State Championships: Sunday Edition

It's the final day of the NYSPHSAA Championships, with four more teams getting their titles today.  As this blog post is already after the games have begun, I won't go into admission details.

Boys games are on TWC Sports (Channel 50)

Last Update: 5:50PM
Boys Games:
CLASS A Championship
01:30PM - John S. Burke Catholic (9) 73,  Buffalo McKinley (6) 76 - FINAL/OT

CLASS AA Championship
03:15PM - New Rochelle (1) 39, Bishop Kearney (5) 45 - FINAL

Girls Games:
CLASS D Championship
12:00PM - Oriskany (3) 40, Batavia-Notre Dame (5) 52 - FINAL

CLASS C Championship
01:45PM - Harpursville (4) 44, Bishop Kearney (5) 54 - FINAL

NYS Semifinals and Finals: Saturday's Games

The State basketball tournament continues today as 6 teams get their trophies and 2 more finals get set.  As with yesterday's games, admission is sold as a "Session"; $10 will admit you to all games within that session. 

Advice: Downtown Glens Falls will be packed for the Evening Session, especially three Section 2 teams that are no more than 50 miles away from the Civic Center playing.  Please arrive early to ensure best parking/seating.

If you are unable to make it to the Glens Falls Civic Center, the boys championship games will be broadcasted live on Time Warner Cable Sports, Channel 50.

BOYS - All game at the Glens Falls Civic Center

Last Updated: 11:15PM

CLASS A
09:00AM: John S. Burke Catholic (9) 68, Amityville (11) 50 - FINAL
10:45AM: Buffalo McKinley (6) 75, Bishop Ludden (3) 61 - FINAL
Championship: John S. Burke Catholic (9) vs. Buffalo McKinley (6) - Sunday, 1:30PM

CLASS AA
12:30PM: New Rochelle (1) 60, Northport (11) 46 - FINAL
02:15PM: Bishop Kearney (5) 65, TROY (2) 58 - FINAL/OT
Championship: New Rochelle (1) vs. Bishop Kearney (5) - Sunday, 3:15PM

CLASS D FINALS
05:30PM: ARGYLE (2) 58, Martin Luther King (1) 33 - FINAL

CLASS C FINALS
07:15PM: LAKE GEORGE (2) 55, Pine Plains (9) 45 - FINAL

CLASS B FINALS
09:00PM: WATERVLIET (2) 72, Babylon (11) 60 - FINAL/OT

GIRLS - All games at Hudson Valley Community College

CLASS D Semifinals
09:00AM: Livingston Manor (9) 31, Oriskany (3) 49 - FINAL
10:45AM: FORT EDWARD (2) 35, Batavia-Notre Dame (5) 49 - FINAL
Championship: Oriskany (3) vs. Batavia-Notre Dame (5) - Sunday,  12 Noon

CLASS C Semifinals
12:30PM: Alexander Hamilton (1) 53, Harpursville (4) 61 - FINAL
02:15PM Bishop Kearney (5) 56, AuSable Valley (7) 41 - FINAL
Championship: Harpursville (4) vs. Bishop Kearney (5) - Sunday, 1:45PM

CLASS B Finals
04:00PM: Irvington (1) 78, Waterloo (5) 40 - FINAL
-- END DAY SESSION --

CLASS A Final
07:00PM: TROY (2) 46, Maine-Endwell (4) 30 - FINAL

CLASS AA Final
08:45PM: Ossining (1) 86, Gates-Chili (5) 69 - FINAL

NYS State Semifinals: Friday's Games

It's our version of March Madness!  To the many schools that will be calling our area home this weekend, a warm welcome to you all!

Today, 3 championship games will be set as 12 teams square off in 6 games.  Stay up to date with today's Semifinal Games from the Glens Falls Civic Center here.

For those attending, the day is broken down to two sessions - Day and Evening.  Admission is $10 and admits you for all three games during that session.  Tickets are available at the Civic Center Box Office.

