News & notes

 Former UAlbany & St. Rose basketball coach Will Brown has found a new home.

The Albany Times-Union is reporting that Brown will coach the women's basketball team at Queens College next season. We wish him all the best.

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Saratoga native Dylan Davis returned home for the Belmont Racing Festival, which opened Wednesday. Davis finished the day with a winner in the 10th race, after a 2nd & a 3rd place finish earlier on the card. Davis is listed for mounts on six of today's ten races. 

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The NYSPHSAA has moved Saturday's Class AAA softball game between White Plains & Shenendehowa to Friday at 12:30 pm in anticipation of heavy rain on Saturday. I don't think that's the end of the late changes........

Taking a peek at Wednesday's state regional scoreboard:

Softball:

Class A:

Ichabod Crane 20, Camden 12. The Lady Riders will face Albertus Magnus at Luther Forest. The game is scheduled for Saturday at 5, but could get moved.

Class B:

Chatham will travel to St. Lawrence University to play Canton on Saturday. Game time still to be determined.

Class C:

Stillwater 11, Lisbon 2. Stillwater will play Ticonderoga at Luther Forest, also scheduled for Saturday at 5.

Women's lacrosse:

Class A: 

Niskayuna will play Cicero-North Syracuse Saturday at Queensbury.

Men's lacrosse sectional finals:

Class B:

Ballston Spa 17, South Glens Falls 6.

Class C:

Burnt Hills 12, Averill Park 11.

Statte regional schedule:

Class A:

Niskayuna vs. West Genesee, Saturday at Lynch Middle School, 3 pm.

Class B:

Ballston Spa vs. CBA-Syracuse, Saturday at 5:30 at Lynch Middle School.

Class C:

Burnt Hills vs. Massena, Saturday at 10 am at Lynch Middle School.

Class D:

Schuylerville vs. Ogdensburg Free Academy, Saturday at 12:30 at Lynch Middle School.

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The Tri-City Valleycats saw their 6 game winning streak end on Wednesday, as they dropped a 15-7 decision to the Florence Y'alls. Jake Reinisch (Shen/Wake Forest) went 2-3 with a homer, 3 RBI, and 2 runs scored.

The series concludes tonight at 6:40 pm.