Mechanicville 7 Hoosick Falls 1: The Red Raiders took control with four first half strikes in notching the victory over the Panthers to complete an unbeaten regular season.
Jada Brown scored a hat trick, with Brynn Murphy and Mackenzie Bowie adding a pair of goals each for the 14-0-1 Wasaren Champions. Continue reading
Greenwich’s Reed Boduch advanced to the second round of play after firing an 80 on Tuesday in the opening round of the Section II State Golf Qualifier at Orchard Creek Golf Club.
The Greenwich junior tied for 12th place out of the 20 golfers that advanced after Tuesday’s round.
The top 11 golfers after Thursday’s second round will secure a spot on the Section II team that will compete in the State Boys Golf Championship in June at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course in Ithaca.
The Mechanicville girls soccer team took the short ride north Tuesday afternoon to Schuylerville where they faced the Black Horse in a nonleague get together. Three hours later they returned to Mechanicville with yet another “W”, this one a 2-1 decision over their hosts. Continue reading
Congratulations to Greenwich’s Cole Burgess on being named Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.
Over a seven day span the senior quarterback put together impressive numbers leading the Witches to a pair of victories on the football field. Continue reading
The Indians of Cambridge and Hoosic Valley picked up gridiron wins Saturday afternoon, Cambridge rebounding from their first loss in over a season and a half, while the Valley while extended their winning streak to three. Continue reading
Greenwich 42 Whitehall 3: After a 28-yard field goal from Whitehall’s Nick Kennedy trimmed the Greenwich lead to 7-3 early in the second period, Witches QB Cole Burgess took over.
Burgess scored on an 85-yard kickoff return, and runs of 80 and 4 yards before the break giving Greenwich control and a 28-3 halftime lead, on their way to the easy victory over the Railroaders. Continue reading
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
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
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Here is the archived call of yesterday’s Hoosic Valley /Rensselaer football game. Apologies for the audio quality.
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
