News & notes

Troy High's women's volleyball team lost their season finale, 3-0, to Bethlehem on Monday night. Tomorrow, they'll have a sectional match on the road at South Glens Falls, with a 5 pm start. Also on Friday, the women's swimming & diving team will face a still-unnamed opponent or opponents at Emma Willard.

However, most of Troy High Nation's attention will be on Picken Field, as the football team will seek to advance to the Class A Super Bowl against Ballston Spa. The Scotties are seeking revenge for a defeat at the hands of Bob Burns' Flying Horses, also at Picken Field, two years ago, when the two schools were in Class AA, and Ballston Spa ended up as roadkill en route to the state title. The winner of this game will face the winner of Queensbury's rematch vs. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, taking place Saturday, in the Super Bowl, set for no later than November 9 at Shenendehowa.
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Saratoga Race Course is planning on a 5 day a week schedule for 2020. Apparently, the extra day off didn't hurt them as much in the bottom line as you'd think. Now, if only the weather would cooperate....
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Former LaSalle multi-sport star Joe Germinerio, Jr. is coming home, and bringing his Ithaca teammates with him.

Ithaca has games the next two weekends vs. Union (brother John likely will see some action) and RPI, the latter of which likely will air on RPI TV (available on YouTube as well as on RPI's website). Germinerio transferred, you'll recall, from Brockport to Ithaca after last season, and you can bet that the game at RPI will have more fans in attendance than normal, likely LaSalle alumni and family friends. Stay tuned.