Wednesday's sectional scoreboard, 5/20

 Women's lacrosse:

Class B:

Niskayuna 21, South Glens Falls 4.

Queensbury 24, Troy 3. The Lady Spartans end a 7 game losing streak, and Troy's 5 game winning streak.

Columbia 25, Ballston Spa 5.

Next Thursday:

Niskayuna @ Bethlehem.

Queensbury @ Columbia.

Class C:

Averill Park 25, Scotia 4. The Golden Knights will play Burnt Hills next Thursday.

Baseball:

Class AA:

Bethlehem 11, Amsterdam 1.

Columbia 2, Burnt Hills 1.

Class A:

Lansingburgh 3, Schalmont 2.

Ichabod Crane 9, Hudson Falls 8.

Class B:

Taconic Hills 12, Catskill 8.

Granville 10, Mechanicville 5.

Chatham 10, Salem-Cambridge 4.

Coxsackie-Athens 5, Tamarac 3.

Fonda-Fultonville 5, Cobleskill-Richmondville 4.

Schuylerville 5, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 0.

Hoosick Falls 4, Johnstown 3.

Cairo-Durham 9, Hudson 4.

Class C:

Stillwater 4, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2.

Waterford 8, Hoosic Valley 7.

Schoharie 1, OESJ 0.

Hadley-Luzerne 6, Whitehall 5.

Greenwich 14, Galway 4.

Lake George 5, Mayfield 3.

Class D:

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 7, Northville-Wells 2.

Men's lacrosse:

Class B:

Troy 14, Amsterdam 4.

News & notes

 The Tri-City ValleyCats welcomed back Jake Reinisch (Shen/Wake Forest), who made an immediate impact offensively, and said goodbye to pitcher Stephen Still, whose contract was transferred to the Baltimore Orioles.

Unfortunately, John Montes hit two home runs to lift Trois Rivieres (Three Rivers) to a 6-4 win over the slumping 'Cats, who've now lost 6 in a row. Game 2 is this morning at 10 am, the first of four Education Days on the schedule.

Tuesday's high school scoreboard:

Flag football (some scores have not been published yet, just the winners):

Class A semi-finals:

Shaker def. Albany.

Colonie def. Shenendehowa.

A rematch of the Town of Colonie Cup at CBA on Friday at 7 pm.

Class B semi-finals:

Columbia def. Mohonasen.

Troy def. Ballston Spa.

Troy will have a chance to avenge their May 4 loss to the Blue Devils on Friday at 5 pm.

Class C:

Holy Trinity def. Ravena.

Catskill def. Broadalbin-Perth.

Catskill will try to bring a title home to the Patroon Conference on Friday at 3 pm.

Women's lacrosse:

Class A:

Saratoga 14, Guilderland 8. The Lady Streaks will play Shaker next Wednesday.

Class D: 

LaSalle 8, Johnstown 6. LaSalle will next play Schuylerville May 27.

Voorheesville 15, Greenwich-Cambridge 4.

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 22, Holy Names 18.

Baseball:

Class AAA:

Shaker 1, Guilderland 0. The Blue Bison will begin a 3 game series vs. Saratoga at Shuttleworth Park in Amsterdam Friday night.

Albany 3, CBA 2.

Colonie 5, Shenendehowa 4.

The Wolfpack & Falcons will meet in Amsterdam starting Friday afternoon.

Class B:

Catskill 4, Watervliet 2. The Kats will play Taconic Hills today in the quarterfinals.

Softball:

Class AA:

Niskayuna 2, Amsterdam 0. Nisky will visit Columbia tomorrow.

Class A:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 6, Scotia 1. The Bulldogs will next play at Ichabod Crane tomorrow.

Cohoes 5, Broadalbin-Perth 2. The Tigers play Averill Park tomorrow.

Class B:

Chatham 10, Holy Names 1.

Schuylerville 9, Taconic Hills 5.

LaSalle 8, Voorheesville 2.

Holy Trinity 7, Mechanicville 6.

Hoosick Falls 12, Johnstown 0 (5 innings).

Fonda-Fultonville 12, Cobleskill-Richmondville 9.

Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 5, Granville 1.

Tamarac 19, Catskill 0 (5 innings).

The quarterfinals are tomorrow at Chatham, LaSalle, Hoosick Falls, & Tamarac.

Class C:

Maple Hill 10, Lake George 8. The Wildcats advance to play Galway tomorrow.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo def. Berlin-New Lebanon.

Whitehall 5, Stillwater 0.

Schoharie 6, Mayfield 3. Schoharie will next play Hoosic Valley tomorrow.

Saratoga Catholic 10, Warrensburg 5. The Saints will visit Greenwich tomorrow.

2026 Section 2 men's lacrosse sectional pairings released

 The last set of sectional brackets are out, this time for men's lacrosse. Siena University will host the finals in all 4 classes on May 30.

Class A:

Saturday:

CBA @ Saratoga. Winner will play at Shaker next Wednesday, May 27.

Colonie @ Shenendehowa. Winner will play at Guilderland on May 27.

Class B:

Wednesday:

Amsterdam @ Troy. Winner to play Niskayuna on Saturday.

Also Saturday:

LaSalle @ South Glens Falls.

Columbia @ Ballston Spa.

Queensbury @ Bethlehem.

Semi-finals are at Nisky and either Ballston Spa or Columbia on May 27.

Class C:

Only 4 teams are entered, and they'll go directly to the semi-finals on May 27:

Scotia @ Burnt Hills.

Averill Park @ Glens Falls.

Class D:

Saturday:

Greenwich-Cambridge @ Voorheesville. Winner to play Schuylerville May 27.

Hoosick Falls @ Johnstown. Winner to play Stillwater-Mechanicville May 27.

Good luck to all the teams.

Monday's high school scoreboard, 5/18

 Men's tennis:

Class A final:

Columbia 6, Queensbury 1.

Softball:

Bay Ridge Prep 11, Albany Academy 6.

Colonie & Columbia played to a 3-3 tie.

North Warren 12, Moriah 4.

Men's lacrosse:

Shaker 9, Guilderland 6.

Niskayuna 22, Burnt Hills 12.

LaSalle 16, Voorheesville 5.

Amsterdam 14, Broadalbin-Perth 5.

Colonie 14, Queensbury 12.

Mechanicville-Stillwater 13, Johnstown 5.

Baseball:

Stillwater 9, Schuylerville 4.

Later this morning, the sectional pairings for men's lacrosse will be released, and we'll have them this afternoon.

Section 2 2026 softball & baseball sectional pairings released

 Welp, the silly season is officially here with baseball & softball sectionals. For softball, the road leads not to Luther Forest in Malta, but somewhere closer to home for most teams this year. For baseball, it's, of course, Joe Bruno Stadium.

Softball first:

Class AAA:

Wednesday:

Shaker @ Guilderland. Winner to play Shenendehowa at Queensbury May 28.

Also May 28 @ Queensbury:

Saratoga vs. Colonie.

The finals are----surprise!!---at Lansingburgh 2 weeks from today.

Class AA:

Tuesday (weather permitting):

Amsterdam @ Niskayuna. Winner to play @ Columbia on Thursday.

Also Thursday:

Troy @ Queensbury. The Lady Spartans finished the regular season 16-3, opposite Troy's 15-4 ledger, and Section II drops Troy into the #6 seed.

South Glens Falls @ Burnt Hills. The defending champions are a #4 seed, but have played one fewer game than the Bulldogs, who are at 16-4. See a pattern here, pilgrims?

Ballston Spa @ Bethlehem. I don't think all of Bethlehem's games have been reported. If they have, they have the fewest wins of a #2 seed in the field.

Let's stop for a moment. The seeds are mostly wrong, just like in volleyball. Strength of schedule, again, is the excuse, but it's not valid. Here's how the seeds should be:

1. Queensbury.

2. South Glens Falls.

3. Troy. 

4. Columbia.

5. Burnt Hills.

6. Ballston Spa.

7. Bethlehem.

8. Niskayuna.

9. Amsterdam.

It's clear someone in Section II doesn't want Troy hosting a 1st round game. With these adjusted seedings, Queensbury would host either Nisky or Amsterdam. South High would be home for Bethlehem, and Troy hosts Ballston Spa. 

Section II, stop insulting the fans' intelligence! Yesterday!

The semi-finals are at Lansingburgh May 28. The Knights will also host the final June 1.

