Queensbury 63, Hudson Falls 38 – The Queensbury Girls Basketball team celebrated Senior Night with a decisive victory over Hudson Falls. Seniors Kendra Ballard, Aislynn Dixon, and Liz Rowley led the team to victory over visiting Hudson Falls. 

Ballard had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, along with a season high of eight steals. Dixon had four assists, and scored 16 points, shooting 6-of-9 on the floor and 3-of-5 from beyond the three point line. Rowley matched a career high of eight rebounds. 

The Spartans had some help from Junior Dyllan Ray, who added 10 points, seven rebounds, six steals and three assists. Sophomore Shea Canavan had nine points, and a career high eight assists. 

Hudson Falls was led by Williamson, who scored 21 points. Queensbury held Hudson Falls to three points in the first quarter of play. 

A a result of this game, Queensbury – 11-6 overall – improved to 11-1 in the Foothills Council.

The Spartans will soon host South Glens Falls, who are 12-0 in the Foothills Council… South Glens Falls beat Queensbury back on December 12, with a score of 37-30. This much anticipated rematch will be at Queensbury High School on Monday, February 6 – tipoff at 7:00 PM.  

Queensbury 57, Glens Falls 22 – Queensbury Girls Varsity came out strong with 20 points, before Glens Falls sank a free throw to get on the board with 1:21 remaining in the first quarter.

Shea Canavan delivered 22 points, eight steals, and six rebounds. Kendra Ballard scored 10 points and had eight rebounds. Dyllan Ray scored eight points, had six rebounds, and five steals. Aislynn Dixon tied a career high six assists – five of which occurred in the first quarter. 

Spartans have been featuring impressive defense, holding the last two teams that they have played scoreless for over 32 consecutive minutes of play! The Spartans have now climbed to 10-6 overall, and 10-1 in Foothills Council.

Next up, Queensbury will host Hudson Falls for Senior Night on Thursday, February 2nd – tip-off is at 7:00 PM.

Queensbury 66, Johnstown 4: the Queensbury Girls Basketball team held visiting Johnstown to just 4 points on Thursday night. The Spartans easily took the victory in their 15th game of the season. 

Dyllan Ray recorded 10 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals, and 5 assists. Kendra Ballard scored a season high of 14 points. Kayla Zehr posted 9 points and 5 rebounds, while Liz Rowey & Caleigh Johnson each scored 8 points, and had 4 rebounds apiece. Shea Canavan had 5 assists, and Kaitlyn Barton had 4 assists for the win. 

Two players scored in the opening quarter of the game for Johnstown: J. Hisert, and M. Kortz. Then, Johnstown was held scoreless for the remaining three quarters of play! Queensbury is currently ranked 21st in the Section 2 High School Girls Basketball Rankings, and improved their record to 9-1 in the Foothills Council – and 9-6 overall.  

Next up, the Spartans will travel to face Glens Falls (6-7 overall, 2-6 foothills council) on Monday,  January 30th – tip-off at 7:00 PM. 

Queensbury Union Free School District will be recognizing and honoring athletes, coaches, teams, administrators, staff and community members who have significantly contributed to the district’s athletic program with an Athletics Hall of Fame.

The Athletics Hall of Fame committee will be accepting nominations through April 1, 2023; inductees will be notified by mid-June, and a ceremony will be held in October. To be considered for the inaugural class, nominees must have graduated from Queensbury High School in 2000 or earlier, and/or participated in athletics at QUFSD during the 20th century.

“It’s an opportunity to appreciate and recognize the successes of our athletes of the past, and introduce their accomplishments to a new generation of Queensbury athletes” said Richard Keys – the director of Health, PE, and Athletics.

The district’s sports information analyst Tim Jones said, “Researching the history of Queensbury athletics revealed so many wonderful stories in addition to the outstanding numbers and statistics. There are a lot of people that… seem to be unaware of this rich, deep history that could motivate today’s and future student athletes to reach higher for their goals.” 

“We are very excited to be able to have our first ever Hall of Fame Event. This will acknowledge the athletes that are so deserving for committing themselves to the Queensbury school district” said Superintendent Kyle Gannon. 

