By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Jack Bleier pulled up and drained a 3-pointer from the right wing in Saturday’s second quarter, his fourth of the contest already. As the Aquinas wing turned to head back down the court, he flashed a small smile. Less than half an hour earlier, his head coach had yelled at him for shooting and missing a 3. Bleier had responded. “I just got in … [Read more...] about ‘Long overdue’: Jack Bleier’s 3-point shooting leads Aquinas to win
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Takeaways: Bonnies blown out at VCU
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO It was a rough day for St. Bonaventure from the pregame warmups, when Osun Osunniyi sat on the bench in street clothes, held out with concussion symptoms. The Bonnies' trip to Richmond devolved from there, as Virginia Commonwealth jumped out to a 29-8 lead and led wire-to-wire, eventually defeating Bonaventure 91-63. The loss tied for SBU's fourth worst by … [Read more...] about Takeaways: Bonnies blown out at VCU
‘We’re like a family’: Inside Victor’s 12-0 start to the season
UPDATED: Jan. 18, 2020 at 10:20 a.m. By BILLY HEYEN VICTOR, N.Y. — Victor continued its undefeated start to the season Friday night with a 77-55 win over Penfield. The Blue Devils moved to 12-0 on the season behind 20 points from Matt Caggiano, 16 from CJ James and 13 from Connor Williams. The last time Victor won 12 or more games in an entire season was 2016-17, when the … [Read more...] about ‘We’re like a family’: Inside Victor’s 12-0 start to the season
East girls fall to Williamsville South after slow start
By JOHN LIKANJE ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Having eight players on a high school roster can be tough for any coach, especially if the school is as large as East High. But Timothy Jackson has made the best of it and the result has been a 6-6 record going into Friday's game. However, his squad's opponent, the Williamsville South Lady Billies (VI), ranked third in the state and led by … [Read more...] about East girls fall to Williamsville South after slow start
Even UPL can’t save the Amerks from another loss
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The long-awaited next step in Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's journey to Goalie of the Future for the Buffalo Sabres finally took place on Friday. The much-awaited end to the Rochester Americans slump did not. C.J. Smith's power play goal with 4:28 remaining in regulation sent the game to overtime, and it didn't end until Cleveland's Markus Hannikainen scored the … [Read more...] about Even UPL can’t save the Amerks from another loss