SARATOGA SPRINGS —  The Suburban Council has awarded multiple boys golfers from Saratoga Springs with various honors, including Player of the Year (Carter Sica) and Newcomer of the Year (Ceko Cupp). 

The council also named both Saratoga and Ballston Spa athletes to its first and second all-teams, including Sica (1st team), Jeffrey Fumarola (1st team), Cupp (2nd team), Charlie Greiner (2nd team), and Cole Whitman (2nd team).

Honorable mentions were awarded to Saratoga’s Thomas Bundy and Wyatt Dolinsky, as well as Ballston Spa’s Sam DiNallo.

Sica, a senior, has committed to Manhattan College. His recent accomplishments include placing 2nd at the 2024 Capital Region Amateur Championship, finishing 6th at the 2024 Notah Begay New Jersey Regional, and coming in 7th at the 2024 MET PGA Future Series at Eisenhower White.

Cupp, an 8th grader, won the Northeastern New York PGA JGT Summer Classic #5 at the Saratoga Lake Golf Club in July, defeating dozens of competitors. He also finished 2nd at the Northeastern New York PGA JGT Summer Major #4, played at the Eagle Crest Golf Club in Clifton Park.

Women’s Soccer

Ella Stone delivered the game-winning goal to lift the fourth-seeded Skidmore College women’s soccer team past fifth-seeded Rochester Institute of Technology in a hard-fought 1-0 shutout battle and advance onto Friday’s Liberty League semifinals. The victory marked the first Liberty League Playoff victory for the women’s soccer squad since 2011. The Thoroughbreds will battle top-seeded Ithaca on Friday on the road at 1:30 p.m. 

Men’s Soccer

Will Devall stopped a pair of penalty kicks and Edo Ferrari scored the clincher as the Skidmore College men’s soccer team advanced to the Liberty League semifinal with a dramatic penalty-kick victory over visiting Ithaca on Tuesday afternoon. The third-seeded Thoroughbreds will next take on No. 2 St. Lawrence on Friday. The winner will advance to the championship on Sunday.

Field Hockey

Colby Paul struck late in the third while Victoria Bodnar recorded her tenth career shutout as the fifth-seeded Skidmore College field hockey team came out victorious in the Liberty League Tournament First Round against fourth-seeded William Smith, blanking the home team 1-0 to advance onto Friday’s semifinals. The Thoroughbreds will now head out to top-seeded Ithaca on Friday for a 4 p.m. matchup in the Liberty League Semifinals round.

BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa varsity football team advanced to the Section 2 Class A semifinals after defeating Bethlehem 27 to 14 last Friday night at home.

The Scotties scraped by in the quarterfinals, at one point trailing Bethlehem by 1 point in the third quarter. But in the final stanza, Ballston surged and scored 14 unanswered points to capture the win.

The Scotties will now head to Averill Park for a November 8 semifinals game at 7 p.m. The teams last played on September 13, when Ballston lost to Averill, 41 to 21.

QUEENSBURY — The Schuylerville High School boys and girls varsity cross-country teams both had strong showings at the Foothills Council Championships in Queensbury last week. Overall, both teams placed second, with the girls scoring 55 and the boys 83. 

The Black Horses’ Adeline Ballou took second among 45 girls varsity competitors in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 20:00.02. Taylor Brown finished tenth with a time of 22:31.90.

For the boys, Gavin Winacott placed fifth in a field of 92 in the 5,000-meter, finishing with a time of 17:34.20. In modified competition, 8th grader Cameron Winacott finished first with a 10:41.90 time.

SCHUYLERVILLE — On October 17, 1777, British General John Burgoyne’s army laid down their arms during the surrender of the British to the Americans. At the site of this historic event, on November 2, 2024, runners competed in the 11th annual Saratoga County Revolutionary Run for Veterans.

The 5K event featured live 18th century reenactors, a free kids fun run, music, and food. All proceeds benefited the Saratoga County Veterans Trust and Agency Fund, which supports projects dedicated to the welfare of our veterans, including training, education, healthcare, housing, and essential services.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The 6th annual Saratoga Springs Holiday Hockey Classic is set for November 16 at 6 p.m. at the Weibel Ice Rink. Firefighters and police officers from Saratoga Springs will square off in support of the Franklin Community Center’s Holiday Assistance Program. Admission to the game is free with the donation of a new and unwrapped toy (or monetary donation).

The Holiday Assistance Program is a longstanding tradition of the Franklin Community Center, supporting hundreds of local families every year. Last year, the Hockey Classic resulted in almost 1,000 toys collected and more than $2,000 in donations. 

Those who wish to donate but can’t attend the game can drop off toys at collection boxes at Fire Station #1 at 60 Lake Avenue, Fire Station #2 at 166 West Avenue, the police department at 5 Lake Avenue, and Kings Tavern at 241 Union Avenue. The collection boxes will be accepting donations until the morning of November 16. All collected donations will be delivered in early December to the Franklin Community Center via Saratoga Springs Fire Department and Police Department vehicles.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The ABA’s Saratoga Racers won one and lost one last weekend in a pair of games at home.

On Saturday night, they defeated the Rochester Royal Ballers, 116 to 106. Shaheem Sanders led Saratoga with 36 points and 14 rebounds while two-time ABA All-Star Tobias Holmes added 20 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Big man Todd Spotswood had his second-straight double-double 12 points and 11 rebounds.

On Sunday afternoon, the Racers hosted the Herkimer Originals and suffered their first loss of the season, 140 to 120. Saratoga fell behind early but trailed by only 3 at halftime. In the third quarter, they briefly took the lead before succumbing to Herkimer’s 41-point fourth quarter. Tobias Holmes and John Ryals had 23 points apiece while Shaheem Sanders chipped in 22. Sanders also nabbed 21 rebounds in the contest.

Saratoga is now 2-1 on the season heading into a series of away games. On November 16, they’ll again play Rochester. On November 23, they’ll face off against the Binghamton Bulldogs. Then on December 1, they’ll have a shot at revenge against Herkimer before returning to Saratoga for a home game on December 7 against the Connecticut Surge. 

All Racers home games take place at Saratoga Central Catholic. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids. 

LUDLOW, MASSACHUSETTS — Jason Morris, a Glenville resident and four-time Judo Olympic Silver Medalist, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Martial Maze podcast. Morris accepted the award at a dinner held at the Ludlow, Massachusetts Elks Lodge on October 20. 

Morris runs the Jason Morris Judo Center in Glenville with his wife Teri.

SCHUYLERVILLE — The Schuylerville High School varsity football team has taken one of the top seeds in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Section 2 Class C playoff bracket.

The Black Horses will face the fourth-seed Johnstown on Friday, November 1 at home in the first round of the playoffs. Should they emerge victorious, they’ll next play either two-seed Fonda-Fultonville or three-seed Watervliet-Heatly on November 8.

Last year, Schuylerville’s season ended when they fell to Fonda 31-21 in the Section 2 Class C championship game.