• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar
Pickin' Splinters

Pickin' Splinters

Rochester's Independent Sports Source

  • Home
  • RIT
  • Red Wings
  • Amerks
  • High School
  • RWU

WNY Sports

After 6-4 win against Buffalo on a cold Sunday, Red Wings head to Scranton with winning record

April 20, 2026 by Dan Glickman 1 Comment

BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Fred Costello, the long-time organist for the Rochester Red Wings, isn't afraid of having a little bit of fun when the action demands it. So when a light snow started falling during Sunday's cold and wintry game between the Red Wings and the Buffalo Bisons – a game that had already been delayed at the start for almost an hour by bad weather … [Read more...] about After 6-4 win against Buffalo on a cold Sunday, Red Wings head to Scranton with winning record

MCC rolls past Utica College JV

April 20, 2026 by Paul Gotham 1 Comment

By PAUL GOTHAM BRIGHTON, N.Y. -- On a Sunday afternoon when tracking the weather could have proven to be a distraction, eight different players combined for 11 extra-base hits as Monroe Community College Baseball (23-6) swept a doubleheader (9-5/11-3) from Utica College JV. Miguel Matos (Rochester, N.Y./East High) finished a double shy of the cycle in Game 1. The … [Read more...] about MCC rolls past Utica College JV

Amerks clinch spot in playoffs

April 19, 2026 by admin 1 Comment

Courtesy of Amerks.com Hershey, PA – A wild back-and-forth affair between the American Hockey League’s two oldest teams ultimately ended with the Rochester Americans (31-31-6-4) rallying in the third period to earn the single point they needed to extend their season at least for another week before falling 5-4 in overtime to the Hershey Bears (32-31-6-3) in Sunday’s … [Read more...] about Amerks clinch spot in playoffs

Blackwood commits to St. Bonaventure

April 19, 2026 by Paul Gotham Leave a Comment

By PAUL GOTHAM Mason Blackwood committed to St. Bonaventure University for the 2026-27 men's college basketball season, the former Aquinas Institute standout announced on his Instagram page, Sunday. A 6-foot-7, 230-pound forward, Blackwood played his first collegiate season at Penn State University where he appeared in 26 games averaging 2.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in … [Read more...] about Blackwood commits to St. Bonaventure

After 40 years as Voice of the Amerks, Stevens is saying goodbye

April 19, 2026 by Kevin Oklobzija 4 Comments

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA He once broadcast high school football games from a platform affixed to a light pole, suspended a dozen or so feet above the ground. There were no stairs, just rungs sticking out of the pole. That was how Don Stevens was welcomed into the glamorous world of small-market radio in Nebraska in 1969. Not long after, he called a playoff football game … [Read more...] about After 40 years as Voice of the Amerks, Stevens is saying goodbye

Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties

Secondary Sidebar

Copyright © 2026 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in