By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA All season Sam Clay has been so good against left-handed batters. Going into Tuesday night, opponents were just 5-for-27 against the Rochester Red Wings southpaw reliever. But Quinn Brodey was able to buck that trend, driving a two-run, opposite-field home run off Clay in the seventh inning to power the Syracuse Mets to a 3-2 victory over the … [Read more...] about Syracuse rallies late as Wings slide continues
McQuaid thumps Orchard Park, heads back to Final Four
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA By the weekend of June 10 and 11, the school year for students at McQuaid Jesuit High School will be over. Diplomas will have been given out and final exams will have been finished. Summer will officially be underway. Except for members of the baseball team. “We’ve got something on the schedule,” junior third baseman Luca Ciaramitaro said. That … [Read more...] about McQuaid thumps Orchard Park, heads back to Final Four
Taylor, McQuaid edge Victor for another Class AA baseball title
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA One team, the McQuaid Knights, had been eyeing this date since the first pitch of the season. McQuaid has made a habit of playing for the Section V baseball title in recent years. The other team, the Victor Blue Devils, wasn’t thinking championship back in April. Once the section’s perennial top-class power, the slow-starting Blue Devils were just … [Read more...] about Taylor, McQuaid edge Victor for another Class AA baseball title
Amerks season comes to a bitter end with triple-OT loss to Laval
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Six days earlier, the Rochester Americans were basking in the spoils of accomplishment, having just eliminated the Utica Comets from the Calder Cup playoffs. There was jubilation. There was satisfaction. There were dowsings with beer. And now, here they were on Wednesday night, trying to process how a triple-overtime thriller ended their … [Read more...] about Amerks season comes to a bitter end with triple-OT loss to Laval
After another loss at Laval, Amerks now facing elimination
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA My, how the fortunes and feelings can change in the blink of an eye. As last week was ending, the Rochester Americans were riding high atop a wave of euphoria. They had upended the regular-season North Division champion Utica Comets on the road in a winner-take-all fifth game last Thursday. And now, four days later, the Amerks are the ones facing … [Read more...] about After another loss at Laval, Amerks now facing elimination