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Panthers Football All-Stars: Williams Named Player Of The Year

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by Ryan Mosher
The Section II Class C Football All-Stars were announced recently.  Hoosick Falls was well represented on the list. Tanner Williams was named the Class C Player of the Year. Joining Williams on the First Team Offense included Brad Burns, Randy Tutunjian, Jeremy Barss and David Couch. First Team Defense included Josh Mulready, David Couch and Lance Rice-Wilder.  Billy Pine was named to the Second Team Offense. Second Team Defense included Aaron Perkins, James Willette and Isaiah Meyer.

Kids Helping Kids

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by Bea Peterson
James Harrington, Director of the Ugandan Water Project, had the Hoosick Falls Elementary School students singing and dancing on Monday morning, November 28. They were dancing to African music and singing a few Ugandan words to go with the music. They were excited to learn about another culture, another country. They were also astounded to learn that in Uganda many girls their age don’t go to school because they have to walk three to five miles twice a day to get water for their families. They let out a collective yuck when they saw in the visual presentation what passes for drinking water in Uganda. They agreed with Harrington that the water source looked like a big mud puddle.
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Alice Hayden 2011 NYS Soccer Player Of The Year; Tom Husser Coach Of The Year

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by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls Central School soccer standout Alice Hayden, a junior, was recently selected 2011 New York State Class C Co-Player of the Year. Tom Husser was selected 2011 New York State Class C Co-Coach of the Year. These are first time honors for the school. Additional honors were heaped on the team as Alice Hayden, Maritza Gonzalez, Meg McKee and Grace Delurey were selected All-State 2011 Players. Hayden was also selected Section II Player of the Year. “To have four girls selected from one team for All State Players is unprecedented,” said Husser. “It shows the kind of team we had.” Hayden, Gonzalez, McKee and Delurey were also elected Section II All-Stars. The Panthers won the State Class C Championship this year.
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Panthers Undefeated In Coaches Vs. Cancer Tourney

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by Ryan Mosher
Hoosick Falls traveled to Waterford-Halfmoon High School on Friday and Sunday, December 2 and 4, to take part in the school’s Second Annual Coaches vs. Cancer Invitational basketball tournament. The Panthers matched up with Duanesburg in the first game and Fort Plain in the second.
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