Steve Brickler

By STEPHEN BRICKLER ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Tournament MVP Parker Bonafede scored 29 points to lead the No. 7 seed York Golden Knights (13-11) to the Class C2 title with a 64-56 victory over No. 4 Bolivar-Richburg (17-7) on Friday night at Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial.  The game featured twelve second-half lead changes, but York used a late 12-0 run to … [Read more...] about Bonafede leads York to C2 championship

By STEPHEN BRICKLER ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Sophomores CJ Johnson and Jackson Green scored 28 and 20 points respectively to lead top-seeded Penfield over No. 4 Irondequoit, 77-55 in Section V Class AA1 semifinal action at Gates-Chili High School, Tuesday night.  The Patriots have the opportunity to bring home the school's first boys’ basketball title since 1953. The Patriots … [Read more...] about Penfield cruises into AA1 final

By STEVE BRICKLER WEBSTER, N.Y. -- Senior pitcher Makenzie Cowburn threw her second straight one-hitter and junior second baseman Natalie Adams had two doubles and three RBI to lead Wellsville (21-1) to a 5-0 victory in the Far West Regional over previously undefeated Fredonia (20-1) at Webster Schroeder High School. The Lions scored all the runs they needed in the bottom … [Read more...] about Cowburn and Wellsville clinch second straight spot in state semifinals

By STEVE BRICKLER CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. -- Senior Makenzie Cowburn pitched a one hitter (a single to lead off the game) and faced only 22 batters as second seeded Wellsville (20-1) claimed its fourth straight Class B softball title with a 4-0 win over top seeded Haverling (19-2) at Finger Lakes Community College. Asked about what was different this year as opposed to the … [Read more...] about Cowburn leads Wellsville to Class B championship

By STEVE BRICKLER HOPEWELL, N.Y. -- Senior Reece Beaver hit a short jumper from the baseline with 2.2 seconds left in regulation to send Southwestern of Section VI to the state semifinals with a win over Hornell, 63-61 in the Class B Far West Regional at Finger Lakes Community College on Saturday.  The late heroics capped off a 42-point effort by Beaver on the … [Read more...] about Hornell falls in state quarterfinal