Golf is a game loaded with trad-ition, where changes in rules and technology have often moved at a snail’s pace over several centuries.

Steve Divnick is a talented inventor who tries to make one of the world’s toughest games easier to play for the average person.

Mekeel Christian Academy’s Jake Urys and Canajoharie’s Seth Ferguson each won three events at the Group 5 championship Saturday.

Emotion could only take Ballston Spa so far Saturday its first Section II championship lacrosse game against potent Niskayuna. “We felt if we could jump on them early, maybe we could give them a game,” said Scotties coach Joe Pollicino. “We started out looking good, and then they went on one of their patented runs. They’re a machine.” Niskayuna answered two quick goals by Ballston Spa with 11 in a row, strung together five more goals in the third quarter and rolled to the Class B title by logging a 20-4 victory in the rain at the University at Albany’s John Fallon Field.

Once Shenendehowa senior Brian Rogers found the range, there was little Shaker could do in Saturday’s Section II Class A boys’ lacrosse championship game at John Fallon Field. Rogers ripped home seven goals to lead the Plainsmen past the Blue Bison, 18-10, for the school’s third sectional championship in four years.

There will be no Triple Crown on the line, but the Belmont Stakes is still full of itself.

On another day when teams were sidelined due to the weather, Al Roy and Cathy Allen were the two busiest people in Section II athletics on Friday.

Can Ballston Spa’s lacrosse team follow up its history-making performance with one more?

The combination of bad weather and the holiday weekend has put a halt to most of the Section II softball tournament.

Second-seeded Lars Olson of Doane Stuart swept No. 1 seed Rohin Bose of Bethlehem, 6-1, 6-0, Thursday to win the Section II boys’ tennis championship.

This time, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake didn't wait to flip the offensive switch.
Nicole Beardsley scored all three of her goals in a surge to close the first half, Jordyn Godfrey connected four times and the Spartans claimed their second Section II Class B championship in three years with a 14-11 victory over top-seeded Queensbury Thursday at John Fallon Field.

When Rebecca Golderman fed Ali Cardinal for a goal 13 seconds in, scored twice herself and then Morgan Hardt delivered, it was only a prelude of things to come for the Guilderland girls’ lacrosse team.
“To be honest, I knew we were going to have a good game,” Hardt said after the Lady Dutch soared past Shaker, 15-8, to capture the Section II Class A championship. “I thought we were ready play well. I didn’t think it would be quite like this.”

Luke Goldstock scored five goals and added a pair of assists Thursday as Niskayuna cruised past Scotia-Glenville, 17-1, in a Class B semifinal.

Camille Nowak stole home with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday to give Schenec­tady a 3-2 win over Shaker in the opening round of the Class AA tournament.

Jimmy Hamilton didn’t allow a hit after the first inning, and Schalmont rallied for two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning Thursday to beat Catskill, 2-1, in the quarterfinal round of the Class B baseball tournament.

After suffering a 9-0 loss to Binghamton on Wednesday, the University at Albany baseball team was eliminated Thursday from the America East Tournament with a 3-1 loss to Stony Brook.