The best of the week in Section II
Honor roll
A look at the week’s top performers:
Dan Keaney, Guilderland baseball: Allowed three singles, walked none and struck out 12 to lead the Dutchmen to a 5-0 victory at Burnt Hills-ballston Lake.
Caden Bernardo, Bethlehem baseball: Produced three hits and drove in five runs to help lift the Eagles past Averill Park 10-5.
Sam Falace, Colonie baseball: The senior fired a four-hitter and struck out nine as the Garnet Raiders edged Shaker 2-1.
Sam Booth, Niskayuna baseball: Finished with three hits and four RBIS, leading the Silver Warriors to a 9-6 decision over Troy.
Alex Yash, Averill Park baseball: Generated three hits and three RBIS in a 7-1 win against Schenectady and three hits and six RBIS in a 22-2 triumph over Tamarac.
Mike Kennedy, Troy baseball: The senior lefty gave up five hits, one earned run, struck 10 and launched a home run as the Flying Horses defeated Columbia 6-2.
Adrian Caron, Queensbury baseball: Tossed a one-hitter and struck out 18 (second most in a game in school history) to lead the Spartans to a 7-0 victory against Hudson Falls.
Drew Nelson, Scotia baseball: Fired a one-hitter, striking out 15, as the Tartans blanked Gloversville 8-0.
Geneo Savoca, Albany Academy baseball: Allowed one hit over five innings, striking out 11, in a 12-0 victory over Ichabod Crane and ripped a home run in an 11-5 win against Mohonasen.
Gavin Van Kempen, Maple Hill baseball: Delivered his second straight no-hitter, this time striking out 15 without a walk over five innings, as the Wildcats defeated Watervliet 10-0.
Aidan Mcphail, Greenwich baseball: Worked six innings, allowing one hit and striking out 15 to go along with a home run, double and four RBIS at the plate, to lead the Witches past Stillwater 16-0.
Jake Sparks, Hoosick Falls baseball: Finished with a three-hitter, 11 strikeouts and a two-run home run to propel the Panthers past Waterford 8-1.
Connor King, Hoosic Valley baseball: Posted a three-hitter with nine strikeouts as the Indians beat Saratoga Central Catholic 1-0.
Ronan Rowe, Saratoga Central Catholic baseball: Gave up just three hits and struck out 18 in a 1-0 setback against Hoosic Valley.
Charlotte Higgs, Bethlehem softball: Doubled three times and singled after seeing only four pitches in the Eagles’ 4-2 win against Colonie.
Miranda King, Columbia softball: Belted a three-run home run, singled and drove in four runs as the Blue Devils bested Ballston Spa 9-2.
Olivia Decitise, Troy softball: Produced a five-hitter with 13 strikeouts in a 2-1 win against Shenendehowa, tossed a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts in a 2-0 verdict over Columbia and added a four-hitter with nine strikeouts as the Flying Horses beat Niskayuna 9-2.
Lily Haluska, Burnt Hills-ballston Lake softball: The sophomore smacked four home runs in a two-game span, including ripping a trio of blasts in an 8-7 loss against Schuylerville.
Shelby Lamont, Amsterdam softball: Ended a wild game with a three-run home run as the Rams edged Johnstown 21-20.
Alexis Rogers, Queensbury softball: Posted a four-hitter as the Spartans recorded a 3-0 victory against Glens Falls.
Abby Becker, Tamarac softball: Doubled and singled four times as the Bengals beat Waterford 14-1.
Morgan Ormerod, Ichabod Crane softball: Finished with a no-hitter and struck out 15 to lead the Riders to a 9-0 verdict over Mohonasen.
Lily Mccauliffe, Greenwich softball: Pitched a perfect game with 19 strikeouts on her birthday as the Witches beat Hoosic Valley 7-0.
Shannon Starratt, Lake George softball: Tripled, doubled, singled and fired a fivehitter with 14 strikeouts to pace the Warriors in their 6-2 win against Granville.
MK Lescault, Burnt Hills-ballston Lake girls’ lacrosse: The junior produced a total of 24 goals and six assists to help the Spartans register wins against Shaker (17-6), Ballston Spa (17-2) and Guilderland (19-8).
Lauren Mccullough, Shaker girls’ lacrosse: Netted six goals in a 17-5 win against Guilderland and tallied five goals in a 14-10 loss against Colonie.
Carly Wise, Saratoga Springs girls’ lacrosse: Scored six times, including career goal No. 100, as the Blue Streaks defeated Colonie 19-10 and delivered seven goals and one assist in a 19-9 decision over Burr & Burton.
