News & notes

 The off-season for Siena just keeps getting worse.

On Tuesday, freshman Francis Folefac announced he was entering the transfer portal. Something tells me that he, like Gavin Doty, will follow Gerry McNamara to Syracuse. Just a hunch, kids.

The Albany Times-Union, in the course of interviewing former Catholic Central star Julie McBride, learned that McBride and Hoosac School captured the Class AAA title in the New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) last month. 

Believe me, I've tried to obtain scores from NEPSAC's website on Albany Academy during the season, but, no dice. Speaking of Academy, their swim team captured a championship in NEPSAC as well. Belated congratulations.

We've mentioned previously that McBride owns a gym in Lansingburgh, occupying the former St. Augustine's gym. What we didn't know was that her business partner is former Siena star and ex-Harlem Globetrotter Tay Fisher. Talk about star power!

Time to catch up on some scores from Monday, as well as Tuesday:

Baseball:

Monday:

Hartford/Fort Edward 10, Warrensburg 0 (5 innings).

Cobleskill 9, Voorheesville 2.

Lansingburgh 2, Hoosick Falls 0.

Lake George 13, Mayfield 3 (5 innings).

Cambridge-Salem 8, Hudson Falls 3.

Albany 6, Hoosic Valley 2.

Middleburgh 13, Windham-Ashland-Jewett 3.

Germantown 18, Berlin-New Lebanon 1 (5 innings).

Waterford 8, Schenectady 5.

Glens Falls 10, North Warren 2.

Flag football:

Monday:

Broadalbin-Perth 28, Hudson 0.

Holy Trinity 20, Catskill 0.

Ravena 26, Mohonasen 0.

Colonie 25, Bethlehem 0.

Shenendehowa 7, Columbia 0.

Niskayuna 27, Burnt Hills 0.

Guilderland 12, Schenectady 6 (OT).

Shaker 23, Saratoga 6.

Women's lacrosse:

Tuesday:

Niskayuna 16, Ballston Spa 3.

Johnstown 17, Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 16.

Queensbury 25, Amsterdam-Broadalbin-Perth 0.

Shaker 16, Briarcliff 7.

Albany 11, Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 3.

Men's lacrosse:

Mechanicville-Stillwater 16, Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 3.

CBA 17, Albany 4.

Schuylerville 19, Hudson Falls 0.

Queensbury 15, Scotia 4.

Shenendehowa 12, Colonie 5.

Burnt Hills 15, Saratoga 6.

Shaker 15, LaSalle 1. The Cadets are still looking for their first win of the season.

Voorheesville @ Troy was rained out. No make-up date has been set at press time.

Glens Falls 19, Amsterdam 0.

Greenwich-Cambridge @ Johnstown was rained out. No make-up date has been set at press time.

Softball:

Fort Ann 10, Corinth 6.

Fort Edward 18, Bolton 8.

Cairo-Durham 16, Hunter-Tannersville 14.

Weather postponement update, 3/31

 Intermittent rain showers have forced the postponement or cancellation of events scheduled for today.

Baseball:

LaSalle @ Mechanicville-cancelled. They'll try again tomorrow.

Shaker @ Ichabod Crane. They'll try again tomorrow.

Softball:

Duanesburg @ Mohonasen. No make-up date set as of press time.

Tennis:

LaSalle @ Troy. Rescheduled for April 21.

Schalmont @ Mohonasen. Rescheduled for April 14.

Albany Academy @ Ichabod Crane. No make-up date has been set.

With rain also in the forecast for tomorrow, there'll be more postponements, absent any changes in the forecast in the next 24 hours.

News & notes

 It shouldn't surprise anyone that MVP Arena is looking to host more NCAA post-season tournaments, be it hockey or basketball, after drawing a total of just under 13,000 fans over the weekend for the hockey regionals, half of that on Sunday, as Michigan advanced to the Frozen Four with a 5-3 win over Minnesota-Duluth. The Bulldogs feature the likely #1 pick in the summer NHL draft in freshman Gavin McKenna, which might explain the larger than normal turnout.

UAlbany's women's lacrosse team dropped a non-league game to Boston University Monday, to the tune of 22-5. The Lady Terriers ran out to an 11-0 lead in the first quarter, and never looked back. Ugh.

Troy High set a school record for points in flag football on Monday in blowing away Lansingburgh, 65-0. The Lady Horses (1-0) will travel to Albany on Thursday.

Unfortunately for Troy, the women's lacrosse varsity is still looking for their first win after dropping a 17-7 decision to Ballston Spa on Monday night. The men open play later today.

The rest of Monday's high school action:

Women's lacrosse:

Schuylerville 20, Scotia 5.

South Glens Falls 17, Amsterdam-Broadalbin-Perth 2.

