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. [...]
Softball takes home two more wins
The Horde varsity softball team is on a roll. The girls didn’t give Hoosick Falls an inch Monday night with a 16-0 win, their fourth in a row. Though the game started off slow with a scoreless first inning, things picked up in the second, and by the third the girls made nine runs to [...]
At Hartford, teachers face biggest changes
By Bill Toscano When Principal Andrew Cook looks at changes coming up for the new school year, his attention focuses not on his students but on his teachers. “The tough part this year will come with the teachers,” he said, referring to the new state-mandated teacher evaluations, which direct schools to give a test [...]
Zach Diekel wins fourth Section II title
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 [...]
Wrestlers capture Coach Ken Baker
The Golden Horde gained momentum for the Class C Tournament on Feb. 5 with a dominating performance at the Coach Ken Baker Classic, formerly the Wasaren League Tournament, last Saturday. With four of five wrestlers reaching the finals and ending the night as champions, the Horde cruised to the team title by 24.5 points over [...]
wrestling results
An outstanding year for all, although I imagine dissappointing, no one wants to lose. Looking at it glass-half-full – only Walter Foster will not get the chance to try again. Foster had a great sports year when you think about it between football and wrestling – the stuff many dream of and never reach. A great [...]