Class A:

Tuesday (weather permitting):

Scotia @ Cobleskill-Richmondville. Winner to play Ichabod Crane on Thursday.

Broadalbin-Perth @ Cohoes. The winner plays Averill Park on Thursday.

Also Thursday:

Hudson Falls @ Glens Falls.

Ravena @ Schalmont.

Semi-finals are at Troy High (!) May 27, with Lansingburgh hosting the finals May 30.

Class B:

Tuesday (weather permitting):

Holy Names @ Chatham.

Schuylerville @ Taconic Hills.

Voorheesville @ LaSalle.

Holy Trinity @ Mechanicville.

Johnstown @ Hoosick Falls.

Coxsackie-Athens @ Fonda-Fultonville.

Catskill @ Tamarac.

Quarterfinals are set for Thursday at the higher seeds. Lansingburgh hosts the semi-finals on  May 27, and the finals on May 30.

Class C:

Tuesday (weather permitting):

Maple Hill @ Lake George. Winner plays @ Galway on Thursday.

Berlin-New Lebanon @ Berne-Knox-Westerlo.

Stillwater @ Whitehall.

Mayfield @ Schoharie. Winner travels to play Hoosic Valley on Thursday.

Warrensburg @ Saratoga Catholic. Winner will be at Greenwich on Thursday.

Quarterfinals will be at the higher seeds on Thursday. Semi-finals are at OESJ May 27, with the finals at Lansingburgh May 30.

Class D:

Thursday:

Northville @ Salem. Winner plays Argyle May 27.

Fort Edward @ Fort Ann.

Germantown @ Duanesburg.

The semi-finals are at Queensbury May 27. Lansingburgh has the finals May 30.

Baseball:

Class AAA:

Tuesday (weather permitting):

Guilderland @ Shaker. Winner will play Saratoga in a best of 3 at Amsterdam starting Friday.

Albany @ CBA.

Shenendehowa @ Colonie. The winners of these two games also will meet in Amsterdam starting Friday.

The finals will be a best of 3 at Bruno Stadium starting May 29.

Class AA:

Wednesday:

Amsterdam @ Bethlehem. Winner to play South Glens Falls on Friday.

Burnt Hills @ Columbia. Winner plays Mohonasen on Friday.

Also Friday:

Troy @ Queensbury.

Ballston Spa @ Niskayuna.

Semi-finals will be next Monday, Memorial Day, at Bruno Stadium, which also hosts the finals, a best of 3 series, starting May 29.

Class A:

Wednesday:

Schalmont @ Lansingburgh. Winner plays at Averill Park on Friday.

Ichabod Crane @ Hudson Falls. Winner to play Ravena on Friday.

Also Friday:

Glens Falls @ Broadalbin-Perth.

Cohoes @ Scotia.

Semi-finals will be in Guilderland on Memorial Day, with the finals at Bruno Stadium May 28.

Class B:

Tuesday (weather permitting):

Catskill @ Watervliet. Winner to play Taconic Hills on Wednesday.

Rensselaer @ Fonda-Fultonville. Winner to play Cobleskill-Richmondville on Wednesday.

Hoosick Falls @ Voorheesville. Winner goes to Johnstown on Wednesday.

Also Wednesday:

Granville @ Mechanicville.

Chatham @ Salem-Cambridge.

Tamarac @ Coxsackie-Athens.

Canajoharie-Ft. Plain @ Schuylerville.

Hudson @ Cairo-Durham.

The quarterfinals are at higher seeds on Friday, with the semifinals at Saratoga (East Side Rec.) May 26, and the finals at Bruno Stadium May 28.

Class C:

Wednesday:

Stillwater @ Berne-Knox-Westerlo. Winner to play Maple Hill on Friday.

Waterford @ Hoosic Valley.

Schoharie @ OESJ.

Whitehall @ Hadley-Luzerne. Winner to play Saratoga Catholic on Friday.

Galway @ Greenwich.

Mayfield @ Lake George.

Semi-finals @ Lansingburgh on Memorial Day, and the finals at Bruno Stadium May 27.

Class D:

Wednesday:

Northville @ Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons. Winner to play Hartford on Friday.

Also Friday:

Germantown @ Duanesburg.

Middleburgh @ Fort Ann.

Argyle @ North Warren.

The semi-finals are at Adirondack Community College on Memorial Day, with the finals at Bruno Stadium on May 27.

Good luck to all the teams.

News & notes

 The Albany Firebirds are still undefeated in AF1, but this was the closest call of the season. Albany escaped with a 60-57 win over Michigan on Saturday, surviving a last second replay challenge over what the hosts thought was an illegal defense, but wasn't. The 'Birds return home May 30 at MVP Arena, as they have this week off.

Troy High's unified basketball team has reached the semi-finals of a tournament, with the game to be played at MVP Arena on Wednesday. Start time not yet announced. As previously noted, the unified teams are working with Special Olympics. MVP Arena's website has no information at press time on teams, times, or dates.

Another night, another loss for the Tri-City ValleyCats as they were swept by Quebec, 4-1, on Sunday. The losing streak has reached 5 in a row, and with Three Rivers coming in on Tuesday, the 'Cats will need some help, fast.

A couple of quick notes. As we've seen, Arlo Marynczak (Bethlehem/Siena) is working out of the bullpen as a relief pitcher so far this season, as he recovers from a late season injury from last year. Jake Reinisch (Shenendehowa/Wake Forest) is on the IL, but could be back for either Three Rivers or Brockton this week. Despite a standout performance on Friday, Aaron Whitley (Niskayuna) sat out Saturday's game, when the 'Cats could have used him late, as they did with Amani Larry. Those type of in-game decisions have Carlos Mendoza on the hot seat with the Mets, and the same fate could await Tri-City manager Greg Tagert if things do not improve.

Weekend high school roundup:

Softball:

Coxsackie-Athens 11, Maple Hill 6.

Troy 13, Lansingburgh 0 (5 innings).

Cobleskill-Richmondville 8, Mayfield 2.

Taconic Hills 8, Red Hook 6.

Scotia 16, Gloversville 4 (5 innings).

Men's lacrosse:

Saturday:

Voorheesville 11, Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 7.

Sunday:

Shenendehowa 8, Liverpool 7.

Baseball:

Sunday:

LaSalle 9, Lansingburgh 6.

Contrary to what had been assumed, there was no consolation game in the Uncle Sam tournament reported. LaSalle wins the tournament, completing a season sweep of the Knights.

Flag football sectionals:

Class A:

Shaker def. Schenectady.

Albany def. Bethlehem.

Shenendehowa def. Guilderland.

Colonie def. Niskayuna.

Tuesday:

Albany @ Shaker.

Shen @ Colonie.

Class B:

Ballston Spa def. Burnt Hills. The Scotties travel to Troy tomorrow night, weather permitting.

Also Tuesday:

Mohonasen @ Columbia.

Class C:

Holy Trinity def. Albany Leadership.

Ravena def. Ichabod Crane.

Broadalbin-Perth 26, KIPP Capital 7.

Catskill 41, Lansingburgh 0.

Tuesday:

Broadalbin-Perth @ Catskill.

Ravena @ Holy Trinity.

With six, you take a loss (Quebec @ Tri-City, 5/16/26)

 Former Major League Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti wrote, nearly 40 years ago, that "the game is designed to break your heart". Over the last two nights, the Tri-City ValleyCats, and their fans, have had their hearts broken.

After losing, 4-3, on Friday, the 'Cats were back at it against the defending Frontier League champion Quebec Capitales on Saturday night. The crowd was smaller than it was on Friday, and Adam Cohen was back in the PA/broadcast booth after Brian Cady filled in on Friday.

Speaking of being filled in, team president Rick Murphy explained the absence of a foam replica head of Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs. The head is "in production" and pending approval from the Mayor's office, hence the use of former Mayor Jerry Jennings this weekend, and, likely, Applyrs' direct predecessor, Kathy Sheehan, until the new head is ready. That solves that mystery.

And it seemed as though, over the first six innings, that the 'Cats had finally figured out how to beat Quebec, which came in having beaten Tri-City in three straight games, dating back to last season's playoffs. Starter Brayden Barreto went the first five innings, and, well, MLB fans can sympathize with this, left with a no-hitter. Reliever Nate Nabholz extended the potential no-no to six innings. Meanwhile, the ValleyCat offense came to life.

