News & notes

 The Tri-City Valleycats will have their final pre-season game tonight vs. the Empire State Greys, an expansion team in the Frontier League. First pitch is 6:30 pm. The Greys will play their entire schedule on the road, and after tonight, will return to Bruno Stadium next month.

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Not a good day for local colleges in post-season play on Friday.

In women's lacrosse, for example, Siena followed its men's team out of the tournament, eliminated by Fairfield, 10-8. Siena finishes 10-8 for the season.

Turning to softball, Rochester defeated RPI to win the Liberty League title, 6-4. The Engineers then won a losers bracket game, beating Ithaca for the 2nd straight day, 5-2. Ithaca had beaten Skidmore in the losers bracket earlier, 7-0. So the order of finish would be:

1. Rochester.

2. RPI.

3. Ithaca.

4. Skidmore.

Elsewhere, Russell Sage was eliminated from the Empire 8 softball tournament by Nazareth, 4-3. The Gators finish at 15-21. Cobleskill defeated Cazenovia in the NAC tournament, 16-5 in 5 innings.

Despite the league title having been decided, the Liberty League has "crossover" games on today's schedule, with RPI playing a doubleheader at Rochester, Skidmore hosting Clarkson for 2, and Union at Ithaca for 2.

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The rest of Friday's college action:

Baseball:

UAlbany 15, Hartford 1.

Adelphi swept a doubleheader from the College of St. Rose, 11-6 & 4-1.

Utica split with Russell Sage, winning the opener, 12-0, with Sage rebounding in the nightcap, 4-1. The two teams meet again today.

Men's tennis:

Liberty League tournament, 1st round:

Hobart 5, Union 0.

Women's tennis:

Liberty League quarter-finals:

RPI 5, Union 0.

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If you're looking to go to OTB to place a bet on today's Kentucky Derby, find the nearest parlor, and get there early. NBC's coverage begins four hours before the race itself. OTB will handle wagers on the rest of the Churchill Downs card, and may be broadcasting live from their Clubhouse Racebook in Colonie. I recommend tuning into OTB (Spectrum digital channel 1250) instead of NBC. That way, you can avoid a certain bloviator who's threatened to turn the Run For The Roses into a media circus. If you don't know who I mean, check out The Land of Whatever.

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Friday's high school scoreboard:

Baseball:

Colonial Council:

Ravena 3, Cohoes 0.

LaSalle 11, Ichabod Crane 5.

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 2, Schuylerville 0.

Gloversville 9, Scotia-Glenville 4.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 7, Saratoga 0.

Niskayuna 9, Troy 6. The Silver Warriors rallied for 4 runs in the visiting 7th to pick up the win, ending Troy's 2 game winning streak.

Colonie 2, Shaker 1. Sam Falace limited the Blue Bison to 3 hits in a complete game win for the Raiders.

Ballston Spa 6, Albany 3.

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 15, Greenwich 5.

Hoosick Falls 8, Saratoga Catholic 2.

Western Athletic Conference:

Middleburgh 7, Mayfield 5.

Galway 23, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 2.

Men's lacrosse:

Non-league:

Voorheesville 8, Stillwater-Mechanicville 6. 

Women's lacrosse:

Captial District Women's Lacrosse League:

Catholic Central 16, Emma Willard 4.

Non-league:

Academy of Holy Names 15, Mohonasen-Schenectady 5.

Softball:

Colonial Council:

Schalmont 17, Voorheesville 5.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 29, Lansingburgh 0 (5 innings). Cobleskill plated 10 runs in the 2nd inning, and 12 more in the 4th.

Mohonasen 5, Albany Academy 4.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 13, Taconic Hills 1.

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 6, Columbia 4. Anna Cleary may not have pitched, but smacked a 3 run homer to lead the Eagles.

Ballston Spa 6, Albany 0.

Troy 9, Niskayuna 2. Olivia DeCitise went 6 innings, struck out 12, and added a 2 run double on offense.

Averill Park 13, Schenectady 0 (5 innings). The Warriors scored 10 runs in the 1st inning to put this one away.

Shenendehowa 6, Saratoga 3.

Western Athletic Conference:

Mayfield 11, Middleburgh 3.

Wasaren League:

Greenwich 7, Hoosic Valley 0.

Tennis:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 5, LaSalle 2.

Foothills Council: 

Schuylerville 6, South Glens Falls 1.

Queensbury 6, Glens Falls 1.

Patroon Conference:

Taconic Hills 6, Coxsackie-Athens 1.

Suburban Council:

Niskayuna 9, Troy 0. The winless Flying Horses forfeited all three doubles matches. Not a good look with three meets left next week (CBA, Bethlehem, Columbia), possibly four if Shenendehowa reschedules their rained out meet from Monday.

Shen 6, Saratoga 3.

Shaker 8, Colonie 1.

Guilderland 8, Averill Park 1.

Bethlehem 9, Columbia 0.