High School Fridays: Runaway train (Holy Names @ Catholic Central, 1/17/25)

 WNYA's cameras were at Riverside Center in Mechanicville for the 2nd straight week, this time with a women's basketball game between Catholic Central and the Academy of Holy Names. Meghan Huerter (Shen/UAlbany) joins Rodger Wyland at the desk this week, giving Steve Sgambelluri the night off.

This wasn't even close. The Lady Crusaders ran out to an 11-0 lead at the start, and never looked back. Holy Names was on the back foot the entire night.

Catholic Central has all but wrapped up the Colonial Council title (it's only 1 division now), with a month left in the regular season. As noted in commentary, Audra DiBacco's club will head for NYC to play non-league games the next two days.

Also:

Troy dispatched Mohonasen on the road, as Jamil Hood's club won its 8th in the last 9.

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And at Zotto Gym, Will Harris' Lady Horses won their 3rd straight. 

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The two teams will meet again on Valentine's Day in what will be the regular season finale for the women.

Hockey:

CBA splits its season series with LaSalle with a 2-1 win. Not the kind of result the Cadets wanted with Cadets For Vets tomorrow night.

Thursday's high school & college scoreboard, 1/16

 High schools:

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 29, Troy 3.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 5, Rensselaer 0.

Chatham-Ichabod Crane 5, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Suburban Council:

Albany 22, CBA 10.

Shenendehowa 29, Saratoga 3.

Colonie 27, Shaker 5.

Ballston Spa 28, Niskayuna 4.

Wasaren League:

Hoosick Falls 4, Hoosic Valley 1.

Women's basketball:

Hunter-Tannersville 53, Germantown 15.

Middleburgh 26, Margaretville 20.

Burnt Hills 63, Schenectady 22. The Lady Spartans snap a 10 game losing streak. Then again, Schenectady is the worst team in the Suburban Council.

Glens Falls 58, Hudson Falls 37.

Gloversville 57, Scotia-Glenville 55 (OT).

Queensbury 46, Schuylerville 18.

Broadalbin-Perth 56, South Glens Falls 25.

Mechanicville 55, Waterford 24.

Men's basketball:

Schenectady 79, Catholic Central 74.

College basketball:

Women:

UAlbany 55, Bryant 40.

Siena 79, Sacred Heart 59.

Men:

Bryant 89, UAlbany 79.

Siena 93, Sacred Heart 75.

Wednesday's high school scoreboard, 1/15

 Women's basketball:

Northville 83, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 11.

Johnstown 36, Middleburgh 24.

Niskayuna 50, Schalmont 48.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 66, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 34.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 49, Mayfield 15.

OESJ 85, Schoharie 23.

Men's basketball:

Northville 60, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 55.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 62, Mayfield 38.

Fonda-Fultonville 72, Galway 34.

Johnstown 56, Middleburgh 47.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 78, Fort Plain 32.

Duanesburg 65, Canajoharie 32.

Granville 67, Fort Edward 20.

Fort Ann 79, Hadley-Luzerne 51.

Warrensburg 68, Argyle 51.

Hartford 48, Lake George 47.

Albany Academy 88, LaSalle 53.

Hawthorne Valley 66, Berlin-New Lebanon 40.

Men's bowling:

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 23, Averill Park 9.

Women's bowling:

Suburban Council:

Columbia 26, Schenectady 6.

Saratoga 22, Averill Park 10.

Women's wrestling:

Colonie 30, Guilderland 20.

Hockey:

Saratoga 7, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 1.

Hawks 4, Bethlehem 1.

Queensburg 5, CBA 1.

News & notes

 Siena guard Marcus Jackson (Albany Academy-UAlbany) will be out for up to 6 weeks after sustaining a knee injury sustained in a game vs. Iona on January 5. Jackson wants to play, but he'll be eligible to return in late February.

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MVP Arena will host the 2025 CrossFit Games August 1-3. The exact nature of the games will not be revealed until just before the event takes place. This will mark the first time in 7 years that the event will be hosted in Albany.

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Chatham & Ichabod Crane already have a unified bowling team which competes in the Patroon Conference, Chatham's league.

Now comes word that the two schools will also merge talents for football, perhaps as early as this fall. Ichabod Crane, based in Valatie, is close enough to Chatham geographically to make this work.

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While national audiences know he was drafted from Florida State, LA Rams defensive lineman Jared Verse still has some support here from his days at UAlbany.

