News & notes

 Sometimes, deadlines can be brutal in the print media.

WNYT's Rodger Wyland wrote this morning in the Albany Times-Union about Shenendehowa grad Ian Anderson returning to Atlanta after being designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels last week.

Unfortunately, the timing of Wyland's Quick Take was a day late and, well....! Anderson was DFA'd by the Braves Tuesday to make room for AJ Smith-Shawver coming off the injured list. Now, Atlanta has 5 days, not 10, to trade or release Anderson, or send him back to the minors. I guess what I read about Anderson being assigned to Rome might've been old news that appeared in a Google search.

The Mets, Yankees, & Red Sox still have a chance if Anderson hits the open market again.

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It's been a while since ye scribe attended a sports card show (we used to call them conventions). That may soon change.

There will be a card show, not just for sports cards, but gamers like Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, and such, May 10 at the Albany Capital Center. $5 gets you in the door, and if you're like me, and have had trouble buying this year's baseball cards on a consistent basis due to hoarders, this may be a golden opportunity to catch up.

And it'll give you something to do with your time before the Tulip Fest.

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We're all accustomed to doubleheaders in baseball & softball, but tennis?

Welp, that's what happened when Queensbury & Ballston Spa got together for a double dip. The Spartans swept both matches, 6-3 & 8-1. 

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We neglected to mention that when CBA played Monday, they rededicated their baseball field in memory of coach Casey O'Connor, who passed away last year in the offseason. Current coach Nick Davey has the Brothers in contention for a regular season title in the Suburban Council, and you can believe O'Connor is watching over his team from high above.

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Tuesday's high school & college scores:

High schools:

Baseball:

Troy 15, Guilderland 12. The Flying Horses plated 6 runs in the 1st, and 5 in the 4th, and the Dutchmen couldn't catch up. Troy hosts Ichabod Crane today.

Women's lacrosse:

Cohoes 9, LaSalle 8.

Men's lacrosse:

Niskayuna 14, Shenendehowa 0. Nisky wins its 500th game in school history.

Ballston Spa 13, Saratoga 7.

Softball:

Ichabod Crane 14, Ravena 2 (6 innings). The Lady Riders come to Troy today.

Bethlehem 16, Guilderland 4 (5 innings).

Broadalbin-Perth 8, Duanesburg 7.

Stillwater 17, Hoosic Valley 7.

Cambridge 11, Berlin-New Lebanon 6.

Tamarac 14, Emma Willard 0 (5 innings).

Hoosick Falls 21, Waterford 1 (5 innings).

Colleges:

Baseball:

Marist 14, UAlbany 2.

Ramapo 12, Union 3.

Men's lacrosse:

Ithaca 14, Skidmore 4.

Softball:

Skidmore swept MCLA, 7-1 & 17-5, with the 2nd game going 5 innings.

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We stand corrected as far as Troy lacrosse is concerned. The Flying Horses did play Saturday vs. Hoosick Falls-Tamarac, and lost, 18-3. Troy is now 1-6 heading into today's home match vs. Greenwich-Cambridge.

Monday's high school & college scoreboard, 4/28

 Colleges:

Softball:

Potsdam split with Union, winning the first game, 13-7, only for the Garnet Chargers to claim the nightcap, 9-0.

High schools:

Women's lacrosse:

Schuylerville 13, Albany 4.

Glens Falls 16, South Glens Falls 11.

Queensbury 25, Scotia-Glenville 2.

Cohoes 16, Emma Willard 0.

Burnt Hills 12, Guilderland 7.

Men's lacrosse:

Schuylerville 24, Hudson Falls 0.

Flag football:

Bethlehem 46, Albany Leadership 0.

Colonie 19, Schenectady 12.

Holy Trinity def. Troy. No score has been reported at press time. Troy has dropped 3 straight to fall to 3-3.

Baseball:

Schuylerville 4, Amsterdam 2.

South Glens Falls 3, Broadalbin-Perth 0.

Guilderland 2, Burnt Hills 0.

Niskayuna 8, Shenendehowa 4.

Tamarac 12, Waterford 1 (5 innings).

Troy 6, Mohonasen 5 (8 innings).

Hoosick Falls 12, Stillwater 2 (6 innings).

Fonda-Fultonville 11, Galway 0 (5 innings).

Greenwich 13, Mechanicville 2 (5 innings).

CBA 18, Columbia 5.

Softball:

Troy 12, Mohonasen 0 (5 innings). Kaylee Kussler pitched a 3 hit shutout, and added a homer.

Bethlehem 4, Shaker 1.

Shenendehowa 7, Niskayuna 4.

Hoosic Valley 7, Waterford 1.

Amsterdam 6, Broadalbin-Perth 3.

Tamarac 2, Greenwich 0.

Stillwater 26, Emma Willard 0 (5 innings).

Catskill 7, Rensselaer 4.

Burnt Hills 9, Guilderland 4.

Mechanicville 10, Cambridge 1.

Hudson Falls 6, Glens Falls 3.

Coxsackie Athens 12, Germantown 2.

Chatham 11, Taconic Hills 2.

Corinth 21, Hadley-Luzerne 7 (5 innings).

Saratoga Catholic 20, Berlin-New Lebanon 3 (5 innings).

Mayfield 20, Middleburgh 4 (5 innings).

Galway 12, Fonda-Fultonville 4.

Lake George 11, Warrensburg 9.

Schoharie 22, Johnstown 10 (5 innings?).

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 8, OESJ 4.

Colonie 20, Albany 3 (5 innings).

Maple Hill 27, Greenville 6 (5 innings).

Schalmont 4, Voorheesville 0.

Whitehall 13, Fort Edward 0 (5 innings).

LaSalle 9, Albany Academy 7.

Salem 6, Fort Ann 3.

Cohoes 1, Lansingburgh 0.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 11, Fort Plain 5.

Hunter-Tannersville 6, Cairo-Durham 4. Even though both are in the same county, Hunter-Tannersville is for some reason in Section 4.

Scotia-Glenville & Schuylerville played to a 9-9 tie, likely due to darkness.

Hartford 9, Argyle 6.

Duanesburg 19, Canajoharie 1 (5 innings).

South Glens Falls 3, Queensbury 2.

