News & notes

 Javion McCollum returned from injury, and led four Siena players in double figures as the Saints defeated Quinnipiac, 83-76, Friday afternoon. McCollum finished with 25 points. Andrew Platek (Guilderland/North Carolina) added 19 for the Saints.

Siena will stay in Connecticut, and ring in the new year tomorrow at Fairfield.

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Traditionally, either Shenendehowa, Saratoga, or CBA would be atop the Blue division in the Suburban Council. Not this year.

Ballston Spa is undefeated at 7-0 after blowing out Hudson Falls, 92-56, on Friday night. The Scotties will travel to Zotto Gym next Friday to play Troy, which is looking to dig out of a 2-game losing streak, both in non-league play.

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The rest of Friday's action:

High schools:

Hockey:

Notre Dame-Batavia 6, Bethlehem 2. The Eagles suffer their first loss of the season.

Albany Academy 2, Geneseo/Livonia/Avon 1.

Queensbury 8, Guilderville 1.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-Ballston Spa 4, Mt. Pleasant (Section 1) 3. The two teams meet again this morning, and then the Spartan Scotties will host LaSalle in a make-up game on Monday.

Wrestling:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 36, Ravena 34.

Colleges:

Hockey:

Bowling Green 5, RPI 2.

Union 4, New Hampshire 3.

Women's basketball:

Castleton 55, RPI 53.

News & notes

 For the 2nd straight season, a local college coach is facing an investigation into some unprofessional behavior.

This time, it's at Siena.

Women's coach Jim Jabir did not accompany the team  for their road game at Rider on Thursday night, as he is being accused of making racist remarks toward some of his players. Two little used players, including Simone Walker, left the team earlier this week, and now, it seems, we know why.

You'll recall that UAlbany men's coach Dwayne Killings served a 5 game suspension at the start of this season after an incident involving a player last season. In Jabir's case, in his 2nd season as women's coach, depending on how you look at it, this could be meriting more than just a suspension. 

Stay tuned.

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Troy High finished last in its own tournament Thursday night at Zotto Gym.

For unknown reasons, the game vs. Liverpool was not listed on the school's page on Aktivate, nor was it promoted in the papers.

Anyway, Adreo Ash led all scorers with 27 points as Liverpool handed Troy its 2nd straight loss, 70-56. Terrence Clark led Troy with 22 points, and Daniel Covington added 14. The Flying Horses (4-2) are idle until next Friday when they host Ballston Spa.

The women, meanwhile, are searching for their first win of the year, and nearly got it Thursday, as they battled back from a 2nd half deficit before falling to Guilderland, 45-40. Steve Lombard's club (0-8) returns home Wednesday to play Bethlehem, and will host the Lady Dutch on January 20 before a road trip to Kingston.

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RPI's men's hockey team is spending New Year's weekend on the road. They should be using modern technology to transmit their radio broadcasts back to the 518.

There were some issues with the old school style transmission on Thursday, as RPI fell to Bowling Green, 3-1. As for WRPI, satellite transmission is possible in this day and age.

The Falcons host the Engineers again tonight.

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The rest of Thursday's high school action:

Men's basketball:

Shaker 47, Middletown 45.

Dolgeville 45, Schoharie 23.

Nottingham 59, LaSalle 44. The Cadets have also dropped two straight. Adam Myers led LaSalle with 18 points.

Corcoran 78, Albany 75.

Niskayuna 71, On-Tech Charter 22.

Bishop Grimes 64, Schenectady 63.

Averill Park 63, Saugerties 28. A rare win for Dave Pugilese's club.

Broadalbin-Perth 66, Columbia 65.

Fonda-Fultonville 42, Gloversville 41.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 59, Johnstown 49. Cobleskill picks up its 1st win of the season.

Ballston Spa 93, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 68.

Women's basketball:

Penfield 63, Niskayuna 49.

Averill Park 52, Our Lady of Lourdes 36.

Saratoga 54, Burnt Hills 53 (OT).

Mayfield 85, Galway 32.

Albany Academy 65, Taconic Hills 7 (Ouch!).

Maple Hill 72, Lansingburgh 9 (OUCH!).

Ichabod Crane 57, Hanover (NH) 36.

Argyle 52, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 49.

Hockey:

Shenendehowa 5, Fairport 2.

Bethlehem 9, Geneseo/Livonia/Avon 1.

CD Jets 7, CBA 6.

Notre Dame-Batavia 8, Albany Academy 2.

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Colleges:

Women's basketball:

Siena 68, Rider 44. Assistant Coach Terry Primm was in charge with Jim Jabir back in Loudonville. Elima Selimovic led the Saints with 16 points. Ahniysha Jackson (Albany) added 13 points, and Valencia Fontanelle-Posson (Guilderland) chipped in with 9.

UAlbany 60, Vermont 46. The Lady Danes opened defense of their America East title, and led all the way. Ellen Hahne led Albany with 16 points. Lily Phillps (Cambridge) had just 3 points. 

Wednesday's high school scoreboard, 12/28

 Scorestream, which provides results to WTEN, WNYT, and the Albany Times-Union, among other outlets, fumbled on Wednesday, getting Troy High confused with LaSalle. Apparently, the jobronies they hired as holiday interns mashed up two games into one.

