Tuesday's high school scoreboard, 1/20

 Men's hockey:

Shenendehowa 14, CD Jets 2. The Jets have not won a game this season, and their defense was even worse than it was on Saturday at LaSalle. Shen bounces right back after the Monday loss to West Genesee.

Swimming:

Niskayuna 97, Guilderville 79.

Bethlehem 101, Burnt Hills-Scotia 74.

Shenendehowa 85, Mohonasen-Schalmont-Duanesburg 44.

Saratoga 92, Albany 52.

CBA-Troy-Columbia 92, Ballston Spa 75. The Flying Devil Brothers snap a 3 meet losing streak.

Schenectady-Colonie 89, Shaker 81.

Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 63, Amsterdam-Broadalibin-Perth 39.

Women's basketball:

Albany Academy 78, Pine Bush 45.

Mohonasen 65, Queensbury 38.

KIPP Capital 49, Taconic Hills-Hawthorne Valley 20.

Catholic Central 61, Greenville 34.

Burnt Hills 36, Watervliet-Heatly 24.

Hartford 56, Salem 33.

Saratoga 51, Guilderland 47.

Catskill 47, Tamarac 20.

Coxsackie-Athens 73, Ichabod Crane 64.

Maple Hill 52, Lansingburgh 21.

Granville 42, Waterford 33.

Men's basketball:

Lake George 54, Galway 35. 

Green Tech 82, Lansingburgh 52.

Kingston 65, Colonie 51.

Saratoga Catholic 74, Mechanicville 53.

Coxsackie-Athens 78, Germantown 53.

Stillwater 67, Greenwich 49.

Central Valley @ Schalmont-cancelled.

Berlin-New Lebanon 46, Salem 44.

Schenectady 60, Scotia 42.

Troy @ CBA was postponed due to a water main break in Colonie. They'll play tonight.

Bethlehem 53, Hudson 49.

Cambridge 69, Hoosic Valley 54.

Hoosick Falls 69, Waterford 44.

News & notes

 ESPNU carried Monday's matinee between UAlbany & Vermont at Broadview Center, which drew just over 3,000 fans for the game, and the fans went home happy, as the Great Danes defeated their long time nemesis, 75-68.

Robert Lee, who normally calls Siena games on ESPN+, was at the mic for the game. Consequently, Siena was also home, at MVP Arena, but while the game was streaming on ESPN+ (assume Kelly O'Donnell, Lee's regular partner, called the game), it didn't air on WNYA.

Anyway, Amir Lindsey had a game high 24 points to lead Albany, which hits the road on Thursday to begin a 2 game New England road trip vs. Maine.

Meanwhile, Siena dispatched Fairfield, 85-77, before nearly 6400 fans. Gavin Doty led Siena with 24 points. The Saints will continue the homestand Thursday vs. Marist, in a game that will air on SNY in addition to ESPN+.

Over in Connecticut, Siena fell to Fairfield, 86-50. Leading scorer Francesca Schiro was the lone Saint in double figures with 17 points. Valencia Fontanelle-Posson (Guilderland) added 9. The Lady Saints have dropped four of five, and will try to reverse the tide on Thursday at Marist.

In other Siena news, Siena grad Jeff Hafley, most recently the defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers, was named the head coach of the Miami Dolphins on Monday. Hafley, who also was a defensive assistant at UAlbany, has head coaching experience at Boston College, but now must navigate the rough waters of the NFC North to get the Packers back to the postseason.

Anthony Weaver (Saratoga/Notre Dame) has been interviewing for some of the remaining head coaching vacancies in the NFL, and likely could get a call from Buffalo after the Bills dismissed Sean McDermott on Monday. However, I have thoughts on the Bills' vacancy over at The Land of Whatever that might lead to someone else getting that gig.

Monday's high school scoreboard:

Women's basketball:

Susan E. Wagner 59, Amsterdam 50.

St. Mary's of Manhasset (Long Island) 75, Shaker 63.

North Warren 52, Johnsburg-Minerva 30.

Ballston Spa 43, Schalmont 33.

Mechanicville 57, Fonda-Fultonville 20.

Johnstown 40, Schuylerville 17.

Men's basketball:

Hoosic Valley 67, Chatham 59.

Johnstown 42, Voorheesville 35.

Averill Park 41, Ravena 33.

Men's hockey:

West Genesee 3, Shenendehowa 0.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 7, Northeast Clinton 3.

Curiously, CBA quietly changed hockey coaches, as Thomas Gaunay is the current coach of the skating Brothers, replacing Adrien Melrose, who was let go either in 2024 or 2025.

LaSalle salutes the vets, 1/17/26

 On Saturday, Knickerbacker Ice Arena in Lansingburgh hosted LaSalle's annual Cadets For Vets fundraiser, which benefits the Albany Housing Coalition.

The game, which began at 7:45 pm, was the main event of a tripleheader that also included a youth hockey game in the early afternoon.

After the traditional ceremonies, which this year included speeches by veteran and NY Senator Jake Ashby and Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello, a Lansingburgh native herself, the game began, with the winless Jets looking to spoil the party for the Cadets.

If only it were that simple.

