News & notes

 The Atlanta Braves may have finally figured out what's wrong with Ian Anderson (Shenendehowa).

Per WNYT's Rodger Wyland, reporting in today's Albany Times-Union, Anderson was placed on the minor league injured list with an elbow injury.

Uh-oh. That gasp you hear is extending from Atlanta all the way back to the 518. The worst case scenario, of course, is Tommy John surgery, which would end Anderson's season before it gets off the ground.

Update, 1:41 pm: ESPN's Jeff Passan reports that, yes, Anderson will undergo Tommy John surgery, and miss the rest of the season.

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Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro (Bethlehem) was back in the dugout for the Royals' game Monday vs. Texas after undergoing COVID-19 protocols last week, which forced him to miss 5 games, during which the Royals went 2-3. Unfortunately, Kansas City, 4th in the AL Central, lost again, blown out by the Rangers, 11-2.

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Holy Trinity is back, only this time in softball.

Catholic Central, experiencing a steep decline in interest in one of their stronger women's sports, has united once more with Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons (Western Athletic Conference) to form Holy Trinity on the diamond. That's the good news. The bad? They're getting routinely blown out.

On Monday, they played a full 7 inning game, routed by Ichabod Crane, 14-1, committing as many errors as they had hits, four apiece.

Holy Trinity had discontinued as a football program in 2021. They are also using the Holy Trinity name, we think, in men's lacrosse.

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Despite the fact that games are being played in the early afternoon this week for Easter recess, schools are still not submitting game results in a timely manner.

We are waiting on Monday's lacrosse game between Hudson Falls and Troy High, for example. Weather is not an excuse this time, not when the temperatures are rising about 60 degrees as the games are being played.

Here's what we have for Monday's action:

Baseball:

Foothills Council:

Schuylerville 5, Gloversville 1.

Queensbury 5, Amsterdam 4.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 6, Hudson 1.

Non-league:

Mohonasen 3, Niskayuna 0.

Middleburgh 10, Cherry Valley/Sharon Springs 0.

Softball:

Western Athletic Conference:

Broadalbin-Perth 33, Middleburgh 2 (5 innings). The Lady Patriots led, 27-0, after 2 innings. OUCH!

Patroon Conference:

Hudson 5, Maple Hill 4.

Non-league:

Troy 8, Chatham 2. Olivia DeCitise, who passed 500 career strikeouts earlier this season, fanned 10 in going the distance, and went 4-4 at the plate with 2 RBI's. Troy (3-2 overall) will seek its 1st Suburban Council win of the year tomorrow vs. Shaker.