News & notes

With their backs against the wall, the Albany Patroons defeated Raleigh, 131-112, Tuesday to force a deciding game in their playoff series. Defending champion Yakima awaits the winner. If Albany wins tonight, the championship series could start as early as Friday at the Washington Avenue Armory, ahead of the circus. The only other option is to have all three games (if needed) at Yakima, if venue availability is an issue.

For what it's worth (not much), the announced attendance at the Armory Tuesday was just over 600 fans.
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Troy High's softball team won their 2nd game of the season Tuesday, shutting out Albany, 12-0, in a game called after 5 innings due to the mercy rule. Troy scored 8 in the 4th, and 4 more in the 5th. However, results of the tennis match and baseball game between the two schools were not reported as of press time.

The lacrosse team, meanwhile, dropped a 22-2 decision to Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake.
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I'm told it's up to the home teams to provide game results to the press. Some schools just aren't willing to cooperate, which explains why league standings are daily game results are so spotty. A better idea would be to have volunteers from both sides working together to gather information.

Then again, common sense is in short supply this time of year.