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GAME OF THE WEEK: CHATHAM FOOTBALL
10-24-09 - When writing a story about the Chatham football team, you have a difficult time figuring out what angle to take. Do you keep it simple and talk about another dominate Panther victory?
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ICC SHUTS OUT CHATHAM
10-12-09 - The undefeated, first-place Ichabod Crane Riders went to Chatham on Friday and brought home an impressive 3-0 victory over the homestanding Panthers.
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PANTHERS FALL TO SPARTANS IN OVERTIME
10-12-09 -
The Chatham girls' soccer team hosted a struggling but very dangerous Greenville team on Thursday in a battle of two teams who looked like they were going in opposite directions.
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ICC BOYS SURVIVE AGAINST CAIRO
10-11-09 -
With first place on the line, the Mustangs of Cairo made the trek to play ICC under the lights in Valatie on Monday night.
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BOYS SOCCER MIDSEASON REPORT
10-11-09 - At about the half way point through the Patroon Conference boys soccer season, ccSCOOP has decided to take a look at the teams and players people are talking about around the league.
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SEASON IN REVIEW: CHATHAM BASEBALL
07-02-09 - The Chatham Panthers captured another Patroon Conference title this season after finishing off the regular season 18-0 in the league.
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SEASON IN REVIEW: HUDSON BASEBALL
07-02-09 - The Hudson Bluehawks varsity baseball team enjoyed another successful season in the Patroon Conference, but their season ended prematurely in sectional play this year.
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SEASON IN REVIEW: HUDSON SOFTBALL
06-30-09
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For the second consecutive year the Hudson Bluehawks girls’ softball team finished in the upper half of the pack in the Patroon Conference, made their way into sectionals, and put a scare into..
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SEASON IN REVIEW: GERMANTOWN SOFTBALL
06-29-09 - The Germantown girls’ softball team capped off a fantastic regular season that included a regular season Central Hudson Valley League crown and also a Section II Class D title.
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SEASON IN REVIEW: TACONIC HILLS SOFTBALL
06-29-09 - The Titans of Taconic Hills enjoyed a fantastic season that went further than any other team in Taconic Hills softball history, but still it ended somewhat earlier than many had hoped.
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ICC SOFTBALL: SEASON IN REVIEW
06-22-09 - This season wasn’t quite what was expected from the Riders, but a 17-3 finish in the Patroon Conference isn’t bad by anyone’s standards, including the defending league champions’. |
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CHATHAM SOFTBALL: SEASON IN REVIEW
06-22-09 - This past season the Panthers had a great deal of success, whether it was their tie for second place in the Patroon Conference, their fourth seed in sectionals, or their run to the Class B Final Four.
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WIGHTMAN BRINGS HOME SMALL SCHOOL CROWN
06-17-09 - Representing Chatham and Section II, Leah Wightman made the trip to the State Championship meet this past weekend in Cicero-North Syracuse, and despite struggles in the pole... |
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EXCEPTIONAL SENIOR ALL STAR GAME
06-16-09 - PRESS RELEASE - The Patroon Conference Exceptional Senior team took on the Central Hudson Valley League Exceptional Seniors team at Waterford Town park on Friday night. |
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GERMANTOWN SOFTBALL WINS SECTION II CROWN
06-08-09 - For the first time in eighteen years, the Germantown girls’ softball team is the Section II champion. The Clippers, the top seed in Class D, captured the title with a 3-0 victory over... |
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NO-TITLE THREE-PEAT RIDERS
06-05-09 - The Ichabod Crane boys’ baseball team was looking for their third consecutive Section II Class A crown, but on Tuesday in Amsterdam, their hopes were dashed by Mohonasen, a team they... |
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RIDERS’ RUN COMES TO END IN CLASS A FINAL FOUR
06-05-09 - The Ichabod Crane girls’ softball team fell at the hands of second-seeded Lansingburgh on Tuesday in Colonie 6-4 ending their season after finishing in a tie for second place in the Patroon... |
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PANTHER SOFTBALL FALLS IN SEMIFINALS
06-05-09 - One game away from the Section II Class B finals, the fourth-seeded Chatham Panthers came up short, falling 4-1 to top-seeded Mechanicville on Tuesday in Colonie. |
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RIDERS MOVE INTO ANOTHER BASEBALL FINAL FOUR
06-05-09 - It wasn’t the easiest win and it certainly wasn’t the prettiest, but the Ichabod Crane baseball team took another step toward its third consecutive Section II Class A crown on Saturday... |
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BLUEHAWKS BASEBALL SEASON COMES TO AN END
06-04-09
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The Hudson Bluehawks, the fifth seed in the Section II Class B tournament, fell at the hands of the fourth-seed Saratoga Catholic in Saratoga on Saturday, 5-4.
