By PAUL GOTHAM TROY, N.Y. -- For the first 24 games of this season, the Webster Schroeder girls' basketball team remained true to themselves. The Warriors lived by the edicts of 'staying the course' and 'seeing the process through to the end.' Friday evening with a spot in the NYSPHSAA Class AA championship hanging in the balance, the Warriors departed from that trend. … [Read more...] about Defensive switch pays dividends; Schroeder secures spot in AA final
Canandaigua uses late run to clinch spot in NYS A final
By PAUL GOTHAM TROY, N.Y. — Credit Mike Brennan with the ability to turn a negative into a positive. And this wasn’t any run-of-the-mill case of adversity. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, the gym at Canandaigua Academy flooded. The result? The boys and girls teams of Canandaigua Academy were forced to find alternative accommodations. Neighboring Finger Lakes … [Read more...] about Canandaigua uses late run to clinch spot in NYS A final
Pickett and Penn State cruise past Texas A&M
By PAUL GOTHAM Andrew Funk poured in a game-high 27 points, and Jalen Pickett (Aquinas Institute) finished two assists shy of a double-double to lead 10th-seeded Penn State past No. 7 seed Texas A&M, 76-59 in Midwest Region action o fthe NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Thursday. Penn State (23-13) advanced to play No. 2 seed Texas (27-8), Saturday … [Read more...] about Pickett and Penn State cruise past Texas A&M
Grant Hill: ‘I absolutely love Jalen Pickett’s game’
By PAUL GOTHAM Penn State (22-13) opens the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest Region and will face No. 7 seed Texas A&M (25-9) on Thursday. Under second-year head coach Micah Shrewsbury, the Nittany Lions, who finished 14-17 a year ago, have made an eight-game turnaround this season with an offense that ranks 10th … [Read more...] about Grant Hill: ‘I absolutely love Jalen Pickett’s game’
Allen hurls complete game to cap opening week for MCC nine
By PAUL GOTHAM Zach Allen (Greece, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit) struck out three and walked one in a complete-game effort as Monroe Community College Baseball closed its opening week in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with an 8-1 victory over St. Clair Community College (MI). Allen allowed six hits, one for extra bases, in his first collegiate outing. The right-hander worked to 28 … [Read more...] about Allen hurls complete game to cap opening week for MCC nine