His 35.22 clocking was almost three seconds better than his previous mark. Saint Rose junior Ryan Saunders of Cambridge bettered his own record in the 300-meter dash to finish third at the Princeton Relays last Saturday in Princeton, N.J. He had 18 points in a 102-91 victory over Tompkins-Cortland and 13 in a 94-63 triumph over Nashua. Batzold had 10 points in her first game, a 66-49 triumph over Delhi, 15 points and eight rebounds in a 70-18 victory over New Rochelle and had 10 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in a 94-30 triumph over New Hampshire Tech.įreshman Jesse Smith of Albany (Bishop Maginn) joined the Hudson Valley men's basketball team last week and the 6-3 forward has already made an impact. See the winners of each category of the 2022 Best of the Capital Region contest, as determined by popular vote.Īmber Batzold has played in just the past three games for the Albany Pharmacy women's basketball team but the 5-foot-10 junior from East Greenbush (Columbia High) has sparked the Panthers to three straight victories. The Lady Danes were led by Kathryn Fanning, who won the 1,000, and Kadine Johnson who finished second in the shot put and third in the weight throw.

The Albany women won the team title with freshman Brianne Bellon of Greenfield Center (Saratoga High) finishing second in the 800-meter run (2:12.53) and sophomore Sherez Mohamed of Albany (Holy Names) runner-up in the 400 (57.31). It was an IC4A qualifying effort.Īlso posting IC4A efforts for the Albany men, who finished second in the meet, were Paul Lagno, who won the mile (4:09.64), and Wilfredo de Jesus Elias, who finished second in the weight throw (60 feet, 53/4 inches). University at Albany sophomore Alex Leuchanka of Clifton Park (Shenendehowa) captured the 5,000-meter run at last Thursday's Great Dane Classic at the New York City Armory with a meet-record time of 14 minutes, 39.22 seconds. That effort earned him second-team All-America honors. Branche had 46 receptions for 659 yards and six touchdowns in 10 games as a senior.

He's the leading career receiver in touchdowns (35), receiving yards and receptions at RPI. Branche (2007), from Schenectady (Colonie High), is still the record holder for career receptions (231) and yards gained (2,848) in Division III for tight ends.

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