CHS Alumni News

Two Years After 'The Fire'

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Girls Basketball - Adirondack League

Warriors capture division title

Corinth - Leading by 14 points at the end of the third quarter, Lake George held on for a narrow 38-36 win over Corinth to clinch the Adirondack League West title on Tuesday night.

The Tomahawks (9-5, 9-8) kept Lake George to three points in the final quarter and rallied with 15 points of their own.

Kelly Flaherty led Lake George with 11 points, and Corinth's Jordan Madison notched 11 to go with 13 rebounds. Nicole Bovee hit the game's lone 3-pointer for Corinth and had 15 rebounds.

Nicholson Taking His Shot At States

Granville - Tyler Nicholson only had two matches in the Class C wrestling tournament on Saturday.

His first match lasted just 36 seconds, the time it took for the Corinth senior to pin his semifinal opponent.

His title bout at 135 pounds was an impressive 14-2 decision over Hoosick Falls' Jacob Pearson, in which Nicholson recorded four takedowns, five back points and one quick escape off the bottom.

That win - his first Class C title after two runner-up finishes - was his 33rd of the season against one loss.

"I was pretty confident I could handle him on my feet," Nicholson said after his match. "I feel like I can rely on my feet. That's my strong spot."

It's that strength that has helped him to the No. 2 seed at 135 in this weekend's Section II Division II (small school) state qualifier meet at the Glens Falls Civic Center.

Nicholson is somewhat of a takedown artist. Lean, wiry and quick, with a curly mop of reddish-brown hair, he wastes little time getting opponents to the mat.

"I worked a lot on my feet this year," he said. "I think I have 53 takedowns this season.

"My one loss was the only time I've been taken down this season," Nicholson added, referring to his 5-1 loss to Joe Bonaldi of Greece Olympia in the finals of the Clayton Barnard Tournament, on Jan. 15 in Hilton.

"His talent on the mat is as good as anybody in the history of the program," Corinth head coach Dick Whitaker said. "He's a three-time Section II place-finisher, he's a great person and an outstanding student. He's truly a leader by example. He's not vocal, but the way he carries himself every day is impressive."

Nicholson is one of the leaders of a Tomahawks team that captured the Adirondack League and Class C team titles this season.

After years of being a solid competitor - he has wrestled at 135 or 140 for four straight seasons - Nicholson has become a more complete wrestler this season. He has 19 pins and six shutouts, three of them technical falls, and no one has scored more than six points against him this season - and that was Colonie's Brandon Guthrie in a 17-6 Nicholson win.

"I noticed my style has gotten more fluid this year, I'm in more control," he said. "I've had minimal points scored on me. I've always loved to scramble, but this year I'm more controlling the match. When the scramble comes, I'm confident I can score points, but that's been my big improvement - slowing the pace of the match."

Nicholson currently has 132 career victories, closing in on one of his goals: second place all-time in Corinth history. That mark, 135 wins, is currently shared by former Corinth wrestlers Dennis Baker and John Meade. Ed Galvin holds the school record with 163.

This weekend, he'll need to get past some strong wrestlers - like Duanesburg's once-beaten Randy White, the top seed in his weight class, as well as Cohoes' Chris Disonell and Hudson Falls' Kory Harrington - to earn a spot in the state meet. Nicholson placed third in Section II last season.

Whitaker sees Nicholson as a threat this weekend.

"On that day, a lot of things can happen," Whitaker said. "He's more than in the mix, he's a finalist type. He's a serious contender for the state tournament."

Sportsmen League
Powerhouse Journal

South Glens Falls - Andrew Haynes shot his second career 300 game in the Sportsmen league Tuesday night at Pine Lanes. The 25-year-old from South Glens Falls had one fortunate break on a crossover hit in the seventh frame. There was absolutely no doubt on any of the others. The trio in the tenth frame were bombs.

Andrew and Jaime (he had the 300)

Despite Andrew's heroics, the Powerhouse lost their match 4-3 to K&J Electric. The boys won by 46, lost by 21 and eight - managing to hold on to the total pin point by 17.

