The start was as ideal as it could be for Webster Schroeder but as anyone in sports can tell you, it’s the finish that counts. And it’s not that the Warriors aren’t aware of that. But it’s a helpless feeling when a team like Aquinas kicks into gear to render fruitless all efforts to stop it. That’s what happened Saturday night at Finger Lakes Community College as the … [Read more...] about Aquinas girls overcome slow start to defeat Webster Schroeder for Class AA title
Section V
Keshequa girls hold off hard-charging York to win Class C2 title
The game was taking a familiar turn when Keshequa took an 11-point lead into halftime, then opened the third quarter with 10 unanswered points. But this is championship basketball, where the unexpected can happen. And dealing with the unexpected is what makes a champion, which is where the Keshequa girls are today. The Wildcats saw their 21-point lead slowly … [Read more...] about Keshequa girls hold off hard-charging York to win Class C2 title
Hawyrschuk, Coykendall give Section V strong presence in debut of Women’s Lacrosse League
By BOB CHAVEZ Emily Hawyrschuk has seen plenty of quality lacrosse, but this? “Top to bottom, everything the WLL did to create this experience was awesome,” said the 2016 Victor graduate and three-time All-American at Syracuse University. That’s quite the review from an athlete who graduated SU as the program’s all-time leading goal scorer and has won box lacrosse … [Read more...] about Hawyrschuk, Coykendall give Section V strong presence in debut of Women’s Lacrosse League
Boys’ Basketball: Greece Athena outpaces Canandaigua in rematch of overtime game
By BOB CHAVEZ CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. -- When the opening tip and the first basket of the game went for Canandaigua Academy, the thought was natural: Here we go. After all, it was just over a month ago that the Gray Wolves pressed Greece Athena to a surprising overtime game that the Trojans eventually won. But in Wednesday’s rematch at The Academy, Athena didn’t need … [Read more...] about Boys’ Basketball: Greece Athena outpaces Canandaigua in rematch of overtime game
Halfcourt buzzer-beater sparks Frewsburg girls to Class C win over Dundee/Bradford
By BOB CHAVEZ HOPEWELL -- One shot does not win a basketball game, but Teghan Trocki’s half-court buzzer beater to end the third quarter pretty much did just that for the Frewsburg Bears. The prayer as the horn sounded tied the score of Saturday’s Class C state quarterfinal and sparked the Section VI champion to a thrilling 75-67 win over Dundee/Bradford on Putt Moore … [Read more...] about Halfcourt buzzer-beater sparks Frewsburg girls to Class C win over Dundee/Bradford