TROY, N.Y. Ooh, and it’s alright and it’s coming on, we gotta get right back to where we started from. Those Maxine Nightingale lyrics have been a motivating mantra for the Averill Park Warriors (24-0) as they’ve strived to return to where last season ended and beyond. After dropping a heartbreaker to Walter Panas last year in the NYSPHSAA Class A semifinal, the Warriors returned to the Regional Final and took nothing for granted. To quote Bob Marley, it was a redemption song for the Warriors Saturday afternoon at Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC). The Section 2 champions rolled […]
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. It’s been nearly three weeks since the Averill Park Warriors varsity boys wrestling team captured its first Section 2 Division I Class B Championship in program history, but junior, 131 lb. Jacob Hanlon has been keeping the party going ever since. The following weekend, on Feb. 10, at Cool Insuring Arena […]
QUEENSBURY, N.Y. Like many of this past weekend’s activities, sporting events and even some schools on Tuesday, the Section 2 Division-I Boys Wrestling Dual Meet Championships had to wait a day, due to the inclement, snowy conditions hitting New York recently. Originally scheduled for Tuesday, but being postponed to Wednesday night didn’t seem to […]
CAPITAL REGION There was a plethora of athletic action across Section II this past week. Below are some of those scores, stats, and highlights. FOOTBALL: In a Class B bridge rivalry on Friday at Cohoes, the Lansingburgh Knights downed the Cohoes Tigers, 28-12. The Knights got on the board first with a 10-yard rushing […]
LATHAM, N.Y. Bruce Springsteen’s Albany tour stop may have been postponed but his song “Cover Me” was a resounding theme Friday evening across Section II. Storms were fierce enough to make fans and teams turn out the lights, bolt the doors, and say I ain’t going out there no more. Hence, a solid amount of schools rescheduled games for Saturday, including a brunch contest between the Averill Park Warriors and Shaker Blue Bison in Latham. As both squads attempted to awaken, the Blue Bison capitalized on a late first-quarter fumble recovery by Rhys Lewis. At the 10:18 mark of […]