The younger Haynes finished the evening with a 653. Proud father Walt Haynes, Powerhouse leadoff man, had a decent outing, increasing his strike production and cutting down on the missed spares. Walt barely missed the 500 mark.

Don Williams ('65) continued his steady play with a 637 series, highlighted by a finishing 244 sparkler.

Roy Brady ('65) cut his splits in half from a week ago, but a half-dozen is still too many. Four of them came consecutively in the opener.

The team is still in 16th place in the 22-team circuit with a 77-91 record after 24 weeks.

Our pal Carson Brady strung the first ten strikes in the third game, then left a pesky 7-pin for a 289 finish to a 672 set.

Congrats to Andrew, it always gives everybody quite a thrill. I've witnessed several perfectos, but in all those years, this was the first thrown by a teammate.

Tuesday's Powerhouse scores:

Miscellaneous stats:

Sportsmen standings and stats can be accessed here.

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College Basketball

Hudson Valley 85, Adirondack 64

Queensbury - Queensbury's Kellen Henderson scored 17 points as Adirondack Community College (9-10, 13-10) fell to Hudson Valley. Kevin Mitchell added 15 points.

Twelve first-half turnovers hurt ACC, which fell behind by 16 at the half.

On Saturday, ACC lost 77-62 to North Country Community College. Henderson again led the team with 17 points.

Monday Corinth Seniors Report
Brady Vs. Williams

South Glens Falls - Roy Brady ('65) was unable to participate in the weekly six-game contest against Don Williams ('65) due to a death in the family, so Williams bowled unopposed for average Monday at Pine Lanes.

Don bowled back-to-back 600 sets, despite leaving twenty ten-pins, of which he converted nineteen.

Scores reported to the Post-Star include:

• Don Williams 232-201-195-628

First series totals:

Second series totals:

Brady vs. Williams standings and stats can be accessed here.

The Foot In Mouth Award:
Dumbest Comment By A Public Figure

The Foot in Mouth award is presented each year by the British Plain English Campaign for "a baffling comment by a public figure." This is given, appropriately, to someone in the public eye who has said something completely stupid.

Previous winners include: “I know who I am. No one else knows who I am. If I was a giraffe and somebody said I was a snake, I'd think ‘No, actually I am a giraffe.'” (Richard Gere) and “I love England, especially the food. There's nothing I like more than a lovely bowl of pasta.” (Naomi Campbell).

In 2008 George W. Bush received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his services to gobbledygook, including: "I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe – I believe what I believe is right."

Mine Regulators Reach Settlement With Seven Dwarfs

Washington - The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has settled a class-action lawsuit filed by the estates of Disney's seven dwarfs, agreeing to pay out $6.3 million, or $900,000 per dwarf, for medical expenses related to mine safety incidents that occurred nearly 70 years ago, according to court documents unearthed yesterday by the Alumni News.

The settlement is the second largest involving mine safety in U.S. history, and a gratifying victory for the weary families of Doc, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Sleepy, and Bashful.

"I think the MSHA misunderestimated our reliance, our ability to stay the course," said a 59-year-old Midland, Texas native who didn't reveal his name in the lawsuit, but is the great, great, great grandson of Dopey.

The dwarfs submitted a combined 432 accident reports to the owners of the federally subsidized U.S. Mine Corp. between 1932-1942. The reports show the dwarfs suffered from a horrifying list of ailments including emphysema, malaria, black lung, and severed arms and fingers, as well as tumors and unidentified black lesions.

"It's a mixed blessing," explained Herb Livshits, the great, great, nephew of Happy. "It's nice to get some closure, but it pains me to think how difficult it must have been for my great, great uncle to go by the name of Happy while suffering through three quarters of his life with four severed fingers, a rusty iron rod in his leg, and a cyst on one of his lungs the size of a gourd.

"I just wish [the 1937 Disney documentary Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs] told the whole story - it didn't show that side of it," said Livshits.

Other significant details from the case dug up by the News:

• Although the dwarfs appeared quite old in the movie, the oldest, Doc, was 24 when he retired in 1942.
• According to their applications, none of the 'dwarfs' were shorter than 5'9" when they were hired.
• Some of the lax safety measures of the time include some particularly bad advice: for example, "rub petroleum jelly over nostrils in the event of a methane gas release after an explosion"; and "when digested, in small amounts, coal has enough protein to sustain a (full-size) miner for three days underground."

