The Albany Rebels picked up their first win of the season at the Montreal Tournament on Saturday but could not successfully defend last year's title. Albany lost their two preliminary matches against Calgary (2-5 to 0-1) and Ottawa (0-6 to 0-0), who went on to play in the finals, before beating Montreal in a consolation game 3-4 to 1-4. After losing to Calgary in the opener, Albany improved against Ottawa, especially in the defensive end. Fullbacks Dylan Conklin, Tucker Conkl

The Albany Rebels will try and earn their first victories of the season on Saturday when they compete in the Montreal 9s Tournament in Quebec, Canada. The Rebels won the Junior Division of the tournament last year, but face an expanded field this time around with six teams. Albany will play preliminary round matches against Calgary (8:52 a.m.) and Ottawa (10:20 a.m.) before seeding for the knockout stage. If the Rebels place 1st or 2nd in their pool, they advance to the semif

The Albany Rebels lost the inaugural Greenwood Cup to the Hartford Gaels after a hardfought yet frustrating 0-10 (10 points) to 0-1 (1 point) defeat in Connecticut on Saturday. Combined with the first leg loss, Hartford won the competition 4-20 (32 points) to 1-9 (12 points). Albany played much better in the away match this past weekend, both on the defensive end and with their build-up play. However, the execution on shooting was poor. The Rebels sprayed numerous point attem

The Albany Rebels will need an outstanding team performance on Saturday when they travel to play Hartford in the second leg of the Greenwood Cup. Albany must win by more than 11 points to take the home-and-home competition after a disappointing season opening loss on April 29. The Rebels had carried a one-point lead into halftime of that match, but surrendered three second half goals to help create a lopsided final score of 4-10 (22 points) to 1-8 (11 points). The margin is n