When the Plattsburgh State Men’s Rugby Club takes to the field Saturday against Hamilton for their fourth match of the season, they’ll do so with a heavy heart. Prior to the game, the team will remember Jason Concepcion, a member of the team who died unexpectedly this summer due to complications...
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With a new coach and a crop of rookies outnumbering the veterans, the Plattsburgh State women’s rugby club fell to SUNY Potsdam 7-37 Sept. 16 in their season opener. Chris Rosenquest assumed the head coaching position this season. Beginning his rugby career for the Plattsburgh men’s side in 1998,...
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Six years ago, the Plattsburgh State Fishing Club leaped into the national spotlight with a second place finish in the national championship and earned a shoutout on ESPN. “That’s where I want the club to get back to,” club President Donald Espey said. The club hasn’t managed to reach that...
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The 18th varsity sport at Plattsburgh State, the women’s lacrosse team, is prepared to make the final leap to SUNYAC competition for the 2019 season. Recruiting for a new program has its challenges, but head coach Julia Decker has also seen it as one of her largest selling points, giving prospective...
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Teams across New York gathered for the annual TnT Memorial Tournament Saturday for a day of memorial, reflection and rugby. Paul Smith’s College, Clarkson University, the Saranac Lake Mountaineers and SUNY Potsdam sent both men’s and women’s teams, along with SUNY Oswego’s men’s team. The...
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Every spring, both the men and women rugby clubs lace up for the TnT Tournament in remembrance of fallen ruggers Tony Santandrea and Trevor Green, who died as Plattsburgh State students, and Billy Erwin, who was killed on 9/11. “It’s all about remembering those guys and everyone that has unfortunately...
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Aside from its performances at basketball halftime shows, the Plattsburgh State Cardinalette Kickline Dance Club prides itself on its performances at community events like Relay for Life last week and Up Til’ Dawn. Captain Rebecca Welborn, a dancer since she was two and captain of her high school...
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“It’s like soccer,” captain George Kulich said with a stack of small cones and a disc by his feet. “And it’s kind of like football, and it’s kind of like hockey.” For many, the very sight of a frisbee, the quintessential college pastime always seen in the opening credits of a coming-of-age...
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The basketball season has ended, but the blue mats are still being rolled out in Memorial Hall and for the Plattsburgh State cheer club, the real competition is just getting started. First on their agenda is their inaugural showcase Thursday, a public event for the campus community to raise money...
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Plattsburgh State President John Ettling was stunned when he first heard calls for his resignation from the student body last month. “But what I’d look to do before I retire is to re-earn the trust of those students demanding that I resign,” he said. Ettling, who became PSUC’s 10th president...
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04 Oct 2018
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