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Saratoga Springs girls lacrosse reaches the pinnacle of Class A

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:11 GMT

SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- As Saratoga Springs' Jennifer Furze walked off the field at Schuylerville High School Wednesday night, she was overcome with emotion, and rightfully so. The first-year head coach had brought a sectional championship back to Saratoga. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "It means everything," said Furze after the Blue Streaks' 8-5 win over Shaker in the Sec. II, Class A girls lacrosse final. "I'm just so proud of them. They've had such an incredible season. They're just such hard workers; the chemistry between them...they're great kids. And it's just been a fun season. We've had a lot of fun together."Wednesday's victory marked the first section title for Saratoga since 2018, and was the culmination of a brilliant postseason run. The Blue Streaks entered the Class A tournament as the four-seed, and promptly knocked off fifth-seeded Guilderland in the opening round. After powering past top-seeded S...

Schuylerville girls lacrosse claims third straight Class D title in OT thriller with Cohoes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:11 GMT

SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Come playoff time, you need your stars to step up and make big plays in critical moments. And that's exactly what Schuylerville's Macey Koval did in overtime of Wednesday's Sec. II, Class D girls lacrosse championship game. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "We had a set play in mind, but I saw the opening, so I just took (the ball), and I went," said Koval after netting the game-winning goal in overtime to claim the Black Horses a third straight sectional title with an 11-10 win over Cohoes.For the second year in a row the Class D final came down to the Black Horses and the Tigers, and this year's rematch proved to be an instant classic.Schuylerville, despite being the two-seed in the tournament, garnered home-field advantage over top-seeded Cohoes. And it didn't take long for the back-to-back defending champs to settle in; they jumped out to a 4-0 lead just 7:32 into the first half after a fr...

Mack leads Saratoga to game one win over Shen

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:11 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Saratoga Springs and Shenendehowa baseball teams met for game one of their best-of-three series for the Section 2 Class AA title on Wednesday night at Joe Bruno Stadium. The Blue Streaks entered as the defending champions, while the Plainsmen entered as the top seed. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! With their ace Michael Mack on the mound, Saratoga jumped out to a 1-0 lead thanks to a Shenendehowa error. But in the third inning, Shen's Ethan Farina took Mack deep for a two-run homer, as the Plainsmen went up 2-1. Mack settled in both on the mound and at the dish. After the Blue Streaks tied the game with a sacrifice fly, Mack blasted a RBI double off the wall in the fifth inning to give Saratoga Springs a 3-2 lead. He didn't look back, tallying a complete game win as the Blue Streaks took game one 3-2. Mack struck out 10 batters, gave up just three hits, and no walks. Game two is set for Friday ni...

Ichabod Crane cashes in to win Class B title over Cohoes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:11 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Ichabod Crane baseball team lost in the Section 2 Class B title game each of the last two seasons. They looked to snap that skid in this year's championship game against Cohoes at Joe Bruno Stadium on Wednesday night. The Tigers looked to complete a magical run, finding themselves in the title game as an 11 seed. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Riders jumped out to a 4-0 lead on only one hit, thanks to four errors by Cohoes. The Tigers clawed their way back, making it a 4-3 game in the 5th. Ichabod Crane extended their lead, holding on for a 6-4 lead to win the Class B title. "It feels good," said junior shortstop and pitcher Jack Mullins. "It was two years in a row we lost so this is our third year back. I was on the team both years and it was heartbreak but this year feels a lot better."

Schools shut as torrential rains hit south-eastern Spain

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:11 GMT

Spanish authorities closed schools, universities, and day-care centres on Tuesday (23 May) as torrential rainfall swept across the coastal southeast after a long dry spell, leaving behind flooded homes, submerged vehicles, and closed roads.The heavy rains are expected to continue, especially in the areas that have been hit the hardest. These include parts of Murcia, Valencia, and Andalusia.Emergency services in Cartagena struggled to drain streets that were heavily flooded. Local TV footage showed cars and motorbikes almost completely covered in water.The national weather agency AEMET reported that some locations in the Valencia area saw more rainfall in a few short days than in the six months prior combined.According to the agency, the town of Ontinyent near Valencia has broken the record for highest rainfall in a single day in May over the last 100 years. It accumulated up to 130 litres (28.7 gallons) per square yard according to the report.Ruben del campo, AEMET's spokesman, said...

