WCDO Radio News

Chenango County Public Health announced that a 2nd dose Pfizer clinic will be held today at the former Label Shopper Store in the South Plaza in Norwich.  The Clinic will run from 3:00 to 6:00 PM, more information is available at 337-1660.

State Police arrested 33 year old Johnny Rivera of South Glens Falls for Criminal Possession of Stolen Property, following an accident on Delaware County Road 4 in the Town of Sidney.  A trooper found an unoccupied Rent-A-Center Van that crashed into the guide rail, which had been reported stolen from Glens Falls, Rivera was walking away from the scene, he was taken to Tri-Town Hospital for the treatment of injuries then he was arraigned in Sidney Town Court & was released on his own recognizance and scheduled to reappear on July 22nd.

State Police arrested 27 year old Trebor Hoxie of South New
Berlin for DWI & Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, plus several other
traffic tickets.  Troopers were
dispatched to an accident on State Highway 7 in the town of Unadilla, where
Troopers arrived to find that 1 vehicle struck a parked car which caused a
chain reaction striking four other vehicles.
Hoxie was transported to Wilson Hospital, he was treated and released,
he was issued appearance tickets returnable to the town of Unadilla court on
July 8th.

THE DEPOSIT GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM
WON THE 2019 New York STATE CLASS-D CHAMPIONSHIP ON SATURDAY IN GLENS FALLS.
THE TEAM DEFEATED LAFARGEVILLE FROM SECTION 3 IN THE SEMIFINALS 13-2 AND THEN
TOOK DOWN ALFRED-ALMOND FROM SECTION 5 IN THE TITLE GAME LATER THAT DAY BY A
SCORE OF 8-0. IT IS THE 6TH STATE TITLE IN SCHOOL HISTORY FOR DCS AND IT IS
ALSO THEIR 4TH STATE TITLE IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. THE JACKS FINISHED THE SEASON
WITH A PERFECT RECORD OF 23-0. THE COOPERSTOWN BOYS BASEBALL TEAM FELL 7-3 TO
TICONDEROGA IN THE New York STATE CLASS-C CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THIS PAST SATURDAY
IN BINGHAMTON. THE HAWKEYES FINISH THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 20-5 AND MADE
SCHOOL HISTORY BY ADVANCING TO THE TITLE GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME. CCS DEFEATED
PIERSON FROM LONG ISLAND 5-2 IN THE SEMIFINALS ON FRIDAY TO ADVANCE. FOR MORE
INFORMATION VISIT WCDO SPORTS DOT COM AND CHECK OUT SPORTS DIRECTOR NATE LULL'S
TWITTER FEED.

State Police located a missing hiker early this morning, close to 12 hours after the initial 911 call was made. 58 Year Old Yi Sun of Westfield New Jersey called 911 around 12:30 PM Sunday, seeking assistance and was unable to identify where she was.  Shortly after midnight, troopers on a roving patrol located Sun near the area of Routes 34/96 near Ithaca.  She was transported to Cayuga Medical Center for treatment and her family was contacted.  State Police, State Park Police, DEC Forest Rangers, and other agencies assisted in the lengthy search.

THE BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM WON THEIR 2ND STRAIGHT New York STATE CLASS-D CHAMPIONSHIP ON SUNDAY IN GLENS FALLS. THEY DEFEATED PANAMA FROM WESTERN NEW YORK AGAIN THIS YEAR. ABIGAIL SELFRIDGE WAS NAMED THE CLASS-D MVP FOR THE 2ND STRAIGHT YEAR WHILE ERICA SELFRIDGE AND ZAMIRA CALDWELL MADE THE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM. BOBCATS COACH TAMI SELFRIDGE SAID ABIGAIL REALLY STEPPED UP IN KEY MOMENTS TO HELP THE TEAM CAPTURE THE CROWN

(TAMI SELFRIDGE 11-19-18)

TO LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH COACH SELFRIDGE AND TO SEE PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF THE TEAM'S CELEBRATION AND PARADE IN BAINBRIDGE YOU CAN VISIT WCDO SPORTS DOT COM OR FOLLOW WCDO SPORTS DIRECTOR NATE LULL ON TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM

The 24th Annual Parade Of Lights will be held in Downtown Norwich this Saturday night at 6:00 PM. Toys will be collected for Toys For Tots, there will be entertainment & Free Yogurt donated by Chobani. Saturday’s parade will start at the corner of Eaton & will go along South Broad Street north to Fair Street. Santa Claus will be set up in West park at the conclusion of the parade.

Governor Cuomo today announced $27.1 million to fund rail and port improvement projects across New York State. The grants, from the Governor's Passenger and Freight Rail Assistance Program, will support projects that strengthen infrastructure and economic development vital to the movement of goods throughout the state. In the Southern Tier $1.9 will be used by Central New York Railroad Corporation, B & H Rail Corporation & Catskill Revitalization Corporation.

THE BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM CAPTURED THE 2018 NEW YORK STATE CLASS-D CHAMPIONSHIP ON SUNDAY IN GLENS FALLS. IT IS THE 2ND STRAIGHT STATE TITLE FOR THE BOBCATS. WCDO CAUGHT UP WITH B-G HEAD COACH TAMI SELFRIDGE AFTER THE TEAM RETURNED TO THE SCHOOL AND GOT A BIG WELCOME HOME PARADE TO CELEBRATE:

(TAMI SELFRIDGE 11-19-18)

B-G'S ZAMIRA CALDWELL AND ERICA SELFRIDGE WERE BOTH NAMED TO THE CLASS-D ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM WHILE ABIGAIL SELFRIDGE WAS NAMED THE CLASS-D MVP FOR THE 2ND STRAIGHT SEASON. TO HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH COACH SELFRIDGE YOU CAN VISIT WCDO SPORTS DOT COM

An estimated 3000 people attended the Funeral of New York State Trooper Timothy Pratt today in South Glens Falls. Trooper Pratt was killed last week, while he was assisting a tractor-trailer driver stuck on a median in the town of Wilton, & was accidentally struck by a second vehicle driven by 59 year old Joel Duguay of Corinth. Trooper Pratt was a 30-year veteran of the State Police and also served in the United States Air Force for 7 years prior to becoming a New York State Trooper.

Norwich City Police, Fire fighters & EMT's responded to a 2 vehicle crash, into a house at 88 South Broad Street. 1 person was removed from the scene by ambulance, following the noontime accident. More details are expected to be released following the conclusion of the accident investigation.

The search effort continues today at Letchworth State Park for a child who fell over the lower falls. 7 people reportedly fell about 60 feet over the falls, search teams found the deceased body of another young boy from that group Sunday. 2 Men & 3 young girls were rescued & taken to a Rochester area Hospital. Investigators discovered that the group were playing in the water Saturday night and one person slipped, causing a ripple effect which sent all of them plunging over the falls.

The Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation for South Central New York will hold their 12th Annual Women’s Fund Breakfast Thursday at 7:30 am at The Holiday Inn, on Hawley Street, Binghamton. The morning will feature keynote speaker Anzala Alozie, who is the vice president of the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York. Reservations are requested; Limited seating is still available at 772-6773.

The Deposit Girls Softball team capped off a championship season on Saturday in Glens Falls with a state title. WCDO Sports Director Nate Lull has the story....

(Nate Lull 6-13-16)

In other high school sports news this weekend Sidney's Mallory Stillman finished in 4th place in the 100-meter dash in Division 2 at the New York State Track & Field championships. Stillman also helped the Sidney Girls 4 by 100 meter relay team to an 11th place finish at the meet.