News & notes

 Will Richardson had transferred from Fordham to UAlbany in the hope of playing for coach Dwayne Killings this season.

It's not going to happen.

An NCAA investigation into Richardson's eligibility kept him off the court as the season started, and, on Tuesday, Richardson was released from the program. Seems there were things that came up before he came to Albany that raised red flags.

All that does is continue a season of misery at UAlbany.

Killings' squad dropped a 96-67 decision to South Carolina Tuesday. Amir Lindsey led Albany with 18 points. America East play starts for the moribund Great Danes (4-11) Saturday at UMass-Lowell.

In other local college action, Skidmore defeated Coast Guard, 83-71.

Tuesday's high school scoreboard:

Men's hockey:

McQuaid 7, CD Jets 0.

Orchard Park 12, CBA 3.

Adirondack 3, Guilderville 2.

Saratoga 4, Hawks 2.

Shenendehowa @ West Genesee, postponed due to weather. No make-up date set.

Women's basketball:

Moriah 52, Hartford 36.

Granville 47, Saratoga Catholic 41.

Ballston Spa 73, South Glens Falls 54.

Mechanicville 39, Burnt Hills 32.

Coxsackie-Athens 66, Tamarac 39.

LaSalle 57, Hudson Falls 46.

Harrisville 49, Lake George 37.

Mayfield 51, Gloversville 39.

Cohoes 33, Whitehall 28.

Galway 43, Northville 36.

Glens Falls 60, Troy 54. The Black Bears avenged last year's loss.

Warrensburg 46, Argyle 36.

Oxford 39, Hoosic Valley 24.

Penfield 60, Broadalbin-Perth 44.

Men's basketball:

Burr & Burton 57, Fort Ann 28.

Averill Park 54, Burnt Hills 50.

Galway 48, Fort Edward 45.

Niskayuna 57, Colonie 55.

Voorheesville 57, Cobleskill-Richmondville 31.

Fonda-Fultonville 71, Cohoes 43.

Schenectady 52, Ballston Spa 45.

Cambridge 72, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 51.

Northville 70, Mayfield 51.

Lansingburgh 70, Tamarac 53.

Ravena 47, Cairo-Durham 42.

Lake George 53, St. Lawrence 23.

Wells 63, OESJ 34.

News & notes

 The Albany Times-Union is reporting that a local flag football team came home with a championship after a recent tournament.

A 7-under group from East Greenbush won a tournament in North Carolina earlier this month. Belated congratulations to the champions.

Monday's Glens Falls Holiday women's basketball tournament was wiped out by the weather, and the games scheduled for Monday----Troy vs. Hudson Falls & LaSalle vs. Glens Falls---will not be made up. Instead, LaSalle will play Hudson Falls today at 3, with Troy & Glens Falls in a rematch from last year at 6 pm.

Now, let's take a look at Monday's action:

Women's basketball:

Colonie 67, Brooklyn Law & Tech 24.

Albany Academy 52, Holy Redeemer 44.

Christ The King 61, Shaker 48.

Shenendehowa 63, Eastern NY Family Academy 25.

Ichabod Crane 47, Maple Hill 45.

Schalmont 40, Guilderland 34.

Hornell 43, Bethlehem 34.

Galway 54, Gloversville 31.

Northville 54, Mayfield 53.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 67, Greenville 32.

Moravia 50, Hoosic Valley 26.

Men's basketball:

Saratoga 63, Schenectady 48.

Mohonasen 54, Scotia 44.

Ichabod Crane 57, Maple Hill 56.

Averill Park 41, Queensbury 30.

Cobleskill-Richmondville @ Cohoes was cancelled due to weather and will not be made up.

Columbia 63, Ballston Spa 45.

Wells 47, Northville 45.

Schalmont 45, Central Valley Academy 44.

Fort Plain 73, Schenevus 63.

Niskayun 64, Newburgh Free Academy 25.

Saratoga Catholic 75, Cambridge 68.

Burnt Hills 67, Saugerties 64.

Men's hockey:

Cazenovia 3, CBA 2.

Shenendehowa 3, Suffern 1.

High school weekend roundup, 12/27-28

 Women's basketball:

Saturday:

Columbia 72, Harrison 40.

Shaker 73, Moore Catholic 35.

Shenendehowa 72, Grand Street 39.

Niskayuna 57, Kennedy Catholic 51.

Ravena 68, Lansingburgh 35.

Amsterdam 87, Jefferson (Brooklyn) 79.

Averill Park 42, Our Lady of Lourdes 40.

Academy of Holy Names 51, South Glens Falls 43.

Greenville 59, Fonda-Fultonville 40.

Stillwater 55, Albany 49.

Burnt Hills 53, Cohoes 27.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 72, OESJ 42.

Utica-Notre Dame 59, Bethlehem 47.

Greenwich 76, Sidney 29.

Sunday:

Albany Academy 68, Brooklyn Law & Tech 32.

Shen 54, Archbishop Molloy 35.

Colonie 55, Holy Redeemer (PA) 33.

Amsterdam 63, CTEA 54.

LaSalle 51, Kennedy Catholic 29.

Harrison 47, Averill Park 43.

Holy Names 59, Niskayuna 41.

Stillwater 76, South Glens Falls 43.

Columbia 74, Our Lady of Lourdes 53.

Greenwich 59, Cold Spring Harbor 47.

Men's basketball:

Saturday:

CBA 59, Kellenberg Memorial 48.

Rensselaer 66, Hoosic Valley 55.

Green Tech 58, Gloversville 32.

Watervliet-Heatly 60, Schenectady 56 (OT).

Oneonta 68, Broadalbin-Perth 50.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 62, Utica Academy of Science 45.

Hoosick Falls 54, North Warren 44.

Sunday:

LaSalle 69, Ichabod Crane 36.

Mechanicville 56, Maple Hill 55.

KIPP Capital 63, Gloversville 40.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 70, New Hartford 45.

Men's hockey:

Saturday:

Northeastern Clinton 4, Guilderville 2.

Plattsburgh 5, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 3.

CBA 12, CD Jets 0.

Hawks 5, LaSalle 3. The Hawks, once a doormat, have now won 4 in a row.

News & notes

 The players in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) have gone on strike, and that takes the Adirondack Thunder off the ice for an indefinite period.

The players union voted to strike, citing the usual reasons for labor unrest. If you are familiar with work stoppages in the NFL, NHL, NBA, and Major League Baseball, you already have a working knowledge of why they took this step. The teams and their communities will lose trust in each other if the strike is prolonged over an extended period.

A cold winter in the north country just got colder.

Nearly two months after his passing, former Saratoga track coach Art Kranick, and his widow, Linda, have been banned by USA Track & Field amid allegations of emotional & physical abuse toward competitors. Like, couldn't they have handed down that decision before Kranick died in November?

I've heard of kicking a man when he's down, but this is morbidly ridiculous.

In more positive Saratoga news, the women's basketball program underwent a quiet transition during the offseason.

