Queensbury, 20… Glens Falls, 0!

In the semifinals round of the Section 2 Class C girls lacrosse playoffs, the Queensbury varsity girls lacrosse team pitched a second consecutive shutout and garnered its seventh successive sectional victory. Both Meredith Montgomery and Kendal Kelsey delivered four goals and an assist, and Montgomery’s final goal of the afternoon was the 100th of her career.

Kendra Ballard – who reached the century mark on Tuesday – contributed three goals and three assists, while Kaitlyn Barton and Kady Duffy each tallied three goals and two helpers.

Bayley Duffy recorded six saves for a defensive unit that tied a school record for shutouts in a season (3, also accomplished in 2018)… The only other time in program history that the Spartans held their opponents scoreless twice in a row was in 2019 (17-0 vs. Greenwich on April 5 and 18-0 at Scotia-Glenville on April 8).

In search of its fifth straight sectional crown, Queensbury (14-2) will face top-seeded Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake in the championship on Thursday May 25th, at Schuylerville. 

Score by halves: Glens Falls 0-0=0, Queensbury 7-13=20.

Queensbury goals-assists: Meredith Montgomery 4-1, Kendal Kelsey 4-1, Kendra Ballard 3-3, Kaitlyn Barton 3-2, Kady Duffy 3-2, Sarah Johnson 1-1, Gianna Marcantonio 1-0, Quinn Jones 1-0. TOTALS: 20-10.

Goalkeeper saves – Glens Falls: Zoe Zachar 11. Queensbury: Bayley Duffy 6 (25 minutes played), Laura Dickerson 0 (12:30), Abby Johnson 0 (12:30).

Singles Championship

M. Surisawa (Albay H.S.) over K. Jammula (Albany Academy)  6-3, 6-4

Singles 3rd Place (Consolation)

Z. Choudry (Niskayuna) over L. Chartrand (Saratoga)  2-6, 6-2, 6-2

Doubles Championship

Singh / Gosmanov (Shaker) over Mehta / Thati (Shaker)  7-5, 6-3

Doubles 3rd Place (Consolation)

Ojha / Jin (Bethlehem) over Burstyn / Lanka (Niskayuna 7-5, 6-2

Rush-Henrietta, 16… Queensbury, 5.

Defending Section V Class A champion and NYSPHSAA semifinalist Rush-Henrietta continued its impressive 2023 campaign with a 16 to 5 victory over visiting Queensbury.

Kaitlyn Barton fired home a feed from Meredith Montgomery for her second and final score of the day to give Queensbury a 2-1 lead with 13 minutes and 27 seconds remaining in the opening half, but the Royal Comets responded with 11 consecutive goals to seize a commanding 12-2 lead at intermission.

Ninth-grader Katherine DeWald recorded five goals and an assist and senior Lena Cox totaled three goals and two assists to lead Rush-Henrietta.

On Tuesday at 4:30 PM, the No. 2-seeded Spartans host No. 7-Albany Academy in a Section 2 Class C quarterfinal contest.

Score by halves: Queensbury 2-3=5, Rush-Henrietta 12-4=16

Queensbury goals-assists: Kaitlyn Barton 2-0, Kendal Kelsey 1-0, Kendra Ballard 1-0, Kady Duffy 1-0, Meredith Montgomery 0-1. TOTALS: 5-1.

Rush-Henrietta goals-assists: Katherine DeWald 5-1, Lena Cox 3-2, Riley Brown 3-0, Catrina Rowe 2-2, Avery Roberts 1-2, Danielle Garrett 1-2, Ashlyn Roberts 1-0. TOTALS: 16-9.

Goalkeeper saves—Queensbury: Bayley Duffy 4 (25 minutes, 12 goals allowed), Laura Dickerson 1 (25 minutes, 4 goals allowed).  Rush-Henrietta: Angelia Oechsle 4.

Records: Queensbury 12-2,  Rush-Henrietta 15-1.

Queensbury, 32… Schuylerville, 28.

Chris Boulton and Andrew Palmer registered 10 points apiece, and the Queensbury unified basketball team improved to 2-0 with a 32-28 win over visiting Schuylerville. Ethan Winchell, Boulton, and Palmer all poured in four points in the decisive third quarter.

Maya Drayton netted 10 points for the Black Horses.

Score by quarters: Schuylerville 6-6-6-10=28, Queensbury 8-8-12-4=32.

Queensbury, 7… South Glens Falls, 0!

The Queensbury varsity boys tennis team remained unbeaten this spring (12-0 overall, 10-0 Foothills Council) by defeating host South Glens Falls.

Singles Results:

1. Skyler Allen (Q) def. Cooper Brennan, 6-0, 6-3

2. Will Lamy (Q) def. Ethan Vasak, 6-0, 6-1

3. Owen Young (Q) def. Connor Basile, 6-0, 6-0

4. Ian Rathbun (Q) def. Filson Kelleher, 6-0, 6-0

5. Ryan Greenstein (Q) def. Sebastian Semanate, 6-0, 6-0

Doubles Results:

1. Jack Murray/Gavin Hochsprung (Q) def. Isaac Potter/Stephen Smythe, 6-2, 6-1

2. Max Anderson/Sean Donahue (Q) def. Carson Ogden/Angelito Manegdeg III, 6-0, 6-0

Saratoga, 15… Queensbury, 11.

The Blue Streaks Carly Wise totaled nine goals for Saratoga Springs varsity girls lacrosse team that handed visiting Queensbury its initial loss of 2023 with a 15-11 triumph. The Blue Streaks improved to 5-0 at home this year.

