Tuesday Sports Roundup: Dragons dominate SK Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Angie Competiello scored five goals and Lily Competiello had two goals and two assists as host Schenevus roughed up South Kortright, 11-0, in a non-league game Tuesday, Sept. 7. Taylor Knapp scored two goals and had an assist and Shawna Whiteman and Sam Barrett scored the other goals for Schenevus (2-0, 1-0), which hosts Richfield Springs for a Tri-Valley League game Wednesday, Sept. 8.…
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COVID rise causes Farmers’ Museum to change Harvest Festival to month-long event Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Farmers’ Museum announced Tuesday, Sept. 7, it will changes its traditional Harvest Festival weekend into a month-long event in order to reduce crowd sizes in light of the rise of variants of the coronavirus. The Farmers’ Museum’s “Celebration of Autumn,” will take the place of Harvest Festival this fall, with Harvest Festival returning in 2022, according to a media release: “Celebration…
Dedication made, anniversary celebrated at Doubleday Field By Greg Klein • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — More than 100 people celebrated baseball and paid tribute to the longtime caretaker of Doubleday Field on Monday, Sept. 6, in a special anniversary celebration and memorial dedication. Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh made note of the “Doubleday myth,” which claimed the first game of baseball was played on a cow pasture in Cooperstown. “We now know that is a myth created by the Mills…
AllOtsego Report: Mayoral Election edition Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com We interviewed City of Oneonta mayoral candidates Mark Drnek and Len Carson for the AllOtsego Report Mayoral Election edition. Click here to listen to our interview with Mark Drnek. Democratic candidate for mayor, Mark Drnek, represents the Eighth Ward of Oneonta and is the owner of Sweet Home Productions and host of the syndicated radio show Blue Light Central. Click here to listen to our interview with Len Carson. Republican candidate…
Saturday Sports Roundup: Unatego girls beat Cooperstown Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Tatum Codington scored two goals and Anabel Rommer scored two goals and had an assist as Unatego beat visiting Cooperstown in a non-league season opener for both teams Saturday, Sept. 4. Dani Seamon scored Cooperstown’s goal, on an assist from Claire Jensen. Brenna Seamon had nine saves in goal for Cooperstown. Lilyanna Barnes also had an assist for Unatego, which hosts Delaware Academy at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday,…
Fire closes Rusty Bison, wakes villagers Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Hartwick Fire Department #2 and other local volunteers were able to quickly douse a fire at the Rusty Bison restaurant south of Cooperstown on state Route 28 early in the morning Saturday, Sept. 4, but the damage was extensive enough to close the restaurant for an unknown length of time. The restaurant at 4938 Route 28 posted on its Facebook page Saturday afternoon: “There was a fire at…
5K in honor of 9/11 first responders takes place at Fly Creek Fire Department By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com FLY CREEK — With American flags flying all around, runners took off at the Fly Creek Fire Department for the annual run in honor of 9/11 first responders, Saturday, Sept. 4. There was about 100 people in Fly Creek to see the memorial event, including State Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Maryland, who greeted the runners and their families prior to the start…
Friday sports roundup: Milford girls win big in opener, Oneonta girls win again Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Milford girls soccer team opened its season in Downsville with a win, 7-0, over the Eagles in non-league play. Oneonta got its second win of the season in girls soccer, beating host Windsor, 5-1, in Southern Tier Athletic Conference play. Richfield Springs girls and Cherry Valley-Springfield boys opened their soccer seasons with wins, too. High School sports roundup for Friday,…
COVID breakdown for August Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego County had an increasing number of COVID cases in August. Community transmission is considered high. According to the Otsego County Department of Health (DOH), there 380 total cases in August with 52% unvaccinated and 48% vaccinated. Everyone hospitalized due to COVID, a total of six people, were unvaccinated individuals, including the two most recent deaths locally from the virus. The majority of cases occurred in people between the ages…
Thursday sports roundup: Schenevus, Franklin girls win big, CV-S wins thriller over Panthers Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com In girls soccer Thursday, Sept. 2, Schenevus topped host Morris, 8-0, and Franklin topped that by beating beating Gilboa, 11-0, in the first round of the Mayor’s Cup. At the same time, Cherry Valley-Springfield’s girls beat host Edmeston, 2-1, in the first big Tri-Valley League showdown of the soccer season. Oneonta got its first win in golf — in perhaps a…
