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UTICA FALCONS TOURNEY UPDATE- FALCONS WIN GAME ONE 07/25/08 UTICA FALCONS 8 WINDSOR CT. 3- CHECK BACK LATER FOR MORE JEFF PEXTON  Mike Bunal, Adam Pexton and Vin Servadio combined for a 2 hitter as the Utica Falcons defeated Windsor CT 8-3 in opening round action. Mike Bunal and Ryan Watson went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles each. The...Read More
MD ADVANCES IN C ALL-STAR TOURNEY...NEXT STOP LOWVILLE 07/24/08 MARCY DEERFIELD TOPS VVS 12-1 BOB GEORGE/PHOTOS BOB & MICHELLE GEORGE  Some say that it is the pitching that wins games. Others say it is the hitting or defense. Marcy/Deerfield has all three. Behind the economical, complete game pitching performance of Kevin Flynn, the timely hits and outstanding defense,...Read More
FATHER VS. SON- WORLD SERIES OF BOCCE- FAMILY REUNION 07/20/08 BUD LIGHT LIME VS. BUD LIGHT-TOURNEY WRAPS UP SUNDAY FRED MILLER  Talk about the stars and planets and family trees coming together all at the same time. On Saturday, at the 2008 World Series of Bocce in Rome they all aligned perfectly to set up a match that we...Read More
WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER-PERFECTLY 07/20/08 UTICA 4 ROME 2-AT BAT AGAINST BREAST CANCER FRED MILLER  What a great combination, America's pasttime-baseball, fireworks, and most of all, a stirring ceremony prior to the start of an Eastern Collegiate League game between the Utica Brewers and Rome Thunderbolts held to benefit the fight against breast...Read More
LAST MAN STANDING TOURNAMENT 07/21/08 UTICA FALCONS 12U TEAM IN EN TYB TOURNAMENT BOB GEORGE  The travel baseball regular season has ended. The Little league and All-Star seasons are wrapping up and now it is tournament time. The Utica Falcons 12u team will be taking part in an ENYTB Last Man Standing Tournament beginning Friday, July 25. Action starts...Read More
TWO VETS GIOVANNONE-VERBICKAS-LEAD NEW HARTFORD TO 2-0 TOURNEY MARK 07/22/08 NEW HARTFORD POST 8 WHITESTOWN POST 1 FRED MILLER/PHOTOS-JEFF PEXTON  To make noise in the post season the players who have been around the longest usually show the way.Two New Hartford vets who have played in big games in the past led their team to a resounding 8-1 win...Read More
SUNYIT TO HOLD GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL CLINICS 07/23/08 GIRLS THIS WEEK-BOYS NEXT-CHECK THEM OUT CHRIS GONDEK  SUNYIT will hold two basketball clinics in the upcoming weeks for kids in the Utica area. A girls' basketball clinic will run from Monday, July 21 through Friday, July 25 followed by a boys' clinic from Monday, July...Read More
RAIDER HOCKEY SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW 07/23/08 COLGATE SPORTS UPDATE PRESS RELEASE/COLGATE  Season ticket packages for the 2008-09 Colgate men's ice hockey season are now on sale! A variety of packages are available to suit every fan's needs and budget, and every seat at Starr Rink is a great place...Read More
NYSSWA 2008 ALL-STATE BASEBALL TEAM ANNOUNCED 07/23/08 WHITESBORO'S ALEX FERENTI CLASS A 1ST TEAM-ROME CATHOLICS' JOE MELIORIS AND JAKE ROSS CLASSS D 1ST TEAM FRED MILLER  Big day for local high school baseball players as the New York State Sports Writers Associaton named names today and announced the 2008 All-State Baseball Team. Big day for area players as several have been honored. Whitesboro's Alex...Read More
HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS- LOCAL COLLEGE BASEBALL UPDATE 07/17/08 HCCC EARNS ACADEMIC AWARD-MV'S DAVE GUIDO HEADS TO SALEM U. FRED MILLER  Herkimer CCC Baseball recently was named one of the Academic Teams of the Year with a team GPA of 3.02. Herkimer finished 23rd out of 26 teams that qualified for the honor. The list is made up of...Read More
