News & notes

UAlbany dropped at 61-52 decision to Yale at SEFCU Arena on Wednesday, but lost amidst it all, until a feature piece in today's Albany Times-Union, was that this was also a sort of homecoming for Albany Academy grad August Mahoney, a freshman reserve for the Bulldogs. Mahoney played 5 minutes, but did not register a point. That will change soon enough.
====================================
Joseph Girard III is finding out very quickly that college basketball isn't as easy as high school.

Girard scored six points in a Syracuse loss to Iowa earlier this week. Coach Jim Boeheim has enough faith in Girard to keep him in the starting lineup, at least for now. Figure any time Syracuse is on ESPN or the ACC Network, it'll be a must watch for local fans. For what it's worth, the ACC Network, we must remind, is a premium channel in contrast to the rest of the ESPN family of channels.
======================================
With Shen grad Kevin Huerter sidelined by a shoulder injury, the Atlanta Hawks are in the midst of a 10 game losing streak. I wouldn't be surprised if at some point, Huerter winds up elsewhere. Just sayin'.
=======================================
Troy High's bowling match vs. Shenendehowa on Thursday was not reported to the local papers. For Shen, that is rather unusual, and it makes no sense. We'll try to obtain information on the match as soon as possible.
======================================
Update, 1:19 pm: The weather has forced postponement of the following, scheduled for tonight:

Girls' basketball:

Catholic Central @ Lansingburgh.
Schoharie @ Mayfield.

Boys' basketball:

Mayfield @ Schoharie.
Cohoes @ Catholic Central.

We will keep you posted if any more postponements come in.