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Horse Racing.....................B3 Classifieds ......................B4-7 Local briefs,Boxing............B8 Sports on TV Questions • Comments Inside: How to contact the Columbia-Greene Media Sports Department • Email: [email protected] or [email protected] • Phone: 1-800-400-4496 • Register-Star: 518-828-1616 ext. 2538 • The Daily Mail: 518-943-2100 ext. 3322 • Fax: 518-671-6043 or 518-943-2063 http://www.registerstar.com/sports/ http://www.thedailymail.net/sports/ B SPORTS SPORTS Columbia-Greene Media I Saturday-Sunday, May 16-17, 2015 Local Calendar Saturday, May 16 BASEBALL: Ravena-Coeymans- Selkirk at Coxsackie-Athens (nonleague), 6:30 p.m. SOFTBALL: Saratoga Central Catholic at Ichabod Crane (non- league), 11 a.m.; New Lebanon at Mudville (nonleague), 1 p.m.; New Lebanon at Mudville (non- league), 5 p.m. Monday, May 18 TRACK AND FIELD: Greenville at Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (nonleague), 4 p.m. Thursday, May 21 TRACK AND FIELD: Patroon Conference Championships at Taconic Hills, 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 TRACK AND FIELD: Section II Meet at Johnstown, TBD. Saturday, May 16 HORSE RACING 2:30 p.m. NBCSN — Thoroughbreds, Preakness Stakes undercard, at Baltimore 4:30 p.m. NBC — Thoroughbreds, Preakness Stakes, at Baltimore BOXING 10 p.m. HBO — Champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0-0) vs. Willie Monroe Jr. (19-1-0), for WBA/WBC interim middleweight titles. NHL 1 p.m. NBC — Conference finals, game 1, Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers Jacome headed to World Cup KINDERHOOK — It’s offi- cial, Mariela Jacome is head- ing to Canada in June to compete at the highest level in women’s soccer — the World Cup. On Friday morning, the Federacion Ecuatoriana de Futbol in Ecuador named the St. John’s University fresh- man — and Ichabod Crane High School graduate — to the final roster for the FIFA Women’s World Cup team. Jacome, a Kinderhook native, is eligible to play for the team as her late father was born in the South American nation. “Eight months before my father passed from cancer he told me he wanted me to play at the highest level I could,” Jacome said in a release from St. John’s. “Now I have the opportunity to honor that dream and I’m extremely grateful for that.” As a freshman at St. John’s this past season, Jacome took the field in all 20 games and picked up an assist in her collegiate debut against St. Francis College. “I’m absolutely ecstatic for Mariela,” Red Storm coach Ian Stone said in a release. “She is one of the hardest working players I have ever coached. This is a tremendous honor for Mariela, her family, her friends — everyone who has helped her on her way, and for St. John’s women’s soc- cer. I was already really excited for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada; now to have one of our own student-athletes playing in it is remarkable.” Jacome had no intention of even trying out for the World Cup team just a few months ago, but a chance trip to visit relatives in Ecuador led her to impressing coaches enough to earn an official tryout. That led to her being named to the preliminary roster of 27 athletes that competed in friendly match- es over the past two months. From there, the roster was whittled down to 23 coveted spots on the final roster which Jacome is now a part of. Ecuador makes its World Cup debut on June 8 in Vancouver, where the team faces Cameroon at BC Place Stadium. The four-team group also includes Switzerland and Japan — the defending champion. — Brian Radewitz Editor’s note: Read more about Jacome’s journey to Canada in a story published on March 4 at www.register- star.com or www.thedaily- mail.net. Silk named to NFCA All-Region LOUISVILLE — The Sage College softball team had a school-record two athletes named to the 2015 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Northeast Region Team this week. According to a release from the school, Sage’s rookie second baseman Alexa Silk, of Freehold, and senior catcher Kristen Beikirch, of Brockport, were named to the All-Region Team as Silk earned Second Team acclaim and Beikirch earned a spot on the Third Team. Silk, who belted her team- leading seventh home run of the season during the ECAC Tournament was a First Team Skyline Conference pick as well this year and finished with a team-best .414 average with 12 doubles, a triple and seven home runs to go with her 24 