Robin Chudy stepped down in June after 11 seasons, and seeing her children graduate. Kevin Himmelwright was brought in to succeed Chudy, then hired one of her former star players, Catherine "Dolly" Cairns, as an assistant. With the Lady Streaks off to a dismal start, I'd suspect Cairns, a beloved fan favorite, may be a coach-in-waiting in case Himmelwright can't get things in the right direction. Just sayin'.

In Niskayuna, the women's basketball team is on its 3rd different coach in as many years, with George Monxhwedey as the new man in charge. All he has to do is see how Troy's Will Harris has progressed since he took over in 2023, and use that as a template. Unfortunately, Nisky is also off to a rough start in the Suburban Council.

Best wishes to both Monxhwedey and Himmelwright (and Cairns, too), as the calendar turns to 2026.

Friday's high school scores:

Men's basketball:

Poultney (VT) 71, Whitehall 46.

Men's hockey:

Plattsburgh & Guilderville played to a 3-3 tie.

LaSalle 4, CBA 3. Good bounce back for the Cadets after losing to Bishop Timon last week.

Northeastern Clinton vs. Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa was postponed due to weather. No make-up date has been set.

The Hudson Holiday tournament in women's basketball was postponed as well. Lansingburgh vs. Ravena has been rescheduled for this morning at 11:30 am, per Hudl, and host Hudson will play Hoosick Falls around 1 pm or so.

News & notes

 UAlbany has hired Tom Perkovich as their next football coach.

Perkovich just finished his 11th season at Susquehanna, where he had some modest success. The future of Jared Ambrose, who never had the interim label taken off this season, is uncertain.

We're getting conflicting information regarding Monday's bowling match between Troy & Lansingburgh at Uncle Sam Lanes. A Google search suggests that the match was postponed again. We will reach out to USL to find out more.

Tuesday's high school scores:

Men's hockey:

Queensbury 9, Guilderville 1. The Spartans, playing their 2nd game in three nights, rebounded after the loss to Saratoga on Sunday.

Women's basketball:

Saratoga 66, Niskayuna 48.

Mayfield 40, Whitehall 35.

Taconic Hills/Hawthorne Valley 52, Germantown 35.

Johnstown 50, Gloversville 36.

Men's basketball:

Colonie 58, Watervliet-Heatly 47. Greg Davis' club picks up its first win of the season.

Catskill 83, Greenville 46.

Rensselaer-Doane Stuart 54, Chatham 40.

Ravena 89, Hoosic Valley 49. The Ravens took out their frustrations after getting blown out by Troy last weekend on Hoosic Valley in a non-league rout.

Gloversville 49, Schuylerville 42.

Queensbury 70, Broadalbin-Perth 43.

Fort Plain 63, Waterford 22.

Merry Christmas, everyone. We'll be back on Saturday.

News & notes

 The Albany Times-Union unveiled its' women's volleyball all-stars today, and, well, the bias in favor of the Suburban Council couldn't be more obvious. Troy's Addison Harkin is the only player from outside the league to be named, and she made the 2nd team. We sympathize with teams like Queensbury, Mohonasen, South Glens Falls, et al, who got the el snubbino.

Shenendehowa's Hadley Ennist was named Athlete of The Year, and leads the 1st team for her coach, Lori Kessler. Joining Ennist are:

Avery Bush (Bethlehem).

Dyllan Thomas (Saratoga).

Alex Wemyss (Burnt Hills).

Jessica Macken (Shen).

Audri Chamberlain (Burnt Hills).

Harkin is joined on the 2nd team by:

Emma Codden (Guilderland).

Caroline Merolle (Shaker).

Brynn Sollien (Bethlehem).

Leah Vaughan (Burnt Hills).

Jacey Bitter (Shen).

It is a slap in the face of the women in Section 2 that the Suburban Council, which everyone knows has favored nation status in the press, had a monopoly on the all star teams.

Monday's high school scores:

Women's basketball:

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 27, Argyle 14.

Saratoga Catholic 62, Hartford 52.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 52, Northville 27.

Greenwich 59, Mechanicville 32.

Stillwater 65, Guilderland 43.

Broadalbin-Perth 43, Queensbury 36.

LaSalle 63, Coxsackie-Athens 58.

Glens Falls 69, Scotia-Glenville 54.

Amsterdam 60, Hudson Falls 43.

Schuylerville 64, Gloversville 21.

Men's basketball:

Fort Plain 78, OESJ 42.

Northville 78, Hadley-Luzerne 41.

Cooperstown 82, Saratoga Catholic 58.

CBA 62, Holy Trinity (LI) 56.

Indiana shut down Justice Shoats (0 points in 19 minutes), and while outscored, 40-35 in the 2nd half, held on to beat Siena, 81-60, Monday in a game aired on the Big 10 network. Francis Folefac led Siena with 19 points, as the Saints dropped their 2nd straight. Gerry McNamara's club is now idle until January 2 when they visit Iona.

News & notes

 While Section 2 is settling their issues with hockey refs, Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello is raising a stink with the folks heading up the board of directors for Knickerbacker ice arena in North Troy. According to Adam Toftegaard, per the Albany Times-Union, city corporation council Richard Morrissey claimed the proposed terms of an amended agreement were "unworkable".

Seems to me that the mayor is taking her cues from the national Republican party, headed by a bloviating, immature senior citizen in Washington.

Stay tuned.

Time to catch up on weekend action.

High schools:

Men's hockey:

Friday:

CBA 10, Taconic (Massachusetts) 1.

Beekmantown 5, Guilderville 3.

Baldwinsville 5, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 1.

Shenendehowa 5, Saratoga 2.

Bethlehem & Adirondack skated to a 1-1 draw.

Hawks 4, Bishop Timon 3.

Saturday:

Guilderville 8, Northeast Clinton 3.

Bishop Timon 4, LaSalle 2. The Cadets see their 4 game win streak snapped.

Hawks 5, Mohawk Valley 1. The Hawks finally win their own tournament.

Sunday:

Saratoga 4, Queensbury 1.

Women's basketball:

Friday:

Kennedy Catholic 75, Niskayuna 27.

Whitehall 49, North Warren 14.

Lake George 71, Hartford 44.

Watervliet-Heatly 64, Greenville 41.

Burnt Hills 55, Averill Park 48.

Schalmont 54, Mohonasen 48.

Albany Academy 78, Cohoes 39.

Rensselaer/Loudonville Christian 60, Germantown 39.

Coxsackie-Athens 45, Catskill 31.

Maple Hill 84, Chatham 11.

Ichabod Crane 55, Catholic Central 46.

Fonda-Fultonville 42, Middleburgh 21.

Mayfield 46, Galway 38.

Johnstown 61, Schoharie 34,

Columbia 74, Saratoga 32.

Bethlehem 75, Schenectady 17.

Shenendehowa 60, Ballston Spa 45.

Argyle 34, Warrensburg 32.

Corinth 75, Salem 11.

Granville 69, Fort Edward 25.

Saturday:

Niskayuna 54, Kennedy Catholic 50.

Corinth 51, Beekmantown 27.

Ballston Spa 66, Peru 57.

Malden Catholic (Massachusetts) 61, Academy of Holy Names 60.

Albany Academy 53, Averill Park 30.

Colonie 64, Our Lady of Lourdes 37.

Sunday:

Ballston Spa 55, Beekmantown 37.

