By Jaime Thomas The Granville girls softball team is staying active in the midst of replaying their opponents in a tough Wasaren League. Last Wednesday saw a close battle between Granville and Hoosic Valley which resulted in a 3-2 loss. The opposing teams started off tied after a 1-1 first inning followed by a scoreless [...]
Horde track prepares for league championship
By Jaime Thomas Track Coach Jay Condon said the team is coming along and in good shape for its approaching league championship next Wednesday. In a dual meet last Tuesday, both the boys and girls track team beat nearby Whitehall but lost to host Hudson Valley. Senior Gabe Pratt kept busy finishing first in the [...]
Tennis team brings home loss
In one of their few losses of the season, Golden Horde tennis players took home a 5-2 defeat to Schuylerville on Wednesday. Joey Lea defeated the Horses’ Matt Burkett 10-5. Ean Smith’s opponent gave him a run for his money, but he still claimed an 11-9 win. Alexis Smith and Matt Bixby both lost their [...]
Baseball sees loss, win
By Jaime Thomas It was a win and a loss for Horde baseball players last week. The team took a hard hit to Hoosic Valley on Wednesday, losing 9-1, but they turned it around two days later in a 7-5 win against Hoosick Falls. Friday saw Granville’s Luke Hahn and Hoosick Falls’ Billy Pine keep [...]
Local students create film company
By Jaime Thomas It takes twenty long hours to produce one short minute of video. To Cameron and Grant Gallagher, that’s an effort they’re happy to make. The teenage brothers have been producing short movies with their company, Espience Films, and recently came in first place in a national film competition. Their winning video, a [...]
Penrhyn Car Rally set for June 8
By Jaime Thomas Model cars, rickshaws, motorcycles and tractors — they’ll all be on display at the seventh annual Penrhyn Engine and Hose Company Car Rally next month. On June 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Middle Granville Carnival Grounds, local car aficionados can look at entries from Granville, Rutland, Hudson Falls and [...]
Four candidates compete for three slots on school board
By Jaime Thomas Four candidates are vying and only three slots are open on the Granville Board of Education as elections swiftly approach. In addition to incumbent candidates Kevin Ely, Dale Olsen and Eric Scribner, Audrey Hicks is now on the bid for the position. She said she is running for several reasons; primarily, she [...]
Granville FFA students place at convention
Twenty-one Granville students recently went to the New York State FFA Convention in Albion, N.Y., and many fared well in various categories. “This was an amazing adventure and a giant success story,” Advisor Terry Wheeler said of the event. The Farm Business Management Team, consisting of Kassie Ambrosi, Emily Campbell, Emily LaFlamme and Marc Billow, [...]








Pile cleanup ‘imminent’
By Jaime Thomas The remains of the Nov. 12 fire on Main Street have been the talk of the town as of late, but officials believe it will soon be gone. A contract has been executed by both sides, and the owners of the buildings that are now a pile of rubble have engaged a [...]