Albany Times Union

Friday’s schedule

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Baseball

Class B Semifinal

Ii-schuylervi­lle (19-6) vs. Iii-westhill (18-4) at Maine-endwell HS, 2 p.m.

What to know: The Black Horses, led by a group of players who helped the school’s football team reach the Class C state football final, brings an eight-game winning streak into the semifinal following a 7-3 victory over Peru in the regional title game … The Warriors, seeded No. 3 in sectionals, losts their final two regular season contests before going on to capture the sectional title with a 5-4 verdict over Cazenovia. Westhill edged Oneonta 10-9 to reach the final four.

Class C Semifinal

Ii-chatham (25-1) vs. Iii-adirondack (13-11) at Binghamton University, 7 p.m.

What to know:

The Panthers have 20 straight games, including a 6-0 win against Norwood-norfolk when junior ace Matt Thorsen tossed a no-hitter. … Adirondack lost its five games. It captured the Section III tournament title as No. 11 seed, beating top-seeded Westmorela­nd in the final.

Girls’ lacrosse

Class B Semifinal

Ii-queensbury (16-0) vs. Xi-westhampto­n Beach (13-6), 11 a.m. at SUNY Cortland

What to know:

The Spartans enter this game riding a 30-game winning streak, led by leading scorer and Army-bound senior star Brigid Duffy (87 goals, 42 assists) … The Hurricanes stormed to the semifinals with a wild 6-5 decision over Garden City in six overtimes.

Class C Semifinal

Ii-burnt Hills-ballston Lake (16-3) vs. Viii-manhasset (14-2), 1 p.m. at SUNY Cortland

What to know:

The Spartans rallied from a 6-2 deficit in regional play to edge Tappan Zee 8-7. Midfield standout MK Lescault tops the team with 96 goals and 34 assists … Manhasset looks to match what its boys’ lacrosse team accomplish­ed Wednesday when the Indians defeated BH-BL 16-5 at Ualbany. Manhasset advanced to SUNY Cortland on the strength of an 8-6 decision over Bayport-blue Point.

Track and field

First day competitio­n at Cicero-north Syracuse HS, 11 a.m.

What to know:

Section II sends a strong contingent of competitor­s west to compete for state titles. Among the top contenders include Carter Cukerstein (Shenendeho­wa, Div. I 100 and 200 meters), Gitch Hayes (La Salle, D-I 800 and 3,200 meters), Julian Franjieh (Niskayuna, D-I 3,000 steeplecha­se), Alessandro Saltsman (Fonda, D-II discus), Zionna Perez-tucker (Mohonasen, D-I 100 and 200 meters), Gianna Locci (Stillwater, D-II long jump, 100 and 200 meters) and Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, D-I 1,500 meters).

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