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Panther Bowlers Win Adirondack League Tournament

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The Hoosick Falls bowling team won the Adirondack League Bowling Tournament on Tuesday, February 2. The score for the five HFCS bowlers each bowling three games was 3,132, followed by Fort Edward – 3,024, Schuylerville – 2,950, Stillwater – 2,634, Corinth – 2,633, Hoosic Valley – 2,608, Granville – 2,495, Hadley-Luzerne – 2,294, North Warren – 2,282, Whitehall – 1,982 and Lake George – 1,859.
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Hoosick Falls Wrestles Mt. Anthony On Senior’s Night

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by Bea Peterson
Monday evening was Senior Night for the HFCS Wrestling team. Before the varsity match senior wrestlers Keith Davendonis, Matt Fogarty, Jordan Robichaud and Jacob Pearson and the team’s senior bookkeeper, Kathleen Grogan, along with their families, were honored by the fans.

HFCS Wrestling seniors Keith Davendonis (in front), Matt Fogerty, Jordan Robichaud, Jacob Pearson and senior Bookkeeper Kathleen Grogan (r), along with their families, were recognized on Senior’s Night, the last home match of the season, which was against Mt. Anthony. (Bea Peterson photo)

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Panther Boys Hoop Team Beats Horses In Double Overtime

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by Gary Danforth
In the thirteenth WASAREN League game of the 1988-89 boys varsity basketball campaign, and last weekend of the regular season, a gritty, home-standing Hoosick Falls team beat Stillwater Central School in double overtime by a 63-60 score in front of a packed River Road gymnasium. Well, last Friday night, January 29, Mike Lilac Jr.’s Panther five used the same strategy to defeat a determined Schuylerville Central School quintet 61-57 in two extra four minute periods. [Read more…] about Panther Boys Hoop Team Beats Horses In Double Overtime

Panther Boys Basketball Team Tames Bengals

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by Gary Danforth
The Hoosick Falls Central School Panther boys basketball team raised their WASAREN League record to 10-1 this past Tuesday evening, February 2, Ground Hog Day, when they scored a 56-34 triumph over the Brittonkill-Tamarac Central School boys hoop team on the Bengals’ home court. Hoosick Falls, leading the league by a game over Schuylerville Central School (9-2), fell behind the hosts by a 10-9 margin after eight minutes before rallying for a 26-17 halftime spread. Then HFCS turned on the offense in period three and led by a 45-27 score with one quarter to be played. Hoosick Falls outscored the hosts by an 11-7 margin over the final eight minutes to record their 56-34 win.
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HFCS Girls Basketball Loses To Tamarac

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by Bea Peterson
Wednesday night’s JV and Varsity games against Tamarac brought out the pink. This week the HF basketball teams are participating in the fund raiser Coaches Vs. Cancer. The players sported pink ribbons in their hair, pink socks and/or pink shoe laces. The game ball was pink and white and the referees used pink whistles to call the game. Members of the boys basketball team were at the door to collect donations. [Read more…] about HFCS Girls Basketball Loses To Tamarac

Berlin/New Lebanon Wrestlers Struggle At Mountie Invite

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by Ryan Mosher
In their second Mt. Greylock tournament of the year on Saturday, January 30, the Berlin/New Lebanon wrestling team struggled to get going. While the first tournament was a duals tournament, this one was an individual, double elimination tournament. Held at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, the tournament brought in twenty-two teams from New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island.
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Mountaineers Fall To Hawthorne

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by Ryan Mosher
Just four days after playing Heatly, one of the top teams in the Central Hudson Valley League, to a 10 point loss, the Berlin boys basketball team seemed to fall back into a slump, losing to Hawthorne 54-27 on Tuesday night. The Mountaineers, whose play had seemed to be improving in the past few games, hit a road block and at times just seemed to have a hard time finding the basket.
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Mountaineer Volleyball Loses To Chatham

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Against a very tough Chatham team, the Berlin boys volleyball team started off their first game very well, matching the Panthers point for point.  But by the end of that game, it was clear which team was the favorite.  Berlin struggled in all three games as they were swept to give Chatham the victory.  [Read more…] about Mountaineer Volleyball Loses To Chatham