A 17-year-old at Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School (BKWHS) is proving that sometimes our perceived weaknesses can actually be our biggest strengths Dayne Coates was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome—a neurological disorder characterized by sudden and repetitive movements or vocalizations called “tics”—at 3 years old the basketball player has struggled with extreme frustration over how the syndrome impacts his game After years of determination and concentration his right shooting hand separates from the ball; his left hand guides the ball up his right elbow to his shooting hand; then he launches it Coates’ unique shot gained national attention at the Bulldogs’ game against Whitehall in February in which he scored four three-pointers and reached a game-high of 16 points BKWHS emerged from the season undefeated (26-0) and earned a spot at the Class C state title game (which they won and teammates have long recognized his potential for exceptional performance it’s been a slower process for Coates himself to truly feel confident in his abilities it seems he’s finally coming into his own thanks to his support system’s belief in him the validation that comes from receiving more than 25 million views on a video of you playing the sport you love let it be this: That thing that you’re so hard on yourself about OneFootball's home page Search Settings Sign In Sign InJoin‘I think that competition suits me perfectly’: Westerlo defender eyeing Bundesliga move in the summer | OneFootballGet Belgian & Dutch Football News In an interview with Het Nieuwsblad, Westerlo defender Tuur Rommens has revealed he wants to move to the Bundesliga in the summer The defender made it clear that he feels he is ready to take a step up in his career and would like to leave the club when the transfer window begins Rommens said ‘I think that competition suits me perfectly…The atmosphere the stadiums and the supporters also appeal to me’ No clubs have been named as of yet, but there have reportedly been German sides, alongside clubs from the other top European leagues interested in the former Genk man. The 22-year-old could have moved to Saudi Arabia in the summer He also revealed how he does not see the prospect of moving to a bigger club in Belgium because most clubs already have players that can play at left-back Asked if he had to choose this summer between a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia and a Bundesliga side, the defender said that he prefers to move to Germany because of the level of football. Rommens has played 36 games for Westerlo this season GBeNeFN | Ben Jackson Related NewsLa Liga manager open to Saudi Arabia move this summer Could the relegation battle end this weekend? Coaches that won the Bundesliga in their first full season Premier League Awards: Enciso stunner, Semenyo or Delap? Trent Alexander-Arnold announces Liverpool exit Trent Alexander-Arnold has confirmed that he will leave Liverpool this summer via a lengthy social media statement.The academy product is out of contract at Anfield at the end of the... Ruben Amorim worried about Man Utd's 'real dilemma' after record-extending loss there is nothing that I love to do more than cover local sports.  On Tuesday night I had an awesome road trip to cover some boys and girls high school basketball.  The gym was packed and the community was so bought in for both teams.  It is always an amazing sight that gives me so much joy.  Below is my quick take on this as seen in The Times Union: Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys' basketball team completed an undefeated 20-0 regular season on Tuesday when they won the WAC conference championship with a win over Duanesburg Undefeated seasons are rare in any sport and BKW the number one ranked Class C team in the State were able to accomplish an incredible feat Let's see how far they can go in the postseason They will be favored to win the Section II Championship but it's possible they would need to beat Duanesburg for a third time this season to reach the top Nobody can sleep on Spa Catholic because they are a very dangerous team entering the Class C playoffs Now the brackets and seedings are coming out on both the boys and girls side for the brackets.  It is the best time of year for local high school basketball.  They should call it February Madness even though it ends up finishing in March.  There are so many good teams in all of the classes that will make it that much more compelling this year.  Let the local high school basketball madness begin Gallery Credit: Dan Bahl Nobody can sleep on Spa Catholic because they are a very dangerous team entering the Class C playoffs.\nRead More — The final night of the high school basketball regular season is now in the books Teams from all over the Capital Region now shift their focus to the Sectional Tournaments which begin next week hardware was on the line on Tuesday night at Cobleskill-Richmondville High School Berne-Knox-Westerlo boy's and girl's basketball took on Northville and Duanesburg for the right to be WAC Cup champions the Bulldogs the underdog but early on they brought the fight to Northville Sophomore Olivia Kirker went to work in the paint BKW up 11-3 right away but Northville settled in with phenomenal play from Hailey Monroe The Falcons' all-time leading scorer would heat up scoring 23 of her team's 26 first half points as Northville went to the break up 26-25 BKW with a slight 41-40 advantage with less than 30 seconds left Northville had the ball and went to old reliable The star player had a little bit of magic left in the tank as she'd drill what looked to be a game-winning three