The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Spring Sports Starts In Dramatic Fashion

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The HFCS spring sports season started off with a nail-biter when the Panthers gave up a goal with 8 seconds left in regulation, allowing Maple Hill to send the game into sudden death overtime with a 7-7 score. [private]

Guy Milliman’s stick and the ball appear suspended in midair after a Maple Hill player knocked them out of his hands. Photo by Steve Bradley
Guy Milliman’s stick and the ball appear suspended in midair after a Maple Hill player knocked them out of his hands. Photo by Steve Bradley

But Hoosick Falls prevailed in the end when senior Rem Hickey scored his first career goal with 9 seconds left in the four minute OT to give the home team Panthers an 8-7 win.[/private]