Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School Board meeting was moved to the High School auditorium in anticipation of a large turnout of citizens, and indeed, there were 100 or more people there when the meeting started.
by Steve Bradley
When the HFCS Panthers boys basketball team took to the court Monday evening against the Tamarac Bengals, it was their first time on the hardwood for the 2014-15 season. By comparison, many teams have played as many as five or six games up to this point. As of Wednesday afternoon, Hoosic Valley is 5 – 0, the Panthers are 1 – 0. Hoosic Valley played Wednesday evening, so when the Panthers and Indians meet Friday, Hoosic Valley will have played six games to the Panthers’ one. The Panthers’ game against Cohoes was cancelled due to storm conditions, and last Friday’s game against Tamarac was postponed due to a power outage at Tamarac and rescheduled for Monday. Hoosick Falls was the only varsity basketball team in the State that had not played a game as of Monday afternoon.
[Read more…] about Panther Boys Basketball Off To A Good Start
by Steve Bradley
HF 47 Tamarac 33
On Friday, December 12, the host HFCS Lady Panthers basketball team wasted no time letting the Tamarac Bengals know who was in charge on this night. Blasting out to a 16 – 4 first quarter lead, the Panthers continued to stretch the lead to 25 – 8 by the halftime buzzer.
Rachel Pine led all scorers with 12 points. Chelsea Stevens scored 11, including three three-pointers. Megan Flynn had a nice outing, scoring eight points, including going 4 for 4 at the free throw line, hauling down 16 rebounds and blocking two shots.
HF 60 Mechanicville 39
The Ladies were never tested by Mechanicville on Monday, taking a 17 – 6 first quarter lead. By the end of the third quarter, the Panthers held a commanding 48 to 25 lead and cruised to a win in the Mechanicville gym.
Megan Flynn was the leader of the pack on this night. Flynn led all scorers with 18 points, shooting 5 of 11 field goals and 8 of 11 free throws. She also ripped down 14 rebounds, had 2 steals and one blocked shot.
Chelsea Stevens had 11 points, including 3 three-pointers. Kelly Pine added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Up Next
Over the next week, the Ladies will host Hoosic Valley on Friday, December 19. The JV game begins at 6 pm, and the varsity game begins after the JV, usually about 7:30.
The following week the Ladies will host their annual Hoosick Falls Tournament beginning on Monday, December 29, at 5:30 pm. Teams competing in the tournament have not yet been announced.
submitted by Coach Bob Lang
The Hoosick Falls bowling team beat Stillwater last Thursday by the score of 4-0. Hoosick Falls had total match pins of 3,670, and Stillwater had total match pins of 2,461. Hoosick Falls now has a point record of 12-0 and a match record of 4-0 overall. Top bowlers for Hoosick Falls were Josh McCart 255-724, Jon Bossoni 235-671, Eric Bloomer 225-609, Kyla Day 255-596, Jennifer Sargood 213-548 and William Charbonneau 202-522. Other good JV and Exhibition scores were Tyler Lindsey 172-472, Matt Bulson 171, Meghan Backes 170 and Owynn Arnold 154.
“The team bowled some great scores today even though we were missing two varsity bowlers due to sickness. I told the team that this is why we practice from week to week because you never know when you might be called up to varsity to help the team win a match. Both Kyla and William stepped up today and bowled great to help the team win this important Southern Division match against Stillwater. Josh and Jon had their best triples of the year to lead the team to the victory. Both Eric and Jennifer bowled great to give the team the best match total, 3,670, of the season. It was a total team effort, and I hope we can continue these great scores as we have some big matches coming up next week,” said Coach Lang.
On Friday, December 12, the Hoosick Falls bowling team defeated Whitehall by the score of 4-0. Hoosick Falls had total pins of 2,807, and Whitehall had total pins of 2,401. Hoosick Falls now has a point record of 16-0 with a match record of 5-0. Hoosick Falls’ top bowlers were Josh McCart 211-540, Kyla Day 187-532 and Jon Bossoni 188-506.
“It was another low scoring match on difficult lane conditions. The team stayed patient as they tried to adjust to the lane conditions. The most important thing was that we won the match and remained in first place in the Adirondack League Southern Division,” Coach Lang said.
