Troy High sports review, through January 9

 Let's just jump right into it.

Bowling:

Current record: 7-4 (or 8-3).

Don Poutre's club came out of the holiday break hot, beating Ravena & Schalmont, but, insofar as we know, gained a season split with Voorheesville. Thursday's match has not been reported as of press time, and, usually, if Poutre doesn't post anything in the morning announcements the next day, it's usually a sign Troy lost.

Next: 3 matches in 4 days for the 2nd straight week. Troy will be the "road" team vs. LaSalle on Monday, then travel to Mohonasen on Tuesday, before returning home for a rematch with Lansingburgh on Thursday.

Swimming:

Current record: 4-2.

The Flying Devil Brothers fell to Bethlehem as their midseason slump continues.

Next: Back home to face Niskayuna on Tuesday.

Women's basketball:

Current record: 7-2 (6-0 Colonial Council).

All signs now point to a 1st place showdown vs. Albany Academy on January 30 after Troy took down LaSalle on Tuesday, spoiling Kate Gilooly's return to Zotto Gym. Then, Will Harris' club crushed Cohoes on Friday. Kitty litter, anyone?

Next: The ladies host Lansingburgh on Tuesday, then travel to Mohonasen on Friday.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 7-0 (4-0 Colonial Council).

Jamil Hood's squad collected a receipt of their own from LaSalle, then obliterated Cohoes, as the Tigers made their first visit to Troy a night to forget.

Next: It's a battle for city bragging rights with Lansingburgh on Tuesday, and then, Mohonasen comes in on Friday.

High School Fridays: Tamarac @ Saratoga Catholic, 1/9/26

 The focus tonight is on the Wasaren League, as Tamarac visits Saratoga Catholic. The Bengals enter the game unbeaten in league play.

The live broadcast on WNYA was a little late in starting due to some tech issues, so viewers were given a few seconds of Seinfeld before the game. Part of the tech issues apparently involved the following livestream....

With the announcement that the next WNYA game will be on Tuesday, that leads people to think Siena will have the 7 pm window next Friday. Nope. Siena will be on the road next weekend after a mid-week game at MVP Arena on Wednesday.

Other scores:

Men: 

Troy 82, Cohoes 37.

Shaker 72, Schenectady 40.

Women:

Shaker 70, Schenectady 19.

Troy 72, Cohoes 38.

LaSalle 67, Catholic Central 47. LaSalle hosts Holy Names on WNYA on Tuesday.

Hoosic Valley 62, Emma Willard 21.

Shenendehowa 59, Albany 49.

Coxsackie-Athens 73, Rensselaer-Loudonville Christian 37.

Colonie 66, Saratoga 22.

News & notes

 WNYT's Rodger Wyland got on the stump for Saratoga & Notre Dame grad Anthony Weaver, who is interviewing for possible head coaching jobs in Atlanta, Arizona, and with the team that drafted him more than 20 years ago, Baltimore. This after being the defensive coordinator under Mike McDaniel in Miami this season. McDaniel was fired on Thursday. We think Weaver should look into a promotion with the Dolphins. Don't you?

Siena's women's basketball team saw their 6 game winning streak end at the hands of Rider on Thursday in a matinee, 61-59, spoiling Kids' Day for over 1600 fans at UHY Center. The Saints stay at home and will entertain Merrimack on Saturday in a benefit for the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY (WVCR, 2 pm). The men host Merrimack tonight at MVP Arena (WJMZ, 7 pm).

Thursday's high school scores:

Women's basketball:

Taconic Hills-Hawthorne Valley 34, Berlin-New Lebanon 16.

Burnt Hills 65, Guilderland 31.

Glens Falls 58, Queensbury 31.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 63, Fonda-Fultonville 18.

Mechanicville 64, Cambridge 24.

Stillwater 62, Waterford 22.

South Glens Falls 52, Gloversville 21.

Tamarac 67, Saratoga Catholic 59.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 46, Oneonta 39.

Scotia 37, Broadalbin-Perth 31. The Tartans held the Lady Patriots scoreless in the 4th quarter to secure the win.

Men's swimming:

Niskayuna 93, Burnt Hills-Scotia 72.

Glens Falls 91, Amsterdam-Broadalbin-Perth 23.

Fonda-Fultonville-Johnstown 95, Gloversville-Mayfield 85.

Men's wrestling:

Duanesburg-Schoharie 38, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 29.

Women's wrestling:

Shenendehowa 54, Averill Park 5.

News & notes

 They did everything but roll out the red carpet for incoming UAlbany football coach Tom Perkovich.

