By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Don’t look now but there’s a new king of the hill for football in the town of Greece. Greece Arcadia senior Latrell Rowe caught a pair of touchdown strikes from senior quarterback Brian Shonitsky and also made two clutch interceptions on defense as the Titans edged visiting Athena 14-12 on Friday night. Appropriately, the clash of cross-town rivals … [Read more...] about Rowe’s TD catches, interceptions help Arcadia upend Athena in battle of Greece
Canandaigua unleashes the passing game in rout of Athena
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The start of Friday night’s showdown between Section V Class A2 unbeatens was still a good 20 minutes away and a Greece Athena fan was watching the Canandaigua Academy Braves – clad in their traditional gray, red and white – warm up. “I forgot how much they look like Ohio State,” the fan said. The fan – and Athena – found out the Braves play a little … [Read more...] about Canandaigua unleashes the passing game in rout of Athena
Sheffield, Spencerport storm past East
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When the Spencerport Rangers opened the Section V football season last week, junior wingback Brenten Sheffield was hardly the featured weapon out of the backfield. In the first four Rangers possessions, Greece Olympia/Odyssey faced a steady diet of Joe Marcello and Cam Mesh while Sheffield had just two touches, although one of those carries was a … [Read more...] about Sheffield, Spencerport storm past East
Mesh, Spencerport power past Olympia/Odyssey
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Scan the past champions of Section V high school football and you’ll see a lot of the same schools, like Aquinas, Canandaigua, Fairport, Caledonia-Mumford and LeRoy. One name you won’t find: Spencerport. But with the 2021 fall season getting underway on Friday night, the Rangers showed they are poised to make a run at the elusive title. The … [Read more...] about Mesh, Spencerport power past Olympia/Odyssey
Red Wings’ Casey showing Nationals that hitting really is his thing
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Donovan Casey had the bat and the arm to excite major league baseball scouts while playing at Boston College. In the batter’s box, he hit for average and showed potential to add power to his game. As a reliever on the mound, he could hit the mid-90s with his fastball and loved the pressure of earning the save. But once Casey was drafted by the Los … [Read more...] about Red Wings’ Casey showing Nationals that hitting really is his thing