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Sports: Spartans fall to RCS after late-game slide

In Sports, Sports - Greenville, The Greenville Pioneer
February 1, 2022
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By Melanie Lekocevic

Capital Region Independent Media

Greenville’s Nicholas West takes a shot from downtown in the Spartans’ game against the RCS Indians. Melanie Lekocevic/Capital Region Independent Media

RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The game was close the first half in the Spartans’ matchup against the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Indians, but that would change late in the contest.

The RCS boys’ varsity basketball team hosted the Spartans on Jan. 25 and would take a victory with a final score of 54-45, but the outcome was far from clear the first three quarters.

With the Indians up 4-2 in the opening moments of the game, RCS’s Eddie Reville stole a pass by Spartans’ Jack Motta and passed the ball downcourt to Jack McFerran, who drove to the basket and scored a two-pointer, giving the Indians an early 6-2 lead.

By the end of the first period, the two teams would be all tied up at 12.

The Spartans got off to a hot start at the top of the second quarter, with Motta breaking the tie on a two-pointer with 6:30 to go in the second and was fouled on the play. Motta made the free throw, giving the Spartans a 15-12 lead.

Spartan Nicholas West hit a three-pointer moments later to bring the score to 18-12, with the Indians failing to score since the first period. Timeout was called.

The hometown squad would make its first score of the quarter on a three-pointer by Reville with 4:50 to go in the half, bringing the Indians to within three, with the Spartans up 18-15.

Timeout was called with 4:00 to go in the half.

Coming out of the timeout, the Indians took possession and drove the ball downcourt, but the Spartans’ West stole the ball to take over. The Spartans failed to take advantage and the Indians reclaimed possession.

Ryan Southworth on the Indians would break the stalemate, scoring from under the basket with 2:10 to go in the half to bring the Indians to within one point.

The Indians’ Jack McFerran scored a two-pointer with just under a minute to go in the quarter, giving the Indians their first lead in the second period, edging the Spartans 19-18.

But with four seconds left in the half, Motta would drop in a two-pointer to give Greenville the lead once again at Spartans 20, Indians 19. Reville made a shot at the halftime buzzer but missed, sending the Spartans into the locker room up by one.

Greenville’s Motta made the first score of the second half, a two-pointer with 7:20 left in the third to bring the score to Spartans 22, Indians 19.

RCS’s Jayden McClellan returned the favor seconds later, scoring a two-pointer to bring the Indians to within one. The Indians took the lead on a Southworth two-pointer under the basket.

McFerran extended the Indians’ lead to 25-22, and then Reville hit a three-pointer from downtown to give the hometown team a 28-22 lead.

The Indians began pulling away on a pair of three-pointers by Wyatt Algozzine and Reville. By the top of the final stanza, the Spartans were down 43-31 before McClellan stole the ball, drove it down court to widen the Indians’ edge to 45-31.

The Indians never looked back, ending the game at Indians 54, Spartans 45.

Jack Motta was the top scorer for the Spartans on the day with 25 points, Coach Dane Carpenter said.

The Spartans hit 50% of their free throws in the game, and took advantage of Indians’ turnovers, scoring 20 points. The team had 13 steals, 19 turnovers and 13 personal fouls.

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Web Exclusive: Capital project goes to a vote Tuesday

In Events, Events - Greenville, The Greenville Pioneer
December 5, 2022
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By Melanie Lekocevic

Capital Region Independent Media

Voting will take place at Scott Ellis Elementary School on Tuesday. File photo

GREENVILLE — Voters in the Greenville school district are slated to head to the polls Tuesday, Dec. 6, to vote on a proposed $14.5 million capital improvement project.

If approved, the project would include renovations at all three schools in the district, with the majority of the work taking place at Scott Ellis Elementary School.

District officials say the project would be funded through the use of capital reserve funds that are on hand and an $11 million bond.

However, because of state aid, the project is not expected to impact the tax rate, District Superintendent Michael Bennett said.

The parameters of the proposed project were determined through the state-mandated Building Condition Survey that is required every five years to identify facilities’ needs, as well as input from administration, faculty and the district’s Building Services Committee.

At Ellis, improvements would include safety features, expanded classrooms, improvements to pre-kindergarten classrooms — such as the addition of an in-class bathroom — new technology, new floors, added storage facilities and a larger multi-purpose gym addition, along with other improvements.

Work would also be included at the middle/high school, such as redesigned art and music suites, masonry, roofing, heating and cooling facilities, and asbestos abatement.

The project’s budget includes $11,908,904 for work planned at the elementary school, and $2,671,096 at the middle/high school. An additional “wish list” of improvements, project permitting, would come to $1,437,546.

Construction would begin in May 2024 and is expected to be completed in November 2025.

Voting on the project will take place tomorrow, Dec. 6, from 3-9 p.m., at Scott Ellis Elementary School, 11245 Route 32, Greenville.

For more information on the project and to view high-resolution renderings of the plans, visit www.greenvillecsd.org/page/capital-project-2022.

DEC announces 2022-23 waterfowl hunting season regulations

In Sports, Sports - Ravena, The Ravena News Herald
May 20, 2022
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The state has announced waterfowl hunting season dates and regulations for 2022-23. Courtesy of Department of Environmental Conservation

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced waterfowl hunting season dates for 2022-23.

