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
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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
Thursday Wrap: Canton paces Odyssey to Maiden Lane series sweep; Gates-Chili clinches Monroe County Division II title
GREECE ARCADIA (1-19) 57 PITTSFORD MENDON (20-0) 89 Daniel Cook posted his 19th double-double of the season and paced three in double figures to lead Mendon (No. 3 NYSSWA Class A). Cook connected 10 times from the floor and finished with 20 points. The senior forward grabbed 14 rebounds. Michael Harrington added 14 points while Connor Krapf had 11 points and seven rebounds. … [Read more...] about Thursday Wrap: Canton paces Odyssey to Maiden Lane series sweep; Gates-Chili clinches Monroe County Division II title
Trabs Gabs: Final day seeding scenarios and the last day of this regular season
By MATT TRABOLD TRABS KEEPS TABS Seeding Point Scenarios on this Final Day of the Regular Season As with essentially any legitimate sporting league as it comes down to the very end of play in the regular season, there are going to be a group of teams vying against each other for better postseason seeding spots on the very last day of competition of that regular … [Read more...] about Trabs Gabs: Final day seeding scenarios and the last day of this regular season
Long adds to his 1,000; McQuaid closes regular season with fourth straight win
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Four scored in double figures, and the McQuaid Jesuit Knights avenged an earlier loss with a 75-63 victory over Leadership Academy in RCAC action Wednesday night. Jermaine Taggart led the way with 22 points and Kobe Long added 18 for McQuaid (15-4) which won its fourth straight game and eighth out of the last nine. The Jesuit Knights … [Read more...] about Long adds to his 1,000; McQuaid closes regular season with fourth straight win