Mental Health Week shines a light on 'communities'

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:11 GMT

In the face of challenges like the pandemic, climate anxiety, and financial concerns relating to the cost-of-living increases across Europe, it has become essential to both have a solid understanding of, and actively promote, mental health and wellbeing.These are the fundamental goals of the current European Mental Health Week, which runs from 22 to 28 May and is led by the NGO Mental Health Europe (MHE) for the fourth year in a row.Mental Health Week supports various themes throughout the week, including mental health for all, diversity in health, access to care, prevention and control of chronic diseases, and global health emergencies and response, with each day having specific partners such as the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, the Association of European Cancer Leagues, and the World Federation of Public Health Associations.Mental Health Week is also supported by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the European Commission's health department, DG SANTE.Th...

Ask Amy: She used to be an awesome friend. Now she’s trying to make us feel guilty.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:11 GMT

Dear Amy: My husband and I stumbled into an awesome friendship last year around the holidays, when we met “Chelsea.” (We are all middle-aged.)As the friendship progressed we traded gifts or small favors.Then we came to learn that Chelsea is still living at home with her aging parents, and while she works full time, she is always broke.She asked to send her Amazon packages to our home (claiming she lives in a high-traffic area and doesn’t want them stolen), but we were uncomfortable after she did this more than once. We believe it’s largely due to trying to hide her purchases from her parents, as she obviously has out-of-control spending that led to her living with them in the first place.Recently her mother became ill, resulting in a lengthy hospital stay. Chelsea missed work.We were kind enough to wire funds to her for extra food or incidentals but then I saw her posting on Facebook about how broke she is and how she never gets the help she needs when she asks for it. S...

Harriette Cole: How do I discourage my friend from having frivolous surgery?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:11 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: My best friend wants to get a Brazilian butt lift. It seems like everybody is doing it these days.I did some research and saw that it’s basically a form of liposuction. A lot of people get it, but it worries me.First of all, there’s nothing wrong with her body. More than that, it is actual surgery. My friend has a number of health issues. I just think it’s irresponsible for her to do elective surgery when there could be complications.She’s considering going out of the country to do it, too, so that it can be more affordable.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: I just learned how she betrayed me. What do I even say? Advice | Harriette Cole: I’m stunned that my husband didn’t protect me from her Advice | Harriette Cole: It’s embarrassing when people have to pass my co-worker’s desk Advice | Harriette Cole: I’m a 50-year-old woman with fun hair, and I don...

Expect big crowds for the summer travel season — and big prices, too

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:11 GMT

The unofficial start of the summer travel season is here, with airlines hoping to avoid the chaos of last year and travelers scrounging for ways to save a few bucks on pricey airfares and hotel rooms.Some travelers say they will settle for fewer trips than they hoped to take, or they will drive instead of fly. Others are finding different money-saving sacrifices.Stephanie Hanrahan thought she’d save money by planning ahead for her daughter’s birthday trip to Disney World in Florida. Instead, it ended up costing the same as the Dallas-area family’s trip for four to California last summer, so now her husband and son are staying home.“We just had to grit our teeth,” said Hanrahan, a writer and speaker who also runs a nonprofit, as she and daughter Campbell waited for their flight last week at Dallas Love Field. The number of people going through U.S. airports hit pandemic-era highs last weekend, and those records are almost certain to be broken over the Memorial Day h...

Lawyer for Russian tennis player suspected of match-fixing says she has been cleared

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:11 GMT

A Russian tennis player arrested on suspicion of match-fixing during the 2021 French Open has been cleared of charges by the Paris prosecutor’s office, her lawyer said Thursday, adding that she would compete at this year’s clay-court Grand Slam.Frédéric Bélot said in a message to The Associated Press that the case involving Yana Sizikova was closed last month “considering that criminal proceedings could not be initiated, as the facts of which Ms. Sizikova was accused could not be established.”The Paris prosecutor’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Sizikova, who is ranked 50th in doubles, was arrested and briefly placed in custody after competing in a French Open doubles match two years ago. She denied the allegations.The prosecutor’s office said at the time that Sizikova was arrested for “sports bribery and organized fraud for acts likely to have been committed in September 2020.”The prosecutor’s office said the probe centered...