News & notes

 UAlbany rewarded football coach Greg Gattuso wih a 2 year contract extension through the 2026 season, which, Gattuso hinted at a presser on Wednesday, may be his final season. The Great Danes had a phenomenal 2023 season, reaching the FCS semi-finals. They have CBA's Donald Jones coming in this fall, and where he'll fit into the offense remains to be seen.

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Catholic Central star Darien Moore, the morning after dropping 41 on Ichabod Crane, announced that he will play his college ball at Seton Hall (Big East). Moore is just a sophomore, and a key part of Guy DiBacco's offense for the Crusaders. He'll have two more years with the varsity before going to New Jersey in 2026.

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The College of St. Rose's women's basketball team got back on the winning track Wednesday, crushing St. Michael's, 76-35, in Vermont. Maddisyn Mahoney (Shaker) led the Golden Knights with 25 points. Payton Graber (Schalmont) added 16. and Syrita Faraj (Tamarac) chipped in with 15. Next up is a home game vs. American International on Saturday.

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Space limitations have prevented the results of the Suburban Council bowling championships the last two days from being published. Hopefully, the men's results will appear in tomorrow's report.

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UAlbany's women's basketball team hosts Binghamton this morning at 11 am for a matinee. Unfortunately, the Lady Danes don't have a radio contract, unlike the men, so we'll be waiting for the results later on.

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Checking stats from Tuesday's Colonie-Troy men's basketball game. The Merritt brothers, Stetson & Legend, continue to be a 2-man offense for Troy, as they combined for 34 points (24 for Stetson, 10 for Legend). Cam Trimarchi, whose sister, Ella, led the Lady Raiders past Troy, led Colonie with 16 points, while Julius Reed & Ryan Klouse had 15 each. Troy is off until Monday, when they close with Senior Night vs. Guilderland.

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Turns out Daniel Covington wasn't the only one to leave Troy for greener pastures.

Terrance Clark transferred to Mekeel Christian Academy, and led all scorers with 31 points on Wednesday. However, a 4th quarter 20-2 run was not enough, as Albany Academy downed the Lions, 69-63.

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Section II confirmed Wednesday that there will be a 12 team women's flag football league, kicking off on April 10. All but 1 of the teams will be from the Suburban Council, which will be represented by Troy, Bethlehem, Albany, Burnt Hills, Columbia, Colonie, Niskayuna, Saratoga, Schenectady, Shaker, & Shenendehowa.

Albany Leadership, out of the Patroon Conference, rounds out the field. There will be sectionals, and the state championships will be contested June 2 at SUNY-Cortland. We should have the schedule for Troy soon.

Wednesday's hockey scores:

Bethlehem 6, CBA 2.

Queensbury 5, Adirondack 4. The Spartans move into first place in the CDHSHL, because.......

Saratoga 3, Shenendehowa 2. The Plainsmen have lost two in a row, and trail Queensbury by 1 1/2 points. Saratoga is 3rd,  3 1/2 points back.