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Weekend Flag Football Wrap: Vargas scores five touchdowns for Finney; Phillips leads Churchville-Chili on both ends of ball

By Dan Glickman | May 2, 2026

Castle Packs Power Saturday Softball Wrap: Senka quality start keeps Wayland-Cohocton undefeated; Lyndonville rallies with 17 runs

By Robert Calhoun | May 2, 2026

Constantino Financial Saturday Baseball Wrap: Fairport downs No. 1 ranked McQuaid in battle of heavyweights; Denecke caps rally as Penfield walks off

By Victor Menendez | May 2, 2026

Morales and Ortiz help Wings break losing streak, 7-5 over WooSox

By Dan Glickman | May 2, 2026

Constantino Financial Friday Baseball Wrap: Crane fans 14 for North Rose-Wolcott; McLaughlin hurls complete game to lead Irondequoit

By Dylan O'Loughlin | May 2, 2026

Red Wings lose third straight after nightmare seventh inning; Zack Short traded

By Dan Glickman | May 1, 2026

Castle Packs Power Friday Softball Wrap: Orlando knocks two home runs to lead Pittsford Sutherland; Scherberger collects six RBI in Aquinas victory

By Matt Hanes | May 1, 2026

Holden pitches Monroe to DH split

By Paul Gotham | May 2, 2026

After throwing three-plus innings in relief on Tuesday then another three-plus in a starting role on Thursday, Parker Holden figured he would be watching as his Monroe Community College teammates faced Finger Lakes CC in the Tribunes’ regular season finale…

Weekend Flag Football Wrap: Vargas scores five touchdowns for Finney; Phillips leads Churchville-Chili on both ends of ball

By Dan Glickman | May 2, 2026

Scores and recaps from Friday and Saturday’s Section V Flag Football action…

Castle Packs Power Saturday Softball Wrap: Senka quality start keeps Wayland-Cohocton undefeated; Lyndonville rallies with 17 runs

By Robert Calhoun | May 2, 2026

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

Constantino Financial Saturday Baseball Wrap: Fairport downs No. 1 ranked McQuaid in battle of heavyweights; Denecke caps rally as Penfield walks off

By Victor Menendez | May 2, 2026

Scores and recaps from Saturday’s Section V baseball action…

Morales and Ortiz help Wings break losing streak, 7-5 over WooSox

By Dan Glickman | May 2, 2026

Yohandy Morales and Abimelec Ortiz had big home runs as the Rochester Red Wings returned to the win column…

Constantino Financial Friday Baseball Wrap: Crane fans 14 for North Rose-Wolcott; McLaughlin hurls complete game to lead Irondequoit

By Dylan O'Loughlin | May 2, 2026

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

Red Wings lose third straight after nightmare seventh inning; Zack Short traded

By Dan Glickman | May 1, 2026

After falling behind in both games of Thursday’s doubleheader, the Rochester Red Wings fell behind again on Friday against the Worcester Red Sox. Unlike Thursday, the Red Wings came back to take the lead… but the end result was the same: a defeat at the hands of their New England-based foe – 10-5….

Castle Packs Power Friday Softball Wrap: Orlando knocks two home runs to lead Pittsford Sutherland; Scherberger collects six RBI in Aquinas victory

By Matt Hanes | May 1, 2026

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

Big eighth helps MCC salvage split

By Paul Gotham | May 1, 2026

Tanner Holmes (Allenford, ON/Owen Sound District) connected on a go-ahead two-run single, MCC (30-7) erupted for nine runs to salvage a split with a 12-3 win over Erie CC. ..

Constantino Financial Thursday Baseball Wrap: Seaver shines for Webster Thomas; Sonner wins it for Dundee/Bradford

By Tyler Hathaway | April 30, 2026

Scores and recaps from Thursday’s Section V baseball action…

Castle Packs Power Thursday Softball Wrap: Keil sparks Schroeder with two-run single; Whitehead leads Penfield with three hits and three RBI

By Ashton Townsend | April 30, 2026

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

Early-inning struggles send Wings to two losses in doubleheader

By Dan Glickman | April 30, 2026

Early struggles put the Rochester Red Wings in a hole in both games of a doubleheader on Thursday to the Worcester Red Sox as the squad dropped both ends of the twin-bill…

Thursday Flag Football Wrap: Howard leads as Wayne avenges earlier loss; Aquinas, Hornell and Webster Thomas stay unbeaten

By Dan Glickman | April 30, 2026

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

High School

Castle Packs Power Saturday Softball Wrap: Senka quality start keeps Wayland-Cohocton undefeated; Lyndonville rallies with 17 runs

By Robert Calhoun | May 2, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Constantino Financial Saturday Baseball Wrap: Fairport downs No. 1 ranked McQuaid in battle of heavyweights; Denecke caps rally as Penfield walks off

By Victor Menendez | May 2, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Saturday’s Section V baseball action…

Constantino Financial Friday Baseball Wrap: Crane fans 14 for North Rose-Wolcott; McLaughlin hurls complete game to lead Irondequoit

By Dylan O'Loughlin | May 2, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Castle Packs Power Friday Softball Wrap: Orlando knocks two home runs to lead Pittsford Sutherland; Scherberger collects six RBI in Aquinas victory

By Matt Hanes | May 1, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Constantino Financial Thursday Baseball Wrap: Seaver shines for Webster Thomas; Sonner wins it for Dundee/Bradford

By Tyler Hathaway | April 30, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Thursday’s Section V baseball action…

Castle Packs Power Thursday Softball Wrap: Keil sparks Schroeder with two-run single; Whitehead leads Penfield with three hits and three RBI

By Ashton Townsend | April 30, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

WNY Sports

Hilton’s Prince grabs No. 1 spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10

By Paul Gotham | April 25, 2026

Amerks blank Marlies to force deciding game

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 24, 2026

Lettieri, Marlies overwhelm listless Amerks in playoff opener

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 22, 2026

Red Wings shut out Scranton, 2-0, to again move above .500

By Dan Glickman | April 22, 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

Stevens says a tearful goodbye to Amerks fans

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 26, 2026 | 0 Comments

After calling more than 5,000 sporting events – and nearly 3,700 Amerks games since the 1986-87 season – Stevens has entered retirement. He had announced back in September that this would be his final season…

Early deficit too much to overcome as Amerks season comes to an end

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 26, 2026 | 2 Comments

With the loss – a ninth straight at Coca-Cola Coliseum dating back to Feb. of 2024 – the Amerks season comes to a close, and so, too, does the 58-year broadcasting career of Don Stevens…

Amerks blank Marlies to force deciding game

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 24, 2026 | 1 Comment

On Wednesday, the Amerks played a game fit for a three-in-three weekend in November, not the Calder Cup playoffs. As a result, they weren’t even competitive, losing 5-0 on the road to the Toronto Marlies in Game 1 of the North Division play-in, mini-round…

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