Hoosick Falls’ Aiden Fleming fired a one-under 71, five shots better than his closest competitor, earning medalist honors in the Section II class C/D tourney at Fairways of Halfmoon on Tuesday.  Aiden along with 13 other golfers from C/D with move on to the next round of the state qualifier on 10/17 against 10 golfers from Class B and the top 25% from Class A.

In team competition Schuylerville placed first with a score of 244 while Mechanicville and Hoosick Falls both scored 265, with Mechanicville winning the tie breaker to finish second with the Panthers in third.  Team scores are determined by the top three golfers scores.

Mechanicville 6   Spa Catholic 0

Mechanicville rang the bell five times before the break in cruising to the one-sided decision over the Saints Wednesday night in Mechanicville.

Tom Wendel connected on a hat trick, with Cruz Goverski, Charlie Weiss and Raiden Westad all adding single tallies for Mechanicville.

Joey Devito, 2 saves, combined with the Mechanicville “D” for the clean sheet.

Hoosic Valley 5  Tamarac 0

In a tight game in Schaghticoke where the Valley held a slim 1-0 lead at the break, the home squad opened things up in the second half finding the range on four scoring strikes to notch the win over the visiting Bengals.

A Gabe Coffin goal off an Isaac Wiley find staked the Hawks to the 1-0 advantage heading into intermission.

But 15 minutes after the break the Valley started their four-goal run when Coffin found Wiley on a thru ball for the 2-0 lead.  

Minutes later the tandem doubled down with Wiley splitting the posts and the Valley led 3-0.

With 15 minutes remaining it was Coffin’s turn, taking a nice feed from Austin Brown and finding the back of the net for the 4-0 cushion.

Finally, with 10:00 to play Wiley completed his hat trick off an Andy Thompson pass, sealing the Valley ‘W” in both teams’ final regulars season match.

Cambridge 2   Emma Willard 0

In Cambridge on Wednesday Samantha Crandall and Mia Alpy connected on scoring strikes and keeper Lexi Pedersen and the Cambridge defense made those stand in the 2-0 victory over Emma Willard. 

Pedersen needed just one save in the Cambridge shutout who with the win evened their season mark at 7-7 overall.  

Hoosick Falls’ Aiden Fleming fired the low round of one-under 71 on Tuesday in the Sectional II Class C/D Tournament at Fairways of Halfmoon to claim medalist honors.  Aiden along with 13 other golfers from Class C/D will move on to compete in the next round of the state qualifier on Tuesday 10/17 against 10 golfers from Class B and the top 25% from Class A.

In team competition, where the top three golfers scores are totaled, Schuylerville with a score of 244 won the C/D classification while Mechanicville and Hoosick Falls both scored 265 but Mechanicville won the tiebreaker to place second with the Panthers finishing third.  

Waterford 1     Stillwater 0

In a match played Tuesday night in Stillwater with scoring opportunities hard to come by, the Fordians Peyton Galuski, off a feed from sister Abby, connected for the only goal of the match and the Waterford defense made it stand, as the Fordians prevailed with the narrow “W” over Stillwater.

Waterford keeper Maddy Atwood saved four shots in the win while Stillwater keepers Miranda Price and Charisma Salecker both stopped three Fordian attempts. 

Berlin/New Lebanon 3     Hoosic Valley 0

The Mountain Lions held a 1-0 lead at intermission and added a pair of tallies after the break to post the home victory over the Valley on Senior Night.

Late in the first half Anna Hart put away a deflected shot from Haylee Jones giving the home squad the 1-0 advantage.

After the break Jones extended the lead on an unassisted strike that found the upper corner, and later Jones connected on the final score of the match off a nice find from Riley Robertson.  

The Mountain Lions will wrap up their regular season on Thursday facing Hoosick Falls on the road.  

Mekkel Christian 7   Spa  Catholic 1

Mekeel Christian put the game away with five, second half goals, led by Hannah Wilkinson who finished with a hat trick.

Grace Shaefer tallied after the break for the Saints only score.

Cambridge 2   Coxsackie-Athens 1

Cambridge used a pair of unassisted goals form Ashley Moses and Nicole Robinson to get past Coxsackie-Athens on Monday. 

Lexi Pedersen saved seven shots for Cambridge in the win.   

Mechanicville 8   Cambridge 0

Mechanicville exploded for six goals after the break and coasted to the home victory over Cambridge on Monday in boys soccer.

Jacob Eiseman and Rece Dyer both connected on a pair of scores while Logan Starks, Brody Bergeron-Waite and Tom Wendel all added single tallies for the home squad.

The eighth goal was an own goal by Cambridge.

Mechanicville keeper Joey Devito with four saves, combined with the Mechanicville defense for the clean sheet.

Waterford 2   Stillwater 1

In a close game throughout, Waterford used a goal in each half to slip past Stillwater for the road win Monday night.

Midway through the first half Mason Noto converted off a rebound giving the Fordians a 1-0 advantage that they took into the halftime break.

