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A 3-for-4 game from Seaver King and a clutch eighth inning by Eddy Yean helped the Rochester Red Wings secure a series win on Saturday against Syracuse…

Thomas leads Haverling to B1 title

By Tyler Hathaway | May 30, 2026

The Rams took a 16-game win streak into the B1 title game, and pitcher Gage Thomas struck out 14 over a complete game to power Haverling to a title…

Dermody, Lazenby pitch Sutherland past HFL for Class A title

By Kevin Oklobzija | May 30, 2026

When Hudson Lazenby walked onto the mound at ESL Ballpark on Saturday morning, he was stepping into the ultimate in pressure situations…

Green’s MVP performance clinches Wellsville’s third straight title

By admin | May 30, 2026

With the score 2-2, Wellsville’s first-year coach John Anderson remembered what happened last season, and sent Paul Giovanniello home in the third inning to break the 2-2 tie and the Lions never looked back…

Constantino Financial Saturday Baseball Wrap: Wilcox leads Fillmore to Class D title; Wellsville wins 17th championship in program history

By Tom Alexander | May 30, 2026

Scores and recaps from Saturday’s Section V Baseball action…

Castle Packs Power Saturday Softball Wrap: Jines snuffs rally to clinch the C1 title for Letchworth; Caledonia-Mumford takes Class C2 for 11th sectional title in history

By Robert Calhoun | May 30, 2026

Scores and recaps from Saturday’s Section V Softball action…

Orlando’s blast lifts Sutherland to AA2 title

By Paul Gotham | May 30, 2026

Pittsford Sutherland (20-3) outlasted top-seeded Eastridge, 5-2 in the Section V Class AA2 Softball championship, Saturday at Gates Chili High School…

Mercy walks off with Class A championship

By Paul Gotham | May 30, 2026

Kendall Schiffhauer capped a dramatic seventh-inning rally with a walk-off single as top-seeded Our Lady of Mercy (13-5) came from behind to defeat No. 3 Batavia, 4-3 in the Section V Class A championship, Saturday at Gates Chili High School…

Penfield rallies to take AA1 softball crown

By Steve Brickler | May 30, 2026

Top seed Penfield softball claimed its first title since 2005 years with a come-from-behind victory over third seeded Hilton 6-4 in the Class AA1 softball title game at Gates-Chili High School on Saturday morning. Freshman Mackenzie Noble was the tournament MVP, pitching a complete game while striking out six to earn the win. The Patriots were fueled by a four-run two-out rally in the bottom of the sixth…

Late-game heroics power Schroeder past Hilton for Class AA1 title

By Kevin Oklobzija | May 30, 2026

Trailing 1-0 in the top of the seventh and down to their final two outs, freshman catcher Brady Sayers boomed a run-scoring, one-out double the corner in right field to tie the score, then in the ninth Sayers drew a bases-loaded walk before Danny Hilfiker bunted home an insurance run on the suicide squeeze…

Crye and Avon climb to the top of B2

By Paul Gotham | May 29, 2026

Jessie Crye struck out 16 and hurled a one-hitter to earn MVP honors as the Riverhawks claimed the Section V Class B2 championship with a 2-1 win over Wellsville, Friday night at Gates Chili…

Canandaigua’s last-inning rally stuns Irondequoit in Class AA2 title game

By Kevin Oklobzija | May 29, 2026

In winning in dramatic, last-inning fashion, third-seeded Canandaigua ended a seven-year title drought and earned a spot in Monday’s 7 p.m. Class AA regional qualifier at Frontier Field against Webster Schroeder…

Schneemann twirls gem; Gananda claims C1 crown

By Tyler Hathaway | May 29, 2026

Tournament MVP Will Schneemann tossed 11 strikeouts over a complete game on the mound to lead the Blue Panthers to their third sectional title in program history…

High School

Dermody, Lazenby pitch Sutherland past HFL for Class A title

By Kevin Oklobzija | May 30, 2026 | 1 Comment

When Hudson Lazenby walked onto the mound at ESL Ballpark on Saturday morning, he was stepping into the ultimate in pressure situations…

Green’s MVP performance clinches Wellsville’s third straight title

By admin | May 30, 2026 | 0 Comments

Constantino Financial Saturday Baseball Wrap: Wilcox leads Fillmore to Class D title; Wellsville wins 17th championship in program history

By Tom Alexander | May 30, 2026 | 0 Comments

Scores and recaps from Saturday’s Section V Baseball action…

Orlando’s blast lifts Sutherland to AA2 title

By Paul Gotham | May 30, 2026 | 0 Comments

Pittsford Sutherland (20-3) outlasted top-seeded Eastridge, 5-2 in the Section V Class AA2 Softball championship, Saturday at Gates Chili High School…

Mercy walks off with Class A championship

By Paul Gotham | May 30, 2026 | 0 Comments

Penfield rallies to take AA1 softball crown

By Steve Brickler | May 30, 2026 | 0 Comments

WNY Sports

Ninth-inning rally secures district championship; Tribunes clinch trip to World Series

By Paul Gotham | May 17, 2026

Tribunes move within one game of clinching World Series spot

By Paul Gotham | May 16, 2026

Sardou powers Monroe to district-opening win

By Paul Gotham | May 15, 2026

MCC opens the 2026 NJCAA East District championship against host, Westchester CC

By Paul Gotham | May 14, 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…

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…

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…

Stevens says a tearful goodbye to Amerks fans

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 26, 2026 | 1 Comment

After calling more than 5,000 sporting events – and nearly 3,700 Amerks games since the 1986-87 season – Stevens has entered retirement. He had announced back in September that this would be his final season…

Early deficit too much to overcome as Amerks season comes to an end

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 26, 2026 | 2 Comments

With the loss – a ninth straight at Coca-Cola Coliseum dating back to Feb. of 2024 – the Amerks season comes to a close, and so, too, does the 58-year broadcasting career of Don Stevens…

Amerks blank Marlies to force deciding game

By Kevin Oklobzija | April 24, 2026 | 1 Comment

On Wednesday, the Amerks played a game fit for a three-in-three weekend in November, not the Calder Cup playoffs. As a result, they weren’t even competitive, losing 5-0 on the road to the Toronto Marlies in Game 1 of the North Division play-in, mini-round…

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