By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Weston Elkovitch admitted he was feeling the pressure of the moment when he awoke on Sunday morning. In just a few hours, the senior left-hander knew he would be starting on the mound for the Victor Blue Devils in the Section V Class AA championship baseball game at Innovative Field, and he totally understood the magnitude of the showdown with Greece … [Read more...] about Elkovitch’s pitching, hitting power Victor to Class AA title
Wellsville edges Notre Dame for B title in duel of double no-hitters
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It was near-perfection times two – for what almost certainly was the first time in Section V championship game history – but there could be just one winner. Tyler Vogel of Wellsville and Jaden Sherwood of Notre Dame Batavia each pitched no-hitters but the Lions emerged victorious. Wellsville’s Aiden Cowburn scored an unearned run in the fourth inning … [Read more...] about Wellsville edges Notre Dame for B title in duel of double no-hitters
Athena uses 13-run inning to stroll into Class AA semifinals
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA One minute, the Webster Thomas Titans were on the verge of a big second inning, their smart at-bats forcing hard-throwing Greece Athena right-hander Connor Osier to work overtime to quell a bases-loaded threat and maintain a 2-1 lead. The next minute, the Titans were wondering if an Athena bottom-of-the-second, merry-go-round on the basepaths would ever … [Read more...] about Athena uses 13-run inning to stroll into Class AA semifinals
Amerks ‘just not good enough’ in do-or-die Game 5 showdown
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA One moment, they’re celebrating an improbable rally and overtime victory. Seemingly the next moment, they’re packing up their skates and equipment for the final time this season. One moment they’re riding a tidal wave of euphoria following last Saturday’s 4-3 overtime victory that forced a deciding fifth game. The next they’re trying to fathom how … [Read more...] about Amerks ‘just not good enough’ in do-or-die Game 5 showdown
Amerks Game 4 victory was a comeback for the record book
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When the franchise history spans 68 years over eight decades, it’s not easy to accomplish “firsts.” But in staving off elimination on Saturday night by rallying from a 3-0 third-period deficit to defeat the Syracuse Crunch 4-3 in overtime, the Rochester Americans did just that. Never before had the Amerks dug out of a 3-0 hole to win an elimination … [Read more...] about Amerks Game 4 victory was a comeback for the record book