In the 5th, with Tri-City already up, 1-0, Dylan Broderick slammed a solo homer to right field that appeared to clear the shrubbery, to make it 2-0. David Glancy was hit by a pitch by Quebec starter Emile Boies, the 2nd time Glancy had been hit in the game, and fans were calling for Boies to be ejected. Didn't happen. Glancy was left stranded.

To the 7th. Nabholz got in trouble right away, as Torin Montgomery singled to end the no-hit bid. He would score on a single by Antonio Valdez. Nabholz committed an error trying to throw out Chavez Young, allowing two runs to score. Kyle Crowl cranked a 3 run homer to put Quebec up, 6-2, heading into the 7th inning stretch.

In the home 7th, with one out, Glancy took Quebec reliever Yukto Nakata deep, getting Tri-City back to within three at 6-3. Ben Smith was shaky in the final two innings, but slammed the door on the Capitales to give Tri-City a chance, again, to win it in the bottom of the 9th.

In that final frame, with one out, Broderick doubled. Glancy brought him home with a single to make it 6-4. Instead of calling on Cooper Morgan, who closed Friday's win, Quebec opted to use Conner Floyd, and at that point, it looked like this move would backfire on the Capitales. Amani Larry came on to pinch hit with 2 outs, and it looked like that it was an instant replay of Friday's finish, as Larry popped to 2nd. However, the ump ruled that Quebec catcher Yuta Hamada had interfered with Larry, and the bases were loaded. But, Brayden Jobert struck out to end the game.

Tri-City has lost four in a row overall, and four in a row to Quebec dating back to last September. They'll try to break both strings today at 5 pm.

Troy High sports review, through May 16

 Sectionals begin this coming week, weather permitting. The women's teams have the momentum. The guys? Well...........!

Softball:

Final regular season record: 15-4 (12-1 Colonial Council).

Sean Geisel's club sent a very strong message to the rest of Section 2 over the last 48 hours. Three games, three mercy rule wins, all shutouts. Mohonasen, Holy Names, & Lansingburgh fell by a combined total of 46-0 over the last 48 hours. Ouch, babe! And Troy started the week by clipping 'Burgh, 3-2.

Next: Sectional pairings will be announced Monday. Troy will scrimmage Averill Park, weather permitting, on Tuesday, before their first sectional game.

Flag football:

Final regular season record: 10-2.

Albany Leadership was roadkill on Monday, to the tune of 64-12. Even the Times-Union's Kyra Santicola has jumped on the Troy bandwagon.

Next: The Lady Horses would love to send coach Frank Rogers off to Union College with a sectional title. The first step comes Tuesday against the winner of tonight's game between Burnt Hills & Ballston Spa.

Women's lacrosse:

Final regular season record: 10-6.

In a word, history. 43 seasons of lacrosse at Troy High, and the women are the 1st ones to finish with a winning record, punctuating the feat with a 15-3 thumping of Albany in Wednesday's season finale.

Next: It's off to the North Country, with a 5 game winning streak on the line, vs. Queensbury, which has lost 7 in a row, and 8 of their last 9, Tuesday afternoon.

Men's lacrosse:

Final regular season record: 4-10.

Zach Gill's club defeated Mohonasen-Schalmont-Schenectady, but dropped their Senior Night finale in a tight one to Voorheesville.

Next: Sectional pairings will be announced on Tuesday.

Baseball:

Current record: 7-12.

Trevor McCarthy's club defeated Lansingburgh & Mohonasen, but were mercy ruled by LaSalle on Friday in the first round of the Uncle Sam tournament.

Next: The season ends tomorrow vs. Tamarac in the Uncle Sam consolation game. Sectional pairings will be announced on Monday.

News & notes

 If it sounded like you were at the wrestling matches instead of Bruno Stadium for the Tri-City ValleyCats' home opener vs. Quebec, there's a good reason for that.

Brian Cady is back.

Cady was MIA during the Section II basketball sectionals at HVCC, but there was no mistaking his voice issuing from the PA booth at The Joe. The "Round Mound of Sound" has been the PA voice of the 'Cats for a bit, but last night was more pronounced than usual to get the fans fired up.

On to the game.

1st pitch was delayed to 6:42 pm due to the opening night intros of both teams. It's an annual thing that you get used to. Quebec drew first blood in the 3rd with 2 outs. Arturo DeFreitas drew a walk, and moved to 2nd on a wild pitch by Tri-City starter Austin Dill. David "Bend it like" Mendham then deposited a 2 run homer over the left field fence to give the Capitales a 2-0 lead. Quebec added a run in the 3rd on a sacrifice fly by Eddie Halopian.

Quebec starter Francis Ferguson held the 'Cats scoreless through 5 innings. In the 6th, reliever Halley Gollert gave up a solo homer to "Well dressed" Amani Larry to get Tri-City on the board. In the 7th, with Aaron Whitley (Niskayuna) on board, David Glancy launched a 2 run homer, after the Capitales had scored in the top half, to get within a run at 4-3.

Tri-City had a chance to win it in the 9th after Arlo Marynczak (Bethlehem) held the Capitales scoreless in the top half of the frame. But, with 2 outs, Cooper Morgan got Larry to fly out to center to seal the win for Quebec, sending the 'Cats to their 3rd straight loss.

Game two will start on time tonight at 6:30.

The Uncle Sam baseball tournament has indeed returned as well, with day 1 taking place Friday at Lansingburgh. The hosts blew away Tamarac, 14-2, in 5 innings, and LaSalle did the same to Troy High, 11-1, also in 5. The Knights & Cadets meet again tomorrow at 12:30 pm., with the Bengals & Flying Horses playing the consolation game, presumably at 10 am.

Back to the ValleyCats for a moment. Apparently, they couldn't find any black or brown foam to create a replica head for Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs, so they instead went to the vaults for a Jerry Jennings head for the Mayor's Race in the middle of the 6th inning. Had a feeling something like this would happen. We'll look further into it.

The rest of Friday's high school scores:

Men's lacrosse:

Voorheesville 10, Troy 9. The Blackbirds sweep the season series.

Softball:

Warrensburg 8, Fort Edward 7.

Albany Academy 14, Convent of The Sacred Heart 4 (5 innings).

Voorheesville 10, Fonda-Fultonville 2.

Troy 22, Holy Names 0 (5 innings). 

Niskayuna 8, Albany 2.

Columbia 11, Saratoga 9.

South Glens Falls 9, Amsterdam 0.

Ichabod Crane 2, LaSalle 0.

Taconic Hills 3, Catskill 0.

Hudson Falls 13, Gloversville 1 (5 innings).

Mohonasen 3, Lansingburgh 1. Mohon recovers after getting blown out by Troy on Thursday.

Coxsackie-Athens 7, Cairo-Durham 6.

Hoosic Valley 15, Stillwater 4.

North Warren 8, Hartford 5.

Greenwich 10, Tamarac 4.

Whitehall 12, Granville 3.

Argyle 2, Fort Ann 0.

Hadley-Luzerne 8, North Warren 2.

Ballston Spa 2, Shenendehowa 1. The game was played at Luther Forest in Malta, where one or both teams could return in the sectionals later this month.

News & notes

 Saratoga took the unusual step of forfeiting their 1st round flag football playoff to Schenectady on Thursday due to scheduling conflicts surrounding their annual senior prom, which is, I guess, coming up on Saturday, when the Lady Streaks would've had a quarterfinal round game to play had they played & won on Thursday.

So now, the Lady Patriots advance to play top seeded Shaker in the Class A quarters tomorrow night at 6:30 pm.

The Tri-City ValleyCats lost their 2nd straight series, and were blown out for the 2nd day in a row by Sussex County, 15-7, on Thursday afternoon. Thus, the 'Cats come home with a 2-4 record as they host Quebec beginning tonight. First pitch is set for 6:30, though player introductions might delay the start of the game.

You'll need either a radio or your computer to listen to or watch game 1 of the 2026 Subway Series between the Mets & Yankees tonight. The game will stream nationally on Apple TV, with first pitch at 7:10 pm, and can be heard on WTMM (104.5 FM) with Dave Sims & Suzyn Waldman. The other option is to pick up the Mets radio broadcast from NYC on Audacy. Just punch up Mets radio online on your computer, and you'll find the link to what used to be WCBS AM in NY, with Howie Rose & Pat McCarthy.

