By PAUL GOTHAM As the story goes, John Beilein didn't want any of his peers to know about the player he had just seen during an East High boys' basketball practice. The then LeMoyne College coach knew if word got out about the talented swing man in the East uniform, scholarship offers would follow. Nearly three decades later, Beilein's assessment of Darrell Barley is worthy … [Read more...] about East High’s Barley ranked among top players in Beilein’s career
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Les Hulet, former jockey at Finger Lakes Race Track, has died
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Former Finger Lakes Race Track jockey Les Hulet, whose Hall of Fame riding career was defined by dignity and integrity, died on Friday after a short battle with brain cancer. He was 69. As Mr. Hulet's obituary at southernutahmortuary.com says, "Ever the winner, Leslie J. Hulet beat us all to the finish line." Mr. Hulet was a five-time riding champion … [Read more...] about Les Hulet, former jockey at Finger Lakes Race Track, has died
Column: Bonnies keep constructing “Putnam Pipeline”
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO In the first decade of his tenure at St. Bonaventure, men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt carved out his niche as a diamond cutter, finding unheralded high schoolers and turning them into all-conference, occasionally All-American players. The second-winningest coach in program history is developing a new niche now: sign as many Putnam Science Academy … [Read more...] about Column: Bonnies keep constructing “Putnam Pipeline”
Nassau edges Monroe in double overtime
Courtesy of MCCTribunes.com ROCHESTER - Carlos Martinez scored with 3:21 left in the second overtime to lift the Nassau Community College Lions to a 4-3 victory over Monroe Community College in a men's soccer matchup Saturday morning. The goal capped a back-and-forth affair that saw the Tribunes twice come back from a one-goal deficits in the second half. MCC falls to … [Read more...] about Nassau edges Monroe in double overtime
Batavia Downs lands New York’s biggest night of harness racing
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Little Batavia Downs Gaming will be on the state's biggest harness racing stage when the New York Sire Stakes series brings the 2019 Night of Champions to Genesee County next fall. The Night of Champions features the eight division championship races for 2- and 3-year-old Sire Stakes competitors, with a total purse of $1.8 million. Add in five top-notch … [Read more...] about Batavia Downs lands New York’s biggest night of harness racing