What's new at Burnt Hills:
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A gold and silver for BHBL at the NY Federation Meet 15 Nov 2008
Some heavy morning rains made for a slippery, muddy course at the New York State Federation Meet held at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls, NY, but the Spartan Girls and Boys teams made the best of it. When all was said and done, the Burnt Hills Girls' team took first place overall and the Boys' team finished second. Congratulations to the runners on some very impressive races. Results are posted here, pictures are here and the team scores are here.
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A Visit from the Nike NXN East Coast Tour 10 Nov 2008
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DOUBLE NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONS! 8 Nov 2008
A little wind, rain and some pretty impressive traffic jams didn't keep plenty of family and friends of the Burnt Hills Cross Country Team from making the trip to the New York State Cross Country Championships in Sunken Meadows State Park on Long Island. The meet turned out to be an exciting one, and in the end, both the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake boys AND girls cross country teams won the Class A titles. Congratulations to the runners and their coaches! Results are posted here. Team results can be seen here.
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BHBL Girls and Boys Teams Win Section 2 Class A Titles 31 Oct 2008
Congratulations to both teams for a great effort! Good luck at States next weekend. Results of the Sectional meet can be seen here. Team results are posted here. Check out the article at Armory Track (milesplit) here.
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2008 Suburban Council Championship Meet 25 Oct 2008
With four nationally ranked boys and girls teams attending, this year's Suburban Council Meet received national coverage and provided plenty of excitement. The day may have been cold and rainy, but the times were FAST and in the end, the Burnt Hills Spartan runners went home with 1st place for the Varsity Girls and 2nd place for the Varsity Boys. For race coverage from Dyestat, click here. For team results, check here.
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2008 Burnt Hills Invitational - Results and photos now posted 11 Oct 2008
This year's Burnt Hills Invitational drew over 1500 runners to Saratoga State Park on a BEAUTIFUL autumn weekend for some GREAT races! Check out this page for links to results as well as photos of the event.
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Race Assignments for Burnt Hills Invitational can be found here. 8 Oct 2008
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McQuaid Invitational 27 Sep 2008
It was great to see so many BHBL XC alumni on hand to support the BHBL runners at this year's McQuaid Invitational in Rochester. The athletes ran some FANTASTIC races, placing first in JV girls and boys and large school Varsity boys and second in large school Varsity girls. Seventh grader Stephanie Carrier got the BHBL running off to a great start by winning the sophomore race, followed closely by fellow teammates Meagan Roecker, Schuyler Pruyn and Klara Widrig in 4th, 5th, and 6th place. The JV boys were led by Chris Fernandez, who placed 4th in the JV race, followed by Andy Cook in 6th and Dan Fernandez in 10th place. The Varsity Girls placed three girls in the top 10, with Sam Roecker and Molly Pezzulo finishing 2nd and 3rd and Meaghan Gregory coming in 8th place. Varsity boys took 4 of the top 15 spots in the large school race, with Otis Ubriaco (4th), Scott Maughan (9th), Kent Harlow (12th) and Sean Pezzulo (14th). Senior Anthony Romeo (43rd) sealed the win for the Spartan boys. Congratulations to all the runners. Results are posted here and team results are here.
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BHBL Girls featured in MileSplit article here. 25 Sep 2008
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BHBL Bethlehem Ballston Spa Dual Meet 23 Sep 2008
Spartan runners swept their dual meet against Bethlehem and Ballston Spa, with Matt Rusilas crossing the finish line first in a pack of five Varsity boys (all with times of 17:01 and 17:02) and Meaghan Gregory looking strong and leading the Varsity girls to victory with a time of 19:38, followed by Kiersten Anderson in second place and Lizzie Olsen in third. Team results are here.
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Baldwinsville Invitational 20 Sep 2008
The Spartan boys xc runners traveled to the Syracuse area on Saturday, September 20th to compete in the Baldwinsville Invitational, where both the JV and Varsity teams won their respective races. The JV team was led by first place finisher Ben Trolio with Andy Cook, Brent Drapeau and brothers Dan and Chris Fernandez all finishing in the top 10 and scoring points for their team. Otis Ubriaco and Scott Maughan placed 2nd and 3rd in the Varsity race with additional points coming from Sean Pezzulo (8th), Kent Harlow (9th) and Matt Rusilas (16th). Race results have been posted here. Team result here.
