"Week of Champions" in Albany County
Albany County announced earlier this afternoon that County Executive Daniel P. McCoy will visit four local schools next week to congratulate the respective basketball programs on their recent...
View ArticleFourth Annual Capital Region Football Hall of Fame Induction Class Announced
The Capital District chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame has announced the latest group of athletes to be inducted into the Capital Region Football Hall of Fame. The...
View ArticleBig 10 Girls Basketball All-Stars Announced
The Big 10 has just released its girls basketball all-stars for the 2012-2013 season and the list is chock full of serious talent.Albany's Emia Willingham-Hurst, who just verbally committed to Siena...
View ArticleFINAL Boys & Girls Basketball Rankings
This is it, folks.The New York State Sportwriters Association has released their final rankings for boys and girls basketball, so take a second to go ahead and read and soak it all in. If you don't...
View ArticleLansingburgh H.S. Facing Potential Cuts to Athletics
I've been getting some e-mails lately about the possible cuts to athletics - and more specifically the JV soccer program - at Lansingburgh and there is some news.Right now, 'Burgh is facing an athletic...
View ArticleThe NYSSWA All-State Girls Basketball Team
The title should make this fairly self-explanatory. The New York State Sportswriters Association has released their annual all-state girls basketball team. Now, if you want to check out the entire...
View ArticleHoly Names' Hannah Friend Heading to CT Prep School
Holy Names standout Hannah Friend, a three-year varsity player, has been accepted to The Taft School, a prep school in Connecticut. She will be heading to the school in the fall, where she plans to...
View ArticleShen LAX Coach Officially Resigns
On Friday, April 5, Shenendehowa boys lacrosse coach Charles Holahan, who had been suspended earlier this week, officially resigned his duties as varsity boys lacrosse coach, effectively...
View ArticleAcademy's Teagan Ketchum Commits to Sacred Heart
Albany Academy senior Teagan Ketchum has officially announced that she is committing to Sacred Heart University, where she will join the women's ice hockey team.Ketchum, who helped initiate the girl's...
View ArticleNYS Boys Lacrosse Rankings - 04/08/13
The New York State Sportswriters Association is at it again.The first boys lacrosse rankings have been released and Section II is making a pretty good show of it. Just like we did for football and...
View ArticleAthletes. I Want To Hear Your Story.
A coach can be your friend. They can be your enemy. Your mentor, your friend, heck, a coach can even be your parent.But, in the last few months coaching scandals and problems have been all over the...
View ArticleFootball Combo in the Works Between Stillwater and Hoosic Valley
Sources have confirmed that the football programs at Stillwater and Hoosic Valley are looking to combine teams going into the 2013 football season.Nothing is 100% official yet, but according to sources...
View ArticleHave an Opinion on Coaching Culture and Abuse? Share it - and Answer Some...
Alright, so at this point I'm sure y'all have heard that I'm writing a story on the changes in coaching culture throughout the sports world and in the Capital District.Now, if you haven't shared your...
View ArticleNYS Boys Lacrosse Rankings - 04/15/13
It's Monday and therefore the New York State Sportswriters Association and I come bearing boys lacrosse rankings.The usual routine: under the cut check out the top five teams in each class as well as...
View ArticleHigh School Baseball Standings - as of Sunday 04/14/2013
Before we head straight into another week of baseball, I have exciting news.Under the cut, are the most up-to-date baseball standings. As the title suggests, these are the standings through Sunday...
View ArticleLaxin 4 Life
Cool name, even cooler event.The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake girls lacrosse team is sponsoring the event Laxin 4 Life this Saturday at the high school from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to support fundraising...
View ArticleNYS Boys Baseball Rankings - 04/17/13
The New York State Sportswriters Association released their first state baseball rankings yesterday afternoon.Now, keep in mind that these records are only through April 15, so anything that happened...
View ArticleUnderstanding the New Coaching Culture in Sports - Opinions From Section II
After several weeks of research and calling and interviewing my story on the changes in coaching culture is in print and online today.It's very exciting.But wait; there's more! I talked to dozens of...
View ArticleNYS Softball Rankings - 04/21/13
We've got a brand-new set of sports rankings to talk about.The New York State Sportswriters Association released their first softball rankings of the season yesterday and because I like all of you, I...
View ArticleNYS Boys Lacrosse Rankings - 04/17/13
I missed last week, so I apologize for that - but I hope to make it up to y'all now.The latest NYSWAA boys lax rankings are out and I've typed them out for your viewing pleasure. Top five in each class...
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