BY ERIC AHLQVIST
COOPERSTOWN CRIER
The home fans went home doubly
disappointed Tuesday night in
Cherry Valley.
Not only did senior Morgan VanAlstine
fall short of the 1,000-point
milestone, but the Cherry Valley-
Springfield girls lost a key league
game to Schenevus, 56-31.
A win by CV-S would have pulled
them into a first place tie with the
defending East and overall champion
Dragons, but the loss eliminated
them from the East race.
VanAlstine, who scored 32 in the
teams’ first meeting in December,
entered the game needing 19 points
to become the third girls players
in program history to amass 1,000
points. After scoring four points in
the first quarter, she was held to two
in the second quarter and did not
score in the second half, eventually
fouling out with just over seven
minutes left in the game.
Schenevus used a box-and-one
defense on VanAlstine, and head
coach Tim Walke said he wanted to
limit her touches.
``We knew if we stopped her we’d
win the game,’’ said Walke. ``She’s a
phenomenal player, but our defense
was very good tonight.’’
CV-S, 8-5 overall, trailed by just six
at the half, but the Dragons scored
the first eight points of the second
half, including a three-point shot
from Jessica Bentley, while holding
the Lady Patriots scoreless over the
first six minutes of the third quarter.
``We started getting our transition
game going, and we also started
passing the ball much better in the
second half,’’ Walke said.
VanAlstine needs 13 points in
Friday’s game at Edmeston to reach
1,000. Last year, teammate Courtney
VanBrink hit 1,000 points in her final
career game, a loss to Schenevus in
sectionals.
Aria Dubben led CV-S with nine
points Tuesday, while junior guard
Katie Upson had eight, including a
pair of three-point baskets.
Chelsea Gantner had 12 and Bentley
11 for Schenevus.
The Lady Patriots were coming
off a dramatic 52-50 home win over
Milford on Friday night. VanAlstine
scored the final two of her gamehigh
30 points on an offensive
rebound to give her team the win.
Milford’s Mariah Coville and Chandler
Prouty combined for 38 of their
team’s 50 points.
CV-S BOYS CLINCH
The Cherry Valley-Springfield boys
basketball team won their sixth
game in a row and clinched their
second straight Tri-Valley East title
with a 51-41 victory at Milford Friday
night.
The Patriots, 10-3, will meet T-V
West champion Morris in the Tri-Valley
Championship Game on Saturday,
Feb. 20 at Oneonta State.
``This is a hard-working team,’’ said
CV-S head coach Terry Brant. ``They
key to our success has been our
defense. We try to force turnovers
and get easy baskets.’’
Not only was Friday’s win CV-S’s
sixth in a row, but ninth in 10 games
as they improved to 10-3 on the
season.
One of the losses came at Morris
early in December, the first league
game of the season.
``We played that game without
one starter and two others fouled
out,’’ Brant said. ``Both teams are
probably much different at this
point.’’
Alex Shuster had 16 points and
Kyle Flint 11 in the win.
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CV-S girls lose key game; boys clinch T-V East title
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MCS girls take advantage of Patriots’ off-night
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It may have been unseasonably warm outside, but for Cherry Valley- Springfield’s girls, it was a cold night in Milford on Friday. The Patriots went on long stretches without making baskets and the Wildcats took advantage for a 55-31 victory.
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Cooperstown boys show up to play
Cooperstown’s boys scored 33 points in the second quarter and cruised to a 79-58 non-league victory over visiting Sherburne- Earlville in a matchup of Center State Conference division winners Saturday.
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Lady Redskins get non-league win
Nicole Cring had 12 points, eight blocks and seven rebounds as the Cooperstown- High girls basketball team took an early lead and beat visiting New York Mills 55-44 on Tuesday in a non-league game.
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Hall to offer tools to teach dangers of drugs
Students will be taught about the danger of performance-enhancing drugs through a national education and outreach program announced Wednesday by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. The use of such drugs could affect upcoming balloting for several Hall of Fame candidates.
