Monroe County Baseball gets into full swing this week. Here is the breakdown of Division IV with pre-season capsules for Batavia, Eastridge, Greece Athena, Honeoye Falls-Lima and Pittsford Sutherland: BATAVIA BLUE DEVILS (Class B) 2019 finish: 13-7, won Class B1 championship Coach: James Patric (first year at Batavia) Top returners: Alex Hale (Sr. P/SS - Niagara County … [Read more...] about High School Baseball Preview: Monroe County Division IV
Goode, Johnson named Private-Parochial Players of the Year
By PAUL CIFONELLI Bishop Kearney's Kaia Goode and C.G. Finney's Jahniya Johnson were named 2021 Private-Parochial Division I and II Players of the Year, respectively. Goode led the Kings to the Class AA title game, while Johnson powered the Eagles to the Class D1 semifinals. Goode, a junior, was one of three players for Bishop Kearney to play in all 10 games. Of those … [Read more...] about Goode, Johnson named Private-Parochial Players of the Year
Ibezim, Green, Fadale and Reigle named Monroe County Players of the Year
By PAUL CIFONELLI Miriam Ibezim, Lexi Green, Ella Fadale and Mackenzie Reigle led their respective divisions in total points en route to earning Player of the Year awards. This was the second consecutive year Green and Reigle were given the honor. Ibezim, Green and Reigle are all senior, meaning Fadale is the only player who can look for a repeat in the 2021-22 … [Read more...] about Ibezim, Green, Fadale and Reigle named Monroe County Players of the Year
Quintet garner top Monroe County Boys’ honors
By PAUL CIFONELLI Connor Williams, Adam Williams, Jackson Kulik, Jacob Shadders and Zach Gilebarto all received top honors in their respective Monroe County divisions for the 2021 season. Connor and Adam Williams met in the Class AA championship game, with Adam Williams's Gates-Chili taking home the title. Kulik's Webster Thomas team was the No. 2 seed in the Class A1 … [Read more...] about Quintet garner top Monroe County Boys’ honors
Oakfield-Alabama wins Class C2 title, first championship since 1975
By PAUL CIFONELLI No. 3 Oakfield-Alabama's boys' basketball program hadn't won a Section V championship since 1975. It had only made one Section V championship game since 1985, and that came in 1997. The 2021 version of the Hornets ended both of those streaks, defeating previously unbeaten No. 1 Caledonia-Mumford 55-50 on the road to capture Class C2 gold. Oakfield-Alabama … [Read more...] about Oakfield-Alabama wins Class C2 title, first championship since 1975