Kellen Schreiber got the scoring started when he cashed in a power play goal just seconds into the man-advantage. Patrick Hill put the visitors on the board to tie the game, but Danny Wiese put LaSalle up for good, stuffing on past an overmatched Mason Surprenant to make it 2-1 Cadets. Giovanni Jarvis made it 3-1 right before intermission.

To paraphrase Herman's Hermits, the 2nd period was the same as the 1st, though most of the names were different in the scorebook. The Donohue brothers, Edward & Colin, each tallied a goal. The Jets' Bradley Ives tried to keep it close, pulling the Jets to within 5-2, but Wiese struck again to make it 6-2 heading into the final period.

In the 3rd period, LaSalle coach Tim Flanigan decided to be a riverboat gambler, and lifted starting goaltender Nate Hartkern for senior Alaina Winther, who hadn't played in a while. While Winther gave up three goals, Wiese countered that by adding two more goals, finishing with 6 points total on the night (4 goals, 2 assists), to put the game away. The Cadets, after losing to Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa the night before, kept the Jets out of the win column, 8-5.

Earlier, LaSalle had its annual alumni game, which this year consisted of 2 23 minute halves. Unlike Old Timers' Day games in baseball, for example, many of the players are recent graduates. Michael Nocera (2025) & Tom Ryan (2018) had 2 goals apiece to lead the white team over the blue team, also by an 8-5 score.

The day started with a Troy Hockey Association game between the homestanding Titans and Adirondack. The visitors came away with a 10-3 victory in front of a sparse crowd, as the bleachers wouldn't fill up until LaSalle began their day's events. The Cadets will have a full week of practice before returning to play the "Guilderville" Storm next Saturday at 5:45 pm.

Troy High sports review, through January 16

 Time is running out for swimming & bowling, with sectionals right around the corner. Basketball just continues to roll along.

Swimming:

Current record: 4-3.

The slumping Flying Devil Brothers fell to Niskayuna on Tuesday, but what was more telling was that it took a couple of days before the results were posted to Swimcloud. Hmmmmmm.

Next: A road trip to Ballston Spa on Tuesday.

Bowling:

Final regular season record: 7-7.

Don Poutre's club has dropped 4 matches in a row, having been swept by Lansingburgh on Thursday. The Knights remain the standard-bearers in the Colonial Council.

Next: The regular season is over, so the Flying Horses are idle until the league championships at Boulevard Bowl on February 3.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 8-2 (5-1 Colonial Council).

Your eyes do not deceive you. Reality hit the Horses when they lost to Lansingburgh on Tuesday, then came home and looked flat in a loss to Red Hook on Wednesday. However, Jamil Hood's club recovered to beat Mohonasen on Friday.

Next: A non-league road trip to old nemesis CBA on Tuesday, then returning home to play Ichabod Crane on Friday.

Women's basketball:

Current record: 9-2 (8-0 Colonial Council).

There's only one word to describe the blowouts over Lansingburgh & Mohonasen. Those teams ended up as roadkill. The 70 point margin of victory over the luckless Lady Knights was the biggest of the season for Troy, which then followed up by crushing Mohon by nearly 40. Ouch!

Next: The ladies will have three games in four days, staying on the road to play old rival Bethlehem on Wednesday, then Ichabod Crane on Friday, before returning home next Saturday to play Hudson Falls, a make-up date from last month's Glens Falls holiday tournament. Tip time there is 2 pm.

High School Fridays: Mohonasen @ Troy, 1/16/26

 Jamil Hood's Troy High squad needed to stanch the bleeding, if you will, after two consecutive losses. With Mohonasen in town, they couldn't afford another loss in Colonial Council loss, not with a non-league game at CBA looming next week.

After Mohon went to overtime to win the JV game, the varsity game started just before 7 pm. After the first quarter ended with the teams tied at 15, the Flying Horses took over.....

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Next week brings the road trip to CBA, and then, it's back to league play vs. Ichabod Crane a week from tonight.

Other scores: 

Women's basketball:

Corinth 73, Hartford 52.

Troy 79, Mohonasen 41. Will Harris' club has now won 4 in a row.

Shaker 79, Burnt Hills 28.

Catskill 66, Taconic Hills-Hawthorne Valley 21.

No other men's scores have been reported as of press time.

Thursday's high school & college scoreboard, 1/15

 High schools:

Swimming:

Guilderville 99, Burnt Hills-Scotia 75.

Ballston Spa 86, Shaker 84.

Mohonasen-Schalmont-Duanesburg 81, Hudson Falls-South Glens Falls 40.

Glens Falls 92 1/2, Gloversville-Mayfield-Fonda 77 1/2.

Queensbury 85, Amsterdam-Broadalbin-Perth 20.

Women's basketball:

Ichabod Crane 72, KIPP Capital 33.

Amsterdam 63, Scotia 42.

Broadalbin-Perth 47, Schuylerville 15.

Greenwich 86, Tamarac 31.

Saratoga Catholic 44, Hoosic Valley 37.

Mechanicville 59, Waterford 29.

Men's basketball:

Shaker 65, East Catholic (Connecticut) 54.

Hoosick Falls 87, Berlin-New Lebanon 32.

