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PROCTOR RAIDERS AT IT AGAIN-BACK TO SEMI-FINALS 05/29/08 RAIDERS SQUEEZE WAY PAST BLACK KNIGHTS 4-1 IN ROME TRISTAN HOBBES  The Proctor Raiders were the 2007 New York State Champs in "AA". This year the Raiders are the #10 seed in the Section III tournament and it seemed like everyone had counted the Raiders out. Proctor proved everyone...Read More
MODIFIED BASEBALL-JFK @ RFA ORANGE 05/13/08 RAMSEY-COOKE PITCH RFA PAST JFK BOB GEORGE/PHOTOS MICHELLE GEORGE  The JFK Raiders traveled to Bill Vinci Stadium at the old RFA in Rome to face the RFA-Orange modified baseball team. It was nice to finally have the weather on our side. Recent games have been 45 degrees and rain so anything...Read More
ENYTB CROSS COUNTY BATTLE 05/12/08 UTICA FALCONS -SWING AWAY STARZ MOTHERS DAY DOUBLEHEADER BOB GEORGE/PHOTOS MICHELLE GEORGE  The Utica Falcons and the Swing Away Starz squared off in a Mothers Day doubleheader today. Both teams compete in the highly competitive Eastern New York Travel Baseball League. They have been playing each other for the last...Read More
A TRUE FIELD OF DREAMS-VERNON LITTLE LEAGUE SEASON OPENS! 05/10/08 CEREMONIES HELD AT BARTHOLOMEW MEMORIAL PARK FRED MILLER  Build it and they will come. Someone said that in a baseball movie. "Field Of Dreams" I believe. No truer words could be spoken if you were lucky enough to visit Bartholomew Memorial Park in Vernon on a...Read More
PLAY BALL-ROME LITTLE LEAGUE OPENS SEASON! 05/04/08 CEREMONIES HELD AT BELL ROAD COMPLEX FRED MILLER  Play ball! As a procession of orange, blue, purple, red, white, and green, clad Rome Little Leaguers paraded past me, I got a sense that spring had officially arrived. Hundreds of parents, grandparents, and Little League players converged on...Read More
DISTRICT 10 ALL-STARS SKENANDOA MOVES ON 07/07/08 SKENANDOA OUSTS MARCY-DEERFIELD 10-0 BOB GEORGE/PHOTOS MICHELLE GEORGE  After dealing with their first loss of the tournament, Skenandoa bounced back with an impressive 10-0, 5 inning victory over Marcy-Deerfield. Alex Dobizenski started things off with a two run homerun in the opening frame. He would later...Read More
SPARTANS HOIST SPARRIOR CUP AGAIN-BEAT WHITESBORO 5-3 05/01/08 NEW HARTFORD MAKES IT 7 0F 8 IN LACROSSE RIVALRY TIM SCHOEN/PHOTOS JEFF PEXTON  I was impressed. Hundreds of fans that came out to see the 7th annual Sparrior cup had to be impressed. From start to finish both teams were ready to play. New Hartford came out on top 5-3 and...Read More
FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHT IN EAST UTICA 05/09/08 TREEN POWERS CARDS OVER YANKEES BOB GEORGE  Proctor Park in East Utica was alive with Little League Baseball. On a warm Spring Friday night the East Utica Cardinals set out to do battle with the East Utica Yankees. Jordan Treen set the tone early with...Read More
SPARTANS WIN ROUND ONE-BEAT WHITESBORO 7-2 04/15/08 WARRIORS LOSE HIGH SCHOOL LACROSSE HOME OPENER. JOHN THEALL/PHOTOS JEFF PEXTON  After beginning their season with a strong 3-2 start, the Whitesboro Warriors (3-3)were treated rudely by their guests in their home opener against cross-town rival New Hartford, falling 7-2 Monday evening at Edwin Wadas Athletic Complex at Whitesboro...Read More
SPARTANS MAKE RAIDERS SEE RED BEAT FULTON 17-5 04/10/08 NEW HARTFORD GETS READY FOR WHITESBORO WITH BIG WIN AT HOME JOHN THEALL/PHOTOS JEFF PEXTON  After coming up short in their last game against Westhill, New Hartford (2-1) responded in a big way against the Fulton Red Raiders with a 17-5 victory on a chilly Thursday night in New Hartford. Spartan senior Thomas Karam scored 5 goals,...Read More