with 10 seconds left Berne-Knox-Westerlo not only going for the WAC sweep but the regular season sweep over Duanesburg Muhlern dropped 50 points and he had a hot start in this one scoring 13 of his team's 16 first half points Muhlern finished with 29 but the Bulldogs fought back in this with a strong second quarter up 25-16 at the half that lead would only grow behind Arlan Wright's 23 points BKW sweeps the WAC Cup with the boy's winning 61-46 The Bulldogs finish the regular season a perfect (20-0) and have earned the #1 seed in the upcoming Class C Sectional Tournament NEWS10 ABC BKW head coach Andy Wright had the utmost confidence in his team to snap that drought Over $69K raised from 45th annual Crop Hunger Walk Registration ends Thursday for 2025 Pedal-Paddle-Run triathlon Beloved Fonda custodian remembered by school community (NEWS10) -- An Ohio man stopped in Coxsackie Sunday evening amid his walk across the country -- spreading awareness for a good cause Albany PD to host 38th annual memorial mass Annual spring book sale in Schenectady continues on Sunday Schenectady police to host free pop-up pet food pantries Northeast Black Memorabilia and Collectible Show held on Saturday Volunteers invited to Schenectady's Vale Cemetery for Caring for Your Cemetery Day A perfect night for the Berne-Knox-Westerlo basketball programs as both the Boys and Girls basketball teams won their respective WAC championship games The Girls started the evening with a thrilling 44-43 victory over Northville The Boys followed with a dominant performance The Honeoye Bulldogs’ remarkable run came to a close in their first-ever state title appearance as they fell 63-47 to Section II’s Berne-Knox-Westerlo in the Class C Championship on Saturday night at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton trailing by 10 within the first five minutes and by six at the end of the first quarter outscoring Berne-Knox-Westerlo (26-0) 13-7 to trim the deficit to three at halftime as Honeoye struggled to find their rhythm offensively Berne-Knox-Westerlo carried a 14-point lead into the fourth and continued to pull away securing the program’s first state championship Sophomore Landon Washburn led Honeoye with 19 points while fellow sophomores Braiden Schneider and Dylan Washburn added 11 and 10 points capturing their first sectional title in 28 years and winning 25 of their 27 games Get the latest headlines delivered to your 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FL1 on the Go! Download the free FingerLakes1.com App for iOS (iPhone, iPad) Kyle leads sports coverage and hosts the Concrete Jungle podcast. Have a lead or question? Send it to [email protected]. See highlights and reactions from the Section II Class C championship game Sunday at HVCC The station representative that can assist any person with disabilities with issues related to the content of the public file is Brittany Moroukian. She can be contacted at bmoroukian@wnyt.com or 518-207-4710 See highlights from Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s dominant win The Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys basketball team entered Saturday night undefeated A test waited them in Voorheesville against a 10-5 Blackbirds team The Bulldogs were able to preserve their perfect season The Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys’ basketball team defeated Tuckahoe 70-46 in Binghamton Friday to advance to the Class C state championship game The Bulldogs will face Huneoye from Section V in the title game Saturday at 7:45pm The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Boys Basketball team is state championship game bound after a 70-46 win over Tuckahoe in the Class C state semifinal — Championship week is underway on the hardwood in the Capital Region We've dwindled down the teams in the boy's and girl's sectional brackets as some teams dreams will come true by the end of this weekend If Monday night was any indication on how this week will play out The Class C Boy's semifinals taking place at Cool Insuring Arena Game one was between Spa Catholic and Duanesburg This battle went right down to the closing moments Jasyn Thompson nailed a corner three to give the Saints a 48-45 lead the Eagles had one last chance down 48-47 with eight seconds left Joey Harris was searching for star player Jeff Mulhern but he was triple teams Harris gave it back to Jansen Proulx who stepped up and hit the game winning 3PT shot 50-48 Duanesburg is headed to their third straight Class C title game Jeff Mulhern recorded his 2,000th career point it'd be either #1 seed Berne-Knox-Westerlo or reigning Class D State champ (now up in Class C) North Warren The Bulldogs have been playing like a well-oiled machine as of late and they jumped on the Cougars right from the opening tip Shane Kirker led the charge with 30 points BKW and Duanesburg meet for the Class C crown This will be the third meeting of the season The Bulldogs end the season undefeated at 26-0 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Griffin Yow’s expanding role with Belgian side Westerlo has led to hopes of a longer stay with the club Westerlo has offered Yow a one-year extension through the 2026-27 First Division season a source close to the player confirmed to SBI The former DC United winger currently has a contract until June 2026 and has attracted interest from clubs in England missed four matches of the current campaign due to a knee injury He’s scored one goal in 13 appearances for Westerlo Yow has logged eight goals and seven assists in 47 first team appearances His productive 2023-24 season earned him a spot on the U.S Olympic men’s national team last summer Yow assisted