Colleges:

Women's basketball:

Binghamton 63, UAlbany 61.

Men's basketball:

UAlbany 69, Binghamton 53.

Wednesday's high school & college scoreboard, 1/14

 Wednesday was not a good day for Siena.

The men have now lost five of their last seven after falling to Sacred Heart, 86-80, in front of just over 4000 fans at MVP Arena.

Gavin Doty led Siena with 20 points in a losing effort. The Saints will try to get back on track Saturday at Manhattan (WJMZ, ESPN+, 2 pm).

Meanwhile, it was Kids' Day at Sacred Heart for the women, and the Lady Saints dropped their 3rd straight, 70-58. Amelia Wood (Averill Park) led Sacred Heart with a game high 21 points. Francesca Schiro led Siena, as she has most of the season, with 17 points. Siena returns home to play St. Peter's on Family Day on Saturday (WVCR, 2 pm).

Wednesday's high school scores:

Swimming:

Ravena 84, Albany 68.

Men's hockey:

Bethlehem 4, CD Jets 3. Both teams will be back in action Friday, as the Eagles host Adirondack, and the Jets will welcome Guilderville.

Adirondack 5, CBA 3. The Brothers will host Queensbury on Friday.

Women's basketball:

Schalmont 52, Ravena 51.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 45, Northville 38.

Granville 57, Argyle 42.

Hartford 55, North Warren 30.

Hudson 54, Chatham 36.

Galway 52, Lansingburgh 35. 

Whitehall 47, Hadley-Luzerne 11.

Warrensburg 57, Salem 40.

Johnstown 44, Duanesburg 19.

Mayfield 82, Fonda-Fultonville 39.

OESJ 70, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 34.

Corinth 84, Fort Edward 21.

Fort Plain-Canajoharie 45, Mekeel Christian 22.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 77, Middleburgh 17.

Men's basketball:

Hudson 98, Chatham 30.

Red Hook 70, Troy 51. Troy suffers its 2nd loss in 24 hours.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 60, OESJ 57.

Johnstown 44, Duanesburg 38.

Fort Plain 69, Loudonville Christian 66.

Schoharie 50, Canajoharie 38.

Fonda-Fultonville 80, Mayfield 55.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 65, Northville 49.

News & notes

 The women of LaSalle might've got caught looking ahead to a game vs. Albany Academy, coming up on Friday, such that Tuesday's game at McCormick Hall vs. the Academy of Holy Names, was a trap game after a sort. The Panthers have recovered after a slow start this season, and, in their 2nd appearance in as many seasons on WNYA, made the most of the opportunity presented to them in beating the Lady Cadets, 62-48.

Check the video:

1st year LaSalle coach David Crudo now has to get his team to regroup, with the Bears coming up on Friday.

Interestingly, former Shenendehowa star Meghan Huerter is in her first year of coaching as well, as she directs the LaSalle JV's. Huerter had graduated from UAlbany last spring.

The game of the week shifts to Thursday next week for another Wasaren League game. I think they're moving the high school game broadcasts around due to ratings, but it'd help if they promote the games more than they have. Just sayin'.

Meghan's sister, Jillian, quietly entered the transfer portal after last season, leaving Rutgers for Fairfield. The Lady Stags will be in town to play Siena on February 21.

The rest of Tuesday's high school action:

Swimming:

Bethlehem 101, Ballston Spa 63.

Saratoga 99, Schenectady-Colonie 72.

Shenendehowa 95, Shaker 76.

Gloversville-Mayfield-Fonda 85, Mohonasen-Schalmont-Duanesburg 58.

Fonda-Johnstown 86, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 70. 

Niskayuna 50, Troy-CBA-Columbia 43. The Flying Devil Brothers have dropped three straight.

Women's basketball:

Schoharie 45, Middleburgh 14.

Catskill 73, Germantown 12.

Coxsackie-Athens 60, Taconic Hills-Hawthorne Valley 28.

Greenville 47, Rensselaer-Loudonville Christian 35.

Maple Hill 44, Watervliet-Heatly 40.

Troy 91, Lansingburgh 21. Ouch! Troy has now won 3 in a row, the last two in blowout fashion.

Albany Academy 78, Catholic Central 42.

Ichabod Crane 52, Schalmont 33.

Voorheesville 60, Ravena 47.

Albany 59, Saratoga 53.

Colonie 59, Averill Park 22.

Shaker 67, Niskayuna 25.

Shenendehowa 74, Burnt Hills 24.

Ballston Spa 51, Bethlehem 35.

Mohonasen 54, Cohoes 25.

Men's basketball:

Averill Park 48, Colonie 44.

Columbia 55, Schenectady 38.

Shenendehowa 71, Burnt Hills 49.

Schalmont 69, Ichabod Crane 35.

Lansingburgh 83, Troy 74. Jamil Hood's squad suffers its first loss, but has to come right back to host Red Hook tonight.

Watervliet-Heatly 70, Maple Hill 51.

Mohonasen 51, Cohoes 37.

Coxsackie-Athens 62, Taconic Hills 60.

Shaker 68, Niskayuna 57.

Stillwater 66, Mechanicville 47.

