News & notes

 Siena grad Kyle Downey went wire to wire to win the NY Mid-Amateur golf tournament on Sunday. Will this lead to, perhaps, a sponsor's exemption for a PGA event down the road? We'll see.

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Prior to Friday's Homecoming night loss to Columbia, Troy High held a pep rally at Zotto Gym, hoping that would change the team's fortunes after a loss to Bethlehem a week earlier. I didn't think they still did these.

Anyway, at halftime of the game, Taylor Case was crowned as Homecoming Queen for the Class of 2025:

Congratulations, Taylor.

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Tonight's men's soccer scoreboard:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 3, Troy 1.

Schalmont 4, Voorheesville 3.

Ichabod Crane 6, Ravena 0.

Albany Academy 4, LaSalle 0.

Foothills Council:

Amsterdam 1, Scotia-Glenville 0.

Schuylerville & Queensbury played to a 1-1 draw.

Western Athletic Conference:

Mayfield 4, Schoharie 1.

Northville 5, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 0.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg 4, Middleburgh 1.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 2, Mekeel Christian 0.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 4, Hoosic Valley 0.

Greenwich 2, Hoosick Falls 0.

Stillwater 6, Saratoga Catholic 1.

Waterford 3, Tamarac 1.

Non-league:

Hartford & Cambridge-Salem played to a 2-2 draw.

Loudonville Christian 9, Hudson 0.

Greenville 1, Glens Falls 0.

Troy High sports review, through 9/28

 We're halfway through the fall sports season, and Troy High is enjoying its 1st season in the Colonial Council. This time, we're going to take a deep dive at football before moving on to other sports.

Football:

Current record: 2-2 (0-2 Capital Division).

Troy's offense has stalled the last two weeks, held to 20 total points vs. Bethlehem & Columbia. However, there is hope.

That's because LaSalle, their next opponent, and their last road opponent, has lost three in a row, and are also 0-2 in divisional play. The Collar City Cup will be on the line at LaSalle on Friday, with a chance for Troy to snap a 3 game losing streak against the Cadets. In all, Troy's 4 remaining opponents have a combined 6-10 record this season. No one saw that coming. After LaSalle, it's......

South Glens Falls: 1-3.

Amsterdam: 1-3 (1-1 division).

Averill Park: 2-2 (1-1 division).

Of the 4 remaining games, 2 are winnable, although if LaSalle can't shake its doldrums, Troy could take back the cup.

As for the rest:

Cross country track remains winless as a team, and the only winless squad at THS.

Volleyball:

Current record: 4-4 overall. After starting 0-4, Talia Valenti's group has rebounded to win 4 in a row.

This week: Troy hosts Mohonasen on Tuesday night, and a rematch vs. Albany on Thursday.

Men's soccer:

Current record: 2-5-2. Troy picked up its first league win over Lansingburgh, sandwiched in between losses to Cohoes and Ballston Spa. 

This week: Troy visits Mohonasen on Monday, hosts Albany Academy on Wednesday, then goes back on the road to Voorheesville on Friday.

Women's soccer:

Current record: 4-3-1. Jarret Farrell's squad lost to Cohoes on Tuesday, and a Thursday game at Lansingburgh appears to have been rained out, as it has not been reported 3 days later. We're waiting for confirmation.

Update, 10/3: Troy did defeat Lansingburgh. It took nearly a week for it to be posted to the Colonial Council website.

This week: What was to have been 4 games in 5 days is now 3 in 4, as Troy will host Mohonasen on Monday, visit Albany Academy on Wednesday, and host Ichabod Crane on Thursday.

Golf:

Current record: 5-4 after beating Ravena on September 23. 

This week: Schalmont returns to Frear Park to play Troy on Monday. Troy also hosts Mohonasen on Wednesday (weather permitting), and Voorheesville on Friday.

Swimming:

Current record: 2-2 after beating Bethlehem on Wednesday, then losing to Niskayuna on Friday.

This week: A road match vs. Schenectady-Colonie, then, the Shenendehowa Invitational on Saturday.

Tennis:

The Lady Horses finally broke into the win column with an upset of Schalmont on September 23.

This week: A road match at Voorheesville is the only one on the schedule, ending a 1 1/2 week layoff.

Saturday's high school & college scoreboard, 9/28

 High schools:

Football:

Albany 26, South Glens Falls 8. Albany (2-2) recovered from an early 8-6 1st quarter deficit, and scored 20 unanswered points. South Glens Falls falls to 1-3.

Men's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Corinth 2, Hartford 0.

Patroon Conference:

Hudson 5, Doane Stuart 1.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 4, Niskayuna 1.

Albany 9, Schenectady 1.

Colonie 3, CBA 0.

Bethlehem 2, Averill Park 0.

Guilderland 2, Shenendehowa 0.

Non-league:

Ballston Spa 2, Troy 1.

Catskill 3, Ichabod Crane 2.

Albany Academy 3, Burnt Hills 2.

Mohonasen 2, Queensbury 0.

Maple Hill 4, Broadalbin-Perth 1.

Greenville 2, Loudonville Christian 1.

Mekeel Christian 4, Saratoga Catholic 1.

Hoosic Valley 2, OESJ 0.

Middleburgh & Cambridge-Salem played to a 3-3 draw.

Mayfield & Tamarac played to a scoreless draw.

Stillwater 1, Schoharie 0.

Waterford & Johnstown played to a 1-1 draw.

Mechanicville 2, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

Hoosick Falls 2, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 0.

Greenwich & Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg played to a scoreless draw.

Northville 4, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Women's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Salem 3, Hadley-Luzerne 0.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 3, Niskayuna 1.

Shaker 2, Saratoga 1.

Non-league:

Corinth & Gloversville played to a 2-2 draw.

