Pine Pieces

By PAUL GOTHAM WEBSTER, N.Y. — The scoreboard at Webster Schroeder told a painful truth. Despite holding a decided advantage in shots on goal (9-3) and corner kicks (5-1), the Aquinas girls’ soccer team didn’t have an edge in the statistic that mattered most, the final score. Elina Kunik’s goal with 38:57 remaining in the second half was the difference as Section VI … [Read more...] about Aquinas girls fall to Lewiston-Porter in regional

by TYLER HATHAWAY After being held to six points in the first quarter of action, No. 1 seed Monroe found the endzone four times in the second quarter on route to a 42-0 win over No. 4 seed Wayne in the Section V Class B semifinals. Nazhier Wilson started off the second quarter of play with a bang for Monroe, running the ball 25 yards into the endzone and also converting the … [Read more...] about Monroe uses big second quarter to cruise into Class B title game

FRIDAYBYRON BERGEN/ELBA (18-2-1) 2WILSON CENTRAL (VI) 1Colin Rea drew another Wilson player before cutting the ball back and going near post with a shot that split a pair of defenders….READ MOREFILLMORE (20-1-0) 0ELLICOTTVILLE (VI) 3Owen Doherty converted a pair of penalty kicks, and Sam Edwards added another score as Section VI champion Ellicottville defeated reigning state … [Read more...] about Spinelli Dental Weekend Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Aquinas and Byron-Bergen/Elba advance

By STEVE BRICKLER WEST SENECA, N.Y. -- Section V Class AAA Champion Fairport (No. 9 NYSSWA Class AAA) fell to Lancaster (No. 8 NYSSWA) of Section VI in the Far West Regionals, 1-0 at West Seneca West High School on Saturday afternoon.  The Legends scored the game winner off a corner kick in the 72nd minute. A physical, evenly-matched game was played mainly in … [Read more...] about Fairport falls to Lancaster in state quarterfinal