RBIs. The Greenville High School graduate had a blister- ing .730 slugging percentage with a .449 on-base percent- age. Her 2015 home run per- formance ranks No. 2 all-time in single-season home runs at Sage. She was 9 for 10 on stolen base attempts and had a .927 fielding percentage, help- ing to turn three double plays in her first collegiate cam- paign. Silk ranks in a number of Sage single-season categories as she was No. 9 in hits (46), No. 6 in doubles (12), No. 8 in runs scored (31), No. 17 in RBI’s (24), No. 16 in batting average (.414) and No. 19 in at-bats (111). Sage went 18-17 on the year, having participated in both the Skyline Conference and ECAC Division III tour- naments for the fourth straight season. • Brantley, Schultz find their groove in minors Hudson High School grad- uate Justin Brantley has been on a roll since taking his first loss of the season in late February. Pitching for the Lynchburg Hillcats — the Single A Advanced affiliate of the Cleveland Indians — Brantley hasn’t given up a run in his past five outings while throw- ing in a relief role. For the season, Brantley (0-1) has tossed 21 1-3 innings over 10 games and has 19 strikeouts, six walks, five earned runs, 14 hits and a 2.11 ERA. Jaime Schultz, of Castleton, had a four-game winning streak built up and was undefeated in six starts on the hill for the Double A Montgomery Biscuits — a Tampa Bay Rays affiliate — until Monday, when the Tennessee Smokies finally got Phippen tosses no-hitter, ICC wins first-ever Colonial title WAJ wins Delaware League baseball championship Ichabod Crane 14, Lansingburgh 0 VALATIE — Calista Phippen ended the regular season with a bang, throwing a no-hitter on the mound to lead Ichabod Crane to a 14-0 win over Lansingburgh on Friday at home. With the victory, the Lady Riders clinch a share of the Colonial Council varsity softball title for the first time since leaving the Patroon Conference. They share the championship with Cohoes. “I’m very proud of what these girls have done so far this season,” ICC coach Tracy Nytransky said in an email. “After losing to Cohoes early in the year, we came back and did everything right to beat them on Wednesday.” Phippen gave up just one walk in a dominating performance on the mound. Offensively, Hayley Goold went 2 for 3 with a triple and three RBIs, Jen Van Alphen went 3 for 5 with two triples and two RBIs and Aly Funk went 2 for 4 with a double, a triple and an RBI. Phippen, Lexie Lill and Roma Mazzariello added two hits apiece. “We came out a little flat, but finally picked it up later in the game,” Nytransky said. “The bats woke up in the fifth and there was no stopping us after that. We had a lot of girls get multiple hits today and continue their success at the plate.” Mikayla Huff took the loss on the mound for Lansingburgh, giv- ing up three runs on three hits and five walks in 3 1-3 innings pitched. “It was senior day and all four seniors lit it up,” Nytranksy stated, noting seniors include Van Alphen, Goold, Mazzariello and Funk. “Now we bring this momentum into sectionals and hopefully we can go far.” The Lady Riders (15-3, 13-1 Colonial) find out their seeding in the postseason tournament on Monday. — Brian Radewitz PATROON CONFERENCE SOFTBALL Chatham 15, Catskill 2 CHATHAM — Chatham exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning to down Catskill 15-2 in Patroon Conference varsity softball action Friday at home. Jenna Rippel, Jenna Skype and Baylee Cox each had three hits to lead the Lady Panthers offensive strike. On the mound, Skype picked up Photo courtesy of St. John’s University Kinderhook native Mariela Jacome competes for the St. John’s University Red Storm women’s soccer team during the fall season at Belson Stadium in Queens. Jacome earned a spot on the final roster of the Ecuador’s Women’s World Cup team which was announced on Friday. Photo courtesy of Sage Athletics Sage Gators’ Alexa Silk, of Freehold, fires a ball to first base during a college softball game this season. Please see Sports shorts, page B2 Please see Roundup, page B2
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Columbia-Greene Media I Saturday-Sunday, May 16-17, 2015
Local CalendarSaturday, May 16
BASEBALL: Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk at Coxsackie-Athens(nonleague), 6:30 p.m.SOFTBALL: Saratoga CentralCatholic at Ichabod Crane (non-league), 11 a.m.; New Lebanonat Mudville (nonleague), 1 p.m.;New Lebanon at Mudville (non-league), 5 p.m.
