News & notes

 The season premiere of Friday Night Matchup never got started last night.

Viewers tuning in to Spectrum News 1 at 7 pm got a pre-recorded newscast in place of the Saratoga-Burnt Hills game. At first, they were hoping to start at 7:45 pm, then 8 pm, but somewhere between 8 & 8:30, the decision was made by the schools to postpone the game until this afternoon at 1:30 pm. The 518 was hammered by a late season thunderstorm for the 2nd straight night, wiping out a fair chunk of games or suspending others. The only remaining question is whether or not Spectrum will have their cameras at Burnt Hills this afternoon.

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Troy High grad Mike Kennedy was named Pitcher of The Month in the Gulf Coast League, playing for Pittsburgh's farm team. Something tells me we'll see Kennedy in the bigs in another 2 or 3 years, if not sooner, if he continues to progress as he has.

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Mother Nature, more than the Queensbury Spartans, spoiled the debut of former Troy High star Jordan Canzeri as the Flying Horses' coach Friday. Queensbury led, 21-0, with under 2 minutes to go before the game was suspended by lightning. They will resume play tonight at 6 pm, as Queensbury plays its first game on its new turf field with lights.

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The rest of Friday football:

Ballston Spa 30, Amsterdam 0.

Fonda-Fultonville 41, Johnstown 14.

Stillwater 48, Chatham 14.

Warrensburg-Lake George-Bolton 44, Voorheesville 0.

Ichabod Crane @ Lansingburgh, postponed. No make up date set.

Today:

Averill Park @ Shaker, 10 am.

Colonie @ Mohonasen, 10 am.

Glens Falls @ Hudson Falls, 10 am.

Schenectady @ Albany, 1 pm.

Greenwich @ Helderberg Valley, 1 pm.

Bethlehem @ Guilderland, 1:30 pm.

Canajoharie-Fort Plain @ Cambridge-Salem, 1:30 pm.

Niskayuna @ Shenendehowa, 1:30 pm.

LaSalle @ CBA, 6 pm.

Schuylerville vs. Cobleskill-Richmondville resumes at 6 pm, with the Black Horses leading, 14-0.

Schalmont vs. Broadalbin-Perth was suspended in the 2nd quarter with the Sabres leading, 8-0. No make up date has been set.

Field hockey:

Non-league:

Hoosick Falls 8, Greenwich 0.

Men's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Hadley-Luzerne 8, North Warren 0.

Argyle 9, Granville 0.

Colonial Council:

Cohoes led Schalmont, 1-0, in the 1st half before the game was suspended by rain. No make-up date set.

Albany Academy @ Voorheesville, postponed. No make-up date set.

LaSalle @ Cobleskill-Richmondville, postponed. No make-up date set.

Patroon Conference:

Coxsackie-Athens @ Germantown, postponed. No make-up date set.

Suburban Council:

Columbia led Shenendehowa, 1-0, in the 1st half before the game was suspended by rain. No make-up date set.

Western Athletic Conference:

Middleburgh 3, OESJ 0.

Northville @ Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons, postponed. No make-up date set.

Mayfield @ Berne-Knox-Westerlo, postponed. No make-up date set.

Non-league:

Loudonville Christian 2, Tamarac 1.

Women's volleyball:

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 3, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Mechanicville 3, Waterford 0.

Colleges:

Field hockey:

UAlbany 3, Hofstra 0.

Skidmore led Nazareth, 2-0, in the 2nd quarter when the game was suspended by rain.

Men's soccer:

Canton 2, Russell Sage 1.

Tennis:

RPI 9, Hartwick 0.

Women's volleyball:

St. John's 3, Siena 1.

Loyola 3, Siena 1.

New Paltz 3, Russell Sage 0.

College of St. Rose 3, Lake Erie 2.

Skidmore 3, Oneonta 1

Colgate 3, UAlbany 0.