News & notes

 Saratoga's Bobby Fish will be back on your TV screens in a week's time.

Fish, released by WWE earlier this summer, will appear on All Elite Wrestling's Dynamite from Philadelphia on October 6 to challenge newly crowned TNT champion Sammy Guevara. Fish is also taking part in Major League Wrestling's Opera Cup tournament. MLW's show, Fusion, is available on YouTube on Wednesdays.

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Unfortunately for 518 fans, Atlanta Braves pitcher Ian Anderson (Shenendehowa) will make his final start of the regular season tonight vs. Philadelphia. Not sure if MLB Network will pick up the game, considering the division title and playoff implications involved. First pitch is set for 7:20 pm in Atlanta. We say unfortunately, because it had been assumed at this desk that Anderson would get one more start against the Mets this weekend. A win tonight, and Atlanta clinches its 4th straight NL East title.

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Wednesday's high school scoreboard:

Field hockey:

Wasaren League:

Hoosick Falls 4, Salem-Cambridge 0.

Non-league:

Granville 5, Emma Willard 0.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 4, Bethlehem 0.

Guilderland 3, Shaker 0.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 6, Saratoga 3.

Columbia 2, Niskayuna 1 (OT).

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 174, Catholic Central 194.

Schalmont 190, Voorheesville 206.

LaSalle 156, Voorheesville 195.

Albany Academy 156, Mohonasen-Schenectady 193.

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth 158, Johnstown 165, Amsterdam 179.

Suburban Council:

Shaker def. Troy. The Flying Horses, who have one meet left at home vs. Averill Park on Friday, did not submit a team total.

Ballston Spa 252, Bethlehem 264.

Bethlehem 258, CBA 272.

Duanesburg won the WAC (Western Athletic Conference) Cup.

Women's golf:

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth def. Johnstown & Amsterdam. The Lady Rams didn't submit a team total.

Non-league:

Albany Academy def. Bethlehem & Ballston Spa. The Lady Scotties did not submit a team score.

Men's soccer (some scores courtesy of Capital Region Soccer):

Adirondack League:

North Warren 2, Hartford 1.

Granville 5, Corinth 1.

Argyle 1, Bolton-Warrensburg 0.

Lake George 2, Fort Ann 1.

Non-league:

Chatham 2, Loudonville Christian 1.

Cairo-Durham 2, Watervliet 0.

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 1, Schalmont 0.

LaSalle & Albany Academy played to a scoreless tie.

Voorheesville 5, Lansingburgh 0.

Ravena 2, Catholic Central 1.

Ichabod Crane 2, Cobleskill-Richmondville 1.

Foothills Council:

South Glens Falls 6, Glens Falls 0.

Queensbury 2, Hudson Falls 0.

Gloversville 13, Johnstown 0.

Broadalbin-Perth 3, Amsterdam 0.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 1, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Greenville 7, Taconic Hills 1.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 12, Waterford 0.

Tamarac 3, Greenwich 0.

Stillwater & Saratoga Catholic played to a 1-1 draw.

Berlin-New Lebanon 4, Hoosick Falls 1.

Hoosic Valley 3, Cambridge 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Mayfield 5, Schoharie 0.

OESJ 3, Fort Plain 0.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2, Fonda-Fultonville 0.

Galway 3, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 0.

Northville 3, Mekeel Christian 2.

Women's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Ravena 2, Catholic Central 0.

Voorheesville 9, Lansingburgh 2.

Mohonasen & Cohoes played to a 1-1 tie.

Foothills Council:

Schuylerville 3, Amsterdam 0.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 4, Taconic Hills 0.

Maple Hill 4, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Schoharie 10, Mayfield 0.

Canajoharie 2, Duanesburg 1.

Northville 7, Mekeel Christian 0.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2, Fonda-Fultonville 0.

Galway 1, Middleburgh 0.

OESJ 4, Fort Plain 1.

Non-league:

Chatham 3, Berlin-New Lebanon 1.

Tennis:

Colonial Council:

Academy of Holy Names 7, Catholic Central 0.

Foothills Council:

Hudson Falls 7, Glens Falls 0.

Amsterdam 4, Greenwich 3.

Suburban Council:

Schenectady 9, Troy 0.

Burnt Hills 8, Colonie 1.

Guilderland 9, Albany 0.

Shaker 7, Shenendehowa 2.

Averill Park 7, Columbia 2.

Bethlehem 6, Niskayuna 3.

Men's volleyball:

Suburban Council:

Colonie 3, CBA 0.
Saratoga 3, Shaker 0.

Women's volleyball:

Wasaren League:

Cambridge 3, Berlin 1.

Non-league:

Coxsackie-Athens 3, Albany Leadership 0.

News & notes

 While Troy High has been struggling on the football field so far this season under first-year coach John Barber, it wasn't the only coaching change at the old barn.

Troy quietly changed varsity women's soccer coaches, too. Science teacher Justin Haviland stepped down, and physical education teacher Janine Turcio was quietly hired to take his place. The results have been the same as the football team to this point. 

