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e-edition obituaries | | | | COHOES, N.Y. — On May 23, the Cohoes Police Department ran a grant-funded seat belt road check near the 112th Street Bridge. The annual event is attended by multiple levels of law enforcement, Mayo… | | | | | CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — When her team needed her in clutch time, Kaitlin Bogucki delivered. In a tight match, the senior and Siena College commit Bogucki netted the game-winning goal in overtime. The second-seeded Columbia Blue Devils girls lacrosse team secured the Class B title with a dramatic 10-9 victory over the top-seeded Bethlehem Eagles […] | | | | | TROY, N.Y. — The No. 2-seed La Salle Institute Cadets doubled up the No. 1-seed Ichabod Crane Riders, 4-2, to win the Class A baseball sectional championship on Thursday night at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy. In the first frame, the Cadets broke through first on a Michael Mann sacrifice fly RBI. Mann added […] | | | | | MALTA, N.Y. — In a pitcher's duel, No. 2-seeded Shenendehowa edged the No. 1-seeded Colonie Wolf Pack, 2-1, to win the Class AAA softball title. Shenendehowa opened the scoring in the fifth frame after Quinn Farquharson doubled home a run off Adrianna Laraway. Shenendehowa extended their lead to 2-0 in the seventh stanza, as Avery Lundin plated Kaylee Szwarcberg on a sacrifice fly to right. Also starring at the dish for Shenendehowa were Emelya Pardo and Maya Oehlschlaeger with two hits apiece. The Wolf Pack attempted to rally in the bottom half, as Jadeyn Barbero doubled home Morgan Ellerbrock, who […] | | | | | SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — For the second straight year, while Belmont Park is being rebuilt, the Belmont Stakes is being run at Saratoga Race Course. The race will be held on June 7, midway through what is called the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival (June 4-8). Because of the difference in track configuration between Belmont Park and Saratoga, the Belmont Stakes will again be shortened from 1½ miles to a mile and a quarter, as it was in 2024. The shorter distance will almost certainly make this year's race more popular with horsemen, as the Belmont (at 1 ½ miles) is […] | | | | | MOREAU, N.Y. — The No. 1-seeded Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans edged the No. 2-seeded Averill Park Warriors, 2-1, Thursday evening in Moreau, to repeat as Class AA champions. In a pitcher's duel from the circle, the Spartans finally broke through against Warriors starter Abby Colwill in the third inning. Bailey Dinon skyed a sacrifice fly to center, plating Assisyn Knapik for the 1-0 edge. Ava Yahoudy extended the lead to 2-0 with an RBI double to left, plating Lily Morse Jada Leggieri, Anna Darling, and Grace Adone also chipped in offensively for the Spartans with a hit apiece on the […] | | | | | MALTA, N.Y. — In the Class B softball sectional championship contest, the No. 1 seed Chatham Panthers walked off the No. 2 seed Tamarac Bengals, 6-5, on Thursday evening at Luther Forest in Malta. Battling in a six-pitch at-bat, Aubrey Rowe singled home a run in the second stanza off Toni DeLorenzo for a 1-0 […] | | | | | MALTA, N.Y. — A six-run sixth inning rally surged the No. 8 seed Stillwater Warriors past the No. 2 seed Galway Eagles, 9-3, for the Class C sectional softball title, Thursday evening at Luther Forest in Malta. During the top of the sixth, the Warriors were spurred by run-scoring singles by Sofia Perniciaro and Katie Coogan, a three-run tater to center from Eden Resch, and an RBI base knock by Emery Powers. Resch earned the complete game victory, scattering three hits with seven strikeouts and five walks, allowing three runs (one earned). Conversely, Emma Menge also went the distance in […] | | | | | AVERILL PARK, N.Y. — The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School girls outdoor track and field team won the Group 2 sectional title on Wednesday at Averill Park High School. The Spartans scored a team-high 158.25 points. Individually, Averill Park's Emelia Sala won the 100-meter dash. Burnt Hills' Alexandra O'Rourke finished first in the 200 and 1500. Emma Willard's Anyla-Zanii Lee won the 400. Burnt Hills' Julia James topped the 800. Payton Porter of South Glens Falls won the 100-meter hurdles. Riley Flanagan of Burnt Hills paced the 400. In the 4×100 meter relay, Burnt Hills' quartet of Cassie Vaughan, Sophie […] | | | | | The detectives have been placed on modified leave pending the outcome of the inquiry. | | | | | How glaciers collapse — from the Alps and Andes to the Himalayas and Antarctica — can differ. | | | |