Anyway, Greg Davis' Cadets fell to Cicero-North Syracuse, 72-57. Adam Myers led the Cadets with 17 points in a losing effort. Unfortunately, the result of Troy's game vs. Bishop Grimes has not been reported as of press time.

Update, 2:34 pm: Troy suffered its 1st loss of the season, falling to the Cobras, 70-67.

The rest of Wednesday's scores:

Men's basketball:

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 50, CBA 46.

Non-league:

Scotia-Glenville 51, Catskill 30.

Lansingburgh 73, Watervliet 63. The Knights snap a 2 game losing streak.

Queensbury 47, Averill Park 33.

Schenectady 76, Liverpool 72.

Galway 62, Fort Edward 29.

Burnt Hills 75, Saugerties 42.

Niskayuna 63, Middletown 55.

Gloversville 59, Cobleskill-Richmondville 55 (OT).

Fonda-Fultonville 55, Johnstown 25.

Northville 61, Mayfield 60 (OT).

Middleburgh 70, Wells 33.

Saratoga Catholic 61, Warrensburg 48.

Duanesburg 76, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 51.

Albany 66, Bishop Ludden 63.

Tuesday:

Bethlehem 62, LaSalle Academy (NYC) 48.

Taconic (MA) 62, Guilderland 43.

Chittenango 84, Schalmont 67.

CBA 67, Utica Proctor 58.

Warrensburg 68, Loudonville Christian 46.

Mayfield 57, Middleburgh 42.

Saratoga Catholic 60, Cambridge 35.

Duanesburg 80, Greenville 36.

Pittsfield 65, Colonie 62.

Northville 73, Wells 24.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 69, Cairo-Durham 64.

Glens Falls 62, Lake George 31.

Women's basketball:

Shenendehowa 79, Bishop Ludden 44.

Utica Proctor 47, Amsterdam 36.

Albany 71, Walkill 58.

Ichabod Crane 56, Troy 32. The Lady Horses are 0-7 heading into tonight's game vs. Guilderland.

Simsbury (CT) 63, Bethlehem 58. Caroline Davis led the Eagles with 22 points as Bethlehem suffers its 1st loss. Simsbury's coach is Sam Zullo, son of former Shen coach Jim Zullo.

Webster-Schroeder 51, Colonie 44.

Albany Academy 60, Niskayuna 50.

Penfield 73, Saratoga 52.

Scotia-Glenville 56, Hoosick Falls 45.

Hudson Falls 69, Warrensburg 47.

Mohonasen 50, Broadalbin-Perth 37.

Our Lady of Lourdes 58, Burnt Hills 45.

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 52, Cobleskill-Richmondville 36.

Tuesday:

Catholic Central 57, Columbia 33.

Albany 79, Liverpool 47.

Hockey:

Adirondack 3, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-Ballston Spa 2.

Saratoga 4, Cortland 2.

CBA 4, Guilderville 3.

West Genesee 4, Shenendehowa 1.

Mohawks Tournament:

Mohawks 5, Tupper Lake 1.

LaSalle 2, Mohawk Valley 1 (OT).

Tuesday's high school scoreboard, 12/27

 It's holiday tournament week in Section II for basketball & hockey. Some tournaments wrap up today, while others will start, including the Uncle Sam Holiday Classic at Troy High for the men, and the Shenendehowa tournament at the Impact Center in Halfmoon for the women.

Tuesday's results:

Hockey:

Pelham 3, Saratoga 2.

Mohawks tournament at Union College:

Mohawks 5, Mohawk Valley 1.

LaSalle 10, Tupper Lake 3. Michael Nocera had 5 goals for the Cadets. 

LaSalle & the Mohawks will trade opponents this morning, as the Mohawks will play Tupper Lake at 8:30, with Mohawk Valley-LaSalle to follow at 10:45.

Men's basketball:

Hudson Falls 70, Schuylerville 30.

Mohonasen 73, Catskill 46.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 75, Columbia 72.

Hoosick Falls 59, South Glens Falls 56.

Women's basketball:

Amsterdam 58, Notre Dame-Utica 52.

Mohonasen 64, Scotia-Glenville 41.

Broadalbin-Perth 69, Hoosick Falls 30.

Bethlehem 62, Bishop Ludden 50. Ellie Cerf had 20 points, and Kaitlyn Robbins added 10 for the Eagles. 

Ravena 64, Middleburgh 13.

Colnnie 61, Warwick Valley 47.

Shenendehowa 66, Brooklyn Law & Tech 54.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 76, Loudonville Christian 12.

Mayfield 46, Whitehall 39.

Not all of today's games are listed in the newspapers due to space considerations and/or schools not submitting the information.

They wouldn't get a ticker tape parade, but..........

 The Troy High softball team reunited last Thursday for a special occasion at City Hall. The 22-3 Flying Horses were recognized by the Troy City Council for their accomplishments, reaching the state semifinals before being eliminated.

Photo courtesy The Record.

Coach Sean Geisel's club graduated only three seniors in 2022, so they'll have their nucleus, including ace pitcher Olivia DeCitise, back for the 2023 season.

