University at Albany Vice President and Director of Athletics Lee McElroy announced today that New York Giants’ summer training camp all-session parking passes will be available to the public, beginning Tuesday, July 13, at the UAlbany Athletic Ticket Office.

An all-session parking pass is $15.00. The daily parking fee is $5.00. Dutch Quad Lot is the primary public parking facility. The UAlbany athletic ticket office, located in the Physical Education Building’s south lobby, will be open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. For more information, call 518-442-4683. The training camp schedule can be accessed through www.giants.com or www.ualbanysports.com.

The New York Giants and UAlbany recently announced an agreement to hold training camp this summer. The arrangement also includes a two-year option to have the Giants train on the UAlbany campus through 2012.

The Giants have trained on the UAlbany campus, just 2-1/2 hours north of the New Meadowlands Stadium, since 1996. In the 14 years that the Giants have trained at UAlbany, the preseason camp has averaged more than 33,000 fans per summer. The camp attendance mark of 46,960 was established last year.

2010 New York Giants Training Camp Schedule
August 1, Sunday Practice: 3:15-5:15 p.m.

August 2, Monday Practice No. 1: 8:35-10:35 a.m.
Practice No. 2: 3:15-5:15 p.m.

August 3, TuesdayPractice No. 1: 8:35-10:35 a.m.
Practice No. 2: 3:15-5:15 p.m.

August 4, WednesdayNo Practice

August 5, ThursdayPractice No. 1: 8:35-10:35 a.m.
Practice No. 2: 6:05-8:05 p.m.

August 6, FridayPractice: 2:35-4:35 p.m.

August 7, SaturdayPractice No. 1: 8:35-10:35 a.m.
Practice No. 2: 6:05-8:05 p.m.

August 8, SundayNo Practice

August 9, MondayPractice No. 1: 8:35-10:35 a.m.
Practice No. 2: 6:05-8:05 p.m.

August 10, TuesdayPractice: 2:35-4:35 p.m.

August 11, WednesdayPractice No. 1: 8:35-10:35 a.m.
Practice No. 2: 6:05-8:05 p.m.

August 12, ThursdayPractice: 10:30-11:30 a.m. (Jog-Thru)

August 13, FridayPractice No. 1: 8:35-10:35 a.m.
Practice No. 2: 6:05-8:05 p.m.

August 14, SaturdayPractice: 2:35-4:35 p.m.

August 15, SundayPractice: 10:00-11:30 a.m. (Jog-Thru)

August 16, MondayNFL Preseason Game @ New York Jets, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN)

August 17, TuesdayNo Practice

August 18, WednesdayPractice: 2:35-4:35 p.m.

August 19, ThursdayPractice: 2:35-4:35 p.m.

August 20, FridayPractice: 10:30-11:45 a.m. (Jog-Thru)
Camp Ends

August 21, SaturdayNFL Preseason Game vs. Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m.

University at Albany Vice President and Director of Athletics Lee McElroy announced today that New York Giants’ summer training camp all-session parking passes will be available to the public, beginning Tuesday, July 13, at the UAlbany Athletic Ticket Office.

An all-session parking pass is $15.00. The daily parking fee is $5.00. Dutch Quad Lot is the primary public parking facility. The UAlbany athletic ticket office, located in the Physical Education Building’s south lobby, will be open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. For more information, call 518-442-4683. The training camp schedule can be accessed through www.giants.com or www.ualbanysports.com.

The New York Giants and UAlbany recently announced an agreement to hold training camp this summer. The arrangement also includes a two-year option to have the Giants train on the UAlbany campus through 2012.

The Giants have trained on the UAlbany campus, just 2-1/2 hours north of the New Meadowlands Stadium, since 1996. In the 14 years that the Giants have trained at UAlbany, the preseason camp has averaged more than 33,000 fans per summer. The camp attendance mark of 46,960 was established last year.

2010 New York Giants Training Camp Schedule
August 1, Sunday Practice: 3:15-5:15 p.m.

August 2, Monday Practice No. 1: 8:35-10:35 a.m.
Practice No. 2: 3:15-5:15 p.m.

August 3, TuesdayPractice No. 1: 8:35-10:35 a.m.
Practice No. 2: 3:15-5:15 p.m.

August 4, WednesdayNo Practice

August 5, ThursdayPractice No. 1: 8:35-10:35 a.m.
Practice No. 2: 6:05-8:05 p.m.

