Thursday's high school & college scoreboard, 1/16

 High schools:

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 29, Troy 3.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 5, Rensselaer 0.

Chatham-Ichabod Crane 5, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Suburban Council:

Albany 22, CBA 10.

Shenendehowa 29, Saratoga 3.

Colonie 27, Shaker 5.

Ballston Spa 28, Niskayuna 4.

Wasaren League:

Hoosick Falls 4, Hoosic Valley 1.

Women's basketball:

Hunter-Tannersville 53, Germantown 15.

Middleburgh 26, Margaretville 20.

Burnt Hills 63, Schenectady 22. The Lady Spartans snap a 10 game losing streak. Then again, Schenectady is the worst team in the Suburban Council.

Glens Falls 58, Hudson Falls 37.

Gloversville 57, Scotia-Glenville 55 (OT).

Queensbury 46, Schuylerville 18.

Broadalbin-Perth 56, South Glens Falls 25.

Mechanicville 55, Waterford 24.

Men's basketball:

Schenectady 79, Catholic Central 74.

College basketball:

Women:

UAlbany 55, Bryant 40.

Siena 79, Sacred Heart 59.

Men:

Bryant 89, UAlbany 79.

Siena 93, Sacred Heart 75.

Wednesday's high school scoreboard, 1/15

 Women's basketball:

Northville 83, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 11.

Johnstown 36, Middleburgh 24.

Niskayuna 50, Schalmont 48.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 66, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 34.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 49, Mayfield 15.

OESJ 85, Schoharie 23.

Men's basketball:

Northville 60, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 55.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 62, Mayfield 38.

Fonda-Fultonville 72, Galway 34.

Johnstown 56, Middleburgh 47.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 78, Fort Plain 32.

Duanesburg 65, Canajoharie 32.

Granville 67, Fort Edward 20.

Fort Ann 79, Hadley-Luzerne 51.

Warrensburg 68, Argyle 51.

Hartford 48, Lake George 47.

Albany Academy 88, LaSalle 53.

Hawthorne Valley 66, Berlin-New Lebanon 40.

Men's bowling:

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 23, Averill Park 9.

Women's bowling:

Suburban Council:

Columbia 26, Schenectady 6.

Saratoga 22, Averill Park 10.

Women's wrestling:

Colonie 30, Guilderland 20.

Hockey:

Saratoga 7, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 1.

Hawks 4, Bethlehem 1.

Queensburg 5, CBA 1.

News & notes

 Siena guard Marcus Jackson (Albany Academy-UAlbany) will be out for up to 6 weeks after sustaining a knee injury sustained in a game vs. Iona on January 5. Jackson wants to play, but he'll be eligible to return in late February.

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MVP Arena will host the 2025 CrossFit Games August 1-3. The exact nature of the games will not be revealed until just before the event takes place. This will mark the first time in 7 years that the event will be hosted in Albany.

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Chatham & Ichabod Crane already have a unified bowling team which competes in the Patroon Conference, Chatham's league.

Now comes word that the two schools will also merge talents for football, perhaps as early as this fall. Ichabod Crane, based in Valatie, is close enough to Chatham geographically to make this work.

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While national audiences know he was drafted from Florida State, LA Rams defensive lineman Jared Verse still has some support here from his days at UAlbany.

Verse was a big reason why the Rams won the NFC West, and defeated Minnesota Monday to advance in the NFL playoffs. He's also an All-Pro selection, and, conceivably, could be in the running for Defensive Rookie of The Year. Pretty heady stuff.

Congratulations, Jared.

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Tuesday's high school scores:

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 32, Ravena 0. The Tigers visit Troy tomorrow.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 4, Chatham-Ichabod Crane 1.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 30, Niskayuna 2.

Albany 17, Colonie 15.

Bethlehem 23, Shaker 9.

Columbia 24, CBA 8.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 4, Hoosick Falls 1.

