By PAUL GOTHAM HILTON, N.Y. -- Four different players scored during a 10-1 run to close the third quarter as the Hilton girls' basketball team grabbed a commanding lead en route to a 57-39 victory over Gates-Chili in first-round action of the 2019 Section V Class AA tournament. With the Cadets holding a five-point edge, Meghan Schiano nailed a 3-pointer from the top of … [Read more...] about Balanced Hilton advances to set up rematch with Edison Tech
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Blocker beats buzzer; East girls outlast SOTA
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Shariona Blocker connected on a 3-pointer at the final horn as the East High girls' basketball team defeated School of the Arts (SOTA), 64-61 in opening round action of the 2019 Section V Class AA tournament. Daniqua Spann deflected an inbound pass near midcourt with :03 remaining on the game clock, and Blocker gathered the loose ball before hitting the … [Read more...] about Blocker beats buzzer; East girls outlast SOTA
Fair scores 32; Edison Tech breezes to opening round win
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Edison Tech senior Dyaisha Fair scored 32 points, and the Inventors downed RCAC rival Wilson Magnet, 80-36 in the opening round of the 2019 Section V Class AA tournament. In a game in which they never trailed, Fair connected four times from the floor during the first quarter as Edison jumped to a 20-4 lead. She hit one of her three … [Read more...] about Fair scores 32; Edison Tech breezes to opening round win
Your Big Ditch Brewing Amerks Six Pack from Friday night
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For the first time in 43 days, the Rochester Americans are no longer officially in first place in the American Hockey League's North Division. The Amerks lost 1-0 on home ice to the Syracuse Crunch on Friday and now sit percentage points behind their Thruway rivals, with a rematch at the Onondaga County War Memorial on Saturday night. The Amerks … [Read more...] about Your Big Ditch Brewing Amerks Six Pack from Friday night
Viva Hill; Hilton junior helps Cadets clinch Division I title
By JOHN LIKANJE FAIRPORT, N.Y. - Improbable. With 7.3 seconds remaining, Tah'Jae Hill inbounded the ball. The junior guard received the rock back from Noah Malta and dribbled across the floor. Hill sized up his defender, took a stutter step to his left and flicked a shot from 25 feet toward the basket. The ball swished through the net right as the final buzzer … [Read more...] about Viva Hill; Hilton junior helps Cadets clinch Division I title