Joe Cremo

Although the UAlbany men's basketball team opened up its season with a loss on Friday night against Kentucky (78-65), there were plenty of positives to take away. The Danes got 18 points from Peter Hooley and 17 from Evan Singletary to prove the point that UAlbany has an elite backcourt at the mid-major level...

If you missed this weeks installment of "Capital Region Sports Saturday," have no fear, we've got you covered with this weeks podcast: Show breakdown (Times are approximate) 0:00-0:13: I broke down the Class AA Super Bowl win for Saratoga against Shaker...

On Thursday, Scotia boys' basketball star Joe Cremo was named the New York State Class A co-Player of the Year. This is the second time Cremo has taken home the award, as he was the outright player of the year in 2013-14. Cremo led the Tartans to a 26-1 overall record this season, as Scotia-Glenville captured its second straight New York State Class A championship before falling for the first time

Scotia boys' basketball coach Jim Giammattei and star Joe Cremo joined Armen and Levack on Thursday to talk about the Tartans Class A state title. Scotia beat Spring Valley, 46-42, en route to winning their second straight Class A title. They are the first Section II team ever to repeat as state champions...

Earlier this week we learned learned that Albany Academy sophomore star Hameir Wright had already received scholarship offers from George Washington and Cincinnati. Yesterday, we learned that George Washington was looking in the Capital Region once again...

Even though no Section II teams won the New York State Federation Tournament of Champions this weekend at UAlbany, the Albany-area has a lot to be proud of. Scotia (A), Albany Academy (A), and Shen (AA) represented the Capital Region well in the tournament -- and Scotia and Shen both went undefeated en route to winning New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) championships

This weekend saw three Section II boys' basketball teams capture New York State Championships. Lake George (C), Scotia (A), and Shen (AA) will all put banners in their gym. Lake George clinched its second title in three years on Saturday by beating Waterville 53-50...

Troy High is set to take on Averill Park in the semifinals of the Class A bracket on Thursday night (6 p.m.) at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The winner of that game will take on the winner of Amsterdam and top-seeded Scotia in the final on Saturday...

As Armen and Levack broadcast live from UAlbany today for the #PurpleOut4JP, it seems appropriate that we award our ESPN Radio 104.5 Athlete of the Week to UAlbany-commit Joe Cremo of Scotia. Cremo, widely regarded as the area's best player, averaged 34 points a game last week...

The Scotia-Glenville basketball team hasn't lost a game in nearly two full years. After winning the sectional, state, and Federation titles a year ago, the Tartans earned the top seed in Class A once again. The Tartans boast a perfect record and the area's best player in Joe Cremo...

The Shenendehowa Boys basketball team just finished a perfect regular season at 19-0, winning the Suburban Council, and steamrolling much of the competition along the way. Shen boasts one of the deepest rotations in Section II and we spoke to head coach Tony Dzikas today about how he handles that rotation, what it's like to have the dynamic Huerter brothers on his roster and the atmosphere behind

I finally got the opportunity to go out and watch some high school hoops last night, and man, was I impressed. I went to Troy High to watch Guilderland take on the flying horses. Guilderland won the game 58-46 against an undermatched Troy team missing its two best players, but that doesn't mean the Dutchmen didn't come away looking very impressive...