News & notes

 We all know the 518 is largely Yankee country.

Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro grew up a Yankee fan, and, today, leads the Royals into Yankee Stadium in game 1 of the American League Division Series. The Bethlehem graduate is making his postseason debut in a series that revives a classic playoff rivalry from the 70's. The Yankees went through the Royals in 3 consecutive ALCS (1976-8), before Kansas City gained a measure of revenge in 1980.

The game airs on TBS tonight at 6:30 pm.

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The Collar City Cup remains with LaSalle.

The Cadets snapped a 3 game losing streak in getting past Troy, 14-12, Friday, sending the Flying Horses (2-3) to their 3rd straight loss. LaSalle (2-3) will have Senior Night next Friday vs. Ballston Spa, while Troy returns home to open a season ending 3 game homestand against South Glens Falls. The Bulldogs are 1-4 after losing to Mohonasen.

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Former Tri-City Valleycat Joe Musgrove will not pitch for the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Musgrove is done for the season with elbow problems that will require Tommy John surgery, knocking him out for the 2025 season, or, at least, a large majority of it, as well.

Ex-Valleycat Enrique Hernandez will play for the Dodgers.

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Friday's college & high school scoreboard:

High Schools:

Field Hockey:

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 8, Shenendehowa 0.

Guilderland 4, Niskayuna 0.

Men's golf:

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 12, Cairo-Durham 0.

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 159, Averill Park 170.

Women's golf:

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 185, Saratoga 190.

Non-league:

Bethlehem 150, Saratoga Catholic 153.

Men's soccer:

Adirondack League:

North Warren 3, Argyle 1.

Corinth 5, Fort Ann 0.

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 4, Troy 0. Russ Hines' Flying Horses (2-8-2) have lost 4 in a row.

Foothills Council:

Amsterdam 3, Schuylerville 1.

Broadalbin-Perth 6, Scotia-Glenville 0.

Queensbury 2, Gloversville 0.

South Glens Falls 2, Hudson Falls 1.

Patroon Conference:

Chatham 5, Doane-Stuart 0.

Maple Hill & Greenville played to a scoreless draw.

Wasaren League:

Cambridge-Salem 5, Hoosick Falls 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Northville 3, Mayfield 1.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg 3, Johnstown 0.

Galway 2, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 0.

Middleburgh & Mekeel Christian played to a 2-2 draw.

Non-league:

Loudonville Christian 8, Greenwich 1.

Catskill 8, Berlin-New Lebanon 1.

Hoosic Valley 2, Hartford 0.

Mohonasen 2, Guilderland 0.

Albany 5, Albany Academy 2.

Women's soccer:

Western Athletic Conference:

Galway 2, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 0.

Tennis:

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 6, Averill Park 3.

Men's volleyball:

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 3, Colonie 1.

Women's volleyball:

Guilderland 3, Colonie 0.

Colleges:

Field Hockey:

UAlbany 2, Hofstra 0.

Women's hockey:

Sacred Heart 2, RPI 1 (OT).

Union 3, RIT 0.

Tennis:

Hartwick 7, Russell Sage 1.

High School Fridays: Averill Park @ Columbia, 10/4/24

 A year ago, a humiliating loss to Niskayuna proved to be a blessing in disguise for Averill Park, as they eventually won the Class A Capital Division title.

After losing to Bethlehem last week, Zach Gobel's club knew they needed a similar bounce-back to get back into the division title hunt.

Averill Park is still the Warriors until the end of the school year. Next season, they'll be known as the Golden Knights, and, so, tonight's game at Columbia would mark the end of an era, as the two way trophy, a devil's trident on one side, a spear on the other, would be on the line one final time, unless they want to keep the trophy intact.

Averill Park won the toss, and opted to defer to the second half. So the Blue Devils marched down the field, with Anthony Ficarra taking it in from 3 yards out to take the early lead. The extra point was no good, however.

Back came Averill Park. With the Columbia defense keying on senior Jacob Phelps, Drew Canaday ran it in from 3 yards out himself, but the 2 point conversion failed, leaving the score tied at 6 at the end of the 1st quarter, and through halftime.

Taking the 2nd half kickoff, Averill Park didn't waste much time reclaiming the lead, as Shawn Ratigan caught a 3 yard TD from Blake Kilgallon. However, the 2 point conversion failed again, leaving the score at 12-6, in favor of the Warriors, heading into the 4th quarter.

On the first play, Phelps galloped in from 18 yards, then added the 2 point conversion, stretching the lead to 20-6. Back came the Blue Devils, as Ficarra closed the scoring with his 2nd touchdown of the game, this time from 8 yards. This time, the PAT worked, and Columbia closed to 20-13. Unfortuntately for coach Jake Preston, that's where the game ended.

Columbia falls to 4-1 (2-1 Capital Division). Averill Park goes to 3-2 (2-1 Capital Division). Bethlehem (2-1 overall) could swoop in to take the division lead with a win over Amsterdam tomorrow. Averill Park takes on Shaker next week, then finishes with LaSalle and Troy.

