News & notes

 When Kevin Smith (Columbia/Maryland) played against the Mets, he was kept in the ballpark. On Monday, he hit his first homer of the season, a 3 run blast, to help Oakland defeat the LA Angels, 11-10, in extra innings.

Last night, though, was a different story. Smith went 1-4, and the Angels evened the series.

Bank on this. He might have to have some complimentary tickets for friends & family when the A's come to the Bronx later this season.

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WROW's Ben Patten is reporting that the Adirondack Thunder have experienced some travel issues, forcing their playoff games vs. Newfoundland to be postponed. Game 4, with the Growlers leading the series, 2-1, is now set for tomorrow at 5:30. Patten didn't go into specifics, but one suspects visa and/or medical issues (read: COVID) might have something to do with the delay.

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Troy High has not won a track meet in years. However, the closest they've come since entering the Suburban Council in 2015-16 came yesterday when Burnt Hills outpointed Troy, 60-59 in men's action. The Spartans also won the women's meet in more dominating fashion, 120-41.

In other track action:

Men:

Patroon Conference:

Coxsackie-Athens defeated Chatham, Catskill, & Windham in a 4-team meet.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 110, Averill Park 68.

Western Athletic Conference:

Galway 88, Schoharie 28.

Women:

Patroon Conference:

Coxsackie-Athens won the 4-team meet over Chatham, Catskill, & Windham.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 93, Averill Park 88.

Western Athletic Conference:

Galway 67, Schoharie 54.

Baseball:

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 7, Ichabod Crane 4.

Wasaren League:

Hoosick Falls 5, Greenwich 3.

Non-league:

Ballston Spa 9, LaSalle 8.

Waterford 8, Hoosic Valley 4.

Maple Hill 22, Berlin-New Lebanon 6 (6 innings).

Men's lacrosse:

Colonial Council:

Schenectady-Mohonasen 20, Lansingburgh 2.

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 21, Amsterdam-Broadalbin-Perth 0.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 7, Bethlehem 4.

Albany 5, Troy 3. The Falcons avenged a loss earlier this month on their field. Troy has dropped 4 straight since beating Albany on the road.

Shenendehowa 8, Guilderland 2.

Women's lacrosse:

Suburban Council:

Shaker 15, Averill Park 4.

Non-league:

Emma Willard 7, Ichabod Crane 3.

Softball:

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 9, Cobleskill-Richmondville 7. The Tigers bounce back after losing to Troy on Saturday, and avenged an earlier loss to Cobleskill.

Holy Trinity 9, Mohonasen 0.

Suburban Council:

Troy 12, Albany 0 (5 innings). Olivia DeCitise spun her 2nd 5 inning no-hitter this season, fanning 12 to match her offense's output, helped along by 4 Falcon errors. DeCitise also went 3-3 at the plate with a homer and 5 RBI's.

Wasaren League:

Hoosick Falls 2, Greenwich 1.