On The Ball

Monday, Oct. 22, 2012

Success has followed Jon Mueller at every level in baseball. A great pitcher and hitter at Stillwater High School, Mueller excelled at Ecker College and in the minor leagues before spending the last 13 years as head coach at the University at Albany. He will be one of 26 people ...

Friday, Oct. 19, 2012

Championship aspirations may be dashed this weekend for both the Union College and RPI football teams unless they come up with key victories at home. Union (3-0, 3-3) has won three straight games and is tied with seventh-ranked Hobart (3-0, 6-0) on top of the Liberty League standings. The Dutchmen ...

Monday, Oct. 15, 2012

The Union College men’s lacrosse team will host the seventh annual Bruce Allison Tournament on Sunday at Frank Bailey Field, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Union, Hartwick College, and Castleton State will participate in the tournament, which will feature three one-hour games. Hartwick finished the 2012 season with a record of ...

Monday, Oct. 15, 2012

University at Albany moved up from 24th to 22nd in the Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll today. The Great Danes, who defeated Saint Francis (Pa.), 36-13, on homecoming Saturday at University Field, are 4-0 in the Northeast Conference and 6-1 overall. They are idle this week and return to action ...

Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012

John Batey was the last man standing in the CapitalAreaGolf.com putting contest today at Orchard Creek. Bill Gawan was second, and Ben Smith was third. Other finalists included John Cudderbuck, John Gurner, Darren Anderson, Ron Patterson, Marco Fengeo, Mark Gruid and Matt Panneton. All proceeds went to the Junior Golf ...

Friday, Oct. 12, 2012

Some of the best putters in the area will be squaring off for a chance to win $50,000 at the CapitalAreagolf.com Putting Championship today at 1 p.m. at Orchard Creek. Qualifiers were held from throughout the area to earn a spot in the finals.

Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012

Skidmore College junior Oliver Loutsenko will be competing in the 2012 USTA/ITA Division III Men's Tennis Small College Singles Championships in Mobile, Ala. Friday. Loutsenko, the No. 3 seed in the nine player tournament, became the first player in Skidmore men's tennis history to earn All-American honors in singles after ...

Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012

University at Albany head football coach Bob Ford will be inducted into the Springfield College Hall of Fame this weekend. “Humbled and elated were the emotions that followed the phone call indicating that I had been named as an inductee to the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame,” said Ford. ...

Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012

The Union College women's soccer team (10-1, 2-1 Liberty League) moved up to No. 13 in the NSCAA National Division III rankings. Junior midfielder Laura Snowden scored twice in the 21st and 85th minute to help the Dutchwomen earn a 2-0 victory over Bard Saturday. Snowden earned Liberty League Offensive ...

Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012

We're entering the final stretch of the golf season, unfortunately, but there are still a few worthwhile events to consider. Albany Country Club is holding its third annual Senior-Junior Amateur Four-Ball Scratch tournament Oct. 13-14. Limited to the first 40 teams, this partners tournament will be cut to the fist ...