GERMANTOWN — The past, present and future converged perfectly for Germantown Girls Varsity Soccer Coach Mike Pudney on senior night.

CRARYVILLE — The Taconic Hills Titans lost big on their home field Friday night, 56-22 to the Watervliet Cannoneers.

COXSACKIE — Hoosick Falls/Tamarac broke up a close game with 38 unanswered points in the second half to defeat previously unbeaten Coxsackie-Athens, 45-3, in a Section II Class C cross-division game on Friday night.

The 2021-22 Budget includes legislation lowering the age for deer hunting with a firearm and crossbow in participating upstate counties. The new law states however, that unless counties adopt a local law allowing youth hunters 12-13 to hunt deer, the old law will remain in effect and prohibi…

HUDSON — Caleb Romano threw three touchdown passes and had a sack for a safety to highlight Hudson’s 30-0 victory over Holy Trinity in Saturday’s Class B Reinfurt Division game at the Bluehawk Sports Complex.

COXSACKIE — All it took for Coxsackie-Athens baseball standout Patrick McManus to decide Bryant & Stratton College in Albany was the right choice to continue his academic and athletic career was a few conversations with Bobcats head coach Bob Godlewski.

COXSACKIE — The Coxsackie-Athens Indians were too much for the Ichabod Crane Riders on Friday night, shutting them out, 19-0.

After nearly 32 years of state service, NYS Environmental Conservation Officer (ECO) Mike Arp is calling it a career. Retiring this week, Mike has been our local ECO, first in Albany, then Greene County for the past 22 years.

CRARYVILLE — Conner Ackerly scored on a six-yard run with 2:03 remaining in the game to give Ichabod Crane a come-from-behind 26-22 victory over Taconic Hills in Saturday’s Section II Class C football game at Taconic Hills High School.

HUDSON — Schalmont’s Rodney Parker and Trent Randle demonstrated why they are considered one of the best 1-2 punches in Section II during Friday’s Class B Reinfurt Division game against Hudson.

GERMANTOWN — When the 2019 girls soccer season ended, Germantown was ranked No. 10 in the state in Class D, had earned a share of the Central Hudson Valley League championship and advanced to the Section II semifinals.

CRARYVILLE — Taconic Hills defeated Coxsackie-Athens, 2-0, Thursday afternoon, earning its first win of the field hockey season.

Opening day of trout season is fast approaching as DEC announces new trout fishing regulations this past week. DEC’s Trout Management Plan has been finalized for some time but regulations reflecting the changes have just recently gone through their final adoption.

CHATHAM — A familiar face will be calling the shots for the Chatham varsity football team this spring.

HUDSON — Caleb Romano threw three touchdown passes and had two sacks on defense and Isaiah Maines had a 17-yard touchdown reception and returned a kickoff 85 yards for a score to lead Hudson to a 51-0 victory over Catskill/Cairo-Durham in Saturday’s season opener for both schools.

HUDSON — With a talented array of skill position players and a solid line on both sides of the ball, the Hudson High football team will open its season at home on Saturday with a 1 p.m. game against Catskill/Cairo-Durham.

CAIRO — When the Catskill/Cairo-Durham football team opens its season on Saturday at 1 p.m. against Hudson, it will be one of the youngest varsity teams in Section II with a roster consisting of nine sophomores and five freshmen.

COXSACKIE — Football has always been a big part of Fred Howard’s life.

VALATIE — A young Ichabod Crane football team will kick off its season on Saturday at 2 p.m. with a road game against Hoosick Falls/Tamarac at Watervliet High School.

HUDSON — There is a new all-time leader in points scored for Catskill girls basketball.

CATSKILL -- The Hudson Bluehawks won a 51-49 thriller at the buzzer Friday night, against their rivals across the river in Catskill.

HUDSON — On Senior Night at Hudson High School, it was a junior that stole the show.

The last day for commenting on the proposed circle hook requirement when fishing for striped bass using bait was March 8 but you can expect the regulation to use inline circle hooks as early as this striper season which opens on April 1st. There is however, a potential for delay in having th…

HUDSON — High school football fans eagerly awaiting the start of the high school season will have to wait a little longer as the entire Class B football schedule has been pushed back one week.

VALATIE — Ichabod Crane Junior Elise Brennan was named the Colonial Council Tennis MVP for the 2020 season.

HUDSON — Isaiah Maines scored 18 points to lead Hudson to a 54-42 victory over Chatham in Friday’s high school boys basketball game.

HUDSON — The Fall 2 sports season is fast approaching and Section II is putting the final touches on the high school football schedule.

CATSKILL -- The Catskill Cats defeated the Cairo-Durham Mustangs on Friday night by a score of 52-24. Janay Brantley led all players with 30 points, reaching a milestone 1,000 points for her career so far. 

Just a few days ago, the temperature dipped into single digits with a biting wind. Strong gusts have been stinging any skin not completely covered by hats, or gloves all week. Our ever-present face coverings finally came in handy for something other than COVID protection.

GREENVILLE — In a battle of boys basketball unbeatens on Wednesday night, the Greenville Spartans were victorious over the Chatham Panthers 68-60.

CATSKILL — The Catskill Cats won their opening game Tuesday night against the Coxsackie-Athens Indians, by an 88-54 final score. Catskill’s Leviticus Johnson led all scorers with 30 points, and teammate Logan Scott added 22 of his own.

Hudson’s Matt Bowes was named the 2021 Patroon Conference bowling MVP.

HUDSON — Hudson jumped out to a 15-3 lead after one quarter and never looked back en route to a 50-12 victory over Taconic Hills in Tuesday’s high school girls basketball game at Hudson High School.

VALATIE — Ichabod Crane won its third match wthout a loss, defeating Taconic Hills, 3-0, in Monday’s boys volleyball match.

CHATHAM — The Catskill Cats notched a huge road win against the Chatham Panthers on Monday night to open the 2021 basketball season, 60-35. Janay Brantley led the Cats with 21 points, and is now only 12 points shy of 1,000 for her career so far. Brantley’s next chance at eclipsing that mark …

CHATHAM — Chatham overcame a slow start and went on to defeat Taconic Hills, 62-40, in Friday’s high school boys basketball game on Senior Night at Chatham High School.

COXSACKIE — Patroon Conference wrestling rivals Greenville and Coxsackie-Athens met in the season opener for both schools on Friday at Coxsackie-Athens High School.