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Constantino Financial Tuesday Baseball Wrap: Red Jacket’s Kolodziejski and Janke lead seventh inning comeback; Brooks walks it off with three-run homer for Greece Arcadia; Fillmore’s Wilcox hurls no hitter

By Dylan O'Loughlin | April 28, 2026

Castle Packs Power Tuesday Softball Wrap: Aunkst records walk-off RBI to lead Lyons at home; Crye strikes out 14 in complete game two-hit effort

By Matt Hanes | April 28, 2026

Tuesday Flag Football Wrap: Paige Dean wins it for Hilton with seconds left; O’Neill tallies three touchdowns for Eastridge

By Dan Glickman | April 28, 2026

MCC Tribunes grab top 10 in five NJCAA DII categories

By Paul Gotham | April 28, 2026

Constantino Financial Monday Baseball Wrap: Fairport’s Roselli, Geneva’s Urbano, and Livonia’s O’Connor toss no-hitters; Laver wins it for School of the Arts

By Tyler Hathaway | April 27, 2026

Crittenden and Siembor lead as Eastridge remains unbeaten

By Paul Gotham | April 27, 2026

Castle Packs Power Monday Softball Wrap: Barbay dominates on both sides of the ball for South Seneca/Romulus; Knittle goes 7Up for Finney in double-header

By Patrick Walsh | April 27, 2026

Early surge carries Rush-Henrietta past Hilton

By Paul Gotham | April 29, 2026

Delaney Buttles was 3-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored. Kyla Piedici doubled, walked three times, drove in three runs and and scored once. Elizabeth Brown doubled, walked and scored twice…

Constantino Financial Tuesday Baseball Wrap: Red Jacket’s Kolodziejski and Janke lead seventh inning comeback; Brooks walks it off with three-run homer for Greece Arcadia; Fillmore’s Wilcox hurls no hitter

By Dylan O'Loughlin | April 28, 2026

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

Castle Packs Power Tuesday Softball Wrap: Aunkst records walk-off RBI to lead Lyons at home; Crye strikes out 14 in complete game two-hit effort

By Matt Hanes | April 28, 2026

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

Tuesday Flag Football Wrap: Paige Dean wins it for Hilton with seconds left; O’Neill tallies three touchdowns for Eastridge

By Dan Glickman | April 28, 2026

Scores and recaps from Monday and Tuesday’s Section V Flag Football action…

Red Wings soar past Worcester

By Jonathan Skuza | April 28, 2026

The Rochester Red Wings (14-14) used a complete team effort to soar 10-1 past the Worcester Red Sox (15-12) Tuesday evening…

MCC Tribunes grab top 10 in five NJCAA DII categories

By Paul Gotham | April 28, 2026

Monroe ranks in the top ten (NJCAA Division II) in team statistics of five separate categories: batting average, on-base percentage (OBP), triples, earned-run average (ERA) and strikeouts per nine innings (K/9)…

Constantino Financial Monday Baseball Wrap: Fairport’s Roselli, Geneva’s Urbano, and Livonia’s O’Connor toss no-hitters; Laver wins it for School of the Arts

By Tyler Hathaway | April 27, 2026

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

Crittenden and Siembor lead as Eastridge remains unbeaten

By Paul Gotham | April 27, 2026

Jalissa Crittenden hurled a two-hit shutout, and Josslyn Siembor paced the offense as host Eastridge softball (8-0) remained unbeaten with an 8-0 victory over Churchville-Chili (4-5) on Monday…

Castle Packs Power Monday Softball Wrap: Barbay dominates on both sides of the ball for South Seneca/Romulus; Knittle goes 7Up for Finney in double-header

By Patrick Walsh | April 27, 2026

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

Stevens says a tearful goodbye to Amerks fans

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 26, 2026

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

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…

Monroe CC continues to roll

By Paul Gotham | April 26, 2026

With one out in the fifth inning of a seven-run game, Braedon Reina (Rochester, N.Y./Churchville-Chili) watched four pitches sail past him outside the strike zone. When the final offering of the at-bat went to the backstop, Reina alertly took advantage, rounded the bag at first and headed to second. Then an errant throw gave him another 90 feet and the sophomore advanced to third…

Former RIT men’s basketball coach Bob McVean inducted into BCANY Hall of Fame

By Steve Bradley | April 26, 2026

Bob McVean, who coached the Rochester Institute of Technology men’s basketball team for 40 years prior to his retirement in 2024, was inducted into the Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) Hall of Fame earlier this month…

High School

Constantino Financial Tuesday Baseball Wrap: Red Jacket’s Kolodziejski and Janke lead seventh inning comeback; Brooks walks it off with three-run homer for Greece Arcadia; Fillmore’s Wilcox hurls no hitter

By Dylan O'Loughlin | April 28, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Castle Packs Power Tuesday Softball Wrap: Aunkst records walk-off RBI to lead Lyons at home; Crye strikes out 14 in complete game two-hit effort

By Matt Hanes | April 28, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Tuesday Flag Football Wrap: Paige Dean wins it for Hilton with seconds left; O’Neill tallies three touchdowns for Eastridge

By Dan Glickman | April 28, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Monday and Tuesday’s Section V Flag Football action…

Constantino Financial Monday Baseball Wrap: Fairport’s Roselli, Geneva’s Urbano, and Livonia’s O’Connor toss no-hitters; Laver wins it for School of the Arts

By Tyler Hathaway | April 27, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Crittenden and Siembor lead as Eastridge remains unbeaten

By Paul Gotham | April 27, 2026 | 0 Comments

Jalissa Crittenden hurled a two-hit shutout, and Josslyn Siembor paced the offense as host Eastridge softball (8-0) remained unbeaten with an 8-0 victory over Churchville-Chili (4-5) on Monday…

Castle Packs Power Monday Softball Wrap: Barbay dominates on both sides of the ball for South Seneca/Romulus; Knittle goes 7Up for Finney in double-header

By Patrick Walsh | April 27, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

WNY Sports

Blackwood commits to St. Bonaventure

By Paul Gotham | April 19, 2026

After 40 years as Voice of the Amerks, Stevens is saying goodbye

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 19, 2026

Playoff berth still in jeopardy as Amerks lose to Cleveland

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 18, 2026

Red Wings recover, split double-header with Buffalo

By Dan Glickman | April 17, 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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