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The top-seeded St. John Fisher University softball team faced an uphill battle on Saturday, coming into the Empire 8 Championship Final needing to win two games over No. 3 seed Utica University to secure the conference title. The Cardinals achieved the goal with a 4-2 win in the first game and then an impressive 9-1 victory in five innings. The results make it back-to-back conference titles for the Cardinals and their ninth in program history. St. John Fisher moved to 34-5 in 2024, while Utica had its season end with a 22-15 mark…
The Buffalo Sabres announced today that Rochester Americans head coach Seth Appert has been promoted to assistant coach for the NHL club. Appert, who completed his third full season as Amerks head coach in 2023-24, will work alongside newly appointed head coach Lindy Ruff and his staff, which also includes former Amerks Mike Bales and Matt Ellis as well as Marty Wilford…
The No. 2 St. John Fisher University baseball team (26-17) won its fourth straight Empire 8 Baseball Championship, using a five-run fourth inning to break open a close game and catapult the Cardinals to a 13-4 victory over No. 3 seed Utica University (19-25) in the title game from Central Park “A” Diamond on Saturday afternoon…
Jack Keagle (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon) struck out four over six innings and left with a 3-1 lead in Game 1 of the NJCAA Division II East District play-in, but it wasn’t enough. Monroe Community College dropped back-to-back games to UConn-Avery Point (4-7/3-6) at Washington Park in Groton, Connecticut…
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St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt has announced the signing of guard Jonah Hinton, a 6-foot-3 transfer from Panola (Texas) College, to join the Bonnies program for the 2024-25 season…
Read MoreAnd, just like that, the man who ranked third among active coaches in Division III men’s basketball with 613 career victories announced his retirement on March 18 after a 44-year career at RIT and Eisenhower College…
Read MoreCanisius Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Bill Maher announced Monday that Jim Christian has been named the 25th head coach in Canisius men’s basketball history. With nearly two decades of NCAA Division I head coaching experience to his credit, Christian takes over the Golden Griffin program after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach and in an administrative role at Kent State University…
Read MoreIs there a more absurd number? Yet there it is. Immortalized on the centerfield wall at Innovative Field where the Rochester Red Wings play their baseball games. Along with Joe Altobelli’s number 26 and Luke Easter’s 36. They are the three most important numbers in the 125-year history of the franchise…