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Connors & Ferris Saturday Football Wrap: Orlopp leads Newark/Marion

By Tom Alexander | October 10, 2026

Saturday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Ratajczak, Treutlein leads 10-goal attack for Warsaw; Christensen’s hat trick paces Greece Olympia

By Matt Hanes | October 10, 2026

Brockport uses late score to stun Honeoye Falls-Lima

By Tyler Hathaway | October 10, 2026

Polin, Sheary power Amerks in rout of Crunch

By Kevin Oklobzija | October 10, 2026

Friday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: AQ’s Fallone reaches career milestone; Athena’s Drake tallies 30th goal of the season

By Elias Vega-Diaz | October 9, 2026

Connors & Ferris Friday Football Wrap: Wayne’s Crandell ties program record with six touchdowns; Wetherbee and Mencucci combine for 340 yards and four touchdowns for Red Jacket; Pusateri-Preston connection lifts Pittsford

By Dylan O'Loughlin | October 9, 2026

Friday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Merrill Leads Honeoye Falls-Lima with hat trick; Carapella seals it late for Campbell-Savona/Bradford

By Tom Alexander | October 9, 2026

Saturday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Mannella helps Naples to sixth straight win; Arcadia runs win streak to nine

By Paul Gotham | October 11, 2026

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

Connors & Ferris Saturday Football Wrap: Orlopp leads Newark/Marion

By Tom Alexander | October 10, 2026

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

Saturday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Ratajczak, Treutlein leads 10-goal attack for Warsaw; Christensen’s hat trick paces Greece Olympia

By Matt Hanes | October 10, 2026

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

Brockport uses late score to stun Honeoye Falls-Lima

By Tyler Hathaway | October 10, 2026

Mason Scott tallied nearly 350 total yards and four scores, and with the game in the balance took the Blue Devils offense 72 yards in 90 seconds to score a touchdown and a two-point conversion to give Brockport a 29-28 road win…

Polin, Sheary power Amerks in rout of Crunch

By Kevin Oklobzija | October 10, 2026

Friday provided a pretty good snapshot of what Polin can do. He scored two power-play goals and assisted on a third as the Amerks routed the Syracuse Crunch 7-1 at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial…

Friday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: AQ’s Fallone reaches career milestone; Athena’s Drake tallies 30th goal of the season

By Elias Vega-Diaz | October 9, 2026

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

Connors & Ferris Friday Football Wrap: Wayne’s Crandell ties program record with six touchdowns; Wetherbee and Mencucci combine for 340 yards and four touchdowns for Red Jacket; Pusateri-Preston connection lifts Pittsford

By Dylan O'Loughlin | October 9, 2026

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

Friday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Merrill Leads Honeoye Falls-Lima with hat trick; Carapella seals it late for Campbell-Savona/Bradford

By Tom Alexander | October 9, 2026

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

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

By Tyler Hathaway | October 9, 2026

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…

Thursday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Dargout gives Webster Thomas overtime win; Noble sets season scoring record for Notre Dame Batavia

By Dan Glickman | October 9, 2026

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

Thursday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Phillips and Francis lead Livonia; Betrus nets two for Naples

By David Premyslovsky | October 9, 2026

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

Wednesday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: DiLaura wins it for Geneseo; Allington’s hat trick leads Campbell-Savona/Bradford

By Tyler Hathaway | October 7, 2026

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

Wednesday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Waterloo’s Panek scores two in overtime victory; Brady notches eighth shutout for Penn Yan

By Dylan O'Loughlin | October 7, 2026

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

High School

Connors & Ferris Saturday Football Wrap: Orlopp leads Newark/Marion

By Tom Alexander | October 10, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Saturday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Ratajczak, Treutlein leads 10-goal attack for Warsaw; Christensen’s hat trick paces Greece Olympia

By Matt Hanes | October 10, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Brockport uses late score to stun Honeoye Falls-Lima

By Tyler Hathaway | October 10, 2026 | 0 Comments

Connors & Ferris Friday Football Wrap: Wayne’s Crandell ties program record with six touchdowns; Wetherbee and Mencucci combine for 340 yards and four touchdowns for Red Jacket; Pusateri-Preston connection lifts Pittsford

By Dylan O'Loughlin | October 9, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Friday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Merrill Leads Honeoye Falls-Lima with hat trick; Carapella seals it late for Campbell-Savona/Bradford

By Tom Alexander | October 9, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

Thursday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Dargout gives Webster Thomas overtime win; Noble sets season scoring record for Notre Dame Batavia

By Dan Glickman | October 9, 2026 | 0 Comments

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

WNY Sports

Wings take first of IL Championship Series, 4-3

By Dan Glickman | September 23, 2026

Maggio: Red Wings’ culture made playoff berth worth the wait

By Chuckie Maggio | September 22, 2026

Red Wings bash Buffalo, 15-8, to make playoffs for first time since 2013

By Dan Glickman | September 20, 2026

Red Wings on brink of playoffs after 7-3 win over Buffalo

By Dan Glickman | September 19, 2026

Bills

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…

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

By Tyler Hathaway | September 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

The Bills are back at home this week after opening their brand new stadium with an explosive win over the Detroit Lions. Coming to town this week on a cross-country trip is the Los Angeles Chargers…

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

By Tyler Hathaway | September 15, 2026 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills opened their season with a dramatic shootout victory over the Houston Texans, and will return home this Thursday to open their brand new stadium against the Detroit Lions, who enter off a last-minute win of their own…

Polin, Sheary power Amerks in rout of Crunch

By Kevin Oklobzija | October 10, 2026 | 0 Comments

New goalie Villalta leads Amerks to season-opening win

By Kevin Oklobzija | October 3, 2026 | 2 Comments

The eighth-year pro stopped 34 shots to backstop the Amerks to a 3-1 opening-night victory over the defending Calder Cup champion Toronto Marlies on Friday…

Amerks to open 71st season Friday against Toronto

By admin | September 28, 2026 | 0 Comments

Rochester, N.Y. – The Rochester Americans announced today details for the team’s 2026-27 Home Opener presented by Seneca Park Zoo,featuring a pregame Roc the Block Party, Happy Hour, giveaways and more ahead of the Amerks’ season-opening matchup against the defending Calder Cup champion Toronto Marlies on Friday, Oct. 2 at The Blue Cross Arena…

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