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This weekend is one of the best in Section II as its Super Bowl time! Class A provides us one of the best matchups of the weekend as Amsterdam is set to take on Troy (Saturday, 7 pm at Shen). Earlier today, we spoke with Amsterdam head coach Doug Edick about that upcoming matchup...

Sunday, Class A Amsterdam 64, Averill Park 61 Sunday's Class A action started off with a really entertaining game that had a little bit of everything. The game was incredibly physical as both teams used defensive tenacity and toughness to limit offensive opportunities...

Could Amsterdam be the next location for a casino to be constructed? If local officials have their way, it will be.

Over the weekend, Burnt Hills High beat Amsterdam High in a 49-0 blowout at Burnt Hills’ homecoming game. It’s the ‘Amster-Rico’ chants from the Burnt Hills student section that have since taken over the headlines.

I really wonder what in the world goes through people's minds sometimes. After reading about this story, I can't help but think: would my kids have done this? I really want to believe they wouldn't.

Doug Edick has always wanted to be a head football coach. He finally got his wish recently being named to take over the tradtionally-rich Amsterdam High School football program.

The Amsterdam High School wrestling team placed second with 173.5 points in the Big 10 Invitational on Saturday.

The end of an era has come to the Amsterdam High School football program. Head coach Pat Liverio appeared in his last game on Saturday night when the Rugged Rams lost to Burnt Hills, 26-23, in the Section II Class A championship game at Shenendehowa.

The high-powered offenses were evident Friday night as the sectional football season got under way.  Senior quarterback Vinny Sobkowich threw six touchdown passes as unbeaten Amsterdam whipped Lansingburgh, 54-12, in a Class A quarterfinal battle.

It was good old fashioned "D" that propelled Amsterdam past Burnt Hills, 23-7, in a Class A Northwest Division football game Friday night at Lynch field.

It's only the second game of the high school football season and already we have a key matchup - when Burnt Hills travels to Amsterdam in a Class A Northwest Division game Friday night at 7.

Josh Beekman is looking for work in the NFL again. The Amsterdam native was cut by the Indianpolis Colts on Sunday. Beekman had signed a one-year contract with the Colts on August 11th but was part of their first wholesale roster cuts over the weekend.