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Pine Pieces

Hilton uses dominant third quarter to beat Fairport

By Tyler Hathaway | February 6, 2026

Friday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Chance leads Newark to overtime victory; Lanning posts double-double to pace Penfield

By Matt Hanes | February 6, 2026

Delisanti Wealth Management Friday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Roessel dials long distance to lead Fairport; Allen’s last-second bucket lifts East Rochester

By Paul Gotham | February 6, 2026

Make the call! Central Western Umpires Board open enrollment is now

By Paul Gotham | February 6, 2026

Delisanti Wealth Management Thursday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Fedorchuk drops career-high 43 for Wayland-Cohocton; Washburn’s 30-point triple-double leads Honeoye to sixth straight

By Dylan O'Loughlin | February 5, 2026

Mid-week Section V Hockey Wrap: Wood scores overtime winner for Aquinas; Rohr tallies five points for Brighton/HFL/Eastridge/Gananda

By Jonathan Skuza | February 5, 2026

Thursday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Weathers nets 25 to lead East; Gaffney leads C-C with 29 points

By Ashton Townsend | February 5, 2026

Rosen’s hat trick, Ratzlaff’s shutout lead Amerks past Springfield

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 6, 2026

But just like that, with Rosen and Helenius back in the lineup, the Amerks were again dangerous on the attack and rolled to a 4-0 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds in front of 5,4267 fans…

Hilton uses dominant third quarter to beat Fairport

By Tyler Hathaway | February 6, 2026

The Cadets (13-4) flipped the script from an earlier matchup in January, using a 17-5 third quarter advantage to overcome a halftime deficit…

Friday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Chance leads Newark to overtime victory; Lanning posts double-double to pace Penfield

By Matt Hanes | February 6, 2026

Scores and recaps from Friday’s Section V Girls’ Basketball action…

Delisanti Wealth Management Friday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Roessel dials long distance to lead Fairport; Allen’s last-second bucket lifts East Rochester

By Paul Gotham | February 6, 2026

Scores and recaps from Friday’s Section V Boys’ Basketball action…

Make the call! Central Western Umpires Board open enrollment is now

By Paul Gotham | February 6, 2026

Here is your opportunity to be a part of the game as a softball umpire…

Delisanti Wealth Management Thursday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Fedorchuk drops career-high 43 for Wayland-Cohocton; Washburn’s 30-point triple-double leads Honeoye to sixth straight

By Dylan O'Loughlin | February 5, 2026

Scores and game recaps from Thursday’s Section V Boys’ Basketball action…

Mid-week Section V Hockey Wrap: Wood scores overtime winner for Aquinas; Rohr tallies five points for Brighton/HFL/Eastridge/Gananda

By Jonathan Skuza | February 5, 2026

Scores and recaps from the week’s action in Section V Ice Hockey…

Thursday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Weathers nets 25 to lead East; Gaffney leads C-C with 29 points

By Ashton Townsend | February 5, 2026

Scores and recaps from Thursday’s Section V Girls’ Basketball action…

Brown and Ellis lead Athena past Batavia

By Paul Gotham | February 5, 2026

Caleb Brown and Russell Ellis Jr. combined for 40 points as host Greece Athena (11-5) shrugged off a halftime deficit and went on to defeat Batavia (9-6), 59-55, Wednesday night…

Costly mistakes doom Amerks in loss to Belleville

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 4, 2026

Two poor plays with the puck – including a needless icing by defenseman Ryan Johnson late in the third period –  led directly to Belleville goals and the Amerks lost 3-1 to the Senators at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial…

Delisanti Wealth Management Wednesday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Carey and Bartnicki lead Schroeder over Brighton; Cummins scores 26 as Pavilion wins in OT

By Dan Glickman | February 4, 2026

Scores and recaps from Wednesday’s Section V Boys’ Basketball action…

Wednesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Geiger leads SOTA with 29; McCombs lifts Bloomfield to third-straight win

By Ashton Townsend | February 4, 2026

Scores and recaps from Wednesday’s Section V Girls’ Basketball action…

PREVIEW: Rochester-Area Athletes at the Milano Cortina Olympics

By Dan Glickman | February 4, 2026

Rochester and surrounding regions will have many connections to this year’s Winter Olympic Games….

