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By PAUL GOTHAM WEBSTER, N.Y. -- Rose Nicastro overcame a rough inning to throw a complete game, and Anna Bello paced an 11-hit attack as No. 2 Webster Thomas defeated No. 10 Our Lady of Mercy, 9-3 in Section V Class A1 action, Tuesday night. With the win, Thomas advances to Thursday's semifinal round. "We’ve been working hard on so many things to bring it to this moment and … [Read more...] about Nicastro and Bello pace Thomas to quarterfinal win

TUESDAY CLASS AA NO. 5 PENFIELD (8-13) 10 No. 4 WILSON/EDISON/EARLY COLLEGE (6-10) 0 Penfield will meet top-seeded Fairport in the semis. NO. 6 HILTON (7-14) 1 No. 3 RUSH-HENRIETTA (12-9) 7 Kadyn Hartel struck out eight without issuing a walk and reached base all five times she came to the plate as Rush-Henrietta advanced to face No. 2 Victor in the semifinals. Hartel finished … [Read more...] about Smashburger Tuesday Softball Wrap: Hartel pitches R-H into semis; Pilecki leads Finney

"He brings intensity". Coach Bill McClare knows and appreciates the fire that Henry Shutts brings to Gananda. The right-handed eighth-grader started on the mound for the Panthers on Monday, and delivered 12 strikeouts in five innings of work as Gananda picked up a 16-1 victory over Perry in Section V Class C2 opening round action. "Henry pitched outstanding", said McClare. … [Read more...] about Shutts strikes out a dozen as Gananda advances past Perry

Class A1 No. 9 GATES-CHILI (5-15) 11 No. 8 GREECE ARCADIA (5-15) 9 (9 INNINGS) Facing a two-strike count, Austin D'Ettore worked a full-count walk to start the seventh-inning comeback. Peter Dellafave followed with an RBI double to cut the deficit to two. Aaron Henry walked to put the tying run on base. With runners going on contact, Vincent Lucyszyn's seeing-eye single … [Read more...] about Smashburger Monday Baseball Wrap: HAC’s Rogers pitches fifth complete game; Warsaw’s Joy swipes six bases