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LADY CLIPPERS MOVE INTO FINALS
06-04-09
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The top-seeded Clippers of Germantown advanced to the Section II Class D softball sectional game on Monday after a 3-2 win in ten innings over fourth-seeded Argyle.
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TITANS SOFTBALL SEASON ENDS IN FINAL FOUR
06-03-09 - Fewer than two weeks after defeating Schuylerville in the Mechanicville Tournament, the Titans fell to the Black Horses—in a game of much greater importance.
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PANTHERS ADVANCE TO CLASS B BASEBALL SEMIFINALS
06-02-09 -
The Chatham Panthers, the top seed in Section II Class B, took another step toward a repeat sectional title on Saturday as they topped ninth-seeded Cairo-Durham for the third time this season.
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ICC SOFTBALL INTO THE FINAL FOUR
06-01-09 -Third-seeded Ichabod Crane took care of business on Friday in the Section II Class A softball quarterfinals by defeating sixth-seeded Glens Falls 10-0 at Veeder Park in Colonie.
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BASEBALL SECTIONALS
05-29-09 - ICHABOD CRANE The two-time defending Class A champions are looking for the “three-peat” this season, but after finishing 12-6 in the league, in third place, it won’t be easy for the Riders,
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SOFTBALL SECTIONALS
05-29-09 - ICHABOD CRANE After finishing the Patroon Conference in a tie for second place with Chatham, the ICC Riders were seeded third in the Class A Section II sectionals.
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TITANS WIN TWO AT MECHANICVILLE TOURNEY
05-27-09 - On Saturday, May 23, the Taconic Hills Titans girls’ softball team played two games in a Mechanicville Tourney and walked away with two victories as they head toward sectional play.
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TITANS WRAP UP REGULAR SEASON CROWN
05-26-09 - The Taconic Hills girls’ softball team wrapped up its winning Patroon Conference regular season on Thursday when they traveled to Cairo-Durham and bested the Mustangs 8-1.
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BLUEHAWKS RALLY TO KNOCK OFF RIDERS
05-22-09 -
With both their aces on the hill, Hudson and Ichabod Crane both thought they’d have a strong chance to pull out a win in this late season Patroon Conference baseball matchup on Tuesday.
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PERFECT: CHATHAM CAPS UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASON
05-22-09 -
With their Patroon Conference baseball title already wrapped up heading into two games in two days against Maple Hill, it didn’t seem like the Chatham Panthers had much to play for other...
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ICC GIRLS TAKE TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
05-18-09 - Ichabod Crane Lady Riders dethroned the Chatham Panthers to win the coveted Patroon Conference Girls’ Track and Field title 140.5 to 128. |
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PANTHERS HOLD ON TO TIGHT GAME
05-13-09 -
Monday the Panthers traveled to Coxsackie to take on the Indians. The game turned out to be a great pitchers’ duel, with Indians’ ace Chazz Griffiths and Panthers ace Cody Portin.
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INDIANS ARE NO MATCH FOR CHATHAM
05-12-09 -
The Coxsackie-Athens Indians invaded Chatham Saturday for the latest game in Patroon Conference varsity baseball action.
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TWINS SOFTBALL TAKES TWO FROM DELHI
05-02-09 -
Columbia-Greene needed to finish their season with six straight wins to qualify for playoffs, and on Wednesday they took a step in the right direction when they picked up a pair of wins at Delhi.
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TITANS KEEP UP WINNING WAYS
05-01-09 - After knocking off ICC and Greenville—the other two undefeated teams in the league—Taconic Hills picked up another win on Wednesday when they beat Cairo-Durham 14-2.