For more information, or to nominate an athlete to the Hall of Fame, go to https//www.gueensburyschool.org/athletic-hall-of-fame/

Queensbury 49, Schuylerville 33: The Queensbury Spartans went on the road and delivered a loss to the Schuylerville Black Horses on Friday night. 

The team effort by the Spartans was more than the Black Horses could handle, as the Spartans pulled away in the fourth quarter, out-scoring the Black Horses 14 to 2. 

Shea Canavan scored a game-high 20 points, and Dyllan Ray grabbed a career-high-tying 15 rebounds in the Spartans’ victory. 

Both Caravan and Ray showed their multitude of skills on the court – Caravan had eight rebounds, five assists, and four steals, while Ray had 10 points, four assists, four steals, and two blocked shots. 

Kayla Zehr and Caleigh Johnson both reached personal bests – Zehr added seven points, a career high nine rebounds, and three assists. Johnson added a personal best of eight points, along with five boards, two blocks, and a pair of steals.  

Queensbury improved their record to 8-5 overall, and 8-1 in the Section 2 Foothills Council. Next up, the Queensbury Spartans will face the Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks on Monday, January 23rd. This non-conference game will be played at Queensbury: tip-off is at 7:00 PM.

Queensbury, 50 – Broadalbin-Perth, 30.

Queensbury Junior Dyllan Ray scored 24 points and had 15 rebounds for two Spartans career highs. Sophomore Shea Canavan added 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists with 11 steals. Canavan’s steals and assists for the game were a personal best – Queensbury held their opponent to five points in the first quarter, and pulled away scoring 13 points in the fourth quarter. Marsden led Broadalbin with ten points, followed by Russom, who scored eight.

The Queensbury Spartans improved their record to 6-5 overall, and 6-1 in the Foothills Council. Next up, the Spartans will travel to Scotia-Glenville on Tuesday, January 17th – tip-off at 6:00 PM.

Queensbury 71, Gloversville 12… Queensbury hosted the Gloversville girls on Monday, January 10th, but the hosting was anything but hospitable; Queensbury scored 12 points in the first quarter of play, which was the total number of points that Gloversville would score for the entire match. Kayla Zehr, the Queensbury sophomore guard, scored 16 points with 4 assists and 2 rebounds to lead the Spartans to an easy victory over Gloversville. Only two players scored for Gloversville – Z. Tesi scored an impressive 10 points, and A. Christian added 2 points for Gloversville’s total 12 points. 

Queensbury improved their overall record to 5-5, and are in 3rd place in Section 2 Foothills with a record of 5-1. Queensbury girls will take on Broadalbin at home on Thursday night; tip-off at 7:00 PM. 

Queensbury 44, Schuylerville 40: Queensbury girls varsity basketball hosted Schuylerville on Thursday night and took the win! Queensbury got off to a strong start scoring 18 in the first quarter of play, and their defense held Schuylerville to seven points. In the third quarter, Queensbury held a ten point lead 37 to 27. Schuylerville rallied in the fourth quarter, scoring 13 points; but the Spartans held them off by scoring seven points, and gaining the victory 44 to 40. S. Canavan led the scoring for Queensbury with 14 points, while Schuylerville was led by L. King and M. Koral, who both scored ten points apiece. Queensbury improved their overall record to 4-5 and 4-1 in Section 2 Foothills.

Queensbury will be facing Gloversville on Monday, January 9th –  tip-off at 7:00 PM.

The Queensbury Boys’ Varsity Ice Hockey squad recorded its highest goal total in nearly 13 years, on Saturday, January 7, 2023, against Northeastern Clinton. The last time Queensbury scored 13 goals was back in February of 2010. The most that the program has scored in one game is 16 goals. This occurred twice in the program’s history; first in 2008, and then again in 2010. Both of those victories were recorded against Mohonasen-Schalmont. 

The Spartans scored seven goals in the second period. In the assist column, Queensbury’s 17 assists ties them for fourth on their all time record board. Tanner Fearman tied a career high of five assists, which only two other Spartans have previously accomplished. Fearman also scored six points, which ties him for the school’s third highest points for a single game. In addition, Mack Ryan and Keegan Lozier scored five points, and each had three assists. Goalie, Eagan Breault recorded 26 saves.