In the Wasaren golf league tournament held on Thursday at the Saratoga Spa State Park golf course, Mechanicville edged Hoosick Falls to earn the conference championship.
All schools from the league sent four golfers to compete with everyone playing a round of 18 holes with the top three rounds for each team tabulated for the team’s total score.
When the dust settled it was Mechanicville on top with a score of 229, followed by Hoosick Falls with a tally of 232, Spa Catholic at 250 and Greenwich rounding out the top four at 251.
Individually the Falls Aiden Fleming carded the low round of 73, one shot in front of Mechanicville’s Logan Starks at 74, with Starks teammate Jack Salvadore firing a round of 75.
On Senior Night in Mechanicville the home squad continued to roll with six different players finding the back of the net in the comfortable win over the Bengals.
Cruz Goverski and Rece Dyer both scored twice while Ethan Raucci, Scotty Lynch, Logan Starks and Jack Salvadore all added single goals for Mechanicville.
Anthony Gardner and Jack Kizza tallied for Tamarac in the loss.
Waterford 7 Stillwater 0
Payton Galuski with three goals and a pair of assists led the Fordians to the home win over the visitors from Stillwater.
Mason Noto added a pair of goals and Blake Guertin and Connor Belonga connected on single tallies for Waterford.
Logan Kelley saved two shots and combined with the Fordian defense for the clean sheet.
Greenwich 10 Spa Catholic 0
Eight Witches connected on scoring strikes in the one-sided decision in Greenwich on Senior Night.
Owen Shannon and Mason Foster led the Witches scoring parade with two goals each with Brady Clifton, Sam Palacios, Wyatt Skiff, Hudson Logan, Garrett Heath and Brenden McClay all splitting the posts once in the match.
Greenwich held a 21-0 advantage in shots on goal in the contest.
Hoosic Valley 1 Berlin/New Lebanon 0 2OT
With a scoreless tie looming, the Valley’s Austin Brown rang the bell with the game-winner in the second overtime session giving the Hawks the home “W” in Schaghticoke on Thursday.
Mechanicville built a 3-0 lead by halftime and cruised from there to the home victory over the Bengals.
Maddie Hopeck with a hat trick, Gianna Pitts with a pair of goals and Evie Dowd and Tanner Eiseman with single tallies led the Mechanicville attack.
Ava Grimmick needed just one save in the match and with the Mechanicville defense notched the clean sheet.
Mechanicville improves to 12-0-1 on the year with the win.
Cambridge 1 Emma Willard 0
Cambridge scored the only goal in the match when Natalie Wood connected on a first-half strike off an Emily DeSouza feed and the Cambridge defense made it stand for the road win over the Jesters.
Cambridge keeper Lexie Pedersen saved 12 shots in posting the shutout, and Jester keeper Ella Wang saved six shots in the loss.
Hoosic Valley 3 Berlin/New Lebanon 1
The Valley parlayed single scoring strikes from Hannah Coffin, Sophia Akin and Hayley Valsic into the home win over B/NL on Senior Night in Schaghticoke.
Kaylee Smith, Bella Jones and Sammy Gratton assisted on the scores in the match for the Lady Hawks.
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In a 1-1 game at the break, the visitors from Waterford connected for a pair of second half goals to pull away and notch the road win in Cambridge.
The Fordians first strike came in the fourteenth minute on a Sam Caulkins header off a corner kick giving Waterford the 1-0 edge.
But midway through the half C/S responded when Rowan Ossont ripped a shot from 30 yards out that found the side netting, pulling the host squad even at 1-1.
After the break Waterford wasted little time taking the lead back just one minute in on a Payton Galuski tally off a Logan Sheehan find for the 2-1 advantage.
With 10 minutes remaining the Fordians final score came off Caulkins second header of the match this time off a Galuski corner and Waterford closed things out for the victory.
Fordian keeper Logan Kelly saved six shots in the match while C/S keeper Alex Olsen saved nine.
Mechanicville 10 Berlin/New Lebanon 0
Mechanicville scored seven times in the first half on their way to the easy win over B/NL.
Scotty Lynch scored a hat trick while Ethan Raucci and Declan Charette both tallied twice in the match and Cruz Goverski, Brady O’Connor and Charlie Weiss all added single scoring strikes in the contest.
Mechanicville keeper Mark Pingelski saved two shots and combined with the Mechanicville defense for the shutout.
Hoosick Falls 4.5 Hoosic Valley .5
Aidan Fleming led all golfers with a one-under par round of 33, leading the Panthers past the Valley in action at the Hoosick Falls Country Club on Monday.
Hoosic Valley scores included Keegan Antolick 46, Ryan Morrissey 48, Tyler Lee 51, Chris Tracy 54, and Jackson Schram and Craig D’Avella with rounds of 57.
Hoosick Falls scores included Spencer Tate 36, Jack Shea 38, Devin Gauthier 39, Zach Houghton and Quinn Haynes with 44’s, Aidyn DeGraaf 45, Dylan Callahan 47, Brady Mann 48 and Memphis Hathaway with a round of 53.
