Leading off today: Queensbury boys lacrosse captain and scoring leader Jeremiah Ellement was suspended yesterday for the rest of the season after the school district learned he hid a mid-March arrest for marijuana possession from school officials, The Post-Star reported.

   Making the situation especially awkward is the fact that Ellement's father is the team's coach and that neither he nor Principal Michael Patton and AD Scott Stuart were aware of the arrest until a reporter called them about the matter on Wednesday.

   "As a parent and a coach, he was just mortified," Patton said of Keith Ellement's reaction. "The parents were upset and had no idea this had happened."

   Jeremiah Ellement, an 18-year-old senior on the 9-3 lacrosse squad, and track athlete Shaun Hazlitt, 18, were arrested March 17 and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a noncriminal violation, according to the paper. Former football player James Drexel, 18, was also charged.

   The arrests came after Trooper Brian Rumrill pulled over a car driven by Hazlitt in the town of Lake George for speeding, and the trooper smelled marijuana, the paper said.

   Keith Ellement told the paper via e-mail that his son hired a lawyer and went to court without his parents' knowledge. Under state law, persons over 16 are prosecuted as adults and police or court officials are not required to notify parents of arrests.

   The students entered plea agreements on April 9 in which charges would be dropped in six months if they remained out of trouble and completed the Warren County Youth Court program for young offenders. The paper said that program requires parental consent for participation, but that would not necessarily be obtained until a later date.

   Greany breaks U.S. record: Suffern senior Shelby Greany set a national scholastic record in the 2,000-meter steeplechase on Monday, the first time she's run the event this season. Greany won the Cornwall Steeplechase in 6 minutes, 33.7 seconds, breaking Reno, Nev., runner Marie Lawrence's 2006 record of 6:35.63.

   "Usually the water pits are the best parts of my race," Greany told USA Today. "But on the first barrier, I slipped off and I landed pretty deep with two feet in the water. I even screamed because I thought I was going to fall. It just made me run harder."

   Last time out, Greany clocked 6:42.86 to win at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in June.

   PSAL extends softball season: The PSAL is extending its varsity softball regular season one week to compensate for time lost to recent wet weather, The Advance reported.

   PSAL softball commissioner Asimoula Makresia said May 25 will be the last day teams can make up games, and playoff games will start three days later. The previous deadline had been May 16.

   Some teams have as many as six games scheduled in the eight-day stretch beginning today. Frustrated coaches might now have to consider pushing games back a week to avaoid a long layoff leading into the playoffs.

   "You can’t control the weather," said Curtis coach Eileen McKee. "I can understand both points of view.

   Extra points: In Rochester, Mercy basketball coach Tim Lambert has resigned after a 34-31 mark in three seasons, the Democrat and Chronicle reported. . . . The 100-meter dashes at the His & Her Invitational track meet tomorrow at Victor are dedicated to the memory of former Franklin athlete and coach Trent Jackson, who died in 2007.