Tennis:

Albany Academy 7, Troy 0.

Queensbury 6, Averill Park 3.

News & notes

 Overshadowed by all the drama surrounding Shedeur Sanders in the NFL draft, 2 UAlbany alumni have found NFL homes for now.

Receiver Seven McGee has received an invitation to the Atlanta Falcons mini-camp, while lineman Ozzie Hutchinson was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens. Best wishes to both.

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Late last week, Glens Falls basketball legend Jimmer Fredette retired as a player. Today, we're learning that Fredette has been hired as managing director of USA Basketball ahead of next year's Summer Olympics. While Fredette, drafted out of Brigham Young, never really stuck in the NBA, he found his greatest success playing overseas until announcing his retirement last week.

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Well, that didn't take long.

Shenendehowa grad Ian Anderson is back in the Atlanta Braves organization after the Braves claimed him off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon.

File photo courtesy The Daily Gazette.

Anderson has been assigned to the Braves' Class AA affiliate in Rome, Georgia.

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Shaker alum Jeff Hoffman picked up the save Friday as Toronto beat the Yankees, but the Bronx Bombers swept a Sunday doubleheader from the Blue Jays, with Hoffman not being used in either game. He'll make one final trip to the Bronx with the Jays later this summer.

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Ahead of the Belmont Stakes in June at Saratoga, Stewart's is renaming their mint crunch crumble ice cream, the Bel-Mint Stakes. The final leg of the Triple Crown will be contested June 7, and Stewart's is hoping to move plenty of ice cream before then.

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While Troy High & Holy Trinity will take the field at 7 pm tonight, the Lady Horses' flag football game vs. Schenectady has been moved to Schenectady High on Saturday. Start time is 10 am. No reason for the late change, as the track teams will be in Colonie that morning. Sounds like they may have a security staffing issue on Saturday.

The Albany Times-Union had the Troy-Holy Trinity game listed for 4:25 pm today, but were never notified of the time change. Nothing new.

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We're learning that the reason ex-Firebirds Darius Prince & Dwayne Hollis didn't play against their former team on Friday was because the Corpus Christi Tritons are having money issues (no surprise), and Prince & Hollis are among the players who haven't gotten paid.

Well, that, plus the fact that other Tritons skipped the game, explains why the Tritons were treated like a college tomato can in a 100-12 rout.

Troy High sports review, through April 26

 We are halfway through the spring season, but there's still plenty of work to do.

Softball:

Current record: 5-3 (5-0 Colonial Council).

Sean Geisel's club remains undefeated in league play, but outside of the Colonial, Troy has yet to win a non-league game. After beating LaSalle & Cohoes, the Lady Horses were mercy-ruled by Ballston Spa on Friday. Saturday's game vs. Glens Falls was rained out, and likely may not be made up. If it is, we'll let you know.

Next:

The Lady Horses welcome Mohonasen on Monday, Ichabod Crane on Wednesday, and will have a make-up game vs. Burnt Hills on Thursday. The Glens Falls game was to start a 4 game homestand, which is now down to 3. The week closes with a trip to Albany Academy.

Tennis:

Current record: 2-2.

Yes, you read that right. Because scores are not being reported to the press, we didn't know until scoping the THS website the other day, and finding that Troy defeated Schenectady-Mohonasen on April 14, and Cobleskill-Richmondville on Tuesday, before losing to Ichabod Crane on Thursday.

Next: 

Albany Academy comes in Monday looking for a season sweep. Then, Ravena visits on Wednesday. The three match homestand ends with a non-league tilt vs. Schoharie on Friday.

Flag football:

Current record: 3-2.

Frank Rogers' club got an unexpected day off with Wednesday's game vs. Schenectady being postponed without explanation. Predictably, the Horses lost to Columbia on Friday.

Next:

The Lady Horses will be home to play Holy Trinity on Monday, then travel to Bethlehem on Friday before returning home to play Schenectady on Saturday at 10 am.

Baseball:

Current record: 4-4 (2-2 Colonial Council).

Trevor McCarthy's offense was missing in action most of the week, as Troy suffered shutout losses to LaSalle, Queensbury, & Lansingburgh, while shutting out Cohoes. Add the scores up, and Troy was outscored, 23-3, in the 4 games last week.

Next:

Troy hosts Mohonasen on Monday, Guilderland on Tuesday (weather permitting), and Ichabod Crane on Wednesday before visiting Albany Academy on Friday.

Lacrosse:

Current record: 1-5.

The losing streak continues, as Troy fell to Mohonasen-Schalmont-Schenectady. Saturday's home game vs. Hoosick Falls-Tamarac was postponed due to weather.

Next: The laxmen host Greenwich-Cambridge on Wednesday before visiting Stillwater-Mechanicville on Friday.

News & notes

 As of press time, the following events were postponed or cancelled due to rain:

Women's lacrosse: LaSalle @ Academy of Holy Names---rescheduled for Tuesday, May 6.

Baseball: Voorheesville @ Ichabod Crane. No make up date has yet been set.

Also, a men's tennis tournament at Maple Hill has been cancelled.

Curiously, as of now, LaSalle is still planning on a varsity baseball game at Bruno Stadium, set to start at noon. Also at noon, Troy High is set to host Glens Falls in softball, with a men's lacrosse match set for Picken Field vs. Hoosick Falls-Tamarac at 1 pm. I hold no confidence on the softball game.

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Ian Anderson may be on the move again.

The Los Angeles Angels, who traded for Anderson last month, designated the Shenendehowa grad for assignment Friday after 7 appearances out of the bullpen, in which he was hot & cold, mostly cold, as he had an unsightly ERA at last check.

Something tells me either Atlanta will bring him back, or the Mets, Yankees, or Boston might have interest. So would the Texas Rangers, who have Ian's twin brother, Ben, in their minor league system. The Angels, as of yesterday, have 10 days to trade or release Anderson, or outright him to the minors.

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If ex-Firebirds Dwayne Hollis and Darius Prince were looking forward to facing their former team when the 'Birds came to Corpus Christi, it didn't seem like it.

Hollis & Prince both missed the game, and the Tritons paid a terrible price, getting blown out of their own building in a 100-12 rout (yes, you read that right).

Photo courtesy Albany Times-Union.

