News & notes

 The Albany Patroons keep right on rolling, defeating Reading, 117-104, on Friday. The Rebels, like the Lehigh Valley Legends, are using a high school gym for home games, and it seems this was more to the Pats' liking. AJ Mosby led Albany with 27 points, one of six Patroons in double figures. Mike Williams added 21, and Anthony Moe had 17 for Albany (10-2), which now gets a week off, due to tonight's home game vs. Syracuse being postponed (COVID), and will travel to play Connecticut next Friday.

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With a killer schedule that has them playing four games in five days next week, Troy High's softball team traveled to Rensselaer Park Elementary's baseball field to play Lansingburgh on Friday. The Lady Knights might as well have left welcome mats at the doors.

Coach Sean Geisel finally gave his ace, Olivia DeCitise, a break from pitching, after she'd started each of the first 9 games of the season. What resulted was two pitchers combining on a 5-inning no-hitter, as Troy routed the Knights, 19-0. Troy plated 10 runs in the 1st inning against the 'Burgh defense, and racked up 20 hits in the shutout.

What awaits Troy next week?

Monday: @ Albany.

Tuesday @ Shaker (make-up game for a rainout).

Wednesday: Schenectady.

Friday: Guilderland.

Troy now has won 5 in a row. The baseball team will look to do the same at Lansingburgh later this morning. Chris Stack's club has the same schedule next week, except they'll be at Mohonasen on Tuesday, having already beaten Shaker.

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The rest of Friday's action:

High schools:

Baseball:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 10, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0 (6 innings).

LaSalle 11, Lansingburgh 6.

Albany Academy 16, Voorheesville 6.

Schalmont 10, Cohoes 8.

Voorheesville 18, Ichabod Crane 9.

Foothills Council:

Amsterdam & Gloversville split a doubleheader. The Rams won the opener, 4-3, then the Dragons gained a split with a 3-2 win in the nightcap.

Suburban Council:

Niskayuna 4, Saratoga 3.

Shenendehowa 1, Colonie 0. Colin Maloney and Ryan Pittz combined on a no-hitter. Maloney had reached his pitch count limit with two out in the 7th, so Pittz picks up the save.

Shaker 3, Columbia 2.

Guilderland 6, CBA 3.

Burnt Hills 6, Averill Park 2.

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 15, Waterford 0.

Hoosick Falls 8, Hoosic Valley 0.

Men's lacrosse:

Suburban Council:

Columbia 12, Colonie 6.

Softball:

Colonial Council:

Catholic Central 15, Albany Academy 2 (5 innings).

Mohonasen 5, Cobleskill-Richmondville 2.

Ichabod Crane 25, Voorheesville 0 (5 innings).

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 4, Albany 1. Anna Cleary pitched a complete game, fanning 12, giving up 5 hits, and driving in 2 runs herself with a double.

Ballston Spa 26, Schenectady 0 (5 innings). The Lady Patriots were also victims of a no-hitter, and committed 6 errors in the field, as the Lady Scotties, coming off a loss to Troy earlier in the week, put the game away with 13 runs in the 1st inning.

Columbia 3, Shaker 2.

Averill Park 9, Burnt Hills 6.

Shenendehowa 4, Colonie 3.

Tennis:

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 9, Albany 0.

Guilderland 9, CBA 0.

Shaker 9, Columbia 0.

Saratoga 7, Niskayuna 2.

Burnt Hills 6, Averill Park 3.

Local colleges:

Baseball:

UAlbany 19, Hartford 8.

Cobleskill 9, Canton 8 (10 innings).

Siena 10, Niagara 8 (11 innings).

Russell Sage split with St. John Fisher, losing the first game, 7-0, then rebounding to take the nightcap, 9-8.

Women's lacrosse:

William Smith 15, RPI 2.

Skidmore 17, Rochester 9.

Softball:

Cobleskill swept SUNY-Delhi, 9-1 & 11-3.

Men's lacrosse:

UAlbany 16, New Jersey Institute of Technology 6.