The 2025 Ronald McDonald Greater Rochester High School All-Star games will take place on Saturday at Fairport High School. The Girls' All-Star game is set for a 2 PM tip off with the Boys' All-Stars to follow at 4 PM. All-Star Cheerleaders will perform at halftime of both the girls' and boys' games. Since 1986, the event coordinated by members of the local boys' and girls' … [Read more...] about 40th Annual Ronald McDonald House All-Star Games set for Saturday
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2025 Red Wings arrive in Rochester to snow, improved facilities
By Dan Glickman In one of the surest signs that summer is approaching, the 2025 Rochester Red Wings held their first workout at Innovative Field on Wednesday, just days before they'll open the season in Buffalo. Mother Nature didn't get the memo, however. As the team took to their home field for the first time since arriving from the Washington Nationals' facility in … [Read more...] about 2025 Red Wings arrive in Rochester to snow, improved facilities
‘Mike Madness’: Former basketball official steps up in fight against Parkinson’s
By STEVE BRADLEY PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Mike Mooney tried his best not to draw attention to himself during the decade he worked as a high school and college basketball referee. Now, Mooney, is stepping into the spotlight for “Mike Madness,” a campaign to fight Parkinson’s disease, the condition that sidelined his officiating career. “I'll be honest with you, it's a little … [Read more...] about ‘Mike Madness’: Former basketball official steps up in fight against Parkinson’s
Ostlund stays hot as Amerks rally past Utica on ‘Bills Day’
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It was Bills Day at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial on Sunday afternoon, the Rochester Americans’ annual salute to Western New York’s favorite NFL team. As they always have done on Bills Day, the Amerks again wore special football-style jerseys, this time with a newly designed moose logo – their mascot since the early 1980s – replacing the Buffalo … [Read more...] about Ostlund stays hot as Amerks rally past Utica on ‘Bills Day’
Aquinas falls in state final
By PAUL GOTHAM TROY, N.Y — This time a second-half comeback fell short. Trailing by nine heading after 16 minutes of game action, the Aquinas girls’ rallied to take a lead by the end of the third quarter. The advantage was short-lived as the Li’l Irish fell to Baldwin (VIII), 50-48 in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class AA championship … [Read more...] about Aquinas falls in state final