News & notes

 The Freihofer's Run For Women isn't all the way back to its traditional space on the calendar, but after last year's race took place in September, runners from across the country and the globe gathered in Albany on Saturday for the 2022 edition.

Allie Ostrander, from Seattle, won the race in 15 minutes and 48 seconds, 23 seconds ahead of runner-up Allie Kiefler, from Austin, Texas. The highest finishing local runner was Emily Bush of Saratoga, who finished 6th.

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The Carolina Cobras seem to love playing in Albany.

Returning to MVP Arena for the first time since upsetting the Albany Empire in week 1 of the National Arena League season, the Cobras held off a late Albany rally in the 4th quarter to escape with a 58-50 win on Saturday night. The Empire now sit 2 games behind the Cobras, with the two losses making all the difference in the world.

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Vanderbilt grad Kumar Rocker was the main attraction Saturday at Bruno Stadium, but he lasted just four innings, giving up a 2 run homer in the 2nd inning. However, the Tri-City Valleycats' offense & bullpen bailed him out, scoring 10 unanswered runs to clinch yet another series, beating Trois-Rivieres, 10-2, before just over 4,000 fans, including major league scouts. Rocker finished with 6 strikeouts. The teams will finish the series this afternoon at 5 pm.

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Traditionally, Section II teams tend to falter when they reach the state regional finals in spring sports. It just happens.

To this point, only one Section II team remains in men's lacrosse, and that would be Class C champion Burnt Hills, which took a 4-2 lead over Pelham Memorial at halftime at Shaker, then tacked on 8 more goals in the 2nd half to punch their ticket to the state final four with a 12-5 win. The reward for the Spartans is a de facto home game at UAlbany's Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in the state semifinals on Wednesday, where they'll face Manhasset. Game time is 6:30 pm.

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The rest of Saturday's action:

Baseball:

Class AA regional final: Fayetteville-Manilus 10, Saratoga 2.

Class A regional final: Averill Park 13, Massena 0 (5 innings).

Class B regional final: Schuylerville 7, Peru 3.

Class C regional final: Chatham 6, Norwood-Norfolk 0.

Class D regional final: Chapel Field 2, Germantown 0.

Men's lacrosse regional finals:

Class A: Scarsdale 14, Shenendehowa 6.

Class B: Rye 18, Niskayuna 8.

Class D: Briarcliff 14, Schuylerville 2.

Women's lacrosse regional finals:

Class A: Suffern 12, Shenendehowa 9.

Class B: Queensbury 18, John Jay 13.

Class C: Burnt Hills 8, Tappan Zee 7. MK Lescault had a hat trick, but it was younger sister Maggie, a 7th grader, who scored the game winner.

Class D: Bronxville 18, Schuylerville 1.

Softball:

Class AA regional final: Liverpool 10, Saratoga 4.

Class A regional final: Troy 9, New Hartford 3. Olivia DeCitise allowed three runs in the 3rd inning, but got those runs back herself with a three run homer, her first of the year, in the 6th to ice it after Troy retook the lead in the 4th with 4 runs. DeCitise finished with 16 strikeouts, bringing her season total to 295.

Class B regional final: Ichabod Crane 13, Canton 1 (6 innings).

Class C regional final: Greenwich 14, Norwood-Norfolk 0 (5 innings).

Class D regional final: Argyle 7, Bolton-Schroon Lake 6.

Next weekend:

Class A baseball semifinals: Averill Park vs. Maine-Endwell at Union-Endicott High, Friday at 3.

Class B baseball semifinals: Schuylerville vs. Westhill at Maine-Endwell, Friday at 2.

Class C baseball semifinals: Chatham vs. Adirondack or Lansing at Binghamton University, Friday at 7 pm.

Class B women's lacrosse semifinals: Queensbury vs. Garden City or Westhampton Beach at SUNY-Cortland, Friday at 11 am.

Class C women's lacrosse semifinals: Burnt Hills vs. Manhasset or Bayport-Blue Point at SUNY-Cortland, Friday at 3.

Class A softball semifinals: Troy vs. Tappan Zee or Vestal at Moriches, Friday at 11:15 am.

Class B softball semifinals: Ichabod Crane vs. Wellsville or Depew at Moriches, Friday at 1:30.

Class C softball semifinals: Greenwich vs. Avon at Moriches, Friday at 9 am.

Class D softball semifinals: Argyle vs. Oriskany or Edwards-Knox at Moriches, Friday at 11:15 am.