Catholic Central 10, Saratoga Catholic 1.

Ichabod Crane 3, Hudson 0.

Colleges:

Football:

Maine 34, UAlbany 20. 

Endicott 28, RPI 20.

Montclair State 27, Union 15.

Men's soccer:

Cobleskill and Vermont State-Johnson played to a 1-1 draw.

St. Lawrence 1, RPI 0.

Skidmore & Hobart played to a 1-1 draw.

Geneseo 3, Russell Sage 1.

Vassar 1, Union 0.

Siena 2, St. Peter's 0.

UMass-Lowell 2, UAlbany 0.

Women's soccer:

Russell Sage & Geneseo played to a scoreless draw.

RPI 1, St. Lawrence 0.

Vassar 1, Union 0.

William Smith & Skidmore played to a scoreless draw.

Field Hockey:

RPI 2, Russell Sage 0.

Ithaca 3, Union 1.

St. Lawrecent 2, Skidmore 1.

Women's hockey:

RPI 2, Holy Cross 0.

Union 4, Robert Morris 3.

Women's volleyball:

Canisius 3, Siena 2.

Union 3, DeSales 0.

Ithaca 3, Skidmore 0.

Montclair State 3, Cobleskill 0.

Union 3, Drew 1.

Russell Sage 3, Rhode Island 0.

News & notes

 Albany Academy won the Colonial Council men's golf title Friday, holding off Ichabod Crane by 7 shots. LaSalle & Troy finished 3rd & 4th, respectively. The Riders' Tanner La Torre won the individual competition, with Troy's Joey Degnan finishing 2nd.

For Troy, it was a stronger showing than they have had in their 8 seasons of competition in the Suburban Council, and, hopefully, a sign of things to come.

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Former Siena basketball star Kyle Downey has reinvented himself as a golfer, and leads the NY Mid-Amateur tournament by 7 shots through one round of play on Friday. Round 2 is underway as of press time.

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College hockey season has started at RPI, but the women's team fell in their opener at Houston Field House to Holy Cross, 3-2, on Friday. The two teams will meet again today at 3 pm. However, because women's hockey doesn't get the same kind of promotion as the men's teams, resulting in a ton of empty seats at the field house.

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Next Friday's Collar City Cup game between Troy & LaSalle just got a whole lot more interesting, as both teams are trending downward after 4 weeks.

As reported last night, LaSalle fell to Amsterdam, joining the Rams at 1-3. Troy is 2-2 after dropping a 33-12 decision to Columbia (4-0). Both city squads needed momentum going into the big game at Sutton Field, but both were found wanting.

I believe the game will be streaming on Hudl, in case anyone's interested.

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The rest of Friday's college scores:

Field Hockey:

UAlbany 2, UMass-Lowell 1.

Women's volleyball:

UAlbany 3, Binghamton 0.

Cobleskill 3, MCLA 0.

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Friday's high school (non-football) scoreboard:

Field Hockey:

Hoosick Falls 4, Greenwich 0.

Women's golf:

Saratoga Catholic 215, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 218.

Men's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Argyle 5, Granville 0.

Lake George 3, Hartford 0.

Bolton-Warrensburg 5, Fort Ann 1.

Foothills Council:

South Glens Falls 3, Scotia-Glenville 0.

Gloversville 2, Hudson Falls 1.

Patroon Conference:

Coxsackie-Athens 4, Taconic Hills 0.

Catskill 1, Chatham 0.

Maple Hill 6, Germantown 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg 4, Mekeel Christian 1.

Non-league:

Lansingburgh 2, Watervliet-Heatly 1.

Johnsburg 2, North Warren 0.

Women's soccer:

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 4, Germantown 0.

Coxsackie-Athens 2, Taconic Hills 1.

Chatham 4, Catskill 1.

Tennis:

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 7, Amsterdam 0.

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 5, Guilderland 4.

Saratoga 8, Burnt Hills 1.

Women's volleyball:

Suburban Council:

Columbia 3, Schenectady 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Galway 3, OESJ 0.

High School Fridays: CBA @ Shenendehowa, 9/27/24

 Since taking over as varsity football coach at CBA, Bob "The Builder" Burns has gone 5-1 vs. Shenendehowa. If you extend that to his time at Troy High, when Troy was in Class AA, Burns is 7-1 head-to-head vs. Shen coach Brian Clawson. That lone loss came 11 months ago, which CBA avenged in the Class AA Super Bowl.

Tonight's Friday Night Matchup was the latest chapter in this growing rivalry between the two Suburban Council powers. Shen won the toss, and promptly went down the field, culminating when Jake Clawson, the coach's son, hit James Pepper, Jr. for a 32 yard touchdown. With the extra point, Shen took an early 7-0 lead.

CBA promptly answered a couple of minutes later, as Lucius Anderson ran it in from 12 yards out to tie the game. Shen, however, took the lead back, as Dillon May banged it in from the 1 with a shade over a minute left in the quarter. 14-7 Shen after 1.

CBA promptly tied the game as the 2nd quarter began, with Amare Coghill catching a 19 yard touchdown from Archie Jones. After Shen was forced to turn the ball over on downs, Jones found Anderson for a 43 yard TD. The Brothers led, 21-14, at halftime.

It was virtually all CBA from there. In the 3rd quarter, Jones ran it in himself from 15 yards out, but the PAT failed. After a Shen punt, Jones connected with Anderson again, this time from 18 yards out with under a minute in the frame. However, the 2 point conversion failed, and it was 33-14, CBA, after 3.

On the first play of the 4th quarter, Ihsaan Aloize took a pass from Jake Clawson, and sprinted 55 yards to the house. Unfortunately for Shen, the point after was blocked. Tom Toure added a 9 yard TD run late, and CBA goes to 3-0 with a 40-20 win. Shen falls to 2-2.

