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Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Preview: Bishop Kearney and Olmsted to battle for spot in state quarterfinal

By Victor Menendez | March 11, 2026

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp sub-regional preview: Our Lady of Mercy and Lake Shore set to square off for spot in state quarterfinals

By Matt Hanes | March 11, 2026

Penfield gets redemption, moves on to state tournament

By Paul Gotham | March 11, 2026

Tuesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Alicia Wood paces Keshequa to state quarterfinals appearance; Hart drops 16 to lead Webster Schroeder

By Matt Hanes | March 10, 2026

Schroeder holds off late push to clinch spot in state quarterfinals

By Paul Gotham | March 10, 2026

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp regional qualifier preview: Keshequa and Canisteo-Greenwood to battle for spot in state quarterfinal

By Paul Gotham | March 10, 2026

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp regional qualifier preview: Webster Schroeder and Canandaigua to battle for spot in state quarterfinal

By Paul Gotham | March 10, 2026

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp regional qualifier preview: Waterloo and Southwestern set to battle for a spot in state quarterfinal

By Ashton Townsend | March 11, 2026

One program is making its 11th trip to the state tournament in its history and its fourth trip since 2021. The other squad is making its second appearance in three years and third since 2005. Section V and Section VI meet for a spot in the state quarterfinals. Here’s the breakdown…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Preview: Bishop Kearney and Olmsted to battle for spot in state quarterfinal

By Victor Menendez | March 11, 2026

One squad looks to return to the state quarterfinal for the first time since 2013. The other is making its first appearance in the state tournament in program history. Bishop Kearney and Olmsted clash on Wednesday to determine who moves on to the NYS Class B quarterfinal. Here’s the breakdown:

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp sub-regional preview: Our Lady of Mercy and Lake Shore set to square off for spot in state quarterfinals

By Matt Hanes | March 11, 2026

Two teams making third state tournament appearances since 2016 will take the court, Wednesday night at Gates Chili High School. Our Lady of Mercy and Lake Shore (VI) are set to face off in Class A sub-regional action. Here’s the breakdown…

Penfield gets redemption, moves on to state tournament

By Paul Gotham | March 11, 2026

CJ Johnson led four in double figures with 19 points. Jake McCarthy added 15. Jackson Green and Aaron Hardaway had 14 and 10 respectively…

Tuesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Alicia Wood paces Keshequa to state quarterfinals appearance; Hart drops 16 to lead Webster Schroeder

By Matt Hanes | March 10, 2026

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

Schroeder holds off late push to clinch spot in state quarterfinals

By Paul Gotham | March 10, 2026

Then, as if with eyes in the back of her head, Kroening found teammate Jenna DiMarco on the opposite side of the floor for a layup…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp regional qualifier preview: Keshequa and Canisteo-Greenwood to battle for spot in state quarterfinal

By Paul Gotham | March 10, 2026

One team is looking to return to the state tournament for the third time in five years. The other seeks a maiden voyage. It’s Livingston County Athletic Association against Steuben County for a spot in the state quarterfinals…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp regional qualifier preview: Webster Schroeder and Canandaigua to battle for spot in state quarterfinal

By Paul Gotham | March 10, 2026

Three years ago, the girls’ basketball teams of Canandaigua and Webster Schroeder both qualified for the state tournament in separate classifications. On Tuesday evening, the pair will meet to decide who represents Section V in Class AA this season…

Kearney/Chesterton trio leads Kings into state tournament

By Paul Gotham | March 9, 2026

Bishop Kearney/Chesterton closed the second quarter on a 14-3 run to take a double-digit lead it did not surrender on the way to a 76-61 victory over Le Roy in New York State Class B qualifier action, Monday night at Bloomfield High School…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Regional Qualifier Preview: Lyons and Honeoye to duel in Class C

By Tyler Hathaway | March 9, 2026

One team is trying to make the Far West Regional for the second season in a row. The other is trying to do it for the third time in four years. Honeoye and Lyons will clash Wednesday night in a battle of Finger Lakes West and Wayne County…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp State Qualifier Preview: Penfield and Pittsford Mendon to battle for spot in Far West Regional

