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Grejda, Sisson highlight local All-State selections

By Paul Gotham | December 5, 2025

Thursday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Bell leads Lyons with triple-double; Bush nets 28 to top Sutherland

By Ashton Townsend | December 4, 2025

Mid-week Section V Hockey Wrap: Bryan tallies six points for Irondequoit; Maksymiu scores four for Penfield

By Jonathan Skuza | December 4, 2025

Delisanti Wealth Management Thursday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Colon seals it with 20-point outing; Caruthers and Gaskin lead Padilla

By Dylan O'Loughlin | December 4, 2025

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

By Tyler Hathaway | December 4, 2025

High School Boys’ Basketball Season Preview: East grabs top spot in RCAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll

By Paul Gotham | December 3, 2025

Amerks rally to pull even but lose in OT to Utica

By Kevin Oklobzija | December 3, 2025

Rush-Henrietta student-athletes sign NLIs

By Paul Gotham | December 5, 2025

During a ceremony on Thursday, December 4th, 11 student-athletes from Rush-Henrietta made their college commitments official…

Grejda, Sisson highlight local All-State selections

By Paul Gotham | December 5, 2025

Alex Grejda (Sr. Fairport) and Isaiah Sisson (Fillmore) led their respective squads to state championship games. The duo topped the list of 21 Section V Boys’ Soccer players who were honored among the best in New York State.

Thursday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Bell leads Lyons with triple-double; Bush nets 28 to top Sutherland

By Ashton Townsend | December 4, 2025

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

Mid-week Section V Hockey Wrap: Bryan tallies six points for Irondequoit; Maksymiu scores four for Penfield

By Jonathan Skuza | December 4, 2025

Scores and recaps from Section V Ice Hockey action…

Delisanti Wealth Management Thursday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Colon seals it with 20-point outing; Caruthers and Gaskin lead Padilla

By Dylan O'Loughlin | December 4, 2025

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

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

By Tyler Hathaway | December 4, 2025

The Buffalo Bills are coming off of a huge Week 13 win against a Pittsburgh Steelers team that was on their heels in the AFC playoff race. However, the Cincinnati Bengals are also entering Week 14 off of a giant win, a potentially season-saving 32-14 win over the Baltimore Ravens. The two teams will face off late this Sunday afternoon trying to stay afloat in a hectic AFC playoff race

High School Boys’ Basketball Season Preview: East grabs top spot in RCAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll

By Paul Gotham | December 3, 2025

Coming off a trip to the Class A final, Darrell Barley’s East High Eagles received No. 1 in the preseason rankings with four first-place votes. Four-year starter Zion Parson, who scored 15.0 points per game a year ago, leads the Eagles who also return Norman Simmons Jr. and Jalen Gray this season…

Amerks rally to pull even but lose in OT to Utica

By Kevin Oklobzija | December 3, 2025

The Utica Comets worked that game plan to perfection on Wednesday night, when they squandered a 3-0 lead but still managed to defeat the Rochester Americans 4-3 at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial…

Wednesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Jackson leads East with double-double; Mazzocchi finishes with 16 for Geneva

By Ashton Townsend | December 3, 2025

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

Delisanti Wealth Management Wednesday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Vertus overcomes 10-point deficit in final quarter; Pietrantoni’s 22 points leads Webster Thomas

By Dan Glickman | December 3, 2025

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

Brighton and Rye to play for Class A state title

By Tyler Hathaway | December 3, 2025

Brighton made it to the state semifinals in 2024, and got back to that spot in 2025. While the Bruins fell in that game last season, Brighton cruised to a 33-point victory this time around to clinch a spot in the NYS Class A state championship for the first time in program history. Rye (I) is in a very familiar spot. The Garnets have won four state titles in the past 20 years, their most recent one coming in 2023. A win would give Rye its first Class A state title…

Monroe and Sleepy Hollow to play for NYS Class B championship

By Tyler Hathaway | December 3, 2025

The Monroe Red Jackets are currently in the midst of their best season in program history. They are 11-0, have outscored opponents by over 460 points, and are one game away from a program-first state title. Sleepy Hollow (I) stands in the way of the Red Jackets. The Horsemen enter Saturday’s title tilt after winning their first sectional championship in nearly 50 years, and have won 10 straight games….

