News & notes

 Call it a settlement. Call it a compromise. Call it however you want, but LaSalle no longer is under the death penalty in Section II.

The school reached an agreement with the NYSPHSAA to lift the wide-range, 1 year postseason ban on the athletic program, with the exception of baseball, which is understandable, since the crux of the current problem began with a premature scrimmage out of state in South Carolina in March.

The decision comes just in time for the Cadets as they've begun the fall season. The school will be on probation until the end of the 2027-8 season. LaSalle had dropped its appeal of the ban, leading to the settlement.

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With four days left, including today, Irad Ortiz, Jr. leads brother Jose, 55-52, in the jockey standings at Saratoga. On the trainers' side, Chad Brown leads Linda Rice, 28-22, with Todd Pletcher in 3rd at 21 winners. Local standouts Dylan & Katie Davis have 17 & 3 winners each.

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The Colonial Council is slowly getting their 2025-6 standings grid started. Keep in mind that, just like us shlubs on the fringes of the press, they don't have all the results available.

For example, Troy's first two matches of the season, which took place last week, still have not been reported. Bearing this in mind, Jack O'Keefe's club is, going by what we have, 1-1 after losing to Voorheesville on Wednesday. Troy hosts Albany Academy at Frear Park today at 4 pm.

Now, let's take a look at Thursday's action.....

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Colleges:

Women's soccer:

UAlbany & Long Island University played to a scoreless draw.

Siena & LeMoyne played to a scoreless draw.

High schools:

Men's golf:

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 7, Taconic Hills/Hawthorne Valley 5.

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 157, CBA 166.

Colonie 158, Averill Park 168.

Women's golf:

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 201, Burnt Hills 239.

Niskayuna 187, Shaker 188.

Non-league:

Guilderland 132, Queensbury 185.

Volleyball:

Burnt Hills 3, Niskayuna 2.

Bethlehem 3, Queensbury 2.

Men's soccer:

Colonial Council:

LaSalle 3, Ravena 0.

Voorheesville 5, Albany Academy 0.

Ichabod Crane 2, Mohonasen 0.

Suburban Council:

Shaker 5, Albany 0.

Non-league:

Glens Falls 5, Mechanicville 2.

Coxsackie-Athens 4, Hoosic Valley 3.

Cornwall 1, Bethlehem 0.

Monroe Woodbury 2, Shenendehowa 0.

Stamford 3, Middleburgh 2.

Women's soccer:

Non-league:

Greenwich 3, Amsterdam 0.

Tennis:

Non-league:

Queensbury 5, Ballston Spa 2.

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The Tri-City Valleycats dialed up Broom Service Thursday in battering the New Jersey Jackals, 17-3. 'Cats starter Duke Brotherton pitched just 2 innings, and Wesley Albert went 7. The two combined for 7 strikeouts, while Jake Reinisch, Ian Walters, & Dylan Broderick homered for Tri-City. Reinisch now has 20 homers on the season. Walters is 2nd on the team with 17. Broderick, leading off as the DH, hit 2 homers, and had 5 RBI.

Tri-City heads north of the border to play Ottawa, tonight at 7.