News & notes

They say you never let the facts get in the way of telling a good story, but El Cheapo Media's Stan Hudy (& The Blowfish) blew it big time in today's editions.

In reporting on Troy High's 69-55 win over Gloversville to capture the Class A title, Hudy completely forgot that the Flying Horses had won the A title in 2016. Their Class AA title win came in 2013 over Green Tech, which came back and won in 2014.

That being said, Troy has now won three sectional titles in the space of seven years, but notice the pattern. It's every three years. Which means we'll be discussing this again in 2022......
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Lost amidst all the hoopla on the hardwood, two Section II teams were playing in state hockey competition.

Two-time Delvecchio Cup champion Bethlehem, back for the second straight year as Section II champion out of the CDHSHL, goes one-&-done in state play again, falling to Suffern (Long Island), 4-3, in overtime. Remember how the Long Island schools came to Union College and swept the Mohawks tournament in December? More of the same, it would seem.

Meanwhile, Queensbury, playing in the Division 2 tournament, drilled Plattsburgh, 6-1, to move to the next round. They'll play another NYC school, John Jay, next week.

The problem that exists for Section II teams in the state tournament, unless you're Queensbury, is that you're playing bigger, more aggressive teams that make teams like Bethlehem, LaSalle, & CBA look like Pee Wee teams by physical comparison. That physical disparity is no different than it is in other sports, which is why it's so difficult for Section II to win more state titles than they have.

That's just reality.