Amsterdam 64, Gloversville 48.

Greenwich 76, Berlin-New Lebanon 27.

Salen 65, Warrensburg 42.

Corinth 56, Fort Edward 27.

Hoosic Valley 71, Hoosick Falls 61.

Fort Ann 45, Lake George 42.

Queensbury 68, Scotia 53.

Saratoga Catholic 67, Waterford 27.

Cambridge 69, Tamarac 61.

Monday's high school scoreboard, 1/12

 Women's basketball:

Ticonderoga 40, Hadley-Luzerne 39.

Schroon Lake 56, Hartford 39.

OESJ 75, Wells 17.

Salem 41, Berlin-New Lebanon 29.

Columbia 64, Schenectady 28.

Northville 41, Duanesburg 21.    

Rhinebeck 53, Hudson 26.

Glens Falls 49, Broadalbin-Perth 31.

South Glens Falls 55, Hudson Falls 42.

Hoosic Valley 46, Hoosick Falls 37.

Scotia 52, Queensbury 35.

Mechanicville 49, Stillwater 36. 

Lake George 57, Galway 43.

Amsterdam 66, Gloversville 29.

Greenwich 98, Emma Willard 13.

Tamarac 74, Cambridge 25.

Men's basketball:

LaSalle 68, Catskill 58.

Loudonville Christian 58, Hawthorne Valley 50.

Watervliet-Heatly 57, Chatham 35.

Middleburgh 64, Schoharie 51.

Quick shots: Breaking with tradition, LaSalle will have their annual hockey alumni game at 5 pm on Saturday, ahead of the annual Cadets For Vets game vs. the CD Jets. I think what they want to do is gin up some extra interest in both games. In the past, the alumni game was in the early afternoon, around 1 pm, but this year, public skating will be in the early afternoon, and then, LaSalle will take over around 4 to prep for what would be a doubleheader.... A quick reminder that for reasons unknown as of press time, WNYA's game of the week is tonight, with Holy Names vs. LaSalle. Tip time will be shortly after 7 pm, as opposed to the usual 6:30 pm start for Colonial Council games. Set your DVR's accordingly. The game is still listed for 6:30 pm, per the Albany Times-Union.

News & notes

 UAlbany linebacker Cam Stodghill (LaSalle) has transferred to Michigan State for the 2026 season, and has already started classes in East Lansing. Stodghill spent 3 seasons with the Great Danes, and felt he needed a change of scenery after two straight losing seasons.

Luckily for Stodghill and for Big 10 fans in the 518, Spectrum Cable has taken the Big 10 Network, a unit of Fox Sports, off its premium tier, and it's now available for all digital subscribers. The change took effect January 1. The timing is perfect, considering college baseball will be getting underway next month.

Siena snapped its losing streak Sunday in beating Mount St. Mary's , 67-50. Justice Shoats led Siena with 18 points. The Saints return home Wednesday to play Sacred Heart (WNYA, WJMZ, 7 pm).

Now, let's recap some weekend high school scores.

Men's hockey:

Saturday:

Queensbury 1, Syracuse 0.

Adirondack 6, Clarkstown 2.

Beekmantown 5, Saratoga 3.

LaSalle 5, Bethlehem 3. Brady Hansen & Danny Wiese had 2 goals each as the Cadets snapped a 3 game losing streak.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 5, Hawks 0.

CBA 8, McCann Tech 5.

Shenendehowa 10, Guilderville 1.

Men's basketball:

Saturday:

Wells 58, Fort Ann 51.

Washington Heights 70, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 66.

Green Tech 67, Our Lady of Lourdes 54.

KIPP Capital 74, KIPP College Prep 52.

Stillwater 73, Cohoes 33. The Tigers get blown out for the 2nd time in 24 hours.

Hudson Falls 68, Mechanicville 56.

LaSalle 53, Utica Academy of Science 40.

Women's basketball:

Saturday:

Northville 65, Warrensburg 28.

In compiling women's basketball rankings for this past week in today's Albany Times-Union, Troy High is mistakenly listed as being 8-2. They're 7-2 overall, but could go to 8-2 with a win over Lansingburgh tomorrow night.

Troy High sports review, through January 9

 Let's just jump right into it.

Bowling:

Current record: 7-4.

Don Poutre's club came out of the holiday break hot, beating Ravena & Schalmont, but, insofar as we know, gained a season split with Voorheesville. Thursday's match has not been reported as of press time, and, usually, if Poutre doesn't post anything in the morning announcements the next day, it's usually a sign Troy lost.

Next: 3 matches in 4 days for the 2nd straight week. Troy will be the "road" team vs. LaSalle on Monday, then travel to Mohonasen on Tuesday, before returning home for a rematch with Lansingburgh on Thursday.

Swimming:

Current record: 4-2.

The Flying Devil Brothers fell to Bethlehem as their midseason slump continues.

Next: Back home to face Niskayuna on Tuesday.

Women's basketball:

Current record: 7-2 (6-0 Colonial Council).

All signs now point to a 1st place showdown vs. Albany Academy on January 30 after Troy took down LaSalle on Tuesday, spoiling Kate Gilooly's return to Zotto Gym. Then, Will Harris' club crushed Cohoes on Friday. Kitty litter, anyone?