CBA will be on Friday Night Matchup again in 2 weeks. Next week, Columbia makes its 2nd appearance, as they'll face Averill Park.

Other scores:

Mechancville-Hoosic Valley 55, Scotia-Glenville 12.

Green Tech 34, Ichabod Crane 14.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 69, Johnstown 6.

Greenwich 36, Stillwater 6.

Saratoga 31, Niskayuna 28.

Fonda-Fultonville 41, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Shaker 55, Colonie 0.

Schalmont 33, Lansingburgh 0.

Cohoes 28, Hudson 6.

Guilderland 53, Schenectady 16.

Queensbury 41, Mohonasen 12.

Schuylerville 69, Granville-Whitehall 27.

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 40, Gloversville 26.

Bethlehem 29, Averill Park 22.

Glens Falls 41, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 6.

Warrensburg-Lake George-Bolton 48, Cambridge-Salem 0.

Amsterdam 34, LaSalle 14. The Cadets have dropped three straight. Not a good look heading into the Collar City Cup game next week.

Ravena 48, Broadalbin-Perth 8.

News & notes

 Former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens was in town Thursday for a benefit for the Center For Disability Services in Albany. Son Kody is a reserve with the Philadelphia Phillies, who clinched the NL East on Monday. No one's asked the elder Clemens, who pitched for Boston, Toronto, the Yankees, and Houston, if he would ever make the Hall of Fame, given the scandal that ended his career. At this point, I don't think he wants to take any attention away from Kody, who's in the playoffs for the first time.

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We're waiting for confirmation on Thursday's women's soccer &volleyball matches between Troy & Lansingburgh. We'll check the Hudl feed on the latter, but I think Troy may have prevailed in both.

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Thursday's high school scoreboard:

Men's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Troy 1, Lansingburgh 0. Troy snaps a 4 game winless streak (0-3-1), and hosts Ballston Spa tomorrow.

Voorheesville 7, Ravena 2.

Mohonasen 4, Cohoes 1.

Schalmont 3, Ichabod Crane 2.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 3, Cairo-Durham 1.

Suburban Council:

Colonie 5, Averill Park 3.

Bethlehem 6, Guilderland 0.

Columbia 5, Ballston Spa 0.

Saratoga & Burnt Hills played to a 1-1 draw.

CBA @ Shenendehowa, postponed (rain). No make-up date as yet.

Shaker 8, Schenectady 2.

Niskayuna 2, Albany 0.

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 2, Stillwater 1.

Waterford 8, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Saratoga Catholic @ Cambridge-Salem, cancelled (unknown).

Western Athletic Conference:

Johnstown 6, Galway 0.

Mekeel Christian 4, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 0.

OESJ 3, Middleburgh 2.

Northville 4, Schoharie 1.

Women's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Corinth 3, Salem 0.

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth 13, Amsterdam 0.

South Glens Falls 1, Scotia-Glenville 0.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 2, Ballston Spa 1.

Shaker 8, Schenectady 0.

Niskayuna 10, Albany 0.

Women's volleyball:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 3, Cohoes 0.

Suburban Council:

Colonie 3, Averill Park 0.

Niskayuna 3, Albany 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Fonda-Fultonville 3, Mayfield 0.

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We stand corrected. Troy & Averill Park's women's swimming & diving team is no longer merged with Tamarac. This year, Columbia joins AP & Troy, and they'll put their 2-1 record on the line today at Niskayuna.

weather postponement list, 9/26

 There are surprisingly few events postponed or cancelled today due to weather. We have obtained information from the Colonial Council & Wasaren League sites.

Women's golf:

Mohonasen @ Academy of Holy Names has been rescheduled for Friday.

Women's tennis:

Ichabod Crane @ Ravena is now set for Monday.

Emma Willard @ Mohonasen. No make-up date has been set.

Women's soccer: 

Mohonasen @ Cohoes has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 19.

Men's soccer:

Saratoga Catholic @ Salem-Cambridge has been cancelled, and will not be made up.

Men's golf:

Mechanicville vs. Tamarac will now take place at Frear Park on Monday, October 7. That makes 4 teams (Tamarac, Troy, LaSalle, Catholic Central) sharing the venue.

Wednesday's high school scoreboard, 9/25

 Field Hockey:

Adirondack/Wasaren Leagues:

Hoosick Falls 6, Salem-Cambridge 1.

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 1, Shaker 0.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Schalmont 188, Mohonasen 190.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 7 1/2, Taconic Hills 4 1/2.

Suburban Council:

Ballston Spa 169, Columbia 176.

Women's golf:

Niskayuna 191, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 234.

Men's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Bolton-Warrensburg 2, Corinth 1.

Fort Ann 2, Hartford 0.

North Warren & Lake George played to a 1-1 draw.

Foothills Council:

Glens Falls 4, South Glens Falls 1.

Schuylerville 7, Hudson Falls 0.

Scotia-Glenville & Gloversville played to a 2-2 draw.

Queensbury 4, Amsterdam 2.

Patroon Conference:

Coxsackie-Athens 8, Doane Stuart 0.

Germantown 2, Watervliet-Heatly 1.

Hudson 2 Taconic Hills 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 2, Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg 0.

Non-league:

Galway 4, Granville 1.

Women's soccer:

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 6, Rensselaer 0.

Wasaren League:

Berlin-New Lebanon 3, Cambridge 0.

Mechanicville 9, Emma Willard 0.

Non-league:

Chatham 2, Greenwich 0.

Men's volleyball:

Suburban Council:

Colonie 3, Schenectady 0.

Women's volleyball:

Western Athletic Conference:

Duanesburg 3, Loudonville Christian 0.

Non-league:

Schalmont 3, Gloversville 0.