Monday, May 18TRACK AND FIELD: Greenville
at Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk(nonleague), 4 p.m.
Thursday, May 21TRACK AND FIELD: PatroonConference Championships atTaconic Hills, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, May 27TRACK AND FIELD: Section IIMeet at Johnstown, TBD.
Saturday, May 16HORSE RACING2:30 p.m. NBCSN — Thoroughbreds, PreaknessStakes undercard, at Baltimore4:30 p.m. NBC — Thoroughbreds, PreaknessStakes, at BaltimoreBOXING10 p.m. HBO — Champion Gennady Golovkin(32-0-0) vs. Willie Monroe Jr. (19-1-0), forWBA/WBC interim middleweight titles.NHL1 p.m. NBC — Conference finals, game 1, TampaBay at N.Y. Rangers
Jacome headed to World CupKINDERHOOK — It’s offi-cial, Mariela Jacome is head-ing to Canada in June tocompete at the highest levelin women’s soccer — theWorld Cup.
On Friday morning, theFederacion Ecuatoriana deFutbol in Ecuador named theSt. John’s University fresh-man — and Ichabod CraneHigh School graduate — tothe final roster for the FIFAWomen’s World Cup team.
Jacome, a Kinderhooknative, is eligible to play forthe team as her late fatherwas born in the SouthAmerican nation.
“Eight months before myfather passed from cancer hetold me he wanted me to playat the highest level I could,”Jacome said in a release fromSt. John’s. “Now I have theopportunity to honor thatdream and I’m extremelygrateful for that.”
As a freshman at St.John’s this past season,Jacome took the field in all20 games and picked up anassist in her collegiate debutagainst St. Francis College.
“I’m absolutely ecstaticfor Mariela,” Red Stormcoach Ian Stone said in arelease. “She is one of thehardest working players Ihave ever coached. This is atremendous honor forMariela, her family, her
friends — everyone who hashelped her on her way, andfor St. John’s women’s soc-cer. I was already reallyexcited for the FIFAWomen’s World Cup inCanada; now to have one ofour own student-athletesplaying in it is remarkable.”
Jacome had no intentionof even trying out for theWorld Cup team just a fewmonths ago, but a chance tripto visit relatives in Ecuadorled her to impressing coachesenough to earn an officialtryout.
That led to her beingnamed to the preliminaryroster of 27 athletes thatcompeted in friendly match-es over the past two months.From there, the roster waswhittled down to 23 covetedspots on the final rosterwhich Jacome is now a partof.
Ecuador makes its WorldCup debut on June 8 inVancouver, where the teamfaces Cameroon at BC PlaceStadium. The four-teamgroup also includesSwitzerland and Japan — thedefending champion.
— Brian RadewitzEditor’s note: Read more
about Jacome’s journey toCanada in a story publishedon March 4 at www.register-star.com or www.thedaily-mail.net.
Silk named toNFCA All-Region
LOUISVILLE — The SageCollege softball team had aschool-record two athletesnamed to the 2015 NationalFastpitch Coaches AssociationAll-Northeast Region Teamthis week.
According to a releasefrom the school, Sage’s rookiesecond baseman Alexa Silk, ofFreehold, and senior catcherKristen Beikirch, ofBrockport, were named to theAll-Region Team as Silkearned Second Team acclaimand Beikirch earned a spot onthe Third Team.
Silk, who belted her team-leading seventh home run ofthe season during the ECACTournament was a First TeamSkyline Conference pick aswell this year and finishedwith a team-best .414 averagewith 12 doubles, a triple andseven home runs to go withher 24 RBIs.
