By PAUL GOTHAM VICTOR, N.Y. -- When the NE Douglass boys' basketball team needed a focus to prepare for Wednesday's game, the Panthers looked no further than a dictionary. There the young squad found inspiration for perhaps the biggest upset of the 2018 Section V boys basketball tournament. Holding top-seeded Leadership Academy for Young Men to its second-lowest single-game … [Read more...] about NE Douglass upsets Leadership, reaches first title game
Section V Roundup: NE Douglass pulls upset; top seeds in A1 advance
CLASS A1 No. 1 GREECE ATHENA 70 No. 4 PITTSFORD MENDON 61 Nigel Scantlebury led four in double figures with 19 points, and Greece Athena (20-2) advanced to the finals for a sixth straight year. Scantlebury netted 10 in the second quarter to help the Trojans take a 35-33 edge into halftime. Teammate Christian Jones scored 16. Johnny Salone had 14, and Patrick Meisenzahl … [Read more...] about Section V Roundup: NE Douglass pulls upset; top seeds in A1 advance
Odyssey earns trip to Class B final
By PAUL GOTHAM RUSHVILLE, N.Y. -- Jim Guzielek talks frequently about the trust he has for his Greece Odyssey Leopards. The third-year coach put that faith to the test Tuesday night. Trailing by 10 early in the third quarter, Odyssey did something out of character when it switched defenses. Five minutes and nine possessions later, the Leopards had a lead they did not … [Read more...] about Odyssey earns trip to Class B final
RIT hockey to host Sacred Heart in best-of-three Atlantic Hockey First Round series
Courtesy of RITAthletics.com ROCHESTER, NY – The RIT men's hockey team begins the 2018 postseason by hosting Sacred Heart University in a best-of-three first round series on Friday, March 2, Saturday, March 3, and if necessary, Sunday, March 4. All weekend contests from the Gene Polisseni Center will begin at 7:05 p.m. Tickets for all three games are available at the Gene … [Read more...] about RIT hockey to host Sacred Heart in best-of-three Atlantic Hockey First Round series
Balanced Livonia clinches spot in Class B championship
By PAUL GOTHAM RUSHVILLE, N.Y. -- Four players scored in double figures, and the Livonia Bulldogs held off a late charge charge to defeat the Penn Yan Mustangs, 70-65 in Section V Class B semi-final action at Marcus Whitman, Tuesday night. Forwards Devante Gwyn and Barrett Lowe combined for 31 points in the post while guards Alex Minnehan and Da'Vieque Naulls poured in … [Read more...] about Balanced Livonia clinches spot in Class B championship