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Anna Lowe named Empire 8 Swimmer of The Week at Brockport

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Horseheads standout swimmer Anna Lowe earned a major honor in college swimming. (PHOTO: SUNY Brockport) Lowe, a sophomore for SUNY Brockport, earned Empire 8 Conference Swimmer of The Week on Monday. Anna racked up four victories for Brockport helping the team to its first dual meet win of the season over […]

Equestrian Shows Well at Lehman Farms

ROCHESTER, NY – The Nazareth Equestrian team competed at Lehman Farms over the weekend against several teams, turning in strong performances across all divisions and earning High-Point Champion Team honors on both days. On Saturday, the Golden Flyers tied with Alfred University for High-Point Champion Team, while Sunday saw Nazareth claim the title outright, defeating Cornell by four points. The weekend also featured multiple first-place finishes and regional qualifications, highlighting the team's continued success throughout the fall season.

Men's Lacrosse, Softball to Coordinate Teddy Bear Toss During Football Game Versus Brockport

ALFRED, NY – The Alfred University softball team and men's lacrosse team are teaming up to organize a charity drive on Saturday, October 31 to collect stuffed animals as well as an assortment of toys to be donated to the Salvation Army of Hornell. Fan are encouraged to bring...

No. 4-Seeded Men's Soccer Set To Begin Postseason Against Brockport On Saturday

No. 4 St. John Fisher (7-5-3 overall, 6-3-2 Empire 8) Head Coach: Jack Burgasser (7th season at St. John Fisher) No. 5 Brockport (7-6-3 overall, 6-3-2 Empire 8) Head Coach: Gary LaPietra (20th season at Utica) Career Record: 288-172-71 How They Got Here. St. John Fisher: The Cardinals finished the...

Football Falls By Eight To Nationally Ranked SUNY Cortland

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – St. John Fisher trailed nationally ranked SUNY Cortland by a touchdown for most of the second half but came up empty on two chances to engineer a game-trying drive in a 28-20 loss on Saturday at Grady Field at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex. The Cardinals...

Connors & Ferris Friday Football Wrap: Lyons' Smith sets Section V receiving TD record

UPREP (3-5) 30. Jesse Jablonsky hauled in four receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown while taking a 77-yard kick return to the house for the game-winning touchdown to lift Pittsford (NYSSWA Class AA No. 28) to its sixth straight victory. Jablonsky also forced a fumbled defensively while Cole Goetz rushed nine times for 103 yards and a touchdown. Max Ciavarri led the defense with 13 tackles while Nik Stancampiano notched seven tackles.

Gollnitz receives second weekly Empire 8 honor

This season, Austyn Gollnitz earned his second Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week honor on Monday, Oct. 19. In Brockport’s 24-14 win over the Alfred State Pioneers on Saturday, Oct. 17, Gollnitz continued his impressive sophomore campaign, much to the pleasure of Brockport defensive coordinator Matt Arita. He recorded five tackles, a sack and the game-winning pick-six from 19 yards out to seal the win for the Golden Eagles.

Engineers Tie Program-Record with Seven Interceptions in 41-7 Win at Rochester

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The RPI football team remained unbeaten in Liberty League play with a 41-7 victory over the University of Rochester this afternoon at Edwin Fauver Stadium. The Engineers intercepted seven passes, including three returned for touchdowns, to tie the program single-game record for interceptions. After a scoreless...

Saturday Girls’ Soccer Wrap: Phillips, Ferrari lead Churchville-Chili to Class AA semifinals; Peters scores overtime golden goal for Brighton

Mia Matic recorded a hat trick to lead the Penfield attack enroute to a semifinal win. Allie Walsh, Liv Wittman, Hannah Dimperio, Vivienne Butenko, Evie Hammond and Grace Mulholland all finished with one goal. Cece Crane, Kim Puente and Alyvia Fisher all combined in net for a shutout. No. 1 Penfield will advance to the Class AAA finals to battle No. 2 Fairport on Thursday, Oct. 29.

Lakers top Flyers in final exhibition game

Oswego, N.Y. – In their final exhibition game before they head to Wisconsin to kick off the regular season against No. 4 St. Norbert on Oct. 30, the 12th ranked Oswego State Lakers toppled the Nazareth Golden Flyers 5-4. The Basics. Nazareth: 4 (0-0, 0-0 UCHC) Oswego State: 5...

Esders scores twice; Webster Thomas advances to AA semis

WEBSTER, N.Y. — Earlier in the day, two of the top three seeds in Section V Class AA Girls’ Soccer lost. Combine that with the prospect of having to play a crosstown rival, and the possibility of distraction was high Saturday night as No. Webster Thomas hosted No. 5 Webster Schroeder.

Wayne holds off late push to advance in Class A

ONTARIO CENTER — Amaya Glessing and Raegan Dippel scored a goal apiece as No. 2 Wayne (15-2-0) defeated No. 7 Greece Olympia (5-12-0) in Section V Class A Girls’ Soccer action on Saturday. “Our game plan and our work ethic all week long put us in position to...

With offense sputtering, RIT falls to RPI

HENRIETTA, N.Y. — Whether Rochester Institute of Technology will be able to score enough goals to be a top-tier team in Atlantic Hockey is yet to be determined. Through the first six games, the Tigers have scored just 11 goals, and in all four losses, they found the net just once.

Skidmore completes League schedule with 4-3 win at William Smith

GENEVA, N.Y. – Gianna DiGioacchino scored the game-winning goal with 7:18 remaining as the Skidmore College field hockey team rallied for a 4-3 Liberty League victory over William Smith on Saturday afternoon at McCooey Field. Izzy Blake scored twice and Nicole Sylvestri made 15 saves for the Thoroughbreds, who improved to 7-10 overall and 2-5 in league play.

Touchdown 10: Section V Football Highlights

Friday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Morgenstern leads Sutherland with hat trick; Tomasso scores lone goal in Spencerport win

Charlo Tomasso scored the lone goal to advance Spencerport in the Section V Class AA playoff. Michael Schmidt-Tieu-Turong contributed with an assist. Dylan Cook made five saves in the Rangers’ 12th shutout of the season and fifth in a row. Spencerport will face No. 6 Pittsford Mendon in the semi-final round on Tuesday.

Greece Athena football wins high-scoring Sectionals game over Brockport

BROCKPORT, N.Y. (WHEC) – Playing in enemy territory didn’t affect Greece Athena football, as the Trojans won a 49-35 game at Brockport. The Trojans went back-and-forth with the Blue Devils until pulling away in the fourth quarter for a road win. They’ll play Irondequoit in the next round, also on the road.

Saturday Boys’ Soccer Wrap: Gavyn Phillips powers Livonia with offensive burst; Seth Rounds and Connor Betrus net hat tricks

Bryce Wolf opened the scoring for Churchville-Chili off an assist from Avery Ewell. Declan Lavrynenko tied the game up for Webster Thomas before Callum Berg scored the winning goal just before halftime with Patrick Callahan assisting. Churchville-Chili will face No. 4 Brighton on Tuesday in the Class AA semi-finals. No....

Stroll through the park: Mike Woods Invitational at Letchworth

The Geneseo Cross Country (GXC) team competed at their home meet this weekend, the 44th Mike Woods Invitational, running on a course carved through our very own Letchworth State Park. GXC put together two podium placements for the men’s and women’s teams through the wet conditions on Friday afternoon, so let’s dive in and check out their performances!