Peru 49, Corinth 35.

Men's basketball:

Friday:

Dolgeville 66, Schoharie 62.

Bethlehem 61, Schenectady 42.

Schalmont 58, Mohonasen 50.

Watervliet-Heatly 69, Greenville 43.

Taconic Hills 66, Cairo-Durham 53.

Catskill 87, Coxsackie-Athens 61.

Maple Hill 65, Chatham 48.

Rensselaer 62, Germantown 54.

Cambridge 67, Waterford 33.

Schuylerville 61, South Glens Falls 55.

Corinth 76, Salem 41.

Lake George 52, Hartford 45.

Warrensburg 44, Argyle 43.

Shaker 68, Albany 51.

CBA 67, Colonie 38.

Columbia 62, Saratoga 41.

Fort Ann 78, Hadley-Luzerne 22.

Amsterdam 67, Queensbury 35.

Shenendehowa 94, Ballston Spa 73.

Glens Falls 64, Gloversville 40.

Greenwich 58, Saratoga Catholic 44.

Canajoharie 49, Mayfield 44.

Saturday:

Schoharie 64, Mayfield 41.

Ichabod Crane 75, Taconic Hills 63.

Glens Falls 64, South Glens Falls 46.

Hudson 60, Averill Park 43.

Burnt Hills 52, Schalmont 49.

Canajoharie 59, Dolgeville 50.

Sunday:

Tamarac 69, Voorheesville 50.

Fonda-Fultonville 60, Mechanicville 51.

Greenville 58, Cohoes 45. 

Cicero-North Syracuse 62, Ballston Spa 30.

Shaker 68, Liverpool 54.

Saratoga 63, Guilderland 50.

Colleges:

Women's basketball:

UAlbany 52, Hofstra 43.

Siena 73, Canisius 56. The Saints, after starting 0-7, have now won 4 in a row.

Men's basketball:

Cornell 83, UAlbany 75.

Troy High sports review, through December 19

 Troy High is on holiday break until January 5, although sports resumes December 29. Time to take a look at this week's action.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 4-0 (2-0 Colonial Council).

After beating Marcellus last Saturday at HVCC, Jamil Hood's squad had a few days to practice, and otherwise rest, before blowing away Ravena on Friday at Zotto Gym. If the Ravens came in with revenge on their minds, they were sadly disappointed.

Next: The Horses are off until January 2, when Watervliet-Heatly makes its first visit.

Women's basketball:

Current record: 5-1 (4-0 Colonial Council).

After upsetting defending champion Catholic Central on Tuesday (Hudl has it backwards), Will Harris' group crushed Ravena. The 30 point margin of victory matched their demolition of Guilderland 2 weeks earlier.

Next: The Glens Falls holiday tournament, December 29-30. Can Troy repeat last year's shockers?

Men's swimming & diving (merged with CBA & Columbia):

Current record: 4-1.

The 1 blemish came in a 4 team meet Friday, as the Flying Devil Brothers fell to Schenectady-Colonie in a meet that also included LaSalle & Hoosic Valley. LaSalle, for what it's worth, finished last. The loss was the 1st for the men's team since 2023.

Next: The pool is closed until January 6, when Bethlehem visits.

Bowling:

Current record: 4-2.

Don Poutre's club has hit the skids going into the holiday break, first losing at home to Mohonasen, then on the road at Cohoes, as the Tigers gained a split of the season series.

Next: The lone event on the schedule is a make-up date with Lansingburgh on Monday. Then, the keglers will be on vacation.

The sports review returns in two weeks.

High School Fridays: A stampede in the winds of winter (Albany at Shaker, 12/19/25)

 The women are in the spotlight tonight, as Shaker hosts Albany in a Suburban Council meeting of teams who've been past division champions.

Decky Lawson's Falcons are younger, less experienced than in past years, as Lawson is looking to find a successor to Azera Gates (now at Siena). Not only that, but Albany has spent the last few years chasing Averill Park for the Grey division title. Shaker is always in the thick of it in the Blue division, and opens the season undefeated.

The difference in this game was Shaker outscoring Albany, 18-4, in the 3rd quarter. Albany never recovered. The WNYA game of the week returns in 3 weeks with a Wasaren League match, with Tamarac visiting Saratoga Catholic.

Also:

11 months after demolishing Ravena, Troy continued their hot start in both men's & women's action. The guys remain undefeated under Jamil Hood, blowing out the Ravens, 79-49. The women, now 5-1, similarly crushed the Lady Ravens, 64-34. The women are idle until the Glens Falls Holiday tournament on December 29. The boys are off for 2 weeks before Watervliet-Heatly comes in.

In hockey, LaSalle has now won 4 in a row after beating Mohawk Valley, 3-1. Mohawk Valley comes from Section 3.

News & notes

 Saratoga Race Course, as we already know, will host the Belmont Stakes for the 3rd straight year come June. Overall the 2026 meet, split into two parts, will run a total of 51 days, with the majority of the meet, as per tradition, from July-September. They're expecting Belmont to reopen in the fall of 2026.

If you were like me, thinking the UAlbany-Vanderbilt women's basketball game would appear on the SEC Network proper on Thursday, you were disappointed. ESPN, which operates the channel, chose to put the game online. Just as well, as the Lady Commodores snapped the Lady Danes' 7 game winning streak, 64-35. Call it a reality check for Albany (9-3).

The dispute between Section 2 and officials that work their hockey games, per WTEN, is nearing an end. Parents across the region are breathing a sigh of relief. The agreement, to be ratified and signed on Monday, would be a great Christmas present for Section 2.

On the ice, Queensbury crushed the CD Jets, 9-1. The Jets have yet to win a game this season (0-6, 0-3 CDHSHL), while the Spartans sit atop the standings, tied points-wise with Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa, though Queensbury has played one fewer game. Meanwhile, CBA has cancelled tomorrow's scheduled non-league game vs. Waterton-Immaculate Heart, due likely to weather concerns.

In Puerto Rico, Susquehanna defeated Union in women's basketball, 63-44.

The rest of Thursday's high school action:

Men's swimming & diving:

Bethlehem 102, Albany 49.

Guilderville 92, Shaker 76.

Queensbury 88, Glens Falls 82.

Gloversville/Mayfield/Fonda 79, Hudson Falls-South Glens Falls 42.

Women's basketball:

LaSalle 71, Voorheesville 55.

Amsterdam 55, Queensbury 31.

South Glens Falls 49, Schuylerville 21.

Stillwater 67, Hoosic Valley 20.

Tamarac 64, Hoosick Falls 28.

Men's basketball:

Fort Ann 60, Crown Point 28.

LaSalle 65, Voorheesville 59.

Niskayuna 66, Guilderland 32.

A quick reminder that tonight's WNYA game of the week sees Albany vs. Shaker in women's action (7 pm).

News & notes

 Now, it's the women's turn to be on TV.

Tonight, UAlbany's women will face Vanderbilt in a non-league game airing on the SEC Network (Spectrum channel 384) at 7:30 pm. The Lady Danes, remember, don't have any sort of broadcast contract, unlike the men, so this is a rare treat. The Albany Times-Union incorrectly listed the game as being at 6:30 pm.