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 3, Saratoga Catholic 1.

Swimming:

Troy/Averill Park/Tamarac 50, Bethlehem 44.

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Troy High's Joey Degnan was named the Male Athlete of The Week by the Albany Times-Union for the week ending September 21. Degnan carded a 5 under par 31 in a losing effort vs. Ichabod Crane on September 18

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With rain in the forecast throughout today, please check with your schools regarding today's field hockey, soccer, & golf matches.

News & notes

 Albany Academy has seen another star transfer to a prep school, and land a Division 1 commitment.

Keyshuan Tillery transferred to the New Hampton School at the start of the season, and next year will play for Cincinnati while in college. Tillery also received offers from Virginia, Wake Forest, Kansas, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Iowa, Louisville, Florida, & Tennessee.

Academy will simply reload, and move on.

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WWE fans looking for their NXT fix will shift over to CW-15 starting next Tuesday. NXT ended a 5 year stint on USA Network last night. It's been almost as long since the 3rd brand was in the 518 for a live event, but keep an eye out. It may just happen somewhere down the road.

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Tuesday's high school scoreboard:

Men's cross country:

Adirondack League:

Lake George def. Argyle-Fort Edward.

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy won a 3 team meet over Troy & Mohonasen.

Schalmont def. Cohoes.

Patroon Conference:

Hawthorne Valley won a 3 team meet over Chatham & Taconic Hills.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills won a 4 team meet over Albany, Shaker, & Columbia.

Colonie won a 4 team meet over Averill Park, Saratoga, & Ballston Spa.

CBA 17, Shenendehowa 38.

Western Athletic Conference:

Mayfield-Northville 24, Schoharie 34.

Women's cross country:

Adirondack League:

Lake George def. Argyle-Fort Edward.

Colonial Council:

Schalmont def. Cohoes.

Mohonasen won a 3 team meet over Albany Academy & Troy.

Patroon Conference:

Taconic Hills won a 3 team meet over Hawthorne Valley & Chatham.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills won a 4 team meet over Albany, Shaker, & Columbia.

Saratoga won a 4 team meet over Averill Park, Colonie, & Ballston Spa.

Field Hockey:

Hoosick Falls 2, Schuylerville 1.

Men's golf:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 15, Northville-Mayfield 0.

Men's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Schalmont 6, Ravena 0.

Cohoes 3, Troy 2.

Voorheesville 2, Ichabod Crane 1.

Mohonasen 9, Lansingburgh 0.

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 3, Colonie 0.

Columbia 5, Burnt Hills 0.

Bethlehem 9, Schenectady 1.

Guilderland 2, Niskayuna 1.

Shaker 1, Albany 0.

Ballston Spa 1, Averill Park 0.

Wasaren League:

Cambridge-Salem 2, Tamarac 1.

Stillwater 3, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Mechanicville 6, Greenwich 0.

Waterford 9, Hoosick Falls 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Schoharie 5, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 2.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 6, OESJ 0.

Johnstown @ Mayfield--postponed to October 1. No reason given.

Women's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 3, Troy 2.

Western Athletic Conference:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg 3, Mekeel Christian 0.

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 2, Glens Falls 1.

Tennis:

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 7, Hudson Falls 0.

Women's volleyball:

Colonial Council:

Schalmont 3, Ravena 1.

Troy 3, Cohoes 0.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 3, Columbia 0.

Bethlehem 3, Schenectady 0.

Monday's high school scoreboard, 9/23

 Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 150, Ichabod Crane 158.

LaSalle 156, Mohonasen 175.

Troy @ Ravena was not reported.

Foothills Council:

Glens Falls 146, South Glens Falls 176.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 12, Catskill 0.

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 169, Ballston Spa 174.

Colonia 155, Columbia 173.

Guilderland 173, Niskayuna 193.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 5, Stillwater 0.

Women's golf:

Bethlehem 129, Mohonasen 191.

Men's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 8, Lansingburgh 0.

Foothills Council:

Scotia-Glenville 3, Hudson Falls 1.

Patroon Conference:

Cairo-Durham 4, Hudson 1.

Catskill 3, Doane Stuart 0.

Greenville 8, Watervliet-Heatly 0.

Maple Hill 3, Taconic Hills 0.

Coxsackie-Athens 3, Chatham 2.

Western Athletic Conference:

Galway & Canajoharie-Fort Plain played to a 1-1 draw.

Non-league:

Hartford & Hoosic Valley played to a scoreless draw.

Argyle 2, Hoosick Falls 1.

Bolton-Warrensburg 2, Greenwich 0.

Johnstown 5, Gloversville 0.

Northville & Fort Ann played to a scoreless draw.

Stamford 3, Germantown 1.

Albany Academy 6, South Glens Falls 1.

Schuykerville 6, Corinth 0.

LaSalle 4, Glens Falls 2.

Women's soccer:

Patroon Conference:

Cairo-Durham 4, Hudson 0.

Chatham 7, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Maple Hill 4, Taconic Hills 0.

Wasaren League:

Cambridge 2, Hoosick Falls 0.

Stillwater 3, Hoosic Valley 0.

Non-league:

Berlin-New Lebanon 2, Corinth 0.

Tennis:

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 6, South Glens Falls 2.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 7, Hudson 0.

Women's volleyball:

Suburban Council:

Shaker 3, Columbia 0.

Wasaren League:

Hoosic Valley 3, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Tamarac 3, Mechanicville 1.

Non-league:

Watervliet 3, Cohoes 1.

Troy High sports review, through 9/21

 Yep, this is a regular feature for the season.

Volleyball:

Current record, not including tournaments, 2-4 (2-2 Colonial Council). Troy picked up its first wins of the season, defeating Ravena & LaSalle, then defeated Canajoharie-Fort Plain in the Averill Park tournament before falling to Columbia.

