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The Herkimer Magicians kept the game close but couldn’t muster a lead and the Mohicans finished with a 64-55 win at home on Tuesday.
“We were struggling, coming off back-to-back games,” said Mohawk’s head coach Luke Judd, “but we played through it and we still got the win.”
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Friday’s win against Herkimer was reason enough for the Little Falls Mounties to celebrate — the 59-45 victory clinched a share of the Center State Conference’s Division II title. The bigger celebration followed a short time later when word made it to the Little Falls High School gym that Dolgeville had beaten West Canada Valley in double overtime, giving the Mounties sole claim to that title.
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Josh Sternberg had the hot hand off the bench for West Canada Valley Thursday in the Indians’ 61-39 win over Dolgeville’s Blue Devils.
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The Mohawk Mohicans clinched a tie for the Center State Conference’s Division II title Thursday with their 62-41 win over the Frankfort-Schuyler Maroon Knights.
(ALSO: Poland 74, Temsen 32.)
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A close game turned into an easy win for the Little Falls Mounties who pulled away from the Herkimer Magicians in the second half for a 56-38 victory on Thursday.
The Mounties trailed early and had just a two-point lead at halftime.
Schedule and results for area sporting events. (updated January 16)
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Several area wrestlers are among the top seeds heading into Section III’s Class D Tournament Saturday at Sandy Creek High School.
Dolgeville’s Danny Fox, Little Falls’ Tyler McLean and Mohawk’s John Mazza all enter the the tournament as No. 1 seeds.
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The West Canada Valley Indians opened a double-digit lead in the second quarter Wednesday and defeated Frankfort-Schuyler 58-37 for their sixth win in a row.
(ALSO: Sherburne-Earlville 63, Ilion 40; Mt. Markham 41, Canastota 26; Poland 50, Westmoreland 22; and Cherry Valley-Springfield 45, Richfield Springs 15.)
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The Ilion Golden Bombers completed a strong finish to their dual meet schedule with a 50-24 win Wednesday over the Whitesboro Warriors.
Ben Matthews, Laken Cook and Dan Sportello ended the meet with consecutive pins for the Golden Bombers who had trailed 24-17 after 10 bouts.
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The undefeated Mt. Markham Mustangs made quick work of Herkimer Wednesday as they defeated the Magicians 3-0 for the second time this season.
The Mustangs added a 25-8, 25-14, 25-14 victory to a similar win at home at the start of the season.
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What had been a close game for a half quickly turned into a rout Tuesday as the West Canada Valley Indians defeated Frankfort-Schuyler 59-38 in a foul-plagued Center State Conference Division II contest.
“We were better in the second half,” West Canada Valley’s Steve Porter said following his 402nd varsity coaching victory. “We didn’t press in the first half. We came out with full court pressure in the second half and picked up the tempo. We got some good looks and Jordan Yaworski knocked down some shots.”
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Ilion sophomore Laken Cook is a No. 1 seed heading into Saturday’s Class C tournament as he attempts to win a fourth Section III class title.
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Herkimer has one seeded wrestler as the Magicians prepare for Section III’s Class B tournament Saturday at Cazenovia High School.
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The Little Falls Mounties reached the .500 mark Tuesday when they swept three games from Herkimer for their third consecutive victory.
The Mounties won by scores of 25-13, 25-16 and 25-17 on their home court.
(ALSO: Westmoreland 3, Ilion 0; and Sauquoit Valley 3, Canastota 1.)
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The Frankfort-Schuyler girls avenged their only loss of the season Tuesday and the boys also won as both squads of Maroon Knights defeated the Little Falls Mounties 5-0 at Thurston’s.
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The Dolgeville Blue Devils swept through their final match of the regular season Tuesday when they defeated Sauquoit Valley 3-0 on their home court.
The Blue Devils won by scores of 25-16, 25-16 and 25-14 as they await Sunday’s seeding for the Section III playoffs.
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With an impressive win in their final crossover game under their belts, the Herkimer Magicians can turn their attention back to the tight championship race in Division II of the Center State Conference.
“We just want to get some momentum going into (the Section III playoffs),” Herkimer coach Paul Valasek said after Monday’s 61-52 win over Ilion, “then we’ll see what we can do in sectionals.”
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The Cooperstown Redskins pulled away in the second half Monday and defeated the Mohawk Mohicans 45-28 in a Center State Conference crossover.
(ALSO: Mt. Markham 53, Sauquoit Valley 48.)
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Katelyn Winkler scored 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Dolgeville Blue Devils and Nichole Bliss added 10 points and 10 rebounds in a 45-28 crossover win over New York Mills Monday.
The Mohawk Valley DiamonDawgs will induct Ilion native Charles “Boots” Day into the Mohawk Valley Baseball Hall of Fame at their Fourth Annual Hot Stove Dinner on February 11.
“We are delighted to induct and honor Boots Day,” said DiamondDawgs president and general manager Travis Heiser. “Boots is a legend in the Mohawk Valley, and his 45-plus years in professional baseball are testament to his sheer worthiness for this honor.”