Before the city discontinued the Flag Day parade in 2019, you would think the team would've been honored at such an event this year. But, just imagine if they go all the way to the state title this coming season.......

News & notes

 Per Aktivate (formerly Schedule Galaxy), Gloversville has moved their men's basketball game vs. Troy again, this time to January 7, likely due to a Foothills Council scheduling conflict due to postponements the last two Fridays. Tip time is 6 pm.

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Speaking of Troy, their spring sports schedule is slowly rolling out. The schedules for men's tennis, softball, baseball, & lacrosse will be out after the start of 2023. Per Aktivate, they're scheduling track meets on four consecutive days in May, weather permitting, of course.

Anyway, this is what we have at press time for softball, lacrosse, & baseball:

Softball:

April 5: @ Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake.

April 8: Whitesboro.

April 10: Chatham (the JV's will meet at Chatham on April 1).

May 8: @ Schuylerville.

The rest of the Suburban Council schedule should be out as early as next month.

Baseball:

April 5: @ Burnt Hills.

May 8: @ CBA.

Lacrosse:

April 6: @ Burnt Hills.

April 25: Albany.

May 11: @ CBA

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The Albany Empire have a relatively famous name on their roster for 2023, and perhaps beyond.

Vincent Testaverde, Jr., son of the former Miami Hurricanes & NFL (Jets, Dallas, Tampa Bay, Cleveland, etc.) QB, signed earlier this week, marking his return to the 518 after spending a season at UAlbany, and will challenge incumbent Sam Castronuovo for the starting job. This should be fun. Bank on this. Autograph seekers will be searching for the elder Testaverde, should he be in attendance at MVP Arena during the season.

Merry Christmas, everyone.

High School Fridays: The weather outside is frightful........

 And it's already playing havoc with tonight's schedule. The following games have been postponed:

Hockey:

Queensbury @ CBA.

Bethlehem @ Adirondack.

Women's basketball:

Troy @ Academy of Holy Names.

The announcement was made at Holy Names a short time ago, as it also postpones Alumni Recognition Night at the school. No make-up dates have been set, and for both teams, it is their 2nd postponement in as many weeks.

Speaking of Troy, for the 2nd time in 3 weeks, some weasel allegedly has included a malicious link to the school's Twitter feed promoting tonight's game. Did the same thing prior to the Burnt Hills game 2 weeks ago.

As of right now, the only remaining hockey game on the schedule, LaSalle @ Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-Ballston Spa, is still on with a 7:45 puck drop at the Schenectady County Recreational Facility. That could still change in the next five hours.

Update, 5:56 pm.: LaSalle @ Burnt Hills has been postponed. No make-up date set.

Holy Names is coming off a 78-19 blowout win over Lansingburgh yesterday.

Earlier today, in non-league action, Albany's undefeated women's basketball team, defeated Rome Free Academy, 67-60.

Some more scores from Thursday:

Women's basketball:

South Glens Falls 64, Glens Falls 43.

Men's basketball:

Glens Falls 69, South Glens Falls 68.

News & notes

 Due to an administrative error at Siena, the women's basketball game at Fairleigh Dickinson was cancelled Wednesday afternoon, and will not be rescheduled. The Saints are now idle until MAAC play begins next week.

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For the 2nd straight week, inclement weather threatens the Friday high school sports schedule. Check with your schools, even though Christmas break begins tomorrow, to see if Friday's games are still on. Depending on where you live, they may or may not be.

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After having the game cancelled the last two seasons due to COVID, Siena's men's basketball team will finally take the court at American University this afternoon. Tip time is 1 pm, and the game can be heard on ALT 104.9 FM in the 518.

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Wednesday's high school scoreboard:

Wrestling:

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 37, Bethlehem 32.

Swimming:

Gloversville-Mayfield 86, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 65.

Glens Falls 94, Queensbury 70.

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Schalmont 22, LaSalle 10. Zach Bombard rolled a perfect game for LaSalle, finishing with a 836 triple in a losing effort.

Foothills Council:

South Glens Falls 3, Scotia-Glenville 1.

Women's bowling:

Suburban Council:

Colonie-Shaker 32, Bethlehem 0.

Schenectady 26, Averill Park 6.

Columbia 31, Niskayuna 1.

Hockey:

Bethlehem 7, LaSalle 2.

Skiing:

Queensbury won the Johnsburg Invitational for the men, while Shenendehowa won the women's tournament.

Women's basketball:

Wasaren League:

Cambridge 53, Hoosic Valley 23. Cambridge led, 25-14, at the break, and outscored Hoosic Valley, 28-9, in the 2nd half.

Western Athletic Conference:

Duanesburg 62, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 29.

Schoharie 36, Middleburgh 29.

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Traditionally, the Harlem Globetrotters hit town in February. Not so this season. The 'Trotters bring their tour to MVP Arena on Monday at 7. Tickets start at $21. After the horror show ye scribe witnessed in 2010, they are back to their more traditional format vs. the Washington Generals. We think.

Tuesday's high school scoreboard, 12/20

 Men's basketball:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 77, LaSalle 76.

Mohonasen 53, Cobleskill-Richmondville 51.

