Wasaren Boys Soccer: Hoosick Falls Tops Stillwater, Cambridge/Salem Rolls in Football

Hoosick Falls 4     Stillwater 1

Luke Nicholas scored three times before the break, leading the Falls past Stillwater Thursday afternoon in Hoosick Falls.

Aiden Eckert assisted on two of the strikes by Nicholas who staked the Panthers to a 3-0 lead, and after intermission Trevor Sheldon extended the home squads cushion with his first career varsity goal. 

Stillwater avoided the shutout when Connor Gibson connected late in the second half.

 

Cambridge/Salem 2   Hoosic Valley 1

Hoosic Valley jumped on top with a Tyler Jones, unassisted tally before C/S pulled even on a Rowan Ossont cleanup off a ricochet setting up the game-winner.

It came with five minutes remaining when Luke LeBlanc found Oliver Hickland who finished, giving C/S the well-earned road win in Schaghticoke.

 

Mechanicville 5   Berlin/New Lebanon 0

Mechanicville built a 2-0 lead by intermission and pulled away with three, second half strikes in posting the home win on Senior Night in Mechanicville.  

Alex Shakow and Graham Murphy with two goals apiece and Josh Smith with a single tally led the Mechanicville attack.

Mechanicville keepers Brady O’Connor and Logan Golden both saved one shot in the victory.

 

Greenwich 0   Waterford 0

In a high energy match between two teams with undefeated league records, the defensive units took center stage, pitching shutouts with the game ending in a scoreless draw.

Waterford keeper Tristan Philo and Greenwich goaltender Jack Scieszka were both outstanding between the posts with Philo rejecting seven shots and Scieszka turning away nine in the match.   

 

Cambridge/Salem 57   Rensselaer 8

C/S ran out to a 27-0 lead after one quarter of play and never looked back in notching the one-sided decision over the Rams on Thursday in Rensselaer.

C/S quarterback Stephen Yakubec threw for 172 yards and a touchdown, while the Tigers spread the wealth in the ground game. 

Abraham Cushing and Preston Peabody ran for two touchdowns each with Jackson Rowland and S. Saddlemire adding single rushing scores. for the visitors.

The C/S rushing attack totaled 242 yards in the win as the Tigers move to 5-1 on the year.  

 

 

 

Wasaren Girls Soccer

Mechanicville 9   Berlin/New Lebanon 0

Six Mechanicville players scored while their defense pitched a shutout in posting the win under the lights in Mechanicville on Wednesday.

Gianna Pitts led the scoring parade with a hat trick, with Tanner Eiseman adding a pair of scoring strikes and Emma Andrews, Ella Manning, Adrianna Loiacono and Lily Beyer all ringing the bell one time.

Mechanicville’s defense did not allow Berlin/New Lebanon a shot on goal in the game.

B/NL’s keeper Charlie Young saved 10 shots in the loss.

 

Greenwich 3   Hoosick Falls 1

The Witches built a 2-0 lead by halftime on their way to the comfortable, home win over the Falls on Tuesday night.

Greenwich’s Emily Gonzalez opened the scoring just three minutes in, sending a high floater to the back of the net off an Olivia Warner find for the 1-0 lead.

With just five minutes left in the half Eliza McQueen extended the Witches advantage, splitting the posts off a Gonzalez feed.

Midway through the second half McQueen added her second tally of the match, giving the home squad a 3-0 cushion. 

Hoosick Falls avoided the shutout when Alivia Criscione connected with four minutes remaining.  

Greenwich keeper Oliveah Reiszel saved five shots in the victory, while Hoosick Falls keeper Chayah Rhoden stopped 13 shots in the loss.  

 

Tamarac 5   Emma Willard 0

Kendall Bulson led the way with four scoring strikes in the Bengals shutout of the Jesters.

Becky Barbera added a single tally for the Tamarac offense while Kylie Gross distributed a pair of assists and Abby Acker and Gwen Boyce added helpers as well for the Bengals.

 

Waterford 5   Cambridge 0

Mia O’Brien with a pair of goals and Sophia Ledtke, Giselle D’Ambro and Rylan Charbonneau with single tallies led the Fordians attack while the Waterford “D” kept the visitors off the board in the home “W” over Cambridge on Wednesday.

 

Stillwater 6   Hoosic Valley 0

Holding a 2-0 lead at the break Stillwater added four second-half hits in posting the home victory over the Valley.