With 15:00 remaining Waterford extended their lead when Logan Sheehan found Josh Catanzarita for the finish and the 2-0 cushion.

Five minutes later a ball that Waterford was attempting to clear deflected off Stillwater’s Landon Staie, finding the Waterford net, trimming the deficit to 2-1 with 10:00 to play.  But Waterford shut the door for the remainder, denying all scoring chances to post the “W”.

Fordian keeper Logan Kelly saved six shots in the win, while Stillwater keeper David Giso turned back 16 attempts in the match.

Granville 2   Spa Catholic 0

Second half goals by Paige Taylor and Teagan Cutter propelled Granville past Saratoga Catholic in girls’ soccer on Monday at Galvin Park in Saratoga.  

Join us for our opening take where we’ll preview a pair of big games this week in the league, look ahead, look back, and announce our top five and player of the week selections.

Mechanicville 2   Loudonville Christian 1

The Saturday afternoon match in Mechanicville between the Class D Loudonville Christian and Class B Mechanicville with both teams holding the #4 state ranking in their classifications, played out as one would expect.  The match was played primarily in the midfield area with both squads having a few scoring chances.  

Mechanicville was first to capitalize on a scoring opportunity when Tom Wendel was on the money with a cross that found Ethan Raucci who finished for the 1-0 advantage.

That score stood until nine minutes remained in regulation when Ethan Quadrini off a direct kick found the upper corner knotting the score at 1-1.

But the home squad quickly responded with the game-winner, with Mark Pingelski redirected a free kick from Jacob Eiseman that deflected off the L/C keeper for the deciding score.  

Mechanicville keeper Joey Devito saved five shots in the match and L/C goaltender Liam Deeb stopped 10 shots for the Eagles.  

Waterford 5   Greenwich 2

In a game played with heavy rain falling at the new turf field in Greenwich, Waterford jumped out to a 3-0 lead and weathered a Greenwich comeback, and the elements to post the “W”.

Six minutes in, Waterford was on the board on a rebound off an Anthony Scunziano corner for the 1-0 advantage.

In the 27th minute Josh Catanzarita connected on a direct kick for the 2-0 Fordian lead.    

Ten minutes later the bothers Catanzarita hooked up when Jake found Josh, off a direct kick and the visitors held a comfortable 3-0 cushion.  

The Witches got on the board before the break when Evan Merrill cleaned up a loose ball in front trimming the lead to 3-1.

Midway through the second half with the rain intensifying, Greenwich drew closer on a Josh Poovey breakaway cutting the deficit to 3-2.

In the 66th minute Tristan Carutasu put away a bobbled ball in front and Waterford regained a two score lead at 4-2.

Minutes later Waterford added an insurance tally when Josh Catanzarita, on a penalty kick, drove a hard shot at the keeper that deflected back and Catanzarita converted the rebound for his third goal of the match. 

Fordian keeper Logan Kelly saved eight shots in the game while two Greenwich keepers combined to save 13 attempts for the Witches.   

Football

Lake George/Warrensburg/Bolton 54   Cambridge/Salem 0      No other info at this time 

Stillwater 20   Canajoharie/Fort Plain 12

Stillwater scored the first 20 points of the game and held off Canjo/Fort Plain the rest of the way, posting the win and moving to 6-0 on the season.  

Jaxon Mueller put Stillwater on the board with a two-yard scoring run, and later in the first, it was Mueller connecting with Thomas McDonough on a 26-yard scoring strike and the home squad led 14-0 heading into the second frame.

Stillwater extended their lead early in the second when Mueller took it in from two yards out and with the point after off the mark, they led 20-0.

C/FP broke through on a 13-yard Cody Hyney to Zach Herget touchdown connection and the two squads took it into the break with Stillwater in front 20-6.

In the third it was Herget scoring on a 12-yard scamper cutting the lead to 20-12.

But those were the last points of the night and Stillwater closed things out for the “W” while handing the Cougars their first loss of the year.

Stillwater running back Lukas Lilac finished with 150 yards on 34 carries, and Mueller gained 26 yards with a throwing and a pair of rushing TD’s, before leaving in the second quarter with a shoulder injury.

Defensively James Cocozzo had a big night for Stillwater with 14 tackles.

Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 47    Watervliet/Heatly 6

The Wildcats hung all 47 points on the board before the halftime break in cruising to the home win over Watervliet/Heatly.

HF/Tam spread the wealth in the first period with four players scoring touchdowns.  Carson Glover and Andrew Sparks scored on 20-yard runs, Sam Fauler found Jack Cavanaugh on a 33-yard scoring strike and Richie Stifter returned an interception 22 yards for six completing a 28-0 opening quarter.

The Wildcats added three more scores in the second frame on a 23-yard Sparks TD, a 35-yard touchdown tote from Ryan McMahon and a 1-yard scoring plunge by Connor McNeil giving the home team an insurmountable 47-0 advantage at the break.

With the win HF/Tam improves to 5-1 on the season.

