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Hard to believe that we are just a week away from Thanksgiving.. And that means that we are just days away from learning which high school football teams are going to play for state championships. Section II has four teams playing in State Final Four action this weekend: Saratoga (Class AA), Amsterdam (A), Schuyerville (B), and Greenwich (C) are all playing, which gives the Capital Region a seriou

If you missed Capital Region Sports Saturday this weekend, have no fear, the podcast is here! Here's the show breakdown (times are approximate): 0:00-0:13 - I broke down why Friday night was a great night for the Capital Region and for the Capital Region college basketball scene...

High School playoffs were in full force this weekend with several Section II teams having great success on the fields and on the court: In Boys soccer: Fort Ann won the Class D state title... in Class AA Ballston Spa fell in the state championship game...

Ahhh, playoff time in full force across every sport in Section II! Today, we take a look at the landscape across Section II soccer by bringing in Jess Koehler of the Albany Times Union. She will be at the Class B and C boys' finals tomorrow morning/afternoon at Colonie High School...

With a huge night game looming tonight against The College at Brockport, Utica College quarterback Teddy VanGalen joined us on Capital Region Sports Saturday. VanGalen is also the former Shen quarterback so it's good to connect with a local product...

As we continue to expand our coverage of Section II High School Athletics in the 2015-16 school year, we bring back one of our favorite things from last year: The HS Football Social Media Fan Battle! 104.5 The Team will be picking a Football Game of the Week...

We are officially back in Section II play, everyone! The high school football season kicks off tonight but other sports have already begun play for the 2015-16 seasons.  And with that, we get our FIRST ESPN Radio 104.5 Athlete of the Week for the school year...

A bit of history could be made today in Section II as Maple Hill boys' soccer coach Dan Gillespie goes for his 600th career win today against Hudson today at 4:15 at Maple Hill. Gillespie has been stuck on 599 wins since last October. He's the winningest boys' soccer coach in Section II history...

Congratulations to Shenendehowa Boys' Basketball coach Tony Dzikas, who is currently in the running for the National High School Basketball Coach of the Year. Dzikas, who begin running the Plainsmen program before the 2005-2006 season, led the Plainsmen to Class AA state title this past year with an undefeated record until the Federation Tournament of Champions...

On Sept. 13, the Columbia High School family and Columbia High School Athletics community is coming together for the 14th Annual "Teal Ribbon Run." The "Run," which goes through Washington Park in Albany, is looking to raise money and awareness for Ovarian Cancer...

Shenendehowa rising senior Kevin Huerter has narrowed a list of more than two dozen suitors down to six. According to an article on YourCliftonPark.com, Huerter has listed his top six as: Creighton, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Notre Dame, and Villanova; of those schools, Huerter has made unofficial visits to Iowa, Maryland, and Villanova...

It's hard to believe that we are rapidly approaching August. And with that, we begin to move back toward fall sports and the exciting beginning of the high school football season. We kick off the high school football season this Saturday night, Aug...