Thursday's high school results:

Tennis:

The Class AA final (Shaker vs. Bethlehem @ Columbia) was postponed for the 2nd straight day, and will be played next Thursday, likely due to scheduling issues for both schools.

The Class A final (Queensbury vs. Columbia) was also postponed, and will be played today at Shaker with a 4:15 start.

Class B final:

Glens Falls 4, Scotia 3.

Class C/D final:

Cairo-Durham 5, Maple Hill 2.

Softball:

Averill Park 4, Guilderland 3.

Ichabod Crane 1, Schalmont 0 (9 innings).

Fonda-Fultonville 8, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 5.

Holy Trinity 20, Holy Names 2 (5 innings).

Troy 14, Mohonasen 0 (5 innings). The Lady Horses sweep Mohon, both in mercy rule fashion.

South Glens Falls 8, Broadalbin-Perth 0.

Ravena 8, Voorheesville 1.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2, Cobleskill-Richmondville 1.

OESJ 7, Mayfield 6.

Schoharie 10, Johnstown 2.

Bethlehem 11, Galway 5.

Queensbury 8, Schuylerville 0.

Cohoes 7, Lansingburgh 6.

Men's lacrosse:

Ballston Spa 14, CBA 13.

Bethlehem 14, Colonie 9.

Shaker 11, Saratoga 8.

Guilderland 14, Schuylerville 7.

Averill Park 12, Queensbury 8.

South Glens Falls 17, Broadalbin-Perth 0.

Shenendehowa 18, Columbia 5.

Women's lacrosse: 

Holy Names @ Albany was cancelled. No reason given. The game won't be made-up.

Baseball:

Troy 4, Mohonasen 3.

Cohoes 14, Lansingburgh 4.

Shaker 8, Burnt Hills 0.

2026 Section 2 women's lacrosse sectional pairings released

 The women's lacrosse sectionals have just been released. Siena University will host the finals in all 4 classes on May 31.

Class A:

Tuesday:

Guilderland @ Saratoga. The winner will play Shaker May 27.

May 27:

Colonie @ Shenendehowa.

Class B:

Wednesday:

South Glens Falls @ Niskayuna. Winner to play Bethlehem May 28.

Ballston Spa @ Columbia.

Troy @ Queensbury.

Semi-finals are on May 28.

Class C:

Wednesday:

Scotia @ Averill Park. Winner to play Burnt Hills May 28.

May 28:

Glens Falls @ Cohoes.

Class D:

Tuesday:

Johnstown @ LaSalle. Winner to play Schuylerville May 27.

Greenwich-Cambridge @ Voorheesville.

Holy Names @ Hoosick Falls-Tamarac.

Both semi-finals will be played May 27.

Good luck to all the teams.

News & notes

 The Tri-City ValleyCats will look to win their first series of the season later today when they take the field vs. Sussex County after losing to the Miners, 12-6, on Wednesday afternoon. We suggest bringing umbrellas & rain slickers tomorrow for the home opener, just in case.

As noted, all 4 Section 2 tennis title matches have been rescheduled for today. As of now, it doesn't appear as though there's any more rain to spoil the action. The fact that the finals have been moved away from Central Park in Schenectady, and to 3 Suburban Council schools (Columbia, Shaker, Bethlehem) and a Patroon Conference school (Coxsackie-Athens) suggests issues between Section 2 and the city of Schenectady. Hmmmmm.

Wednesday's high school scores:

Women's lacrosse:

Greenwich-Cambridge 16, Hudson Falls 6.

Shaker 15, Guilderland 6.

LaSalle 19, Holy Names 11.

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 14, Ichabod Crane 2.

Johnstown 13, Greenwich-Cambridge 4.

Troy 15, Albany 3. The Lady Horses gain a split of the season series, and clinch the 1st winning record in Troy lacrosse history.

Men's lacrosse:

Troy 11, Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 6. 

Scotia 16, Amsterdam 11.

Mechanicville-Stillwater 16, Greenwich-Cambridge 5.

Voorheesville 16, Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 4. The Blackbirds will look to sweep Troy tomorrow night.

Baseball:

Taconic Hills 22, Greenville 0 (5 innings).

Softball:

North Warren 24, Corinth 22.

Burnt Hills 2, Niskayuna 0.

Colonie 2, Guilderland 1.

Chatham 16, Watervliet 0 (5 innings).

Ravena 16, Catskill 1 (5 innings).

Germantown 14, Cairo-Durham 8.

South Glens Falls 3, Schuylerville 1.

Queensbury 8, Hudson Falls 1.

Tamarac 12, Cambridge 0 (5 innings).

Broadalbin-Perth 8, Gloversville 0.

Kyra Santicola, writing in today's Albany Times-Union, has picked Shaker, Troy, & Holy Trinity to win their classes in the flag football sectional playoffs, which begin today. Women's lacrosse pairings will be announced later today.

Weather postponement update, 5/13

 The following have either been postponed or outright cancelled due to weather.

Baseball:

Cohoes @ Albany-cancelled.

Gloversville @ Fonda-Fultonville-postponed. No make-up date set as of now.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo @ Rensselaer-cancelled.

Women's lacrosse:

Cohoes @ LaSalle has been cancelled. LaSalle will instead play another Colonial Council team, Holy Names, in what will be the last game of the regular season, since sectional pairings will be announced tomorrow. The match vs. Holy Names was moved up from Friday.

Softball:

Lansingburgh @ Mohonasen has been rescheduled for Friday.

Maple Hill @ Coxsackie-Athens has been rescheduled for Saturday.

Tennis:

Queensbury has announced that the Class A final has been postponed. One would guess the other finals are also being pushed back. What is not firm is if its tomorrow or Friday or Saturday.

News & notes

 With the Belmont Stakes Festival three weeks away, a labor union is threatening a work stoppage.

No, it's not about money, but, rather, working & living conditions, which the union, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1430, says haven't improved in the last three years for 500 backstretch employees, including grooms, exercise riders, hotwalkers, & watchmen.

Stay tuned.

While Troy High was eliminated from the tennis sectionals on Monday, two doubles teams, and singles player Aiden Couture, will play in sectionals at Shenendehowa on Saturday. Given Troy's poor record, we don't expect much.

Speaking of tennis, it leads off Tuesday's scoreboard:

Class AA semi-finals:

Shaker 6, Guilderland 3.

Bethlehem 7, Shenendehowa 2.

Class A semi-finals:

Queensbury 6, CBA 1.

Columbia 5, Burnt Hills 2.

Class B semi-finals:

Scotia 4, Ichabod Crane 3.

Glens Falls 6, Hudson Falls 1.

Class C/D:

Cairo-Durham 4, Argyle 3.

Maple Hill 4, Greenville 3.

The finals are scheduled for the following neutral sites today, weather permitting, at 4:15 pm:

Class AA @ Columbia.

Class A @ Shaker.

Class B @ Bethlehem.

Class C/D @ Coxsackie-Athens.

Women's lacrosse:

Scotia 13, Amsterdam-Broadalbin-Perth 8.

Holy Names 16, Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 7.

Burnt Hills 13, Niskayuna 8.

Shaker 10, Shenendehowa 3.

Johnstown 3, Ichabod Crane 2.

Schuylerville 20, South Glens Falls 10.

Voorheesville 17, Greenwich-Cambridge 2.

Cohoes 15, Hudson Falls 1.

Troy 13, Emma Willard 1.

Men's lacrosse:

Niskayuna 11, Ballston Spa 7.

Shaker 11, Colonie 3.

Guilderland 16, Saratoga 8.

Burnt Hills 14, New Hartford 8.

Queensbury 16, Broadalbin-Perth 0.

Shenendehowa 6, Bethlehem 4.

Averill Park 9, Columbia 6.

Softball:

Colonie 2, Guilderland 1.

Shenendehowa 14, Albany 2 (5 innings).

Burnt Hills 7, Shaker 1.

Averill Park 4, Columbia 2.

Amsterdam 2, Glens Falls 0.

Ichabod Crane 12, Ravena 0 (5 innings).

Niskayuna 12, Schenectady 0 (5 innings).

Duanesburg 16, Johnstown 11.

Schalmont 13, Voorhesville 6.

Holy Trinity 12, Germantown 4.

Broadalbin-Perth 7, Schuylerville 6.

Galway 8, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 1.

Salem 16, Cambridge 10.

Hudson Falls 9, Scotia 1.

