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25 Aug

Amsterdam football hopes young team can end playoff drought

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AMSTERDAM — The numbers don’t lie, and the numbers tell Amsterdam football head coach John Homich that his team has a lot of production to replace in order for the fourth-year Rugged Rams coach to finally lead his team back to the Section 2 Class A postseason.“There’s almost 4,000 yards that graduated between Jhai, Caesar and Louie,” Homich said.That trio — consisting of quarterback Jhai Vellon and receivers Ceasar Thompson and Louie Gonzalez — was absurdly productive during Amsterdam’s 6-3 2022 season.For the second straight year, Vellon was among the most productive quarterbacks in Section 2, generating 2,295 passing yards…

27 Jul

Amsterdam’s Manny Santos to transfer to Albany Academy, commits to play college baseball at Rhode Island

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AMSTERDAM — Manny Santos’ summer has been filled with big decisions. On top of making his college decision, Santos decided to switch things up for his senior year of high school, as well. Santos, who is committed to play baseball at the University of Rhode Island, will transfer from Amsterdam High School to Albany Academy for his senior year. “Hopefully I’ll meet some new people at this new school, bond with them and win a lot of games,” Santos said. “One of my goals for my senior year is to win a sectional title. For myself, I’d like to top…

28 Jun

Amsterdam athletic director Steve Nolan retiring Friday

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AMSTERDAM — As he finds the role of athletic director changing, Steve Nolan is ready for a change of his own. Nolan, the Greater Amsterdam School District’s coordinator of health, physical education and athletics since December 2016, is retiring effective Friday. “From way back when I started to now, basically the last four or five years, the job has changed so much,” Nolan said Wednesday. “It’s not specifically dealing with and helping coaching and kids anymore. It’s more of a managerial-type thing, and I was ready to move on to some other things.” Nolan said Wednesday that his replacement was…

22 Jun

Amsterdam grad Emmalee Carpenter embraced challenges, doing as many things as she could – CLASS OF 2023

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AMSTERDAM - For Emmalee Carpenter, getting the most out of her high school experience meant doing as many things as she could.“I’ve learned that you should really get involved in a lot of things,” Carpenter said. “It’s good for college, but it’s also good just to be involved in community activities.”That included things she was already passionate about, like music, but it was also important for Carpenter — the salutatorian of Amsterdam High School’s Class of 2023 — to branch out into the unknown.“Getting involved in things you haven’t heard of before is big,” she said. “I did Masterminds last…

15 Jun

Amsterdam show to bring attendees back to the ’80s at Amsterdam High Friday, Saturday

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AMSTERDAM — Those feeling nostalgic for the ’80s are in luck this weekend, as the Amsterdam Rotary Club offers a chance to indulge in the music and culture of the decade at its 25th-anniversary variety show.The show, aptly called Back to the ’80s, will take place at Amsterdam High School on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 at the door with a special price of $5 for students. Audience members will be treated to “tubular” skits, musical numbers, group dances and more.Jen Mongin and Brigitta Rose, co-directors of the production since 2019, wrote much of the show’s material. Rose described their creative process.“There’s so…