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Cecelia Byrne and Amanda LinnenbriNk led Fairport to A sectional title. Joelle Jay spearheaded a Victor squad which finished as the runner-up in sectionals…..

ICBL Thursday Wrap: Bowens paces Blue Jays to seventh straight victory; Cardinals and Monarchs play to tie

By David Dobrasz | July 1, 2022

Scores and recaps from Thursday’s Interstate Collegiate Baseball League Action…

Red Wings rally falls short in 8-6 loss

By Dan Glickman | June 30, 2022

The Rochester Red Wings dropped their third straight on Thursday, as a furious rally from a 7-0 deficit fell short in an 8-6 loss to the Worcester Red Sox. “Things are just not going our way right now, but it’s not because of lack of work or lack of preparation or fight,” said Red Wings […]

Goodness named Finger Lakes East Player of the Year

By Tyler Hathaway | June 30, 2022

Paul Goodness helped lead Palmyra-Macedon to a 24-1 record and finished with a batting average of .430. Goodness also had six doubles, five triples, a home run, and 25 RBI. He also led the Red Raiders in stolen bases, with 20. As a pitcher, his ERA was 1.00. Goodness was also named the Section V Class B1 Player of the Year.

High School

Byrne, Gresens, Kane, Tyndell and Whelehan earn top Monroe County honors

Paul Byrne lifted his team to a sectional title. Connor Gresens and Brendan Kane led their respective squads to the sectional semifinals. Bryce Tyndell paced the Brockport pitching rotation. Michael Whelehan was the leader of a Hilton squad which sported the best record in Monroe County and its respective classification…..

By johnmitchelllikanje | June 27, 2022 | Read More...

The J-Mac Game

By now you know that Jason McElwain was seriously injured in a bicycle accident last week. His recovery is just the latest challenge the man known to the world as J-Mac, will have to battle through…

By Bill Pucko | June 24, 2022 | Read More...

Arroyo named 2022 RCAC Player of the Year

Victor Arroyo completed his high school career by leading an explosive East High offense to an RCAC Tournament title and the top seed in class A2. The senior shortstop was named the 2022 Player of the Year as announced by Rochester City Athletic Conference (RCAC) coaches…..

By johnmitchelllikanje | June 24, 2022 | Read More...

Sectional loss fueled Taylor’s Player of the Year effort

From this past April 13th to May 27th, a stretch that included 36-plus innings over seven appearances on the mound, Will Taylor held opponents without a run…

By Paul Gotham | June 23, 2022 | Read More...

Irondequoit’s Gresens named Class A1 Player of the Year

Connor Gresens spearheaded an Eagles’ offense which averaged 6.8 runs per game by pacing the squad in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base plus slugging percentage, plate appearances, base knocks, RBI, doubles and home runs…..

By johnmitchelllikanje | June 20, 2022 | Read More...

Pittsford Mendon’s Kane named Class A2 Player of the Year

Kane didn’t stop in the field as he hit from the two-hole for most of the season and tallied a team second-best batting average of .387. The senior collected 29 hits in 75 at-bats while driving in 16 runs. The defensive and offensive output was enough to earn him 2022 Section V Baseball Class A2 Player of the Year.

By Nic Rohloff | June 20, 2022 | Read More...