By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The shootout definitely has not been a friend to the Rochester Americans this season. Heading into Sunday, they had lost all four games settled by the skills-competition tiebreaker. Even worse, as a team, Amerk shooters were just 2-for-22. It’s hard to imagine being much worse in the breakaway showdowns. But on Sunday evening, Konsta Helenius and … [Read more...] about Amerks finally win a shootout, bolster playoff chances
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Sardou’s walk-off slam highlights MCC sweep
By PAUL GOTHAM BRIGHTON, N.Y. -- Michael Sardou (Rochester, N.Y./Churchville-Chili HS) was sitting on a fastball. Instead, he saw an off-speed pitch. The Monroe Community College sophomore took advantage when the two-strike offering caught a little too much of the plate. Sardou capped a 12-run fifth inning, of a mercy-rule shortened affair, with a walk-off grand … [Read more...] about Sardou’s walk-off slam highlights MCC sweep
Wahlberg, Kuntar score clutch goals to power Amerks past Toronto
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For Rochester Americans forward Anton Wahlberg, growth throughout the season has been steady, though not necessarily rapid. Nearing the end of his second full year in the American Hockey League, the 20-year-old Swede continues to learn how to use his 6-foot-4, 205-pound frame to his advantage on the wall and in traffic; how to use his skating to more … [Read more...] about Wahlberg, Kuntar score clutch goals to power Amerks past Toronto
Red Wings open 2026 season with win in Jacksonville
BY DAN GLICKMAN The Rochester Red Wings opened the 2026 season with an 8-7 road victory, using a five-run sixth inning and a bases-loaded walk in the ninth to beat the defending AAA champion Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on Friday. The win is the first opening day victory for the Red Wings since 2019 and the first time in the Nationals era that the team has begun the season … [Read more...] about Red Wings open 2026 season with win in Jacksonville
Brust reaches career milestone in MCC sweep
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Five days after completing a doubleheader sweep in the home opener, Monroe Community College baseball (8-4) followed a walk-off win in extra innings with a milestone victory in a twinbill sweep (2-1/11-3) of Cayuga Community College, Tuesday at Tribune Field. Aidan Gallagher (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay-East Fishkill HS) drew a … [Read more...] about Brust reaches career milestone in MCC sweep