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Levan goal gives Spartans OT win

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

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MacKenzie Levan scored with 24 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake to a 10-9 Suburban Council girls’ lacrosse win over Saratoga Springs on Tuesday.

It was Levan’s second goal of the game for the Spartans (1-0 league, 2-0 overall). Cat Clark and Nicole Beardsley both had two goals and an assist, and goalkeeper Lexie Ball made 19 saves for the defending Section II Class B champs.

The Blue Streaks (1-2, 1-3) got four goals from Emily Lange.

Bethlehem’s Tori McGrath had six goals and an assist in an 18-3 win over Averill Park. Mariah Greenstein had three goals and seven assists, and Katie Rickert added a hat trick for the Eagles.

Guilderland beat Columbia, 21-7, with six goals from Morgan Hardt and three from Shelby Iapoce Goldeman.

Niskayuna edged Shenendehowa, 9-8, in overtime. Kelly Schlansker had three goals, while All-Americans Ritchie Assini and Kayla Treanor both scored twice for the Silver Wariors.

Shenendehowa got four goals from Kelly Wall.

Lauren Smith scored four goals in Shaker’s 14-3 win at Ballston Spa.

Emma Stein produced three goals, and Greenwich went on an 8-2 second-half run to beat Scotia-Glenville, 11-10, in the Foothills Council. Megan Clune had two goals and three assists for the Tartans.

In non-league action, Schuylerville beat Schenectady with six goals from Ally Liptak, 14-12. The Patriots got six goals from Kia Ference and five from Gabrielle Billsborrow.

Emma Malicki scored six goals for Albany Academy in an 18-9 win over Colonie. The Garnet Raiders were led by Kim Carr’s five goals.

SUBURBAN COUNCIL

BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE 10, SARATOGA SPRINGS 9 (OT)

Saratoga Springs 5 3 1 — 9

BH-BL 3 5 2 — 10

Saratoga Springs scoring: Emily Lange 4-1, Iszy Wager 2-1, Brianna Sirianni 1-2, Molly Kern 1-0, Maclaine Matties 1-0, Hannah Wise 0-1. BH-BL scoring: Nicole Beardsley 2-1, Cat Clark 2-1, MacKenzie Levan 2-0, Amy LeBel 1-1, Jordyn Godfrey 1-0, Aubrey Camppilla 1-0, Christina Krowel 1-0.

Goalkeepers: Saratoga Springs, Lauryn Huck, 23 saves. BHBL, Lexie Ball, 19 saves.

BETHLEHEM 18, AVERILL PARK 3

Averill Park 1 2 — 3

Bethlehem 12 6 — 18

Averill Park scoring: Sophie Sorriento 2-0, Krista Fitzgerald 1-0, Miranda Rossi 0-1. Bethlehem scoring: Tori McGrath 6-1, Mariah Greenstein 3-7, Katie Rickert 3-0, Abby Seymour 2-1, Lauren Difrancisco 1-1, Emiy Conway 1-1, Sydney Shaw 1-0, Teri Lindh 1-0.

Goalkeepers: Averill Park, Jackie St. Pierre, 7 saves. Bethlehem, Laine Kehoe, 4 saves; Mary-Kate McDonough, 3 saves.

GUILDERLAND 21, COLUMBIA 7

Guilderland scoring: Morgan Hardt 6-0,

Rebecca Golderman 2-0, Kendall Cietek

1-1, Michaela Maybee 2-0, Shelby Iapoce 3-1, Shannon Mackesey 2-0, Kelly Camardo 1-2, Ali Cardinale 1-0, Cara Quimby 2-0,

Michaela Jones 1-0. Columbia scoring: Gabby Childrose 2-1, Grace Maney 2-0, Alexia Constanza 1-1, Helena Masiello 1-1, Renee LaRose 1-0, Linday Champitto 0-1.

Goalkeepers: Guilderland, Jessica Madsen, 1 save; Kaitlyn Hess, 7 saves. Columbia, Samantha Gladd, 7 saves.

NISKAYUNA 9, SHENENDEHOWA 8 (OT)

Niskayuna 4 3 1 1 — 9

Shenendehowa 2 5 0 1 — 8

Niskayuna scoring: Kelly Schlansker 3-1, Kayla Treanor 2-1, Ritchie Assini 2-0,

Caroline Hanks 1-0, Catherine Sexton 1-0. Shenendehowa scoring: Kelly Wall 4-0, Kristen Connors 2-0, Katie Kerner 2-0.

