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Transgender track runner wins 2 women's events in which race times would've been last place among men
Sadie Schreiner, a transgender track runner, won three women's races on Saturday, two of which the times would have resulted in a last-place finish in the men's category.
Red Wings to wear lilac-themed uniforms during Lilac Festival
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Friday marks one week until the start of the annual Lilac Festival. To celebrate, the Rochester Red Wings have found a way to bring the flowers to the field. From May 14 to May 19, the Red Wings will wear uniforms featuring Rochester’s iconic lilacs front...
Play ball: Old Rochester Youth Baseball opens season with parade
ROCHESTER — A sea of young ballplayers cascaded down Dexter Lane and poured around the corner onto Marys Pond Road. They turned into Gifford Park and filed around the diamond. A massive American flag dangled beyond the center field wall. Baseball was underway in the Tri-Town. Old Rochester Youth...
Rochester high school senior awarded scholarship
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A character-based scholarship was presented to a local high school senior preparing for college Friday. School leaders tell News 8 Anthony Diaz, a three sport athlete and senior at World of Inquiry School No. 58, was awarded the scholarship by Bob Johnson Automotive Group and Primetime 585.An accomplished athlete, scholarship organizers […]
Former Section V girls basketball star takes Division I coaching position
One of Monroe County's all-time great girls basketball players has taken on a new role in her post-playing career. Megan Shoniker, who starred for Greece Arcadia High School in the mid-2000s and led the team to its lone NYSPHSAA title in 2004, has accepted the women's basketball head coach position at the University of New Hampshire, a Division I program that competes in the America East conference.
'Ride for the Spine' bike rally calls for better bike infrastructure across Monroe County
Rochester, N.Y. - A mass bike ride to highlight the need for accelerated investments in safe bike infrastructure. The "Ride for the Spine" event gathered a mass of bicyclists to ride and rally at City Hall in support of a "spine network" of connected bike routes that are accessible for cyclists of all abilities on Friday.
Spencerport's Molly Guzik continues special career: Section V girls lacrosse stats leaders
Concerning individual accolades, Spencerport's Molly Guzik boasts a resume few can match. In 2023 alone, the junior earned the following recognition:. US Lacrosse all-American. Monroe County Division II defensive player of the year. All-Greater Rochester selection. First team all-league in Monroe County. The attention was warranted. Last spring Guzik led...
Sunrise Smart Start: Johnny Vega, Amerks loss
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Stay up to date on the latest headlines in today’s Sunrise Smart Start for Friday, May 3, 2024. Weather Forecast: A run at 80° today before weekend rain We are starting off sunny and it’s a gorgeous Friday with temperatures warming into the upper 70s. Clouds will increase throughout the day ahead […]
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