August 6, FridayPractice: 2:35-4:35 p.m.

August 7, SaturdayPractice No. 1: 8:35-10:35 a.m.
Practice No. 2: 6:05-8:05 p.m.

August 8, SundayNo Practice

August 9, MondayPractice No. 1: 8:35-10:35 a.m.
Practice No. 2: 6:05-8:05 p.m.

August 10, TuesdayPractice: 2:35-4:35 p.m.

August 11, WednesdayPractice No. 1: 8:35-10:35 a.m.
Practice No. 2: 6:05-8:05 p.m.

August 12, ThursdayPractice: 10:30-11:30 a.m. (Jog-Thru)

August 13, FridayPractice No. 1: 8:35-10:35 a.m.
Practice No. 2: 6:05-8:05 p.m.

August 14, SaturdayPractice: 2:35-4:35 p.m.

August 15, SundayPractice: 10:00-11:30 a.m. (Jog-Thru)

August 16, MondayNFL Preseason Game @ New York Jets, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN)

August 17, TuesdayNo Practice

August 18, WednesdayPractice: 2:35-4:35 p.m.

August 19, ThursdayPractice: 2:35-4:35 p.m.

August 20, FridayPractice: 10:30-11:45 a.m. (Jog-Thru)
Camp Ends

August 21, SaturdayNFL Preseason Game vs. Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m.

Saratoga Pop Warner Golf Outing May 14

Student athletes and the public will temporarily lose access to the track area at Schuylerville Central School District this spring and sum¬mer while crews install artificial turf field on the football field that is surrounded by the track.

The track area will be closed Tuesday, April 27 through the middle of August, as a safety precaution while the turf installa¬tion is done, school officials said.

Team practices and games will be relocated to the fields at Fort Hardy, Schuyler Park and the turf field at Stillwater. Physical education classes will use other areas of the campus and the indoor gym¬nasiums for the remainder of the school year.

The turf field was approved by district voters in February. Details about the cost of turf and its advantages are available at www.schuylervilleschools.org/FieldTurf/FieldTurf.cfm.

For more information, call the district at 695-3255.

-- Marissa Nicosia

The Saratoga Pop Warner cheer teams need a home to practice their craft.

I received a request from the organization's president, Matthew Riker, asking for help.

He wrote that the squads are looking for an available facility that is well-lit with open space, similar to a warehouse or a large storage garage or facility. They could probably utilize a conference or banquet room with high ceilings.

Obviously as a 501c3 organization they are hoping someone might be able to donate the space for practices or rent it at an agreeable, inexpensive, "for the kids" type of rate.

If anyone has any ideas, feel free to e-mail me at shudy@saratogian.com and I will be happy to pass it along.

The Capital District Chapter of the National Football Foundation is going to start a Section II Football Hall of Fame this year.

In order to make sure the committee has a solid list to choose from, they would like your input on who you think should be in the Hall of Fame.

As we all know there have been and still are many great coaches, players and officials that have come through the Section the past 90 or so years and it would be interesting to see what names come up from various positions and schools.

As you also know, not everyone can make it the first year but a solid list of former players would be very beneficial.

The committee has set a policy that only players that have played before the 2000 season will be considered.

So, who do you think should go in and why?

The organization will be posting a nomination form soon on its web-site http://www.section2football.com

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Five Saratoga County football standouts have been named to the New York State Sportswriter Association all-state team 2009 in Class B, C and D.

Jordon Charbonneau (Cornth), Austin Bateman (Schuylerville), Ben Barbur (Greenwich), Tim Pompa (Saratoga Central Catholic) and Ryan McFee (Greenwich) were all named to the annual state sportswriter selected squads.

Charbonneau, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound senior was selected a first-team offense selection in Class C as an all-purpose back.

Bateman, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound senior was chosen as a first-team defense selection in Class C at defensive back.

Barbur, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound senior was selected as a first-team offense selection in Class D as an offensive lineman.

Pompa, a 5-foot-9, 135-pound junior was chosen as a second-team offensive selection in Class D as a place kicker.

McFee, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound junior was selected as a third-team offensive selection in Class D as an offensive end.

The NYSSWA will announce its Class AA and A selections on Jan. 13.

For the entire list, visit Road to Syracuse.com

Here are links to each class by size, Class B, Class C, and Class D.

