BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter NISKAYUNA — As part of his day job at Niskayuna High School as a physical education instructor, Brian Grastorf inherited John Furey’s desk this past fall. Next fall? Grastorf starts his first season as head…
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter NISKAYUNA — The challenge ahead is a steep one. The Niskayuna football team wants to embrace that. “Honestly,” Silver Warriors junior Reggie Melvin said, “we’re not intimidated at this point. We’re looking forward to our…
BY JIM SCHILTZ Gazette Sportswriter SARATOGA SPRINGS — The first thing John Furey did was talk up his sophomore pitcher, going on about the way Alec Ritzenthaler started so well in Niskayuna’s May 17 Section II Class AA first-round game…
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter NISKAYUNA — Two games to go, one win needed. That’s where the Niskayuna baseball team stands after its 12-0 victory today against Schenectady, a game which started Friday before weather delayed the finish. The Silver…
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter NISKAYUNA — One last spring, one more fall. That’s what John Furey has left leading Niskayuna High School’s baseball and football programs. The long-time head coach for the Silver Warriors said last Wednesday he will…
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — CLIFTON PARK — An RBI double, a steal of third base and a sprint home after a wild throw. That was the pivotal sequence Shenendehowa baseball senior shortstop Nick Jacques delivered for…
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter NISKAYUNA — Obviously, things are going to be a bit different this season for the Niskayuna baseball team. Gone is Garrett Whitley, off preparing for his second season of professional baseball in the Tampa Bay…
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter NISKAYUNA — Upwards of 50 students from Niskayuna High School took part in a weight-lifting contest March 1 at the school. Participants were broken down into weight classes and able to compete in as many…
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter NISKAYUNA — A year ago, the football season for Niskayuna ended after Week 7, with too many injuries piled up for the winless Silver Warrior to continue its campaign into its crossover portion. This year,…
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter AVERILL PARK — After their favorable Week 2 result, the Niskayuna Silver Warriors wanted to start piling up wins. Instead, the high school football team has followed up that week’s victory with a pair of…
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter NISKAYUNA — For nearly two full years, the Niskayuna football squad did not win a game. Between a season-ending win against Albany in 2013 and a streak-busting victory last Friday at South Glens Falls, the…