How do replace Ian Anderson? You don’t
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — He laughed because, really, how else is head coach Greg Christodulu supposed to handle a query regarding his plans to replace an irreplaceable...
View ArticleAnderson begins first spring training
ORLANDO, Fla. — He was one of the first out of the clubhouse Saturday on the first day of minor league workouts at the Braves Complex at the ESPN’s Wild World of Sports, sporting a big smile. Ian...
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Keith Lansley guides Shenendehowa pitchers through another great season
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — Just more than a week before two of his sons were selected in the Major League Baseball amateur draft, Bob Anderson laughed while watching...
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State champs! Shenendehowa baseball walks off with historic win
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter VESTAL — Tears and dirt staining his reddened face, Joe Palko smiled. He’d been smiling all season, though, especially when his senior teammates razzed him. In...
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The making of Ian Anderson
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — Several hundred people were already in the stands around the baseball field at Larson Playfield, a complex where spectators can see the body of...
View ArticleBlue Jays draft Ben Anderson
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter VESTAL — The Anderson family now has two Major League draft picks. Two days after Shenendehowa senior pitcher Ian Anderson became the third overall selection in...
View ArticleShen’s Ian Anderson drafted by Atlanta Braves
Michael Kelly Gazette Reporter Just like his mid-90s fastball, the buzz around Ian Anderson in the final days before Thursday’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft in Secaucus, N.J., was...
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Shenendehowa baseball advances to state semis
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter TROY — Down a run after a two-error defensive third inning, Ian Anderson reminded his Shenendehowa baseball teammates there was no reason to worry. “Hey,” the...
View ArticleBoyhood friends Anderson and Huerter are national-level athletes
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — Twenty boys made up last summer’s USA Baseball U18 national team, which won a world championship in Japan. Twenty-six players were selected this...
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Shenendehowa baseball advances to championship game
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — He’d hit a batter and walked another to start the May 19 game. Partially covering his face with his baseball glove, Shenendehowa senior Ian Anderson...
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Shenendehowa baseball drops regular season finale
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — Two days before the Shenendehowa baseball team received the No. 1 seed for the Section II Class AA postseason tournament, the Plainsmen’s result...
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Hitting pitchers help lift Shenendehowa baseball past rival
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — Days ago, Nik Malachowski tossed eight innings for Shenendehowa against Bethlehem without allowing an earned run. For the season, he’s 3-0 with a...
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Special season possible for Shenendehowa baseball in 2016
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — After running through the state of the Shenendehowa baseball program, from the freshman level up to his varsity squad, head coach Greg Christodulu...
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Shenendehowa Spring Sports 2016
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — Welcome to Your Clifton Park & Halfmoon’s home for coverage of the Shenendehowa varsity spring sports teams for 2016. Check back each day for...
View ArticleIan Anderson earns All-American nod
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — Shenendehowa baseball senior Ian Anderson was recently named a 2016 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season High School All-American. Anderson, a pitcher, is...
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2015, a year in review: Clifton Park/Halfmoon athletics
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — To say the least, 2015 packed some serious sports punch. While there were enough great Clifton Park/Halfmoon sports moments in 2015 to produce a...
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17 Shenendehowa standouts celebrate college athletics signing day
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — In recent years, Shenendehowa’s athletic teams have been on an incredible run of success, producing one championship-winning team after another at...
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Ian Anderson visits World Series with USA Baseball
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — Maybe — perhaps — Ian Anderson’s life will now get back to normal for a bit. After a spring and summer filled with dominating baseball diamonds from...
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In his own words: Ian Anderson talks winning gold with USA Baseball
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — An incredible summer of baseball complete, Ian Anderson made his way back home to Rexford Tuesday night after helping USA Baseball win a gold medal...
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Shenendehowa athletics rundown: Sept. 8
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — Here is what you need to know for today about Shenendehowa athletics. RECENT SCORES FRIDAY, BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL: Bethlehem defeats Shen (Score not...
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