Verse was a big reason why the Rams won the NFC West, and defeated Minnesota Monday to advance in the NFL playoffs. He's also an All-Pro selection, and, conceivably, could be in the running for Defensive Rookie of The Year. Pretty heady stuff.

Congratulations, Jared.

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Tuesday's high school scores:

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 32, Ravena 0. The Tigers visit Troy tomorrow.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 4, Chatham-Ichabod Crane 1.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 30, Niskayuna 2.

Albany 17, Colonie 15.

Bethlehem 23, Shaker 9.

Columbia 24, CBA 8.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 4, Hoosick Falls 1.

Women's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Ravena 16, Cohoes 12.

Non-league:

Mohonasen 26, Mechanicville 2.

Women's basketball:

Schalmont 60, Ichabod Crane 13.

Academy of Holy Names 62, LaSalle 40.

Mohonasen 61, Cohoes 41.

Chatham 55, Germantown 27.

Maple Hill 55, Greenville 44.

Queensbury 55, Hudson Falls 39.

Catholic Central 72, Albany Academy 52.

Corinth 52, Salem 16.

Guilderland 63, Burnt Hills 47.

Shenendehowa 66, Niskayuna 57.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 58, OESJ 49.

Colonie 70, Albany 60.

Hartford 62, Lake George 60.

Shaker 72, Bethlehem 53. Kaitlyn Robbins had 23 points to lead Bethlehem.

Warrensburg 44, Argyle 31.

Whitehall 41, North Warren 10.

Troy 87, Lansingburgh 19. Amaya Harris had 27 points as Troy hit a season high in points.

Men's basketball:

Troy 74, Lansingburgh 49.

Guilderland 54, Burnt Hills 52.

Mohonasen 66, Cohoes 60.

Hudson 86, Watervliet 55.

Ichabod Crane 73, Schalmont 59.

Shenendehowa 63, Niskayuna 49.

Mechanicville 62, Stillwater 54.

Glens Falls 72, South Glens Falls 42.

Broadalbin-Perth 59, Scotia-Glenville 44.

Colonie 67, Albany 62.

Ballston Spa 72, Schenectady 69.

Shaker 70, Bethlehem 47.

Tamarac 53, Cambridge-Salem 26.

Hoosick Falls 49, Hoosic Valley 39.

Saratoga Catholic 78, Waterford 42.

Swimming:

Troy/CBA/Columbia 56, Guilderland/Voorheesville 37. The Flying Devil Brothers are now 6-0 with 2 meets remaining.

Ice skating returns to Lansingburgh. What's next? High school hockey?

 Friday night was Opening Night for the renovated Knickerbacker Ice Arena in Lansingburgh. Mayor Carmella Mantello, a 'Burgh native herself, and Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin were among those lacing up their skates for the first public skate at the Knick since 2018.

WNYT has a brief video:

Now, residents have an alternative to Frear Park for public skating. Frear's ice rink was the only game in town after Hudson Valley Community College closed Robert Conway Rink, named for the former mayor, in 2022 when the board of trustees acted on bad advice. That same bad advice forced LaSalle Institute's hockey team to relocate to Frear, where they are playing their home games for the third straight season, and fourth in the last five. 

A personal note: A few months back, I'd reached out to LaSalle coach Tim Flanigan, and he had expressed some interest in the prospect of LaSalle moving their home games across town to the Knick in the event Conway Rink doesn't get re-opened. The Knick is a little more accessible on the bus lines to commuters than Frear is, and always has been. Attendance at Frear hasn't been like it was at HVCC, due to fewer bleachers.

And, then, there is Lansingburgh High, situated not too far from the Knick. Lansingburgh doesn't have a hockey team, but the re-opening of the Knick might change that, provided, of course, that there's room in the district budget to add hockey to the athletic program. Given the budget problems the Lansingburgh district has faced in recent years, this is not guaranteed, but it is a nice idea to have. A united team covering Lansingburgh & neighboring Cohoes wouldn't be out of the question, either.

The Lansingburgh Boys & Girls Club could also benefit by adding a skating program.

So, then, what is the next move? I guess we'll find out in due course. Stay tuned.

Troy High sports review, through January 10

 With the first full week of 2025 behind us, Troy High sports is gaining momentum.

Men's swimming & diving (united with CBA & Columbia):

Current record: 5-0.

