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Geneseo and Kendall to fight for spot in state quarterfinal

By Tyler Hathaway | June 3, 2025

Fast start carries McQuaid to Class AAA crown

By Steve Bradley | June 2, 2025

Bloomfield uses big sixth to clinch return to state quarterfinals

By Paul Gotham | June 2, 2025

Constantino Financial Sunday Baseball Wrap: Jared Boon’s 12th inning heroics lift Fillmore to Class D title; Grover leads Wellsville to 16th sectional championship

By Dylan O'Loughlin | June 1, 2025

Red Wings make it seven straight wins, sweep Columbus with 4-3 victory

By Dan Glickman | June 1, 2025

Barbulean, Forney lead Mendon to Class A title

By Paul Gotham | June 1, 2025

Bryant’s big effort off the bench helps Pacers punch their ticket to the NBA Finals

By Tyler Hathaway | June 1, 2025

Bloomfield’s Wright and Pittsford Sutherland’s Lyons headline Section V Softball Sectional MVPs

By Tyler Hathaway | June 3, 2025

Bloomfield’s Ashlyn Wright and Pittsford Sutherland’s Gabrielle Lyons were two of the eight players to be named as Sectional MVPS after their teams won a sectional title this past weekend….

Geneseo and Kendall to fight for spot in state quarterfinal

By Tyler Hathaway | June 3, 2025

Each team enters on a 15-game winning streak. Each team has already won a sectional title. And each team will fight for the chance to represent Section V Class C in the Far West Regional. Geneseo and Kendall clash on Tuesday night. Here’s the breakdown…

Fast start carries McQuaid to Class AAA crown

By Steve Bradley | June 2, 2025

Bolstered by a six-run first inning, a four-run sixth and a complete-game effort by Englert, top-seeded McQuaid defeated No. 2 Fairport 11-6 to win the third and deciding game of the Section V Class AAA championship series…

Bloomfield uses big sixth to clinch return to state quarterfinals

By Paul Gotham | June 2, 2025

McCombs highlighted a four-run sixth inning with an RBI double, and the Bombers went on to defeat Bolivar-Richburg, 4-0 in the Class C state qualifier, Monday at the Saunders Complex on the Livonia CSD campus…

Constantino Financial Sunday Baseball Wrap: Jared Boon’s 12th inning heroics lift Fillmore to Class D title; Grover leads Wellsville to 16th sectional championship

By Dylan O'Loughlin | June 1, 2025

Scores and recaps from Sunday’s Section V Baseball action…

Red Wings make it seven straight wins, sweep Columbus with 4-3 victory

By Dan Glickman | June 1, 2025

A two-out rally in the bottom of the seventh put the Rochester Red Wings ahead for good on Sunday, helping the Wings take the 4-3 win…

Barbulean, Forney lead Mendon to Class A title

By Paul Gotham | June 1, 2025

Tournament MVP Cameron Barbulean struck out 16 and hurled a three-hitter to lead top-seeded Pittsford Mendon (17-6) to the 2025 Section V Class A title with a 7-1 victory No. 7 Eastridge (14-10), Sunday at Dwyer Stadium…

Bryant’s big effort off the bench helps Pacers punch their ticket to the NBA Finals

By Tyler Hathaway | June 1, 2025

The eighth-year center finished with a playoff career-high 11 points, three rebounds, and a block in 13 minutes as the fourth-seeded Pacers won game six of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals against the No. 3 seed New York Knicks…

Pittsford Sutherland powers its way to second straight Section V title

By Tyler Hathaway | May 31, 2025

The Knights collected 14 hits, four of which being extra-base hits, as top-seeded Pittsford Sutherland defeated No. 2 seed Eastridge 10-5 in the Section V Class A softball final on Saturday. Gabrielle Lyons, who hit the deciding home run in the sectional final a year ago, finished with two triples, two RBI, a drawn walk, and two scored runs. She was named the Class A Sectional MVP…

Braun leads Kendall to C2 title

By Paul Gotham | May 31, 2025

Tournament MVP Gavin Braun scattered five hits in a complete-game shutout, and top-seeded Kendall claimed the 2025 Section V Class C2 title with a 6-0 victory over No. 2 Genesee Valley-Belfast on Saturday…

Webster Thomas edges rival Webster Schroeder for Class AA softball championship

By Bob Chavez | May 31, 2025

When Bowers and her teammates earned another shot, they did not let themselves or their fans down. The right-hander did her part by holding the Warriors to a pair of harmless singles through five innings..