This week: Talia Valenti's squad hosts Cohoes on Tuesday, and visits Lansingburgh on Thursday.

Women's swimming & diving:

Current record: 1-1. Troy/Averill Park/Tamarac fell to Saratoga, and will take on Bethlehem this Wednesday, then travel to Niskayuna on Friday.

Women's soccer:

Current record: 4-2-1 overall (2-2-1 Colonial Council). Troy fell to Ravena on Tuesday, but came back to tie LaSalle, then take down Schenectady in a non-league clash on Saturday.

This week: Jarret Farrell's club hosts Cohoes on Tuesday night, then visits Lansingburgh Thursday afternoon.

Men's soccer:

Current record: 1-3-2 overall (0-2-1 Colonial Council). Russ Hines' crew is having the same problems as last year, specifically scoring goals. All three losses (Amsterdam, Schalmont, Averill Park) were via shutout, and the Horses have only tallied 3 goals this season.

This week: Troy is at Coboes on Tuesday night, then hosts Lansingburgh under the lights on Thursday, and a non-league game vs. Ballston Spa on Saturday afternoon.

Golf:

Current record: 4-4. Jack O'Keefe's team saw their 4 match win streak disappear in a loss to LaSalle one week ago, then dropped a match to Ichabod Crane.

This week: Troy visits Sycamore Country Club today for a match vs. Ravena. Even though there are still some league matches remaining, the Colonial Council championships take place Friday at Eagle Creek Country Club.

Football:

Current record: 2-1 after losing to Bethlehem on Friday. Undefeated Columbia will look to spoil Homecoming on Friday night. If everything breaks in Troy's favor, however, they could make the playoffs, as their last road game will be for the Collar City Cup against a suddenly struggling LaSalle (1-2).

Tennis: Devin Robinson's group still is searching for their first win of the season.

This week: The ladies are at Schalmont on Tuesday for their lone match of the week.

Saturday's high school & college scoreboard, 9/21

 Colleges:

Men's soccer:

Alfred 4, Cobleskill 0.

Oneonta 1, RPI 0.

Skidmore & Oswego played to a 1-1 draw.

Siena 3, NJIT 0.

Brandeis & Union played to a 1-1 draw.

Women's soccer:

RPI 3, New Paltz 2.

Quinnipiac 1, Siena 0.

Union 2, Ramapo 0.

Field Hockey:

RPI 2, Eastern Connecticut 1.

Union 5, Ramapo 1.

Men's cross country:

RPI won the Purple Valley Classic over Williams College, Hartford, New Paltz, & Delhi.

Women's cross country:

Williams College won the Purple Valley Classic over RPI, New Paltz, Delhi, & Hartford.

Women's volleyball:

UAlbany 3, Coppin State 0.

Skidmore 3, Cobleskill 0.

Providence 3, Siena 0.

Cobleskill 3, Keuka 1.

High schools:

Men's soccer:

Non-league:

Bolton-Warrensburg 2, Northville 0.

North Warren 8, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Averill Park 2, Troy 0.

Columbia 5, LaSalle 0.

Stillwater 5, Granville 0.

Greenville & Broadalbin-Perth played to a 1-1 draw.

Loudonville Christian 6, Maple Hill 1.

Mayfield 3, Doane Stuart 2.

Chatham 1, Schoharie 0.

Catskill 2, Saugerties 1.

Monroe-Woodbury 1, Bethlehem 0.

Albany & Newburgh Free Academy played to a 1-1 draw.

Niskayuna & Mechanicville played to a 1-1 draw.

New Hartford & Guilderland played to a scoreless draw.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 3, Gilboa-Roxbury 1.

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 1, CBA 0.

Football:

CBA 73, Albany 0. The Brothers ran out to a 41-0 lead in the first quarter, and coasted.

Women's soccer:

Northville 2, Mayfield 1.

Greenville 12, Lansingburgh 0.

Averill Park & Queensbury played to a 1-1 draw.

Burnt Hills 4, Broadalbin-Perth 1.

Moriah 8, Bolton-Warrensburg 1.

Troy 3, Schenectady 2.

We do not have the results of the Averill Park volleyball tournament. We do know Troy defeated Canajoharie-Fort Plain in 3 sets, and lost to Columbia in 2.

High School Fridays: Shaker @ Guilderland, 9/20/24

  If there was any journalistic sense, Spectrum News 1 would've had Troy at Bethlehem as this week's Friday Night Matchup. in the wake of the swatting hoax a week ago, which wiped out the Eagles' original home opener vs. CBA.

Instead, Spectrum decided to send its camera crew to Guilderland, as the Dutchmen hosted undefeated Shaker. The furor over the swatting at Bethlehem had died down, making their game less important.

To the game, then. Shaker won the toss, and elected to take the opening kickoff. The Blue Bison marched down the field, culminating with Marcus Snipes, Jr. scoring his first rushing touchdown of the season. However, the PAT failed, and Shaker led, 6-0, after the first quarter.

The quarter ended with Guilderland driving, and Travis Berschwinger matched Snipes with a 1 yard run of his own. However, an improvised 2 point conversion attempt failed, and the score was tied just under 3 minutes into the 2nd quarter.

It was all Shaker after that. Mark Royce scored his 1st touchdown of the season from 7 yards out. Jake Smith added the extra point, and, for all intents & purposes, that was the game winner. A little more than a minute later, after a Dutchmen turnover, Smith ran it in from 20 yards out. Guilderland's next possession ended with a 3 & out. However, the subsequent punt was fielded by Smith just before midfield, and the sprinted down the sideline, 51 yards in all, to extend Shaker's lead. The Bison went into the break up 27-6.