The Saratogian and Stan Hudy will be your eyes and ears tonight as Section II Class A champion Burnt Hills takes on Section X's Franklin Academy of Malone at Shenendehowa High School.


Just click below to get a play-by-play blogcast from the site in the comfort of your own home.

After an early push by Ballston Spa during the first two days of voting on our newspaper's web-site, Saratoga Springs battled back and took it to the house for the victory.

Now it wasn't a runaway, but the final numbers are as follows for our poll question
The final numbers do represent a little wider margin than the results published in Friday's Saratogian because I didn't close out voting until 11 p.m., but the project was put on the page at 5 p.m.

My managing editor did bring up a good point that the population of Saratoga Springs may have been a deciding factor in the voting, just by sheer numbers.

While the poll is totally unscientific, it was fun and I didn't have to delete too many votes, only a few overzealous fans voted more than five times, so I capped the vote at five per individual ip addresses.

We'll let the players decide it on the field 7 p.m. tonight at Colonie.

Thanks for voting.

Saratoga put on an impressive offensive push early this week to take over the lead in the voting against Ballston Spa for the "Battle of Route 50" in the Section II Class AA Super Bowl Friday evening.

The Scotties held an early lead during the weekend, but as the voters advanced to the internet poll, the Blue Streaks pulled ahead, 56.8 percent to 43.2 percent late Monday night.

The Saratogian is looking to provide some unique insight this Friday for this Saratoga County showdown along with the official results of the event.

To vote, click here.

With the voting heating up during the first day of non-contact competition between Ballston Spa High School and Saratoga Springs, the Scotties have just over a two touchdown lead over the Blue Streaks.

Ballston Spa, according to Saturday's votes, is a 57.5 percent favorite to win the Battle of Route 50 next Friday night in the Class AA Super Bowl with Saratoga Springs receiving 42.5 percent of the vote.

It is early in the voting process, so spread the word, contact your booster clubs, friends and families of both the Scotties and the Blue Streaks and have then cast their vote here.

The voting will close out Thursday night and we will publish the results in Friday's Saratogian.

After Ballston Spa's 42-9 win over Guilderland and Saratoga's 32-0 rout of Schenectady, the Section II Class AA Super Bowl, The Battle of Route 50, is now officially set for 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at Colonie High School.

The Class AA contest is the only one slated for Friday night and should be a sell out as these two juggernauts will decide who will advance to the regionals and hopefully to the Syracuse Carrier Dome. Along the way our newspapers will have all the action leading up to this historic showdown between these two Saratoga County teams.

But first things first...who will win? We want you to Pick the winner of the Battle of Route 50.

The results will be posted on-line and in next Friday's edition of The Saratogian.

Good luck to both teams.

Section II Football Playoff Schedule
CLASS AA (all games Friday at 7 p.m.)
No. 4 Colonie (3-4) at No. 1 Saratoga Springs (6-1)

No. 3 Shenendehowa (5-2) at No. 2 Schenectady (5-2)
No. 3 Bethlehem (3-4) at No. 2 Ballston Spa (6-1)
No. 4 Guilderland (3-4) at No. 1 La Salle (7-0)

CLASS A
Friday
No. 4 Averill Park (3-4) at No. 1 Burnt Hills (7-0), 7 p.m.
No. 3 Queensbury (4-3) at No. 2 Niskayuna (5-2), 7 p.m.
No. 3 Bishop Maginn (2-5) at No. 2 Gloversville (6-1), 7 p.m.
Saturday
No. 4 Glens Falls (3-4) at No. 1 Troy (7-0), 1:30 p.m.

CLASS B
Friday
No. 4 Albany Academy (4-3) at No. 1 Schalmont (5-2), 7 p.m.
Saturday
No. 3 Hudson (5-2) at No. 2 Hudson Falls (4-3), 1 p.m.
No. 3 Cobleskill (2-5) at No. 2 Cohoes (5-2), 1:30 p.m.
No. 4 Broadalbin-Perth (3-4) at No. 1 Lansingburgh (6-1), 7 p.m.

CLASS C
Friday
No. 4 Canajoharie (5-2) at No. 1 Hoosick Falls (7-0), 7 p.m.
No. 4 Corinth (5-2) at No. 1 Chatham (7-0), 7 p.m.
Saturday
No. 3 Granville (6-1) at No. 2 Fonda (6-1), 1 p.m.
No. 3 Voorheesville (6-1) at No. 2 Cambridge (6-1), 1 p.m.