Corpus Christi will be in town looking for payback next month, but, first, the 'Birds host Salina on May 4.

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The Reading Rebels dressed only 5 players, who had to play the full 48 minutes, for Friday's game at the NY Phoenix.

Recipe for disaster.

The Phoenix placed 8 players in double figures, as they blew away Reading, 148-105. As Chuck Miller reported earlier this week, Jersey Shore comes to Armory Studios tonight in place of the Rochester Kingz, who are having all kinds of problems. The Phoenix now have sole possession of 1st place in their division.

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It was Black Friday for Troy High.

The Flying Horses saw their 5 game win streak end in softball in a 5 inning blowout loss to Ballston Spa, 14-1. The men's tennis team, which quietly had won 2 matches in a row, saw that streak end at the hands of Ichabod Crane, 6-1. Finally, Lansingburgh defeated Troy in baseball, 2-0. Trevor McCarthy's club has gone ice cold on offense, having scored just 3 runs in 4 games this week, and 6 in their last 5.

While the flag football team's game at Columbia has not been reported as of press time, assume the Blue Devils won.

Wednesday's high school & college scoreboard, 4/23

 Colleges:

Baseball:

Skidmore 10, MCLA 4.

Keystone 9, Cobleskill 3.

RPI 8, Williams College 3.

Union 10, New Paltz 3.

Men's lacrosse:

Siena 24, Marist 9.

Russell Sage 12, SUNY Poly 5.

Softball:

Syracuse swept UAlbany, 6-0 & 6-2.

High schools:

Baseball:

Troy 3, Cohoes 1.

Ravena 8, Schalmont 5.

Mohonasen 10, Lansingburgh 0 (5 innings).

Amsterdam 14, Gloversville 0 (5 innings).

South Glens Falls 2, Schuylerville 0.

Hudson 4, Maple Hill 2.

Shenendehowa 9, Averill Park 1.

Saratoga 9, Columbia 4.

Colonie 13, Bethlehem 3.

Duanesburg 19, Galway 3 (5 innings).

Cobleskill-Richmondville 13, Middleburgh 0 (5 innings).

Saratoga Catholic 12, Hoosick Falls 1 (6 innings).

Tamarac 14, Hoosic Valley 1 (5 innings).

Flag football:

Saratoga 27, Bethlehem 6.

Holy Trinity 20, Shaker 13 (OT).

Burnt Hills 18, Niskayuna 13.

Broadalbin-Perth 52, Guilderland 6.

Schenectady at Troy was postponed due to unknown reasons. No make-up date has been set.

Women's lacrosse:

Glens Falls 22, Hudson Falls 2.

South Glens Falls 23, Amsterdam-Broadalbin-Perth 1.

Men's lacrosse:

Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 12, Troy 1.

Schuylerville 10, Queensbury 3.

Iona Preparatory 17, Shenendehowa 3.

Mechanicville-Stillwater 9, Johnstown 1.

Softball:

Ichabod Crane 17, Voorheesville 4 (5 innings).

Ballston Spa 13, Shaker 1.

Colonie 8, Bethlehem 6.

Burnt Hills 19, Niskayuna 2 (5 innings).

Shenendehowa 5, Averill Park 4.

Cambridge 22, Waterford 0 (5 innings).

Glens Falls 10, Broadalbin-Perth 0.

Lansingburgh 5, Mohonasen 3.

Scotia-Glenville 11, Hudson Falls 4.

Argyle 14, Corinth 0 (5 innings).

Holy Trinity 4, LaSalle 3.

Schalmont 13, Ravena 5.

Galway 13, Duanesburg 1 (5 innings).

Stillwater 9, Mechanicville 6.

Taconic Hills 13, Rensselaer 0 (5 innings).

Hoosick Falls 9, Saratoga Catholic 3.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 8, Mayfield 1.

Watervliet 19, Catskill 5 (5 innings).

Greenwich 21, Berlin-New Lebanon 1 (5 innings).

Hoosic Valley 27, Emma Willard 8 (5 innings).

Whitehall 8, Lake George 2.

Fort Plain 22, Canajoharie 8 (5 innings).

Schoharie 15, Fonda-Fultonville 10.

Troy 11, Cohoes 2. Troy remains perfect in the Colonial Council (5-0).

OESJ 12, Johnstown 0 (5 innings).

Amsterdam 7, Schuylerville 2.

Queensbury 16, Gloversville 1 (5 innings).

Cobleskill-Richmondville 34, Middleburgh 4 (5 innings).

Chatham 28, Greenville 0 (5 innings).

Germantown 17, Windham 5 (5 innings).

Tennis:

Queensbury 8, South Glens Falls 1.

Men's track & field:

Corinth-Hadley-Luzerne 95, Granville 46.

Schuylerville won a 3 team meet over Gloversville & Glens Falls.

Columbia won a 3 team meet over Niskayuna & Burnt Hills.

Women's track & field:

Corinth-Hadley-Luzerne 115, Granville 18.

Schuylerville won a 3 team meet over Gloversville & Glens Falls.

Niskayuna won a 3 team meet over Columbia & Burnt Hills.

News & notes

 In a rare case of mid-week scheduling, the NY Phoenix made their first appearance at the Washington Avenue Armory, and took back the lead in their division in The Basketball League with a 114-105 win over the Albany Patroons. However, the Phoenix lost star Shadell Millinghaus in the 1st quarter to a leg injury.

The Pats, now in 2nd, begin their Canadian Maritimes tour Friday at Halifax, Nova Scotia, while the Phoenix return to Armory Studios to host Reading.

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Former Northville women's basketball coach Jim Zullo was back in Troy City Court Tuesday, but it didn't last long.

After 5 minutes, judge Christopher Maier adjourned proceedings until May 6. The prosecution's discovery phase had been completed a week ago in the case of Zullo yanking the hair of Hailey Monroe last month, and Zullo's lawyer, Robert Abdella, had been offered a plea deal that would see Zullo pay a fine of $250, waive his right to an appeal, and accept a 2 year limited order of protection, the latter of which likely isn't necessary, since I doubt he'll see Monroe again any time soon.

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Tuesday's college & high school scoreboard:

Colleges:

Baseball:

UAlbany swept Siena, 20-9 (7 innings) & 18-11.

