Whitehall’s John Diekel won a close decision in the finals of the Saratoga Invitational Wrestling Tournament Saturday and three other Whitehall wrestlers finished in the top four of their respective weight classes. Diekel defeated Queensbury’s Brian Stevens 5-4 to take home top honors in the 138 pound weight class. Diekel held a 5-1 lead in [...]
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Youth wrestling tourney Saturday
More than 400 wrestlers between ages 5 and 15 are expected at Whitehall Central School Saturday for the annual Whitehall Youth Wrestling Tournament. Wrestling will start at 10 a.m. for the three younger divisions and between 11:30 a.m. and noon for the older divisions. The age ranges are 5- and 6-year-olds, 7-and-8-year olds, 9- [...]
Arrest made in school damage case
New York State Police have charged a Cambridge Central School student with third-degree criminal mischief for allegedly damaging a Whitehall Central School classroom Feb. 5. Joshua R. Peabody, 17, was arrested Feb. 9 and appeared in Whitehall Town Court. He was released pending another appearance. Peabody is alleged to have done the damage during the [...]
Matchups for state wrestling
Whitehall 189-pound wrestler Zach Diekel is seeded fifth in the New York state Division II wrestling tournament and will face Kris Folsom of Ogdensburg, a first-time Section X champion in the opening round. Diekel, who is junior and a a four-time Section II titlist, finished fifth at 171 pounds last year and was fourth as [...]
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 [...]
Bishop back on his feet and moving forward
By Bill Toscano Less than a year after hearing there was an 85 percent chance he’d never walk again, Dan Bishop strode confidently across the Whitehall Central School gym, ready to play his role in the Section II, Class D wrestling tournament. Bishop, a 2005 Whitehall graduate, had played a different role here before, winning [...]
Bishop survies scare on mats
But did I win? That was what Norm Bishop said was the first question his son, Dan, asked after coming out of a surgery that may have saved him from being paralyzed for life.
Kenneth Baxter Harrison, 63,
Kenneth Baxter Harrison, 63, born Nov. 6, 1946, died unexpectedly on Jan. 1, 2010. Born and raised in Ballston Spa, he graduated from high school in 1965. He attended Fulton Montgomery College and graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh in 1973 and earned his master’s degree from Russell Sage College in 1978. He played semi-pro [...]
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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 [...]