Other scores:

Glens Falls 41, Gloversville 0.

Shaker 67, Albany 8.

Saratoga 42, Colonie 0.

CBA 54, Schenectady 0.

Granville-Whitehall 49, Corinth-Hadley-Luzerne 0.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 50, Scotia-Glenville 0.

Shenendehowa 28, Ballston Spa 6.

Niskayuna 21, Guilderland 7.

Lansingburgh 14, Cohoes 13.

Fonda-Fultonville 21, Ravena 7.

Burnt Hills 22, Queensbury 21.

Mohonasen 20, South Glens Falls 16.

Thursday's high school & college scoreboard, 10/3

High schools: 

Field Hockey:

Foothills Council:

South Glens Falls 4, Queensbury 0.

Non-league:

Schuylerville 2, Johnstown 1.

Women's golf:

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth 207, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 238.

Men's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 9, Lansingburgh 0.

Patroon Conference:

Cairo-Durham 4, Taconic Hills 1.

Catskill 2, Germantown 0.

Coxsackie-Athens 5, Watervliet-Heatly 0.

Suburban Council:

CBA @ Bethlehem was postponed due to Rosh Hashanah.

Women's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Whitehall 1, Fort Ann 0.

Bolton-Warrensburg 3, Corinth 0.

Lake George 12, North Warren 0.

Colonial Council:

Troy 2, Ichabod Crane 0.

Patroon Conference:

Coxsackie-Athens 6, Watervliet-Heatly 0.

Chatham 11, Rensselaer 0.

Greenville 4, Maple Hill 0.

Wasaren League:

Greenwich 5, Hoosick Falls 1.

Non-league:

Cambridge 7 Hadley-Luzerne 0.

Tennis:

Patroon Conference:

We have two scores for a match between Greenville & Cairo-Durham. Greenville won by scores of 7-0 & 6-1. Not sure if these were on different days.

Non-league:

Queensbury 7, Ballston Spa 2.

Women's volleyball:

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 3, Taconic Hills 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Schoharie 3, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 0.

Galway 3, Mayfield 0.

Colleges:

Women's soccer:

New Hampshire 1, UAlbany 0.

Merrimack 1, Siena 0.

Union 1, Russell Sage 0.

News & notes

 Will Brown has a new coaching job.

After turning the College of St. Rose around last season, only for the school to close in May, Brown has signed to be the women's basketball coach at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), which plays in the same league as Russell Sage College.

My advice to the folks at Sage would be to see about renting RPI's gym when MCLA comes to town. Just sayin'.

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Pickleball has hit the 518.

The hottest new sport now has a facility in Menands, in a space that in the past has housed supermarkets (i.e. Price Chopper, Save-a-Lot). However, the recent opening went under the radar. That'll change in due course.

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Please check with your schools to see if scheduled events are taking place today. Schools are closed for Jewish New Year today, with classes set to resume tomorrow.

Two events are already postponed:

Women's volleyball: Albany @ Troy was postponed a week ago, with no make-up date set.

Women's soccer: Troy @ Voorheesville has been pushed back to Monday.

To athletic directors: Please make sure the changes are reported to the local papers in a timely manner, as the Albany-Troy match is listed on today's schedule.

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Wednesday's college & high school scoreboard:

Colleges:

Field Hockey:

Hartwick 2, Skidmore 0.

Castleton 7, Russell Sage 0.

New Paltz 3, RPI 2.

Wesleyan 5, Union 2.

Men's soccer:

Skidmore & Clarkson played to a scoreless draw.

Syracuse 3, UAlbany 1.

Russell Sage 3, Cobleskill 1.

Women's volleyball:

Hartwick 3, Russell Sage 0.

UAlbany 3, LeMoyne 1.

High schools:

Field Hockey:

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 3, Bethlehem 1.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 163, Voorheesville 180.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 10, Hudson 2.

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 164, Averill Park 188.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 5, Hoosic Valley 0.

Hoosick Falls 4, Greenwich 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 15, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 0.

Women's golf:

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 188, Bethlehem 200.

Non-league:

Saratoga Catholic 99, Mohonasen 128.

Men's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Fort Ann 1, Lake George 0.

Bolton-Warrensburg 1, Argyle 0.

Corinth 5, North Warren 0.

Hartford 2, Granville 1.

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 6, Ravena 0.

Albany Academy 2, Troy 0. Troy has now lost 4 in a row.

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 4, Glens Falls 1.

South Glens Falls & Amsterdam played to a 1-1 draw.

Scotia-Glenville 4, Hudson Falls 2.

Broadalbin-Perth 6, Gloverstille 0.

Wasaren League:

Waterford 13, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Cambridge-Salem 1, Stillwater 0.

Mechanicville 12, Hoosick Falls 0.

Greenwich 5, Berlin-New Lebanon 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Mayfield 3, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 1.

Johnstown 4, OESJ 1.

Schoharie 4, Galway 0.

Northville 4, Mekeel Christian 0.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 5, Middleburgh 0.

