By Paul Gotham Four years ago Mark Schmidt’s lineup consisted of four players averaging more than 31 minutes per game. Andrew Nicholson, Ogo Adegboye, Michael Davenport and Demitrius Conger combined to score 53 of St. Bonaventure University’s 70 points a game. The Bonnies bench was an afterthought. Something Schmidt used only if the situation dictated. That was … [Read more...] about Dion Wright provides production off the St. Bonaventure bench
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Marquise Simmons and a path of patience
By Taylor Nigrelli ST. BONAVENTURE, NY -- Patience. That’s what sixth-year senior and men’s basketball forward Marquise Simmons has learned in his 11 semesters at St. Bonaventure. That’s what a bout with cancer, a broken hand and a torn Achilles tendon taught him. For what should have been his four years of eligibility (2008-2012), he faced major obstacles, worked for … [Read more...] about Marquise Simmons and a path of patience
Balanced Fairport outlasts Edison Tech, 61-51
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY -- Matt Keenan and Adam Pries combined for 32 points as the Fairport Raiders built a 20-point lead and held on for a 61-51 victory over Edison Tech's Inventors in the Martin Luther King Jr. Basketball Classic on Monroe Community College's George Monagan Court. Keenan netted 11 during a 17-3 second quarter run. The sophomore came off the bench and … [Read more...] about Balanced Fairport outlasts Edison Tech, 61-51
Base Paths ruminates Bill Wolcott’s retirement
Back in the day, when Bill Wolcott was covering high school athletics, the phone would ring and Bill would answer: “Niagara Gazette sports desk, who subdued whom?” That was the first thing Gazette alum Pat Murray recalled last week after learning that Bill had scored another scoop by announcing his own retirement in a simple, self-effacing column on the editorial … [Read more...] about Base Paths ruminates Bill Wolcott’s retirement
Base Paths on 9 in 9
On a cool (he insists) August night in 2012, Justin Toole picked up a glove and trotted out to play right field for the Class A Carolina Mudcats of the Carolina League in Zebulon, NC. He would not return to that position. By 9:10 p.m. he had played a defensive inning at all nine positions. Did right well, too. Fielded a ground ball at each of the “throwing” infield … [Read more...] about Base Paths on 9 in 9