Schalmont 78, Voorheesville 64.

Catholic Central 77, Lansingburgh 69. 2nd straight loss for the Knights.

Foothills Council:

Johnstown 63, Scotia-Glenville 47.

Hudson Falls 69, Gloversville 36.

Glens Falls 64, Queensbury 49.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 64, Cairo-Durham 43.

Chatham 71, Catskill 34.

Suburban Council:

Albany 52, Averill Park 31.

Burnt Hills 61, Columbia 54.

Troy 74, Saratoga 67. Troy is now 4-0.

Colonie 51, CBA 47.

Shenendehowa 74, Schenectady 67.

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 90, Mechanicville 51.

Stillwater 58, Saratoga Catholic 25.

Hoosic Valley 96, Cambridge 41.

Non-league:

Mt. Anthony Union 77, Hoosick Falls 76.

Women's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Corinth 44, Warrensburg 34.

Whitehall 42, Hartford 27.

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 89, Mohonasen 45.

Ravena 60, Cohoes 56.

Ichabod Crane 70, Academy of Holy Names 41.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 76, Albany Leadership 37.

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 65, Troy 40. Natasha Chudy led all scorers with 27 points. Ava Mamone had a season high 15 points for winless Troy (0-6), which had its highest point total of the young season.

Shenendehowa 70, Schenectady 13.

Columbia 52, Burnt Hills 38. MK Lescault led the suddenly skidding Spartans with 14 points.

Niskayuna 36, Shaker 32.

Guilderland 50, Ballston Spa 37.

Non-league:

Bethlehem 68, Queensbury 27.

Swimming:

Guilderland-Voorheesville 101, Shaker 72.

Johnstown 80, Hudson Falls/South Glens Falls 62.

Saratoga 97, Niskayuna 75.

Shenendehowa 111, Bethlehem 75.

Burnt Hills-Scotia 95, Schenectady-Colonie 54.

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Ravena 25, Voorheesville 7.

Patroon Conference:

Hudson 5, Taconic Hills 0.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 25, Shaker 7.

Guilderland 22, CBA 10.

Shenendehowa 23 1/2, Colonie 8 1/2.

Bethlehem 17 1/2, Albany 14 1/2.

Averill Park 25, Burnt Hills 7.

News & notes

 Another day, another coach leaves.

Except that in this case, Union football coach Jeff Behrman is leaving town now, returning to his home state of Ohio to take the head coaching job at his alma mater, John Carroll, which, like Union, is a Division III school in football. Behrman was a quarterback at John Carroll in the 90's, and, in 10 years at Union (9 seasons due to COVID in 2020), he was 42-20, his final game a loss to RPI in the Battle For The Dutchmen's Shoes in November.

Behrman begins his new job in 2 weeks. Best wishes to him as he begins the next phase of his career.

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Frontier League MVP Brantley Bell is saying good-bye, as well.

The Tri-City Valleycats sold Bell's contract to San Diego, which means he'll be at the Padres' camp in Arizona come February..

Said camp is in Peoria, Arizona, close to Bell's hometown of Phoenix. Bell believes the Padres will try to place him with a Class AA team in the minors.

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It was six of one, and half a dozen of the other for Siena on Monday.

The men defeated St. Bonaventure, 76-70, at MVP Arena. Javian McCollum led the Saints with 24 points. Jackson Stormo added 14 points, and Andrew Platek (Guilderland/North Carolina0 had 11.

Meanwhile, in suburban Maryland, the Lady Saints coughed up a 1st quarter, and never regained control in a 65-59 loss to Mt. St. Mary's. Ahniysha Jackson (Albany) had 13 points, while Valencia Fontanelle-Posson (Guilderland) was held to just 4. Siena is on break until MAAC play begins December 29 at Rider.

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Monday's high school scoreboard:

Swimming:

Ballston Spa 95, Queensbury 71.

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 29, Catholic Central 3.

Women's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen def. Lansingburgh.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 27, Schenectady 5.

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Hudson Valley Community College hosted a Coaches vs. Cancer tournament on Sunday. It's events like this that should have HVCC negotiating with CDTA to have extra bus runs on Sundays. Anyway........

Results:

Duanesburg 64, Maple Hill 32.

Ichabod Crane 84, Taconic Hills 54.

Averill Park 57, Mohonasen 56.

Glens Falls 74, Cohoes 41.

Colonie 55, Lansingburgh 52. 1st loss of the season for the Knights.

Niskayuna 54, Green Tech 48.

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 58, Columbia 46.

News & notes

 When the Albany Patroons' season ended earlier this year, there were indications that coach/general manager Will Brown would return next season.

A lot has changed.

Three months before the 2023 season begins, the Patroons now must find a new coach and general manager, as Brown stepped down on Saturday. His goal is to get back into the college ranks at any level. A gig as a pro coach or scout is not out of the question, either. Son Jackson is currently at Russell Sage.

Best wishes to Coach Brown. We'll see him again soon.

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Saturday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

LaSalle 5, CBA 3. Chase Rose led the Cadets (3-2-1 overall, 2-0 CDHSHL) with 2 goals.

