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Outdoor Journal: Washington County safari yields a tom
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Last Thursday, I was one of 16 members of the New York State Outdoor Writers Association who visited the Cambridge/Salem area of Washington County for our annual safari.
Fly-Fishing: Deer Hair Sedge useful, effective, easy to make
Thursday, May 23, 2013
For decades, fly-tying’s thought leaders have told us we need to make our flies more realistic, because trout have figured out that all the old ones are fake. That idea has been challenged in recent times — now perhaps more eloquently than ever by Bob Wyatt, author of “What Trout Want: The Educated Tout and Other Myths,” published by Headwater Books.
Bowling: Innovator Cramer didn't get all the credit he deserved
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Morris Cramer never got the credit he deserved for helping to form the Professional Bowlers Association, but his passion for the game touched thousands. Promoter, inventor, proprietor, equipment innovator and a member of both the New York State Bowling Association and Troy Bowling Association Halls of Fame, Cramer died Tuesday night at age 87.
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High schools: Tartans hold off Cadets for 8-7 victory
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Nick McCloskey scored Scotia-Glenville’s final goal on a strong run to the cage, and the Tartans held on afterward to beat Albany Academy, 8-7, in a Section II Class B lacrosse quarterfinal that was halted Tuesday night when a thunderstorm hit and was completed Wednesday afternoon.
Turkey Tales: Taking a late-season bird means planning before starting a hunt
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Based on the number of turkey tales I’ve received recently — ONE — I guess the turkeys must be getting smarter. Maybe we have to get a little smarter, ourselves. One thing I’ve been hearing a lot of is that there are not as many birds this year. Do not give up!
Area colleges: Danes open against Bearcats in AE baseball tournament
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The University at Albany baseball team will be trying to win its first America East Conference tournament title since 2007 this week.
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Lacrosse: Thunderstorm suspends Scotia-Albany Academy game
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Just when the Class B boys’ lacrosse opener between Albany Academy and Scotia-Glenville got interesting, Mother Nature got involved.
Baseball: Holmes' slam opens door for Duanesburg victory
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Duanesburg managed just three hits, but one was a game-tying grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning, and another was Shane Barberis’ single that led to the game-winning run as the
Eagles beat Canajoharie, 7-6, in the Section II Class C tournament on Tuesday.
Eagles beat Canajoharie, 7-6, in the Section II Class C tournament on Tuesday.
Lacrosse: Dutchmen crank up attack, turn back Blue Streaks
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Guilderland got its offense going in the third quarter and held off Saratoga Springs, 9-6, in the Section II Class A quarterfinals on Tuesday.
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Tennis: Unseeded Guilderland doubles team reaches Section II final
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The unseeded Guilderland doubles team of Bill Dong and Michael Zhu continued its incredible run through the Section II individual tennis championships Tuesday in Central Park.
Tennis: Hsu-Santos oust top seeds
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Unseeded Justin Hsu and Russell Santos of Niskayuna upset the top-seeded doubles team of Nick DeLuke and Nick Mashuta of Bethlehem, 11-9, as the first three rounds of the Section II individual tennis sectionals were completed in Central Park in Schenectady Monday.
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Sectional baseball: Blue Devils will be battling history in Class AA
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Doug LaValley can reach 150 career coaching victories if his Guilderland baseball team defeats Ballston Spa today in a first-round game of the Section II Class AA tournament.
He’s had more significant wins, though, when his Dutchmen claimed area large-school championships in 2007 and again in 2010.
He’s had more significant wins, though, when his Dutchmen claimed area large-school championships in 2007 and again in 2010.
Sectional softball: Young Patriots, Knights earn home-field edge
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A year ago, only two teams from Schenectady County got to host a first-round game in the Section II softball tournament.
That number increased to five this season, with both Schenectady schools — Schenectady High School and Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons — among those not having to travel for their sectional openers.
That number increased to five this season, with both Schenectady schools — Schenectady High School and Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons — among those not having to travel for their sectional openers.
High school lacrosse: Eagles oust Patriots
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Brad Bettinger scored three goals and assisted on two more, and Bethlehem used a big second-half edge to beat Schenectady, 11-3, in the first round of the Section II Class A boys’ tournament.
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Eddy Meet: Ram's Brown repeats in 400
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Izaiah Brown showed just how special he can be, even without runners breathing down his neck. Brown ran away from the pack in winning his second straight 400-meter title at Saturday’s 73rd William F. Eddy Jr. Memorial Track and Field Meet, while John Hardies gutted through a pair of closing relays to help the Rams clinch the boys’ team championship.
