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Senior running back Payton Holtby rushed for four touchdowns and threw for another – three of which came in a span of just three minutes late in the third quarter – while Clark ran for one touchdown and looked poised behind center as visiting Canandaigua thumped Greece Athena 50-10…

Thursday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Doell scores five goals to power Mynderse; Dunham wins it for Geneva in double overtime

By Tyler Hathaway | September 4, 2025

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

Thursday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Shamp and O’Donnell each net brace for Batavia; Fowler leads Geneseo with a hat trick

By Ashton Townsend | September 4, 2025

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

‘We definitely celebrate the little wins’; Eastridge girls’ soccer happy to be back in game

By Paul Gotham | September 4, 2025

The current Eastridge squad played together last year on the JV level under Salisbury. They finished with a record of 12 wins and 3 losses. He points to the 2016 Eastridge girls’ team that won the only league title in program history..

Wednesday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Pezzintini and Putnam each net golden goals; Rascoe leads Schroeder with hat trick

By Ashton Townsend | September 3, 2025

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

Wednesday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Kelly scores two and assists on two in Perry win; Ryan leads Haverling to season-opening victory

By Dan Glickman | September 3, 2025

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

Tuesday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Ambeau’s late game goal leads Greece Athena; Lawrence beats the buzzer to lift Wayne

By Dylan O'Loughlin | September 2, 2025

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

Tuesday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Biehler nets hat trick for Fairport; Tompkins leads Cuba-Rushford/Hinsdale

By Matt Hanes | September 2, 2025

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

Sutherland girls roll to second win

By Paul Gotham | September 2, 2025

Lizzie Riley gave the Knights a 1-nil edge heading into halftime before assisting on another score in the second stanza as Sutherland built a 3-0 lead. The win was the second in as many outings on the young season…

Phillips nets hat trick, leads Brockport past Niagara-Wheatfield

By Paul Gotham | September 2, 2025

Ninth-grader Andrew Phillips found the back of the net three times, and Brockport defeated host Niagara-Wheatfield of Section VI, 4-1 in inter-sectional action on Monday…

Alvarez, Nunez called up as Red Wings come off series win in Jacksonville

By Dan Glickman | September 1, 2025

As the Rochester Red Wings come off a series win in Jacksonville, two recent call-ups to Washington had historic debuts in the majors…

Saturday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Livonia wins Taylor Bliss Tournament; Simmons sets Churchville-Chili program record

By Victor Menendez | August 31, 2025

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

Saturday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Cywinski named MVP as Canandaigua takes Taylor Bliss Tournament championship; Rodi’s hat trick lifts Mendon

By Paul Gotham | August 30, 2025

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

High School

Thursday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Doell scores five goals to power Mynderse; Dunham wins it for Geneva in double overtime

By Tyler Hathaway | September 4, 2025 | 0 Comments

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

Thursday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Shamp and O’Donnell each net brace for Batavia; Fowler leads Geneseo with a hat trick

By Ashton Townsend | September 4, 2025 | 0 Comments

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

‘We definitely celebrate the little wins’; Eastridge girls’ soccer happy to be back in game

By Paul Gotham | September 4, 2025 | 0 Comments

Wednesday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Pezzintini and Putnam each net golden goals; Rascoe leads Schroeder with hat trick

By Ashton Townsend | September 3, 2025 | 0 Comments

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

Wednesday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Kelly scores two and assists on two in Perry win; Ryan leads Haverling to season-opening victory

By Dan Glickman | September 3, 2025 | 0 Comments

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

Tuesday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Ambeau’s late game goal leads Greece Athena; Lawrence beats the buzzer to lift Wayne

By Dylan O'Loughlin | September 2, 2025 | 0 Comments

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

WNY Sports

Red Wings pull ahead late, win back-and-forth game against Buffalo, 8-5

By Dan Glickman | July 5, 2025

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

Legion

Greece Post 468 falls in final game of American Legion World Series group play

By Victor Menendez | August 18, 2025 | 0 Comments

Greece Post 468 saw its magical season come to an end on Sunday night with an 11-0 shutout loss in five innings to Post 70 (North Carolina) in the third and final game of their 2025 American Legion World Series group play. Greece went 0-3 in the three games, being outscored by opponents 34-3…

Greece Post 468 falls in Legion Series opener

By Paul Gotham | August 15, 2025 | 1 Comment

Tyler Cannon drove in two with a double in the third inning, but Greece Post 468 was not able to overcome an early deficit losing 9-2 to Chesapeake Post 280 in the 2025 American Legion World Series opener, Friday from Keeter Stadium at Veteran’s Field in Shelby, North Carolina…

Greece Post ready to make history at American Legion World Series

By Kevin Oklobzija | August 12, 2025 | 1 Comment

What began as a six-day trip to Massachusetts could end up being a 15-day baseball journey of a lifetime for the Greece American Legion Post 468 team…

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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