Bridget Coon paced the Stillwater attack with a hat trick and teammates Brooke Coon, Brooke Hodgson and Payton Perretta netted single strikes for the home squad.

Stillwater keeper Ally Liamero enjoyed a save-free night, while Hoosic Valley goaltender Lili Ruepp turned away 12 shots in the match.  

 

 

Mechanicville’s Salvadore Earn’s Sectional Golf Title

Mechanicville’s Matt Salvadore fired the low round of 72 to earn Co-Medalist honors in Class C/D at the Section II Golf Championships at Fairways of Halfmoon on Tuesday.  Included in the round of 72 was a hole-in-one on the 17th by Salvadore.  

Joining the Mechanicville junior in the top 30 from the Wasaren League were Cambridge’s Luke MacDougal 75, Tamarac’s Adam Quackenbush 83, Spa Catholic’s John Galarneau and Stillwater’s Tye Morris with rounds of 85, and Spa Catholic’s Mark Mahay and Hoosick Falls’ Jack Shea who carded rounds of 86.

In the team competition LaSalle led the way with the low team score of 234.

Wasaren team scores showed, Mechanicville in seventh place with 260, Hoosick Falls (11) 263, Stillwater (12) 268, Spa Catholic (13) 271, Waterford (16) 273, Tamarac (17) 274, Greenwich (18) 277 and Hoosic Valley (24) 318.

Six Wasaren League players will advance to next Tuesday’s ABCD play-offs.   

 

 

 

Boys Soccer: Greenwich Slips Past Mechanicville

Greenwich 2   Mechanicville 1

The Witches used a goal in each half and a good defensive effort to post the narrow victory over Mechanicville stopping the visitors unbeaten streak in league play at 101 games.  

Just eight minutes in, Greenwich got on the board when Mason Foster found Owen Shannon for the finish and a 1-0 lead, a lead the Witches took into the break.

With 10 minutes remaining in the match Mechanicville’s Aiden Fitzgerald cleaned up a loose ball in front knotting the score at 1-1. 

With time winding down Greenwich’s Noah Speanburg connected on the game-winner who, after his initial shot by was deflected Mechanicville keeper Brady O’Connor, put away his second attempt and the Witches closed out the home “W”.

Greenwich keeper Kack Scieszka saved 13 shots in the victory while O’Connor turned away four attempts for Mechanicville.  

Saratoga Catholic 2   Berlin/New Lebanon 1   OT

Trailing 1-0 at the break the Saints scored single goals in the second half and overtime to pull out the come-from-behind victory over B/NL on Tuesday in Saratoga.

Just two minutes into the match Owen Mendoza scored on a loose ball in front giving B/NL the early, 1-0 lead.  

That score stood until midway through the second half when David Redgrave connected on a scoring strike pulling the Saints even, forcing an extra session to decide the outcome.

Five minutes into overtime Spa’s Zachary Streicher broke through the B/NL defense, carried it and netted the game-winner, giving the Saints their first win of the season.

Cambridge/Salem 2   Hoosick Falls 2

The two squads battled through regulation and two overtime sessions to the 2-2 draw in Hoosick Falls.

C/S’s scores came from Alex Olsen and Heyler Alejandro while Luke Nicholas and Aiden Eckert split the posts for the Falls.

C/S avoided the loss when their keeper Tyler Beadling made a great save on a PK with one minute left in the second overtime.

Waterford 7   Hoosic Valley 1     

The Fordians holding a 3-1 advantage at the break and scored four, unanswered after intermission to pull away for the road win in Schaghticoke.       

Girls Soccer: Stillwater Slips Past Waterford, Valley Tops the Falls

Stillwater 1   Waterford 0

Kamryn VanPelt connected off a Brooke Hodgson feed at the 28:44 mark giving Stillwater the 1-0 lead and the Stillwater defense made it stand in posting the shutout over the Fordians Monday night in Stillwater.  

Stillwater keeper Ally Liamero saved seven shots in the win and Waterford goaltender Isabella Ramundo turned away seven shots in the loss.

 

Hoosic Valley 1   Hoosick Falls 0

In a scoreless match with five minutes remaining, the Valley’s Hannah Coffin lofted a corner kick that Payton Gela headed to Kaylee Smith for the put away giving the home squad the “W” on a warm afternoon in Schaghticoke.

Valley keeper Lili Ruepp saved eight shots and combined with the Hoosic Valley defense for the clean sheet.

