News & notes

 While Bethlehem's women's volleyball team prepares to play for the Class AA title tonight vs. Niskayuna, you can imagine many of the players will be tuning in this afternoon to see Eagles alumnus Clare Hutton play for Kansas City in a National Women's Soccer League match vs. North Carolina. The game airs on CBS at 12 noon, streaming on Paramount+. 

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UAlbany had its home opener for women's basketball at Broadview Center Friday night, and took down Rhode Island, 67-57, earning coach Colleen Mullen her 100th victory. Lily Phillips guarded twin sister Sophie most of the night, and finished with 10 points, one of 4 Lady Danes in double figures. Sophie finished with just 3.

Albany travels to Dartmouth on Wednesday night. The men will have their home opener tonight at 7 vs. Oneonta.

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Let's give you the schedule for next week's Super Bowls:

Friday:

Class AA:

CBA vs. Shaker, 7 pm, Picken Field (Troy High). Airing on Spectrum News 1.

Class C:

Cobleskill-Richmondville vs. Schuylerville at Lansingburgh, 7 pm.

Next Saturday:

Class A: 

Burnt Hills vs. Averill Park at Shenendehowa, 4:30 pm. Airing on Spectrum News 1.

Class B:

Ravena vs. Glens Falls at Shenendehowa, 1 pm.

Class D:

Greenwich will play the Stillwater-Cambridge/Salem winner at Schuylerville at noon.

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The rest of Friday's college action:

Men's basketball:

RPI 55, Cortland 40.

Women's basketball:

RPI 57, Plattsburgh 48.

Cobleskill 71, Hartwick 38.

Field Hockey:

America East semi-finals:

Vermont 1, UAlbany 0.

Liberty League semi-finals:

Ithaca 2, Skidmore 0.

Rochester & Union played to a 1-1 draw through overtime. Rochester advances via shootout.

Women's hockey:

RPI & St. Lawrence skated to a 3-3 tie.

Clarkson 3, Union 2 (OT).

Men's soccer:

Liberty League semi-finals:

St. Lawrence 2, Skidmore 1 (OT).

Women's soccer:

Liberty League semi-finals:

Ithaca 2, Skidmore 0.

Women's volleyball:

Skidmore 3, Plattsburgh 0.

UAlbany 3, NJIT 0.

Union 3, Western New England 1.

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We've reached the state regional quarterfinals in soccer. 11 Section II teams are in action today:

Men: 

Class AAA: 

Shaker vs. Baldwinsville at West Genesee, 11 am.

Class AA:

Bethlehem vs. Nottingham at West Genesee, 1:30 pm.

Class A:

Schalmont vs. New Hartford at Waterford, noon.

Class B:

Mechanicville vs. Westhll at Stillwater, 3:30 pm.

Class C: 

Loudonville Christian vs. Lisbon at LaSalle, 5 pm.

Women:

Class AAA:

Saratoga vs. Cicero-North Syracuse at Nottingham, 2 pm.

Class AA:

Columbia vs. East Syracuse-Minoa at Nottingham, noon.

Class A:

Schalmont vs. New Hartford at Waterford, 2:30 pm.

Class B:

Mechanicville vs. Marcellus at Stillwater, 1 pm.

Class C:

Stillwater vs. Lisbon at Potsdam, 1 pm.

Class D:

Northville vs. Livingston Manor at Walkill, 1:30 pm.

Good luck to our Section II squads.