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BHBL Niskayuna Saratoga Dual Meet 16 Sep 2008
Niskayuna's Iroquois Middle School track was the location of the Spartan's second cross country dual meet of the season. Sam Roecker placed first in the girls Varsity race while sister Meagan won on the Freshman course. Dan Fernandez had an impressive lead to finish first in the boys Freshman race, while Scott Maughan, Otis Ubriaco and Kent Harlow took a close 1-2-3 in the boys Varsity race. Team results here.
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Guilderland Invitational 13 Sep 2008
Burnt Hills boys and girls cross country teams had to be happy today as great performances were turned in by runners in all races. The boys and girls Varsity and JV teams all posted first place finishes while the Freshman girls and boys teams ran very well to finish third in their races. Finishers in the top five of each race included: Varsity - Otis Ubriaco and Scott Maughan tied for 1st with Kent Harlow and Sean Pezzulo running together at 3rd and 4th for the boys and Alyssa Drapeau finishing 5th for the girls; JV - Matt Rusilas, Anthony Romeo and Andy Cook finishing 1-2-3 for the boys and Meagan Roecker, Schuyler Pruyn, Klara Widrig and Haley Britton finishing 2-3-4-5 for the girls; Freshman - Dan Fernandez finishing in 1st for the boys and Stephanie Carrier placing 5th for the girls. Invitational results can be seen here and team results are here.
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Burnt Hills Cross Country: Monster Strides 10 Sep 2008
The Burnt Hills Girls Cross Country team is featured in The Saratogian newspaper. Read the article here.
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BHBL Columbia Shen Dual Meet 9 Sep 2008
Freshman, JV and Varsity teams competed at Columbia High School today in the season's first dual meet. The course was slippery in places but the Spartans ran well. Burnt Hills race results (thanks to Bill Herkenham) can be viewed here.
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BHBL Girls at Niskayuna Ekiden Meet 6 Sep 2008
Three teams of Burnt Hills Girls opened the cross-country season by participating in the first Niskayuna Cross Country Ekiden Invitational, a distance relay race involving teams of five people and a sash! The girls did a great job, with the Varsity girls finishing in 1st, 3rd, and 11th place, and the Freshman team placing 1st overall. Results can be found here.
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Fonda-Fultonville Invitational 6 Sep 2008
The BHBL boys JV and Varsity teams headed to Fonda for the annual Fonda-Fultonville Invitational. The Spartans posted great results with almost everyone setting new personal bests. The Varsity team was led by Otis Ubriaco, followed very closely by Scott Maughan. Finishing behind the two was Kent Harlow in 3rd place and Chance Wilk in 4th. Anthony Romeo set a 19 second PR finishing in 8th place. Brent Drapeau and Matt Rusilas finished 12th and 13th to top off the varsity squad. Ben Trolio led the JV Spartans and the field as he walked away with his first XC win. Dan Fernandez started off his cross country career with an impressive performance kicking into a 2nd place finish. Andy Cook, Dan King, and Chris Fernandez followed in a 4th through 6th place finish while Amsterdam transfer Jeremy Mattas helped out his new team with a solid 9th place finish. Results are posted here.
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Magnets and License Plate Frames 5 Sep 2008
Our magnets and license plate frames have arrived and will be available for purchase at the Fonda/Fultonville Invy this Saturday, September 6th and the dual meet at Columbia on Tuesday, September 10th. See Sharon Maughan or Lauren Roecker if you are interested in buying them.
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BHBL girls XC team ranked #2 in the US! 4 Sep 2008
Marc Bloom of Harrier Magazine named the BHBL girls cross country team second in the nation in his 2008 Harrier Super 25 - a list of the top #25 US High School Cross Country teams. See complete list here.
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Meet the Team Night 1 Sep 2008
We had a huge turn-out last week for our annual Meet the Team night at Saratoga State Park as we offically kicked-off the 2008 Cross Country Season. With over 80 athletes participating in Cross Country this year, we're already off to a great start.
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Plans Underway for BHBL Invitational 25 Aug 2008
The 28th Annual Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Cross Country Invitational will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Saratoga State Park. For more information, see here or e-mail invy@bhblrunners.com.