For the third straight year, Siena College (Albany, N.Y.) has earned the right to dance. Siena under the leadership of Edwin Ubiles, a former Edge and Poughkeepsie High School athlete, led the charge to defeat Fairfield College 72-65 in an overtime game this past Monday night. Ubiles scored 27 points followed by Alex Franklin with [...]
Most athletes can only dream to play their sport at the college level. It’s a dream that begins at a very young age and continues through their journey to senior year starter. Most seniors, however, come to realize somewhere during the middle of their respective season that the remaining games they have could be the [...]
Edge Athletics is pleased to announce the winners of the Dr. Yerry College Scholarship. The Winners, Michael Khan from Millbrook High School and Luke Horvath from Spackenkill High School, were selected from a pool of applicants by an independant selection committee. Khan is currently attending Western New England College, Horvath the University of [...]
The Edge Athletics College Scholarship has been re-named in honor of the late Dr. Roger Yerry of Rhinebeck, New York. Dr. Yerry, who passed away on January 22, 2007, was an avid supporter of Edge Athletics. His son Adam was a member of the original Hudson Valley River Rats team that was formed in 1996 [...]
When I think of Dr. Yerry, my mind is flooded with many images. I see Doc on the sidelines intently watching his son Adam performing in games; I see him smiling at our practices; encouraging other athletes; treating other athletes and giving medical advice to families; I see him giving guidance to parents. I see [...]
Roger Yerry was a great supporter of the Edge Athletics program. He loved the work ethic involved in being an Edge athlete. He believed wholeheartedly in the Edge philosophy of teaching the fundamentals of basketball with strict adherence to skill development. These basic philosophies are instrumental in building not only great athletic ability but greatness [...]
Edge Athletics will offer the “Shooting Gallery” starting the week of October 12 at the Poughkeepsie Day School Main Gymnasium, Sunday through Thursday. Times will vary. The Gallery includes, Team Shooting, Personal Shooting, and Personal Instruction sessions. Open Shooting sessions are not yet available. Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshmen, Modified, CYO, Town and Rec teams [...]
The final exposure clinic hosted by the HoopGroup will take place this Tuesday (Elite) and Wednesday (Junior Elite) at Fordham University. Those interested in attending should contact coach Santoro ASAP.
Edge Athletics can help offset the cost for this clinic. In order to qualify for the reduced price, you must register through Edge Athletics. For more [...]
The 2009 Edge Athletics basketball season concluded with seven teams traveling to Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, to compete in the American Youth Basketball Tour (AYBT) East Coast National tournament. The tournament began Thursday, July 16, with all teams playing six games in a round robin format. On Saturday, each team kicked off the day with a single [...]
The Edge program continues to perform well in weekend competition. In addition to the 11u taking the “King of the Mountain” title last week in Albany, the 12u West also went 4-0 winning the title for their age group. In Hershey this weekend, all of the teams turned in great performances.
Three teams went undefeated in [...]