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…
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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,…
Haney’s homer, Ubner’s Ks lead Cooperstown to baseball semifinals By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Chris Ubner struck out 17 batters in six innings and Kendall Haney hit a solo home run to center field to give top seeded Cooperstown a 1-0 win over No. 9 South Louis in the Section III Class C quarterfinals Wednesday, June 9, at Doubleday Field. Ubner gave up four walks and two hits, but had five innings where he got all…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JUNE 10 What Happened to the Songs of the Erie Canal? NEW YORK HISTORY – 6:30 p.m. Learn about the culture and music from when the Erie canal connected Buffalo to New York City in video ‘Where Did the Songs Go? The Musical Legacy of the Historic Erie Canal Part 1.’ Part 2 will debut June 17. Presented by the Arkell Museum, Canajoharie. 518-673-2314 ext. 113 or visit www.arkellmuseum.org/events-calendar…
Wayne Bank announces new hire, promotion at Bank of Cooperstown STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Honesdale, Pennsylvania – Lewis J. Critelli, president and chief executive officer of Wayne Bank, announced the addition of Paul Catan to its commercial lending team in Oneonta, in a media release Wednesday June 9. Catan, vice president of commercial lending, will be working with local businesses to meet their borrowing needs. He has more than 20 years of lending experience. “I am pleased to…
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…
Former Congressman, Gibson, to receive scout award STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Chris Gibson, a three-term Congressman from New York’s 19th District, retired Army colonel and president of Siena College, will be honored by the Twin Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts of America during its Columbia County Good Scout Award Dinner on Thursday, June 17, according to a media release. Gibson is a Kinderhook resident who grew up in Columbia County, graduated from Ichabod Crane High School and…
