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Ken Schott

Bob Weiner

Bill Palmer

Mike MacAdam



Foothills clash
posted Feb. 3, 2010

High school skiing
posted Jan. 31, 2010

Shaker-Shen girls basketball
posted Jan. 29, 2010

Shen-Colonie wrestling
posted Jan. 29, 2010

Fonda-Fultonville gets in gear
posted Jan. 27, 2010


Shenendehowa senior Jake Johnson, a reigning state swimming champion, is focusing on helping his teammates set a state relay record this winter.
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Mechanicville boys win Class C-D sectional bowling title
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010

A fast start and a strong finish enabled Mechanicville to hold off Hoosick Falls for the Section II Class C-D bowling championship Monday at Boulevard Bowl.

Mohonasen girls , defending Class A champs, in good shape
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010

Sectional tournament time is just around the corner, and Mohonasen girls’ basketball coach Paul Brosious is fine-tuning his Mighty Warriors in an attempt to successfully defend their Class A championship.

Photo of Pats dismiss Millinghaus brothers, scoring stars
Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010

The Schenectady High School varsity boys’ basketball team will press on without its two leading scorers.

Plainsmen breeze to ‘A’ wrestling crown
Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010

Saturday’s Section II Class A wrestling tourn­ament went about as well as it could for host Shenendehowa.

Photo of Brothers’ threes bury Patriots, 70-44
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010

Christian Brothers Academy junior Max Weaver swished a 70-foot heave to close out the first half of Friday night’s basketball game against Schenectady. That was just part of an impressive long distance assault that carried the Brothers to another championship.

Braves extend WAC girls' winning streak
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010

Paula Egelston scored 15 points, and Amanda Baker and Alyssa Nowak combined for 23 more Friday as Fonda-Fultonville beat Northville, 68-30, to clinch its seventh straight Western Athletic Conference Northern Division title.

Tartans secure tie for Foothills boys' lead
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010

The Scotia-Glenville boys’ basketball team ran away from Glens Falls in the second half, winning Friday’s Foothills Council matchup, 69-53, and moving into a tie for first place.

Schalmont honors coach by winning ‘B’ bowling crown
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010

Schalmont sent retiring coach Hugo McGroty out in style. The Sabres captured their second Section II Class B boys’ bowling championship Friday on challenging conditions, knocking down 5,954 pins to hold off Scotia-Glenville by 41 pins at Boulevard Bowl.

Plainsmen have plenty of firepower
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010

Shenendehowa looks like it has the horses to repeat as Class A wrestling champion, this time on its home green mats.

Patriots need big recovery, face Brothers
Friday, Feb. 5, 2010

Forty-six points won’t get it done against Christian Brothers Academy tonight. That’s all Schenectady managed in Tuesday night’s Big 10 loss at Troy, marking a season low for a team that’s built a reputation for scoring big.

Ski Tales: Queensbury has teams to beat in sectionals
Friday, Feb. 5, 2010

Queensbury High School has a strong chance of skiing off with three team titles — boys’ and girls’ cross country and boys’ Alpine, when the Section II skiing championships are held next week.

School Wrestling: Kelley, Belanger hoping to defend
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

Returning champs Nick Kelley (119) and John Belanger (135) are among the top seeds in Class A drawn Thursday night for defending champion Shenendehowa. Mike Almaviva (215) also got a No.1 for the Plainsmen, who will host Saturday’s tournament.



High Schools: Braves earn title share by cruising by Saints
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

Brandon Mercado scored 18 points, and Fonda-Fultonville clinched no less than a share of the Western Athletic Conference Northern Division championship with a 69-35 win at St. Johnsville Wednesday night.


School Skiing: Spartans sweep Academy Invy
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

Queensbury sophomore Peter Gryga and Johnsburg senior Kelly Blackhurst were the individual winners at the Albany Academy Invitational Ski Meet at West Mountain Wednesday night. Queensbury won both the boys’ and girls’ team titles titles.


Photo of Tartans answer the bell, extend streak (with photo gallery)
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

The Scotia-Glenville boys’ basketball team got down to business Tuesday night after watching a big lead get away. With long shots, layups and defense, the Tartans answered a good Johnstown run with one of their own and prevailed, 55-45, in a physical Foothills Council game on the Sir Bills court.



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