Softball:

Fairfield swept Siena, 8-3 & 4-1.

Union swept MCLA, 6-3 & 13-0. 2nd game went 5 innings.

Skidmore swept Cobleskill, 8-3 & 9-1.

Russell Sage swept Hartwick, 5-0 & 7-2.

High schools:

Baseball:

Shenendehowa 9, Bethlehem 3.

Queensbury 11, Troy 0 (6 innings). Troy has not scored since shutting out Ravena last Thursday.

Women's lacrosse:

Burnt Hills 20, Ballston Spa 1.

Cohoes 18, Academy of Holy Names 5.

Tamarac-Hoosick Falls 18, Albany 6.

LaSalle 11, Ichabod Crane 5.

Guilderland 15, Averill Park 14.

Shenendehowa 9, Colonie 8 (OT).

Saratoga 17, Rome Free Academy 4.

Emma Willard 12, Schenectady-Mohonasen 3.

Voorheesville 26, Johnstown 1.

Columbia 22, Glens Falls 18.

Niskayuna 16, Kingston 6.

Albany Academy 16, Greenwich-Cambridge 5.

Men's lacrosse:

Tamarac-Hoosick Falls 13, Hudson Falls 1.

South Glens Falls 21, Columbia 18.

CBA 9, Bethlehem 8 (OT).

LaSalle 18, Highland 9.

Guilderland 18, Averill Park 6.

Ballston Spa 20, Burnt Hills 13.

Saratoga 13, Colonie 1.

Softball:

Taconic Hills 15, Watervliet 1 (5 innings).

Tamarac 4, Averill Park 1.

Guilderland 12, Albany 0.

Niskayuna 6, Schalmont 2.

Lansingburgh 17, Schenectady 0 (5 innings). The Lady Knights plated 10 runs in the 1st inning, and cruised.

Holy Trinity 10, Ravena 0.

Columbia 4, Ichabod Crane 3.

Argyle 8, Fort Edward 4.

Duanesburg 22, Northville 8 (5 innings).

Catskill 21, Greenville 18.

Queensbury 15, Greenwich 3.

Galway 10, Mayfield 0.

Tennis:

Bethlehem 9, Ballston Spa 0.

Saratoga 9, Queensbury 0.

Men's track & field:

Averill Park 89, Bethlehem 86.

Women's track & field:

Averill Park 100, Bethlehem 73.

Guilderland 118, Ballston Spa 61.

Monday's high school scoreboard, 4/21

 Women's lacrosse:

Shenendehowa 20, Columbia 8.

Albany Academy 20, Academy of Holy Names 5.

Queensbury 30, Hudson Falls 0.

Baseball:

Cohoes 10, Voorheesville 0.

LaSalle 10, Troy 0.

Maple Hill 6, Cairo-Durham 5.

Taconic Hills 12, Watervliet 0 (5 innings).

Ballston Spa 1, Burnt Hills 0.

Averill Park 7, Guilderland 0.

Colonie 8, Shenendehowa 7.

Greenwich 10, Stillwater 0.

Mechanicville 10, Waterford 1.

Duanesburg 4, Canajoharie 2.

Fonda-Fultonville 11, Fort Plain 1 (5 innings). Coach Rick Palumbo earned his 300th career win.

Galway 5, Mayfield 3.

Softball:

Troy 13, LaSalle 0. Kaylee Kussler went 6 1/3 innings for the win with 6 strikeouts, and went 2-3 at the plate with a homer and 5 RBI's as Troy won its 4th straight.

Schalmont 15, Lansingburgh 2 (5 innings).

Scotia-Glenville 16, Broadalbin-Perth 2.

Chatham 25, Germantown 1 (5 innings). The Panthers started the game with a 13 run 1st inning, and never looked back.

Maple Hill 6, Cairo-Durham 3.

Ballston Spa 13, Burnt Hills 2.

Bethlehem 12, Columbia 0 (5 innings).

Guilderland 2, Averill Park 1.

Greenwich 23, Emma Willard 3 (5 innings).

Hoosick Falls 11, Hoosic Valley 3.

Tamarac 13, Stillwater 1.

Saratoga 11, Albany 6.

Colonie 10, Shenendehowa 1.

Argyle 8, Whitehall 1.

Duanesburg 3, Canajoharie 1.

Glens Falls 3, Schuylerville 1.

Galway 10, Mayfield 0.

Mohonasen 19, Albany Academy 4 (5 innings).

Hudson Falls 7, Amsterdam 3.

Fonda-Fultonville 9, Fort Plain 1.

Coxsackie-Athens 6, Catskill 4.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 4, Cobleskill-Richmondville 1.

Cohoes 4, Voorheesville 0. The Tigers needed the momentum heading into a road game at Troy on Wednesday.

Flag Football:

Colonie 20, Ballston Spa 13.

News & notes

 I shan't be surprised if the DJ at the Albany Firebirds' home games finds a copy of McFadden & Whitehead's "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" to play for future home games.

The 'Birds completed a sweep of a home & home series vs. defending champion Billings Sunday night by blowing away the Outlaws, 39-7. Billings was held without a point for the final 53 minutes of the game. In other words, a 1st quarter touchdown was all the Outlaws could muster.

Albany pays a call on old friend Darius Prince & Corpus Christi on Friday night.

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The Albany FireWolves' season is over after the 'Wolves could not complete a home & home sweep at San Diego on Friday, losing, 10-9. After reaching the NLL finals last year, the 'Wolves end up missing the playoffs.

There's always next year.

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Now, let's catch up on the weekend college & high school action:

Colleges:

Saturday:

Baseball:

RPI swept a doubleheader from Vassar, 24-6 (7 innings) & 10-5.

Union swept Skidmore, 8-6 &12-1. 2nd game went 7 innings.

Russell Sage 10, Brockport 5.

Hamilton swept Cobleskill, 13-8 & 5-4.

Eastern Michigan 9, UAlbany 7.

Siena 19, St. Peter's 16.

Men's lacrosse:

Union 16, Vassar 11.

MCLA 11, Cobleskill 9.

Siena 16, Canisius 10.

RPI 22, Skidmore 6.

Brockport 11, Russell Sage 8.

UAlbany 15, Yale 14.