CLASS D Semifinals:
10:00AM: Martin Luther King (1) 56, University Prep (5) 53 - FINAL
11:45AM: ARGYLE (2) 67, New York Mills (3) 60 - FINAL
Championship: Martin Luther King (1) vs. ARGYLE (2) - Saturday, 5:30PM

CLASS C Semifinals:
01:30PM: Pine Plains (9) 52, Silver Creek (6) 49 - FINAL
05:00PM: LAKE GEORGE (2) 68, Moravia (4) 61 - FINAL/OT
Championship: Pine Plains (9) vs. LAKE GEORGE (2) - Saturday, 7:15PM

CLASS B Semifinals:
06:45PM: Babylon (11) 67, Westhill (3) 57 - FINAL
08:30PM: WATERVLIET (2) vs. Batavia (5)

The Girls do things differently, with four games in the Day Session and only two in the Evening Session.  Plus, they start things with the Class B semifinals and end the day with Class AA, perhaps to allow greater chance of supporters to attend both games if a team was to send both boys and girls to the states

The girls play at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.

CLASS B Semifinals:
10:00AM: Irvington (1) 55, Oneonta (4) 53 - FINAL
11:45AM: Waterloo (5) 65, Salmon River (10) 53 - FINAL
Championship: Irvington (1) vs. Waterloo (5) - Saturday, 4PM

CLASS A Semifinals:
01:30PM: Maine-Endwell (4) 53, Harborfields (11) 46 - FINAL
03:15PM: TROY (2) 65, Pittsford-Mendon (5) 53 - FINAL
Championship: Maine-Endwell (4) vs. TROY (2) - Saturday, 7PM

CLASS AA Semifinals:
06:15PM: Ossining (1) vs. Sachem-East (11)
08:00PM: Gates-Chili (5) vs. Cicero-North Syracuse (3)

The Week Ahead in Local Sports

Keeping you updated with what's going on in local athletics ... Here's your calendar of upcoming high school and professional games this week.  We'll make this a Sunday Night/Monday Morning feature on here - and if we have any sports broadcasts coming up on our family of stations, including 1230 FOX Sports Radio, 1410 CBS Sports Radio, Q101.7, 100.3 The Point and Froggy 107.1, we'll mention them here as well.

High School Sports
Monday, March 4th, 2012:
Girls Basketball Section 2 Class AA Championship
Albany vs. Bethlehem - 6:30pm at the Times Union Center

Boys Basketball Section 2 Class AA Championship
Troy vs. Green Tech - 8:15pm at the Times Union Center

Tuesday, March 5th, 2012:
Girls Basketball Regional Semifinals:
Class A: Troy vs. Jamesville/DeWitt (Section 3), 6:00PM at LeMoyne College in Syracuse
Class C: Canton (Section 10) vs. Hoosic Valley , 6:00PM at SUNY Adirondack

Wednesday, March 6th, 2012:
Boys Basketball Regional Semifinals:
Class A: Massena (Section 7) vs. Scotia, 7:30PM at Saratoga Springs High School
Class B: Watervliet vs. Beekmantown (Section 7), 7:45PM at SUNY Plattsburgh
Class C: St. Lawrence (Section 10) vs. LAKE GEORGE, 6PM at Saratoga Springs High School

Girls Basketball Regional Semifinals:
Class B: Watervliet vs. Beekmantown (Section 7), 6:00PM at SUNY Plattsburgh

Saturday, March 9th:
Boys Basketball Regional Finals:
Class A: Section 2/10 winner vs. Bishop Ludden (Section 3) - 8:00PM at Onondaga Community College
Class B: Section 2/7 winner vs. Ogdensburgh (Section 10) - 3:30PM at Potsdam State
Class C: Section 2/10 winner vs. AuSable Valley (Section 7) - at Plattsburgh State
Class D: Madrid-Washington (Section 10) vs. Argyle - 4:00PM at Hudson Falls High School

Girls Basketball Regional Finals:
Class A: Section 2/3 winner vs. Massena (Section 10) - 12:00PM at SUNY Potsdam
Class B: Section 2/7 winner vs. Salmon River (Section 10) - 1:45PM at SUNY Potsdam
Class C: Section 2/10 winner vs. AuSable Valley (Section 7) - 12:00PM at SUNY Plattsburgh
Class D: Hammond (Section 10) vs. Fort Edward - 12:00PM at SUNY Adirondack

