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Greece Post 468 takes Northeast Regional opener

By Paul Gotham | August 6, 2025

Greece Post 468 opens Northeast Regional against Cumberland Post 14

By Paul Gotham | August 5, 2025

Clean Sweep: Rochester squads take BCANY titles

By Paul Gotham | August 3, 2025

Four home run night leads Rochester Red Wings to 12-7 win over Charlotte

By Dan Glickman | August 3, 2025

Saturday BCANY Wrap: Rochester Girls go undefeated in pool play; Rochester Boys clinch top seed

By Paul Gotham | August 3, 2025

Red Wings win in Charlotte, 9-8, as LeCroy earns 300th victory with Rochester

By Paul Gotham | August 3, 2025

Friday BCANY Wrap: Boys and Girls squads go unbeaten during opening day

By Paul Gotham | August 1, 2025

Greece Post 468 dominates second Northeast Regional matchup

By Ashton Townsend | August 7, 2025

Greece Post wins in dominant fashion in Northeast Regional.

Greece Post 468 takes Northeast Regional opener

By Paul Gotham | August 6, 2025

Nate Powers struck out eight and hurled a two-hitter as Greece Post 468 (21-5) opened the 2025 American Legion Northeast Regional tournament with a 5-1 victory over Cumberland Post 14 (Rhode Island), Wednesday morning from Fitton Field on the College of Holy Cross campus…

Greece Post 468 opens Northeast Regional against Cumberland Post 14

By Paul Gotham | August 5, 2025

Making its third appearance in four years, Greece Post 468 will open American Legion Northeast Regional action on Wednesday, August 6, against Cumberland Post 14 (Rhode Island) at Fitton Field, home of the Holy Cross Crusaders in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts…

Clean Sweep: Rochester squads take BCANY titles

By Paul Gotham | August 3, 2025

The Rochester girls and boys teams both went undefeated to claim separate championships in the Basketball Coaches Association of New York Summer Festival on Sunday at Monroe-Woodbury High School…

Four home run night leads Rochester Red Wings to 12-7 win over Charlotte

By Dan Glickman | August 3, 2025

The Rochester Red Wings hit four home runs in a victory in Charlotte on Sunday…

Saturday BCANY Wrap: Rochester Girls go undefeated in pool play; Rochester Boys clinch top seed

By Paul Gotham | August 3, 2025

Scores and recaps from the Basketball Coaches Association of New York Summer Hoops Festival…

Red Wings win in Charlotte, 9-8, as LeCroy earns 300th victory with Rochester

By Paul Gotham | August 3, 2025

The Rochester Red Wings used a late run to take the win against the Charlotte Knights on Saturday…

Friday BCANY Wrap: Boys and Girls squads go unbeaten during opening day

By Paul Gotham | August 1, 2025

Scores and recaps from the first day of BCANY Summer Hoops Festival action…

Local squads ready for annual BCANY Summer Hoops Festival

By Paul Gotham | August 1, 2025

The girls’ and boys’ teams from Rochester will take the court this weekend at the Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) Summer Hoops Festival…

Greece Post 468 rallies, walks off with NYS Legion title

By Paul Gotham | July 31, 2025

Derrick Allen sparked a late-inning rally and Greece Post (20-5) walked off with a 6-5 victory over Hamburg Post 527 (17-5-1) to claim the 2025 New York State American Legion Senior championship…

Red Wings win second straight in Charlotte, 13-8; may gain new player from trade of Michael Soroka

By Dan Glickman | July 30, 2025

The Red Wings won a game on the field on Wednesday, and may also have gained a new player…

Yankees trade Penfield’s Ziehl to White Sox

By Tyler Hathaway | July 30, 2025

The New York Yankees traded Penfield product and pitcher Gage Ziehl to the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Austin Slater on Wednesday morning . Ziehl was drafted by the Yankees in the fourth round in 2024 and has pitched 74.1 innings in 14 starts this year…

Red Wings trounce Charlotte Knights, 16-1, giving Alvarez first win of season

By Dan Glickman | July 30, 2025

The Rochester Red Wings started their two-week road trip to the south with a 16-1 win on Tuesday…

High School

Saturday BCANY Wrap: Rochester Girls go undefeated in pool play; Rochester Boys clinch top seed

By Paul Gotham | August 3, 2025 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from the Basketball Coaches Association of New York Summer Hoops Festival…

