By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Kids day at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial on Sunday afternoon included youngsters taking over the public address and official scoring roles while 5,000 drawstring bags were handed out to fans. There seemingly were just as many giveaways on the ice by the Rochester Americans. Taking advantage of poor decisions and poor passes, the Utica Comets … [Read more...] about Amerks far too charitable in blowout loss to Utica
Archives for February 2024
Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Sectional Preview: Boys’ Class D
The 2023 Section V Class D Boys' bracket features three teams from Steuben County, three teams from Allegany County, and a pair of Genesee County schools. The first game of the tournament takes place February 21st, with the championship being held at Blue Cross Arena on March 2nd. Top-seeded Avoca/Prattsburgh has won three straight sectional titles since merging athletic … [Read more...] about Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Sectional Preview: Boys’ Class D
As regular season winds down, RIT gears up for playoff redemption
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The bitter memories of last season don’t surface quite as frequently for the Rochester Institute of Technology’s men’s hockey team as they once did, but they surely haven’t been forgotten. Atlantic Hockey regular season champions and playoff favorites in March of 2023, the Tigers had big goals and bigger dreams. All of which were unceremoniously … [Read more...] about As regular season winds down, RIT gears up for playoff redemption
Mersch, Levi shine as Amerks win, but Kulich leaves due to injury
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For a significant portion of Friday’s night’s game, the Rochester Americans relied on Devon Levi’s big-save goaltending to keep them in it. “Honestly, he was unreal, he made so many big-time saves,” center Tyson Kozak said. But after the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins crept within a goal and were applying extra-attacker pressure in the final two … [Read more...] about Mersch, Levi shine as Amerks win, but Kulich leaves due to injury
Robb Delisanti APG/America Portfolios Thursday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Greece Athena finishes regular season unscathed; Mullins leads Monroe rally
BATAVIA (10-10) 35 GREECE ATHENA (20-0) 87 Khorie Reaves paced the offense for Greece Athena with 17 points, four assists, four steals, and three rebounds as the Trojans closed the regular season undefeated. I'zick Reaves picked up 15 points and three assists. I'zayah Reaves turned in a statline of five points, nine assists, five steals, and three rebounds. Other scorers for … [Read more...] about Robb Delisanti APG/America Portfolios Thursday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Greece Athena finishes regular season unscathed; Mullins leads Monroe rally