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By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It has been nine years, nine long years, since the McQuaid Jesuit Knights advanced to the state hockey tournament. Yet in setting goals for the season, this McQuaid team aimed high. They reached one key benchmark on Monday when they defeated Portside for the Section V Class A championship. They reached another on Saturday afternoon by advancing to … [Read more...] about With goals set high, McQuaid earns trip to hockey’s state Final Four

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

By PAUL GOTHAM CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. -- Tournament MVP Mallory Heise scored five of her game-high 13 points in the fourth quarter as the No. 2 Hilton Cadets rallied to beat top-seeded Victor, 38-33 in the 2024 Section V Class AA Girls' Basketball championship Saturday at Finger Lakes Community College. The junior guard used a hesitation dribble along the left side of the … [Read more...] about Hilton holds off Victor for Class AA title

By MIKE ROSE CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. -- In a game where every basket came at a premium, No. 6 Aquinas came away with just enough to knock off No. 1 Pittsford Sutherland, 43-41. The Li'l Irish captured their fifth sectional championship in program history and their first since winning the Class A2 title in 2018. Aquinas head coach Mark Loria was proud of his team's fight to break … [Read more...] about Aquinas outlasts Sutherland, wins Class A

By STEVE BRICKLER ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Tournament MVP Cam Blankenberg and PJ Ostrowski combined for 35 points to lead No. 2 Wayne past top-seeded East High, 48-42 for the Section V Class A title at Blue Cross Arena on Saturday.  Wayne's most recent title came in 2021.  The Eagles also won titles in 2017 and 2018.     The game was a defensive struggle throughout as Wayne's … [Read more...] about Wayne climbs to the top of Class A mountain