Troy High sports review, through April 17

 As we approach the latter half of April, the women's teams at Troy High are hot, but the guys? Not so much.

Flag football:

Current record: 4-1.

The ladies have defended their turf with blowout wins over Ichabod Crane & Catskill, running the current winning streak to 3.

Next: KIPP Tech Valley closes the homestand on Wednesday. The game was, I think, supposed to be a road game, but KIPP doesn't have a home field. The ladies finally hit the road on Friday at Hudson.

Softball:

Current record: 4-2 (2-0 Colonial Council).

Three games in as many days? Not as much of a problem as you'd think, as Sean Geisel's club took down Shaker on the road, then came home and blew out Holy Trinity before going back on the road to beat Schalmont in 9 innings.

Next: The road trip continues at Cohoes on Monday, as the Tigers will try to finally beat Troy, then at Ravena on Tuesday before returning home to play a Lansingburgh club that isn't a pushover like their other women's teams. The week ends with a road game at Mohonasen. Four games in five days this time.

Women's lacrosse:

Current record: 4-2.

The winning streak is at 3 after a tight win over Holy Names on Thursday.

Next: It's back home to play Mohon-Schalmont-Schenectady on Thursday. Then, it's back on the road to play Voorheesville on Friday.

Men's lacrosse:

Current record: 2-2.

The laxmen are back at .500 after beating M-S-S on Friday, 8-6.

Next: Stillwater-Mechanicville visits on Monday night. Friday, they play Voorheesville, but the Colonial Council website says both the men & women are on the road. Maybe the Blackbirds have separate fields? This might be an error either way.

Baseball:

Current record: 2-3.

Last week started promisingly with wins over Queensbury & Schalmont, but ended with a thud in a loss to Averill Park, 11-0. Kody Thompson twirled a 1-hitter, as the game was called after 6 innings (mercy rule), with Kayne Behan getting the lone hit for Troy.

Next: On the road at Cohoes on Monday and Albany on Tuesday, the latter game being played at the Plumeri Sports Complex, where CBA plays their home games, so this might be some sort of charity event. Then, it's back home vs. Lansingburgh on Wednesday before a road game at Mohon on Friday.

Men's modified lacrosse will host Schalmont at Gardner-Dickinson on Tuesday, the first game since the merger of the Troy & Wynantskill districts.

News & notes

 New UAlbany women's basketball coach Kelly Morrone was introduced to the local press at a news conference on Thursday at Broadview Center. Coming over from Merrimack, where she spent the last 7 seasons, Morrone is being asked to carry on the winning tradition at Albany, one that has seen 7 NCAA tournament appearances in the last 26 years.

Good luck, Kelly.

The off-season for Siena just keeps getting worse.

Word has come down that former women's basketball coach Jim Jabir has passed away after a lengthy illness at 63. Jabir's last stint with Siena ended just a couple of years ago, as Terry Primm succeeded him as head coach.

Condolences to Jabir's family, and to the extended Siena family.

Mets fans should know by now that WTEN will be the home for Friday games, including today's matinee at Wrigley Field vs. the Chicago Cubs. First pitch is at 2:20 pm. For soap opera junkies, General Hospital will air on either WXXA or Cozi TV.

Thursday's high school scoreboard:

Baseball:

Troy 7, Schalmont 3. Troy evens its record at 2-2 heading into today's home opener vs. Averill Park.

Mohonasen 7, Ravena 1.

Women's lacrosse:

Averill Park 26, Ballston Spa 6.

LaSalle 13, Emma Willard 4.

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 13, Johnstown 12.

Burnt Hills 12, Colonie 9.

Guilderland 13, Bethlehem 8.

Cohoes 14, Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 0.

Troy 16, Academy of Holy Names 14.

Men's lacrosse:

Ballston Spa 14, Averill Park 1.

Niskayuna 15, CBA 5.

Amsterdam 10, Broadalbin-Perth 6.

Burnt Hills 19, Colonie 10.

Johnstown 15, Greenwich-Cambridge 6.

Saratoga 5, Bethlehem 4.

Shaker 21, Columbia 7.

South Glens Falls 8, Scotia 2.

Softball:

Ichabod Crane 32, Holy Trinity 0 (5 innings).

LaSalle 3, Voorheesville 0. Natalya Horton twirled a perfect game to lead LaSalle.

Wednesday's high school scoreboard, 4/15

 Softball:

Argyle 12, Salem 0 (5 innings).

Tamarac 12, Mechanicville 0 (5 innings).

Troy 5, Schalmont 4 (9 innings). Troy has won 3 in a row.

Guilderland 4, Shaker 2.

Greenwich 19, Hoosic Valley 6 (5 innings).

Germantown 14, Cairo-Durham 2 (5 innings).

Columbia 5, Niskayuna 3.

Berlin-New Lebanon 10, Waterford 3.

Shenendehowa 5, Colonie 4.

Burnt Hills 4, Ballston Spa 2.

Granville 15, Corinth 3 (5 innings).

Chatham 17, Watervliet-Heatly 1 (5 innings).

Averill Park 5, Bethlehem 4.

