News & notes

 The annual CDPHP Workforce Challenge takes place tonight at the Empire State Plaza. 7600 runners will step off at 6:25 pm. The event benefits Unity House & Girls on The Run, a program that uses running to help young girls in developing physical & mental habits.

As of now, rain is not in the forecast for Albany, but things could change as the day progresses.

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Section II has released the pairings for the flag football sectionals, contested in 3 classes this year, as opposed to two last year.

The field:

Class A:

Friday:

Schenectady @ Albany.

Colonie @ Saratoga.

Niskayuna @ Shaker.

Guilderland @ Shenendehowa.

Semi-finals will take place Monday, with the finals at Troy High May 23.

Class A:

Friday:

Ballston Spa @ Bethlehem. Winner plays top seeded Columbia on Monday.

Monday:

Troy @ Burnt Hills. The Lady Horses will be looking for revenge after losing to the Spartans 10 days ago. Win, and they'll not only host the finals on 5/23, but play as well.

Class B:

Monday:

Albany Leadership @ Broadalbin-Perth. The winner will play Holy Trinity next Thursday at THS.

Good luck to all the teams.

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The Tri-City Valleycats had a matinee washed out in Poloma vs. the NY Boulders on Wednesday. They'll try again today with a doubleheader starting at 5 pm.

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Wednesday's high school scoreboard:

Tennis finals:

Class AA:

Bethlehem 7, Shaker 2.

Class A:

Columbia 6, Burnt Hills 1.

Class B:

Glens Falls 5, Scotia-Glenville 2.

The Class C/D final between Mekeel Christian & North Warren was suspended by rain, and will resume today.

Women's lacrosse:

Bethlehem 22, Averill Park 10.

Ichabod Crane 17, Johnstown 12.

Tamarac-Hoosick Falls 12, Cohoes 9.

Albany 13, Academy of Holy Names 12.

Voorheesville 17, LaSalle 4.

Men's lacrosse:

Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 6, Lansingburgh 0.

Mechanicville-Stillwater 14, Johnstown 1.

Baseball:

Warrensburg 10, Argyle 3.

Queensbury 7, Schuylerville 3.

Taconic Hills 14, Catskill 3.

Maple Hill 5, Watervliet 2.

Waterford 6, Hoosic Valley 3.

Tamarac 10, LaSalle 8 (9 innings).

Softball:

Bethlehem 5, Saratoga 2.

Shenendehowa 19, Albany 1 (5 innings).

Glens Falls 17, Broadalbin-Perth 3 (5 innings).

Hudson Falls 6, Scotia-Glenville 4.

Greenwich 23, Hoosic Valley 6 (5 innings).

Holy Trinity 5, Mohonasen 2.

Maple Hill 15, Watervliet 5 (5 innings). Bounce back win for the Wildcats after losing to Troy on Tuesday.

Hartford 8, Lake George 6.

Fonda-Fultonville 15, Middleburgh 0 (5 innings).

Schuylerville 3, Amsterdam 0.

Ichabod Crane 9, LaSalle 1.

Schalmont 6, Voorheesville 4.

Averill Park 11, Niskayuna 1.

Shaker 12, Columbia 4.

Stillwater 10, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Mayfield 3, Fort Plain 0.

Hoosick Falls 20, Emma Willard 0 (5 innings).

Galway 4, Cobleskill-Richmondville 3.

Queensbury 23, Gloversville 10 (5 innings?).

Colonie 4, Chatham 1.

Johnstown 11, Duanesburg 10.

Germantown 17, Rensselaer 3 (5 innings).

Argyle 9, Warrensburg 6.

Schoharie 8, Canajoharie 3.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 18, Canajoharie 6. Don't know if this game was also on Wednesday or it'd been reported as a late game from Tuesday.

Men's track & field:

CBA 101, Columbia 70.

Burnt Hills won a 3 team meet over Ballston Spa & Averill Park.

Mayfield-Northville 94, Canajoharie 47.

News & notes

 Sometimes, you can go home again.

Rashaun Freeman (Schenectady, Albany Patroons, UMass) is teaming with the Schenectady City School District and the city of Schenectady to revive the Jerry Burrell Summer League, which helped Freeman and others, such as James Thomas and Willie Deane, start their careers. The league initially launched in 1986, according to the Albany Times-Union.

