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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Watertown&apos;s love of football</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20713/20121023/watertown-apos-s-love-of-football</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 23, 2012) Traditional Arts in Upstate New York, TAUNY, handed out its annual North Country Heritage Awards on Sunday — honoring North Country traditions.  Watertown has had a love of football for more than a century.  The Watertown Red &amp; Black is the oldest semi-pro team in the U.S.  It began back in 1896.  In its first decades, the team featured the sons of immigrants who worked in local factories and young men who had been star players in local high schools.  More recently, over half of the roster is soldiers from Fort Drum.George Ashcraft was a middle linebacker for the team in the early 1970s.  This year marks his 22nd year as head coach. Todd Moe spoke with him about coaching a football team that is a cultural icon in Watertown. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20713/20121023/watertown-apos-s-love-of-football">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Traditional Arts in Upstate New York, TAUNY, handed out its annual North Country Heritage Awards on Sunday — honoring North Country traditions.  Watertown has had a love of football for more than a century.  The Watertown Red &amp; Black is the oldest semi-pro team in the U.S.  It began back in 1896.  In its first decades, the team featured the sons of immigrants who worked in local factories and young men who had been star players in local high schools.  More recently, over half of the roster is soldiers from Fort Drum.George Ashcraft was a middle linebacker for the team in the early 1970s.  This year marks his 22nd year as head coach. Todd Moe spoke with him about coaching a football team that is a cultural icon in Watertown. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20713/20121023/watertown-apos-s-love-of-football">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:42</itunes:duration>
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<title>State keeps shorter school sports seasons to save money</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16875/20101223/state-keeps-shorter-school-sports-seasons-to-save-money</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 23, 2010) For the third straight year, high school sports seasons will be shorter in New York as a shaky economy has school districts looking to save money.Cuts vary by sport. Baseball teams that play 24 regular-season games will go to 20, football teams went from 10 games to 9 or 8, depending on regional officials. Chris Morris reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16875/20101223/state-keeps-shorter-school-sports-seasons-to-save-money">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Morris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[For the third straight year, high school sports seasons will be shorter in New York as a shaky economy has school districts looking to save money.Cuts vary by sport. Baseball teams that play 24 regular-season games will go to 20, football teams went from 10 games to 9 or 8, depending on regional officials. Chris Morris reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16875/20101223/state-keeps-shorter-school-sports-seasons-to-save-money">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>schools, education, sports, economy, budget, saranac lake, nadk, adirondacks, football, baseball, [loc:44.3294960 -74.1312662], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Audio Postcard:  A perfect fall day for football</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16477/20101011/audio-postcard-a-perfect-fall-day-for-football</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 11, 2010) This has been a year for the record books in Saranac Lake.  The Red Storm football team hasn’t just gone undefeated.  They’ve dominated their opponents by a combined score of 266-to-8.  Saturday’s game against the Massena Red Raiders was the last home game of the season for the squad.  Brian Mann was there and sent this audio postcard. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16477/20101011/audio-postcard-a-perfect-fall-day-for-football">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This has been a year for the record books in Saranac Lake.  The Red Storm football team hasn’t just gone undefeated.  They’ve dominated their opponents by a combined score of 266-to-8.  Saturday’s game against the Massena Red Raiders was the last home game of the season for the squad.  Brian Mann was there and sent this audio postcard. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16477/20101011/audio-postcard-a-perfect-fall-day-for-football">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:17</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>football, sports, saranac lake, adirondacks, nadk, massena, photolead, [loc:44.3294960 -74.1312662], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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