CLASS D
Friday
No. 6 Saratoga Catholic (2-5) at No. 3 Lake George (5-2), 7 p.m.
Saturday
No. 5 Warrensburg (2-5) at No. 4 Bishop Gibbons (5-2), 1:30 p.m.

Section II championship games are scheduled as follows:
Class AA - at Colonie, Friday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m.
Class A - at Shenendehowa, Saturday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m.
Class B - TBA
Class C - at CBA or Saratoga, Friday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m.
Class D - at Glens Falls, Saturday, Nov. 7, 1 p.m.

NOTE - Both of the Class C semifinals will be played at Stillwater’s new FieldTurf field on Oct. 31, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Week 8 Crossover Games
Friday
Class AA
Columbia at Albany, 7 p.m.
CBA at Shaker, 7 p.m.
Class A
Mohonasen at Amsterdam, 7 p.m.
Scotia at South Glens Falls, 7 p.m.
Class B
Ravena at Johnstown, 7 p.m.
Class C/D
Mechanicville at Rensselaer, 7 p.m.
Greenwich at Schuylerville, 7 p.m.
Salem at Stillwater, 7 p.m.
Whitehall at Ichabod Crane, 7 p.m.
Watervliet at Taconic Hills, 7 p.m.

Saturday
Class C/D
Fort Edward vs. Hoosic Valley at Stillwater, 7 p.m.
Tamarac at Cairo-Durham, 1 p.m.
Catholic Central at Coxsackie-Athens, 1 p.m.

The New York football Giants will begin training at the University at Albany Campus on Monday, Aug. 3 and will conclude Aug. 25.

The defending NFC East Division champs will practice 17 days with eight double sessions. The Giants will not practice on the days following pre-season games and the day before a contest the team will hold a jog-through session.

Once again the Giants will hold evening practices with the first set for Thursday, Aug. 6 at 6:05 p.m. all part of a double-session. The other evening practices will be held Aug. 8, 10, 12, 14 and 20. Training camp will open with morning and afternoon practices on Aug. 3 and 4.

Training camp all-session parking passes will be available at the UAlbany athletic merchandise store in the SEFCU Arena lobby beginning July 13 for $15. The daily parking fee is $5.

For more information on Giants camp visit these two web-sites www.giants.com or www.ualbanysports.com.

Here is a look at the 2009 New York Giants training camp schedule:
Aug. 3, Mon – 8:35 – 10:35 a.m. 3:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Aug. 4, Tues. – 8:35 – 10:35 a.m. 3:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Aug. 6, Thurs. – 8:35 – 10:35 a.m. 6:05 – 8:05 p.m.
Aug. 7, Fri. – 2:35 to 4:35 p.m.
Aug. 8, Sat. – 8:35 – 10:35 a.m. 6:05 – 8:05 p.m.
Aug. 9, Sun. – 2:35 – 4:35 p.m.
Aug. 10, Mon. – 8:35 – 10:35 a.m. 6:05 – 8:05 p.m.
Aug. 12, Wed. – 8:35 – 10:35 a.m. 6:05 – 8:05 p.m.
Aug. 13, Thurs. – 2:35 to 4:35 p.m.
Aug. 14, Fri. – 8:35 – 10:35 a.m. 6:05 – 8:05 p.m.
Aug. 15, Sat. – 2:35 – 4:35 p.m.
Aug. 16, Sun. – 10 – 11:30 a.m. (jog-through)
Aug. 17, Mon. – Preseason game vs. Carolina, 8:15 p.m.
Aug. 19, Wed. – 2:35 – 4:35 p.m.
Aug. 20, Thurs. – 9:10 – 10:10 a.m. (jog-through) 6:05 – 8:05 p.m.
Aug. 21, Fri. – 10:25 to 11:25 a.m. (jog-through)
Aug. 22, Sat. – Preseason game at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Aug. 24, Mon. – 2:35 – 4:35 p.m.
Aug. 25, Tues. – 8:35 – 10:35 a.m. Last day of camp

Saratoga Pop Warner Football and Cheer will be holding registrations for the upcoming season from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 25 and 26 at the East Side Rec field house.

The league will also host a coaches meeting 7 p.m. March 30 at the Eagles Club adjacent to the Lake Lonely Marina.

Anyone interested in coaching this season with Saratoga Pop Warner is encouraged to attend.

For more information, visit the Saratoga Pop Warner web-site.