Novak hurls no-no for Ravena vs. Cohoes
RAVENA, N.Y. >> Austin Novak threw a no-hitter for Ravena- Coeymans-Selkirk’s varsity baseball team against Cohoes Monday at Doubleday Field.
Novak struck out 15 and walked two while his defense committed two errors that led to the Tigers’ only run of the game in the fourth inning.
Shelly Walker took the loss on the mound for Cohoes with four runs allowed in 3 1/3 innings. The Tigers committed six errors.
Girls lacrosse
BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE 16, RED HOOK 5 >> Taylor Safford led all scorers with four goals and three assists in a Spartans rout of non-league competition. Lauren Hopsicker and Alex Safford added hat tricks for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake. SCHUYLERVILLE 18, SOUTH GLENS FALLS 1 >> Amy Moreau scored 10 goals to lead the Black Horses to a big win over South Glens Falls in a Foothills Council game. Grace Hanchan added a hat trick for
Schuylerville.
Gabriel le Kreppein scored to ensure South High avoided the shutout.
Men’s college lacrosse
UALBANYMENRISEINPOLLS >> The UAlbany men’s lacrosse team went up a spot to No. 6 in the USILA Coaches Poll and No. 5 in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.
UAlbany has been placed in the top-10 of each poll since the middle of March. The Great Danes are coming off a 16-10 victory over Hartford on Saturday.
Women’s college lacrosse
DANES RETAIN NO. 17 RANKING >> The UAlbany women’s lacrosse team held its place in the ILWomen Media Poll and USLacrosse Magazine Poll at No. 17 in the nation. UAlbany is currently on a six-game winning streak, including a 2110 victory over Binghamton on Saturday.
Lebanon Valley Speedway Judo
SALTLAKECITY, UTAH>> Athletes from the Jason Morris Judo Center had a stellar day at the U. S. Senior Nationals, Saturday. winning six medals including three gold.
Brad Bolen (28) and Kell Berliner (23) both won titles in their respective divisions. Bolen went 4- 0 at 73 kilograms on his way to claiming his 4th straight National title. It was his fifth overall title to tie Carrie Chandler for the most for a JMJC athlete in it’s 16
year history.
Bolen also tied Chandler’s mark of eight total medals at the Nationals for the JMJC.
Berliner earned his first National crown going 4- 0 at 81 kg to become the first one in his family to do so. His father Gary was a National contender during the early 80s and earned four (3 silver) medals — but never gold. Gary and Kell exchanged a touching father/ son embrace directly after Kell’s victory.
Burnt Hills High School Senior, Quentin Cook (18) took his second straight National silver medal at 66 kg after losing in the final to Cole Chandler (19) from Hawaii. Cook was leading the bout 2-1 in scores when he was called for an illegal head dive and disqualified with about 30 seconds left.
Chandler defeated Cook in last years final as well.
Bolen and Cool also represent the NYAC.
Pete Stanley (32) was a double medalist on the day, first winning a gold in the Masters (30- 34) 100-plus kg division then picked up a bronze in the Open weight category. Nate Keeve (22) made it all the way to the final of 100 kg before losing to John Jayne and settling for silver. Keeve is the son of two-time Olympian Damon Keeve.
While one group was doing battle in Salt Lake City, the Pan AmChampionships in Panama City were on its second day. JMJC’s Nicole Stout (20) dropped her first 70 kg match to Maria Carla Chirila (Canada) and was eliminated from her first Pan Ams.