Glens Falls 20   Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley 7

The visitors from Glens Falls built a 20-0 lead by the break on three scoring throws from Brody Holcomb to Kellen Driscoll and notched the road win over M/HV.

Marcus Robinson scored on a third quarter 19-yard run for M/HV but the hosts could draw no closer with both defensive units shutting things down for the remainder.

Waterford 5   Cambridge 0

The Fordians ran out to a 3-0 advantage by halftime and coasted to the win at home over Cambridge.

Josh Catanzarita with a hat trick and Logan Sheehan with a pair of scoring strikes led the Waterford attack.

Fordian keeper Logan Kelly, five saves, combined with the Waterford “D” for the shutout while Cambridge keeper Carter Hamilton saved 24 shots in the match.  

In action at the Saratoga Spa Golf Course on Thursday the Wasaren League Invitational played out and the Hoosick Falls Panthers came away with the team title compiling a score of 235 just three shots in front of Mechanicville at 238, with Greenwich in third place at 265.

Team scoring is the total of the top three individual scores from each squad.

Tamarac and Stillwater finished tied in fourth place, followed by Cambridge, Spa Catholic, Waterford and Hoosic Valley.

Individually Hoosick Falls Aiden Fleming earned top honors with a round of 71, followed by Mechanicville’s Jack Salvadore at 74 and Cambridge’s Luke MacDonald who carded a round of 76.

Mechanicville 7   Berlin/New Lebanon 0

Tom Wendell led the Mechanicville attack with four goals while Ethan Raucci, Scott Lynch and Rece Dyer all added single tallies in the shutout of the Mountain Lions.

Joey Devit with two saves, and the Mechanicville defense combined for the clean sheet.

Hoosic Valley 2   Harford 1

Isaac Wiley and Landon Simon connected on scoring strikes for the Hawks which was just enough to secure the nonleague “W” over the Tanagers of Hartford in a physical match played on Thursday.

Stillwater 8   Lake George 0

Stillwater found the back of the net four times in each half in coasting to the victory over Lake Goerge.

Seven players found the range for Stillwater led by Brooke Hodgson who connected twice, with Karissa Mitchell, Lucy Rubenstein, Bridget Coon, Mackenzie Hendersen, Mayzie Gibeault and Emmersen Patenaude all adding single strikes.

Waterford 1   Niskayuna 1

Waterford’s Imani Bloomfield and Niskayuna’s Addison Price scored goals as the two teams battled to a 1-1 tie on Thursday.

Fordian keeper Maddy Atwood saved seven shots with Nisky’s Anna Joyce turning back four shots in the match.

Mechanicville 5   Tamarac 0

Mechanicville ran out to a 3-0 halftime lead and cruised to the road win over Tamarac.

Rece Dyer connected on a pair of goals while Scott Lynch, Tom Wendel and Ethan Raucci all added single scoring strikes.  

Mechanicville Joey Devito with four saves combined with the defense for the clean sheet.

North Warren 5   Spa Catholic 3

In a 2-2 game at the break, North Warren scored three second half goals to notch the win over the Saints.

Lily Warrington led North Warren with two scores, and Hannah Jensen, Addison Swan and Kiera Stoneitsch all tallied once in the match for the visitors. 

Spa Catholic goals came from Allison Fuller, Sydney Carracci, and Addison Quail.

Hoosic Valley 4   Hudson Falls 1

On Senior Day in Schaghticoke the Valley eased out to a 1-0 halftime lead and used a big second half to notch the victory over the visitors from Hudson Falls.

The Hawks scored the first goal of the match in the 30th minute when Landon Reilly found Isaac Wiley with a nice chip pass and after the Wiley finish the Valley held a 1-0 advantage. 

After the break the Hawks put things away with a flurry of scores midway through the half.

This time it was Reilly on the receiving end of a Gabe Coffin find, and when his shot hit the back of the net the Valley led 2-0.

Minutes later it was Coffin and Wiley weaving through Hudson Falls’ defenders culminating with a no-look feed from Coffin and Wiley split the posts for the 3-0 cushion.

Hoosic Valley’s final tally came off a cascading corner kick that Coffin, rising above the fray, finished with a header extending the lead to 4-0.

Late in the game Hudson Falls got on the board when Shawn Thompson connected on an arching shot from 30 yards out.

Waterford 10   Doane Stuart 0

Seven Fordians scored in Waterford’s easy win ob 

Hoosic Valley 8   Spa Catholic 0

In a game that was suspended due to weather back on September 7th, Hoosic Valley returned to Saratoga and finished off the shutout “W” over the Saints on Sunday.  

Gabe Coffin led the way for the Hawks with three goals, and Isaac Wiley, Landon Reilly, Evan Maloney, Logan Beaudoin, Parker Gela and Mason Speanburg all added single tallies in the victory.

Waterford 5   OESJ 3

Payton Galuski’s hat trick showed the way in the Fordians win over OESJ.  

Cassidy McClement and Addy Galuski added scoring strikes in the win, while Waterford keeper Maddy Atwood finished with seven saves.