With the tremendous weather we’ve enjoyed throughout the month of March, area softball and baseball squads have actually spent the majority of their preseason outdoors. A nice change of pace as a typical spring normally means two or more weeks of indoor practices, with schools hoping to get on their fields for the first scheduled contest.
A few Wasaren schools have taken the diamond in non- league affairs, as Thursday saw Cambridge, Greenwich and Granville in softball action.
Crazy final scores in all three contests as is so often the case in the early spring. Cambridge topped Berlin 32-0, Greenwich bested Waterford 20-3, while Granville fell to Salem 26-0.
The league schedule get’s underway next week with a full slate on Monday. With a reminder that the varsity softball and baseball teams travel together in Wasaren play here’s a look at Monday’s schedule.
Cambridge @ Granville
Tamarac @ Greenwich
Mechanicville @ Hoosick Falls
Stillwater @ Hoosic Valley
With the weather forecast calling for some light snow over the weekend and on Monday as well, we’ll see how many if any teams take to the diamond, but here’s hoping our beautiful March weather carries over into April so players and especially fans can enjoy the games without the parkas and blankets, typically needed in the early going, being necessary.
The College of St. Joseph completed a story book season on Saturday with a 73-46 victory over Albany Pharmacy & Health Sciences in the USCAA Womens Division II Championship game, securing a national title for the Rutland Vermont school. 
The Hoosick Falls Panthers put together a great run throughout the regular and post season in 2015-16, entering Saturday’s Class B Section II final with Glens Falls, winners in 20 of their last 21 games. On Saturday afternoon that run came to an end as Glens Falls did just enough on both ends of the floor to come away with the 45-36 victory, and the Class B crown. 