While the football Flying Horses finally scored some points in a road loss to Averill Park (they've been outscored 130-6 in three games), the women's soccer team hasn't scored a point. Tuesday's home match vs. Albany was not reported to the press, a sign that they didn't want to further traumatize the team. Likewise, their home volleyball match vs. the Falcons was not reported in time for today's deadlines. What other rational reason could there be?

Update, 9:55 am: Schedule Galaxy reports that the women's soccer team snapped its losing streak, giving Coach Turcio her first win. See below.

Update, 9/30/21, 11:07 am: Schedule Galaxy has posted that Troy defeated Albany in volleyball, 3-2, on Tuesday. 

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Tuesday's high school scoreboard:

Field hockey:

Foothills Council:

Johnstown 1, Queensbury 0.

Non-league:

Taconic Hills 1, Emma Willard 0.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 192, Mohonasen-Schenectady 209.

Foothills Council:

Scotia-Glenville 178, Gloversville 225.

Suburban Council:

Saratgoa 239, Columbia 279.

Bethlehem 257, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 271.

Shenendehowa 231. Guilderland 252.

Ballston Spa 250, CBA 256.

Shaker 256, Averill Park 259.

Women's golf:

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 154, Mohonasen-Schenectady 175.

Suburban Council:

Saratoga def. Columbia. The Lady Devils did not submit a complete score.

Guilderland 140, Shenendehowa 143.

Men's soccer:

Central Hudson Valley League:

Doane Stuart 7, Heatly 1.

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 1, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 0.

Ballston Spa 2, CBA 1.

Shaker 4, Averill Park 1.

Albany 6, Troy 0.

Saratoga 4, Columbia 1.

Colonie 7, Schenectady 0.

Women's soccer:

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth 4, Amsterdam 0.

Queensbury 9, Hudson Falls 0.

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 2, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 1.

Shaker 2, Averill Park 0.

Colonie 10, Schenectady 1.

Niskayuna 4, Ballston Spa 0.

Saratoga 5, Columbia 4.

Troy 3, Albany 2. The Lady Horses finally crack the win column, and score their first goals of the season.

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 5, Cambridge 2.

Mechanicville 6, Hoosic Valley 0.

Waterford 6, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Emma Willard 2, Stillwater 1.

Swimming:

Queensbury 92, Hudson Falls-South Glens Falls 77.

Glens Falls 90, Greenville-Mayfield 71.

Tennis:

Suburban Council:

Niskayuna 7, Averill Park 2.

Non-league:

Schoharie 5. Schalmont 0.

Women's volleyball:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 3, Schalmont 1.

Foothills Council:

Hudson Falls 3, Gloversville 0.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 3, Guilderland 0.

Columbia 3, Saratoga 1.

Shaker 3, Averill Park 2.

Colonie 3, Schenectady 1.

Troy 3, Albany 2.

Western Athletic Conference:

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 3, OESJ 0.

Galway 3, Schoharie 0.

Duanesburg 3, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 1.

Mayfield 3, Middleburgh 2.

News & notes

 The next time Derrick Rowland steps onto the court at the Washington Avenue Armory, it won't be as the coach of the Albany Patroons.

Rowland, an original Patroon, has signed to coach an expansion team owned by a Native American group in Oklahoma, the Potawatomi Fire, Son Derrick, Jr., currently a senior at New Haven, will join him after graduation.

In other Patroons news, Ben Fernandez, who co-owned the team back in the 80's, and has owned the Armory, has reacquired the team from Dr. Tim Maggs. General Manager Michael Corts has been promoted to Vice President, with Fernandez wearing the hats of owner and President. Maggs, a chiropractor based in Schenectady, will remain as a medical advisor.

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Monday's high school scoreboard:

Field hockey:

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 2, Columbia 0.

Saratoga 4, Niskayuna 0.

Men's golf:

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 254, CBA 261.

Saratoga 245, Niskayuna 252.

Averill Park 264, Burnt Hills 270.

Shenendehowa 229, Colonie 310.

Western Athletic Conference:

Duanesburg 15, Fort Plain 0.

Women's golf:

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 128, Colonie 151.

Saratoga 123, Niskayuna 151.

Non-league:

Bethlehem 143, Mohonasen 199.

Men's soccer (some scores courtesy Capital Region Soccer):

Adirondack League:

Hadley-Luzerne 4, North Warren 0.

Argyle 2, Granville 0.

Bolton-Warrensburg 5, Corinth 1.

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 3, Ichabod Crane 2.

Albany Academy 9, Catholic Central 0.

Cohoes 4, Schalmont 3.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 2, Mohonasen 1.

Foothills Council:

Scotia-Glenville 4, Glens Falls 0.

Schuylerville 2, Broadalbin-Perth 0.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 1, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Catskill 5, Hudson 2.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 15, Saratoga Catholic 2.

Hoosic Valley 7, Hoosick Falls 2.

Waterford 3, Greenwich 0.

Tamarac 6, Cambridge 3.

Stillwater 4, Berlin-New Lebanon 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Schoharie 3, Fonda-Fultonville 1.

OESJ 7, Galway 0.

Northville 10, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 0.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 4, Fort Plain 0.

Non-league:

LaSalle 4, Queensbury 1.

