News & notes

 In the course of his managerial career, the late Billy Martin was hired & fired five different times by the Yankees' mercurial owner, George Steinbrenner.

More than a year after accepting a job with an expansion team in Oklahoma that ended up going belly-up, Derrick Rowland, "Mr. Patroon", is coming home to coach the Patroons for the 3rd time.

Also known as "Dr. D" for his defensive skills, Rowland returns to Albany to succeed his successor, Will Brown, who stepped down last month.

Training camp for the Patroons begins February 18, and the season begins Friday, March 3, at the Washington Avenue Armory vs. Lehigh Valley.

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UAlbany's women's basketball team sits atop the standings in the America East Conference at 3-0 after disposing of UMBC, 61-53, Wednesday at Hudson Valley Community College in front of just over 700 fans. Kayla Cooper led Albany with 25 points. Lilly Phillips (Cambridge) had just 3 points. Grace Heeps was held scoreless, and Abby Ray (Saratoga) didn't play. The Lady Danes visit UMass-Lowell Saturday before returning to Troy next Wednesday to host Bryant.

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Meanwhile, the College of St. Rose dropped a 78-41 decision to Bentley, and drew just 62 fans. The Lady Knights trailed, 41-14, at the break as they dropped to 3-4 in league play.

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Wednesday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

Adirondack 9, CBA 2. 1st year Brothers coach Adrien Melrose is off to a bad start at 2-5-1 overall, 2-3 in league play. Maybe papa Barry needs to stop in when he's got time off from ESPN to give these guys a pep talk.

Saratoga 7, Guilderville 1.

Swimming:

Albany 92, Ballston Spa 79.

Bethlehem 97, Niskayuna 83.

Saratoga 103, Guilderville 80.

Shenendehowa 91, Shaker 70.

Men's bowling:

Foothills Council:

Scotia-Glenville 3, Hudson Falls 1.

Women's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 22, Schalmont 10.

Suburban Council:

Schenectady 25, Bethlehem 7.

Averill Park 28 1/2, Saratoga 3 1/2.

Colonie & Shaker combined to rout Niskayuna, 29-3. Don't ask.

Wrestling:

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 48, Schenectady 24.

Men's basketball:

Tuesday:

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 67, Mohonasen 54.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 52, Cohoes 50.

Catholic Central 72, LaSalle 59.

Patroon Conference:

Coxsackie-Athens 35, Cairo-Durham 34.

Maple Hill 73, Germantown 18.

Chatham 72, Taconic Hills 52.

Watervliet 75, Catskill 30. The Cannoneers led, 46-13, at halftime, and were never threatened.

Wasaren League:

Saratoga Catholic 60, Berlin-New Lebanon 43.

Hoosic Valley 93, Waterford 35.

Non-league:

Schuylerville 57, Ticonderoga 27.

Lansingburgh 73, Scotia-Glenville 48.
Averill Park 52, South Glens Falls 35.

CBA 47, Green Tech 42.

Women's basketball:

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 81, Troy 38. Ellie Cerf led 4 Eagles in double figures with 25 points. Troy was within 1 after the 1st quarter at 16-15, but the Eagles blew them out of the gym, outscoring Troy, 65-23, the rest of the way. Sanalya Adams led Troy with 10 points.

Wasaren League:

Hoosic Valley 38, Waterford 35.

Western Athletic Conference:

Canajoharie 58, Middleburgh 28.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 56, Fort Plain 30.

Tuesday:

Adirondack League:

Hartford 45, Argyle 35.

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 72, Ravena 31.

Mohonasen 55, Voorheesville 49.

Catholic Central 87, Academy of Holy Names 48.
Albany Academy 96, Lansingburgh 19. The Bears led, 69-10, at halftime.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 85, Germantown 14. 

Greenville 48, Rensselaer 39.

Catskill 65, Watervliet 27. Janay Brantley led all scorers with 37 points for Catskill.

Non-league:

Schenectady 57, Mekeel Christian 39.

Saratoga 64, South Glens Falls 37.

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More Troy High: The women's non-league game at Holy Names, postponed on December 23, will be played January 14 at 2 pm. It now appears, per Aktivate, that the men's game at Kingston on January 21 is off. We'll try to confirm that.