CHATHAM — Adryanna Jennings tripled and scored on Erin Madsen’s safety squeeze bunt in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Chatham a 9-8 victory over Warrensburg in Saturday’s Section 2 Class C semifinal.

COXSACKIE — Max Van Etten fired a no-hitter with eight strikeouts to lead the Greene County Outlaws 9U to a 7-0 victory over the Greene County Bombers in Saturday’s travel baseball game.

The Catskill Central School District (CSD) Fishing Program kicked into high gear earlier this week. On a blistering hot Monday morning, fifth-graders and their mentors paid no attention to the heat as they took to the banks of the Catskill Creek across from the high school.

VALATIE -- The Ichabod Crane Riders won their semifinal matchup against the Schalmont Sabres in the Section II Class B Playoffs for softball by a 9-0 final score.

HUDSON — Hudson and Ichabod Crane will meet in the Section II Class B baseball semifinals at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School.

CHATHAM — The Chatham Panthers won their Section II Class C quarterfinal softball matchup at home Thursday against the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Bulldogs 12-0 in a five inning shutout.

HUDSON — Jordan Moon fired a complete game three-hit shutout as Hudson defeated Cobleskill-Richmondville, 3-0, in Wednesday’s Section II Class B opening-round game at Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School.

VALATIE — The Ichabod Crane Riders defeated the Catskill Cats, 5-0, in Wednesday’s Section II Class B first-round playoff game.

CASTLETON — Gavin Van Kempen went 3 for 3 with two home runs and six RBI to lead No. 11 Maple Hill to a 20-2 conquest of No. 22 Berlin/New Lebanon in Monday’s Section II Class C baseball playoff game.

COXSACKIE — The Coxsackie-Athens Indians lost a heartbreaker to the Ravena Indians 7-6 in 10 innings in Monday afternoon’s opening round of the Section II Class B Playoffs.

GREENVILLE — Isaiah Edmonds pitched five inings of shutout ball with nine strikeouts and helped his own cause by going 3 for 3 with a double as Greenville defeated Taconic Hills, 10-0, in Friday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.

For the first time since the Coronavirus pandemic shut down high school sports in New York State at the end of the 2020 winter season, Section II will conduct postseason playoffs and crown champions in each of its five classes.

GREENVILLE -- The Greenville Spartans blanked the visiting Hudson Bluehawks 3-0 on Friday afternoon.

HUDSON — On Senior Day, Germantown swept a Central Hudson Valley League doubleheader from Doane Stuart, winning the first game, 17-0 and the second, 11-1, at Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School in Hudson.

CRARYVILLE — The Taconic Hills Titans gave the Chatham Panthers their first loss of the 2021 softball season 8-5 Thursday afternoon as they celebrated their senior class.

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COXSACKIE — Vic Gorman had a triple and a double with an RBI and Isaiah Maines went 3 for 3 with two RBI to power Hudson to a 17-4 victory over Coxsackie-Athens in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game at McQuade Park.

CRARYVILLE — Taconic Hills defeated the visiting Catskill Cats 4-3 in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.

HUDSON — Behind a strong pitching performance by Jordan Moon, Hudson defeated Chatham, 5-2, to win the 2021 Patroon Conference baseball championship on Tuesday.

VALATIE — The Ichabod Crane Riders mercied the Cohoes Tigers 12-0 on the softball field Tuesday afternoon.

HUDSON — The Hudson High football team will move from Class B to Class C, starting this Fall, according to head coach John Davi.

CHATHAM — Tate Van Alstyne belted his fourth home run of the season to highlight a 14-hit attack as Chatham defeated Coxsackie-Athens, 13-3, in Friday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.

Competing in the Suburban Council Track & Field Showcase against some of the best athletes Section II has to offer, Taconic Hills’ dynamic duo of Clare Howard and Neil Howard III once again stood out.

HUDSON — The Hudson girls track team defeated Catskill 63-27 on Saturday as Hudson’s three seniors, Rylee Brown, Deja Squires and Kimeta Alce, each won an individual event on senior day.

GREENPORT — The Bucks defeated the Knights 3-2 in Thursday’s Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League game at Greenport Park.

HUDSON — Coxsackie-Athens placed a total of nine players on the recently released Section II Class South Division All-Star team, according to first-year coach Fred Howard.

CATSKILL — Zack Bernockie went 2 for 3 with a two-run homer and Matt Bowes went 3 for 3 with a triple and threw a one-hit shutout as Hudson defeated Catskill, 14-0, in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.

CRARYVILLE — The Taconic Hills Titans defeated the Coxsackie-Athens Indians 5-4 on the softball field Wednesday afternoon.

GREENPORT — The Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League opened its 2021 season Tuesday evening with the Orioles taking on the two-time defending league champions the Storm.

COXSACKIE — Feshman Neil Howard III shattered a school record he set just last week with a 13-11 effort in the pole vault to spark Taconic hills to a 106-15 victory over Catskill in Tuesday’s Patroon Conference boys track and field meet.

CHATHAM — Ryan Graziano blasted two home runs and Matt Thorsen left the yard once as Chatham posted a 19-5 non-league baseball victory over Germantown on Tuesday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former Greenville standout Ava Fitzmaurice scored another big time honor on Tuesday afternoon when the University of New Haven junior was tabbed one of 54 selections to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Teams as a Pitcher/Utility.

CRARYVILLE — Taconic Hills student-athletes Emily Mottoshiski and Isaac Langer have decided where they will continue their academic and athletic careers.

GREENVILLE — The Chatham Panthers held the Greenville Spartans scoreless on Monday afternoon, winning 9-0 on the road.

Chris Brown homered and drove in two runs and Ethan Lenzo tripled, doubled and had four RBI to lead the Greene County Outlaws 8U to a 19-8 victory over the Colonie Raiders 8U in Sunday’s travel baseball game.

COLONIE — Taconic Hills’ Clare Howard took a step up in competition and came through like a champion at the Colonie Relays on Saturday.

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HUDSON — Kasey Moore scattered four hits and didn’t allow a run in five innings as Hudson defeated Taconic Hills, 10-0, in Friday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.

CHATHAM -- The Chatham Panthers hosted the Hudson Bluehawks on the softball field Friday afternoon, and defeated the Bluehawks in five innings, 13-0.

VALATIE — The Ichabod Crane Riders hosted the Chatham Panthers on the diamond Thursday afternoon, and won decidedly, 8-2.

HUDSON — Hudson rallied for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and went on to defeat Maple Hill, 10-6, in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.