News & notes

 UAlbany women's lacrosse has taken a huge hit after its season ended earlier this month, according to the Albany Times-Union.

14 players, including the 6 who missed the NCAA tournament game, have entered the transfer portal. Ouch. Talk about needing to rebuild.

Yeah, this transfer portal thing is out of control.

Former Duanesburg star Allison O'Hanlon never played a minute at Siena due to injury, but she's poised to make a comeback at the Division II level at Daemon, according to media reports. We'll see if the comeback tour makes it to the 518 next season.

The Tri-City ValleyCats still haven't won a series this season. 

The 'Cats dropped a 4-2 decision to Three Rivers on Thursday afternoon. With starter Stephen Still gone (Baltimore), I've a suspicion that, in due time, Arlo Marynczak (Bethlehem/Siena), currently in the bullpen, could move back into the rotation. The 'Cats open a series with Brockton tonight at 6:30.

Thursday's sectional scoreboard:

Softball:

Class AAA:

Guilderland 9, Shaker 4. The Lady Dutch will play Shenendehowa at Queensbury next Thursday.

Class AA:

Queensbury 7, Troy 1. The sting of being robbed of a post-season home game hurts Troy again.

Bethlehem 6, Ballston Spa 5.

Burnt Hills 1, South Glens Falls 0 (9 innings).

Columbia 10, Niskayuna 0.

Next Thursday at Lansingburgh:

Queensbury vs. Columbia.

Burnt Hills vs. Bethlehem.

Class A:

Ichabod Crane 10, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

Glens Falls 14, Hudson Falls 4 (5 innings).

Schalmont 7, Ravena 5.

Averill Park 10, Cohoes 1.

Wednesday at Troy:

Glens Falls vs. Ichabod Crane.

Schalmont vs. Averill Park.

Class B:

Chatham 13, Schuylerville 0 (5 innings).

LaSalle 5, Holy Trinity 0.

Hoosick Falls 3, Fonda-Fultonville 0.

Tamarac 13, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 1 (5 innings).

Wednesday at Lansingburgh:

LaSalle vs. Chatham.

Tamarac vs. Hoosick Falls.

Class C:

Galway 10, Maple Hill 2.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 10, Whitehall 3.

Schoharie 11, Hoosic Valley 10 (8 innings).

Greenwich 13, Saratoga Catholic 0 (5 innings).

Wednesday at OESJ:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo vs. Galway.

Schoharie vs. Greenwich.

Class D:

Salem 8, Northville 6.

Fort Ann 4, Fort Edward 0.

Duanesburg 16, Germantown 1 (5 innings).

Wednesday at Queensbury:

Salem vs. Argyle.

Fort Ann vs. Duanesburg.

Wednesday's sectional scoreboard, 5/20

 Women's lacrosse:

Class B:

Niskayuna 21, South Glens Falls 4.

Queensbury 24, Troy 3. The Lady Spartans end a 7 game losing streak, and Troy's 5 game winning streak.

Columbia 25, Ballston Spa 5.

Next Thursday:

Niskayuna @ Bethlehem.

Queensbury @ Columbia.

Class C:

Averill Park 25, Scotia 4. The Golden Knights will play Burnt Hills next Thursday.

Baseball:

Class AA:

Bethlehem 11, Amsterdam 1.

Columbia 2, Burnt Hills 1.

Class A:

Lansingburgh 3, Schalmont 2.

Ichabod Crane 9, Hudson Falls 8.

Class B:

Taconic Hills 12, Catskill 8.

Granville 10, Mechanicville 5.

Chatham 10, Salem-Cambridge 4.

Coxsackie-Athens 5, Tamarac 3.

Fonda-Fultonville 5, Cobleskill-Richmondville 4.

Schuylerville 5, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 0.

Hoosick Falls 4, Johnstown 3.

Cairo-Durham 9, Hudson 4.

Class C:

Stillwater 4, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2.

Waterford 8, Hoosic Valley 7.

Schoharie 1, OESJ 0.

Hadley-Luzerne 6, Whitehall 5.

Greenwich 14, Galway 4.

Lake George 5, Mayfield 3.

Class D:

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 7, Northville-Wells 2.

Men's lacrosse:

Class B:

Troy 14, Amsterdam 4.

News & notes

 The Tri-City ValleyCats welcomed back Jake Reinisch (Shen/Wake Forest), who made an immediate impact offensively, and said goodbye to pitcher Stephen Still, whose contract was transferred to the Baltimore Orioles.

Unfortunately, John Montes hit two home runs to lift Trois Rivieres (Three Rivers) to a 6-4 win over the slumping 'Cats, who've now lost 6 in a row. Game 2 is this morning at 10 am, the first of four Education Days on the schedule.

