News & notes

 Siena's women's basketball team is still looking for their first win of the season after losing at home on Tuesday, 71-63, to North Dakota.

The Lady Saints never led in the game. Amari Anthony led all scorers with 22 points for Siena, followed by Rayshel Brown with 19. Valencia Fontanelle-Posson (Guilderland) saw limited time, and finished with 2 points. The homestand continues Thursday vs. Colgate.

Meanwhile, the Siena men won their 2nd game in the last three, besting Army, 83-67. It was a homecoming of a different kind for Siena president and former Congressman Chris Gibson. Gibson taught at West Point in the 90's before starting his political career. Colby Rogers led Siena with 18 points, and Anthony Gaines added 16 for the Saints, who open conference play Friday at home against Manhattan.

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There have been blowouts in high school & college that have drawn criticism because of the lopsided scores and the quality of opponents. Most of these are in other parts of the country, not in upstate NY. Until Tuesday.

Tamarac opened its season by destroying an overmatched Berlin-New Lebanon team, 106-19. The Bengals' defense held the hosts to just 2 points in the first half, and went into the break with a 71-2 lead. The 2nd & 3rd units rang up 35 points to Berlin's 17 in the second half. Ouch! Tamarac placed four starters in double figures, and you couldn't blame the fans if they left at halftime. 

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The rest of Tuesday's high school & college scoreboard:

Men's basketball:

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 64, Coxsackie-Athens 42.

Greenville 64, Taconic Hills 31.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 53, Averill Park 40. Henry Heeps, brother of UAlbany's Grace Heeps, led all scorers with 18 points.

Non-league:

Mechanicville 55, Bethlehem 54.

Scotia-Glenville 57, Schenectady 43.

Watervliet 80, Rensselaer 29.

Schoharie 65, Sharon Springs 26.

Women's basketball:

Non-league:

Mayfield 59, North Warren 21.

Greenwich 66, Schuylerville 39.

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council: 

Cohoes 27, Voorheesville 5.

Patroon Conference:

Chatham def. Cairo-Durham.

Suburban Council:

Colonie 21, Troy 11. Olivia DeCitise led Troy's co-ed team with a 268 high game and 689 high triple. Troy is home today vs. Burnt Hills.

Guilderland 29 1/2, Bethlehem 2 1/2.

Columbia 29, CBA 3.

Saratoga 32, Schenectady 0.

Niskayuna 22, Shenendehowa 10.

Averill Park 28, Ballston Spa 4.

Wasaren League:

Hoosick Falls 5, Hoosic Valley 0.

Women's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 29, Lansingburgh 3.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 30, Niskayuna 2.

Ballston Spa 23, Saratoga 9.

Schenectady 25, Averill Park 7.

Local college basketball:

Men:

Utica 88, Skidmore 72.

MCLA 66, Russell Sage 65.

Women:

RPI 91, SUNY-Delhi 27.