Erik Rhyne

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Erik Rhyne

CHAMPLAIN — To some it was watching a present being unwrapped, that joy that builds up as you wait to see their reaction. Christmas was months ago, but for one afternoon on the soccer field at Northeastern Clinton, it felt like it again. “Because it’s such a big deal, and we have a big team, we didn’t want to tell everybody because there would be a crack in the scene somewhere, something could get back to Kristen (Patnode) and spoil it,” NCCS assistant flag football coach Mike Boyea said.

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Erik Rhyne

ROUSES POINT — The NCYH 14U Cougars had waited for this moment. Standing in the championship game, they faced the Central Outlaws, a team that had their number in the past. It wouldn’t be the same this time. Advertisement“We were focused as they beat us in the past four years,” Cameron Suprenaw said. “We were determined to beat them, and talked about it in the locker room. “We knew we were going to win.”That’s what the Cougars did, capturing the 2025 NYSAHA Youth Tier III 14-U State Championship.

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Erik Rhyne

ROUSES POINT — Ask anyone in the North Country about John Zurlo, and the likelihood of hearing a story is high. He’s a man who engrained himself in the area and was respected for all he did for it. Not only as a public servant, but also being instrumental in the Rouses Point Civic Center being constructed. Advertisement“I often simulate him with the movie. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’” Vinny Nigro said. “The character — George Bailey — is always wanting to get out of town and never making it.

3 weeks ago | pressrepublican.com | Erik Rhyne |Erik Rhyne Press-Republican

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3 weeks ago | pressrepublican.com | Erik Rhyne |Erik Rhyne Press-Republican

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