News & notes

 Women's hockey in Section II isn't just women on boys' teams (i.e. LaSalle). There is a women's league that isn't getting the attention it deserves.

That being said, Adirondack United won its 2nd straight regional title Saturday, downing Beekmantown, 1-0. Aside from the Glens Falls Post-Star, there is very little written about the United, and zilch about teams in their league. Sure, there's feature pieces in the Daily Gazette & Albany Times-Union today, but what about during the rest of the season?

Oh, yeah, not enough reporters.

The CDHSHL has decided that both semi-finals will be Wednesday night after Saratoga shut out Bethlehem, 4-0, on Saturday. The Saratoga-Albany Academy game will start at 7, with LaSalle-Shenendehowa dropping the puck 40 minutes later in Clifton Park. The winners meet next Sunday in what might be the last high school game at Union College's Messa Rink.

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Last year, the Colonie men's basketball team reached the Class AAA finals, only to lose to Green Tech. This year, Greg Davis' club is under .500, and picked up just their 6th win of the season Saturday, closing their regular season schedule with a 64-38 win over Middletown. At this time last year, the Wolfpack were undefeated. This year? 6-14 going into sectional play. Colonie will next play Shen on Saturday at Hudson Valley Community College.

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Saturday's college scoreboard:

Baseball:

Lamar 21, UAlbany 0 (7 innings).

Men's basketball:

Union 76, Hobart 69.

Clarkson 74, Skidmore 68.

RPI 72, St. Lawrence 49.

Nazareth 73, Russell Sage 65.

New Hampshire 71, UAlbany 60.

Women's basketball:

UAlbany 67, New Hampshire 49.

Siena 72, Canisius 58. Ahniysha Jackson (Albany) escaped Terry Primm's doghouse after being benched earlier in the week, and led Siena with 23 points.

Skidmore 66, Clarkson 56.

St. Lawrence 63, RPI 40.

Union 73, William Smith 44.

Nazareth 71, Russell Sage 48.

Cobleskill 104, Lesley 41.

Men's hockey:

Dartmouth 2, Union 1.

Norwich 4, Skidmore 2.

Women's hockey:

ECAC playoffs:

Union 2, Brown 0.

Softball:

Cornell 2, Siena 1.

Leigh 13, UAlbany 3.

Men's lacrosse:

UAlbany 16, Drexel 9.

Long Island University 13, Siena 12.

Women's lacrosse:

Army 17, Siena 3.

Men's volleyball:

Russell Sage 3, Dean 0.

Russell Sage 3, SUNY-Purchase 2.

Friday's sectional scoreboard, 2/21

 You'd be forgiven if there was little attention paid to the first night of basketball sectionals, considering that the six teams that played all had sub .500 records.

Men's basketball:

Schuylerville 65, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 40.

Cambridge-Salem 53, Coxsackie-Athens 43.

Cairo-Durham 48, Rensselaer 45.

Tuesday: 

Schuylerville @ Mechanicville.

Cambridge-Salem @ Hoosick Falls.

Cairo-Durham @ Voorheesville.

Hockey:

Shenendehowa 1, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 0.

LaSalle 7, CBA 0. Michael Nocera had a night, with 4 goals and an assist. Sam Branon added two goals for the Cadets, who've now won 5 in a row.

Albany Academy 4, Adirondack 3.

Tuesday:

Albany Academy vs. the winner of tonight's Bethlehem-Saratoga game.

Wednesday:

LaSalle @ Shenendehowa.

Section II women's basketball sectional pairings revealed

 As regular season play ended last night, Section II has released the pairings for the 2025 women's basketball tournament.

Class AAA:

Wednesday:

Guilderland @ Shenendehowa. Winner plays #1 Shaker March 7 @ HVCC.

Saratoga @ Albany. Winner plays #2 Colonie March 7.

Finals will be at HVCC on March 10.

Class AA:

Monday:

Amsterdam @ Troy. Winner to play #1 Columbia next Friday. The pro-Suburban Council bias is in effect, as Troy deserved a higher seed.

South Glens Falls @ Niskayuna. Winner to play #4 Averill Park next Friday at Columbia.

Mohonasen @ Queensbury. Winner to play #2 Catholic Central in Mechanicville next Friday.

Burnt Hills @ Ballston Spa. Winner to play #3 Bethlehem next Friday at Mechanicville.

Semi-finals are at HVCC March 6, with the title game March 10.

Class A:

Monday:

Cohoes @ Ravena. Winner to play Albany Academy Thursday.

Lansingburgh @ Ichabod Crane. Winner to play Broadalbin-Perth Thursday.

Also Thursday:

Scotia-Glenville vs. Schalmont at Broadalbin-Perth.

Glens Falls vs. Academy of Holy Names at Albany Academy.

Semi-finals are March 3 and the finals March 8, both at HVCC.

Class B:

Tuesday:

Watervliet @ Corinth. Winner to play Voorheesville March 1.

Hoosick Falls @ LaSalle. 

Schuylerville @ Coxsackie-Athens. The winners of these two games meet in Voorheesville on March 1.

Greenville @ Cobleskill-Richmondville. Winner to play Mechanicville March 1.

Johnstown @ Catskill.

Chatham @ Tamarac. The winners of these two games will meet in Mechanciville March 1.

Semi-finals are March 5, with the title game March 8, both at HVCC.

Class C:

Tuesday:

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons @ Greenwich.

Mayfield @ Lake George.

Hoosic Valley @ OESJ.

Cambridge @ Maple Hill.

Mekeel Christian @ Stillwater.

Warrensburg @ Galway.

Waterford @ Berne-Knox-Westerlo.

Duanesburg @ Whitehall.