North Warren 24, Moriah 12 (5 innings?).

LaSalle 5, Holy Names 0.

Maple Hill 15, Watervliet 10.

Fort Ann 5, Granville 4.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 9, Cobleskill-Richmondville 7.

Argyle 11, Whitehall 1 (5 innings).

Bethlehem 8, Ballston Spa 2.

Colonie 1, Chatham 0.

Saratoga 11, Shaker 2.

Corinth 16, Hartford 3 (5 innings).

Baseball:

Saratoga 7, Shaker 2.

Schalmont 11, Voorheesville 0 (5 innings).

Duanesburg 12, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 6.

2026 flag football sectional pairings released

 The regular season for flag football ended last night, and now, the sectional pairings have been released.

Class A (aka the Suburban Council invitational):

Thursday:

Schenectady @ Saratoga. Winner will play Shaker Saturday.

Also Saturday:

Bethlehem @ Albany.

Guilderland @ Shenendehowa.

Niskayuna @ Colonie.

Semi-finals will be next Tuesday. CBA will host the title game on May 22.

Class B:

Saturday:

Burnt Hills @ Ballston Spa. Winner to play Troy next Tuesday.

Also on May 19:

Mohonasen @ Columbia.

The finals are at CBA May 22.

Class C:

Saturday:

Albany Leadership @ Holy Trinity.

Ichabod Crane @ Ravena.

KIPP Capital @ Broadalbin-Perth.

Lansingburgh @ Catskill. The Knights will look to avenge a blowout loss last month.

The semi-finals are next Tuesday. CBA hosts the final May 22 at 3 pm.

Good luck to all the teams.

Monday's high school scoreboard, 5/11

 Softball:

Schalmont 7, Guilderland 5.

Tamarac 10, Mechanicville 1.

Columbia 3, Burnt Hills 0.

Amsterdam 12, Gloversville 3.

Ichabod Crane 6, Ballston Spa 3.

Chatham 21, Maple Hill 0 (5 innings).

Germantown 16, Catskill 11.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 13, Holy Trinity 2 (5 innings).

Hudson Falls 2, Broadalbin-Perth 0.

South Glens Falls 2, Glens Falls 1.

Ravena 9, Taconic Hills 4.

LaSalle 13, Coxsackie-Athens 1 (5 innings).

Northville 10, North Warren 1.

Albany Academy 12, Fieldston 3.

Schuylerville 14, Granville 7.

Troy 3, Lansingburgh 2. The two teams will try again to play at THS, this time on Saturday. Today's Troy road game at Shen has been cancelled, as Shen will make up a league date vs. Albany.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 8, Fonda-Fultonville 5.

Queensbury 11, Scotia 2.

Hadley-Luzerne 9, North Warren 5.

Fort Edward 8, Salem 7.

Duanesburg 1, OESJ 0.

Saratoga Catholic 12, Stillwater 0 (5 innings).

Mayfield 11, Johnstown 8.

Schalmont 13, Lansingburgh 1 (5 innings).

Women's lacrosse:

LaSalle 11, Ichabod Crane 2.

Johnstown 11, Amsterdam-Broadalbin-Perth 9.

Saratoga 11, Queensbury 5.

Cohoes 9, Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 6.

Men's lacrosse:

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 10, Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 7.

CBA 10, LaSalle 8.

Tennis sectionals:

Class AA:

Shaker 9, Colonie 0.

Guilderland 7, Niskayuna 2.

Shenendehowa 7, Saratoga 2.

Bethlehem 9, Albany 0.

Class A:

Queensbury 7, Troy 0.

CBA 4, Ballston Spa 3.

Columbia 7, South Glens Falls 0.

Burnt Hills 7, Averill Park 0.

Class B:

Scotia 7, Ravena 0.

Ichabod Crane 6, Coxsackie-Athens 1.

Glens Falls 5, Schalmont 2.

Hudson Falls 4, Taconic Hills 3.

Class C/D:

Cairo-Durham 6, North Warren 1. Cairo-Durham will visit top-ranked Argyle today.

Greenville 7, Schoharie 0.

Maple Hill 4, Lake George 3.

Baseball:

Troy 10, Lansingburgh 0 (5 innings). Troy snaps its latest losing streak, hopefully to make the sectionals next week.

Johnstown 5, Mayfield 0.

Colonie 4, Guilderland 3.

Flag football:

Troy 64, Albany Leadership 12. Ouch!!

Weekend sports roundup, 5/8-10

 Lacrosse season is over for colleges in the 518.

For Union College's women, it ended in Salisbury, Maryland on Sunday in a 2nd round loss to the host team, 17-9. The Garnet Chargers finished at 14-7 for the season, much better than the men, who finished well below .500, and didn't land a post-season bid.

UAlbany's women were in Baltimore, not too far from Salisbury, and, with six players missing for various reasons, fell to Johns Hopkins, 21-7, on Friday. The Lady Danes finish at 12-6. As for the men, they were obliterated on national television by North Carolina, 24-6, on Saturday afternoon, a game shown on ESPNU. The men played one fewer game, and finish 11-6. The whole idea of a mid-major vs. a power conference isn't so bad or pronounced in lacrosse as it would be in basketball, but, still, it makes one of this guy......

"Mid-major colleges are like me! No respect!"

In other college action, UAlbany's women finished 4th in the America East track & field championships on Sunday. The men also finished in 4th, as New Hampshire won the men's title, and Bryant copped the women's crown.

College baseball:

Siena 8, Iona 1.

Binghamton 3, UAlbany 1.

It wasn't a sweet homecoming for Darius Prince, as the former Albany Empire/Firebird star returned to MVP Arena as a visitor for the first time in 7 years Saturday. Prince had a pair of touchdowns, but the Kentucky Barrel defense looked more like Cracker Barrel in trying to stop the 'Birds, who won, 55-37.

The Tri-City ValleyCats dropped two of three to New Jersey over the weekend. The 'Cats won the opener, 7-1, as Aaron Whitley (Niskayuna) made his 'Cats debut a successful one. Arlo Marynczak (Bethlehem/Siena) pitched the 9th with no save on the line, and fanned 2. The Jackals won the next two, 7-4 & 10-6.

The 'Cats stay in New Jersey to play Sussex County starting tomorrow.

Time to catch up on the weekend's action in high school sports:

Women's lacrosse:

Friday:

Shaker 13, Bethlehem 11.

Albany 9, Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 4.

Schuylerville 15, Averill Park 13.

Cohoes 10, LaSalle 7.

Saturday:

Nyack 17, Bethlehem 4.

Johnstown 14, Scotia 9.

Shaker 12, Saratoga 6.

Shenendehowa 17, Columbia 10.

Suffern 17, Queensbury 9.

Men's lacrosse:

Friday:

Voorheesville 11, Greenwich-Cambridge 7.

Johnstown 17, Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 4.

Saturday:

Shaker 6, Duxbury (MA) 4.

Glens Falls 16, Rutland (VT) 1.

Schuylerville 13, Averill Park 12.

Scotia 15, Broadalbin-Perth 5.

Ballston Spa 16, Vestal 8.

Softball:

Friday:

Saratoga 23, Niskayuna 2 (5 innings).

Colonie 5, Averill Park 3.

Columbia 15, Albany 4 (5 innings).

Ballston Spa 5, Shaker 1.

Greenwich 11, Saratoga Catholic 4.

Hudson Falls 9, Amsterdam 6.

Hoosick Falls 15, Waterford 0 (5 innings).

Duanesburg 17, Middleburgh 0 (5 innings).

South Glens Falls 17, Gloversville 0 (5 innings).

Schoharie 14, Mayfield 1 (5 innings).

Hoosic Valley 14, Maple Hill 0 (5 innings).

Fort Edward 11, Hartford 1 (5 innings).

Warrensburg 16, North Warren 3 (5 innings).

Stillwater 16, Cambridge 9.

Tamarac 17, Berlin-New Lebanon 0 (5 innings).

LaSalle 6, Albany Academy 1.

Granville 14, Hadley-Luzerne 0 (5 innings).

Argyle 3, Fort Ann 1.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 9, Fonda-Fultonville 3.

Whitehall 6, Salem 5.

Cohoes 8, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 4.

Bethlehem 6, Shenendehowa 3.

Saturday:

Eastchester 6, Voorheesville 4.

Voorheesville 16, Bloomfield 6.