Morgan Nichter, Scotia girls’ lacrosse: Produced seven goals in an 18-5 win against Greenwich.
Sydney Hoefs, Amsterdam girls’ lacrosse: Scored seven times in a 15-13 loss against Greenwich.
Mackenzie Dixson, Greenwich girls’ lacrosse: Led the offense for the Witches with seven goals in a 15-13 win over Amsterdam.
Anna Nichols, Holy Names girls’ lacrosse: Tallied seven goals in a 15-6 victory over Voorheesville and scored six times in a 15-5 win against Mohonasen-schenectady.
Kevin Carney, Burnt Hills-ballston Lake boys’ lacrosse: The senior star scored eight goals, including the game winner in overtime, as the Spartans posted a 13-12 win against Ballston Spa.
Nick Bailey, Burnt Hills-ballston Lake boys’ lacrosse: Produced seven goals in a 17-10 victory over Guilderland.
Tommy Tyksinski, Guilderland boys’ lacrosse: Registered five goals and two assists in an 11-2 victory against Shaker.
Stephen Deutsch, Queensbury boys’ lacrosse: Scored eight goals and added three assists in a 17-2 win against Broadalbin-perth and recorded four goals and six assists in the Spartans’ 20-0 triumph over Hudson Falls.
Zionna Perez-tucker, Mohonasen girls’ track: Recorded a record time of 11.93 seconds in capturing the 100-meter title at the Colonie Relays.
Kate Scanlan, Guilderland girls’ track: In addition to winning the 400 hurdles (1:04.56) at the Colonie Relays, Scanlan also helped the 400 and 1,600 relays squads post victories.
Emily Bush, Saratoga Springs girls’ track: Posted a win in the 1,500 (4:31.25) at the Colonie Relays.
Mia Paolino, Burnt Hills-ballston Lake girls’ track: The sophomore prevailed in the 2,000 steeplechase (7:21.12) and helped the distance medley (12:44.6) win at the Colonie Relays.
Carter Cukerstein, Shenendehowa boys’ track: Registered victory in the 100 (10.50) at the Colonie Relays.
Nate Brimhall, Shenendehowa boys’ track: Bested a strong field in the 1,600 (4:19.15) at the Colonie Relays.
Logan Doll, Shenendehowa boys’ track: Finished first in the 3,000 steeplechase (10:04.72) at the Colonie Relays.
Alex Wheeler, Columbia boys’ track: Topped the field with an effort of 44 feet, 5 inches to help the Blue Devils win the triple jump relay at the Colonie Relays.
Neil Howard, Taconic Hills boys’ track: Earned victory in the 400 hurdles (55.82). plus helped the Titans score points in both the long jump relay (21-10 3⁄4) and the pole vault (13-6) with the best efforts in each event.
Alex Saltsman, Fonda boys’ track: Established a new school record in the discus (184-0) in a 121-18 win against Canajoharie.
Team of the Week
Queensbury softball: The Spartans captured their first Foothills Council title since 2000, including sweeping rival South Glens Falls. Queensbury is 10-0 in the Foothills Council and still
has two league games remaining.
Coming up
Here’s a look at this week’s key games: Baseball
Averill Park at Colonie, 4:15 p.m. Monday. Burnt Hills-ballston Lake at Saratoga Springs, 4:15 p.m. Monday CBA at Troy, 4:15 p.m. Monday. Hoosick Falls at Mechanicville, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Shaker at CBA, 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. Mechanicville at Saratoga Central Catholic, 7 p.m. Wednesday. La Salle at Albany Academy, 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Guilderland at Massapequa, 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Softball
Bethlehem at Shenendehowa, 4:15 p.m. Monday. Greenwich at Hoosick Falls, 4:30 p.m. Monday. Tamarac at Greenwich, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Shenendehowa at Burnt Hills-ballston Lake, 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. Troy at Bethelehm, 4:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Boys’ lacrosse
Ballston Spa at Niskayuna, 4:15 p.m. Tuesday Bethlehem at Shenendehowa, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Shenendehowa at Burnt Hills-ballston, 6 p.m. Thursday
Girls’ lacrosse
Shenendehowa at Bethlehem, 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. Saratoga Springs at Burnt Hills-ballston Lake, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burnt Hills-ballston Lake at Shenendehowa, 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Track and field
Queensbury Invitational, 9:30 a.m. Saturday.