Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Steve Bradley
The Hoosick Falls Central School Panthers did everything in their power to bring home a State championship from Syracuse. They gave everything they had. They played as well as they could. But a win wasn’t to be on this day.
[Read more…] about State Championship Slips From Panther Claws, 20 – 14
submitted by Coach Bob Lang
The Hoosick Falls bowling team won a big match against Southern Division rival Hoosic Valley by the score of 4-0. This was the first league match for both teams. Hoosick Falls had total match pins of 3,632, and Hoosic Valley had total match pins of 3,149.
The top bowler for Hoosic Valley was Tim Robitaille with a 267-615. Top bowlers for Hoosick Falls were A.J. Hurlburt 268-650, Ken Marbot 225-630, Jennifer Sargood 253-620, Josh McCart 236-619, Eric Bloomer 211-574 and Kyla Day 216-539. Top JV scores were made by Jon Bossoni 208-501, William Charbonneau 161-449 and Matt Bulson 158-436. Christopher Snyder had a 168-433, and Meghan Backes had a nice 188 for the exhibition team.
“This was a big early season match against one of our toughest Southern Division rivals this year. The team really stepped up their game after our non-league match against Schuylerville last Tuesday where we missed a lot of spares and didn’t score very well. Hoosic Valley got off to a good start in the first game, but we kept up with them and then pulled away in the second half of the game to win by 222 pins. In the second game Hoosick Falls kept up the good scoring and won by 202 pins. In the third game Hoosick Falls got off to a slow start and Hoosic Valley got off to a good start, and it looked like they were going to win the last game, but Hoosick Falls rallied in the 9th and 10th frames to win the last game by 58 pins. This win will help build their confidence for the rest of the season even though the team must continue to work hard to put up these scores from match to match,” said Coach Lang.
by Coach Bob Lang
The Hoosick Falls bowling team has both experienced and upcoming young bowlers who are ready to defend their Adirondack League title. There are five starters back from last year’s championship team – Ken Marbot, Senior Co-Captain, Josh McCart Junior Co-Captain, Jennifer Sargood, Junior, Kyla Day, Junior, and A.J. Hurlburt, Freshman. The bowlers who are ready to bowl at the varsity level are Senior Eric Bloomer, Senior William Charbonneau, Sophomore Jonathan Bossoni, Sophomore Tyler Lindsey, Sophomore Matthew Bulson, Sophomore Dan Suite and ninth-grader Lilli Williams.
[Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Bowling Team Season Preview 2014-2015
Panthers Stop Millbrook In Their Tracks, 29 – 0
by Steve Bradley
The Hoosick Falls Panthers headed down the Thruway last Saturday with the thoughts of a real struggle to earn the right to advance to the State championship game in Syracuse. This year they were playing a new opponent, the Millbrook Blazers, in the semifinal game at Kingston. [Read more…] about We’re Going To The Dome!
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School Board held a relatively brief meeting on Monday, November 24. Neither Superintendent Ken Facin nor the two principals were present.
Board President Greg Laurin happily announced that all five of the fall sports teams had achieved “Scholar-Athlete” status, keeping grade point averages above 90.
by Coach Bob Lang
The Hoosick Falls bowling team defeated Schuylerville, 3-1, in a non-league match for their first match of the season. Hoosick Falls had total match pins of 3,215, and Schuylerville had total match pins of 2,906. Schuylerville is now a member of the Foothills League and has an overall record of 5-7.
Top bowler for Schuylerville was Carter Fritch with a 266-640. Top bowlers for Hoosick Falls were Josh McCart 256-676, Ken Marbot 201-584, Jennifer Sargood 193-556 and Kyla Day 186-519. Other good scores from JV and Exhibition bowlers were William Charbonneau 184-464, Matt Bulson 160-462, James Hynd 152-440 and Meghan Backes 156-426.
“This was a good warmup match to get ready for league play which starts Tuesday, December 2, home, against Hoosic Valley. We won the first two games and then had trouble making spares in the third game and ended up losing that game by 23 pins. The team knows that we have a lot of work to do over the weeks to come, and making spares is one thing that we will have to improve on if we are to be successful,” said Coach Lang.
Terri Burdick, Scholarship Chair of Bennington Elks 567, announced that the Elks are offering scholarships to area high school seniors. The “Most Valuable Student Scholarship” applications are now available but can only be obtained online. The deadline for returning these completed applications to the Bennington Elks or your high school guidance office is December 5, so now is the time to act!
These scholarships are open to any U.S. high school senior and the online forms are also used to judge local scholarships given by the Elks. Don’t delay! Go to www.elks.org/ENF/scholars and begin the process. Deadlines are critical.
Once the application has been downloaded, return the completed applications as soon as possible!
Students may also obtain information about the Legacy Awards (for children and grandchildren of Elks members) and the emergency grants (for children of deceased or totally disabled Elks).
Terri Burdick, HFCS Ski/Board Club Advisor, is registering Hoosick Falls Central School District students in grades 5-8 for the Wednesday Willard Mountain Club. Beginning January 7 and continuing for six weeks, students will be transported from HFCS to nearby Willard Mountain for evenings of snow and fun. Lift and lessons cost only $130 or can include rental equipment for $165 (before November 25). Helmets are a must and can also be rented for the season for an additional $30.
Students ski/board from 4:30 to 8:30 pm then return to HFCS by 9:30 pm. Willard also allows the students to continue in the Wednesday fun after the Club ends for no additional charge to continue to enjoy the winter.
Can’t beat it! Join us! Call Terri at 518-686-9492 x1034 for more information! It’s “sno’ much fun!”
by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls Central School Physical Education teacher Lisa Ferrannini, found a unique way to motivate her junior and senior high school students. She came across an app entitled C25K (Couch to 5k). The program consisted of warm-ups and walking and jogging three days a week for nine weeks. [Read more…] about Health Reporter Leads Fizz Ed At HFCS
by Steve Bradley
Last Saturday the Hoosick Falls Panthers made a run up the Northway to play the Saranac Lake Red Storm. It was cold with a bit of a breeze, but the fans made the almost three hour trip. Everyone must have been dressed for the thirty degree temperature, as everyone stayed in their seats until the end.
The Storm came into the game with a 9 – 0 record and the stats to back it up. On paper they were a good passing team and an average running team. Saranac Lake and Hoosick Falls are familiar foes who only meet as sectional champions, so it’s always a good game.