Tuesday's high school scoreboard:

Flag football (some scores have not been published yet, just the winners):

Class A semi-finals:

Shaker def. Albany.

Colonie def. Shenendehowa.

A rematch of the Town of Colonie Cup at CBA on Friday at 7 pm.

Class B semi-finals:

Columbia def. Mohonasen.

Troy def. Ballston Spa.

Troy will have a chance to avenge their May 4 loss to the Blue Devils on Friday at 5 pm.

Class C:

Holy Trinity def. Ravena.

Catskill def. Broadalbin-Perth.

Catskill will try to bring a title home to the Patroon Conference on Friday at 3 pm.

Women's lacrosse:

Class A:

Saratoga 14, Guilderland 8. The Lady Streaks will play Shaker next Wednesday.

Class D: 

LaSalle 8, Johnstown 6. LaSalle will next play Schuylerville May 27.

Voorheesville 15, Greenwich-Cambridge 4.

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 22, Holy Names 18.

Baseball:

Class AAA:

Shaker 1, Guilderland 0. The Blue Bison will begin a 3 game series vs. Saratoga at Shuttleworth Park in Amsterdam Friday night.

Albany 3, CBA 2.

Colonie 5, Shenendehowa 4.

The Wolfpack & Falcons will meet in Amsterdam starting Friday afternoon.

Class B:

Catskill 4, Watervliet 2. The Kats will play Taconic Hills today in the quarterfinals.

Softball:

Class AA:

Niskayuna 2, Amsterdam 0. Nisky will visit Columbia tomorrow.

Class A:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 6, Scotia 1. The Bulldogs will next play at Ichabod Crane tomorrow.

Cohoes 5, Broadalbin-Perth 2. The Tigers play Averill Park tomorrow.

Class B:

Chatham 10, Holy Names 1.

Schuylerville 9, Taconic Hills 5.

LaSalle 8, Voorheesville 2.

Holy Trinity 7, Mechanicville 6.

Hoosick Falls 12, Johnstown 0 (5 innings).

Fonda-Fultonville 12, Cobleskill-Richmondville 9.

Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 5, Granville 1.

Tamarac 19, Catskill 0 (5 innings).

The quarterfinals are tomorrow at Chatham, LaSalle, Hoosick Falls, & Tamarac.

Class C:

Maple Hill 10, Lake George 8. The Wildcats advance to play Galway tomorrow.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo def. Berlin-New Lebanon.

Whitehall 5, Stillwater 0.

Schoharie 6, Mayfield 3. Schoharie will next play Hoosic Valley tomorrow.

Saratoga Catholic 10, Warrensburg 5. The Saints will visit Greenwich tomorrow.

2026 Section 2 men's lacrosse sectional pairings released

 The last set of sectional brackets are out, this time for men's lacrosse. Siena University will host the finals in all 4 classes on May 30.

Class A:

Saturday:

CBA @ Saratoga. Winner will play at Shaker next Wednesday, May 27.

Colonie @ Shenendehowa. Winner will play at Guilderland on May 27.

Class B:

Wednesday:

Amsterdam @ Troy. Winner to play Niskayuna on Saturday.

Also Saturday:

LaSalle @ South Glens Falls.

Columbia @ Ballston Spa.

Queensbury @ Bethlehem.

Semi-finals are at Nisky and either Ballston Spa or Columbia on May 27.

Class C:

Only 4 teams are entered, and they'll go directly to the semi-finals on May 27:

Scotia @ Burnt Hills.

Averill Park @ Glens Falls.

Class D:

Saturday:

Greenwich-Cambridge @ Voorheesville. Winner to play Schuylerville May 27.

Hoosick Falls @ Johnstown. Winner to play Stillwater-Mechanicville May 27.

Good luck to all the teams.

Monday's high school scoreboard, 5/18

 Men's tennis:

Class A final:

Columbia 6, Queensbury 1.

Softball:

Bay Ridge Prep 11, Albany Academy 6.

Colonie & Columbia played to a 3-3 tie.

North Warren 12, Moriah 4.

Men's lacrosse:

Shaker 9, Guilderland 6.

Niskayuna 22, Burnt Hills 12.

LaSalle 16, Voorheesville 5.

Amsterdam 14, Broadalbin-Perth 5.

Colonie 14, Queensbury 12.

Mechanicville-Stillwater 13, Johnstown 5.

Baseball:

Stillwater 9, Schuylerville 4.

Later this morning, the sectional pairings for men's lacrosse will be released, and we'll have them this afternoon.