Ballston Spa became the latest victim on January 7, as The Flying Devil Brothers claimed an 84-79 decision.

Next: Guilderland visits on Tuesday.

Bowling:

Current record: 8-5 (8-4 Colonial Council).

The extra wins reflect forfeits over Catholic Central, which is not fielding a men's team this year, and the 2nd forfeit takes effect on Monday. Troy was swept by Lansingburgh on Thursday after the Horses, in turn, swept Schalmont & LaSalle earlier in the week.

Next: Troy hits the road at Mohonasen on Tuesday, then returns home to entertain Cohoes on Thursday.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 6-2 (3-1 Colonial Council).

After a narrow loss to LaSalle on Tuesday, Jamil Hood's club routed Cohoes on Thursday. This one was over in the 3rd quarter.

Next:

Lansingburgh comes in for its first trip to Zotto Gym since the 2019 Holiday Classic, which they won, but this is a different Knights team. Then, it's a road trip to Mohonasen.

Women's basketball:

Current record: 5-5 (1-4 Colonial Council):

Will Harris' club collected its first win in the Colonial by clipping Cohoes on Friday after a tough loss to LaSalle.

Next: The ladies go across town to Lansingburgh Tuesday, and return home to play Mohonasen on Friday.

News & notes

 After being a vital component of the Philadelphia Phillies' bullpen last season, Shaker graduate Jeff Hoffman joins former teammate Tommy Kahnle (Yankees) in the American League, but with the Toronto Blue Jays, who signed Hoffman to a 3 year deal on Friday.

Hoffman had been a dominant reliever until the postseason, when he was torched twice by the Mets in the NLDS. Hoffman & Kahnle figure to see a lot of each other when spring training begins next month, as both the Yankees & Jays train in Florida.

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To update the stats on last night's LaSalle hockey win over Albany Academy, Sam Branon & Michael Nocera notched two goals apiece to lead the Troy Cadets, who ended a 2 game losing streak.

The rest of Friday's hockey:

Guilderville 3, CD Jets 0.

Queensbury 6, Syracuse 1.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 3, Bethlehem 1.

Adirondack 5, Clarkstown 4.

Shenendehowa 5, Saratoga 3. The Blue Streaks' 7 game winning streak ended.

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Siena's men's basketball team dropped a 72-53 decision to Quinnipiac Friday. Justice Shoats led the Saints with 17 points, while Major Freeman added 16, and Brendan Coyle had just 3.

The Saints return to MVP Arena---and WNYA----Thursday vs. Sacred Heart in a game that will benefit the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY.

High School Fridays: Brotherhood on the court (LaSalle @ Catholic Central, 1/10/25)

 WNYA's high school game of the week returns after a 2 week layoff with a doozy of a game.

In the first of two games the station will air from Riverside Center in Mechanicville, Catholic Central hosts LaSalle. The Cadets are coming off a 4 point win over Troy on Tuesday, while Catholic Central blew out Ravena.

After Greg Davis left for Colonie following the 2022-3 season, LaSalle hired veteran Orlando DiBacco as head coach. DiBacco's brother, Guy, is the Catholic Central coach, in his 5th season. LaSalle principal Steve Sgambelluri is on the call with Rodger Wyland:

Tra'Dell Faison racked up 32 points for the 2nd straight game, having done the same to Troy three nights ago.

It was a good night for LaSalle, as their hockey team snapped a 2 game losing streak, beating Albany Academy, 6-3. The teams will be rematched at Frear Park on February 15, which will be LaSalle's Senior Night.

Speaking of Troy, the women defeated Cohoes, 36-25....

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In other action:

Men:

Cairo-Durham 56, Rensselaer 54.

Schalmont 44, Ravena 23.

Watervliet 39, Greenville 38.

North Warren 93, Hadley-Luzerne 44.

Corinth 73, Warrensburg 19.

Women:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 58, Middleburgh 10.

Averill Park 66, Saratoga 20.

Ichabod Crane 44, Voorheesville 42.

Shaker 69, Burnt Hills 30.

News & notes

 It was kids' day at Siena's UHY Center Thursday, and the children were treated to a lunch hour matinee between the Lady Saints & Quinnipiac.

Ahniysha Jackson led Siena with 22 points, and Anajah Brown added 18, but the Lady Bobcats came away with a 69-51 win on the strength of a 17-7 scoring advantage in the 2nd quarter to take a 12 point halftime lead. Siena tried to make it a closer game, but it was not to be.

