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: 1-3. We think.

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.

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: 1-1 (as of now).

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.

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).

News & notes

 The offseason just keeps getting worse for Siena basketball.

Earlier this week, Marcus Jackson (Albany Academy) announced his intention to enter the transfer portal after 2 seasons with Siena, following 2 at UAlbany.

After Gavin Doty committed to Syracuse on Tuesday, Australian Tasmin Goodrick announced Wednesday that he, too, would be headed to Syracuse. Goodrick played just 9 games this past season due to injury.

Nevada Smith might be wise to find someone named Steve McQueen, and.......ah, skip it.

Wednesday's high school & college scores:

High schools:

Baseball:

Scotia 9, Schuylerville 4.

Queensbury 10, Gloversville 0 (5 innings).

Saratoga 32, Averill Park 2 (5 innings).

Colonie 4, Burnt Hills 2.

Maple Hill 15, Cambridge-Salem 14.

Guilderland 5, Niskayuna 3.

LaSalle 5, Schalmont 3.

Flag football:

Ravena 34, Ichabod Crane 10.

Holy Trinity 26, Troy 25.

Albany 13, Niskayuna 6.

Colonie 39, Ballston Spa 0.

Women's lacrosse:

Shenendehowa 14, Valley Central 11.

Men's lacrosse:

Troy 10, Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 5. After getting swept last season, the Flying Horses gain a measure of revenge.

Softball:

Ichabod Crane 14, Mohonasen 5.

Guilderland 2, Niskayuna 1.

Colonie 5, Burnt Hills 0.

Shenendehowa 5, Columbia 4.

Ballston Spa 10, Albany 4.

Bethlehem 9, Shaker 0.

Voorheesville 4, Albany Academy 3.

Averill Park 8, Saratoga 2.

Ravena 4, Cohoes 2.

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

Broadalbin-Perth 10, Amsterdam 0.

Galway 6, Hoosic Valley 4.

Mayfield 19, Gloversville 17.

Lansingburgh 8, Holy Trinity 1.

South Glens Falls 6, Queensbury 3.

LaSalle 2, Schalmont 1.

Johnstown 16, Coxsackie-Athens 15.

Hudson Falls 3, Glens Falls 2.

Schuylerville 12, Scotia 10.

Colleges:

Baseball:

UAlbany 6, Long Island University 5.

Binghamton 11, Siena 1.

Middlebury 16, RPI 10.

Softball:

UAlbany split a doubleheader with Siena, winning the first game, 5-3, in 8 innings, while losing the nightcap, 5-4.

RPI split a doubleheader with Cortland, losing the first game, 1-0, then taking the 2nd game by the same score in 8 innings.

Union swept Hartwick, 8-0 & 6-3.

News & notes

 Yesterday, we noted the return of Sam Castronova to the Albany Firebirds.

Less than 24 hours later, he's gone again.

At a Tuesday presser, coach/GM Damon Ware announced that Castronova is heading back to the UFL after signing with the Houston Gamblers, who filled a pressing need after their top 2 quarterbacks were injured in an Easter Sunday loss to Birmingham.

The upside, of course, is that all UFL games are televised, be it on Fox, FS1, ABC, or ESPN, so we may well see Castronova on our screens anyway.

The other shoe dropped for Siena Tuesday when it was reported that Gavin Doty will indeed follow coach Gerry McNamara to Syracuse. Doty is from the Syracuse area, so it'll be a homecoming this winter.

We find it amusing that Bill Arsenault of the Albany Times-Union finally gave Troy grad Olivia DeCitise her flowers after throwing a perfect game vs. Merrimack two weeks ago. What he didn't mention, however, was the up & down weekend that followed vs. UAlbany.

We'll catch up with Olivia & UMass Lowell later this week before they welcome the Lady Danes, who will play a mid-week double dip at Siena today.

Tuesday's high school scores:

Women's lacrosse:

Troy 8, Johnstown 7. The Lady Horses made history in winning their first varsity game, and they'll go for 2 in a row today at Amsterdam at 11 am, not 3 pm as originally scheduled.