Violently allergic to petroleum jelly, Healthy Dwarf changed his name to Sneezy in 1934.

The estate of Bashful refused to comment on this story.

Super Bowl XLIV

Hadley - Powerhouse Sports Editor Red Ruffensore predicts the following result for Sunday's Super Bowl:

• Indianapolis Colts 31, New Orleans Saints 24

Betting-wise, Red is 8-2 in the playoffs.

Indy captured 62.4% of a 500-game simulation with Dwight Freeney playing, and 58.1% of a similar slate of games where he sat out. Freeney participated in a very limited way in the simulation referenced above.

"It's pretty evident that the Colts will win," Red said. "Of course, don't bet the farm or anything. Funny things always seem to happen. The single game we picked for the actual prediction was pretty bland, except for the last two minutes. Three turnovers for New Orleans, while the Colts protected the ball. End of story."

The detailed box score of the game can be accessed by clicking the above link.

Corinth Dominates Class C Mats

Granville - On a big day for favorites, the deepest team in the tournament flexed its muscle as Corinth captured its second Section II Class C wrestling championship in three years Saturday at Granville High School.

Thirteen No. 1 seeds won weight-class titles, including the Tomahawks' Tyler Nicholson and Zach Marcel, as Corinth piled up 215 team points.

Host Granville finished second with 163, with top seeds Karl Palmer and Eric Hastings pinning in the finals for the Golden Horde.

And Schuylerville's No. 1-seeded Sarah Anderson remained undefeated, but injured her shoulder in the process of winning the 112-pound title.

Wincing in pain, a teary-eyed Anderson had ice on her shoulder - not the same one she had surgery on last year - after her 3-2 victory over Corinth's Tim Ross.

"I extended it again right in the first period and I felt it pop," said Anderson, a senior with a 32-0 record. "At the (Glens Falls) MatMania (on Dec. 5) I popped it, but it was a quick thing; this time I actually felt it pop and sink down. It hurts pretty bad."

When asked about her chances of wrestling in next weekend's Section II state qualifier at the Glens Falls Civic Center, Anderson said, "I'm going to try to, definitely, hopefully. I'd hate to miss it. That would suck, to come this far."

Anderson was able keep her lead by tenaciously controlling the inside and not allowing Ross to shoot on her legs. Ross scored only a pair of escape points.

"Tim Ross had a great tournament, he dominated in the semis and he had a one-point match with an undefeated wrestler who's been to states two times," Corinth coach Dick Whitaker said. "He never wrestled till his sophomore year and he's steadily improved. He's a two-time Class C runner-up."

All 14 of Corinth's wrestlers scored points in the tournament - 13 placed in the top six, and even eighth-grader Tyler Mulcahy, who bumped up from 103 to 119 Saturday, went 2-2.

"Everybody contributed today," Whitaker said. "When that happens, it's hard to lose. Even our guys who lost in the semis came back to place."

Nicholson cruised to a 14-2 victory over Hoosick Falls' Jacob Pearson at 135, and Marcel defeated Granville's Nathaniel Palmer 15-3 at 103 to win titles for the Tomahawks.

"It's nice to be the guy on top after being second the last two years," Nicholson said. "I beat (Pearson) 7-0 earlier this year, but I had trouble turning him. I was pretty confident I could take him on my feet."

Corinth's Clint DuMoulin came up short in a 6-4 loss to Mechanicville's Tim Fensterer at 189. Davin LeClair was pinned at 140 by Karl Palmer.

Corinth went 4 for 4 in the consolation finals, as Kyle Mulcahy (125), Nic Ecuyer (171), Justin Benjamin (215) and unseeded Stephen Abare (152) took third.

Granville went 7 for 7 in the semifinals, but the Horde's younger wrestlers struggled in the wrestlebacks, while their veterans went 2 for 7 in the finals.