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Meanwhile, UAlbany's women defeated New Hampshire, 59-32, as the Lady Danes' defense turned a 3 point first quarter lead into a rout, as the Lady Wildcats were outscored, 45-21, the rest of the way. Kayla Cooper led Albany with 20 points.

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More UAlbany news: Cole Pennington, son of former NFL quarterback Chad Pennington, has committed to Gardner-Webb over the Great Danes after a visit to Albany earlier this week.

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The NY Phoenix, the expansion team in The Basketball League, is holding tryouts this week. In addition to getting head coach Trevis Wyche from the Patroons, the Phoenix also signed away Arsenio Arrington, who had been a key player for Albany the last couple of years.

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Thursday's high school scoreboard:

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council:

LaSalle 18, Schalmont 14. Zach Bombard just missed a 300 game, and finished with a 793 triple to lead the Cadets.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 5, Cairo-Durham 0.

Chatham-Ichabod Crane 5, Watervliet 0.

Suburban Council:

CBA def. Schenectady.

Columbia 23, Shenendehowa 9.

Guilderland 24 1/2, Averill Park 6 1/2.

Wasaren League:

Saratoga Catholic 5, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Women's bowling:

Suburban Council:

Schenectady 21, Bethlehem 11.

Columbia 29, Averill Park 3.

Women's basketball:

Tamarac 74, Saratoga Catholic 28.

Albany 47, Academy of Holy Names 41.

Broadalbin-Perth 61, Schuylerville 16.

Queensbury 56, Glens Falls 24.

Hudson Falls 51, South Glens Falls 35.

Amsterdam 73, Scotia-Glenville 64.

Hoosic Valley 53, Emma Willard 26.

Mechanicville 51, Cambridge-Salem 44.

Greenwich 73, Hoosick Falls 29.

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We will note that High School Sports Stats is listing tonight's LaSalle-Catholic Central men's game at Riverside Center as having a 6:30 pm tip off. It is tonight's WNYA Game of the Week, set for just after 7 pm, so the schedule was never released to any media outlets at all. The Lady Crusaders host Holy Names next Friday.

Wednesday's high school scoreboard, 1/8

 Hockey:

Saratoga 7, Bethlehem 1.

Adirondack 6, CD Jets 0.

Women's basketball:

Fort Ann 36, King's School 14.

Canajoharie-Fort Plain 45, Middleburgh 28.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 51, Galway 25.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 82, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 24.

Johnstown 44, Mayfield 40.

Greenville 51, Saugerties 45.

Ichabod Crane 52, Chatham 37.

Northville 42, OESJ 38.

Men's bowling:

Suburban Council:

Columbia 28, Niskayuna 4.

Women's bowling:

Suburban Council:

Shaker 26 1/2, Bethlehem 5 1/2.

Columbia 31, Niskayuna 1.

Men's basketball:

Columbia 68, Ichabod Crane 51.

Hartford 60, Warrensburg 34.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 60, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 38.

Fonda-Fultonville 64, Canajoharie 42.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 65, Galway 28.

Johnstown 61, Mayfield 44.

Duanesburg 93, Schoharie 37.

Granville 75, Whitehall 55.

Lake George 66, Argyle 30

Tamarac 57, Berlin-New Lebanon 20.

Northville 48, OESJ 33.

Men's wrestling:

Guilderland 36, Columbia 31.

Troy High spring 2025 schedules revealed (except flag football)

 Year 3 of flag football at Troy High won't become official for another few weeks yet. However, baseball, softball, tennis, & lacrosse schedules are out.

Even with the change in leagues to the Colonial Council, it appears Troy will play more of an independent schedule in lacrosse, and also this year in men's tennis. Baseball & softball will have a mix of Colonial & Suburban Council opponents. As with basketball, it appears the games against Suburban opponents had been scheduled in advance of Troy's decision to leave the Suburban Council 11 months ago.

April:

1: Softball opener @ Shenendehowa.

2: Lacrosse home opener vs. Mohonasen-Schenectady.

4: Softball @ Colonie, lacrosse @ Voorheesville, tennis home opener vs. LaSalle.

7: Baseball home opener vs. Schalmont, tennis vs. Cobleskill-Richmondville (Western Athletic Conference).