The school held a presser at Broadview Center, and lined up the cheerleaders on either side of the aisle to welcome Perkovich & his family.

Now, the job at hand for Perkovich, who said he was retaining about 50 players from the 2025 team, to get UAlbany back to the postseason.

Meanwhile, former coach Jared Ambrose claims he wasn't given a fair chance to succeed, and that AD Mark Benson had already announced a search for a coach prior to the Great Danes' win over Monmouth in the season finale in November. Benson isn't exactly a popular guy, as basketball fans will tell you, so maybe he'd be better served letting Perkovich settle in under his own terms.........

Belated congratulations to Tamarac men's basketball coach Eric Medved, who won his 200th game on Tuesday. Perfect timing, since the Bengals will be featured tomorrow night on WNYA vs. Saratoga Catholic (7 pm).

Troy High is looking for a new flag football coach after Frank Rogers, who founded the program, left to launch Union College's flag football program, which starts play next year. Talk about a tough act to follow.

Shaker welcomed back multi-sport star Melvin Brown on Tuesday, and he just missed a double-double with 9 points and 9 rebounds in Tuesday's win over Ballston Spa. All that does is give the Blue Bison one more weapon on the court as they look to secure the Blue division title in the Suburban Council.

Wednesday's high school scores:

Men's hockey:

Adirondack 5, CD Jets 1.

Saratoga 2, Bethlehem 1.

Women's basketball:

Schalmont 57, Niskayuna 49.

Rensselaer-Loudonville Christian 68, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 45.

Hadley-Luzerne 36, North Warren 31.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 63, Duanesburg 31.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 51, Schoharie 27.

Galway 52, Mekeel Christian 22.

Mayfield 65, Johnstown 53.

OESJ 61, Northville 53.

Corinth 47, Warrensburg 14.

Argyle 62, Fort Edward 26. 

Hartford 80, Salem 48.

Bethlehem 63, Catholic Central 37.

Fonda Fultonville 67, Fort Plain-Canajoharie 37.

Men's basketball:

Greenville 57, Cairo-Durham 34.

Lansingburgh 69, Ravena 59.

Loudonville Christian 58, Galway 45.

Johnstown 73, Mayfield 43.

Northville 67, OESJ 50.

Mechanicville 67, Waterford 32.

Fonda-Fultonville 74, Fort Plain 41.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 50, Schoharie 39.

Gloversville 49, Broadalbin-Perth 47.

Shenendehowa 58, Niskayuna 40.

Green Tech 62, Utica Proctor 52.

Troy High spring sports schedule released (except flag football)

 Troy High has released most of its spring sports schedule. Their outdoor track meets are scheduled mostly in mid-week. Flag football hasn't been released yet, and, for the first time, the women will field a varsity lacrosse team, on the strength of the successes the modified & junior varsity teams have enjoyed so far.

The following does not include outdoor track. Dates are subject to change due to weather or other issues.

March:

26: Women's lacrosse home opener vs. Hoosick Falls-Tamarac.

31: Men's lacrosse home opener vs. Voorheesville. Tennis home opener vs. LaSalle.

April:

2: Men's lacrosse vs. Greenwich-Cambridge.

7: Women's lacrosse vs. Johnstown.

8: Men's lacrosse vs. Hoosick Falls-Tamarac. Softball home opener vs. Academy of Holy Names.

10: Baseball & softball @ Ravena. Men's lacrosse @ Johnstown.

13: Tennis vs. Albany Academy.

14: Women's lacrosse @ LaSalle. Softball vs. Catholic Central.

15: Men's lacrosse vs. Stillwater-Mechanicville. Tennis @ Ravena.

16: Baseball & softball @ Schalmont. Women's lacrosse vs. Holy Names.

17: Men's lacrosse @ Mohonasen-Schenectady-Schalmont. Tennis @ Ichabod Crane.

20: Baseball & softball @ Cohoes. Tennis @ Mohonasen.

21: Women's lacrosse @ Voorheesville.

22: Baseball & softball vs. Lansingburgh. Tennis vs. Voorheesville. Men's lacrosse @ Lansingburgh.

23: Women's lacrosse @ Mohonasen-Schenectady-Schalmont.

24: Baseball & softball @ Mohonasen. Men's lacrosse @ Voorheesville. Tennis vs. Ravena.

27: Baseball & softball vs. LaSalle. Tennis @ Albany Academy.

28: Women's lacrosse @ Albany Academy. Tennis @ LaSalle (match at Prospect Park).

29: Baseball & softball @ Ichabod Crane. Men's lacrosse vs. Greenwich-Cambridge. Tennis vs. Schalmont.