  • The Canada goose season length in the Northeast, West Central, East Central, Hudson Valley, and Lake Champlain zones remains 30 days; however, the bag limit has been reduced to oneper day. Please see the Status and Management of Atlantic Population Canada Geese (PDF) brochure for more information.
  • New Late Canada goose season in the Lake Champlain zone. In this area of New York State, data has shown that the migratory Atlantic Population geese have moved through this area of the state by early December. As such, a late hunting opportunity with a larger bag limit is allowed to target resident geese.
  • Duck bag limit changes:
    • Hooded merganser bag restrictions have been removed, you may now harvest up to six hooded mergansers as part of the general duck bag.
    • The bag limit for sea ducks (scoter, eiders, and long-tailed ducks) has been reduced to no more than four. In addition, of those four, no more than three may be eiders, or three scoters, or three long-tailed ducks.

YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNTING

Duck hunting seasons begin with designated “youth waterfowl hunts” across the state. These hunts allow youth hunters to spend time afield with experienced adult hunters and gain necessary knowledge and skills to become safe and responsible members of the hunting community.

Junior hunters (12 to 15 years of age) accompanied by a licensed adult hunter with up-to-date Harvest Information Program registration and a duck stamp, may participate. During the youth hunt, the adult hunter may not possess a firearm or shoot any birds unless the respective regular season is open.

Daily bag limits are the same as those allowed during the regular hunting season for all species (excludes September Canada goose bag limits). The youth hunts are held on weekends in each zone of the state, as follows:

  • Southeastern Zone – Sept. 24-25
  • Northeastern Zone – Sept. 17-18
  • Lake Champlain Zone – Sept. 24-25
  • Western Zone – Oct. 1-2
  • Long Island Zone – Nov. 5-6

DUCK HUNTING SEASON DATES

Each year, DEC works with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Atlantic Flyway Council to develop waterfowl hunting regulations and season dates. This year, DEC, with the assistance of Cornell University and the waterfowl hunter task forces, implemented a new process for selecting the 60-day duck season dates within the dates allowed by the USFWS.

New York duck seasons offer the opportunity to hunt from the first week of October through the last Sunday in January, depending on the waterfowl hunting zone. By having five waterfowl zones, it allows DEC to select dates that maximize duck abundance in each zone which varies based on habitat and latitude.

For a full listing of all migratory bird season dates and bag limits visit the DEC website.

The season for hunting duck, merganser and coot are as follows:

  • Western zone – Oct. 15-Nov. 6, Nov. 26-Jan. 1
  • Northeast zone – Oct. 1-Oct. 23, Oct. 29-Dec. 4
  • Lake Champlain zone – Oct. 15-Oct. 23, Oct. 29-Dec. 18
  • Southeast zone – Oct. 15-Nov. 27, Dec. 3-Dec. 18
  • Long zone – Nov. 19-Nov. 27, Dec. 10-Jan. 29

2022-23 CANADA GOOSE SEASONS

Canada goose hunting regulations can often be confusing because of the number of zones, varied bag limits and season lengths. Although some of the boundaries and bag limit differences appear to be random, they were designed using scientific data to maximize opportunity for resident Canada geese, but also to protect migratory populations that are much more sensitive to hunter harvest.

Season lengths and bag limits are, again, developed in collaboration between the USFWS and the Atlantic Flyway Council. After the season frameworks are established (e.g., season length, bag limits, outside allowable dates), DEC gathers input from waterfowl hunters and the waterfowl hunter task forces to select dates that maximize opportunity for hunters in each zone.

  • Northeast zone – Sept. 1-Sept.25, daily limit 15; Oct. 22-Oct.23, daily limit 1; Oct. 29-Nov. 25, daily limit – 1.
  • West Central zone – Sept. 1-Sept. 25, daily limit 15 ; Oct. 22-Nov. 6, daily limit 1; Dec. 19-Jan. 1, daily limit 1.
  • Lake Champlain zone – Sept. 1-Sept. 25, daily limit 8 ; Oct. 15-Nov. 13, daily limit, 1; Dec. 1-Jan. 21, daily limit 5.
  • East Central zone – Sept. 1-Sept. 25, daily limit 15 ; Oct. 22-Nov. 20, daily limit 1.
  • Hudson Valley zone – Sept. 1-Sept. 25, daily limit 15 ; Nov. 5-Nov. 18, daily limit 1; Dec. 3-Dec. 18, daily limit 1.
  • South zone – Sept. 1-Sept. 25, daily limit 15; Oct. 22-Nov. 17, daily limit 5; Nov. 26-Jan. 15, daily limit 5.
  • Long Island/Western zone – Oct. 8-Oct. 23, daily limit 8; Nov. 19-Nov. 27, daily limit 8; Dec. 7-Feb. 22, daily limit 8.
  • Long Island Central zone – Sept. 6-Sept. 30, daily limit 15 ; Nov. 19-Nov. 28, daily limit 3; Dec. 10-Feb. 8, daily limit 3.
  • Long Island/Eastern zone – Sept. 6-Sept. 30, daily limit 15; Nov. 19-Nov. 27, daily limit 2; Dec. 10-Jan. 29, daily limit 2.

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