News & notes

 Burnt Hills may be one of the dominant teams in Section II women's volleyball, but their run of success in Glens Falls came to a crashing end Friday.

The Lady Spartans could not get out of pool play on Friday, and were eliminated from the Class A tournament. As of now, Shenendehowa (Class AAA) & Mekeel Christian (Class D) are still alive in pool play taking place today.

Burnt Hills' men, and Shenendehowa's, are currently alive in pool play as well.

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We wrote yesterday that Cornwall had already beaten two Section II teams in football this season.

Make it three.

The Dragons upset Niskayuna, 34-28, at Colonie Friday night to advance to the state semi-finals next week. Nisky had a chance to win with 4 seconds left in regulation, but a last second pass went nowhere.

Conversely, Class D champion Greenwich blew out Moriah, 51-6, to advance to the semi-finals.

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Troy sophomore Kyair Carr, despite the Flying Horses losing the Class A Super Bowl last week, was named WNYT's Athlete of The Week, the 2nd such honor this season (The Albany Times-Union similarly honored Carr last month). 

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Siena regained the Albany Cup in men's basketball Friday, routing UAlbany, 73-63. The Saints (3-2) placed four players in double figures, led by Tasman Goodrick with 19. Brendan Coyle (Nisky) added 13. Marcus Jackson, playing against his former team, was held scoreless in 4 minutes. Riley Mulvey did not play (coach's decision). Siena will hit the road to play Holy Cross on Monday. UAlbany (2-4) is now idle until Black Friday when they begin a weekend road trip in Laval, Quebec, Canada.

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The Tri-City Valleycats not only picked up the option on manager Greg Tagert for 2026, but gave him a 3 year contract extension. The extension is actually through the 2028 season.

Meanwhile, two-way player Cam Jones won't return in 2026. Jones instead is taking a job as a outfield & base running coach in the Atlanta Braves organization.

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It wasn't a good day for RPI Friday.

The women's basketball team dropped a 70-58 decision to Nazareth. Men's ECAC hockey fell to 3-10 with a 2-1 loss to Colgate. Women's hockey also lost to Colgate, 5-2. The Engineers will play Cornell today, with the women at home at Houston Field House (3 pm).

Union's men lost to Cornell, 2-1, while the women defeated the Big Red, 4-3, at M & T Bank Mohawk Harbor Arena. The Lady Chargers host Colgate today at 3.