Women's lacrosse:

UAlbany 14, UMBC 8.

Siena 16, Niagara 13.

Brockport 23, Russell Sage 3.

Union 15, St. Lawrence 6.

Clarkson 14, Skidmore 10.

RPI 11, Vassar 10.

Softball:

Siena 4, Mount St. Mary's 2.

UAlbany swept Maine, 7-2 & 5-3.

RPI split with RIT. The Engineers won the opener, 9-0, in 6 innings, but RIT took the nightcap, 8-4.

Clarkson swept Union, 8-7 & 14-3. 2nd game went 5 innings.

Rochester swept Skidmore, 6-4 & 8-3.

Russell Sage swept Keuka, 5-0 & 6-2.

Men's tennis:

Vassar 5, Union 2.

Women's tennis:

Vassar 7, Union 0.

RPI 4, St. Lawrence 3.

Sunday:

Softball:

UAlbany 12, Maine 0 (5 innings).

High schools:

Saturday:

Softball:

Maple Hill tournament:

Maple Hill 12, Amsterdam 4.

Voorheesville 5, Salem 3.

Maple Hill 6, Voorheesville 3.

Salem 14, Amsterdam 6.

Burnt Hills 14, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 1 (5 innings).

Saratoga Catholic 12, Stillwater 11.

Schalmont 2, Taconic Hills 0.

Cohoes 15, Watervliet 0 (5 innings).

Burnt Hills 5, Jamesville-DeWitt 3.

Colonie 5, Kingston 4.

Saratoga 15, Jamesville-DeWitt 5 (5 innings).

Women's lacrosse:

Niskayuna 20, Averill Park 2.

Burnt Hills 14, Longmeadow 13.

Shaker 12, Columbia 10.

Men's lacrosse:

Columbia 19, Wahcona Regional 5.

Victor 10, Shaker 4.

Baseball:

Shenendehowa 8, Guilderland 1.

Maple Hill 10, Berlin-New Lebanon 0 (5 innings).

Maple Hill 11, Hoosic Valley 2.

Niskayuna 13, LaSalle 9. The Cadets host Troy today, but without momentum due to the loss.

Fonda-Fultonville 10, Granville 5.

Saratoga Catholic 7, Duanesburg 3.

Saratoga Catholic 10, Fonda-Fultonville 0 (6 innings).

Troy High sports review, through April 19

 Easter break ends when classes resume on Tuesday. When play resumes, the weather will feel more like, ah, summer than spring. Go figure.

Men's tennis and women's flag football were idle this week. Their schedules will come at the end of this review.

Softball:

Current record: 3-2 (3-0 Colonial Council).

Only Mother Nature can slow down the Lady Horses, it seems. After beating Ravena & Holy Trinity at the start of the week, Sean Geisel's club got an unexpected day off when today's game at Ballston Spa was rained out. They've already rescheduled the game for Friday afternoon.

Next: It's going to be a busy week, as the Lady Horses will play their first ever game vs. LaSalle on Monday on the road. Then, they'll welcome Cohoes on Wednesday, travel to B-Spa on Friday, and host Glens Falls next Saturday.

Men's lacrosse:

Current record: 1-4 (1-2 Colonial Council).

After losing a tight one to Johnstown at home on Wednesday, the laxmen were blown off the field at Voorheesville on Friday. 

Next: The Horses stay on the road at Mohonasen-Schenectady-Schalmont Wednesday. The game is at Schenectady High. Then, Hoosick Falls-Tamarac comes in next Saturday.

Baseball:

Current record: 3-1 (2-0 Colonial Council).

Trevor McCarthy's club took down Burnt Hills and Ravena this week, building momentum for a pending matchup with LaSalle.

Next: The Horses travel to Geer Field to play the Cadets on Monday. The Cadets have won the last two meetings. After that, there's little rest, as Queensbury comes in for a non-league game on Tuesday, followed by Cohoes on Wednesday before finishing the week at Lansingburgh. The weather should be favorable all week.

Tennis:

Current record: 0-1. 

We forgot about this last week, but Troy dropped its opener to Albany Academy on April 10.

Next: Cobleskill-Richmondville comes in Tuesday in a match that was originally set to be played a couple of weeks ago. The road match at Ichabod Crane was moved from Monday to Thursday.

Flag Football:

Current record: 3-1.

Next: After nearly 2 weeks off, Frank Rogers' club hosts Schenectady on Wednesday, then visits undefeated Columbia on Friday.

Happy Easter.

Friday's high school & college scoreboard, 4/18

 High schools:

Baseball:

Queensbury 16, Broadalbin-Perth 5 (5 innings).

LaSalle 12, Bethlehem 0.

Schuylerville 4, Gloversville 1.

Albany 11, Catskill 0.

Colonie 2, Rome Free Academy 1.

Middleburgh 3, Schenevus 1.

Men's lacrosse:

Voorheesville 14, Troy 2. The game has otherwise not been reported to media outlets or websites such as High School Sport Stats, but the game was recorded on YouTube by the Voorheesville district channel:

In two wins over Troy this month, the Blackbirds outscored the Flying Horses, 32-4. Ouch!

Softball:

Land O'Lakes 9, Tamarac 7 (at Clermont, Florida).

Schalmont 20, Broadalbin-Perth 1 (5 innings).

OESJ 18, Fort Plain 6 (5 innings).

Gloversville 18, Johnstown 3 (5 innings).

Colleges:

Baseball:

UAlbany 3, Eastern Michigan 0.

Siena 10, St. Peter's 5 (10 innings).

Brockport swept Russell Sage, 2-0 & 7-1.

Skidmore 8, Union 6.

Vassar 11, RPI 9.

Women's lacrosse:

Union 10, Clarkson 7.

St. Lawrence 10, Skidmore 5.

RPI 21, Bard 2.

Softball:

Mount St. Mary's split with Siena, winning the opener, 2-1. The Saints took the nightcap, 8-3.

Rochester swept RPI, 5-4 & 6-4.

St. Lawrence swept Union, 9-5 & 8-0.

Skidmore split with RIT, losing the opener, 9-8, then winning the 2nd gam,e, 12-2, in 5 innings.

Russell Sage split with Elmira, losing the opener, 2-1, then taking the nightcap, 18-4, in 6 innings.

