Ian Anderson advances with USA Baseball
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Reporter CARY, N.C. — Ian Anderson pitched well enough during last week’s USA Baseball Tournament of Stars, that he is still competing this week for a spot on this year’s 18U...
View ArticleIan Anderson one tryout away from playing for USA Baseball
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Reporter Shenendehowa rising senior Ian Anderson has made it to the final tryout for this year’s USA Baseball 18U National Team. It was announced Saturday that Anderson, a...
View ArticleShenendehowa baseball trio earns all-state honors
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Reporter Three Shenendehowa baseball players received all-state honors Tuesday from the New York State Sportswriters Association. Right-handed pitcher Ian Anderson received a...
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Clifton Park Knights travel country as elite baseball squad
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Reporter CLIFTON PARK — For most travel baseball squads, tournaments come in nearby towns and counties. Once or twice, the best teams might get to travel a far distance from...
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Ian Anderson strikes out 2 at national all-star baseball game
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter Ian Anderson’s terrific summer continued this weekend, as the rising senior pitcher at Shenendehowa continued to make a name for himself on the national scene,...
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Ian Anderson makes USA Baseball team
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter All summer, Ian Anderson has traveled around the United States, daring the country’s best prep baseball players to take their hacks against his 94 mph fastball....
View ArticleIan Anderson earns save for Team USA
OSAKA, Japan — Ian Anderson made his first official appearance Aug. 30 for the USA Baseball 18U national team, and made a major contribution in a 5-1 win against Mexico in the 2015 WBSC U-18 World Cup....
View ArticleIan Anderson wins world title with USA Baseball
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter Ian Anderson’s incredible run of summer baseball concluded Sunday, as his USA Baseball 18U national team emerged with a 2-1 victory against Japan in the...
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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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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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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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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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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...
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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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...
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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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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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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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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...
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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