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Lacrosse love story: Coaches from rival schools match up for first time as husband, wife
Mara Karpp gestured inward and offered a glance at counterpart Dave York. "That would be 3-0. A 3-0 record." A playful jab, referencing a pair of recent wins by Fairport girls lacrosse over Penfield, and before that a past Red Raiders victory against Aquinas. Those three games point to the few occasions Karpp, Fairport's head coach, and York, now in the same role at Penfield, have faced off as opposing coaches.
Over 2,000 people compete in annual Flower City Challenge
Rochester, N.Y. — More than 2,000 runners of all ages packed the streets of Rochester Sunday morning for the Flower City Challenge. Many streets in the area of Broad Street were blocked off for the runners traveling from Parcel 5 downtown towards East Avenue and then onto the south side of the city towards Highland Park.
NLL: Rock one step closer to NLL championship berth after quarterfinal win over Knighthawks
It’s been 13 seasons since the last Toronto Rock championship (2011), and the 2024 roster intends to end the drought. Step one was accomplished with a 9-6 quarterfinal victory over the Rochester Knighthawks at FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton on Saturday night. The blueprint was the same as it’s been all season – a full team effort, led by defence and goaltending.
Meet the standout teams in Section V softball as season hits the midway point
What's one thing many Section V's hottest softball teams have in common?. Just ask Pittsford Mendon. Senior stars Lilly Goldberg and Greta Marino credited their team bonding in Florida for the Vikings' 10-0 start, and high spot in Tuesday's New York State Sportswriters Association softball poll. "Having the time to...
All-Greater Rochester Winter Teams highlight remarkable girls and boys athletes
Three times each school year, the Democrat and Chronicle celebrates the finest girls and boys athletes in Section 5. The All-Greater Rochester teams are a longstanding and proud tradition at the newspaper. This school year, key to the AGR team features for autumn, winter (published last week) and spring teams...
Amerks lean on last year’s comeback against Syracuse ahead of game 3
ROCHESTER, NY (WHEC) – The Amerks head into game three of the North Division Semifinals tied with the Syracuse Crunch, 1-1. In this best of five, it’s the not the first time Rochester has had their backs against the wall. On the brink of elimination in this round...
Primetime 585 Spotlight Team: Irondequoit boys lacrosse
The Primetime 585 Spotlight Team is the Irondequoit Boys Lacrosse Team. The Eagles went 3-0 last week, outscoring their opponents 37-10. They are now 9-2 and have won six games in a row. Last Tuesday, Irondequoit defeated Pittsford 7-6 in a thriller! Cooper Moore led the Eagles with three goals. Dylan Carey added two goals while […]
Grottenthaler, RIT lacrosse looking for big postseason
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Corning’s Seth Grottenthaler eyes a big postseason in NCAA D-III men’s lacrosse. Grottenthaler, a senior midfielder for RIT, has scored a goal in his last eight games as the Tigers prepare for the Liberty League Conference Tournament and NCAA Tournament. RIT (16-1) plays the winner of Union or Clarkson University Friday […]
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