By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The shot surprised not only the Niagara Purple Eagles’ defense and coaching staff but John Connors’s St. Bonaventure teammates as well. Niagara, the last school to hand St. Bonaventure a loss at the Olean Armory a decade earlier, had designs on knocking off its Little Three rival once again on Jan. 22, 1958. Taps Gallagher’s 8-2 Purple Eagles, described by … [Read more...] about Connors helped lead St. Bonaventure to multiple NIT Tournaments, “made everybody feel good”
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Fadale’s big fourth leads Brockport past Gates
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- With a little less than four minutes remaining in Wednesday's championship game of the 2021 Gates-Chili Girls' Basketball Tournament, the host Spartans had cut a 16-point Brockport lead to six. A rebound of a missed free throw gave Gates the ball with a chance to inch even closer. A narrower margin never materialized. The source of … [Read more...] about Fadale’s big fourth leads Brockport past Gates
Montage Wealth Management Wednesday Wrap: Barrett lifts Kendall; Lewis, East Rochester outlast Palmyra-Macedon in overtime
BOYS HOLIDAY TOURNAMENTS HILTON HALL OF FAME HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT AT HILTON HIGH SCHOOL FRANKLIN (0-9) 60 HILTON (3-5) 79 Greyson Trubia combined for 19 of his 23 points in the second and fourth quarters as Hilton exploded for 67 points after the opening period and won the consolation game of its Hilton Hall Of Fame Holiday Tournament. The victory snapped a three-game skid for … [Read more...] about Montage Wealth Management Wednesday Wrap: Barrett lifts Kendall; Lewis, East Rochester outlast Palmyra-Macedon in overtime
Reaves, Wilson lead as Athena outlasts Hilton
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- After 13 lead changes through the first 14 minutes of the second half, the Greece Athena boys' basketball team had one run left in them. And that was the difference Tuesday night. Khorie Reaves and cousin James Reaves, Jr. combined for 41 points as Athena edged host Hilton, 66-62 in the opening round of the Hilton Holiday Hall-of-Fame … [Read more...] about Reaves, Wilson lead as Athena outlasts Hilton
Montage Wealth Management Tuesday Wrap: Wade’s 25 points propel Cal-Mum; Benner lifts Keshequa
GIRLS MORE THAN A GAME FOUNDATION TOURNAMENT at Churchville-Chili EDISON TECH (0-5) 32WILSON MAGNET (2-6) 54 DANSVILLE (4-4) 37CHURCHVILLE-CHILI (3-4) 40Layla Jackson scored five of her game-high 14 points in the third quarter when Churchville erased a halftime deficit and went on to win its third straight game. Jackson added five more points in the fourth quarter when C-C held … [Read more...] about Montage Wealth Management Tuesday Wrap: Wade’s 25 points propel Cal-Mum; Benner lifts Keshequa