Holy Trinity swept a doubleheader from Nichols, 9-0 & 14-6.

Galway 11, OESJ 0.

Tennis sectionals:

Friday:

Class AA:

Albany 9, Schenectady-Mohonasen 0.

Colonie 6, Albany Academy 3.

Class B:

Ravena 7, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

Troy High sports review, through May 9

 We're entering the final week of the regular season, although tennis sectionals will begin in earnest on Monday.

Flag football:

Current record: 9-2.

Troy's 8 game winning streak ended at the hands of Columbia, 13-12. Troy's two losses were each by one point, and, yet, they're still ranked #5 by the Albany Times-Union due to political bias in favor of the Suburban Council.

Next: Senior Day on Monday sees the Lady Horses close the regular season vs. Albany Leadership.

Softball: 

Current record: 11-4 (9-1 Colonial Council).

Troy dropped a 4-1 decision to Guilderland, then mercy ruled Voorheesville & Cohoes. Friday's game vs. Lansingburgh was postponed again, and likely will not be made up.

Next: The Lady Horses are at Lansingburgh, weather permitting, so they can finally play the Lady Knights. After that, a last minute road trip to Shenendehowa. On Thursday, it's Senior Day vs. Mohonasen before finishing vs. Holy Names. The game is being played at the state Correctional Services Training Center (?). Weird.

Women's lacrosse:

Current record: 7-6 (School record appears to be 8-5).

The Lady Horses are on the verge of being the 1st lacrosse team in school history to finish above .500!!!

Next: The laxwomen close at home vs. Emma Willard & Albany. Sectional pairings will be announced on Thursday.

Men's lacrosse: 

Current record: 3-9.

Good thing the season's almost over.

Next: A rematch at Mohonasen-Schalmont-Schenectady on Wednesday before Senior night vs. Voorheesville on Friday.

Baseball:

Current record: 5-11.

The week began with a loss to Voorheesville, then Trevor McCarthy's club defeated Cohoes before venturing to Westchester County, only to be 1-hit by Lakeland.

Next: A busy final week starts at Lansingburgh. Then, Senior Day vs. Mohonasen, before returning to the 'Burgh for what appears to be the Colonial Council tournament vs. LaSalle on Friday and, presumably, a 3rd meeting with the Knights on May 17.

News & notes

 The Tri-City ValleyCats open the 2026 season tonight in New Jersey against the Jackals. One big change for the 'Cats this season is that Ranko Stevanovic is the starting catcher, after Oscar Campos chose to start the season in the Mexican League, with no guarantee he'll rejoin Tri-City later this season. Chris Burgess, who'd backed up Campos, is now with the Indianapolis Clowns as part of the Savannah Bananas' Banana Ball 2026 tour.

Stephen Still will be the opening night starter for Tri-City. You can access the Jackals' website to pick up their broadcast to satisfy your ValleyCat fix.

The WWE is bringing Smackdown back to MVP Arena in Albany on Friday, July 17, two weeks after TNA holds two nights of tapings at Broadview Center. Pray that local radio stations will do ticket giveaways so you don't have to sacrifice your nest egg for the show, since TKO Holdings has been taking heat for their greed leading to higher ticket prices.

Program starts around 7, with the USA Network broadcast beginning at 8 pm.

Thursday's college scores:

Softball:

America East tournament:

UAlbany 3, Maine 1.

MAAC tournament:

Siena 3, Iona 1.

Quinnipiac 10, Siena 5.

Liberty League tournament:

St. Lawrence 6, Skidmore 4.

Ithaca 11, RPI 8.

Empire 8 tournament:

Geneseo 7, Russell Sage 6 (8 innings).

Thursday's high school scores:

Women's lacrosse:

Columbia 18, Guilderland 11.

Troy 11, Greenwich-Cambridge 3.

LaSalle 11, Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 3.

Shenendehowa 11, Saratoga 2.

Burnt Hills 20, Ballston Spa 0.

Shaker 13, Bethlehem 11.

Men's lacrosse:

Burnt Hills 9, Ballston Spa 7.

Schuylerville 16, Amsterdam 4.

Albany 15, Hudson Falls 2.

Glens Falls 9, Scotia 4.

South Glens Falls 12, Queensbury 5.

Niskayuna 16, Colonie 6.

Shenendehowa 12, Saratoga 9.

Guilderland 17, Columbia 3.

Shaker 11, Bethlehem 9.

Softball:

Highland 11, Catskill 3.

Duanesburg 7, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 3.

Fonda-Fultonville 23, Johnstown 10 (5 innings).

Chatham 16, Coxsackie-Athens 2 (5 innings).

Troy 12, Cohoes 2. Cohoes is now 0-8 all time vs. Troy.

Bethlehem 4, Niskayuna 3.

Saratoga 6, Colonie 4.

Saratoga Catholic 12, Cambridge 0 (5 innings).

Ichabod Crane 6, Voorheesville 0.

Tamarac 3, Hoosick Falls 1.

LaSalle 5, Holy Trinity 4.

Galway 20, Middleburgh 0 (5 innings).

Broadalbin-Perth 6, Scotia 3.

Schalmont 7, Ravena 4.

Canajohaire-Ft. Plain 6, Schoharie 3.

Burnt Hills 8, Guilderland 1.

Taconic Hills 22, Cairo-Durham 0 (5 innings).

Albany Academy 21, Holy Names 3 (5 innings).

Granville 7, Lake George 5.

Fort Ann 11, Whitehall 3.

Queensbury 1, Glens Falls 0.

Northville 9, Maple Hill 3.

Shaker 9, Albany 3.

Baseball:

Burnt Hills 5, Guilderland 4.

Taconic Hills 9, Albany 2.

2026 Section 2 men's tennis sectional pairings released

 We haven't paid much attention to men's tennis due to lack of results. The sectionals begin Monday in 4 divisions.

Class AA:

Friday:

Colonie @ Albany Academy. Winner plays #1 Shaker on Monday.

Schenectady-Mohonasen @ Albany. Winner plays #2 Bethlehem.

Monday:

Niskayuna @ Guilderland.

Saratoga @ Shenendehowa.

Class A:

Monday:

Troy @ Queensbury.

Ballston Spa @ CBA.

Averill Park @ Columbia.

South Glens Falls @ Burnt Hills.

Class B:

Friday:

Ravena @ Cobleskill-Richmondville. Winner plays Scotia on Monday.

Monday:

Coxsackie-Athens @ Ichabod Crane.

Schalmont @ Glens Falls.

Hudson Falls @ Taconic Hills.

Class C/D:

Monday:

North Warren/Johnsburg/Minerva @ Cairo-Durham. Winner plays Argyle on Tuesday.

Schoharie @ Greenville.

Maple Hill @ Lake George.

In all classes, the semi-finals are set for Tuesday, with the finals on Wednesday. Schedule is subject to change due to weather.

Good luck to all the teams.

News & notes

 The next time Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo runs will be in next month's Belmont Stakes at Saratoga.

Trainer Cherie DeVaux announced Wednesday that Golden Tempo's owners have decided to bypass the Preakness, which is being run at Laurel while Pimlico, like Belmont Park, is undergoing renovations, next weekend. The Saratoga native will surely get a hero's welcome when she arrives at The Old Spa next month.

DeVaux, like a lot of modern day trainers, feels two weeks isn't satisfactory enough lead time between the Derby & Preakness anymore. It's usually 3 weeks between the Preakness & the Belmont, and there are negotiations for renewal of broadcast rights to the Triple Crown (NBC has the Derby & Preakness, and the Belmont is either also on NBC or on Fox, I forget which). In this day & age, stretching out the Crown across a two month period between May & July might actually make more sense.

Being a backup QB with the Houston Gamblers in the UFL wasn't satisfying for Sam Castronova.

The reigning AF1 MVP has returned to the Albany Firebirds, and will likely alternate with current starter Josh Kulka, as the 'Birds are off to a 4-0 start. For coach-GM Damon Ware, it's a nice problem to have. The 'Birds return to MVP Arena on Saturday.

Brett Young's injury plagued baseball career could conceivably be over.

The Albany Academy grad reinjured his quad in a game against the ValleyCats last summer, and finished the 2025 season on the injured list. His mother, a classmate of ye scribe at Troy High back in the day, said Brett needs surgery to repair a torn labrum, and she fears his career might be over.

Stay tuned.

