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Tuesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Clark pioneers comeback for Marcus Whitman; Dyring leads Hornell

By Matt Hanes | February 24, 2026

Delisanti Wealth Management Tuesday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Trio of double-doubles pace Cuba-Rushford; Swan and Osterling combine for 19 fourth quarter points to lift HF-L; Vogt & LeBrecht join 1,000-point club for respective programs

By Dylan O'Loughlin | February 24, 2026

Dayton pulls away early to hand No. 23 St. Louis 77–62 defeat

By admin | February 24, 2026

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skill Camp Sectional Preview: Girls’ Class D

By Robert Calhoun | February 24, 2026

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Sectional Preview: Boys’ Class D

By Victor Menendez | February 24, 2026

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Sectional Preview: Boys’ Class B2

By Victor Menendez | February 24, 2026

Jack Leasure Skills and Shooting Camp Girls’ Class B2 Sectional Preview

By Matt Hanes | February 24, 2026

World of Inquiry rolls into C1 quarterfinals

By Paul Gotham | February 25, 2026

Devin Dillon and Saeed Ervin scored on back-to-back dunks early in the third quarter to catapult host World of Inquiry (13-8) to a 72-44 victory over No. 12 Dundee/Bradford (10-10) in Section V Class C1 action, Tuesday night…

Tuesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Clark pioneers comeback for Marcus Whitman; Dyring leads Hornell

By Matt Hanes | February 24, 2026

Scores and recaps from Tuesday’s Section V Girls’ Basketball action…

Delisanti Wealth Management Tuesday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Trio of double-doubles pace Cuba-Rushford; Swan and Osterling combine for 19 fourth quarter points to lift HF-L; Vogt & LeBrecht join 1,000-point club for respective programs

By Dylan O'Loughlin | February 24, 2026

Scores and game recaps from Tuesday’s Section V Boys’ Basketball action…

Dayton pulls away early to hand No. 23 St. Louis 77–62 defeat

By admin | February 24, 2026

Dayton raced out to a commanding first-half advantage, shooting 55.6 percent from the field and 63.6 percent from three-point range in the opening 20 minutes to take a 44–28 lead at the break. The Flyers led by as many as 25 points late in the first half…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skill Camp Sectional Preview: Girls’ Class D

By Robert Calhoun | February 24, 2026

Elba and Fillmore faced off in the Section V Girls’ Basketball Class D Final in 2025; since then, Fillmore has been reclassified into Class C2 while Elba remains in Class D as the 14-6 fifth seed. The 2026 Section V Class D Girls’ Basketball bracket features nine teams with 10 or more wins, the second most of any classification. First-round matchups begin on Wednesday, February 25, at 6 p.m…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Sectional Preview: Boys’ Class D

By Victor Menendez | February 24, 2026

The 2026 Section V Class D Boys’ Basketball bracket features all four teams from Allegany County Division II, three from Steuben County, two from Genesee Region II and one each from Livingston County III and Section V Independent. First round action tips off on Wednesday, Feb. 24 with six teams fighting for a spot in the quarterfinals…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Sectional Preview: Boys’ Class B2

By Victor Menendez | February 24, 2026

The 2026 Section V Class B2 Boys’ Basketball bracket features four teams from Wayne County, three from the Private-Parochial League, two each from Steuben County and Genesee Region I along one apiece from Livingston County Division II and Section V Independent. First round action tips off on Wednesday, Feb. 25 with 10 teams fighting for a spot in the quarterfinals. The B2 final will be held at Blue Cross Arena on March 6…

Jack Leasure Skills and Shooting Camp Girls’ Class B2 Sectional Preview

By Matt Hanes | February 24, 2026

The 2026 Section V Class B2 Girls’ Basketball bracket features three teams from Wayne County, two teams apiece from Livingston County II and Genesee County I along with a team each from Finger Lakes East, Steuben County, Allegany County I and Section V Independent. First-round matchups tip off on Saturday, February 21 at 2 p.m. and the final two teams will meet on Wednesday, March 4 scheduled for 6 p.m. at Finger Lakes Community College…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Sectional Preview: Boys’ Class C2

By Tyler Hathaway | February 24, 2026

Northstar Christian is the number one seed in the bracket after finishing with a record of 19-1, tied for the best in all of Section V. Second-seeded Honeoye is 18-2 and is looking to win a sectional title for the second season in a row after winning Class C3 in 2025, a season that ended in the NYS Class C championship game…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Sectional Preview: Boys’ Class AAA

By Dylan O'Loughlin | February 23, 2026

Four teams, two from Monroe County I, one from the RCAC and another from Private-Parochial all have one goal in mind: A class AAA sectional title…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Girls’ Class AAA Sectional Preview

By Tyler Hathaway | February 23, 2026

Fairport enters the bracket as the top-seed with a 14-6 record. The Red Raiders will be trying to defend their Section V Class AAA title from a year ago against teams like the second-seeded Edison Tech/World of Inquiry, and third-seeded Aquinas, who is the reigning Class AA champion…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Sectional Preview: Boys’ Class AA1

By Dylan O'Loughlin | February 23, 2026

Eleven squads go to battle for the Class AA1 Sectional Championship in 2026 including the NYSSWA No. 1 ranked squad in Class AA…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Girls’ Class AA1 Sectional Preview