Lake George 18, North Warren 1 (5 innings).

Schoharie 11, Duanesburg 6.

Scotia 15, Gloversville 3 (5 innings).

Maple Hill 9, Coxsackie-Athens 8.

Schuylerville 18, Broadalbin-Perth 12.

South Glens Falls 18, Amsterdam 1 (5 innings).

Fort Ann 8, Fort Edward 2.

Fonda-Fultonville 10, OESJ 4.

Queensbury 7, Glens Falls 1.

Lansingburgh 18, Schenectady 0 (5 innings).

Saratoga 21, Albany 5 (5 innings).

Women's lacrosse:

Scotia 15, Hudson Falls 7.

Queensbury 16, Glens Falls 2.

Men's lacrosse:

Ballston Spa 8, Shenendehowa 5.

Glens Falls 10, Schuylerville 9.

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 14, Hudson Falls 7.

Johnstown 16, Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 11. 

Scotia 5, Troy 3.

Flag football:

Troy 39, Ichabod Crane 6. Tianna Harris, eldest daughter of basketball coach Will Harris, had 5 touchdowns to lead Troy.

News & notes

 WNYT is hosting a pickleball tournament at True Pickleball in Latham, coming up on May 1. All the pertinent information is on the station's website. The event will be a benefit for Parkinson's Disease research & awareness.

Now, all we need is a pickleball court in Troy. 

The Tri-City ValleyCats have set the preseason schedule for 2026.

The 'Cats will have a split squad, not yet confirmed, playing host to the New Jersey Jackals, game time TBA, on April 30. This game is closed to the public, so it's all but a glorified scrimmage.

That same night, Tri-City will play Hudson Valley Community College, a game where the Vikings should get some much needed press coverage. Game time is 6 pm.

After that is a home & home series with Brockton. They'll be in Massachusetts on May 2, returning to The Joe for a 3 pm matinee on May 3. Then, after visiting the NY Boulders on May 4, the 'Cats return home to play Quebec on May 4 before a season-opening road trip to New Jersey & Sussex County, leading to the home opener vs. Quebec on May 15.

Tickets are available at the Bruno Stadium box office.

Tuesday's college scores:

Baseball:

UAlbany 9, Central Connecticut State 7.

Utica 13, Skidmore 2.

Softball:

Siena 12, UAlbany 2 (5 innings).

Men's lacrosse:

UAlbany 9, Siena 7.

High schools:

Softball:

Stillwater 8, Saratoga Catholic 6.

Ballston Spa 4, Hoosick Falls 2.

Voorheesville 3, Lansingburgh 1.

Troy 13, Holy Trinity 1 (5 innings).

LaSalle 14, Mohonasen 1 (5 innings).

Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 10, Northville 2.

Ravena 17, Academy of Holy Names 4 (5 innings).

Schalmont 2, Cohoes 1.

Guilderland 7, Scotia 4.

Schalmont 2, Cohoes 1 (6 innings-weather).

Women's lacrosse:

Troy 10, LaSalle 4. 

Burnt Hills 15, Averill Park 4.

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 19, Emma Willard 1.

Bethlehem 11, Colonie 10.

Shenendehowa 24, Ballston Spa 5.

Men's lacrosse:

CBA 10, Colonie 9.

Saratoga 16, Columbia 4.

South Glens Falls 9, Queensbury 6.

Baseball:

Mohonasen 10, LaSalle 0. Nic Quinlivan hurled a no-hitter for Mohon.

Flag football:

Saratoga 24, Columbia 8.

News & notes

 Siena & UAlbany will meet tonight for just the 3rd time in the last 10 years.

The game, scheduled for 7 pm, absent any thunderstorms, will be in honor of former Siena coach & UAlbany alumnus Liam Gleeson, who passed away in December. Albany beat Siena in the NCAA tournament a year ago.

Pro wrestling returns to the 518 with 2 events over the next few weeks.

A midget card, featuring Short Sleeve Sampson, will take place at the Washington Avenue Armory on Saturday. Tickets start at $15. Sampson had a brief cup of coffee with WWE in 2005.

In July, TNA brings their Impact program to town for 2 nights of tapings on July 1-2. What is not clear is if they'll be back at the acoustically challenged Armory, or they'll move down the hill to the Capital Center. Impact airs Thursdays at 9 pm on AMC (Spectrum channel 105).

Update, 2:54 pm: The taping will be at UAlbany's Broadview Center.

Monday's high school scores:

Women's lacrosse:

Queensbury 25, Scotia 2.

Men's lacrosse:

Voorheesville 22, Amsterdam 4.

Burnt Hills 18, Averill Park 4.

Glens Falls 13, Scotia 1.

Mechanicville-Stillwater 11, Johnstown 4.

Greenwich-Cambridge 14, Broadalbin-Perth 4.

Baseball:

Colonie 4, Shenendehowa 1.

Saratoga Catholic 8, Greenwich 2.

Saratoga 8, CBA 3.

Softball:

Corinth 22, Hartford 2 (5 innings).

Hoosick Falls 19, Waterford 0 (5 innings).

Troy 6, Shaker 5. Troy gets back to .500 in time to host Holy Trinity today (weather permitting).