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RIDERS ROLL ON SOFTBALL DIAMOND
05-01-09 - Ichabod Crane racked up another victory on Tuesday as they move toward their matchup with Greenville and a rematch showdown with Taconic Hills. |
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BLUEHAWKS TOP TITANS ON THE DIAMOND
04-26-09 -
The Hudson Bluehawks and Taconic Hills squared off in a pair of matches Friday and Saturday with Hudson coming away victorious in both games.
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CHATHAM TOPS ‘STANGS FOR SEASON SWEEP
04-26-09 - Chatham traveled to Cairo to take on the Mustangs and got off the bus swinging. The Panthers’ first six batters reached base in the top of the first.
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LINK AND TITANS CONTINUE UNDEFEATED RUN
04-26-09 -
The Taconic Hills girls’ softball team continued their undefeated season in the Patroon Conference on Friday when they hosted upstart Hudson in Craryville.
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SOFTBALL SHOWDOWN, TITANS TOP ICC
04-25-09 - Two undefeated Patroon Conference softball teams squared off in Valatie on Wednesday, as the reigning league champion Riders of Ichabod Crane hosted traditional powerhouse Taconic Hills
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HUDSON BOYS WIN, GIRLS FALL TO INDIANS
04-22-09
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The Hudson Bluehawks track team picked up a split with Coxsackie-Athens on Tuesday in Hudson. The Hudson boys topped the Indians 74-58, while the Bluehawks girls’ team lost 48-64.
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TITANS THROW ANOTHER NO-HITTER TO REMAIN UNBEATEN
04-21-09 - The Taconic Hills Titans racked up another no-hitter on Monday as standout junior pitcher Aleshia Link no-hit Maple Hill in Castleton. The Titans, who improve to 7-0 overall, 6-0 in the Patroon..
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PANTHERS KEEP BATS GOING
04-21-09 - Chatham racked up yet another Patroon Conference victory on Monday, improving to 6-0 in the league with a 21-3 win over Rensselaer.
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TWINS SWEEP CLINTON IN DOUBLEHEADER
04-21-09 -
Columbia-Greene continued its hot ways on Saturday when they hosted Clinton and walked away with a pair of victories to improve their record to 3-6 overall, 3-5 in the league.
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PANTHERS SWEEP TITANS ON THE TRACK
04-17-09
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Both the Chatham boys’ and girls’ track teams picked up pivotal early season track victories on Thursday in Chatham as they defeated Taconic Hills, a consensus top-three team in the league on...
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HUDSON PICKS UP A PAIR FROM CATSKILL
04-17-09
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The Hudson Bluehawks and Catskill Cats squared off on Tuesday and Thursday in a pair of Patroon Conference baseball games, according to an email from Hudson coach Kevin Bowes.
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TWINS DROP PAIR TO HVCC
04-16
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Columbia-Greene Community College hosted Hudson Valley on Monday as they continued on their quest for their first win of the season.
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PANTHERS TAKE TWO FROM CATSKILL ON THE DIAMOND
04-16-09 - Chatham traveled to Catskill on Monday for a doubleheader and brought home two victories. In Game One, the Panthers took a hard fought 7-3 win before blowing out the Cats 23-3 in the second.
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RIDERS TAKE TWO FROM SPARTANS
04-16-09
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Ichabod Crane hosted Greenville in a pair of Patroon Conference baseball games on Monday and came away with two impressive wins, 14-3 and 21-11.
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RIDERS TOP TITANS
IN TRACK SHOWDOWN
04-13
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The ICC Boys’ and Girls’ track teams hosted Taconic Hills on Thursday in a matchup between two of the top teams in the Patroon Conference.
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PANTHERS IMPROVE TO 2-0
04-09-09 - The Chatham Panthers improved to 2-0 in the Patroon Conference on Wednesday when they hosted Greenville and defeated them for the second time this season with a score of 13-2.
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TITANS SOFTBALL OPENS WITH WIN
04-06-09 - The Taconic Hills girls’ softball team opened their Patroon Conference season on Thursday, April 2, with a hard fought 4-2 win over Coxsackie-Athens at Taconic Hills High School.
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TWINS
DROP SEASON HOME OPENER
04-04-09 -
The Columbia-Greene women’s softball team fell to 0-3 on the season dropping a doubleheader on Thursday at home to Fulton Montgomery.
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SEASON PREVIEW - TACONIC HILLS BASEBALL
04-04-09
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The Titans, under first-year coach Tom Davis, are looking to rise to the status of their Columbia County cohorts this season in Patroon Conference play.