Chatham 9, Watervliet 2.

Women's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Schalmont 3, Cohoes 1.

Voorheesville 5, Ichabod Crane 0.

Ravena 4, Lansingburgh 1.

Mohonasen 8, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 6, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Schoharie 6, Fonda-Fultonville 1.

Duanesburg 3, Middleburgh 1.

Galway 4, OESJ 0.

Canajoharie 4, Mayfield 1.

Non-league:

Hoosick Falls 6, Salem 0.

Tennis:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 4, Academy of Holy Names 3.

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 7, Hudson Falls 0.

Scotia-Glenville 7, Glens Falls 0.

Patroon Conference:

Coxsackie-Athens 6, Cairo-Durham 0.

Greenville 2, Catskill 1 (likely halted due to darkness).

Suburban Council:

Shaker 8, Averill Park 1.

Saratoga 9, Columbia 0.

Schenectady 7, Colonie 2.

Bethlehem 9, Burnt Hills 0.

Albany 8, Troy 1.

Non-league:

Scoharie 5, Catholic Central 2.

Women's volleyball:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 3, Albany Academy 1.

Wasaren League:

Saratoga Catholic 3, Mechanicville 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Galway 3, Duanesburg 0.

Non-league:

Oneonta 3, Mekeel Christian 1.

Swimming:

Bethlehem 101, Albany 76.

Shenendehowa 65, Troy/Tamarac/Averill Park 27. 

Saratoga 94, Ballston Spa 79.

News & notes

 Former UAlbany receiver Juwan Green could be seeing his first pro action today as he suits up for the Atlanta Falcons against the Giants. Green was signed by Atlanta earlier this week to shore up the position after injuries sidelined their starters.

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The Freihofer's Run For Women returned to downtown Albany Saturday morning. Now, here's an event that deserves television coverage on a more consistent basis, but, of course, local stations can't be bothered with it.

Photo courtesy Albany Times-Union.

Aisling Cuffe of Concord, Massachusetts crossed the finish line first. The highest finishing local runner was Cara Sherman (UAlbany/Mohonasen), who finished second.

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It was another football-soccer doubleheader at RPI's East Campus Village Stadium on Saturday. COVID protocols, we must remind, prohibit fans from attending the games. Luckily, there is RPI TV, available on YouTube.

The day began with RPI crushing St. John Fisher, 41-7, giving up only a garbage time TD late in the second half, because, realistically, the game was over by halftime, with RPI leading, 34-0, at the break. 

Here's the video:

Later in the day, RPI's women's soccer team shut out Bard, 6-0. Whitney Wisnom led the Lady Engineers with 2 goals.

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Other scores:

Football:

Union keeps pace with RPI, running their record to 4-0 with a 30-9 win over Utica.

On the high school beat, Troy High's women's soccer team still hasn't scored a goal this season. Troy fell to 0-2 outside the Suburban Council, with both losses to Colonial Council squads, the latest being Cohoes, who beat Troy, 7-0, in the first half of a Homecoming soccer doubleheader. Speaking of doubleheaders, Troy will be part of another one next Saturday, as the men's & women's soccer teams will both be at Guilderland.

The rest of the soccer scoreboard. Men's scores are courtesy the Albany Times-Union and Capital Region Soccer:

Men:

Adirondack League:

Hartford 1, Argyle 0.

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 6, Ravena 0.

Foothills Council:

Gloversville 2, Amsterdam 0.

Schuylerville 1, Queensbury 0.

Scotia-Glenville 11, Johnstown 0.

South Glens Falls 10, Hudson Falls 0.

Patroon Conference:

Catskill 4, Chatham 2.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 1, Averill Park 0.

Bethlehem 2, Albany 1.

Niskayuna 2, Saratoga 1.

Guilderland 3, CBA 0.

Shenendehowa 2, Colonie 0.

Schenectady 2, Ballston Spa 1.

Wasaren League:

Stillwater 7, Hoosick Falls 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Canajoharie 3, Galway 0.

Non-league:

Northville 4, Loudonville Christian 1.

Broadalbin-Perth 3, Ichabod Crane 2.

OESJ 4, Poland 1.

Voorheesville 3, Coxsackie-Athens 1.

Women's soccer:

Patroon Conference:

Chatham 9, Catskill 0.

Suburban Council:

Shen 2, Colonie 0.

Shaker 2, Columbia 1.

Niskayuna 2, Saratoga 1.

Ballston Spa 10, Schenectady 1.

Averill Park 1, Burnt Hills 0.

Bethlehem 10, Albany 0.

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 4, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Non-league:

Mohonasen 1, Scotia-Glenville 0.

Football:

Class C:

Watervliet 44, Cairo-Durham-Catskill 20.

Class D:

Warrensburg-North Warren 54, Granville 0.

Lake George 19, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 12.

Greenwich 49, Cambridge-Salem 0.

Tennis:

Suburban Council:

Colonie 6, Albany 3.

Field hockey:

Non-league:

Niskayuna 2, Glens Falls 1.

Shenendehowa 2, Perkloman Valley (PA) 0.