Non-league:

Colonie 2, Schuylerville 0.

Tennis:

Queensbury 5, Averill Park 2.

Women's volleyball:

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 3, Albany 1.

Swimming:

Troy/Columbia/Averill Park 91, Schenectady-Colonie 68.

Women's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 4, Troy 3. The Bears pick up their first win, while Troy falls to .500 (5-5-1).

Tuesday's high school scoreboard, 10/1

 Women's volleyball:

Colonial Council:

Schalmont 3, Voorheesville 2.

Mohonasen 3, Troy 1. The Lady Horses (4-5 overall) saw their 4 match winning streak come to an end as Mohon won the last three sets.

Check the video:

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 3, Averill Park 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Galway 3, Mekeel Christian 0.

Canajoharie-Fort Plain 3, OESJ 0.

Men's cross country:

Colonial Council:

Schalmont won a 3 team meet over Troy & LaSalle.

Foothills Council:

South Glens Falls 22, Glens Falls 39.

Scotia-Glenville 28, Schuylerville 29.

Queensbury 17, Amsterdam 42.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 25, Shaker 30.

Niskayuna won a 3 team meet over Saratoga & Columbia.

CBA won a 4 team meet over Colonie, Guilderland, & Burnt Hills.

Western Athletic Conference:

Galway won a 4 team meet over Mayfield, Cobleskill-Richmondville, & Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons.

Women's cross country:

Schalmont won a 4 team meet over Troy, LaSalle, & Academy of Holy Names.

Foothills Council:

South Glens Falls def. Glens Falls.

Scotia-Glenville 21, Schuylerville 36.

Queensbury 18, Amsterdam 41.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 18, Shaker 37.

Saratoga won a 3 team meet over Columbia & Niskayuna.

Western Athletic Conference:

Cobleskill-Richmondville won a 3-team meet over Galway & Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons.

Field Hockey:

Suburban Council:

Shaker 4, Columbia 2.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 150, Mohonasen 177.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 6 1/2, Coxsackie-Athens 5 1/2.

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 150, Shaker 163.

Averill Park 171, Burnt Hills 192.

Women's golf:

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 147, Mohonasen 196.

Men's soccer:

Patroon Conference:

Germantown 3, Hudson 1.

Taconic Hills 4, Doane Stuart 3.

Chatham & Maple Hill played to a 2-2 draw.

Catskill 7, Watervliet-Heatly 1.

Cairo-Durham 2, Coxsackie-Athens 1.

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 1, Shaker 0.

Burnt Hills 3, Averill Park 0.

Columbia 8, Colonie 0.

Niskayuna 7, Schenectady 1.

Ballston Spa 3, Saratoga 2.

Bethlehem 3, Albany 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Johnstown 3, Mayfield 1.

Women's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Lake George 3, Bolton-Warrensburg 0.

Patroon Conference:

Chatham 3, Maple Hill 0.

Cairo-Durham 4, Coxsackie-Athens 2.

Hudson 2, Germantown 0.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 7, Colonie 1.

Wasaren League:

Hoosick Falls 5, Emma Willard 1.

Tennis:

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 7, Glens Falls 0.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 7, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

News & notes

 There are reports out that Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake/Scotia-Glenville women's swimming coach Sean Headwell has been placed on leave. Neither school district will elaborate on why, citing "personnel reasons".

Uh-oh. Let's hope there's more to this story, instead of it getting flushed out of the pool and down the drain, if you know what I mean.

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We're still a couple of months away from the start of women's basketball at Siena, but freshman Allison O'Hanlon (Duanesburg) is currently in a walking boot due to an injury (ankle, possibly), and coach Terry Primm is unsure when O'Hanlon will be able to play.

In other Siena news, Olympic gold medalist Elisa Mevius transferred to Oregon after last season, and prior to the Paris Olympics over the summer, likely as a graduate transfer. Best of luck to Elisa.

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The rest of Monday's high school action, continuing from last night:

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

LaSalle 152, Ichabod Crane 154.

Schalmont @ Troy was not reported.

Mohonasen 185, Voorheesville 191.

Suburban Council:

Niskayuna 158, Colonie 163.

Western Athletic Conference:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 146, Fonda-Fultonville 203.

Women's golf:

Suburban Council:

Shaker 181, Shenendehowa 200.

Non-league:

Saratoga Catholic won a 3-team meet over Queensbury & Mohonasen.

Women's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 7, Lansingburgh 0.

LaSalle 3, Albany Academy 1.

Mohonasen 7, Troy 0.

Wasaren League:

Cambridge 2, Salem 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 6, Mekeel Christian 0.

Schoharie 6, Mayfield 1.

Tennis:

Queensbury 4, Scotia-Glenville 3.

Men's volleyball:

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 3, Schenectady 0.

Shaker 3, CBA 0.

Women's volleyball:

Wasaren League:

Saratoga Catholic 3, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Non-league:

Columbia 3, Hudson Falls 0.

Academy of Holy Names 3, Albany 1.