By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- For the first 40 minutes of action on Thursday night, the Greece Arcadia boys' soccer team didn't manage a single shot on frame. A halftime adjustment changed that, and when presented with his chance, Aidan Byrnes took advantage. Byrnes converted on a corner kick in the 70th minute, and host Arcadia defeated Brockport, 1-0 in Monroe … [Read more...] about Byrnes, Arcadia edge Brockport
Rochester Colonial Thursday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Varland’s first-half goal leads Batavia; Thayer scores twice in Keshequa victory
BATAVIA (9-0-1) 1LE ROY (6-3-1) 0Anna Varland connected on a first-half goal, and Batavia remained as one of the six unbeaten teams in Section V Girls' Soccer. Ella Shamp assisted on the goal. Ava Higgins made eight saves for the shutout - her seventh clean sheet of the season. Batavia joins Spencerport, Haverling, Canisteo-Greenwood/Jasper-Troupsburg, Gananda and Fillmore as … [Read more...] about Rochester Colonial Thursday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Varland’s first-half goal leads Batavia; Thayer scores twice in Keshequa victory
Spirit of ’73: Spencerport to honor first girls’ soccer champion
By PAUL GOTHAM Pat Stevenson was five years removed from her time as a student at SUNY Brockport when then-Spencerport Athletic Director Ron Broadbent tabbed the Bath, New York native as the first head coach of Spencerport Girls’ Soccer. Five decades later, Stevenson’s 1973 squad holds its place in history. The '73 Rangers claimed a league title and went on to win the … [Read more...] about Spirit of ’73: Spencerport to honor first girls’ soccer champion
Rochester Colonial Wednesday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Batavia, Gananda, Haverling and Spencerport stay unbeaten
PITTSFORD MENDON (7-1-2) 1BROCKPORT (4-6-1) 0Lily Larimer found the back of the net with her sixth goal of the season, and Mendon rebounded from its first loss of the season. Larimer scored on a header off an assist from teammate Juliana Cabarcos. The shutout was the third this season for Mendon. VICTOR (4-4-2) 0HILTON (6-2-2) 0Hilton's Sierra Bianchi made seven saves. … [Read more...] about Rochester Colonial Wednesday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Batavia, Gananda, Haverling and Spencerport stay unbeaten
Esders strikes gold; Thomas outlasts Mercy
By PAUL GOTHAM WEBSTER, N.Y. — Sophie Esders made sure the unlikely didn’t happen. The Webster Thomas sophomore connected in the 100th minute as the host Titans outlasted Mercy, 4-3 in non-league action, Tuesday evening. Esders ran down a lead from teammate Catherine Rogers and when the ball came free along the right flank she connected on her second goal of the … [Read more...] about Esders strikes gold; Thomas outlasts Mercy