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Is Cross Country Running the Purest Sport?

By Christopher Cudworth The air is more than crisp on a late October morning. A chill breeze seems to slide down out of the clear blue sky to the north. It is cross country weather. 140 athletes line up before a backdrop of team and fan busses. There may be 2000 fans in attendance to […]

Overcoming “Nicks” …Kossor’s Bumpy Road to Success

     At the age of 16, after having already been in Judo for 11 years, Nick Kossor decided to put making an Olympic team at the top of his priority list.  As if this goal wasn’t challenging enough, life (the road travelled by each of us) had a few unexpected turns and bumps. In the case of […]

Planning Strength & Speed Training For Football (Part I)

Reggie Johal looks at training methods to assist an American Football player improve their speed and strength during the football off-season. American Football, like many other sports, has a history of coaches with a poor understanding of the sport’s demands inflicting upon players the necessity to run laps of the pitch, and engage in other […]

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MMA SHOWS ITS TRUE COLORS

(Liberty Games Is Now Family)       We have been asked to cover a lot of different events since the start up of Warriors Instinct MMA.  We have covered an inaugural MMA event in our home area, been thrown on the carpet by another event that soon became our family, and have even come as far […]

BMX 2013

Liberty Games BMX Racing Results July 20, 2013 Tri City Track, Rotterdam, NY Moto#1 13 Girls Rider # Rider Name 1st   7 Autumn Joslin 2nd   4 Taya Morris 3rd   2 Emily Bouer         Moto #2 15-16 Girls Rider # Rider Name 1st   6 Britney Butler 2nd   505 […]

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Kossor Kicks Off Liberty Games

2016 Olympic Hopefuls Shine               Scotia, NY – It was one of those “Triple-H Days” (Hazy, Hot, & Humid), and if this event was held at the same location that it was in 2012, the weather could have been a factor.  However, a decision was made back in February, when it was still cold and […]

Board Breaking 2013

Liberty Games Martial Arts Mekeel Christian Academy, Scotia, NY July 21, 2013 Power Wood Hand Breaking 8 & Under All Ranks – Male 1. Arcangelo Losee               4/4 2. Jacob Palmer                   1/5 12 & Under All Ranks – Female 1. Diana Bochicchio              2/5 9-12 All Ranks – Male 1. Tyrese Smith                   1/5 […]

Karate 2013

Liberty Games Martial Arts Mekeel Christian Academy, Scotia, NY July 21, 2013 9-10 Advanced Team Kata 1. Abby Bindleglass, Brendan Torrey, Hailey Young 6-7 Beginner Male Kata 1. Conge Losee 2. Luke Henry 3. Joshua Quinn 6-7 Beginner Male Kobudo 1. Conge Losee 2. Joshua Quinn 6-7 Beginner Male Kumite 1. Conge Losee 2. Zachary […]

Boxing 2013

Liberty Games Boxing Hoffman Park, Albany, NY July 20, 2013 Jr. Intermediate 11-12 yrs., 100lbs. 1. Alvier Lewis Albany Parks 2. Anthony Diaz Buffalo PAL Intermediate 13-14 yrs., 100lbs. 1. Marcus Floyd Buffalo PAL 2. Bradley Cornell Sweeney’s Boxing Jr. Men 15-16 yrs. 130 lbs. 1. Ryan Smith Alpha Boxing 2. Yniko Lucuara Manny’s Old […]

Basketball – 2013

Basketball Results Schenectady HS July  20-21, 2013 Boy’s 8/9 Division Gold – Anaconda Allstars – Mann Silver – Albany City Rocks – Moseman Bronze – Les Dragons de Jeanne Mance – Sweeney Boy’s 6/7 Division Gold – Albany City Rocks – Ritter Silver – City Rocks Utica – Lee Bronze – Rock Steady Ballers – […]