News & notes

 If it wasn't for rumbles of thunder in the 7th inning at Mohonasen on Thursday, Troy High would've completely blown the hosts off the field themselves in softball.

Troy completed a season sweep of Mohon, 6-0, as the game was called for safety reasons in the bottom of the 7th. The Liberty Division champions improved to 12-1 in league play (13-5 overall).

Meanwhile, Mohonasen baseball split their series with Troy, beating the Horses, 10-7, dropping Troy to 9-9 overall.

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The sectional pairings for women's lacrosse have been released, with tournament play to start on Monday.

Class A:

Monday:

Colonie @ Saratoga. Winner will play Shaker.

Guilderland @ Niskayuna. Winner will play Shenendehowa.

Shen hosts the finals next Friday.

Class B:

Next Thursday:

Ballston Spa @ Bethlehem.

South Glens Falls @ Columbia.

Winners will meet at Shen May 29.

Class C:

Tuesday:

Cohoes @ Averill Park. Winner to play Queensbury.

Academy of Holy Names @ Burnt Hills. Winner to play Glens Falls.

Finals at Shen May 29.

Class D:

Monday:

Greenwich-Cambridge @ Hoosick Falls-Tamarac. Winner to play #1 Voorheesville.

Johnstown @ Albany Academy.

LaSalle @ Schuylerville.

Semi-finals are Wednesday, with the finals at Shen May 28.

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The Tri-City Valleycats defeated the NY Boulders, 2-1, Thursday in Poloma. What was originally a doubleheader became a single game when the Boulders decided to wait until August 13 to make-up Wednesday's rainout. The 'Cats are in danger of more rainouts this weekend at home vs. Sussex County.

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The rain stayed away from the Empire State Plaza during the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge on Thursday, much to the benefit of the runners.

CDPHP's own Jared Lamson, who works out of the Fitness Connect at the Ciccotti Center, won the men's race in just over 17 minutes. Karen Bertasso-Hughes won the women's race. Employed by the NYS Department of Veterans Affairs, Bertasso-Hughes ran the course in 20:05, nearly a full three minutes behind Lamson.