News & notes

Former Shenendehowa women's basketball coach Ken Strube, already in a couple of Halls of Fame, will go into the NY Public High School Athletic Association's Hall of Fame, per James Allen's column in Tuesday's Albany Times-Union. Strube was the architect of Shen's sensational women's teams in the 80's & 90's, before giving way to current coach Joe Murphy.

Congratulations to Coach Strube.
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The lacrosse season can't end fast enough at Troy High. Senior night is tomorrow night, and the Flying Horses will limp into the final after another blowout loss, 18-1, under the lights at Picken Field last night at the hands of Ballston Spa. Two games remain unreported for whatever reason, and the team's record now in an unsightly 2-8 in the Suburban Council, since, yes, they did get blown out by Shen, but games against Colonie & Columbia remain unreported.
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Troy's softball team, on the other hand, downed Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, 6-5, on Tuesday afternoon. Maddie Rifenberick scored the game winning run to walk off the Lady Spartans in the bottom of the 7th. Troy now qualifies for the sectionals with their 6th win of the season.
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Breaking news: A long time Lansingburgh institution has been decimated by fire.

Alpha Lanes, one of a group of bowling houses run by the Sciaccia family, was the victim of a morning fire. It's also cut power to schools in the area, forcing early dismissals at nearby Lansingburgh High, Knickerbocker Middle School, & Rensselaer Park Elementary. It's a total loss, signaling the end of an era on the North side. The cause of the fire is still under investigation as of this writing.