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Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp State Semifinal Preview: Penfield to face Seton Catholic for spot in AA championship game

By Paul Gotham | March 17, 2026

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp State Semifinal Preview: Lyons to face unbeaten Cooperstown for spot in state championship game

By Paul Gotham | March 17, 2026

State Semifinals and Finals Schedule: Girls’ Basketball

By Paul Gotham | March 17, 2026

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp state semifinals preview: Our Lady of Mercy and Utica Notre Dame to face off in Class A state semifinals

By Matt Hanes | March 17, 2026

State Semifinals and Finals Schedule: Boys’ Basketball

By Paul Gotham | March 17, 2026

NCAA Tournament First Round Preview: Get to know the teams playing in Buffalo this weekend

By Tyler Hathaway | March 16, 2026

Weekend Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Aquinas, Mercy and Notre Dame-Batavia advance

By Robert Calhoun | March 16, 2026

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp State Semifinal Preview: Aquinas and William Floyd set to square off for a spot in the state finals

By Matt Hanes | March 18, 2026

One team is making its third straight state semifinals appearance; the other its first state semifinal appearance in program history. Aquinas and William Floyd (XI) are set to square off in the state semifinals. Here’s the breakdown…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp State Semifinal Preview: Penfield to face Seton Catholic for spot in AA championship game

By Paul Gotham | March 17, 2026

One team is looking for its first state semifinal win. The other has two wins in the final four and looking for a first under its current head coach. Penfield and Seton Catholic will meet in the NYS Class AA semifinals on Friday. Here’s the breakdown…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp State Semifinal Preview: Lyons to face unbeaten Cooperstown for spot in state championship game

By Paul Gotham | March 17, 2026

These two programs have combined to win three state titles One squad is making a second state semifinal appearance in three years and seventh overall. The other clinched a final four spot for a third time. Lyons and Cooperstown will meet on Saturday with a spot in the NYS Class C championship game on the line. Here’s the breakdown…

State Semifinals and Finals Schedule: Girls’ Basketball

By Paul Gotham | March 17, 2026

Section V Girls’ Basketball continues this weekend with final four action across three different classifications. Aquinas (AAA), Our Lady of Mercy (A) and Notre Dame-Batavia (D) open in the semifinals with potential championship matchups to follow later in the weekend. All games will be played at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp state semifinals preview: Our Lady of Mercy and Utica Notre Dame to face off in Class A state semifinals

By Matt Hanes | March 17, 2026

One team is making its third semifinals appearance in the past 10 years, the other its second state semifinals appearance in three years. Our Lady of Mercy and Utica Notre Dame (III) are lined up to battle in the NYS Class A semifinals. Here’s the breakdown…

State Semifinals and Finals Schedule: Boys’ Basketball

By Paul Gotham | March 17, 2026

Section V Boys’ Basketball continues this weekend with final four action across three different classifications. Fairport (AAA), Penfield (AA) and Lyons (C) open in the semifinals with championship matchups to follow the next day. All games will be played at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, New York…

NCAA Tournament First Round Preview: Get to know the teams playing in Buffalo this weekend

By Tyler Hathaway | March 16, 2026

The teams include four of the top scoring offenses in the country, the fourth No. 1 seed to ever start the tournament in Buffalo, and multiple conference champions…

‘We’re not the greatest to be here, just the latest’; VCU repeats at Atlantic 10 champions

By Paul Gotham | March 16, 2026

Terrence Hill Jr. scored seven of his 14 points off the bench in the first half when No. 2 Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) pulled away from a tie game and went on to defeat No. 4 Dayton, 70-62 in the 2026 Betterment Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship game in front 9,114 fans at PPG Paints Arena…

Weekend Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Aquinas, Mercy and Notre Dame-Batavia advance

By Robert Calhoun | March 16, 2026

Scores and recaps from Section V Girls’ Basketball action…

Delisanti Wealth Management Weekend Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Fairport, Lyons, and Penfield advance

