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Listen to Frankie Pizzo talk about joining the Albany Dutch this summer with Alex Feuz

We've all had teachers and known school officials who've gone above and beyond the call of duty making long-lasting impacts on students.  November's Hometown Hero does all of those things and much, much more.  Her name is Lisa Mickle, and she's the principal of Okte Elementary School (Shen) in Clifton Park.

A 49-1 freshman-year record was capped with a state championship. The only question left is just how high is his ceiling?

(photo courtesy of newyorksportswriters.org) For a third straight year, a Section 2 high school has been awarded NYWSSWA's Kerr Cup All-Sport Championship. The Shenendehowa Plainsmen won a third straight Kerr Cup, compiling more points than any other New York State high school...

Fans of Section 2 basketball have known Kevin Huerter's name for years now, but the rest of the country is slowly but surely figuring out why he was so highly touted coming out of high school. Huerter is starting as a freshman at Maryland for a Terps team that is 15-2 and on the brink of being ranked in the top-25...

Four starts, four gems in professional baseball for Shenendehowa graduate Ian Anderson. Anderson, the No. 3 pick in the MLB Draft this past June, went four innings on Saturday for the Gulf Coast League Braves. He allowed no runs and now has a 0...

Shen graduate Kevin Huerter is fresh off winning the U-18 FIBA America's Gold Medal in Chile and he joined 'Big Board Sports' with Rodger Wyland on Friday to talk about the experience and much more. Huerter spoke about what the feeling was like having a gold medal placed around his neck, what the international competition was like, his own play, and what it was like having his future college coach

A big summer continued this weekend for Shen graduate Kevin Huerter, who helped lead the Team USA U-18 national team to the gold medal at the FIBA America Championships in Chile. The US team took down Canada in the final (99-84) after disposing of Brazil in the semifinals by a score of 88-48...

I guess that pro baseball thing isn't so hard, is it? Not a bad debut for Shen grad Ian Anderson, who threw three scoreless innings for the Atlanta Braves Gulf Coast League affiliate on Wednesday. He added two strikeouts while allowing three hits and no walks...

Congratulations to former Shen basketball standout Kevin Huerter, who was named to the Team USA U-18 National Team. The team will compete in Chile at the FIBA U-18 championships from July 19-23. It's a huge deal for Huerter, who will play at Maryland this fall...

Big news for the dynamic Anderson boys came out the other day: It's reported that Ian will throw 35-40 pitches for the GCL Braves on Wednesday (from Marisa Jacques). That's a good number for Anderson, who hasn't seen game action in a month since Shenendehowa advanced to the NYS State title game in Binghamton...

With all the hype around newly-drafted Capital Region baseball players Ian Anderson, Garrett Whitley and Jeff Hoffman, sometimes you forget about the guys who have been in affiliated baseball for a while now, like 2006 Shen grad Murphy Smith...