Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Steve Bradley
Last Wednesday the Panther boys soccer team made the trip over Route 67 to face a team that took them to overtime earlier in the season. While the Panthers got the overtime win against Mechanicville a day late, they did get the win. Just as in the first match, this game went to overtime, but this time the outcome was not in the Panthers’ favor, ending 4 – 3.
The Hoosick Falls High School Student Council is hosting the Sixth Annual Homecoming Chicken BBQ on Wednesday, October 15, from 3:30 to 5:30 pm. Giffy’s BBQ will be providing the chicken dinners which include ½ chicken, potato, coleslaw, roll and dessert. Tickets cost only $12 and are available for purchase at the High School Office 518-686-7321.
Please call to pre-order your dinners by Friday, October 10.
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School Board unanimously approved a $17 million Capital Project which will be put before the voters of the District for their approval on December 2.
by Steve Bradley
The Panthers had a different type of weekend starting at kick-off time on Friday evening. Everything was in place for Friday night lights at HFCS – Class C Hoosick Falls Panthers against Class B Broadalbin – Perth Patriots. The teams were ready, the snack bar was open, the crowd was pumped, and the weather was warm. The Alma Mater and the Star Spangled Banner were sung, and the crowd cheered. Let the game begin. Oh, wait, there are no referees. We can’t play a football game without referees.
[Read more…] about Panthers Hold On To Win, 21 – 17, After Postponement For No Refs
by Steve Bradley
Monday afternoon, the HFCS boys soccer team defeated Tamarac at Delurey Field. The Panthers took a one goal advantage into the half, then poured it on in the second half, scoring four more goals. [Read more…] about HFCS Boys Soccer Beats Tamarac, 5 – 2
by Alex Brooks
At the Hoosick Falls School Board meeting on September 18 School District Superintendent Ken Facin talked about the College Completion Project that he has initiated at Hoosick Falls.
He said many students don’t even start thinking about college until they are a junior or senior in the high school, which he said is “way too late.” He said, “We want to expose students at an early age” to the possibilities for higher education so that an awareness of and aspiration to higher education can help them prepare themselves to be successful getting into college and in their studies once they get there.
Dear Editor:
On Thursday afternoon (September 4) I went to a local automotive repair business in Bennington, VT, to have my wheelchair van’s oil changed and checked before I drove to the Syracuse Carrier Dome on Sunday, September 7, to watch the Hoosick Falls Football Team, of which my son is a member, play in the High School Kick-off Classic, one of only 18 schools in New York State to receive the honor, but the mechanic drove it off the side of the cement lift slamming the van into a cement wall leaving it severely damaged and unsafe to drive to Syracuse
Since I am a quadriplegic of 43 years and use a power wheelchair for mobility I am forced to use a vehicle that either has a wheelchair lift or a ramping system. My son knowing that Hoosick Falls was sending buses for cheerleaders/band and fans took it upon himself on Friday to ask the Athletic Director (Mr. Tom Husser) if one of the wheelchair buses could be sent so his dad could go? He was told NO, without hesitation.
Some of the football coaches also asked; they, too, were told no. My wife and other ambulatory parents were allowed to ride the fan buses but not me. On the bus ride to Syracuse, my wife was told by the driver, if more ambulatory buses were needed, they were to be added.
Recently I went with my son to the yearly Code of Conduct meeting required for any student who is going to play sports at Hoosick Falls. Two ex-NAVY SEALS spoke about how it takes parents, coaches, students and school administrators working together for the students’ teams to be successful.
I think the students, coaches and parents understand the philosophy, but I am not sure the school administration does. My son is a senior, and unless the football team ends up in the championship game again, I will never get to see my son’s team play at the Dome again. I know Coach Jones and his team will try their hardest to make it back to the Dome, and I pray that happens, but just in case it doesn’t, I have to ask again WHY COULDN’T THEY SEND A LIFT BUS to allow me or a student or any other individual with a disability to go to the game?
So I ask, why couldn’t a lift equipped bus have been added? I have managed transportation systems throughout the United States for over 35 years and during most of that time the Americans with Disabilities Act (passed July 26, 1991) which protects persons with disabilities from discriminations has been in effect. Doesn’t the Hoosick Falls Administration know what the ADA is?
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was told to move to the back of the city bus but stood her ground by refusing, and the whole world heard her. Fifty-nine years later discrimination still exists, however, now, individuals try harder to keep it quiet!
Sincerely,
Richard Pitt
Oak Street, Hoosick Falls
by Steve Bradley
Tamarac. They never had a chance.
After making the short drive down Route 7 to Tamarac High School, the Panthers took to the field last Friday to face the Tamarac Bengals. The Bengals were bringing their 0 – 2 record into the game and hoping to end the Panthers’ 52 game Section II winning streak.
by Steve Bradley
Last Thursday the Panther field hockey team travelled down Route 22 to Taconic Hills High. The Panthers defeated the Titans 6 – 0. Caytlyn Springer tallied two goals, Liz Ryan, Ally Burdick, Maddy Ryan and Alexis Carreas each had one goal in the victory. Maddy and Liz Ryan each added one assist.
Cassie Sherman had two saves in goal; the Taconic Hills goalie made 21.
[Read more…] about Panther Field Hockey – Shut Out, Shut Out, Shut Out
by Steve Bradley
The HFCS Ladies soccer team is on a roll, ending the week with a 7 – 1 overall record and 6 – 0 in league play. Over the past week the Panthers defeated Cambridge, Stillwater and Greenwich.
At home on DeLurey Field, in the Cambridge game, the Panthers took a 2 goal lead into the half and won the game going away, 5 – 1. Rachel Pine and Taylor Mann each scored twice, and Jordyn Haynes scored once to take the win. Goalie Jayde Tutunjian had five saves. Cambridge goalie Courtney Davis had 11 saves for the Indians.