Speaking of the Albany men, they took down Stony Brook, 71-55, on Wednesday night. Amir Lindsey had 24 points to help the Danes snap a stretch where they'd lost 3 straight and 6 of 7. The Danes return home Sunday afternoon to face Cornell (WTMM, 3 pm).

Siena, on the other hand, found out how tough Vermont is.

The Catamounts, who've been Albany's nemesis for years, defeated the Saints, 83-69, on Wednesday night. Gavin Doty led 4 Saints in double figures with 18 points, as Siena saw its 7 game winning streak come to an end. Riley Mulvey (Albany Academy) had 4 points in 12 minutes. Up next for Siena is a trip to Big 10 country to play Indiana (WJMZ, Big 10 Network, 6 pm) on Monday. The Big 10 Network is a premium channel on Spectrum.

Weeks after learning that their new regional rival, the NY Phoenix, moved to the revived United States Basketball League, the Albany Patroons announced they'll sit out the 2026 season, with plans to return in 2027. The team will retain a presence in the Albany community during the hiatus. Something tells me that there's more to this than team management, led by president Michael Corts, is letting on......!

The only other college basketball game of local interest on Wednesday saw Union defeat Johnson & Wales, 65-60, in women's action. The Garnet Chargers are in Puerto Rico, where they'll next play Susquehanna later this afternoon.

Wednesday's high school action:

Men's hockey:

Hawks 9, Guilderville 2.

Shenendehowa 3, Queensbury 1.

Adirondack 2, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 0.

The Section 2 hockey website has confirmed that the Hawks tournament, taking place Friday & Saturday, will be at the M & T Bank Center, not at Union College.

Men's swimming:

Fonda-Johnstown 60, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 57.

Women's basketball:

Granville 35, North Warren 27.

Corinth 44, Hadley Luzerne 17.

Lake George 53, Warrensburg 25.

Fort Plain-Canajoharie 55, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 41.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 51, Johnstown 33.

Duanesburg 53, Schoharie 33.

Mechanicville 58, Fonda-Fultonville 12.

Galway 47, OESJ 33.

Mayfield 62, Northville 52.

Whitehall 84, Fort Edward 4. Ouch!

Men's basketball:

Fonda-Fultonville 46, Canajoharie 34.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 57, Loudonville Christian 43.

Fort Plain 61, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 60.

Duanesburg 61, Schoharie 40.

Warrensburg 50, Lake George 49.

Northville 71, Mayfield 41.

Middleburgh 56, Worcester 49.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 77, Johnstown 45.

Skiing:

Queensbury swept the men's & women's events at the Johnsburg Invitational.

News & notes

 Troy High's bowling team felt the sting of defeat for the first time on Monday at home, losing to Mohonasen, 27-5. Liam Casey led Troy (4-1) with a 577 triple. Tuesday's "road" match vs. Lansingburgh was postponed, reset for Monday at 4:30 pm.

Siena has won 2 in a row in women's basketball, after blowing away Central Connecticut State, 94-56, on Monday at UHY Center. Francesca Schiro led Siena with 22 points. Azera Gates (Albany) had 2 points in 7 minutes off the bench. Valencia Fontanelle-Posson (Guilderland) added 9 points.

Tuesday's high school scores:

Women's basketball:

Germantown 33, Berlin-New Lebanon 25.

Taconic Hills-Hawthorne Valley 59, Chatham 39. 

Hartford 61, Argyle 33.

Saratoga 54, Queensbury 34.

Niskayuna 71, Schenectady 26.

Troy 67, Catholic Central. Good bounce-back after losing to Columbia on Saturday for the Lady Horses (4-1).

Holy Names 53, Schalmont 33.

Albany Academy 71, Ichabod Crane 28.

Ravena 44, Cohoes 35.

Catskill 77, Hudson 6.

Columbia 68, Burnt Hills 46.

Bethlehem 69, Averill Park 40.

Colonie 63, Shenendehowa 55.

Shaker 75, Guilderland 32.

Mohonasen 59, LaSalle 32.

Men's basketball:

Bethlehem 70, Averill Park 42.

Ravena 61, Cohoes 48.

Hudson 95, Catskill 58.

Voorheesville 44, Lansingburgh 40.

Watervliet-Heatly 65, Coxsackie-Athens 36.

Chatham 55, Taconic Hills 54.

Rensselaer 53, Maple Hill 43.

LaSalle 55, Mohonasen 54.

Hartford 62, Argyle 53.

Tamarac 60, Mechanicville 46.

Niskayuna 61, Schenectady 27.

Corinth 73, Hadley-Luzerne 28.

North Warren 85, Granville 79.

Fort Ann 68, Salem 15.

Broadalbin-Perth 51, South Glens Falls 48.

Columbia 59, Burnt Hills 55.

Queensbury 53, Hudson Falls 43.

Albany 77, Ballston Spa 45.

Shenendehowa 55, Colonie 31.

Shaker 76, Guilderland 65.

Cambridge 59, Saratoga Catholic 57.

Stillwater 63, Hoosick Falls 30.

CBA 86, Saratoga 52.

Men's hockey:

LaSalle 4, Saratoga 1. Brady Hansen had 2 goals to lead the suddenly red hot Cadets (3-1-1).

Men's swimming:

CBA-Troy-Columbia 75, Albany 66.

Burnt Hills-Scotia 85, Shaker 77.

Ravena 96, Fonda-Johnstown 84.

Saratoga 95, Ballston Spa 75.

Bethlehem won a 4-team meet over LaSalle, Schenectady-Colonie, & Hoosic Valley.

Niskayuna 99, Shenendehowa 84.

Catching up on high school action, 12/13-15

 Women's basketball:

Saturday:

Tamarac 43, Cobleskill-Richmondville 33.

Hoosick Falls 32, Waterford 30.

Mechanicvill 43, Corinth 42.

Mohonasen 59, Ballston Spa 51.

Shaker 79, Our Lady of Lourdes 39.

Sunday:

Shaker 74, Ursuline 56.

Monday:

OESJ 48, Wells 15.

Northville 58, Hartford 52.

Hudson Falls 39, Queensbury 34.

Hadley-Luzerne 46, Johnsburg-Minerva 20.

Albany 53, Ballston Spa 44.

Lansingburgh 52, Gloversville 48.

Lake George 41, Maple Hill 36.

North Warren 44, Kings School 34.

Broadalbin-Perth 50, South Glens Falls 44.

Glens Falls 75, Amsterdam 58.

Mechanicville 67, Tamarac 17.

Schuylerville 62, Fonda-Fultonville 33.

Galway 44, Warrensburg 25.

Stillwater 63, Hoosick Falls 28.

Men's basketball:

Saturday:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 69, Bishop Timon 50.

Monroe-Woodbury 54, Columbia 25.

Cathedral Prep 48, Colonie 45.

Ravena 71, Cobleskill-Richmondville 46.

Green Tech 56, Tamarac 53. Will Brown picks up his 1st Section II win.

Gloversville 58, Scotia 38.

Greenwich 61, Canajoharie 36.

Ballston Spa 56, Auburn 54.

Sunday:

Maple Hill 63, Mount Academy 49.