8: Softball @ Academy of Holy Names.

9: Baseball @ Averill Park, tennis @ LaSalle (at Hudson Valley Community College).

10: Softball home opener vs. Schalmont.

11: Tennis @ Mohonasen-Schenectady, lacrosse @ Hoosick Falls-Tamarac.

12: Softball vs. Burnt Hills, baseball @ Lakeland.

15: Softball @ Catholic Central (@ Knickerbacker Park).

16: Lacrosse vs. Johnstown.

17: Baseball & softball vs. Ravena.

18: Baseball vs. Burnt Hills, softball @ Ballston Spa, lacrosse vs. Voorheesville.

21: Baseball & softball @ LaSalle (Baseball at Geer Field), tennis @ Ichabod Crane.

22: Baseball vs. Queensbury.

23: Baseball & softball vs. Cohoes.

25: Baseball @ Lansingburgh, lacrosse @ Ichabod Crane.

26: Softball vs. Glens Falls.

28: Baseball & softball vs. Mohonasen, tennis vs. Albany Academy.

29: Baseball vs. Guilderland.

30: Baseball & softball vs. Ichabod Crane, tennis vs. Ravena, lacrosse vs. Greenwich/Cambridge.

May:

2: Baseball & softball @ Albany Academy, tennis vs. Schoharie, lacrose @ Stillwater-Mechanicville.

3: Baseball @ Ballston Spa.

5: Softball @ Saratoga, tennis @ Schalmont.

6: Baseball & softball vs. Voorheesville.

7: Baseball vs. Columbia.

8: Baseball & softball @ Cohoes.

9: Softball @ Lansingburgh., lacrosse vs. Lansingburgh.

12: Baseball vs. Albany.

13: Baseball & softball vs. Lansingburgh.

14: Lacrosse vs. Ichabod Crane.

15: Baseball & softball senior day vs. Mohonasen.

16: Lacrosse senior day vs. LaSalle.

Schedule subject to change due to weather or other complications.

Tuesday's college & high school scoreboard, 1/7

 Colleges:

Men's basketball:

Russell Sage 67, Keuka 43.

Women's basketball:

Union 54, Bard 31.

Russell Sage 59, Keuka 55.

Cobleskill 65, Maine-Farmingdale 59.

High schools:

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 22, Mohonasen 10.

Troy 27, LaSalle 4. Anthony Mainello led the way with a 711 triple.

Patroon Conference:

Chatham/Ichabod Crane 5, Taconic Hills 0.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 19, Niskayuna 13.

Columbia 19, Saratoga 13.

Women's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 20 1/2, Cohoes 7 1/2.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 31, Saratoga 1.

Women's basketball:

Coxsackie-Athens 79, Taconic Hills 32.

Chatham 56, Cairo-Durham 21.

Shenendehowa 56, Averill Park 52.

Watervliet-Heatly 67, Germantown 17.

LaSalle 59, Troy 57.

Guilderland 67, Greenville 31.

Catskill 51, Maple Hill 48.

Albany Academy 64, Mohonasen 26.

Voorheesville 78, Cohoes 34.

Schalmont 66, Lansingburgh 27.

Academy of Holy Names 57, Ichabod Crane 36.

Catholic Central 70, Ravena 31.

Colonie 61, Bethlehem 55.

Corinth 49, Fort Ann 15.

Whitehall 37, Granville 13.

Warrensburg 54, Hartford 46.

Shaker 86, Ballston Spa 34.

Niskayuna 74, Burnt Hills 36.

Columbia 56, Saratoga 35.

Men's basketball:

LaSalle 75, Troy 71. Troy's 5 game winning streak is snapped.

Lansingburgh 58, Schalmont 44.

Hudson 71, Rensselaer 39. The women's game between these two schools was cancelled with no explanation.

Catholic Central 84, Ravena 52.

Taconic Hills 60, Coxsackie-Athens 54.

Amsterdam 66, Queensbury 48.

Bethlehem 64, Colonie 57.

Saratoga 57, Columbia 50.

Shaker 81, Ballston Spa 50.

Greenwich 70, Cambridge-Salem 47.

Hoosick Falls 65, Berlin-New Lebanon 29.

Mechanicville 77, Waterford 34.

Hoosic Valley 41, Tamarac 36.

Niskayuna 75, Burnt Hills 52.

