In “Breaking Away,” front-runner in many lineups of inspirational and sports movies, an Indiana teen, just months younger than the late Kevin Ward, idolizes a team of Italian bicyclists. Training hard, he gets to compete with them and proves himself their equal. That is, until one of them hurls a tire pump through his sprockets, knocking him out of the … [Read more...] about Base Paths and the incident at Canandaigua Motor Speedway
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Base Paths and Niagara’s near upset
As a fingernail moon retreated over Maple City Park Wednesday night, the Power lost its grip. Building one of New York Collegiate Baseball League’s all-time playoff upsets, the Bolts unwound in a 27-minute catastrophe of wild throws, bad calls and weary pitching. Hornell scored seven to win, 8-4. Base Paths sees 40-50 high school and college games most springs. All them … [Read more...] about Base Paths and Niagara’s near upset
Base Paths among the Blue Bolts
Niagara Power Manager Josh Rebandt need not have worried about his warriors losing humility during the course of a seven-game win streak. The game takes care of that all by itself. Three-game series with two of the New York State Collegiate League’s stronger teams produced but a single victory as weather and the fates came down hard on the Blue … [Read more...] about Base Paths among the Blue Bolts
Base Paths takes a road trip to the Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex
Base Paths roadtripped Tuesday to the playground of the newest kid on the New York Collegiate League block, Houghton College’s Kerr-Pegula Field in Allegany County, home of the Genesee Rapids and site of the league’s all-star game in July. The stars better pack their hiking boots along with their spikes. “Oh, yeah, it’s over there and then you walk down the hill,” advised … [Read more...] about Base Paths takes a road trip to the Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex
Base Paths pauses on Tim Wendel’s latest
During one of these spring postponements or rain delays, you might choose to pass the time with Tim Wendel’s latest, “Down to the Last Pitch.” It may be a bit extravagant to describe the 1991 World Series between the Twins and Braves as one of the greatest ever, but Wendel, Lockport native, certainly does it in life size. This is like Wendel’s eighth book, who’s counting, … [Read more...] about Base Paths pauses on Tim Wendel’s latest