The Hoosick Falls bowling team defeated Corinth on Tuesday by the score of 4-0. Hoosick Falls had total match pins of 3,432 to Corinth’s total match pins of 2,709. Hoosick Falls now has a point record of 20-0 and a match record of 6-0 overall. Hoosick Falls’ top bowlers were Josh McCart 246-663, Jon Bossoni 246-630, Eric Bloomer 244-600, A.J. Hurlburt 210-591 and Kyla Day 221-584. Top JV scores were William Charbonneau 199-492 and Matt Bulson 211-438.
“This was another good team effort with a lot of good scores. The bowlers had a lot of strikes and did a good job making their spares. They made some good adjustments in the third game when the lanes started breaking down,” Coach Lang said,
The Hoosick Falls bowling team won a big match against Northern Division rival Fort Edward on Wednesday by the score of 3-1. Hoosick Falls had total match pins of 3,444; Fort Edward had match pins of 3,281. Hoosick Falls has a point record of 23-1 and overall match record of 7-0 while Fort Edward has a point record of 21-3 and a match record of 5-1. Top bowler for Fort Edward was Brad DeLisle with a 243-660. Top bowlers for Hoosick Falls were Josh McCart 236-686, Ken Marbot 249-642, A.J. Hurlburt 226-629, Jon Bossoni 213-524, Kyla Day 195-510 and Eric Bloomer 194-500. JV and Exhibition bowlers also had some good scores – William Charbonneau 171-496, Tyler Lindsey 171-491, Meghan Backes 187, Matt Bulson 175, James Hynd 157, Chris Synder 152 and Owynn Arnold 146.
“This was a big win for our team beating Fort Edward on their lanes and giving us a good win against a quality team. After losing the first game by 13 pins, the team came back and won the second game by 129 pins and the third game by 47 pins giving us an advantage of 163 pins for total match point. I was very proud how they didn’t get down after losing the first game by only 13 pins. They showed a lot of character by coming back and winning the match 3-1 against a good team like Fort Edward,” said Coach Lang.
by Steve Bradley
The Hoosick Falls wrestling team participated in the Glens Falls Mat Mania Tournament over the past weekend.
Nolan Foster, wrestling at 120 pounds, and Garrett Wright, at 182, brought home championships in their respective weight classes. Sam Richard, wrestling at 106 lbs. brought home a third place finish.
The Hoosick Falls team finished eighth in overall points with 86.5. Niskayuna took the tournament crown with 172 points, and Corinth finished second with 145.
On Thursday, December 18, the team hosts Tamarac at HFCS. Modified wrestling begins at 6 pm, followed by JV and varsity.
On Saturday, December 20, the team will travel to Ravena for the Lewis Johnson Memorial Tournament, a dual meet, beginning at 10 am. Following that, the next match will be the Warrensburg Duals Tournament scheduled for January 3, also at 10 am.
submitted by Coach Bob Lang
The Hoosick Falls bowling team defeated North Warren on Thursday, December 4, by the score of 4-0. Hoosick Falls had total match pins of 3,243, and North Warren had total match pins of 2,450. Hoosick Falls now has a league point total of 8-0 and an overall match record of 3-0. North Warren has a league point record of 0-12.
To the Editor:
I don’t understand football – a ball that isn’t round but pointed at each end? But you guys had me hooked since back in 2013. I understand perseverance and teamwork, and you all have it.
I watched the Super game in Syracuse and at the end where you lost by a goal and conversion (not a whipping job you gave local teams). You looked upset by this one loss, and I understand that because you are kids. (Anyone under 70 is a kid to me.) But keep your heads up and backs straight because you got to the Supergame! Again! For this you should be proud.
The really big picture – you will tell your kids about your football career. You have represented yourselves, your school, your community and your fine coaching staff very well. Be proud of your fine work!
I will try to figure out why that ball has a funny shape.
Thanks for being you!
Bill Gaillard, HFCS Music Department (Retired)
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School District’s $17 million Capital Project failed to gain the approval of District voters and was voted down by a tally of 245 no votes to 216 yes votes.
When the Board returned to its meeting after hearing this news, Superintendent Ken Facin said, “Well, the community has spoken. We will need to go back and take another look at this project. But we have pressing infrastructure issues that need to be addressed.”