Next: The ladies host Lansingburgh on Tuesday, then travel to Mohonasen on Friday.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 7-0 (4-0 Colonial Council).

Jamil Hood's squad collected a receipt of their own from LaSalle, then obliterated Cohoes, as the Tigers made their first visit to Troy a night to forget.

Next: It's a battle for city bragging rights with Lansingburgh on Tuesday, and then, Mohonasen comes in on Friday.

High School Fridays: Tamarac @ Saratoga Catholic, 1/9/26

 The focus tonight is on the Wasaren League, as Tamarac visits Saratoga Catholic. The Bengals enter the game unbeaten in league play.

The live broadcast on WNYA was a little late in starting due to some tech issues, so viewers were given a few seconds of Seinfeld before the game. Part of the tech issues apparently involved the following livestream....

With the announcement that the next WNYA game will be on Tuesday, that leads people to think Siena will have the 7 pm window next Friday. Nope. Siena will be on the road next weekend after a mid-week game at MVP Arena on Wednesday.

Other scores:

Men: 

Troy 82, Cohoes 37.

Shaker 72, Schenectady 40.

Women:

Shaker 70, Schenectady 19.

Troy 72, Cohoes 38.

LaSalle 67, Catholic Central 47. LaSalle hosts Holy Names on WNYA on Tuesday.

Hoosic Valley 62, Emma Willard 21.

Shenendehowa 59, Albany 49.

Coxsackie-Athens 73, Rensselaer-Loudonville Christian 37.

Colonie 66, Saratoga 22.

News & notes

 WNYT's Rodger Wyland got on the stump for Saratoga & Notre Dame grad Anthony Weaver, who is interviewing for possible head coaching jobs in Atlanta, Arizona, and with the team that drafted him more than 20 years ago, Baltimore. This after being the defensive coordinator under Mike McDaniel in Miami this season. McDaniel was fired on Thursday. We think Weaver should look into a promotion with the Dolphins. Don't you?

Siena's women's basketball team saw their 6 game winning streak end at the hands of Rider on Thursday in a matinee, 61-59, spoiling Kids' Day for over 1600 fans at UHY Center. The Saints stay at home and will entertain Merrimack on Saturday in a benefit for the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY (WVCR, 2 pm). The men host Merrimack tonight at MVP Arena (WJMZ, 7 pm).

Thursday's high school scores:

Women's basketball:

Taconic Hills-Hawthorne Valley 34, Berlin-New Lebanon 16.

Burnt Hills 65, Guilderland 31.

Glens Falls 58, Queensbury 31.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 63, Fonda-Fultonville 18.

Mechanicville 64, Cambridge 24.

Stillwater 62, Waterford 22.

South Glens Falls 52, Gloversville 21.

Tamarac 67, Saratoga Catholic 59.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 46, Oneonta 39.

Scotia 37, Broadalbin-Perth 31. The Tartans held the Lady Patriots scoreless in the 4th quarter to secure the win.

Men's swimming:

Niskayuna 93, Burnt Hills-Scotia 72.

Glens Falls 91, Amsterdam-Broadalbin-Perth 23.

Fonda-Fultonville-Johnstown 95, Gloversville-Mayfield 85.

Men's wrestling:

Duanesburg-Schoharie 38, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 29.

Women's wrestling:

Shenendehowa 54, Averill Park 5.

News & notes

 They did everything but roll out the red carpet for incoming UAlbany football coach Tom Perkovich.

The school held a presser at Broadview Center, and lined up the cheerleaders on either side of the aisle to welcome Perkovich & his family.

Now, the job at hand for Perkovich, who said he was retaining about 50 players from the 2025 team, to get UAlbany back to the postseason.

Meanwhile, former coach Jared Ambrose claims he wasn't given a fair chance to succeed, and that AD Mark Benson had already announced a search for a coach prior to the Great Danes' win over Monmouth in the season finale in November. Benson isn't exactly a popular guy, as basketball fans will tell you, so maybe he'd be better served letting Perkovich settle in under his own terms.........

Belated congratulations to Tamarac men's basketball coach Eric Medved, who won his 200th game on Tuesday. Perfect timing, since the Bengals will be featured tomorrow night on WNYA vs. Saratoga Catholic (7 pm).

Troy High is looking for a new flag football coach after Frank Rogers, who founded the program, left to launch Union College's flag football program, which starts play next year. Talk about a tough act to follow.

Shaker welcomed back multi-sport star Melvin Brown on Tuesday, and he just missed a double-double with 9 points and 9 rebounds in Tuesday's win over Ballston Spa. All that does is give the Blue Bison one more weapon on the court as they look to secure the Blue division title in the Suburban Council.

Wednesday's high school scores:

Men's hockey:

Adirondack 5, CD Jets 1.

Saratoga 2, Bethlehem 1.

Women's basketball:

Schalmont 57, Niskayuna 49.

Rensselaer-Loudonville Christian 68, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 45.

Hadley-Luzerne 36, North Warren 31.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 63, Duanesburg 31.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 51, Schoharie 27.

Galway 52, Mekeel Christian 22.