Kyra Santicola, in today's Albany Times-Union, included Amarilyss Cabrera & Kayleigh-Ana Harris of Troy High as some of the players to watch as the flag football playoffs approach. Yes, Harris is the middle daughter of basketball coach Will Harris, and is a sophomore, playing alongside sister Tianna, a senior, leading Troy to a 9-2 overall record leading to the Senior Day finale next Monday vs. Albany Leadership.

Because lacrosse, like soccer & football, can be played in the rain, there were a few games played on Wednesday. Here's the scoreboard:

Women:

Glens Falls 20, Scotia 5.

Voorheesville 15, South Glens Falls 6.

Johnstown 13, Greenwich-Cambridge 4.

Ballston Spa 17, Amsterdam-Broadalbin-Perth 3.

Men:

Guilderland 13, Burr & Burton 0.

Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 10, Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 5.

Mechanicville-Stillwater 15, Voorheesville 1.

Johnstown 7, Troy 5.

Softball:

Argyle 9, Fort Edward 0.

Weather postponement update, 5/6

 Today's rain has wiped out the following. Some dates have already been rescheduled, others have not.

Flag football: Albany @ Schenectady. No make-up date set as of press time.

Tennis: 

Schoharie @ Schalmont.

Ichabod Crane @ Troy. Reset for tomorrow.

Albany Academy vs. LaSalle at Prospect Park-cancelled.

Queensbury @ Averill Park-cancelled.

Baseball:

Columbia @ Burnt Hills. Reset for May 12.

Bethlehem @ Niskayuna.

Cairo-Durham @ Taconic Hills. Reset for May 8.

Catskill @ Greenville. Reset for May 8.

Warrensburg @ Corinth. Reset for tomorrow.

South Glens Falls @ Gloversville. Reset for tomorrow.

Lake George @ Granville. Reset for May 9.

Hartford @ Salem. Reset for tomorrow.

Scotia @ Queensbury.

Softball:

Saratoga @ Colonie. Reset for tomorrow.

Columbia @ Burnt Hills. Reset for May 11.

Cairo-Durham @ Taconic Hills. Reset for tomorrow.

Coxsackie-Athens @ Chatham. Reset for tomorrow.

Warrensburg @ Corinth. Reset for tomorrow.

Lake George @ Granville. Reset for tomorrow.

South Glens Falls @ Amsterdam. Reset for May 15.

News & notes

 We already know UAlbany will be paying Gerry McNamara a visit at Syracuse later this year. Now comes word that McNamara & the Orange may be coming to Albany as well.

Media outlets are reporting that Syracuse & Siena are in talks for an exhibition game at MVP Arena, which would take place sometime in October before non-conference play officially begins. We'll keep an eye out for more details.

The Tri-City ValleyCats cancelled their preseason game vs. Quebec Tuesday, anticipating rain hitting the 518. Instead, a split squad game was played for a maximum 5 innings, and free to the public. The 'Cats begin the season Friday in New Jersey.

Russell Sage College advanced in the Empire 8 softball tournament, outlasting Utica, 7-6, in 9 innings, thanks to a walk-off error.

Tuesday's high school scores:

Women's lacrosse:

Bethlehem 13, Burnt Hills 6.

Niskayuna 16, Saratoga 12.

Albany Academy 12, South Glens Falls 4.

Voorheesville 12, LaSalle 1.

Shenendehowa 22, Averill Park 5.

Shaker 21, Queensbury 8.

Troy 12, Ichabod Crane 2.

Men's lacrosse:

Shenendehowa 10, Averill Park 7.

Shaker 17, CBA 5.

Ballston Spa 20, Columbia 3.

South Glens Falls 20, Scotia 3.

Amsterdam 20, Hudson Falls 0.

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 8, Broadalbin-Perth 2.

Glens Falls 10, Queensbury 6.

Schuylerville 20, Johnstown 9.

Bethlehem 10, Burnt Hills 9.

Niskayuna 16, Saratoga 3.

Softball:

Saratoga 6, South Glens Falls 4.

Averill Park 5, Ballston Spa 1.

Troy 13, Voorheesville 1 (5 innings).

Colonie 2, Bethlehem 1.

Holy Trinity 8, Mohonasen 7.

Ravena 6, Albany Academy 0.

Shenendehowa 8, Guilderland 3.

Cohoes 8, Holy Names 1.

Germantown 27, Watervliet 9 (5 innings).

Galway 5, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 0.

Chatham 8, Saugerties 4.

Baseball:

Niskayuna 3, Bethlehem 0.

Saratoga 8, Colonie 2.

CBA 5, Shaker 0.

Shenendehowa 1, Guilderland 0.

Ravena 13, Albany Academy 7.

Averill Park 14, Ballston Spa 10.

Hudson 23, Germantown 1 (5 innings).

Glens Falls 4, Schuylerville 0.

Hudson Falls 5, Amsterdam 3.

Saratoga Catholic 7, Mechanicville 3.

Lansingburgh 3, Schalmont 2.

Stillwater 11, Berlin-New Lebanon 1 (5 innings).

Voorheesville 5, Troy 4.

LaSalle 12, Ichabod Crane 1 (5 innings).

News & notes

 UAlbany's lacrosse teams now know where they'll play in the NCAA tournaments.

The men will play North Carolina, the 3rd seed, on Saturday (ESPNU, 12 noon). The women will be a little closer, as they travel to Baltimore to play 4th seeded Johns Hopkins on Friday, with a time TBA.

Albany isn't the only 518 school going to the NCAA's, though. 

Union's women's team will play Mount Union in the 1st round of the Division III tournament, Saturday at 11:30 am in Salisbury, Maryland.

RPI has a new women's basketball coach. Megan Yawman was hired Monday. She succeeds John Greene, who led the Lady Engineers to a 17-9 finish this season. Yawman, an Ithaca graduate, had been an assistant at Carnegie Mellon.

Another week, another Section II player moving to a prep school.

Marcelin Mukendi is leaving Shaker for CATS Academy, located near Boston, for next season. CATS Academy is still another team in the NEPSAC program. CATS plays in a league sponsored by Nike, one of the top manufacturers of overpriced sneakers.

This is one of those things my generation didn't have to deal with.

Monday's high school scores:

Women's lacrosse:

South Glens Falls 20, Hudson Falls 1.

Greenwich-Cambridge 6, Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 4.

Columbia 21, Ballston Spa 8.

Schuylerville 12, Queensbury 6.

Men's lacrosse:

Mechanicville-Stillwater 17, Greenwich-Cambridge 4.

Albany 15, Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 5.

Guilderland 19, Colonie 2.

Softball:

Whitehall 5, Corinth 0.

Ravena 9, Albany 4.

Shaker 7, Cohoes 6.

Scotia 6, Amsterdam 4.

Mechanicville 24, Waterford 8 (5 innings).

Cobleskill-Richmondville 11, Duanesburg 1 (5 innings).

Guilderland 4, Troy 1.

Schuylerville 18, Gloversville 4 (5 innings).

Mayfield 10, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 3.

Greenwich 21, Stillwater 1 (5 innings).

Taconic Hills 17, Germantown 0 (5 innings).

Queensbury 12, Broadalbin-Perth 0 (5 innings).

South Glens Falls 2, Hudson Falls 0.

Coxsackie-Athens 25, Watervliet 10 (5 innings).

Hoosic Valley 27, Cambridge 0 (5 innings).

Fort Edward 17, Hadley-Luzerne 5 (5 innings).

Argyle 24, North Warren 1 (5 innings).

Granville 10, Hartford 0 (5 innings).

Ballston Spa 5, Glens Falls 2.

Fort Ann 8, Warrensburg 2.

Schoharie 5, OESJ 2.

Northville-Wells 4, Johnstown 0.

Baseball:

Saratoga Catholic 9, Waterford 0.

Flag football:

Columbia 13, Troy 12. The Lady Horses' winning streak stops at 8.

The Albany Times-Union's weekly power rankings for softball and baseball are out, and, once again, Troy High, now 9-4 after losing to Guilderland, was passed over in Class AA. In fact, the Class AA rankings are all screwed up.

With their win, South Glens Falls goes to 11-3 overall, which would put them at #2 instead of #5, behind top-ranked Columbia. Ballston Spa, now 8-4 per the paper's records with a win on Monday, should be bumped from the top 5. The bias against the Colonial & Foothills Councils couldn't be more obvious.