Section 2 2026 softball & baseball sectional pairings released

 Welp, the silly season is officially here with baseball & softball sectionals. For softball, the road leads not to Luther Forest in Malta, but somewhere closer to home for most teams this year. For baseball, it's, of course, Joe Bruno Stadium.

Softball first:

Class AAA:

Wednesday:

Shaker @ Guilderland. Winner to play Shenendehowa at Queensbury May 28.

Also May 28 @ Queensbury:

Saratoga vs. Colonie.

The finals are----surprise!!---at Lansingburgh 2 weeks from today.

Class AA:

Tuesday (weather permitting):

Amsterdam @ Niskayuna. Winner to play @ Columbia on Thursday.

Also Thursday:

Troy @ Queensbury. The Lady Spartans finished the regular season 16-3, opposite Troy's 15-4 ledger, and Section II drops Troy into the #6 seed.

South Glens Falls @ Burnt Hills. The defending champions are a #4 seed, but have played one fewer game than the Bulldogs, who are at 16-4. See a pattern here, pilgrims?

Ballston Spa @ Bethlehem. I don't think all of Bethlehem's games have been reported. If they have, they have the fewest wins of a #2 seed in the field.

Let's stop for a moment. The seeds are mostly wrong, just like in volleyball. Strength of schedule, again, is the excuse, but it's not valid. Here's how the seeds should be:

1. Queensbury.

2. South Glens Falls.

3. Troy. 

4. Columbia.

5. Burnt Hills.

6. Ballston Spa.

7. Bethlehem.

8. Niskayuna.

9. Amsterdam.

It's clear someone in Section II doesn't want Troy hosting a 1st round game. With these adjusted seedings, Queensbury would host either Nisky or Amsterdam. South High would be home for Bethlehem, and Troy hosts Ballston Spa. 

Section II, stop insulting the fans' intelligence! Yesterday!

The semi-finals are at Lansingburgh May 28. The Knights will also host the final June 1.

Class A:

Tuesday (weather permitting):

Scotia @ Cobleskill-Richmondville. Winner to play Ichabod Crane on Thursday.

Broadalbin-Perth @ Cohoes. The winner plays Averill Park on Thursday.

Also Thursday:

Hudson Falls @ Glens Falls.

Ravena @ Schalmont.

Semi-finals are at Troy High (!) May 27, with Lansingburgh hosting the finals May 30.

Class B:

Tuesday (weather permitting):

Holy Names @ Chatham.

Schuylerville @ Taconic Hills.

Voorheesville @ LaSalle.

Holy Trinity @ Mechanicville.

Johnstown @ Hoosick Falls.

Coxsackie-Athens @ Fonda-Fultonville.

Catskill @ Tamarac.

Quarterfinals are set for Thursday at the higher seeds. Lansingburgh hosts the semi-finals on  May 27, and the finals on May 30.

Class C:

Tuesday (weather permitting):

Maple Hill @ Lake George. Winner plays @ Galway on Thursday.

Berlin-New Lebanon @ Berne-Knox-Westerlo.

Stillwater @ Whitehall.

Mayfield @ Schoharie. Winner travels to play Hoosic Valley on Thursday.

Warrensburg @ Saratoga Catholic. Winner will be at Greenwich on Thursday.

Quarterfinals will be at the higher seeds on Thursday. Semi-finals are at OESJ May 27, with the finals at Lansingburgh May 30.

Class D:

Thursday:

Northville @ Salem. Winner plays Argyle May 27.

Fort Edward @ Fort Ann.

Germantown @ Duanesburg.

The semi-finals are at Queensbury May 27. Lansingburgh has the finals May 30.

Baseball:

Class AAA:

Tuesday (weather permitting):

Guilderland @ Shaker. Winner will play Saratoga in a best of 3 at Amsterdam starting Friday.

Albany @ CBA.

Shenendehowa @ Colonie. The winners of these two games also will meet in Amsterdam starting Friday.

The finals will be a best of 3 at Bruno Stadium starting May 29.

Class AA:

Wednesday:

Amsterdam @ Bethlehem. Winner to play South Glens Falls on Friday.

Burnt Hills @ Columbia. Winner plays Mohonasen on Friday.

Also Friday:

Troy @ Queensbury.

Ballston Spa @ Niskayuna.

Semi-finals will be next Monday, Memorial Day, at Bruno Stadium, which also hosts the finals, a best of 3 series, starting May 29.

Class A:

Wednesday:

Schalmont @ Lansingburgh. Winner plays at Averill Park on Friday.

Ichabod Crane @ Hudson Falls. Winner to play Ravena on Friday.