The quarters are next Friday. Semi-finals are March 4, with the finals on March 8, both at HVCC.

Thursday:

Salem @ Argyle. Winner to play defending champion Northville March 2 at HVCC.

Germantown @ Saratoga Catholic. Winner to play #2 Hartford March 2.

The finals will be at HVCC March 8.

Good luck to all the teams.

News & notes

 With the elimination of Scranton-Wilkes Barre from Arena Football 1, the league is down to 10 teams, and the schedule is trimmed to 11 games.

Here, then, is the Albany Firebirds' revised schedule for 2025.

March:

14: @ Orlando.

21: Home opener vs. Southwest Kansas.

29: @ Nashville.

April:

6: @ Salina.

13: Billings.

19: Corpus Christi. Darius Prince's 1st game vs. his former team.

May:

9: Nashville.

24: Corpus Christi. Prince returns to Albany.

31: Arizona.

June: 

7: @ Orlando.

14: Home finale vs. Orlando.

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Team USA defeated Columbia, 2-0, in game 1 of the SheBelieves Cup on Thursday. It doesn't appear, though, that Clare Hutton (Bethlehem) was a factor in the win. Next game is Sunday.

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Thursday's high school scoreboard:

Women's basketball:

Stillwater 63, Coxsackie-Athens 37.

Shaker 63, Pine Bush 54.

Cambridge 46, Waterford 35.

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UAlbany swept Maine in Thursday's games.

In Maine, the women dominated the Black Bears, 56-40. Jessica Tomasetti led Albany with 17 points. Lilly Phillips (Cambridge) added 7, and Meghan Huerter came off the bench with just 2 points in 9 minutes.

At Broadview Center, Justin Neely scored 29 points to lead Albany past Maine, 79-68. Amare Marshall added 18 for Albany.

News & notes

 The SheBelieves Cup women's soccer tournament begins tonight with Team USA, featuring Bethlehem's Clare Hutton, taking on Colombia in Houston. The game will air at 8 pm on TBS and, for Spanish viewers, Universo. Max & Peacock share streaming rights.

The downside, of course, is that the game will opposite the conclusion of the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off between USA & Canada (ESPN, 8 pm), and will finish before the hockey does.

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Albany Academy's men's basketball team plays an independent schedule, and does not compete in the Section II tournament. They had the lone game on the schedule Wednesday, routing Lawrence Woodmere, 77-50.

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The field is now set for the CDHSHL quarterfinals, which will begin Friday.

On Wednesday, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa defeated Guilderville, 5-1, and CBA clipped the hapless CD Jets, 3-2. The Jets finished the season on a 9 game losing streak, locked in the CDHSHL basement.

Looking ahead to the quarters:

Friday:

Burnt Hills @ Shenendehowa, 2:45 pm. The defending champions are the opening act, taking on a Spartan Scotties team that has won their last two, both against the Storm. Conversely, Shen has dropped their last two, leading some to think maybe an upset is nigh. Nope. Shen will be well rested after nearly a week off.

Pick: Shen.

CBA @ LaSalle, 7:15 pm. As of press time, the site still has not been confirmed, due likely to venue availability that would allow the Cadets to play at Knickerbacker Arena in Lansingburgh, where they're 2-0-2. The teams split the season series, so anything is possible. CBA has won its last 2, while LaSalle is on a 4 game winning streak.

Pick: LaSalle.

Albany Academy @ Adirondack, 7:40 pm. The "other" Cadets have dropped their last 2, while the Rivermen won their finale. It was not so long ago that Adirondack had won the league title. In fact, it was about 2-3 years ago. They may be peaking at the right time.

Pick: Adirondack.

Saturday:

Bethlehem @ Saratoga, 7 pm. When was the last time the Blue Streaks were the champs until this year? I can't recall. Anyway, this should be a good game. The Eagles have the momentum after beating the Hawks on Tuesday, while Saratoga has been licking its collective wounds after losing their regular season finale. Bethlehem, of the teams in the field, seems likely to pull an upset.

Pick: Bethlehem.

Of course, I could be wrong.

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While we don't report on it, esports has become a thing in high schools. Troy High, for example, has an esports program, and now, neighboring RPI and the ECAC are joining the fray at the college level.

Here's a quickie from WNYT.

Competitive video game leagues? What next?

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Speaking of Troy, sophomore superstar Stetson Merritt warmed up for the sectionals by torching Schenectady for 47 points in their win on Tuesday.

2025 men's basketball sectional pairings revealed

 By delaying the women's sectional pairings to Friday, Section II suits wasted little time in putting together this year's men's basketball tournaments. One big change this year is that the championship games will be at Hudson Valley Community College March 8-9, likely due to the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls being booked for the Adirondack Thunder and/or other events.

This year's field:

Class AAA:

Next Wednesday:

Guilderland @ Schenectady. Winner will play Green Tech at HVCC on March 2.

March 2:

Albany vs. CBA, 11:30 am.

Colonie vs. Shenendehowa, 1 pm (time approximate).

Saratoga vs. Shaker, approximately 2:30 pm.

The finals are also at HVCC, on March 9.

Class AA:

Tuesday:

Ballston Spa @ Queensbury. Winner to play Niskayuna @ HVCC March 1.

Columbia @ Bethlehem. Winner plays Amsterdam.

Mohonasen @ South Glens Falls. Winner to play LaSalle in what amounts to a home game for the Cadets @ HVCC.

Burnt Hills @ Averill Park. Winner plays Troy, which also gets a home game at HVCC.

The semi-finals will be at Cool Insuring March 5-6, with the title game right back at HVCC on March 9.

Class A:

Next Wednesday:

Lansingburgh @ Broadalbin-Perth. Winner to play Glens Falls.