Mohonasen 53, Averill Park 46.

Schenectady 61, Schalmont 43.

Green Tech 70, Corinth 40.

Rome Free Academy 56, Niskayuna 40.

KIPP Capital 83, Cambridge 55.

Germantown 73, Waterford 34.

Shenendehowa 82, Marcellus 42. Good bounce-back for Shen after the loss to Shaker on Friday.

Albany 77, Cathedral Prep 47.

Monday:

New Paltz 53, KIPP Capital 51.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 74, Galway 36.

Cairo-Durham 53, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 40.

Northville 73, Hartford 47.

Whitehall 63, Fort Edward 54.

Women's bowling:

Columbia 27 1/2, Ballston Spa 1/2.

Troy High sports review, through December 13

 The schedule gets lighter as we approach the holiday break. After yesterday, there's time to regroup.

Bowling:

Current record: 4-0.

I can't recall if Troy has gotten out to this fast a start before. No, seriously. A mid-week road trip to Voorheesville was postponed (no make-up date set), sandwiched around home wins over Schalmont & LaSalle. And if coach Don Poutre says they're 4-0, take it as gospel.

Next: The current homestand ends Monday vs. Mohonasen. Troy will be the road team vs. Lansingburgh on Tuesday, and, after that, a return match with Joshua Yando & Cohoes at Cohoes Arena on Thursday before a 2 week break for the holidays.

Men's swimming & diving (united with CBA & Columbia):

Current record: 1-0.

The season finally began Tuesday with a win over Shaker.

Next: The Flying Devil Brothers hit the road for meets at Albany on Tuesday, and at Schenectady-Colonie on Friday, the latter a make-up date from December 2.

Women's basketball:

Current record: 3-1 (2-0 Colonial Council):

Reality set in for Will Harris' club on Saturday in a loss to Columbia, 65-39. The Lady Horses hung with the Lady Devils until late in the 2nd quarter, when Columbia went to a full court press, which has been Troy's Achilles' heel.

Next: Catholic Central, coming off a loss themselves on Friday, makes its first visit to Zotto Gym in at least 11 years on Tuesday. Then, it's a road trip to Ravena on Friday.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 3-0 (1-0 Colonial Council):

The weird scheduling to start the season just got weirder for Jamil Hood and the Flying Horses. We'll get to that in a bit.

Troy defeated Colonie, then blew Schalmont out of Zotto Gym, before going to HVCC and the Coaches vs. Cancer event, then beating Marcellus, 49-46. 

Edit, 12/16: We had the incorrect information in the original report, and have corrected it.

Now, here's where it gets weird:

Next: The Horses are idle until Friday, when Ravena comes looking for payback after getting blown out of their own gym last season. After that, due to a non-league game having been cancelled for December 30 (they couldn't find an opponent), Troy will have 2 weeks off from game action before hosting resurgent Watervliet-Heatly on January 2. This is also the by-product of Catholic Central not fielding a men's team this year, else Troy would be playing at the Riverside Center on Tuesday.

The rest of Friday's high school scoreboard, 12/12

 Hockey:

LaSalle 8, Clinton 6. Danny Wiese had a night. A hat trick and 3 assists, as the Cadets picked up their first win of the season.

Bethlehem 7, McCann Tech 4.

Ogdensburg Free Academy 5, Queensbury 4.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 3, CBA 2.

Saratoga 2, Adirondack 0.

Women's basketball:

Hoosic Valley 52, Duanesburg 40.

Hartford 57, Hadley-Luzerne 45.

Averill Park 58, Saratoga 45.

Burnt Hills 70, Schenectady 22.

Mohonasen 56, Academy of Holy Names 49.

Albany Academy 74, Ravena 32.

LaSalle 61, Lansingburgh 30.

Voorheesville 58, Catholic Central 30.

Mayfield 71, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 25.

Johnstown 39, Schuylerville 35.

Corinth 54, Argyle 35.

Warrensburg 60, Fort Edward 18.

Granville 53, Salem 18.

Shaker 54, Shenendehowa 42.

Albany 54, Niskayuna 40.

Colonie 75, Ballston Spa 26.

Bethlehem 54, Guilderland 33.

Men's basketball:

Schenectady 69, Burnt Hills 63.

LaSalle 58, Lansingburgh 54. The Cadets get their first win of the season.

Ichabod Crane 70, Cohoes 49.

Cambridge 66, Hoosic Valley 49.

Warrensburg 60, Fort Edward 45.

Tamarac 98, Waterford 24.

North Warren 78, Fort Ann 59.

South Glens Falls 53, Scotia 45.

Queensbury 69, Gloversville 40.

Amsterdam 72, Broadalbin-Perth 26.

Mayfield 57, Galway 42.

Saratoga 53, Averill Park 43.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 52, Canajoharie 44.

Fonda-Fultonville 51, Middleburgh 41.

Niskayuna 70, Albany 65.

CBA 57, Columbia 39.

New Hartford 68, Ballston Spa 62.

High School Fridays: Good to the last drop (Shen @ Shaker, 12/12/25)

 Given how cold it is outside this evening, you can bet the concession stand at Shaker was filled with customers asking for hot chocolate or coffee. Some will say the action on the court was even hotter, as Suburban Council rivals Shenendehowa & Shaker met to kick off season 2 of WNYA's Game of The Week.......

As Rodger Wyland stressed, once Melvin Brown comes off the injured list, Shaker, the defending Class AAA state champs, will be that much tougher.

The cameras will be right back at Shaker next week, as the women take center stage to challenge Grey division contender Albany.

Thursday's high school scoreboard, 12/11

 Throughout football season the last couple of years, Chris Watson has made mention on the air that Section II needs game officials. Rodger Wyland will almost certainly make the same pitch during tonight's basketball broadcast between Shenendehowa & Shaker (WNYA, 7 pm), as they definitely need some younger officials on the court this winter.

This would explain why Schalmont & Troy moved their basketball games from tonight to last night, absent another scheduling conflict, say, at Schalmont, since Troy had no conflicts, because had they not done so, they would've been stuck for officials tonight, or so it'd seem.

Be that as it may, Troy's women ran their record to 3-0 (2-0 Colonial Council) with a 60-53 win over the Lady Sabres. Over in Troy, the men plastered Schalmont, 69-49, powered by Kayne Behan with 21 points, and Jordan Hood, the coach's son, with 20. Jamil Hood's club is now 2-0 (1-0 Colonial Council) heading into tomorrow's matinee vs. Marcellus at HVCC. Will Harris' Lady Horses will pay a call on Sarah Rainville and Columbia tomorrow afternoon as well.

Apparently, Troy's road trip to Voorheesville for bowling was a non-starter earlier this week due to unforeseen circumstances. The match was originally slated for Tuesday, then switched to Wednesday, then postponed. No make-up date has been set.

The two days off gave Don Poutre's squad the incentive to return home to Uncle Sam Lanes to blow out LaSalle, 29-3. Troy goes to 4-0 with the win.

The rest of Thursday's scoreboard:

Women's basketball:

Queensbury 55, Gloversville 30.

Galway 51, Cobleskill-Richmondville 37.

