Stahler powers Cougars past Spa Catholic
The Leader-Herald/Mike ZummoSaratoga Catholic’s Danny O’Rourke arrives at second base as Canajoharie shortstop Dane O’Neil takes the throw during Thursday’s Western Athletic Conference game at Canajoharie.
CANAJOHARIE — Errors are still plaguing the Canajoharie Cougars, but Payton Stahler made them turn out to be harmless.
Three two-out errors, one each in the third, fourth and fifth innings led to four Saratoga Catholic runs, but Stahler fell a triple short of the cycle leading the Cougars to a 6-5 win.
“We still didn’t play D [defense],” Canajoharie coach Brent Watterson said. “Four of their five runs came on errors. If we can play some D now, we’ll be back because we’re hitting again.”
The biggest of Stahler’s three hits was a two-run home run to left-center field in the bottom of the fifth inning that gave the Cougars a 6-5 lead off the Saints’ top pitcher Dennis Tario. Stahler gave Canajoharie its first lead since the Saints put up three runs in the third.
“It helped put us up,” Stahler said. “Then we came up and got some outs and we won.
Huskies, Sir Bills to meet for title
SCOTIA — Gloversville’s 6-1 lead in the third inning was threatened by a four-run rally in the bottom half, but the Huskies kept Scotia-Glenville at bay in a 10-7 win in the semifinals of the Foothills Council Tournament.
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OPPENHEIM — The Northville Falcons pushed eight runs across the plate in the first two innings of Thursday’s non-league baseball game against Oppen-heim-Ephratah.
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CANAJOHARIE — Katie Jasper marooned eight runners Thursday, seven in scoring position.
The Saratoga Catholic pitcher routinely got out of trouble with runners in scoring position to maintain a slim lead.
AHS boys lacrosse loses to CBA, 15-0
AMSTERDAM — Dan Sipperly scored four goals leading the Christian Brothers Academy of Albany to a 15-0 win over the Amsterdam boys’ lacrosse team Thursday.
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MIDDLEBURGH — Jeff Milliron and Jedediah Keidong won two events each leading the Middleburgh boys’ track and field team to an 86-53 win over Northville Thursday.
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