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HFCS Bowling Team Ends Season With 4-0 Win Over Corinth

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submitted by Coach Lang

The Hoosick Falls bowling team finished their regular season league matches with a 4-0 win over Corinth from the Northern Division of the Adirondack League.  Hoosick Falls finished the regular season with a point total of 48-0 in the league and a overall match record of 13-1 while Corinth finished with a league point total of 31-25. Hoosick Falls had its second highest match total of the season with 3,712 pins to Corinth’s match total of 2,977 pins.   [Read more…] about HFCS Bowling Team Ends Season With 4-0 Win Over Corinth

HF Hands Stillwater First Defeat, 59 – 57, in OT

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by Steve Bradley

Alex Mendez scored 24 points, including six in the overtime, to lead the Panthers to a huge win over the previously undefeated Stillwater Warriors Friday evening. The win kept Hoosick Falls in contention for a third straight Wasaren League title, with a little help from a Stillwater opponent. The Panthers are one game behind Stillwater and tied with Mechanicville for second place. Stillwater plays Mechanicville on Feb. 5 at home, the best chance for a Stillwater loss. [Read more…] about HF Hands Stillwater First Defeat, 59 – 57, in OT

Lady Panthers Get Two More League Wins

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by Steve Bradley

The Lady Panthers held on to first place in the Wasaren League as they soundly defeated two league foes over the past week. The Panthers stand at 10-1 in league play, with a 14-2 record overall. Hoosic Valley is a game behind at 9-2 (L). Tamarac (8-3), Cambridge (7-40, Stillwater (5-6), Mechanicville (3-8), Greenwich (2-9), and Granville (0-11) round out the teams. [Read more…] about Lady Panthers Get Two More League Wins

Panthers Lose At Buzzer

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by Steve Bradley
The Lady Panthers had one slip away last Friday when Hoosic Valley sank a shot with less than one second left. The Indians headed back to Schaghticoke with a big win. The league leading Panthers got sloppy in the waning minutes to help the Indians cause. Hoosic Valley scored 13 points off turnovers, almost half their total, to the Pathers seven. Many of those critical turnovers came in the fourth quarter. [Read more…] about Panthers Lose At Buzzer

HFCS Boys Basketball Wins Two

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by Steve Bradley
HF 47 – Hoosic Valley 29
Hoosic Valley HS,1/15. With the Hoosic Valley suffering through an off year after competing in state championship competition for the past couple years, the Panthers easily defeated the Indians. Both teams started slowly, with HF outscoring the Indians, 5 – 4 in the first quarter. From there, the Panthers outscored the Indians 30 – 12, with the Indians only scoring in double figures in the fourth quarter, after the game was decided. Connor McCart had 15 points and Rem Hickey added 12. [Read more…] about HFCS Boys Basketball Wins Two

HFCS Bowling Team Rolls On

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Bowlers Defeat Hoosic Valley And Stillwater

submitted by Coach Lang
The Hoosick Falls bowling team beat Hoosic Valley by the score of 4-0 on a day when they were honoring their three fine seniors:  Josh McCart, Kyla Day, and Jennifer Sargood at their last home match of the season.  Hoosick Falls had a match total of 3,465 pins to Hoosic Valley’s match total of 2,808 pins.   [Read more…] about HFCS Bowling Team Rolls On

Rensselaer Land Trust And Brown’s Brewery Event

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The Brown’s Walloomsac Brewery Tour is being held exclusively for Rensselaer Land Trust’s members and friends of the community on Sunday, January 24 from 12:30 to 3 pm. The intimate tour – conducted by the brewers – will feature the energy saving, waste water processing, and other innovative processes and practices in place at the facility. [Read more…] about Rensselaer Land Trust And Brown’s Brewery Event

Grafton Lakes State Park’s 31st Annual Winter Festival-Update

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Grafton Lakes State Park and the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park will host the 31st Annual Winter Festival on Saturday, January 23.  The Winter Fest will feature outdoor events along with indoor exhibits, food vendors, and family-friendly and recreational activities. Join us for this free event, celebrating Winter. [Read more…] about Grafton Lakes State Park’s 31st Annual Winter Festival-Update