News & notes

 RPI has rewarded football coach Ralph Isernia with a 5 year contract extension after taking the Engineers to within 2 games of a NCAA FCS title in 2019 & 2021. 

Here's to hoping 2022 brings two things to the Engineers. Fans back at East Campus Village Stadium, and television coverage on ESPN or another network.

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UAlbany's women's basketball team was missing five players, including former Columbia star Grace Heeps, due to health & safety protocols, but they still had enough players to blow Union out of SEFCU Arena, 88-37, on Tuesday night.

Abby Ray (Saratoga) had 3 points, and Lilly Phillips (Cambridge) had 10 to help the Lady Danes (7-4 overall), who begin America East play tomorrow at Hartford.

Conversely, the men's game vs. Bucknell, scheduled for today, has been postponed due to COVID concerns on the Great Danes, whose next game is scheduled for Sunday at Vermont.

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With former Siena women's coach Ali Jaques calling the Albany-Union game, WTEN meteorologist Tim Drawbridge handled play-by-play for Capital Region SportsNet's coverage of Tuesday's Amsterdam-Johnstown game, the finale of the Amsterdam College Showcase. Paired with former player E. J. Gallup (Colonie/UAlbany/Albany Patroons), Drawbridge did an okay job. Nothing fancy or flashy.

Oh, and, for the record, Amsterdam used a fourth quarter surge to beat the undermanned Lady Bills, 63-45. Johnstown dressed just six players due to---wait for it---COVID. Unfortunately, there is no boxscore for the game, as it wasn't received by local newspapers prior to deadlines for today's editions, although I'd imagine WTEN had the highlights in time for their 10 pm newscast on WXXA.

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The rest of Tuesday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

Mohawks tournament @ Union College:

Albany Academy 5, Tupper Lake 1.

Mohawks 3, LaSalle 1.

From Monday:

Tupper Lake 7, LaSalle 2.

Albany Academy wins the tournament, going 2-0.

Basketball:

Men:

Fonda-Fultonville 66, Johnstown 35.

Hoosick Falls 73, Galway 44.

Mayfield 59, Middleburgh 48.

Northville 53, Wells 20.

Bishop Maginn 69, Saratoga Catholic 66.

Colonie 45, Proctor 41.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 66, Cairo-Durham 39.

Catskill 64, Mohonasen 45.

Averill Park 38, Queensbury 37.

Guilderland 53, Mekeel Christian 49.

Granville 74, Cambridge 34.

Fort Plain 59, Argyle 24.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 81, Saugerties 45.

Gloversville 48, Cobleskill-Richmondville 44.

Glens Falls 69, Lake George 33.

Warrensburg 70, Johnsburg 15.

OESJ 64, North Warren 62.

Women:

Academy of Holy Names 67, Notre Dame-Utica 62.

Little Falls 65, Canajoharie 18.

Shaker 47, Saugerties 33.

Guilderland 35, Broadalbin-Perth 31.

Wallkill 62, Troy 41. 

Schalmont 60, Fairport 39.

Albany 62, Duanesburg 61.

Guilderland 44, Mohonasen 29.

Proctor 56, Voorheesville 40.

Glens Falls 66, Argyle 24.

Mayfield 50, Galway 11.

Schoharie 50, Northville 38.

Hartford 56, Granville 27.

Hanover vs. Saratoga was cancelled due to a possible outbreak with the Lady Streaks.

Bethlehem vs. Frederick Douglass was cancelled when FDHS withdrew. They had been invited to replace Holy Redeemer, which also withdrew, according to a Bethlehem parent.