News & notes

 After missing parts of the last three seasons due to injury, Valencia Fontanelle-Posson (Guilderland) is leaving Siena, and entering the transfer portal.

Just what Siena didn't need, after losing their two best players on the men's team within the last week.

I get that she wants playing time, now that it appears she's healthy. UAlbany would be a good option, unless Fontanelle-Posson wants to try her luck further away from home.

Stay tuned.

Seems that the Daily Gazette may be the only paper in the region covering their hometown team, the NY Phoenix, who beat Jersey Shore, 133-122, last night. The Albany Times-Union was only interested last season when the Phoenix played the Albany Patroons, who have this season off.

Finances, yo'.

A gentle reminder that schools across the state are on Easter recess through next week, so most games will be mid-day or early afternoon matinees the next few days.

And speaking of high schools, here's Thursday's scores:

Women's lacrosse:

Queensbury 15, Colonie 5.

Saratoga 11, Burnt Hills 10.

Shenendehowa 17, Guilderland 6.

Men's lacrosse:

Burnt Hills 20, Haldane 5.

Saratoga 7, Ballston Spa 6.

Bethlehem 13, CBA 6.

Greenwich-Cambridge 11, Troy 6.

Johnstown 14, Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 10.

Hudson Falls 5, Broadalbin-Perth 4.

Scotia 15, Amsterdam 8.

Guilderland 9, Shenendehowa 8.

Shaker 9, Averill Park 1.

South Glens Falls 16, Glens Falls 9.

Niskayuna 19, Columbia 1.

Queensbury 12, Schuylerville 9.

Softball:

Glens Falls 14, Granville 3.

Bethlehem graduate Claire Hutton has added another accolade.

Hutton was named by ESPN as #1 among the world's young soccer players. Pretty heady stuff (pun intended).

For viewers in the 518, we will have to wait until we're close to game time to find out where you can see the Mets-San Francisco game tonight (10:15 1st pitch at Oracle Park). The majority of games on WPIX in NYC will be on Fridays this year, and due to Fox & ABC commitments, the games likely will air on either Grit or Cozi TV for now, until the official television season ends next month. As of now, the cable guide doesn't have the game listed for airing in the 518. Fox has UFL football, and ABC has a 2 hour 20/20, which forces the Mets to digital cable.

It's all about ratings in NYC, of course, but upstate viewers are left fishing. Bleech.

Update, 11:40 am.: WTEN will carry Mets-Giants after all, as Judy Justice will air at 9, followed by the Mets' pre-game show, and the game itself. 20/20 will shift to Cozi.

Weather postponement update, 4/2

 For now, this is just a partial list, as more games could be added in the next few hours.

Baseball:

Hudson @ Ichabod Crane. No make-up date set as of press time.

Cobleskill-Richmondville @ Mohonasen. They'll try again tomorrow.

Softball:

Cohoes @ Albany. No make up date set yet.

LaSalle @ Germantown-cancelled.

Tennis:

Mohonasen @ Cobleskill-Richmondville.

Ichabod Crane @ Ravena.

Colonie @ Troy.

News & notes

 Siena has ended its search for a new men's basketball coach by going outside the box, if you will.

Nevada Smith, an assistant at Marquette the last few years, was hired Wednesday to take over the program after Gerry McNamara departed for Syracuse a week ago.

Saratoga football star Cam Toomey is still getting offers from Division 1 schools, and they're filling his mailbox, it seems, on a regular basis, per the Albany Times-Union.

Since September, Toomey has gotten offers from Penn State, Syracuse, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Florida State, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Auburn, Kentucky, Rutgers, California, Connecticut, & Boston College. Toomey will take advantage of Easter break to visit North Carolina.

Hmmmm. ACC, Big 10, & SEC. Methinks we'll see plenty of Toomey on cable in a couple of years.

Wednesday's high school & college scores:

Colleges:

Women's lacrosse:

Mount St. Mary's 11, Siena 10 (OT).

Softball:

UAlbany 4, Central Connecticut State 0.

Russell Sage 4, Cobleskill 1.

High schools:

Baseball:

LaSalle 14, Mechanicville 1.

Taconic Hills 12, Germantown 0. Tristan Super & Maky Kirby combined to throw a no-hitter.

Flag football:

Columbia 34, Niskayuna 12.

Women's lacrosse:

Bethlehem 17, Valley Central 6.

Softball:

Albany Academy 16, Maple Hill 1.

Colonie 8, Troy 0.

Greenwich 16, Stillwater 3.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 6, Voorheesville 5.

Hoosick Falls 19, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Glens Falls 9, Lake George 0.

Mechanicville 7, Waterford 3.

Duanesburg 15, Holy Trinity 5.

Albany 23, Schenectady 3.

Mohonasen 4, Cobleskill-Richmondville 1.

Taconic Hills-Hawthorne Valley 13, Germantown 0.

Schalmont 10, Amsterdam 6.

Corinth 21, Northville-Wells 10.

Columbia 9, Queensbury 0.

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.