ALFRED — Second year head wrestling coach Justin Signorelli is pleased to announce his first recruiting class at Alfred State.

For legendary superfan Ken Johnson, otherwise known as ‘Pinto Ron’, I’m sure this was not the way he saw his streak of 400 consecutive Bills games attended coming to an end.

PENFIELD — Kirk Stauffer, PGA Life Member and his brother Keith, both from Bradford, PA, won the WNYPGA Titleist Scratch Pro-Am with a 7 under par score of 64 at Penfield Country Club as 58 teams competed in the Partners Gross Better-Ball event Monday.

BATAVIA — A historic night at Genesee Speedway featuring the return of fans, fireworks and a full moon was accompanied by a full pit area with 106 cars in competition. The return to normalcy so saw familiar winners return back to Victory Lane as well as some new names.

BATAVIA — Batavia Downs’ General Manager of Live Racing, Todd Haight has been around horse racing since he was a child.

While waiting on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision on the fate of the upcoming school year, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association COVID-19 Task Force continues to weigh its options and prepare for any scenario thrown at them.

BATAVIA — Since a report last week by The Daily News based on independent sources stating all New York community (junior) college fall sports had been canceled has yet come to fruition, a number of New York colleges have since announced cancelation of their fall sports seasons.

BATAVIA — On Tuesday afternoon, the hammer finally came down on the Minor League Baseball season for the summer of 2020, as well the possible end to the New York-Penn League and it’s longest running — and original member — the Batavia Muckdogs.

LAS VEGAS, NV. – In a win-or-go-home final divisional game between Team Boot Barn and Team South Point, Team Boot Barn captain Daylon Swearingen, a Piffard resident, singlehandedly carried his team to a victory at PBR’s new team tournament, the Monster Energy Team Challenge presented by U.S.…

Mike Auble has coached the area’s top pole vaulters for the past 23 years.

STAFFORD — It was a beautiful day for golf on Monday afternoon, as several professionals and amateurs alike took to the course at Stafford Country Club to battle it out for the WNYPGA’s Western New York Open championship.

SYRACUSE – The State University of New York Athletic Conference will split into two divisions in the sports of men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball for the 2020 athletic season, while women’s tennis will move its entire conference schedule and championship to the spring of 2021.

PERRY — Before the recent NYS classification schedules came out last year, Livingston Conference football has always been considered one of the most competitive football leagues in the entire state.

LE ROY — Assuming the next week goes without any setbacks, Le Roy Little League President Tim Spezzano says his league will get the green light to start practicing, under strict CDC guidelines, beginning Monday, July 6.

BATAVIA — Each year there seems to be talk whether the Batavia Muckdogs will field a team, have a new owner or leave for a new city.

BATAVIA — Long time Western Regional Off-Track Betting (WROTBC) employee Aaron Galanti was named the new track Track Superintendent at Batavia Downs on Thursday after Fran Mruczek announced his retirement on Monday (June 22). Galanti has worked under Mruczek for a number of years.

LE ROY — A dream came true for Le Roy youngster Joe Spadaro recently, as the 14-year old dirt bike racer punched his ticket to the 2020 Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships.

BATAVIA — Over the years, Batavia High School athletics have enjoyed an immense amount of success which has coincided with countless Blue Devils’ athletes continuing their playing career at the collegiate level.

LIVONIA — Bill Schuster has looked very good in stripes for nearly 40 years.

BERGEN — This school year was certainly atypical fore high school student-athletes. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone had their years and, in many cases, their careers cut unceremoniously short.

Byron-Bergen’s Miriam Tardy and Oakfield-Alabama’s Dylan Rykert were each honored with the annual Stan Sherwood Scholarship given out by the Genesee Region.

SEWARD, Neb. — It started to be clear a little less than a decade ago that Pembroke High School graduate Caleb Lang could possibly have a future in baseball.

ERIE, PA. — Tim Fries, of Glen Oak Golf Club, and Bobby Hogan, representing River Oaks Golf Club, both fired a 1-over par 73 in the storm delayed WNYPGA Golf Max Stroke Play at Lawrence Park Golf Club Monday in Erie, PA.

