News & notes

 There's a reason James Allen (Spectrum News 1/Albany Times-Union) picked Troy High to finish last in the Class A Capital Division this year, having seen Jordan Canzeri's Flying Horses in training camp. I've a bad feeling about this.

In the space of a little more than 24 hours, due to Friday's game being suspended with under two minutes left in the 1st quarter, it felt like the bad old days again in the opener at Queensbury. Down 21-0 in the 1st when play was stopped Friday, it got worse instead of better for Troy. By the 3rd quarter, the Spartans led, 48-6, and won, 55-6. Ugh. Troy opens the home portion of their schedule Friday against another perceived league doormat in South Glens Falls, whom Troy beat last year.

Meanwhile, Troy's soccer teams finally scored. They just haven't figured the final key to winning yet.

The men (0-2-1) forged a 2-2 draw with Tamarac, while the women were blown out by Mechanicville for the 2nd straight week, 9-1. The soon-to-be-former Red Raiders outscored the Lady Horses (0-3), 16-1, in the 2 games.

The rest of Saturday's football:

Burnt Hills 21, Saratoga 20.

Lansingburgh 35, Ichabod Crane 12.

Shaker 30, Averill Park 16.

Colonie 53, Mohonasen 20.

Glens Falls 45, Hudson Falls 12.

Schenectady 26, Albany 14.

Greenwich 44, Helderberg Valley 13.

Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 35, Cambridge-Salem 12.

Bethlehem 31, Guilderland 9.

Shenendehowa 28, Niskayuna 12.

Schuylerville 40, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

CBA 42, LaSalle 6.

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Updating how 518 alumni are doing in Major League Baseball:

Brian O'Keefe (Colonie High): Brian has appeared in 6 games with Seattle, hitting just .067 as the backup to catcher Cal Raleigh.

Zach Remillard (LaSalle/Coastal Carolina): Listed as a 2nd baseman, but utilized more as a utility player for the Chicago White Sox, Zach is hitting .254 with a homer and 16 RBI.

Kevin Smith (Columbia): Recalled by Oakland, Kevin is hitting .206 with 5 HR & 11 RBI.

Jeff Hoffman (Shaker): Pitching out of the bullpen for Philadelphia, Jeff's ERA sits at 2.44 through 44 games (as of September 8) with 60 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings, carding a 3-2 record.

Tommy Kahnle (Shaker): Tommy's had some problems coming out of the Yankee pen of late. In 38 games, Tommy is 1-3 with a 2.50 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 36 innings.

Brendan White (Siena): In 33 games with Detroit, Brendan is 2-3 with a 5.09 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 40 2/3 innings.

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Colleges:

Football:

Hawaii 31, UAlbany 20. The Great Danes have a bye week before visiting Morgan State on September 23 in Baltimore.

Union 63, Worcester State 0. The Garnet Chargers (2-0) have outscored their opponents, 128-0 in 2 games. Yikes!!

RPI 38, Wilkes 24.

Men's soccer:

Union & New Paltz played to a 1-1 draw.

Alfred 6, Cobleskill 0.

Plattsburgh & RPI played to a scoreless draw.

Malloy & College of St. Rose played to a 1-1 draw.

UAlbany 3, Marist 1.

Women's soccer:

Manhattan & Siena played to a 1-1 draw.

RPI & Plattsburgh played to a 2-2 draw.

Alfred 8, Cobleskill 2.

Union 2, Worcester Poly 0.

Skidmore 1, Potsdam 0.

Field hockey:

Union 3, Ramapo 1.

Brockport 2, RPI 1.

Tennis:

Bard 5, Russell Sage 4.

Women's volleyball:

Stony Brook 3, Siena 0.

New Paltz 3, Siena 0.

UAlbany 3, Cornell 1.

King's College of Pennsylvania 3, Cobleskill 1.

Russell Sage 3, Mt. St. Mary's 0.

Skidmore 3 Plattsburgh 2.

Union 3, Russell Sage 1.

West Virginia 3, UAlbany 0.

D'Youville 3, College of St. Rose 2.

Eastern Nazarene 3, Skidmore 1.

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High schools:

Men's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 6, LaSalle 1.

Adirondack League:

Corinth 2, Bolton-Warrensburg 1.

Foothills Council:

Scotia-Glenville 7, Gloversville 0.

Schuylerville 6, Hudson Falls 0.

Broadalbin-Perth 7, Amsterdam 0.

Glens Falls 4, South Glens Falls 0.

Suburban Council:

Shaker 9, Schenectady 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Sharon Springs 2, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 1.

Galway 3, Mayfield 1.

Non-league:

Stillwater 2, Hartford 1.

Mechanicville 4, Burnt Hills 2.

Taconic Hills 1, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Waterford 2, Maple Hill 1.

Greenville 3, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

Grace Christian 2, Chatham 1.

Catskill @ Our Lady of Lourdes (Poughkeepsie) was postponed, no make-up date set.

Women's soccer:

Non-league:

Bolton-Warrensburg 3, Glens Falls 0.

Columbia & Garden City played to a scoreless draw.

Queensbury 3, Red Hook 2.

OESJ & Northeastern Clinton played to a scoreless draw.

Schuylerville 2, Waverly 0.

Genesee Valley-Belfast 2, Northville 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Duanesburg 1, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 0.

Tennis:

Guilderland 9, Albany 0.