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By PAUL GOTHAM BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Shaun Caveny talked of winning championships when he took over Pittsford Mendon baseball prior to the 2023 season. Lofty expectations for a program that hadn't won a sectional title in more than two decades. On Saturday afternoon at SUNY Binghamton, those words became a reality as the Vikings claimed the top spot in the state for … [Read more...] about State champs: Postle leads Mendon to Class A title

By PAUL GOTHAM DICKINSON, N.Y. — No instructions were needed. Individual medals had been distributed and the team trophy secured. The Bombers of Bloomfield softball then gathered at home plate for a photo. They didn’t require any assistance in getting organized. They filed into two rows. Taller players in the back. The “not-so-tall” took a knee and settled in the front … [Read more...] about State Champs: Bloomfield leaves no doubt

By BOB CHAVEZ GENEVA -- It took 15 minutes and 29 seconds for Penn Yan to score its first goal. But the rally that it eventually sparked will provide memories that will know no clock or time limit.  The Mustangs are state champions for the first time since 2001 with an 11-8 win over a pesky Chenango Forks team that was playing in a state final for the second … [Read more...] about Penn Yan boys rally to win NYS Class D lacrosse title

By BOB CHAVEZ GENEVA, N.Y. -- It’s hardly any consolation, but there comes a time in sports when your opponent is flat-out better. That doesn’t mean you stop trying but at the very least, you can walk off the field with some dignity. That’s how the Canandaigua Academy boys lacrosse team left Boswell Field on Saturday night even though they were on the wrong side of a 14-5 … [Read more...] about Garden City overwhelms Canandaigua in Class B lacrosse final

By PAUL GOTHAM DICKINSON, N.Y. -- Senior Kaili Witherell retired 20 straight batters, and the Haverling offense supplied three runs in the fifth as the Rams (21-3) pulled away to defeat Section IX champion Highland (16-6), 6-0 in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class B Softball semifinals, Friday at Greenlight Networks Grand Slam Park. … [Read more...] about Witherell and Haverling clinch spot in NYS Class B final