Wasaren Roundup

 

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Cambridge-Salem and Stillwater football teams stay undefeated with dominant wins over the weekend.  The Indians lead the Class C North while the Warriors sit atop the C Central.  Stillwater finishes their regular season at Tamarac and home with Holy Trinity, while Cambridge-Salem travels to Lake George and Greenwich in weeks six and seven.

A nice touch at the senior recognition day in Cambridge on Saturday was having all Cambridge alumni attending, sign in under the decade in which they graduated, with all the names read at halftime.  Continue reading

Saturday Morning Roundup

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A busy Friday night for Wasaren teams in both football and soccer.  Here’s a quick look at how things played out.

Football

Hoosick Falls 38  Lake George/Hadley Luzerne 14:  Jeff Vincent ran for 129 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Falls to the “W”.

The Panthers led 19-6 at the half and put the game away with 13 unanswered in the third period.

Panther quarterback tossed a TD pass to Sam Richard and Max Kipp added a rushing touchdown for Hoosick Falls who moves to 4-1 on the season. Continue reading

Boys Soccer; Raiders, Warriors, Bengals Post Wins

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Mechanicville 8  Hoosick Falls 0:  The Red Raiders ran out to a 4-0 advantage at the half and coasted to the victory over the Falls.

Jeff Luce led the scoring parade for Mechanicville with a hat trick with Chris Ciccarelli adding a pair, and Jake Cavert, John Pingelski and Conor Keegan all scoring single goals for the 8-0, 8-1 Mechanicville squad.

Glenn Prarie and Zach White with two saves each combined for the Raider shutout.

 

Stillwater 3  Greenwich 0:  Grant Baker scored goals in each half spearheading the Warriors to the win over Greenwich.

Baker took a feed from Brandon DeBacco five minutes into the match and found the back of the net giving Stillwater the 1-0 cushion.

Midway through the first, it was Isaac Cutler off a Baker find and a 2-0 Stillwater lead.

Baker found the range again, midway through the second half to secure the “W” that moves the Warriors to 7-2, 9-2 on the year.

Tim Buchal with eight saves and the Stillwater defense combined to earn the shutout.

 

Tamarac 3  Hoosic Valley 2:  Tamarac’s Alex Bassey, Max Ali and Dylan Briccetti all connected for goals, with Ali’s and Briccetti’s of the PK variety as the Bengals got past the Indians of Hoosic Valley.

William Mansfield and Isaac Carlo both tallied in the match for the Valley.

The First Half of the Fall

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It seems like just yesterday it was late August with it’s heat and humidity but in less than a week we’ll turn the calendar to October and with that our high school fall sports season enters it’s second half.  A good time to take a look at what’s played out for the schools in the Wasaren, in the sports that they play. Which league school has enjoyed the best overall start regarding all it’s teams and how many teams are state ranked in the various sports? Continue reading

Girls Soccer

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Stillwater 2  Hoosic Valley 0:  The two squads battled through a scoreless first half but after the break the Warriors found the range with a pair of goals to secure the home victory over the Indians.

Paige Brinsko off a Teya Staie find put Stillwater on the board at the 45:04 mark and later in the half Keelyn Peacock found Staie who finished at the 76:08 mark, more than enough offense as the Stillwater “D” and keeper Kiersten Conroy ( 3 saves), combined to pitch the shutout. Continue reading

Soccer Results

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A full slate of action for girls soccer played out on the fields across the Wasaren Thursday afternoon as the regular season moves into it’s second half.  The Warriors of Stillwater sit atop the league standings adding another “W” yesterday to remain unbeaten through nine outings.

Stillwater 11  Berlin 1:  Seven different Warriors found the range as Stillwater coasted to the easy victory in Berlin.

Brooke Pickett with a hat trick, Keelyn Peacock with a pair of goals and three assists, and Devon Wagner with two scoring strikes led the Stillwater assault.

Teya Staie added a goal and assisted on three as the Warriors with the win  go to 9-0 on the season. Continue reading

Thursday Morning Wrap-up

 

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Boys Soccer

Mechanicville 3  Cambridge 0:  The Red Raiders stay perfect in league play winning their sixth in a row with a 3-0 shutout of Cambridge in Mechanicville on Wednesday.

Jeff Luce got things started for the Raiders, connecting from 30 yards out with a first half strike and a 1-0 lead.