The first half was played relatively clean in that there were no penalties. That changed in the 3rd quarter, as the yellow hankies started coming out, and it became a war of attrition. Royce ended the scoring in the 4th quarter with his 2nd touchdown. Connor Sullivan replaced Smith as the placekicker, and added the PAT, making the final score 34-6 in favor of Shaker.

Next week's Friday Night Matchup sees Shenendehowa vs. CBA.

Other action: Bethlehem earned a cathartic, emotional 27-8 win over Troy, squaring their record at 1-1. Troy falls to 2-1, and will have Homecoming next week. That's the good news. The bad is that undefeated Columbia comes to town after beating LaSalle, 28-12. The Cadets drop to 1-2, while Columbia, like Shaker, is 3-0.

Also:

Averill Park 30, Amsterdam 12.

Ravena 21, Schalmont 6.

Saratoga 29, Queensbury 8.

Fonda-Fultonville 45, Hudson 0.

Niskayuna 47, Schenectady 0.

Warrensburg-Lake George-Bolton 30, Schuylerville 28.

Glens Falls 40, Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 7.

Shenendehowa 49, Colonie 0.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 42, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 6.

Cohoes 13, Ichabod Crane 8.

Ballston Spa 56, South Glens Falls 0.

Watervliet-Heatly 28, Chatham 0.

Stillwater 41, Taconic Hills 0.

Mechanicville-Hoosic Valley 31, Gloversville 12.

RPI played its last night game of the season, blowing away Worcester Poly, 51-7, for the Transit Trophy.

News & notes

 It's that time again.

The Arsenal City Run in Watervliet takes place this Sunday. CDTA will reroute their BusPlus lines and the #22 line in both directions between Troy & Albany for the duration of the race, which, surprisingly, isn't getting the in-town promotions it usually gets.

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Shaker High will be in the spotlight for the 2nd time in 3 weeks when they visit Guilderland tonight on Friday Night Matchup. Kickoff is just after 7 pm.

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Troy High & LaSalle met on the soccer pitch for the first time in a decade or better Thursday night at Picken Field. The game ended in a scoreless draw after overtime. Troy stays home to play Averill Park on Saturday afternoon. At LaSalle, the women, meeting for the first time, played to a 2-2 draw.

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Thursday's high school scoreboard:

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 152, Ichabod Crane 173.

Suburban Council:

Shaker 148, Niskayuna 156.

Women's golf:

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 132, Holy Trinity (Catholic Central/Bishop Gibbons) 190.

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 184, Bethlehem 196.

Men's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 2, Albany Academy 1.

Schalmont 8, Lansingburgh 0.

Voorheesville 3, Cohoes 0.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 2, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Chatham 1, Germantown 0.

Watervliet-Heatly 4, Doane Stuart-Rensselaer 1.

Catskill 4, Hudson 0.

Suburban Council:

Ballston Spa 1, Albany 0.

Averill Park & CBA played to a scoreless draw.

Burnt Hills 5, Schenectady 0.

Guilderland 2, Colonie 1.

Niskayuna & Shaker played to a 1-1 draw.

Women's soccer:

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth 6, Scotia-Glenville 0.

Queensbury 10, Amsterdam 0.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 1, Cairo-Durham 0.

Chatham 3, Germantown 0.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 7, Schenectady 0.

Shenendehowa 2, Bethlehem 0.

Wasaren League:

Cambridge & Hoosic Valley played to a scoreless draw.

Berlin-New Lebanon 6, Saratoga Catholic 1.

Tennis:

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 7, Maple Hill 0.

Women's volleyball:

Colonial Council:

Troy 3, LaSalle 2.

News & notes

 The 518 has always had prospects developing in boxing, from Mike Tyson to Abraham Nova.

The latest prospect, it seems, is Albany High sophomore Nya Almodovar, who was profiled today in the Albany Times-Union. The 16 year old won the 114 pound novice title at the USA Women's Boxing Championships in Louisiana last month. Next up for Almodovar is the Silver Gloves states in Rochester, coming up in December.

Winning in that tournament would be a nice, self-given Christmas present, wouldn't it?

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Troy High's women's soccer team saw their modest two game winning streak end on Tuesday in a 4-0 home loss to undefeated Ravena. Jarret Farrell's Lady Horses are on the road tonight at LaSalle. Match time is 7 pm, same as the men's match at Picken Field.

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Wednesday's high school & college scoreboard:

Colleges:

Field Hockey:

Hamilton 2, Union 1.

Men's soccer:

Plattsburgh 2, RPI 0.

Hartford 3, Russell Sage 0.

Skidmore & Ramapo played to a scoreless draw.

Lafayette 2, UAlbany 1.

Women's soccer:

Union & Wheaton played to a scoreless draw.

Women's volleyball:

Russell Sage 3, Bard 1.

High schools:

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

LaSalle 160, Ravena 175.

Mohonasen 209, Ravena 248 (Tuesday).

Foothills Council:

Glens Falls 143, Queensbury 147.

Women's golf:

Non-league:

Niskyauna 177, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 227.

Men's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Bolton-Warrensburg 4, North Warren 0.

Fort Ann 2, Argyle 1.

Corinth 12, Granville 0.

Foothills Council:

Schuylerville 4, Scotia-Glenville 0.

Queensbury 4, Hudson Falls 0.

Glens Falls 2, Gloversville 0.

Amsterdam & Broadalbin-Perth played to a scoreless draw.

Western Athletic Conference:

OESJ 2, Mekeel Christian 0.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 3, Galway 0.

Middleburgh 3, Mayfield 0.

Non-league:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg 9, Sharon Springs 1.

Wasaren League:

Cambridge-Salem 3, Berlin-New Lebanon 1.

Women's soccer:

Western Athletic Conference:

Schoharie 4, Fonda-Fultonville 1.

