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The Panther Bowlers End Season

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 submitted by Bob Lang
After the Hoosick Falls bowling team won the Section II C-D bowling tournament with a score of 5,822 pins, the Panthers had to wait until the seventeen A schools and twenty B schools bowled to see if they would have the highest overall total and go on and bowl at the New York State Bowling Tournament in Syracuse on March 2.  [Read more…] about The Panther Bowlers End Season

GLSP To Offer Maple Sugaring Demonstrations

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To welcome spring, Grafton Lakes State Park is providing backyard maple sugaring demonstrations on Saturday, March 16, and Saturday, March 23, from 1 to 3 pm at the Park Office.
The program will demonstrate ten easy steps for making maple sugar at home.  It encourages participants to try tapping trees, collecting and boiling the sap down and testing the flavor. This outdoor event is ideal for the whole family and an enjoyable way to celebrate the changing season. All participants can savor a sampling of sap as well as freshly made syrup. The fee for the program is $2 per participant or $5 per family. There are limited spots so pre-registration is required by calling 279-1155.
Even though spring is just around the corner, it is not here yet!  The trails at Grafton Lakes State Park are still covered in a white blanket of snow.  Conditions are perfect for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ice fishing and ice skating.  Snowshoe rentals are available at the Park Office. As weather can change conditions quickly, call the Park Office to confirm, or for directions, at 279-1155.
For additional information about other parks and historic sites in New York, visit www.nysparks.com.

Weierbach Crowned State Champ; First Title In HF Wrestling History

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by Ryan Mosher
Saturday mornings at the New York State Wrestling Championships is one of the most intense times of the high school wrestling season in the Empire State. One hundred twenty of the states best wrestlers in each division face off for their chance to go into the final round and a chance at one of the coveted fifteen State championships in each division. By this point the cream of the crop has risen to the top, and every match ended with celebrations of joy and tears of agony.
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Alice Hayden Signs Letter Of Intent With College Of St. Rose

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by Bea Peterson
At a ceremony in the cafeteria on Friday, February 15, Hoosick Falls Central School Jr./Sr. High Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Brett Lamy proudly announced that Senior Alice Hayden was signing a letter of intent to play soccer at the College of St. Rose in the fall. “This is a well deserved and significant milestone in her life, and we wish her well as she moves on to a higher education and higher level of competition,” he said. “St. Rose is a quality institution with a quality team,” he added.
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Panthers Win Rematch With Mechanicville In Sectionals

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by Ben Gaines
The eleventh-seeded, Hoosick Falls Panthers Boys Basketball team traveled to Mechanicville to face the sixth-seeded Raiders, coached by Ryan Richardson, in a rematch of the 2012 Section II finals game. The last meeting saw the Raiders capitalize on Panther mistakes in the last seconds of the game to win Section II.  Tuesday night the Raiders were expected to win, but this Panther squad had other plans.  [Read more…] about Panthers Win Rematch With Mechanicville In Sectionals