Troy High sports review, through May 23

 "In a season that's become improbable, the impossible has happened!"----Vin Scully.

"All good things must end."--Geoffrey Chaucer.

"The best laid plans of mice & men often go astray."---Robert Burns.

There's a reason for those three quotes, as you'll see as we go along.

Flag football:

Final record: 11-3.

Troy shut out Ballston Spa on Tuesday to reach the Class B title game, then took Columbia to double overtime before falling short of the title, 12-6.

Thank you, Frank Rogers, for laying the foundation. Good luck at Union College.

This is where the oft-quoted line from Chaucer fits.

Softball:

Final record: 15-5.

Robbed of a home game due to politics, Sean Geisel's club couldn't hold a lead vs. Queensbury on Thursday, losing, 7-1.

Chaucer fits here, too, as does Burns.

Women's lacrosse:

Final record: 10-7.

Queensbury ended the historic 1st varsity season for the Troy women, 24-3, on Wednesday. Nothing will take away the significance of this year's efforts.

Men's lacrosse:

Final record: 5-11.

Zach Gill's first season ended this afternoon as the Flying Horses fell to Niskayuna, 22-3, after downing Amsterdam at home on Wednesday.

Baseball:

Current record: 8-12.

Here's where Vin Scully's famous quote kicks in. Trevor McCarthy's underachieving crew upset Queensbury, 3-2, on Friday, as they continue their late season surge.

Next: Troy makes its first appearance in sectional play at Joe Bruno Stadium in years, as they'll play Mohonasen for the 3rd time this season on Monday, weather permitting.

The sports review returns in September.

News & notes

 The last of Section II's tennis titles was decided Thursday, when Bethlehem upset Shaker, 7-2, to win the Class AA title. Now, it's on to state play for the Eagles.

Thomas Wolfe famously wrote that you couldn't go home again.

U'Mier Graham would like to debunk that theorem.

The former Green Tech star, who played as a graduate student at the Knox School this season, is returning home to play for Dwayne Killings at UAlbany next season. The Great Danes can use the hometown connection, to be sure.

Friday's sectional scoreboard:

Flag football:

Class C final:

Catskill 20, Holy Trinity 10. The Kats avenged an early season loss to the Pride in the opener at CBA.

Class B final:

Columbia 12, Troy 6 (Double overtime). Frank Rogers has coached his final game at Troy, as he heads to Union College in the fall to start up their flag football program.

Class A final:

Shaker 27, Colonie 6.

Baseball:

Class AA:

Bethlehem 4, South Glens Falls 3. The top seed is gone in an upset, as it was not a good day in the north country.

Troy 3, Queensbury 2. Some karmic justice after Queensbury ended the seasons for Troy softball & women's lacrosse the previous two days.

Niskayuna 12, Ballston Spa 7.

Mohonasen 11, Columbia 9. Mohon gets a 3rd crack at Troy in the semi-finals, having split the season series.

Monday at Bruno Stadium (weather permitting):

Mohonasen vs. Troy.

Niskayuna vs. Bethlehem.

Class A:

Averill Park 8, Lansingburgh 2.

Broadalbin-Perth 3, Glens Falls 2.

Ravena 5, Ichabod Crane 4.

Scotia 5, Cohoes 2.

Monday in Guilderland:

Averill Park vs. Broadalbin-Perth.

Scotia vs. Ravena.

Class B:

Taconic Hills 5, Granville 1.

Chatham 8, Coxsackie-Athens 1.

Schuylerville 3, Fonda-Fultonville 2.

Cairo-Durham 9, Hoosick Falls 8.

Monday in Saratoga:

Taconic Hills vs. Chatham.

Schuylerville vs. Cairo-Durham.

Class C:

Maple Hill 5, Stillwater 1.

Waterford 11, Schoharie 7.

Saratoga Catholic 15, Hadley-Luzerne 2 (5 innings).

Greenwich 15, Lake George 0 (5 innings).

Monday at Lansingburgh:

Maple Hill vs. Waterford.

Saratoga Catholic vs. Greenwich.

Class D:

Hartford 17, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 1 (5 innings).

Fort Ann 16, Middleburgh 11.

Duanesburg 10, Germantown 0 (5 innings).

North Warren 1, Argyle 0.

Monday at Adirondack Community College:

Hartford vs. Fort Ann.

North Warren vs. Duanesburg.

Brayhans Barreto didn't have it Friday as the Tri-City ValleyCats opened a series vs. Brockton at Bruno Stadium.

After 5 innings of no-hit ball vs. Quebec a week ago, Barreto was wild over three innings vs. The Rox, who touched him up for 8 runs, all earned over that span. Derek Bender (Albany Academy/Coastal Carolina) got it started after Barreto walked the bases loaded, and crushed a grand slam to right. Tommy Kretzler (Colonie) walked with 1 out, but was doubled off first on a Scott Seeker liner to first baseman Brayden Jobert to end the frame.

After Brockton doubled its lead to 8-0 in the 3rd, Tri-City finally answered with 4 runs of their own, and gradually began to claw their way back into the game against Zach Eldred (Columbia/SUNY Brockport). Ranko Stevanovic homered in the 5th to cut the deficit to 8-6, and in the 6th, Jobert scored on a single by Jake Reinisch (Shenendehowa/Wake Forest). However, the Rox put the game away in the 7th against Michael Riley with three insurance runs. Jobert drove in Connor Hext in the home 7th to close the scoring, as the Rox won, 11-8.

The teams will try to resume the series tonight at 6:30 pm, weather permitting.

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.