News Editor Wriley Nelson recaps the first games of the season for local high school and college athletic teams, including wins for the Yellowjackets, Hawkeyes, Mustangs, and Wildcats.…
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High School sports by Nate Lull Tri-Valley League soccer gets exciting as playoffs approach It’s hard to believe but Oct. 16, is right around the corner. It’s a day I like to call “Soccer Saturday” as the Tri-Valley, Delaware and MAC leagues all hold their conference championship games at the Wright National Soccer Campus fields in Oneonta. It is a great way to see some of the top teams from our area all in one location. Let’s take a look…
High School Sports by Nate Lull Unatego girls may have the right stuff Whoever sets up the Midstate Athletic Conference girls soccer schedule each year seems to have a good sense of humor. They always love an early season matchup between Unatego and Delhi. The two talented teams met up again Wednesday, Sept. 8, in Otego and the rivalry was a hot topic of conversation. “This always seems to happen to us” said Delhi goalie Sylvia Liddle. “We have to…
Stepp named player of year; Seamon named CSC MVP STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Unatego’s Dana Stepp was named the Class C girls soccer Player of the Year by the New York State Sports Writers Association on Friday, June 18. The New York State Girls Soccer All-State selections also included several local Section IV players. The local players honored were:…
Unatego salutes 2021 graduates By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Unatego class of 2021 had a graduation ceremony on Friday, June 25 which emphasized the sacrifices and hardships that the students faced in the last year. “The class of 2021 has faced incredible hardships,” Gabrielle Borawa, salutatorian, said. “Life is truly unpredictable so learning to live in the moment is everything. …We are a group of individuals unlike no other. It is time to be set free.” In…
Unatego’s Couperthwait pitches no-hitter vs UV/GMU Madison Couperthwait pitched a no-hitter as Unatego topped a combined squad from Unadilla Valley and Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, 12-0, Friday, May 7, in a Midstate Athletic Conference softball game. Couperthwait struck out 14 batters in seven innings for the Spartans. Alexa Lucia and Jenna Faulkner each went 3-for-3 for Unatego, which improved to 2-0 in league and overall. Hannah Bonczkowski took the loss for UV/GMU. U 12, UV/GMU 0 UV/GMU 000 000 0 – 0…
Steve Hall, Aaron Foster Lauded By Alma Mater Wrestler, Musician Named To Unatego Hall Of Distinction OTEGO – A former wrestler who excelled as a mechanical engineer and a professional musician were named to the Unatego Hall of Distinction, which celebrates the accomplishments of successful alumni. Steve Hall was a 1983 graduate of the Unatego High School, where he excelled in wrestling and football, finishing in 7th place at the New York State Wrestling Championships his senior year. He continued…
3 Bidders Seek To Buy Vacant School Oneonta Christian Academy Pleads For Otego Elementary By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com OTEGO – The Oneonta Christian Academy is running out of room. “We are only limited by our size,” Elizabeth Cook, director of programming and 12th-grade English teacher, told the Unatego Central School Board Monday, Oct. 28. The OCA was one of three bidders trying to convince the school board to sell them the Otego Elementary School, which it closed…
IN MEMORIAM: Debra A. Klein, 66, Otego; Known To Generation Of Unatego Students OTEGO – Debra A. Klein, 66, a Unatego Central teaching assistant and bus driver for 30 years, passed away peacefully Friday, May 3, 2019, at her home in Otego, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Dec. 11, 1952, in Delhi to the late Morris and Genevieve (Dorosky) Chichester. A life-long area resident, she married Richard Klein on July 16, 1995.…
Alumni Herring, Bard Join Unatego Hall Of Distinction UNADILLA – Herring Lumber Co. owner Charles W. Herring Jr. and Joseph Bard, retired executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Rural & Small Schools, will be inducted into the Unatego Hall of Distinction Friday, Jan. 25. Charles Herring graduated from the Otego Central School in 1943 and soon thereafter enlisted in the Army Air Corps where he served with distinction as a gunner on a B-29 in the Pacific Theater. Following…