Schalmont @ Watervliet.

Scotia-Glenville @ Hudson.

Cohoes @ Gloversville. Winner to play Hudson Falls.

Ravena @ Ichabod Crane. Winner to play Catholic Central.

The quarterfinals will be at Guilderland March 2. Semis at Cool Insuring March 5. Title game at HVCC March 8.

Class B:

Friday:

Cambridge-Salem @ Coxsackie-Athens. Winner to play Hoosick Falls.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons @ Schuylerville. Winner plays Mechanicville.

Rensselaer @ Cairo-Durham. Winner to play Voorheesville.

Tuesday:

Tamarac @ Corinth.

Taconic Hills @ Greenville.

Catskill @ Fonda-Fultonville.

Greenwich @ Cobleskill-Richmondville.

Stillwater @ Johnstown.

Guilderland will host the quarterfinals March 1, with the semis at Cool Insuring March 3-4, and the finals at HVCC on March 8.

Class C:

Tuesday:

Granville @ Whitehall.

Schoharie @ North Warren.

Middleburgh @ Maple Hill.

Waterford @ Duanesburg.

Northville @ Canajoharie.

Lake George @ Saratoga Catholic.

Fort Plain @ Hoosic Valley.

The quarterfinals will be at Guilderland & Hudson Valley February 28. Semis at Cool Insuring March 3, and the title game at HVCC on March 9.

Class D:

March 1:

Fort Edward @ Hartford. Winner to play Loudonville Christian.

Doane Stuart @ Hawthorne Valley.

Germantown @ Fort Ann.

Semifinals at Cool Insuring March 4, and the finals at HVCC March 9.

Good luck to all the teams.

Tuesday's high school & college scoreboard, 2/18

 Colleges:

Women's basketball:

Russell Sage 66, Hartwick 53.

Men's lacrosse:

Penn 14, UAlbany 0.

Men's volleyball:

Springfield 3, Russell Sage 1.

High schools:

Hockey:

Bethlehem 4, Hawks 2. The Eagles advance to play Saratoga Saturday night.

Women's basketball:

Catskill 43, Ichabod Crane 36.

Schalmont 52, LaSalle 36. 

Averill Park 62, Shenendehowa 49.

Malone-Franklin Academy 69, Coxsackie-Athens 43.

Guilderland 52, Queensbury 42.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 44, Northville 43.

Ballston Spa 59, Saratoga 46.

Hoosic Valley 47, Emma Willard 37.

Men's basketball:

Fort Ann 66, Johnsburg-Minerva 44.

Canajoharie 54, Cobleskill-Richmondville 51.

Middleburgh 71, Schoharie 56.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 60, Mayfield 46.

Columbia 67, Burnt Hills 61.

Niskayuna 52, Shaker 50.

Ballston Spa 64, Catholic Central 61.

Watervliet 63, Cohoes 56.

Berne=Knox-Westerlo 61, Duanesburg 46.

Ravena 60, Scotia-Glenville 56.

Troy 71, Schenectady 59.

CBA @ Bishop Ludden was cancelled and will not be made up.

News & notes

 Joseph Girard III had his high school number retired prior to Glens Falls' home game on Friday. Unlike when Shenendehowa retired Kevin Huerter's number a couple of weeks ago, the Black Bears won. I don't think Girard has any regrets about not getting drafted last summer.

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When the seedings for the basketball sectionals are revealed later this week, some teams will, understandably, sit out due to poor performance.

For example, Schenectady, winless in women's action, will not participate, leaving a 6 team field for Class AAA.

In Class A, Gloversville, Hudson Falls, Hudson, & Emma Willard are opting out, although Colonial Council doormats Cohoes, Ravena, & Lansingburgh, will play. The Lady Knights, like Schenectady, have not won a game this season.

In Class B, Taconic Hills, Cairo-Durham, Canajoharie-Fort Plain, & Fonda-Fultonville will not play. In fact, I suspect Fonda-Fultonville didn't field a women's team this season. In Class C, North Warren, Granville, Middleburgh, Schoharie, Berlin-New Lebanon, & Hadley-Luzerne will pass.

Class D will have 6 teams after Fort Ann and Fort Edward chose to sit out.

On the men's side, Chatham will skip the Class B tournament. Hadley-Luzerne, Warrensburg, Mayfield, Berlin-New Lebanon, OESJ, Galway, & Argyle will skip the Class C tournament, leaving a 15 team field. Everyone else remains intact.

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Justice Shoats led 5 players in double figures with 20 points as Siena dismissed Sacred Heart, 93-75, on Sunday. The Saints return to MVP Arena on Friday.

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Monday's high school scoreboard:

Men's basketball:

Corinth 66, Cambridge-Salem 63.

Lake George 45, Fort Edward 39.

Whitehall 77, Ticonderoga 47.

Hawthorne Valley 54, Schalmont 42.

Green Tech 76, Success Academy 31.

Women's basketball:

Ticonderoga 39, Whitehall 33.

Hockey:

Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 5, Guilderville 1.

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As a result of the above game, the playoffs are now set.

Today: #9 Bethlehem @ #8 Hawks, 4 pm, Union College.

Wednesday: #10 Guilderville @ #7 Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa, 3:30 pm.

#11 CD Jets @ #6 CBA, 6:15 pm.

Friday: #5 Albany Academy @ #4 Adirondack, 7:40 pm.

Guilderville-Burnt Hills winner @ Shenendehowa, 2:45 pm.

CD Jets-CBA winner @ LaSalle, 7:15 pm. While a venue isn't listed as of press time, assume it'll be Knickerbacker Arena.

Saturday: Queensbury @ Ithaca, 11:45 am.