If this isn't giving back to the community, what is?

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The Tri-City Valleycats made it 2 in a row beating the NY Boulders, 7-3, on Tuesday night. Jake Reinisch (Shen/Wake Forest) went 2-5 with an RBI. His batting average after 3 games is a tidy .400.

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Tuesday's college results:

Baseball:

LeMoyne 16, UAlbany 6 (7 innings).

Siena 14, Fairleigh Dickinson 6 (8 innings).

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Tuesday's high school scores:

Women's lacrosse:

Shffern 23, Burnt Hills 15.

Voorheesville 12, Albany Academy 11.

Saratoga 18, Averill Park 5.

Academy of Holy Names 16, Ichabod Crane 8.

Shenendehowa 13, Niskayuna 12 (OT).

Men's lacrosse:

Schuylerville 22, Amsterdam/Broadalbin-Perth 7.

Glens Falls 12, Scotia-Glenville 6.

Saratoga 10, Queensbury 6.

New Hartford 10, Burnt Hills 6.

Schenectady-Mohonasen-Schalmont 18, Hudson Falls 0.

Guilderland 12, Colonie 4.

South Glens Falls 16, LaSalle 10.

Baseball:

LaSalle 8, Albany Academy 6.

Troy 5, Lansingburgh 1. Troy splits the season series with 'Burgh, and has won 3 in a row to get back over .500 at 9-8 overall.

Broadalbin-Perth 5, Fonda-Fultonville 2.

Ballston Spa 10, Shenendehowa 2.

Columbia 6, Guilderland 4.

Greenwich 2, Hoosic Valley 0.

Mechanicville 10, Stillwater 0 (5 innings).

Tennis:

Class AA semi-finals:

Bethlehem 8, Niskayuna 1.

Shaker 8, Saratoga 1.

Class A semi-finals:

Burnt Hills 6, Queensbury 1.

Columbia 6, Averill Park 1.

Class B:

Glens Falls 4, Schalmont 3.

Scotia-Glenville 6, Ichabod Crane 1.

Class C/D:

North Warren 6, Maple Hill 2.

Mekeel Christian 5, Cairo-Durham 2.

Softball:

Troy 10, Maple Hill 1.

Waterford 6, Berlin-New Lebanon 5.

Chatham 20, Rensselaer 0 (5 innings).

Burnt Hills 22, Albany 0 (5 innings).

Guilerland 4, Columbia 2.

Holy Trinity 16, Albany Academy 0 (6 innings).

Voorheesville 5, Ravena 2.

Duanesburg 20, Schenectady 0 (5 innings).

Tamarac 5, Mechanicville 0.

Greenwich 5, Stillwater 3.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 7, Mayfield 0.

Taconic Hills 13, Catskill 0 (5 innings).

Galway 14, Middleburgh 0 (5 innings).

South Glens Falls 17, Amsterdam 1 (5 innings).

Ichabod Crane 5, Schalmont 3.

Greenville 29, Cairo-Durham 1 (5 innings).

Hudson Falls 9, Queensbury 7.

Corinth 6, Lake George 1.

Canajoharie 4, OESJ 2.

Berlin-New Lebanon 16, Waterford 4 (5 innings). The two teams split a home & home doubleheader.

Shenendehowa 3, Ballston Spa 1.

Mohonasen 5, Cohoes 3.

Fonda-Fultonville 8, Johnstown 3.

Women's track & field:

Saratoga won a 4 team meet over Shaker, Columbia, & Albany.

Colonie won a 3 team meet over Schenectady & Shenendehowa.

News & notes

 After winning the Liberty League baseball title on Sunday, RPI is heading to Baltimore to play in the NCAA Division III tournament at Johns Hopkins University, beginning Friday with a game vs. Rutgers-Camden at 2:30 pm. Former UAlbany pitching coach Jason Falcon is the current Engineers head coach.

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In order to clear a scheduling logjam created by Friday's rainout, Troy played a home & home doubleheader vs. Lansingburgh on Monday. A previously scheduled game vs. Holy Trinity was postponed.

