
The best of the week in Section II
Published 10:40 pm, Sunday, May 13, 2018
Honor roll
A look at this past week's top performers:
Trebor Davis, Schenectady boys' track: Finished first in the 100-meter dash at the Shenendehowa Invitational in 11.03 seconds.
Maazin Ahmed, Schenectady boys' track and field: Captured win in the 800 (1:56.85) at the Shenendehowa Invitational.
Donovan Tucker, Niskayuna boys' track: Prevailed in the 3,200 (9:28.87) at the Shenendehowa Invitational.
Michael Gabriel, Greenwich boys' track: Established a meet record at the Shenendehowa Invitational in the shot put with a winning toss of 52 feet.
Trevor Rose, Hoosic Valley boys' track: Won the discus (150-2) at the Shenendehowa Invitational, establishing a meet record.
Shea Weilbaker, Saratoga boys' track: Came in sixth at the 51st Loucks Games in the 3,200 in 8:59.46 — the third-best time in Section II history.
Kelsey Chmiel, Saratoga girls' track: Finished second in the 3,200 (10:27.23) at the Loucks Games.
Hannah Reale, Shenendehowa girls' track: Captured the 1,500 title (4:39.48) at the Shenendehowa Invitational.
Alex Tudor, Shenendehowa girls' track: The senior standout posted wins in the long jump (19-1) and triple jump (37-101/2) at the Shenendehowa Invitational.
Natalie Ricci, Cohoes girls' track: Recorded a pair of second-place finishes at the Shenendehowa Invitational in the 100 (12.29) and 200 (25.38).
Gabby Stanavich, Amsterdam girls' track: Set a new meet record at the Queensbury Invitational in the 100 hurdles (14.53) and also won the 400 hurdles (1:05.58).
Sam Swingruber, Ballston Spa boys' lacrosse: Registered five goals and one assist in a 16-15 victory over Shenendehowa.
Zac Schuette, Ballston Spa boys' lacrosse: The senior totaled nine goals and five assists to help the Scotties go 3-0.
Anthony Pizzola, CBA boys' lacrosse: Finished with six goals and one assist to lead the Brothers past Saratoga 17-8.
McKenzie Ballard, Shenendehowa girls' lacrosse: Netted eight goals and added five assists in a 25-3 win against Albany.
Katie Wendell, Saratoga girls' lacrosse: Delivered five goals and two assists to help the Blue Streaks edge Niskayuna 10-9.
Christina Bianchi, Scotia girls' lacrosse: Tallied seven goals and two assists in a 22-3 victory over South Glens Falls and six goals and one assist in a 24-12 win against Glens Falls.
Carter Bach, Colonie baseball: The junior clubbed a three-run home run in the opening inning (his first at the varsity level) to help propel the Garnet Raiders past Columbia 6-4.
Jonathan Cafarella, Mohonasen baseball: Delivered a walk-off RBI double in a 12-11 win against Troy and singled twice and drove in four runs as the Mighty Warriors edged Averill Park 13-11.
Dave Yankowski, Ichabod Crane baseball: Fired a no-hitter and struck out 14 as the Riders defeated Schalmont 3-0.
Ben Seiler, Albany Academy baseball: Allowed two hits and struck out 12 over six innings (lowering his earned run average to 0.31) in a 9-0 victory over Schalmont.
Stratton Sherman, Schuylerville baseball: Tossed a four-hitter, improving to 4-0, as the Black Horses beat Queensbury 4-3.
Justin Hatch, Coxsackie-Athens baseball: Homered twice, doubled, drove in five runs and worked two innings to earn the win as the Indians edged Maple Hill 6-5.
Joe Notabartolo, Coxsackie-Athens baseball: Belted two home runs, singled and drove in four runs in a 12-7 win over Catskill.
Myaisha Kelly, Colonie softball: The junior third baseman ripped a two-run double in the 10th inning Friday to lift the Garnet Raiders past Columbia 4-3.
Maddie Capozucca, South Glens Falls softball: The senior smacked two home runs in the first inning and worked four innings to improve to 14-0 as the Bulldogs bested Gloversville 26-0 in the Foothills Council.
Calista Phippen, Ichabod Crane softball: Fired a pair of perfect games against Cohoes (1-0) and Catholic Central (27-0), plus tossed a one-hitter with 16 strikeouts in a 14-0 verdict over Voorheesville.
Meaghan Houk, Ravena softball: The freshman smashed five home runs, including two walk-off winners, and drove in 13 runs in going 12-for-15 overall to help the Indians enjoy a 4-0 week in the Colonial Council.
Team of the week
Ballston Spa boys' lacrosse: The Scotties secured victories against Shaker (10-9), Shenendehowa (16-15) and Colonie (17-2) to improve to 13-2 overall.
Coming up
Here's a look at this week's key games:
Girls' lacrosse
Shaker at Saratoga: 4:15 p.m. Tuesday
Niskayuna at Shenendehowa: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday
Boys' lacrosse
Shenendehowa vs. Niskayuna at Union College: 7:15 p.m. Tuesday
CBA at Ballston Spa: 7 p.m. Thursday
Track and field
Eddy Meet at Schenectady: 9 a.m. Saturday
Softball
Tamarac at Greenwich: 4:15 p.m. Monday
Lake George vs. Salem at Moreau Rec: 4:30 p.m. Monday
Baseball
Colonie at Bethlehem: 4:15 p.m. Monday
Lake George vs. Whitehall at East Field: 4:30 p.m. Monday
Schenectady at La Salle: 4:15 p.m. Tuesday
Wasaren League Final at Ballston Spa: 4 p.m. Tuesday
Shenendehowa at Saratoga (doubleheader): 4 p.m. Wednesday