Shenendehowa 2, Massena 0.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-Ballston Spa 7, CD Jets 2. The Jets fall from the ranks of the unbeaten.

Earlier today:

"Guilderville" 10, Northeast Clinton 2.

Men's basketball:

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 59, Guilderland 47.

Non-league:

Greenwich 65, Canajoharie 33.

Hoosic Valley 64, Voorheesville 52.

Albany Academy 62, Blythewood (South Carolina) 60.

Watervilet 91, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 54.

Women's basketball:

Waterford 38, Mekeel Christian 21.

Albany 64, White Plains 60.

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Former Tri-City Valleycat Jayson Schroeder, who spent part of a season in Troy, was released by the Houston Astros recently. Schroeder never reached the majors with the current World Series champions, and was wildly inconsistent when he was here. Now, he's likely to be opening a piano school.........

News & notes

 He spent but a year, launching his coaching career after a playing career that included a stint with the Knicks.

On Friday, it was reported that former Siena coach Louis Orr had passed away at 64. Current coach Carmen Maciariello played for Orr during the 2000-1 season, and, in an interview with the Albany Times-Union, described Orr as an "amazing person". 

Orr was hired away to Seton Hall the very next year, spent 5 seasons there (2001-6), then 7 at Bowling Green. He finished at .500 (201-201) for his career.

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Troy High & Averill Park have rescheduled their basketball games, postponed last night, for Tuesday, January 24, during midterm week. Game times stay the same, with tipoff around 6 pm for both the men (at Averill Park) and the women (at Zotto Memorial Gym).

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You know winter is around the corner when the Albany FireWolves open the home portion of their season tonight at MVP Arena vs. Rochester. Game time is sometime after 7 pm, and the game will be shown on WNYA (Spectrum Cable channel 1215).

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The remainder of Thursday's high school scoreboard:

Women's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Warrensburg 63, Argyle-Fort Edward 19.

Foothills Council:

South Glens Falls 54, Scotia-Glenville 28.

Queensbury 48, Hudson Falls 39.

Schuylerville 46, Glens Falls 34.

Broadalbin-Perth 85, Johnstown 9. The Patriots led, 30-2, at the break. Ouch!

Amsterdam 46, Gloversville 26.

Wasaren League:

Greenwich 84, Emma Willard 31.

News & notes

 Albany Academy's Kennedy Swedick was named the women's golf Player of The Year by the Albany Times-Union for the 4th straight season. She is also one of 4 Bears to make the 1st team. Dare we think she'll make it 5 in a row when she starts her senior season in September?

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To the surprise of absolutely no one, tonight's basketball schedule has been wiped out by the preseason winter storm in the 518. In addition, Troy High has postponed tomorrow's non-league JV & varsity games vs. the Utica Academy of Science. A quick check of the hockey schedule shows that as of now, only the Albany Academy-Bethlehem game has been postponed. Everyone else will follow in short order before the day is over. No makeup dates have been set as of press time.

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Thursday's high school scoreboard:

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 8, LaSalle 3.

Foothills Council:

Glens Falls 4, Scotia 0.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 5, Cairo-Durham 0.

Suburban Council:

CBA 25, Bethlehem 7.

Averill Park 17, Shenendehowa 15.

Niskayuna 23, Guilderland 9.

Colonie 27, Columbia 5.

Saratoga 22, Albany 10.

Troy 25, Ballston Spa 7. Troy snaps a 3 match losing streak. Olivia DeCitise continued her hot start with a 670 triple.

Swimming:

Glens Falls 89, Hudson Falls-South Glens Falls 58.

Gloversville-Mayfield 92, Queensbury 76.

Late basketball scores from Wednesday:

Adirondack League:

Granville 85, Fort Edward 37.

Hadley-Luzerne 56, Lake George 39.

North Warren 69, Whitehall 67.

Corinth 55, Salem 50.

Argyle 64, Hartford 52.

Foothills Council:

Schuylerville 71, Broadalbin-Perth 52.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 53, Germantown 39.

Western Athletic Conference:

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 60, Mayfield 46.

Schoharie 61, Canajoharie 48.

Fonda-Fultonville 46, Northville 20.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 83, Middleburgh 31.

Duanesburg 73, OESJ 33.

Non-league:

Hawthorne Valley 51, Loudonville Christian 35.

Women's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Warrensburg 64, Fort Ann 18.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 59, Waterford 31.

Cambridge 53, Stillwater 21.

Western Athletic Conference:

Mayfield 68, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 44.

Canajoharie 45, Schoharie 36.

Fonda-Fultonville 52, Northville 49.

Duanesburg 51, OESJ 28.

Wednesday's high school scoreboard, 12/14

 Hockey:

CBA 4, Albany Academy 0.

Saratoga & Adirondack played to a 1-1 draw.

Queensbury 4, Shenendehowa 2.

Wrestling:

Hudson Falls 66, Schuylerville-Greenwich 6.

Men's bowling:

Foothills Council:

Scotia-Glenville 4, Queensbury 0.

Women's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Schalmont 28 1/2, Ravena 3 1/2.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 30, Bethlehem 2.

Colonie 30, Saratoga 2.

Men's basketball:

Non-league:

Albany Academy 70, Utica Academy of Science 45.

