News & notes

It'll be an all-Colonial Council final in Class B baseball, scheduled for Wednesday at 4 pm (weather permitting) at Bruno Stadium.

Ichabod Crane shut out Mechanicville (Wasaren League), 7-0, and Cohoes bested Broadalbin-Perth (Foothills Council), 7-4, to advance to the title game.

In other action:

Class CC:

Chatham 4, Maple Hill 1.

Hoosick Falls 11, Granville 4.

Class C:

Duanesburg 4, Saratoga Catholic 1.

Warrensburg 5, Galway 2.

Class D: 

Fort Ann 3, Mekeel Christian 1.

Hartford-Fort Edward 4, Argyle 1.

Men's lacrosse:

Class B:

Niskayuna 18, Columbia 1.

Ballston Spa 13, Queensbury 1.

The title game is at Shaker on Thursday.

Class C:

South Glens Falls 17, Averill Park 4.

Burnt Hills 14, Scotia-Glenville 2.

The title game will also be at Shaker on Thursday.

Class D:

Schuylerville 15, Johnstown 6.

Stillwater-Mechanicville 10, Tamarac-Hoosick Falls 4.

The title game is at Shaker on Friday.

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This might not be a surprise, but Antonio Brown leading with his mouth didn't get him his 1st choice for head coach of the Albany Empire.

After claiming Sunday night that LaSalle football coach John Audino would be the next coach of the Empire, Brown was turned down by Audino, who told reporters that his responsibilities at LaSalle take up a majority of his time.

Fortunately, he has an assistant that knows a little something about the Arena game.

Pete Porcelli, who was one of the original Albany Firebirds in 1990, played 7 seasons for Albany, including a stint when Brown's father, "Touchdown" Eddie Brown, was a star receiver for the 'Birds. Porcelli was also an assistant with the the Conquest in AF2 in 2002 before beginning a successful career as a high school coach, with a resume that includes stops at Lansingburgh, Watervliet, and Hoosic Valley, where he won a sectional title a few years back. 

I get the feeling that Eddie Brown might've put the bug in his son's ear to talk to Porcelli, who will debut at Empire coach Saturday vs. Fayetteville, ostensibly with Antonio Brown lining up as a receiver. Knowing that he's hired a former teammate and friend of his father's may have Antonio on his best behavior on game night, and that's what the Empire needs.