Columbia High's...scratch that...Goff Middle School's Angelo Kress has blossomed into one of the top wrestlers on the Columbia varsity squad as a seventh grader this season.
He led the Blue Devils to a crucial non-league victory over Kingston in the first-ever two-day Columbia Duals this past weekend and is one of the most experienced young wrestlers in the area.
He was pinned by Burnt Hills' Max Miller in a 56023 Spartans' victory on Thursday night but Kress has Columbia wrestling fans looking forward to the next five and a half years he has left in East Greenbush.

Read the full story on Angelo here.

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There are a pair of big-time Wasaren League rematches on Friday night.
On the boys side, Tamarac heads to Hoosick Falls to take on the league-leading Panthers, led by Kevin McMahon, the league's top scorer.


However, the Panthers, much like the Bengals, rely on a deep rotation of role players to get the job done. Anthony Goldstein (above) has emerged as a force in the paint in his senior year. Just two years ago, he was fighting for time on the Hoosick Falls JV team. Now, he's one of the Panthers' top rebounders.

Check out the story on Hoosick Falls point guard Robert Shiland and how the Panthers are preparing for a hungry Tamarac team in Friday's edition of The Record.

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On the girls side, Hoosic Valley hosts Wasaren League for Greenwich, who handed the Indians their only defeat of the season on Dec. 20., 50-42. It will be interesting to see how the Indians' defense holds up against a team that can score a lot of points, especially with the way Hoosic Valley has been playing of late.
Keep in mind, they're also gearing up for the de facto Wasaren League championship game against Stillwater next Tuesday, assuming they can win this one.
Dani DeGregory, a freshman for the Witches, dropped 30 on Hoosick Falls two and a half weeks ago.

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The good news for Waterford-Halfmoon's Jackie Sorensen? She broke the 1,000 point mark on Thursday against Emma Willard, becoming the first player in Waterford history (according to the Section II record book I have) to crack the 1,000 point barrier. She scored 19 points in Thursday's game to bring her career total to 1,015 points, tying her with Cohoes' Gina Caglione, who finished with 1,015 career points in 1994.
Needless to say, Sorensen has a way to go.
In case you were wondering, the all-time Section II girls basketball point scorer was Caryn Schoff, who scored 3,550 points points at St. Johnsville before graduating in 1995. The next closest player is 848 points behind her.

The bad news for the junior guard (pictured above playing Tuesday against Albany Academy for Girls) was that the Lady Fordians dropped Thursday's CHVL game to the Jesters, 53-37.

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Just as we await the last football game of the 2008-09 season this Sunday, Catholic Central made it official: Carmon Audino has been named the Crusaders' new head football coach.
He's an experienced Capital Region high school football coach, having spent most of his time as an assistant at Christian Brothers Academy. The younger brother of Union College head football coach John Audion, Carmon also served as an assistant for the Dutchmen in 1993.
Check out the full story on how he is trying to bring more of the student body into the picture and get them started in the weight room with strength coach Tom Quinn in Friday's edition of The Record.