News & notes

Championship Week in boys' basketball began Monday night at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls.

Class B:

Schalmont ended Glens Falls' reign as champion, upending the Indians, 52-43. Shane O'Dell led the Sabres with 22 points, while Trent Randle added 14. Noah Girard, cousin of you-know-who, led Glens Falls with 16.

Up next for the Sabres will be Mechanicville, which downed Hoosick Falls, 66-58. Josh Germain led four Red Raiders in double figures with 21 points. Tristan Williams matched Germain's output in a losing effort for Hoosick Falls. The Wasaren League champions will prove to be a tough challenge for Schalmont, which finished 3rd in the Colonial Council Liberty Division.

Class C:

Lake George, out of the Adirondack League, defeated Rensselaer, representing the Patroon Conference, 62-45. Lake George had four players in double figures as well, led by Luke Pelchar & Juan Garcia with 14 points each. Cole Clarke & Cameron Orr each added 13. Samir Lockhart led all scorers with 22 in a losing effort. Lake George now awaits the winner of tonight's game between Fort Plain & Waterford.
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Alumni watch:

Virginia Commonwealth hasn't started league play yet, but they have gotten hot of late.

Wagner was the Rams' latest victim on Sunday, 9-0. Brett Young (Albany Academy) came off the bench, walked, and scored in a six run 8th inning that iced it, and finished the game in right field. The Rams return to action Wednesday at North Carolina.

Speaking of the Tar Heels, their softball team needed just six innings to beat Pittsburgh in the final game of an ACC weekend series, 9-1, on Sunday. Hunter Levesque (Troy) went 1-3 with a run scored. The Panthers are at Clemson this weekend.

It'll be a while before Tampa Bay Rays outfield prospect Garrett Whitley (Niskayuna) sees the field again.

Whitley was struck in the face by a foul ball while sitting in the dugout during the Rays' pre-season game vs. Baltimore on Monday. He remained conscious, but one imagines he'll spend time on the injured list before the season begins a shade over three weeks from now.
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UAlbany's men's basketball team closes their regular season tonight vs. Vermont, hoping to build momentum toward the America East tournament. Beat the Catamounts, get some help, and the Great Danes could host a quarterfinal game in the tournament on Saturday. No help, or a UAlbany loss, sends the Danes on the road.