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MAAC commissioner Rich Ensor is shown at Times Union Center. (Gazette file photo)

Ensor: Playing 13 games ‘the goal’ for MAAC basketball teams competing amid pandemic

Thirteen games. For each of the league’s basketball teams, that was the benchmark — “the goal” — to reach that… Read more »

Union College basketball player Mike Concannon with coach Chris Murphy in background during a Dec. 5 practice. (Gazette file photo)

Liberty League cancels winter sports season due to COVID-19 concerns

TROY — The Liberty League has canceled its winter sports season and championships due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read more »

Junior Bowling: Gaige shoots 664, Swiatocha fires 571

Christian Gaige tossed a 664 at Sportsman’s Bowl, and Savannah Swiatocha shot a 200-571 at Towne Bowling Academy to pace… Read more »

Major Bowling: Chiarito, Parker, Admire top card

Christian Chiarito shot a 299-799, Jim Parker rolled a 269-784 and Bryan Admire registered a perfect game en route to… Read more »

Shenendehowa's Kaitlyn Watrobski with the ball against Niskayuna's Ivian Owens and Heather Schmidt during their high school basketball game at Niskayuna High School on Jan. 31.

‘Low’ and ‘moderate’ risk winter high school sports can start Nov. 30; authorization still needed for ‘high’ risk sports

The outlook for the start of the season for “high” risk winter sports grew dimmer Monday, and the prospects for… Read more »

Schalmont celebrates its win over Mechanicville in last season's Section II Class B championship basketball game at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls. (Erica Miller)

Section II waiting to learn fate of high school winter sports

Section II athletic leaders are gearing up for a winter sports season. What it will entail, though, they just don’t… Read more »

Scott nets two goals in BH-BL boys’ soccer win

Park Scott scored his second goal following a cross from Owen Hughes, breaking a second-half tie and lifting Burnt Hills-Ballston… Read more »

DARRON CUMMINGS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAuthentic and jockey John Velazquez win the Breeder's Cup Classic at Keeneland on Saturday.

Schenectady

Authentic runs away from field in BC Classic

They broke the clock at Keeneland Race Course on Saturday. And Authentic wielded the biggest hammer. On a day when… Read more »

MICHAEL CONROY/THE ASSOCIATED PRESSjockey Florent Geroux celebrates as Monomoy Girl wins the Breeders' Cup Distaff at Keeneland on Saturday.

Schenectady

Monomoy Girl returns to championship form in Distaff

The intriguing matchup didn’t show up. But Monomoy Girl did. The 5-year-old mare, who missed all of 2019 because of… Read more »

STAN HUDY/STAFF WRITERScotia-Glenville senior Delaney Krogh approaches the final turn Saturday morning during the Foothills Council cross country championships at Queensbury High School.

Warren County

Scotia-Glenville girls claim first Foothills cross country title since 2004

QUEENSBURY – After competing in Saturday’s Foothills Council cross country championships, runners not yet old enough to vote got to… Read more »