News & notes

 Former Fonda-Fultonville QB Keegan Croucher, now at Cheshire Academy, has been getting Division 1 offers, but on Wednesday, he got an actual scholarship offer from no less than North Carolina's Bill Belichick.

This is why a lot of kids leave Section II for the prep school circuit, to enhance their chances of getting a scholarship, much less the attention of college scouts. Would Croucher have gotten this if he stayed at Fonda? No one really knows.

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The Tri-City Valleycats will spend the weekend in Quebec, at least through Saturday night.

Oscar Campos saw to that as he sent the fans home happy Wednesday, slamming a walk-off homer in the 9th to give the 'Cats a 7-6 win over the Capitales to even the series at a game each. Game 3 is Friday at Quebec.

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You might have noticed recently that veteran high school reporter Kyle Adams has changed employers again, and has completed the 518 hat trick, signing on with the Albany Times-Union after 2 seasons at the Daily Gazette, and, before that, The Saratogian/Record, aka El Cheapo Media. The Gazette can't seem to hang on to anybody lately.......

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Wednesday's high school & college scoreboard:

Colleges:

Field hockey:

RPI 3, Castleton 2.

New Paltz 1, Skidmore 0.

Wesleyan 2, Union 1.

Russell Sage 3, Ramapo 2.

Men's soccer:

Union 1, SUNY Polytechnic 0.

Women's soccer:

Skidmore 3, Plattsburgh 1.

High schools:

Field hockey:

Coxsackie-Athens & Oneonta played to a 2-2 draw.

Taconic Hills 2, Emma Willard 0.

Swimming/diving:

Troy-Averill Park 60, Schenectady-Colonie 34.

Burnt Hills-Scotia 89, Albany 64.

Ballston Spa 99, Shaker 87.

Shenendehowa 98, Guilderville 79.

Saratoga 96, Niskayuna 90.

Men's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Argyle 6, North Warren 4.

Hartford 7, Hadley-Luzerne 0.

Lake George 3, Granville 1.

Fort Ann 2, Corinth 0.

Patroon Conference:

Coxsackie-Athens 8, Hudson 0.

Non-league:

Broadalbin-Perth & Hoosic Valley played to a 3-3 draw.

Men's volleyball:

Saratoga 3, CBA 0.

Burnt Hills 3, Bethlehem 1.

Women's volleyball:

Mechanicville 3, Emma Willard 0.