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Section V Girls’ Basketball Playoff Schedule: Monday, March 2nd – Wednesday, March 4th

By Paul Gotham | March 2, 2026

Section V Hockey Sectional Preview: Pittsford and Hilton battle for Class A crown

By Jonathan Skuza | March 1, 2026

Section V Hockey Sectional Preview: Webster Schroeder and Aquinas to meet for Class B supremacy

By Jonathan Skuza | March 1, 2026

Irondequoit holds off late rally to beat Padilla in AA1

By Paul Gotham | March 1, 2026

Victor leads wire-to-wire; moves on to AA1 semis

By Tyler Hathaway | February 28, 2026

Delisanti Wealth Management Saturday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: McCarthy scores 20 to lead Penfield; Small has 29 to lift Churchville-Chili to comeback win

By Victor Menendez | February 28, 2026

Ellis highlights big second quarter; Athena rolls into AA1 semis

By Paul Gotham | February 28, 2026

Section V Boys’ Basketball Playoff Schedule: Monday, March 2nd – Wednesday, March 4th

By Paul Gotham | March 2, 2026

Section V Boys’ Basketball action continues with semifinal action over the next three days. As always, check with schools before heading to a game…

Section V Girls’ Basketball Playoff Schedule: Monday, March 2nd – Wednesday, March 4th

By Paul Gotham | March 2, 2026

Section V Girls’ Basketball action continues with semifinals and finals action over the next three days. As always, check with schools before heading to a game…

Section V Hockey Sectional Preview: Pittsford and Hilton battle for Class A crown

By Jonathan Skuza | March 1, 2026

Top-seeded Pittsford is looking to repeat as Class A champion for the first time since 2016 while No. 2 Hilton looks to claim its program’s first sectional title…

Section V Hockey Sectional Preview: Webster Schroeder and Aquinas to meet for Class B supremacy

By Jonathan Skuza | March 1, 2026

Top-seeded Webster Schroeder is seeking its first sectional title since 2023 while No. 3 Aquinas looks to claim Class B glory…

Irondequoit holds off late rally to beat Padilla in AA1

By Paul Gotham | March 1, 2026

Anthony Major combined 14 rebounds with a career-high 26 points, and the No. 2 Eagles (16-5) clinched a spot in the Class AA1 semifinals with a 66-64 win over No. 10 Padilla (6-16)…

Victor leads wire-to-wire; moves on to AA1 semis

By Tyler Hathaway | February 28, 2026

JJ Mastin Jr. knocked down a three-pointer at around the 6:30 mark of the first quarter that broke a 2-2 tie, and No. 3 Victor went on to never trail and win 66-55 over sixth-seeded Webster Thomas during AA1 quarterfinal action…

Delisanti Wealth Management Saturday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: McCarthy scores 20 to lead Penfield; Small has 29 to lift Churchville-Chili to comeback win

By Victor Menendez | February 28, 2026

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

Ellis highlights big second quarter; Athena rolls into AA1 semis

By Paul Gotham | February 28, 2026

Russell Ellis Jr. poured in 16 of his game-high 27 points in the second quarter when No. 3 Greece Athena (16-5) turned a one-possession game into double-digit lead and went on to defeat No. 6 Vertus (10-12), 89-72 in Section Class AA2 action, Saturday afternoon…

Saturday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Newark’s Natale scores 1,000th point to take the Reds to semifinals; Mahany and Canisteo-Greenwood advance

By Robert Calhoun | February 28, 2026

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

Balanced Kearney pulls away late to advance in AAA

By Paul Gotham | February 28, 2026

Claire Spears scored on back-to-back possessions to close the third quarter as No. 5 Bishop Kearney pulled away from a single-digit game to defeat No. 4 Greece Athena-Odyssey, 80-51 in Section V Class AAA action on Saturday…

Levi pulled, Amerks ’embarrassed’ as Laval scores nine

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 27, 2026

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…

Big second half helps Canandaigua cruise into AA2 semis

By Tyler Hathaway | February 27, 2026

Canandaigua led 21-14 with just under six minutes left in the third quarter when the offense finally started to find a groove. A 12-1 run midway through the third quarter helped the Gray Wolves seize control…

Delisanti Wealth Management Friday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: McCulley and Antinore lead second half comeback for Notre Dame Batavia; Vogt and Grassel fourth quarter heroics lift Gananda

By Dylan O'Loughlin | February 27, 2026

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

High School

Section V Girls’ Basketball Playoff Schedule: Monday, March 2nd – Wednesday, March 4th

By Paul Gotham | March 2, 2026 | 0 Comments

Section V Girls’ Basketball action continues with semifinals and finals action over the next three days. As always, check with schools before heading to a game…

Section V Hockey Sectional Preview: Pittsford and Hilton battle for Class A crown

By Jonathan Skuza | March 1, 2026 | 0 Comments

Top-seeded Pittsford is looking to repeat as Class A champion for the first time since 2016 while No. 2 Hilton looks to claim its program’s first sectional title…

Section V Hockey Sectional Preview: Webster Schroeder and Aquinas to meet for Class B supremacy

By Jonathan Skuza | March 1, 2026 | 0 Comments

Top-seeded Webster Schroeder is seeking its first sectional title since 2023 while No. 3 Aquinas looks to claim Class B glory…

Irondequoit holds off late rally to beat Padilla in AA1

By Paul Gotham | March 1, 2026 | 0 Comments

Anthony Major combined 14 rebounds with a career-high 26 points, and the No. 2 Eagles (16-5) clinched a spot in the Class AA1 semifinals with a 66-64 win over No. 10 Padilla (6-16)…

Victor leads wire-to-wire; moves on to AA1 semis

By Tyler Hathaway | February 28, 2026 | 0 Comments

JJ Mastin Jr. knocked down a three-pointer at around the 6:30 mark of the first quarter that broke a 2-2 tie, and No. 3 Victor went on to never trail and win 66-55 over sixth-seeded Webster Thomas during AA1 quarterfinal action…

Delisanti Wealth Management Saturday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: McCarthy scores 20 to lead Penfield; Small has 29 to lift Churchville-Chili to comeback win

By Victor Menendez | February 28, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

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 | 8 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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