News & notes

 It was announced earlier this week that Richard Ensor would be retiring as Commissioner of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) after the 2022-23 season. Ensor, you can assume, played a role in Siena joining the MAAC, and the coming season, his last, will mark 35 years on the job.

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The Tri-City Valleycats are heading back to Canada for a six game swing vs. Trois-Rivieres and Ottawa, after sweeping a truncated home series vs. the Titans by sweeping a doubleheader on Thursday.

The 'Cats won the suspended game, 6-3, after being down, 3-0, when the game was suspended on Wednesday night, then won the scheduled game, 10-8, powered by 5 home runs, including two for Carson McCusker. 

However, the team will travel without catcher Austin Elder, who is not vaccinated as of press time. Elder will rejoin the team in Poloma, when the 'Cats play the New York Boulders next Friday. Tri-City closes the season at home August 30-September 4 vs. Sussex County and the returning Empire State Greys, who were swept last weekend.

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The administration at Hudson Valley Community College continues to create controversy.

After the decision was made to close Robert Conway Arena, forcing LaSalle's hockey team to relocate their home games to Frear Park for the 2nd time in 3 seasons (only one game has been officially scheduled for Frear as of press time), the school administration decided to waive the vaccination protocols regarding not only COVID-19, but also monkeypox, which would be a risk for the school's sports teams. I've heard of throwing caution to the wind, but this is not only ridiculous, but dangerous.

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Saratoga's leading trainer, Mechanicville native Chad Brown, was arrested Wednesday after he was alleged to have choked an ex-girlfriend and fellow trainer who, according to Brown's attorney, broke into the house. With a little more than 2 weeks left in the meet, ending September 5, the New York Racing Association may have to make a decision on Brown sooner rather than later. If that's the case, I don't like Brown's chances of finishing the meet.

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When the Albany FireWolves begin play this winter, they'll do so without leading scorer Joe Resetaritis, who signed a 3 year free agent deal with Philadelphia, which will allow Resetaritis to be closer to his family, as he's from the Philadelphia area. That means coach-GM Glenn Clark has a offensive hole to fill.

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RPI rewarded men's hockey coach Dave Smith with a 5 year contract extension coming off a successful 2021-2 campaign, if you call finishing 5 games under. 500 (18-23-3) successful. The Engineers open the 2022-3 season at home vs. Mercyhurst on Friday, October 7.