Eighth-grader Piedici delivers Class AAA title for Rush-Henrietta with walk-off single

By Bob Chavez | May 31, 2025

Kyla Piedici’s single that brought home Katelyn Militello for the 7-6 victory, capping a two-run rally after Greece took a 6-5 lead in the top half of the inning…

Wright and Bloomfield win back-to-back titles

By Steve Brickler | May 31, 2025

Tournament MVP Ashlyn Wright tossed a one-hitter while striking out six to lead No. 1 Bloomfield to the Section V Class C1 title over No. 11 Warsaw 14-0 on a cold and windy Saturday afternoon at Honeoye Falls-Lima High School…

High School

Geneseo and Kendall to fight for spot in state quarterfinal

By Tyler Hathaway | June 3, 2025 | 0 Comments

Each team enters on a 15-game winning streak. Each team has already won a sectional title. And each team will fight for the chance to represent Section V Class C in the Far West Regional. Geneseo and Kendall clash on Tuesday night. Here’s the breakdown…

Fast start carries McQuaid to Class AAA crown

By Steve Bradley | June 2, 2025 | 0 Comments

Bolstered by a six-run first inning, a four-run sixth and a complete-game effort by Englert, top-seeded McQuaid defeated No. 2 Fairport 11-6 to win the third and deciding game of the Section V Class AAA championship series…

Constantino Financial Sunday Baseball Wrap: Jared Boon’s 12th inning heroics lift Fillmore to Class D title; Grover leads Wellsville to 16th sectional championship

By Dylan O'Loughlin | June 1, 2025 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Sunday’s Section V Baseball action…

Barbulean, Forney lead Mendon to Class A title

By Paul Gotham | June 1, 2025 | 0 Comments

Tournament MVP Cameron Barbulean struck out 16 and hurled a three-hitter to lead top-seeded Pittsford Mendon (17-6) to the 2025 Section V Class A title with a 7-1 victory No. 7 Eastridge (14-10), Sunday at Dwyer Stadium…

Pittsford Sutherland powers its way to second straight Section V title

By Tyler Hathaway | May 31, 2025 | 0 Comments

The Knights collected 14 hits, four of which being extra-base hits, as top-seeded Pittsford Sutherland defeated No. 2 seed Eastridge 10-5 in the Section V Class A softball final on Saturday. Gabrielle Lyons, who hit the deciding home run in the sectional final a year ago, finished with two triples, two RBI, a drawn walk, and two scored runs. She was named the Class A Sectional MVP…

Braun leads Kendall to C2 title

By Paul Gotham | May 31, 2025 | 0 Comments

Tournament MVP Gavin Braun scattered five hits in a complete-game shutout, and top-seeded Kendall claimed the 2025 Section V Class C2 title with a 6-0 victory over No. 2 Genesee Valley-Belfast on Saturday…

WNY Sports

Brockport wins Empire 8 championship

By admin | May 10, 2025

Brock, Hileman lead MCC to Game 1 win

By Paul Gotham | May 9, 2025

Amerks trying to stay sharp during ‘weird’ 13-day break in playoff schedule

By Kevin Oklobzija | May 7, 2025

Levi, Jobst come up big as Amerks complete the sweep

By Kevin Oklobzija | May 1, 2025

CBB

Canisius Men’s Basketball announces the addition of three freshmen to 2025-26 roster

By admin | April 22, 2025 | 0 Comments

Canisius head coach Jim Christian announced today that Andreo Ash, Chris Kumu and Brendan Oliver have all committed to join the Golden Griffin men’s basketball program for the 2025-26 season…

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Bonnies sign Olimpia Milano guard Achille Lonati to Letter of Intent

By Paul Gotham | April 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

Achille Lonati, a 6-5 guard out of the famed Olimpia Milano club in Italy, has signed a letter-of-intent to join the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team for the 2025-26 season…

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Sampson’s Cougars look to utilize stifling defense in Final Four

By Patrick Walsh | April 4, 2025 | 0 Comments

For the first time since 2008, the Men’s Basketball Final Four consists of only No. 1 seeds. However, there is one matchup that particularly sticks out. Duke and Houston. The number one rated offense pitted up against the top scoring defense in the country…

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Amerks

In playoff hockey, physicality often trumps skill, as the Amerks learned

By Kevin Oklobzija | May 27, 2025 | 3 Comments

Because big, mean and relentless are difficult qualities to overcome for a smaller team, even if the smaller team does its best to fight back. In reality, while losing Game 5 brought the season to an end, the series was ideal for the prospects of the Buffalo Sabres…

Laval dominates deciding 5th game to end Amerks season

By Kevin Oklobzija | May 25, 2025 | 2 Comments

The Rocket, who won the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the American Hockey League’s regular-season champion, showed they might be the AHL’s best playoff team with a dominating 5-0 victory over the Amerks in front of a Place Bell crowd of 10,092…

Rattle the Amerks goalie? Bring it on, Levi says

By Kevin Oklobzija | May 24, 2025 | 2 Comments

Since the first shift of Game 1 in this Calder Cup North Division finals series, the Laval Rocket have barged, barreled and banged their way into Devon Levi’s goal crease whenever possible – and sometimes when it wasn’t possible, or legal…

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