BY JAMES A. ELLISJOHNSTOWN — Aggressiveness at the plate and on the bases early in Wednesday’s Class B sectional game against Johnstown proved to be a winning combination for Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk.The ninth-seeded Indians put up six runs in the first inning en route to defeating No. 8 Johnstown 11-3 in a Section 2 Class B opening-round game Wednesday at Johnstown High School.The aggressiveness and motivation was not surprising to Ravena coach Justin Bullis.“We are always aggressive on the basepaths and putting the ball in play,” he said. “The guys had a bit of a chip on their shoulder, too. We think…

By JAMES A. ELLISDuring a May 6 Empire Super Sprint (ESS) qualifier, Chad Miller was involved in an accident that sent his car rolling on top of the first turn wall at Fonda Speedway. Miller was uninjured, but his sprint car was destroyed.“I am OK. It wasn’t as violent inside the car as it looked,” Miller said. “It bent a couple of valves in the motor but it is probably done until Malta.”After missing the ESS race at Utica-Rome last Friday, Miller is set to return to competition this Saturday with a new Panther chassis under him and a 410…

BY JAMES A. ELLISJOHNSTOWN — After posting just one Foothills Council victory in the past two seasons, the Johnstown Sir Bills turned things around in 2023.Shaking off an 0-3 start, the Sir Bills rolled to a 10-8 overall record while going 7-6 in the Foothills Council.The team effort resulted in Johnstown qualifying for the Section 2 Class B postseason tournament for the first time since 2017. The Sir Bills also earned the eighth seed in the tournament and will host No. 9 Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (9-7 Colonial Council, 10-9) at 4:30 Wednesday at Johnstown High School.“[Getting a home sectional game] was huge…

By JAMES A. ELLISJOHNSTOWN — The Johnstown Lady Bills gave their fans a reason to cheer in their final home game of the season.Powered by senior Molly Sweeney’s five-goal performance, Johnstown erased an early three-goal deficit to defeat Schenectady/Mohonasen 11-8 in non-league girls’ lacrosse action Monday at Knox Field.“We had no idea what this team was like coming into the game,” Sweeney said. “We just went into the game with the mentality of going out, try our hardest and see how the first few minutes go and maybe adjust from there. But we definitely were shocked in the first two…