News & notes

 Troy High's winless golf teams failed to place in the Suburban Council championships on Friday at Van Patten Country Club. For the record, Guilderland won the women's tournament, while Saratoga won the men's event.

Meanwhile, Albany Academy won the Colonial Council men's tournament at Central Hills Country Club in Albany. No word on the women's tournament as of press time.

Friday's high school scoreboard:

Field hockey:

Suburban Council:

Shaker 2, Niskayuna 0.

Men's golf:

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth 160, Johnstown 167.

Patroon Conference:

Taconic Hills 7 1/2, Maple Hill 4 1/2.

Men's soccer (courtesy Capital Region Soccer):

Adirondack League:

Bolton-Warrensburg 3, North Warren 1.

Fort Ann 3, Argyle 0.

Lake George 3, Hadley-Luzerne 1.

Non-league:

Corinth 4, Heatly 2.

Women's soccer:

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 4, Schuylerville 2.

Scotia-Glenville 11, Johnstown 0.

Patroon Conference:

Catskill 1, Taconic Hills 0.

Wasaren League:

Hoosick Falls 3, Hoosic Valley 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 1, OESJ 0.

Northville 4, Middleburgh 0.

Non-league:

Granville 4, Scoharie 3.

Maple Hill 2, Rensselaer 1.

Tennis:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 7, Catholic Central 0.

Albany Academy 7, Voorheesville 0.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 5, Coxsackie-Athens 1.

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 9, Albany 0.

Shenendehowa 9, Colonie 0.

Men's volleyball:

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 3, Saratoga 0.

Women's volleyball:

Western Athletic Conference:

Galway 3, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 0.

Wasaren League:

Saratoga Catholic 3, Hoosic Valley 1.

Football:

Class AA:

Saratoga 35, Schenectady 18.

CBA 48, Colonie 0. Bob Burns' Brothers have outscored their opponents 168-6 in four blowout wins. They're averaging 42 points a game through the first month of the season. Ouch!

Class A:

Amsterdam 17, Columbia 6.

Queensbury 51, South Glens Falls 28.

Niskayuna 28, Ballston Spa 14. The Scotties drop to 2-2 with the loss.

Class B:

Schalmont 28, Gloversville 7.

Class C:

Hudson 44, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Voorheesville 48, Rensselaer-Loudonville Christian 0.

Ichabod Crane 30, Taconic Hills 6.

Non-league:

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 39, Glens Falls 13.

High School Fridays: Shaker @ Shenendehowa (football), 9/24/21

 For almost a decade, Steuerwald Stadium at Shenendehowa High has been like a second home to the Blue Bison of Shaker High.

Going into tonight's game, the Bison had won four straight at Shen, dating back to the 2012 Class AA title game. The long time Suburban Council rivals entered this game undefeated, each opening the season 2-0. However, while Shaker has been impressive enough to merit a spot in the state's Top 25, Shenendehowa has found themselves behind the eight ball in the first half of their games.

Tonight was no different.

Shaker took the opening kickoff, and went straight to work.

Sophomore QB Jake Iacobaccio, on the first play from scrimmage, raced into Shen territory, and the Bison were already in position for a quick score. Just 79 seconds into the game, Porter Ninstant put the visitors on the board from a yard out.

While Shaker's defense frustrated the Plainsmen, the offense seemed to be unstoppable. With under 2 1/2 minutes left in the quarter, Donovan Deguire punched it in from 4 yards, and Shaker led, 14-0, after the 1st quarter. Just a couple of minutes into the 2nd quarter, Iacobaccio found Dwayne Newkirk, who fell into the end zone. Shen, held to 6 points total in the first two games in the first half, was down 21-0 at the break.

As the 3rd quarter began, it looked like Shen would make a run, just as they'd had the first two weeks. Senior QB Mason Courtney, who sat out the "Fall II" season in the spring, hit Luke McAuliffe for a 10 yard TD to cut the lead to 21-7 heading into the final quarter.

Iacobaccio proved to be human, absorbing three sacks in the second half, but after Pat House trimmed the Shaker lead to 21-14 with a 1 yard run, Iacobaccio took matters into his own hands. Literally. He ran for 29 yards to restore the lead to 14 at 28-14 with 2 1/2 minutes remaining, then iced it by picking off Courtney just a few seconds later. Two kneel-downs after that, and the Bison go to 3-0 with the 28-14 win.

Shaker will face Colonie for the Town of Colonie Cup next week, while Shen will play Bethlehem. The Eagles were blown out, 49-0, by Guilderland tonight.

Other scores:

Schuylerville def. Fonda-Fultonville, 14-7, in Class C.

In Class A, Burnt Hills, after changing plans late, downed LaSalle, 24-21. Troy High finally got a touchdown, but that was all, blown out by Averill Park, 46-6. LaSalle visits Columbia next week, while Troy is scheduled to host Albany. The Falcons had to cancel their game with LaSalle due to their players not being fully vaccinated.

Thursday's high school scoreboard, 9/23

 Please note: Some men's soccer scores are being obtained through Capital Region Soccer. Some leagues are not reporting scores to the Albany Times-Union or other outlets.

