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Something caught my eye when I was on the state sportswriters site looking for the girls all-state teams.
Heading into late January, there were five schools in Class D that were undefeated. Out of those five teams, one got beat before the post season started, one got beat in the sectional quarterfinals, we all know who got beat in their sectional finals, one got beat in the regional semifinals and the final one got beat in the regional finals.
So, not only did none of the undefeated teams win the state title - none of them made the final four.
Maybe there is something to the idea of having a loss or two before you get to the point of the season where losing is not an option, but I;'d still go for the undefeated season any day.
By the way, no news yet on the all-state team. If St. Clair makes the team, I'll let you know.
I guess I finally have found out the definition of force of habit, because over the last week and couple of days, on my way home, I have driven over to the Clinton Street Bridge. knowing and reporting that it has been out since March 15. I even drove over there the same night after I had taken the picture of everything being shut down.
Well, gotta get back to finishing up the paper this week.
The Whitehall Times office will be closed this Monday, March 15, and let me tell you why: On Friday, before I left for work, my son, Lawrence Blake, was complaining that his side hurt, but insisted that he wanted to go to school. When I got home from work, the nurse called and said she was worried that something might be wrong. The health center where we live was closed, so off to the ER we go. That was at 4 p.m. After the tests and everything, we were off to CVPH at 9 p.m., where the semi-emergency appendectomy happened at around 1 a.m. So, I'm staying home with my appendix-less son today. Just as an aside, a thanks to all the nurses, EMT's and doctors who treated Lawrence Blake - you were all awesome!!!!
To help assist Bishop and his family, the University at Buffalo has helped with the Bishop family to established a fund to help offset costs of travel and other medical expenses. Those interested in assisting can send donations to: The Danny Bishop Fund, P.O. Box 5, Whitehall, N.Y. 12887. Those sending donations via checks are asked to make them out to Danny’s father, Norm Bishop.
Just saw the Mountain West All-Conference team. Jimmer Fredette was not named the conference player of the year??????? The honor went to some guy out of New Mexico???? I know they won the conference, but please, the only guy in your conference that got any national run and he does not get player of the year??? Fredette was also an all-american! in local terms, this would be if anyone but Brittany Sr. Clair was named the MVP of the Adirondack League - it just would not be right, just as Jimmer not being conference player of the year is not right!
There was a lot going on at the town board meeting last night - a lot more than you may have seen elsewhere. Here's a quick recap: 1. The town board set up the rules for the use of the senior citizens building, giving the seniors first rights to the building and exclusive use of the kitchen. To see the public comment before the meeting start by seniors president Barbara Katchel, here's the link (turn up the volume, it's our first try at taping a board meeting): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3MwUOlf_YA 2. The town board approved a request by ORCA to move forward with fundraising to purchase new equipment for the town playground and to work with the school in organizing this years free summer lunch program. 3. The town board joined forces with the Southern Adirondack Tobacco Free Environment Coalition to place signs promoting no tobacco use at the town rec center, Skenesborough park and at the museum. 4. Elaine Jones was appointed as the town clerk to serve out the rest of 2010. Jones said that she may run for the position in November. 5. The Troy Shirt Factory will be boarded up on the windows and locked in order to keep the property safe. 6. Richard LaChapelle said that he has looked at five locations for a possible town hall site, and hopes to be ready to talk more about it at April's meeting. 7. Reports from town organizations will be posted at the town hall now after they are received. There were a couple other housekeeping things, so it was a very eventful meeting. I didn't get out of town until about 10 p.m.
Getting set for what will be a packed evening schedule tonight, starting with the winter sports awards ceremony over at the high school. All of the winter sports teams will be honored, including the junior varsity and varsity teams in wrestling, boys and girl’s basketball, cheerleading, indoor track, bowling and bobsled (I believe that covers it). The fun starts there at 6 p.m. I will cover that until about 6:50 p.m., when it will be time to head off to the Pavilion for the monthly town board meeting at 7 p.m. Here's a sampling of what is or might be on the agenda: Longtin case follow-up, senior center follow-up (this could get heated, again), Troy Shirt Factory clean-up follow-up, town hall move follow-up.... ....all leading to the vote over who will be the next town clerk - whether they will stay with their deputy, Elaine Jones, for the rest of the year, or hire someone else. AS Geezer said a couple of times, this one could take a while. Either way, I'll try to be there for all of it. Maybe even grab a couple of videos, too.