With the win on Senior Day, Hoosick Falls improves to 12-2 on the season.
Mechanicville scores seven times in the first half of play enroute to the one-sided decision over the Panthers of Hoosick Falls Monday night in Mechanicville.
Maddie Hopeck and Gianna Pitts led the onslaught with hat tricks, while Ava Gaspie, Anna Izzo and Tanner Eiseman all added single tallies.
With the win Mechanicville moves to 8-0, 11-0-1 on the year.
Stillwater 6 Cambridge 0
Holding a 2-0 lead at the break, Stillwater connected four times after intermission to notch the comfortable home win over Cambridge.
Five different players found the back of the net for the home squad with Ashley Coffey connecting twice and Elliot Patenaude, Brooke Coon, Meredeth Yager and Sofia Perniciaro all scoring single goals.
Stillwater keepers Miranda Price and Ally Liamero combined with the Stillwater defense to earn the shutout.
Hoosic Valley built a 3-0 lead by the break on their way to the comfortable, nonleague win over Mekeel on Saturday.
A pair of Hannah Coffin goals sandwiched around a Kaylee Smith tally gave the Valley an early three-goal cushion and after intermission Hoosic Valley extended the lead to 5-0 on Coffin’s third goal of the match and a Kalleigh Knickerbocker score.
Mekeel avoided the shutout when Hannah Wilkenson connected on an unassisted tally late in the game.
Hawk keeper Lily Ruepp saved five shots in the win.
Hoosick Falls 3 Berne-Knox 1
In a game knotted at 1-1 after the first half of play, the Panthers connected on a pair of second half strikes and their defense shut down the B/K attack, sealing the nonleague win.
Grace Eastman tallied twice after the break and Ava Salvesvoid added a first-half goal to lead the Falls offensively.
Molly Laudato scored the lone B/K goal in the match.
Hoosick Falls keepers Lucy Haynes and Chaya Roden combined for six saves in the match and the Berne-Knox keeper combo of Morgan Krouse and Madelin Emmerich also stopped six shots in the contest.
Waterford 7 Madrid-Waddington 0
The Fordians jumped out to a 4-0 advantage by intermission and cruised to the shutout “W” over M/W.
Sam Caulkins and Mason Noto led the way for Waterford with two goals each, while teammates Christian Penk, Connor Belonga and Payton Galuski all added single strikes with Galuski assisting on four of the seven Fordian goals in the match.
Keeper Logan Kelly saved four shots and combined with the Waterford defense for the clean sheet.
Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley 52 Broadalbin-Perth 24
In a close game at the half that saw the visitors nursing a 30-24 lead, the M/HV defense shut things down after the break while their offense continued to put points on the board in earning the road win on Friday night.
Marcus Robinson rushed for 166 yards and three scores, DiMaggio Ferrara ran for 126 yards with a receiving and rushing touchdown and quarterback AJ Messercola was 4 of 5 through the air for 90 yards with a pair of scoring strikes to lead the M/HV attack.
Defensively, Ferrara finished the game with 11 tackles and a fumble recovery and Aydin Wiley highlighted the special team’s night with an 80-yard kickoff return for six.
With the win M/HV improves to a perfect 5-0 on the season while B/P drops to 1-4 on the campaign.
Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 52 Green Tech 22
HF/Tam built a 20-6 advantage after the first period and slowly pulled away for the victory at Bob Ford Field in Albany.
Wildcat quarterback Sam Fauler threw for 178 yards, connecting on 12 of 19 attempts with four touchdowns, finding Richie Stifter, (138 receiving yards), and Carson Glover with two scoring strikes each.
Glover led the Wildcat rushing attack with 102 yards on 11 carries and Ryan McMahon added 88 yards on 11 totes with a rushing score.
HF/T improves to 3-2 on the season with the “W”.
Hoosic Valley 2 Hartford 0
Senior captains Mason Speanburg and Landon Reilly provided the offense with a tally each and the Valley defense pitched the shutout in the Hawks home win in Schaghticoke on Friday.
Cambridge/Salem 5 Hoosick Falls 1
On Senior Night in Cambridge, Luke LeBlanc and Carson Sartoris with two goals apiece and Alex Olsen with a single tally led the way in the victory over the Panthers.
Michael Plush connected for the Hoosick Falls score in the match.
Seven different Mechanicville players split the posts with all seven scores coming before the break in a comfortable road win in Schaghticoke.
Madison Daley, Mia Beyer, Arianna Scheel, Tanner Eiseman, Maddy Hopeck, Evie Dowd and Elle Richardson all tallied for Mechanicville who move to 7-0-1 on the year with the victory.
Waterford 3 Tamarac 0
The Fordians built a 3-0 lead by halftime and the Waterford defense pitched a shutout in Waterford on Thursday night.
