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Delisanti Wealth Management Tuesday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Bialek drops 22 and joins 1,000-point club as Fillmore remains undefeated; Geneva’s Larsen-Porter drops 31 for fourth straight

By Dylan O'Loughlin | January 13, 2026

Ernie Clement joins Team USA for World Baseball Classic; Wings alum Byron Buxton also to play

By Dan Glickman | January 13, 2026

UPrep uses big third to top Monroe

By Paul Gotham | January 12, 2026

Delisanti Wealth Management Monday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Three-pointer from Martin gives Livonia the win; Green leads fourth-quarter surge for Penfield

By Dan Glickman | January 12, 2026

Monday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Larimer, Stewart duo leads Pittsford Mendon in fourth-straight win; Geary’s strong showing powers Avon

By Patrick Walsh | January 12, 2026

Ernie Clement gets $4.6 million contract to avoid arbitration with Toronto Blue Jays

By Dan Glickman | January 12, 2026

Section V Hockey Schedule: Tuesday, January 13th – Saturday, January 17th

By Jonathan Skuza | January 12, 2026

Tuesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Eastridge’s Cowart joins 1,000-point club; Balanced Canisteo-Greenwood cruises past Jamestown

By Paul Gotham | January 13, 2026

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

Delisanti Wealth Management Tuesday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Bialek drops 22 and joins 1,000-point club as Fillmore remains undefeated; Geneva’s Larsen-Porter drops 31 for fourth straight

By Dylan O'Loughlin | January 13, 2026

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

Ernie Clement joins Team USA for World Baseball Classic; Wings alum Byron Buxton also to play

By Dan Glickman | January 13, 2026

One of Rochester’s own will represent the Red, White, and Blue in baseball’s premier international tournament- and he’ll be playing alongside a Rochester Red Wings alumnus.

UPrep uses big third to top Monroe

By Paul Gotham | January 12, 2026

A trio of players combined for 16 points in the third quarter when UPrep turned a single-digit lead into a 23-point advantage as the Griffins (8-4) defeated Monroe (3-1), 65-55 in non-league action, Monday night from the campus of Young Women’s College Prep…

Delisanti Wealth Management Monday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Three-pointer from Martin gives Livonia the win; Green leads fourth-quarter surge for Penfield

By Dan Glickman | January 12, 2026

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

Monday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Larimer, Stewart duo leads Pittsford Mendon in fourth-straight win; Geary’s strong showing powers Avon

By Patrick Walsh | January 12, 2026

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

Ernie Clement gets $4.6 million contract to avoid arbitration with Toronto Blue Jays

By Dan Glickman | January 12, 2026

Brighton High School graduate and Toronto Blue Jays utilityman Ernie Clement will be getting a pay increase…

Section V Hockey Schedule: Tuesday, January 13th – Saturday, January 17th

By Jonathan Skuza | January 12, 2026

Full slate of games this week ready to face off on Tuesday…

‘01 Mendon girls’ basketball honors late teammate with donation to The Healing Connection

By Paul Gotham | January 11, 2026

The 2001 Mendon girls’ basketball team rekindled that same spirit as it raised more than $16,000 dollars in Zungali’s name and donated those proceeds to The Healing Connection – a Rochester-based not-for-profit organization that provides assistance for those struggling with an eating disorder and their families…

Catalano, Konyen power RIT past Robert Morris

By Kevin Oklobzija | January 10, 2026

The Tigers have a signature victory over No. 8-ranked Penn State, a Brick City Homecoming win over Clarkson, have won nine in a row at home and are within striking distance of first-place Bentley in Atlantic Hockey…

Lyons holds off Honeoye in clash of Class C powers

By Tyler Hathaway | January 10, 2026

After a battle that saw 11 lead changes, multiple big runs by each team, and a rally that fell short, Lyons came out on top 65-58 to pick up its third straight win. Senior guard Contrell Parker Jr. paced the Lions’ offense with 21 points…

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

By Tyler Hathaway | January 10, 2026

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…

Saturday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Notre Dame Batavia’s Falleti joins the 1,000 point club; Mobeen scores 18 in Pittsford Mendon’s third straight win

By Robert Calhoun | January 10, 2026

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

High School

Delisanti Wealth Management Tuesday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Bialek drops 22 and joins 1,000-point club as Fillmore remains undefeated; Geneva’s Larsen-Porter drops 31 for fourth straight

By Dylan O'Loughlin | January 13, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

UPrep uses big third to top Monroe

By Paul Gotham | January 12, 2026 | 0 Comments

Delisanti Wealth Management Monday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Three-pointer from Martin gives Livonia the win; Green leads fourth-quarter surge for Penfield

By Dan Glickman | January 12, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Monday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Larimer, Stewart duo leads Pittsford Mendon in fourth-straight win; Geary’s strong showing powers Avon

By Patrick Walsh | January 12, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Section V Hockey Schedule: Tuesday, January 13th – Saturday, January 17th

By Jonathan Skuza | January 12, 2026 | 0 Comments

Full slate of games this week ready to face off on Tuesday…

‘01 Mendon girls’ basketball honors late teammate with donation to The Healing Connection

By Paul Gotham | January 11, 2026 | 0 Comments

WNY Sports

Special teams shine in Amerks’ blowout win over Belleville

By admin | December 10, 2025

Hudson’s late goal clinches national title for Florida State

By Paul Gotham | December 9, 2025

RIT ends scoring drought, losing streak in grand style

By Kevin Oklobzija | December 5, 2025

Former Athena star Wrianna Hudson connects on game winner to send Florida State to national championship game

By Paul Gotham | December 5, 2025

Bills

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

By Tyler Hathaway | January 10, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

By Tyler Hathaway | January 2, 2026 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills enter their final regular season game coming off of a last-second loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. They will need to right the ship in Week 18 as the playoffs are right around the corner. The New York Jets will travel to Orchard Park in what will probably be the final game in Highmark Stadium…

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

By Tyler Hathaway | December 18, 2025 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills are west to face one of their Lake Erie counterparts, the Cleveland Browns, this weekend. Buffalo is entering the matchup the winners of three straight games, while the Browns have lost three straight games. The Bills can potentially lock up a playoff berth this week…

Amerks ‘dominate’ Laval … but lose

By Kevin Oklobzija | January 9, 2026 | 1 Comment

Despite a multitude of scoring chances and long stretches of offensive zone time, the Amerks lost 3-2 to the Laval Rocket in front of 7,310 fans at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial…

Amerks drop road decision at Toronto

By admin | January 3, 2026 | 1 Comment

After trading goals through the first half of the contest, the Rochester Americans (16-11-3-1) were unable to recover from a four-goal second period by the Toronto Marlies (18-13-1-1) in what became a 6-4 loss in Saturday’s matinee at Coca-Cola Coliseum in the first game of the calendar year…

Rosén lifts Amerks in overtime

By admin | December 19, 2025 | 1 Comment

The Rochester Americans (15-10-2-1) scored midway through the third period to force overtime before Isak Rosén’s(2+0) second goal of the game 2:39 into the extra frame sealed a 3-2 win over the Belleville Senators (11-14-4-0) Friday at The Blue Cross Arena versus the Belleville Senators…

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