Time is running out for Troy High fall sports

 Including yesterday's action, two weeks remain in the fall sports season in Section II.

At Troy High, a debate over the presidential election might elicit more excitement in the cafeteria or in social studies class, considering the state of affairs of the school's sports teams.

Yeah, things are that bad.

Troy's women's swimming & diving team, which merged with Averill Park this season, is 2-2 entering a meet this afternoon vs. Ballston Spa. Those two wins are the only wins Troy's sports teams have had since fall play began last month. The golf & women's tennis teams finished 2020 with no wins, and the tennis team didn't earn a bid for the Suburban Council championships on Halloween due to their poor record, winning just three sets, all against Schenectady, while going 0-8 on the season.

The soccer teams are also winless after losing to Guilderland last night. The women were shut out, 4-0, at Picken Field, while the men were battered, 7-1, on the road. The women begin a season-ending 4 game homestand tomorrow vs. Albany in a rematch from last month. The Lady Horses & Lady Falcons played a 2-2 draw on October 9. There are no overtimes in soccer this year, the better to minimalize the risk of coronavirus, I suspect. The men are off until Saturday afternoon at Shaker, and will have Senior Night next Tuesday vs. CBA at Picken Field.

The funny thing about last night's men's soccer game is, the score was not reported by either school to the Albany Times-Union, or, if it was, it was after the deadline for the early editions this morning.

The women's soccer remaining schedule:

Thursday: Albany (6:15 kickoff).

Saturday: Shaker (2:00).

Veteran's Day: Schenectady.

November 14: Senior Day vs. Colonie.

Men's soccer remaining schedule:

Saturday: @ Shaker (2:00).

Tuesday: Senior Night vs. CBA (6:15).

Nov. 14: @ Colonie.

The cross country teams were to be at Albany 9 days ago, but that meet was never reported. Albany had moved the date from its originally scheduled date of November 7 for unknown reasons, likely a scheduling conflict. If the meet took place, we don't know, because results were never submitted to the press. Troy's teams will close at Schenectady on November 14, leading to the league championships on November 21 (men) & 22 (women).

Winter sports will start with bowling at Bethlehem on November 30.