Section II Playoffs: Wednesday Roundup and a Look Ahead

Three Section II champions were crowned in girls lacrosse on Wednesday and the girls continued to take center stage with a full slate of softball games on the schedule.

In the Class A final, Shaker topped Guilderland 8-7 after scoring five goals in the second half. Julia Lennon scored four goals for the Bison while Julia Maloney had 12 saves.

Burnt Hills beat Niskayuna in Class B thriller. The Spartans needed three overtimes to top the Silver Warriors, 9-8. Nicole Beardsley and Nakona Wolfe each had two goals in the win while Alissa Franze had four in the loss.

Albany Academy for Girls topped Emma Willard by a score of 15-3 in Class C for their seventh consecutive Section II title. Senior Emily Martin had six goals.

Softball Scores

CLASS AA
Saratoga 15, CCHS 1
Shaker 3, Ballston Spa 1

CLASS A
Glens Falls 3, Amsterdam 0
Hudson Falls 2, Cobleskill 1

CLASS BB
Cohoes 15, Hudson 1
Bishop Gibbons 7, Ichabod Crane 3
Ravena 6, Watervliet 0
Schalmont 1, Schuylerville 0

CLASS B
Greenville 3, Stillwater 2
Tamarac 13, Holy Names 0
Mechanicville 11, Corinth 3

CLASS C
Schoharie 3, Middleburgh 2
Waterford 6, Mayfield 3
Lake George 5, Galway 2
Rensselaer 6, Canajoharie 5
Greenwich 20, Saratoga Central Catholic 0

Boys Lacrosse

Only one game tonight on the boys side of the bracket as Scotia travels to Albany Academy.

Baseball

AA: No. 8 Guilderland at No. 1 Shen -- No.5 Niskayuna at No. 4 Schenectady -- No. 6 La Salle at No. 3 Columbia -- and No. 7 Shaker at No. 2 CBA.

A: No. 8 Averill Park at No. 1 Queensbury – No. 5 Amsterdam at No. 4 Scotia – No. 6 Glens Falls at No. 3 Lansingburgh – and No. 7 Burnt Hills at No. 2 Troy

BB: No. 9 Cairo-Durham at No. 1 Schalmont – No. 5 Albany Academy at No. 4 Schuylerville – No. 6 Johnstown at No. 3 Hudson – and No. 7 Catskill at No. 2 Spa Catholic.

B: No. 8 Tamarac at No. 1 Corinth – No. 5 Fonda at No. 4 Stillwater – No. 6 Voorhesville at No. 3 Hoosick Falls – and No. 7 Mechanicville at No. 2 Chatham.

C: No. 8 Waterford at No. 1 Rensselaer – No. 5 Hoosic Valley at No. 4 Lake George, No. 6 Maple Hill at No. 3 Fort Plain and No. 7 Galway at No. 2 Whitehall

D: No. 5 Salem at No. 4 Mekeel Christian – No. 6 Germantown at No. 3 Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville – and No. 7 Warrensburg at No. 2 Loudonville Christian.

*Scores and schedule as reported by James Allen of the Times Union