News Briefs: October 13, 2025
Coop Football Victorious at Homecoming
COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown Central School football gave West Canada Valley its first lost of the season with a 26-14 Homecoming victory on Friday, October 3. Senior Brenin Dempsey scored three rushing touchdowns of one, 28 and one yards, respectively. The Hawkeyes rose to 3-2 for the season and 1-1 in their division.
Cooperstown Runs Whitesboro Invitational
DEERFIELD—Cooperstown’s cross country teams opened the second half of the season with a trip to Deerfield Wilderness Park for the Whitesboro Invitational on Saturday, October 5. The varsity boys team finished fourth of 14 complete squads, led by Jacob Johnson (18:48) in 10th place. Owen Capozza Flannigan (19:16) and Hu Agostino (19:48) finished 13th and 28th, respectively. Brendan Heavner (54th, 21:13) and Wyatt Capozza Flannigan (56th, 21:16) rounded out the scoring. The girls team ran incomplete, but Evelyn Rhodes placed first in a field of 114 runners with a time of 21:45. Maggie Heavner took 49th place in 26:28.
Soccer Teams Have Mixed Record
COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown boys soccer fell 3-1 to Hamilton in a division match at home on Tuesday, September 30. Senior Christian Lawson scored in the second half and Cooper Coleman made two saves in the net.
The Hawkeyes rolled to an 8-0 shutout of Canastota at home on Saturday, October 4. Junior Shane Bradley racked up three goals and an assist. Junior Gavin Grady made two goals and an assist, Lawson scored twice and sophomore Henry Ayers had four assists. Sophomore Beckett Grady scored and junior Hayden Spencer made an assist. Coleman made three saves.
Westmoreland defeated Cooperstown 2-0 at Paul Lambert 2 Field on Monday, October 6. The game was scoreless at halftime and Coleman recorded another save. The Hawkeyes moved to 7-4-2 for the season and 4-2 in their division. They will travel to Poland after press time on Wednesday, October 8.
Cooperstown girls soccer lost a division Homecoming game to Hamilton 2-1 on Wednesday, October 1. Junior Sophia Johnson scored three minutes into the game and eighth grade keeper Emma Johnson made 15 saves.
Senior Mia Pelcer scored with 10 minutes to go to lift the Hawkeyes to a 1-0 victory over Dolgeville on Saturday, October 4. Johnson made 14 more saves. Cooperstown rose to 5-7 for the season and 4-2 in their division. They will travel to Hamilton for a Center State Conference match after press time on Tuesday, October 7.
Gas Prices Tick Down
UTICA—The average price of gasoline in New York State declined three cents to $3.17 per gallon over the week ending Monday, October 6, according to a report by AAA Northeast. Demand dropped to about 8.5 million barrels a day, in line with typical seasonal trends but enough to register the second-lowest weekly figure since May. Domestic gasoline stocks grew by 4.1 million barrels a day as American refiners prepare to reduce their capacity and begin the fall maintenance season. Wider market forces contributed to a fall in the price of crude oil, especially an announcement by the OPEC+ nations that they will increase output by more than 137,000 barrels per day in November. New York’s price is eight cents higher than last month and five cents lower than this day last year. To view the full report, visit gasprices.aaa.com.
Roxbury Arts Announces Workshops, Exhibits
STAMFORD—The Roxbury Arts Group will host a Community Creates workshop offering free Halloween-themed arts and crafts from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 25 at Headwaters Arts Center, 66 Main Street, Stamford from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 9. The 32nd annual Fiddlers! concert will be held at Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Road, from 3-7 p.m. on Sunday, October 12. Tickets are available with tiered equity prices ranging from $12.00-28.00. For more information or a full list of events, visit roxburyartsgroup.org. “Holding Artemis,” a new exhibition by Jody Isaacson, will be on display at Roxbury Arts Center from October 18 to December 20. Her large printed works, ceramic pieces and installation works examine the relationship between humans and the wild. There will be an artist reception from 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, October 18.
NYSEG, RG&E Praised for Helene Response
BINGHAMTON—Sister companies New York Electric and Gas and Rochester Gas and Electric received the Edison Electric Institute Emergency Response Award for their assistance efforts following Hurricane Helene. The companies sent more than 50 lineworkers to the southern U.S. for 12 days after the storm, contributing to major cleanup and recovery efforts. Presented to EEI member companies twice a year, the Emergency Response Award recognizes outstanding recovery and assistance efforts. For more information, visit nyseg.com.
