Siena's women's basketball team was supposed to play Canisius tomorrow night, but that game was once again postponed. Instead, the Lady Saints will host Monmouth on short notice.
Problem is, coach Ali Jacques will only have six players available for the game. Considering that most college teams will rotate as many as 6-9 or 10 players per game, this is not an issue. Fatigue, however, might be.
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They will play basketball next week. The only difference is, it's not traditional league play for high schools.
For example, Amsterdam, which plays in the Foothills Council, will open their season with Fort Plain next Wednesday night, in boys basketball. The women will be at the opposite site.
Montgomery County officials have stated that there will be no fans in the bleachers for the games, and that schools in the county will live-stream the games for parents and fans. With a short season amounting to a five week regular season, it's perhaps for the best.
What isn't known is what Rensselaer County schools, such as Catholic Central, LaSalle, and Troy High will do. Averill Park, however, is delaying the start of their basketball season, erring on the side of caution. Not sure about Columbia.
Assuming Rensselaer County uses the same guideline to have the games kept within county limits, this opens the door for Troy High and Emma Willard, who have met in women's sectionals the last two seasons, with Troy winning both meetings, to finally play a regular season game. Troy would also get to play Tamarac in a regular season game for the first time, as would the boys at the other schools.
In other words, pilgrims, the counties are serving as bubbles for the moment, and we saw how that worked pretty well for the NBA, NHL, and Major League Baseball last year.
Now, if only Troy High can get some emergency cheddar to live-stream their games.....!
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