Ice Hockey State Semifinals:
D1: Saratoga Springs vs. Niagara Wheatfield - Approximately 2PM at Utica Memorial Auditorium

Sunday, March 10th:
Ice Hockey State Finals
D1: Semifinal winners - 3:30PM at Utica Memorial Auditorium

Adirondack Phantoms Hockey
Friday, March 8th:
Springfield Falcons at Adirondack Phantoms - 7:00PM.  Broadcast: WNYQ 101.7FM
Saturday, March 9th:
Connecticut Whale at Adirondack Phantoms - 7:00PM.  Broadcast: WNYQ 101.7FM
Sunday, March 10th:
Adirondack Phantoms at Albany Devils - 3:00PM.  Broadcast: WNYQ 101.7FM

Lake George Fighting Spirit
No games scheduled this week.

Enjoy this week's games and stay tuned to our blog, twitter and facebook for updates all week long.

Sectional Saturday

Welcome to Sectional Saturday, a day filled with 8 championship basketball games.  Add Queensbury's Regional Championship hockey game against John Jay-Cross River and Saratoga's Regional game against Suffern, and you get one busy day ahead in local high school sports.

Follow this blog post for updates throughout the day, and for instant updates, be sure to follow us on Twitter - @WMML1230.

BOYS BASKETBALL - All games at the Glens Falls Civic Center.
Class D: ARGYLE vs. Loudonville Christian - 2:00pm - Argyle wins 63-49
Class C: LAKE GEORGE vs. Hoosic Valley - 3:45pm - Lake George wins 51-48
Class B: SCHUYLERVILLE vs. Watervliet - 5:30pm - Watervliet wins 64-52
Class A: GLENS FALLS vs. Scotia - 7:15pm - Scotia wins 53-45

GIRLS BASKETBALL - All games at Hudson Valley Community College
Class C: Hoosic Valley vs. Berne-Knox - 12:00pm - Hoosic Valley wins 54-19
Class B: Watervliet vs. Ravena - 1:45pm - Watervliet wins 43-35
Class A: Troy vs. Holy Names - 3:30pm - Troy wins 54-47
Class D: FORT ANN vs. FORT EDWARD - 5:15pm - Fort Edward wins 57-51

BOYS HOCKEY
Winners moves onto the NYS State Semifinals at Utica - March 9th
Division II Regionals: QUEENSBURY vs. John Jay-Cross River - 3:30pm - John Jay/Cross River wins 4-2
Division I Regionals: SARATOGA SPRINGS at Suffern - 7:30pm - Saratoga Springs wins 3-2


Update 10:00pm: Congratulations to all the champions and congratulations also to the runner-ups on a fantastic season.  Below is where these teams are heading next:

Boys Basketball Regional Semifinals:
Wednesday, March 6th:
Class A: Massena (Section 7) vs. Scotia, 7:30PM at Saratoga Springs
Class B: Watervliet vs. Beekmantown/Peru winner (Section 7), 7:45PM at SUNY Plattsburgh
Class C: St. Lawrence (Section 10) vs. Lake George, 6PM at Saratoga Springs
Class D: BYE

Boys Basketball Regional Finals:
Saturday, March 9th:
Class A: Section 2/10 winner vs. Bishop Ludden/New Hartford winner (Section 3) - 8:00PM at Onondaga Community College
Class B: Section 2/7 winner vs. Ogdensburgh (Section 10) - 3:30PM at Potsdam State
Class C: Section 2/10 winner vs. AuSable Valley/Ticonderoga Winner (Section 7) - at Plattsburgh State
Class D: Moriah (Section 7)/Madrid-Washington (Section 10) winner vs. Argyle - 4:00PM at Hudson Falls High School

