Community sports briefs
Sage Athletics calling for Hall of Fame nominations
for the 2018: The event will be held on Friday, October 12, 2018and the department is calling for nominations for the class. Nominees to the Sage Athletic Hall of Fame must be former student-athletes, coaches, staff members or administrators. Former student athletes become eligible for induction five years after the completion of their undergraduate studies at Sage. All other candidates are eligible at any time during or after their service at Sage. Nominees will have excelled as student-athletes and/ or as members of the Sage community. Additional consideration will be given to those that have served Sage and their profession with distinction and integrity. Honorary memberships recognized outstanding contributions The Sage College Athletics. Nomination deadline is June 1. Return nominations to Sage Director of Athletics, Sandy Augstein-Collins at augsts@sage.eud Coaches vs. Cancer at The Joe: The Tri-City ValleyCats will host six high school baseball games at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium as part of Friday Night Lights, with each serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.
This is the sixth annual event featuring a doubleheader on consecutive Friday nights. Each participating school has been tasked to sell tickets to their game as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. The school that raises the most money will be recognized with a trophy presentation on May 4. Additional fundraising efforts will take place during each game. The Friday Night Lights schedule is as follows: Friday, April 27: 4p.m. - Columbia Blue Devils vs. Christian Brothers Academy, 7p.m. Shenendehowa Plainsmen vs. Mohonasen Warriors; Friday, May 4: 4p.m. Green Tech Eagles vs. Cairo-Durham Mustangs, 7p.m. Niskayuna Silver Warriors vs. Bethlehem Eagles
Tickets are $5each and are available for purchase through each school to benefit their fundraising efforts for the American Cancer Society. For information on who to contact to buy tickets, contact Jacqueline Jacques at 518-220-6937, or email jacqueline.jacques@cancer.org. Tickets are also available online at tcvalleycats.com or by visiting the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium box office.