And, so, the sectionals begin

 Sectional titles in baseball, softball, & lacrosse will be decided over the next week-plus. Unlike in past years, there won't be a neutral site for the championships, except in lacrosse. The baseball finals won't be at Joe Bruno Stadium this year, for example, and the softball finals are not at Luther Forest in Malta, the latter of which makes little sense unless they have some sort of scheduling issue due to the pandemic. The Tri-City Valleycats' season is already underway, but the 'Cats will be on the road starting on Friday, and Section II couldn't make a deal with, say, RPI or Siena to host the finals.

As a Troy High alumnus, I'd rather that Troy's lacrosse team declined a bid for the Class B sectionals (there's no Class AA in lacrosse), but the winless laxmen will play one more game at Queensbury. The chances of a miracle run are slim.

Softball sectional pairings:

Class AA: 

Today:

Albany @ Niskayuna. Winner will play Shenendehowa on Tuesday.

Shaker @ Colonie. Winner will play Bethlehem on Tuesday.

Tuesday:

Guilderland @ Columbia.

Saratoga @ Ballston Spa.

Class A:

Today:

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake @ Lansingburgh. Winner will play Averill Park on Tuesday.

Hudson Falls @ Scotia-Glenville. Winner will play Queensbury on Tuesday.

Glens Falls @ Troy. Winner will play South Glens Falls on Tuesday.

Tuesday:

Amsterdam @ Mohonasen.

Class B:

Today:

Albany Academy @ Johnstown. Winner plays Ichabod Crane on Tuesday.

Broadalbin-Perth @ Cohoes. Winner plays Greenville on Tuesday.

Tuesday:

Fonda-Fultonville @ Bishop Gibbons.

Mechanicville @ Taconic Hills.

Hudson @ Schalmont.

Cobleskill-Richmondville @ Tamarac.

Coxsackie-Athens @ Catholic Central.

Granville @ Schuylerville.

Class C:

Today:

Schoharie @ Berlin-New Lebanon. Winner plays Chatham on Tuesday.

Middleburgh @ Voorheesville. Winner plays Saratoga Catholic @ Geyser Park on Tuesday.

Galway @ Hoosick Falls. Winner plays Warrensburg on Tuesday.

Duanesburg @ Academy of Holy Names. Winner plays Lake George on Tuesday.

Waterford @ Maple Hill. Winner plays Greenwich on Tuesday.

Hoosic Valley @ Canajoharie. Winner plays Whitehall on Tuesday.

Tuesday:

Mayfield @ Stillwater.

Berne Knox-Westerlo @ Rensselaer.

Class D:

Tuesday:

Fort Edward/Hartford @ Salem.

Fort Ann @ Argyle.

The winners will meet Thursday at the highest remaining seed.

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Baseball sectional pairings:

Class AA:

Tuesday:

Bethlehem @ Guilderland. Winner plays CBA on Thursday.

Schenectady @ Columbia. Winner plays Colonie on Thursday.

Albany @ Shaker. Winner plays Ballston Spa on Thursday.

Saratoga @ Niskayuna. Winner plays Shen on Thursday.

Class A: 

Tuesday:

Mohonasen @ Averill Park. Winner plays South Glens Falls on Thursday.

Glens Falls @ Albany Academy.

Hudson Falls @ Troy.

Lansingburgh @ Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake. 

Scotia-Glenville @ Queensbury.

Gloversville @ Amsterdam. Winner plays LaSalle on Thursday.

Class B:

Today:

Watervliet @ Cobleskill-Richmondville. Winner plays Hudson on Tuesday.

Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk @ Coxsackie-Athens. Winner plays Broadalbin-Perth on Tuesday.

Tuesday:

Fonda-Fultonville @ Granville.

Catskill @ Ichabod Crane.

Taconic Hills @ Tamarac.

Schuylerville @ Mechanicville.

Saratoga Catholic @ Schalmont.

Cohoes @ Greenville.

Class C:

Today:

Berne Knox-Westerlo @ Stillwater. Winner plays Fort Plain on Tuesday.

Bishop Gibbons @ Duanesburg. Winner plays Chatham on Tuesday.

Voorheesville @ Hoosick Falls. Winner plays Greenwich on Tuesday.

Berlin @ Maple Hill. Winner plays Rensselaer on Tuesday.

Middleburgh @ Waterford. Winner plays Galway on Tuesday.

Corinth @ Schoharie. Winner plays Canajoharie on Tuesday.

Tuesday:

Whitehall @ Hoosic Valley.

Lake George @ Hadley-Luzerne.

Class D:

Thursday:

Hartford-Fort Edward @ Salem. Winner plays Germantown on Saturday.

Northville @ Argyle. Winner plays Fort Ann on Saturday.