Tamarac 21, Berlin-New Lebanon 0 (5 innings).

Greenwich 21, Saratoga Catholic 10.

LaSalle 3, Mechanicville 1.

Colonie 5, Ichabod Crane 1.

Chatham 23, Maple Hill 2 (5 innings).

Lake George 12, Fort Edward 0.

Glens Falls 6, Niskayuna 4.

Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 7, Duanesburg 6.

Schuylerville 19, Gloversville 0 (5 innings).

Germantown 18, Catskill 6.

Saratoga 21, Hoosic Valley 2 (5 innings).

Queensbury 14, Broadalbin-Perth 2.

South Glens Falls 4, Hudson Falls 1.

Coxsackie-Athens 6, Ravena 5.

Stillwater 16, Cambridge 1.

Taconic Hills-Hawthorne Valley 17, Cairo-Durham 1 (5 innings).

Fonda-Fultonville 14, Middleburgh 0 (5 innings).

Burnt Hills 5, Galway 0.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 12, Johnstown 0.

Whitehall 15, Warrensburg 9.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 19, Watervliet-Heatly 6.

Argyle 13, Hadley-Luzerne 1.

Troy High sports review, through April 11

 Easter break brought a slower than usual start for Troy baseball, but the struggles run across the board.

Men's lacrosse:

Current record: 1-1.

The season opened on a downer with a blowout loss to LaSalle, but the Troy laxmen collected one receipt from Hoosick Falls-Tamarac, which swept Troy last season.

Next: The homestand continues with a Wednesday night game vs. Scotia, and Mohonasen-Schalmont-Schenectady comes in on Friday night.

Women's lacrosse:

Current record: 2-2.

After picking up their first varsity win, the Troy women apparently fell to Amsterdam-Broadalbin-Perth. The game was streamed on Hudl, but bright sunshine on the scoreboard blocked the score from the viewer's vision, so we'll assume for now Troy lost until we hear differently.

Update, 4/14: Troy defeated Amsterdam-Broadalbin-Perth, which picked up its first win on Monday in beating Hudson Falls.

Next: The ladies visit Sutton Field on Tuesday to play LaSalle, then return home Thursday to play Holy Names.

Softball:

Current record: 1-2.

Friday's game at Ravena was cancelled, virtually last minute, due to the cold weather, so Sean Geisel's club still hasn't played a Colonial Council game yet. Then, they get blown out by Averill Park, 16-7, on Saturday.

Next: Absent any additional rain today, the ladies will play Shaker in a game that was postponed due to cold weather last week. After that, they'll return home to play Holy Trinity (weather permitting) on Tuesday, before returning to the road to play Schalmont on Thursday.

Baseball:

Current record: 0-2 (0-1 Colonial Council).

Year 3 for Trevor McCarthy started badly, with a blowout loss to Ravena on Friday, then dropping a heartbreaker to Guilderland on Saturday.

Next: The road trip continues in Queensbury on Tuesday (weather permitting), and Schalmont on Thursday before the home opener on Friday vs. Averill Park.

Flag football:

Current record: 2-1.

The Lady Horses dropped a heartbreaker to Holy Trinity. The result of Friday's game vs. Broadalbin-Perth has not been reported. We are waiting to hear how that turned out.

Update, 4/14: Troy defeated B-P, 19-13, per MaxPreps.

Next: The homestand continues Wednesday with Ichabod Crane coming in, followed by Catskill (Patroon Conference) on Friday.

While we don't have the full results before us, we can report that Troy's track teams placed in the top 10 in both men's & women's competition at the CBA-LaSalle relays on Saturday. The men finished 6th, while the ladies finished 4th. Colonie won both competitions. Troy will host a meet tomorrow, weather permitting, before heading to Niskayuna on Thursday, and Stillwater on Saturday.

We will update as we receive information.

Thursday's high school scoreboard, 4/9

 Women's lacrosse:

Johnstown 16, Emma Willard 4.

Columbia 17, Rome Free Academy 8.

Men's lacrosse:

Lindenhurst 21, Colonie 10.

Schuylerville 19, Broadalbin-Perth 0.

Bethlehem 12, Averill Park 2.

Niskayuna 15, Guilderland 7.

Saratoga 9, CBA 5.

Amsterdam 14, Hudson Falls 4.

Scotia 10, Albany 6.

Glens Falls 16, Queensbury 4.

Baldwinsville 17, Burnt Hills 9.

Baseball:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 17, Fonda-Fultonville 6 (6 innings).

Hadley-Luzerne 18, Northville 8 (6 innings).

Averill Park 12, Cohoes 1.

Coxsackie-Athens 13, Schenectady 0 (5 innings).

Granville 13, Greenwich 3 (5 innings).

Softball:

Bethlehem 2, Colonie 0.

Columbia 13, Taconic Hills-Hawthorne Valley 1 (5 innings).

Hoosic Valley 19, Cambridge 2 (5 innings).

New Hartford 15, Saratoga 13.

Albany Academy 9, Broadalbin-Perth 4.

Tamarac 16, Stillwater 0 (5 innings).