News & notes

 We'll start with Wednesday's college results:

Baseball:

Russell Sage 8, Utica 2.

RPI 10, Amherst 6.

Vermont-Castleton 14, Skidmore 10.

Men's lacrosse:

RPI 12, Vassar 8.

Women's lacrosse:

Siena 14, Manhattan 8.

RPI 9, Union 8.

Softball:

Siena swept Stonehill, 5-0 & 4-1.

New Paltz swept Skidmore, 6-0 & 7-1.

Russell Sage swept Cobleskill, 10-0 (5 innings) & 4-3.

High schools:

Baseball:

Ravena 10 Greenville 0.

Saratoga 6, Mechanicville 0.

Middleburgh 11, Windham-Ashland-Jewett 0.

Argyle 5, Berlin-New Lebanon 4.

Men's lacrosse:

Mohonasen-Schalmont-Schenectady 13, Troy 2.

Flag football:

Albany 8, Burnt Hills 0.

Bethlehem 38, Guilderland 0.

Broadalbin-Perth 20, Saratoga 18.

Niskayuna 45, Albany Leadership 13.

Holy Trinity 40, Schenectady 6.

Troy 12, Shenendehowa 7

Softball:

Shenendehowa 15, Queensbury 1 (5 innings).

Saratoga 6, Columbia 0.

Hoosick Falls 17, Ravena 3 (5 innings).

Albany 5, Cohoes 4.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 14, Johnstown 1 (5 innings).

Chatham 35, Cairo-Durham 0 (5 innings).

Hudson Falls 12, Schuylerville 9.

Lansingburgh 8, Berlin-New Lebanon 0

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Jeff Hoffman (Shaker) has settled into his new role as the closer for the Toronto Blue Jays. Hoffman picked up his 3rd save Wednesday, as Toronto defeated Washington, 4-2. Hoffman has a 2.25 ERA to start the season.

After making his season debut Tuesday, and pitching 2 innings of scoreless relief for the Los Angeles Angels, Ian Anderson (Shen) was tagged with the loss Wednesday, charged with 5 runs (4 earned) on 5 hits with a walk and a strikeout in 1 inning as St. Louis bested the Angels, 12-5.