"We have a lot of real young guys around our experienced guys," Granville coach Steve Palmer said. "I knew we were in trouble in the wrestleback rounds; that's what hurt us today. But I'm pleased with our overall performance."

Karl Palmer pinned LeClair 3:50 into their 140-pound final, using a Greco-Roman move to throw LeClair onto his back.

"I kind of waited till he came to me," he said. "When I had him on his back, I knew I was in a good position. I saw I had less than 20 seconds left (in the period), so I just squeezed and leaned way back."

Hastings added a pin at 215 for the Horde, who in addition to Nathaniel Palmer, also had runners-up in Steven Cohan (96), Brendan Miller (125), Kurt Ehntholt (145) and Walter Foster (285).

Team Scores

1. Corinth 215; 2. Granville 169; 3. Tamarac 138; 4. Mechanicville 132; 5. Maple Hill 116; 6. Voorheesville 112; 7. Fonda 92; 8. Schuylerville 91; 9. Hoosick Falls 90 1/2; 10. Catskill 75; 11. Coxsackie-Athens 41; 12. Cairo-Durham 34; 13. Greenville 20.

Championship Results

103 - Marcel (Cor) dec. N. Palmer (Gran), 15-3.
112 - S. Anderson (Schuy) dec. Ross (Cor), 3-2.
135 - Nicholson (Cor) dec. Pearson (HooF), 14-2.
140 - K. Palmer (Gran) pinned LeClair (Cor), 3:50.
189 - Fensterer (Mech) dec. DuMoulin (Cor), 6-4.

Consolation Results

125 - K. Mulcahy (Cor) pinned McKnight (MH), 3:16.
152 - Abare (Cor) pinned Place (Cats), 1:38.
171 - Ecuyer (Cor) dec. Ketzer (MH), 3-2.
215 - Benjamin (Cor) pinned Couch (HooF), 2:20.

Study: Tom Brady 41% Less Attractive
When Not Playing In Super Bowl

Foxboro, MA - Researchers have determined New England Patriot quarterback Tom Brady’s exclusion from the 2010 Super Bowl has resulted in a 41% decrease in Brady’s general attractiveness. The study was a joint effort between ESPN, The Journal of American Psychology and Tiger Beat magazine.

For the first time in Brady’s career, his quarterback rating has exceeded his attractiveness rating. Dubbed by experts as the Brady Inversion, this reversal of the two key indices has brought Brady into statistical territory well-known to Peyton Manning and most other NFL quarterbacks.

Brady’s supermodel girlfriend, Gisele Bundchen, agrees with the findings and said, “Honestly I don’t see Tom the same way now that we’re watching the Super Bowl from his living room.” Bundchen also admitted when Brady lost in the 2008 Super Bowl, she became more attracted to singer Tom Petty who was the halftime act in that game.

In addition, the study also noted a decline in the number of women who longed to have a sexual relationship with Brady that would result in Brady breaking up with them upon their pregnancy.

The study also definitively concluded that appearing in the Super Bowl has had no effect on the below average attractiveness rating of Peyton Manning.

Corinth 35, Warrensburg 33

Warrensburg - Another cliff-hanger.

The Corinth Tomahawks moved one step away from the Western Division title of the Adirondack League with a 35-33 last-second victory over Warrensburg Friday night on the losers' floor. The Tommies are 12-1 in the AL and 13-3 overall, with one game remaining on the regular-season slate and, it's a BIG one - the rematch with the Lake George Warriors at their place Wednesday night.

A win in that final game locks up the division and a meeting with the Argyle Scots for the league championship at Adirondack Community College on Tuesday. A Warrior triumph (assuming they take their final game at Warrensburg) sets up a playoff game on Saturday in Hudson Falls, since both teams split the season series and will have identical division marks.

A 14-point favorite, Corinth jumped out to a 10-3 lead after eight minutes and led 17-12 at halftime. The Burghers kept chipping away to get within 28-27 after three.

Jordon Charbonneau put back a miss at 33-all with 2.1 seconds remaining to pull out the win. The home team had a shot at a tie, but missed a layup with a second left. Jordon joins fellow senior teammates Ronnie Bovee and Fred Jaeger, who have all become buzzer-beating heroes in recent Tommie triumphs.

