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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…

Lopez shines in return to the mound; East defeats SOTA to claim City Cup

By Paul Gotham | April 24, 2026

East pounded out 17 hits to score in double figures for the sixth time this season…

Imagine RIT Friday Softball Wrap: Crye tosses perfect game through six innings for Avon; Stephens hits walk-off single to lead Livonia

By Matt Hanes | April 24, 2026

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

Imagine RIT Friday Baseball Wrap: Carter lifts Greece Olympia/Odyssey with seventh inning double; Peters and Aftuck lead seventh inning surge for Dundee/Bradford; Estelle RBI-single wins battle in Webster

By Dylan O'Loughlin | April 24, 2026

SPENCERPORT (6-3) 1FAIRPORT (9-0) 12Jon Roessel went 3-for-3 with two runs and an RBI while Garrett McNeil crossed home plate twice and hit two RBI-singles to pace Fairport. Jack Lansdowne hit a two-run single and scored once while Dan Rosessel hit an RBI-single and scored two runs. Roessel earned the win as well tossing four […]

Imagine RIT Thursday Softball Wrap: Rinella lifts R-H with three-run homer; Burel leads Letchworth

By Ashton Townsend | April 24, 2026

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

Imagine RIT Thursday Baseball Wrap: D’Agostino hits two home runs for Kendall; East Rochester’s Saxton and Hinsdale’s Jones twirl no-hitters

By Tyler Hathaway | April 23, 2026

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

Imagine RIT Thursday Flag Football Wrap: East hands Padilla first loss of the season; Rascoe and Schroeder rebound

By Paul Gotham | April 23, 2026

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

Imagine RIT Wednesday Baseball Wrap: Livonia’s O’Connor and Taylor combine on gem; Gananda wins fifth straight

By Tom Alexander | April 23, 2026

Scores and recaps from Wednesday’s Section V Baseball action…

Imagine RIT Wednesday Softball Wrap: Leastman walks it off for Churchville; Avon’s Crye fans 16 in one-hitter

By Ashton Townsend | April 23, 2026

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

Lettieri, Marlies overwhelm listless Amerks in playoff opener

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 22, 2026

The Marlies dominated from start to finish, scoring three times in the first period and twice in the second while goalie Artur Akhtyamov was mostly bored. Vinni Lettieri produced a natural hat trick – scoring the final three goals – and Akhtyamov faced only 16 shots for the shutout…

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

By Dan Glickman | April 22, 2026

The Rochester Red Wings shut out the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Wednesday, 2-0, to move to 12-11 on the season…

Johnson, Vance and Washburn highlight Section V Small School All-State selections

By Paul Gotham | April 22, 2026

JJ Johnson led Lyons to a state semifinal appearance. Brody Vance carried Andover-Whitesville to program-first regional final, and Landon Washburn played the lead role as Honeoye claimed a second straight sectional title…

Penfield powers past Webster Schroeder in battle of defending Section V champs

By Tyler Hathaway | April 21, 2026

In a matchup of the defending Section V Class A and Class B champions, Penfield (5-1) used 19 unanswered points after trailing 7-0 early to defeat previously unbeaten Webster Schroeder (4-1) 25-14 on Tuesday night…

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Imagine RIT Friday Softball Wrap: Crye tosses perfect game through six innings for Avon; Stephens hits walk-off single to lead Livonia

By Matt Hanes | April 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Imagine RIT Friday Baseball Wrap: Carter lifts Greece Olympia/Odyssey with seventh inning double; Peters and Aftuck lead seventh inning surge for Dundee/Bradford; Estelle RBI-single wins battle in Webster

By Dylan O'Loughlin | April 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

Imagine RIT Thursday Softball Wrap: Rinella lifts R-H with three-run homer; Burel leads Letchworth

By Ashton Townsend | April 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Imagine RIT Thursday Baseball Wrap: D’Agostino hits two home runs for Kendall; East Rochester’s Saxton and Hinsdale’s Jones twirl no-hitters

By Tyler Hathaway | April 23, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Imagine RIT Thursday Flag Football Wrap: East hands Padilla first loss of the season; Rascoe and Schroeder rebound

By Paul Gotham | April 23, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Imagine RIT Wednesday Baseball Wrap: Livonia’s O’Connor and Taylor combine on gem; Gananda wins fifth straight

By Tom Alexander | April 23, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Wednesday’s Section V Baseball action…

WNY Sports

Long ball haunts Wings

By Jonathan Skuza | April 14, 2026

Red Wings return after series win, but lose two relievers to majors ahead of Buffalo series

By Dan Glickman | April 13, 2026

Monroe sweeps Onondaga CC

By Paul Gotham | April 13, 2026

Amerks fall at Springfield

By admin | April 10, 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…

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…

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…

Amerks blank Marlies to force deciding game

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

Lettieri, Marlies overwhelm listless Amerks in playoff opener

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 22, 2026 | 5 Comments

Amerks clinch spot in playoffs

By admin | April 19, 2026 | 1 Comment

A wild back-and-forth affair between the American Hockey League’s two oldest teams ultimately ended with the Rochester Americans (31-31-6-4) rallying in the third period to earn the single point they needed to extend their season at least for another week before falling 5-4 in overtime to the Hershey Bears (32-31-6-3) in Sunday’s regular-season finale at Giant Center…

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