Friday BCANY Wrap: Boys and Girls squads go unbeaten during opening day

By Paul Gotham | August 1, 2025 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from the first day of BCANY Summer Hoops Festival action…

Local squads ready for annual BCANY Summer Hoops Festival

By Paul Gotham | August 1, 2025 | 0 Comments

The girls’ and boys’ teams from Rochester will take the court this weekend at the Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) Summer Hoops Festival…

Six earn Monroe County Baseball Player of the Year Honors

By Dylan O'Loughlin | June 26, 2025 | 0 Comments

John Swartz and Victor won the Monroe County Division I title. Aaron Reina paced Churchville-Chili to the Division II title and a second seed in the postseason. Derrick Allen helped Greece Athena grab the best record in Class AA. Cam Barbulean led Pittsford Mendon to the top seed in Class A. Evan Bishop and Eastridge earned a share of a divisional title while Jack Kelly led Webster Schroeder to 12 regular season wins and a first-round bye in sectionals. Monroe County coaches honored the six student-athletes with top post-season awards…

State champs: Postle leads Mendon to Class A title

By Paul Gotham | June 15, 2025 | 0 Comments

Junior right-hander Ethan Postle shrugged off an illness to throw 6 and 1/3 scoreless innings as Mendon defeated reigning champion Maine-Endwell, 2-0 in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class A championship game…

State Champs: Bloomfield leaves no doubt

By Paul Gotham | June 14, 2025 | 0 Comments

Falsone scored four runs and drove in two while Ashlyn Wright accounted for four hits and five RBI along with hurling a one-hit shutout as Bloomfield (23-1) claimed the 2025 New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class C title with a convincing 11-0 victory over Tuckahoe (I)…

WNY Sports

Red Wings to play as “Rochester White Hots” on Aug. 20

By Dan Glickman | July 5, 2025

Hassell and Schnell lead Red Wings to 14-8 win in Buffalo

By Dan Glickman | July 3, 2025

Webster’s Haley Winn selected 2nd overall in PWHL draft

By Kevin Oklobzija | June 24, 2025

Long ball haunts Red Wings

By Jonathan Skuza | June 13, 2025

Legion

Greece Post 468 dominates second Northeast Regional matchup

By Ashton Townsend | August 7, 2025 | 0 Comments

Greece Post wins in dominant fashion in Northeast Regional.

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Greece Post 468 takes Northeast Regional opener

By Paul Gotham | August 6, 2025 | 0 Comments

Nate Powers struck out eight and hurled a two-hitter as Greece Post 468 (21-5) opened the 2025 American Legion Northeast Regional tournament with a 5-1 victory over Cumberland Post 14 (Rhode Island), Wednesday morning from Fitton Field on the College of Holy Cross campus…

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Greece Post 468 opens Northeast Regional against Cumberland Post 14

By Paul Gotham | August 5, 2025 | 0 Comments

Making its third appearance in four years, Greece Post 468 will open American Legion Northeast Regional action on Wednesday, August 6, against Cumberland Post 14 (Rhode Island) at Fitton Field, home of the Holy Cross Crusaders in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts…

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Amerks

Amerks to host celebration of life in honor of Scott Metcalfe

By admin | June 12, 2025 | 1 Comment

Metcalfe played nine seasons (1987-91, 1993-98) in Rochester over multiple stints, becoming an instant fan favorite due to his tenacious play and endless devotion to the community. A former first-round pick of the Edmonton Oilers, “Metter”, as he was affectionately known, amassed 349 points on 137 goals and 212 assists while also piling up a franchise record 1,424 penalty minutes over 499 career regular-season games in the red, white and blue…

Amerk teammates remember Scott Metcalfe: ‘The ultimate competitor’

By Kevin Oklobzija | June 6, 2025 | 39 Comments

Today the Amerks family is in mourning. Scott Metcalfe, a member of the 1996 Calder Cup championship team and a 2006 inductee into the Amerks Hall of Fame, died suddenly on Friday morning surrounded by family at Strong Memorial Hospital. He was 58.

In playoff hockey, physicality often trumps skill, as the Amerks learned

By Kevin Oklobzija | May 27, 2025 | 3 Comments

Because big, mean and relentless are difficult qualities to overcome for a smaller team, even if the smaller team does its best to fight back. In reality, while losing Game 5 brought the season to an end, the series was ideal for the prospects of the Buffalo Sabres…

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