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Lyons boys basketball coach is new Weedsport AD

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Lyons boys basketball coach is new Weedsport AD
Lyons boys varsity basketball head coach Zac Young has coached the historic Section V program to three Sectional Championships and a trip to the NYS Final Four. This year’s Lyons team is expected to be the best since Damon Hunter led the Lions to Glen Falls in 2015. For the first time in nine seasons, however, Young won’t be on... more

Ruling on Red Creek basketball parent’s appeal against Section V expected 6/22

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Ruling on Red Creek basketball parent’s appeal against Section V expected 6/22
No decision was made Thursday regarding the case brought by a Red Creek parent challenging Section V’s lack of an appeals process for athletes who are ejected from games. But state Supreme Court Justice J. Scott Odorisi made it very clear he thinks the Hall of Justice is no place for high school sports. Odorisi said he will issue a... more

Judge tosses Red Creek parent’s lawsuit over basketball player’s ejection

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Judge tosses Red Creek parent’s lawsuit over basketball player’s ejection
State Supreme Court Justice J. Scott Odorisi dismissed the case brought by a Red Creek parent that challenged Section V and state rules over player suspensions after an ejection, saying courts shouldn’t get involved with settling a “sporting squabble.” “Courts are valuable tools to resolve disputes,” Odorisi wrote in his decision, which was released Thursday, “but they should not be... more

Warren “absolutely” wants Pegulas running Blue Cross Arena long-term

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Warren “absolutely” wants Pegulas running Blue Cross Arena long-term
Mayor Lovely Warren introduced Pegula Sports as the interim manager of Blue Cross Arena on Friday, with an eye toward a long-term deal. “Absolutely that is the plan,” she said when asked if the city wanted the Rochester Americans, Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bills owners in charge from now on. The interim pact will run from Aug. 1 through Dec.... more

Hearing Thursday on lawsuit against Section V over Red Creek basketball player’s ejection

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Hearing Thursday on lawsuit against Section V over Red Creek basketball player’s ejection
The final week of the high school sports season may bring some closure to a saga that started in late February when a Red Creek basketball player was ejected from a Section V Tournament game. Justice J. Scott Odorisi is scheduled to rule on a motion to dismiss “and other matters,” according to Section V attorney Robert G. Lamb, at... more

Judge asks for more info in case of Red Creek parent challenging Section V

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Judge asks for more info in case of Red Creek parent challenging Section V
The hearing stemming from a controversial injunction sought in February by the parent of a Red Creek girls basketball player after his daughter was ejected from a Section V Tournament game has been delayed again. It was scheduled for Tuesday but has been pushed back indefinitely, Section V executive director Kathy Hoyt said. It’s the third delay. Hearings were initially set for early and late March. The... more

Angry parents cost this Honeoye coach his job and reputation so he sued them and won $50K

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Angry parents cost this Honeoye coach his job and reputation so he sued them and won K
Mark Storm’s message to the hundreds of boys and girls he met as a teacher and coach at Honeoye Central was “give me four years and I’ll give you a lifetime.” He gave more than half his life to the small school south of Rochester, as a physical education teacher for 29 years and coach for 31 in basketball, baseball,... more

D&C releases 2017-18 All-Greater Rochester Winter Sports picks

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D&C releases 2017-18 All-Greater Rochester Winter Sports picks
Meet the 2017-18 All-Greater Rochester Winter Sports picks — 175 athletes and 15 coaches selected to represent 14 all-star teams. One Wrestler of the Year hasn’t lost a match in four years while a track Athlete of the Year weathered a storm to become the first competitor in Section V history to win three gold medals at states. First-team picks... more

2018 Ronald McDonald Exceptional Senior All-Star Game (video recap)

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2018 Ronald McDonald Exceptional Senior All-Star Game (video recap)
For the final time in their high school careers, 28 girls and 28 boys took to the court to play their last basketball game in Rochester. Traivia Breedlove scored a game-high 17 points in the Gold teams’ victory in the girls game. The Gold team also won the boys game. Senior, Logan Castiglione, representing Waterloo/FL East at the Ronald McDonald... more

UPSTATE HOOPS SEASON FINALE: Recap another exciting season and look ahead to next year (podcast)

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UPSTATE HOOPS SEASON FINALE: Recap another exciting season and look ahead to next year (podcast)
Five teams captured Sectional Championships from the Wayne-Finger Lakes boys and girls basketball leagues this season with the Midlakes Lady Screaming Eagles going all the way to the NYS Final Four. Recap another exciting winter of coverage on FingerLakes1.com, look ahead to next season and watch our season recap video at the end of the show on our season final... more

MIDLAKES FALLS IN TROY: Screaming Eagles historic season ends at NYS semifinals, 60-48

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MIDLAKES FALLS IN TROY: Screaming Eagles historic season ends at NYS semifinals, 60-48
The Midlakes girls varsity basketball was the last Wayne-Finger Lakes boys or girls basketball team still playing when they took the court at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy on Friday afternoon for the NYSPHSAA Class B state semifinal game against the Susquehanna Valley Sabers out of Section IV. Both the Screaming Eagles and Sabers brough undefeated records to the... more

Newfield boys get another shot at Moriah in final four

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Newfield boys get another shot at Moriah in final four
After losing to Moriah last year in the Class D state championship game, the Newfield boys basketball team thought about what could have been. More significantly, the Trojans also thought about what could still be. As disappointing as the 61-52 setback was for the Trojans, there was a belief the talent would be back to make a return visit to... more

EAGLES FLY WEST: Clyde-Savannah tops Prattsburgh; Lyons & Wayne fall at Rush-Henrietta

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EAGLES FLY WEST: Clyde-Savannah tops Prattsburgh; Lyons & Wayne fall at Rush-Henrietta
The Clyde-Savannah Golden Eagles are the last men standing in the Wayne-Finger Lakes as they defeated Prattsburgh 76-69 in Penn Yan on Wednesday night in the Section V Class D State Qualifier. Clyde led by just 1 point at halftime and the game was tied in after three quarters. The Golden Eagles pulled ahead in the final period to punch... more

VIDEO REPLAY: South Seneca & Midlakes play for trip to NYS Final Four

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VIDEO REPLAY: South Seneca & Midlakes play for trip to NYS Final Four
Two Wayne-Finger Lakes girls basketball teams compete at the Far West Regionals at Rush-Henrietta on Saturday night for a chance to advance to the NYSPHSAA Final Four at Hudson Valley Community College. First, the South Seneca Lady Falcons take on the Section VI Class C Champion Allegany-Limestone Gators. Then, the undefeated Midlakes Screaming Eagles face Section VI Class B Champion... more

Ithaca boys come up short in state tournament

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Ithaca boys come up short in state tournament
Ithaca ran into double trouble Tuesday and saw its boys basketball season come to a close with a 72-57 loss to Pine Bush in a Class AA regional semifinal at Orange County Community College in Middletown. Senior twins Bryan Powell and Brandon Powell combined for 50 of the Bushmen’s points. Bryan Powell was a workhorse in the paint and finished... more
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