Men's swimming & diving:

Troy/CBA/Columbia 84, Ballston Spa 79. The Flying Devil Brothers improve to 5-0.

News & notes

 The Daily Gazette is reporting today that the Hawks of the Capital District High School Hockey League (CDHSHL) will end their association with Union College after this season, and, like the Garnet Chargers, will play their home games at the new Mohawk Harbor Arena beginning in the 2025-6 season. Have to believe that the annual holiday tournament, which took place at Union's Messa Rink on December 20-21, will move to Mohawk Harbor as well.

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Listeners to WROW might've been jolted Monday morning to find Ben Patten no longer reading sports scores on the station's morning show. As noted over at The Land of Whatever, Patten now shares the morning drive show with Jaime Roberts, under the title, The Magic Morning Show, in addition to adding a solo berth middays. Apparently, Albany Broadcasting suits are removing sports and lottery numbers from the equation in order to add more program content. Wouldn't be surprised at all if this results in a drop in ratings....

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Monday's high school scoreboard:

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council:

LaSalle 20 1/2, Ravena 11 1/2. The Cadets will seek revenge against Troy later today.

Troy 20, Schalmont 12. The Flying Horses sweep the season series, and will look to do the same against LaSalle.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 5, Catskill 0.

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 30, Niskayuna 2.

Women's bowling:

Suburban Council:

Columbia 32, Saratoga 0.

Schenectady 18, Ballston Spa 14.

Men's basketball:

Loudonville Christian 61, Cairo-Durham 45.

Watervliet 70, Rensselaer 45.

Greenville 63, Middleburgh 56.

Hartford 52, Schroon Lake 50.

Women's basketball:

Hartford 48, Schroon Lake 36.

Stillwater 66, Saratoga 48.

Glens Falls 64, Schuylerville 29.

Tamarac 44, Hoosic Valley 26.

North Warren 53, Johnsburg-Minerva 14.

Schalmont 56, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 37.

Broadalbin-Perth 78, Gloversville 21.

Scotia-Glenville 51, South Glens Falls 43.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 35, Middleburgh 13.

OESJ 64, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 26.

Queensbury 66, Amsterdam 47.

Hudson 43, Berlin-New Lebanon 27.

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In posting the result of Troy's win over Schalmont in today's morning announcements at THS, coach Don Poutre said it was the team's 6th win of the season. What that would mean is that a match at Catholic Central that was cancelled last month ends up a forfeit for the Flying Horses, boosting their record to 6-4 overall (6-3 Colonial Council). We'll see if the two teams actually meet at Uncle Sam Lanes next week.

Troy High sports review, through January 3

 Swimming & bowling resume this week after the 2 week holiday break, while basketball continues.

Swimming & diving (unified team with CBA & Columbia):

Current record: 4-0.

The Flying Devil Brothers return to action Tuesday at Ballston Spa.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 5-1 (2-0 Colonial Council).

Jamil Hood's club made a 2nd half comeback count, and defeated Schenectady in overtime on Friday at the Riley Center. 

Next: LaSalle visits tomorrow night, and then, the Flying Horses pay their first visit to Cohoes on Thursday. No reason given for why the game was moved up a day. We're thinking there's some sort of scheduling conflict at Cohoes.

Bowling:

Current record: 4-4 (4-3 Colonial Council).

League play resumes today at Schalmont, and, then, it's a return to Uncle Sam Lanes for rematches with LaSalle (tomorrow) & Lansingburgh. Troy will be the home team Tuesday, and the visiting team on Thursday.

Women's basketball:

Current record: 4-4 (0-3 Colonial Council).

The Lady Horses were assumed to be a doormat in the Glens Falls Holiday Tournament on December 27-28. Will Harris and the ladies played like contenders in upsetting host Glens Falls, then destroying Foothills Council doormat Hudson Falls.

Next: The ladies make their first trip to McCormick Hall to find Kate Gilooly and LaSalle waiting for them tomorrow night. After that, Cohoes makes its first visit to Zotto Gym on Friday night.

News & notes

 It was a good Sunday for Albany Academy at Siena College.

First, the women's basketball team knocked the Academy of Holy Names out of the ranks of the undefeated, 71-45. Holy Names was held to just 15 points in the 2nd half.

Then, it was the men's turn to shine, as Academy defeated CBA in the nightcap, 67-39. We don't have attendance figures for the doubleheader at UHY Center, but even though CBA's fan base travels well, the cold weather may have kept some folks away.