Also Friday:

Glens Falls @ Broadalbin-Perth.

Cohoes @ Scotia.

Semi-finals will be in Guilderland on Memorial Day, with the finals at Bruno Stadium May 28.

Class B:

Tuesday (weather permitting):

Catskill @ Watervliet. Winner to play Taconic Hills on Wednesday.

Rensselaer @ Fonda-Fultonville. Winner to play Cobleskill-Richmondville on Wednesday.

Hoosick Falls @ Voorheesville. Winner goes to Johnstown on Wednesday.

Also Wednesday:

Granville @ Mechanicville.

Chatham @ Salem-Cambridge.

Tamarac @ Coxsackie-Athens.

Canajoharie-Ft. Plain @ Schuylerville.

Hudson @ Cairo-Durham.

The quarterfinals are at higher seeds on Friday, with the semifinals at Saratoga (East Side Rec.) May 26, and the finals at Bruno Stadium May 28.

Class C:

Wednesday:

Stillwater @ Berne-Knox-Westerlo. Winner to play Maple Hill on Friday.

Waterford @ Hoosic Valley.

Schoharie @ OESJ.

Whitehall @ Hadley-Luzerne. Winner to play Saratoga Catholic on Friday.

Galway @ Greenwich.

Mayfield @ Lake George.

Semi-finals @ Lansingburgh on Memorial Day, and the finals at Bruno Stadium May 27.

Class D:

Wednesday:

Northville @ Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons. Winner to play Hartford on Friday.

Also Friday:

Germantown @ Duanesburg.

Middleburgh @ Fort Ann.

Argyle @ North Warren.

The semi-finals are at Adirondack Community College on Memorial Day, with the finals at Bruno Stadium on May 27.

Good luck to all the teams.

News & notes

 The Albany Firebirds are still undefeated in AF1, but this was the closest call of the season. Albany escaped with a 60-57 win over Michigan on Saturday, surviving a last second replay challenge over what the hosts thought was an illegal defense, but wasn't. The 'Birds return home May 30 at MVP Arena, as they have this week off.

Troy High's unified basketball team has reached the semi-finals of a tournament, with the game to be played at MVP Arena on Wednesday. Start time not yet announced. As previously noted, the unified teams are working with Special Olympics. MVP Arena's website has no information at press time on teams, times, or dates.

Another night, another loss for the Tri-City ValleyCats as they were swept by Quebec, 4-1, on Sunday. The losing streak has reached 5 in a row, and with Three Rivers coming in on Tuesday, the 'Cats will need some help, fast.

A couple of quick notes. As we've seen, Arlo Marynczak (Bethlehem/Siena) is working out of the bullpen as a relief pitcher so far this season, as he recovers from a late season injury from last year. Jake Reinisch (Shenendehowa/Wake Forest) is on the IL, but could be back for either Three Rivers or Brockton this week. Despite a standout performance on Friday, Aaron Whitley (Niskayuna) sat out Saturday's game, when the 'Cats could have used him late, as they did with Amani Larry. Those type of in-game decisions have Carlos Mendoza on the hot seat with the Mets, and the same fate could await Tri-City manager Greg Tagert if things do not improve.

Weekend high school roundup:

Softball:

Coxsackie-Athens 11, Maple Hill 6.

Troy 13, Lansingburgh 0 (5 innings).

Cobleskill-Richmondville 8, Mayfield 2.

Taconic Hills 8, Red Hook 6.

Scotia 16, Gloversville 4 (5 innings).

Men's lacrosse:

Saturday:

Voorheesville 11, Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 7.

Sunday:

Shenendehowa 8, Liverpool 7.

Baseball:

Sunday:

LaSalle 9, Lansingburgh 6.

Contrary to what had been assumed, there was no consolation game in the Uncle Sam tournament reported. LaSalle wins the tournament, completing a season sweep of the Knights.

Flag football sectionals:

Class A:

Shaker def. Schenectady.

Albany def. Bethlehem.

Shenendehowa def. Guilderland.

Colonie def. Niskayuna.

Tuesday:

Albany @ Shaker.

Shen @ Colonie.

Class B:

Ballston Spa def. Burnt Hills. The Scotties travel to Troy tomorrow night, weather permitting.

Also Tuesday:

Mohonasen @ Columbia.

Class C:

Holy Trinity def. Albany Leadership.

Ravena def. Ichabod Crane.

Broadalbin-Perth 26, KIPP Capital 7.

Catskill 41, Lansingburgh 0.

Tuesday:

Broadalbin-Perth @ Catskill.

Ravena @ Holy Trinity.