BATAVIA — Batavia senior athlete Margaret Andersen was impressive on the track and in the field during her high school years, but what she is going to take on during the next phase of her life has increased importance. Andersen, Batavia Coaches’ Association 2020 Scholar Athlete of the Year w…

ELBA — If there was ever a book on how a coach is supposed to follow in the footsteps of a legendary, longtime coach that preceded them, Elba girls basketball coach Tom Redband should write it.

LAS VEGAS – Only one qualified ride separated Teams Boot Barn and Cat when the dust settled inside the Let ‘Er Buck Saloon at South Point Arena in Las Vegas and it was Team Boot Barn that won the middle game of Division B action of PBR’s new team tournament, 169-83.75.

ORCHARD PARK — Things will certainly be different for NFL teams as they are set to open training camps in mid-July.

SCOTTSVILLE — There is one word to describe the success that Wheatland-Chili senior Lindsey Clar found during her time as a Wildcat: monumental.

BUFFALO — Nearly a month after ownership provided general manager Jason Botterill with a public vote of confidence, the Sabres did an about face on Tuesday afternoon when they announced the firing of Botterill along with several other staff members.

WARREN, PA. — Mike Sweazy, PGA Professional at Wild Wood Country Club and assistant, Michael Mancari, posted an 11-under par 60 to win the Doubles Golf Pro-Pro Scramble by four shots at Conewango Valley Country Club in Warren, PA.

LE ROY — Le Roy High School senior Andrew Englerth certainly decided to make the most of his final year as an Oatkan Knight, at least athletically. Having concentrated nearly solely on wrestling for much of his high school career, Englerth decided he was going to become a three-sport athlete…

BATAVIA — While it was hardly unexpected, news came down on Saturday as to the status of the New York-Penn League and the 2020 short-season minor league campaign.

I would like to dedicate this column to all the men and women out there that serve and protect this area.

The Livingston County Athletic Association awards six $250.00 scholarships annually to graduating seniors.

OAKFIELD/ELBA — In the past number of years, there have been some big shoes to fill for high school football coaches in the local region — Brian Moran at Le Roy, Mike Monacelli at Caledonia-Mumford, Steve Girolmo at Livonia, to name a few. And if a few more ever stepped down — Brennan Briggs…

ORCHARD PARK — Like many of us, Bills’ quarterback Josh Allen has been struck by the recent events that have occurred our nation, specifically the ongoing fight for racial equality. In Allen’s mind, although he cannot relate to some of the hardships that people of color feel on a daily basis…

PERRY — Like many high school athletes, brothers Michael and Mitchell Hockey can’t help but feel they missed out on something special when the spring sports season was officially cancelled last month. The Hockeys, members of the defending sectional champion Perry tennis team, were hoping to …

LATHAM — The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) held its first meeting of the COVID-19 Task Force on Wednesday.

NASCAR said Wednesday that it would ban the Confederate battle flag from its events and properties, becoming the latest organization to reconsider the emblem’s place amid a national reckoning over racism and white supremacy after the death of George Floyd.

ORCHARD PARK — For Bills’ defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, these past few weeks and the devolving race relations in America have been difficult for him to watch. As an African-American, Frazier says the issues currently at hand have hit directly at home.

Thanks to an initial vote of 7-3, New York wrestling has decided to potentially move from 15 weight classes to 13 for the 2020-21 season which will need to get the final approval by the NYS Executive Committee next month.

BRADFORD, PA. — Kirk Stauffer, PGA Life Member from Bradford, PA, won the WNYPGA Stableford Championship at The Pennhills Club in Bradford PA., Monday afternoon.

ELBA — It wasn’t about winning the sectional championships or even the GR titles for Elba senior Holden Brinkman.

BUFFALO — It has been a busy three years for Alexander Kunes.

Tuesday’s senior spring athletes’ parade was a huge hit. Many of the kids in attendance finally got some closure on what has been a difficult finish to their high school athletic careers.

PUEBLO, Colo. – Ahead of the newly-launched PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Monster Energy Team Challenge, presented by U.S. Border Patrol, the league has announced the rosters and competition schedules for the six teams set to compete in Division B of the new tournament as well as the corpor…

ELBA — For the last number of years, senior Colton Dillon certainly hasn’t been much of a secret coming out of Elba. A three-sport star in football, basketball and track and field, Dillon has more than made a name for himself in the lore of Lancers athletics.