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Baseball Hall of Fame releases calendar of events
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Unatego wrestlers beat C’town, UV; Sidney’s Stafford among top seeds for class tourneys
Austin Ryan and Nate Wilsey won two head-tohead matches apiece last Thursday, helping host Unatego to dual-meet wrestling victories over Cooperstown and Unadilla Valley.
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CCS swimmer finds diving challenging
After a day of highs and lows, Cooperstown’s Aaron Idelson finished in the middle.
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Brothers compete in the pool
Sometimes things are not always as they seem. Just look at Cooperstown’s varsity swimming brothers Sean and Erik Mebust.
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Volleyball team wins tournament at home
The host Cooperstown volleyball team won a six-team round robin tournament last Saturday. The Redskins tied Stockbridge with identical 7-3 records, but owned the tiebreaker by a single point in head-to-head match-ups, winning 25-22 and losing 23-25.
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Lady Redskins come out strong in second half
Nicole Cring’s double, double helped Cooperstown make a decisive second-half run and beat visiting Mohawk 45-28 in a Center State Conference game on Monday. Cring had 12 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots as the
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CCS wrestling team competes in championships
Cooperstown teammates Michael Boyle and Jacob Miller had runner-up finishes in the Center State Conference Championships on Saturday at Adirondack.
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Niekro, Ozzie to return for Hall of Fame Classic
The Knucksies and Wizards will go at it again this June in Cooperstown. The Baseball Hall of Fame announced Monday that Hall of Famers Phil Niekro and Ozzie Smith will return as team captains for the fourth annual Hall of Fame Classic at Doubleday Field.
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Redskins hit century mark
If at first you do succeed, try to do even better next time. Dave Bertram led the Cooperstown boys basketball team to its highest points total in his 10 years as head coach Tuesday, when the Redskins thumped visiting Morrisville- Eaton, 106-51, in a Center State Conference Division III game.
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Davine, king of Cooperstown assists
If you need help, try calling Jay Davine. Senior point guard Davine broke Cooperstown’s all-time assists record last Thursday and scored 13 points to lead the Redskins to a 71-43 boys basketball thumping of visiting Westmoreland in a Center State Conference Division III game.
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Fox has big night for Hartwick women
Cooperstown graduate Samantha Fox scored a varsity-high 14 points Friday to lead the Hartwick College women’s basketball team to a 59-49 victory over visiting St. John Fisher in the Empire 8 Conference.
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Patriots hold off Gilbertsville-Mount Upton with score of 59-53
A varsity-high 27 points from Kyle Jaquay led host Cherry Valley- Springfield to a 59-53 Tri-Valley League boys basketball victory Monday over Gilbertsville-Mount Upton.
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CCS wrestles with the ‘Big Dogs’
Cooperstown’s wrestling revival got a reality check on Saturday in the form of visiting Dolgeville. Both teams came in undefeated in the Center State Conference, but only the Blue Devils left that way after a 64-10 win over the Redskins. “Dolgeville is definitely a tough team. Top to bottom, they really don’t have any weak spots on their roster,” Cooperstown coach Micaiah Abts said.
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Coach says he thinks his girls will return to top of their class
Close, but not there yet. That’s the story of Cooperstown’s volleyball team this season, and it played out again on Monday in a 3-1 loss to visiting Waterville in a Center State Conference match.
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Clark Sports Center hosts tournament
The Clark Sports Center recently held its eighth annual Pat Fetterman Memorial Tournament. There were six girls’ teams and six boys’ teams from as far away as West Philadelphia, according to a media release from the sports center.
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Boy one step closer to seeing football dreams come true
Since Cowboy Stadium in Dallas opened in 2010, football fans have marveled at the massive, modernstadium. Over the holidays, Cooperstown Central School freshman Michael Perrino got to play two games in it himself.
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