The Partial Observer by Teresa Winchester A March Madness Memory for the Ages By Sunday of this past weekend, the 2023 NCAA basketball championship tournament—the month-long frenzy known as “March Madness”—was whittled down to four teams, having started at 68 on March 16. The mighty have fallen. Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue—all number one seeds—are out, as are all of the two and three seeds. Come Saturday, two “Cinderella” teams playing like Hercules, Florida Atlantic and San Diego State, will face…
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My mad map to March Madness madness You say you want some sports? I got your sports right here! It’s March Madness, that time of year when I set aside my utter ignorance for all things college basketball and plunge face-first into filling out a tournament bracket. I pinpoint the data, poring carefully over each school’s win-loss record, coaching strategies, recruitment violations, and other important calculations. Here’s one that I used to win a pool back in the 1990s: I…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MAR. 17 St. Patrick’s Day Benefit Buffet BREW & STEW – Noon – 5 p.m. St. Patrick’s day Brew and Irish Stew Buffet in support of the Oneonta Outlaws. Tickets on sale at The Shipping Room. Cost, $25/person. Damaschke Field Clubhouse, Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Call 607-432-6326 or visit www.facebook.com/oneontaoutlawsbaseball/ PLAY READING – 4 – 6 p.m. Presenting “Miz MacQuillin” a new work by Central New York Playwright John Paul Porter. Feedback welcome. Admission by donation. Next reading, 3/17.…