Will Springstead

Monday, Aug. 24 was the beginning of all fall high school sports - football started one week ago - and athletes at Gloversville got a nice day to begin.

Monday, Aug. 24 was the first day of fall sports practices for all sports - football started last Monday - and the athletes had good weather to begin preparing for their seasons.

AUGUST The Trojan Paddling Race, a 22-mile event, will take place in Athens. For more information or to register, visit paddleguru.com

Shenendehowa's Macy Zeilman and Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's Talon Immel have been named to two of USA Lacrosse's age-level national teams.

Megan LaMont is staying in the family of Red Dragons. But she's trading a C for an O, moving a little closer to home and choosing to be the person most responsible for how the Red Dragons perform.

of 2 Saratoga Springs' Rich Johns is finally an All-American, but not just for what he did on the court.

Albany's Ricardo Estremera and Schenectady's Kerry Flower were the men's and women's champions, respectively, at Saturday morning's Run 4 The River Half Marathon, which went from Rotterdam Junction to Schenectady.

It's impossible to know how many movies are put on people's “to see” list because of the trailers. Maybe they're not even fans of the topic, but the trailer piques curiosity.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake graduate Kyle Farmer, a multimedia director/editor, recently completed his largest project to date, as the editor for the sailing documentary, "Mighty Mary."

SEPTEMBER The Roundabout Runners Club's Malta 5K Run/Walk will take place at 8:30 a.m. at HVCC-TEC SMART, to benefit Malta EMS and local veteran agencies.