Courtesy of GoGriffs.com As the Canisius baseball team heads into the final week of the regular season, the Griffs got one final tune-up before its home series against Niagara on Thursday, defeating St. Bonaventure, 8-4 at the Demske Sports Complex, Tuesday afternoon. With the win Canisius improved to 32-19 overall and the Bonnies dropped to 25-18. The Griffs scored three … [Read more...] about Canisius bests St. Bonaventure in final midweek contest
Jack Burke, Trevor Povlock and a Quaker rising
Penfield 2 Webster Schroeder 0 Jack Burke connected on a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning, and Penfield handed Webster Schroeder its first defeat of the season, 2-0. Kyle Straube scattered three hits for the complete-game win. The senior right-hander struck out six and walked two as the Patriots improved to 14-5 on the season and won for the third … [Read more...] about Jack Burke, Trevor Povlock and a Quaker rising
Lancers and Lady Lancers kick off Sunday
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Long before SoccerSam came along, there was HockeySam. True story. And, oh, how the sporting landscape in Rochester may have been different if Sam Fantauzzo, aka SoccerSam, had remained transfixed on the puck. Fantauzzo and his friends in the Ellison Street neighborhood in Rochester were big into hockey. Friends like Phil Naro, who has gone on to … [Read more...] about Lancers and Lady Lancers kick off Sunday
Wings drop 1-0 pitcher’s duel to IronPigs
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com By Nick Sciarratta and Samuel Weber The Lehigh Valley IronPigs won their 10th straight game, beating the Rochester Red Wings 1-0 Monday night at Frontier Field. The series continues Tuesday at 7:05 p.m., another Fan 4-Pack Night at the ballpark. Kyle Gibson got the start for the Red Wings, and looked impressive early. He … [Read more...] about Wings drop 1-0 pitcher’s duel to IronPigs
Franklin takes RCAC championship
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Last week the Franklin High baseball team beat the East High Eagles for the first time in more than a decade. The Quakers didn't wait as long for the next victory over their league rival. Jonathan Dones hurled five strong innings and delivered a pair of key hits as Franklin claimed the 2017 RCAC championship with an 9-8 victory over East, … [Read more...] about Franklin takes RCAC championship