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State qualifier preview: Holley and Kendall to battle in Class C

By Paul Gotham | November 3, 2026

State qualifier preview: East Rochester and Geneseo to battle in Class C

By Paul Gotham | November 3, 2026

Penfield graduate Jason Kanzler named Seattle Mariners manager; first full-time Rochester born-and-raised manager in MLB history

By Dan Glickman | November 3, 2026

Spencerport adds to its record with 11th straight title

By Paul Gotham | October 31, 2026

Late goal lifts Geneseo to C2 crown

By Tyler Hathaway | October 31, 2026

Saturday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Ilges nets lone goal to lead Northstar to Class D title; Gross, Valentino score to pace Spencerport

By Matt Hanes | October 31, 2026

Sutherland makes history, takes Class A

By Paul Gotham | October 31, 2026

Quick-strike Geneseo advances to Class C state quarterfinal

By Paul Gotham | November 4, 2026

Sam DiLaura and Ayaan Sheikh scored back-to-back goals in the less than three minutes of game time as Geneseo (18-1–1) came from behind to defeat East Rochester (17-2-0), 3-2 in the Section V Class C state qualifier, Tuesday evening from the James Dollard Athletic Field on the Honeoye Falls-Lima campus…

State qualifier preview: Holley and Kendall to battle in Class C

By Paul Gotham | November 3, 2026

One side is looking to clinch a state quarterfinal spot for the second time in four years while the other is looking for its first trip in more than a decade. Genesee Region rivals meet with a spot in the regionals on the line…

State qualifier preview: East Rochester and Geneseo to battle in Class C

By Paul Gotham | November 3, 2026

One team is looking to reach the state quarterfinals for the fourth time in program history and first since 2018 while other trying to advance to the final eight for a third time and first since 2010. Livingston County Athletic Association meets the Wayne County league when Geneseo and East Rochester square off with a spot in regionals on the line. Here’s the breakdown..

Penfield graduate Jason Kanzler named Seattle Mariners manager; first full-time Rochester born-and-raised manager in MLB history

By Dan Glickman | November 3, 2026

Penfield High School graduate Jason Kanzler is the new manager of the Seattle Mariners…

Spencerport adds to its record with 11th straight title

By Paul Gotham | October 31, 2026

Yana Gross and Bella Valentino netted a goal apiece while the Rangers’ defense turned in another clean sheet. No. 2 Spencerport (16-2-2) clinched the Class AA championship with a 2-0 victory over No. 4 Webster Thomas…

Late goal lifts Geneseo to C2 crown

By Tyler Hathaway | October 31, 2026

Aayan Sheikh scored in the first half and picked up an assist in the second half as No. 1 seed Geneseo (17-1-1) defeated second-seeded Naples (14-5-0) 2-1 in the 2026 Section V Class C2 championship…

Saturday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Ilges nets lone goal to lead Northstar to Class D title; Gross, Valentino score to pace Spencerport

By Matt Hanes | October 31, 2026

Scores and recaps from Saturday’s Section V Girls’ Soccer action…

Sutherland makes history, takes Class A

By Paul Gotham | October 31, 2026

Kate Brett provided all the offense needed, and the Sutherland defense turned in another peerless performance in a 1-0 win over No. 3 Honeoye Falls-Lima (9-7-2)…

Saturday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Phillips nets OT winner for Livonia; Balanced attack lifts East Rochester in C1;

By David Premyslovsky | October 31, 2026

Scores and recaps from Saturday’s Section V Boys’ Soccer action…

Churchville-Chili holds off Spencerport to go back-to-back in AA

By Paul Gotham | October 31, 2026

With those limited minutes, he delivered the eventual game winner with his first varsity goal as top-seeded Churchville-Chili (16-1-2) outlasted No. 2 Spencerport (15-2-2), 2-1 to win back-to-back titles…

McLaren’s golden goal lifts McQuaid in AAA

By Paul Gotham | October 31, 2026

Adam McLaren converted a free kick from just outside the 18-yard box with 5:17 remaining in the second extra-time session, and McQuaid Jesuit (11-5-2) captured the Section V Class AAA Boys’ Soccer championship with a 4-3 win over three-time reigning champion Fairport (9-6-2), Friday night…

Brighton gets its test; clinches spot in A1 finals

By Tyler Hathaway | October 31, 2026

Justin Medina broke off a 35-yard touchdown run with 1:34 left in the fourth quarter before the Bruins defense got a stop as time expired as No. 1 Brighton won a hard-fought battle over visiting No. 4 Victor…