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Speaking of LaSalle, Frear Park is closing the Park Pub, which serves as an entrance to the ice arena, so that might've been an underlying factor in the Cadets moving to Knickerbacker Arena, a move that has worked so far for LaSalle, as they've gone 2-0-2 in 4 games. The pub is being remodeled, and will reopen later this year. We think.

News & notes

 Later tonight, weather permitting, the coaches of the Capital District High School Hockey League (CDHSHL) will hold their annual meeting to finalize the pairings for the playoffs, which begin Tuesday night with play-in games. Keep in mind that Queensbury is in Division 2, and is not in Division 1 tournament, leaving 11 teams.

Before we get anywhere else, let's take a look at Saturday's scores.

LaSalle 4, Albany Academy 3 (OT). Tim Flanigan's club will be the 3rd seed, finishing 4th overall in the standings. Academy finishes 6th, and will be the #5 seed.

Ithaca 6, Saratoga 4. The Blue Streaks won the regular season title, and thus will be the #1 seed.

Burnt Hills-Ballstan Spa @ Guilderville was postponed, and will be played Monday.

The play-in pairings, with games set for Tuesday & Wednesday. Dates will be decided tonight.

#11 CD Jets @ #6 CBA. Winner plays LaSalle.

#10 Guilderville @ #7 Hawks. Winner plays Shenendehowa.

#9 Bethlehem @ #8 Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa. Winner plays Saratoga.

Albany Academy will play #4 Adirondack in the quarterfinals.

Update, 2/17: Today's game between Burnt Hills & Guilderville could change the seedings for the playoffs. We'll know for sure on Tuesday.

Moving on to basketball:

Women:

Albany Academy 78, LaSalle 38. This game was moved from Friday to Saturday without any real explanation.

Corinth 43, Lake George 32.

Greenwich 72, Mechanicville 34.

Glens Falls 59, Schuylerville 27.

Men:

Hoosick Falls 53, Saratoga Catholic 45.

Albany Academy 76, University Prep (Rochester) 44.

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The Albany FireWolves can't seem to catch a break in going from the penthouse to the outhouse this season.

Mired in the NLL basement, the 'Wolves were blown out by Ottawa, 18-9, Saturday night. Doesn't look like they're bound for the post-season this year.

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Siena marked Mental Health Awareness night at UHY Center by beating Sacred Heart, 66-51. Anajah Brown led the Saints with 23 points. Ahniysha Jackson (Albany), after hitting her 200th career 3 pointer in a win on Thursday, was held to 4 points.

The game marked a homecoming for Amelia Wood (Averill Park), who finished with 8 points.

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Meanwhile, Siena's women's lacrosse team went across the river to Troy to play Binghamton on Saturday, and dropped an 8-6 decision to the Bearcats. I believe Renwyck Field is on the RPI campus.

Troy High sports review through February 15

 Let's just jump right into it.

Bowling:

Troy finished 13th in the Class A sectionals at Boulevard Bowl, which would be normal, regardless of what league they play in. Congratulations to coach Don Poutre and his team on an outstanding 1st season in the Colonial Council.

Men's swimming:

Troy/CBA/Columbia finished 2nd behind Shenendehowa in the 3 day tournament that ended earlier today. Now, let's hope Troy's Rocco Jabour has some company in the form of other Troy swimmers next season.

Women's basketball:

Final regular season record: 14-6 (9-5 Colonial Council).

Troy has a week at least to prep for sectionals, as seedings will be announced on Friday. Will Harris' club is on a tear, having won 4 in a row, and 10 of 11, heading into the post-season, after beating Mohonasen on Friday.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 14-5 (10-2 Colonial Council).

After sweeping Cohoes & Mohonasen this week, Jamil Hood's squad will host Schenectady on Tuesday to close the regular season. Men's sectional pairings will be announced on Wednesday.

The sports review will return in April to cover lacrosse, baseball, and softball.

News & notes

 I can't stress this enough to start. Please check with your schools to see if their games will still go on tonight, with a winter storm arriving the tri-cities beginning around 1 pm. I realize that we're near the end of the regular season in hockey & basketball, and any games cancelled today might not be made up.

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Friday's high school scoreboard:

Women's basketball:

Ichabod Crane 61, Ravena 50.

Mayfield 47, Galway 39.

Troy 49, Mohonasen 40. Troy goes into the sectionals on a 4 game winning streak, and having won 10 of their last 11.

Catholic Central 56, Academy of Holy Names 31.

Argyle 45, Salem 23.

Colonie 48, Averill Park 39.

Warrensburg 47, Whitehall 41.

Shaker 76, Schenectady 23.

Columbia 65, Ballston Spa 47.

Burnt Hills 52, Saratoga 41.

Bethlehem 65, Guilderland 34. The Eagles outscored the Lady Dutch, 37-13, in the 2nd half to put this one away.

Albany 70, Niskayuna 40.

Men's basketball:

Troy 66, Mohonasen 54. Make it 3 in a row for the Flying Horses, who close with Schenectady on Tuesday.

Warrensburg 63, Argyle 60.

Hartford 56, Fort Ann 53.

Averill Park 42, Colonie 35.

Ichabod Crane 60, Ravena 44.

Cambridge-Salem 71, Berlin-New Lebanon 37.

Mechanicville 65, Greenwich 36.

Niskayuna 69, Albany 55.

Ballston Spa 65, Columbia 54.

Johnstown 48, Fonda-Fultonville 42.

Tamarac 58, Hoosic Valley 28.

Stillwater 83, Waterford 32.

Hockey:

CBA 3, Bethlehem 0.

LaSalle 3, Guilderville 2.

Queensbury 2, Shenendehowa 1.

Saratoga 5, Albany Academy 0.

