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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A big send-off party was held Thursday for Brynn King, a student at Roberts Wesleyan University and a member of Team USA. The pole vaulter is coached by gold medalist Jenn Suhr and was one of three American women to qualify for the Paris Olympics. “I’m...

HENRIETTA, N.Y. (WROC) — The Riverton Oaks Municipal Golf Course in Henrietta is now open. Riverton is a nine-hole golf course and also has a disc golf course. The official opening day was May 7, and they plan to be open until about Thanksgiving. While the town always owned the course, a previous business operated […]

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marquel Slaughter (@marquelsports) Rochester's Dyaisha Fair, who became the third leading scorer in NCAA Division I history at Syracuse, will hoop overseas. The former Edison Tech...

Combine baseball, Miracle Field, and first responders, and whaddya get? An incredibly fun and inspirational day for the whole family. It’s the fourth annual Heroes Helping Heroes Day at Challenger Miracle Field. This coming Saturday July 20, local first responders will spend the day at Miracle Field, playing with and against some of our amazing Challenger athletes. In addition to the entertaining baseball games, and the chance to meet some local first responders and get a close-up look at some of their equipment, there’ll be food, carnival games, a dunk tank, obstacle course and lots more.

The Tour de France is one of the top watched sports in the world, and Netflix's Tour de France: Unchained has brought the sport to an even bigger audience. It's never been more popular on Instagram, where the official organization and media savvy young champions like Tadej Pogačar are engaging fans with fun behind-the-scenes videos, and there are even some local connections to the sport.

Despite losing two of their last three games in 2023, Old Rochester captured a share of the South Coast Conference Blue Division title with Somerset Berkley.  The Bulldogs beat GNB Voc-Tech, Dighton-Rehoboth and Somerset Berkley, but lost to Apponequet on Thanksgiving. ...

Photo credit: Howie & Mary Hodge from the Fran Lawlor Collection. Lancaster, NY (July 18, 2024): On Saturday, August 3, during the running of the Nu-Way Auto Parts 150 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, fans will have the opportunity to support one of the track’s legends, Tim Mangus of Webster, NY. For the duration of lap 93, in honor of Tim’s Mod Tour car number in the late 90’s, 1,000 fans in the grandstands will be asked to raise a small sign imprinted with “Mangus Strong.”

Catch the Fort Mackinac Never Sweats take on the Rochester Grangers in a match of vintage Base Ball on Saturday, July 27, at 6:30 p.m. on the old ball field behind Fort Mackinac, presented by Mary’s Bistro Draught House. “The vintage base ball game began in 2003 as a...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT Men's and Women's Track & Field teams were named 2024 NCAA Division III All-Academic by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) while five individuals were tabbed All-Academic Athletes. Senior Andrew Bernacki, junior Emily DiMarco, graduate student Catherine Fox, junior Sadie...

MEYERS-INGRAHAM (8-9) 5. AJ LaLoggia delivered the tying run with a two-out triple and eventually scored the game winner as Meyers-Ingraham erased a four-run deficit in the seventh inning to clinch a spot in the District 7 semifinals. Trailing 4-2, LaLoggia brought home Mason Drew and Tré Walker with his three-bagger. After an intentional walk was issued to Nolan Gamble, Matt Riddell plated LaLoggia with a single for the final margin of victory. Gamble struck out four over two shutout innings, including the seventh when he retired the side in order to pick up the win. Walker finished 3-for-4 and got Meyers-Ingraham on the board with a two-run single. Patrick Emling led the inning with a base hit. One out later, Jimmy Marotta and Owen Zimmer followed with back-to-back singles to load the bases. Walker started the scoring from there. Meyers-Ingraham sent 10 to the plate in the decisive frame. Alex Young staked Braman Post to an early lead with a two-run single in the first. Caleb Wilson drove in a pair of runs with a base hit in the third and then a double in the fifth for a 4-0 advantage. Wilson was 2-for-3. Christian Morrison singled, walked and scored twice. Matt Bartusek and Patrick Altpeter both walked and scored. Meyers-Ingraham advances to face top-seeded Greece Post 468 in the district semifinals. A doubleheader is scheduled Thursday at Greece Athena with a 3:45 PM first pitch for Game 1 of the best two-of-three series.

The Rochester Red Wings started their first series after the All-Star break with a loss on Friday, falling at the Syracuse Mets, 13-2, as Syracuse scored 13 unanswered runs. The Wings (51-41 overall, 13-6 in second half, one game up in the International League) got on the board early, as right fielder Travis Blankenhorn drove in Darren Baker on a one-out sacrifice fly to put Rochester ahead, 1-0. It was all Syracuse from that point on, however, scoring four in the bottom of the first before putting up nine runs- only one of them earned- in a fifth inning that saw the Wings commit two of their three errors.

SYRACUSE 13, ROCHESTER 2 (BOX) A nine-run 5th inning propelled Syracuse to an easy win over the Rochester Red Wings in their first game out of the break. Both Rhylan Thomas and Luke Ritter had three-hit days, Carlos Cortes went deep, and Brett Baty walked three times (a potentially encouraging sign as he works through approach issues). Meanwhile, Tylor Megill struck out seven, though he did also walk four.

GREECE POST 468 (17-1) 5. Derrick Allen went 3-for-4 including a two-out RBI single to cap a three-run sixth as Greece Post pulled away from a tie game. Knotted at two, Jeffrey Broadnax led the frame with a single. Kaleb Juliano reached on a hit by pitch. After a Parker Zeiser sacrifice bunt put runners on second and third, Jaden Madrid connected on a go-ahead, run-scoring single to bring home Broadnax. Brady Gerig made it a 4-2 game with a sacrifice bunt of his own, and Allen drove in Madrid. Allen had two RBI along with a triple and a run scored earlier in the game. Madrid scored twice. Broadnax went 2-for-3. Gerig stole two bases on the day. Weston Elkovitch was 2-4 with an RBI. Quentin Grimes struck out five without issuing a walk and allowed one run on four hits over 3.2 innings of relief work to pick up the win. Brody Froman had a single. Tré Walker doubled and scored the tying run in the fifth as part of a 3-4 effort to lead Meyers-Ingraham. Walker scored both runs for Meyers-Ingraham. Matt Riddell was 2-3 with an RBI. AJ LaLoggia singled, walked and drove in a run.

NEWBURGH, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College women’s soccer team officially revealed their schedule for the 2024 season Thursday afternoon. The Knights will open their season with two scrimmages at home on Kaplan Field. They will face Vassar on August 21 st and John Jay College August 25 th . Mount Saint Mary has their first regular season game on the road at Nazareth University August 30 th . The Knights and Golden Flyer’s have met only one time before in 2016, when MSMC lost in a close 1-0 match. Staying in Rochester, NY, they will play RIT the…