Bayley Beauregard connected for a pair of goals and Mia O’Brien added a single strike to lead the Fordian attack.
Cambridge 7 Hadley Luzerne 0
Cambridge took control with three, first-half tallies and added four more after the break in the home “W” on Senior Night at Cambridge.
Emily Desouza, and Lainey Wilkins connected on two goals each, while Kelly Sweet, Jessica Cofresi, and Jillian Robinson all added singles strikes.
Lexie Pedersen needed just one save in the match for Cambridge while Hadley Luzerne keeper Alyssa Sheff, under fire all day, turned back 32 shots in the game.
Greenwich 5 Hoosick Falls 1
Holding a 1-0 lead at intermission, the Witches connected four times over the second half of play, pulling away for the road win over the Panthers.
Julia Scambelluri staked Greenwich to a 1-0 advantage early on an unassisted tally, but after the break Eliza McQueen, Sarah Radovich, Taylor Poovey and McKenna Lyndaker all found the back of the net as the visitors took control.
Hoosick Falls avoided the shutout when Elizabeth DeRosa scored on a penalty kick.
Greenwich keeper Oliveah Rieszel saved three shots in the game while Panther keepers Lucy Haynes and Chaya Roden combined to stop five attempts in the match.
Mechanicville dominated from the start connecting on eight first-half goals on their way to the easy home win over the Panthers.
Seven different Mechanicville players found the net including Scotty Lynch with four goals, Cruz Goverski and Ethan Raucci with two apiece, and Declan Charette, Jack Salvadore, Rece Dyer and Graham Murphy all with single tallies.
Mechanicville keepers Mark Pingelski and Charette saved four shots in posting the shutout.
Waterford 13 Spa Catholic 0
Eleven Fordians scored, seven notching their first varsity goal in Waterford’s one-sided victory over the Saints on Monday.
Connor Belonga led the assault with a hat trick with single scoring strikes coming from Nick Frazier, Blake Guertin, Cole Griner, Adil Yaqoob, Andrew Brundige, Mason Noto, Juleon Talavera, Christian Mulligan, Sam Caulkins and Alvin Collet-Cruz.
Fordian keeper Logan Kelly saved five shots and combined with the Waterford defense for the clean sheet.
Cambridge/Salem 1 Stillwater 0
C/S’s Luke Leblanc scored the lone goal of the match off a direct kick from Rowan Ossont and the C/S defense made it stand for the well-earned road “W” over Stillwater.
The C/S defense led by keeper Quinn Keegan, Ethan Adams, Declan Donalson, Jonah Stevens, and Asher Madison posted their sixth shutout of the season.
Greenwich 5 Berlin New Lebanon 1
Greenwich scored twice before the break and added three more after intermission in posting the comfortable home win over B/NL.
Seven minutes in, Hudson Logan cleaned up a rebound in front giving the Witches a 1-0 lead, and with two minutes remaining in the half a Noah Speanburg header off Max Nichols cross gave the home squad a 2-0 advantage.
With 23:00 left in the match Wyatt Skiff finished off a Sam Palacios thru ball giving Greenwich a 3-0 cushion.
Minutes later B/NL’s Logan Healy put the visitors on the board with an unassisted tally before Greenwich closed out the night with goals from Palacios and Owen Shannon sealing the victory.
Mechanicville 5 Hoosic Valley 0
Nate Salvadore carded the low round of 39 leading Mechanicville past the Valley in action at the Mechanicville Golf Course on Monday afternoon.
Joining Salvadore in the winner’s circle were teammates Matthew and Jack Salvadore, Jacob Pickett, Ben Amato and Matt Munger.
With the win Mechanicville stays unbeaten at 14-0 on the year.
Hoosick Falls 4 Greenwich 1
Panther senior Aiden Fleming’s round of 4-under 30 showed the way in the Falls home win over the Witches.
Fleming ties his own mark for the best nine-hole score in team history.
Other top scores for the Panthers included Brady Mann 37, Spencer Tate 38, Jack Shea 40, Devin Gauthier 42 and Jack Callahan with a round of 46.
Greenwich scores included Erik Wade 37, Sam Ziehm, Brayden Stuzman and Omar DeJesus with 42’s, Richie Coon 44, and Peter Wade with a round of 48.
Hoosick Falls moves to 11-2 on the season with the victory.
Mechanicville 4 Hoosick Falls 1 Tuesday
Mechanicville’s Logan Starks’ even-par round of 34 led the visitors past the Falls in action at the Hoosick Falls Country Club on Tuesday.
Top scores for Mechanicville included Matt and Nate Salvadore with rounds of 37, Ben Amato 39, Jack Salvadore 46 and Jacob Pickett with a round of 48.
Top scores for the host squad included Aiden Fleming 36, Dylan Callahan 39, Jack Shea 43, Brady Mann, Spencer Tate and Aidyn DeGraaf with 44’s, Devin Gauthier 47 and Zach Houghton with a round of 60.
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