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Saturday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Keshequa’s Isaman has a 28 point double-double; Clement’s double-double leads Webster Schroeder to 17th straight win

By Robert Calhoun | February 15, 2026

Delisanti Wealth Management Saturday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Chaffee sets Canisteo-Greenwood single-game scoring record; Parson leads East to seventh straight win

By Victor Menendez | February 15, 2026

Weekend Section V Hockey Wrap: Webster Schroeder caps undefeated regular season; Kowal tallies three points for Victor

By Jonathan Skuza | February 14, 2026

Amerks all-stars shine in 4-1 win over Utica

By admin | February 14, 2026

Sutherland rallies to win fourth straight

By Paul Gotham | February 14, 2026

Mendon hands Sutherland its first loss of the season in the Battle of Pittsford, Vol. 2

By Victor Menendez | February 14, 2026

Delisanti Wealth Management Friday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: McNear sets Caledonia-Mumford record with 47 points, Honeoye’s Washburn crosses 2,000 point career-mark

By Tyler Hathaway | February 13, 2026

Jean-Baptiste and Brockport holds off Utica comeback on Senior Day

By Dylan O'Loughlin | February 15, 2026

The Brockport Golden Eagles looked to earn its third straight victory and 11th in the last 12 outings against the Utica Pioneers on Senior day…

Saturday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Keshequa’s Isaman has a 28 point double-double; Clement’s double-double leads Webster Schroeder to 17th straight win

By Robert Calhoun | February 15, 2026

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

Delisanti Wealth Management Saturday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Chaffee sets Canisteo-Greenwood single-game scoring record; Parson leads East to seventh straight win

By Victor Menendez | February 15, 2026

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

Weekend Section V Hockey Wrap: Webster Schroeder caps undefeated regular season; Kowal tallies three points for Victor

By Jonathan Skuza | February 14, 2026

Scores and recaps from Section V Ice Hockey weekend action…

Amerks all-stars shine in 4-1 win over Utica

By admin | February 14, 2026

The Amerks All-Star trio of forwards Konsta Helenius (2+0) and Isak Rosén (0+2) both tallied their third straight multi-point outing while Zac Jones (0+2) added his second in the win. The three skaters, who all returned from an NHL recall earlier this month, have combined for eight goals, 10 assists, 18 points, and 22 shots over their last three games with Rochester…

Sutherland rallies to win fourth straight

By Paul Gotham | February 14, 2026

Lucy Bush finished the night as one of three in double figures as Sutherland endured the roughest of patches to sweep the regular season series with crosstown rival Pittsford Mendon, 53-44…

Mendon hands Sutherland its first loss of the season in the Battle of Pittsford, Vol. 2

By Victor Menendez | February 14, 2026

Heading into the game with a combined record of 33-1, Pittsford Mendon hosted No. 2 NYSSWA Class AA Pittsford Sutherland on Friday night in a potential sectional preview. Mendon used a dominant end of the first half and start of the third quarter to hand the Knights their first loss in 350 days, 73-66…

Delisanti Wealth Management Friday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: McNear sets Caledonia-Mumford record with 47 points, Honeoye’s Washburn crosses 2,000 point career-mark

By Tyler Hathaway | February 13, 2026

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

Friday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Buchiere scores go-ahead basket for Canandaigua; Marsh reaches 2,000 for points for Lima Christian

By Dan Glickman | February 13, 2026

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

Golden Eagles soar past Wildcats

By Dylan O'Loughlin | February 13, 2026

The Golden Eagles looked to ride momentum after the season-high 91-84 victory over St. John Fisher as they hosted SUNY Poly in Empire 8 action.

East rallies to beat Monroe

By Paul Gotham | February 13, 2026

With less than six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, East trailed Monroe, 59-55. This appeared to be more acceptable than the nine-point deficit East faced at halftime or the 12-point hole the Eagles dug for themselves late in the second quarter…

Penfield outlasts Hilton in triple-overtime thriller

By Tyler Hathaway | February 13, 2026

The Patriots were outscored 16-8 in the second quarter and were down five points at halftime. They rallied to force overtime- three of them, in fact, but trailed in the final minute of each one.  But despite the adversity, and the pressure put on them by a strong Hilton team, the Patriots didn’t flinch…

Delisanti Wealth Management Thursday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Elba’s Roscoe leads second half comeback; D’Agostino and Morehouse post double-doubles to pace Kendall

By Dylan O'Loughlin | February 12, 2026

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

High School

Delisanti Wealth Management Saturday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Chaffee sets Canisteo-Greenwood single-game scoring record; Parson leads East to seventh straight win

By Victor Menendez | February 15, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Weekend Section V Hockey Wrap: Webster Schroeder caps undefeated regular season; Kowal tallies three points for Victor

By Jonathan Skuza | February 14, 2026 | 1 Comment

Scores and recaps from Section V Ice Hockey weekend action…

Sutherland rallies to win fourth straight

By Paul Gotham | February 14, 2026 | 0 Comments

Lucy Bush finished the night as one of three in double figures as Sutherland endured the roughest of patches to sweep the regular season series with crosstown rival Pittsford Mendon, 53-44…

Mendon hands Sutherland its first loss of the season in the Battle of Pittsford, Vol. 2

By Victor Menendez | February 14, 2026 | 0 Comments

Heading into the game with a combined record of 33-1, Pittsford Mendon hosted No. 2 NYSSWA Class AA Pittsford Sutherland on Friday night in a potential sectional preview. Mendon used a dominant end of the first half and start of the third quarter to hand the Knights their first loss in 350 days, 73-66…

Delisanti Wealth Management Friday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: McNear sets Caledonia-Mumford record with 47 points, Honeoye’s Washburn crosses 2,000 point career-mark

By Tyler Hathaway | February 13, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Friday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Buchiere scores go-ahead basket for Canandaigua; Marsh reaches 2,000 for points for Lima Christian

By Dan Glickman | February 13, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

WNY Sports

Second-half rally lifts Brockport to its sixth straight on Play4Kay night

By Dylan O'Loughlin | January 30, 2026

A career of big hits, rugged play left lasting mark on Amerks Hall of Famer Melanson

By Kevin Oklobzija | January 29, 2026

Mendick named manager of Charleston RiverDogs

By Paul Gotham | January 29, 2026

Bayreuther ‘excited’ to join Amerks; now if they can find the net again

By Kevin Oklobzija | January 28, 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

Amerks all-stars shine in 4-1 win over Utica

By admin | February 14, 2026 | 0 Comments

The Amerks All-Star trio of forwards Konsta Helenius (2+0) and Isak Rosén (0+2) both tallied their third straight multi-point outing while Zac Jones (0+2) added his second in the win. The three skaters, who all returned from an NHL recall earlier this month, have combined for eight goals, 10 assists, 18 points, and 22 shots over their last three games with Rochester…

Rosen’s hat trick, Ratzlaff’s shutout lead Amerks past Springfield

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 6, 2026 | 1 Comment

But just like that, with Rosen and Helenius back in the lineup, the Amerks were again dangerous on the attack and rolled to a 4-0 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds in front of 5,4267 fans…

Costly mistakes doom Amerks in loss to Belleville

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 4, 2026 | 3 Comments

Two poor plays with the puck – including a needless icing by defenseman Ryan Johnson late in the third period –  led directly to Belleville goals and the Amerks lost 3-1 to the Senators at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial…

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