With the Blue Streaks trailing 4-1 after 7 minutes and 16 seconds of action, Wise tallied six of her squad’s final eight scores of the opening half to give Saratoga Springs a 9-5 advantage at intermission.

Janie Baringer, Faith Britton, and Allison Shamberger all finished with two goals for the hosts, and Jenna Amodio saved 16 shots on goal.

Queensbury, led by Kady Duffy’s four goals and Kaitlyn Barton’s three scores, the Spartans’ were unable to reduce the deficit below three in the second stanza.

Score by halves: Queensbury 5-6 = 11, Saratoga Springs 9-6=15.

Queensbury goals-assists: Kady Duffy 4-1, Kaitlyn Barton 3-0, Meredith Montgomery 1-1, Gianna Marcantonio 1-1, Sarah Johnson 1-0, Emerson Lochner-Fehl 1-0, Kendra Ballard 0-1. TOTALS: 11-4.

Saratoga Springs goals-assists: Carly Wise 9-1, Janie Baringer 2-2, Allison Shamberger 2-1, Faith Britton 2-0, Ava Mackenzie 0-2, Parker Laurin 0-1, Emery Judge 0-1. TOTALS: 15-8.

Goalkeeper saves—Queensbury: Bayley Duffy 7 (50 minutes, 15 goals allowed). Saratoga Springs: Jenna Amodio 16 (50 minutes, 11 goals allowed).

2023 Records: Queensbury 11-1, Saratoga Springs 10-3.

The Spartans’ program-record 22-game winning streak in true road contests came to a conclusion; This winning streak began five days after dropping a 12-11 decision at Corning-Painted Post on April 26, 2019. Queensbury had captured 39 straight regular-season assignments; this loss was the first since they fell 16-15 in overtime to visiting Saratoga Springs on May 2, 2019.

Queensbury, 12… South Glens Falls, 4.

The Queensbury varsity girls lacrosse team defeated host South Glens Falls 12-4 to remain unbeaten this spring… In the process, the Spartans seized the program’s 100th road victory, and increased their consecutive winning streaks to 21 away games and 107 Foothills Council contests.

For the Spartans, Meredith Montgomery scored a game-high four goals, Kaitlyn Barton totaled three goals and an assist, and Kendal Kelsey added two goals and an assist.

Score by halves: Queensbury 7-5=12, South Glens Falls 1-3=4.

Queensbury goals-assists: Meredith Montgomery 4-0, Kaitlyn Barton 3-1, Kendal Kelsey 2-1, Lilly Trowbridge 2-0, Kendra Ballard 1-2, Sarah Johnson 0-1. TOTALS: 12-5.

South Glens Falls goals-assists: Ava Reynolds 1-1, Rowan DeMarco 1-0, Katie Morris 1-0, Lillian Willis 1-0. TOTALS: 4-1.

Goalkeeper saves—Queensbury: Laura Dickerson 2 (25 minutes, 1 goal allowed), Abby Johnson 1 (25 minutes, 3 goals allowed). South Glens Falls: Natalie Keegan 11 (50 minutes, 12 goals allowed).

Records: Queensbury 11-0 (8-0 Foothills Council), South Glens Falls 6-5 (5-5 Foothills Council).

Queensbury, 7… Glens Falls, 0!

Singles Results:

1. Skyler Allen (Q) def. Julien Oswald, 6-3, 6-1

2. Will Lamy (Q) def. Vincent Westfall, 6-3, 6-2

3. Owen Young (Q) def. Ronan Westfall, 6-0, 6-1

4. Ian Rathbun (Q) def. Tim Motsiff, 6-1, 6-1

5. Ryan Greenstein (Q) def. Brayden Dock, 6-1, 6-0

Doubles Results:

1. Jack Murray/Gavin Hochsprung (Q) def. Nate DiFiore/John Tallon, 7-5, 6-2 

2. Max Anderson/Sean Donahue (Q) def. Peyton McClenning/John Tallon, 7-5, 6-4 

Records: Queensbury 11-0 (9-0 Foothills Council), GlensFalls 3-4 (3-4 Foothills Council).

In the season opener for both teams, Queensbury edged visiting Corinth 43-42 in Unified Basketball action on Thursday afternoon. The Tomahawks, led by Matthew Baird’s game-high 21 points and Talulah LaBrake’s 12, rallied from a 10-point deficit, but the Spartans’ defense came up with a critical steal in the final minute to preserve the victory.

Breanna Chandler paced the winners with 20 points. Chris Boulton poured in eight and Trevor Condon added six.

Score by quarters: Corinth 8-12-9-13 = 42, Queensbury 12-14-13-4 = 43.

The Queensbury varsity boys tennis team improved to 10-0 overall (8-0 Foothills Council) after its 6-1 victory against visiting Scotia-Glenville!

Queensbury, 6… Scotia-Glenville, 1.

Singles Results:

1. Skyler Allen (Q) def. Xavier DeLuca, 6-1, 6-0

2. Will Lamy (Q) def. Remy Maynard, 6-0, 6-0

3. Ian Rathbun (Q) def. Ethan Jansen, 6-0, 6-1

4. Ryan Greenstein (Q) def. Sam Feinberg, 6-2, 6-2

5. Jack Murray (Q) def. Jason Battaglia, 6-1, 6-2

Doubles Results:

1. Max Anderson/Gavin Hochsprung (Q) def. Carl Feinberg/Ryan Smigelski, 6-2, 6-2

2. Sean Fluman/Owen Burke (S-G) def. Max Coccia/Sean Donahue, 4-6, 6-1 (10-4)

Records: Scotia-Glenville 11-2 (9-2 Foothills Council), Queensbury 10-0 (8-0 Foothills Council).