Charbonneau led the winners with eleven points. Eric Hernandez added nine on three downtown bombs.

John Joseph and Ryan Beldon were in double digits for Warrensburg with fourteen and ten, respectively.

Lake George set up next Wednesday's showdown with a 58-39 win at Hadley-Luzerne.

The Tomahawk JV squad kept their league record unblemished (12-0, 13-3) with a 59-43 victory in the opening game.

Next: At Lake George on Wednesday, February 10th at 6 p.m.

Friday night's Adirondack League scores:

• Corinth 35, Warrensburg 33
• Fort Ann 53, Salem 51
• Argyle 55, Fort Edward 33
• Lake George 58, Hadley-Luzerne 39
• Hartford 59, Whitehall 55

Reporting for the Alumni News: Don Williams ('65). All rights reserved.

Sports Scoreboard

Girls Basketball - Adirondack League

Corinth 50, Warrensburg 30

Corinth - Jordan Madison had 20 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Tomahawks (9-4, 9-7) to the convincing win.

Jaci O'Brien led the Burghers with 10 points.

Norma J. Butler

Corinth - Norma J. Butler, 77, of Corinth, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Saratoga Hospital.

Born Oct. 31, 1932, in Glens Falls, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Delbert and Katherine (Rice) Taylor.

Norma worked for many years in the Glens Falls Glove Factory. Later in life she returned to school to become an L.P.N. recently working for Wesley Health Center in Saratoga.

Survivors include her three children: Desiree Matthews and her husband, Vic, of Porter Corners, Michael Butler and his wife, Maria, of Ontario, Canada, and Charles Butler and his wife, Peggy, of El Paso, Texas; three grandchildren: Tammy, Heather, and Justin Butler. Norma is also survived by her special friend, John Randall of Corinth.

Family and friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, at Densmore Funeral Home, 7 Sherman Ave., Corinth, N.Y. 12822.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, in the funeral home with Father Tom Babiuch, pastor of St. Joseph's Church, Fort Edward, officiating.

Burial will be in the spring at St. Mary's Cemetery, Corinth.

Why Republicans Just Don’t Care

With the balance of power tilting rightward again, it looks like healthcare reform (such as it was) may not become a reality. There are likely a few other items on the Democratic agenda that may not happen anytime soon. But the major disappointment is health care.

While I am a not-so-moderate Democrat, I have a lot of close friends and acquaintances who are Republican. At one time I was apolitical – with Republican leanings. So I understand the Republican mindset. Yet political parties evolve over time – and the Republican party today is not at all the Republican party of my politically active grandmother – a big Ike fan. I must admit that I have been baffled by today’s conservatism – especially on health care.

Frankly, Republicans seem not to care about people. Here’s what they do seem to care about:

• Money - Health care reform is costly. It will bankrupt the country. There are other costly items like the military and shock and awe, but that’s different.
• Entitlements - When I suggested that a certain level of healthcare is a basic human right (especially in a wealthy country like ours), a conservative friend reacted sneeringly. The principle seems to be that people don’t deserve anything unless they earn it, because they might “take advantage of the system.”
• The status quo - Health care reform will change the health care industry as we know it. Those who have comfy plans and resources may have to share them with others – or something like that. We will all have to wait in line and some of us may lose our “Cadillac” plans.

The above points reflect a fundamentally conservative assumption: Conservation of money trumps human needs. This idea is what has been baffling me. Even more baffling is that a lot of religious people who are supposed to care buy into this thinking, as they are the most ardent Republicans – Republicanism is a virtual tenet of the Evangelical Christian faith.

But I’m not as baffled as I was, because I have a theory. My theory explains why many people who pride themselves in being far more principled, moral and ethical than their liberal counterparts can seem to be such uncaring automatons.

We must go back to 16th century France, where we will find a young man named John Calvin. He was training for a career in law until he was swept up in the Protestant Reformation. By the age of 27 the brilliant lawyer-turned-theologian had already published the Institutes of the Christian Religion, a ponderous tome that would dictate the faith of millions of Protestants down to our day (we’ll set aside the question of why anyone in their right mind would buy into a theology manufactured by a 27-year-old lawyer, brilliant or not).

