News & notes

 The Albany FireWolves needed to win to make the National Lacrosse League playoffs. 

Mission accomplished.

The 'Wolves collected some payback on the New York Riptide in the home finale at MVP Arena on Saturday, winning by a final score of 17-9. Only the top 4 teams in the NLL reach the playoffs, and Albany will have a 3rd meeting vs. the top seeded Buffalo Bandits next Saturday. Joe Resetaritis led Albany with 5 goals. Buffalo swept the regular season series with Albany, but can they beat the suddenly hot 'Wolves a 3rd time?

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Another night, another win for the Albany Patroons.

Will Brown's club had all five starters finish in double figures, led by Anthony Moe with 24 points, and AJ Mosby with 22, as the Pats took down Atlantic City, 99-83. The Patroons are on the road this evening at Connecticut, safely in 1st place in The Basketball League.

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We would be remiss if we didn't bring up the fact that the New York Racing Association (NYRA) is looking at suspending trainer Bob Baffert for 2 years for using PED's on some of his horses. The California-based Baffert, a Hall of Famer, has had his career tarnished with the scandal, but one must wonder if he's not the only one. As of right now, it doesn't look like he'll be at Saratoga in July.

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Shenendehowa grad Ian Anderson pitched six strong innings Friday as the Atlanta Braves beat the Texas Rangers. Anderson gave up 2 runs on 3 hits, walked 3, and struck out 6. Brother Ben is in the Rangers' minor league chain, but not yet major league ready, it seems.

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As we know, Stony Brook is leaving the America East Conference for the Colonial Athletic Alliance after this season. On Saturday, they did what they do best. Spoil the party for UAlbany.

The Seawolves defeated Albany in women's lacrosse, 16-5, in what is being billed as the last meeting between the in-state rivals. Something tells me that will not really be the case after all, if the State Universities agree to a series of non-league games.

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Not listed in the results of Saturday's action in the papers is a non-league men's lacrosse match between Troy High and Tamarac-Hoosick Falls. The game, played at Tamarac's Cropseyville campus, went to the Wildcats, 8-1. Troy has now lost 8 of their last 9, but have just 4 games left. For some reason, Suburban Council opponents Guilderland, Columbia, and Shenendehowa were taken off Troy's schedule this season, likely due to the number of non-league games. Troy has one non-league game left, Wednesday vs. Hudson Falls. After that, they'll have Niskayuna on Thursday, and Senior Day on May 10 vs. CBA, and close at Bethlehem on May 12.

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The rest of Saturday's high school & college scores:

High schools:

Baseball:

Colonial Council:

Schalmont 9, Cobleskill-Richmondville 2.

Wasaren League:

Saratoga Catholic 3, Hoosic Valley 0.

Non-league:

Voorheesville 7, Taconic Hills 4.

Mohonasen 13, Scotia-Glenville 6.

Men's lacrosse:

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 21, Averill Park 5.

Ballston Spa 14, Columbia 3.

Non-league:

Niskayuna 9, Lakeland 6.

Bethlehem 16, LaSalle 7.

Burnt Hills 10, West Genesee 7.

Women's lacrosse:

Suburban Council:

Columbia 16, Ballston Spa 7.

Saratoga 20, Niskayuna 13. Carly Wise had a double hat trick for the Blue Streaks.

Bethlehem 15, Colonie 5.

Non-league:

Albany 17, Mohonasen-Schenectady 3.

Softball:

Colonial Council:

Catholic Central 14, Cobleskill-Richmondville 1 (5 innings).

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 14, Hoosic Valley 2 (5 innings).

Local colleges:

Baseball:

Canisius 9, Siena 2. Ben Seiler (Albany Academy) went 5 innings, gave up 2 earned runs, and fanned 6. The Saints bullpen faltered again after Seiler.

UMass-Lowell 6, UAlbany 5.

College of St. Rose split a doubleheader with New Haven. The Golden Knights won the opener, 8-6, but dropped the 2nd game, 4-1.

RPI swept Union, 11-3 and 2-1.

St. Lawrence swept Skidmore, 15-5 and 17-8. The 2nd game was called after 7 innings.

Cobleskill swept Canton, 15-3 and 3-0. Both games went 7 innings, likely by mutual consent.

Russell Sage split with Elmira, winning the first game, 10-6, then losing the nightcap, 12-4.

Men's lacrosse:

Union 22, Vassar 6.

Penn 19, UAlbany 11.

Siena 15, Quinnipiac 10. The Saints clinched a berth in the MAAC playoffs.

RPI 13, Ithaca 12.

Clarkson 13, Skidmore 8.

St. John Fisher 29, Russell Sage 3.

Women's lacrosse:

College of St. Rose 13, St. Anselm 12.

RPI 17, Clarkson 12.

Ithaca 14, Skidmore 7.

Hartwick 13, Russell Sage 4.

Union 19, Rochester 2.

Softball:

Siena swept Rider, 2-0 & 5-2.

Adelphi swept St. Rose, 6-3 & 2-0.

UAlbany split with Stony Brook, losing the opener, 4-0, then rebounding to win the nightcap, 10-6.

RPI swept St. Lawrence by identical 8-4 scores.

Cobleskill swept Caznovia, 5-1 & 10-2.

Skidmore swept RIT, 5-4 & 5-1.