News & notes

 Albany Patroons coach/GM Will Brown has one concern going into tonight's rematch vs. Syracuse at the Washington Avenue Armory.

How many people will actually be there?

The 2022 The Basketball League season will bleed into the start of summer, and the Pats' primary competition now isn't on the court, but across the river, as the Tri-City Valleycats opened the home portion of their schedule on Tuesday with a 8-7 comeback win over the Lake Erie Crushers. The 'Cats are hoping to average about 3,000 fans per game, but there wasn't enough promotion (i.e. television advertising) to let people know baseball season starts in May instead of June for the 'Cats (3-1). The Patroons (16-3 overall) will look to remain undefeated tonight.

What might work against the Pats is that their standard ticket price ($15) is higher than the game day price for seats behind home plate at Bruno Stadium ($12), and some folks might want to save some cheddar.

The bottom line is that Brown wishes the TBL season would move back to winter. Can ya blame him?

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Ian Anderson (Shenendehowa) went six innings in a losing effort for Atlanta Monday night in Milwaukee, as the Brewers clipped the World Series champs. Anderson gave up the only run of the game on a wild pitch that plated Hunter Renfroe in the home 6th inning. Anderson's ERA is now 3.75 after giving up just the 1 run while walking 2 and striking out 3.

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Albany High's women's track team can count themselves thankful they'll be able to compete in the sectionals next week at Colonie High.

According to James Allen in today's Albany Times-Union, a number of women wanted to sub out their school-issued jersey tops for sports bras during the first sustained heat wave of the season. Albany AD Ashley Chapple said no, and sent some ladies home for wearing the sports bras on May 12. The women returned to support the lacrosse team later that night, and were kept behind the fence. 13 women were suspended on Friday, which led to the Lady Falcons finishing in last at the Shenendehowa Invitational that night.

12 of the 13 suspended athletes have since been reinstated, and will be on the track today for a league meet at Averill Park.

The issue stems from some of the men being allowed to run shirtless in the heat. If the bras can contain the cleavage, there's no issue, but apparently, district and/or league regulations don't allow for such alternatives, despite a petition circulated at the end of last week. I think the women are thinking in terms of better aerodynamics under these conditions while retaining their modesty.

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Tuesday's high school scoreboard:

Baseball:

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 8, Ballston Spa 3.

Non-league:

Saratoga Catholic 9, Mayfield 4.

CBA 5, Mohonasen 4.

Amsterdam 6, Guilderland 4.

Men's lacrosse:

Suburban Council:

Niskayuna 13, Burnt Hills 9.

Saratoga 8, Columbia 6.

Guilderland 14, Bethlehem 12.

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 16, Ichabod Crane-Maple Hill 4.

Women's lacrosse:

Non-league:

Glens Falls 13, Greenwich 9.

Softball sectionals 1st round:

Class AA:

Shaker 2, Albany 1.

Class B:

Catholic Central 9, Hudson 6.

Cohoes 9, Coxsackie-Athens 8.

Tamarac 8, Albany Academy 7.

Fonda-Fultonville 13, Mechanicville 2.

Schalmont 8, Voorheesville 2.

Class C play-in round:

Galway 6, Waterford 0.

Mayfield 3, Hartford/Fort Edward 0.

Granville 7, Corinth 2.

Berlin-New Lebanon 8, Cambridge 3.

Duanesburg 10, Hoosic Valley 6.

Canajoharie 6, Schoharie 4.

Tennis sectionals:

Class AA semi-finals:

Bethlehem 9, Saratoga 0.

Shaker 6, Shenendehowa 3.

Class A semi-finals:

Burnt Hills 4, Scotia-Glenville 3. This was delayed twice due to weather on Saturday & Monday.

Queensbury 6, Averill Park 1.

Class B semi-finals:

Glens Falls 4, LaSalle 3.

Ichabod Crane 5, Greenville 2.

Class C/D semi-finals:

Lake George 4, Hadley-Luzerne 3.

Maple Hill 4, Mekeel Christian 3.

All 4 championship matches take place today at Central Park in Schenectady.

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A correction from yesterday: The Class AA best of 3 series actually will begin one week from today at Bruno Stadium, with the games scheduled for May 25, 27, and, if necessary, 29, not on consecutive nights as we had assumed. The off-day in between is in case of rain.