News & notes

Could it happen? Could the Albany Patroons become champions again?

The Pats have extended the Yakima Sun-Kings to a 3rd and decisive game in The Basketball League championship series, which will be played at the Washington Avenue Armory tomorrow night, after splitting the first two games in Yakima earlier this week. Stay tuned.
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Troy High's softball team just can't get one particular monkey off their collective backs.

Averill Park bested their territorial rivals, 3-1, on Wednesday, to improve to 10-2 overall this season. Troy has now dropped two straight to fall to 5-6 overall. The Warriors also defeated Troy in baseball (5-3) and tennis (9-0). Troy's tennis team is still without a win this season.

Meanwhile, we have finally discerned, thanks to the Colonial Council website, that Troy's baseball team drilled Cohoes, 12-2, back on April 1. The game, you'll recall, was never reported to the press, and we're still waiting for confirmation on the April 29 game vs. Queensbury, which may have, in all probability, been cancelled due to inclement weather.

We're also waiting for the result of Tuesday's lacrosse match vs. Columbia, as that has not been reported as of press time.
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While we still don't have the final score on Troy's April 18 baseball game vs. Green Tech, one parent told me that day that while the home teams have the responsibility to report scores, they won't report losses, likely to avoid embarrassment. As I wrote two weeks ago, it seems the volunteers in charge of reporting scores were on vacation ahead of spring vacation for the district, which began the next day.

This is a culture that needs to change, preferably yesterday. You have alumni who don't have internet access, and rely on the local papers and TV/radio for information, and if the press doesn't get scores, we're all screwed.
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Rain is in the forecast again for tomorrow, which means we might not have baseball at Bruno Stadium again. CBA-Guilderland and Watervliet-Mohonasen is the scheduled double-header, starting at 4 pm. Check with your schools, or the Tri-City Valleycats' website, to see if the games are still on, and I'd start checking first thing tomorrow morning. You'll be glad you did.