MAY 22 SCHOLASTIC BASEBALL
A gamble paid off for the Herkimer Magicians Wednesday.
Coach Tim Zaleski opted to hold No. 1 pitcher Stephen Scialdo back and gave fellow senior Adrian Viscomi the start for the Magicians Section III playoff opener. Viscomi held Mt. Markham hitless for five innings as the Magicians advanced to the Class C-1 quarterfinals with a 4-2 win over the Mustangs.
MAY 22 SCHOLASTIC SOFTBALL
The Herkimer Magicians rolled through the quarterfinals of Section III’s Class C-1 playoffs Wednesday, beating Sauquoit Valley 19-3 to avenge a loss from last year’s semifinals.
MAY 21 SCHOLASTIC BASEBALL ROUNDUP
Finn Morrissey struck out nine batters Tuesday as the Poland Tornadoes shit Stockbridge Valley out 8-0 in the opening round of Section III’s Class D playoffs.
(ALSO: Tully 4, Frankfort-Schuyler 0; Sandy Creek 6, West Canada Valley 2; and Marathon 10, Richfield Springs 1.)
MAY 21 SCHOLASTIC SOFTBALL
Kaleigh Bryce held Thousand Islands to one hit in Tuesday’s Section III Class C-1 playoff opener but the Vikings were able to defeat the Mt. Markham Mustangs 6-1 at Lowville Academy.
MAY 18 RUNNING
The second running of the Ilion Foundation’s five-kilometer run and walk produced a fresh set of records for the course beginning and ending at Ilion High School.
Schedule for area sporting events. (updated May 21)
MAY 19 SCHOLASTIC BASEBALL
Seeds, schedule and results for Section III's 2013 playoffs. (updated May 22)
MAY 19 SCHOLASTIC SOFTBALL
Seeds, schedule and results for Section III's 2013 playoffs. (updated May 22)
MAY 21 SCHOLASTIC BASEBALL
Seeds, schedule and results for Section IV's 2013 classs C and D playoffs. (updated May 22)
MAY 21 SCHOLASTIC SOFTBALL
Seeds, schedule and results for Section IV's 2013 classs C and D playoffs. (updated May 22)
MAY 11 RUNNING
Shelby McIntyre won the women’s division of the 16th annual Theodore “Ted” Moore five-kilometer run and walk May 11 on the Utica campus of Mohawk Valley Community College.
MAY 20 SCHOLASTIC GOLF
Bobby Davenport shot three over par at Barker Brook Monday and won the Section III’s Class C tournament.
The West Canada Valley sophomore’s 75 was one stoke better than the 76 recorded by both Casey Scida of Fabius-Pompey and Luke Nassimos of Waterville.
MAY 18 COLLEGE BASEBALL
A win Friday put Herkimer County Community College into the winners bracket at the Region III Final Four. Two losses Saturday quickly ended the season for the top-seeded Generals.
The Generals were beaten 10-5 in extra innings by eventual champion Niagara County Community College in Saturday’s first semifinal. A 6-3 loss to Erie Community College in the losers bracket semifinal ended Herkimer’s quest for a fourth trip to the NJCAA’s Division III World Series.
MAY 21 SCHOLASTIC BASEBALL
A fast-moving thunderstorm arrived earlier than expected Tuesday and washed out Herkimer’s opening-round Class C-1 playoff game against the Mt. Markham Mustangs.
MAY 20 BOYS' TENNIS
Relying on their strength in singles play, the Mt. Markham Mustangs tied Skaneateles for Section III’s Class C-1 championship Monday at Skytop.
Tyler Plows and Travis Beach won individual titles at second and third singles, respectively, while Mt. Markham’s Warren Salo took third at first singles.
MAY 21 SCHOLASTIC SOFTBALL
The Herkimer Magicians will play their Section III Class C-1 quarterfinal game Wednesday at home against the Sauquoit Valley Indians.
MAY 20 SCHOLASTIC SOFTBALL
The Little Falls Mounties will play Thursday at 6 p.m. in the quarterfinals of Section III’s Class C-1 playoffs.
MAY 19 SCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS
The Little Falls Mounties are seeded atop a Class C-1 baseball playoff field that will have a few teams playing close to home in the early rounds.
Seeds for Section III’s baseball and softball playoffs were set Sunday morning and the Mounties were rewarded for their regular season success along with Bishop Grimes of Syracuse in Class C-2, McGraw in Class D, Clinton in Class B, New Hartford in Class A and Cicero-North Syracuse in Class AA.
The top softball seeds are Class C-1 Cooperstown, Class C-2 Sandy Creek, Class D Stockbridge Valley, Class B Solvay, Class A Oneida and Class AA Cicero-North Syracuse.
APRIL 20 COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Late Monday morning, sirens could be heard from afar as village police escorted the Herkimer County Community College softball team back to campus with the NJCAA’s Division III championship trophy.
The team battled it out in Rochester, Minn., on Saturday night, beating Dutchess Community College 6-5 in the semifinals and later beating Brookdale Community College 5-2 to bring home the first-ever national softball championship for the school.
After the bus pulled up to campus, coach P.J. Anadio stepped off the bus with the trophy held high over his head and pointed the number one to the excited crowd of faculty, family and friends waiting to congratulate team members on their big win.
MAY 20 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
The Minnesota Twins have recalled left-hander Caleb Thielbar and optioned left-hander Pedro Hernandez to Triple-A Rochester.
Thielbar pitched for the 2007 Little Falls Miners in the New York Collegiate Baseball League.
