By Bill Toscano Some wrestlers spend their entire high school careers working for a single opportunity to win a sectional title and a berth in the state tournament. Zach Diekel has done it four times, and he’s got one more varsity season left. Diekel, who is polite off the mat, spoke with definite authority as [...]
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Aubin ralles for Sectional title
For the second week in a row Al Aubin responded to late-match pressure in exactly the right way. Aubin, a sophomore, was one of two Whitehall wrestlers to win Section II, Division II titles at the Glens Falls Civic Center Feb. 12, and he did it almost exactly the way he captured the Class D [...]
Palmer pins down spot for tourney
Palmer returns to states; Hastings* one short Out of seven there will be only one Golden Horde wrestler at the state championships in Albany. Top-seeded Karl Palmer (140) won a section II title, while Eric Hastings (285) finished second; Brendan Miller (130) finished in third place and Kurt Ehntholt (145) finished sixth. Palmer made [...]
Horde send seven to Sectionals
Horde third at C’s, seven to Sectionals The Granville Golden Horde will send seven wrestlers to the Glens Falls Civic Center after the Class C Tournament Saturday, Feb. 5, in Corinth. Brendan Miller, Karl Palmer, Kurt Ehntholt, Eric Hastings, Hayden Miller, Christian Carr and David McCullen will have a shot at a section title [...]
Wrestlers claim four Class D crowns
Grant Gebo bounded across the mat like a little kid who had won his first wrestling match. Unlike the other three Whitehall wrestlers who claimed individual titles at Saturday Section II Class D championships in the Railroaders’ gym, Gebo exulted at the end, celebrating after he pinned Salem’s Josh McKittrick midway through their 285-pound bout. [...]
Granville sixth graders perform at Civic Center
Students from the Granville Elementary School sixth grade chorus performed at the Adirondack Phantoms hockey game on Friday, Jan. 28, at the Glens Falls Civic Center as part of Granville Night. Students opened the game singing the “Star Spangled Banner” under the direction of Brent Tuttle, right on center ice. Back row, from left: Abbie [...]
Railroaders host Class D wrestling
With his wrestlers coming off excellent performances in last weekend’s Big 10 Tournament, Whitehall wrestling coach Bob Diekel is excited for Saturday’s Section II Class D tournament, which the Railroaders are hosting. “They did incredibly well, I think,” said Diekel, who took only three wrestlers to the Big 10 but saw 189-pounder Zack Diekel come [...]
Phantoms Hockey
Tickets will be available at Granville Elementary for “Granville Night” at the Glens Falls Civic Center on Jan. 28. The discounted tickets for the 7:30 p.m. game provide admission for anyone from Granville to the Adirondack Phantoms game. That night the Granville Elementary chorus under the direction of Brent Tuttle will perform ‘the Star Spangled [...]
Like tackling mailboxes
Granville teacher Greg Bennett takes ‘cow tipping’ to another level Granville physical education teacher Greg Bennett said rodeo announcers like to compare what he does for fun to jumping out of a moving car.
over the weekend
Labor Day fun It’s a bit of a trip, but if you’re in Hudson Falls and you want a nice canoe or kayak trip I suggest you check out the feeder canal also known as the barge canal to some. I happened across it mostly by accident while exploring part of the [...]
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VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]