By Tyler Hathaway | February 23, 2026

Penfield enters as the number one seed in the bracket with an 18-1 record, finishing the regular season with wins in nine of its final 10 games. Webster Schroeder lost its opening game of the season, but finished it on a 19-game winning streak to earn the second seed…

High School

Tuesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Clark pioneers comeback for Marcus Whitman; Dyring leads Hornell

By Matt Hanes | February 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Tuesday’s Section V Girls’ Basketball action…

Delisanti Wealth Management Tuesday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Trio of double-doubles pace Cuba-Rushford; Swan and Osterling combine for 19 fourth quarter points to lift HF-L; Vogt & LeBrecht join 1,000-point club for respective programs

By Dylan O'Loughlin | February 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and game recaps from Tuesday’s Section V Boys’ Basketball action…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skill Camp Sectional Preview: Girls’ Class D

By Robert Calhoun | February 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

Elba and Fillmore faced off in the Section V Girls’ Basketball Class D Final in 2025; since then, Fillmore has been reclassified into Class C2 while Elba remains in Class D as the 14-6 fifth seed. The 2026 Section V Class D Girls’ Basketball bracket features nine teams with 10 or more wins, the second most of any classification. First-round matchups begin on Wednesday, February 25, at 6 p.m…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Sectional Preview: Boys’ Class D

By Victor Menendez | February 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

The 2026 Section V Class D Boys’ Basketball bracket features all four teams from Allegany County Division II, three from Steuben County, two from Genesee Region II and one each from Livingston County III and Section V Independent. First round action tips off on Wednesday, Feb. 24 with six teams fighting for a spot in the quarterfinals…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Sectional Preview: Boys’ Class B2

By Victor Menendez | February 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

The 2026 Section V Class B2 Boys’ Basketball bracket features four teams from Wayne County, three from the Private-Parochial League, two each from Steuben County and Genesee Region I along one apiece from Livingston County Division II and Section V Independent. First round action tips off on Wednesday, Feb. 25 with 10 teams fighting for a spot in the quarterfinals. The B2 final will be held at Blue Cross Arena on March 6…

Jack Leasure Skills and Shooting Camp Girls’ Class B2 Sectional Preview

By Matt Hanes | February 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

The 2026 Section V Class B2 Girls’ Basketball bracket features three teams from Wayne County, two teams apiece from Livingston County II and Genesee County I along with a team each from Finger Lakes East, Steuben County, Allegany County I and Section V Independent. First-round matchups tip off on Saturday, February 21 at 2 p.m. and the final two teams will meet on Wednesday, March 4 scheduled for 6 p.m. at Finger Lakes Community College…

WNY Sports

Costly mistakes doom Amerks in loss to Belleville

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 4, 2026

PREVIEW: Rochester-Area Athletes at the Milano Cortina Olympics

By Dan Glickman | February 4, 2026

Brockport gets revenge over Geneseo in Empire 8 Championship rematch

By Dylan O'Loughlin | February 3, 2026

Brockport dominates overtime to outlast Geneseo

By Matt Hanes | February 3, 2026

Bills

Bills promote offensive coordinator Joe Brady to head coach

By Tyler Hathaway | January 27, 2026 | 0 Comments

Buffalo is in the process of finalizing a deal to promote offensive coordinator Joe Brady to the head coaching role. Brady plans to sign a five-year deal with the Bills and will replace former coach Sean McDermott, who was fired last Monday…

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Bills/Broncos playoff preview: Three storylines, two keys to the game, one X-Factor

By Tyler Hathaway | January 16, 2026 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills will continue their postseason run when they travel to face the number one overall seed in the AFC, the Denver Broncos. Where as the Bills enter off of a battle against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Broncos will come into Saturday’s game fully rested…

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Bills/Jaguars playoff preview: Three storylines, two keys to the game, one X-Factor

By Tyler Hathaway | January 10, 2026 | 0 Comments

The 2025 NFL regular season has come to a close, and the Buffalo Bills will be competing in the playoffs for the seventh straight season. But unlike the previous five, the No. 6 seed Bills will be starting their playoff run on the road, heading south to face the Jacksonville Jaguars this Sunday. The third-seeded Jaguars enter the contest red-hot, while Buffalo is coming off of an emotional yet emphatic win over the New York Jets…

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Amerks

Laval, with plenty of swagger, frustrates Amerks again

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 20, 2026 | 3 Comments

Defenseman Marc Del Gaizo went end-to-end to score the winning goal 1:23 into overtime, giving Laval a 3-2 victory after the Amerks had rallied to tie the score midway through the third period…

For heroes from Amerks 1996 Calder Cup team, the memories live on

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 20, 2026 | 1 Comment

Dixon Ward, the scoring star for the 1996 Calder Cup champion, and Wayne Primeau, who launched his 13-year pro career that spring in the stars and stripes sweaters, returned to the War Memorial on Friday to help the Amerks celebrate 90s night…

Costantini’s goal gets Amerks a point but they again flop in the shootout

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 18, 2026 | 1 Comment

But such was the case on Wednesday night. Matteo Costantini was slotted on a line with Isak Rosen and Konsta Helenius, and then in the third period showed why he was given the prime-time spot by scoring the tying goal in what ended up being a 3-2 shootout loss to the Charlotte Checkers…

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