Glens Falls 58, Schuylerville 25.

Amsterdam 59, Broadalbin-Perth 52.

Saratoga Catholic 50, Hoosic Valley 39.

Tamarac 60, Emma Willard 20. The Jesters are 0-3, and the talent disparity between this year's team and the one that went to the sectionals in 2019-20 couldn't be more distinct.

Men's basketball:

Watervliet-Heatly 65, Catskill 53. 

Whitehall 50, Lake George 41.

Argyle 55, Salem 52.

Wednesday's college & high school scoreboard, 12/10

Colleges:

Not even the bright lights of being on cable television can reverse UAlbany's fortunes in men's basketball.

The Great Danes are now 0-2 vs. the Ivy League after Columbia took down Albany, 93-82, on Wednesday night, in a game broadcast on ESPNU as part of the Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Massachusetts. Albany (3-8) fell behind late in the first half, and never recovered.

High schools:

Hockey:

CBA 4, Hawks 3. The game was played at the RPI-Houston Field House.

Women's basketball:

Watervliet-Heatly 55, Hudson 21.

Maple Hill 44, Schenectady 13. How bad are the Lady Patriots if they're losing to a Patroon Conference team? Mind-boggling.

Coxsackie-Athens 72, Guilderland 69. At least the Lady Dutch put up a challenge after getting blown off the court by Troy last week.

Men's basketball:

Bethlehem 88, Greenville 41.

Germantown 56, Hawthorne Valley 31.

Tuesday's high school scoreboard, 12/9

 Men's hockey:

Queensbury 5, Adirondack 3 (game played at Cool Insuring Arena).

Men's swimming:

Troy-CBA-Columbia 52, Shaker 42.

Saratoga 98, Burnt Hills-Scotia 76.

Bethlehem 98, Shenendehowa 82.

Niskayuna 93, Albany 56.

Cooperstown 82, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 69.

Ravena 77, Hudson Falls-South Glens Falls 39.

Ballston Spa 91, Glens Falls 78.

Hoosic Valley won a 4 team meet (so it'd appear) over Guilderville, Schenectady-Colonie, & LaSalle.

Women's basketball:

Catholic Central 51, Lansingburgh 30.

Warrensburg 37, Salem 17.

Mohonasen 58, Ichabod Crane 41.

Albany Academy 86, Voorheesville 36.

Schalmont 51, Cohoes 31.

Maple Hill 56, Germantown 11.

LaSalle 65, Ravena 52. Kate Gilooly led LaSalle with 27 points, including 5 of 6 from 3 pt. range.

Columbia 61, Bethlehem 56. Sarah Rainville had a game high 35 points for the Blue Devils.

Troy 67, Academy of Holy Names 47. Troy picks up its first ever win over Holy Names....

Men's basketball:

Troy 49, Colonie 39.

Cambridge-Salem 85, Stillwater 74.

Schalmont 50, Cohoes 47.

Hudson 77, Watervliet-Heatly 64.

Mohonasen 65, Ichabod Crane 44.

Ravena 62, LaSalle 48.

Greenwich 85, Mechanicville 49.

Salem 50, Warrensburg 48.

Lake George 74, Bolton 43.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 47, Mayfield 38.

Saratoga Catholic 78, Hoosic Valley 34.

Amsterdam 92, South Glens Falls 46.

Catskill 65, Green Tech 53. The Cats spoil the GT debut of local legend Will Brown as head coach.

Monday's high school & college scoreboard, 12/8

 Colleges:

Women's basketball:

UAlbany 55, Colgate 41. Delanie Hill led Albany with 23 points as the Lady Danes won their 6th straight. The Lady Danes return home Saturday for Taylor Swift Day.

High schools:

Women's bowling:

Columbia 18, Colonie 10.

Women's basketball:

Queensbury 49, Schuylerville 29.

OESJ 63, Mekeel Christian 34.

Coxsackie-Athens 63, Greenville 57.

Hoosic Valley 58, Cambridge 30.

Mayfield 57, Johnstown 47.

Greenwich 59, Stillwater 47.

South Glens Falls 51, Amsterdam 48.

Mechanicville 57, Hoosick Falls 17.

Catskill 80, KIPP Capital 12.

Rensselaer-Loudonville Christian 47, Taconic Hills-Hawthorne Valley 26.

Scotia 63, Gloversville 28.

Lake George 36, Whitehall 26.

Men's basketball:

Warrensburg 49, Crown Point 32.

Greenville 75, Coxsackie-Athens 61.

Taconic Hills 63, Rensselaer 48.

Northville 67, Fort Ann 35.

Hoosick Falls 95, Waterford 34.

Fort Plain 62, Cherry Valley-Springfield 52.

Middleburgh 77, Margaretville 28.

Men's bowling:

Troy 19, Schalmont 14. Troy goes to 3-0. Aiden Couture led the way with a 649 triple.

News & notes

 To borrow from Agatha Christie, and, then, there were none.

Saratoga's bid to bring home a state football championship fell short on Saturday, as CBA-Syracuse 3-peated as Class AA champions in a 41-12 rout.

Of course, there's always next year.

Let's take a look at Sunday's high school action (yes, there was some):

Men's basketball:

Loudonville Christian 43, South Kortright 40.

Johnstown 42, Cairo-Durham 39.

Mayfield 58, Hadley-Luzerne 22.

Duanesburg 53, Maple Hill 51.

Tamarac 64, Gloversville 52.

Mohonasen 49, Fonda-Fultonville 42.

Men's hockey:

Hawks 2, Plattsburgh 1

Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 4, CD Jets 0.

Looking ahead to tonight, Warrensburg has cancelled its road game at King's School, with no reason given. They'll play Crown Point instead at home. Also, two women's games have been cancelled. Canajoharie-Fort Plain will not play Edmeston tonight, and Middleburgh, already off to an 0-2 start, has cancelled their game with Stamford-Jefferson.

Make it 7 in a row for Siena's men's basketball.

Antonio Chandler led 4 Saints in double figures with 16 points. Siena (9-2) is now idle until December 17 when they play Vermont.

Not a good night for UAlbany Saturday, as they were blown out by Columbia, 93-65. Ouch! Up next for Albany (3-7) is a game vs. Yale at the Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Massachusetts on Wednesday (4:30 pm, ESPNU, WTMM).

News & notes

After spending the summer with the Brockton Rox of the Frontier League, Derek Bender (Albany Academy/Coastal Carolina) is now free to sign with a major league team.

Bender, a catcher, was banished by MLB while in the Minnesota chain for blatantly tipping pitches. What are the chances he catches on (pun intended) with the Yankees, Boston, Toronto, or the Mets?

Stay tuned.

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WNYA has confirmed that their high school basketball game of the week returns on December 12. Shaker & Shenendehowa will meet in the season opener, with a tip-off just after 7 pm. Rodger Wyland will be at the mic to call the game.

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Time to catch up on high school & college action over the last 48 hours.

High schools:

Men's basketball:

Friday:

Coxsackie-Athens 73, Hawthorne Valley 61.

Burnt Hills 59, Columbia 56.

Northville 68, Wells 43.

Hoosic Valley 39, Cohoes 37.

