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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.
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: ...
Brockport Baseball Earns ABCA Team Academic Award
The American Baseball Coaches Association honored SUNY Brockport with a 2023-24 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, which is presented by Sports Attack. Teams from every level of college and high school baseball were honored with this year's award, which highlights programs coached by ABCA members that posted a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the cumulative 2023-24 academic year.
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. ...
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.
Photos: The 100-Lap Enduro at the Genesee County Fair
The 100-Lap Enduro was held at the Genesee County Speedway on Wednesday at the Genesee County Fair.The race pits drivers and their near-scrap-yard vehicles against each other and their ability to just make it through all 100 laps without breaking down.We don't have information on who won
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 […]
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...
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...
Sibling Success: Clarke Duo Dominates NYS Mixed Team Amateur Championship
(WNY News Now) – Stafford, N.Y. – Evan and Audrey Clarke triumphed at the 11th NYS Mixed Team Amateur Championship, achieving a stellar seven-under-par at Stafford Country Club. The brother-sister pair combined for seven birdies and an eagle, finishing five strokes ahead of the competition. The brother-sister duo...
Lehigh Valley’s bats come alive to tie the series in Rochester
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (49-47) played game two of a six-game series from Innovative Field on Wednesday night against the Rochester Red Wings (52-44). Lehigh Valley starter Mick Abel (2-7, 6.88 ERA) was on the mound against Rochester’s Kyle Luckham (0-0. 0.00 ERA). The game was scoreless in the...
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...
Greece Chamber Charitable Foundation’s Golf Tournament Supports Nursing Education Scholarships at Bryant & Stratton College
The Greece Chamber Charitable Foundation, along with Title sponsor Bryant & Stratton College, Tournament Chairman and Past Foundation President Michael A. Mordenga and Honorary Tournament Chairperson and Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl MVP Steve Tasker, recently hosted the 2nd Annual Golf Tournament at Ridgemont Country Club. Monies raised at the event will support nursing scholarships at Bryant & Stratton College’s nursing program.
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.
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