By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The Irondequoit Unified Basketball team had a lot to celebrate on Thursday. The Eagles honored their seniors before the game against Webster Schroeder and unveiled a banner at halftime denoting Irondequoit High as a National Banner Unified Champion School. Special Olympics New York recognized the school, as well as Churchville-Chili, Horseheads, Newark and … [Read more...] about Irondequoit Unified basketball celebrates Senior Night and Unified Champion recognition
Bonnies to meet Pitino’s Iona Gaels at Barclays Center on Dec. 11
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure will play Rick Pitino’s Iona Gaels on Dec. 11 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, a source confirmed on Tuesday. The matchup is part of a single-day event hosted by The Basketball Hall of Fame. College basketball analyst Rocco Miller, who first reported the contest, also reported that the event includes fellow Atlantic 10 member UMass meeting … [Read more...] about Bonnies to meet Pitino’s Iona Gaels at Barclays Center on Dec. 11
Red Wings, off to best 30-game start since 2007, top RailRiders again
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Rochester Red Wings pitching continued to stymie the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Sunday afternoon. Rochester held Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to three hits even with the RailRiders chasing Rochester starter Jefry Rodriguez, who threw 75 pitches despite allowing two hits and a single earned run, after 2.2 innings. The Red Wings would have tossed their third … [Read more...] about Red Wings, off to best 30-game start since 2007, top RailRiders again
Clean sweep: Palacios walks it off as Red Wings take two over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Josh Palacios has been a Rochester Red Wing for less than a month but already has two walk-off hits to his name. Palacios delivered the long-awaited RBI in the 10th inning of Game 2 off , erasing two innings of bases-loaded disappointments as well as a personal 0-for-5 game, to secure a doubleheader sweep over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Rochester, … [Read more...] about Clean sweep: Palacios walks it off as Red Wings take two over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Bonnies add big as Morgan State transfer Venning commits
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure added to its frontcourt Saturday, garnering a commitment from Morgan State transfer Chad Venning. Venning, a 6-foot-10, 280-pound forward from Brooklyn, will have three years of eligibility remaining. He averaged 7.2 points, three rebounds and a block per game last season despite averaging just 13.8 minutes a contest. He shot 50.9 percent … [Read more...] about Bonnies add big as Morgan State transfer Venning commits