Guilderland 70, Ichabod Crane 51.

Glens Falls 87, Mechanicville 33.

Schoharie 67, OESJ 32.

Ogdensburg Free Academy 82, Broadalbin-Perth 52.

Chatham 89, Berlin-New Lebanon 22.

Catskill 93, Cairo-Durham 58.

Albany 64, Fox Lane 48.

Tamarac 75, Rensselaer 41.

Waterford 48, Hadley-Luzerne 34.

Red Hook 62, Hudson 56.

Maple Hill 54, Ravena 52.

Edmeston 62, Middleburgh 44.

Greenwich 73, Schuylerville 66.

Saturday:

Lake George 71, Galway 37.

Queensbury 56, Mohonasen 53.

Averill Park 59, South Glens Falls 34.

KIPP Capital 72, UPREP  (Rochester) 30.

Schalmont 52, Utica Academy of Science 46.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 64, Broadalbin-Perth 38.

Granville 56, Canajoharie 47.

Fort Plain 78, South Kortright-Andes 50.

Ogdensburg Free Academy 68, Fonda-Fultonville 51.

Shenendehowa 68, LaSalle 54.

Stillwater 71, Corinth 58.

Beacon 85, Albany 81.

Women's basketball:

Friday:

Saratoga 55, Scotia 42.

Corinth 47, Glens Falls 43.

Ballston Spa 56, Burnt Hills 52.

Troy 68, Guilderland 38 (previously reported). Kiana Tiernan led Troy with 23 points, leading 4 Lady Horses in double figures.

Ravena 53, Schenectady 23.

Academy of Holy Names 63, Lansingburgh 29.

Mechanicville 83, Emma Willard 6. Ouch!

Mayfield 68, Schoharie 20.

Duanesburg 56, Middleburgh 24.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 47, Fonda-Fultonville 29.

Northville 54, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 36.

Galway 52, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 31.

Schalmont 44, Broadalbin-Perth 30.

Averill Park 62, Ichabod Crane 31.

Greenwich 71, Unatego 54.

Colonie 78, Cardinal O'Hara 20.

Baldwinsville 62, Queensbury 19.

Whitehall 35, Waterford 21.

Stillwater 60, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 37.

Hoosick Falls 60, Hadley-Luzerne 22.

Goshen 54, Greenville 50.

Shaker 71, Aquinas 50.

Salem 27, Argyle 25.

Coxsackie-Athens 54, Johnstown 47.

Saturday:

Shaker 65, Cardinal O'Hara 38.

Kingston 44, Albany 43.

Averill Park 46, Schalmont 41.

Corinth 43, Queensbury 26.

Greenville 44, Hudson 40.

Colonie 72, Aquinas 46.

Ichabod Crane 28, Broadalbin-Perth 24.

Greenwich 62, Delaware Academy 31.

Baldwinsville 69, Glens Falls 41.

Men's swimming:

Friday:

Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 73, Mohonasen-Schalmont-Duanesburg 52.

Shen 105, Queensbury 65.

Women's bowling:

Friday:

Shaker 27, Bethlehem 1.

Hockey:

Friday:

LaSalle & Beekmantown played to a scoreless tie.

Cicero-North Syracuse 3, Bethlehem 1.

Shen 6, Broome County 4.

Saratoga 6, CD Jets 2.

Saturday:

Plattsburgh 5, LaSalle 2.

North Rockland 5, CD Jets 1.

Hawks 6, Beekmantown 2.

Danvers Falcons 6, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 1.

Women's hockey:

Friday:

Adirondack United 4, Beekmantown 2.

Colleges:

Hockey:

Friday:

Quinnipiac 5, RPI 1.

Princeton 5, Union 1.

Saturday:

Skidmore 4, Fredonia 1.

Union 4, Quinnipiac 0.

Women's hockey:

RPI 3, Harvard 1.

Union & Dartmouth played to a scoreless draw.

Women's basketball:

St. Lawrence 66, RPI 63.

Union 91, Clarkson 45.

Ithaca 69, Skidmore 54.

 

Troy High sports review, through December 5

 "If we make it through December, we'll be fine."-Merle Haggard.

If this week is any indication, Troy High shouldn't have too much trouble.

Men's swimming & diving (united team with CBA & Columbia):

The season opening meet at Schenectady was cancelled, and, as of now, it won't be made up, as it hasn't been rescheduled as of press time.

Next: The season now starts Tuesday at home vs. Shaker.

Bowling:

Current record: 2-0.

Don Poutre's club opened by collecting a receipt from Cohoes, 21-11, in the home opener on Monday. Then, the Flying Horses crushed Ravena, 28-4, on Thursday.

Next: Troy returns home to face Schalmont on Monday, and LaSalle on Thursday.

Women's basketball:

Current record: 1-0.

Coach Will Harris couldn't have asked for a better start, and, it seems, a better opponent, as Troy routed Guilderland on the road. Needless to say, it was a happy bus ride home on a frigid Friday.

Next: Holy Names provides the opposition in the home opener on Tuesday, and then, it's back on the road vs. Schalmont on Thursday, and Columbia next Saturday.

Men's basketball:

The season starts Tuesday at Colonie, before Jamil Hood's club has their home opener vs. Schalmont on Thursday. After that, Troy will be at Hudson Valley Community College next Saturday for a lunch hour matinee vs. Marcellus.

High School Fridays: Dutch Frost (Troy @ Guilderland, 12/5/25)

Winter is still officially 2 weeks away, although for weather forecasters, it's already here, as of Monday.

With the temperature well below freezing for their season opener, Troy High & Guilderland opened their seasons tonight with different levels of expectations. Troy, in its 2nd season in the Colonial Council, conceivably could be a player if they can get past the league's elite (i.e. Catholic Central, Holy Names).

The tone was set earlier, as Troy's JV's crushed Guilderland's JV's, 54-24. Would the varsity game be more of the same?

Troy trailed briefly in the first quarter, but once they took the lead for good, it was over. The Troy varsity completed the sweep, romping to a 68-38 victory to open the season.

Next up for the Lady Horses will be the home opener Tuesday vs. Holy Names.

Thursday's high school scoreboard, 12/4

 Men's basketball:

Mohonasen 59, South Glens Falls 36.

Averill Park 46, Queensbury 36.

Lansingburgh 57, Schenectady 44.

Warrensburg 58, Johnsburg-Minerva 44.

Hudson Falls 63, Gloversville 57 (OT).

Women's basketball:

Warrensburg 49, Johnsburg-Minerva 9.

Ballston Spa 46, Saratoga 29.

Saugerties 72, Hudson 24.

Burnt Hills 63, Scotia 54.

Granville 43, Cambridge 39.

Saratoga Catholic 57, Lake George 56. Sophia Ryan scored her 1,000th point for the Saints.

Bowling:

Troy 28, Ravena 4. Liam Casey had the high series with a 623. Sophia Short rolled her first career 600 series, and had the high single with 260. Troy is 2-0, serving notice to the rest of the Colonial Council.

Wednesday's high school & college scoreboard, 12/3

 High schools:

Men's basketball:

Schoharie 94, Schenevus 47.

Johnstown 72, Middleburgh 42.

