Greenwich and Hoosick Falls secured softball wins, while the Valley won big on the baseball field in action around the league on an April Monday.
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A Busy Baseball Saturday
Multiple baseball teams from the Wasaren took advantage of a dry, early April Saturday to play one or in some cases a pair of seven inning contests as the spring season starts to gain traction.
Glens Falls 9 Saratoga Catholic 7 Continue reading
Baseball, Softball Underway
It’s hard to believe with all the snow and rain that’s fallen over the past couple of weeks that many area high school teams have stepped on the diamonds and begun the 2017 softball/baseball season.
This week in baseball the Saratoga Catholic Saints posted a trio of dominant “W’s” scoring double digits in each victory, while the Indians of Hoosic Valley enjoyed a 2-0 start to the season handling their business in a pair of outings. Continue reading
The Curtain Drops as the Warriors and Bengals Fall
The high school basketball season is by far the longest of the fall, winter and spring sports. Starting in early November, most teams play into late February or March. No matter if a team’s enjoying a great season or struggling throughout, a basketball year is a marathon.
But unlike a marathon there’s no clear finish line as squads compete in sectional play, and if fortunate beyond, knowing that a loss ends their year. Continue reading
A Busy Tuesday in Sectional Play
The opening round of the Section II basketball tournament Tuesday night saw a dozen Wasaren girls and boys teams take the floor in both the B and C classifications.
Girls
Tamarac 76 Ravena 31 Continue reading
Boys Basketball Stats
Player School Points Per Game
Jared D’Aloia Stillwater 26.5
Kyle Fairclough Waterford 20.3
Connor Farrington Spa Catholic 18.9
Zack Travis Stillwater 15.3
Tyrel Tillman Spa Catholic 14.1
Guy Milliman Hoosick Falls 13.5
Isaac Sanchez Hoosic Valley 13.2
Brendan Holcomb Cambridge 13.0
Shawn Lemieux Cambridge 12.6
Tyler Haradan Spa Catholic 12.3
Sectional Basketball Results; Cambridge Wins a Pair
Six league squads stepped on the floor in play-in runs Friday night as the Section II basketball tournament got underway. Five boys teams and the Cambridge girls were all hoping to extend their seasons, but only three squads earned wins to advance.
Boys
Cambridge 70 Waterford 38: The Indians, in control from the jump, built a 39-19 lead at the half and rolled to the Class C play-in victory over Waterford.
Cambridge placed a quartet in doubles with Brendan Holcomb 15 points, Max Ratelle 15 points, Thomas English 11 points, and Shawn Lemeiux 10 points leading the potent attack. Cambridge advances to play in Lake George on Tuesday where they’ll square off with the #4th seeded Warriors.
Kyle Fairclough with 12 points and Bobby Valigorsky with 10 led the Fordians offense.
Saratoga Catholic 68 Galway 49: The Saints held a 24-8 advantage after one, and used that cushion to post the comfortable “W” over Galway in a Class C play-in at Saratoga.
Tyler Haradan scored 20 points and Terel Tillman and Connor Farrington added 18 and 16 points respectively for Spa Catholic who will face #5 Schoharie in opening round action on Tuesday.
Thor White scored a game-high 29 points to pace Galway.
Maple Hill 53 Greenwich 46: The Hilltoppers led 25-21 at the break and used a 17-8 third period to take control in posting the win over the Witches in a Class C play-in at Maple Hill.
Nate Mannion with 17 points, and Garrett Axtmann with 14 points showed the way for the Hilltoppers who advance to play #3 Greenville on Tuesday.
Bailey Winch scored 16 points, including 4 triples to lead the Witches offense.
Coxsackie-Athens 56 Tamarac 37: Coxsackie outscored the Bengals 36-19 in the second half to pull away and notch the “W” in a Class C play-in game.
Isiah Garvey knocked down five 3’s as part of his game-high 24 points to lead Coxsackie who next plays at Glens Falls on Tuesday where they’ll face the #1 seeded Indians.
Brad Schneider and Padriac McGrath with eight points each led the Bengals in scoring.
Girls
Cambridge 55 Cairo-Durham 32: Cambridge, leading 18-17 at the break opened things up with a 18-4 third period and went on to capture the Class C play-in victory over the Mustangs.
Four Indians reached doubles on the night with Hellen Mooney 13 points, Bridley Nolan 12 points, Grace Snyder 12 points, and Sophie Phillips 11 points showing the way for Cambridge offensively. The Indians move on to play at #1 seeded Mekeel Christian Academy on Tuesday.
Mikaela Phillips scored a game-high 16 points to lead Coxsackie.
Boys Sectional Play-In Round
With the open format in sectional play and the large number of Class B and C schools in Section II, those two classifications need a play-in round to whittle the number of squads down to 16. Four Wasaren schools find themselves in play-in runs on Friday and here’s a quick look at each of those match-ups. Continue reading
Roundball Results; Tamarac Clinches, Falls Finishes Perfect
The curtain came down on the Wasaren regular season Tuesday night and as it did the Tamarac girls clinched the league title, and the Hoosick Falls boys completed a season of perfection. Continue reading
Wasaren Roundup; Valley Tops Warriors, D’Aloia Reaches 1000
With a handful of teams in action on Monday to wrap up their regular season, Hoosic Valley notches a pair of wins over neighboring Stillwater with a milestone being reached for a Warrior in the boys run. Continue reading
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