Now, this is not unprecedented. On at least one, maybe two occasions, the Mets & Yankees played a home & home doubleheader in recent years, but I don't think it' been done too often at the high school level.

Anyway, Troy swept the doubleheader, needing just 5 innings in the first game at Rensselaer Park Elementary in a 17-1 demolition. Then, back on their home field, Troy completed the sweep with a 12-4 win to go to 11-1 in Colonial Council play. Ouch!

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Siena is wrapping up the regular season in baseball with back-to-back games. On Monday, the Saints took down Quinnipiac, 7-4. Today, Siena returns to Connors Park to host Fairleigh Dickinson at 3 pm.

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The rest of Monday's high school scores:

Tennis:

Class AA:

Bethlehem 9, Albany 0.

Niskayuna 6, Guilderland 3.

Shaker 8, Shenendehowa 1.

Saratoga 9, Albany Academy 0.

Class A:

Queensbury 7, Troy 0. Troy finishes 3-6.

Averill Park 5, CBA 2.

Class B:

Ichabod Crane 4, Coxsackie-Athens 3.

Scotia-Glenville 7, Ravena 0.

Glens Falls 7, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

Schalnont 5, Taconic Hills 2.

Class C/D:

Maple Hill 5, Argyle 2.

Mekeel Christian 6, Schoharie 1.

Cairo-Durham def. Chatham.

Today:

Class AA:

Niskayuna @ Bethlehem.

Shaker @ Saratoga.

Class A:

Queensbury @ Burnt Hills.

Averill Park @ Columbia.

Class B:

Schalmont @ Glens Falls.

Ichabod Crane @ Scotia-Glenville.

Class C/D:

Cairo-Durham @ Mekeel Christian.

Maple Hill @ North Warren.

Flag football:

Bethlehem 33, Ballston Spa 0. The Eagles have won 3 in a row.

Troy 38, Broadalbin-Perth 32. Troy gains some momentum going into sectionals.

Holy Trinity 20, Columbia 19.

Baseball:

Warrensburg 13, Corinth 4.

Coxsackie-Athens 15, Maple Hill 2 (6 innings).

Taconic Hills 10, Greenville 0 (5 innings).

Hoosick Falls 9, Waterford 3.

Mechanicville 13, Stillwater 3 (5 innings).

Saratoga Catholic 13, Tamarac 3 (5 innings).

OESJ 4, Galway 2.

Fonda-Fultonville 1, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

Greenwich 16, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Troy 1, Albany 0.

Women's lacrosse:

Niskayuna 16, Queensbury 10.

Averill Park 22, Ballston Spa 10.

Academy of Holy Names 21, Johnstown 11.

Albany Academy 14, LaSalle 13.

Men's lacrosse:

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 21, Troy 5.

Softball:

Ballston Spa 15, Albany 0 (5 innings).

Shenendehowa 10, Bethlehem 2.

Hoosick Falls 23, Waterford 2 (5 innings).

Scotia-Glenville 12, Broadalbin-Perth 0 (5 innings).

Hudson Falls 13, Amsterdam 1 (6 innings).

Voorheesville 6, LaSalle 1.

Ichabod Crane 12, Albany Academy 0 (5 innings).

Fort Ann 5, Argyle 4.

Whitehall 7, Fair Haven (Vermont) 4.

Stillwater 10, Cambridge 1.

Corinth 17, Warrensburg 9.

Duanesburg 12, Middleburgh 0 (5 innings).

Maple Hill 2, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Glens Falls 2, Schuylerville 1.

Greenwich 14, Saratoga Catholic 7.

Colonie 6, Guilderland 5.

Germantown 7, Cairo-Durham 3.

South Glens Falls 21, Gloversville 2 (5 innings).

Chatham 18, Watervliet 0 (5 innings).

Fort Plain 7, Canajoharie 0.

Galway 11, OESJ 2.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 5, Fonda-Fultonville 1.

Mechanicville 15, Emma Willard 0 (5 innings).

Shaker 16, Niskayuna 2 (5 innings).

Mayfield 6, Schoharie 5.

Queensbury 14, Amsterdam 1 (5 innings).

