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Gregg Pirie Achieves Eagle Scout Rank
by Bea Peterson
Gregg Pirie, a 2014 graduate of Hoosick Falls Central School and a freshman at Paul Smith College was home on break to receive his Eagle Scout Award on Sunday, April 11. The long awaited ceremony was held at the Community Alliance Church. Gregg is a member of Hoosick Falls Boy Scout Troop 63.
Reid Crobok Receives Eagle Scout Award
by Bea Peterson
On Sunday evening, April 11, Reid Michael Crobok of Troop 65 received his Eagle Scout Award in a ceremony at the Hoosick Falls First Baptist Church. A part of the ceremony was the lighting of candles describing the Eagle trail. It was explained that “when a boy becomes a Boy Scout there should be instilled within him something called the spirit of Scouting. [Read more…] about Reid Crobok Receives Eagle Scout Award
Baseball Third In WASAREN League
Vs. Tamarac – Hoosick Falls hosted Tamarac and came away with a 4 – 1 win against the Bengals. Wyatt Whitman led the offense with two singles and one RBI. Shayne Richard and Colby Davendonis each had two-out RBI singles. Whitman was also the winning pitcher. During the seventh inning he gave up his first run of any kind on the season after 26 scoreless innings.
Panther Softball
Vs. Tamarac – The Tamarac Bengals jumped out to a 4 – 0 top of the first inning lead. The Panthers scored three of their own in the bottom of the first but the Bengals led all the way to take an 8 – 5 win. Maddy Ryan went 2 of 4 and Sydney Miller went 2 of 3 at the plate. Alyssa Ellis and Chelsea Stevens each rapped a single. Erika Quackenbush took the loss on the mound.
Panther Boys Lacrosse
Vs. Maple Hill – The Panthers defeated Maple Hill on Hoosick Soccer Fields last Thursday, 9 – 1.
Panther Girls Lacrosse
Vs. Greenwich – Playing in Greenwich, the Panthers lost to the Witches, 6 – 10. Rachael Lewsey and Keelan Seifert each scored two goals, Jordyn Haynes and Ally Burdick each netted one. Zaynah Poore, the Panthers goaltender, had nine saves.
Vs. Albany Academy – The Panther Ladies fell to the number one team in the area on Monday bya score of 18 to 4. A perennial powerhouse, Academy is always tough. Ally Burdick scored twice, Maeve McAulliffe scored once. Poore had 3 saves in goal.
The Panthers are 4 – 7 overall.
HF High School Students Help DEC Stock Walloomsac River With Fish
Berlin Teacher Selected For Adirondack History Workshop
Berlin Middle School Social Studies Teacher Erin Rightmyer has been selected as one of only 80 teachers in the country to participate in “Forever Wild,” a workshop offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that explores the Gilded Age of history in the Adirondacks.
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Hoosick Autism Walk Raises Awareness
The annual Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Autism Walk took place on Saturday, May 2, starting and ending at the HAYC3 Armory. Goals for the walk are to raise awareness of the rise in autism rates, to try to erase the stigma that is attached to the disorder, and to raise funds for research.