News & notes

 On Friday, Fonda-Fultonville was denied an opportunity to repeat at Class C champions in football when they were blown out by Schuylerville. Less than 24 hours later, Stillwater, the defending Class D champ, met the same fate, falling to Cambridge-Salem, 21-13. That sets up Cambridge-Salem to play Greenwich on Saturday at Schuylerville. Kickoff will be around noon.

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When play in state regional soccer began Saturday, Section II had 11 teams. Today, the number is down to 8, as three teams were eliminated.

Men:

Class AAA:

Shaker 1, Baldwinsville 0. The Bison will play Scarsdale in the semi-finals at Middletown this coming Saturday at 3 pm.

Class AA:

Bethlehem 2, Nottingham 0. Next up for the Eagles will be either Spencerport or Clarence, at Middletown, Saturday at 10:45 am.

Class A:

Schalmont 2, New Hartford 1 (OT). The Sabres will next face Brockport, Saturday at 6 pm at Middletown.

Class B:

Westhill 4, Mechanicville 0.

Class C:

Loudonville Christian 5, Lisbon 0. LCA will play North Salem Friday at 5:25 pm at Middletown.

Women:

Class AAA:

Saratoga & Cicero-North Syracuse played to a 1-1 tie. The Blue Streaks advance via penalty kicks, and will next play either Arlington or Pine Bush at Tompkins-Cortland, Saturday at 9:30 am.

Class AA:

Columbia 3, East Syracuse-Minoa 1. Next for the Blue Devils will be Vestal, Saturday at 2:30 pm at Tompkins-Cortland.

Class A:

New Hartford 4, Schalmont 0.

Class B: 

Marcellus 1, Mechanicville 0 (OT).

Class C:

Stillwater 1, Lisbon 0. Stillwater travels to Homer to play Cincinnatus, Saturday at noon.

Class D:

Northville 9, Livingston Manor 1. Northville will play Keshequa, Saturday at 2:30 at Homer.

Field Hockey:

Class A:

Guilderland 1, Windsor 0.

Class B: 

Burnt Hills 2, Vestal 0.

Class C:

Whitney Point 6, Hoosick Falls 0.

Cross country:

Your sectional champions by class:

Class A:

Men: Colonie.

Women: Bethlehem.

Class B:

Men: CBA. LaSalle placed 7th.

Women: Burnt Hills.

Class C:

Men: Schalmont.

Women: Voorheesville.

Class D:

Men: Galway.

Women: Maple Hill.

Women's volleyball:

Class AAA:

Shenendehowa 3, Saratoga 0.

Class AA:

Niskayuna 3, Bethlehem 2.

Class A:

Burnt Hills 3, South Glens Falls 0. Make it 22 titles in a row for the Spartans.

Class B:

Ichabod Crane 3, Broadalbin-Perth 1 (Friday).

Class C:

Stillwater 3, Galway 1.

Men's volleyball:

Shenendehowa & Burnt Hills are your division 1 & 2 champions.

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In a year where Bethlehem has been collecting sectional titles like you or I would collect stamps or sports cards, a notable Bethlehem alumnus may be playing for her first pro title.

Clare Hutton didn't figure into the scoring, but she and the Kansas City Current have advanced to the NWSL semi-finals after eliminating North Carolina, 1-0, Saturday afternoon. The Current scored a goal in the first half, and made it stand up.