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
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Playoff berth still in jeopardy as Amerks lose to Cleveland
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Somehow it just seems fitting that, on the final weekend of the regular season, that after 70 games have already been played, this 70th edition of the Rochester Americans still hasn’t clinched what so far has been an elusive playoff berth. This team has never really done things the easy way, so why wouldn’t their hopes of tearing open the invitation to … [Read more...] about Playoff berth still in jeopardy as Amerks lose to Cleveland
Red Wings recover, split double-header with Buffalo
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A lot can change in a half-inning. After the first-half inning of the second game of Friday's doubleheader, the Rochester Red Wings were not in a good place. Less than an hour before, Buffalo Bisons first baseman Charles McAdoo had put the first game of the double-header out of reach, 6-3, with a three-run home run in the seventh and final inning. Now, McAdoo … [Read more...] about Red Wings recover, split double-header with Buffalo
Gallagher and Sardou lead MCC past Genesee
By PAUL GOTHAM BRIGHTON, N.Y. -- Only the weather could keep Monroe Community College Baseball from a doubleheader sweep on Thursday. Aidan Gallagher (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay East Fishkill) and Michael Sardou (Rochester, N.Y./Churchville-Chili, N.Y.) drove in a pair of runs apiece as MCC (21-6) took an 11-1 decision from Genesee CC in Game 1 of an NJCAA … [Read more...] about Gallagher and Sardou lead MCC past Genesee
Red Wings and Bisons Postponed
BY JONATHAN SKUZA ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Due to inclement weather, Thursday’s contest between the Rochester Red Wings (9-8) and the Buffalo Bisons (8-9) has been postponed. The two teams will play a seven-inning doubleheader Friday, April 17, beginning at 4:05 p.m. righty Luis Perales will make the start for Rochester in game one, and right-hander Chandler Champlain is … [Read more...] about Red Wings and Bisons Postponed