Courtesy of Michigan Athletics OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – A pair of University of Michigan defenders – Jourdan Lewis and Jabrill Peppers – have been named semifinalists for the 2016 Jim Thorpe Award, presented annually by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Association of Oklahoma City. This award is given to the top defensive back in college football. Michigan … [Read more...] about Lewis and Peppers Named Semifinalists for 2016 Thorpe Award
Semi-Finals Preview: Section V Class A1 Boys Soccer
No. 2 Greece Athena (11-3-3/6-1-3 Monroe County D3) vs. No. 3 Brockport (8-7-2/3-6-1 Monroe County D3) How they got here: Athena beat No. 7 Irondequoit 2-1 in the quarter-finals while Brockport shut out No. 6 Pittsford Mendon, 3-0. Season Series: Athena took the first meeting on September 13th, 4-2. Teams tied nil-nil in the rematch. Athena has won three consecutive … [Read more...] about Semi-Finals Preview: Section V Class A1 Boys Soccer
Semi-Finals Preview: Section V Class AA Boys Soccer
No. 1 Fairport (15-1-1/8-1-1 Monroe County D1) vs. No. 4 Rush-Henrietta (11-5-0/5-5-0 Monroe County D1) How they got here: Fairport defeated No. 9 Churchville-Chili in the Class AA quarter-finals, 5-1. R-H beat Victor in the quarter-finals, 4-3. Season series: The teams split a pair of regular season matches with R-H handing Fairport its only loss - a 3-2 decision on … [Read more...] about Semi-Finals Preview: Section V Class AA Boys Soccer
Semi-Finals Preview: Section V Class B Boys Soccer
No.1 Pal-Mac (15-2/10-2 Finger Lakes East) vs. No. 4 Bath-Haverling (13-3-2/6-2 Livingston County 1) How they got here: Pal-Mac defeated No. 9 Penn Yan, 5-0 in the quarter-final round. Bath opened sectionals with a 3-0 win over No. 13 Waterloo before edging No. 5 Wayland-Cohocton, 2-1 to advance to the semi-finals. This is the first meeting of the season between the two … [Read more...] about Semi-Finals Preview: Section V Class B Boys Soccer
Semi-Finals Preview: Section V Class D1 Boys Soccer
No. 1 Naples (16-0-1/11-0-1 Finger Lakes West) vs. No. 5 Fillmore (14-4/7-2 Allegany - Division 1) How they got here: Naples outlasted No. 9 Wheatland-Chili in overtime, 2-1. Fillmore opened sectional play with a 7-0 victory over No. 12. Hammond sport before knocking off No. 4 Genesee Valley, 2-1 to advance to the semis. Naples has allowed three goals over its last six … [Read more...] about Semi-Finals Preview: Section V Class D1 Boys Soccer