Golf Sectional Results

On a gorgeous day for golf, Section II golf teams wrapped their season on Tuesday competing in the sectional tourney at Fairways of Halfmoon.

With the field broken down into a large school/small school format, 28 Class C/D schools competed and at day’s end Ichabod Crane (254) finished on top followed by Voorheesville (261), Spa Catholic (263) and Greenwich (265) to round out the top four.

Each team was comprised of four players with the lowest three scores combined used to determine the team total.

Here is a look at how all the Wasaren squads fared.

Spa Catholic 263: Cole Cefalu 86 Landon Lockrow 87 Mark Mahay 90

Greenwich 265: Bret Traver 78 Peter Wade 90 Dylan Brown 97

Cambridge 278: Connor Genevick 92 James Beagle 93 Sawyer Armstrong 93

Waterford 280: Bradley O’Connor 90 Dylan Day 93 Landon Pitcher 97

Mechanicville 286: Matthew Salvadore 86 Brody Landy 95 Colton Rinaldi 105

Stillwater 290: Tye Morris 88 Vincent Festa 101 Julian Peluso 101

Hoosick Falls 295: Spencer Tate 94 Quinn Haynes 97 Jack Shea 104

Hoosic Valley 301: Keegan Antolick 94 Jackson Schram 102 Ryan Morrissey 105

Girls Soccer: Mechanicville Tops Ravena

Mechanicville 4 Ravena 1

Mechanicville built a 3-0 lead by the break and rolled past Ravena on Sunday in Mechanicville.

Gianna Pitts led the Raiders attack with a hat trick with Tanner Eiseman adding a single scoring strike and two assists.

Halper Blanchard connected on a second half strike for Ravena.

Raider’s keeper Christina Bornt saved 10 shots in the win while Ravena goaltender Alyson Vanderzee turned away five shots in the loss.

Mechanicville finishes the regular season with a 14-2 mark.

Raiders, Fordians Post Soccer Wins

Mechanicville 3 Hoosic Valley 0

Mechanicville built a 2-0 lead by the break on their way to the road win in Schaghticoke on Saturday.

Gianna Pitts connected on a pair of goals with Gemma Zappia adding a single scoring strike to pace the Raiders attack.

Mechanicville keeper Christina Bornt saved three shots and with the Raider defense posted the shutout,

Hoosic Valley goaltender Lily Ruepp turned back 15 shots in the match.

Mechanicville finishes the year undefeated in the Wasaren, while not allowing a single goal in league play.

Waterford 6 Holy Names 0

Waterford ran out to a 4-0 halftime lead and coasted from there to the comfortable win over Holy Names on Friday.

Riley Noto and Rylan Charbenneau led the Fordians with two goals each with teammates Molly Meade and Ella Stoliker adding single tallies.

Waterford keeper Isabella Savage kept clean throughout by the Fordian defense, wasn’t tested in the match.

Maple Hill 4 Waterford 1

In a game tied at 1-1 midway through the first half, Maple Hill scored the final three goals of the match, two coming after the break, and pulled away for the road win in Waterford.

A Boone tally put Maple Hill in front early before Waterford tied things midway through the half on a Connor Belonga penalty kick.

MH took a 2-1 lead near the end of the half when Pinkowski found the back of the net for the visitors.

After intermission Boone added his second score of the match ten minutes into the half, and Severance wrapped up the scoring connecting in the 65th minute for Maple Hill.

Stillwater/Spa Catholic Notches Win Over Broadalbin-Perth

SSC 30 BP 18

SSC rode a dominant ground attack to the win over BP Friday night in Stillwater.

SSC backs Luke Dejnozka and David Kramek sandwiched scoring runs around a BP touchdown to give the home squad a 16-6 cushion at the end of the first frame.

SSC extended their lead to 24-6 on Dejnozka’s second touchdown run of the night, but Perth trimmed the deficit to 24-12 with a scoring run of their own just before halftime.

The two squads traded touchdowns in the third period with Kramek adding his second TD run of the game pushing the lead to 30-12 before Perth wrapped the night’s scoring connecting on a 78-yard pass play.

Dejnozka finished the game with 195 rushing yards on 40 carries with two TD’s, while Kramek added 112 rushing yards on 22 totes and two scores.

With the win SSC moves to 6-1 on the season.

Greenwich 16 Schalmont/Duanesburg/Berne Knox 7 No other info provided

Schuylerville 49 Mechanicville 8 No other info provided

Friday Night Results: Wildcats Move to 5-2

Tam/HF 26 Granville 0

The Wildcats used an 18-point second frame to take control, on their way to the home win over Granville Friday night.

Tam/HF quarterback Owen Hart and running back August Lee scored on one yard touchdown runs and Hart closed the quarter finding Blake Baldwin on a 14-yard scoring strike sending the Wildcats to the break leading 18-0.