Next it was Chris Ciccarelli finishing with a header off of a Luce corner kick and Mechanicville took a 2-0 lead into halftime.

Justin Pugliese capped the scoring in the match finding the range for the Raiders with 2:00 left and sealing the home victory for Mechanicville.

Zach White with six saves and the Red Raiders defense earned the shutout. Continue reading

Tuesday Morning Roundup

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Boys Soccer

Stillwater 3  Tamarac 2 OT:  Just a few minutes into the extra session Stillwater’s Scott Travis scored his third goal of the match leading the Warriors to the overtime win Monday night.

Tamarac’s Max Ali gave the Bengals the 1-0 lead scoring the only goal by either squad in the first half.

After the break Travis scored his first goal on a header off a Grant Baker corner to knot things at 1-1.

With 17:00 left in regulation it was Travis again this time finishing a Jake Zdonick cross for a 2-1 Warriors lead.

With just over 4:00 remaining in the half Ali tied things, scoring off a direct kick and sending the contest into overtime where Travis connected on the game-winner under the lights in Stillwater.

 

Mechanicville 3  Greenwich 1:  The Red Raiders broke open a 1-1 game at the half with a pair of second half strikes in posting the win over Greenwich.

Just seven minutes in Mechanicville’s Jeff Luce found the back of the net giving the Raiders the early lead, but midway through the first Liam Kelleher tied things, scoring on a penalty kick as the teams went to intermission knotted at 1-1.

After the break Luce connected on his second goal of the match and Kevin Charette also found the range for Mechanicville who with the win stay perfect in league play at 5-0. Continue reading

Friday Night Football, Soccer and Golf

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Cambridge-Salem 57  Hoosick Falls 31:  The matchup between a pair of unbeaten Class C teams saw Cambridge in control throughout as the Indians jumped out to a 24-6 lead early in the second period, extended their advantage to 28-18 at the half and cruised home with their third win of the season.

Tyler Linendoll rushed for 213 yards and five touchdowns and Tommy English added 157 yards with three scores to pace the Cambridge-Salem attack.   Continue reading

Boys Soccer

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A full slate of soccer action for the Wasaren boys highlighted by a battle of unbeaten squads with Mechanicville and Tamarac squaring off.

Mechanicville 3  Tamarac 2:  Mechanicville’s Jake Cavert buried the game-winner from 25 yards out with 8:00 left in regulation leading the Red Raiders to the win.

Tamarac found the net first in the match on a Max Ali break away goal, but minutes later Jeff Luce tied things for the Raiders off a Kevin Charette cross.

Mechanicville took the lead on a Tamarac own goal, but Alex Bassey knotted things at 2-2 with a strike before the break leading to the difference-maker by Cavert late in the second half.

 

Berlin 1  Cambridge 0:  In a defensive battle played in Berlin a first half goal by Cody Hunt was all the Mountaineers needed as they turned back the Indians of Cambridge.

Berlin keeper Malek Plouffe saved 17 shots for the shutout and Parker Robertson saved 14 for Cambridge.

 

Waterford 3  Hoosic Valley 0:  Jason Cordts, Tyler Galarneau and Hunter Guertin all found the back of the net in the Fordians shutout of Hoosic Valley.

Guertin added a pair of assists and keeper Bobby Valigorsky turned away four shots to earn the shutout for Waterford.

 

Greenwich 9  Hoosick Falls 0:  Greenwich scored seven times after intermission in cruising to the win over the Panthers.

Charlie Gartner scored three goals with Liam Kelleher and Christian O’Brien adding a pair of scores each to lead the Witches.

Sam Whiting made three saves for Greenwich in the shutout.

 

Stillwater 2  Saratoga Catholic 0: After a scoreless first half the Warriors tallied on a pair of headers after the break to secure the victory over the Saints.

Scott Travis finished off a Jake Zdonick cross to get Stillwater on the board and minutes later Cooper Monast scored off a feed from Grant Baker.

Tim Buchal and the Stillwater defense earned the shutout with Buchal saving two shots in the match.

 

Golf

Hoosick Falls 4 1/2  Mechanicville 1/2:  Ryan Bloomer fired a 43 to earn medalist honors and lead the Panthers to the win over Mechanicville.

Miles Smith, Brady Hathaway and Alison Hathaway all posted individual wins for the Falls, while in flight two Mechanicville’s Jake Popiel and Hoosick Falls’s Matt Smith shared the point.