Courtesy of GoGriffs.com Canisius head men’s basketball coach Reggie Witherspoon announced Tuesday that Gravelle Craig has been hired to his staff as an assistant coach. Craig joins the Golden Griffins’ coaching staff after spending the previous four seasons as the head coach of the high school national team at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio. In his … [Read more...] about Gravelle Craig joins Canisius men’s basketball coaching staff
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Owens leads balanced attack; Rochester repeats as Keepers champion
By PAUL GOTHAM Marquette University commit Damarius Owens (Aquinas/Western Reserve) led five in double figures with 25 points including 12 in the second half when Rochester pulled away from a single-possession game to defend its title in the Rochester Keepers Battle of New York Championship with a 102-90 win over Albany at Roberts Wesleyan College on Saturday. Owens … [Read more...] about Owens leads balanced attack; Rochester repeats as Keepers champion
Red Wings to begin big series at first-place Worcester
BY DAN GLICKMAN The Rochester Red Wings are 11-10 in the second half of the season, 2.5 games out of a playoff spot. To make the playoffs and face first-half champion Norfolk for the International League title, they'll need to have the best record in the half. This week, they'll have a chance to make up some of that ground when they travel to Massachusetts to face the … [Read more...] about Red Wings to begin big series at first-place Worcester
Mee family celebrates four generations of baseball
By PAUL GOTHAM Grady Mee "hit for the cycle" with his summer collegiate baseball placement. The Western Michigan Bronco is seeing plenty of at-bats and time in the field for a team thick in a playoff race. All this while living in a nearby family camp. His metaphorical home run to complete the cycle continued a tradition that is now nine decades in existence. When Mee … [Read more...] about Mee family celebrates four generations of baseball
Nottingham leads way at plate as Wings beat Durham, 8-2
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – You never know where the production will come from in a lineup: a player who has struggled at the plate can provide the spark just as much as one of the team’s batting leaders. So it was on Sunday, as designated hitter Jacob Nottingham, hitting .216 between three different AAA teams coming into the game, provided Rochester a game-tying … [Read more...] about Nottingham leads way at plate as Wings beat Durham, 8-2