Petersburgh Rod & Gun Club will be sponsoring an ice fishing derby on Dyken Pond on February 2 from 6 am to 3 pm. There will be prizes for perch/walleye and pickerel. The entry fee is $10 for adults, $5 for ages 12 and under. Register at the dam at 5 am or save time and pre-register at one of our sponsors – Papa’s Pizza – Rte. 2, Petersburgh, 658-2700 or Hewitt’s Market, Berlin, 658-2801.
Prizes will be awarded at the Pond. Parking will be available at the Dyken Pond Environmental Center. Questions? Call 207-7518.
Sports Outdoors
Time To Sign Up For TVSC Travel Teams
Any soccer players interested in the Spring CDYSL travel league ages 12-19 need to go online and register for the TVSC teams now forming. The deadline to get on a team is fast approaching, and there is still room for players on all the teams. Any team not having at least 16 players will be folded for this year.
Players have until January 28 to get registered. [Read more…] about Time To Sign Up For TVSC Travel Teams
Flying Deer Nature Camp Offers Animal Tracking Program At The New Lebanon Library
The Flying Deer Nature Center will offer a wildlife tracking program at the New Lebanon Library on Thursday, January 31, at 6:30 pm. Naturalist Josh Wood will present a slide show designed to help participants begin the process of familiarizing themselves with the tracks of the local animal world. Participants will also learn to recognize the signs of a variety of common animals in the woods. This program, which is appropriate for adults, teens and older school-aged children, is free and open to the public.
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Full Moon Trek At Dyken Pond Center
Enjoy the stillness of the full moon at a free, guided cross-country ski and snowshoe trek at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center on Saturday, January 26, beginning at 7 pm. The trek will cover about two miles and is designed for the intermediate skier and snowshoer. No beginners, please. We will be traveling under the natural light of the full moon. Snowshoe rentals are available with advance notice. Please contact the Center for updated snow conditions at 658-2055 or dykenpond@fairpoint.net.
Dyken Pond Center is a Rensselaer County Park open daily during daylight hours for back country snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and ice-fishing. Call 658-2055 or visit www.dykenpond.org for information.
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors – When You Can See Them
Siena Basketball Players Visit St. Mary’s Academy
by Bea Peterson
At St. Mary’s Academy Tuesday morning students heard from Siena College Men’s and Women’s basketball players about the perseverance necessary to practice basketball many hours a week, play in basketball games and find time to study and keep up good grades. The players answered students’ questions, ran through some drills with them and then had a breakout session with girls and boys from grades three to eight. The visit ended with an autograph session for all the students, from kindergarten through grade eight.
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Burns Wins #100 As Panthers Beat Granville
by Ryan Mosher
Brad Burns recorded a third period win for the Hoosick Falls wrestling team to pick up his 100th career win, and help propel the Panthers over WASAREN League foe Granville. Burns recorded his pin in the second match of the night, following Billy Pine’s pin in the first match.
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Panther Alleyways
HF 4 Stillwater 0
The Hoosick Falls bowling team beat Stillwater on Wednesday, January 3, by the score of 4-0. Total pins for Hoosick Falls were 3,390, and total pins for Stillwater were 3,053. Hoosick Falls now has a record of 39-1, and Stillwater has a record of 21-23.
The top bowler for Stillwater was Brian Sauer with a 211-582.
Top bowlers for Hoosick Falls were Bryan Callahan 239-682, Josh Conn 202-594, Josh McCart 191-553, Logan Brogue 198-546 and Stephen Surdam 188-519. Other good scores were Jennifer Sargood 211-611, Josh Reveal 244-575, Kyla Day 199-573 and A.J. Hurlburt 190-526.
“This was a close competitive match that we needed to get back into the routine of a good match which challenged the bowlers. We needed to have a little pressure during the match which we haven’t had for the last four matches. We didn’t have our best game totals of the season but we bowled good enough to win each game and total. The team responded to the pressure of making spares when they were needed or to strike out in the tenth frame which was necessary to win the game. We needed this match to get ready for our important matches next week,” said Coach Lang.