The Greenville HighSchool graduate had a blister-ing .730 slugging percentagewith a .449 on-base percent-age. Her 2015 home run per-formance ranks No. 2 all-timein single-season home runs atSage. She was 9 for 10 onstolen base attempts and had a.927 fielding percentage, help-ing to turn three double playsin her first collegiate cam-paign.
Silk ranks in a number ofSage single-season categoriesas she was No. 9 in hits (46),
No. 6 in doubles (12), No. 8 inruns scored (31), No. 17 inRBI’s (24), No. 16 in battingaverage (.414) and No. 19 inat-bats (111).
Sage went 18-17 on theyear, having participated inboth the Skyline Conferenceand ECAC Division III tour-naments for the fourth straightseason.
• Brantley, Schultz find theirgroove in minors
Hudson High School grad-uate Justin Brantley has beenon a roll since taking his firstloss of the season in lateFebruary.
Pitching for the LynchburgHillcats — the Single AAdvanced affiliate of theCleveland Indians — Brantleyhasn’t given up a run in hispast five outings while throw-ing in a relief role.
For the season, Brantley(0-1) has tossed 21 1-3innings over 10 games and has19 strikeouts, six walks, fiveearned runs, 14 hits and a 2.11ERA.
Jaime Schultz, ofCastleton, had a four-gamewinning streak built up andwas undefeated in six starts onthe hill for the Double AMontgomery Biscuits — aTampa Bay Rays affiliate —until Monday, when theTennessee Smokies finally got
Phippen tosses no-hitter, ICC wins first-ever Colonial titleWAJ wins Delaware
League baseball championship
Ichabod Crane 14, Lansingburgh 0VALATIE — Calista Phippenended the regular season with abang, throwing a no-hitter on themound to lead Ichabod Crane to a14-0 win over Lansingburgh onFriday at home.
With the victory, the Lady
Riders clinch a share of theColonial Council varsity softballtitle for the first time since leavingthe Patroon Conference. They sharethe championship with Cohoes.
“I’m very proud of what thesegirls have done so far this season,”ICC coach Tracy Nytransky said inan email. “After losing to Cohoesearly in the year, we came back anddid everything right to beat them onWednesday.”
Phippen gave up just one walkin a dominating performance on themound.
Offensively, Hayley Goold went
2 for 3 with a triple and three RBIs,Jen Van Alphen went 3 for 5 withtwo triples and two RBIs and AlyFunk went 2 for 4 with a double, atriple and an RBI. Phippen, LexieLill and Roma Mazzariello addedtwo hits apiece.
“We came out a little flat, butfinally picked it up later in thegame,” Nytransky said. “The batswoke up in the fifth and there wasno stopping us after that. We had alot of girls get multiple hits todayand continue their success at theplate.”
Mikayla Huff took the loss on
the mound for Lansingburgh, giv-ing up three runs on three hits andfive walks in 3 1-3 innings pitched.
“It was senior day and all fourseniors lit it up,” Nytranksy stated,noting seniors include Van Alphen,Goold, Mazzariello and Funk.“Now we bring this momentuminto sectionals and hopefully wecan go far.”
The Lady Riders (15-3, 13-1Colonial) find out their seeding inthe postseason tournament onMonday.
— Brian Radewitz
PATROON CONFERENCE SOFTBALL
Chatham 15, Catskill 2CHATHAM — Chatham
exploded for seven runs in the fifthinning to down Catskill 15-2 inPatroon Conference varsity softballaction Friday at home.
Jenna Rippel, Jenna Skype andBaylee Cox each had three hits tolead the Lady Panthers offensivestrike.
On the mound, Skype picked up
Photo courtesy of St. John’s University
Kinderhook native Mariela Jacome competes for the St. John’s University Red Storm women’s soccer team during the fall seasonat Belson Stadium in Queens. Jacome earned a spot on the final roster of the Ecuador’s Women’s World Cup team which wasannounced on Friday.
Photo courtesy of Sage Athletics
Sage Gators’ Alexa Silk, of Freehold, fires a ball to first base during a college softball game this season. Please see Sports shorts, page B2
Please see Roundup, page B2