John Calvin 1509-1564

One of the big, sticky theological issues Calvin addressed was, “Why does God ‘save’ some humans while others are ‘lost’? His answer, essentially, was a construct called predestination: God had created some people to go to heaven and others to go to hell. According to Calvinism, most people have been created to go to hell and there’s not a darn thing anyone can do about it. Unless you’re lucky enough to be one of the “elect,” you’d better get used to a warm climate. Really warm.

In Geneva, Switzerland, Calvin turned his severe theology into practice. He and his associates took control of the city government, declaring it to be an independent republic and instituting a form of religious martial law. Homes were subject to random searches. Brutal corporal punishment was meted out for religious infractions. Those who did not agree with Calvin’s tyrannical dogma were declared heretics and executed, some by burning at the stake (as a small foretaste of what they could expect in the afterlife). Not surprisingly, Jewish people were not welcome in Calvin’s Geneva.

While this all sounds horribly medieval, America has been – and still is – deeply influenced by Calvinism. The Pilgrims were, after all, Calvinists. Ironically they were fleeing persecution in England so they could have the freedom to practice their own despotic religion in the New World. Millions of Americans still firmly believe, or have been influenced by, Calvinism and the idea of predestination — including conservative Southern Baptists, the largest Protestant denomination in America, and they are at the heart of the Evangelical church – the core of the Republican party.

If you believe that most human beings are write-offs, then you won’t be inclined to spend much money on them, will you? You might try to help out those poor folks down in Haiti, for example, but only because you might be able to “convert” them in the process – because, after all, some of them could be predestined for glory. But, like Southern Baptist Pat Robertson, you will believe that most of them are cursed because they made a pact with the devil, or they committed some other nasty sin.

And, while you might give charitable contributions to a few of our own hapless citizens whom you think are deserving of your help, the last thing you will want to do is make actual laws that will provide health care for millions who desperately need it. That would waste a lot of money on people who are probably predestined to fourth-degree burns for all eternity anyway.

So there you have it. Republicans just don’t care – and it all makes sense to me now (my apologies to the few Republicans, Baptists or Calvinists who really do care). My Republican friends won’t like this. My Calvinist friends may want to burn me at the stake. Thankfully, that’s still illegal, but with the current tilt to the right, stake-burning may make a big comeback soon. Some say Texans are thinking about it.

Corinth Seniors Bowling Report
The King Welcomes Back Its Namesake

South Glens Falls - King George got middle man George Esquivel back from a month-long Costa Rican vacation and pummeled The Lone Rangers into submission at Pine Lanes in Corinth Seniors play on Thursday afternoon.

The King followed up an opening-game 61-pin triumph with victories of six and 36 pins to complete a sweep. With but seven weeks remaining (28 available points), the Rangers are realistically sucking on the exhaust pipe, down now by 20½.

Anchor Jim Robarge ('64) had another outstanding set, a 593 with games of 182, 178 and a whopping league-high 233 finale, to pace the big win. Esquivel showed little signs of rust with a 183-494. The Rangers got a newspaper-worthy 175 from Earl Jones in vain in the third game.

Next door, the second-place Tomahawks were falling to a fired-up Pin Heads crew in the first game. Anchor Curt Williams ('57) out-dueled cousin Don Williams ('65) 210-208, resulting in a narrow 15-pin triumph.

From then on, it was all Tommies, with the younger Williams adding 220 and 216 for a league-best 644 series. The Toms took the last two games by 27 and 33 pins, respectively for the favorable 3-1 outcome.

The Tomahawks are now 10½ in back of the King, with a huge confrontation set for February 18th. That will provide the last, best hope for anyone to catch the leaders.

June's Roys became the first team officially eliminated mathematically from any title hopes after getting decimated by Santa Claus 4-0. The winners took over high team handicap game and series with an amazing 776-2140 output. Anchor Roy Eldridge bowled a stellar 180-214-192-586 and was backed up by leadoff man Paul Pribis' 210-524.

DLG beat the Wildcats 3-1 behind Gary "Gunk" Young ('55) and his 192-505 effort.