Bowlers Take Second At Schenectady Invitational
On Friday, January 4, the Hoosick Falls bowling team placed second at the Schenectady Invitational Bowling Tournament at Boulevard Lanes. The first place team was from Camden which had a total pin count of 3,831. Hoosick Falls had a total pin count of 3,764. Mohonasen finished third with a total pin count of 3,760. There were twenty teams who participated in the tournament; most of the teams were “A” schools in Section II.
Stephen Surdam from Hoosick Falls had the high series in the tournament with a great 762 which included a 266 for his high game.
Other scores for Hoosick Falls bowlers were Josh McCart 238-658, Ken Marbot 223-626, Logan Brogue 220-589, Bryan Callahan 215-572 and Josh Conn 202-557. Josh Reveal and Jennifer Sargood were part of the team but did not bowl.
“We bowled great as a team today against mostly “A” and “B” schools. Stephen had his all time high series of 762. Ken Marbot and Josh McCart also had great triples to lead the team to another great finish in a tournament which is held at the lanes where Sectionals will be in February. This finish helped build their confidence for the remainder of our league season, league tournament, league roll-offs and Sectionals,” Coach Lang said.
HF 4 Granville 0
The Hoosick Falls bowling team defeated Granville on Monday, January 7, by the score of 4-0. Total pins for Hoosick Falls were 3,711; total pins for Granville were 3,012. Hoosick Falls now has a record of 43-1. The top bowler for Granville was Pat Loomis with a 232-641.
Top bowlers for Hoosick Falls were Josh McCart 254-714, Bryan Callahan 237-682, Ken Marbot 234-663 and Logan Brogue 224-623. Other good scores were Josh Reveal 210-551 and Jennifer Sargood 208-514.
“The team bowled great with some really good scores. This was the best team total that we have ever had at Granville. They started out with some good games in the first game then had to make some lane adjustments in the second game and bowled more good games as the lanes broke down. The team is starting to put everything together at the right time of the year as we get to the end of the regular season and into tournaments,” Coach Lang said.
HF 4 Hoosic Valley 0
The Hoosick Falls bowling team beat Hoosic Valley on Tuesday, January 8, by the score of 4-0. Hoosick Fall’s total pins were 3,699. Hoosic Valley’s total pins were 3,086. Hoosick Falls now has a record of 47-1, and Hoosic Valley has a record of 30-14. The top bowler for Hoosic Valley was Mary Passineau with a 192-539.
Top bowlers for Hoosick Falls were Stephen Surdam 257-695, Bryan Callahan 237-650, Josh McCart 215-616, Logan Brogue 211-613, Ken Marbot 206-566 and Josh Conn 211-558. Other good scores were Josh Reveal 222-629, A. J. Hurlburt 244 (all time high game)-577 and Jennifer Sargood 190-508.
“This was another great team effort with some good scores. It was a good win against the third best team in the league. Anytime we get over 3,600 pins for a match score, I am very happy, and we have done that the last three times out. We have to keep working hard to keep this great streak of good bowling going into the end of season events. I am very proud of how we have come together as a team,” Coach Lang said.
The Berlin Girls Varsity Basketball Team Outpaces Doane Stuart
submitted by Biffy Cahill
Maggie Gordon led the way against Doane Stuart last Friday with 16 points, followed by Maria Gordon with 9, Sarah Bentley with 6, Jordan Cahill with 5 and Brittany Gilbert with 4. The final score had Berlin on top 40-20. [Read more…] about The Berlin Girls Varsity Basketball Team Outpaces Doane Stuart
Hoosac School Varsity Boys Basketball Team Wins BB&N Invitational Tournament
The Hoosac School Owls traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts the weekend of December 29 to take part in the 10th annual Buckingham, Browne & Nichols Knights invitational basketball tournament. The field was comprised of both large and small schools from the prestigious New England Prep School League.
Hoosac, by far the smallest of the tournaments participants, opened its action against host BB&N at 9 am on Saturday. Hoosac dressed just seven players for the tournament due to holiday travel conflicts for several of their players, but that proved to be enough as they defeated BB&N 57-45 in a hard fought opening game. Junior Benas Maslauskas and Freshman Unique McLean led the Owls in scoring with 16 points each while Charles Wingate ran the point position superbly and contributed 11 points in the win. [Read more…] about Hoosac School Varsity Boys Basketball Team Wins BB&N Invitational Tournament