MAY 16 MEN'S LACROSSE
Paul Wehrum’s coaching career has taken him all over the United States. On Wednesday it puts him back in a familiar spot.
Wehrum’s Union College Dutchmen meet the Red Dragons of SUNY-Cortland in the quarterfinals of the NJCAA’s Division III tournament. The game takes the Herkimer County Community College coaching legend back to his alma mater for a contest unprecedented in the 84-year history of Union lacrosse.
“I know how to get to the stadium,” joked a Wehrum, a three-time All-American at Cortland in the early 1970s who still holds the school record with 10 goals in a game against SUNY-Brockport in 1970. “It’s not going to be a problem finding it.”
MAY 14 SCHOLASTIC BASEBALL
Rain prevented Herkimer from locking up the Center State Conference’s Division II title Monday evening and the Magicians got no help from the other remaining contenders.
MAY 13 COLLEGE BASEBALL
The Niagara County Community College Thunderwolves were probably the least likely Final Four team to make the trip to Little Falls for the Region III Tournament over the weekend but that did not stop them from advancing to the NJCAA’s Division III World Series.
Mike Elwood and tournament most valuable player Dylan Baun powered the Thunderwolves to a 17-4 win over Erie Community College Sunday in a rematch of last year’s championship game at Veterans Memorial Park. Niagara extended an unbeaten postseason run and avenged last year’s loss to the Kats.
MAY 10 BOYS' TRACK AND FIELD ROUNDUP
The Little Falls Mounties won all but one contested event Thursday and defeated Mohawk’s Mohicans 110-20 in a dual.
(ALSO: Clinton 109, Dolgeville 31; West Canada Valley 97, Herkimer 44; and Adirondack 115, Frankfort-Schuyler 25.)
MAY 10 GIRLS' TRACK AND FIELD ROUNDUP
The Herkimer Magicians defeated West Canada Valley’s previously unbeaten Indians Thursday and forged a tie atop the Center State Conference’s Division I dual meet standings.
Both teams are now 7-1 with a single dual left to contest. West Canada Valley travels to Clinton Monday. Herkimer’s final dual is May 21 at Westmoreland. The Magicians host the league championship meet Wednesday and the overall Division I champion will be crowned on the basis of points earned through duals and Wednesday’s meet.
A sweep of the relays was the key to Herkimer’s 74-67 head-to-head victory Thursday as the Magicians took all 15 scoring points in a dual they won by seven. West Canada Valley won nine of the 14 individual events.
(ALSO: Little Falls 77, Mohawk 60; Clinton 88, Dolgeville 38; and Adirondack 117, Frankfort-Schuyler 21.)
Schedule and results for area sporting events. (updated May 15)
MAY 12 SCHOLASTIC BASEBALL
Lucas Godlewski drove in five runs and Josh Martin stole five bases Saturday in the Little Falls Mounties’ 14-1 win over Rome Catholic’s Redwings.
MAY 12 SCHOLASTIC BASEBALL
The Herkimer Magicians assured themselves of at least a piece of the Center State Conference’s Division II title Saturday when they defeated Dolgeville/Oppenheim-Ephratah 8-0 on their home field.
MAY 12 COLLEGE BASEBALL
An impressive run has put Niagara County Community College in Region III’s championship game Sunday at Veterans Memorial Park. The Thunderwolves meet Erie Community College’s Kats at noon with a second game to follow if Erie, the finalist from the losers bracket, wins the first.
MAY 11 COLLEGE SOFTBALL
The Herkimer County Community College Generals are heading to the NJCAA's Division III softball World Series as Region III-A champions after winning the first two games of their best-of-three series against Corning Community College Friday.
The Generals won 19-0 in the first of four games played at Tompkins Cortland Community College Friday. After Tompkins Cortland defeated Monroe Community College in the first game of its series, Herkimer returned to the field and defeated Corning again, 9-3.
MAY 11 SCHOLASTIC BASEBALL
The Herkimer Magicians have climbed all the way out of the hole they dug for themselves at the start of the season and now sit atop the Center State Conference’s Division II standings.
Bryan McGuire pitched a five-hit shutout on the road Friday and the Magicians knocked Mohawk’s Mohicans out of first place with a 4-0 victory.
MAY 10 SCHOLASTIC BASEBALL ROUNDUP
Mountie Josh Martin struck out 13 batters in a two-hit shutout Thursday as Little Falls defeated the Dolgeville/Oppenheim-Ephratah Blue Devils 13-0 at Veterans Memorial Park.
(ALSO: Ilion 9, Frankfort-Schuyler 2.)
MAY 9 COLLEGE SOFTBALL
The Herkimer County Community College Generals had every reason to be confident entering Wednesday’s rescheduled Region III playoff game. They had beaten Niagara County Community College twice in game’s shortened by the NJCAA mercy rule during the regular season and followed the same blueprint to earn a 9-0 victory in the postseason.
“That was the plan,” said P.J. Anadio, coach of the top-seeded Generals. “Start Krista (Oakes) and try to get the lead.”
MAY 9 SCHOLASTIC SOFTBALL ROUNDUP
The Herkimer Magicians wiggled out of jam in the top of the fifth and broke Wednesday’s game open in the bottom of the inning on the way to a 10-0 win over the Dolgeville/Oppenheim-Ephratah Blue Devils.
(ALSO: Little Falls 3, Frankfort-Schuyler 1; Mohawk 8, West Canada Valley 2; and Adirondack 17, Ilion 0.)
MAY 9 SCHOLASTIC BASEBALL ROUNDUP
Thomas Roberts gave up a run in the first inning and nothing after as the West Canada Valley Indians knocked off Center State Conference Division I-leading Mohawk 3-1 Wednesday.
(ALSO: Galway 6, St. Johnsville 2; Frankfort-Schuyler 4, Little Falls 3; and Ilion 4, Adirondack 3.)
MAY 8 GIRLS' TRACK AND FIELD ROUNDUP
Sarah Wiatr won all four of her events for the West Canada Valley Indians in Tuesday’s 107 2/3-33 1/3 win against the Dolgeville Blue Devils.
(ALSO: Adirondack 88, Clinton 52.)
MAY 9 SCHOLASTIC GOLF ROUNDUP
Three Magicians broke 40 on their home course Wednesday as Herkimer defeated the Fankfort-Schuyler Maroon Knights 154-174 at the Mohawk Valley Country Club.
(ALSO: Ilion 157, Cooperstown 171; and Adirondack 178, Remsen 180, Orisknay 191.)
MAY 7 BOYS' TENNIS RUNDUP
Dan Borner won a close match at first singles for Poland Monday and helped the Tornadoes defeat the Little Falls Mounties 4-1.
(ALSO: Westmoreland 3, Mt. Markham 2; and Sauquoit Valley 3, Herkimer 2.)
MAY 7 SCHOLASTIC BASEBALL ROUNDUP
The Dolgeville/Oppenheim-Ephratah Blue Devils played from behind Monday and took the lead in the seventh inning as they defeated Remsen 6-5.
(ALSO: Little Falls 9, Canastota 3; Berne-Knox-Westerlo 3, St. Johnsville 2; West Canada valley 3, Frankfort-Schuyler 2; Mohawk 10, Mt. Markham 0; and Oriskany 9, Rome Catholic 4.)