Girls Basketball Regional Semifinals:
Tuesday, March 5th:
Class A: Troy vs. Jamesville/DeWitt (Section 3), 6:00PM at LeMoyne College in Syracuse
Class C: Canton (Section 10) vs. Hoosic Valley , 6:00PM at SUNY Adirondack
Class D: BYE
Wednesday, March 6th:
Class B: Watervliet vs. Section 7, 6:00PM at SUNY Plattsburgh

Girls Basketball Regional Finals:
Saturday, March 9th:
Class A: Section 2/3 winner vs. Massena (Section 10) - 12:00PM at SUNY Potsdam
Class B: Section 2/7 winner vs. Section 10 - 1:45PM at SUNY Potsdam
Class C: Section 2/10 winner vs. Section 7 - 12:00PM at SUNY Plattsburgh
Class D: Section 7/10 winner vs. Fort Edward - 12:00PM at SUNY Adirondack

Ice Hockey State Semifinals:
Saturday, March 9th - All Games at Utica Auditorium:
D2: Saratoga Springs vs. Niagara Wheatfield - Approximately 2PM

Wednesday's Boys & Girls Sectional Semifinals

7 more slots will be filled for Sectional Saturday today with games at the Glens Falls Civic Center, Rensselaer High School and Hudson Valley Community College.  Follow this blog post to keep up with all of today's Sectional Semifinal action.

Boys:
Class D: ARGYLE vs. Germantown - 5PM, Civic Center - Argyle wins 63-47
Class C: GREENWICH vs. LAKE GEORGE - 6:30PM, Civic Center - Lake George wins 57-31
Class C: Hoosic Valley vs. Canajoharie - 8PM, Civic Center - Hoosic Valley wins 55-30

Girls:
Class AA: Colonie vs. Bethlehem - 6PM, HVCC - Bethlehem wins 44-40
Class B: Ravena vs. Tamarac - 6PM, Rensselaer High - Ravena wins 44-41
Class AA: Albany vs. Shaker - 7:30PM, HVCC - Albany wins 47-41
Class B: Watervliet vs. Ichabod Crane - 7:30PM, HVCC - Watervliet wins 51-23

Keep in mind: The second (or third) game at a site will tip off 15 minutes after the completion of the previous game and may start later than the posted time. 

Tuesday's Boys & Girls Basketball Sectional Semifinals

A busy day of hoops ahead as Sectional Semifinals start with 9 scheduled games on the docket as teams make their push for the finals on Saturday.

Keep watching this blog for updates throughout the night.

In case you missed it, the Class D Girls Semifinals at SUNY Adirondack was pushed back 30 minutes to allow Fort Ann supporters a chance to attend both their Boys and Girls semifinals.

BOYS: All Games at the Glens Falls Civic Center
Class D: FORT ANN vs. Loudonville Christian - 5PM - Loudonville Christian wins 47-46
Class B: SCHUYLERVILLE vs. Cairo-Durham - 6:30PM - Schuylerville wins 44-41.
Class B: Watervliet vs. Catskill - 8PM - Watervliet wins 76-53.

GIRLS:
Class A: Averill Park vs. Holy Names - 6PM, Colonie High School - Holy Names wins 47-45
Class C: Berne-Knox vs. Maple Hill - 6PM, Cohoes High School - Berne-Knox wins 38-34.
Class D: ARGYLE vs. FORT ANN - 6:30PM, SUNY Adirondack - Fort Ann wins 64-55.
Class A: Troy vs. Mohonasen - 7:30PM, Colonie High School - Troy wins 57-30.
Class C: Hoosic Valley vs. Hoosick Falls - 7:30PM, Cohoes High School - Hoosic Valley wins 39-34.
Class D: FORT EDWARD vs. WARRENSBURG - 8PM, SUNY Adirondack - Fort Edward wins 72-41

Keep in mind that the second game at a site will start 15 minutes after the first game finishes and may start later than the posted start time.

High School Playoffs: Sunday Edition

A lot of basketball was played yesterday, and with more to come today.  Here's the latest list of local teams still vying for a NYS State title.  We'll update this list throughout the day as the Quarterfinal games are played today in Boys A, and the Section 1 championship games are played in Boys Hockey.