Field Hockey:

Foothills Council:

Johnstown 1, Schuylerville 0.

Non-league:

Emma Willard 6, Coxsackie-Athens 3.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 190, Schalmont 202.

Albany Academy 153, Ichabod Crane 175.

LaSalle 164, Voorheesville 190.

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth 157, Scotia-Glenville 186.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 275, Colonie 299.

Shaker 253, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 275.

Shenendehowa 246, Averill Park 275.

Ballston Spa def. Troy. Score was not reported to the press.

Niskayuna 242, Guilderland 256.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 4, Stillwater 1.

Women's golf:

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 146, Niskayuna 195.

Colonie 158, Columbia 160.

Ballston Spa vs. Troy was not reported.

Non-league:

Saratoga 137, Saratoga Catholic 146.

Men's soccer:

Central Hudson Valley League:

Doane Stuart 10, Bishop Maginn 3.

Germantown 5, Heatly 3.

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 5, Lansingburgh 0.

Cohoes 2, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

LaSalle 8, Catholic Central 0.

Voorheesville 6, Mechanicville 0.

Ichabod Crane & Ravena played to a 2-2 draw.

Foothills Council:

Gloversville 2, Glens Falls 1.

Schuylerville 3, Scotia-Glenville 2.

Broadalbin-Perth 5, Hudson Falls 0.

South Glens Falls 15, Johnstown 0.

Amsterdam & Queensbury played to a scoreless tie.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 3, Chatham 0.

Greenville 5, Cairo-Durham 0.

Catskill 4, Taconic Hills 3.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 3, Averill Park 0.

Bethlehem 1, CBA 0.

Shaker 3, Burnt Hills 0.

Ballston Spa 5, Troy 0.

Saratoga 1, Albany 0.

Columbia & Colonie played to a 2-2 draw.

Guilderland & Niskayuna played to a 1-1 draw.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 5, Greenwich 0.

Hoosic Valley 2, Berlin-New Lebanon 1.

Tamarac 7, Stillwater 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Mayfield 6, Galway 0.

Sharon Springs & Berne-Knox-Westerlo played to a 1-1 draw.

Women's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Fort Ann 3, Hadley-Luzerne 0.

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 6, Voorheesville 1.

Cohoes 5, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 4, Cairo-Durham 0.

Maple Hill 1, Chatham 0.

Suburban Council:

Shaker 2, Burnt Hills 0.

Niskayuna 1, Guilderland 0.

Saratoga 7, Albany 0.

Colonie & Columbia played to a scoreless tie.

Ballston Spa 5, Troy 0.

Swimming:

Glens Falls 82, South Glens Falls-Hudson Falls 66.

Tennis:

Colonial Council:

Ravena 6, Schalmont 1

Academy of Holy Names 7, Catholic Central 0.

Non-league:

Saratoga 8, Queensbury 1.

Ichabod Crane 7, Scoharie 0.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 9, Averill Park 0.

Women's volleyball:

Colonial Council:

Lansingburgh 3, Mohonasen 1.

Foothills Council:

Gloversville 3, Johnstown 0.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 3, Taconic Hills 2.

Suburban Council:

Ballston Spa 3, Troy 0.

Columbia 3, Colonie 1.

Shenendehowa 3, Averill Park 0.

Saratoga 3, Albany 1.

Guilderland 3, Niskayuna 1.

Burnt Hills 3, Shaker 0.

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A couple of changes to tonight's football schedule.

As we reported earlier this week, Albany was forced to cancel a home game vs. LaSalle due to not having all of their players fully vaccinated. They're hoping to open their season at Troy next Friday. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, coming off a blowout over Troy, will play LaSalle instead, and the game will be at LaSalle. The Spartans gave up a non-conference crossover road trip to Rush-Henrietta in Western NY as part of the deal.

Also, Lansingburgh is having COVID issues as well, and will not play Glens Falls tonight. Instead, Glens Falls will play Hoosick Falls-Tamarac.

News & notes

 Chalk up another win for Shenendehowa grad Ian Anderson.

Anderson checked the Arizona Diamondbacks on one run and one hit, with eight strikeouts, over seven innings Wednesday, as the Atlanta Braves inched a step closer to their fourth straight NL East title with a 9-2 verdict. The way the schedule is set, it looks like Anderson will get one more start vs. the Mets in the final series of the season next weekend.

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Meanwhile, Shen has to deal with the reality of their boosters, and the school itself, being the victims of a long-distance scam.

According to the Albany Times-Union this morning, Shen AD Chris Culnan received a surprise delivery right at the start of the season in the form of two boxes of t-shirts that were not ordered by Culnan or any other Shen staffer.

A Texas man solicited a number of local businesses, according to the article, and some of these unsuspecting marks paid more than $1,000 each for what they thought was sponsorship of the Plainsmen's football team. Elite Sports Promos collected as much as $7,000 until, according to Elite's James Stevens, Culnan cancelled the contract, which Stevens claims was initiated by varsity cheerleading coach Amy Price, who denies any involvement at all.

Price, Culnan, and Shen Nation as a whole, were duped, and plan to spread the word to other schools in the area.

Photo courtesy Albany Times-Union.