Adirondack 5, Hawks 4.

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Maybe Siena should've done a Valentine's Day promotion for Friday's game vs. Marist at MVP Arena.

Less than 5,000 fans filled the arena, only to go home disappointed, as Marist toppled the Saints, 65-64. Gavin Doty led Siena with 20 points, while Justice Shoats & Major Freeman added 16 each. Weather permitting, the Saints will head to Connecticut to play Sacred Heart on Sunday before returning to MVP Arena next Friday to play Niagara.

Thursday's high school scoreboard, 2/13

 Women:

Rhinebeck 31, Germantown 18.

Broadalbin-Perth 56, Scotia-Glenville 24.

Amsterdam 58, Schuylerville 34.

Stillwater 53, Tamarac 42.

Men:

Shaker 94, Schenectady 61.

Hudson 56, Schalmont 45.

Maple Hill 51, Cairo-Durham 39. Wildcats coach Scott Hanrahan is retiring at the end of the season, and got the win in his final regular season home game.

CBA 60, Shenendehowa 44. The season finale of WNYA's game of the week was a doozy.

News & notes

 RPI grad Matt Patricia is following his former boss, Bill Belichick, into the college coaching ranks, but not at North Carolina.

Patricia is signing on as a defensive assistant at Ohio State, which won the national championship last month.

Best of luck to Matt as he takes the next step in his career.

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A gentle reminder that the season finale of WNYA's basketball game of the week is tonight instead of tomorrow because of Siena basketball. CBA meets Shenendehowa, with a tip time of approximately 7:05 pm.

For what it's worth, LaSalle principal Steve Sgambelluri, who has been off the last two weeks from television, may have other issues to deal with on campus.

According to the Albany Times-Union, LaSalle has had to restrict attendance at McCormick Hall due to recent outbreaks of violence in the stands and in the parking lot. Only the families of players & coaches will be admitted for remaining games this season. The Cadets won the men's Colonial Council title last week with a sweep of Catholic Central.

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CBA football standout Jake Marra will play his college ball at UAlbany, starting next season. Marra had met with defensive coordinator Bill Nesselt, who might be the next head coach after Greg Gattuso departed last week for Penn State.

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Bethlehem grad Clare Hutton will be on the US Women's National Soccer Team for the SheBelieves Cup, which starts next week in Houston vs. Colombia. Hutton, 19, had recently finished her rookie season with the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League.

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The Basketball League's 2025 season doesn't start for another month, but the expansion NY Phoenix are already building a rivalry with the Albany Patroons.

First, the Phoenix signed Trevis Wyche away from Albany to be their first head coach. Recently, the team signed Shadell Millinghaus away from the Pats. Millinghaus split his high school days between Schenectady & Troy.

Now, let's see how the rest of the media plays it up......

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Wednesday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

Queensbury 2, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 1.

Albany Academy 5, CD Jets 3.

Saratoga 4, Shenendehowa 1.

Women's basketball:

Middleburgh 39, Mekeel Christian 33.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 40, Schoharie 30.

Hartford 63, Granville 57.

Guilderland 67, Ballston Spa 37.

Salem 49, Fort Ann 14.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 54, OESJ 41.

Glens Falls 57, South Glens Falls 30.

Broadalbin-Perth 80, Gloversville 22.

Stillwater 69, Saratoga Catholic 25.

Men's basketball:

Troy 81, Cohoes 65. Stetson Merritt led the way with 35 points for Troy (13-5).

Rensselaer 59, Loudonville Christian 55.

Fort Ann 61, Lake George 39.

Corinth 88, Granville 61.

Mechanicville 63, Greenville 38.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 86, Middleburgh 39.

Duanesburg 74, Fonda-Fultonville 46.

Canajoharie 62, Fort Plain 36.

Schoharie 56, Galway 44.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 69, OESJ 22.

Johnstown 55, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 51.

News & notes

 The next time Darius Prince sets foot on the arena football field at MVP Arena, it'll be as a visiting player.

Prince, a free agent, signed with Corpus Christi, and there are some issues as to what broke down between Prince and the Albany Firebirds. Seems the negotiations between the team and Prince got a little too personal for Prince's liking.

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Lansingburgh won the Class B men's bowling title on Tuesday at Boulevard Bowl. LaSalle finished 13th, but will send Zach Bombard & Raffaele Lombardi to state competition. Bombard finsihed second in individual competition behind 'Burgh's John Lynch.

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Tuesday's basketball scoreboard:

Women:

Northville 37, Cobleskill-Richmondville 35.

Hartford 53, North Warren 39.

Guilderland 74, Schenectady 17.

LaSalle 61, Academy of Holy Names 54.

Albany Academy 59, Catholic Central 54. 

Schalmont 47, Ichabod Crane 35.

Mohonasen 53, Cohoes 49.

Coxsackie-Athens 41, Chatham 27.

Catskill 72, Taconic Hills 22.

Greenville 69, Germantown 25.

Troy 72, Lansingburgh 32.

Corinth 51, Warrensburg 30.

Galway 46, Johnstown 39.

Bethlehem 54, Saratoga 19.

Shaker 63, Columbia 55.

Albany 53, Shenendehowa 49.

Mayfield 45, Duanesburg 35.

Argyle 46, Fort Ann 20.

Lake George 31, Whitehall 29.

Men's basketball:

Niskayuna 64, Averill Park 39.

Gloversville 74, Burnt Hills 67.

Mohonasen 60, Cohoes 51.

Hudson 73, Cairo-Durham 43.

Catskill 51, Taconic Hills 42.

Chatham 51, Coxsackie-Athens 40.

Greenville 78, Germantown 38.

Ichabod Crane 54, Schalmont 51.