Burnt Hills 19, Columbia 15.

Men's lacrosse:

Shenendehowa 5, Shaker 4.

Ballston Spa 11, Colonie 3.

CBA 9, Columbia 5.

Guilderland 12, Bethlehem 9.

South Glens Falls 23, Amsterdam 5.

Saratoga 11, Averill Park 4.

Schuylerville 15, Scotia 3.

Burnt Hills 13, Ithaca 10.

LaSalle will host Schalmont under the lights at Bruno Stadium tonight at 7:30 pm. Not sure if it's the only game at The Joe, though.

News & notes

 It was assumed that Shane Kirker would continue his basketball career at Air Force after graduating from Berne-Knox-Westerlo this summer.

Things change.

The Albany Times-Union is reporting that Kirker will instead enroll at Mercyhurst after decommitting from Air Force after the Falcons dismissed coach Joe Scott in February. Well, we've seen something like that at Siena in the wake of Gerry McNamara's departure for Syracuse a couple of weeks back.

Best of luck to Shane, although Mercyhurst won't be post-season eligible until the 2027-8 season, as they transition to Division 1 from Division 2.

The Albany Firebirds begin defense of their AF1 title on Saturday against Minnesota at MVP Arena. Kickoff has been moved up to 6 pm, likely to accomodate Vice TV. The 'Birds welcomed back QB Sam Castronova, Duane Brown Isiah Scott, and Isaiah Hardy, who returned to the team after the reorganization of the UFL included the Memphis Showboats not fielding a team this season.

UAlbany didn't waste much time finding someone to succeed Colleen Mullen.

Kelly Morrone was hired late last week, coming over from Merrimack, where she spent the last 7 seasons, as Mullen departed for Rhode Island.

Monday's high school scoreboard:

Softball:

Columbia 2, Bethlehem 0.

Queensbury 25, Amsterdam 1.

Glens Falls 18, Gloversville 1.

South Glens Falls 5, Scotia 2.

Lansingburgh 13, Ravena 2.

LaSalle 18, Coxsackie-Athens 5.

Hudson Falls 10, Schuylerville 4.

Baseball:

Queensbury 9, Schuylerville 3.

Broadalbin-Perth 9, Amsterdam 5.

South Glens Falls 12, Hudson Falls 6.

Greenwich 11, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 7.

Averill Park 4, Scotia 3.

Shenendehowa 4, Ballston Spa 3.

Men's lacrosse:

LaSalle 17, Troy 5.

Troy High sports review, through April 4

 It's Easter/Spring break for schools across the state. Time to check in on how Troy High did last week.

Softball:

Current record: 1-1.

Sean Geisel's club had to rally late to beat Saratoga, 7-4, on Saturday, after dropping the season opener to Colonie.

Next: Tomorrow's non-league road game at Shaker has been postponed due to weather, with cold temperatures today & tomorrow. That means the Lady Horses are idle until Friday, when they open Colonial Council play at Ravena, then visit Averill Park Saturday morning.

Flag football:

Current record: 1-0.

Troy set a school record with a 65-0 thumping of Lansingburgh one week ago.

Next: The Lady Horses welcome Holy Trinity on Wednesday afternoon, and Broadalbin-Perth on Friday.

Tennis:

No record.

Both of last week's meets were postponed due to weather.

The court is quiet this week, as play resumes after the break.

Men's lacrosse:

Current record: 0-1.

New year, same story, although to be fair, Troy was competitive in a loss to Greenwich-Cambridge on Thursday.

Next: The laxmen head across town to Sutton Field at LaSalle tonight, then host Hoosick Falls-Tamarac Wednesday night.

Women's lacrosse:

Current record: 0-2.

Thursday's game at Albany was rained out.

Next: The road trip heads to Johnstown on Tuesday, & Amsterdam Wednesday morning.

Baseball:

No record.

Trevor McCarthy's club opens play Friday afternoon at Ravena, then at Guilderland on Saturday morning.

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.