▁The ▁team ▁played ▁its ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁Frank ▁Ba iley ▁Field ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁Union ▁College ▁in ▁nearby ▁Sch en ect ady , ▁New ▁York , ▁The ▁team ' s ▁colors ▁were ▁black , ▁gold , ▁and ▁white . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁roots ▁of ▁the ▁High land ers ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁Steve ▁Fre eman ' s ▁youth ▁in ▁T ampa , ▁Florida ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁Black watch ▁Ke elle y . ▁ ▁Fre eman ▁spent ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁college ▁playing ▁for ▁Hart wick ▁College ▁and ▁another ▁with ▁S ien a ▁College , ▁both ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁before ▁finishing ▁college ▁in ▁Florida . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Alb any ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁school . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁founded ▁Alb any ▁Black watch , ▁a ▁youth ▁club ▁mode led ▁on ▁the ▁club ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁as ▁a ▁boy . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁began ▁with ▁two ▁boys ▁teams , ▁but ▁quickly ▁expanded ▁to ▁several ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁teams , ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁Scottish - th emed ▁name . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Black watch ▁entered ▁a ▁team ▁into ▁the ▁US L ▁Super ▁Y - Le ague . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Fre eman ▁created ▁the ▁Black watch ▁High land ers ▁and ▁entered ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁US L ▁Premier ▁Development ▁League . ▁ ▁Fre eman ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁general ▁manager ▁and ▁Bern ie ▁W att ▁co ached ▁the ▁team