News & notes

 The Tri-City Valleycats came out of the 1st weekend of the Frontier League season with a 1-1 record after blowing out Brockton (formerly the New England Knockouts), 12-2, on Sunday at Bruno Stadium. This after the Rox won the opener, 4-2, on Saturday night.

Arlo Maryczak (Bethlehem/Siena) pitched the opener for Tri-City, and earned a no-decision, as the bullpen blew the game late. Jake Reinisch (Shenendehowa/Wake Forest) made his 'Cats debut as a pinch-hitter late, and went 0-1. On Sunday, Reinisch was the DH, and went 2-4, so he starts with a .400 batting average.

As for Brockton, the Rox have a reunion of former Albany Academy teammates Derek Bender & Brett Young. Young has not yet seen the field after 2 games, but Bender, who was dismissed by the Minnesota Twins organization last fall, is hitting .375 in the young season, as he had a couple of hits and a run scored in Sunday's game.

Bender, by the way, was interviewed by Mark Singelais for today's Albany Times-Union. I think it'll be Young's turn for an interview when the Rox return next month.

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UAlbany's men's lacrosse team saw its season end with a loss to Cornell, 15-6, on Sunday night. The Great Danes finish at 10-9 for the season.

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The rest of Sunday's college scores:

Baseball:

UAlbany 4, UMBC 3.

Liberty League finals:

RPI 4, Ithaca 1.

Men's lacrosse:

NCAA Division III:

RPI 13, Wesleyan 7.

Softball:

MAAC finals:

Marist 10, Siena 7.

NAC tournament:

Husson 8, Cobleskill 0.

Men's tennis:

NCAA Division III 3rd round:

Tufts 4, RPI 1.

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Chalk up another one for the Albany Firebirds, who ran their record to 8-0 in beating Nashville, 71-55, on Saturday. It appears that new Kats part-owner Jon Gruden didn't make the trip. The 'Birds are off until Corpus Christi comes in----maybe---on May 24.

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A correction from this week's Troy High sports review. The men's lacrosse team completed a season sweep of Lansingburgh, 13-0, on Friday. The score was not reported until late Sunday for reasons unknown. Troy, now 2-8, travels to Hoosick Falls-Tamarac today.

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The NY Phoenix closed the home portion of their schedule on Saturday by blowing out Tri-State, 146-89. AJ Mosby led the Phoenix with 26 points, and Shadell Millinghaus added 25. The Albany Patroons, meanwhile, are idle until Friday when they play Connecticut.

Troy High sports review, through May 10

 Mother Nature wreaked havoc on the sports schedule the last two days, but for most sports, this is the final week of the regular season. Tennis sectionals begin Monday. Let's recap last week.

Men's lacrosse:

Current record: 1-8.

Yep, same as last week, and that's because it appears Friday's game vs. Lansingburgh was rained out, even though most teams will play lacrosse in the rain, as it's meant to be. Luckily, the season's almost over.

Next:

The laxmen travel to Hoosick Falls to play Hoosick Falls-Tamarac on Monday, and will have Senior Night Friday vs. LaSalle. Unfortunately, as of now, rain is in the forecast for Friday.

Softball:

Current record: 9-5 (9-1 Colonial Council).

The 1 in the league loss column came as Troy fell to Voorheesville. Sean Geisel's club came back the next day and beat Cohoes. Saturday's road game at Saratoga was cancelled due to wet grounds.

Next:

Monday is a mess. Friday's rainout vs. Lansingburgh has been reset for 3 pm, but then the girls have to go across town, back to THS, and both Holy Trinity & 'Burgh are scheduled. Triple-header, anyone? I'm pretty sure they'll straighten that out. The home game vs. 'Burgh was moved up from Tuesday, but probably will be put back, I would guess. After that, it's a rematch vs. Mohonasen on Thursday, and, weather permitting, Glens Falls has been rescheduled for this Saturday.

Flag football:

Current record: 7-4.

After losing a tight one to Burnt Hills on Monday, Frank Rogers' club came back to rout Ballston Spa & Albany Leadership on Wednesday & Friday, respectively. Saturday's game vs. Beekmantown appears to have fallen victim to the elements.

Next: The regular season is set to end at Broadalbin-Perth on Monday. Troy should get two-sport athlete Tee Harris back for this game.

