’s total number of COVID deaths to 67, and 48 in 2021. In addition, 20 new positive cases were reported Thursday, bringing the current number of positive cases to 173. According to county figures, there are about 200 cases per 100,000 people and a 5.5% positivity rate,…