 

Mechanicville 2   Tamarac 1

After a scoreless first half, Mechanicville used a pair of Gianna Pitts strikes to slip past Tamarac for the road win at Clum’s Corners.

Emma Andrews set up both goals by Pitts, while Tamarac goal came on an unassisted tally from Abby Ackner.

 

Cambridge 1   Emma Willard 0

Vanessa Robinson hit on a second half, scoring strike for the lone goal in the match, giving Cambridge the home victory over the Jesters of Emma Willard.

Cambridge keeper Lexie Pedersen saved 15 shots in posting the shutout, while Jesters’ goaltender Lucy Neidl tuned away 25 attempts in the match.  

 

 

Sunday Morning Roundup

Stillwater/Spa Catholic 21    Canajoharie/Fort Plain 7

After giving up a first quarter touchdown, the Stillwater/Spa Catholic defense shut the door while their offense scored 21 unanswered the rest of way in the home victory on Saturday.

Trailing 7-0 at the end of the first frame, Stillwater/Spa used second quarter, scoring runs by Ryan Brown and Aidan Callanan to take a 14-7 lead into the break.

After a scoreless third quarter, Stillwater/Spa Catholic put the game away when Caleb Vacula ran it in from 30 yards out capping the comeback “W”. 

Vacula led a potent Still/Spa ground attack, that gained 300 yards, with 143 yards on 15 carries, with Callanan adding 90 yards on 14 carries and Brown running for 60 yards on eight totes.

 

Hoosic Valley 4   Canajoharie/Fort Plain 2

The Valley built a 2-0 halftime lead, extended it to a 3-0 cushion and then held off C/FP late to the post the nonleague road win.

Hannah Coffin opened the scoring, finishing a Kaylee Smith feed for the 1-0 advantage, and Smith and Sophia Akin soon after made it 2-0 working a nice give and go with Smith on the finish.

Early in the second half it was Smith beating the Canjo keeper with a header off a Coffin corner for the 3-0 Valley lead.

C/FP whittled the advantage to 3-2 with a pair of strikes before Audrey Wiley put the game away with five minutes remaining, finding the opposite corner off an Akin find.

 

Hoosick Falls 0   Johnstown 0

Defense ruled the day as the two squads battled through regulation and overtime to the draw. 

Falls keeper Chayah Rhoden saved 17 shots in the match while Johnstown goaltender turned back 16 attempts.    

 

Maple Hill 4   Waterford 1

Michael Buono’s hat trick led Maple Hill to the home win over the Fordians of Waterford on Saturday.

The home squad led 2-0 at the break and extended their lead to 3-0 early in the second half before Waterford connected on their only goal in the match when Logan Sheehan split the posts. 

Maple Hill added a tack on goal in the final minutes of the game. 

 

Voorheesville 3   Mechanicville 2

With the game knotted at 2-2 through one half of play, Voorheesville connected for the only second-half score to notch the road win over Mechanicville. 

David DiSiena and Graham Murphy netted first half strikes for Mechanicville in the loss.

 

 

Friday Night Results: Greenwich Rolls Over Rensselaer, Mechanicville Falls to V’liet

Greenwich 71   Rensselaer 6

Greenwich scored offensively, defensively and in the return game in a dominant effort, as they posting the win under the lights in Greenwich Friday night.

Witches quarterback Ryan Ingber threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first frame and ran for another finding Micheal Cronin and Ethan Mullen through the air to go with a 27-yard run for six.

Kayden Bentley added a return score in the period for Greenwich who led 28-0 heading into the second quarter.

The Witches scored five more times in the second on Ingber’s third scoring strike, finding Langston Hall, a pair of Will Weber touchdown runs, a safety, and Ingber’s second rushing score of the night, extending the Greenwich lead to 57-0 at the break.

Jameson Dobson and Henry Logan capped the Witches scoring with second half rushing td’s.

Ingber finished the night completing all six of his pass attempts for 87 yards and running for 47 yards on four carries.

Weber led the Greenwich ground game with 111 yards on eight totes. 

 

Watervliet 14   Mechanicville 6

Watervliet held a 6-0 lead at halftime and held off their hosts to notch the road win Friday night in Mechanicville.

Running back Jordan Barnes accounted for Mechanicville’s score on a third period, 3-yard touchdown run.  Barnes finished the night with 131 yards gained on 26 carries.

 

Schuylerville 44   Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 8

 

Cambridge/Salem 6   Stillwater 1

Alex Olsen’s hat trick led the way to Cambridge/Salem’s road win over Stillwater.

