School may not start until next week around the area, but high school sports are already under way. Ichabod Crane's girls soccer team beat Watervliet Aug. 30 8-1, for instance. High school football starts this Friday night, with the Hudson Blue Hawks hosting a non-conference game against Johnstown at 7 p.m. Sept. 2 Also Friday at 7 p.m., Coxsackie-Athens goes to Watervliet, and Ichabod Crane is at Broadbalbin-Perth. Also, Ichadod Crane schools in Columbia County announced tax bills will be mailed this week.