CRARYVILLE — The Taconic Hills hosted the Rondout Valley Ganders in field hockey Wednesday afternoon, and were defeated 3-0.

CATSKILL — The Greenville Spartans earned a road win over the Catskill Cats 5-0 in Tuesday’s late afternoon girls soccer match-up in the Patroon Conference.

HUDSON — Deandre Smith ran for 124 yards and three touchdowns on just four carries as Hudson defeated Rensselaer/Loudonville Christian, 50-0, in Friday’s Class C South Division football game at Hudson High School.

CHATHAM -- The Chatham Panthers were defeated, 42-12, in their home opener of the 2021 football season by the Schuylerville Black Horses.

CRARYVILLE — The Taconic Hills Titans were victorious over the Onteora Eagles at home Tuesday night, 4-0, in Mid-Huddson Athletic League field hockey action.

CHATHAM — The Chatham Reds 13U weathered a scare by Berkshire Americans 13+ in the fifth inning, coughing up four runs, but the Reds still won, 15-5, on Sunday.

CATSKILL — The Greenville Spartans took on the Catskill Cats in Monday afternoon’s Patroon Conference boys soccer action at Holcim Field in Catskill.

HUDSON — Isaiah Maines accounted for five touchdowns in his debut as Hudson’s starting quarterback and teammate Jeremiah Wilburn topped the 100-yard rushing mark as the Bluehawks defeated Ichabod Crane, 40-7, in the Class C South Division opener for both schools on Friday at Hudson High School.

ELLENVILLE — The Taconic Hills field hockey team won its season opener, blanking Ellenville, 3-0, in Thursday’s Mid-Hudson Athletic League contest.

CHATHAM — The Coxsackie-Athens Indians defeated the Chatham Panthers, 9-0, Thursday afternoon in Patroon Conference boys soccer action.

HUDSON — It’s been a few years since Ichabod Crane has gotten the better of Hudson on the football field. Nine years to be exact.

CRARYVILLE — The Cairo-Durham Mustangs defeated Patroon Conference girls soccer rival Taconic Hills Titans in a 1-0 thriller on Wednesday.

HUDSON — Alayna Fletcher scored five goals to highlight Maple Hill’s 9-0 victory over Hudson in Tuesday’s Patroon Conference girls soccer game at Hudson High School.

CRARVILLE — The Greenville Spartans were victorious on the road Tuesday afternoon, blanking the Taconic Hills Titans, 4-0, in Patroon Conference boys sccer action.

Columbia-Greene CC Women’s Soccer made the six-hour journey to Jamestown Community College in NJCAA Region III action on Sunday and dropped a 2-1 decision.

CHATHAM — The Maple Hill Wildcats opened the 2021 boys soccer season with an 8-0 shutout on the road over the Chatham Panthers.

HUDSON -- The Columbia-Greene Community College Women's Soccer Team returned to action for the first time since 2019 on Sunday afternoon.

CATSKILL — Chatham opened its season on a high note with an 8.5-3.5 victory over Catskill in Thursday’s Patroon Conference golf action.

CATSKILL — Coxsackie Post 166 won the Eastern New York Prep Baseball League 18U championship on Saturday with a 12-3 victory over the Troy Expos at Ricky Cramer Field.

Neil Howard III, a rising sophomore from Taconic Hills High School, struck Olympic gold at the USA Track and Field Junior Olympic Championships in Jacksonville, Florida last week.

HUDSON — The Columbia-Greene Community College Athletics Department is proud to announce the 2021 recruiting class for Women’s Soccer.

The Northern Columbia Chaos 14u travel softball teams competed in the Miss Scottie’s Summer Sizzler 14u Tournament this past weekend, finishing as the runners-up for the third consecutive weekend.

TROY — The Columbia Clippers 15U fell to the Upper Deck Titans 15+, 10-6, in the Eastern New York Travel Baseball Super 8 championship game at Joe Bruno Stadium on Sunday.

GREENPORT -- After splitting a doubleheader on Saturday, the Storm defeated the Rattlers 18-10 Sunday afternoon at Greenport Town Park in the final game of the 2021 Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League’s playoffs to win their third consecutive title.

GREENPORT -- The Storm opened the Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League’s championship best-of-three series with a close 5-3 win over the Rattlers.

GREENPORT -- The Storm defeated the MudCats, 11-10, on Friday at Greenport Town Park in the eleventh inning of a Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League playoff game where play was suspended from Wednesday evening.

“Dropping Anchor” is the idiom once used by renowned Outdoor Writer and Columnist, Dick Nelson, as he signed-off each week. For a long time, that’s the way Dick wrapped up his outdoor column in this publication and in many others.

COXSACKIE — Taconic Hills rallied from a five-run deficit with eight runs in the top of the sixth and went on to defeat Coxsackie-Athens, 8-5, to win the Section 2 South AAA 10-12 year-old baseball championship on Wednesday at Foster Field.

CATSKILL — The Rattlers defeated the Knights 3-0 in the Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League’s first semifinal playoff match-up on Wednesday at Ricky Cramer Field.

The Northern Columbia Chaos 14u travel softball team played in the Brunswick Summer Heat Tournament this past weekend and for the second consecutive weekend, finished as the runner-up.

COXSACKIE — Coxsackie-Athens junior Schyler Caringi’s recent trip to the 2021 USMC USA Wrestling National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota proved to be a great success.

CLAVERACK — The Taconic Hills Little League 10-12 year-old All-Stars took a big step toward the Section 2 South AAA baseball championship on Monday with a 14-3 victory over Coxsackie-Athens in game one of their best-of-three series at Claverack Town Park.

Cameron Newkirk had a weekend he won’t soon forget.

I’m happy to announce Julia Horst, 27, of Chatham, NY is now a proud member of the Maine Warden Service. She officially joined the prestigious ranks as a Maine Game Warden upon her graduation from the state’s 39th Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP) on July 16.

CLAVERACK — The Taconic Hills Little League 10-12 All-Stars advanced to the Section 2 South AAA championship series with a 16-1 victory over Rensselaer on Thursday at Claverack Town Park.

GREENPORT — The Mudcats started off this Thursday’s Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League doubleheader against the Bears with a 4-1 victory.

NISKAYUNA — The Northern Columbia Chaos 14U travel softball team participated in the Niskayuna Warrior Walk-Off Tournament, finishing in second place this past weekend.

CATSKILL — After a hot, hazy, and humid Tuesday in the Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League, the action returned to Ricky Cramer Field in Catskill on Wednesday evening.