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Tuesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Hoffmann leads comeback for Gananda in season-opener; Hunt, Orr surpass career 1,000-point mark

By Matt Hanes | December 9, 2025

Delisanti Wealth Management Tuesday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Jenkins double-double and Allen’s 17 lead Newark; SOTA’s Howland caps off comeback with game-winning three; Washburn drops 38 to pace Honeoye

By Dylan O'Loughlin | December 9, 2025

Hudson’s late goal clinches national title for Florida State

By Paul Gotham | December 9, 2025

Delisanti Wealth Management Monday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Fallat’s 13-point second leads McQuaid; Grassel paces Gananda

By Dan Glickman | December 9, 2025

Monday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Wayne’s DeMinck, Keshequa’s Isaman notch double-doubles; Scharvogel’s hot start powers Byron-Bergen

By Patrick Walsh | December 9, 2025

Section V Hockey Schedule: Tuesday, December 8th – Saturday, December 13th

By Jonathan Skuza | December 8, 2025

STATE CHAMPS! Monroe uses dominant second half to claim B title

By Paul Gotham | December 7, 2025

Seven Honeoye Falls-Lima student-athletes sign NLIs

By Paul Gotham | December 10, 2025

During a November ceremony, seven student-athletes from Honeoye Falls-Lima Central Schools made their college commitments official…

Tuesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Hoffmann leads comeback for Gananda in season-opener; Hunt, Orr surpass career 1,000-point mark

By Matt Hanes | December 9, 2025

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

Delisanti Wealth Management Tuesday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Jenkins double-double and Allen’s 17 lead Newark; SOTA’s Howland caps off comeback with game-winning three; Washburn drops 38 to pace Honeoye

By Dylan O'Loughlin | December 9, 2025

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

Hudson’s late goal clinches national title for Florida State

By Paul Gotham | December 9, 2025

The former Greece Athena star found the back of the net in the 86th minute as the third-seeded Seminoles (16-2-4) defeated top-seeded Stanford (21-2-2) in the 2025 NCAA College Cup National Championship game, Monday night…

Delisanti Wealth Management Monday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Fallat’s 13-point second leads McQuaid; Grassel paces Gananda

By Dan Glickman | December 9, 2025

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

Monday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Wayne’s DeMinck, Keshequa’s Isaman notch double-doubles; Scharvogel’s hot start powers Byron-Bergen

By Patrick Walsh | December 9, 2025

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

Section V Hockey Schedule: Tuesday, December 8th – Saturday, December 13th

By Jonathan Skuza | December 8, 2025

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

STATE CHAMPS! Monroe uses dominant second half to claim B title

By Paul Gotham | December 7, 2025

After not being able to reach the opposing 20-yard line for the first 24 minutes of the game, the Redjackets took the second-half kickoff and needed six plays to go 61 yards to break a scoreless tie…

Delisanti Wealth Management Saturday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Green named Tournament MVP for Geneva; Washburn has monster game for Honeoye

By Victor Menendez | December 6, 2025

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

Saturday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Pokracki and Gray lead Spencerport Angelo scores 19 in Honeoye Falls-Lima win

By Robert Calhoun | December 6, 2025

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

Weekend Section V Hockey Wrap: Pollard records five points for Pittsford; Walsh and Allen register three points for the WFL Panthers

By Jonathan Skuza | December 6, 2025

Scores and recaps from Section V Ice Hockey action…

Amerks falter in third, drop road game in overtime

By Paul Gotham | December 6, 2025

The Rochester Americans (13-9-2-0) carried a two-goal lead midway through the third period of Saturday’s rematch with the Charlotte Checkers (11-6-2-0) but failed to stop a late push by the defending Eastern Conference champions in what became a 4-3 overtime loss at Bojangles Coliseum…

RIT ends scoring drought, losing streak in grand style

By Kevin Oklobzija | December 5, 2025

Austin Brimmer, Caleb Elfering and then Simon Isabelle all scored in a 3-1 victory over the Canisius Golden Griffins at the Gene Polisseni Center…

