News & notes

 We started today with 14 teams vying for state titles. That number has been reduced as play has ended for today.

Section 2 is still looking for its first state champion in hockey since 2013 after both Queensbury & Shenendehowa were eliminated today in Buffalo. Let's get to the results:

Hockey:

Division 1 semi-finals:

Suffern 4, Shenendehowa 1.

Division 2 semi-finals:

Ogdensburg Free Academy 4, Queensbury 0.

Women's basketball:

Class AAA quarter-finals:

Liverpool 73, Colonie 65.

Class AA quarter-finals:

Catholic Central 66, Nottingham 37.

Class A quarter-finals:

Albany Academy 63, Franklin Academy 39.

Class B quarter-finals:

Voorheesville 53, Bishop Grimes 45.

Class C quarter-finals:

Stillwater 49, Lisbon 45.

Class D quarter-finals:

Northville 74, Eldred 21.

Semi-final schedule:

Class AA:

Catholic Central vs. Baldwin, next Saturday at 10 am at HVCC.

Class A:

Albany Academy awaits the winner of Mt. Sinai vs. Wantagh, currently underway at SUNY-Farmingdale. The semi-final is Friday at 1:30 at HVCC.

Class B:

Voorheesville vs. Cold Spring Harbor, Friday at 10 am at HVCC.

Class C:

Stillwater vs. Cooperstown, Thursday at 6 pm at HVCC.

Class D:

Northville vs. Elba, Thursday at 4:15 at HVCC.

Men's basketball:

Class AAA:

Shaker 68, Bishop Ludden 53.

Class AA:

Niskayuna 52, West Genesee 43.

Class A:

Glens Falls 66, Westhill 49.

Class B:

Marcellus 79, Mechanicville 55.

Class C:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 79, Moriah 58.

Class D:

Loudonville Christian 38, Harrisville 36.

Semi-final schedule:

Class AAA:

Shaker vs. Newburgh Free Academy, Thursday at 6 pm at Visions Veterans Memorial Center.

Class AA:

Niskayuna vs. Grace Athena, Thursday at 4:15 at Visions Veterans Center.

Class A:

Glens Falls vs. Wayne, next Saturday at 3:15 pm.

Class C:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo vs. Tuckahoe, Friday at 1:30 pm.

Class D:

Loudonville Christian vs. Bridgehampton, Friday at 10 am.

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It isn't often that the dismissal of a major college basketball coach outside the 518 gets a headline locally, but in this case, it's because of the coach's past including a stint in the 518.

Former Siena coach Fran McCaffrey was dismissed by Iowa on Friday after 15 seasons, a victim of diminishing returns, and a 2nd round exit in this year's Big 10 tournament. McCaffrey's bound to land somewhere before next season. Son Connor made headlines last year as the armpiece of women's superstar Caitlin Clark when she was in town.

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Tonight's Albany FireWolves game vs. Georgia is underway as we write, marking the return of of the Thompson brothers, formerly of UAlbany, to the 518, as members of the Georgia squad. CDTA finally replaced their 'Wolves billboard to promote tonight's game, but that should've been done a while ago. We'll have the result in our next report.