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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Hoosick School Dist.

HF Girls Soccer – Almost Perfect

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by Steve Bradley
Last Friday, the Lady Panther soccer team traveled to Hoosic Valley. The Panthers outscored the Indians 4 – 3 to bring home a win. Jordyn Haynes put 2 goals in the net. Kolumbia Cook and Casie Mann each scored once. Hannah Fricke had nine saves in goal. The Hoosic Valley goalie had 14 saves.
Monday afternoon, Mt. Anthony visited Delurey Field to play the Ladies. The hosts came away with a 4 – 1 victory. Rachel Pine and Jordyn Haynes each scored two goals for the Panthers. Hannah Fricke had seven stops in goal.
Haynes Sets New Scoring Record
Haynes, a sophomore, set a new HFCS record with the two goals. [Read more…] about HF Girls Soccer – Almost Perfect

HF Field Hockey Is Undefeated

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by Steve Bradley 
Monday afternoon a fine Hoosick Falls field hockey team played the Salem Generals on the HFCS field. Caytlyn Springer  scored two goals, and Liz Ryan, Carsen Williams, Olivia Schneider and Ally Burdick each scored once to beat the Generals 6 – 0. The Salem goalie had her hands full the entire game, fending off 23 shots. Panther goalie Ashley St. Onge showed up for work, but the team gave her the day off, as she didn’t have to make any saves.
On Wednesday the team faced Schuylerville on the Black Horses’ beautiful turf field. The Panthers came away with a 7 – 0 win. Caytlyn Springer scored three goals, Liz Ryan two, Ally Burdick and Ashley St. Onge each had one.
This Friday, October 4, the team faces Greenwich at HFCS at 4:15 pm. On Wednesday, October 9, Greenwich comes to visit HFCS for a 4:15 pm start.

A Wood Pellet Boiler System Would Save HFCS Money

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by Alex Brooks
Hoosick Falls Superintendent of Schools Ken Facin presented to the Board an opportunity to switch the District’s heating plant to a new one fueled by wood pellets on advantageous terms. He said a company called BioEnergy Project Partners LLC (BPP) has secured grant funding from the NY State Energy Research and Development Authority, NYSERDA, to install wood pellet boilers at three sites. [Read more…] about A Wood Pellet Boiler System Would Save HFCS Money

Granville Tests Panthers? 38 – 6

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by Steve Bradley
It was closer than the score would indicate. Really.
Last Friday the Granville Golden Horde made the trip down Route 22 feeling confident they could play the Hoosick Falls Panthers tough. And they did. They had this quick running back named Hoagland who they felt could gain some big yardage. And he did, too. In an unusual regular season game, it wasn’t until the middle of the fourth quarter that the Panther faithful felt they had a comfortable lead.
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HF Boys Soccer Takes Two

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by Steve Bradley
Last Friday, September 20, the Panther boys varsity soccer team made the short trip up Route 22 to face the Cambridge Indians. HF defeated the Indians 7 – 0. Leading the scoring was Drew Phillips with 3 goals. Max Haar, Eric Kaufmann, Jeremy St. Onge and Alex LaBarge each scored a goal. Haar also put 3 assists in the books.
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Panthers Run Over Red Raiders, 40 – 0

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by Steve Bradley
If there had been a working scoreboard, the Panthers would have lit it up last Friday evening.
The HFCS Panthers rode the bus up Route 67 last Friday to take on the Mechanicville Red Raiders at Mechanicville HS. Even though they were playing in a steady rain on a sloppy track, it didn’t take long for the Panthers to put up a score. [Read more…] about Panthers Run Over Red Raiders, 40 – 0