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Congratulations to Shenendehowa Boys' Basketball player Kevin Huerter and Bethlehem Girls' player Jenna Giacone, who have been nominated for the McDonald's All-America Game in March. The selection show is Jan. 17th, when the list of players is trimmed to the final roster of 24 boys and 24 girls...

Lucious Jordan. That's a name that should be very recognizable to Capital Region basketball fans. The same Lucious Jordan that came out of Colonie High School. The same Lucious Jordan that helped lead UAlbany to its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2006...

Look, I feel like I've been saying this for a while, but Albany High School football is going to be good. The Falcons hadn't won a Class AA game since 2007 coming into this year - and they started out this season 0-6. But the Falcons beat Colonie to break that streak, and then beat two Class A opponents in Mohon and Averill Park to close the season on a three-game winning streak...

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...

After a great regular season of Section II football, it is time for playoffs! Seems fitting, as this weekend the temperatures dropped into the High-30s and Low-40s. We look to James Allen of the Times Union who has all the pairings on the TU's high school sports blog: Class AA: Saratoga is the No...

As you can tell from watching any NFL game, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. There are several great events that promote trying to find a cure for breast cancer, and locally, one of them is being put on by Catholic Central High School...

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...

This week's full installment of "Capital Region Sports Saturday" is here! If you missed any of the show or any of the interviews, you can listen at the bottom of this post. TOPIC TIMES (Approximations): 0:00-0:13: Talking about the eventual re-emergence of Albany High School football...

Ahh, Section II season is in full force! And with that, we continue to see great performances from all of the athletes across Section II. This week? We head to the pitch for our ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team Athlete of the Week. It is Niskayuna girls' soccer senior striker Marika Contompasis...

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...

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...