Sports

By John Bernhardt
Their roster read like a league all-star team. All five starters of Section IV’s Sherman Wildcats girls’ basketball team were seniors. Four of the starters have played varsity basketball every year of their high school careers. The fifth began her varsity career as a sophomore. Guard/forward Beth Gribble and six-foot forward Rachel Ottaway are both 1,000 point scorers averaging 13.5 points per game. The Wildcats are tournament tested winning three Section VI Class D titles in the last four years. And the Sherman team is guided by one of New York State’s most accomplished coaches, Mel Swanson.

The South Kortright Rams defeated Greenport 47-43 to claim the NYS basketball championship. This was the SK Rams' first trip to the championship tournament. The Rams finish with an undefeated season, 26-0. Details in Wednesday's Catskill Mountain News.

The South Kortright girls' basketball team was defeated in the semi-finals of the state championship on Saturday. The Lady Rams fell to Sherman's Lady Wildcats 55-30. Further details in Wednesday's Catskill Mountain News.

South Kortright's boys basketball team defeated defending champions Chateaugay by a score of 48 to 38 in the state championship semifinals. South Kortright will meet Greenport in Saturday's championship game in Glens Falls. The game tips off at 5:30 pm.

Belleayre — The annual Pine Hill Arms Triathlon takes off this Saturday, March 21. This is a unique iron-man style triathlon that should not be missed by area athletes. Participants can compete as individuals or as teams. Over 100 participants will participate in this challenging “ski-bike-run” event.

The Margaretville Booster Club held its sixth annual Booster Club Indoor Soccer Tournament this past weekend.
The competition for teams of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders was held Friday night. The Ellenville Young Guns defeated Margaretville’s Yee Borshky in the championship match to finish first; Ellenville’s Junior Gunners finished third while Margaretville’s Popp’n Pop Tarts took fourth.

By John Bernhardt
The landscape of Section IV was painted a deep shade of South Kortright Blue Saturday in Binghamton. With one side of The Arena packed with loyal basketball enthusiasts from South Kortright, both the girls’ and boys’ basketball teams captured Class D, Section IV championship titles. The Rams will take their twin championship show to the New York State Tournament in back-to-back regional championship contests Saturday at SUNY Cortland.

Margaretville — The MCS Booster Club will host their sixth annual indoor soccer tournament at Margaretville Central School on Friday evening, March 13 and all day Saturday, March 14.
The tournament will include 44 teams divided into four age groups. This year the tournament is being expanded with more teams in the grades 6-8 bracket, which will be on Friday evening starting at 5:30 p.m.