Goalkeepers: Niskayuna, Asa Goldstock, 5 saves. Shenendehowa, Makala Foley, 10 saves.

SHAKER 14, BALLSTON SPA 3

Shaker 8 6 — 14

Ballston Spa 2 1 — 3

Shaker scoring: Hailey Beach 1-1, Kaitlyn Cheney 1-0, Sarah Cheney 0-3, Aubrey Conti 0-1, Maddie Devine 3-0, Julia Lennon 1-0, Emily Nicol 0-1, Anne Rehfuss 2-0, Lauren Smith 4-0, Eva Torncello 1-0, Emily Zeller 1-0. Ballston Spa scoring: Kassie Purcell 1-0, Sam Schmitt 2-0, Kelsey Simmons 0-1.

Goalkeepers: Shaker, Anne Morrison, 13 saves. Ballston Spa, Logan Wallaber, 18 saves.

FOOTHILLS COUNCIL

GRENWICH 11, SCOTIA-GLENVILLE 10

Greenwich 8 2 — 10

S-G 3 8 — 11

Greenwich scoring: Maria Patane 2-1, Kellsey Fraher 1-1, Emma Stein 3-0, Kayla Goman 2-1, Isabelle Sipperly 2-0, Sarah Crawder 1-1, Emma Corey 0-1. Scotia-Glenville scoring: Tiana McGuire 2-0, Cara Zanta 1-0, Alexis Yagielski 3-1, Katelyn Dwyer 1-1, Dominique Puglisi 1-0, Megan Clune 2-3, Julia Sullivan 0-1.

Goalkeepers: Greenwich, unavailable. Scotia-Glenville, Morgan Fonda, 5 saves.

NON-LEAGUE

SCHUYLERVILLE 14, SCHENECTADY 12

Schenectady 9 3 — 12

Schuylerville 6 8 — 14

Schenectady scoring: Kia Ference 6-0, Gabrielle Billsborrow 5-0, Andrea Shaver 1-0. Schuylerville scoring: Katie Donovan 3-0, Danielle Gaertner 0-1, Ally Liptak 6-1, Carley Marcellus 1-0, Breanna Miller 3-0, Jordyn Rousselle 1-0.

Goalkeepers: Schuylerville, Mikayla Williams, 11 saves.

ALBANY ACADEMY 18, COLONIE 9

Albany Academy scoring: Emma Malicki 6-1, Emma Hardy 3-2, Aly Selchick 3-0, Emily Downie 3-0, Emily Martin 3-0. Colonie scoring: Kim Carr 5-1, Jess Riccardi 2-1, Rachel Tenney 1-1, Danielle Stazio 1-0, Torrin Manion 0-1.

Goalkeepers: Albany Academy, Alex Macaffer, 3 saves. Colonie, Sarah Lester, 7 saves.

Boys’ lacrosse

LaSalle’s Conor Shanahan scored three times and assisted twice in an 8-6 Big 10 win over Schenectady.

Schenectady got three goals and an assist from Cody Schnepf.

Cody Dyer had four goals and five points, Connor Drislane picked up four assists with a goal, and Guilderland beat Columbia, 13-3, in the Suburban Council.

Steve Farrell matched Colonie’s goal total with four, and Tim Leahey had a hat trick in Shaker’s 10-4 victory.

Albany Academy goalie Max Ciavacco made six saves to shut out Maple Hill in a 12-0 non-league win. Academy (2-0) got two goals apiece from Matt Balter, Jack Esler, Hugh Fisher and Nick DeVito.

BIG 10

LASALLE 8, SCHENECTADY 6

LaSalle 2 2 1 3 — 8

Schenectady 1 2 1 2 — 6

LaSalle scoring: Nathan Regutis 1-0, Conor Shanahan 3-2, Ryan Schneider 0-3, Jake Richards 1-1, Dan Facci 1-0, Mark Uhlig 1-0, Joe Heffernon 1-0. Schenectady scoring: Kwame Jarvis 1-0, Devon Patrick 1-2, Cody Schnepf 3-1, Jordan Zaman 0-1, Erick Aldas 1-0.

Goalkeepers: LaSalle, Zach Wojtusik, 10 saves. Schenectady, James Schnepf, 17 saves.

