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Spinelli Dental Wednesday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Monell’s hatty lifts Dundee/Bradford; Mynderse’s Doell extends goal streak to three

By Patrick Walsh | September 20, 2023

Rochester Colonial Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Bishop, Fallone and Westfall net hat tricks

By David Dobrasz | September 20, 2023

RIT looks to ‘take that next step’ in ’23-’24

By Paul Gotham | September 20, 2023

Rochester Colonial Tuesday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Lathrop, Hoffmann net two each for Gananda; Walsh helps keep Batavia unbeaten

By Mike Rose | September 19, 2023

Spinelli Dental Tuesday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Vito shines in Aquinas victory; Naples stays unbeaten

By Tyler Hathaway | September 19, 2023

East Rochester and Greece Olympia play to a stalemate

By Paul Gotham | September 19, 2023

Spinelli Dental Monday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Penn Yan wins in double overtime; Mynderse’s Doell connects for hat trick

By Dan Glickman | September 18, 2023

Tawaf explodes for four first-half goals, leads Olympia past Arcadia

By Paul Gotham | September 22, 2023

Tawaf scored four goals, all in the first half, as host Olympia erased an early deficit to beat crosstown rival Greece Arcadia, 5-2 on Thursday…

Rochester Colonial Thursday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Kearney stars for Northstar Christian, tallies four goals, four assists; Shamp posts hat trick to lead Batavia

By Mike Rose | September 21, 2023

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

Spinelli Dental Thursday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Betrus, Naples extend shutout streak; Zwas paces Brighton

By John Likanje | September 21, 2023

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

Turner lifts Hilton in overtime

By Paul Gotham | September 21, 2023

Jack Turner converted on a set piece in the second overtime, and Hilton (No. 15 NYSSWA Class AA) defeated host Churchville-Chili (No. 17 NYSSWA Class AA), 2-1 in Section V Boys’ Soccer action, Wednesday night…

Spinelli Dental Wednesday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Monell’s hatty lifts Dundee/Bradford; Mynderse’s Doell extends goal streak to three

By Patrick Walsh | September 20, 2023

Scores and recaps from Wednesday’s Section V Boys’ soccer action…

Rochester Colonial Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Bishop, Fallone and Westfall net hat tricks

By David Dobrasz | September 20, 2023

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

RIT looks to ‘take that next step’ in ’23-’24

By Paul Gotham | September 20, 2023

RIT took a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and one tie into the postseason. The Tigers had clinched top seed for the conference tournament during the second-to-last weekend of the regular season. They had won four straight and five of six games before dropping a 1-0 decision to the Crusaders in Game 1 of the best-of-three series…

Rochester Colonial Tuesday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Lathrop, Hoffmann net two each for Gananda; Walsh helps keep Batavia unbeaten

By Mike Rose | September 19, 2023

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

Spinelli Dental Tuesday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Vito shines in Aquinas victory; Naples stays unbeaten

By Tyler Hathaway | September 19, 2023

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

East Rochester and Greece Olympia play to a stalemate

By Paul Gotham | September 19, 2023

Obi Kagde connected on the equalizer in the waning moments of regulation, and the host Spartans (4-1-1) went on to finish in a 1-1 tie with East Rochester (7-0-1)…

Spinelli Dental Monday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Penn Yan wins in double overtime; Mynderse’s Doell connects for hat trick

By Dan Glickman | September 18, 2023

Scores and recaps of Monday’s Section V Boys’ Soccer action…

Rochester Colonial Monday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Fedele wins it for Arcadia in overtime; Northstar scores six first-half goals

By Jonathan Skuza | September 18, 2023

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

Bills use methodical offense to control the clock in bounce-back win over Las Vegas

By Tyler Hathaway | September 18, 2023

“I love feeling how I felt last week, I really do,” said Allen. “It forces us to be better, and I wanna be the best I can be at playing this game and being the best quarterback I can for the Buffalo Bills…

High School

Turner lifts Hilton in overtime

By Paul Gotham | September 21, 2023 | 0 Comments

Jack Turner converted on a set piece in the second overtime, and Hilton (No. 15 NYSSWA Class AA) defeated host Churchville-Chili (No. 17 NYSSWA Class AA), 2-1 in Section V Boys’ Soccer action, Wednesday night…

