By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA She was a standout with the Bishop Kearney Selects program, has been a star at Clarkson University and owns two gold medals from the IIHF Women’s World Championship. Haley Winn now will have a chance to shine at the professional level. Winn, the youngster defender in a family of defensemen from Webster, was selected second overall by the Boston Fleet … [Read more...] about Webster’s Haley Winn selected 2nd overall in PWHL draft
Harrigan, Barbulean come up clutch as Mendon reaches state Final Four
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Sam Harrigan, the freshman second baseman for Pittsford Mendon’s on-the-upswing baseball program, learned a valuable lesson on Friday evening about being the hero. Avoid at all costs the celebratory meet-and-greet on the infield. Harrigan boomed a two-out double over the head of right fielder Sebastian Gonzalez in the bottom of the ninth inning, … [Read more...] about Harrigan, Barbulean come up clutch as Mendon reaches state Final Four
Amerk teammates remember Scott Metcalfe: ‘The ultimate competitor’
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When Scott Metcalfe was playing youth hockey, he never fixated on being the glamour-boy goal-scorer. Good thing, too. That would have really annoyed his parents, June and Bryan Metcalfe. They weren’t raising some Waltzing Matilda. “That’s what my mom used to call me if I was just out there skating around, a Waltzing Matilda,” Metcalfe said back in … [Read more...] about Amerk teammates remember Scott Metcalfe: ‘The ultimate competitor’
Streaking Webster Thomas edges Churchville-Chili for AA title
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA BATAVIA – The baseball season couldn’t have started much better for the Webster Thomas Titans. They rattled off four consecutive victories to begin April and, in doing so, outscored opponents 36-6. Hopes were justifiably high for the senior-laden squad. And then, just like that, April wasn’t even over and the Titans had a losing record. They lost … [Read more...] about Streaking Webster Thomas edges Churchville-Chili for AA title
In playoff hockey, physicality often trumps skill, as the Amerks learned
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA There’s a popular video captured from the Florida Panthers run to the Stanley Cup last spring that’s splattered across seemingly every social media platform. With his team leading the second-round series 3-1 against the Boston Bruins, Panthers coach Paul Maurice unleashes a one-for-the-ages verbal tirade on the bench during Game 5. It lasts all of 14 … [Read more...] about In playoff hockey, physicality often trumps skill, as the Amerks learned