Greenwich 6   Stillwater 3

WP:  Cooper Skiff   2 IP  2 Hits  0 Runs  1 K            LP:  Carter Wicheins

Hitting Stars:  Witches – Parker Jamieson 2B       Robert Barnes 2B      Calvin Curtis 2 RBI’s

Take Away:  Greenwich scored five times in the sixth frame to earn the “W” over the Warriors.

Tamarac 25   Berlin 4

WP:  R. Mears           LP:  T. Shuhart

Hitting Stars:  Bengals – James Blake 3-5, 5 RBI’s      Tyler Sears 2-4, 3 RBI’s       A. Ednie 2-2, 2 RBI’s              Mountaineers – B. McMillan 1-3, 2 RBI’s

Take Away:  Holding an 8-4 lead, heading to the fifth frame, the Bengals scored 18 times over the final three innings to post the road win over Berlin.

Mechanicville 19   Hoosic Valley 0

WP:  Colin Richardson  4 IP  2 Hits  0 Runs  6 K’s             LP:  C. King

Hitting Stars:  Red Raiders – Colin Richardson 3-4, HR, 4 RBI’s       Lynch 3-4, 2 HR’s, 4 RBI’s       Goverti 2-2, 2 2B’s, RBI         Valley – C. King 2 1B’s

Take Away:  After a scoreless first, the Raiders hung crooked numbers in each of the next four innings to post the one-sided decision in Schaghticoke.

Saratoga Catholic 2   Hoosick Falls 1

WP:  Ronan Rowe         

Hitting Stars:  Saints – Hunter Failes 2B             Panthers – Jake Sparks 2B

Take Away:  The Saints plated two first-inning runs which proved just enough to get past the Falls.

Softball

Mechanicville 5   Cambridge 3

WP:  Paige Rogers 7 IP  4 Hits  3 Runs  13 K’s        Lauren Archambeault  7 IP  2 Hits  5 Runs  9 BB’s

Hitting Stars:  Red Raiders – Paige Rogers and Emma Lapierre two runs scored         Cambridge – Patterson 3B

Take Away:  Rogers and the Raiders win a pitcher’s duel in Cambridge.

Greenwich 15   Hoosic Valley 1

WP:  Reegan Mullen 11 K’s        LP:  Olivia Cappellano 2 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Witches – Reegan Mullen 2-3, HR, 5 RBI’s      Kiley Allen 2-3, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI’s        Reese Autiello 2-4, 2 RBI’s     Valley – Riley Caiazza 1-3, RBI

Take Away:  Six Witches enjoyed multiple hit afternoons in the comfortable win over the Indians. 

Tamarac 9   Saratoga Catholic 1

WP:  Moira Collins  7 IP  6 Hits  1 Run  14 K’s 

Hitting Stars:  Bengals – Mihaly Blake 2-3, 3B, 3 RBI’s        Moira Collins 2-3, 3B       Mackenna Ashe 2-4, 2B, RBI         

Take Away:  Collins dominating from the circle and the Bengals had four players with two hits, part of a 10-hit outing for the Tamarac lineup in the season opening victory.         

Stillwater 13   Queensbury 3

WP:  Eden Resch   7 IP  3 Runs  1 ER  5 Hits  2 K’s           LP:  B Brown

Hitting Stars:  Warriors – Sofia Perniciaro 3-5, 3 RBI’s           Bella Toleman 2-4, RBI          Eva Thompson 2-3, 2 RBI’s          Spartans – Lindsey Pepe 2-3

Take Away:  Trailing 3-2 in the fifth, the Warriors scored eight times in the bottom of the frame to take control, on their way to the non-league “W” over the Spartans of Queensbury. Eden Resch went the distance to record the win from the circle and the Stillwater attack banged out 12 hits in the victory.  

Stillwater 3   Salem-Cambridge 2

WP:  Mike Campion         LP:  Joshua Harrington       Save:  Jaxon Mueller

Hitting Stars:  Warriors – Resse Hotaling 3B, RBI         Liam Brady 2B        Shea Brown 2 1B’s              David Giso Sac Fly        S/C:  Stephen Yakubec 2B,  RBI       Chase Losee 2B, RBI   

Take Away:  The Warriors plated two in the bottom of the sixth with Giso’s sacrifice fly the eventual game-winner.  Mueller closes things out in the seventh as Stillwater notches the victory in the season-opener for both squads.    