Spinelli Dental Wednesday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Monell’s hatty lifts Dundee/Bradford; Mynderse’s Doell extends goal streak to three

By Patrick Walsh | September 20, 2023 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Wednesday’s Section V Boys’ soccer action…

Rochester Colonial Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Bishop, Fallone and Westfall net hat tricks

By David Dobrasz | September 20, 2023 | 0 Comments

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

Rochester Colonial Tuesday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Lathrop, Hoffmann net two each for Gananda; Walsh helps keep Batavia unbeaten

By Mike Rose | September 19, 2023 | 0 Comments

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

Spinelli Dental Tuesday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Vito shines in Aquinas victory; Naples stays unbeaten

By Tyler Hathaway | September 19, 2023 | 0 Comments

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

East Rochester and Greece Olympia play to a stalemate

By Paul Gotham | September 19, 2023 | 0 Comments

Obi Kagde connected on the equalizer in the waning moments of regulation, and the host Spartans (4-1-1) went on to finish in a 1-1 tie with East Rochester (7-0-1)…

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Amerks announce 2023-24 promotional schedule

By admin | September 12, 2023

SUNY Brockport and SUNY Geneseo to join Empire 8; 2024-25 start date anticipated

By admin | September 12, 2023

St. Bonaventure announces A-10 national TV schedule for men’s basketball team

By Kevin L. Smith | September 6, 2023

Junior hockey takes the ice in Rochester

By David Andreatta | September 6, 2023

Red Wings

Red Wings end 2023 home stint successful in stands despite struggles in standings

By Dan Glickman | September 17, 2023

Wings finish home schedule with walk-off 13th inning win, 8-7

By Dan Glickman | September 17, 2023

Wings’ penultimate home game spoiled by IronPigs, 6-5 in extras

By Dan Glickman | September 16, 2023

Missed opportunities doom Red Wings in 7-2 loss

By Dan Glickman | September 2, 2023

Bills

Bills use methodical offense to control the clock in bounce-back win over Las Vegas

By Tyler Hathaway | September 18, 2023 | 0 Comments

“I love feeling how I felt last week, I really do,” said Allen. “It forces us to be better, and I wanna be the best I can be at playing this game and being the best quarterback I can for the Buffalo Bills…

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Josh Allen struggles as Bills fall to Jets in OT

By Tyler Hathaway | September 12, 2023 | 2 Comments

Bills’ quarterback Josh Allen had an opening week nightmare, turning the ball over a career-high four times including three times in the second half as Buffalo fell in overtime…

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Bills name starters in three positions ahead of season opener

By Tyler Hathaway | September 6, 2023 | 0 Comments

Much of Buffalo’s preseason was clouded by who would start at three key positions for the Bills: right guard, middle linebacker, and the cornerback playing opposite two-time All-Pro Tre’Davious White. And finally, we got answers to those questions after head coach Sean McDermott named his starters on Wednesday…

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Pucko's Unfinished Business

Pucko: Hope On the Road to Nowhere

By Bill Pucko | September 10, 2023 | 0 Comments

Earlier this month Dominguez homered in his first major league at-bat.  The youngest Yankee, at 20 years, 206 days, ever to do so.  This coming just a day.  One day mind you, after playing for Scranton against the Red Wings at Innovative Field.  Having already been hailed as the next coming, what are the chances they send him back… 

Pucko: The Handshake Rivalry

By Bill Pucko | September 3, 2023 | 0 Comments

In 1943, American was headed to war.  Notre Dame as a private university, and an all-male institution to boot, lost much of its population to the war effort.  The school shrank to just over 2600 students and was falling fast.  That’s when the Navy stepped in…

Pucko: Sauerkraut and Selfies

By Bill Pucko | August 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

Silver Stadium was the home to the Rochester Red Wings from 1929-1996.  I spent sixteen years watching baseball there.  Two things stood out.  Because the crown on the field was so high, you couldn’t see the left fielder from the Wings dugout on the first base side.  You could barely see the third baseman.  The other, and this is true, I swear…

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