Sports Snippets: October 3, 2024

Coop Soccer Updates

COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown’s varsity soccer teams are off to a strong start in the 2024 season. The boys’ team rolled to a 2-1 victory over Waterville in their opener on Wednesday, September 4. Senior Janak Pandit scored on a missed corner kick in the second half, and senior Riley Diamond scored a minute into overtime to secure the win. Cooper Coleman made eight saves in his first start in goal for the Hawkeyes.

Cooperstown lost 2-1 to Clinton in a truly heartbreaking fashion at their home opener on Monday, September 9. Senior Cooper Bradley tied the game with 11 minutes left, but Clinton slipped in a goal with 12 seconds remaining in the second overtime.

The Hawkeyes rolled to a 5-0 win against Herkimer at home on Friday, September 13. Senior Owen Marling scored twice, while Pandit recorded a goal and an assist. Diamond scored two more goals in a 2-1 victory over Frankfort-Schuyler on Tuesday, September 17. Coleman made seven saves.

Westmoreland/Oriskany defeated the boys 1-0 off a goal two minutes into the first half on Thursday, September 19. Both teams made 18 shots on goal. Cooperstown won their opener at the Chic Walshe Tournament in Davenport on Saturday, September 21, beating host Charlotte Valley 3-0. Diamond recorded another goal and assist, and Bradley and sophomore Dylan Craig also scored.

The Hawkeyes shut out Sauquoit Valley 5-0 in a home CSC Division II match on Monday, September 23. Exchange student Romain Guerra scored twice and Bradley scored a goal and made an assist. Freshman Henry Ayers and junior Jameson Gable each scored.

Bradley scored a major golden goal off a throw from junior Ben Lewis four minutes into overtime on Wednesday, September 25. The Hawkeyes beat division rivals Mount Markham 2-1 after a scoreless first half. Bradley scored Cooperstown’s other goal six minutes into the second half off an assist by junior London Kinley.

Cooperstown won their third Chic Walshe title in four years with a 5-0 victory against Worcester on Saturday, September 28. Sophomore Gavin Grady recorded two goals and an assist, while Bradley made a goal and an assist to earn the tournament MVP title. Diamond and sophomore Hayden Spencer also scored. The Hawkeyes stand at 7-2 for the season and 4-1 in their division.

The girls’ team fell 4-1 to Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville in their opener on Friday, September 6. Ruby Stevenson scored and Brenna Seamon made 11 saves. Seamon made 15 more saves against Mechanicville in the Girls Soccer Hall of Fame Tournament on Sunday, September 8, but the Hawkeyes ultimately lost 7-0.

Cooperstown lost 2-0 to Westmoreland in a Center State Conference Division III match on Thursday, September 12. The Bulldogs outshot them 23-3 in the Hawkeyes’ third consecutive tough game to start the season. Seamon chalked up seven more saves. The team finally got their shot with a 2-1 victory over Dolgeville at home on Saturday, September 14. Junior Mia Pelcer scored twice, including once on an assist from freshman Claire Baldo.

The Hawkeyes rallied to win a back-and-forth 3-2 game against visiting Mount Markham on Monday, September 16. Senior Annelise Jensen and Pelcer scored for 2-1 lead at the half. Junior Maria Falso scored the winning goal with a header off a direct kick from sophomore Ruby Stevenson with six minutes to play.

Stevenson scored with 10 minutes left in the Homecoming game to give the Hawkeyes a 1-0 win against Frankfort-Schuyler under the lights on Wednesday, September 18. F-S outshot Cooperstown 11-9, but Seamon stopped them each time.

Cooperstown rolled past Waterville to a 6-0 victory at home on Tuesday, September 24. Stevenson put away another goal and two more assists; Pelcer and sophomore Sophia Johnson each had a goal and an assist. Seniors Allison Swart, Alissa Thayer and Sophia Badgley all scored.

Division I leader Clinton defeated the Hawkeyes 2-1 on Thursday, September 26. Pelcer scored on an assist by Stevenson and Seamon made 14 saves. Cooperstown lost 1-0 to visiting Sauquoit Valley on Saturday, September 28, and now stands at 4-5 for the season and 2-2 in their division.

Football Faces Tough Competition

COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown/Milford/CV-S/Schenevus football lost their opener 12-0 to Unatego/Franklin/UV/G-MU on Saturday, September 7 due to two big second-half drives by the Spartans.

Cooperstown senior Cameron Fritts recovered a fumble and caught a 22-yard pass from Brenin Dempsey late in the game, but the drive ended with an interception in the end zone. The team fell 40-0 to undefeated Waterville in Cooperstown’s Homecoming game on Saturday, September 21.

The Hawkeye offense battled through a long drive for most of the fourth quarter but suffered an end-zone interception in the final minute of play. Cooperstown fell 36-28 in an eight-player game against Clinton on Saturday, September 28.

Junior Max Koffer scored on a one-yard run with seven minutes left in the first half. Freshman Sawyer Bridger intercepted the Clinton quarterback with 33 seconds left in the second quarter, leading to an exciting touchdown at the buzzer by freshman Parker McManus. Jackson Begin and Caden Laymon each scored on strong passes from Dempsey, and a conversion to McManus brought the Hawkeyes to a 30-20 deficit.