Women's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Ravena 16, Cohoes 12.

Non-league:

Mohonasen 26, Mechanicville 2.

Women's basketball:

Schalmont 60, Ichabod Crane 13.

Academy of Holy Names 62, LaSalle 40.

Mohonasen 61, Cohoes 41.

Chatham 55, Germantown 27.

Maple Hill 55, Greenville 44.

Queensbury 55, Hudson Falls 39.

Catholic Central 72, Albany Academy 52.

Corinth 52, Salem 16.

Guilderland 63, Burnt Hills 47.

Shenendehowa 66, Niskayuna 57.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 58, OESJ 49.

Colonie 70, Albany 60.

Hartford 62, Lake George 60.

Shaker 72, Bethlehem 53. Kaitlyn Robbins had 23 points to lead Bethlehem.

Warrensburg 44, Argyle 31.

Whitehall 41, North Warren 10.

Troy 87, Lansingburgh 19. Amaya Harris had 27 points as Troy hit a season high in points.

Men's basketball:

Troy 74, Lansingburgh 49.

Guilderland 54, Burnt Hills 52.

Mohonasen 66, Cohoes 60.

Hudson 86, Watervliet 55.

Ichabod Crane 73, Schalmont 59.

Shenendehowa 63, Niskayuna 49.

Mechanicville 62, Stillwater 54.

Glens Falls 72, South Glens Falls 42.

Broadalbin-Perth 59, Scotia-Glenville 44.

Colonie 67, Albany 62.

Ballston Spa 72, Schenectady 69.

Shaker 70, Bethlehem 47.

Tamarac 53, Cambridge-Salem 26.

Hoosick Falls 49, Hoosic Valley 39.

Saratoga Catholic 78, Waterford 42.

Swimming:

Troy/CBA/Columbia 56, Guilderland/Voorheesville 37. The Flying Devil Brothers are now 6-0 with 2 meets remaining.

Ice skating returns to Lansingburgh. What's next? High school hockey?

 Friday night was Opening Night for the renovated Knickerbacker Ice Arena in Lansingburgh. Mayor Carmella Mantello, a 'Burgh native herself, and Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin were among those lacing up their skates for the first public skate at the Knick since 2018.

WNYT has a brief video:

Now, residents have an alternative to Frear Park for public skating. Frear's ice rink was the only game in town after Hudson Valley Community College closed Robert Conway Rink, named for the former mayor, in 2022 when the board of trustees acted on bad advice. That same bad advice forced LaSalle Institute's hockey team to relocate to Frear, where they are playing their home games for the third straight season, and fourth in the last five. 

A personal note: A few months back, I'd reached out to LaSalle coach Tim Flanigan, and he had expressed some interest in the prospect of LaSalle moving their home games across town to the Knick in the event Conway Rink doesn't get re-opened. The Knick is a little more accessible on the bus lines to commuters than Frear is, and always has been. Attendance at Frear hasn't been like it was at HVCC, due to fewer bleachers.

And, then, there is Lansingburgh High, situated not too far from the Knick. Lansingburgh doesn't have a hockey team, but the re-opening of the Knick might change that, provided, of course, that there's room in the district budget to add hockey to the athletic program. Given the budget problems the Lansingburgh district has faced in recent years, this is not guaranteed, but it is a nice idea to have. A united team covering Lansingburgh & neighboring Cohoes wouldn't be out of the question, either.

The Lansingburgh Boys & Girls Club could also benefit by adding a skating program.

So, then, what is the next move? I guess we'll find out in due course. Stay tuned.

Troy High sports review, through January 10

 With the first full week of 2025 behind us, Troy High sports is gaining momentum.

Men's swimming & diving (united with CBA & Columbia):

Current record: 5-0.

Ballston Spa became the latest victim on January 7, as The Flying Devil Brothers claimed an 84-79 decision.

Next: Guilderland visits on Tuesday.

