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One team is making its third semifinals appearance in the past 10 years, the other its second state semifinals appearance in three years. Our Lady of Mercy and Utica Notre Dame (III) are lined up to battle in the NYS Class A semifinals. Here’s the breakdown: OUR LADY OF MERCY MONARCHS 16-9 / Private/Parochial / No. 5 NYSSWAvs.UTICA NOTRE DAME JUGGLERS 24-0 / Tri-Valley … [Read more...] about Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp state semifinals preview: Our Lady of Mercy and Utica Notre Dame to face off in Class A state semifinals

Section V Boys' Basketball continues this weekend with final four action across three different classifications. Fairport (AAA), Penfield (AA) and Lyons (C) open in the semifinals with championship matchups to follow the next day. All games will be played at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, New York. FRIDAY, MARCH 20th - VISIONS VETERANS MEMORIAL … [Read more...] about State Semifinals and Finals Schedule: Boys’ Basketball

CLASS AAA WEST SENECA (VI) 54AQUINAS (13-9) 69Loren Green netted 19 of her game-high 30 points in the final 16 minutes to lead Aquinas over Section VI champs West Seneca 69-54 in the Class AAA Far West Regional…READ MORE HERE  CLASS AA NORTH TONAWANDA (VI) 62WEBSTER SCHROEDER (23-2) 48Intense defensive pressure and devastating outside shooting fueled the … [Read more...] about Weekend Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Aquinas, Mercy and Notre Dame-Batavia advance

CLASS AAA FAIRPORT (22-1) 66JAMESTOWN (VI) 51A mid-March snow storm greeted the bus transporting the Fairport boys’ basketball team Friday afternoon as it traveled along New York State thruway, but not much else slowed the Red Raiders on Friday, as they sprinted out to a 23-8 advantage, led by 12 at half and didn’t allow the game to become a single-possession affair over the … [Read more...] about Delisanti Wealth Management Weekend Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Fairport, Lyons, and Penfield advance

By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Trailing 20-4 in the early going, Lyons boys' basketball put on a performance Saturday afternoon that few in attendance at Buffalo State College's Houston Gym will forget anytime soon. Contrell Parker Jr. scored 14 of his game-high 27 in the third quarter when the Lions (24-2) turned a third-point edge into a runaway 76-43 win over Section … [Read more...] about Lyons shrugs off slow start to clinch spot in state semis