Saratoga takes on state's No. 1 football team

By PETE TOBEY tobey@poststar.com

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Terry Jones isn’t worried about the week off his Saratoga Springs football team had since its last game.

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Teams arrive in Glens Falls with tons of support

By ALICIA JOHNSON ajohnson@poststar.com

For the players on City Honors, the early 1990s are somewhat of a fairy tale. This year’s squad has no connection to the princesses of the four-time state champion teams from 1990 to 1994.

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Volleyball players bond at banquet

By ALICIA JOHNSON Commentary

In between bites of pasta, the girls in fancy dresses and sky-high heels did some serious sizing up of the nattily-dressed competition.

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Panthers facing tough task in state semifinal

By PETE TOBEY tobey@poststar.com

Hoosick Falls football coach Ron Jones summed up his Panthers’ opponent Saturday in three words: “They are huge.”

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Boudreau's inside look at hockey

By TIM McMANUS Commentary

I grew up, naturally, rooting for my hometown Philadelphia Flyers.

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Beaulieu hoping to contribute to Phantoms' No. 2 line

By TIM McMANUS tmcmanus@poststar.com

GLENS FALLS -- During pregame warm-ups at the Civic Center, you can usually spot Josh Beaulieu as one of the players digging pucks out of the net. It’s not the most glamorous job, but it’s pretty telling about Beaulieu’s role on the team:

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Class A: Burnt Hills returns to Civic Center

By WILL SPRINGSTEAD springstead@poststar.com

In Class A, respect flows like water in the nearby Hudson River. That's bound to happen when three of the four teams were here at last year's State Girls Volleyball Tournament. And even though, with their eighth consecutive final four appearance, Burnt Hills is used to being one of the la…

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Class AA: Veteran contenders make run for title

By ALEX MATTHEWS amatthews@poststar.com

Of the four teams that will hash it out for the Class AA crown at the State Girls Volleyball Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, the backgrounds vary.

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Class B: Tough road to final

By Greg Brownell brownell@poststar.com

Last year, you could have called Class B the Bracket of Doom.

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Class C: Tioga up for next challenge

By Alicia Johnson ajohnson@poststar.com

Beating a boy never felt so good.

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Class D: Chateaugay seeks state crown

By PETE TOBEy tobey@poststar.com

Two years ago, Chateaugay was very happy to be at the Glens Falls Civic Center for the State Girls Volleyball Tournament.

Nov 20, 2009 | 8:25 pm | (0) Comments

Area swimmers head to states with breaking records in mind

By Alex Matthews amatthews@poststar.com

Heading into the State Girls Swimming Championships on Friday and Saturday, five Queensbury swimmers have faster times and school records on their minds.

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Harris expects offer from Twins

By JOHN COLEMAN jcoleman@poststar.com

QUEENSBURY -- After playing with five major league clubs since being drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2001, Brendan Harris said Thursday that he has reached arbitration for the first time in his career and has earned bargaining rights that will likely lead to a new contract with the Minnes…

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Heading to UConn

Greg Brownell-brownell@poststar.com

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The mighty N.Y. area hoops teams have fallen hard

By BRIAN MAHONEY Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Micheal Ray Richardson, who played for the Knicks and the Nets, once famously declared that "the ship be sinkin."'

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Lincecum not your normal Cy Young winner

By JAY COHEN Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Talk about a freak - Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to bag another NL Cy Young Award.

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Queensbury, Saratoga girls in Federation meet

Staff report

Two local girls teams and three local boys running as individuals will be competing in the Federation Cross Country Championships at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls on Saturday.

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Georgia mascot, Uga VII, dies

By GREG BLUESTEIN Associated Press

ATLANTA -- Uga VII, the white English bulldog mascot for the University of Georgia's football team for almost two seasons, died Thursday of heart-related causes, the dog's owner said.

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Hoosick Falls

By WILL SPRINGSTEAD springstead@poststar.com

Hoosick Falls field hockey coach Denise Campbell calls this year's team "different." It's a difference she can live with happily.

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