OESJ 4, Mekeel Christian 0.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 6, Galway 2.

Tennis:

Queensbury 7, Glens Falls 0.

Swimming:

Saratoga 91, Troy/Averill Park/Tamarac 84. Troy & co. fall to 1-1.

News & notes

 Former Siena women's lacrosse coach Abby Rehfuss was released by Syracuse Monday after 1 season as an assistant lacrosse coach under Niskayuna native Kayla Treanor. Rehfuss (Shaker) had been the head coach at Siena for 6 seasons before leaving for Syracuse.

In other Siena news, freshman Catherine Rogers has been named the MAAC player & rookie of the week in women's soccer. She is the Saints' team leader in goals (6) and assists (4).

The men's basketball team has finalized its 2024-5 schedule, adding non-conference games to go along with the Albany Cup vs. UAlbany. Here, then, is the complete schedule:

October:

26: Home opener vs. Hobart.

November:

4: Brown.

8: @ Bryant.

12: American.

16: Albany Cup @ UAlbany.

20: @ Xavier.

25: vs. Miami-Ohio @ Fort Myers.

26: vs. Jacksonville or Mercer @ Fort Myers.

30: vs. Bucknell @ Wilkes-Barre, Pa..

December:

6: @ Niagara.

8: @ Canisius.

17: St. Bonaventure.

20: Holy Cross.

30: @ Cornell.

January:

3: Manhattan.

5: Iona.

10: @ Quinnipiac.

16: Sacred Heart.

18: @ Merrimack.

23: Mount St. Mary's.

25: @ Iona.

31: @ Marist.

February:

2: Quinnipiac.

6: St. Peter's.

8: @ Rider.

14: Marist.

16: @ Sacred Heart.

21: Niagara.

23: Canisius.

March:

2: @ Mount St. Mary's.

6: Fairfield (Senior night).

8: @ Manhattan.

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Tuesday's college & high school scoreboard:

Colleges:

Field Hockey:

Skidmore 3, Vermont-Castleton 0.

Men's soccer:

Williams 2, Union 0.

Boston College 3, Siena 1.

Women's soccer:

Western Connecticut 3, Russell Sage 0.

High schools:

Men's cross country:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen def. Ravena.

Schalmont won a 3 team meet over Albany Academy & Lansingburgh.

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 27, Shaker 28.

CBA won a 4 team meet over Albany, Niskayuna, & Ballston Spa.

Shenendehowa won a 4 team meet over Columbia, Schenectady, & Colonie.

Patroon Conference:

Cairo-Durham def. Chatham.

Women's cross country:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen won a 3 team meet over Ravena and the Academy of Holy Names.

Albany Academy won a 3 team meet over Schalmont & Lansingburgh.

Suburban Council:

Niskayuna won a 3 team meet over Albany & Ballston Spa.

Guilderland 15, Shaker 50.

Colonie won a 4 team meet over Shenendehowa, Columbia, & Schenectady.

Field Hockey:

Foothills Council:

South Glens Falls 10, Gloversville 0.

Non-league:

Johnstown 6, Scotia-Glenville 1.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 149, Troy 157. The Riders sweep the season series. Troy has dropped 2 in a row after winning 4 straight.

Foothills Council:

Glens Falls 148, Amsterdam 210.

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 170, Columbia 187.

Ballston Spa 166, Niskayuna 171.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 5, Hoosic Valley 0.

Hoosick Falls 3, Saratoga Catholic 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 13, Johnstown 2.

Women's golf:

Broadalbin-Perth 200, Saratoga Catholic 206.

Men's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Troy & Ravena played to a 1-1 draw.

Voorheesville 2, LaSalle 1.

Mohonasen 3, Schalmont 0.

Albany Academy & Cohoes played to a 1-1 draw.

Patroon Conference:

Cairo-Durham 6, Watervliet-Heatly 0.

Greenville 2, Taconic Hills 0.

Maple Hill & Catskill played to a scoreless draw.

Germantown 2, Doane Stuart 1.

Coxsackie-Athens 6, Hudson 0.

Suburban Council:

Albany 4, CBA 0.

Columbia 9, Averill Park 0.

Bethlehem 1, Burnt Hills 0.

Niskayuna 6, Ballston Spa 0.

Saratoga 2, Shenendehowa 1.

Shaker 4, Colonie 0.

Non-league:

Loudonville Christian 9, North Warren 0.

Women's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 6, Albany Academy 5.

Patroon Conference:

Coxsackie-Athens 4, Hudson 1.

Cairo-Durham 7, Watervliet 0.

Germantown 4, Rensselaer 2.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 5, Averill Park 0.

Ballston Spa 2, Niskayuna 1.

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 4, Hoosick Falls 0.

Adirondack League:

Bolton-Warrensburg 11, North Warren 0.

Men's volleyball:

Guilderland 3, CBA 0.

Women's volleyball:

Colonial Council:

Troy 3, Ravena 0.

Academy of Holy Names 3, Lansingburgh 0.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 3, Bethlehem 1.

Columbia 3, Averill Park 1.

Non-league:

Albany 3, Loudonville Christian 0.

Holy Trinity (Catholic Central/Bishop Gibbons) 3, Middleburgh 1.

Monday's high school scoreboard, 9/16

 Men's golf:

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 168, Niskayuna 170.

Saratoga 155, Columbia 196.

Colonie 158, CBA 173.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 5, Tamarac 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 15, Canajoharie 0.

Women's golf:

Suburban Council:

Colonie 187, Bethlehem 189.

Men's soccer:

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 2, Bethlehem 1.

Non-league:

Hudson Falls & Hartford played to a 2-2 draw.

Bolton-Warrensburg 2, Mekeel Christian 0.

Corinth 2, Greenwich 0.

Lansingburgh 2, Watervliet-Heatly 1.

