section II

Three Section II representatives took to the hardwood on Wednesday, with the Scotia boys and the Fort Edward girls winning to advance to the regional finals this weekend. Here is a look where Section II stands right now. Class AA Boys:  Green Tech will play Utica-Proctor in the regional finals on Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 p...

After the last court storming and the last team dance party had ended, the high school basketball sectionals were over Monday night at the Times Union Center. But all I can say is wow, what a way to go out. It seems only fitting that the Class AA finals would end with another major upset and yet another great performance from one of the area’s best players...

Last week’s five-overtime, 52-minute Class AA boys’ semifinal between Guilderland and Columbia will go down as one of the best games in Capital Region history. It’s definitely the best game I have ever seen. And I didn't think I'd ever see another one like it...

An unbelievable sectional season wraps up tonight with Class AA action at the Times Union Center. The girls kick things off at 6:30 with Albany and Shenendehowa while the boys take the court after with Green Tech and Guilderland. Both should be great matchups...

The sectional basketball finals are set across all classes after Thursday night action. We’ll talk about the Class A boys in the back half of this recap, but last night I changed it up and went over to Hudson Valley to watch the Class AA girls’ semifinals...

I’m not trying to be overly dramatic. Or overly poetic. Or overly anything, really. This write-up will not do it justice. Neither will talking to your friends who were there. You really just had to be there for yourself. Thirty-two minutes weren't enough to settle the Class AA semifinal between Guilderland and Columbia...

The Sacramento Kings are nearing a contract buyout with guard Jimmer Fredette. The Glens Falls native has never gained traction with the Kings, and is averaging just 11.3 minutes per game this season. He has averaged just 15 minutes a game during an NBA career that began in 2011-12...

Sunday, Class A Amsterdam 64, Averill Park 61 Sunday's Class A action started off with a really entertaining game that had a little bit of everything. The game was incredibly physical as both teams used defensive tenacity and toughness to limit offensive opportunities...

Lost in the shuffle is among the best ways to describe Hudson Valley Community College. The other is bustling. Simply put, HVCC is often the place to be if you are a Capital Region sports fan. With so much going on in the 518, it’s common for people to forget what a great resource the college has been and continues to be...

The Class B playoffs took full stride last night, with most of the results going as expected. However, 14th-seeded Hudson did pull the upset of third-seeded Cohoes in the most exciting game of the night. On the C side, just three games, and in Class D, just one...

Wow. What a start to the first full day of action in the Section II playoffs… If the rest of the playoffs are as good as last night, sign me up. A top seed went down, a few other games were closer than expected and several came down to the wire...

It could be Talor Battle of Bishop Maginn. Maybe it’s Rashaun Freeman or Mark Lyons of Schenectady. It might be someone older, like Sam Perkins of Shaker, or Greg Koubek of Shenendehowa. It could be Albany’s Lionel Chalmers, or maybe Columbia’s Craig Forth or Alex Zampier...