Tennis:

Current record: 3-5.

While the matches vs. Schoharie & Schalmont have not been reported, we're assuming Troy lost both, which is why they're a #6 seed at Queensbury on Monday. But, hey, 3 wins is better than one or none, which they averaged in the Suburban Council (2016-24).

Baseball:

Current record: 7-8 (5-3 Colonial Council).

The week started badly with losses to Voorheesville & Columbia before the Flying Horses blew out Cohoes. A road trip to Ballston Spa was cancelled due to weather.

Next:

The week begins with a 2 game homestand vs. Albany & Lansingburgh, before the regular season ends at Mohonasen. Sectional seedings will be announced May 20.

Track & field:

Individual accomplishments aside, the Horses haven't won a meet in forever, and this week's schedule is daunting.

League meets will be at Voorheesville & Ichabod Crane, Tuesday & Thursday, respectively, before the prestigious Eddy Meet in Schenectady on Saturday.

Friday's high school & college scoreboard, 5/9

 Colleges:

Baseball:

Liberty League:

RPI 10, Clarkson 1.

Ithaca 15, Skidmore 5.

Empire 8:

Brockport 1, Russell Sage 0.

Russell Sage 4, Houghton 3 (10 innings).

Women's lacrosse:

NCAA 1st round:

Yale 12, UAlbany 9.

Softball:

Liberty League:

RPI 6, Clarkson 2.

RPI 5, Rochester 3.

High schools:

Women's lacrosse:

Albany 7, Mohonasen-Schenectady-Schalmont 0.

Greenwich-Cambridge 14, Johnstown 3.

Men's lacrosse:

Queensbury 5, Glens Falls 2.

Mechanicville-Stillwater 8, Greenwich-Cambridge 6.

Flag football:

Troy 32, Albany Leadership 13. Troy is set to host Beekmantown today, but Albany Times-Union reporter Kyra Santicola may not have gotten that memo.

News & notes

 If you were planning to attend tonight's season opener at Bruno Stadium between the Tri-City Valleycats and Brockton, you'll have to wait at least an extra 24 hours.

The 'Cats announced Thursday that tonight's game is postponed due to rain, and will be rescheduled as part of a doubleheader when Brockton returns to Troy next month. The home opener is now set for Saturday at 6:30 pm.

Siena & Bethlehem grad Arlo Marynczak will get the opening night start for the 'Cats. Tickets for tonight's game can be exchanged for rainchecks at the box office until 5 pm today.

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We are keeping a close eye on the rain, as a small number of today's games have already been rained out. To wit:

Softball:

Albany Academy @ LaSalle has been cancelled, and will not be rescheduled.

Cohoes @ Bethlehem has been postponed, with no make-up date set as of press time.

Troy @ Lansingburgh has been rescheduled for Monday.

Baseball:

Cohoes @ Mohonasen has been cancelled, and as of now will not be rescheduled.

Maple Hill @ Ravena has been rescheduled for next Friday, May 16.

Ichabod Crane @ Lansingburgh has been rescheduled for tomorrow at 11 am. Don't count on that sticking, as we're hearing the rain will leave sometime tomorrow afternoon.

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Troy High got back on the winning track on Thursday at Cohoes.

The baseball team snapped a 4 game losing streak in blowing away the Tigers, 14-3, gaining a split of the season series, with each team winning at the other's field.

The same cannot be said for Cohoes softball, as Troy swept the Tigers for the 2nd straight year, 8-1. Troy is now 5-0 in softball vs. Cohoes over 3 seasons (2023-5). Troy goes to 9-1 in Colonial Council play, 9-5 overall.

Troy softball gets the rest of the week off, as tomorrow's rescheduled game vs. Saratoga has now been cancelled, and will not be rescheduled a 2nd time, as the regular season ends next Thursday. Troy baseball is scheduled to play Ballston Spa tomorrow at 11, but I wouldn't put too much stock on that, either.

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Former Amsterdam & UAlbany basketball standout Todd Cetnar is returning to the Foothills Council, but not to Amsterdam.

Instead, Cetnar will coach Gloversville next season, his first coaching job in high school. Best of luck to Todd in his new venture.