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Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week

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73_greenwichCongratulations to Greenwich soccer player Charlie Gartner on being named Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

On 8/30 Gartner connected on three scoring strikes in leading the Witches to a 4-1 victory over Glens Falls.  In a 4-3 win over Doane Staurt on Thursday he added a single goal and did the same on Saturday in the Witches 3-1 defeat of Mayfield.

Finally in action yesterday, the Greenwich junior found the range for the matches only score in the Witches 1-0 “W” over Galway.

Congratulations to Charlie, this week’s Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

 

 

Boys Soccer

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Mechanicville 3  Schenectady 2 OT:  In the first overtime period Jake LaFountain played a free kick into the box and Andrew Krazsewski redirected a rebound into the back of the net giving the Red Raiders the well earned victory over the Patriots.

Tyler Tesorieio with a first half goal and Kevin Charette connecting on a second half scoring strike rounded out the Mechanicville offense in the nonleague win.

 

Greenwich 1  Galway 0:  A Charlie Gartner first half strike off a Connor Smith find, was all the offense the Witches needed in getting past Galway Monday afternoon in Greenwich.

Witches keeper Andres Gonzalez (7 saves), combined with the Greenwich defense to post the shutout, as the Witches with the win move to 4-0 on the year.

 

Saratoga Catholic 5  North Warren 0:  Dante Marin’s hat trick led the Saints to the easy non-league victory over North Warren.

Luke Apy and Nate Marin also found the range for Spa Catholic and Andrew MacPherson with nine saves combined with the Saints “D” for the shutout.

 

Stillwater 8  Hartford 0:  The Warriors scored six goals after the break in posting the easy “W” over the Tanagers on Monday.

Grant Baker rang the bell five times for Stillwater with Isaac Cutler, Harry Rubenstein and Gavin Baker all adding singled scoring strikes.

Tim Buchal (5 saves), and the Stillwater defense combined for the shutout as the Warriors move to 3-0 on the season with the victory.

 

Hoosic Valley  7  Hoosick Falls 2:  The Valley took control with a 4-1 lead at the break and coasted to the comfortable win over the Falls.

Josh Ackerley and Jake Cavert with two goals each led the Indians and Derek Howard, John Wiley and Andrew Wood also found the range for scores.

 

 

Girls Soccer

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Stillwater 2  Buffalo Nichols 2: In the Hall of Fame Tournament at Stillwater the hosts and their opponents from Buffalo ended the match deadlocked at 2-2.

Trailing 1-0 at the break Brooke Pickett’s first goal, off a Keelyn Peacock feed, knotted the game at 1-1 at the 49:06 mark.  Her second goal of the match in the 77th minute tied things at 2-2 as the Warriors go to 4-0-1 on the year.

 

Allegany Limestone 6  Greenwich 1:  In the Hall Of Fame Tournament in Niskyuna Allegany-Limestone  took control with four first half scoring strikes in the comfortable win over the Witches.

Lauren Marci tallied for Greenwich early in the first half to tie things at 1-1 but Allegany scored the final five goals on the day to post the victory.

Saturday Results

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Stillwater 35  Voorheesville 0:  The Warriors used a 28 point third period to break the game open, on their way to the convincing road win over the Blackbirds.

Stillwater held a 7-0 halftime lead, their points coming in the second period on a Hayden Brown 39-yard interception return for a touchdown.

The Warriors offense went to work after the break scoring four times in the third period. James Galarneau sandwiched touchdown runs of 65 and 10 yards, around a pair of Mason Seymour scoring totes giving the Warriors complete control. Both Seymour and Galarneau ran for over 100 yards on the afternoon.

The Stillwater defense played well throughout with three takeaways highlighting the Warriors’ shutdown of the Voorheesville attack..

 

Girls Soccer

Stillwater 5  Buffalo Nardin 1:  In the Hall of Fame Tournament at Stillwater, the Warriors scored twice in the first half, and three times after the break with four different players finding the range in the comfortable nonleague victory over Buffalo Nardin. Continue reading →

Wasaren Golf

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Spa Catholic 3  Mechanicville 2:  The Red Raiders Anthony Fiacco fired the low round of 41 but Spa Catholic prevailed in flights 2,3 and 4 to post the narrow victory in action at the Mechanicville Golf Course.

Will Fizer, Dylan Mulholland and Ronan Loftus-Graney all post individual wins for the Saints, while Jack Salvadore in flight five earned a point for Mechanicville.

 

Hoosick Falls 5  Stillwater 0:  Ryan Bloomer carded a 39 to lead the field as the Panthers swept past Stillwater in a match played at the Hoosick Falls Country Club on Friday.

Matt Smith, Myles Smith, Alison Hathaway and Brady Hathaway with individual wins completed the sweep for the Falls who with the victory move to 7-0 on the year.

 

Hoosic Valley 3 1/2  Tamarac 1 1/2:  The Bengals Will Ashley and Zack Krill shared medalist honors with rounds of 43 but the Valley handled their business in the remaining flights to post the “W” at the Battenkill Country Club on Friday.

Nolan Rafferty, and Brett Russo won individual matches for the Indians while The Valleys Brandon Watkins and the Bengals Colby Phelps tied in flight three.

With the win Hoosic Valley improves to 7-1 on the season, and Tamarac, saddled with the loss, slips to 3-4.

Friday Night Football

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Whitehall 35  Hoosic Valley 12:  Tyler Shattuck with a rushing and receiving touchdown and 137 yards on the ground led the Railroaders to the comfortable win over the Valley.

Whitehall led 23-0 at the half and extended their lead to 29-0 before the Indians got on the board in the third on a Gavin Giordano scoring run from 10 yards out.

Ethan Caiazza added a 75-yard kickoff return in the fourth period for Hoosic Valley’s second touchdown. Continue reading →

Canajoharie Tops Red Raiders

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mechanicville-nyTalk to any football coach long enough and at some point when discussing keys to success they’ll reference limiting turnovers and playing well in all three phases of the game.  More times than not teams will need to do both to earn a victory and on Friday night in Mechanicville turnovers and special teams played a big part in Canajoharie/Ft. Plains 28-20 “W” over Mechanicville.

After a three and out by Canajoharie to start the game, the Red Raiders put points on the board in their initial drive when senior kicker Jake LaFountain connected on a 27 yard field goal at the 5:45 mark, capping a series highlighted by a 40-yard run from junior quarterback Luciano D’Ambro.

After the Mechanicville defense held the Cougars to another three and out, the Raiders took over on their own 46 yard line and immediately went to work.  Rolling right, D’Ambro found Mason Angiano for a 46 yard throw and catch down to the Cougar eight. Continue reading →

Wasaren Soccer, Golf Results

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The Waterford girls soccer team opened the 2019 season in dominant fashion with a 9-0 shutout of Corinth on Thursday.

Sophia Belonga and Cassidy McClement with a pair of goals each led the Fordians attack.

Izzy Vecchio, Mackenzie Koniszewski, Addy Galuski, Ellis Trubridge and Madison Roy all added scoring strikes for Waterford who held a 6-0 advantage at the break.

 

Mechanicville 5  Waterford 0:  In action at Fairways of Halfmoon on Thursday, Mechanicville’s Anthony Fiacco found the course to his liking, firing the low round of 40 in leading the Red Raiders to the sweep of Waterford. Continue reading →