Colonial Council:

Tuesday:

Ravena 57, Cobleskill-Richmondville 53.

Catholic Central 88, Mohonasen 39.

Patroon Conference:

Tuesday:

Chatham 65, Coxsackie-Athens 46.

Suburban Council:

Tuesday:

Saratoga 56, Bethlehem 46.

Wasaren League:

Hoosic Valley 82, Greenwich 51.

Non-league:

Tuesday:

Mekeel Christian 89, Central Christian 53.

Women's basketball:

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 60, Germantown 7. Greenville led, 39-1, at the break.

Wasaren League:

Greenwich 77, Hoosic Valley 10.

Western Athletic Conference:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 66, Middleburgh 21.

Galway 35, Fort Plain 16.

Adirondack League:

Tuesday:

Whitehall 72, North Warren 17.

Corinth 80, Argyle-Fort Edward 20.

Hadley-Luzerne 62, Lake George 24.

Salem 51, Hartford 46.

Patroon Conference:

Tuesday:

Rensselaer 65, Albany Leadership 48.

Watervliet 53, Maple Hill 52.

News & notes

 It's clear Troy High's bowling team is not sneaking up on anyone anymore.

Dennis Poutre's Flying Horses dropped their 3rd straight Tuesday, 19-13, to Saratoga. Olivia DeCitise led Troy with a 660 triple, followed by Christian Rasmussen with a 603. They'll try to right the ship on Thursday vs. Ballston Spa, as they continue their homestand at Uncle Sam Lanes.

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There's some even sadder news coming from Troy High. 

Bill Schnellbaecher, who coached bowling, football, golf, & baseball over the course of a 34 year career in the Troy district, passed away Sunday at the age of 86 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at Leahy Funeral Home.

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The rest of Tuesday's high school action:

Men's volleyball:

Taconic Hills 3, Hudson 1.

Hockey:

"Guilderville" 3, Mohawks 2.

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Schalmont 17 1/2, Voorheesville 14 1/2.

Voorheesville 26, Cobleskill-Richmondville 6. We don't know when this match took place, other than it was submitted late to the press.

Mohonasen 31, LaSalle 1. Matt Rogers led Mohon with a 737 triple.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 5, Chatham 0.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 29, Schenectady 3.

Colonie 19, CBA 13.

Averill Park 28, Albany 4.

Shaker 17, Niskayuna 15.

Burnt Hills 20, Columbia 12.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 5, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Women's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 29, Ravena 3.

Non-league:

Schalmont 25, Mechanicville 7.

Swimming:

Albany 90, CBA-Troy 78.

Shenendehowa 107, Saratoga 79.

Guilderland-Voorheesville 96, Niskayuna 78.

Bethlehem 85, Shaker 72.

Schenectady-Colonie 157, Ballston Spa 130.

Monday:

Fonda-Fultonville-Johnstown 87, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 66.

Men's basketball:

Colonial Council:

Lansingburgh 72, Ichabod Crane 56.

LaSalle 82, Cohoes 46.

Foothills Council:

Amsterdam 90, Johnstown 57.

Gloversville 61, Scotia-Glenville 26.

Hudson Falls 60, Glens Falls 51.

Queensbury 65, South Glens Falls 50.

Patroon Conference:

Watervliet 56, Maple Hill 43.

Suburban Council:

Troy 62, Shaker 59. The Bison blew a 4th quarter lead, and there were 5 lead changes in the final frame alone.

Schenectady 66, Guilderland 46.

Burnt Hills 49, Niskayuna 48.

Ballston Spa 48, Colonie 44.

Columbia 57, Albany 40.

Monday: 

Non-league:

Middleburgh 45, Sharon Springs 38.

OESJ 56, Loudonville Christian  48.

Fort Plain 48, Johnstown 44.

Saratoga Catholic 52, Mayfield 36.

Women's basketball:

Colonial Council:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 61, Ravena 50.

Catholic Central 56, Mohonasen 35.

Ichabod Crane 73, Lansingburgh 20.

Patroon Conference:

Catskill 68, Taconic Hills 28.

Suburban Council:

Niskayuna 54, Burnt Hills 48.

Shaker 52, Troy 32.

Bethlehem 61, Saratoga 48.

Albany 74, Columbia 43.

Colonie 63, Ballston Spa 30.

Monday:

Foothills Council:

Hudson Falls 38, Glens Falls 35.

Broadalbin-Perth 52, Schuylerville 50.

Amsterdam 66, Johnstown 6. The Rams shut out the Lady Bills in the first half, leading 39-0 at the break.

Western Athletic Conference:

Northville 53, Schoharie 27.

Non-league:

Warrensburg 55, Galway 28.

Mayfield 69, Hoosic Valley 23.

It's the mascots that have to go

 "We are not cartoons. We are living, breathing people. Just the thought of being a mascot is very degrading."---Ronald LaFrance, Jr., Chief of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, 12/12/22.

In a nutshell, Chief LaFrance's statement sums up the feelings of Native American tribes in New York, and, for that matter, across the country. After months of debate in the Cambridge School District in Washington County, an issue still not resolved internally, the NY Board of Regents ruled Monday that by the end of the current school year, several school districts across the state will have to retire their Native American imagery, though some team names might be retained, as the Regents are taking that under advisement.