30: Women's lacrosse vs. Cohoes.

May:

1: Baseball & softball vs. Albany Academy. Men's lacrosse @ Hoosick Falls-Tamarac. Tennis @ Schoharie.

4: Tennis @ Cobleskill-Richmondville.

5: Baseball & softball @ Voorheesville. Women's lacrosse @ Ichabod Crane.

6: Women's lacrosse vs. Johnstown. Tennis senior day vs. Ichabod Crane.

7: Baseball & softball vs. Cohoes. Women's lacrosse vs. Greenwich-Cambridge.

8: Men's lacrosse @ Stillwater-Mechanicville.

11: Baseball & softball @ Lansingburgh.

12: Women's lacrosse senior day vs. Emma Willard.

13: Men's lacrosse @ Mohonasen-Schenectady-Schalmont.

14: Baseball & softball senior day vs. Mohonasen.

15: Men's lacrosse senior day vs. Lansingburgh.

As of now, all the games are scheduled for 4:15-4:30, but some could be moved to evening starts before the season begins.

News & notes

 Siena University has wasted little time hiring a successor to men's lacrosse coach Liam Gleason, who passed away last month. Assistant coach Tim Cox, a Schenectady native, and who had joined the program with Gleason in 2018, has been promoted by the school.

The 2026 season likely will be dedicated in Gleason's memory.

Less than 2 months after the races took place, the Troy Turkey Trot committee donated $40,000 each to Unity House, the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY, and Joseph's House & Shelter, after more than 7500 runners competed on Thanksgiving Day.

The goal for the 2026 race? What else? Top it.

A year ago, Stephen Mulinio returned to Troy High with LaSalle, and the Cadets got the better of the Flying Horses that night.

Last night, Kate Gilooly, now a senior at LaSalle, had her "homecoming", if you will, spoiled by the Lady Horses, as Will Harris' club collected a receipt from last season, 64-51. Birthday girl Kiana Tiernan led the way for Troy with a double-double (23 points, 19 rebounds), while Amaya Harris added 17 points & 12 boards. LaSalle stats were not submitted as of press time.

Across town at McCormick Hall, Troy remained undefeated in collecting a receipt of their own, 59-54. No stats have been reported as of press time.

The rest of Tuesday's scores:

Women's basketball:

Albany 49, Bethlehem 35.

Saratoga 55, Schenectady 18.

Albany Academy 72, Mohonasen 27.

Academy of Holy Names 56, Ichabod Crane 40.

Voorheesville 78, Cohoes 26.

Schalmont 60, Lansingburgh 34.

Ravena 57, Catholic Central 40.

Colonie 72, Columbia 36.

Shenendehowa 75, Niskayuna 39.

Men's basketball:

CBA 69, Averill Park 34.

Shaker 77, Ballston Spa 51.

Voorheesville 67, Cohoes 40.

Catskill 88, Maple Hill 69.

Taconic Hills  62, Hawthorne Valley 40.

Hartford 69, Salem 32.

Greenwich 63, Cambridge 56.

Corinth 94, Warrensburg 49.

Burnt Hills 58, Guilderland 53.

Queensbury 37, South Glens Falls 33.

Colonie 57, Columbia 50.

Fort Ann 55, Whitehall 47.

Fort Edward 64, Argyle 28.

Tamarac 66, Hoosic Valley 52.

Men's bowling:

Troy 18, Schalmont 14. Troy (7-3) has won two straight to start the 2nd half.

Men's swimming:

Bethlehem 53, Troy-CBA-Columbia 40. The Flying Devil Brothers have dropped 2 in a row.

Saratoga 95, Shaker 70.

Guilderville 92, Ballston Spa 75.

Shenendehowa 99, Albany 60.

Postponement update, 1/6

 With mixed precipitation in the forecast for tonight, mostly in the north country, some events have already been postponed.

Men's basketball:

Saratoga Catholic @ Stillwater-rescheduled for January 31.

Mechanicville @ Waterford-rescheduled for Wednesday.

Cairo-Durham @ Greenville. No make-up date set.

Broadalbin-Perth @ Glens Falls. No make-up date set.

Bowling:

Ichabod Crane-Chatham @ Taconic Hills.

LaSalle @ Voorheesville-rescheduled for January 20.

Berlin-New Lebanon @ Stillwater.

Saratoga Catholic @ Waterford.

Men's swimming:

Berlin-New Lebanon @ Pittsfield-rescheduled for January 28.

Wrestling:

Mechanicville-Stillwater @ Galway-rescheduled for January 27.