Left up to ye scribe, the top 3 would be Columbia, South Glens Falls, & Troy. The rankings do not appear in today's print editions due to space limitations.

News & notes

 The Albany Firebirds just keep on winning.

The 'Birds completed a 3-0 road trip by beating Washington, 42-34, on Saturday night. Albany is 4-0 as they return home to play Kentucky this coming Saturday at 7 pm. In fact, four of the next five games will be at home.

If you're like me, and you're looking up the USBL site looking for NY Phoenix results, you may have to dig deeper.

The Phoenix play in the 95x40 league, which represents the USBL's Eastern conference. The Phoenix sit in 2nd place in the division at 11-4, having played one fewer game than the division leading Capital Seahawks. The current homestand continues Thursday vs. San Diego, and then, Baltimore comes in on Saturday. The Seahawks hit town at the end of the month.

Siena lost the services of goaltender Vito DeBellis due to injury in the MAAC men's lacrosse semi-finals, and it cost them in the finals against Marist, as the Red Foxes advanced to the NCAA tournament with a 12-8 win on Saturday afternoon.

Conversely, UAlbany's lacrosse teams are heading to the NCAA's, as the men captured their 3rd straight America East title in clipping Vermont, 14-11, on Saturday. On Sunday, the women followed suit, eliminating the Lady Catamounts, 13-11, for their 2nd straight title. The Siena women fell short, as they lost to Fairfield, 13-4 for the MAAC title.

Albany Times-Union reporter James Allen made a couple of blunders in his best of the week column in today's editions, both involving Troy High.

First, he claimed that Keegan Armstrong had fanned 12 in twirling a no-hitter against Ichabod Crane. The school's morning announcements on Thursday said Armstrong had struck out 13. Then, Allen got Troy's softball opponents mixed up on Friday, as the Lady Horses mercy-ruled Albany Academy, not Mohonasen, 20-3. Mohon fell victim to the mercy rule a week earlier. Maddie Schmidt joined Armstrong and flag football star Tianna Harris on the honor roll. Schmidt led Troy on Friday with 2 homers, including a grand slam, and a single, good for 6 RBI.

Time to catch up on weekend action:

Women's lacrosse:

Saturday:

Burnt Hills 17, Vestal 10.

Johnstown 16, Hudson Falls 5.

Shaker 15, Colonie 7.

Warwick Valley 18, Averill Park 6.

Men's lacrosse:

Saturday:

Averill Park 10, Saugerties 6.

Ballston Spa 17, Massena 7.

South Glens Falls 11, Columbia 9.

Mamaroneck 15, Shenendehowa 0.

Johnstown 15, Voorheesville 8.

McQuaid Jesuit 16, Niskayuna 9.

Baseball:

Sunday:

Burnt Hills 6, Saratoga Catholic 2.

Softball:

Sunday:

Coxsackie-Athens 4, Germantown 3.

News & notes

 Troy High is looking for a new men's varsity basketball coach. Again.

On Friday, it was reported that Jamil Hood would be leaving Troy after two successful seasons to return across the river to his alma mater, Albany High, where he will succeed Sean Brown, who stepped down after the 2025-6 season, ending a 13 year run.

Hood took the Flying Horses to within a game of a Class AA title in March, falling to Niskayuna in the finals at Harding Mazzotti Arena. He leaves with a Colonial Council title in his pocket to close his 2 year run.

So, what happens next?

Albany is hoping Hood can do for them what Tyler Rose did at Columbia this past season, turning around an underachieving program, which is what Hood did at Troy, helping them recover from the disaster that was Josh Pelletier's lone season in 2023-4. Rose succeeded Troy alumnus Curtis Sankey at Columbia, and turned the Blue Devils into contenders.

Would the Troy school board consider the option of having Sankey "come home"? Or do they have someone else in mind?

Stay tuned.

The Tri-City Valleycats will play their first home preseason game today vs. Brockton at 3 pm at Bruno Stadium. Thursday's game vs. Hudson Valley Community College was cancelled over concerns about the weather. We've seen that plenty of times in the big leagues in recent years. Unlike the regular season games, and the Rox will return May 22-24, tickets are just $7 today.

History was made Saturday night at the Kentucky Derby, as Golden Tempo, with Jose Ortiz aboard, came from waaaaaaaaaaaaay back to outduel Renegade, with Ortiz's brother, Irad, Jr., in the irons. Golden Tempo was trained by Cherie DeVaux, originally from Saratoga. 

DeVaux began her career as a stable worker at the Old Spa for Chuck Simon before becoming an assistant to-----who else?------Chad Brown, another Saratoga County native (Mechanicville).

Larry Collmus is on the call for the Derby, with commentary by Mike Tirico.

DeVaux, like a lot of present day trainers & owners, is waiting to see how Golden Tempo comes out of the Derby before committing him to the Preakness on May 16. With the win, DeVaux is the first woman trainer to win the Run For The Roses.

Congratulations, Cherie.

Troy High sports review, through May 2

 Fittingly, on Kentucky Derby weekend, Section II is in the homestretch of the spring season, with 2 weeks remaining for most sports.

Flag football:

Current record: 9-1 (or is it 10-1, as the Daily Gazette & MaxPreps insist?):

Those media outlets claim the March 27 blowout win over Saugerties was a regular season game. Troy AD Paul Reinisch, however, maintains it was a scrimmage, albeit a 1-sided one, between the two teams.

Anyway, Troy continues to roll with 2 games remaining, dispatching Niskayuna, Ravena, & Mohonasen this past week.

Next: Troy visits Columbia tomorrow.

Softball:

Current record: 9-3 (7-1 Colonial Council):

Sean Geisel's club saw their 7 game winning streak snapped by Ichabod Crane on Wednesday. So what happened? They took it out on Albany Academy, mauling the Bears, 20-3, in 5 innings, on Friday. Some jobroni got the result of Monday's game over LaSalle backward, claiming LaSalle won, when they did not.

Next: A road trip starts at Guilderland on Monday, followed by a visit to Voorheesville on Tuesday. The Lady Horses return home to play Cohoes on Thursday and Lansingburgh on Friday.

Women's lacrosse:

Current record: 5-6.

The Lady Horses snapped a two game losing streak in sweeping Mohonasen-Schenectady-Schalmont, 10-1, on Friday.

Next: The ladies visit Ichabod Crane on Tuesday, and Greenwich-Cambridge on Thursday.

Update, 5/5: They've finally reported the April 2 game vs. Albany, which the Falcons won, 7-3.

Men's lacrosse:

Current record: 3-7.

1st year coach Zach Gill has his work cut out for him as we near the end of the season. The laxmen picked up a rare win in completing a season sweep of Hoosick Falls-Tamarac on Friday, completing a 2-part receipt from last year.

Next: The guys are idle until they play Johnstown on Wednesday at home, then a rematch with Stillwater-Mechanicville on Friday.

Baseball:

Current record: 4-9.

Troy started the week losing to LaSalle---again---before beating Ichabod Crane & Albany Academy, then losing to Ballston Spa.

Next: The road trip continues at Voorheesville on Tuesday before returning home to play Cohoes on Thursday. After that is a road trip outside of Section II at Lakeland on Saturday.

Thursday's high school scores, 4/30

 Women's lacrosse:

Columbia 17, Burr & Burton 10.

Bethlehem 13, Niskayuna 5.

Greenwich-Cambridge 13, Ichabod Crane 0.

Voorheesville 17, Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 8.

Shenendehowa 10, Colonie 9.

Shaker 17, Burnt Hills 6.

Cohoes 13, Troy 9.

Men's lacrosse:

Niskayuna 14, Bethlehem 8.

South Glens Falls 23, Amsterdam 5.

Shenendehowa 15, CBA 2.

LaSalle 14, Colonie 13.

Burnt Hills 9, Shaker 8.

Ballston Spa 11, Saratoga 10.

Schuylerville 16, Scotia 3.

Baseball:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 14, Galway 3 (5 innings).

Softball:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 14, Catskill 1 (5 innings).

Queensbury 35, Gloversville 0 (5 innings).

Albany 8, Cohoes 5.

Ravena 8, Holy Trinity 6.

Berlin-New Lebanon 13, Germantown 12.

Schalmont 24, Schenectady 3 (5 innings).

Schoharie 11, Northville 0 (5 innings).

OESJ 5, Cherry Valley-Springfield 0.