Cambridge is one of at least three districts in Section II that uses "Indians" as the team nickname, Glens Falls and Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk come to mind fairly quickly. According to Kathleen Moore in the Albany Times-Union this morning, some schools, such as Colonie & Mechanicville, gave up their mascots long ago, while retaining the nickname "Raiders". Colonie's teams are known as the Garnet Raiders, while Mechanicville's are the Red Raiders.

And, then, there are the "Warriors", such as Averill Park, Stillwater, Niskayuna (Silver), and Mohonasen (Mighty Warriors). On Monday, the Regents ruled that Mohonasen will have to give up its mascot at the end of the season, if not sooner. The school name is an amalgam of three NY tribes, Mohawk, Onondaga, & Seneca.

This less offensive logo figures to be the default for Mohonasen going forward.

According to Ruth Turner, a member of the Regents, this move should've been made a long time ago. Each district will argue about tradition, and the unwillingness to forsake it. We're moving toward 2023. Traditions can change or be amended.

This wave of political correctness isn't over yet. Seems the next move would be to amend some school names to remove references to slave owners of centuries past. And that will be an even tougher task.

Saturday's high school & college scoreboard, 12/10

 High schools:

Hockey:

Bethlehem 3, "Guilderville" 1.

CD Jets, 7, LaSalle 4.

Men's basketball:

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 52, Ravena 42.

Western Athletic Conference:

OESJ 56, Canajoharie 46.

Non-league:

Canisius 56, Albany Academy 48.

Saratoga 67, Jamesville-DeWitt 56.

Friday:

Colonial Council:

Lansingburgh 74, Mohonasen 60.

LaSalle 62, Schalmont 56.

Patroon Conference:

Taconic Hills 64, Germantown 14.

Suburban Council:

Colonie 90, Guilderland 22. The Raiders bounce back after losing to Troy on Tuesday.

Ballston Spa 54, Shenendehowa 43.

Shaker 66, Bethlehem 62.

Western Athletic Conference:

Notre Dame-Bischop Gibbons 57, Schoharie 53.

Middleburgh 57, Fort Plain 55.

Mayfield 56, Galway 44.

Duanesburg 39, Fonda-Fultonville 38.

Non-league:

Central Valley 84, OESJ 34.

Little Falls 73, Canajoharie 29.

Mekeel Christian 89, Grace Christian 49.

Women's basketball:

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 55, Ravena 49.

Non-league:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 57, Fonda-Fultonville 43.

Albany 67, Bishop Ludden 62.

Ursuline 57, Saratoga 47.

Friday:

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 60, Cobleskill-Richmondville 38.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 75, Chatham 17.

Watervliet 90, Rensselaer 26.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 79, Ballston Spa 40.
Saratoga 39, Averill Park 37.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 44, Hoosick Falls 23.

Tamarac 62, Waterford 25.

Colleges:

Men's hockey:

Princeton 6, RPI 5.

Women's hockey:

RPI 3 Brown 0.

Yale 8, Union 1.

Men's basketball:

Southern Connecticut State 96, College of St. Rose 72. Shane O'Dell (Schalmont) had 18 points, and Keegan Zoller (Ballston Spa) added 15 in a losing effort for the Golden Knights.

RPI 82, Bard 44.

Hudson Valley 83, Corning 71.

Cobleskill 74, Canton 63.

Providence 93, UAlbany 55.

Women's basketball:

Siena 62, Colgate 58. Ahniysha Jackson (Albany) had 12 points, while Valencia Fontanelle-Posson (Guilderland) added 8 for Siena.

Boston College 74, UAlbany 62. Ellen Hahne led Albany with 22 points. Lilly Phillips (Cambridge) added 12, and Grace Heeps (Columbia/UMass) had 8.

Hudson Valley 87, Corning 25.

RPI 68, Bard 33.
Cobleskill 85, Canton 81.

Friday's high school & college scoreboard, 12/9

 Catching up on Friday's action:

Hockey:

LaSalle 4, Mohawks 1. Chase Rose led the way with 2 goals as LaSalle wins their league opener.

Bethlehem 4, CBA 1.

Queensbury 8, Saratoga 3.

Non-league:

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-Ballston Spa 7, Canton 2.

Clarkstown 6, Adirondack 1.

Earlier today:

Mohawks 3, Saratoga 2.

Non-league:

Clarkstown 6, Shenendehowa 1.

Potsdam 10, Burnt Hills 7.

Men's basketball:

Friday:

Adirondack League:

Warrensburg 52, Whitehall 43.

Hartford 72, Fort Edward 35.

North Warren 58, Lake George 48.

Argyle 84, Salem 41.

Colonial Council:

Catholic Central 81, Cohoes 32.

Patroon Conference:

Watervliet 71, Rensselaer 67.

Chatham 64, Maple Hill 45.

Suburban Council:

Troy 87, Burnt Hills 86. 

Schenectady 46, CBA 36.

Saratoga 53, Averill Park 31.

Non-league:

Albany Academy 85, Canisius 47.

McDowell 54, Hudson 51.

