News & notes

 When Troy High opens its football season Saturday afternoon with a lunch hour matinee at Albany, a familiar face will roam the sidelines.

Baseball coach Chris Stack, who led the Flying Horses to a Class A baseball title in 2021, and reached the semi-finals three months ago, takes over for John Barber, who couldn't shake the diminishing returns that led to his leaving Holy Trinity for Troy last year. Per James Allen of Spectrum News 1 and the Albany Times-Union, Troy is now being credited with a forfeit last year, likely against South Glens Falls, which was unable to make it to Picken Field on two tries due to COVID issues. The Bulldogs will be in town September 16 for Troy's home opener.

Allen foresees a 5-3 (3-2 division) record for Stack and Troy, finishing 3rd in the Capital Division. The division losses, he figures, will be against the two teams he puts ahead of Troy, Averill Park & Amsterdam. The non-division loss figures to be Niskayuna, I'll guess. However, judging from Allen's forecast, he also sees Troy regaining the Collar City Cup from LaSalle on September 23 at Sutton Field, and has the Cadets finishing 4th. Albany moves to the Grasso Division, with Mohonasen moving up from Class B, but still finishing last.

If you follow the logic, Troy would be 3-0 leading into the Averill Park game on September 30. If Troy does get out to a fast start, and reverts to its dominant form under Bob Burns (now at CBA), Stack, who has been an assistant coach in football, could add another title to his resume.

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As the NFL season starts tonight, some shuffling in the T-U's handicapping pool. With Liana Bonavita (WTEN) and  Jesse MacWilliam (Spectrum) having left town, the T-U brought in night sports editor Kyra Santicola onto the panel, along with Spectrum news reporter Jackson Wang and WTEN sports anchor Griffin Haas (the only sports guy at the station at the moment), joining the usual suspects (Allen, Rodger Wyland, Pete Dougherty, Chet Davis). 

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Wednesday's high school scoreboard:

Field hockey:

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 7, Shenendehowa 0.

Guilderland 1, Columbia 0.

Saratoga 3, Niskayuna 0.

Bethlehem 3, Shaker 1.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 166, Voorheesville 187.

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth 163, Johnstown 195.

Patroon Conference:

Taconic Hills 12, Hudson 0.

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 230, CBA 266.

Shen 250, Niskayuna 276.

Women's golf:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 143, LaSalle 174. These two teams will meet again at Colonie Country Club in 2 weeks in a dual meet also involving Albany Academy.

Albany Academy 117, Voorheesville 200. Kennedy Swedick earned medalist honors with a 36.

Foothills Council:

Johnstown 168, Broadalbin-Perth 186.

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 207, Bethlehem 217.

Men's soccer (some scores courtesy Capital Region Soccer):

Adirondack League:

Argyle 1, Fort Ann 0.

Bolton-Warrensburg 3, North Warren 0.

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 2, Albany Academy 1.

LaSalle 10, Lansingburgh 0.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 3, Schalmont 1.

Voorheesville 4, Cohoes 1.

Foothills Council:

Glens Falls 2, Scotia-Glenville 1.

Schuylerville & Broadalbin-Perth played to a 1-1 tie.

Queensbury 9, Gloversville 1.

Johnstown @ Hudson Falls postponed-wet grounds.

Amsterdam @ South Glens Falls postponed-weather.

Patroon Conference:

Catskill 6, Chatham 1.

Cairo-Durham 1, Hudson 0.

Taconic Hills 9, Watervliet-Heatly 1. Heatly otherwise plays in the Central Hudson Valley League, and merged with neighboring Watervliet this season.

Western Athletic Conference:

Northville 3, Middleburgh 0.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 3, Schoharie 1.

Mekeel Christian 4, Canajoharie 0.

Loudonville Christian 8, Doane Stuart 2.

OESJ 4, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 3.

Non-league:

Mechanicville 3, Greenville 1.

Coxsackie-Athens 6, Germantown 0.

Wasaren League:

Hoosic Valley 4, Stillwater 1.

Women's soccer:

Western Athletic Conference:

Northville 7, Middleburgh 0.

Fonda-Fultonville 3, Schoharie 2.

Non-league:

Coxsackie-Athens 1, Germantown 0.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 2, Rensselaer 0.

Tennis:

Foothills Council:

Hudson Falls 5, Amsterdam 2.

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 7, Guilderland 2.

Women's volleyball:

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 3, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Women's swimming & diving:

Saratoga 98, Albany 73.

Niskayuna 108, Ballston Spa 76.

Guilderville 112, Schenectady-Colonie 73.

Troy/Averill Park/Tamarac 51,  Shaker 41.

Shen 105, Burnt Hills-Scotia 76.