Voorheesville 66, Ravena 51.

Northville 54, Schoharie 46.

Cambridge-Salem 57, Grace Christian 53.

Waterford 54, Berlin-New Lebanon 47.

Glens Falls 99, Queensbury 45.

Hudson Falls 66, South Glens Falls 54.

Shaker 84, Columbia 72. 

Schenectady 61, Guilderland 54.

Monday's high school scoreboard, 2/10

 Columbia captured the Class A men's bowling title on Monday. Troy placed 13th. LaSalle, apparently, is in Class B. No individual Troy bowler will advance to state competition, so the season is over for the Flying Horses.

Women's basketball:

Argyle 44, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 30.

Mekeel Christian 50, Berlin-New Lebanon 26.

Maple Hill 80, KIPP-Troy Prep 22.

Catskill 53, Ravena 43.

Glens Falls 49, Queensbury 40.

Broadalbin-Perth 72, Schuylerville 25.

Cambridge 43, Emma Willard 37.

Scotia-Glenville 55, Amsterdam 45.

Greenwich 86, Waterford 14.

Mechanicville 59, Hoosic Valley 24.

Men's basketball:

Green Tech 76, Our Lady of Lourdes 39.

Duanesburg 58, Maple Hill 47.

Hawthorne Valley 75, Fort Edward 37.

Catholic Central 78, KIPP-Tech Valley 28.

Mechanicville 64, Loudonville Christian 47.

Fonda-Fultonville 39, Johnstown 29.

Schoharie 55, Fort Plain 54.

Hockey:

Queensbury 6, Adirondack 4.

We stand corrected on the women's sectional pairings. We assumed that it, along with the men's pairings, both would be finalized February 19. Instead, the women's seedings will be announced February 21, so the tournament will start somewhere between February 22-25.

Troy High sports review, through February 8

 This is the final full week of regular season action in basketball. Sectionals in swimming & bowling come later this week.

Bowling:

Troy finished 4th in the Colonial Council championships one week ago at Boulevard Bowl. We haven't heard if any Troy kegler has qualified for sectionals which will be right back at Boulevard today (men) & Wednesday (women).

Women's basketball:

Current record: 12-6 (7-5 Colonial Council).

Will Harris' squad dusted themselves off after the loss to Albany Academy to beat Voorheesville & Cohoes last week. The Lady Horses have won 8 of 9, and are building momentum heading toward the sectionals next week.

Up next: Senior night vs. Lansingburgh on Tuesday, then the season finale at Mohonasen on Friday.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 12-5 (8-2 Colonial Council).

The Horses came out anxious, if not also flat, vs. Voorheesville, but righted the ship in completing a season sweep of Lansingburgh on Saturday night. 

Up next: Cohoes comes in Wednesday to kick off a season ending 3 game homestand. Then, it's Mohonasen on Friday, with Senior night on February 18 vs. Schenectady.

Saturday's high school scoreboard, 2/8

 Hockey:

LaSalle 5, Bethlehem 1. Michael Nocera led the way with a hat trick.

Hawks 5, CD Jets 3. The Hawks sweep the weekend series, and extend their winning streak to 3 in a row.

Saratoga 5, Saranac 1.

Albany Academy & CBA skated to a 2-2 draw.

Burnt Hills @ Queensbury was postponed due to weather.

Women's basketball:

Mechanicville 57, Emma Willard 36.

Gloversville 54, Lansingburgh 24.

Warrensburg 42, Granville 35.

Voorheesville 52, Ichabod Crane 41.

Men's basketball:

Troy 77, Lansingburgh 42. Troy snaps a 3 game losing streak.

Granville 88, Warrensburg 34.

Fonda-Fultonville 51, Cobleskill-Richmondville 36.

Middleburgh 76, OESJ 54.

CBA @ Bishop Ludden was cancelled due to weather.

News & notes

 Today's Siena-Rider men's basketball game in New Jersey has had its start time moved forward to 2 pm (JAMZ 96.3) in anticipation of the winter storm due to hit the northeast this evening. As of now, it looks like this may be the only one involving a team from the 518 to have made this move.

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Friday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

Hawks 9, CD Jets 4. 

LaSalle 4, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 1. The Cadets pick up their first win at Knickerbacker Arena in 3 tries.

CBA 5, Guilderville 4.

Shenendehowa 4, Adirondack 1.

Queensbury 5, Saranac 3.

Women's basketball:

Argyle 42, Fort Ann 34.

Warrensburg 65, North Warren 23.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 48, Johnstown 46.

Canajoharie-Fort Plain 37, Mekeel Christian 34.

Duanesburg 68, KIPP-Tech Valley 13.

Maple Hill 47, Chatham 34.

Albany 51, Ballston Spa 27.

Catholic Central 68, LaSalle 31.

Mohoansen 74, Lansingburgh 26.

Schalmont 51, Ravena 38.

Greenville 71, Hudson 34.

Albany Academy 68, Academy of Holy Names 61.

Shaker 90, Niskayuna 59.

Galway 38, Schoharie 33.

Northville 60, Mayfield 37.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 76, Middleburgh 20.

Colonie 72, Guilderland 50.

Burnt Hills 59, Schenectady 12.

Corinth 49, Lake George 43.

OESJ 49, Cobleskill-Richmondville 39.

Whiteball 45, Salem 23.

Columbia 63, West Genesee 37.

Men's basketball:

Watervliet 61, Rensselaer 36.

Hudson 73, Greenville 67.

Ravena 52, Schalmont 36.

Cairo-Durham 53, Taconic Hills 33.

Lansingburgh 46, Mohonasen 42. The Knights gain some momentum heading into tonight's game vs. Troy at MVP Arena.

