NYSPHSAA Schedule for our Section 2 Baseball/Softball teams

This weekend, eight teams from Section 2 will attempt to win a state title in baseball or softball.  While it has been a great year already for Section 2, hopefully one or more of our local teams can join teams like Niskayuna (Lacrosse), Lake George, Scotia and Shenendehowa (Basketball) on the wall of NYSPHSAA Champions for the 2014-15 school year.

Here's the schedule for all of our local teams, and where they will be playing.

SECTION 2 TEAMS ARE IN BOLD

NYSPHSAA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

All games are on Saturday, June 13^th at Moreau Recreation Park in Moreau.

CLASS A

AVERILL PARK VS. Pearl River - 9AM

Starpoint vs. W.T. Clarke - 9AM

Championship – 1:30PM

CLASS B

ICHABOD CRANE vs. Alden - 9AM

Solvay vs. Marlboro - 9AM

Championship – 1:30PM

CLASS C

HOOSIC VALLEY vs. Addison - 11:30AM

Chester vs. Elmira-Notre Dame - 11:30AM

Championship -  4PM

CLASS D

FORT ANN vs. Hamilton - 11:30AM

Andover vs. Deposit - 11:30AM

Championship - 4PM

NYSPHSAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

All games are on Saturday, June 13^th at various venues in the Binghamton area.

CLASS AA

At Union-Endicott High School

SARATOGA SPRINGS vs. Orchard Park – 1PM
Mamaroneck vs. Connetquot - 10AM

Championship – 4PM

CLASS A

At Maine-Endwell High School

QUEENSBURY vs. Hamburg – 1PM

Levittown Division vs. Byram Hills – 10AM

Championship – 4PM

CLASS C

At Binghamton University

HOOSIC VALLEY vs. Southold – 10AM

Tioga vs. Geneseo – 1PM

Championship – 4PM

CLASS D

At Conlon Field, Binghamton

FORT ANN vs. Smithtown Christian - 10AM

Oriskany vs. Westfield – 1PM

Championship - 4PM

Good luck to all our local teams from FOX Sports Radio 1230!

Hobbs keeps Queensbury scoreless, Blue Streaks win 5-0

GLENS FALLS - On a day where Queensbury paid tribute to Breast Cancer survivors and victims, Danny Hobbs turned aside all shots he was faced with as the Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks shut out the Queensbury Spartans 5-0.

The win kept the Blue Streaks on pace with the Shenendehowa Plainsmen for the top spot in the CDHSHL, with the two teams slated to meet next Wednesday at Weibel Avenue Arena in a game that could determine the winner of the DelVecchio Cup.

Hobbs stopped 24 saves in the shutout, 13 of which came in the 1st period as the Spartans kept the Blue Streaks off the scoreboard in the 1st period.

But Jake Fauler netted his 8th of the season off assists by Josh Dagle and JT Rafferty 2:47 into the second period to give the Blue Streaks the 1-0 lead, and then scored again nearly three minutes later to double their lead.

JT Rafferty deflected a Austin Patterson shot to extend the lead to 3-0, and Josh Dagle earned his third point of the game on the power play to give the Blue Streaks four goals in the period.

Queensbury took chances, but was unable to net a goal in the third period.  Evan Conlin was pushed away by Eric Jess before he was able to get a quality scoring chance on Danny Hobbs.  But Saratoga kept the play in the Queensbury zone for the most part, getting chance after chance at Otto Miller, who was replaced by Teddy Nolan in the middle of the second period.

Towards the end, the game turned a little chippy as a couple Blue Streaks went down on a scramble in front of Teddy Nolan, resulting in Zach Guzi to drop the gloves and get some shoves and punches on Trevor Metcalfe.  Metcalfe refrained from dropping the gloves, then was further restrained by Teddy Nolan.  Zach Guzi earned a game misconduct for fighting with 1:47 left in the third period, and was still animated as he slammed the locker room door open after being told to leave the ice.

The Spartans, whose last goal came in the third period against CBA on January 15th, fall to 4-12 on the season as they travel to Bethlehem to face the Eagles on Friday night.  Saratoga will have a week off as they prepare for their second meeting with the Shenendehowa Plainsmen next Wednesday.  The Plainsmen are undefeated in league play and won the first meeting at Clifton Park Arena 4-2 back in December.

It was Queensbury's annual "Pink in the Rink" event, as they honored those affected by breast cancer by wearing pink jerseys with special names/organizations on the back.  At the end of the game, the Spartans gave their jerseys to those names honored on the jerseys.  The night's 50/50 and "chuck-a-puck" proceeds, as well as basket raffle receipts, would be donated to the Double H Ranch in Lake Luzurne.

Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks at Queensbury Spartans
Saratoga Springs    0   4   1   5
Queensbury          0   0   0   0

1st Period: No Goals

2nd Period: Fauler (8), from Dagle (7) & Rafferty (1) - 2:47; Fauler (9), from Dagle (8) - 5:37; Patterson (1)*, unassisted - 8:18; Dagle (10) - PP, unassisted - 11:53

3rd Period: Paton (7), from Luse (5) & Russel (4) - 6:31

* - Scoresheet indicates Patterson was credited with the goal, however, the shot was deflected in by JT Rafferty on the far post.

2013-14 Winter Sports Schedule

The 2013-14 Winter Sports Schedule tips off on Tuesday on 1230 FOX Sports Radio.  Over the course of the next 9 weeks, we will bring you 5 boys basketball and 5 boys hockey games, plus whatever happens in postseason play.

Some of the highlights of our 2013-14 Winter Sports Schedule includes both games of the 2013 Grandstanders Tournament's 2nd Day, when Rye and Beekmantown travel to the Glens Falls Rec Rink to face both local teams.  Plus the annual "Stick Game", where Queensbury and Glens Falls vie for the right to wield the wooden stick, a trophy handed out to the winner each year.

Weather conditions and other factors can cause this schedule to change, so check back as we'll keep you updated with the latest schedule.

Date     Sport                Matchup                                                                       

12/17    Boys BB           Johnstown at South Glens Falls      PPD DUE TO WEATHER                                    

12/28    Boys Hockey     GRANDSTANDERS TOURNAMENT

                                    Rye at Queensbury                                                              

                                    Beekmantown at Glens Falls-Hudson Falls-South Glens Falls

1/8        Boys Hockey     Shaker at Queensbury                                                        

1/14      Boys Hockey     2014 STICK GAME at the Glens Falls Civic Center

                                    Queensbury at Glens Falls-Hudson Falls-South Glens Falls    

1/22      Boys BB           Hartford at Fort Ann                                                              

1/24      Boys BB           Lake George at Argyle                                                         

2/5        Boys Hockey     Shenendehowa at Saratoga Springs                                   

2/7        Boys BB           Scotia at Glens Falls                                                           

2/11      Boys BB           Scotia at Queensbury                                                         

High School Sports: Week 3 Recap: What have we learned?

Three weeks down, four to go in the regular season of the High School Football season.

So what have we learned?

We’ve learned that although some things have changed, some things have remained the same.  New faces in new places haven’t brought an end to old success. A lot of the same teams we had our eyes on last year are still in the top spots this year.

Ultimately … what we’ve learned is that this could be another exciting year for Section 2.  More after the jump.