News & notes

 For college coaches, the transfer portal can be a good thing if you're adding someone, but it's bad when a popular, respected player decides to take his talents elsewhere.

For example, Siena is saying goodbye to Jared Billups, who is heading to George Mason University. Likely replacing him on the Saints' roster is Giovanni Emejuru, from England, who is transferring from Sam Houston State.

In many cases, those transfers, especially to a bigger league, would enhance a player's profile when they enter the NBA draft.

As noted yesterday, Shenendehowa grad Meghan Huerter is coming home to play at UAlbany after transferring from Providence College. The issue in her case, it seems, might've been a lack of playing time at Providence. Huerter's brother, Tom, Jr., followed their father to Siena, while Kevin, now in the NBA with Sacramento, went to Maryland. With the Siena ties to the family, it's going to be interesting when UAlbany & Siena play next season.

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Nick Pastore was a multi-sport star at Troy High, and was part of their football championship teams in 2016-17. Today, he's a graduate student playing outfield for SUNY-Brockport, and, according to Bill Arsenault of the Albany Times-Union, doing quite well.

Pastore is batting .391 for Brockport, and belted two grand slams last week, as part of a 4-0 week for the Golden Eagles.

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UConn's Andre Jackson, Jr. (Albany Academy) is looking at a different transfer portal.

Jackson, per media reports, is looking at retaining college eligibility while considering the NBA draft in June. Kevin Huerter was the last player from the 518 taken in the draft, when Atlanta made him a first round pick a few years back. Jackson is projected as a 2nd round pick, but his play during the Huskies' run to the NCAA title could have him moving to the 1st round. We'll see.

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Tuesday's high school scoreboard:

Baseball:

Colonial Council:

Ravena 8, Cohoes 5.

Foothills Council:

Hudson Falls 10, Schuylerville 8.

Patroon Conference:

Taconic Hills 4, Maple Hill 1.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 19, Schenectady 0.

Ballston Spa 6, Guilderland 0.

Saratoga 3, Troy 0. The Flying Horses (0-5 Suburban Council, 0-6-1 overall) play B-Spa today.

Niskayuna 5, Shaker 2.

CBA 9, Colonie 7.

Averill Park 7, Albany 0. The Warriors have won 2 in a row, leaving Troy, Schenectady, & Albany to share the Grey division basement.

Western Athletic Conference:

Mekeel Christian 7, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 7, Hoosick Falls 1.

Waterford 6, Stillwater 1.

Men's lacrosse:

Suburban Council:

CBA 20, Colonie 2.

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 14, Ichabod Crane-Maple Hill 3.

Women's lacrosse:

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 11, Columbia 8.

Softball:

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 7, Taconic Hills 3.

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 6, Albany 0.

Troy 9, Saratoga 4. Troy has now won five in a row, and will go for six today vs. Ballston Spa. Olivia DeCitise & Olivia Ashline homered for Troy (6-2 overall, 3-2 league). DeCitise struck out 9, as Saratoga suffers its 1st loss.

Shaker 2, Niskayuna 0.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 7, Stillwater 1.

Saratoga Catholic 14, Berlin 0.

Non-league:

Schoharie 17, Gilboa 0.

Tennis:

Foothills Council:

Glens Falls 7, Schuylerville 0.

Queensbury 6, Scotia-Glenville 1.