Amsterdam 71, Queensbury 60.

South Glens Falls 52, Scotia-Glenville 34.

Fonda-Fultonville 71, Coxsackie-Athens 63.

Shaker 75, Niskayuna 65.

CBA 51, Averill Park 19.

Schenectady 86, Burnt Hills 62.

North Warren 97, Warrensburg 50.

Hartford 59, Fort Edward 41.

Fort Ann 76, Argyle 33.

Corinth 69, Lake George 40.

Stillwater 53, Tamarac 48.

Cambridge-Salem 55, Berlin-New Lebanon 31.

Mechanicville 50, Hoosic Valley 37.

Saratoga Catholic 36, Hoosick Falls 34.

Saratoga 75, Middletown 56.

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Some games on tonight's CDHSHL scheduled to start anywhere between 6-8 pm. Please check to see if there are any changes, as teams will decide to either move up the start time or postpone.

High School Fridays: Working overtime (Bethlehem @ Shenendehowa, 2/7/25)

 This week's My4 game of the week has Bethlehem, winners of 4 in a row, facing Shenendehowa. Leah Bowers joins Rodger Wyland at the desk this week.

I wonder if that non-call, late in the 4th quarter, gets called if the game was at Bethlehem. It gave Shen the momentum to take the game into overtime, and, eventually win in double overtime.

Meanwhile, Troy completed a season sweep of Cohoes on the road, 59-46, their 8th win in their last 9 games.

News & notes

 Beginning next year, the NYSPHSAA wrestling championships will return to MVP Arena in Albany. The venue was awarded the state tournament for a 3 year period beginning in 2026.

The last time the state championships were at the-then Times Union Center, some of the competition aired on local television. Hmmmmm.

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Former UAlbany defensive lineman Jared Verse, who was drafted out of Florida State last spring, was named the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year at Thursday's NFL Honors event, broadcast on NFL Network.

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Seeing how flag football for women has been a success at the high school level, Russell Sage College is adding the sport to their lineup, beginning next year. The Gators will be one of 5 Empire 8 teams taking part in the sport. However, given how poorly high school flag football's been covered the last two years, this will run into the same problems of media coverage.

Stay tuned.

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It was a big night for UAlbany & Siena on the court on Thursday night.

UAlbany's women erased a halftime deficit to take down Bryant, 48-43. Kayla Cooper led Albany with 24 points.

On the road, the men ended Bryant's undefeated streak, 68-63.

At MVP Arena, Siena's men downed St. Peter's, 77-63. Major Freeman had a career & game high 28 points to pace the Saints.

The women were in New Jersey, and beat the Peahens, 68-60.

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Don't look now, but softball & baseball are right around the corner. 

Today, we're presenting UAlbany's softball schedule for 2025.

February 21-23: @ Charlotte Invitational vs. Charlotte, Ball State, & Lehigh.

February 28-March 2: @ The Spring Games in Madeira Beach, Florida vs. Bethune Cookman, Butler, & Bellarmine.

March 8-9: @ Washington, DC vs. Manhattan & George Washington.

March 15-16: @ Mount St. Mary's. Siena will also play Army during this weekend.

March 19: @ Army.

March 22-23: @ Binghamton.

March 26: @ Columbia.

March 29-30: @ Bryant.

April 1: @ Central Connecticut State.

April 5-6: Home opener vs. UMass Lowell. Homecoming for Lowell's Olivia DeCitise (Troy High).

April 10: Siena.

April 12-13: @ UMBC.

April 16: LeMoyna.

April 19-20: Maine.

April 23: Syracuse.

April 26-27: @ Bryant.

May 2-3: Binghamton. Senior Day is May 3.

Schedule subject to change due to weather or other factors.

News & notes

 UAlbany is looking for a new head football coach.

Greg Gattuso is leaving Albany after 11 seasons to return to his alma mater, Penn State, as a defensive assistant under head coach James Franklin. This was a big enough deal to merit front page headlines in the morning papers today.

After reaching the FCS semifinals 14 months ago, the Great Danes tumbled out of the penthouse and almost back to rock bottom in 2024. Gattuso succeeded the legendary Bob Ford, for whom the field at Casey Stadium is named, in 2014.

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Most schools in the 518, if not all of them, are closed today due to weather. We should be seeing some games being postponed or outright cancelled before the day is over. Check with your schools via e-mail to see if your school's games will be played.

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Wednesday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

Saratoga 4, Adirondack 2.

Bethlehem 2, Shenendehowa 1.

Women's basketball:

Cambridge 55, Berlin-New Lebanon 14.

Corinth 72, North Warren 31.

Middleburgh 25, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 18.

Ballston Spa 50, Schalmont 45.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 74, Duanesburg 17.

Ichabod Crane 60, Hudson 14.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 63, Mayfield 31.

OESJ 67, Johnstown 43.

Queensbury 48, Amsterdam 41.

Northville 74, Galway 27.

Hoosic Valley 37, Waterford 25.

Mekeel Christian 43, Schoharie 36.

Men's basketball:

Hawthorne Valley 66, Doane Stuart 49.

Duanesburg 69, Cobleskill-Richmondville 63 (OT).

Fonda-Fultonville 64, Fort Plain 32.

Johnstown 70, OESJ 33.

Canajoharie 55, Schoharie 43.

Northville 55, Galway 49.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 81, Mayfield 36.

Middleburgh 84, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 57.

Whitehall 72, Corinth 64.

North Warren 56, Argyle 46.

Fort Edward 58, Hadley-Luzerne 55.

Fort Ann 51, Warrensburg 50.

Mechanicville 74, Tamarac 44.

Men's bowling:

Shenendehowa won the Suburban Council title by 172 pins over 2nd place Columbia.