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24 hours after their women's team fell to Iona, Siena's men's team lost a heartbreaker to the Gaels, 74-73, in front of 5225 fans at MVP Arena in the 2nd of 10 games scheduled to air on WNYA. Niskayuna's Brendan Coyle led Siena with 20 points, while Major Freeman added 10, and Justice Shoats had 16. The Saints are idle until Friday, when they travel to Quinnipiac for a matinee at 2 pm.

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For those of you reading the Albany Times-Union this morning, the times for LaSalle's men's basketball games this week are in reverse order.

As you already know, the Cadets' trip to Mechanicville on Friday to play Catholic Central is the WNYA game of the week at 7 pm (tip time closer to 7:05-7:10)., but is listed at its original starting time at 6:30. You'd think Rodger Wyland would've given James Allen, who visits with Wyland on Fridays on WTMM, a heads-up, but the T-U can't be bothered to correct their schedules at all.

Tuesday's game at Troy, listed as at 7, is actually at 6:30. 

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Some sad news to report.

Local hoops legend Barry Kramer, who later became a state Supreme Court judge, passed away over the weekend at 82. Kramer starred for Linton in the 60's, was drafted by the San Francisco (now Golden State) Warriors in 1964, and played 1 season with the Warriors & Knicks before retiring to go to law school.

During his off-time in 1965, Kramer was part of a local team that was sponsored at different times by Wedekind Motors and Schaefer Beer. He would return to the pros and play for the then-New York Nets during the 1969-70 ABA season.

Rest in peace.

News & notes

 The Albany Patroons have released their 2025 schedule, which includes 4 games with the expansion NY Phoenix---2 home, 2 away----but no games with teams from the Basketball Super League. Jamestown has moved into that league, so the Pats won't see them this season.

Here we go:

February 28: Home opener vs. Halifax.

March 7: Reading.

March 8: Connecticut.

March 13: @ NY Phoenix.

March 14: @ Rochester.

March 23: @ Connecticut.

March 28: Reading.

March 29: @ Jersey Shore.

April 1: Rochester.

April 4: @ NY Phoenix.

April 5: Tri-City Tide (3 cities in New Brunswick, Canada).

April 11: Rochester.

April 13: @ Connecticut.

April 22: NY Phoenix.

April 25: @ Port City (New Brunswick, Canada).

April 26: @ Tri-City.

April 27: @ Halifax.

May 2; @ Connecticut.

May 5: NY Phoenix.

May 9: @ Rochester.

May 16: Connecticut.

May 18: Home finale vs. Rochester.

May 23: @ Reading.

We will have the Phoenix's schedule up soon.

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 UAlbany's women's basketball team took down Lowell Saturday afternoon, 53-39. Lilly Phillips (Cambridge) led Albany with 15 points, while Kaci Donovan & Kayla Cooper added 14 each. Meghan Huerter added 6. Abby Ray didn't score in limited court time.

Meanwhile, at Broadview Center, Byron Joshua led 4 Great Danes in double figures with 18 points, but it was not enough, as Lowell came away with a 73-69 victory.

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In other women's action:

Iona 82, Siena 75.

William Smith 54, RPI 48.

NYU 100, Skidmore 54.

Potsdam 56, Russell Sage 50.

Cobleskill 60, Tufts 58.

Hockey:

Princeton 5, Union 2.

Quinnipiac 4 RPI 0.

Men's hockey:

RPI 4, Brown 3.

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Saturday's high school scores:

Hockey:

Shenendehowa 7, LaSalle 3.

Rome Free Academy 5, Adirondack 2.

Saratoga 7, Hawks 3.

Women's basketball:

Maple Hill 51, Chatham 27.

Albany 65, Binghamton 38.

Greenville 58, Galway 42.

Men's basketball:

Hoosick Falls 54, Watervliet 36.

Middleburgh 77, Mayfield 42.

Cambridge-Salem 63, Hadley-Luzerne 45.

Maple Hill 63, Chatham 29.

Glens Falls 48, Ridgewood (NJ) 45.

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We would be remiss if we didn't mention that both Troy High & LaSalle cracked the top 5 in Class AA, per the Albany Times-Union's weekly rankings. LaSalle is playing Utica-Proctor at Hamilton College tonight before visiting Zotto Gym on Tuesday vs. Troy.

