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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...

A great regular season has ended and we now head toward playoff time for Section II teams. You can see the full brackets right here. Class AA: Shenendehowa and Shaker earn the top seeds. Shen is 7-0 and looks very good. At No. 5 in the state, they are big and physical and are capable of running the ball with two-headed monster of Matt Taft and Oliver Robinson...

Shenendehowa junior point guard Kevin Huerter is beginning to garner a lot of interest on the recruiting trail. The lanky long-range shooter is receiving interest from several Division 1 schools, and he has reportedly received a scholarship offer from UAlbany coach Will Brown...

Even though the school season’s may be over, the recognition for Capital District athletes continues. Today, our “Offseason Spotlight” focuses on baseball player Justin Yurchak. Yurchak, one of the most accomplished players in Section II, led Shenendehowa to the New York State Class AA title game this season...

Shenendehowa graduate Branden Cogswell began his professional baseball career this week, playing for the Beloit Snappers, the full season A-ball affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. He's 1-8 through two games, and hit at the top of the order on Wednesday night...

Shenendehowa graduate Branden Cogswell, a 7th-round draft of the Oakland Athletics, joins Brady Farkas on 1045theteam.com to talk about his run with the Virginia Cavaliers at the College World Series, his selection by the A's, support from the Capital Region, and much more...

Steve Dagostino of @DagsBasketball joins Brady Farkas to talk about his upcoming events this summer, the rapid growth of his basketball training program, who he's working with, his thoughts on Scotia-Glenville, AAU and more.

Capital Region native and University of Virginia junior second baseman Branden Cogswell was named to the ACC First Team on Monday. Cogswell was a preseason All-American after a stellar 2013 campaign at shortstop, but he made the move to second this season...

Sectional baseball seedings were announced yesterday. There are some really good matchups and really intriguing classes. The area as a whole has been really deep and competitive this season and it should make for a great next week and a half...

Do you know what some of the best players in the Capital Region have in common? Did you watch Section II basketball this season and wonder how some of these players got so good? Chances are, they are working out with Steve Dagostino. Dagostino spent five years playing professionally in Europe after a stellar career at St...

Six teams from Section II will have a chance to play for a coveted state championship next weekend. It was yet another great weekend of basketball that highlighted the best this area has to offer. Five of the eight teams in action got to play at Hudson Valley Community College on Saturday, and a great crowd came out all day to see the action...