Steve Bradley

By STEVE BRADLEY ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Small ball is taking the Webster Thomas baseball team big places. The Titans used two squeeze bunts to score four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat Williamsville East 5-1 Saturday morning at Innovative Field in the state Class AA quarterfinals. Thomas (19-5) has won 15 straight games and will play either Horseheads-IV … [Read more...] about Webster Thomas squeezes its way into state Class AA semifinals

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Cole Engert delivered a strong message to his teammates as the McQuaid baseball team broke its postgame huddle along the first base line at Innovative Field on Monday night. “It ain’t over,” Englert bellowed. No, it is not. Bolstered by a six-run first inning, a four-run sixth and a complete-game effort by Englert, top-seeded McQuaid defeated No. 2 … [Read more...] about Fast start carries McQuaid to Class AAA crown

BY STEVE BRADLEY PERINTON – The defending state champions aren’t done yet. Facing a win-or-go-home scenario in the second game of the Section V Class AAA Championship Series, second-seeded Fairport received a gutty effort from senior Nick Rene and scored in every inning but the first and seventh on its way to a 10-3 victory over top-seeded McQuaid on Thursday afternoon. … [Read more...] about Fairport forces decisive Game 3 in Class AAA

By STEVE BRADLEY When George Strickland took his first job in the fall of 1964, he had no idea that he was about to meet the finest high school athlete that he would encounter in his three decades as a teacher and coach. Fresh out of Ithaca College, Strickland landed in the Allegany County town of Friendship where he was hired as a physical education teacher as well as … [Read more...] about ‘It’s been a tremendous journey:’ Dennie Miles and the road to becoming the winningest high school baseball coach in NYSPHSAA history