Softball:

Hoosick Falls 5, Mechanicville 1.

LaSalle 3, Albany 0.

Tamarac 22, Waterford 0 (5 innings).

Greenwich 28, Cambridge 0 (5 innings).

Taconic Hills-Hawthorne Valley 6, Maple Hill 5.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 12, Johnstown 2.

Fort Ann 14, Bolton 10.

Hoosic Valley 10, Saratoga Catholic 6.

Schoharie 7, Northville 6.

Niskayuna 9, Cohoes 0.

Yes, there is such a place as Mudville, not just the one immortalized in Casey at The Bat. It's a small town in central NY, which hosted five non-league games on Monday. The scores:

Fonda-Fultonville 7, Mount Markham 5.

Fonda-Fultonville 4, Cazenovia 1.

Canajoharie-Fort Plain 10, Poland 0.

Mayfield 7, Poland 6.

Cazenovia 6, Mayfield 4.

The Albany Times-Union released its all star teams in bowling & hockey today, and, well, we wouldn't be surprised to read of some discord coming from either Troy (bowling) or LaSalle (hockey).

In the latter case, the Cadets' leading scorer, Danny Wiese, was named to the 2nd team. League champion Shenendehowa, understandably, placed 3 players on the 1st team. Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa coach Jim Buffaline was named Coach of The Year, and the Hawks' Camren Mance was named Player of The Year.

On the lanes, Troy was completely shut out. The only Colonial Council school recognized was Section II runner-up Lansingburgh, who placed senior Charles Hauser on the 1st team, and John Lynch on the 2nd team. Lynch is not the only legacy bowler on the 2nd team, as he's joined by Mike Scaccia, Jr. of CBA, who is only a sophomore. CBA's Dan Walsh was named Coach of The Year, and Guilderland's EJ Taber was named Player of The Year. Look, I get that Troy ran into a midseason slump, and it cost the Flying Horses some votes, but this reeks of political bias in favor of the Suburban Council, which dominated the 1st team, and had just 2 players on a more diversified 2nd team. Troy's Sophia Short, who bowls on the men's team instead of the women's team, wasn't even considered.

There's always next year.

Troy High sports review, through March 27

The spring sports season kicks into full swing today, with Easter vacation starting Friday.

Women's lacrosse:

Current record: 0-1.

A narrow loss to Hoosick Falls-Tamarac on Thursday demonstrated just how far women's lacrosse has come in such as short time.

Next: Another non-league game is on tap today vs. Ballston Spa. Then, it's a road trip to Albany on Thursday.

We just received notification from AD Paul Reinisch that Saugerties' visit on Friday for flag football was a scrimmage but was never designated as such on the Colonial Council website. The season officially begins today at Lansingburgh.

The rest of this week's schedule:

Tuesday: Tennis opens at home vs. LaSalle. Men's lacrosse opens under the lights and likely amid raindrops vs. Voorheesville.

Wednesday:

Softball opens at Colonie.

Thursday:

Men's lacrosse @ Greenwich-Cambridge. Tennis hosts Colonie.

Saturday:

Softball home opener vs. Saratoga.

We'll be back next Monday.

News & notes

Let's catch up on weekend action, first in Section II:

Saturday:

Women's lacrosse:

Averill Park 25, Hoosick Falls 11. 

Skaneateles 11, Shaker 10.

Men's lacrosse:

Archbishop Stepinac 14, CBA 6.

Burnt Hills 19, Schuylerville 6.

Columbia 16, Wahconah (Mass.) 2.

Johnstown 12, LaSalle 10.

Shenendehowa 7, Lakeland-Panas 5.

Niskayuna 10, Lincoln-Sudbury 4.

Cicero-North Syracuse 16, Bethlehem 6.

Farmingdale 8, Shaker 4.

It was inevitable, but no one expected it so soon.

UAlbany is saying good-bye to women's basketball coach Colleen Mullen, who will be at Rhode Island next season after 8 seasons at Albany, which netted 2 America East titles and a subsequent NCAA tournament appearance. The Lady Danes' 2nd half collapse this season may have played a role in Mullen's decision to depart.

New Orleans Pelicans assistant and Syracuse alum Mike Hopkins is out of the running to take over the men's head coaching job at Siena. The school made that announcement on Sunday, even though some media reports over the weekend had suggested they were so sure Hopkins would bolt from the NBA. I don't think so.

Sunday's college scores:

Baseball:

RPI swept Skidmore, 11-3 & 6-1.

Vassar split with Union, each winning by a 15-5 score in 8 innings.

UMBC 8, UAlbany 6.

Marist 13, Siena 6.

Softball:

UAlbany split with UMass-Lowell, winning the first game, 8-0, but losing the 2nd game in 8 innings, 4-3. Olivia DeCitise (Troy) homered to help the River Hawks in game 2 after sitting out game 1.