2 + 1 Sweetie got plenty of mileage from the Mosher couple in a 3-1 win over the Pin Busters. Ray ('58) rebounded from a 142 opener to fire 214 and 186 in a 542 set, while wife Joan placed a brilliant 194 between two mediocre games.

Dugie's Boys and 2 Thorns + 1 Rose played to a 2-2 draw. Joe Sycuro was best on the pair with a sub-par (for him) 173-496.

Thursday's alumni scores:

Scores reported to the Post-Star include:

• Don Williams 208-220-216-644
• Jim Robarge 182-178-233-593
• Roy Eldridge 180-214-192-586
• Curt Williams 210-172-179-561
• Ray Mosher 214-186-542
• Roy Brady Jr. 195-176-532
• Chuck Boykin 206-529
• Paul Pribis 210-524
• Gary Young 192-505
• Joan Mosher 194
• Leo Runkowski 189
• George Esquivel 183
• Ron Becker 179
• Bill Eddy 176
• Earl Jones 175
• Joe Sycuro 173
• Ansel McKnight 171

Corinth Seniors standings and stats can be accessed here.

Bowl My Way

South Glens Falls - Roy Brady is head coach of the South Glens Falls Bulldogs bowling team. He recently shared these tips with his squad, and presents them here, for anyone interested:

• LINE - find the line that gets the best reaction with smooth delivery
• HAND POSITION - turn hand to right and cup wrist with elbow tucked in
• SPOT - concentrate on the spot until the ball goes over the spot
• SLOW - keep feet slow, one step at a time, walk straight, don't drift
• DOWN - bend legs at start, stay down and behind ball
• EXTEND - get entire body into shot with upper body over foul line
• LIFT - keep arm straight and follow through, don't bend elbow
• FINGERS - fingers out of the ball last, reach for the ceiling
• PENDULUM SWING - bring arm back in a smooth, fluid motion
• SLIDE FOOT - make sure that your foot is perpendicular to foul line
• BALL SPEED - adjust speed of the ball according to lane conditions
• TEN PIN - change hand position to reduce hook, start at extreme left

Corinth 49, Hadley-Luzerne 34

Corinth - The Corinth Tomahawks defeated the Eagles of Hadley-Luzerne 49-34 Wednesday night in the final home game for the senior players.

Pre-game activities included flowers for the parents of the cheerleaders and players, and a special tribute to former player Leland Shippee, who is undergoing cancer treatment. The game was played in memory of Coach Tom Rentz's father, Jack.

The win takes the Tomahawk record to 11-1 in the Adirondack League and 12-3 overall.

The trademark defense carried the home team to an early 9-0 run before Luzerne got on the board after a timeout at the 3:40 mark. The Eagles crawled to within 14-8 after the first eight minutes. Six Corinth players scored in the quarter, led by four from point guard Kevin Tucker.

Eric Hernandez hit a three in the second stanza and scored five points, but the Toms were unable to put any significant daylight between themselves and their opposition. The 26-19 halftime lead was far from comfortable for Rentz and crew. A 3-for-9 effort from the line didn't help the mood.

The Eagles won the third quarter by 9-6 and pulled close at 32-28 heading down the stretch. The Toms missed four more foul shots in the period.

Luzerne got within a bucket at 32-30 at the 7:20 mark, then the home boys executed some stellar defense and went on a game-winning 10-0 run, topped off by senior Ronnie Bovee's steal and layup at 5:17, to take the margin to 42-30.

Tucker and Hernandez were the lone Corinth players in double figures with 15 and 10, respectively. Eric Petteys snagged seven steals and had eight rebounds for the Tomahawks, who also got 12 rebounds and eight points from Fred Jaeger.

Devin Waite netted a game-high 17 points for the Eagles.

The unbeaten JV Tommies kept things that way with a relatively easy 65-27 romp in the opener. Guard Corbin McIntosh had a career game with 19 points, including two bombs from downtown. Alex Skinner added 13, Evan Armstrong a dozen and Greg Kelly ten.

Coach Shane Griffin pulled the plug in this one at 57-20 with 5:28 left.