Lest we forget, Shen will be featured on Spectrum News 1's Friday Night Matchup tomorrow night vs. Shaker. The Blue Bison will be appearing on TV for the 2nd time in 3 weeks. Spectrum evening anchor Marisa Jacques is back roaming the sidelines on Fridays.

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Wednesday's high school scoreboard:

Field hockey:

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 2, Shen 1.

Saratoga 2, Shaker 0.

Burnt Hills 7, Niskayuna 0.

Men's golf:

Colonia Council:

Catholic Central 174, Mohonasen 200.

Foothills Council:

Schuylerville 179, South Glens Falls 184, Broadalbin-Perth 187. (Dual meet).

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 7, Cairo-Durham 5.

Suburban Council:

Shen 233, Bethlehem 256.

Niskayuna 260, Shaker 274.

Guilderland 257, Columbia 298.

Western Athletic Conference:

Duanesburg 176, Galway 179.

Men's soccer:

Adirondack League (scores provided by Capital Region Soccer):

Lake George 2, Argyle 0.

Fort Ann 3, Hadley-Luzerne 0.

Hartford 6, Corinth 1.

Bolton-Warrensburg 8, Granville 1.

Central Hudson Valley League:

Loudonville Christian 7, Bishop Maginn 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Mekeel Christian 5, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 1.

Mayfield 6, Middleburgh 1.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2, Galway 1.

Fort Plain 3, Schoharie 2.

Northville & OESJ played to a 2-2 draw.

Canajoharie 5, Fonda-Fultonville 1.

Women's soccer:

Foothills Council:

Scotia-Glenville 9, Schuylerville 1.

Broadalbin-Perth 9, Hudson Falls 0.

Queensbury 3, Amsterdam 0.

Wasaren League:

Greenwich 2, Hudson Falls 0.

Waterford 5, Tamarac 2.

Stillwater 3, Berlin-New Lebanon 1.

Mechanicville 6, Emma Willard 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Northville 2, OESJ 1.

Galway 1, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 0.

Canajoharie 2, Fonda-Fultonville 1.

Schoharie 9, Fort Plain 1.

Non-league:

Lansingburgh 2, Hoosic Valley 1.

Swimming:

Troy-Tamarac-Averill Park 106, "Guilderville" 77. The Flying Bengal Warriors are now 2-1.

Tennis:

Colonial Council:

Catholic Central 5, Schalmont 0.

Albany Academy 6, Ravena 0.

Foothills Council:

Hudson Falls 7, Amsterdam 0.

South Glens Falls 4, Greenwich 3.

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 5, Niskayuna 4.

Shaker 6, Burnt Hills 3.

Ballston Spa 9, Troy 0.

Bethlehem 8, Schenectady 1.

Columbia 5, Colonie 3.

Men's volleyball:

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 3, Bethlehem 2.

Columbia 3, Shen 2.

Women's volleyball:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 3, Ravena 1.

Mohonasen 3, Voorheesville 1.

Patroon Conference:

Hudson 3, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 3, Colonie 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Mayfield 3, Schoharie 0.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 3, OESJ 0.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 3, Hoosic Valley 0.

Emma Willard 3, Saratoga Catholic 1.

Tuesday's high school scoreboard, 9/21

 Field hockey:

Foothills Council:

Glens Falls 8, Gloversville 0.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 154, Catholic Central 197.

LaSalle 165, Ravena 219.

Foothills Council:

Scotia-Glenville 178, Amsterdam 198.

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 258, CBA 272.

Saratoga def. Troy via forfeit, per the Albany Times-Union. Seems Troy didn't have enough players. The women's match was not reported, but assume Saratoga won that, too.

Ballston Spa 250, Guilderland 267.

Columbia 273, Burnt Hills 279.

Western Athletic Conference:

Fonda-Fultonville 181, Duanesburg 203.

Women's golf:

Suburban Council:

Guilderland def. Ballston Spa. No score reported.

Non-league:

Albany Academy 105, Shenendehowa 143.

Men's soccer (some scores courtesy Capital Region Soccer):

Doane Stuart 5, Germantown 1.

Heatly 2, Bishop Maginn 1.

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 13, Catholic Central 0.

Albany Academy & Mohonasen played to a scoreless tie.

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 3, South Glens Falls 0.

Schuylerville 2, Glens Falls 1.

Broadalbin-Perth 5, Scotia-Glenville 1.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 2, Catskill 0.

Maple Hill 3, Cairo-Durham 0.

Coxsackie-Athens 11, Watervliet 1.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 5, Schenectady 0.

Saratoga 6, Troy 1. Troy snapped a four game scoreless streak, but have lost 5 in a row.

Shaker 2, Niskayuna 1.

Columbia 1, Burnt Hills 0.

CBA 2, Colonie 0.

Albany 1, Averill Park 0.

Guilderland 5, Ballston Spa 0.

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 7, Saratoga Catholic 2.

Hoosic Valley 3, Stillwater 2.

Greenwich 1, Cambridge 0.

Berlin-New Lebanon 5, Hoosick Falls 1.

Mechanicville 9, Waterford 1.