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SEASON PREVIEW - ICC BASEBALL
04-04-09
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With new coach Jack Brady at the helm and with returning junior pitchers Derick Horn and Josh Ingham, the Riders are looking for their third straight Section II Class A title this season.
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SEASON PREVIEW - HUDSON BASEBALL
04-03-09
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Hudson has consistently been one of the better teams in the Patroon Conference for a long time now, and this season would seem to be no different.
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SEASON PREVIEW - CHATHAM BASEBALL
04-03-09
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The Panthers lost some key players from last year’s Section II championship team—especially University at Albany pitcher Zach Kraham—but the Panthers should have a chance to compete for ...
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C-GCC SOFTBALL DROPS SEASON OPENER
04-01
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The Columbia-Greene Community College Twins lost their first game of the season on Friday when they traveled to Sussex and fell 7-1.
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SEASON IN REVIEW: GERMANTOWN BOYS’ BASKETBALL
03-29-09
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The Clippers, who boasted a young roster that did not include a single senior, got off this season on the right foot, reeling off eight straight Section II wins to start the season 8-1.
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SEASON IN REVIEW: ICC BOYS’ BASKETBALL
03-25-09
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The Riders’ season did not start off quite the way they were hoping, playing short-handed against eventual Class A champion Scotia and falling by 9.
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SEASON IN REVIEW: HUDSON BOYS’ BASKETBALL
03-22-09
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Hudson finished up its regular season going 12-8 overall and finishing at 11-7. Their league record was good enough to put them in fourth place in the league when all was said and done.
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SEASON IN REVIEW: TACONIC HILLS BOYS’ BASKETBALL
03-22-09
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Over the past few seasons the Taconic Hills boy’s basketball team has enjoyed generally putting out a team that will compete in the top half of the league. However, after losing nearly all of..
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St. JOHN'S CYO SPRING CLASSIC
03
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The second annual St. John's CYO Spring Classic was held March 13, 14, and 15 at Ichabod Crane Middle and High School.
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LADY CLIPPERS WIN SECTION II TITLE
03-09-09 -
The Germantown Lady Clippers continued their remarkable undefeated run on Saturday as the top seed in Class D and captured the Section II title with a 50-45 win over third-seeded Argyle.
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ICC DROPS VOLLEYBALL FINAL 3-1
03-02-09 - Ichabod Crane made a run to the Section II Class B title game on Saturday where they squared off with top-seeded Cairo-Durham.
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RIDERS FALL IN FINAL CONTEST
Playing in their final Patroon Conference game of the year the Ichabod Crane Riders had a number of factors going against them.
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TWINS SLIDE CONTINUES
Columbia-Greene lost their third straight home game on Tuesday, falling to Delhi 70-48.
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PATROOON CONFERENCE PLAYERS POLL
Over the past two weeks, we here at ccSCOOP have polled a minimum of two players from every Patroon Conference Boys’ Basketball team.
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TWINS FALL IN COACHES VS. CANCER
The Columbia-Greene Community College Twins dropped a pair of games on Friday and Saturday at home in the nationwide Coaches vs. Cancer event.
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LOCAL TEAM AND PLAYERS ENJOYING JUCO SUCCESS
After a few years of struggling, the Columbia-Greene Community College men’s basketball program is getting back on track under the guidance of third-year coach Kevin DeVantier.
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PANTHERS KEEP ROLLING
The Chatham Panthers volleyball team continued to find its footing with a second consecutive win.
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RIDERS POUND PANTHERS
In one of the most heated rivalries in the Patroon Conference, Ichabod Crane showed why they are... |
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MIDWEEK REPORT : BOYS BASKETBALL
Since all of the local games were wiped out due to the ice on Wednesday, we have a chance to step back and look at the games that occurred on Monday and Tuesday and what it means to our Columbia County squads.
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RIDERS KEEP ROLLING
After their disappointing home loss to Maple Hill almost a month ago, the Ichabod Crane Riders ...
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN
Let the games begin, or—more accurately—let the games begin again after the ice storm wiped out...
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RIDERS FALL AT HOME
Three-time defending Patroon Conference champions, the Ichabod Crane Riders lost their first...
