Archive for November, 2011

Hoosick Falls is girls soccer co-champ

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HOMER – Hannah Fricke made several great saves and was named outstanding goalkeeper in Class C as Hoosick Falls was named a co-champion of the State Girls Soccer Tournament on Sunday.

Hoosick Falls played to a 0-0 tie with Friends Academy through regulation and four overtimes. The tournament does not use penalty kicks to break a tie in state championship games, so both teams are declared champions.

Maritza Gonzalez was named outstanding player of the game for Hoosick Falls, which finishes the season 20-1-2.

 

 

Posted on Monday, November 21st, 2011 in Sports |

Hoosick Falls Football comes up short in state semis

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KINGSTON – In a defensive struggle between the top two ranked teams in the state, Hoosick Falls fell just short in a 13-12 loss to Dobbs Ferry in the state Class C football semifinals Saturday at Dietz Stadium.

Dobbs Ferry’s ball-control offense proved the difference late in the game. Tim Soave, the Eagles’ 230-pound fullback, scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run midway through the fourth quarter. Second-ranked Dobbs Ferry (10-1) then held the Panthers on defense, and Soave pounded the ball for the final 4:25 of the game as the Eagles ran out the clock.

Soave finished with a game-high 117 yards on 33 carries.

Top-ranked Hoosick Falls (11-1) had taken a 12-7 lead in the third quarter when Tanner Williams sprang loose for a 52-yard touchdown run. The Panthers’ rugged defense, led by linebacker David Couch, had kept Dobbs Ferry under wraps for much of the contest. The Panthers also staged a goal-line stand in the third quarter, as Randy Tutunjian and Billy Pine halted Eddie Ritch on fourth-and-goal at the 1-yard line.

Dobbs Ferry, which faces Southwestern in the state final next Sunday at the Carrier Dome, had used a long drive to take a 7-6 lead in the second quarter, capped by Ritch’s 2-yard touchdown run. Hoosick Falls had opened the scoring on Pine’s 2-yard quarterback sneak in the first quarter.

Posted on Monday, November 21st, 2011 in Sports |

Football Advances To State Semi-Finals

Panther Football will play Dobbs Ferry on Saturday 11-19 at Dietz Stadium in Kingston at 11:00 a.m.  The winner will advance to the Syracuse Carrier Dome on Sunday 11-27 and play for the State Championship.  Admission to Saturday’s game is $10 per person.  HFCSD will offer a spectator bus to the game if enough students have signed up and pre-paid by noon on Friday 11-18.   

Directions to Dietz Stadium:

New York State Thruway to Kingston exit #19. Proceed through the tollgates straight ahead to the roundabout. Be ready to make a quick right off the roundabout onto Washington Avenue. Take a right at the third traffic light which is across from the Trailways Bus Terminal. Your are at Dietz Stadium. Drive to the end of the parking lot and wait to be admitted to fenced in area adjacent to the large grandstand.

 

Posted on Monday, November 14th, 2011 in Sports, Sports Announcements |

Hoosick Falls Girls Soccer headed back to Cortland

 The Panthers cruised past Tupper Lake up north on Saturday defeating them 5-0. The Section II champions have now advanced to Cortland, where the State Championships will be held this weekend.

Hoosick Falls will take on Tully on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Tompkins Cortland Community College in the semifinals. The winner of that game plays Sunday morning at Homer.

TC3 was the location of Hoosick Falls’ last state semifinal in 2007. It’s located about 10 minutes southwest of Cortland on the road to Ithaca. Homer is the village right next to Cortland.

Posted on Monday, November 14th, 2011 in Sports |

Hoosick Falls Football cruises to Class C state quarterfinal win

STILLWATER – Hoosick Falls jumped out to an early 19-0 first quarter lead over Saranac Lake on Friday night and never looked back, winning 47-13 in a state Class C quarterfinal football game.

The Panthers (11-0) defeated Saranac Lake (8-2) at Stillwater High School to advance to the state semifinals next Saturday in Kingston against the winner of Saturday’s game between Section I champion Dobbs Ferry and Section IX champion James O’Neil.

