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Castle Packs Power Wednesday Softball Wrap: Cooley and Irondequoit walk it off; Buttles strikes out 16 for Rush-Henrietta

By Ashton Townsend | April 8, 2026

Tuesday/Wednesday Flag Football Wrap: Late Cerqua pick-six turns tide for Arcadia; Orr leads Aquinas to program-first win

By Dan Glickman | April 8, 2026

Red Wings use five-run sixth inning to win second straight in Lehigh Valley

By Dan Glickman | April 8, 2026

Red Wings get back in win column with 10-8 victory at Lehigh Valley

By Dan Glickman | April 7, 2026

Constantino Financial Tuesday Baseball Wrap: Calanni’s RBI-double keeps Genesee Valley-Belfast undefeated; Thomas fans seven to lead Haverling

By Dylan O'Loughlin | April 7, 2026

Castle Packs Power Monday Softball Wrap: Six-run rally leads Victor in walk-off fashion; Leathersich paces HF-L offense at home

By Patrick Walsh | April 6, 2026

Constantino Financial Monday Baseball Wrap: Eastridge’s Froman fans nine in shutout; Cater does it both ways for Genesee Valley-Belfast

By Tyler Hathaway | April 6, 2026

Constantino Financial Wednesday Baseball Wrap: Delly twirls gem to lead Irondequoit; O’Connor fans 13 in Livonia win

By Tom Alexander | April 9, 2026

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

Castle Packs Power Wednesday Softball Wrap: Cooley and Irondequoit walk it off; Buttles strikes out 16 for Rush-Henrietta

By Ashton Townsend | April 8, 2026

Scores and recaps from Wednesday’s Section V Softball action…

Tuesday/Wednesday Flag Football Wrap: Late Cerqua pick-six turns tide for Arcadia; Orr leads Aquinas to program-first win

By Dan Glickman | April 8, 2026

Scores and recaps from Tuesday and Wednesday’s Section V Flag Football action…

Red Wings use five-run sixth inning to win second straight in Lehigh Valley

By Dan Glickman | April 8, 2026

The Rochester Red Wings won their second straight game at the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Wednesday…

Red Wings get back in win column with 10-8 victory at Lehigh Valley

By Dan Glickman | April 7, 2026

The Rochester Red Wings broke a four-game losing streak and opened their series at the Lehigh Valley IronPigs with a 10-8 victory on Tuesday…

Constantino Financial Tuesday Baseball Wrap: Calanni’s RBI-double keeps Genesee Valley-Belfast undefeated; Thomas fans seven to lead Haverling

By Dylan O'Loughlin | April 7, 2026

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

Castle Packs Power Monday Softball Wrap: Six-run rally leads Victor in walk-off fashion; Leathersich paces HF-L offense at home

By Patrick Walsh | April 6, 2026

Scores and recaps from Monday’s Section V Softball action…

Constantino Financial Monday Baseball Wrap: Eastridge’s Froman fans nine in shutout; Cater does it both ways for Genesee Valley-Belfast

By Tyler Hathaway | April 6, 2026

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

Baseball Season Preview: Rochester City Athletic Conference

By Paul Gotham | April 6, 2026

A full slate of games this week with all five RCAC teams in action. Season previews for the squads of East, Edison, Padilla, School of the Arts and Wilson/Early College to get fans ready…

Amerks upend AHL-leading Providence on Costantini’s OT goal

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 4, 2026

Discarded following the 2024-25 season, Kuntar has rejuvenated his career with the Amerks. And while the energetic winger didn’t figure in on Anton Wahlberg’s first period goal or Matteo Costatini’s OT game-winner, he very much savored what was one of the Amerks most impressive victories of the season…

Zeiser pitches Monroe CC to doubleheader split

By Paul Gotham | April 4, 2026

After falling 6-5 in the opener, Zeiser gave the Tribunes (13-5) exactly what they needed. He struck out seven against two walks and six hits as he improved to 3-0 on the season…

Wings fall on two late home runs for Scranton

By Dan Glickman | April 4, 2026

Late power from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders sent the Rochester Red Wings down in defeat on Saturday…

Levi pulled early as Amerks lose to Belleville

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 3, 2026

Devon Levi stopped just one shot while the other three hit twine – at 1:44, 3:31 and 8:00 – before coach Michael Leone replaced him with Scott Ratzlaff. When Levi did make his only save, on Olle Lycksell at 6:10, mock cheer cascaded down from the crowd at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial…

High School

Castle Packs Power Wednesday Softball Wrap: Cooley and Irondequoit walk it off; Buttles strikes out 16 for Rush-Henrietta

By Ashton Townsend | April 8, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Wednesday’s Section V Softball action…

Tuesday/Wednesday Flag Football Wrap: Late Cerqua pick-six turns tide for Arcadia; Orr leads Aquinas to program-first win

By Dan Glickman | April 8, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Tuesday and Wednesday’s Section V Flag Football action…

Constantino Financial Tuesday Baseball Wrap: Calanni’s RBI-double keeps Genesee Valley-Belfast undefeated; Thomas fans seven to lead Haverling

By Dylan O'Loughlin | April 7, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Castle Packs Power Monday Softball Wrap: Six-run rally leads Victor in walk-off fashion; Leathersich paces HF-L offense at home

By Patrick Walsh | April 6, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Monday’s Section V Softball action…

Constantino Financial Monday Baseball Wrap: Eastridge’s Froman fans nine in shutout; Cater does it both ways for Genesee Valley-Belfast

By Tyler Hathaway | April 6, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Baseball Season Preview: Rochester City Athletic Conference

By Paul Gotham | April 6, 2026 | 0 Comments

A full slate of games this week with all five RCAC teams in action. Season previews for the squads of East, Edison, Padilla, School of the Arts and Wilson/Early College to get fans ready…

WNY Sports

Trey Lipscomb’s bat helps lead Red Wings to home opener win

By Dan Glickman | April 1, 2026

Rain postpones Red Wings’ home opener

By Dan Glickman | March 31, 2026

Red Wings return to Rochester with 2-1 record after splitting weekend set

By Dan Glickman | March 30, 2026

Amerks finally win a shootout, bolster playoff chances

By Kevin Oklobzija | March 29, 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

Amerks upend AHL-leading Providence on Costantini’s OT goal

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 4, 2026 | 1 Comment

Discarded following the 2024-25 season, Kuntar has rejuvenated his career with the Amerks. And while the energetic winger didn’t figure in on Anton Wahlberg’s first period goal or Matteo Costatini’s OT game-winner, he very much savored what was one of the Amerks most impressive victories of the season…

Levi pulled early as Amerks lose to Belleville

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 3, 2026 | 2 Comments

Devon Levi stopped just one shot while the other three hit twine – at 1:44, 3:31 and 8:00 – before coach Michael Leone replaced him with Scott Ratzlaff. When Levi did make his only save, on Olle Lycksell at 6:10, mock cheer cascaded down from the crowd at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial…

Legendary Amerks analyst Bednarski makes surprise visit to honor Stevens

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 3, 2026 | 0 Comments

Don Stevens announced before the season that this would be his final year as the Voice of the Amerks. So on Friday night, his former broadcast partner, John Bednarski, made a surprise appearance in the press box for one final game together…

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