Mayfield 65, Johnstown 53.

OESJ 61, Northville 53.

Corinth 47, Warrensburg 14.

Argyle 62, Fort Edward 26. 

Hartford 80, Salem 48.

Bethlehem 63, Catholic Central 37.

Fonda Fultonville 67, Fort Plain-Canajoharie 37.

Men's basketball:

Greenville 57, Cairo-Durham 34.

Lansingburgh 69, Ravena 59.

Loudonville Christian 58, Galway 45.

Johnstown 73, Mayfield 43.

Northville 67, OESJ 50.

Mechanicville 67, Waterford 32.

Fonda-Fultonville 74, Fort Plain 41.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 50, Schoharie 39.

Gloversville 49, Broadalbin-Perth 47.

Shenendehowa 58, Niskayuna 40.

Green Tech 62, Utica Proctor 52.

Troy High spring sports schedule released (except flag football)

 Troy High has released most of its spring sports schedule. Their outdoor track meets are scheduled mostly in mid-week. Flag football hasn't been released yet, and, for the first time, the women will field a varsity lacrosse team, on the strength of the successes the modified & junior varsity teams have enjoyed so far.

The following does not include outdoor track. Dates are subject to change due to weather or other issues.

March:

26: Women's lacrosse home opener vs. Hoosick Falls-Tamarac.

31: Men's lacrosse home opener vs. Voorheesville. Tennis home opener vs. LaSalle.

April:

2: Men's lacrosse vs. Greenwich-Cambridge.

7: Women's lacrosse vs. Johnstown.

8: Men's lacrosse vs. Hoosick Falls-Tamarac. Softball home opener vs. Academy of Holy Names.

10: Baseball & softball @ Ravena. Men's lacrosse @ Johnstown.

13: Tennis vs. Albany Academy.

14: Women's lacrosse @ LaSalle. Softball vs. Catholic Central.

15: Men's lacrosse vs. Stillwater-Mechanicville. Tennis @ Ravena.

16: Baseball & softball @ Schalmont. Women's lacrosse vs. Holy Names.

17: Men's lacrosse @ Mohonasen-Schenectady-Schalmont. Tennis @ Ichabod Crane.

20: Baseball & softball @ Cohoes. Tennis @ Mohonasen.

21: Women's lacrosse @ Voorheesville.

22: Baseball & softball vs. Lansingburgh. Tennis vs. Voorheesville. Men's lacrosse @ Lansingburgh.

23: Women's lacrosse @ Mohonasen-Schenectady-Schalmont.

24: Baseball & softball @ Mohonasen. Men's lacrosse @ Voorheesville. Tennis vs. Ravena.

27: Baseball & softball vs. LaSalle. Tennis @ Albany Academy.

28: Women's lacrosse @ Albany Academy. Tennis @ LaSalle (match at Prospect Park).

29: Baseball & softball @ Ichabod Crane. Men's lacrosse vs. Greenwich-Cambridge. Tennis vs. Schalmont.

30: Women's lacrosse vs. Cohoes.

May:

1: Baseball & softball vs. Albany Academy. Men's lacrosse @ Hoosick Falls-Tamarac. Tennis @ Schoharie.

4: Tennis @ Cobleskill-Richmondville.

5: Baseball & softball @ Voorheesville. Women's lacrosse @ Ichabod Crane.

6: Women's lacrosse vs. Johnstown. Tennis senior day vs. Ichabod Crane.

7: Baseball & softball vs. Cohoes. Women's lacrosse vs. Greenwich-Cambridge.

8: Men's lacrosse @ Stillwater-Mechanicville.

11: Baseball & softball @ Lansingburgh.

12: Women's lacrosse senior day vs. Emma Willard.

13: Men's lacrosse @ Mohonasen-Schenectady-Schalmont.

14: Baseball & softball senior day vs. Mohonasen.

15: Men's lacrosse senior day vs. Lansingburgh.

As of now, all the games are scheduled for 4:15-4:30, but some could be moved to evening starts before the season begins.

News & notes

 Siena University has wasted little time hiring a successor to men's lacrosse coach Liam Gleason, who passed away last month. Assistant coach Tim Cox, a Schenectady native, and who had joined the program with Gleason in 2018, has been promoted by the school.

The 2026 season likely will be dedicated in Gleason's memory.

Less than 2 months after the races took place, the Troy Turkey Trot committee donated $40,000 each to Unity House, the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY, and Joseph's House & Shelter, after more than 7500 runners competed on Thanksgiving Day.

The goal for the 2026 race? What else? Top it.

A year ago, Stephen Mulinio returned to Troy High with LaSalle, and the Cadets got the better of the Flying Horses that night.

Last night, Kate Gilooly, now a senior at LaSalle, had her "homecoming", if you will, spoiled by the Lady Horses, as Will Harris' club collected a receipt from last season, 64-51. Birthday girl Kiana Tiernan led the way for Troy with a double-double (23 points, 19 rebounds), while Amaya Harris added 17 points & 12 boards. LaSalle stats were not submitted as of press time.

Across town at McCormick Hall, Troy remained undefeated in collecting a receipt of their own, 59-54. No stats have been reported as of press time.