High School

Tuesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Hoffmann leads comeback for Gananda in season-opener; Hunt, Orr surpass career 1,000-point mark

By Matt Hanes | December 9, 2025 | 0 Comments

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

Delisanti Wealth Management Tuesday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Jenkins double-double and Allen’s 17 lead Newark; SOTA’s Howland caps off comeback with game-winning three; Washburn drops 38 to pace Honeoye

By Dylan O'Loughlin | December 9, 2025 | 0 Comments

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

Delisanti Wealth Management Monday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Fallat’s 13-point second leads McQuaid; Grassel paces Gananda

By Dan Glickman | December 9, 2025 | 0 Comments

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

Monday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Wayne’s DeMinck, Keshequa’s Isaman notch double-doubles; Scharvogel’s hot start powers Byron-Bergen

By Patrick Walsh | December 9, 2025 | 0 Comments

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

Section V Hockey Schedule: Tuesday, December 8th – Saturday, December 13th

By Jonathan Skuza | December 8, 2025 | 0 Comments

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

STATE CHAMPS! Monroe uses dominant second half to claim B title

By Paul Gotham | December 7, 2025 | 2 Comments

After not being able to reach the opposing 20-yard line for the first 24 minutes of the game, the Redjackets took the second-half kickoff and needed six plays to go 61 yards to break a scoreless tie…

WNY Sports

The roar in RIT men’s hockey has been restored; winning streak hits 7

By Kevin Oklobzija | November 8, 2025

Just one of those nights; Amerks fall to Crunch

By Kevin Oklobzija | November 5, 2025

How sweep it is as Skalos, Cobetto-Roy propel RIT past Air Force

By Kevin Oklobzija | October 25, 2025

Amerks top Cleveland in overtime for third win in a row

By admin | October 25, 2025

Bills

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

By Tyler Hathaway | December 4, 2025 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills are coming off of a huge Week 13 win against a Pittsburgh Steelers team that was on their heels in the AFC playoff race. However, the Cincinnati Bengals are also entering Week 14 off of a giant win, a potentially season-saving 32-14 win over the Baltimore Ravens. The two teams will face off late this Sunday afternoon trying to stay afloat in a hectic AFC playoff race

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

By Tyler Hathaway | November 28, 2025 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers each enter this weekend’s contest coming off of tight losses. The Bills had a chance to take the lead in the final seconds in a Thursday night game in Houston but fell short in a 23-19 loss. The Steelers were able to score four touchdowns and built a halftime lead the Chicago Bears, but ended up losing 31-28. The two teams will look to get back on track on Sunday…

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

By Tyler Hathaway | November 20, 2025 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills are coming off of their best offensive performance of the year, a 44-point outburst against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that helped the Bills bounce back after a bad loss the week prior. The Houston Texans are playing without their starting quarterback but have won five of their past seven games and are fighting to stay alive in the AFC playoff race. The two teams will meet on Thursday Night Football…

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Amerks

Amerks falter in third, drop road game in overtime

By Paul Gotham | December 6, 2025 | 1 Comment

The Rochester Americans (13-9-2-0) carried a two-goal lead midway through the third period of Saturday’s rematch with the Charlotte Checkers (11-6-2-0) but failed to stop a late push by the defending Eastern Conference champions in what became a 4-3 overtime loss at Bojangles Coliseum…

Amerks rally to pull even but lose in OT to Utica

By Kevin Oklobzija | December 3, 2025 | 3 Comments

The Utica Comets worked that game plan to perfection on Wednesday night, when they squandered a 3-0 lead but still managed to defeat the Rochester Americans 4-3 at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial…

A night to forget for the Amerks; ‘it felt like we were a PeeWee team’

By Kevin Oklobzija | November 26, 2025 | 2 Comments

He made an exception on Wednesday night following a no-show performance by pretty much everyone other than goalie Devon Levi in what became a 3-1 loss on home ice to the undermanned Cleveland Monsters…

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