Siena swept St. Peter's, 5-1 & 7-1.

Skidmore split with Plattsburgh, losing the opener, 8-7, in 9 innings, then salvaging the nightcap, 12-4, in 5 innings.

Russell Sage split with SUNY Polytechnic, losing the opener, 5-2, then winning the 2nd game, 6-5.

Tennis:

RPI 7, Rochester 0.

College of New Jersey 4, Skidmore 3.

Water polo:

LaSalle 11, Siena 8.

Matt Gage (Broadalbin-Perth/Siena) pitched an inning on Friday & Saturday vs. the Yankees, giving up no runs in each case. Unfortunately for Gage and the San Francisco Giants, the Yankees swept the series.

Mets fans will have to rely on their cable guides to find out where they'll be able to watch Friday's game vs. the Giants, the 1st WPIX game on the schedule. WXXA & WTEN will farm out the game to a digital subchannel, either Cozi TV or Grit, since the game will start around 9:30 pm on Friday.

News & notes

 The other shoe dropped for Siena on Friday when Ryan Moesch decommitted, a move that had been speculated upon after Gerry McNamara left for Syracuse earlier in the week. In fact, all four recruits signed by McNamara for the 2026-7 season have decommitted.

New Orleans Pelicans assistant, Mike Hopkins has emerged, according to reports, as a front-runner for the head coaching job at Siena, which AD John D'Argenio is at the moment denying, likely waiting until after either the NCAA tournament ends a week from Monday, or the NBA gets closer to the postseason in mid-April.

Stay tuned.

After playing mostly at first base and pitching out of the bullpen the last two seasons, Olivia DeCitise (Troy) is now a starter for UMass-Lowell, and was in the circle Friday at UAlbany. That was the good news.

The bad? The Lady Danes walked off the River Hawks, 7-6, in 8 innings. DeCitise (9-7) went the distance, and took the loss.

The series resumes tomorrow with a Palm Sunday doubleheader, moved from today due to cold weather. First pitch at noon.

While wrestling fans are waiting to find out when Chris Jericho will get back in the ring, Jericho is returning to his other love, music.

Jericho and his KISS tribute band, Kuarantine, will make their 518 debut at the Cohoes Music Hall on Thursday night. In an interview with the Albany Times-Union, appearing today & tomorrow, Jericho said the band was formed during COVID 6 years ago. Fozzy, his other band, is on hiatus so that Kuarantine can finally go on the road.

In terms of wrestling, Jericho's AEW contract has been frozen, killing off speculation about a return to WWE. For now, anyway.

Due to deadlines, some of Thursday's high school scores don't see print until today. To wit:

Baseball:

Lansingburgh 10, Hudson Falls 0. The Knights host another Foothills Council team, Gloversville, today.

Softball:

Mohonasen 18, Schenectady 0 (5 innings).

Men's tennis:

Queensbury 5, South Glens Falls 0.

Friday's results, as of now:

Women's lacrosse:

Albany 13, Ichabod Crane 3.

Burnt Hills 14, Glens Falls 6. 

Men's lacrosse:

Mechanicville-Stillwater 13, Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 3.

The rest of Friday's college results:

Baseball:

RPI 6, Skidmore 4. The series resumes in Saratoga for a Palm Sunday doubleheader.

Marist 11, Siena 0.

UMBC swept UAlbany, 2-0 & 8-3.

Union 15, Vassar 5 (7 innings-mercy rule).

Flag football:

SUNY Brockport 26, Russell Sage 12.

Softball:

Skidmore 10, Potsdam 1 (6 innings).

News & notes

 After 21 years coaching freshmen, then the junior varsity, before being promoted to varsity head coach, succeeding Tony Dzikas, Paul Yattaw has stepped down from the latter at Shenendehowa.

That means Shen needs to again find a new men's varsity head coach in basketball. With 8 months before practice begins for the 2026-7 season, the district has plenty of time to sign a successor. Yattaw coached all three divisions this past season.

Stay tuned.

Thursday's high school scores:

Women's lacrosse:

Colonie 21, Ballston Spa 4.

Shenendehowa 14, Niskayuna 6.

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 15, Troy 14. The Troy women, in their first varsity season, will win some games, but at least they gave a good accounting in their home debut.

Men's lacrosse:

Queensbury 20, Amsterdam 5.

Glens Falls 12, Columbia 7.

Schuylerville 15, South Glens Falls 13.

Scotia 16, Hudson Falls 1.

Colleges:

Softball:

RPI swept Oneonta, 3-1 & 5-4. The 2nd game went just 5 innings due to weather.

Union 9, North Central (Minnesota) 1 (6 innings).

Union 4, Lawrence 2.