Women's soccer:

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 5, Catskill 0.

Maple Hill 3, Cairo-Durham 0.

Suburban Council:

Shaker 2, Niskayuna 0.

Averill Park 2, Albany 0.

Ballston Spa 1, Guilderland 0.
Saratoga vs. Troy was not reported.

Swimming:

Saratoga 92, Queensbury 70.

Tennis:

Foothills Council:

Scotia 6, Hudson Falls 1.

Women's volleyball:

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 3, Albany 0.

Burnt Hills 3, Columbia 0.

Shenendehowa 3, Schenectady 0.

Ballston Spa 3, Guilderland 1.

Shaker 3, Niskayuna 2.

Saratoga vs. Troy was not reported.

Foothills Council:

Gloversville 3, Scotia-Glenville 2.

Non-league:

Galway 3, Colonie 1.

Mayfield 3, Amsterdam 0.

News & notes

According to today's Albany Times-Union, Albany High's football team has not yet seen the field as not all of the players have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

That means Friday's home game vs. LaSalle has been cancelled, and the Falcons are hoping to be ready to play Troy (0-2) on October 1 at Picken Field. What this means, of course, is LaSalle (1-1), coming off a win over Ballston Spa on Friday, is idle again. Albany County has one of the strictest regulations for vaccine mandates in Section II, and Albany High may be the only school in the county whose football team hasn't gotten with the program.

Stay tuned.

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Luckless Troy can't seem to catch a break.

The school's winless women's volleyball team hosted Catholic Central on Monday afternoon, and, while the result was not reported, the Crusaders' Twitter pages tells us that this match was, as far as they're concerned, a scrimmage, which the Crusaders won, 3-2.

Troy's non-league match vs. Lansingburgh on September 18 was not reported, either, and we're still waiting to find out about that. Troy had Monday's match listed on their Schedule Galaxy calendar as a normal, non-league, regular season match.

Also, the golf teams did not submit scores in losing to Shenendehowa on Monday at Frear Park. I get they're trying to avoid total embarrassment for how the season's gone so far, and golf season ends this week, but the horse left the barn a while ago.

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And, now, the rest of Monday's high school scoreboard:

Field hockey:

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 2, Guilderland 0.

Shenendehowa 2, Saratoga 1.

Bethlehem 2, Niskayuna 0.

Shaker 2, Columbia 0.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

LaSalle 172, Catholic Central 189.

Ichabod Crane 168, Mohonasen 207.

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth 172, Amsterdam 211.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 10 1/2, Hudson 1 1/2.

Suburban Council:

CBA 262, Colonie 291.

Niskayuna 259, Averill Park 264.

Western Athletic Conference:

Schoharie 190, Canajoharie 200.

Duanesburg 13, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2.

Women's golf:

Colonial Council:

Academy of Holy Names 156, Mohonasen 186.

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth def. Amsterdam. The Lady Rams did not submit a score.

Non-league:

Albany Academy 112, Saratoga 141.

Men's soccer (some scores courtesy Capital Region Soccer):

Adirondack League:

Argyle 2, Granville 0.

Fort Ann 3, Hartford 2.

Hadley-Luzerne 1, Bolton-Warrensburg 0.

Lake George 5, Corinth 0.

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 3, Ichabod Crane 0.

Schalmont 4, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

Cohoes 2, Voorheesville 1.

LaSalle 7, Lansingburgh 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

OESJ 7, Mekeel Christian 0.

Middleburgh 7, Fonda-Fultonville 0.

Canajoharie 4, Fort Plain 1.

Northville 2, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 0.

Schoharie 3, Galway 2.

Non-league:

Loudonville Christian 6, North Warren 0.

Catholic Central 5, Heatly 1.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 4, Bishop Maginn 2.

Germantown 2, Chatham 1.

Women's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 7, Cohoes 1.

Schalmont 13, Cobleskill-Richmondville 1.

Mohonasen 4, Ravena 0.

Foothills Council:

Scotia-Glenville 7, Amsterdam 0.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 4, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 6, Cambridge 1.

Greenwich 8, Hoosic Valley 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Fonda-Fultonville 3, Middleburgh 0.

Schoharie 7, Galway 1.

OESJ 3, Mekeel Christian 0.

Northville 4, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 0.

Non-league:

Averill Park & Queensbury played to a 1-1 draw.

Tennis:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 7, Schalmont 0.

Academy of Holy Names 7, Ravena 0.

Foothills Council:

Amsterdam 7, Glens Falls 0.

Queensbury 7, South Glens Falls 0.

Patroon Conference:

Chatham 4, Maple Hill 1.

Suburban Council:

Shaker 5, Niskayuna 4.

Saratoga 9, Troy 0. The winless Flying Horses have yet to win a single game this season.

Guilderland 8, Ballston Spa 1.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 9, Columbia 0.

Averill Park 9, Albany 0.

Non-league:

Bethlehem 9, Emma Willard 0.

Albany Academy 5, Schoharie 2.

Men's volleyball:

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 3, CBA 0.

Non-league:

Mekeel Christian 3, Gloversville 2.

Women's volleyball:

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 3, Cohoes 0.

