By STEVE BRADLEY A Rochester area official has reached the pinnacle of college sports for the second time this week. Gates Chili graduate Joe Carusone will be on the ice Saturday night officiating the NCAA Division I men’s hockey championship game between Denver and Boston College at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. The game will be broadcast at 6 p.m. on … [Read more...] about Joe Carusone selected to work Frozen Four championship game
‘Bobby’s the best’: Basketball lifer Bob McVean retires after 40 seasons as head coach at RIT
By STEVE BRADLEY For the past several years, Bob McVean has taken a few weeks at the end of each basketball season to contemplate his future. This spring, after his 40th season leading the men’s basketball program at Rochester Institute of Technology, McVean reached a different conclusion. It was time to step away. “I said to my wife, ‘I feel pretty good, well, maybe I’ll go … [Read more...] about ‘Bobby’s the best’: Basketball lifer Bob McVean retires after 40 seasons as head coach at RIT
Aquinas advances to Class A state semifinals
By STEVE BRADLEY HOPEWELL, N.Y. – Aquinas and Lewiston-Porter traded baskets for the first four minutes and 25 seconds of Saturday afternoon’s Class A girls basketball Far West Regional game at Finger Lakes Community College. Then Loren Green started doing Loren Green things. Green, a freshman guard, scored 11 straight points over a 1:26 span in the first quarter to … [Read more...] about Aquinas advances to Class A state semifinals
Victor wins second straight Class AA championship
By STEVE BRADLEY ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Garrett Clar was all alone as he stepped to the free-throw line on Saturday night. The scoreboard clock at Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester Community War Memorial showed 7:47 remaining in the fourth quarter and Clar’s Victor Blue Devils trailing the Greece Athena Trojans, winners of 23 games and the top-ranked Class AA team in the … [Read more...] about Victor wins second straight Class AA championship
Avon rides ‘Big Three’ to fourth title in five seasons
By STEVE BRADLEY ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Many high school basketball teams have talented offensive players, some are even fortunate enough to have two. Few, especially in Class B, have three. Count Avon among the few. Trevor Stroud, Michael Rowland and Josh Harter combined to score 65 points on Friday night as top-seeded Avon pulled away for a 69-47 victory over third-seeded … [Read more...] about Avon rides ‘Big Three’ to fourth title in five seasons