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LAST TEST BEFORE THE REAL THING |
Lansingburgh runningback Anthony
Fogarty stiff arms his way past
a Ravena defender during
"scrimmage day" in Section II.
Almost every team was in action
today including the 6-way
scrimmage at Ravena. The
scrimmages mark the final test
before next weekends regular
season kickoff.
FOOTBALL
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GETTING READY TO KICK OFF |
Catholic Central High School
girl's soccer coach Dan
Carpenter (left) gives
instruction to the team during
practice on August 23. The
Crusaders and much of the rest
of Section II soccer teams are
finishing up their preseason
camps this week and preparing
for the opening of the season
Labor Day Weekend. (T. Smith
photo)
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BACK ON THE GRIDIRON |
Watervliet
senior two-way lineman James
Lockett (right) pushes forward
during a drill. (T. Smith photo)
After two days of two-a-days
without any pads, local high
school football players took to
the field with helmets and
shoulder pads on Wednesday.
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
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HIGHSCHOOLERS HIT THE LINKS |
As September nears and the back
to school sales flood the
stores, student athletes prepare
for the upcoming fall sports
season. Labor Day weekend
marks the kickoff for all of the
fall sports, with one exception.
The High School golf season
starts in mid August. So
get ready to watch the areas
best young golfers on the links.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE
SECTION II GOLF SCHEDULE
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THE GOAL: SYRACUSE IN NOVEMBER |
Football State Championships are
always played at the Carrier
Dome in Syracuse, and we know
that the boys volleyball
championships will be played at
Cicero North Syracuse High
School, add field hockey to the
list of championships being
played in the center of the
state as the large highschool
plays host one again.
Click
Here for the Section II Field
Hockey Schedule
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DIGGERS SPIKE THEIR WAY TO THE |
The 2010 New York State girls
volleyball championships return
to the Glens Falls Civic Center
on November 21 & 22.
Section II teams will be
attempting to earn their right
to play for the title in their
own back yard. Before the
journey through the rest of the
state begins, these ladies must
first conquer Section II.
Click
Here for the Section II Girls
Volleyball Schedules
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SOCCER READY TO KICK OFF |
The Soccer Championships move to
Middletown this year and Brine
is the official ball of the
NYSPHSAA. To see the
Section II girls soccer schedule
click
here.
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THE LONG WINDY ROAD |
Cross Country races are long and
sometimes trecherous and the
road to the Federeation
Championship at Bowdoin Park in
Wappinger Falls, NY is a windy
one. This year the
Federation Championships as well
as the New York State and
Northeast Regionals will be held
at the picturesque site placed
adjacent to the Hudson River.
Before making it there, Section
II's best will compete in many
Invitationals.
SCHEDULE
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THE ROAD TO THE DOME |
August 16th is the first day
organized practices for Section
II teams, but this week focused
on "team camps". Camps at
SUNY Albany and Shaker High
School showed teams where they
stand heading into pre-season
camp. Labor Day Weekend
will be the start of the season
but before that check out when
your
favorite teams will be
playing and when the big
showdowns are on the
schedule page.
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SSID OF THE YEAR: KAYLA
HENDERSON |
Kayla Henderson of Taconic Hills
is awarded with the
nycapitalsports.net Student
Sports Information Director of
the Year Award by founders
Jeremy and Todd Smith.
Taconic Hills' Kayla Henderson
was recently awarded with the
nycapitalsports.net Student
Sports Information Director of
the Year Award.
The Award is given to the SSID
intern that goes above and
beyond expectations and shows
great promise and diligence in
both journalism and photography.
Every student that attends a
Section II school is eligable
for the internship and can
access the application by
clicking the link below.
NYCAPITALSPORTS.NET SSID
INTERNSHIP APPLICATION
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...AND IT ENDS WITH OTIS |
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As the nycapitalsports.net tribute
to the champions comes to a close we
finish the same way we ended,
honoring Burnt Hills Junior Otis
Ubriaco.We saw Otis win the only
State Championship in the fall and
in the spring he not only captured
the State title in the 3200 meters
but also took home the Federation
crown in an exciting comeback
victory.
Ubriaco was not the only champion on
the boys side of the track. Two
individuals captured field
championships as well.
Fonda's Shane Smith took home gold
in the Discus while Albany Academy's
Jelanie Currie had the farthest
triple jump in the State capturing
his first title.
In a team effort the trackless
Watervliet 4x100 meter relay team of
Volodymyr Myschuk, Jamal McPherson,
Ahshad Thompson and Melique Garcia
captured the schools first track &
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FOUR MORE CHAMPIONS
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Klarissa Ricks of Holy Names |
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Much like during the winter
track season, the girls in
Section II ruled the outdoor
track as well. The track &
Field student athletes of our
area have made their claim as
the most succesful of all the
Section II competitors and in
the spring we saw some amazing
perfromances.
Klarissa Ricks (left) of Holy
Names had the most impressive
and succesful performances
taking home three golds in three
seperate events. Ricks
completed the trifecta by
winning the Long Jump, 100 meter
dash and anchoring the 400 meter
relay team.
Kyle Plante of Colonie chose the
400 meter hurdles as her #1
event at the State Champinships
and it proved to be a good
choice as once again the
sophomore dominated the
competition.
The final gold medal winner on
the girls side was Saratoga's
Madalyne Smith. Not only
did the senior win the state
championship in the 100 hurdles
but she also captured the
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FORT ANN: THE CARDINAL RULE |
Spring is the season when we
stare at diamonds.
Softball fields and baseball
fields bring sports fans their
greatest pleasure. This
spring, America's past time was
owned by the Fort Ann Cardinals
who won the Class D State
Championship over
Bolivar-Richburg 6-5 in one of
the greatest baseball games ever
played.
