News & notes

 To follow-up on a note from yesterday, the Tri-City Valleycats announced Thursday that Pete Incaviglia will not return in 2024 as the team's manager. Tri-City fell short of the Frontier League playoffs in each of his three seasons.

GM Matt Callahan told the Albany Times-Union that he had spoken with Incaviglia by phone on Monday, during which a mutual agreement was made to end Incaviglia's tour of duty in Troy. The Texas resident could be in another dugout next year, with the American Association's Clebourne Railroaders, based in Dallas, as a possibility.

We have to assume that Tom Incaviglia, Pete's nephew & bench coach, will go where Uncle Pete goes. Stay tuned.

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While Terry Jones stepped down as Saratoga coach after last season, he still has his hands in the water in Section II football as its chairman.

On Thursday, Jones revealed where this year's Super Bowls will be played. Super Bowl weekend this year is Veteran's Day weekend (November 10-11), when schools will be closed the day before the holiday, and one of two holiday weekends in November.

Per James Allen of Spectrum News 1 and the Times-Union, the Super Bowl schedule is as follows:

Friday, November 10 at Troy High (Edward Picken Field):

11 am: Class D final.

3 pm: Class C final.

7 pm; Class AA final (Friday Night Matchup season finale).

Veteran's Day (November 11) at Guilderland High:

11 am: Class B final.

3 pm: Class A final.

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RPI's men's hockey team opened its ECAC schedule Thursday with the 1st half of a 2-game road series at Maine, which starts a four game road trip.

Maine won, 4-1. WRPI isn't doing a lot of road games these days, but you can listen to tonight's game if you go to Maine's website. The game otherwise will be streamed on ESPN+.

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Thursday's high school scoreboard:

Field hockey:

Foothills council:

South Glens Falls 1, Johnstown 0.

Men's golf:

Class A, 1st round: Ballston Spa moves on, defeating Saratoga, Guilderland, Shaker, Albany Academy, Shenendehowa, Bethlehem, & Troy.

Men's soccer (most scores courtesy Capital Region Soccer):

Adirondack League:

Bolton-Warrensburg 2, Fort Ann 0.

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 2, LaSalle 0.

Ichabod Crane 1, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

Schalmont 2, Cohoes 0.

Foothills Council:

Scotia-Glenville 6, Hudson Falls 2.

Queensbury 2, Johnstown 1.

Schuylerville 2, Gloversville 0.

Broadalbin-Perth 2, South Glens Falls 1.

Glens Falls 4, Amsterdam 0.

Patroon Conference:

Chatham 2, Germantown 1.

Hudson 2, Cairo-Durham 1.

Suburban Council:

Colonie 9, Troy 0. Troy has dropped 3 straight.

Niskayuna 2, Averill Park 0.

Albany 1, Shenendehowa 0.

CBA 8, Ballston Spa 0.

Shaker 1, Columbia 0.

Guilderland 6, Schenectady 0.

Saratoga 4, Bethlehem 1.

Women's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Corinth & Salem played to a scoreless tie.

Patroon Conference:

Hudson 2, Germantown 0.

Wasaren League:

Stillwater 2, Emma Willard 0.

Tamarac 6, Hoosic Valley 0.

Non-league:

Saratoga Catholic 5, Watervliet-Heatly 0.

Tennis:

Class A final:

Burnt Hills 4, Queensbury 3.

Men's volleyball:

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 3, Burnt Hills 0.

Bethlehem 3, CBA 0.

Women's volleyball:

Suburban Council:

Colonie 3, Troy 1. Troy has lost 7 in a row.

Niskayuna 3, Averill Park 0.

Shenendehowa 3, Albany 0.