Despite the Golden Horde baseball team’s best efforts, they couldn’t overcome Schuylerville last Thursday in Wasaren League play. Horses were able to take a strong lead with 12 runs on the scoreboard by the end of the third inning, while Granville was able to hit two in the second and one in the third. Schuylerville’s [...]
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 [...]
Strong players make up for low numbers
By Jaime Thomas Considering his team’s lack of manpower, Granville Baseball Coach Duane Dodge is pleased with his players’ performance. “The boys are happy that they get to play all over the field, but from a managerial standpoint it’s tough,” Dodge said. Granville took home a pair of losses last week, but the boys still [...]
Offense, defense come together for two softball wins
By Jaime Thomas The Golden Horde softball team is back on track coming off a double win last Thursday and Saturday, hitting at every opportunity. “We were in a slump, but with the last two games the bats have come alive again,” Coach Katie Barber said. In a non-league game on Saturday, the girls took [...]
Well rounded track team busy with meets
By Jaime Thomas The Horde track team has been on its feet the past week, traveling to various meets and competitions. Following a couple of well-placed meets, the team didn’t fare as well against Stillwater and Lake George on Tuesday when they came in third overall. Though they couldn’t quite beat their opponents, some members [...]
Granville pitchers throwing hard
It’s been a busy week for Golden Horde pitchers Evan Hoagland and Luke Hahn. The two each pitched a complete game and saw action at bat, too, in three games. On Thursday, Hoagland gave Tamarac no play with a 9-0 win. Coach Duane Dodge was happy with his team’s performance. “It was a well played [...]
Horde softball takes home win, two losses
After an exciting start to the season, the girls softball team hit a bit of a lull last week but came out of it by Sunday afternoon. On Wednesday the girls fell 7-0 to Tamarac. The Bengals’ Briana Matazinsky gave the Horde almost no opportunity to make contact with the bat, save Jordan Harrison’s single. [...]
Horde wrestlers show promise at Section II Tournament
A few Golden Horde wrestlers packed a lot of punch in a very long Section II Tournament at Queensbury High School on Feb. 10. At 160 pounds, Brad Perry went 3-1 to place the highest for Granville, Coach Steve Palmer said. He won by 6-3 decision over Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk’s Luke Misuraca for the bronze medal match. [...]
How Gold is Gold?
By Jaime Thomas The Golden Horde — would you say that’s more of a yellow gold or a white gold? It’s a seemingly incidental question that was the subject of a lengthy discussion Monday night at a Granville school board meeting. Stephen Palmer, the district’s athletic director, pointed out to the board that inconsistencies exist [...]
Football finishing strong: Horde manhandles Coxsackie-Athens
By Jaime Thomas Golden Horde football played strong for the second week in a row, resulting in a 47-14 win over Coxsackie-Athens on Oct. 20. Junior Evan Hoagland had 205 yards with 20 carries and three touchdowns. Ronnie Taylor scored two touchdowns and gained 105 yards during the game, the first 100-yard game of his [...]