BOYS A
SOUTH GLENS FALLS - vs. Lansingburgh, SUN 1PM - Lansingburgh wins 51-43
GLENS FALLS - vs. Averill Park, SUN 2:30PM - Glens Falls wins 61-48
QUEENSBURY - vs. Burnt Hills, SUN 4PM - Queensbury wins 71-65


Semifinal 1: Glens Falls vs. Queensbury - Thursday 6PM, Civic Center
Semifinal 2: Scotia vs. Lansingburgh - Thursday 7:30PM, Civic Center

BOYS B
SCHUYLERVILLE - vs. Cairo-Durham, TUE 6:30pm, Civic Center

BOYS C
GREENWICH VS. LAKE GEORGE - WED 6:30pm, Civic Center

BOYS D
ARGYLE - vs. Germantown - Wednesday, 5PM, Civic Center
FORT ANN - vs. Loudonville Christian - Tuesday, 5PM, Civic Center

CHAMPIONSHIPS:
All games are at the Civic Center
Class A: Saturday, 7:15PM
Class B: Saturday, 5:30PM
Class C: Saturday, 3:45PM
Class D: Saturday, 2:00PM

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GIRLS A
ALL LOCAL TEAMS ELIMINATED

GIRLS B
ALL LOCAL TEAMS ELIMINATED  

GIRLS C
ALL LOCAL TEAMS ELIMINATED

GIRLS D - PLEASE NOTE THE UPDATED TIMES
FORT EDWARD VS. WARRENSBURG - TUE 7:30PM 8PM, ACC
ARGYLE vs. FORT ANN - TUE 6PM 6:30PM, ACC

CHAMPIONSHIPS:
All games are at Hudson Valley Community College
Class A: Saturday, 3:30PM
Class B: Saturday, 1:45PM
Class C: Saturday, 12PM
Class D: Saturday, 5:15PM

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HOCKEY D1
SARATOGA SPRINGS - vs. Suffern, SAT 3/2 TBA at Section 1 - Suffern wins 3-2 in overtime over Mamaroneck in the Section 1 Division I Championship.

HOCKEY D2
QUEENSBURY - vs. John Jay, SAT 3/2 3:30PM at Lake George - John Jay wins Section I Division II Championship over Rye 5-1.

Where will 1230 FOX Sports Radio be this week?  Find out tomorrow!  Good luck all local teams!

High School Sports Playoffs

As an effort to figure out our next stop on the High School Game of the Week, and to keep you informed on our local teams, here are all the local high school teams that are still playing for a title.

BOYS A
SOUTH GLENS FALLS - vs. Lansingburgh, SUN 1PM
GLENS FALLS - vs. Averill Park, SUN 2:30PM
QUEENSBURY - vs. Burnt Hills, SUN 4PM

Glens Falls vs. Queensbury would be THURS 6PM, Civic Center if both advance.

BOYS B
SCHUYLERVILLE - vs. Cairo-Durham, TUE 6:30pm

BOYS C
GREENWICH VS. LAKE GEORGE - WED 6:30pm, CIVIC CENTER

BOYS D
ARGYLE - vs. St. Johnsville - SAT 6:30PM - Argyle wins 73-50
FORT ANN VS. HARTFORD - SAT 3:30PM - Fort Ann wins 57-55

Semifinal 1: Argyle vs. Germantown - Wednesday, 5PM, Civic Center
Semifinal 2: Loudonville Christian vs. Fort Ann - Tuesday, 5PM, Civic Center
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GIRLS A
SOUTH GLENS FALLS - vs. Troy, SAT 7:30PM - Troy wins 71-43
QUEENSBURY - vs. Mohonasen - SAT 6PM - Mohonasen wins 37-36
GLENS FALLS - vs. Averill Park - SAT 6PM - Averill Park wins 59-48

GIRLS B
HUDSON FALLS - vs. Ravena - SAT 6PM - Ravena wins 41-35

GIRLS C
ALL LOCAL TEAMS ELIMINATED

GIRLS D
FORT EDWARD VS. WARRENSBURG - TUE 7:30PM, ACC
ARGYLE vs. FORT ANN - TUE 6PM, ACC
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HOCKEY D1
SARATOGA SPRINGS - at Section I Champ, SAT 3/2 TBA

HOCKEY D2
QUEENSBURY - vs Section I Champ, SAT 3/2 TBA at Lake George

Sectionals: Girls Basketball

GIRLS BASKETBALL

A busy week of Girls Basketball games begins later this week as teams fight their way to make it to Hudson Valley Community College first for the Sectional title, then later on back to HVCC for the State Title.

