News & notes

 The Tri-City Valleycats return home to Bruno Stadium tonight for a quick 3 game series vs. the Washington (PA) Wild Things before turning over the ballpark to Section II for next week's sectional finals and Class AA semi-finals.

The 'Cats return home on a 4 game losing streak after getting swept by Sussex County, 9-2, on Thursday. Troy High grad Eric Beaulac will pitch one inning for Leukemia research in tonight's game.

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For the 2nd straight week, the 'Cats will be vying for fan attention with the Albany Patroons, who will host Montreal at the Washington Avenue Armory in the 2nd half of a home & home series that started with Albany beating Montreal on Sunday. As was the case last week, Tri-City gets a half hour headstart, as first pitch is at 6:30 as opposed to the Pats & Toundra tipping off just after 7 pm.

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Thursday's softball sectional scoreboard:

Class AA:

Saratoga 1, Ballston Spa 0.

Colonie 13, Albany 1 (6 innings).

Shenendehowa 1, Shaker 0.

Guilderland 10, Niskayuna 3.

Tuesday at Schalmont:

Saratoga vs. Colonie.

Shen vs. Guilderland.

Class A:

Averill Park 6, Hudson Falls 5.

South Glens Falls 6, Columbia 1.

Troy 12, Scotia-Glenville 0 (6 innings). Olivia DeCitise fanned 14 and hit 2 homers. Katie Pryor added a grand slam.

Burnt Hills 6, Queensbury 3.

Tuesday at Luther Forest:

Averill Park vs. South Glens Falls.

Burnt Hills vs. Troy. The Lady Horses will look for another receipt.

Class B:

Ichabod Crane 8, Holy Trinity 5.

Mechanicville 7, Schuylerville 4.

Glens Falls 12, Fonda-Fultonville 0 (5 innings).

Tamarac 25, Coxsackie-Athens 14.

Tuesday at Luther Forest:

Glens Falls vs. Tamarac.

Mechanicville vs. Ichabod Crane.

Class C:

Chatham 3, Hoosick Falls 2.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 7, Hoosic Valley 6.

Greenwich 9, Warrensburg 2.

Stillwater 3, Whitehall 1.

Tuesday at Moreau Recreation:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo vs. Chatham.

Stillwater vs. Greenwich.

Class D:

Fort Ann 8, Hartford-Fort Edward 3. 

Tuesday at Moreau:

Fort Ann vs. Salem.

Germantown vs. Argyle.

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Lacrosse season is over for the Troy varsity. As expected, Troy was blown out by Ballston Spa, 21-1, on Thursday. Troy had just 1 win on the season, and will need to work on defense for next season.