Cobleskill swept Delhi, 13-5 & 10-6.

Men's tennis:

Siena 4, Marist 3.

News & notes

 Husband & wife track & cross country coaches Arthur & Linda Kranick resigned from their positions at Saratoga High in an undated letter issued to student-athletes earlier this week, ending a 40+ year tenure at Saratoga.

Reports surfaced that the Kranicks had "overtraining" students, and urging athletes to run despite being injured, according to a report in today's Albany Times-Union, and a former athlete is afraid that the new coaches, who were trained by the Kranicks, could possibly continue the same methods.

Stay tuned.

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Ichabod Crane continued its Florida vacation trip, as the softball team defeated Pittsford-Sutherland of Section 5, 8-7. Wednesday in Clermont, Florida. The Lady Riders have the day off today, while Tamarac will play Webster-Schroeder in Clermont.

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The rest of Wednesday's scores:

Baseball:

Columbia 14, Burnt Hills 6.

Johnstown 7, Fonda-Fultonville 6.

Hoosick Falls 14, Cambridge-Salem 4.

Greenwich 3, Taconic Hills 0.

Lansingburgh 10, Tamarac 7.

Saratoga Catholic 20, Canajoharie 1 (5 innings).

Men's lacrosse:

Ballston Spa 11, Saratoga 2.

Johnstown 4, Troy 3. The Sir Bills pick up their first win of the season.

Voorheesville 9, Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 8.

Softball:

Lansingburgh 12, Albany Academy 9.

Maple Hill 11, Watervliet 3.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 12, OESJ 6.

Bethlehem 16, Mohonasen 1 (5 innings).

Niskayuna 6, Guilderland 5.

Columbia 3, Burnt Hills 2 (8 innings).

Shaker 14, Albany 0 (6 innings).

Greenwich 15, Schuylerville 5 (5 innings).

Galway 15, Hoosic Valley 5 (5 innings).

Averill Park 9, Ballston Spa 7.

Colleges:

Baseball:

Union 4, Mount St. Mary's 1.

Dartmouth 9, Siena 8.

Russell Sage 18, Utica 12.

Men's lacrosse:

Cobleskill 8, Hobart 0.

RPI 15, Amherst 5.

Skidmore 12, Union 8.

Women's lacrosse:

UAlbany 24, LeMoyne 3.

Siena 10, Merrimack 7.

Utica 20, Russell Sage 3.

Softball:

Siena & Niagara split a doubleheader. Niagara won the opener, 6-2, but Siena claimed the nightcap, 11-7.

Utica swept Russell Sage, 6-5 & 6-2.

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Take a close look at the Times-Union's rankings for baseball & softball this week. Noticably absent from the Class AA Softball rankings is Troy High, which is 3-0 in Colonial Council play, but doesn't event merit a "team to watch" designation (space limitations, probably). The Lady Horses (3-2 overall) will have something to prove the rest of the way.

News & notes

 With schools on spring vacation this week, Ichabod Crane took the unusual step of postponing all of their varsity Section II activities, so that their women's teams could spend the break in Florida, where there are non-league games a'plenty.

In anticipation, the Riders had pushed a women's lacrosse match vs. Cohoes from yesterday to April 2. As for the rest of this week:

From yesterday:

Softball vs. Albany Academy--rescheduled for May 12.

Thursday:

Softball vs. Holy Trinity----rescheduled for May 16.

Monday:

Tennis vs. Troy---rescheduled for April 24.

The men, save for tennis, however, are staying home.

Tuesday's scores:

Baseball:

LaSalle 6, Mohonasen 3.

Broadalbin-Perth 5, Gloversville 0.

Middleburgh 14, Gilboa-Roxbury 7.

Hoosic Valley 7, Galway 3.

Troy 7, Burnt Hills 6.

Women's lacrosse:

Columbia 10, Coloie 6.

Niskayuna 14, Fox Lane 12.

Skaneateles 11, Shenendehowa 5.

Marriotts Ridge 23, Shaker 7. Marriotts Ridge is based in Maryland.

Burnt Hills 18, Averill Park 11.

Men's lacrosse:

LaSalle 10, Burr & Burton 9.

Shenendehowa 15, Averill Park 3.

Schuylerville 19, Amsterdam-Broadalbin-Perth 5.

Scotia-Glenville 11, Glens Falls 10.

Softball:

Lansingburgh 6, Voorheesville 5 (10 innings).

Ichabod Crane 5, Naugatuck (CT) 1. The game was played in Clermont, Florida.

Troy 8, Holy Trinity 7. Three in a row for the Lady Horses.

Hoosick Falls 10, Granville 3.

South Glens Falls 7, Schuylerville 1.

Shaker 3, Pine Bush 2.

Maple Hill 20, Catskill 1 (5 innings).

Greenwich 5, Argyle 4 (8 innings).

Averill Park 6, Bethlehem 0.

Scotia-Glenville 14, Queensbury 2 (5 innings).

Cohoes 15, Ravena 2 (5 innings).

Glens Falls 6, Amsterdam 0.

Galway 2, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Watervliet 10, Greenville 6.

Taconic Hills 3, Coxsackie-Athens 2.

Salem 12, Cambridge 0 ( 5 innings).

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Former Troy star Olivia DeCitise landed on Bill Arsenault's Campus Watch in today's Albany Times-Union. The sophomore is hitting .220 on the season. In the circle, Olivia has a 3.86 ERA with a 6-7 record and 90 strikeouts in 93 1/3 innings pitched.

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Tuesday's college scores:

Baseball:

Central Connecticut State 11, UAlbany 5.

Oneonta 12, Union 5.

Williams College 10, Skidmore 5.

Husson swept Cobleskill, 3-2 & 11-1. 2nd game went 7 innings.

Monday's high school & college scoreboard, 4/14

 Colleges:

Baseball:

Cobleskill swept Thomas College, 8-6 & 14-13.

RPI swept Hobart, 11-10 & 11-0 (8 innings).

Ithaca swept Skidmore, 24-11 & 7-6.

Softball:

Ithaca swept RPI, 8-0 & 7-1.

Skidmore & Union split a doubleheader. Skidmore won the opener, 11-2 (5 innings), but Union claimed the nightcap, 3-2.