SUBURBAN COUNCIL

GUILDERLAND 13, COLUMBIA 3

Columbia 1 0 0 2 — 3

Guilderland 5 2 3 3 — 13

Columbia scoring: Sean Kelly 2-0, Justin Feldman 0-1, Andy Dohl 1-0, Kevin Breen 0-1. Guilderland scoring: Pat Wood 1-0, Taylor Dubose 3-1, Stephen Polsinelli 3-0, Connor Drislane 1-4, Connor McLachlan 0-2, Jake Smith 0-1, Cody Dyer 4-1, Azmad Din 0-1, Jeff Easley 1-0.

Goalkeepers: Columbia, Pat Buono, 13 saves. Guilderland, Sean Klim, 8 saves; Connor Wacksman, 2 saves.

SHAKER 10, COLONIE 4

Shaker 4 1 3 2 — 10

Colonie 0 0 3 1 — 4

Shaker scoring: Steve Farrell 4-3, Tim Leahey 3-2, Nick Dodd 2-1, Joe Chiara 1-2, Steve Rehfuss 0-1. Colonie scoring: Mike Metzger 2-0, Andrew Hooten 1-0, Mike Mineau 1-1, Cannon White 0-1.

Goalkeepers: Shaker, Aiden Snyder, 7 saves. Colonie, Brendan Deady, 10 saves.

NON-LEAGUE

ALBANY ACADEMY 12, MAPLE HILL 0

Maple Hill 0 0 0 0 — 0

Albany Academy 8 3 1 0 — 12

Albany Academy scoring: Matt Balter 2-2, Chet DuFour 1-1, Anthony Brock 1-1, Anthony Stefanelli 1-0, Jack Esler 2-1, Hugh Fisher 2-0, Derek Barach 0-1, Nick Devito 2-0, Drazen Zack 0-1, Reed Mahoney 1-0, Evan Cavert 0-2, Dan Mainello 0-1.

Goalkeepers: Maple Hill, Mike Fish, 10 saves. Albany Academy, Max Ciavacco, 6 saves.

Baseball

Eighth-grader Dylan Klock scattered four hits and struck out nine, and Ron Jaikin smacked a two-run triple as St. Johnsville posted a 6-2 Western Athletic Conference win at Middleburgh.

Middleburgh hurler Josh Whittaker struck out 11.

Mayfield scored four runs in the sixth inning to beat Galway, 8-7. For Galway, Nick Manna doubled and singled twice, driving in two runs.

In a non-leaguer, Christian Brothers Academy held off Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, 8-7. Matt Sand had three singles and a double, Chase Crawford had three hits, and Pete Rustoqicz had two singles and a homer. Freshman Danny Maynard had two hits for the Spartans.

Ryland VanPraag had two hits, scored two runs and drove in two as Hoosic Valley beat Coxsackie-Athens, 9-3.

Cody Cater and Trey Brammer both knocked in a run in Cohoes’ 3-1 win over Hudson.

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

ST. JOHNSVILLE 6, MIDDLEBURGH 2

St. Johnsville 010 032 0 — 6 8 1

Middleburgh 000 002 0 — 2 4 1

Klock and Johnson; Whittaker and Lucas.

MAYFIELD 8, GALWAY 7

Galway 050 010 1 — 7 11 3

Mayfield 000 404 x — 8 7 1

Manna and Marshall; Haschytz and Messing.

NON-LEAGUE

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY 8, BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE 7

CBA 311 003 0 — 8 11 0

BHBL 050 001 1 — 7 6 0

DiNovo, Raimo (2), Collins (6) and Flores; Sullivan, Rana (5) and Moore.

COHOES 3, HUDSON 1

Hudson 100 000 0 — 1 4 4

Cohoes 001 011 x — 3 4 1

Moore, Dallas (6) and Hunter; Brammer and Napier.

HOOSIC VALLEY 9, COXSACKIE-ATHENS 3

Hoosic Valley 004 311 0 — 9 8 4

C-A 020 000 1 — 3 5 4

P. Murray, E. Murray (6) and MacAnderson; Girvin and Cardinale.

Softball

Shenendehowa topped Saratoga Springs, 10-1, in Suburban Council play with three RBI from both Melissa Morgan and Amanda Aug-ustson. Morgan was 4-for-4 with two runs. Pitcher Erika Daigle struck out 11 batters for the 2-0 Lady Plainsmen.

Nicole Little had a triple among three hits and drove in a run as part of Mayfield’s 10-2 Western Athletic Conference win over Galway. Brooke Zimmerman had two hits and scored three times for Mayfield.

In a non-league contest, Saratoga Central Catholic beat North Warren, 12-4. Sierra Matthews, Myah Ondreyko and Natalie Pikus each had two hits.