In Class A, the South Glens Falls Bulldogs get the distinction of playing in the lone Opening Round game as they host the #9 seeded Amsterdam Rugged Rams this Wednesday with the hopes of advancing to play the #1 seed Troy on Saturday.

The Bulldogs are one of four Foothills Council Class A teams to make it to Sectionals.  Council-winning Queensbury gets the #4 seed, and will travel to Troy to play Mohonasen in the first of the 1/8 and 4/5 doubleheader at Troy High this Saturday night.  The Glens Falls Indians are the #6 seed, and will head to Holy Names to face #3 seed Averill Park in the first game there on Saturday, with Holy Names then hosting #7 seed Scotia.

Fellow Foothills Council team the Hudson Falls Tigers (#6 seed) will get to host a game in the Class B first round, as they face #11 seed Hudson on Wednesday.  Johnstown (#7) and Broadalbin-Perth (#9) also earned a berth into the tournament. Schuylerville made it into the Round of 16 after their play-in win against Emma Williard, but will have a tough match on Tuesday as they travel down the Hudson River to face #1 seed Watervliet.  Corinth also had to play their way into the Round of 16 after their 42-39 win over Leadership, and will travel to #2 seed Tamarac on Wednesday.

In Class C, Lake George (#9) and Greenwich (#11) make up the local teams playing in the Round of 16.  The bracket is led by the #1 seed Hoosic Valley, who has looked good all season long, losing only one game by one point against Class A's Scotia.  Both local teams will have to hit the road for their 1st round game, as Lake George makes the long trek to Fort Plain (#8) in Montgomery County on Tuesday night.  Greenwich's trek is easier, as they will travel to Waterford (#6) for their game on Tuesday.  Hoosick Falls, a team we covered when they lost to Class A's Glens Falls in December, gets the #4 seed and hosts Voorheesville on Tuesday.

Even before winning the Adirondack League Title, the Fort Edward girls earned the respect of the Section II seeding committee and gained the #1 seed in Class D.  The Flying Forts have run the table, including a narrow 1 point victory over Argyle back in December.  They'll face the winner of Germantown/North Warren this Friday at Fort Edward High.  Warrensburg (#4) also will be playing at Fort Edward this Friday, as they play #5 seeded Northville.  Fort Ann is the #2 seed, and will play host to the Quarterfinals round of the lower bracket when they play the winner of the Hartford/New Lebanon 7/10 match this Friday.  And Argyle (#3) wraps up the local contingent playing in sectionals, as they play the winner of Bolton/Heatly on Friday.

Like with the boys, we're keeping up with the girls brackets as it's possible we will be broadcasting one of the semifinals next week. Be sure to listen this Wednesday when we bring you the Section II Division II final in Boys Hockey (5:30pm) to find out where we'll be next week!

Information Sources: The Post-Star, The Times-Union

Quick Hits: Phantoms and High School Sports

Phantoms: Cal Heeter's bad week
It's been a bad week for Cal Heeter.

The rookie goaltender for the Adirondack Phantoms was the net-minder for the start of Wednesday's Phantoms game against the Connecticut Whale.

He didn't make it to the 2nd intermission.

After being attacked by the Whale offense for four goals in the first 28 minutes of the game, Terry Murray benched Heeter and replaced him with the Phantoms newest goaltender, Brian Boucher.

It wasn't long after the game when Cal would find out that game would be his last for the time being in an Adirondack Phantoms jersey.  Thursday afternoon it was reported that he was being sent down to the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.  In newspaper reports with the Trentonian, Heeter remarks that he was surprised to be sent down.