High schools:

Women's lacrosse:

Saratoga 18, Ballston Spa 3.

Tennis:

Shaker 7, Guilderland 2.

Men's lacrosse:

CBA 11, Colonie 3.

Queensbury 17, Minsink Valley 5.

Softball:

Averill Park 8, Burnt Hills 5.

Tamarac 8, Mechanicville 2.

Shaker 6, Guilderland 2.

Bethlehem 9, Albany 3.

Ballston Spa 14, Saratoga 2 (5 innings).

South Glens Falls 14, Amsterdam 2 (6 innings).

Columbia 2, Colonie 0.

Schuylerville 5, Broadalbin-Perth 0.

Chatham 28, Watervliet 3 (5 innings).

Argyle swept a doubleheader from Northville, 6-0 & 19-1. 2nd game went 5 innings.

Schalmont 3, Cohoes 2.

Hoosick Falls 11, Emma Willard 1. Kennedy Boisvert tallied her 1000th career strikeout.

Troy 7, Ravena 1. Troy squares its overall record at 2-2 (2-0 Colonial Council).

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 12, Fonda-Fultonville 4.

Galway 10, Fort Plain 0.

Greenville 22, Germantown 3 (5 innings).

Greenwich 22, Hoosic Valley 0 (5 innings).

Albany Academy 2, Voorheesville 0.

Glens Falls 4, Queensbury 0.

News & notes

 After thumping the Tri-State Admirals by 40 on Friday at the Washington Avenue Armory, the Albany Patroons were to face the Connecticut Crusaders on the road Sunday. One problem. The Crusaders' home gym was tied up with another event, so, due to scheduling conflicts, the game was postponed, and will be made up at a later date.

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The Albany FireWolves aren't dead yet.

The 'Wolves closed the home portion of their schedule Saturday by beating San Diego, 12-10. The teams will have a rematch in San Diego on Friday to close the regular season. Albany needs to win to get into the playoffs.

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The Albany Firebirds gained some sweet revenge on the Billings Outlaws on Sunday, crushing Billings by nearly 40, 62-24. Just another night at the office for QB Sam Castrunovo, who accounted for 6 touchdowns for the 4-0 Firebirds.

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It's well known that UFC head honcho Dana White supports president Donald Trump, who was in attendance at Saturday's card.

Now, another Trump supporter wants to make a local MMA promotion into his answer to UFC.

Amsterdam businessman Anthony Constantino, owner & CEO of Sticker Mule, who caught heat locally last fall for some controversial displays of support for the then-candidate, has purchased a majority share in the local Cage Wars promotion, which has had events at the Washington Avenue Armory and other local venues.

We'll be more impressed, Mr. Constantino, if you can get a regional TV deal for Cage Wars.

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Sunday's high school & college scores:

High schools:

Softball:

Guilderland 11, Rome Free Academy 2.

Shenendehowa 5, Rome Free Academy 2.

Shenendehowa 3, Chatham 2.

Niskayuna 2, South Jefferson 1.

Utica-Notre Dame 2, Niskayuna 1.

Colleges:

Baseball:

Skidmore split with Hobart. Hobart won the opener, 8-4, but the Thoroughbreds came back to win the nightcap, 10-9.

Ithaca swept RPI, 2-1 & 10-2.

Maine swept UAlbany, 11-3 & 12-1.

Niagara 14, Siena 4 (8 innings).

Rochester swept Union, 6-3 & 8-3.

Russell Sage swept Alfred, 10-4 & 9-0.

Softball:

Cobleskill 4, Union 3.

Ithaca swept Skidmore, 15-0 (5 innings) & 5-2.

UAlbany split with UMBC, taking the opener, 8-6, only for the Retrievers to claim the nightcap, 5-1.

Troy High sports review through April 12

 As schools are closed this week for Passover/Easter, game times are moving up from their original times, depending on the day and game. Let's recap last week's action.

Flag football:

Current record: 3-1.

Frank Rogers' club saw their 3 game win streak end Friday in a 13-0 loss to Shaker. Saturday's game vs. Monroe-Woodbury was cancelled at the last minute due to weather.

Next: The Lady Horses are idle this week, and will resume play April 23 vs. Schenectady at home.

Baseball:

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

Year two for Trevor McCarthy began with a win over Schalmont in the home opener, but then, the Horses were bushwhacked by Averill Park in a 5 inning, 29-2 loss on Wednesday. Saturday's game at Rockland was cancelled, and unlikely to be made up due to weather.

Next: The boys are back home to play Burnt Hills on Tuesday, then Ravena on Thursday.

Men's lacrosse:

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

The laxmen earned their first win in blowing out Lansingburgh on Wednesday, 13-2.

Next: Troy hosts Johnstown on Wednesday and Voorheesville on Friday, with both games scheduled for 5 pm starts.

Softball:

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

Sean Geisel's club earned its first win in the league in beating Schalmont on Thursday.

Next: Troy hosts Ravena on Monday, then goes across town to play Holy Trinity (Catholic Central/Bishop Gibbons) at Knickerbacker Park on Tuesday, weather permitting. The week ends with a Saturday lunch special at Ballston Spa.

Saturday's high school & college scoreboard, 4/12

 Morning rain washed out Saturday's high school softball slate, but there was still some lacrosse to be played. Not all the scores have been reported as of press time, but we'll make do.

Women's lacrosse:

Colonie 4, Webster Schroeder 3.

Skaneateles 13, Shaker 6.

Fulton 14, Saratoga 13.

LaSalle Academy 11, LaSalle Institute 1. Check the video to see the disparity between these two teams:

Men's lacrosse:

Shaker 17, Guilderland 1.

Averill Park 15, Glens Falls 5.

Burnt Hills 17, Red Hook 7.

Schuylerville 12, Saratoga 6.

CBA 12, Minsink Valley 10.

Auburn 8, LaSalle Institute 6.

Jamesville-DeWitt 16, Niskayuna 6.

Liverpool 12, Bethlehem 7.

Colleges:

Softball:

UMBC 4, UAlbany 1.

Women's lacrosse:

Siena 13, Iona 10.

Bryant 10, UAlbany 9.

Men's lacrosse:

UAlbany 15, Vermont 11.

