Category: Sports

Women’s Volleyball played in a scrimmage at Dutchess Community College on Tuesday evening October 22nd. They won their 5-set battle, led by Abbigail Newell, who had 17 kills, 29 digs, and 1 ace. She was followed by Jordan Peacock with 11 kills, 12 digs, and 1 ace. The team’s entire roster saw the court, using a full team effort to take down Dutchess Falcons.

Women’s Soccer played Onondaga Community College on Tuesday, October 22nd, at 6pm, on the opponent’s campus in Syracuse. They took a loss, ending in the first round of playoffs to #2-seeded Onondaga. They tallied a total of 5 shots on the day. The team’s goalie Meaghan Casabonne made a total of 18 saves and only allowed 2 goals. The Viking’s offense could not break past the Lazer’s defense. The team ended the season with a final record of 4-8.

Men’s Soccer took a loss on Wednesday, October 23rd, against Herkimer College. This was the NJCAA Region III Semifinals, and was hosted at the Herkiemer campus, in Herkimer NY. They ended their season with a record of 6-7-2. The Vikings held the other side to just a single goal and keeper William Brown had a total of 5 saves.

     Men’s Football played Erie Community College on Saturday, October 19, with a victory of 55-10. The team was led by players Cameron Harbaugh, Kevin Mayfield, and Micah Gates. This win was a continuation of their Region 3 dominance. HVCC, currently 7-1, secured its fifth consecutive regional title under Coach Don Jones. The Women’s Cross Country team competed at the Mountain Valley Conference Championships, hosted by Herkimer, on Saturday October 20. Athena Seebald led the team, finishing in third place at 22:58.7.

She was shortly followed by other leading athletes, Emily Wilson (10th place) and Brooklyn Callaghan (13th). 

The Men’s Cross Country team also competed at the Mountain Valley Conference Championships hosted by Herkimer on Saturday. The team captured their title for the fourth year in a row, being led by athlete Drew Schroeder. He finished second overall, with a time of 30:05.5. Michael Kleinman (4th), Robert Wiltsie (5th), and Ryan Keane (10th) contributed to their victory and all garnered All-Conference recognition.

The Men’s Soccer team played in a game at SUNY Adirondack on Wednesday September 16, at 7:00pm. They ended with a final score of 4-1, winning overall. Goals were made by athletes Eli Charlebois, Ethan Miller, Gavin Haller, and Camryn Curet. Assists were made by Matthew Schraa, Dillon Halvax, and Simon Rogers. Goalie William Brown made a total of 8 saves, and played the full 90 minute game. The team will celebrate their success and will continue to persevere through the season, hoping to continue their wins. 

Photo credit: HVCC Athletics

     Earlier in the year I had written an opinion piece on how I thought the Jets offense would take a large step forward from last year with the return of Aaron Rodgers.  But besides a few select flashes, I have been proven wrong.  The Jets average just 18.8 points per game, and currently sit at 2-4.  This is almost entirely the offense’s fault, as their defense is considered one of the best in the league.  The defense keeps them in games by holding opponents to an average of just 18 points, aided by their 16 total sacks and 5 interceptions through the 6 games. 

This abysmal start in what was envisioned to be a successful season has not sat well with ownership, who fired Head Coach Robert Saleh and stripped Offensive Coordinator Nathaniel Hackett of his play calling duties. All of this happened in a couple day stretch, capped off with the Jets trading a conditional third round pick to the Raiders in order to bring in wide receiver Davante Adams.  But will the addition of a former Rodgers top target All-Pro wide receiver save the season, or is it too little too late?

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   In just the three games that Adams has played this season, he has 18 receptions for 209 yards and a touchdown.  While these numbers are down from his average, even if he continues this production it would make him Rodgers top target on gameday. 

I believe this will be the case as in 8 seasons as Rodgers top target Adams had over 8000 yards and 73 touchdowns.

But if the Jets continue to struggle offensively the heat will be on Aaron Rodgers as he now has his previous coach from Green Bay (Hackett) and his old WR1.  But only time will tell if these two will pick up where they left off and turn the season around for the team with the longest active NFL Playoff drought.