once in a 4-1 group stage win over New Zealand in France while also appearing in three additional matches He is also a former USMNT U-17 standout and could be on Mauricio Pochettino’s radar to make his senior debut in 2025 Westerlo are ninth in the Belgian top flight standings and are winless in their last three matches across multiple competitions Timmy Simons’ squad will face Union St Gilloise on December 15 before final matches this year against Mechelen and Club Brugge Eredivisie is better at the top but I think Jupiter Pro League is deeper Like 1-3 is better in Eredivisie but 4-10 are better in JPL Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" The success of Alfie Devine and Luka Vuskovic will likely mean Spurs will send more young players to Belgium in the future This summer, Tottenham Hotspur sent two of its young players — 20-year-old midfielder Alfie Devine and 17-year-old central defender Luka Vuskovic — on loan to Belgium Jupiler League club Westerlo for the season who will technically join Spurs this summer from Croatian side Hajduk Split when he turns 18 Vuskovic has been a revelation for Westerlo locking down a starting position and scoring four goals so far from the back line Now, according to a press release from Westerlo things have gone so well with both sides pleased with the loans that the two clubs are working towards arranging a future partnership that will continue to see Spurs send promising young talent to the Belgian club officials from both clubs met recently “to explore deeper and more extensive collaboration opportunities in the future.” KVC Westerlo’s sports department and Tottenham Hotspur’s have maintained close contact Thanks to Tottenham’s careful monitoring of their loaned talents a monthly review meeting is scheduled to go over Luka and Alfie’s performance reports An additional meeting between both clubs has now been added to these monthly reviews and Technical Director Johan Lange joined our vice-president Hasan Cetinkaya and board member S The impressive performances of Vuskovic and Devine on the field for Westerlo have proven to be a catalyst for strengthening future collaborations between KVC Westerlo and Tottenham Hotspur off the field as well As a first gesture of appreciation for the current partnership This may be the first step toward a future exchange of ideas exchanging team jerseys doesn’t seem like a very big deal a first step towards establishing a more robust relationship between the clubs that will hopefully be more beneficial We don’t know yet what a future collaboration will look like More youngsters heading to Belgium for development is almost certain but who knows what else — possible preseason friendlies Right of first refusal for any Westerlo talent that may be Premier League level Other Premier League clubs have had relationships with continental clubs in smaller leagues — think of Chelsea’s now-defunct relationship with Dutch side Vitesse that saw many of their fringe and academy players shipped there on loan I doubt we’ll see something that extensive but having a few clubs like Westerlo in your back pocket that would be interested in developing young players for some mutual benefit is always a good idea We’ll have to see if anything develops from this new relationship in the future Vuskovic and Devine both look like solid talents that will help Spurs in the future and you can draw a line between that development and their loan experience in Belgium this season Duanesburg star Jeff Mulhern did everything he could to defend his home court But it wasn't enough to overcome the BKW trio of Shane Kirker guiding the Bulldogs to a 78-59 victory that snapped a six-game losing streak against their Western Athletic Conference foe But it wasn't enough to overcome the BKW trio of Shane Kirker Berne-Knox-Westerlo senior Arlan Wright has helped put the Bulldogs in the history books with state championships for boys’ basketball and track and field Wright is our Big Board Sports Athlete of the Week Bryan Reynolds’ growth into one of the more consistent right backs in the Belgian Pro League reportedly caught the eye of German second-tier side Hamburg Hamburg was in discussions with Reynolds’ parent club Westerlo over a potential transfer this summer featuring in both of Westerlo’s opening matches of the new league season Hamburg proceeded to turn its attention towards 26-year-old Silvan Hefti who joined in a permanent deal from Italian club Genoa Westerlo previously acquired Reynolds on loan in 2022 from AS Roma before triggering a purchase option in July 2023 has since totaled 70 combined appearances for the Belgian side He’s also featured for AS Roma and fellow Belgian side Kortrijk following his move abroad from FC Dallas in 2021 was not selected for Olympic duty in Marko Mitrovic’s squad despite making seven previous appearances Westerlo has defeated Cercle Brugge and Mechelen respectively in its opening two matches and next hosts Union St A big send-off was held Wednesday for the Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys basketball team There was a party and parade in East Berne where they will play in the regional championship at 1:30 p.m they will go on to play in the state championship game on Saturday A Queens resident is accused of stealing an ATV from a garage in Westerlo allegedly broke into a garage in the town of Westerlo and took off with an ATV.The department used DNA evidence collected at the scene to identify him The station representative that can assist any person with disabilities with issues related to the content of the public file is Brittany Moroukian. She can be contacted at bmoroukian@wnyt.com or 518-207-4710.