By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure men's basketball program has paused all team activities due to a positive COVID-19 test result within the team's Tier 1 personnel, the school announced in a release. The program was notified of a positive result Thursday as part of NCAA testing guidelines. Players, coaches, team managers and support staff are tested three times per … [Read more...] about Bonnies pause basketball activities due to positive COVID-19 result; Bubbleville games canceled
Best friends become opposing coaches in Hilton-Fairport final
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The first thing Fairport girls soccer coach Tom Natalie did after he settled into his seat on the bus home from Penfield after Tuesday's sectional semifinal victory was open his iPhone and text Hilton coach Rick Trabold. "See ya Thursday," he messaged. "Yup," Trabold responded. It's not entirely common for a head coach to text the head coach of his … [Read more...] about Best friends become opposing coaches in Hilton-Fairport final
Early goal, clean sheet guide Fairport girls into sectional final
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Penfield High School Stadium is no longer a house of horrors for Tom Natalie and the Fairport Red Raiders girls soccer team. Natalie had recorded just one win and two ties at Penfield in his 10 years as Red Raiders coach, even settling for a tie when he brought the No. 1 team in the state. "This place has been a nightmare for me," he acknowledged. The … [Read more...] about Early goal, clean sheet guide Fairport girls into sectional final
Bonnies taking workmanlike approach to college life during pandemic
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Masking up, not partying, has been at the front of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball players' minds this preseason. The Bonnies, pushed not only by head coach Mark Schmidt and his assistants but by their captains and other team leaders, are prioritizing vigilance as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the United States. Over 20 men’s basketball programs were … [Read more...] about Bonnies taking workmanlike approach to college life during pandemic
Adiutori scores tying, winning goals as Brighton girls rally to defeat Sutherland
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The origins of the set piece that saved the Brighton girls soccer team's season trace back to summer vacation, on days much warmer than Saturday. "We come to the turf all summer and practice those," Amelia Adiutori remarked, "so it just felt really good to get a head on it, just wait and go in late and put it in." Pittsford Sutherland's 1-0 lead lasted 56 … [Read more...] about Adiutori scores tying, winning goals as Brighton girls rally to defeat Sutherland