SCHENECTADY — The Union women’s basketball team earned a pile of individual season awards from the Liberty League this week. The award they truly coveted, though, was sitting on a table in front of them on Monday afternoon in the campus center auditorium ... See more
This is the third and final part of a series. It was close to game time when the Schenectady police busted into the Mont Pleasant High School basketball locker room. One of the few white players on the team, Keith Wood, doesn’t dispute that his Black team... See more
This is the third and final part of a series. It was close to game time when the Schenectady police busted into the Mont Pleasant High School basketball locker room. One of the few white players on the team, Keith Wood, doesn’t dispute that his Black team... See more
This is the second part in a series. SCHENECTADY — They didn’t call pitcher Joe Williams “Cyclone” for nothing. Buck Ewing found this out the hard way. He was behind the plate catching “Cyclone” in a 1930 Negro League game between their Homestead Grays an... See more
This is the first part in a series. In the 1930s, one thin dime could get you a trolley ride to Central Park. Then you could watch this fabulous Schenectady Mohawk Giants semi-pro baseball team, with thousands of other fans, for free. Even in the face of ... See more