Bowling:

Current record: 8-5 (8-4 Colonial Council).

The extra wins reflect forfeits over Catholic Central, which is not fielding a men's team this year, and the 2nd forfeit takes effect on Monday. Troy was swept by Lansingburgh on Thursday after the Horses, in turn, swept Schalmont & LaSalle earlier in the week.

Next: Troy hits the road at Mohonasen on Tuesday, then returns home to entertain Cohoes on Thursday.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 6-2 (3-1 Colonial Council).

After a narrow loss to LaSalle on Tuesday, Jamil Hood's club routed Cohoes on Thursday. This one was over in the 3rd quarter.

Next:

Lansingburgh comes in for its first trip to Zotto Gym since the 2019 Holiday Classic, which they won, but this is a different Knights team. Then, it's a road trip to Mohonasen.

Women's basketball:

Current record: 5-5 (1-4 Colonial Council):

Will Harris' club collected its first win in the Colonial by clipping Cohoes on Friday after a tough loss to LaSalle.

Next: The ladies go across town to Lansingburgh Tuesday, and return home to play Mohonasen on Friday.

News & notes

 After being a vital component of the Philadelphia Phillies' bullpen last season, Shaker graduate Jeff Hoffman joins former teammate Tommy Kahnle (Yankees) in the American League, but with the Toronto Blue Jays, who signed Hoffman to a 3 year deal on Friday.

Hoffman had been a dominant reliever until the postseason, when he was torched twice by the Mets in the NLDS. Hoffman & Kahnle figure to see a lot of each other when spring training begins next month, as both the Yankees & Jays train in Florida.

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To update the stats on last night's LaSalle hockey win over Albany Academy, Sam Branon & Michael Nocera notched two goals apiece to lead the Troy Cadets, who ended a 2 game losing streak.

The rest of Friday's hockey:

Guilderville 3, CD Jets 0.

Queensbury 6, Syracuse 1.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 3, Bethlehem 1.

Adirondack 5, Clarkstown 4.

Shenendehowa 5, Saratoga 3. The Blue Streaks' 7 game winning streak ended.

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Siena's men's basketball team dropped a 72-53 decision to Quinnipiac Friday. Justice Shoats led the Saints with 17 points, while Major Freeman added 16, and Brendan Coyle had just 3.

The Saints return to MVP Arena---and WNYA----Thursday vs. Sacred Heart in a game that will benefit the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY.

High School Fridays: Brotherhood on the court (LaSalle @ Catholic Central, 1/10/25)

 WNYA's high school game of the week returns after a 2 week layoff with a doozy of a game.

In the first of two games the station will air from Riverside Center in Mechanicville, Catholic Central hosts LaSalle. The Cadets are coming off a 4 point win over Troy on Tuesday, while Catholic Central blew out Ravena.

After Greg Davis left for Colonie following the 2022-3 season, LaSalle hired veteran Orlando DiBacco as head coach. DiBacco's brother, Guy, is the Catholic Central coach, in his 5th season. LaSalle principal Steve Sgambelluri is on the call with Rodger Wyland:

Tra'Dell Faison racked up 32 points for the 2nd straight game, having done the same to Troy three nights ago.

It was a good night for LaSalle, as their hockey team snapped a 2 game losing streak, beating Albany Academy, 6-3. The teams will be rematched at Frear Park on February 15, which will be LaSalle's Senior Night.

Speaking of Troy, the women defeated Cohoes, 36-25....

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In other action:

Men:

Cairo-Durham 56, Rensselaer 54.

Schalmont 44, Ravena 23.

Watervliet 39, Greenville 38.

North Warren 93, Hadley-Luzerne 44.

Corinth 73, Warrensburg 19.

Women:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 58, Middleburgh 10.

Averill Park 66, Saratoga 20.

Ichabod Crane 44, Voorheesville 42.

Shaker 69, Burnt Hills 30.