High School

Friday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Chance leads Newark to overtime victory; Lanning posts double-double to pace Penfield

By Matt Hanes | February 6, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Friday’s Section V Girls’ Basketball action…

Delisanti Wealth Management Friday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Roessel dials long distance to lead Fairport; Allen’s last-second bucket lifts East Rochester

By Paul Gotham | February 6, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Friday’s Section V Boys’ Basketball action…

Make the call! Central Western Umpires Board open enrollment is now

By Paul Gotham | February 6, 2026 | 0 Comments

Here is your opportunity to be a part of the game as a softball umpire…

Delisanti Wealth Management Thursday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Fedorchuk drops career-high 43 for Wayland-Cohocton; Washburn’s 30-point triple-double leads Honeoye to sixth straight

By Dylan O'Loughlin | February 5, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and game recaps from Thursday’s Section V Boys’ Basketball action…

Mid-week Section V Hockey Wrap: Wood scores overtime winner for Aquinas; Rohr tallies five points for Brighton/HFL/Eastridge/Gananda

By Jonathan Skuza | February 5, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from the week’s action in Section V Ice Hockey…

Thursday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Weathers nets 25 to lead East; Gaffney leads C-C with 29 points

By Ashton Townsend | February 5, 2026 | 1 Comment

Scores and recaps from Thursday’s Section V Girls’ Basketball action…

WNY Sports

With their PP QB on recall, the Amerks shoot blanks in loss to Cleveland

By Kevin Oklobzija | January 24, 2026

Sabres acquire Bayreuther from Carolina in exchange for Neuchev

By admin | January 24, 2026

Despite depleted lineup, Rosen, Levi help Amerks blank Utica

By Kevin Oklobzija | January 23, 2026

Pickett finishes with 13 points in Denver win over Milwaukee

By Paul Gotham | January 23, 2026

Bills

Bills promote offensive coordinator Joe Brady to head coach

By Tyler Hathaway | January 27, 2026 | 0 Comments

Buffalo is in the process of finalizing a deal to promote offensive coordinator Joe Brady to the head coaching role. Brady plans to sign a five-year deal with the Bills and will replace former coach Sean McDermott, who was fired last Monday…

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

By Tyler Hathaway | January 16, 2026 | 0 Comments

The Buffalo Bills will continue their postseason run when they travel to face the number one overall seed in the AFC, the Denver Broncos. Where as the Bills enter off of a battle against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Broncos will come into Saturday’s game fully rested…

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

By Tyler Hathaway | January 10, 2026 | 0 Comments

The 2025 NFL regular season has come to a close, and the Buffalo Bills will be competing in the playoffs for the seventh straight season. But unlike the previous five, the No. 6 seed Bills will be starting their playoff run on the road, heading south to face the Jacksonville Jaguars this Sunday. The third-seeded Jaguars enter the contest red-hot, while Buffalo is coming off of an emotional yet emphatic win over the New York Jets…

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Amerks

Rosen’s hat trick, Ratzlaff’s shutout lead Amerks past Springfield

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 6, 2026 | 1 Comment

But just like that, with Rosen and Helenius back in the lineup, the Amerks were again dangerous on the attack and rolled to a 4-0 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds in front of 5,4267 fans…

Costly mistakes doom Amerks in loss to Belleville

By Kevin Oklobzija | February 4, 2026 | 3 Comments

Two poor plays with the puck – including a needless icing by defenseman Ryan Johnson late in the third period –  led directly to Belleville goals and the Amerks lost 3-1 to the Senators at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial…

Rosen comes up big in the clutch as the Amerks defeat Hershey

By Kevin Oklobzija | January 30, 2026 | 1 Comment

His goal Friday — a night when Dean Melanson and Claude Verret were inducted into the Amerks Hall of Fame — put the Amerks back on top and they were able to hold the Bears at bay until Anton Wahlberg scored the clinching goal into an empty net with 31.2 seconds remaining…

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