News & notes

 Field hockey tends to fly under the radar in Section II, under-reported in relation to other fall sports.

Still, the sectional tournament gets underway Tuesday, with the championships to be decided next Sunday at Schuylerville.

There is no Class AA in field hockey, so let's go on to the pairings:

Class A:

Saratoga gets a bye directly into the semi-finals.

#7 Columbia @ #2 Guilderland.

#6 Niskayuna @ #3 Bethlehem.

#5 Shenendehowa @ #4 Shaker. Winner will play Saratoga.

The semi-finals are on October 25.

Class B:

Burnt Hills opens defense of its state title October 26, hosting #4 Scotia-Glenville. The other semi-final will see Foothills Council rivals South Glens Falls & Queensbury meet.

Class C:

Hoosick Falls, like Saratoga, gets a 1st round bye.

#5 Salem-Cambridge @ #4 Schuylerville. The winner plays Hoosick Falls.

#6 Greenwich @ #3 Granville.

#7 Corinth @ #2 Johnstown.

There's a good chance Schuylerville not only will host the final, but play in it.

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Saturday's scoreboard:

Women's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Corinth 1, Whitehall 0.

Bolton-Warrensburg 1, Fort Ann 0.

Lake George 3, Hadley-Luzerne 0.

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 1, Glens Falls 0.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 4, Catskill 0.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 10, Schenectady 0.

Niskayuna 3, Averill Park 1.

Non-league:

Mechanicville 1, Schuylerville 0.

Tamarac & Fonda-Fultonville played to a 1-1 tie.

Men's soccer:

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth 3, Amsterdam 1.

South Glens Falls 3, Johnstown 0.

Patroon Conference:

Chatham 1, Taconic Hills 0.

Greenville 4, Coxsackie-Athens 1.

Maple Hill 2, Catskill 1.

Hudson 4, Germantown 2.

Suburban Council:

Niskayuna 4, Averill Park 1.

Shaker 4, CBA 1.

Bethlehem 8, Troy 0. The Flying Horses finish the regular season on a 7 game losing streak, and have been shut out in six of the seven games, including the last five in a row.

Columbia 3, Schenectady 0.

Saratoga 6, Ballston Spa 0.

Shenendehowa 5, Burnt Hills 0.

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 4, Stillwater 2.

Western Athletic Conference:

Mayfield 1, Galway 0.

Fort Plain 3, Canajoharie 2.

Non-league:

Guilderland 5, Mohonasen 0.

Voorheesville 4, Waterford 1.

Mechanicville 3, Cohoes 0.

Loudonville Christian 9, Doane Stuart 1.

Football:

Late Friday:

Class A:

Ballston Spa 50, South Glens Falls 6.

Class B:

Hudson Falls 66, Green Tech 48.

Non-league:

Cambridge-Salem 61, Corinth/Fort Edward/Hadley-Luzerne 0.

Stillwater 55, Mechanicville 14.

Granville-Whitehall 66, Watervliet 0.

Saturday:

Class AA:

Colonie 34, Schenectady 14.

Class A:

Niskayuna 35, Albany 16.

Class B:

Ravena 48, Cohoes 0.

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Saturday's local college results were as different as night & day.

UAlbany had a chance to finally pick up a league win, but a 2 point conversion failed in overtime, enabling Hampton to escape with a 38-37 win. Meanwhile, across the river in Troy, RPI rallied in the 4th quarter with 2 touchdowns to beat Hobart, 16-13, avenging a loss last year on the road.

On the ice, RPI's men's team remains undefeated with a 7-4 win over Army. The women, however, dropped a 4-1 decision to Mercyhurst, whose men's team was swept by RPI last week. The Lady Engineers are off to a 0-6 start.