Men's skiing:

Johnstown won the Queensbury Invitational.

Women's skiing:

Shenendehowa won the Queensbury Invitational.

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The Section 2 men's swimming & diving championships will be contested February 14-15, likely at Shen.

Tuesday's high school scoreboard, 2/4

 We'll start today with some late results from Monday.

In bowling, Lansingburgh, to the surprise of, well, no one, won the Colonial Council men's title. Troy finished 4th, with Jamari Flowers posting a high triple of 718. LaSalle finished 8th.

On the women's side, Mohonasen won by over 300 total pins over Cohoes.

Now, let's take a look at last night's basketball action:

Women:

Hartford 91, Granville 43.

Argyle 34, North Warren 31.

Albany 51, Averill Park 46.

Saratoga 78, Schenectady 24.

Germantown 39, Cairo-Durham 35.

Greenville 47, Catskill 45.   

Hudson 52, Taconic Hills 50.

Watervliet 40, Maple Hill 32.

Albany Academy 69, Schalmont 32. 

Academy of Holy Names 68, Cohoes 48.

LaSalle 56, Ichabod Crane 50.

Catholic Central 88, Mohonasen 43.

Ravena 53, Lansingburgh 30.

Troy 47, Voorheesville 43.

Shenendehowa 58, Ballston Spa 48.

Columbia 60, Guilderland 45.

Corinth 23, Whitehall 18.

Lake George 38, Salem 23.

Warrensburg 69, Fort Ann 28.

Scotia-Glenville 62, Glens Falls 53.

Men:

Voorheesville 66, Troy 54. Troy drops its 3rd straight, and it may have been a trap game, as they may have been thinking ahead to hosting Cohoes on Thursday.

Albany 49, Averill Park 40.

Greenville 78, Catskill 72.

Hudson 80, Taconic Hills 45.

LaSalle 90, Ichabod Crane 49.

Catholic Central 62, Mohonasen 58.

Cairo-Durham 52, Germantown 46.

Coxsackie-Athens 66, Rensselaer 55.

Watervliet 54, Maple Hill 49.

Schuylerville 55, Scotia-Glenville 29.

Greenwich 82, Cambridge-Salem 45.

Amsterdam 64, South Glens Falls 51.

Queensbury 59, Gloversville 51.

Hudson Falls 51, Broadalbin-Perth 50.

Schenectady 48, Saratoga 39.

Shaker 57, CBA 53.

Guilderland 50, Columbia 45.

Mechanicville 78, Berlin-New Lebanon 38.

Hoosick Falls 54, Tamarac 45.

Hoosic Valley 64, Waterford 36.

Saratoga Catholic 55, Stillwater 45.

News & notes

 It's been a week since Kevin Huerter had his high school number retired by Shenendehowa.

Today, Kevin is preparing for his first game as a member of the Chicago Bulls after being traded by Sacramento over the weekend in a deal that saw DeAron Fox sent to San Antonio. Maybe now, just in time for the NBA's stretch run, Huerter can get some quality minutes. Maybe.

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Due to Siena basketball on February 14, the season finale of the WNYA high school game of the week shifts to Thursday on February 13, as Shen & CBA will meet. 

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If you're like me, and you watch the Albany Firebirds online during the season, the team has signed with Evergreen Now as their new online provider. The games could still air on YouTube starting next month, but we'll see.

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Monday's high school scoreboard:

Women's basketball:

Duanesburg 47, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 36.

Greenwich 74, Saratoga Catholic 30.

Middleburgh 45, KIPP-Tech Valley 36.

Broadalbin-Perth 78, Hudson Falls 30.

Mechanicville 38, Tamarac 37.

Northville 58, Johnstown 22.

Queensbury 43, Gloversville 22.

Scotia-Glenville 47, Schuylerville 31.

South Glens Falls 56, Amsterdam 47.

Waterford 31, Emma Willard 26.

Stillwater 68, Hoosic Valley 15.

Cambridge 72, Hoosick Falls 67.

Men's basketball:

Bethlehem 66, Schalmont 29.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 85, Galway 35.

Duanesburg 63, Johnstown 39.

Lake George 51, Hadley-Luzerne 31.

Schroon Lake 56, Fort Ann 36.

Canajoharie 46, Northville 35.

OESJ 47, Mayfield 43.

Glens Falls 78, Amsterdam 59.

KIPP-Troy Prep @ Hawthorne Valley was cancelled, due likely to weather. Warrensburg @ Wells was also cancelled for the same reason.

Troy High sports review, through February 1

 Two weeks remain in the regular season for basketball. Sectionals are right around the corner.

Men's swimming & diving:

Final regular season record: 8-0.

All that's left, after defeating Shaker on Thursday, is if the lone Troy swimmer, Rocco Jabour, qualifies for sectionals later this month.

Bowling:

Final regular season record: 8-6 (8-5 Colonial Council).

Troy completed season sweeps of Voorheesville and Ravena this past week, ending a 3 match losing streak.

Next: Boulevard Bowl hosts the Colonial Council championships on Monday.

Women's basketball:

Current record: 10-6 (5-5 Colonial Council).

We discussed the Lady Horses' loss to Albany Academy previously, ending a 6 game winning streak.

Next: Voorheesville makes its first visit to Zotto Gym on Tuesday, and, then, it's a return match with Cohoes on Friday.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 11-4 (7-1 Colonial Council).

Jamil Hood's club has come down to earth with 2 straight losses. Shenendehowa swept the Horses on Saturday, 61-50, but the losing will soon end.

Next: 1st trip to Voorheesville on Tuesday. Then, Cohoes comes in on Thursday, and a rematch with Lansingburgh at MVP Arena on Saturday.