Edmeston 6, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 1.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 5, Waterford 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Johnstown 7, Schoharie 1.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 10, Galway 0.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 2, Mayfield 0.

Northville 3, Middleburgh 2.

Women's soccer:

Western Athletic Conference:

Fonda-Fultonville 6, Mekeel Christian 0.

Schoharie 11, Johnstown 0.

Non-league:

Cairo-Durham 4, Stamford 2.

Men's tennis:

Hudson Falls 5, South Glens Falls 2.

Women's tennis:

Queensbury 5, Scotia-Glenville 2.

Volleyball:

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 3, Waterford 2.

Saratoga Catholic 3, Cambridge 2.

Tamarac 3, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Troy High sports review through 9/14

 With the exception of women's tennis and volleyball, Troy High's fall sports teams are moving in the right direction after 2 weeks.

The school relaunched its own weekly recap on their website, and the lack of listing for volleyball and tennis tells us neither team has picked up a win just yet.

The hit list:

Women's soccer:

Overall record: 3-1 (2-1 Colonial Council): 1st year coach Jarret Farrell may indeed be the savior of the program. Troy has won 2 in a row after defeating Catholic Central Thursday, and taking a non-league game over Hoosic Valley Saturday.

This week:

Tuesday: The Lady Horses will be under the lights at Picken Field vs. Ravena.

Thursday: The 1st ever women's soccer meeting vs. LaSalle.

Saturday: Non-league game vs. former foe Schenectady at 1 pm.

Men's soccer:

Overall record: 1-2 (0-1 Colonial Council): Russ Hines' club finally broke into the win column Thursday in beating South Glens Falls. 

This week:

Tuesday: @ Ravena.

Thursday: LaSalle.

Saturday: Non-league game vs. Averill Park.

Golf:

Overall record: 4-2. Jack O'Keefe's duffers have won 4 straight after starting the season 0-2. Senior Joey Degnan may have set the record for the fastest qualifier for next month's sectionals.

This week:

Today: LaSalle.

Tuesday: @ Ichabod Crane.

Women's swimming & diving (unified team with Tamarac & Averill Park):

Record: 1-0. Coach Emily Caboot's team got off to a quick start, beating Shaker. Next up is a road trip to Saratoga. Swimming & diving is one of the few sports where Troy will see their old foes from the Suburban Council, as well as Colonial Council opponents.

Tennis:

Winless so far, the Lady Horses host city rival Emma Willard (Wasaren League) this afternoon, then travel to face Ichabod Crane on Wednesday, before Albany Academy makes its first appearance on the Troy court on Friday. We should note that tennis results have been very sparse in the local papers.

Volleyball:

Same thing. Not many scores have been reported. It's not confirmed, but it would appear as though Friday's non-league tilt vs. Averill Park might've been cancelled, as it was taken off AP's Aktivate schedule. The results of Saturday's Lansingburgh tournament were not reported.

This week:

Tuesday: Ravena.

Thursday: @ LaSalle. First ever meeting in volleyball.

Saturday: Another tournament, this time at Averill Park. This will stream on Hudl.

Football:

Seems the addition of former Watervliet coach Ryan Job has been a difference maker for Troy, which is 2-0. Next up is, possibly, Bethlehem, which has not yet announced if Friday's game will be played. Otherwise, Homecoming is coming sooner than I thought, as it'll be September 27 vs. red hot Columbia, also 2-0 after upsetting Ravena and Burnt Hills. Can Jordan Canzeri, along with Job, take Troy to the playoffs? Maybe. I'm looking at possibly a 5-3 ledger (4-3 if the Bethlehem game is cancelled), with the problem spots being Columbia, LaSalle, and Averill Park.

Saturday's high school & college scoreboard, 9/14

 High schools:

Field Hockey:

Hoosick Falls 6, Taconic Hills 1.

Football:

Cambridge-Salem 35, Voorheesville 0.

Men's soccer:

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 3, Averill Park 2.

Columbia 1, Saratoga 0.

Shaker 9, Ballston Spa 0.

Bethlehem 9, Colonie 1.

Guilderland 3, CBA 0.

Niskayuna 3, Burnt Hills 1.

Adirondack League:

Argyle 3, Granville 1.

Non-league:

OESJ 2, Fort Ann 0.

Voorheesville 3, Lake George 0.

Mohonasen 6, Scotia-Glenville 0.

Coxsackie-Athens 6, Lansingburgh 0.

Greenville & Albany Academy played to a 1-1 draw.

Peru 2, Glens Falls 1.

Taconic Hills 4, Berlin-New Lebanon 2.

Albany 3, Oneonta 2.

Loudonville Christian 11, Middleburgh 0.

Greenwich 1, Mayfield 0.

Women's soccer:

Suburban Council:

Columbia 1, Saratoga 0.

Non-league:

Schoharie 11, Saratoga Catholic 1.

Waterford 5, Cohoes 2.

Stillwater 1, Schuylerville 0.

Maple Hill & Glens Falls played to a 1-1 draw.

Tamarac 2, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 1.

Bolton-Warrensburg 2, Scotia-Glenville 1

Troy 4, Hoosic Valley 2.

Colleges:

Football:

Union 18, SUNY Maritime 15.

Idaho 41, UAlbany 13.

Field Hockey:

Keuka 3, Russell Sage 1.

Men's soccer:

Oswego State 1, RPI 1.

Women's soccer:

Siena 5, Mount St. Mary's 1.

Brockport 1, Russell Sage 0.

Union 3, Oneonta 0.

Women's volleyball:

McDaniel 3, Cobleskill 0.

New Paltz 3, Skidmore 1.

Suffolk 3, Russell Sage 0.

Skidmore 3, Oneonta 0.

Delaware State 3, UAlbany 1.