The rest of Tuesday's scores:

Women's basketball:

Albany 49, Bethlehem 35.

Saratoga 55, Schenectady 18.

Albany Academy 72, Mohonasen 27.

Academy of Holy Names 56, Ichabod Crane 40.

Voorheesville 78, Cohoes 26.

Schalmont 60, Lansingburgh 34.

Ravena 57, Catholic Central 40.

Colonie 72, Columbia 36.

Shenendehowa 75, Niskayuna 39.

Men's basketball:

CBA 69, Averill Park 34.

Shaker 77, Ballston Spa 51.

Voorheesville 67, Cohoes 40.

Catskill 88, Maple Hill 69.

Taconic Hills  62, Hawthorne Valley 40.

Hartford 69, Salem 32.

Greenwich 63, Cambridge 56.

Corinth 94, Warrensburg 49.

Burnt Hills 58, Guilderland 53.

Queensbury 37, South Glens Falls 33.

Colonie 57, Columbia 50.

Fort Ann 55, Whitehall 47.

Fort Edward 64, Argyle 28.

Tamarac 66, Hoosic Valley 52.

Men's bowling:

Troy 18, Schalmont 14. Troy (7-3) has won two straight to start the 2nd half.

Men's swimming:

Bethlehem 53, Troy-CBA-Columbia 40. The Flying Devil Brothers have dropped 2 in a row.

Saratoga 95, Shaker 70.

Guilderville 92, Ballston Spa 75.

Shenendehowa 99, Albany 60.

Postponement update, 1/6

 With mixed precipitation in the forecast for tonight, mostly in the north country, some events have already been postponed.

Men's basketball:

Saratoga Catholic @ Stillwater-rescheduled for January 31.

Mechanicville @ Waterford-rescheduled for Wednesday.

Cairo-Durham @ Greenville. No make-up date set.

Broadalbin-Perth @ Glens Falls. No make-up date set.

Bowling:

Ichabod Crane-Chatham @ Taconic Hills.

LaSalle @ Voorheesville-rescheduled for January 20.

Berlin-New Lebanon @ Stillwater.

Saratoga Catholic @ Waterford.

Men's swimming:

Berlin-New Lebanon @ Pittsfield-rescheduled for January 28.

Wrestling:

Mechanicville-Stillwater @ Galway-rescheduled for January 27.

Monday's high school scoreboard, 1/5

 Women's basketball:

South Glens Falls 56, Queensbury 41.

Mechanicville 44, Waterford 33.

Stillwater 69, Saratoga Catholic 20.

Amsterdam 67, Schuylerville 39.

Glens Falls 57, Hudson Falls 39.

Women's bowling:

Schenectady 23, Bethlehem 5.

Men's basketball:

Mount Anthony 56, Hoosick Falls 48.

Oneonta 63, Cobleskill-Richmondville 49.

Johnstown 64, Scotia 54.

Middleburgh 80, Cherry Valley-Springfield 44.

Duanesburg 46, Cairo-Durham 44.

Weekend sports roundup, 1/2-4

 Delanie Hill led 5 Great Danes in double figures as UAlbany took down UMass-Lowell, 74-62, on Kids' Day at Broadview Center on Saturday. The matinee attracted just under 1500 fans, which speaks to a lack of pre-game promotion outside the campus. Albany (11-4) will play Bryant this Saturday.

On the other hand, the Albany men have dropped three in a row after falling to Lowell, 71-83. Amir Lindsey had 19 points, leading 4 Great Danes in double figures. The men will have Kids' Day, sponsored by the United Way, this Saturday vs. Bryant.

Siena's men snapped a 3 game losing streak on Sunday in toppling Rider, 74-65. Gavin Doty led the Saints with 19 points. They'll be back Friday at MVP Arena vs. Merrimack.

The turn of the year hasn't slowed down the women at Siena, though, as they ran their current winning streak to 6 in a row in beating Iona, 94-80, on Saturday. A Kids' Day matinee is under way as we speak vs. Iona. Results tomorrow.

Union College's men's hockey team came out of the holiday break, thumping Royal Military College in an exhibition, 9-0, on Saturday. Tomato can city. The same, however, cannot be said for the women, who have now gone winless in their last 4 games (0-3-1) after falling to Brown, 3-1, Saturday night.

There's something about Vermont that turns 518 college teams into weaklings.

We know about the dominance the Catamounts have enjoyed vs. Albany in basketball. Vermont's hockey team had their way with RPI on Saturday night, with a 3-0 shutout. RPI falls to 5-14 with the loss. The women aren't that much better, at 6-17, after losing to Yale, 7-2, on Saturday.

Time to catch up on high school action from the weekend:

Men's hockey:

Friday:

West Seneca East 5, Hawks 3.

Rome Free Academy 5, CD Jets 0.

Shenendehowa 3, CBA 1.

Mohawk Valley 4, Guilderville 3.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa @ Churchville-Chili, postponed, no make-up date set.

Saturday:

West Seneca West 5, Hawks 0.

Rome Free Academy 9, Guilderville 2.

Waterton-Immaculate Heart 11, CD Jets 2.

