High School Fridays: Section 2 started with 11 teams in today's action, and...........

 The numbers are dwindling as today's action progresses. 5 baseball teams. 6 softball teams. All vying for state titles. Let's take a quick peek at what's happened so far today:

Softball:

Class AAA semi-finals:

Corning-Painted Post 6, Saratoga 4.

Class AA semi-finals:

Burnt Hills 3, Vestal 1. The Spartans will play Clarence tomorrow at 1 pm.

Class A semi-finals:

Marlboro 2, Ichabod Crane 0.

Class D semi-finals:

Salem 14, Chateaugay 1. Have to believe this was a mercy rule game. Salem advances to play Deposit-Hancock tomorrow morning at 10:30 am.

The Class B game between Schuylerville & Albertus Magnus is underway as we write. In Class C, Berne-Knox-Westerlo will play Union Springs at approximately 6 pm.

Baseball:

Class B semi-finals:

Taconic Hills 9, Little Falls 6. 

Class C semi-finals:

Chatham 9, Pulaski 0. The Panthers will play Burke Catholic of Section 9 tomorrow at 10 am.

Class D:

Oriskany 9, Hadley-Luzerne 3.

The Class A, AA, & AAA games are underway as we write.

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Other stuff:

Shaker graduate Jeff Hoffman is in England this weekend with the Philadelphia Phillies as they prep for a 2 game weekend series vs. the Mets in London Saturday & Sunday. Hoffman has found his niche as a reliever with the Phils, who sit in 1st place in the NL East. The Mets are coming off a sweep of the Washington Nationals.

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Speaking of sweeps, the Tri-City Valleycats made sure they got the brooms out against the New Jersey Jackals, even if Thursday's game was cut short by rain. 

The game was called after 6 innings, with the 'Cats blowing away the Jackals, 10-2. With the rain having subsided, the 'Cats open a weekend series vs. the NY Boulders tonight at 6:30 pm.

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The Albany Patroons return home tomorrow, looking to close out the Raleigh Firebirds after beating Raleigh on the road, 105-92, Thursday night. Shadell Millinghaus (Troy/Schenectady) had 23 points to lead 6 Pats in double figures.