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COLUMBIA-GREENE BOUNCES BACK
Two days after suffering a disappointing loss to North Country, the Columbia-Greene Twins bounced back at home, beating Dutchess County 80-66.
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TWINS DROP HOME GAME
Despite leading by as much as eight in the first half and holding a lead with as little as 5:30 left in the game, the Columbia-Greene Community College Twins struggled to close out the game and fell.
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RIDERS TOP HUDSON TO OPEN SEASON
ccSCOOP kicks off our winter sports coverage with video highlights from the game along with interviews from coaches and players of both teams.
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MIGHTY ELKS’ STREAK ENDS
After more than four months, the Mighty Elks co-ed indoor soccer team’s winning streak has ended.
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TWINS TAKE A BIG STEP
After a season in which they had to play with just one substitute for the whole season, the Columbia-Greene men’s basketball team certainly seems now to be headed in the right direction.
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ccSCOOP FALL ALL-STARS
We here at ccSCOOP have selected a Fall All-Star Team involving each of the six different sports offered in the past scholastic sports season. |
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TWINS FALL IN OPENER - The Columbia-Greene Community College men’s basketball team lost their opening game of the year against top-ranked Sullivan
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TITANS FALL IN FIELD HOCKEY FINAL FOUR
The Taconic Hills field hockey team’s season came to a close on Wednesday as they lost 3-0 to top-seeded Glens Falls. The Titans faced a potent offensive force in the Indians and put on a terrific...
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CHATHAM SOCCER KNOCKED OUT IN SEMIFINALS
Second-seeded Chatham was denied their rematch and a chance for a Sectional Title against Tamarac when they were knocked off by third-seeded Cohoes in the Section II Class B semifinals.
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LADY RIDERS FALL IN FINAL FOUR
The Ichabod Crane girls’ soccer season came to a close Wednesday night at Broadalbin-Perth as fifth-seeded Riders fell to top-seed Burnt Hills 1-0 in the Section II Class A final four.
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CHATHAM BUMPED FROM SECTIONALS
The Chatham girls’ volleyball season has come to an end as the sixth-seeded Panthers were eliminated from the Section II Class B volleyball tournament by third-seeded Galway on Tuesday in Galway.
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SECTIONAL PREVIEWS
With football and soccer sectionals now upon us, we will take a closer look at the matchups Columbia County teams will encounter in the first round of play.
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ICC BOYS AND GIRLS ARE BOTH CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS
The Patroon Conference held it's annual Cross Country Championships Tuesday afternoon at the Greenport Town Park. Full individual results, with times and team scores will be available later..
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BOYS SOCCER SECTIONAL SEEDINGS
Here are the complete sectional pairings for Section II Boys Soccer. Columbia County teams involved include ICC in Class A where they are seeded 5th. Chatham is the second seed in Class B and New...
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GIRLS SOCCER SECTIONAL SEEDINGS
Here are the complete sectional pairings for Section II Girls Soccer. Columbia County teams involved include Class A ICC which is seeded 5th and plays Wednesday. In Class B Chatham garnered the 6th...
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WEEKEND UPDATE AND SECTIONAL TALK
This past week was an exciting one in Columbia County sports. A number of teams had big wins that put them in prime position to win or at least gain a share of league titles.
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RIDERS ROLL ON SENIOR NIGHT
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The Ichabod Crane Riders boys’ varsity soccer team continued its quest for a sectional bid Tuesday night in Valatie..
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LET THE FUN BEGIN
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Generally as the seasons wind down, the title picture becomes clear, but that is not necessarily the case this year in a few local sports as the quest for the title is becoming more clouded as we progress. The title race in field hockey along with boys’ and girls’ soccer has become...
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CHATHAM VOLLEYBALL FALLS FROM FIRST
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The Chatham girl’s varsity volleyball team went into Tuesday’s showdown with Greenville in a tie with the Spartans for first place in the Patroon Conference and with the knowledge that they had already defeated them once this year
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RIDERS TOP TITANS
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After seeing Chatham fall earlier in the week, the Ichabod Crane girls’ varsity soccer team had a...
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PATROON CONFERENCE MEDALIST TOURNAMENT
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Local golfers headed to Freehold on Thursday to take part in the Patroon Conference Medalist tournament, and at the end of the day, Chatham’s Tommy Reamon topped ICC’s Zach Albery as both posted final scores of 77.
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