In his first game in a Trenton Titans jersey, he allowed a goal that would go on to be the game-winner, and out of frustration, he shot the puck over the glass and into the stands, which immediately earned him a game ejection.  According to Mike Ashmore of the Trentonian, a similar incident two seasons ago sat a player for 12 games, so Cal Heeter could be seeing some time off soon.

But the Flyers' move to send him down to the ECHL shouldn't be shocking.  Since the Flyers picked up Brian Boucher, every game was going to be a tryout-style game.  For the longest time, Scott Munroe was receiving the wrong end of the proverbial stick, but that changed when Heeter allowed 4 goals on 20 shots on Wednesday.  Now granted, Heeter has made some phenomenal saves for the Phantoms, keeping them in games.  And also that not all goals allowed can solely be blamed on the goaltender, but the Phantoms are in a situation they've seen far too much the last few years - near or in last place of the Eastern Conference.

Allowing 4 goals in two of your last three starts with a save percentage of under .900 isn't going to help climb out of the basement.

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High School Hockey: League Roundup
Staying on the rink, it's a trying stretch for the Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks, who first get a taste of what could be a potential first round State Playoff opponent in Suffern, the defending Division I State Champion.

What the Blue Streaks learned is that they've got some work to do.  They fell 3-1 on Friday night at Weibel Ave Rink, getting their lone goal from Nick Winters on the power play.  The loss was the Blue Streaks second of the season, the first being against the team that tossed them from the state tournament in the semifinals last year, Pittsford.

It doesn't get easier this week for the Blue Streaks, with matchups coming up against Shenendehowa (Wednesday) and Shaker/Colonie (Friday).  Shenendehowa's only league loss came against Saratoga earlier in the season, a 2-0 decision.  Shaker/Colonie has yet to face the Blue Streaks, and have the home advantage for the game on Friday.  Both games could go a long ways towards determining who takes the #1 seed in the upcoming Section II Sectionals, which gets under way in only two weeks.

It's also been a tough road for the Glens Falls Indians this season.  Outside of winning The Stick over Queensbury on January 8th, their season has been rough, resulting in a 4-13-0 record.  This past week, John Myers picked up a hat trick as the Indians went on to beat winless Guilderland/Mohonasen 5-0.  However, the Indians could not keep up the winning momentum, as they fell to Niskayuna/Schenectady 8-1 on Saturday.

Regardless of how the Indians fare, they will have a Sectional matchup against Queensbury at the Glens Falls Civic Center on Thursday, February 21st.  In the Spartans only game this week, Teddy Nolan got bruised badly by the Shenendehowa Plainsmen, allowing 4 goals in the first period before being replaced by Joe Robinson as the Plainsmen shut out the Spartans 5-0.  Kevin Miles with a pair of goals for the Plainsmen in the win, as Brian Walter and Ben Farstad combined for a 16 save shutout.  The Spartans have a couple tough league games this week, hosting CBA on Tuesday before traveling to LaSalle on Saturday.

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High School Hoops: Game Preview
Our next game is on the hardwood as we see how the girls are doing in the Foothills Council.  We're traveling across the Hudson River to South Glens Falls, where the Bulldogs will host the Glens Falls Indians on Tuesday night.  This game will be a battle for second in the Council, with Glens Falls hosting a 4-2 league record and a 7-3 overall record vs. South Glens Falls' 5-3 league and 9-4 overall. 

We last saw Glens Falls back in December as they won over non-conference foe Hoosick Falls 65-50.  In that game, the Indians took advantage of a 21-8 third quarter on their way to victory.  Skylar Girard led the Indians with 22 points, followed by Meresa Mason's 18.  For the season, those two are the leading scorers, followed by Monica Harvey.

It's our first look at South High this season.  Alexis Smith is the leading scorer, and is supplemented by Sydney Coon's team-leading 18 threes.  Kasey O'Brien is to be watched from the free throw line.

The Indians won the first round, 41-36 at Glens Falls.  Who'll take the 2nd round? Find out when our broadcast hits the airwaves at 7:15pm Tuesday night on FOX Sports Radio 1230.