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Section V Baseball inducts 2024 Hall of Fame Class
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Section V Baseball inducted its 2024 Hall of Fame class during a pre-game ceremony at Innovative Field. Jason Bunting (Greece Athena), David Dasch (Cardinal Mooney/Ithaca College), Andrew Parrino (Brockport/LeMoyne College), Andy Steinorth (Webster/St. Bonaventure), Carm Urzetta (East Rochester/Bishop Kearney/St. Bonaventure) and Tom Wight (Bolivar-Richburg/Caledonia-Mumford) were honored prior to the Rochester Red Wings game with Indianapolis.
17-year-old rising sports star empowers youth with football camp
Marquan Grimes, a 17-year-old standout four-sport athlete and incoming senior, organized a youth football camp over the weekend at Edison Career & Technology High School. The camp aimed to inspire positive change in the community by highlighting student-athletes with high GPAs as role models. "My mom always taught me to...
Strong Museum names ropes course the 'Ralph Wilson Skyline Climb'
Rochester, N.Y. - The Strong National Museum of Play is honoring the legacy of Buffalo Bills founder and longtime owner Ralph Wilson. The museum announced that its high-adventure ropes course will be named the Ralph Wilson Skyline Climb, in honor of Wilson's "lifetime commitment to improving the quality of life in Western New York."
Britten Breaks The Ice For First Land of Legends Win Of 2024
CANANDAIGUA, NY –USA 4, Canada 2, Australia 1. So reads the scoreboard through seven Pepsi Big-Block Modified mains at Land Of Legends Raceway after Brisbane, Queensland transplant Peter Britten finally cracked the winner’s circle Saturday to close out the latest ‘Saturday Spectacular’ presented by Auto Value Parts Stores and Seneca Meadows.
Compiling All-Greater Rochester high school teams a labor of love for our sportswriters
A big thank-you to the three sportswriters serving Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and Canandaigua Daily Messenger high school sports fans -- James Johnson, Marquel Slaughter and Justin Ritzel. Throughout the school year, they tell the stories of athletes and coaches and teams that inspire and delight their fans. Whether we...
Local student hosts football camp for kids in the community
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – One local high school student is working to make a difference in the lives of young kids in his community. Marquan Grimes is an incoming senior at Edison Career and Tech high school us hosting a youth football camp in an effort to share his passion with others. Students age 6 […]
'Chipping in for Kids': Kiwanis Club of Canandaigua hosts fundraising golf tournament
Victor, N.Y. — The Kiwanis Club of Canandaigua hosted its 22nd annual "Chipping in for Kids" fundraising tournament Monday at Ravenwood Golf Club. Golfers had a chance to win a number of prizes, including free golf clubs. Participants also got the chance to win a free car if they...
RIT Men’s Hockey Announces Exciting 2024-25 Class Featuring Transfers and Top Talents
Rochester, N.Y. – Head Coach Wayne Wilson unveiled the 10 new additions to the RIT Men's Hockey team for the 2024-25 season, featuring three transfers and seven first-year players set to don the Tiger sweater for the first time. Coach Wilson expressed enthusiasm for the incoming class, highlighting their competitiveness on the ice and academic excellence, with two more additions yet to be revealed this week.
Pios split doubleheader with Newark, NYCBL scoreboard
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The Elmira Pioneers split a home doubleheader with Newark, while the Hornell Steamers earned their 9th straight win. Elmira earned a bounce back win over Newark, on Saturday. After beginning their weekend doubleheader with a 14-3 loss to the Pilots, the Pios responded with a shutout victory in the nightcap, 6-0. […]
Top 100 Moment: Men's Basketball Defeats #2 University of Rochester to Win JPMorgan Chase Tournament in 2003
ROCHESTER, NY – The Nazareth men's basketball team bounced #2-ranked University of Rochester 70-59 in the JPMorgan Chase Championship game on January 18, 2003. It was the Golden Flyers first JPMorgan Chase title since 1987. Jimmy Evans led the way with 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting, including going 4-for-8...
Men's Basketball Earns NABC Academic Honor; 4 Individuals Named to Honors Court
KANSAS CITY, MO – On Monday, the NABC announced the 2023-24 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, representing achievement in the classroom by men's college basketball teams and individual players. Nazareth was one of 360 programs to earn the Team Academic Excellence Award for having a...
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