Northville 64, Canajoharie 37.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 58, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 25.

Schuylerville 84, Broadalbin-Perth 65.

Fort Plain 71, Galway 39.

Hoosick Falls 60, Granville 46.

Duanesburg 59, Fonda-Fultonville 52 (OT).

Women's basketball:

Hoosic Valley 72, Hudson 19.

Whitehall 54, Hoosick Falls 10.

Fonda-Fultonville 45, Duanesburg 39.

Johnstown 55, Middleburgh 15.

Mayfield 73, Mekeel Christian 36.

Coxsackie-Athens 78, Ravena 39.

Galway 58, Fort Plain-Canajoharie 23.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 77, Schoharie 15.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 41, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 22.

Men's hockey:

Bethlehem 5, CBA 4.

Shenendehowa 5, Adirondack 1.

Colleges:

Women's basketball:

Siena 80, New Haven 54. The Lady Saints finally get a win. Francesca Schiro led 3 Saints in double figures with 16 points. Valencia Fontanelle-Posson had 5 points in 15 minutes off the bench. Azera Gates didn't score in 5 minutes on the floor. Siena is now idle until they host Central Connecticut State on December 15.

UAlbany 60, Sacred Heart 57. The Lady Danes have now won 5 in a row, and will next play at Colgate on Monday.

Bentley 69, Molloy 50 (Tuesday). Kaitlyn Robbins (Bethlehem) remains sidelined with a minor injury. The Falcons will return home to play St. Michael's College on Saturday.

News & notes

 Siena men's lacrosse coach Liam Gleason is currently in the hospital after a spill at his home on Sunday.

A GoFundMe page was created on Monday by a Clifton Park resident, and as of Tuesday night, more than $350,000 had been raised to pay for Gleason's hospital bills.

Donations included ordinary folks, as well as colleagues from Siena and UAlbany, where Gleason was a player for current Danes coach Scott Marr.

Update, 10:06 pm: Gleason has passed away as a result of his injuries. A memorial service will be held at the UHY Center Saturday morning.

The Capital Region golf community is mourning the passing of 7-time Northeastern Women's Golf champion Nancy Kroll, who passed away a week ago at 62. The Cooperstown native had been teaching in the East Greenbush district. A celebration of Kroll's life will take place in the spring.

The football all-stars have been announced by Section II. We're focusing on Class A:

Troy sophomore Kyair Carr was named Offensive Player of The Year. The Flying Horses also placed WR Kayne Behan, TE Aiden McBride, RB Vulonn Forde, and OL's Deon Holloway & Dayvon Holland-Sostre on the first team. Ben Mergill & LaSalle's Mark A. Galuski were named as All-Purpose players. Julian Monk, Darell Murray, & Kieonte Green were named All-Purpose players on the 2nd team. Gabriel Bentley, Jacob Ben-Israel, & Nymiear Jenkins, along with Green & Murray, were named to the 1st team defense, while Deval Fleming, Nathan Rigney, & Isaiah Garrick were name to the 2nd team defense.

Troy's Dawson Fera & LaSalle's Liam Camienga & Riley Carroll were given Honroable Mentions.

Monday's high school scores:

Women's basketball:

Broadalbin-Perth 40, Schuylerville 26.

Hartford 46, Cambridge 30.

Crown Point 40, North Warren 29.

King's School 41, Fort Edward 25.

Corinth 49, Galway 37.

Scotia-Glenville 65, Amsterdam 64.

Hudson Falls 50, Gloversville 24.

Glens Falls 49, South Glens Falls 37.

Men's basketball:

Middleburgh 70, Margaretville 26.

Hartford 58, Salem 37.

News & notes

 Siena University has postponed tonight's women's basketball game vs. New Haven due to weather. The game will now be played tomorrow at UHY Center on the Siena campus (WVCR, 6 pm).

UAlbany's women went to overtime to put away Bucknell on Monday, 65-62.

Amaya Stewart led Albany with 20 points. Shen alumnus Bella Stuart contributed 4 points in 12 minutes of game time. The road trip continues tomorrow morning at Sacred Heart (11 am, ESPN+).

In other college action on Monday.....

Women's basketball:

Russell Sage 71, Cobleskill 68.

RPI 53, Utica 42. Good bounce back for the Lady Engineers after being used as tomato cans vs. UAlbany last week.

Siena's Francis Folefac was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week last week, while teammate Justice Shoats was named MAAC Player of the Week. Congratulations to both.

With apologies to wrestler-actor Cody Rhodes, bowling in the 518 has more than one royal family.

There's the Scaccias, and, then, there's the Yandos.

Joshua Yando is a 4th generation bowler, making his debut with Cohoes on Monday at Uncle Sam Lanes in the Colonial Council opener vs. Troy. While Yando had the high single for the day at 258, finishing with a 638 triple, the Tigers fell to the Flying Horses, 21-11. Jamari Flowers had the high series for the day with a 682, as Troy avenged being swept by the Tigers last season. Troy (1-0) will visit Cohoes next month.

We have to stress this again. With the forecast calling for the snow to intensify as the day progresses, check with your schools to see if any after school activities are still on. Ichabod Crane has postponed both of its varsity events for today, for example.

The bowling home opener vs. Taconic Hills has yet to be rescheduled. Likewise, a non-league men's basketball opener vs. Columbia has yet to be made up. We'll remind that Ichabod Crane is merged with Chatham in the Patroon Conference, which is why you won't see them in the Colonial Council's standings once that is posted later this month.

News & notes

 UAlbany salvaged the final game of their weekend trip to Canada by routing SUNY Oneonta, 90-62, on Sunday afternoon at Place Bell.

Okechukwu Okeke led 4 Great Danes in double figures with 17 points. UAlbany is idle until Saturday, when they play Columbia (WTMM, 5:30 pm.).

Siena completed a 3 game sweep in Washington on Sunday, as the men ran their winning streak to 5 in a row with a 64-60 victory over Maine. Gavin Doty led the way with 17 points, while Brendan Coyle finished with 6 points, and Marcus Jackson had 2. The Saints return to MVP Arena Friday vs. Niagara (WJMZ, 7 pm).

In their first game back from Thanksgiving break, RPI's men fell to Middlebury, 81-75. Kellen Driscoll (Glens Falls) came off the bench to score 9 points in 28 minutes. The Engineers return home Friday to play Clarkson.

RPI's ECAC men's hockey team swept a weekend series from Niagara, 4-1 on Friday, & 3-2 on Saturday. RPI returns to Houston Field House Friday at 7 vs. Quinnipiac for Teddy Bear Toss night. Conversely, the RPI women were swept by Syracuse, dropping a 3-0 decision at home on Saturday.

Turning to high school action, Saratoga is Section II's last hope for a state football title, but to get there, the Blue Streaks will have to unseat defending champion CBA of Syracuse, who fittingly have the home field at the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday night at 6 pm. Glens Falls & Schuylerville shockingly went down to defeat Saturday before Saratoga took down Mamaroneck.

With reports of a snowstorm bent on dropping as much as 8 or 9 inches, depending on what you read or hear, Tuesday morning, check with your schools to see if after-school activities previously scheduled are still on.