Going into the biggest regular season game of the year Stillwater head coach Ian Godfrey decided a change was needed at the quarterback position and handed the keys to sophomore James Galarneau. While probably too young to hold a driver’s license, Galarneau navigated four quarters of football like a seasoned vet, leading the Warriors to an impressive 48-13 victory over Mechanicville in the annual Indian Bowl game before a packed house in Stillwater. Continue reading
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Boys Soccer; Raiders, Fordians Post Victories

Mechanicville 6 Tamarac 2: Chris Ciccarelli’s hat trick paved the way to the Red Raider win over the Bengals from Tamarac.
Jeff Luce added a pair of goals and Marcus Tobin tallied as well for the 11-0, 11-1 Mechanicville squad. Continue reading
Hoosic Valley/Rensselaer Football Broadcast
http://mixlr.com/rick-lyons/showreel/rensselaer-hoosic-valley
Here is the archived call of yesterday’s Hoosic Valley /Rensselaer football game. Apologies for the audio quality.
Hoosic Valley Runs Over Rensselaer

In the first three weekends of the high school football season the schedule makers were unkind to the Indians of Hoosic Valley. Playing Greenwich, Cambridge and Whitehall to start the campaign, the Valley, while at times showing signs, stumbled to an 0-3 mark.
But facing less than a “Murderer’s Row” over the remaining weeks of the schedule the winds have shifted in Schaghticoke as the Indians posted their second straight dominant victory on Saturday with a 49-7 decision over the Rams from Rensselaer. Continue reading
Hoosic Valley Football
http://mixlr.com/rick-lyons/events/rensselaer-hoosic-valley
Here is the link to today’s live broadcast of Rensselaer vs. Hoosic Valley football
Girls Soccer; Raiders Turn Back Warriors

Mechanicville 3 Stillwater 0: Mackenzie Bowie scored a pair of goals to lead Mechanicville past the Warriors in Stillwater on Friday.
Nevaeh D’Alioa added a scoring strike, Madeline Garone picked up two assists, and Savannah Bowie with eight saves earned the shutout victory for Mechanicville who improve to 9-0-1 on the season with the “W”. Continue reading
Friday Night Football

Hoosick Falls 33 Fonda 13: The Panthers scored 20 unanswered after the break to post the victory over Fonda.
Hoosick Falls quarterback Sam Richard rushed for 60 yards, threw for 101 and scored three touchdowns to lead the Falls. Panther running back Max Kipp gained 101 yards on the ground with a score as the Falls improve to 4-1 on the season with the win. Continue reading
Boys Soccer; Mechanicville Wins Indian Cup

Mechanicville 2 Stillwater 0: The Raiders used a pair of first half goals to secure the “W” in the annual Indian Cup match with neighboring Stillwater.
Drew Murphy put Mechanicville on the board just 2:30 in, scoring with a header off a Jeff Luce corner. Continue reading
Greenwich Wins Wasaren Title

Reed Boduch fired the low round of 78, teammate Jake Owens backed him with a 79 leading the Witches of Greenwich to the Wasaren golf championship on Monday at the Troy Country Club. Continue reading
Girls Soccer

Stillwater 5 Hoosick Falls 4: Brooke Picket’s hat trick led the Warriors past the Panthers in Hoosick Falls on Wednesday.
Teya Staie added a pair of scores for Stillwater who see their season mark rise to 10-1 with the win.
Angela Gonzalez, Taylor Mann, Darian Morgan and Grace Wysocki all found the range with scoring strikes for the Panthers who slip to 5-4-1. Continue reading