Hoosick Falls’ Brad Burns lead the way with three touchdowns and ran for 153 yards. Tanner Williams added 140 yards rushing and two touchdowns, including a 33 yard run in the opening quarter.

Teammate Josh Mulready added a 34 yard interception in the win.

Posted on Saturday, November 12th, 2011 in Sports |

Hoosick Falls Girls Soccer Claims Class C Title in Fourth Overtime

http://poststar.com/sports/hoosick-falls-claims-class-c-title-in-fourth-overtime/article_237a9068-0b58-11e1-9243-001cc4c03286.html

 

***Watch the video of the game winning goal***

Posted on Thursday, November 10th, 2011 in Sports |

Boys Soccer Wasaren League All-Stars

First Team:

Aaron Delurey & Chris LaCroix

Second Team:

Cody Gaines & PJ Priore

Honorable Mention:

Evan Phillips, Drew Phillips, Mike McGuire & Taylor Baker

 

Posted on Thursday, November 10th, 2011 in Sports |

Basketball Practice Schedule For Monday 11-7

Times listed below are for the first day of basketball practice only.  Due to the large number of athletes still playing Fall Sports the gym schedule will be subject to change daily.

High School Gym:                                                                      

2:30-4:30  JV Boys

4:30-6:30 Varsity Boys                                                                         

6:30-8:30 Varsity and JV Girls 

Elementary Gym:

3:15-4:30 8th grade Girls

4:30-6:00 7th grade Boys

6:00-7:30 7th grade Girls

7:30-9:00 8th grade Boys

Posted on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 in District, Sports, Sports Announcements |

Next PTA Meeting November 16th

The next business meeting of the HFCS PTA will take place on Wednesday, November 16, in the Elementary School Library beginning at 6:30pm. Childcare will be provided for ages pre K on up by making arrangements in advance with Heather St. Hilaire at 518-686-7649.

As always, members and non-members are encouraged to join meetings to find out what the PTA is doing for our children and to share ideas for special programs and events to benefit the children and families of our school district. If you’d like to become a member or to learn more about PTA and its programs, please attend this meeting or contact membership chair Susan Senecal at 518-378-6056.

Posted on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 in PTA |

Fill The Bus a Huge Success

Hoosick Area Church Association joined with Hoosick Falls Central School to “Fill the Bus”. A weekend long drive to collect non-perishable food and personal care products started with the Homecoming game on Friday. On Saturday food was collected at the Hoosick Soccer Fields and Sunday the bus moved to Main Street.

Through the wonderful support and generosity of the Hoosick Falls community 1,187 pounds of food was collected!

A special thank you goes out to Graphitex for donating the sign for the bus, to HFCS administration and bus drivers for helping with such a worthy cause.

Posted on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 in District |

Join us in the Anti-Bullying Campaign – Zip It!

Hoosick Falls Central School is excited to announce that our school is registered for a local competition called “Zip It!” to promote anti-bullying. This campaign is being sponsored by Adirondack Extreme Adventure Course, in conjunction with media partners WTEN, Stewarts Shops and FLY 92.3.

What we are asking from you is to make a pledge to STOP bullying. The easiest way to pledge is to click on the Adirondack Extreme web site at http://www.adirondackextreme.com/zipit
scroll to the bottom of the page, fill in your name and e-mail address, and vote for Hoosick Falls Middle High School by choosing our school from the drop down box. (It will later send you an email to ask for verification.) Pledges are not limited to students, but each person may only pledge once. Don’t have an email address? Print out the pledge form, fill it in and deliver it to the mailbox of Mrs. Brusic or Ms. Grennan in the high school office. It’s that simple!

Online pledges close on January 15, 2012. After that, the school with the highest percentage of pledges to student ratio will win a $500 prize and get to host the premiere of an Anti-Bullying Lip Dub video with appearances by FLY92.3’s morning crew – Brian and Chrissy, the Adirondack Extreme Road vehicle, and an Anti-Bullying Presentation.

Please join us by making the pledge! Your efforts will help us to continue to raise awareness about bullying. If you have any questions about the Zip It! anti-bullying campaign, please contact Mrs. Brusic or Ms. Grennan.

Thanks for pledging and your effort to stop bullying!

Posted on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 in District, Elementary School, Junior & Senior High |