BLACK KNIGHTS WIN BATTLE OF MOUND ACES 1-0 04/07/08 COURTNEY CREEDON STRIKES OUT 16 IN WIN OVER LIVERPOOL JOHN THEALL/PHOTOS JEFF PEXTON  The Rome Free Academy Lady Black Knights were put to the test on the young softball season against a tough Liverpool Warrior team Tuesday night at John Kost Field. Battling 21 mph winds, a potent Warrior lineup, and facing a top pitcher...Read More
PLAY BALL-2008 HS BASEBALL SEASON IS HERE-MHTS PREVIEWS 04/03/08 MEET THE 2008 NOTRE DAME JUGGLERS JEFF PEXTON  Play ball! The 2008 high school baseball season is here and MHTS is excited to get out and follow your favorite team. Before we head out to the ball park we want to give local fans the opportunity...Read More
WARRIORS 3 RUN RALLY LEADS TO SECTION III CLASS A CROWN 06/03/08 CHRIS VOMER’S RBI SINGLE SEALS THE DEAL FRED MILLER  If you are a fan of dramatic heart pounding endings then DeLutis Field in Rome was the place for you to be on an overcast afternoon in early June. The Whitesboro Warriors completed an improbable last raps...Read More
WILL SMITH WILLS CAMPERS TO REACH FOR THE STARS 05/17/08 FORMER PROCTOR RAIDER HOSTS YOUTH CAMP AT PROCTOR HIGH SCHOOL JEFF PEXTON/PHOTOS JEFF PEXTON  Local Proctor High School graduate Will Smith, a New Orleans Saint defensive end, and his foundation, Where There’s A Will There’s A Way, hosted this years foundation football at Proctor High School's A'llesandro stadium today. The day started out with...Read More
MORRISVILLE STATE NAMES AMANDA NOBIS HEAD WOMEN'S LACROSSE COACH 08/07/08 MORRISVILLE STATE SPORTS UPDATE BRANDY WILCOX  Morrisville State College Athletic Director, Greg Carroll, recently named Amanda Nobis head coach of the women's lacrosse program for the Mustangs in 2008. Prior to arriving at Morrisville State, Nobis served as an assistant coach for the women's soccer and lacrosse programs...Read More
CLINTON CUDAS BACK IN ACTION 03/17/08 COMPETE IN ALBANY AT METER MADNESS JUNE 1ST HILARY NAWOJ  The Clinton Cudas are back in the water! The Clinton CUDAS Swim Team kicked off the Long Course Season at the Meter Madness hosted by the Albany Starfish at Niskayuna High School on Sunday June 1. The CUDAS...Read More
MELIORIS SETS ROME CATHOLIC SCORING RECORD AGAINST RIVAL 12/20/07 DROPS 42 ON REDSKINS IN 69-59 CSC III VICTORY JOHN THEALL/PHOTOS JEFF PEXTON  Not many fans can say that they have seen a record-breaking performance live in their lifetime. But for the lucky ones in attendance Thursday night at Oriskany High School, they saw Joe Melioris break the all-time Rome Catholic...Read More
SPARTANS ACE TEAM CHEMISTRY -ROLL ND 75-54 12/22/07 MIKE KELLY HITS FOR 23-MONSTER ENERGY DRINK PLAYER OF THE GAME JOHN THEALL/PHOTOS JEFF PEXTON  What a difference a day or two makes. On Tuesday night New Hartford fell in double overtime 82-79 to Oneida. On Wednesday the Spartans (5-3) turned their season around with a convincing 61-50 win over Whitesboro on the...Read More
ADIRONDACK DELIVERS A HITT, WIN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT 12/29/07 GIRLS AND BOYS VARSITY KEEP TITLES AT HOME-AUDIO INTERVIEWS ADDED JOHN THEALL/PHOTOS JEFF PEXTON  An uneasy veteran team that "plays too fast at times" settled down and captured the 6th Annual Christmas Classic Tournament title Friday night 61-54 at Adirondack High School. Adirondack (6-4), a team chocked-full of veteran talent, has been rushing...Read More
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Number 10 seed my eye! The Proctor Raiders, scratched, clawed, ran, and willed their way to another Section III Class AA crown in front of a packed house at DeLutis Field in Rome on a drizzly, dreary,...
