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By BOB CHAVEZ GENEVA -- It took 15 minutes and 29 seconds for Penn Yan to score its first goal. But the rally that it eventually sparked will provide memories that will know no clock or time limit.  The Mustangs are state champions for the first time since 2001 with an 11-8 win over a pesky Chenango Forks team that was playing in a state final for the second … [Read more...] about Penn Yan boys rally to win NYS Class D lacrosse title

By BOB CHAVEZ GENEVA, N.Y. -- It’s hardly any consolation, but there comes a time in sports when your opponent is flat-out better. That doesn’t mean you stop trying but at the very least, you can walk off the field with some dignity. That’s how the Canandaigua Academy boys lacrosse team left Boswell Field on Saturday night even though they were on the wrong side of a 14-5 … [Read more...] about Garden City overwhelms Canandaigua in Class B lacrosse final

By PAUL GOTHAM DICKINSON, N.Y. -- Senior Kaili Witherell retired 20 straight batters, and the Haverling offense supplied three runs in the fifth as the Rams (21-3) pulled away to defeat Section IX champion Highland (16-6), 6-0 in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class B Softball semifinals, Friday at Greenlight Networks Grand Slam Park. … [Read more...] about Witherell and Haverling clinch spot in NYS Class B final

CLASS B HAVERLING (23-1) 6HIGHLAND (IX) 0Haverling advanced to the state final behind a complete game shutout from Kaili Witherell. Abbie Whaley plated two with a triple in the fifth, while Makayla Smith drove in a run with a squeeze bunt. The Rams play Chatham for the state title on Saturday. READ MORE. CLASS C BLOOMFIELD (23-1) 4DEPOSIT/HANCOCK (IV) 0Ashlyn Wright … [Read more...] about Castle Packs Power Friday Softball Wrap: Haverling and Bloomfield advance to state finals

CLASS AA HORSEHEADS (IV) 2WEBSTER THOMAS (19-6) 0Webster Thomas fell to Horseheads in the New York State semifinal round despite getting two men on in both the sixth and seventh innings. Titans right-fielder Trevor LeRoy also threatened with a strong drive to right with a man on in the fourth, but a backhanded diving catch by Horseheads right-fielder Cooper Ball eliminated … [Read more...] about Constantino Financial Friday Baseball Wrap: Barbulean and Postle pitch Pittsford Mendon to state final