Queensbury 5, LaSalle 1. The Cadets have dropped three straight.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa @ Oswego, postponed, no make-up date set.

Saratoga 5, Plattsburgh 0.

Women's basketball:

Friday:

Burnt Hills 65, Johnstown 31.

Cambridge 41, Salem 20.

Saturday:

Corinth 36, South Glens Falls 35.

OESJ 58, Fort Plain-Canajoharie 28.

Albany 65, Binghamton 31.

LaSalle 45, Catskill 23.

Men's basketball:

Hadley-Luzerne 51, Salem 40.

Fort Edward 54, Hartford 52.

Burnt Hills 69, South Glens Falls 54.

Potsdam 92, Granville 43.

Amsterdam 63, Voorheesville 35.

Lansingburgh 68, Hoosic Valley 52.

Fort Ann 61, Hawthorne Valley 48.

Fort Plain 76, OESJ 29.

Duanesburg 58, Schoharie 51.

Greenville 66, Middleburgh 49.

Bethlehem 69, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 66.

Argyle 63, Warrensburg 55.

Stillwater 56, Moriah 46.

Saturday:

Colonie 61, Monroe-Woodbury 47.

Ticonderoga 58, Lake George 48.

Cambridge 68, Greenwich 44.

Saratoga 90, Rutland 45.

Saratoga Catholic 79, Corinth 51.

LaSalle 73, Ballston Spa 67.

KIPP Capital 97, On-Tech Charter 37.

Green Tech 62, Hudson Falls 42.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 86, Voorheesville 55.

Hawthorne Valley 62. Warrensburg 57.

Hartford 49, Salem 48.

Fort Ann 88, Argyle 39.

Canajoharie 43, Little Falls 33.

Granville 56, Moriah 46.

Potsdam 85, Stillwater 61.

Sunday:

Niskayuna 59, Albany 53.

Troy High sports review, through January 2

 Welcome to 2026. The biggest tests for Troy's sports teams are still to come.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 5-0 (2-0 Colonial Council).

Unlike the College Football Playoffs, there was almost no rust for Jamil Hood's squad after 2 weeks of nothing but practices, as they held off Watervliet-Heatly, 54-47, on Friday night.

Next: It's a trip to noisy McCormick Hall at LaSalle on Tuesday, and, then, Cohoes, blown out by Cobleskill-Richmondville, comes in next Friday.

Women's basketball:

Current record: 5-2 (4-0 Colonial Council).

The Glens Falls Holiday Tournament was turned into a 1 day double dip, as Monday's game vs. Hudson Falls was cancelled, sparing the Bulldogs a likely beatdown. The host Black Bears, however, collected a receipt on Will Harris and the Lady Horses on Tuesday.

Next: Kate Gilooly returns to Zotto Gym with LaSalle on Tuesday, and then, it's a trip to Cohoes.

Bowling & swimming resume this week:

Bowling: 

Monday vs. Ravena.

Tuesday @ Schalmont.

Thursday vs. Voorheesville.

Swimming: 

Tuesday vs. Bethlehem.

High School Fridays: Like looking in a mirror (Watervliet-Heatly @ Troy, 1/2/26)

Six-plus years ago, Watervliet High made its first visit to Zotto Gym to scrimmage Troy before the 2019-20 season.

Tonight, they played in a game that counted.

Jamil Hood's Flying Horses hadn't played in 2 weeks after blowing out Ravena on December 19. Watervliet-Heatly, as it's now known, had some game action in the interim, and it was just a question of whether or not Troy had fresh legs, or if the layoff would prove costly, just like we've seen in the College Football Playoffs.

Troy opened the evening by winning the JV game. However, the school decided to only stream the varsity match on Hudl:

Troy High School | High School Sports | Home | Hudl

Troy, now 5-0 (2-0 Colonial Council) had seen its mirror image, and I'd guess this is because many of the players on both teams have been tutored by Coach Hood.

League play resumes on Tuesday, when Troy visits LaSalle.

Other scores as of press time:

Greenwich 96, Ticonderoga 53.

Cambridge 79, Lake George 54.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 64, Cohoes 26. That doesn't bode well for the Tigers when they play Troy next Friday night at Zotto Gym.

News & notes

 All along, I'd been under the impression that Watervliet and Troy had never played each other.

A quick Google search on New Year's Eve proved me wrong.

Turns out the two teams met in November 2019 in what was really a pre-season scrimmage. Tomorrow night, it's for reals, as the kids say today. The Cannoneers make their first regular season visit to Zotto Gym, now united with Heatly. Back in 2019, 'Vliet was in the Colonial Council, where Troy is now, while the Flying Horses were in the Suburban Council. Today, Watervliet-Heatly plays in the Patroon Conference, which absorbed the Central Hudson Valley League a few years back to welcome Heatly, Germantown, Cairo-Durham, et al.

Tip time is approximately 6:30 pm. Dress warm.

Now, let's take a look at Wednesday's scoreboard:

Women's basketball:

Hartford 76, Berlin-New Lebanon 31.

Fort Plain-Canajoharie 55, Brookfield 52.

Warrensburg 52, Cambridge 29.

Men's basketball:

Edmeston 56, Fort Plain 48.