Peca continues to pile up points as Amerks roll past Phantoms

By Kevin Oklobzija | October 30, 2026

Peca scored one goal and set up two others as the Amerks rolled past the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 6-3 in front of 5,210 fans at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial…

High School

State qualifier preview: Holley and Kendall to battle in Class C

By Paul Gotham | November 3, 2026 | 0 Comments

One side is looking to clinch a state quarterfinal spot for the second time in four years while the other is looking for its first trip in more than a decade. Genesee Region rivals meet with a spot in the regionals on the line…

State qualifier preview: East Rochester and Geneseo to battle in Class C

By Paul Gotham | November 3, 2026 | 0 Comments

One team is looking to reach the state quarterfinals for the fourth time in program history and first since 2018 while other trying to advance to the final eight for a third time and first since 2010. Livingston County Athletic Association meets the Wayne County league when Geneseo and East Rochester square off with a spot in regionals on the line. Here’s the breakdown..

Spencerport adds to its record with 11th straight title

By Paul Gotham | October 31, 2026 | 0 Comments

Yana Gross and Bella Valentino netted a goal apiece while the Rangers’ defense turned in another clean sheet. No. 2 Spencerport (16-2-2) clinched the Class AA championship with a 2-0 victory over No. 4 Webster Thomas…

Late goal lifts Geneseo to C2 crown

By Tyler Hathaway | October 31, 2026 | 1 Comment

Aayan Sheikh scored in the first half and picked up an assist in the second half as No. 1 seed Geneseo (17-1-1) defeated second-seeded Naples (14-5-0) 2-1 in the 2026 Section V Class C2 championship…

Saturday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Ilges nets lone goal to lead Northstar to Class D title; Gross, Valentino score to pace Spencerport

By Matt Hanes | October 31, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Saturday’s Section V Girls’ Soccer action…

Sutherland makes history, takes Class A

By Paul Gotham | October 31, 2026 | 0 Comments

Kate Brett provided all the offense needed, and the Sutherland defense turned in another peerless performance in a 1-0 win over No. 3 Honeoye Falls-Lima (9-7-2)…

WNY Sports

Brust garners ABCA honor

By Paul Gotham | September 30, 2026

Red Wings’ 2026 championship celebrated before big crowd

By Dan Glickman | September 29, 2026

Red Wings to honor International League champions on Monday night

By Dan Glickman | September 28, 2026

Amerks to open 71st season Friday against Toronto

By admin | September 28, 2026

Bills

Bills/Raiders preview: Three storylines, two keys to the game, one X-Factor

By Tyler Hathaway | October 15, 2026 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills will stay out West this week as they prepare to take on the Raiders in Las Vegas this Sunday. Buffalo is entering the matchup after a late victory over the Los Angeles Rams…

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Bills/Rams preview: Three storylines, two keys to the game, one X-Factor

By Tyler Hathaway | October 9, 2026 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills enter this week after the New England Patriots handed them their first loss of the season. This week brings about an even bigger challenge as Buffalo will travel out west to face the Los Angeles Rams…

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Patriots/Bills preview: Three storylines, two keys to the game, one X-Factor

By Tyler Hathaway | October 1, 2026 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills are now 3-0 on the season after a shaky come-from-behind win over the winless Los Angeles Chargers. A very familiar foe is coming to Buffalo this weekend, as another struggling squad in the New England Patriots will look to turn their season around in what is a must-win game for the Bills…

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Amerks

Peca continues to pile up points as Amerks roll past Phantoms

By Kevin Oklobzija | October 30, 2026 | 2 Comments

Peca scored one goal and set up two others as the Amerks rolled past the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 6-3 in front of 5,210 fans at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial…

Amerks power play sputters in loss to Hershey

By Kevin Oklobzija | October 28, 2026 | 2 Comments

For the better part of 35 minutes on Wednesday night, the Hershey Bears were precisely the team Rochester Americans coach Michael Leone expected to see…

Amerks outlast Syracuse in overtime

By pssports | October 23, 2026 | 0 Comments

TREVOR KUNTAR put the final stamp on Friday’s contest at Upstate Medical University Arena as he scored the game-winning goal 1:59 into overtime to lift the Rochester Americans (4-3-0-1) to a 3-2 victory over the intrastate rival Syracuse Crunch (3-4-1-0)…

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