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CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — A pair of Suburban Council, boys lacrosse powerhouses clashed Tuesday evening, as the Shenendehowa Plainsmen hosted the Niskayuna Silver Warriors. Last season both schools earned sectional crowns. This season has been much of the same around the section with Shenendehowa (8-1, 5-0) and Niskayuna (5-3, 4-1) entering their contest unblemished in Section 2. The Plainsmen won 12-7 and anyone watching knew it wasn’t close. Per usual, momentum in lacrosse starts in the cir...

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — A pair of Suburban Council, boys lacrosse powerhouses clashed Tuesday evening, as the Shenendehowa Plainsmen hosted the Niskayuna Silver Warriors. Last season both schools earned sectional crowns. This season has been much of the same around the section with Shenendehowa (8-1, 5-0) and Niskayuna (5-3, 4-1) entering their contest unblemished in […]

CLIFTON PARK — “Daddy we’re 3-0,” said Shenendehowa head coach Jason Gifford’s eight-year-old son and ‘assistant coach,’ Easton, following this past Saturday’s, 9-8, non-league win over Lakeland-Panas at home. To which his father replied: “Yeah, an adventurous 3-0.” “He is enjoying it. He’s just taking the wins one-by-one and I’m looking at it as- we’re getting the wins and we’re being left with plenty of things to work on and focus on in fil...

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — Shenendehowa senior attacker Mason Carroll, of the boys’ lacrosse team, thought his seven-goal performance on Saturday afternoon was a career-high, but couldn’t say for sure. However, he was sure of what got him and the team ready for a 9-8, non-league win against visiting, Lakeland-Panas. “I just felt good. I had a Red Bull before the game, we got hyped for the [junior-varsity] game we won in [triple] overtime,” Carroll said, postgame. Along with the energy dr...