In the third period Tam/HF capped the scoring when Hart connected with Avery Whalen on a 38-yard touchdown pass and with the two-point conversion by Glenn Milliman the 26-0 advantage.

Hart finished the night completing 5 of 8 passes for 65 yards while Lee led the Tam/HF ground attack rushing for 53 yards on 10 carries.

Stillwater 4 Cohoes 1

Leading 1-0 at the half, Stillwater pulled away with three scoring strikes after the break to post the nonleague “W” on Friday.

Brooke Hodgson with a hat trick led the Stillwater attack with Kamryn VanPelt adding a goal and an assist in the match.

Stillwater keeper Addison Thornton saved five shots in the victory while Cohoes goaltender Kyla LePage turned back 10 shots in defeat.

Tamarac 4 Greenwich 0

Nursing a 1-0 advantage at the break, Tamarac rode three second-half goals to the home win over the visiting Witches.

Abby Ackner led the Bengals connecting on three scoring strikes and Ashlyn Tomaro rounded out the scoring with a single tally.

Tamarac keeper Lily Onorato combined with the Tamarac defense for the shutout.

Cambridge/Salem Boys, Mechanicville Girls Earn Wasaren Soccer Titles

Cambridge/Salem 1 Greenwich 0

The top two boys’ soccer squads squared off in Greenwich Thursday night to decide the league championship and when the final horn sounded it was C/S claiming the title by the narrowest of margins.

The game was back and forth throughout played primarily between the 18’s with Greenwich keeper Mason Foster and C/S keeper Tyler Beadling both playing at a high level between the posts making crucial saves, keeping the match scoreless until the waning minutes.

With two minutes remaining C/S was awarded a free kick, and Rowan Ossont chipped the ball into the box where Dawson Honyoust touched the ball to Alex Olsen who slid it past Foster for the eventual game-winner as the C/S defense closed things out with their sixth shutout of the season.

Mechanicville 7 Berlin/New Lebanon 0

Mechanicville built a 4-0 advantage by the break and cruised to the road win over B/NL and clinching the Wasaren League title for the third straight season.

Gianna Pitts led the Raiders with a hat trick while teammates Tanner Eiseman, Madison Couser, Jenna Manion and Riley Schechenorn all added single scoring strikes.

Mechanicville keeper Christina Bornt needed just one save in recording the shutout for the Raiders who with the win move to 12-2, 7-0 on the season.

Mechanicville’s Salvadore Qualifies for State Tourney

The top 72 high school golfers in Section II competed in a 36-hole event on Tuesday and Wednesday at Fairways of Halfmoon with the top eight finishers earning the right to compete at the state tournament in June.

When the dust settled Mechanicville’s Matthew Salvadore finished in a tie for third place, punching his ticket to next June’s event.

Salvadore carded rounds of 76 and 73 for a two-day total of 149 tying with Ryan Platt from Burnt Hills in the third spot.

Saratoga’s Francisco Cupp led all golfers with a 140 total and Ichabod Cranes Tanner LaTorre finished in second place with a score of 145.

Other golfers competing from the Wasaren included Spa Catholic’s Cole Cefalu with a score of 164, Stillwater’s Tye Morris 177, Spa Catholic’s Mark Mahay 178 and Hoosick Falls’ Jack Shea with a total of 180.

Stillwater, Waterford Post Soccer Wins

Stillwater 2 Hoosic Valley 0

After a scoreless first half Brooke Hodgson connected on a pair of second-half scoring strikes leading Stillwater past the Valley on Wednesday in Schghaticoke.

Stillwater keeper Addison Thornton saved two shots and with the Stillwater “D” posted the shutout.

Hoosic Valley goaltender Lily Ruepp saved 20 shots in the match.

Waterford 1 Mechanicville 0

In the final league game of the season the two squads played through a scoreless first half, but just five minutes after the break Connor Belonga found the bottom right corner with an unassisted strike and the Fordians defense made it stand for the road win in Mechanicville.

Waterford keeper Jonny Atwood saved six shots in the win while Raider keeper Ethan Staunton turned back five shots in the loss.

With the win Waterford goes to 10-5, 7-2 on the season with Mechanicville moving to 8-5-2, 6-3 on the year.

Soccer Results: Valley Tops the Falls

Hoosic Valley 1 Hoosick Falls 0

On a rain-soaked field in Schaghticoke defense took center stage and a lone goal ten minutes proved to be the eventual game-winner.

Parker Gela found Carter Simpson who volleyed it past the Hoosick Falls keeper from just outside the 18 and the Valley defense and keeper Travis Bleakley made it stand for the home “W”.

Oneonta 2 Tamarac 0

Lily Schmidt and Carly Stamas connected on first half scoring strikes to lead Oneonta past Tamarac on Tuesday.