News & notes

 It wasn't so long ago that UAlbany had the son of former NFL quarterback Vinny Testaverde playing for the Great Danes. Now, it appears the son of another ex-NFL QB  is considering Albany.

Cole Pennington made a recruiting visit to Albany on Friday. He had followed the footsteps of his father, Chad, who starred for Marshall in the late 90's before being drafted by the Jets in 2000. Cole played three seasons for the Thundering Herd, but as a backup quarterback. Coincidentally, the elder Pennington would succeed Testaverde as the Jets' QB.

Stay tuned.

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Siena opened its MAAC schedule, and with it, a 10 game slate of broadcasts on WNYA, with a double overtime thriller, defeating Manhattan, 103-95, before nearly 5000 fans at MVP Arena. Justice Shoats & Major Freeman led 5 Saints in double figures with 24 points each. Peter Carey added 21, and Gavin Doty finished with 19. Marcus Jackson (Albany Academy/UAlbany) chipped in with 10, while Brendan Coyle (Niskayuna) had 5.

The Saints will stay in town and host MAAC nemesis Iona tomorrow at 2 pm (WNYA, JAMZ 96.3).

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In between Siena games, the Albany FireWolves will host Las Vegas in National Lacrosse League action tonight at 7 (WNYA, ESPN+). Vegas coach Shawn Williams will see a familiar face on the Albany side in the form of his son, Dyson, a rookie with the 'Wolves. The teams are also raising money for The Hospital For Sick Children in Toronto, and Albany's Melodies Center for Blood & Cancer Disorders at Albany Medical Center, to help Dyson's brother, Tucker, who died 2 1/2 weeks ago after a bout with Burkitt lymphoma.

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Friday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

Hawks 7, CBA 6. The Brothers have dropped two straight after a 4 game win streak, while the Hawks ended a losing streak of their own.

Fayetteville-Manilus 5, Adirondack 2.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 6, Guilderville 0.

Queensbury 5, LaSalle 2.

CD Jets @ Mohawk Valley was cancelled, and will not be rescheduled.

Men's basketball:

Granville 70, Cambridge-Salem 48.

Troy 70, Schenectady 68 (OT). Stats are not available at press time.

Hudson 99, Chatham 25.

Greenville 87, Rensselaer 47.

Fonda-Fultonville 61, Schoharie 24.

Shenendehowa 72, Saratoga 39.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 62, Canajoharie 61.

Kingston 74, Niskayuna 72.

Mekeel Christian 76, King's Christian 54. Lions coach Chad Bowman earned his 500th career victory.

Greenwich 92, Hadley-Luzerne 38.

Guilderland @ Whitesboro was cancelled, and will not be rescheduled.

Women's basketball:

Hartford 65, Argyle 35.

Cambridge 44, Salem 18.

South Glens Falls 44, Corinth 39.

Saratoga 47, Burnt Hills 38.

Albany 62, Newburgh Free Academy 49.

Catskill 41, Watervliet 38.

Cohoes 67, Schuylerville 38.

Shaker 51, Albany Academy 45.

Whitehall 37, Hoosick Falls 36.

Warrensburg 52, Schroon Lake 48.

Guilderland 67, LaSalle 51.

News & notes

 CBA honored former men's basketball coach Dave Doemel a week ago by christening the court at Ned McGraw Gym in his honor. One of Doemel's former players, Galal Cancer, in his first season as head coach, has the Brothers in contention in the Suburban Council.

You'll recall that Catholic Central similarly rechristened their court, now at the Riverside Center in Mechanicville, after local icon Don Bassett a few years back, and Troy High christened their gym in honor of former coach and athletic director Clem Zotto years earlier.

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As MAAC league play begins for Siena, so also begins the Saints' TV schedule on WNYA (Spectrum channel 1215), as the Saints host Manhattan tonight at 7 (also on JAMZ 96.3 FM).

Meanwhile, Teresa Seppala continued her red-hot play of late, scoring 24 points to lead the Lady Saints past the Lady Jaspers, 62-60, Thursday, as Siena begins the league portion of the schedule with a win. Anajah Brown added 11 points, while Ahniysha Jackson (Albany) was held scoreless.

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Thursday's high school scores:

Women's basketball:

Cambridge 42, Hartford 38.

Men's basketball:

Hoosick Falls 49, Mount Anthony 38.