Late Thursday:

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 67, Cairo-Durham 47.

Women's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Corinth 62, Fort Ann 13.

Lake George 51, North Warren 15.

Colonial Council:

Academy of Holy Names 55, Schalmont 47.

Patroon Conference:

Catskill 67, Hudson 37.

Suburban Council:

Albany 50, Niskayuna 47.

Bethlehem 55, Shaker 52. Kaitlyn Robbins & Ellie Cerf had 18 points each to lead the Eagles.

Colonie 58, Guilderland 39.

Wasaren League:

Greenwich 65, Stillwater 28.

Non-league:

Columbia 55, Duanesburg 47.

Late Thursday:

Adirondack League:

Whitehall 85, Warrensburg 33.

Colleges:

Women's basketball:

Middlebury 53, Skidmore 29.

Women's hockey:

Yale 3, RPI 0.

Brown 3, Union 1.

Men's hockey:

Quinnipiac 8, RPI 3.

High School Fridays: Growing pains (Burnt Hills @ Troy, women's basketball, 12/9/22)

 It's easy to identify the biggest problems 1st year Troy women's basketball coach Steve Lombard is facing after just four games.

Nine players on the roster.

Not enough varsity experience. Most of this year's team was promoted from junior varsity

A clear case of nerves under duress.

The latter became more and more evident in the 2nd half in the home opener tonight vs. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake. Troy actually led after the first quarter, but the Lady Spartans went into the break with a four point lead, 17-13, and it grew from there. Gary Bynom's club outscored the Lady Horses, 13-5, in the final frame to come away with a 47-31 win, handing Lombard's young team their 4th straight loss. The losing streak actually extends back to the end of last season.

During the 2nd half, Burnt Hills turned up the pressure. They had been forcing turnovers all night, showing no mercy. They had a full complement of players, enabling Bynom to make substitutions more frequently to keep fresh players on the court. Troy? Not so much. Lombard had to spot his subs a little more liberally. Not that it'd matter in the final outcome.

Check the video:

If you're a Troy High booster, it's easy to get angry over the losing, and there are very few gimme's on this year's schedule, if any at all. The margin tonight was 16, which would be an improvement. The "Murderer's Row" schedule continues next week at Shaker, then back at Zotto Gym for a rematch with Averill Park.

News & notes

 Siena's men's basketball team was back on national television on Wednesday, this time on FS2 (Spectrum channel 401), and dropped a 75-68 decision to Georgetown, leaving Siena 1-1 vs. the Big East this season. The Hoyas, coached by former star Patrick Ewing, used a 12-0 run in the 2nd half to take control of the game.

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Condolences to the family of local baseball umpire David Simon, 51, who passed away earlier this week. Simon worked a number of local college games, including Siena, and also other college leagues around the country.

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Due to space limitations, Thursday's swimming & diving results didn't appear in the papers this morning. The only result we have is Queensbury beating Johnstown-Fonda-Fultonville, 102-80. Those space limitations,  by the way, were caused by the publication of Wednesday's basketball scores, which should've made the paper in time for Thursday, but, well......!

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Earlier this morning, Troy High issued a notice on Twitter warning users about a fake message from the NYS Public High School Athletic Association in relation to tonight's women's home opener vs. Burnt Hills, warning of a possible malicious link to the game being streamed on Roku. If Troy is using its own YouTube channel tonight, it won't be an issue. I'd imagine Burnt Hills is also issuing the same warning.

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Wednesday & Thursday's high school scoreboard:

Men's basketball:

Wednesday:

Adirondack League:

North Warren 51, Warrensburgh 47.

Fort Edward 42, Salem 39.

Hartford 56, Fort Ann 43.

Western Athletic Conference:

Northville 41, Schoharie 39.

Fort Plain 56, Canajoharie 44.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 73, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 55.

Galway 59, OESJ 45.

Duanesburg 63, Mayfield 39.

Non-league:

Johnstown 45, Ravena 39.

Women's basketball:

Wednesday:

Wasaren League:

Emma Willard 46, Hoosic Valley 39.

Greenwich 91, Berlin-New Lebanon 19.

Mechanicville 90, Cambridge 46.

Stillwater 52, Waterford 41.

Western Athletic Conference:

Canajoharie 43, Fort Plain 33.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 55, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 45.

Fonda-Fultonville 60, Middleburgh 20.

Galway 39, OESJ 29.

Duanesburg 73, Mayfield 38.

Non-league:

Amsterdam 44, Schalmont 39.

Glens Falls 59, Ballston Spa 54.

Thursday:

Albany Academy 54, Columbia 50.

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 24, Mechanicville 8.

Foothills Council:

Amsterdam 4, Scotia-Glenville 0.

Hudson Falls 4, Broadalbin-Perth 0.

Patroon Conference:

Chatham 5, Taconic Hills 0.

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 25, Saratoga 7.

Burnt Hills 17, CBA 15.

Shenendehowa 21, Albany 11.

Shaker & Ballston Spa ended in a 16-16 tie. Shaker won the tiebreaker by 5 pins.

Troy @ Averill Park was postponed, rescheduled to January 23.

Women's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 29, Mechanicville 3.