By PAUL GOTHAM With eight returners from last year's championship squad, Jeff Parizek and the Rochester girls' basketball team will look to defend its title at the Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) Summer Hoops Festival this weekend. "It's a lot of fun to have the best kids in your section come together," Parizek said. "These kids are such high-level … [Read more...] about Rochester squads ready for BCANY Summer Hoops Festival
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Sackett heads list of MCC Tribunes moving on to four-year schools
By PAUL GOTHAM Connor Sackett spent part of Wednesday getting his passport updated. The Monroe Community College (MCC) Tribune catcher doesn't have any overseas travel plans during the coming weeks and months, but he will be spending plenty of time on a plane in the near future. When a spot opened up on the Butler University Baseball roster, Sackett filled a need and next … [Read more...] about Sackett heads list of MCC Tribunes moving on to four-year schools
Wings drop day game to Lehigh Valley, 11-4
BY DAN GLICKMAN The Rochester Red Wings dropped a day game to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Wednesday, 11-4, as the Phillies affiliate scored six in the eighth to put away what had been a 4-4 tie. The loss puts the Wings two games back of first place in the second half Rochester (14-10 in the second half, 52-45 overall) fell behind the IronPigs (16-8 in the second … [Read more...] about Wings drop day game to Lehigh Valley, 11-4
PREVIEW: Rochester-Area Athletes at the Paris Olympics
BY DAN GLICKMAN While often considered more of a source for winter athletes, the Rochester area has a long history of participation in the Summer Olympic Games, dating to when the Canandaigua-born William Lewis and Waterloo-born Harry Lee participated in track and field events in the 1900 Games in Paris. The area's first gold medalists came in 1904, when Charles Jacobus- … [Read more...] about PREVIEW: Rochester-Area Athletes at the Paris Olympics
Red Wings drop back into second, fall to Lehigh Valley, 10-2
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Red Wings had a chance to retake first place in the International League second half on Wednesday but instead fell back into second, as the Lehigh Valley IronPigs pounded Red Wings pitching for 18 hits- the most given up by Rochester this season- en route to a 10-2 win. The IronPigs scored at least one run every inning from the … [Read more...] about Red Wings drop back into second, fall to Lehigh Valley, 10-2