John Jay-Cross River, 10… Queensbury, 7.

A year after losing to Queensbury in the Class B regional final, the John Jay-Cross River girls lacrosse team exacted revenge with a 10-7 victory in the NYSPHSAA Class C sub regional round. Shannon Nolan led the Wolves with two goals and four assists, and both Margaret Puccio and Annabel Brennan tallied three goals and an assist. Johanna Degl (one goal and an assist) won 11-of-19 draw controls and Molly Gallagher recorded 11 saves.

For the Spartans, Kendra Ballard had a game-high four goals, while Meredith Montgomery, Kaitlyn Barton, and Kady Duffy each registered one goal and one assist.

Score by halves: John Jay-Cross River 5-5=10, Queensbury 4-3=7.

John Jay-Cross River goals-assists: Shannon Nolan 2-4, Annabel Brennan 3-1, Margaret Puccio 3-1, Johanna Degl 1-1, Kayla Shapiro 1-0. TOTALS: 10-7.

Queensbury goals-assists: Kendra Ballard 4-0, Kaitlyn Barton 1-1, Kady Duffy 1-1, Meredith Montgomery 1-1, Lilly Trowbridge 0-1. TOTALS: 7-4.

Goalkeeper saves—John Jay-Cross River: Molly Gallagher 11. Queensbury: Bayley Duffy 4 (49 minutes, 10 goals allowed), Laura Dickerson 0 (1 minute, 0 goals allowed).

Records: John Jay-Cross River 17-2, Queensbury 15-3.

Notes:

– John Jay-Cross River will next face Goshen, which defeated Saugerties 14-13 in the Section IX Class C championship, at James I. O’Neill High School on Sat., June 3, at noon in a regional final.

– The Wolves have now won four in a row and 14 of their last 15.

Glens Falls, 56, Queensbury, 41!

Michael Fante drained six trifectas and poured in 30 points to lead the Glens Falls Unified Basketball team to a 56-41 victory over Queensbury.

Chris Boulton registered a team-high 13 points, and both Breanna Chandler and Cole Zarczynski tallied 10 for the Spartans, who concluded the 2023 campaign with a 4-4 record.

Score by quarters: Queensbury 4-9-14-14=41, Glens Falls 10-19-8-19=56.

Queensbury (Key: field goals made-free throws made-points): Chris Boulton 6-0-13, Breanna Chandler 5-0-10, Cole Zarczynski 5-0-10, Olivia Affinito 1-0-2, Chloe Harris 1-0-2, Andrew Palmer 1-0-2, Ethan Winchell 1-0-2, Trevor Condon 0-0-0, Jazmine Prosser 0-0-0, Meredith Clark 0-0-0, Brodie LaNoir 0-0-0, Troy Jorgensen 0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-0-41. Three-point field goals made: Boulton.

Glens Falls: Michael Fante 12-0-30, Noah Howarth 3-0-6, Sophia Lamb 3-0-6, Logan Hill 3-0-6, Mia Mosley 2-0-4, Galen Dermott 1-0-2, Gavin Howarth 1-0-2, Donald Kist 0-0-0, William Speers 0-0-0, Zachary Olden 0-0-0, Jacob Olden 0-0-0, Matthew Healy 0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-0-56. Three-point field goals made: Fante 6.

Queensbury, 9… Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, 7.

The No. 2-seeded Queensbury varsity girls lacrosse team captured its fifth consecutive Section II crown (and sixth overall) with a 9-7 victory over top-seeded Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake.

With 10 seconds remaining in the opening half, MK Lescault’s fourth goal gave Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake a commanding 6-3 advantage. However, Queensbury quickly answered when Kendra Ballard scooped a ground ball off the ensuing draw and fed Lilly Trowbridge for a score with 1.8 ticks left before halftime, which was the first of six straight QHS goals.

The Queensbury defense stiffened and held Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake scoreless for 23 minutes and 22 seconds of action, until senior MK Lescault tallied her fifth and final goal of the day with 1:48 on the clock. Lescault concluded her illustrious career with 336 goals, 161 assists, and 497 points. Classmate Ella Blesi turned in another fine performance with two goals and two assists.

For the champions, Ballard finished with two goals and three assists, Trowbridge pumped in three goals, and Kendal Kelsey tallied two goals and two assists. Kaitlyn Barton fired home a pair of goals and won 11 of the game’s 18 draw controls, and Kady Duffy handed out two critical second-half assists. Goalkeeper Bayley Duffy saved three shots on goal and on several occasions, boldly advanced the ball upfield to give the Spartans a significant advantage in second-half possession time.

Score by halves: Queensbury 4-5=9, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 6-1=7.

Queensbury goals-assists: Kendra Ballard 2-3, Lilly Trowbridge 3-0, Kendal Kelsey 2-2, Kaitlyn Barton 2-0, Kady Duffy 0-2. TOTALS: 9-7.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake goals-assists: MK Lescault 5-0, Ella Blesi 2-2. TOTALS: 7-2.

Goalkeeper saves—Queensbury: Bayley Duffy 3. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake: Kaelin Fish 6.

Records: Queensbury 15-2, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 11-6.

– On Wed., May 31, at 5:30 p.m., Queensbury returns to Schuylerville High School for a NYSPHSAA Class C subregional assignment against the winner of the Section I Class C championship game between John Jay-Cross River and Rye, which occurs at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Nyack High School.

– In the program’s 20 seasons, Queensbury competed in the sectional final 12 times (2010-13, 2015-19, 2021-23), including each of the last eight, and seized six championships (2012, 2018-19, 2021-23), all at the Class B level prior to this year.

– Dating back to 2018, the QHS Spartans are undefeated in their last 10 Section II playoff games.

– QHS has now defeated BH-BL six straight times and leads the all-time series, 9-6.

– In sectional action versus BH-BL, Queensbury won the last four and improved to 6-4, including 3-2 in the championship.

Glens Falls, 16… Tamarac, 4.

The Glens Falls girls varsity softball team got their bats going for a decisive victory over Tamarac to move on to the Class B Championship game. The two teams started off evenly matched with Glens Falls trailing 2-1 in the top of the fifth inning. Then Glens Falls batted through the order and put 10 runs on the board. The rally was powered by freshman Izzy “Izbomb” Johnson’s RBI triple which was followed by Jaelyn “Grahmer” Graham’s two-run home run. This duo wasn’t finished yet!

Johnson hit a three-run home run later that inning which was matched by Graham when she hit a three-run home run in the following inning. Gianna Endieveri pitched for the Glens Falls Indians and contributed at the plate with four singles and a walk. Emylou Richards and Kiersten Stevens each had a double and a single.

The Indians (16-7) have worked hard all season to get back to the Championship game to face top seed Ichabod Crane. Ichabod Crane had a decisive victory over Glens Falls in the Championship game last year. Ichabod Crane beat Mechanicville 10 to 2 to advance to the Championship game which will take place on Thursday night at Malta’s Luther Forest Field at 5:00 PM.

At Schenectady’s Central Park, the Shaker High School (Latham) varsity boys tennis team ended Queensbury’s season with a 9 to 0 victory in the Section II Division I playoff dual match! The Spartans finished with a 17-2 record, while the Blue Bison improved to 14-2.

Up next for Shaker is a NYSPHSAA duel match versus the Section III Division I representative, Jamesville-DeWitt, to determine the regional champion on Tuesday, May 30th, at the Utica Parkway tennis courts. The scheduled starting time is 3:00 PM.

Shaker, 9… Queensbury, 0!