Ichabod Crane 3, Albany Academy 0.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 3, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 3, Colonie 1.

Wasaren League:

Broadalbin-Perth 3, Mayfield 0.

Non-league:

Taconic Hills 3, Rensselaer 2.

Mekeel Christian 3, Gloversville 2.

It may only be the pre-season, but....!

 When last we saw the Lady Engineers of RPI on the ice, they were finishing a dismal 2019-20 season without a single win.

With the regular season still a couple of weeks away at least, RPI's women's hockey team took to the ice at James Houston Field House Sunday afternoon for a pre-season game against Syracuse. You'd be forgiven if you thought, here we go again. Another loss.

With RPI's edict that no fans can attend games at any of the sports venues on campus, including the Field House, the Orange and the Engineers played a quick, relatively quiet game.

Yes, RPI finally won. Sure, it's only the pre-season, but there are signs that they could turn things around once the regular season starts next month. Amanda Rampado had 29 saves for RPI in the win.

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Other college scores:

Men's soccer:

Maritime 4, Cobleskill 0.

Union 5, Lasell 0.

Women's soccer:

America East:

Stony Brook 2, UAlbany 1.

Tennis:

SUNY-Oswego 6, Russell Sage 3.

Saturday's high school & college scoreboard, 9/18

 We've seen Syracuse & UAlbany play against each other in lacrosse, soccer, & basketball over the years, and the Orange, for the most part, have had the Great Danes' number.

On Saturday, the two teams met in football at the Carrier Dome, and it was a one-sided affair in favor of the Orange, who ran over the Danes, 62-24. UAlbany (0-3) has a bye week before resuming league play on October 3.

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Other college scores:

Field hockey:

Brockport 10, Russell Sage 0.

Michigan 4, UAlbany 1.

Stevens 2, RPI 0.

FDU-Florham 3, Union 1.

Football:

RPI 24, WPI 10.

Union 30, Springfield 23.

Men's soccer:

Elmira 1, Russell Sage 0.

Canton 2, Cobleskill 1.

Siena 2, Merrimack 1.

Bloomfield & St. Rose played to a 1-1 draw.

New Hampshire 2, UAlbany 0.

Women's soccer:

Plattsburgh 2, Skidmore 1.

Russell Sage & Elmira played to a scoreless tie.

Siena 2, Rider 1.

St. Lawrence & RPI played to a 1-1 draw.

St. Rose 3, Felican 0.

Tennis:

Houghton 7, Russell Sage 2.

Women's volleyball:

Kansas 3, UAlbany 0.

Hartwick 3, Union 1.

Russell Sage 3, Oneonta 1.

Plattsburgh 3, Russell Sage 1.

Cobleskill 3, Keuka 2.

Cobleskill 3, Mitchell 1.

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Saturday's high school scoreboard:

Field hockey:

Rondout Valley 3, Shaker 0.

Football:

Class AA:

Shaker 62, Schenectady 26.

Class B:

Glens Falls 40, Schalmont 14.

Class C:

Schuylerville 46, Cairo-Durham-Catskill 12.

Class D:

Cambridge-Salem 48, Cohoes 0.

Non-league:

Oneonta 40, Mechanicville 18.

Men's golf:

Wasaren League:

Hoosick Falls 5, Tamarac 0.

Men's soccer:

Colonial Council:

LaSalle 1, Ichabod Crane 0.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 2, Albany 1.

Shaker 8, Ballston Spa 1.

CBA 4, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 1.

Averill Park 2, Troy 0.

Niskayuna 4, Columbia 1.

Bethlehem 9, Schenectady 1.

Non-league:

OESJ 7, Cherry Valley 1.

Colonie 4, Hudson Falls 0.

Lake George 2, Greenwich 1.

Greenville 2, Mayfield 0.

Fort Plain 4, Johnstown 1.

Glens Falls 2, Fort Ann 0.

Amsterdam 3, Berlin-New Lebanon 1.

Some scores courtesy Capital Region Soccer.

Women's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Lansingburgh 2, Catholic Central 1.

Suburban Council:

Shaker 3, Ballston Spa 2.

Saratoga 2, Guilderland 0.

Columbia 1, Niskayuna 0.

Averill Park 6, Troy 0.

Non-league:

Hoosick Falls 3, Galway 0.

Stillwater 3, Northville 0.

Waterford 9, Duanesburg 0.

Mechanicville & Colonie played to a scoreless tie.

Emma Willard 4, Mekeel Christian 1.

Tennis:

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 9, Troy 0.

Shenendehowa 8, Albany 0.

Saratoga 6, Guilderland 3.

Shaker 8, Ballston Spa 1.

Niskayuna 7, Columbia 2.

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A non-league volleyball match between Troy & Lansingburgh had not been reported as of press time.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's women's volleyball may still be the queens of Section II, but their winning streak ended in a tournament in Pennsylvania on Saturday. In these tournament matches, it's a best of three instead of best of 5, as we're accustomed to.

That said, the Lady Spartans defeated Unionville in straight sets, but lost to Parkland, also in two straight sets. That will make Burnt Hills even more determined to claim another sectional title next month.