Phantoms out for first Albany win

By TIM McMANUS tmcmanus@poststar.com

GLENS FALLS -- The last two times the Adirondack Phantoms played the Albany River Rats, things played out pretty similarly: Albany converts on an Adirondack defensive lapse to get a late goal and pull out an exciting victory.

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Weaver has success in his sights at rodeo

By Alicia Johnson ajohnson@poststar.com

GLENS FALLS -- This time around, Grant Weaver left the contact lenses at home. After missing his calf in the tie-down roping competition last year, the Argyle resident was playfully teased by friends for almost a year.

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Saratoga girls capture crown

By WILL SPRINGSTEAD springstead@poststar.com

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Normally, when the Queensbury and Burnt Hills girls line up at the Section II Cross Country Championships, they've seen each other enough during the year to know what to look for.

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Niskayuna ends Saratoga's run

By BILL TOSCANO Special to The Post-Star

CLIFTON PARK -- The third loss was the most painful.

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Short field propels Streaks past Scotties

By PETE TOBEY tobey@poststar.com

COLONIE -- Turned out, the Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks needed far less offense than anyone thought.

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Resilient Panthers rally past Greenwich

By TIM McMANUS tmcmanus@poststar.com

CLIFTON PARK -- Both times Greenwich and Hoosick Falls played previously this season, one goal was all it took to get the win.

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Indians win battle of the Falls

By Alex Matthews amatthews@poststar.com

QUEENSBURY -- The last two times Glens Falls and South Glens Falls met, South High, as the Foothills Council co-champions, edged the Indians by one goal.

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Kyle's Picks -- Breeders' Cup edition

FRIDAY RACES

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Football rivals meet for Class AA crown

By PETE TOBEY tobey@poststar.com

First, some historical perspective.

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Rodeo is all about the family

By Alicia Johnson ajohnson@poststar.com

For 19 years, Jeff Reynolds has kept one group of people in mind when putting together the Adirondack Stampede Charity Rodeo - families.

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High hopes for foreign horses at Breeders' Cup

By Alicia Wincze McClatchy Newspapers

ARCADIA, Calif. -- They have produced some of the more memorable performances in Breeders' Cup history, from champions like Miesque and High Chapparal to stunners such as Arcangues.

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Past Cup winners poised for more success

By Kyle Brownell

One year ago, the Breeders' Cup was held for the first time over the synthetic Pro-Ride surface at Santa Anita, and Europeans dominated the two-day event, taking home five first-place trophies to go along with five more runner-up finishes.

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Cross country sectionals Friday

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Rivalry for big prize: Saratoga, Ballston Spa clash for Class AA crown

By PETE TOBEY -- tobey@poststar.com

First, some historical perspective.

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Nov. 5: Play at the net fuels Queensbury's win

By Alicia Johnson ajohnson@poststar.com

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Unsure of how to approach life on the varsity level, Kara Tecl went with the nice-and-easy approach.

Nov 05, 2009 | 11:35 pm | (0) Comments

Champions again at last

By MIKE FITZPATRICK Associated Press

NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees bolted from the dugout even before the last grounder was scooped up. After waiting nine years for championship No. 27, no one would dare hold them back.

Nov 05, 2009 | 12:25 am | (0) Comments

Greenwich captures 'C' title

By WILL SPRINGSTEAD springstead@poststar.com

JOHNSTOWN -- Greenwich lived by the rule that it's not quantity, but quality, on Wednesday in earning its first sectional field hockey title since 1993.

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Cambridge surges to win in OT

By Greg Brownell brownell@poststar.com

STILLWATER -- Cambridge finished fourth in the Wasaren League this fall. They had an average-looking 9-6-1 record.

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Phantoms rally for win on road

Staff report

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Adirondack Phantoms scored three times in the third period to rally from a one-goal deficit and beat the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4-2 on Wednesday morning. The game was played in front of a school-day crowd of 8,035 at the Arena at Harbor Yard.

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