http://www.coopercrier.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:30:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_234093034.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_234093034.html Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew will share memories from his baseball career in a “Voices of the Game” event at 7 p.m. on Aug. 31 at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1984, Killebrew is a 13-time All- Star and the 1969 American League Most Valuable Player. Killebrew led the American League in home runs six times during his 22-year big league career with the Senators, Twins and Royals, finishing with a total of 573 home runs — a number that still ranks ninth on baseball’s all-time list. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:29:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_234092948.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_234092948.html The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will recognize the twin traditions of baseball and film when, for the third consecutive year, it hosts a Baseball Film Festival in Cooperstown, Sept. 19- 21. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:28:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_234092906.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_234092906.html The first Chris Gentile Memorial Tennis tournament held earlier this month netted close to $1,500 for a scholarship in the former Cooperstown student’s name. Gentile, a standout tennis player at CCS, died after a car accident in April 2007, two months before he was scheduled to graduate. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:43:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_227083354.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_227083354.html Former Major League Baseball player Eddie Joost, 92, has plenty of juice left. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:42:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_227084124.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_227084124.html Sheep handlers from all over the world will be coming to Cooperstown for the 13th annual Leatherstocking Sheepdog Trials that will be held in a field off Beaver Meadow Road from Aug. 16 through 18. The trials will start at 8 a.m. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:37:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_227083802.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_227083802.html Online voting for fan selections for the 2009 Ford C. Frick Award ballot begins Monday, Sept. 1, as fan selections will determine three of the 10 names on the final ballot, to be announced on Oct. 6, for the fifth straight year. Fans can cast votes once per day through September for up to three baseball broadcasters, exclusively at baseballhall. org. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:34:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_220093524.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_220093524.html Jack Donnelly’s love of baseball, and his writing ability, earned him a trip to Japan last week, where he represented the United States at the World Children’s Baseball Fair. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:33:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_220093424.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_220093424.html Cherry Valley’s Tim Horvath, an accomplished mountaineer who has reached the summit of Mt. Everest, aborted a recent trekking expedition to the summit of Pakistan’s K-2, the world’s second highest peak. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:33:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_213143351.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_213143351.html The crowds in Cooperstown were nowhere near last year’s record of 75,000, but a record 56 Hall of Famers did attend this year’s ceremony and most participated in the Hall of Fame Golf Tournament at Leatherstocking Golf Course Saturday morning. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:32:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_213143255.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_213143255.html Buck O’Neil’s brother, Warren, couldn’t wait to unveil the Hall of Fame exhibit honoring his sibling Friday at the museum. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:31:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_213143204.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_213143204.html EDMESTON — The Cooperstown Hawkeyes’ undefeated season came to an end in the semifinals of the Otsenango Pony League semifinals Saturday afternoon. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:51:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_206094722.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_206094722.html Persistence paid off for Kristian Connolly. The Cooperstown graduate and SaveTheFameGame.com founder announced this week that Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig arranged a meeting between Connolly, MLB president Bob Dupuy, and Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson in Cooperstown during the Hall of Fame’s Induction weekend, which begins this Friday and goes through Sunday. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:49:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_206095017.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_206095017.html Bassett Healthcare’s Boilermaker team took first place in the 15k Corporate Cup Coed large team category at the Sunday, July 13 race in Utica. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:47:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_206094818.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_206094818.html The Cooperstown Hawkeyes Pony League team completed a perfect regular season with a 17-4 victory over Worcester at Doubleday Field last Thursday. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:38:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_199173908.html http://www.coopercrier.com/localsports/local_story_199173908.html Ryon Bennett picked up two pitching wins and contributed six hits as the Cooperstown Hawkeyes Pony league team improved to 7-0 on the season with two wins last week.