News & notes

 In this era of starting pitchers being pampered by their managers & coaches to prevent long-term arm injuries, it surprises no one that Atlanta manager Brian Snitker lifted Ian Anderson after 5 no-hit innings Friday night, as the Braves took a 2-1 lead in the World Series with a 2-0 win over Houston. Anderson wasn't entirely sharp, having walked three and hit a batter while striking out three, but the Shenendehowa grad has put Atlanta one step closer to their first World Series title since 1995.

If the series goes back to Houston, Anderson could pitch a possible game 7 on Wednesday.

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RPI's women's hockey team saw their four game winning streak end Friday night with a loss to St. Lawrence, 3-0. The Lady Engineers host Clarkson in the first half of a men's & women's hockey double-header at Houston Field House today at 3 pm. St. Lawrence visits Union, which lost to Clarkson, 4-1.

It was not a good night for Union at all, as RPI's men took the first game of the home & home Capital Skates series, 4-2, and will look for the sweep tonight in the nightcap at the Field House.

It is Senior Day for the women's soccer & men's football teams at East Campus Village Stadium, so parents and a limited number of fans will be allowed to attend today's football-soccer doubleheader, which begins at noon.

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Amsterdam High should have no problem clinching the Class A Capital Division today, as they're playing Albany in a matinee starting at 1 pm. Averill Park did their part, shutting out Columbia, 41-0. The Warriors, in turn, may have effectively shut LaSalle out of the playoffs, as they own a key tiebreaker after beating the Cadets two weeks ago. LaSalle blew away Troy, 42-0, to reclaim the Collar City Cup, but no stats were provided to the press as of press time.

The rest of Friday's action:

Football:

Class AA:

Colonie 20, Bethlehem 7.

Shaker 29, Saratoga 7.

Guilderland 64, Schenectady 6.

Class A:

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 55, South Glens Falls 14. The Spartans have righted the ship, having won seven straight.

Class B:

Gloversville 47, Scotia-Glenville 12.

Lansingburgh 25, Green Tech 18. The Eagles led, 12-0, at halftime, but wasted a standout performance by receiver Isaac Sylvain, who had 9 catches for 152 yards and a touchdown, as the Knights scored all their points in the 2nd half.

Class C:

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 47, Hudson 12.

Class D:

Greenwich 41, Granville 0.

Warrensburg-North Warren 26, Chatham 20.

Women's soccer:

Class A championship:

Queensbury 2, Averill Park 1.

Class B championship:

Schalmont 4, Mechanicville 1.

Women's volleyball:

Class AA quarter-final:

Colonie 3, Bethlehem 2.

Class C quarter-finals:

Saratoga Catholic 3, Albany Academy 0.

Hartford 3, Waterford 0.

Argyle def. Mekeel Christian.

Lake George def. Loudonville Christian.