By BOB CHAVEZ GENEVA, N.Y. -- It’s hardly any consolation, but there comes a time in sports when your opponent is flat-out better. That doesn’t mean you stop trying but at the very least, you can walk off the field with some dignity. That’s how the Canandaigua Academy boys lacrosse team left Boswell Field on Saturday night even though they were on the wrong side of a 14-5 … [Read more...] about Garden City overwhelms Canandaigua in Class B lacrosse final
Webster Thomas edges rival Webster Schroeder for Class AA softball championship
By BOB CHAVEZ ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- It’s one thing to win a Section V championship. But to do it against your crosstown rival? The rival that beat you earlier this season? “It means a lot, especially to us seniors,” Webster Thomas pitcher Olivia Bowers said following a 2-1 victory over Webster Schroeder in Saturday’s Section V Class AA championship game at Monroe … [Read more...] about Webster Thomas edges rival Webster Schroeder for Class AA softball championship
Eighth-grader Piedici delivers Class AAA title for Rush-Henrietta with walk-off single
By BOB CHAVEZ ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- There was chatter that the Section V Class AAA final might be a bit of a mismatch. That maybe it won’t last longer than five innings. And maybe a bracket with just four teams is a weakened field. But don’t tell that to the softball players from Rush-Henrietta or the Greece Storm. Because during Saturday’s Class AAA championship game at … [Read more...] about Eighth-grader Piedici delivers Class AAA title for Rush-Henrietta with walk-off single
Aquinas girls overcome slow start to defeat Webster Schroeder for Class AA title
The start was as ideal as it could be for Webster Schroeder but as anyone in sports can tell you, it’s the finish that counts. And it’s not that the Warriors aren’t aware of that. But it’s a helpless feeling when a team like Aquinas kicks into gear to render fruitless all efforts to stop it. That’s what happened Saturday night at Finger Lakes Community College as the … [Read more...] about Aquinas girls overcome slow start to defeat Webster Schroeder for Class AA title
Keshequa girls hold off hard-charging York to win Class C2 title
The game was taking a familiar turn when Keshequa took an 11-point lead into halftime, then opened the third quarter with 10 unanswered points. But this is championship basketball, where the unexpected can happen. And dealing with the unexpected is what makes a champion, which is where the Keshequa girls are today. The Wildcats saw their 21-point lead slowly … [Read more...] about Keshequa girls hold off hard-charging York to win Class C2 title