Athletics
The school sports teams are known as the "Raiders". School colors are Garnet and Gold. Colonie competes in the Gold Division of the Suburban Council or Division III of Class AA in Section II of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. In 2005, the Girl's Bowling Team won their first State Championship, and again winning in 2010 and 2011. The Varsity football team advanced to the Section II Class AA Super Bowl in 2006, but were defeated by CBA. In 2006, the varsity baseball team advanced to the state championship, before falling to Massapequa High School. Steve Crouse won a state championship in the triple jump in 2007. In 2007, the Girl's Basketball team advanced to the state semifinals before losing to Rush Henrietta, the eventual state champion. 2009-2010 Nicholas Anderson was player of the year on the basketball team, took the Raiders 22-0. In 2010 the Varsity softball team won the Class AA Sectionals. The Shaker-Colonie Varsity Ice Hockey team won the 2008-2009 Section II Championship. In January 2012, the indoor track team also became the first team to win both the girl's and the boy's high school division in the Nike Dartmouth Relays.
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