By Paul Gotham | March 9, 2026

One program is looking to make its second regional appearance in more than 45 years, the other its third in six tries. Penfield and Pittsford Mendon will meet on Tuesday with a spot in the state quarterfinals up for grabs. Here’s the breakdown. PENFIELD PATRIOTS/ No. 1 NYSSWA Class AA(21-1 / Monroe County Division I) […]

Isaman and Orr’s second straight MVP highlights 2025-26 Section V Girls’ All-Tournament teams

By Dylan O'Loughlin | March 9, 2026

Braelyn Isaman garnered her second straight Tournament MVP en route to Keshequa’s second sectional title in a row while AJ Orr earned her second consecutive MVP as Aquinas completed the three-peat as sectional champions. Kylie Clement (Webster Schroeder), Sophia Frayne (Canandaigua), Emerson Wandtke (Our Lady of Mercy), Gwyn Panek (Waterloo), Bailey Caton (LeRoy), Payton Bentley (Canisteo-Greenwood) and Sofia Falleti (Notre Dame-Batavia) each received All-Tournament MVP honors, Section V Girls’ Basketball announced…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Regional Qualifier Preview: LeRoy and Bishop Kearney/Chesterton to fight for spot in Class B

By Tyler Hathaway | March 9, 2026

One team is looking for its first state tournament appearance in program history. The other is looking for its first since merging. Le Roy or Bishop Kearney/Chesterton will make history on Monday night when the teams meet in the Class B Far West Regional Qualifier…

High School

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Preview: Bishop Kearney and Olmsted to battle for spot in state quarterfinal

By Victor Menendez | March 11, 2026 | 0 Comments

One squad looks to return to the state quarterfinal for the first time since 2013. The other is making its first appearance in the state tournament in program history. Bishop Kearney and Olmsted clash on Wednesday to determine who moves on to the NYS Class B quarterfinal. Here’s the breakdown:

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp sub-regional preview: Our Lady of Mercy and Lake Shore set to square off for spot in state quarterfinals

By Matt Hanes | March 11, 2026 | 0 Comments

Two teams making third state tournament appearances since 2016 will take the court, Wednesday night at Gates Chili High School. Our Lady of Mercy and Lake Shore (VI) are set to face off in Class A sub-regional action. Here’s the breakdown…

Penfield gets redemption, moves on to state tournament

By Paul Gotham | March 11, 2026 | 0 Comments

CJ Johnson led four in double figures with 19 points. Jake McCarthy added 15. Jackson Green and Aaron Hardaway had 14 and 10 respectively…

Tuesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Alicia Wood paces Keshequa to state quarterfinals appearance; Hart drops 16 to lead Webster Schroeder

By Matt Hanes | March 10, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Schroeder holds off late push to clinch spot in state quarterfinals

By Paul Gotham | March 10, 2026 | 0 Comments

Then, as if with eyes in the back of her head, Kroening found teammate Jenna DiMarco on the opposite side of the floor for a layup…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp regional qualifier preview: Keshequa and Canisteo-Greenwood to battle for spot in state quarterfinal

By Paul Gotham | March 10, 2026 | 0 Comments

One team is looking to return to the state tournament for the third time in five years. The other seeks a maiden voyage. It’s Livingston County Athletic Association against Steuben County for a spot in the state quarterfinals…

WNY Sports

Red Wings get new stadium name: ESL Ballpark

By Dan Glickman | February 10, 2026

Rosen’s hat trick, Ratzlaff’s shutout lead Amerks past Springfield

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 6, 2026

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

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

Levi pulled, Amerks ’embarrassed’ as Laval scores nine

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 27, 2026 | 9 Comments

With 10 minutes remaining in Friday’s Rochester Americans game, around half of the 7,063 fans were long gone, starting goalie Devon Levi was on the bench and the Laval Rocket were no longer attacking with their trademark ferocity…

Amerk teammates remember Scott Metcalfe: ‘The ultimate competitor’

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 27, 2026 | 39 Comments

Today the Amerks family is in mourning. Scott Metcalfe, a member of the 1996 Calder Cup championship team and a 2006 inductee into the Amerks Hall of Fame, died suddenly on Friday morning surrounded by family at Strong Memorial Hospital. He was 58.

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…

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