Luke LeBlanc added a pair of goals and Oliver Hickland a single tally to round out the C/S attack.

Stillwater scored when Connor Gibson cashed in on a penalty kick. 

 

 

Wasaren Girls Soccer: Waterford Tops Mechanicville

Waterford 2   Mechanicville 0

Waterford used single scoring strikes from Mia O’Brien and Elizabeth Lamere along with a big defensive effort to post the home win on Thursday night.

Fordians keeper Isabella Ramundo saved 11 shots and combined with the Waterford defense for the shutout.

 

Tamarac 2   Hoosic Valley 0

After a scoreless first half, Tamarac wasted little time getting on the board, tallying in the first minute of play when Abigayle Ackner finished a Kylie Gross find for the 1-0 lead. 

The Bengals added an insurance goal with 10:00 remaining when Ackner connected again, this one coming from just outside the 18 off a feed from Kendall Bulson and the visitors from Clum’s Corners closed things out for the road “W” in Schaghticoke. 

 

Hoosick Falls 2   Berlin/New Lebanon 1

The Panthers Grace Eastman broke a 1-1 deadlock with a second half strike leading the Falls to the home victory over B/NL.

Elizabeth Darosa staked the Panthers to a 1-0 lead with a first half tally, but the visitors knotted things early in the second half on an unassisted score by Savannah Humon setting up Eastman’s game-winner.

Hoosick Falls keeper Chayah Rhoden saved nine shots in the win while B/NL goaltender Charlie Young saved 10 in defeat.

 

Greenwich 1   Cambridge 0

In a match highlighted by dominant defensive play, the Witches Eliza McQueen connected for the only score of the night, splitting the posts with an unassisted strike with 29:51 left in the game giving Greenwich the home “W” on Thursday.

Greenwich keeper Oliveah Reiszel saved five shots in earning the shutout while Cambridge goaltender Lexie Pedersen turned away 18 shots for the visitors. 

 

Waterford 3   Hoosick Falls 2

Hoosick Falls Jack Shea carded the low round of 37, but the Fordians prevailed, posting the slim victory over the Panthers in action at Fairways of Halfmoon on Thursday.

Top scores for Waterford included Tanner Machia and Bradley O’Connor with rounds of 42, Landon Pitcher 43, Billy Scunziano 45, Jonny Atwood 47, and Dylan Day with a round of 49,

Top Hoosick Falls scores included Quinn Haynes 44, Zach Houghton 45, Aidyn DeGraffe 46, Dylan Callahan 47 and Spencer Tate with a nine-hole score of 50.  

 

 

     

 

Cambridge, Greenwich Post Wins in Boys Soccer

Cambridge/Salem 3   Hoosick Falls 1

C/S built a 2-0 lead by halftime, added a second half strike and kept the Falls off the board throughout in posting the home win on Wednesday.

Ewan Lederer-Barnes gave C/S a 1-0 lead, finishing a Henry Dill feed and later in the half Oliver Hickland found Josh LaFountain for the 2-0 advantage.

After the break LaFountain’s second goal of the match extended the home squads lead to 3-0.

Hoosick Falls avoided the shutout when Max Salvesvold and Luke Nicholas ran a give and go with Nicholas finding the back of the net.

 

Greenwich 7   Stillwater 0

The Witches ran out to a 5-0 lead by the break and cruised to the home win over Stillwater on Wednesday night.

Five minutes in, Mason Foster put Greenwich on the board cleaning up a loose ball in front, and Owen Shannon quickly followed up finishing a Jonathan Morency feed for a 2-0 advantage.

Levi Murray added goal number three, stealing a pass, carrying it and unleashing a rocket from 25 yards out for the score.

The final two goals of the half came when Noah Ives connected off a Shannon find and an own goal by Stillwater.

After the break, Christian Morency joined the scoring parade on a putback, and Ives closed things out with his second tally of match.

Greenwich keeper Jack Scieszka saved two shots in the win while Stillwater goaltender Jayden Mwale turned back eight shots in the loss.  

 

Stillwater 4.5   Tamarac .5

Daniel Degrasse-Izzo led the way for Stillwater carding the low round of 37 in action at the Saratoga Lake Golf Club on Tuesday.

Joining Degrasse-Izzo with individual match wins for Stillwater were Tye Morris, Nick Rose and Vincent Festa.

Stillwater’s Julian Peluso and Tamarac’s Jacob Bieg halved the point in flight three.