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Saturday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Phillips, Ferrari lead Churchville-Chili to Class AA semifinals; Peters scores overtime golden goal for Brighton

By Matt Hanes | October 24, 2026

Saturday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Gavyn Phillips powers Livonia with offensive burst; Seth Rounds and Connor Betrus net hat tricks

By David Premyslovsky | October 24, 2026

Wayne holds off late push to advance in Class A

By Paul Gotham | October 24, 2026

Esders scores twice; Webster Thomas advances to AA semis

By Paul Gotham | October 24, 2026

Churchville-Chili controls second half to advance in A1

By Tyler Hathaway | October 24, 2026

With offense sputtering, RIT falls to RPI

By Kevin Oklobzija | October 23, 2026

Harrison-Mtete leads rally; Mendon advances to AA semis

By Paul Gotham | October 23, 2026

Monroe jumps on Canisius to remain unbeaten

By Tyler Hathaway | October 24, 2026

Monroe scored 18 points in the first three minutes and never looked back as the Red Jackets knocked off Canisius 42-15…

Saturday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Phillips, Ferrari lead Churchville-Chili to Class AA semifinals; Peters scores overtime golden goal for Brighton

By Matt Hanes | October 24, 2026

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

Saturday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Gavyn Phillips powers Livonia with offensive burst; Seth Rounds and Connor Betrus net hat tricks

By David Premyslovsky | October 24, 2026

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

Wayne holds off late push to advance in Class A

By Paul Gotham | October 24, 2026

Amaya Glessing and Raegan Dippel scored a goal apiece as No. 2 Wayne (15-2-0) defeated No. 7 Greece Olympia (5-12-0) in Section V Class A Girls’ Soccer action on Saturday…

Esders scores twice; Webster Thomas advances to AA semis

By Paul Gotham | October 24, 2026

Emily Esders netted a pair of first-half goals, and Thomas (13-3-1) advanced to the AA semifinals with a 2-0 win…

Churchville-Chili controls second half to advance in A1

By Tyler Hathaway | October 24, 2026

Churchville-Chili forced three turnovers, and outscored Spencerport 13-0 in the second half as the Saints beat the Rangers 23-7…

With offense sputtering, RIT falls to RPI

By Kevin Oklobzija | October 23, 2026

First-year goalie Zach Bowen, who arrived in Henrietta this fall after playing four major junior seasons in the Ontario Hockey League, made his NCAA debut and was solid. Not a standout, but solid for his first collegiate game…

Harrison-Mtete leads rally; Mendon advances to AA semis

By Paul Gotham | October 23, 2026

game winner in the 73rd minute as No. 6 Pittsford Mendon (12-6-1) rallied to beat host No. 3 Greece Arcadia (15-3-0), 3-2 in Section V Class AA Boys’ Soccer action, Friday night…

Connors & Ferris Friday Football Wrap: Pavilion/York’s Diaz-Pena posts 222 yards and four touchdowns; Lyons/Sodus’s Smith breaks Section V record with three-touchdown night

By Dylan O'Loughlin | October 23, 2026

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

Friday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Morgenstern leads Sutherland with hat trick; Tomasso scores lone goal in Spencerport win

By Tom Alexander | October 23, 2026

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

Friday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Isaman notches golden goal for No. 2 Keshequa; Tallman leads No. 5 Genesee Valley-Belfast with hat trick

By Elias Vega-Diaz | October 23, 2026

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

Amerks outlast Syracuse in overtime

By pssports | October 23, 2026

TREVOR KUNTAR put the final stamp on Friday’s contest at Upstate Medical University Arena as he scored the game-winning goal 1:59 into overtime to lift the Rochester Americans (4-3-0-1) to a 3-2 victory over the intrastate rival Syracuse Crunch (3-4-1-0)…

Irondequoit wins double overtime thriller over Eastridge; advances to A2 semifinals

By Tyler Hathaway | October 23, 2026

The Eagles got four touchdowns from senior quarterback Ryan Jiang, including one in double overtime on fourth and goal as No. 6 seed Irondequoit scraped out a 32-26 win over No. 3 seed Eastridge…

High School

Saturday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Phillips, Ferrari lead Churchville-Chili to Class AA semifinals; Peters scores overtime golden goal for Brighton

By Matt Hanes | October 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Saturday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Gavyn Phillips powers Livonia with offensive burst; Seth Rounds and Connor Betrus net hat tricks

By David Premyslovsky | October 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Wayne holds off late push to advance in Class A

By Paul Gotham | October 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

Amaya Glessing and Raegan Dippel scored a goal apiece as No. 2 Wayne (15-2-0) defeated No. 7 Greece Olympia (5-12-0) in Section V Class A Girls’ Soccer action on Saturday…

Esders scores twice; Webster Thomas advances to AA semis

By Paul Gotham | October 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

Emily Esders netted a pair of first-half goals, and Thomas (13-3-1) advanced to the AA semifinals with a 2-0 win…

Churchville-Chili controls second half to advance in A1

By Tyler Hathaway | October 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

Churchville-Chili forced three turnovers, and outscored Spencerport 13-0 in the second half as the Saints beat the Rangers 23-7…

Harrison-Mtete leads rally; Mendon advances to AA semis

By Paul Gotham | October 23, 2026 | 0 Comments

game winner in the 73rd minute as No. 6 Pittsford Mendon (12-6-1) rallied to beat host No. 3 Greece Arcadia (15-3-0), 3-2 in Section V Class AA Boys’ Soccer action, Friday night…

WNY Sports

LeCroy wins 2026 IL Manager of the Year; Lipscomb and Morales named to All-Star Team

By Dan Glickman | September 27, 2026

Rochester falls in AAA National Championship Game, 5-3

By Dan Glickman | September 27, 2026

Triple-A National Championship Game preview: Red Wings face tough opponent in Oklahoma City Comets

By Dan Glickman | September 25, 2026

Rochester Red Wings win first International League title since 1997 as unexpected hero gives Wings go-ahead hit in 3-2 win

By Dan Glickman | September 25, 2026

Bills

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

By Tyler Hathaway | October 15, 2026 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills will stay out West this week as they prepare to take on the Raiders in Las Vegas this Sunday. Buffalo is entering the matchup after a late victory over the Los Angeles Rams…

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

By Tyler Hathaway | October 9, 2026 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills enter this week after the New England Patriots handed them their first loss of the season. This week brings about an even bigger challenge as Buffalo will travel out west to face the Los Angeles Rams…

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

By Tyler Hathaway | October 1, 2026 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills are now 3-0 on the season after a shaky come-from-behind win over the winless Los Angeles Chargers. A very familiar foe is coming to Buffalo this weekend, as another struggling squad in the New England Patriots will look to turn their season around in what is a must-win game for the Bills…

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