The JVs are now 11-0 and 12-3.

Next: At Warrensburg on Friday, February 5th at 6 p.m.

Friday night's Adirondack League scores:

• Corinth 49, Hadley-Luzerne 34
• Argyle 65, Whitehall 28
• Fort Edward 36, Salem 24
• Lake George 65, North Warren 33
• Fort Ann 58, Hartford 41

Reporting for the Alumni News: Don Williams ('65). All rights reserved.

Sports Scoreboard

Wrestling

The seedings for Saturday's Section II classification wrestling tournaments were announced Wednesday night.

All five tournaments are scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. The Class A sectional tournament is at Shenendehowa, Class B is at Burnt Hills, Class CC at Schalmont, Class C at Granville and Class D at Warrensburg.

The top six finishers from Class A and B, and the top four from Classes CC, C and D, advance to next weekend's Section II Division I and II state qualifier meets next weekend at the Glens Falls Civic Center.

Class C (at Granville)

103 - 1. Zach Marcel (Corinth); 2. Nathaniel Palmer (Gran); 3. Tyler Garmley (Mechanicville); 4. Andrew Martin (Coxsackie-Athens).
112 - 1. Sarah Anderson (Schuy); 2. Tim Ross (Cor); 3. Zak Shaw (Fonda); 4. Sean Ryan (Tamarac).
125 - 1. Taylor Treadgold (Voorheesville); 2. Kyle Mulcahy (Cor); 3. Brendan Miller (Gran); 4. Matt McKnight (MH).
130 - 1. Michael Guiffre (Fonda); 2. Quinn Treadgold (Voor); 3. Nick Goffredo (Cats); 4. Seamus Cutler (Cor).
135 - 1. Tyler Nicholson (Cor); 2. Jacob Pearson (Hoosick Falls); 3. Jason Woodard (Schuy).
140 - 1. Karl Palmer (Gran); 2. Davin LeClair (Cor); 3. Frank Giles (Cats); 4. Josh Micklas (Tam).
189 - 1. Tim Fensterer (Mech); 2. Clint Dumoulin (Cor); 3. Joe Hassellbash (Tam); 4. Will Monty (MH).
215 - 1. Eric Hastings (Gran); 2. Justin Benjamin (Cor); 3. Adam Wayne Therrien (Greenville); 4. Jeff Wagner (MH).

Monday Corinth Seniors Report
Brady Vs. Williams

South Glens Falls - Roy Brady ('65) threw a sub-par 160 game as he and Don Williams ('65) finished up a suspended match from nine days ago, then went on a tear - winning the regularly-scheduled contest 6-1 and pulling within a game at 32-31 after nine matches this season.

Both bowlers were fighting injury/illness factors, with Brady awaiting an MRI on an injured ankle and Williams on the tail end of a flu bout. "Hell, we're old and creaky but that makes us dangerous in this sport," Don said. "We can rest when we're dead."

Williams completed the sweep from the January 25th match with a 204 final game (667 set) and led 31-25 at that point. Brady kicked his game into another gear with 238, then faltered to lose his lone point 175-154.

From then on, it was clear sailing - Roy finished off a 607 series with 215, then beat Don three straight games, by three, fourteen and nine pins. The 636 triple gave Roy a 1,243-1,145 total pin victory.

Brady missed a lone spare over the course of play, while his usually-reliable counterpart missed a quartet of 10-pins and a 7-pin. "Add those up, and that's pretty much the difference in the match," Brady said.

Williams has a 208 overall league average, and a 204-194 edge in head-to-head play.

Action resumes at the regularly scheduled time next Monday.

Scores reported to the Post-Star include:

• Don Williams 237-226-204-667
• Roy Brady 197-225-214-636

First Brady vs. Williams series totals:

Second series totals:

Miscellaneous stats:

Brady vs. Williams standings and stats can be accessed here.

Update: Coach Brady bowled two more sets of three games as a challenge to his team on Wednesday afternoon, daring them to best him, even in one game. The result was two more 600 sets, 614 and 605, making an unbelievable four on the day. Must be the ankle feels better - and, they couldn't beat him...