By Dan Glickman | March 16, 2026

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

Lyons shrugs off slow start to clinch spot in state semis

By Paul Gotham | March 14, 2026

Contrell Parker Jr. scored 14 of his game-high 27 in the third quarter when the Lions (24-2) turned a third-point edge into a runaway 76-43 win over Section VI champion, Global Concepts (18-5) in the NYSPHSAA Class C quarterfinals…

Falleti, Notre Dame regroup to top Sherman, reach Class D semifinals

By Steve Bradley | March 14, 2026

Sofia Falleti scored 12 of her game-high 23 points in the second quarter as Notre Dame took a lead that it would not relinquish and fended off a pesky Warrior squad for a 47-40 victory at Finger Lakes Community College…

Rogala’s last-second 3-pointer sends Mercy to dramatic Class A win over Honeoye Falls-Lima

By Bob Chavez | March 14, 2026

And for all but the final 13 seconds of Saturday’s Class A state quarterfinal between Honeoye Falls-Lima and Mercy, that’s what fans got. But when Mercy senior Ella Rogala hit a 3-pointer in the waning seconds of Saturday’s game, the 41-40 victory it produced for the Monarchs was every bit as tense and dramatic as any heart can stand…

High School

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp State Semifinal Preview: Penfield to face Seton Catholic for spot in AA championship game

By Paul Gotham | March 17, 2026 | 0 Comments

One team is looking for its first state semifinal win. The other has two wins in the final four and looking for a first under its current head coach. Penfield and Seton Catholic will meet in the NYS Class AA semifinals on Friday. Here’s the breakdown…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp State Semifinal Preview: Lyons to face unbeaten Cooperstown for spot in state championship game

By Paul Gotham | March 17, 2026 | 0 Comments

These two programs have combined to win three state titles One squad is making a second state semifinal appearance in three years and seventh overall. The other clinched a final four spot for a third time. Lyons and Cooperstown will meet on Saturday with a spot in the NYS Class C championship game on the line. Here’s the breakdown…

State Semifinals and Finals Schedule: Girls’ Basketball

By Paul Gotham | March 17, 2026 | 0 Comments

Section V Girls’ Basketball continues this weekend with final four action across three different classifications. Aquinas (AAA), Our Lady of Mercy (A) and Notre Dame-Batavia (D) open in the semifinals with potential championship matchups to follow later in the weekend. All games will be played at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York…

Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp state semifinals preview: Our Lady of Mercy and Utica Notre Dame to face off in Class A state semifinals

By Matt Hanes | March 17, 2026 | 0 Comments

One team is making its third semifinals appearance in the past 10 years, the other its second state semifinals appearance in three years. Our Lady of Mercy and Utica Notre Dame (III) are lined up to battle in the NYS Class A semifinals. Here’s the breakdown…

State Semifinals and Finals Schedule: Boys’ Basketball

By Paul Gotham | March 17, 2026 | 0 Comments

Section V Boys’ Basketball continues this weekend with final four action across three different classifications. Fairport (AAA), Penfield (AA) and Lyons (C) open in the semifinals with championship matchups to follow the next day. All games will be played at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, New York…

Weekend Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Aquinas, Mercy and Notre Dame-Batavia advance

By Robert Calhoun | March 16, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Section V Girls’ Basketball action…

WNY Sports

Golden Eagles soar past Wildcats

By Dylan O'Loughlin | February 13, 2026

RIT defeats Niagara, strengthens hold on 2nd place in AHA

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 10, 2026

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

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

Kuntar’s OT goal allows Amerks to finally celebrate a victory

By Kevin Oklobzija | March 13, 2026 | 3 Comments

When you go 27 days without experiencing thrill of victory, when an entire month has been nothing but the agony of defeat, there’s good reason for a display of unbridled joy after an overtime victory…

Special teams flop as Amerks winless skid reaches nine

By Kevin Oklobzija | March 11, 2026 | 4 Comments

Fast-forward to today and they’ve become a team that can no longer score goals or win games. Wednesday’s 4-1 loss to the Utica Comets at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial extended their winless streak to nine (0-6-1-2)…

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…

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