Delisanti Wealth Management Tuesday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Peterson leads second half rally for Waterloo; Vigerzi nets 27 to pace Gates Chili

By Dylan O'Loughlin | December 2, 2025

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

High School

Grejda, Sisson highlight local All-State selections

By Paul Gotham | December 5, 2025 | 1 Comment

Alex Grejda (Sr. Fairport) and Isaiah Sisson (Fillmore) led their respective squads to state championship games. The duo topped the list of 21 Section V Boys’ Soccer players who were honored among the best in New York State.

Thursday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Bell leads Lyons with triple-double; Bush nets 28 to top Sutherland

By Ashton Townsend | December 4, 2025 | 0 Comments

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

Mid-week Section V Hockey Wrap: Bryan tallies six points for Irondequoit; Maksymiu scores four for Penfield

By Jonathan Skuza | December 4, 2025 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Section V Ice Hockey action…

Delisanti Wealth Management Thursday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Colon seals it with 20-point outing; Caruthers and Gaskin lead Padilla

By Dylan O'Loughlin | December 4, 2025 | 0 Comments

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

High School Boys’ Basketball Season Preview: East grabs top spot in RCAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll

By Paul Gotham | December 3, 2025 | 0 Comments

Coming off a trip to the Class A final, Darrell Barley’s East High Eagles received No. 1 in the preseason rankings with four first-place votes. Four-year starter Zion Parson, who scored 15.0 points per game a year ago, leads the Eagles who also return Norman Simmons Jr. and Jalen Gray this season…

Wednesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Jackson leads East with double-double; Mazzocchi finishes with 16 for Geneva

By Ashton Townsend | December 3, 2025 | 0 Comments

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

WNY Sports

Amerks top Cleveland in overtime for third win in a row

By admin | October 25, 2025

‘Little rat’ Helenius powers Amerks past Laval; Levi posts shutout

By Kevin Oklobzija | October 24, 2025

Clement sparks big inning with go-ahead hit; Jays take Game 1 from Dodgers

By Paul Gotham | October 24, 2025

Clement joins elite club of Rochesterians to play for a major sport championship

By Kevin Oklobzija | October 23, 2025

Bills

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

By Tyler Hathaway | December 4, 2025 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills are coming off of a huge Week 13 win against a Pittsburgh Steelers team that was on their heels in the AFC playoff race. However, the Cincinnati Bengals are also entering Week 14 off of a giant win, a potentially season-saving 32-14 win over the Baltimore Ravens. The two teams will face off late this Sunday afternoon trying to stay afloat in a hectic AFC playoff race

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

By Tyler Hathaway | November 28, 2025 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers each enter this weekend’s contest coming off of tight losses. The Bills had a chance to take the lead in the final seconds in a Thursday night game in Houston but fell short in a 23-19 loss. The Steelers were able to score four touchdowns and built a halftime lead the Chicago Bears, but ended up losing 31-28. The two teams will look to get back on track on Sunday…

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

By Tyler Hathaway | November 20, 2025 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills are coming off of their best offensive performance of the year, a 44-point outburst against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that helped the Bills bounce back after a bad loss the week prior. The Houston Texans are playing without their starting quarterback but have won five of their past seven games and are fighting to stay alive in the AFC playoff race. The two teams will meet on Thursday Night Football…

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Amerks

Amerks rally to pull even but lose in OT to Utica

By Kevin Oklobzija | December 3, 2025 | 3 Comments

The Utica Comets worked that game plan to perfection on Wednesday night, when they squandered a 3-0 lead but still managed to defeat the Rochester Americans 4-3 at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial…

A night to forget for the Amerks; ‘it felt like we were a PeeWee team’

By Kevin Oklobzija | November 26, 2025 | 2 Comments

He made an exception on Wednesday night following a no-show performance by pretty much everyone other than goalie Devon Levi in what became a 3-1 loss on home ice to the undermanned Cleveland Monsters…

Odd bounce, lack of timely saves doom Amerks

By Kevin Oklobzija | November 22, 2025 | 2 Comments

Terry pounced on the loose puck at the right hash mark in the slot and fired it past goalie Topias Leinonen with just 36.1 seconds remaining, breaking a 4-4 tie and giving the Islanders a 5-4 comeback victory…

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