I also took this little piece of video over the weekend from the ice-less fishing derby. I think that everyone still had a good time and there was some fishing done off the pier. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw-0pyVAYlc
Sorry I didn't write after the game or before today, it has been a busy beginning to the week. As far as the game goes, I think that I have the same opinion everyone else does - Argyle wanted it more. Don't know why that was, but it was. When you look back at this season, there are a ton of positives for the girls and all of the sporting teams, even if the way the season ended for each team leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. Anyways, here's the link for the slide show of the Section II/Class D championship game between Whitehall and Argyle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-coA0df27c
No. 13 Argyle (17-3) vs. No. 3 Whitehall (20-0) Argyle Jacquelyn Miller - 16.8 PPG Shelby Graham - 10.6 PPG Lexi McWhorter - 6.5 PPG Hannah Kennedy - 5.4 PPG Whitehall Brittany St. Clair - 21.5 PPG Maria McKee - 13.1 PPG Katie Paddock - 6.0 PPG Mackenzie Trevellyan - 4.8 PPG Breakdown - Both teams are getting some good performances from role players (Lexi McWhorter for Argyle, Mackenzie and Loren Martell for Whitehall). In the Whitehall home game, the bog key was rebounding. Whitehall CAN NOT allow as many offensive rebounds and second chance points as they did against the Scots in that game, or it could be a long day for the Railroaders. On defense, there is no secret - stop Miller or stop St. Clair - simple as that. It could very well come down to the who has the biggest night that was least expected to. Prediction - A great game!
Went over to watch a little bit of practice for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by the drama club and got you a little taste of what is coming in a couple of weeks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDxM1--FvcY I was going to do some taping at the UVM letter signing of Brittany St. Clair, but was too busy taking pics and getting interviews. Congrats to Britt for signing with the Catamounts as a track and field student athlete.
The top team in Class D girls basketball, South Kortright, fell 27-25 to Jefferson last night in the Section IV playoffs, ending their season at 18-1. This leaves three unbeaten teams in the state of New York in Class D: new #1 Elba will play Jasper-Troupsburg on Friday in the Section V DD championship game, with the winner facing the Class D winner to advance to the state quarterfinals. The new #3 is Westport - my home town. They play Lake Placid in the Section VII class D finals in Plattsburgh Friday. If they win, they will play Harrisville in Plattsburgh on March 10 for the right to go to the state quarterfinals. As for the new #2, well, I think you know who that is.
The girls basketball slideshow from the first two rounds of the Section II/Class D tournament is now uploaded and ready for viewing : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InzEMPPkSnM Also, the video for the drainage work did not upload properly, so I apologize that will not be up.
The varsity girls are headed to HVCC for a game against Argyle in the Section II/Class D finals. They beat Heatly 59-40 in the semifinals, with Brittany St. Clair scoring 22 and Maria McKee adding 11. What has been a good sign for them is contributions from throughout the lineup, with good rebounding by Katie Paddock and scoring from Nea Wescott, Mackenzie Trevellyan and Loren Martell. Everyone has been waiting for Trevellyan to break out, and this is a great time to do it. By the way, the slideshow of state finals day two is up, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hVqgJ7F5us
Unfortunately, I was not able to get a good video from the village meeting, so we'll try again next time.
Here is the video of the work that Bridge Construction is doing by the canal and WFVC. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E7s2BvtiOk
Bridge Construction is back doing work on the drainage between Broadway and the Whitehall firehouse, but the bigger news might be that they will be shutting down Clinton Street on March 15 to start the work of replacing the bridge there. I have some video, but I have to wait to get a wifi connection, so it will be up shortly. Also, village meeting tonight a 6 p.m., I'll do some video there as well.
Before I begin, I will have the pictures from day two of the state wrestling tourney up tomorrow. No. 4 Heatly (16-4) vs. No. 1 (state No. 3) Whitehall 19-0 Tuesday, March 2, 7:30 p.m. Adirondack Community College Hornets Melissa Heffern - 16.0 PPG, 16 3's Stasha Cuzdey - 10.7 PPG, 21 3's Adrianna Brown - 9.2 PPG, 36 3's Erica Gross - 9 3's Railroaders Brittany St. Clair - 21.4 PPG, 14.5 RPG, 4.3 APG Maria McKee - 13.2 PPG, 5.0 RPG Katie Paddock - 5.9 PPG, 7.2 RPG Mackenzie Trevellyan - 4.6 PPG Quick thoughts: The Railroaders have the height advantage, which is nothing new for them. They also have the depth advantage, with the bench averaging more points for Whitehall then for Heatly, which is helped by the play of Carly Nichols and the continuing improvement of Paige Mason. Prediction: Healty is the best outside shooting team Whitehall has seen all year, but being able to put taller and faster defenders on the shooters should shut the three-ball down for the Hornets. If everyone plays their game, Whitehall should win and advance to the finals.
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