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Jason Kubel inducted into Red Wings Hall of Fame; Wings win third straight while breaking team’s stolen base record

August 15, 2025 by Dan Glickman Leave a Comment

BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – In the early years of the Rochester Red Wings' affiliation with the Minnesota Twins, several notable players came through. But only one position player that belonged to the "Twins of Tomorrow" won an International League award in those early seasons: outfielder/designated hitter Jason Kubel, the 2004 International League Rookie of the Year. … [Read more...] about Jason Kubel inducted into Red Wings Hall of Fame; Wings win third straight while breaking team’s stolen base record

Boler named head coach of Padilla Girls’ Basketball

August 13, 2025 by admin 2 Comments

Former All-Greater Rochester basketball player Vaughn Boler has been named the new Varsity Girls' Basketball Head Coach at Padilla High School at Franklin Campus. After three years of helping to rebuild the boys’ basketball program at Franklin, Boler is returning to where his coaching career began — on the girls’ side. Boler started coaching in 2019 at Greece Olympia, … [Read more...] about Boler named head coach of Padilla Girls’ Basketball

Red Wings steamroll Syracuse, 14-3

August 13, 2025 by Dan Glickman 1 Comment

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Red Wings have introduced a new tradition to Innovative Field. Perhaps in tribute to the success of Rochesterians in hockey, every home run is now heralded by the blast of a horn, as if a goal has just been scored. They'd meant to introduce it on Tuesday, as the Wings began their series with the Syracuse Mets... but didn't get the opportunity due … [Read more...] about Red Wings steamroll Syracuse, 14-3

One-hit outing by Adrian Sampson squandered late as Wings open home stand with 2-1 loss

August 12, 2025 by Dan Glickman 1 Comment

BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Red Wings returned from a two-week road trip on Tuesday to find themselves in a pitching duel: they managed just two hits through the first six innings... but that was still more than the Syracuse Mets had through six innings- they'd managed only one off of Wings starter Adrian Sampson, his best start since he was in the … [Read more...] about One-hit outing by Adrian Sampson squandered late as Wings open home stand with 2-1 loss

Greece Post ready to make history at American Legion World Series

August 12, 2025 by Kevin Oklobzija 1 Comment

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA What began as a six-day trip to Massachusetts could end up being a 15-day baseball journey of a lifetime for the Greece American Legion Post 468 team. In winning the Northeast Regional last week in Shrewsbury, Mass., Greece Post became the first team from New York in 23 years – and the first ever from Monroe County – to earn a berth in the American … [Read more...] about Greece Post ready to make history at American Legion World Series

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