Courtesy of RITAthletics.com ROCHESTER, NY – Former RIT baseball standout Jeff Albert was recently named hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. Albert, who played for RIT in 1999 and 2000, has served as the Astros' Minor League hitting coordinator from 2013-17, before being promoted to second hitting coach for the 2018 season. Albert came to … [Read more...] about Former RIT and Bishop Kearney standout Jeff Albert named St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach
Gridiron Notes: Defenses shine in semifinal action
BY PAUL LIOTTI The offense always gets the publicity. The defense never gets the credit. That is until it comes down to winning championships. And then it's usually the defense that carries the day. This past weekend, it was the defenses that rose to the occasion all over the Section V as semifinal wins were dominated by the 11 players chasing the ball. Ten … [Read more...] about Gridiron Notes: Defenses shine in semifinal action
Letsaw puts a little English on its game, upsets Penn Yan 28-0
BY PAUL LIOTTI HONEOYE FALLS -- What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? The side with the salty defense usually wins. And that what happened Saturday night in Honeoye Falls, when No.3 Letchworth/Warsaw – owners of one of the section’s staunchest defenses – shut down one of its most prolific offenses and sent No.2 seed Penn Yan home in a 28-0 … [Read more...] about Letsaw puts a little English on its game, upsets Penn Yan 28-0
Rain can’t stop Roberts, RIT, in 1-0 win over Union
By WOLVERIDGE LANGAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The rain never let up, and neither did forward Marla Roberts. Roberts buried the game winning goal with less than two minutes left to play, helping the RIT Tigers Women’s Soccer team scrape by the Union Dutchwomen at Tiger Stadium Saturday afternoon. “As Becky hit that ball through, and I ran on to it, all I’m thinking about is … [Read more...] about Rain can’t stop Roberts, RIT, in 1-0 win over Union
Attica stuns Class C for the second straight week, upsets No. 1 East Rochester/Gananda 21-14
BY PAUL LIOTTI HONEOYE FALLS -- Attica is an old-school, throwback football program. It’s more comfortable running misdirection runs, inside handoffs and trap plays more reminiscent of a bygone era when Grantland Rice immortalized the Four Horsemen of Rockne’s prohibition Fightin’ Irish. But don’t be fooled. When their backs are against the wall, the Blue Devils can … [Read more...] about Attica stuns Class C for the second straight week, upsets No. 1 East Rochester/Gananda 21-14