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High schools: Young Sabres go on road today

Monday, June 3, 2013
The Schalmont baseball team is looking to make a run through the state tournament that would make a veteran team proud.
 
Freihofer's Run For Women: Chebet bursts to victory in heat
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Freihofer's Run For Women: Chebet bursts to victory in heat

Sunday, June 2, 2013
The shape of a race frequently is defined by inclines and declines, the curvature of the course and the tangents the runners follow to save ground.
 
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Regional lacrosse: Shen rolls to win

Sunday, June 2, 2013
With a defensive stand midway through and plenty of goals during it, Shenendehowa won another Class A regional lacrosse championship Saturday at the University at Albany’s John Fallon Field.
 

Down The Fairway: It's all uphill from here for Bigley, Fox

Sunday, June 2, 2013
Only the toughest survive the next test. It’s hard enough to grab one of four spots at the local level of U.S. Open qualifying when the field includes 70 or 80 top amateurs and club professionals from around the Northeast.
 
Freihofer's Notebook: Gruca best in masters
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Freihofer's Notebook: Gruca best in masters

Sunday, June 2, 2013
Dorota Gruca said she’d like to scare some people in two weeks. Laughing and smiling, holding a bouquet of red roses, she didn’t look like she’d be able to scare anyone. What she meant was that she would like to run well enough at the upcoming nationals in Poland to hang with the younger elite runners, and after her performance at the Freihofer’s Run for Women on Saturday, the youngsters should be afraid. Very afraid.
 
Sectional softball: Heimbach ends Raiders' season again
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Sectional softball: Heimbach ends Raiders' season again

Saturday, June 1, 2013
Sarah Heimbach says its nothing personal with Mechanicville.
Her bat and left arm say otherwise.
 
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Sectional baseball: Scotia falls short in Class A final

Saturday, June 1, 2013
Scotia-Glenville battled back from an early two-run deficit and later tied Friday’s Section II Class A championship game off Queensbury’s no-hit sensation, Charlie Peltz.
The Tartans stole nine bases, and sophomore Dan Zeglen rapped out three doubles, and still, it wasn’t enough.
 
JOHNSTOWN

Track: Lee moves to third all-time on 100M list

Saturday, June 1, 2013
Indicative of the stakes at hand, Section II track and field athletes came up with some of their top performances of the season at the state meet qual­ifier at Knox Field on Friday.
In most cases, that meant moving to the top of the spring leaderboard, but Hudson senior Winston Lee did everyone one better by snapping off a 10.56 in the boys’ Division II 100 meters to move up to third on the all-time Section II leaderboard.
 
SCHENECTADY

College hockey: Dutchmen schedule has a different look

Saturday, June 1, 2013
After playing just two home games prior to Thanksgiving last season, Union hockey fans will see a lot more of their team before turkey day this year.
However, they won’t see much of the Dutchmen in January.
 
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Freihofer's Run: With Daska out, Kenyan contingent should be tough to beat

Saturday, June 1, 2013
The recipe has been altered, and the oven will be cranked up a few notches higher than usual, but the 35th annual Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k promises to produce a typically remarkable result this morning.
 

Horse racing: Pletcher still weighing options for Belmont

Saturday, June 1, 2013
After not having a horse entered in the Preakness, trainer Todd Pletcher could be back to the five-horse juggling act he performed for the Kentucky Derby.
 

Five years ago Benita Johnson dedicated a Freihofer's win to her dad

Friday, May 31, 2013
Ran the race knowing he was on his deathbed
 

UPDATED: Scotia-Queensbury baseball game delayed

Friday, May 31, 2013
Game begins late
 
SCHENECTADY

Union hockey announces 2013-14 schedule

Friday, May 31, 2013
Open at home Oct. 11.
 
Regional lacrosse: Niskayuna clears a big hurdle

Regional lacrosse: Niskayuna clears a big hurdle

Friday, May 31, 2013
When Brian Pres­treau scored a Yorktown goal midway through the third quarter, momentum was on the Cornhuskers’ side again in Thursday’s Class B regional lacrosse semifinal at John Fallon Field at the University at Albany.
Tyler Pantalone got it right back seconds later when the Niskayuna faceoff specialist won a draw and never stopped running until his low drive found the cage.
 
 

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