Siena 17, Quinnipiac 7.

News & notes

 The Albany FireWolves close out their regular season tonight at MVP Arena, hosting San Diego (WNYA, 7 pm), likely unable to make the postseason after their run last year.

In addition to the usual promotions, CDTA joined the promotion this year with ads on their buses, in the hopes that fans would turn out. Apparently, it isn't happening.

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Siena is saying good-bye to freshman Peppi Lohko from Finland, who is returning home to play pro ball next season. Lohko joined the Lady Saints in January, appearing in 15 games (13 starts), averaging 2.9 points & 2.5 rebounds per game.

Luckily, coach Terry Primm has some help coming. Albany's Azera Gates, currently starring for the Falcons in flag football, has committed to the Saints, and there are more players coming.

Sounds like next season may be a rebuilding year.

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Former Saint Ronald Moore is joining Fran McCaffrey's staff at Penn next season. The school's all time assist leader (823 assists) was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2017. This will be his first coaching job.

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Friday's high school & college scoreboard:

High schools:

Baseball:

Albany 5, Guilderland 0.

Hoosick Falls 11, Tamarac 8.

Flag football:

Bethlehem 34, Colonie 7.

Saratoga 20, Burnt Hills 12.

Shaker 13, Troy 0.

Columbia 39, Niskayuna 7.

Holy Trinity 13, Shenendehowa 12.

Women's lacrosse:

Voorheesville 24, Schenectady/Mohonasen/Schalmont 0.

Queensbury 18, South Glens Falls 8.

Softball:

Scotia-Glenville 10, Amsterdam 5.

Averill Park 3, Shaker 1.

Fort Plain 16, Mekeel Christian 0 (5 innings).

Saugerties 15, Mohonasen 3.

Saratoga 8, Niskayuna 0.

Queensbury 14, Broadalbin-Perth 1.

Tamarac 10, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Cambridge 8, Stillwater 7.

Ballston Spa 7, Ichabod Crane 2.

Taconic Hills 12, Greenville 0.

Coxsackie-Athens 8, Maple Hill 7.

Whitehall 12, Corinth 11.

Webutuck 10, Catskill 5.

Schuylerville 7, Gloversville 0.

Fonda-Fultonville 6, OESJ 1.

Tennis:

Queensbury 5, Scotia-Glenville 2.

Colleges:

Baseball:

Siena swept a doubleheader from Niagara 3-2, & 2-1.

Maine 3, UAlbany 2.

Softball:

Siena played to a 3-3 tie in game 2 of a doubleheader vs. Marist, after beating the Red Foxes in game 1, 3-2.

RPI swept Union, 9-1 & 4-1.

Russell Sage swept Houghton, 8-1 & 10-2. Game two went 5 innings.

Postponement update, 4/11

 Even though the skies will be a bit clearer this afternoon, there are some games have been cancelled or rescheduled today & tomorrow.

Baseball:

Mechanicville @ LaSalle, scheduled for tomorrow at Geer Field, has been cancelled. No make-up date has been set.

Softball:

Burnt Hills @ Troy, scheduled for tomorrow at noon, has been pushed back to May 1 at 4:30 pm.

Men's lacrosse:

Troy @ Hoosick Falls-Tamarac, scheduled for today, has been pushed back to May 12.

Men's tennis:

Albany Academy @ Schalmont, scheduled for today, has been rescheduled for April 21.

Women's outdoor track & field:

The Stillwater relays have been rescheduled for April 19.

News & notes

 Former Queensbury football coach John Irion has been named the new head coach for Bolton/Warrensburg/Lake George as the Wolverines begin to prepare for a new season after a sexual abuse scandal torpedoed their 2024 campaign. The three districts mutually agreed not to retain Mike Perrone and his staff after last year's season was cut short at 8-0.

Under Irion, Queensbury won a state title in 2013. In recent years, Irion has been an assistant coach at South Glens Falls, and has a career head coaching record of 172-102-1.

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When Siena & UAlbany play each other in sports other than basketball, it's just for bragging rights.

On Thursday, Siena (21-14) defeated Albany (15-15), 3-2.

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Thursday's high school scoreboard:

Baseball:

Albany Academy 7, Ravena 6.

LaSalle 6, Lansingburgh 5.

Broadalbin-Perth 11, Schuylerville 5.

Saratoga Catholic 8, Greenwich 7.

Tamarac 13, Stillwater 3 (5 innings).

Flag football:

Shenendehowa 32, Bethlehem 18.

Men's lacrosse:

Schuylerville 18, South Glens Falls 4.

Bethlehem 17, Columbia 8.

Scotia-Glenville 17, Amsterdam-Broadalbin-Perth 9.

Women's lacrosse:

Albany Academy 14, LaSalle 6.

Burnt Hills 15, Guilderland 3.

Academy of Holy Names 9, Albany 8.

Softball:

Shenendehowa 3, Columbia 2.

Mechanicville 13, Emma Willard 0 (5 innings).

Albany Academy 7, Ravena 3.

Troy 6, Schalmont 2. Troy picks up its first win since last year's sectionals.

Colonie 12, Queensbury 1.

Ichabod Crane 8, Cohoes 2.

Niskayuna 18, Fonda-Fultonville 1 (5 innings).

Lansingburgh 17, LaSalle 8. 

Scotia-Glenville 2, Glens Falls 1.

Holy Trinity 8, Voorheesville 4.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 13, Johnstown 1 (5 innings).

Chatham 13, Coxsackie-Athens 1 (5 innings).

Galway 22, Canajoharie 3 (5 innings).

Greenwich 12, Salem 4.

Taconic Hills 17, Cairo-Durham 3 (5 innings).

Duanesburg 7, Schoharie 4.

Men's tennis:

Bethlehem 5, Columbia 2.

Albany Academy 7, Troy 0.

Men's track & field:

Maple Hill won a 3 team meet over Chatham & Catskill.

Mayfield-Northville 104, Schoharie 37.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 90, Duanesburg 42.

Middleburgh 69, Mekeel Christian 32.

Women's track & field:

Maple Hill won a 3 team meet over Chatham & Catskill.

Mayfield-Northville 114, Schoharie 11.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 60, Duanesburg 59.

Middleburgh 77, Mekeel Christian 22.