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Sharon Springs/ Cherry Valley-Springfield upsets Charlotte Valley in baseball playoffs STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Nick Acampora and Luke Dubben had RBI hits as the combined team of Sharon Springs/Cherry Valley-Springfield, a six seed, upset host Charlotte Valley, 2-1, in the Section IV Class D baseball playoff quarterfinals Wednesday, June 9. Kyle France got the win for SS/CV-S, giving up no runs and one hit in four innings, while striking out three batters. Dubben relieved him and gave up…
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…
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…
Unatego’s baseball season ends in 1-0 loss STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Troy Halverson’s two-out RBI single in the top of the seventh inning knocked third-seeded Unatego out of the Section IV Class C baseball playoffs, as visiting Union Springs, the six seed, beat the Spartans, 1-0, Wednesday, June 9, in Otego. Union Springs pitcher Ryan Bailey pitched a no-hitter and struck out 16 batters to get the win. He was one walk away from a perfect game. Unatego’s…
Oneonta falls to SV in baseball quarterfinals STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Oneonta was eliminated from the Section IV Class B baseball playoffs with a 17-7 loss in a six-inning game at Susquehanna Valley on Wednesday, June 9. SV outhit the Jackets, 15-5, and three SV players had three hits each. Oneonta fought back from a 6-0 deficit to take a 7-6 lead going into the fifth inning, but SV put the game away by scoring eight runs runs…
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,…
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…
Outlaws win home opener in extra innings STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Gunner Johnson’s walkoff RBI walk scored A.J. Gaich in the bottom of the 10th inning as Oneonta won its first game of the 2021 season, beating Albany, 2-1, in the Outlaws’s home opener Monday, June 7. Both starting pitchers had good nights. Albany’s Jake Manderson gave up one unearned run in the second inning, but otherwise pitched three clean innings. Gaich scored the Outlaws first run, too,…
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…