MVP:  Norah Niesz         Greenwich

First Team

Adrianna Rojas                Greenwich

Brooke Kuzmich              Greenwich

Audrey Shields                 Emma Willard

Kayla Beaudoin                Tamarac

Schuylar Nolan                 Cambridge

Second Team

Grace Autiello                  Greenwich

Alison Kenyon                 Mechanicville 

Abbie Yetto                      Tamarac

Myanna Faraj                   Tamarac

Ella Zecca                        Mechanicville

Honorable Mention

Greenwich: Cate Abate,  Jocelyn Spezio,  Reegan Mullen:     Mechanicville:  Lila Christiansen,  Sophia Tomasi:     Stillwater:  Addison Thornton,  Miranda Price:     Cambridge:  Tristan Crandall,  Samantha Crandall:     Hoosick Falls:  Mackena Roberson,  Tatum Hickey:     Hoosic Valley:  Megan Rice,  Jacquelyn Carlo:     Waterford:  Maddy Atwood        Tamarac:  Cailyn Hayden:   Emma Willard:  Aishah Raji

The longest of the three sports seasons at the high school level came to end for the Wasaren League on Saturday when the Greenwich girls fell to Millbrook in a state semifinal run.  The Lady Witches were the last team standing from the Wasaren this basketball campaign and did the league proud, advancing to the Class C Final Four. Greenwich finished a truly exceptional year at 26-1 with League, Sectional and Regional titles under their belts.  

While Greenwich was the most accomplished team from the Wasaren this winter, many other squads built fine seasons for themselves as well.

Tamarac and Mechanicville, the league’s Class B schools, both enjoyed strong years on the girl’s side of things as did Cambridge, Emma Willard and even the Warriors of Stillwater who closed out the year playing winning basketball with a young squad.

For decades the boy’s side has been a gauntlet run that tests every school nearly on a nightly basis, and the 2022-23 season was no exception. 

A deep and talented Tamarac squad earned the league title and advanced to the Class B semifinals.  Hoosic Valley and Stilllwater were also teams with a host of talented players, showcasing their abilities on their way to sectional finals in Classes C and CC. 

Greenwich, Hoosick Falls and Mechanicville also put together solid years, all finishing well above the .500 mark, while Waterford and Spa Catholic proved to be tough outs more nights than not.  

Individually five players from the league reached the 1000 career points plateau, with Hoosic Valley’s Isaiah Eckler and Logan Reilly, Tamarac’s Joey Poulin, and Greenwich’s Adrianna Rojas and Norah Niesz all joining the 1000-point club. 

Our Wasaren Sportsnet Players of the Week included Joey Poulin (Tamarac), Schuylar Nolan (Cambridge), Isaiah Eckler (Hoosic Valley), Jaxon Mueller (Stillwater), Adrianna Rojas (Greenwich), Myanna Faraj (Tamarac), Logan Reilly (Hoosic Valley), Derick Pontore (Waterford), and Norah Niesz (Greenwich). 

Congratulations to all the players and coaches who make the Wasaren what it is, one of the finest small school conferences in the state.   

Personally I’d like to thank the league coaches who sent me game results over the course of the season making recaps so much easier and our sponsoring businesses, Toyota of Clifton Park, Bonnier’s Service, Devito Salvadore Family, LaVigna Insurance, Legends Barbershop, Val’s, Dicarlo’s Auto Body, Gunning Elite Training, The Connor’s Agency, and Off-Broadway Hair Design for their help in promoting the athletes of the Wasaren.

Lastly a thank you to everyone who followed our written coverage and podcasts this year and helped me out along the way.  

Millbrook 70   Greenwich 52

Leading Scorers:  Millbrook – Natalie Fox 19       Emily Grassier 18      Beth Bosan 15        Hudson Heitman 10         Witches – Norah Niesz 22         Grace Autiello 16        Brooke Kuzmich 10

Key Stat:  Millbrook used a 20-5 third period to take control.

Take Away:  Millbrook held a 37-29 advantage at halftime and used a big third frame to pull away from the Witches, on their way to the Class C state semifinal win at HVCC on Saturday.  Millbrook moves to Sunday’s championship game where a win will give them three state titles in the last four years. Greenwich wraps up an outstanding season at 26-1 earning league, sectional and regional titles during the campaign.  

Greenwich 60   Canton 32

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 26 5 3’s          Reegan Mullen 16        Norah Niesz 12            Canton – Ava Hoy 10

Key Stat:  Greenwich held a 7-3 advantage in made threes.

Take Away:  After falling behind 5-2 in the early going, Greenwich quickly gained the lead and steadily pulled away for the comfortable Class C regional final victory.  The Witches placed three players in doubles and won every quarter, holding Canton to single numbers in three of the four periods.  With the “W” Greenwich moves to 25-0 on the season and more importantly, earns a berth in the state Final Four next Saturday at HVCC in a 2:15 tip.  

Greenwich 49   Northeastern Clinton 41

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Norah Niesz 19 3 3’s         Brooke Kuzmich 16 3 3’s          Reegan Mullen 11              Eagles – Bailee LaFountaine 18         Desiree Dubois 13

Key Stat:  Greenwich outscored the Eagles 19-11 in the third frame.  

Take Away:  The Witches ran out to a 17-4 lead after the first period, only to see Northeastern Clinton battle back, and pull even, early in the third quarter. But Greenwich rallied to close out the third frame, led my Niesz’s 12 points, taking a 40-30 lead into the final eight minutes where they held off the Eagles from Section VII.  The Witches (25-0) advance to face Canton in the regional final on Saturday at SUNY Potsdam in a 2:45 run.

We break down Wednesday night’s Class C regional matchup at Clinton Community College between the Greenwich Witches and the Northeastern Clinton Cougars.