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Another week of Section II action in the books, and another full night of Section II hoops on tap for tonight. For this week's ESPN Radio 104.5 Athlete of the Week we turn to junior guard Andrew Platek of Guilderland. Platek put in 41 points this Tuesday in a win over Shaker...

Another Tuesday night in the books, and the big story last night was another big game from Guilderland star junior Andrew Platek. Platek went for 41 points in a 74-62 win over Shaker. He connected on seven 3's and was 12-13 from the free-throw line...

It's been well documented that Albany High School football has had a lack of success on the field over the last several years. The Falcons won just one game this season -- and have not had a winning season since 2005. But they've found the man to turn around the program...

Last week's Section II Super Bowls provided five great matchups and crowned five new champions. Perhaps no greater game was played than the Class AA final between Shen and CBA at UAlbany's Bob Ford Field. I was at that game and saw the Plainsmen beat the Brothers, 25-20...

Hopefully you were able to get out and enjoy a very busy weekend of local sports. If you weren't able to catch local HS or college action, here's what you missed. Division 1 Hockey RPI is now 4-6 on the season after splitting two games this weekend...

Looking for something to do locally on this Novemeber weekend? There is lots going on, take a look at which games you want to attend. HS Football Class AA Super Bowl: CBA vs. Shenendehowa, Friday at 7 pm, UAlbany Class A Super Bowl: Burnt Hills vs...

As we come towards the finish line of the fall season in Section II, we get our first representative from the fairways for our ESPN Radio 104.5 Athlete of the Week. Albany Academy junior Sean Puleo won his third consecutive Colonial Council Individual Title in addition to being a Class A medalist at Ballston Spa...

The Shenendehowa boys' soccer team captured its first Section II title since 2011 by beating Niskayuna, 1-0, on Monday night at Colonie High School. James Homan netted the game-winner with 29:42 left in the game and sent the Plainsmen to the regional final against either Fayettville-Manlius or Baldwinsville of Section III...

It's Super Bowl time in Section II and that means we have a SUPER edition of our High School Football Social Media Fan Battle! This time it's CBA vs. Shen in Class AA! How it works: Two times a day (8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.), we will tweet out the game of the week on twitter @1045theteam...

For the first time in 2014, we take our ESPN Radio 104.5 Athlete of the Week to the hard courts. Today, we honor Niskayuna senior Annie Phillips. Phillips is the Section II Singles Champion. She is also a 3.6 student and will play tennis at Siena College next fall...

According to a report from the Glens Falls Post Star, former Whitehall football coach Justin Culligan, who was fired on Oct. 20, was terminated for the use of foul language. Culligan was let go after a controversial Oct. 18 game between Whitehall and Rennselaer turned ugly...

Football is not the only sport that we have playoffs starting in this week. Soccer playoffs also begin. We have put up a list of the play-in/preliminary/opening round games for each class in both boys' and girls' brackets. Matchups come courtesy of our friends at the Times Union, Jess Koehler and James Allen...