Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
November 2014 – Holiday Wreath Sale. Balsam fir wreaths are for sale each year in November. An 18” wreath decorated with a handmade Dyken Pond collectible nature ornament, pine cones, berries and a red bow costs just $20. Decorate your home for the holidays and support the Friends of Dyken Pond Center. Proceeds from this fundraiser go towards scholarships for children at the Summer Nature Camp and land protection efforts.
[Read more…] about Dyken Pond Educational Center Upcoming Events
by Steve Bradley
The Hoosick Falls Raiders brought another Super Bowl championship to Hoosick Falls last Sunday with a big crowd on hand and the cheerleaders rooting the team on. Jake Sparks led the way with three touchdowns as the undefeated Raiders won the league trophy.
[Read more…] about Raiders Win Super Bowl, 27 – 7, Over Cambridge Cubs
by Steve Bradley
In a dominating performance, the Hoosick Falls Panthers scored less than one minute into the game and just kept on trucking from there.
by Steve Bradley
In the first round of Sectional playoffs, the #2 seeded Lady Panthers shut down the #7 seeded Germantown Clippers. Playing at home, the Panthers started scoring five minutes into the game, then scored regularly throughout the rest of the contest. Germantown never got a shot.
[Read more…] about HFCS Field Hockey Wins 6 – 0, Ryan Gets Scoring Record
by Steve Bradley
The HFCS girls soccer team has been busy this past week adding wins to its total. In the sectional playoffs, the Ladies defeated Holy Names on Friday and, in an exciting, hard fought game, defeated Schuylerville this past Monday. Both games were held on the Panthers’ Delurey Field in Hoosick.
[Read more…] about HFCS Girls Soccer Eliminated From Sectionals
by Jen Burhans
The Berlin boys soccer team traveled to Lake George, the 10th ranked team in the State, on Monday, October 27, for the Quarterfinals of the Class C Sectionals. It started out chilly and wet in Berlin but turned into a sunny warm day in Lake George. The players were happy to see that so many of their supporters were able and willing to come cheer them on.
[Read more…] about BCS Boys Soccer Ends Season In Sectional Quarterfinal
by Jen Burhans
The Berlin girls soccer team played a great game Saturday, October 25, defeating Hoosick Valley. The girls came into the Class C Sectional game as the CHVL’s league champions and were looking to start off their trip to the Sectional finals with a big win over H.V.
[Read more…] about Berlin Girls Soccer Season Ends In Sectional Quarterfinals
by Jen Burhans
Berlin boys varsity soccer finished the regular season undefeated and were CHVL champions. They went into Class C sectionals ranked 5th with a first round bye, guaranteed a home game. [Read more…] about BCS Boys Soccer Win Sectional Game Against Middleburg
submitted by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
Joshua Kluck of Petersburgh had the opportunity to attend a Youth Trapping Camp at Pack Forest in Warrensburg, NY, recently. The camp ran for three nights and three days on the weekend of October 10 and was overseen by the Sportsman Education Program with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. [Read more…] about One Big Beaver
by Steve Bradley
In Friday action at HFCS, the 6 – 0 Panthers faced the 2 – 4 Golden Horde of Granville. When the Panthers put 33 points on the board in the first quarter, it didn’t take a fortune teller to see where this was going.
