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PREVIEW: Rochester-Area Athletes at the Paris Olympics
While often considered more of a source for winter athletes, the Rochester area has a long history of participation in the Summer Olympic Games, dating to when the Canandaigua-born William Lewis and Waterloo-born Harry Lee participated in track and field events in the 1900 Games in Paris. The area’s first gold medalists came in 1904, when Charles Jacobus– born in Seneca, Ontario County- came in first in the croquet-style sport of roque in the only year it was an Olympic sport, while Orleans County’s David Munson took home gold as part of a team four-mile event. In 1924, in Paris, runner Bill Cox became the first Monroe County native to win an Olympic medal, taking bronze in the 3,000-meter team race.
Forty years later, swimmers plan to swim Canandaigua Lake again
CANANDAIGUA, NY — Swim the length of Canandaigua Lake? Are you nuts??! Actually, Gary Austin, who admits he has come up with some nutty ideas during his time, was right on the ball when he came up with the idea to challenge the group of swimmers he was teaching back in 1984. Give the guy credit for ruling out swimming the English Channel, and smartly nixing the idea to swim across Lake Ontario to Canada. ...
Rush-Henrietta will cheer on this Jamaican sprinter at 2024 Olympics
Lanae-Tava Thomas thought she was on the verge of living a dream almost a year ago. One of Section V's all-time great high school track and field athletes while at Rush-Henrietta, Thomas qualified to run with the Jamaican national team at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. But Thomas never made it to Budapest.
Rochester athletes have been winning medals at the Summer Olympics since 1924
One hundred years ago this month, Bill Cox came home from Paris, a true Olympian. The Rochester native had been a member of the bronze medal winning 3,000-meter team. He was one of four runners from the U.S. whose finish was high enough to edge out a team from France for third place. ...
Section V rosters set for prestigious weekend basketball festival
When it comes to high school sports, keep your eye on the ball. This includes this weekend, even though it is July. Justin Ritzel of the Canandaigua Daily Messenger with Democrat and Chronicle reporters Marquel Slaughter and James Johnson share what is happening in this and other Varsity Voices newsletters: ...
Wings drop day game to Lehigh Valley, 11-4
The Rochester Red Wings dropped a day game to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Wednesday, 11-4, as the Phillies affiliate scored six in the eighth to put away what had been a 4-4 tie. The loss puts the Wings two games back of first place in the second half. Rochester...
Generation ROC: RCSD introduces sports, art to summer learning
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Kids running around the green and tossing a ball or two may seem like the typical summer vacation hangout, but the middle school kids at Monroe High are actually taking a unique approach at summer school. “I like that I get to learn new things...
Empire 8 Announces 25th Anniversary Men's Lacrosse Team
The Empire 8 Conference is celebrating the league's 25th Anniversary season in 2023-24, honoring student-athletes, teams, coaches and administrators who have played a key role in the league's success over the last 25 years. This week the conference office released the Men's Lacrosse 25th Anniversary Team. St. John Fisher University's...
Nike Baseball Camp comes to Innovative Field
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Rochester Red Wings partnered with US Sports Camps this week for their second annual Nike Baseball Camp at Innovative Field. The camp started Monday and runs through Thursday for kids ages 7 to 13. Organizers say it’s the best age for the kids to get started. Campers spend the week […]
Rochester to host Frederick Douglass HBCU Football Classic as part of 'Weekend of Hope'
Rochester, N.Y. — The Flower City will be the site of a historically Black college football game later this year. The inaugural Frederick Douglass HBCU Football Classic is scheduled for Sept. 21 at the Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium. The game will pit NCAA Division II opponents Central State...
Team and 10 Student-Athletes Honored for Academic Success
NORTHBORO, MA – Ten members of the Nazareth University Women's Lacrosse team have been honored with Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Academic Honor Roll recognition. In addition, the combined grade point average for the team earned the Golden Flyers a spot on the Academic Honor Squad list. Graduate...
Rochester walks it off against Lehigh Valley in game one of the road trip
ROCHESTER, NY - Lehigh Valley dropped its series opener on the road in Rochester on Tuesday night, 4-3. The Red Wings scored 2-runs in the ninth inning to walk it off against the IronPigs. Neither team got on the board until the fourth inning, the IronPigs striking first. Buddy Kennedy...
Watch the Fort Mackinac Never Sweats vs. the Rochester Grangers
MACKINAC ISLAND — Enjoying a baseball game in the sun is a summer tradition for many, but they’ve likely never seen a game like the ones played at Fort Mackinac. Each summer, the fort hosts a game of vintage base ball, which is played the old fashioned way — barehanded and by gentlemen’s rules.
Scott Kingery hits two home runs leading the IronPigs to victory in Rochester
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (50-47) and the Rochester Red Wings (52-45) played game three of a six-game series on Thursday morning from Innovative Field. Lehigh Valley starter David Parkinson (2-4, 5.52 ERA) was on the mound against Rochester’s Jackson Rutledge (4-6, 7.32 ERA). At the top of the first...
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