While Spring Training has
returned baseball to the
national landscape, college
basketball has hit the home
stretch, giving sports fans a
month in March like none
other.
Fans can now celebrate
their love of baseball and
college basketball with the
National Baseball Hall of Fame
and Museum and two special
activities throughout March.
While college basketball
tournaments will fill the
minds of sports fans over the
next several weeks, the
National Baseball Hall
of Fame and Museum is
providing fans a chance
to determine the all-time
greatest single-season
baseball team through
``Baseball Brackets,’’ a daily
poll, exclusively at the Hall of
Fame’s Facebook page, beginning
Friday, March 5.
And in March, while sports
fans are descending on
nearby Syracuse and Albany
for tournament action, the
Hall of Fame will celebrate
the relationship between the
two sports with a special day
of programming, on Friday,
March 26.
The top 32 teams in
baseball history have been
ranked based on all-time
single-season total wins, with
runs scored as a tie-breaker.
Beginning Friday, March 5,
fans will be able to log on and
cast their votes each day on
the Hall of Fame’s Facebook
page at www.facebook.com/
baseballhall on the poll tab
to decide the winner in each
match-up as the bracket is
whittled down from 32 teams
to one.
The matchup of the two
best-ranked teams will be
scheduled for Opening Day
of the 2010 season, Monday,
April 5, as fans to Facebook
will determine the champion.
For more information and
to review the seeding and
history of all 32 teams, visit
www.baseballhall.org/baseballbrackets.
By April 6, fans everywhere
will crown the greatest baseball
team in history. It could
be a perennial favorite or a
Cinderella story. Don’t let your
favorite get knocked out early
_ make sure you vote every
day, officials said.
Special programming for
Friday, March 26 at the National
Baseball Hall of Fame in
Cooperstown will offer several
events throughout the day,
including:
• Science on the Sandlot,
11 a.m., Education Gallery, A
hands-on program for all ages
taking a look at the science
behind the game.
• Artifact Spotlight, 1 p.m.,
Education Gallery, A closer
look at some of the Hall’s
treasures featuring a bat
used by Michael Jordan while
playing with the Double-A
Birmingham Barons and a bat
used by Dave Winfield û one
of just two Hall of Famers who
also played in the NCAA Men’s
Basketball Tournament û to
hit his 400th career home run.
• So You Think You Know
Baseball, 4 p.m., Bullpen Theater.
Test your baseball and
basketball knowledge in this
fun trivia contest for visitors of
all ages.
Local Sports
Hall of Fame offers fans the chance to play ‘baseball brackets’
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MCS girls take advantage of Patriots’ off-night
PEGGY PAFFENROTH PULLS IN a defensive rebound during the Wildcats’ Tri-Valley League win over the Patriots on Friday.
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
With the crack of bats and sounds of the ballpark beginning to return to Arizona and Florida this week organizers are getting geared up for another season at the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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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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