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NYCAPITALSPORTS.NET
"NIGHT AT THE JOE" |
Monday July
12 was nycapitalsports.net
"Night at the Joe" as the staff,
friend and Athletes of the Month
and their families visited Joe
Bruno stadium for an informal
awards ceremony and catch the
Tri-City Valleycats as they
hosted the Jamestown Jammers on
a simply beautiful night for
baseball. Eleven Athletes
of the month and one SSID were
recognized for their hard work.
Those that were honored are
pictured above. (from l-r)
Volodomyr Myschuk, Dani Hennel,
Terrell Winney, Caroline Gersuk,
Giuseppi Lanzi, Meeghan Arno,
Jamal McPherson, Kyle Plante,
Kayla Henderson, Klarissa Ricks,
Olivia Samson and Lizzie
Predmore. For more on the
night visit the honors page or
click here.
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NYCS PLAY IT
AGAIN SPORTS JUNE ATHLETES OF THE
MONTH |
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE
MONTH
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Klarissa Ricks of Holy Names
entered in three events at the
New York State Track & Field
Championships. The Junior
entered in an individual track
event (100), a field event (long
jump) amd a relay event (4x100).
She took home gold in each of
them and for the that Klarissa
has earned the NYCS Female
Athlete of the Month for June. |
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MALE ATHLETES OF THE MONTH
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The Watervliet Boys 4x100 meter
relay team (center) members
Ahshad Thompson, Volodymyr
Myschuk, Jamal McPherson and
Melique Garcia won the State
Championship and earns the Male
Athletes of the Month for June. |
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GIRLS RULE ON THE INDOOR TRACK |
Schuylerville's Sarah Palmer |
As the boys flourished in the
pool during the winter, the
girls were hard at work taking
home gold at the Indoor Track &
Field Championships at Cornell.
Individually Section II produced
three champions. Sarah
Palmer of Schuylerville high
jumped 5'8" to take the gold in
the areas lone field event
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Colonie's Kyle Plante |
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Saratoga speedster Madalyne
Smith completed the final in the
55 meter dash with a winning
time of 7.11 and Colonie
Sophomore Kyle Plante ran a
38.94 to take gold in the 300.
Shenendehowa's 3200 relay team
of Lizzie Predmore, Gina
Stalica, Alexandra Butnick and
Danika Simonson took gold in a
time of 9:17.78. |
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SWIMMERS TAKE HOME THE GOLD |
Mohon
Schalmont's Michael Dugan |
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The Winter season in Section II
produced the most numerous
amount of State Champions of any
season during the 2009-10 school
year and the pool saw the most
champions of the season.
Shaker's Frankie Dyer took home
gold in both the 200 and 500
yard freestyle
events.Shenendehowa's Jacob
Johnson also took home gold in
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Individually the senior
won the 100-yard freestyle and
he also combined with teammates
Taylor and Troy Nichols and
Shayne Buckley to win the 400
free relay. Mohon Schalmont
took home a gold by way of
100-yard butterfly champion
Michael Dugan and Queensbury's
Andrew Guinther scored gold in
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MAT MASTERS X 2 |
When it
came to the mat Section II was
highly represented at an
electric State Championship meet
at the Times Union Center.
When the tournament was over
Amsterdam's Giuseppi Lanzi
(above) and Nick Gwiadzowski of
Duanesburgh each took home their
respective titles.
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SKIING... YES SKIING |
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In Section II winter sports are
viewed as indoor contests.
Baketball, wrestling, indoor
track, bowling and swimming all
take place inside.
There are winter sports that
take place outside and The
Capital Region flaunts one of
the best and brightest student
athletes in the sport.
In the year of the Winter
Olympics, nordic skiing received
alot more press than what would
normally be seen. High
School Nordic Skiing in this
area received a little extra as
well with Queensbury's Carly
Wynn taking home a State
Championship.
The strqaight A student captured
the title this past February and
looks to furhter her
championships in years to come.
The junior will look to repeat
next year and after that will
look to move on and someday,
eventually be an Olympic star
herself.
Her training, her classwork, and
support team have made Carly
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AP TAKES THE FEDERATION |
Averill Park's started the
season as the #1 ranked Class A
girls basketball team in New
York State. When the
season ended they were still
atop the list. The
Warriors defeated Lakeland 53-46
in the State title game and then
went on to defeat Medgar Evers
and St. Anthony's to earn the
Federation Championship as well.
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A PURPLE AND GOLD WINTER |
The fall produced one individual
and one team State Champion for
Section II. The winter
provided much more success for
the Capital Rgion. The CBA
boys basketball team was one of
two teams to come away with
State Titles. The Brothers
entered the State tournament
after defeating Shenendehowa in
the Section II Class AA title
game. They then defeated
Cicero North Syracuse and
defending Champin Newburgh to
reach the finals where they
dominated Nationally ranked Half
Hollows Hills West 71-53.
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IT STARTS WITH OTIS... |
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On November 14, 2009 Burnt Hills
junior Otis Ubriaco ran in the
New York State cross country
championships at SUNY
Plattsburgh. Otis ran the
course in a time of 15:44.1
which was fast enough to earn
the Class A title and the first
State Tilte of the Season for
Section II.
Ubriaco's teammate Scott Maughan
finished in third with a time of
15:53.9.
Five other Spartans ran great
times to lead Burnt Hills to the
Class A team title as well.
The Cross Country Season saw the
areas first individual and team
State Champions of the school
year. They were surely not
the last.
Some familiar faces even showed up
later on in the year.
Otis Ubriaco Class A cross
country champion. |
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