By ERIC AHLQVIST
Cooperstown Crier
Philip Pohl went batty last
week.
The senior catcher, mired in a
hitting slump, decided to switch
from an aluminum to a wood bat
before Friday’s game against Canastota,
and responded with a triple
and home run in a 7-3 victory.
On Monday, he hit two long
home runs over the leftfield fence
at Doubleday Field in his only two
official at bats, giving him three
home runs and a triple with the
wood bat.
``I think I’ll keep using it,’’ dead panned
Pohl, who played in a wood
bat league last summer.
Pohl’s home runs on Monday led
to a key, 8-5, Center State Conference
victory over Mt. Markham,
the Redskins’ eighth straight win.
The next night Cooperstown
beat Canastota again, 8-3, to earn
their second straight CSC Division
II title. The Redskins are 9-0 in
league play and 12-3 overall a year
after winning the Class C title.
``We haven’t swept Mt. Markham
in a season series since I’ve been
playing,’’ said Pohl, a four year
starter heading to Clemson University
next fall on a baseball scholarship.
``We started out 4-3 this
year, but obviously we’ve been
playing well since then and really
finding our groove.’’
``It’s been a pleasant evolution,’’
said CCS baseball coach Frank Miosek.
``We went from three guys
contributing early in the season to
10 or 11 now. The other guys have
really come along and filled in the
missing pieces.’’
Pohl, a dominant pitcher when
he’s not catching, and fellow senior
and captain Jim Fort are two big
reasons why CCS was able to repeat
this season despite losing six
starters to graduation. Fort pitched
six innings against Canastota,
striking out 10 and walking just
one. Fort has a 6-1 record on the
mound, while Pohl is 3-1, and Kyle
Liner and Brad Ashford have been
effective on the mound as well, Miosek
said.
Softball moves to 9-8
The Cooperstown softball team
lost three of five games last week,
but their 9-8 record has already
earned them a trip back to sectionals
after missing the Class C tournament
last year. Two of the three
losses came to powerhouse Canastota
by a combined 31-2 score, including
a 21-1 loss on Tuesday
when CCS had just eight healthy
players and had to call up a junior
varsity player just before the
game.
Cooperstown came up with one
of their best wins of the season last
Wednesday at Waterville, as freshman
pitcher Anna Sams struck out
13 batters and allowed three hits
in a 5-2 victory. The win avenged
an earlier season loss to Waterville.
``Anna pitched well, and we hit
the ball well and made just two errors,’’
said head coach Dave Bliss.
``It was a good win over a very solid
club.’’
Cailin Huggins had two hits and
Sawyer Graham also had two hits
and drove in two runs.
On Saturday, the Lady Redskins
lost to Class A Oneonta at home,
5-2. Oneonta led 2-0 heading to to
the top of the seventh inning, but
broke the game open with three
runs.
Cooperstown’s Sam Fox drove in
both runs with a single in the bottom
of the seventh, and had two
hits.
On Monday, Cooperstown took a
3-2 victory over Mt. Markham
when winning pitcher Sams singled
in Jen Wehner in the bottom
of the seventh inning to break a 2-2
tie. Wehner had singled and stole
second to start the inning. Sams
struck out 10 in the game.
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CCS swimmer finds diving challenging
COOPERSTOWN’S AARON IDELSON FINISHED eighth Saturday in the Frontier League Diving Championships at Carthage. Idelson, who already has qualified for sectionals in diving, amassed 285.15 points over 11 dives. The remainder of the meet will be completed this Saturday at Watertown.
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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CCS coach and player earn recognition
Cooperstown’s soccer season has been over for a couple of months now, but the awards haven’t ended. Redskins’ coach Frank Miosek has been named Center State Conference coach of the year, while junior mid-fielder Michael Rowley won co-player of the year.
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Milford girls thump G-MU
Avalon Ward scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Milford topped visiting Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, 44-30, in a Tri-Valley League girls basketball game Tuesday. Milford held a 38-14 lead after three quarters before being outscored, 16-6, in the final period.
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Wrestling team focused on improving as end of season nears
Three Cooperstown wrestlers placed at the Central New York WrestlingTournament on Saturday at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill school, giving the Redskins confidence going into their final matches and the end of the season tournaments. Mikey Boyle (113) and Jacob Miller (138) each placed fourth, and Kevin Segit (195) placed sixth in the tournament. Cooperstown finished 14th overall.
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Redskin ladies are red hot: CCS remains undefeated
Holli Erkson scored a game-high 13 points and Nicole Cring had eight blocks and 12 rebounds as Cooperstown stayed undefeated in the Center State Conference with a 44-29 victory over visiting Sauquoit Valley at Bursey Gymnasium on Tuesday. The Redskins (9-1, 5-0) had early foul trouble and problems on offense in the game. Fortunately for them, they had no problems on defense.
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Free throw caps 46-45 victory over Hamilton
Nicole Cring had a double-double and Holli Erkson hit a walkoff foul shot as host Cooperstown edged Hamilton, 46-45, in a Center State Conference Division III girls basketball game last Thursday. Alexis Bloomfield went 1-for-2 from the foul line with 30.2 seconds left to tie the score at 45 for the Redskins (8-1, 4-0), who stole Hamilton’s last possession with 7.5 seconds to go.
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Hall welcomes Cincinnati kid in third year of eligibility
Former Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin was the lone selection by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot. And Larkin’s admission into the National Baseball Hall of Fame came in a landslide. The Cincinnati native who grew up cheering for the man he’d replace at shortstop Dave Concepcion garnered 86 percent of the vote. Seventyfive percent is needed for election.
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