By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- On Thursday afternoon the Monroe Community College baseball team showed glimpses of what head coach Dave Brust envisioned for the 2019 season. And for all 16 innings played, the Tribunes did not trail in a doubleheader sweep (4-2/12-1) of regional foe, Mercyhurst NE. "The things I thought we were good at are starting to show up," Brust … [Read more...] about Tribunes leave no doubt in sweep, clinch home-field advantage for regionals
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Thursday Wrap: Oropeza paces Athena rally; Laursen leads Cal-Mum
SPENCERPORT 2 PITTSFORD MENDON 6 Kyle Hennessey and Charlie Bennett combined to drive in five runs as Pittsford Mendon (6-1) won its fifth straight game. Hennessey plated Zach Janson in the top of the fourth inning to start the scoring for Mendon, then closed it out in the fifth with a two-run single bringing in Karthik Mathew-Malik and Tyler Procious. Bennett drove in … [Read more...] about Thursday Wrap: Oropeza paces Athena rally; Laursen leads Cal-Mum
Eight-run third inning paces HF-L to win
By BEN BLAKELY ONTARIO, N.Y. -- Honeoye Falls-Lima connected for eight runs in the top of the third inning and never looked back in a 23-3 win over the Wayne Eagles at Wayne Central High School. The game was a rematch of last year's Class A2 quarterfinal matchup, where the Eagles defeated the Cougars 5-4. Cary VanNewkirk was the star of the afternoon, racking up four RBI … [Read more...] about Eight-run third inning paces HF-L to win
Adams talks NBA grind, lessons from Vinsanity and Summer League
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Let their 23-59 record this season fool you at your own risk: the Atlanta Hawks have a promising future. While other Eastern Conference lottery teams are praying for marquee free agents (looking at you, New York), resigning to the fact that they need to rebuild (hello, Washington) or caught somewhere between the future and still signing J.R. Smith's checks, … [Read more...] about Adams talks NBA grind, lessons from Vinsanity and Summer League
Oddi and Waterloo walk off with East Tournament title
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Brian Oddi ended a back-and-forth game with a one-out, walk-off hit as the Waterloo Indians downed Greece Olympia, 12-11 in the finals of the 2019 East High Tournament. With bases loaded, Oddi plated Matt Barron with a blast to left field. "I saw one inside (on the previous pitch), and I thought I could have worn that one," the sophomore … [Read more...] about Oddi and Waterloo walk off with East Tournament title