NEW HARTFORD-UTICA POST-SEARCHING FOR GOLD 07/14/08 NEW HARTFORD 6 UTICA POST 4-0CLB ACTION. FRED MILLER  Two teams on a quest for Gold got together for a key OCLB matchup on Monday night at Murnane Field in Utica. The regular season is winding down and chances of striking gold are running out for both New Hartford and Utica...Read More
DISTRICT X ALL-STARS-ORISKANY ADVANCES IN WINNERS BRACKET 07/07/08 ORISKANY DEFEATES SKENANDOA 6-3-TUESDAY SHOW DOWN WITH HERKIMER BOB GEORGE/PHOTOS MICHELLE GEORGE  Oriskany scored early, Skenandoa threatened late and Oriskany advanced to a Tuesday night showdown against Herkimer in the battle of unbeatens. Timely hitting and strong pitching were the keys in the win on Sunday. The winner of Tuesday's...Read More
AND THEN THERE WAS ONE-UNBEATEN D X TEAM -THAT IS 07/08/08 ORISKANY HOLDS OFF HERKIMER ALL-STARS 6-5 FRED MILLER/PHOTOS MICHELLE GEORGE  Remember the Jaws movies? Remember the line from the movie trailer, "just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water?" Sure you do! On Tuesday night, just as Oriskany fans felt like it...Read More
DISTRICT 10 C ALL-STARS-WHITESTOWN ADVANCES 07/09/08 WHITESTOWN MOVES ON TO THIRD ROUND BOB GEORGE/PHOTOS BOB & MICHELLE GEORGE  Behind the strong pitching of Ryan McAndrew and the hot bats of the entire lineup, Whitestown advanced to the third round of the of the winners bracket in the District 10 C (9-10 year old) Little League All...Read More
WORTH THE WAIT? SURE WAS-ROME NATIONAL 12 ROME AMERICAN 9 07/09/08 9 & 10 YEAR OLD LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STAR TOURNEY ACTION FRED MILLER  They say patience is a virtue right? Sure is. Fans, players and umpires waited and waited some more and then waited again during a rain storm that rolled through for about 40 minutes last night at the Bell...Read More
WHITESTOWN BANGS OUT 9-7 WIN OVER PARKHURST-MHTS WAS THERE 07/10/08 ZACK SWIDER GETS THE WIN-MJ HAJEC THE SAVE FRED MILLER/PHOTOS JIMMY RICCARDI  How about some good old fashioned hardball sports fans? Some down- home, I can hit the ball harder and farther than you can, let's see who has last ups hardball. That's exactly what fans were treated to at DeLutis Field in Rome...Read More
DISTRICT 10 C ALL-STARS-WHITESTOWN VS. MARCY DEERFIELD 07/19/08 MARCY/DEERFIELD ADVANCES TO DISTRICT 10 FINALS BOB GEORGE/PHOTOS BOB & MICHELLE GEORGE  Websters Dictionary defines the word battle as an extended contest, struggle, or controversy. That describes tonight's game to the letter. What was at stake in Friday night's battle- a spot in the District 10 C All Star Championship game against...Read More
SMITH POST SENDS MESSAGE TO OCLB-BEAT WHITESTOWN 11-2 07/16/08 SMITH POST NOW 16-0 IN LEAGUE PLAY JEFF PEXTON/PHOTOS JEFF PEXTON  In sports we often talk about statement games. On Wednesday night Smith Post made a statement at SUNYIT as they cruised past a red hot Whitestown Post team looking to send a statement of their own. Whitestown entered the...Read More
MARCY/DEERFIELD -2008 DISTRICT 10 C CHAMPION 07/21/08 MARCY/DEERFIELD DEFEATS MOUNT CARMEL 13-6 BOB GEORGE/PHOTOS BOB & MICHELLE GEORGE  Through all of the games in this tournament the only loss that Marcy/Deerfield had suffered was to East Utica. The only team to beat East Utica was Marcy/Deerfield. It was only fitting that these two teams would step...Read More
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The final four is set in the Oneida County American Legion playoffs. Utica Post rallied for 3 runs in the 7th to pull out a 6-3 win over Whitestown Post. Utica Post and Sherrill meet at 5:30 PM. New Hartford and Smith Post,both...
