BATAVIA — It’s about time baseball fans took notice of what Muckdogs ace Nolan Sparks has done to begin the 2022 PGCBL campaign.

This week The New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports announced its annual list of All-State Softball selections for the 2022 season. Unlike previous seasons, the number of the local contingent making the list was relatively low this season, but a half-dozen st…

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced on Tuesday that a new state record for smallmouth bass was set on June 15, opening day for bass harvest season.

NIAGARA FALLS — The Muckdogs visited the Power on Tuesday night and took home a 7-1 win to improve their record over Niagara to a cool 4-1 on the year.

The Batavia Muckdogs will look to continue their winning ways tonight, while cooling off the streaking Elmira Pioneers.

The Batavia Daily and Livingston County News sports staff will soon present its first-ever BDN/LCN Spring Sports Awards, with several athletes and coaches earning top honors across various categories.

PEMBROKE — If you’ve been to a Pembroke athletic contest the past four years, you definitely know who Ryan Winchip is.

BATAVIA — The Muckdogs are off and running to begin their 2022 summer slate, the team’s second in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League.

HONEOYE — The Cal-Mum 12U Little League All-Star team battled back from a 4-1 deficit to defeat Avon by a 5-4 score to capture the Honeoye Bulldog Challenge Tournament title.

Every school year, our local high school coaches put in a tremendous amount of time with the student-athletes of their respective school district.

BATAVIA — The Muckdogs got back to their winning ways with two straight wins to begin their weekend slate, but failed to close things on a positive note as they fell to the Newark Pilots, 14-10, on Sunday evening.

VARYSBURG — Alexis Nikiel, a Varysburg resident and seventh grader at Attica Middle School, won the Junior High School Championship in barrel racing and pole bending at the New York State High School State Finals May 15 held in Lake Luzerne, NY.

BATAVIA — The Muckdogs have hit a rough patch, suffering back-to-back losses for the first time this season following their latest defeat, 7-5, at the hands of the Newark Pilots (4-10) on Thursday night.

NEW YORK -- Jose Altuve stepped into the batter’s box, ready to lead off the game. Chants and very loud boos spilled from the stands at Yankee Stadium. But the boos quickly turned to cheers after Jameson Taillon drilled the seven-time All-Star in the elbow guard with his third pitch.

BATAVIA — The Muckdogs were one out away from sweeping a Wednesday night seven-inning doubleheader before the visiting Watertown Rapids turned in some late heroics to steal the show during an unlikely 3-2 victory in front of a lively crowd at Dwyer Stadium. The Rapids’ win in Game No. 2 snap…

LE ROY — The 70th season of LeRoy Little baseball came to a close as the Joe’s Place/Sweet Betty’s Yankees powered their way to a convincing two game sweep of the Tigers to capture the 2022 Scanlan Cup Championship.

The Batavia Muckdogs will host the Watertown Rapids tonight in a doubleheader at Dwyer Stadium, 299 Bank St., Batavia. The second game of the twinbill, expected to begin around 7 p.m., will be livestreamed from the Watertown Daily Times and the Batavia Daily News with Alex Brasky handling pl…

BATAVIA — Write this down. Batavia softball will have some championship years in their future.

Philadelphia, PA — Batavia Track and Field went 3-for-3 at this past weekend’s New Balance Nationals, sending three throwers to the medal stand, with NYSPHSAA champion Zenallah Hatcher finishing ahead of the pack in the shot put within the Freshman division.

Five-time Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski has called it a career for the second time in the NFL, this time from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The battle for the Genesee Region shaped up all season to be a one-two between Notre Dame and Oakfield-Alabama and in the end the two star-studded teams didn’t disappoint.

OAKFIELD — The 2021-22 Section V campaign will forever be remembered as a golden age of Oakfield-Alabama Hornets athletics.

BATAVIA — Batavia City School District athletics isn’t enjoying the highest level of student participation Athletic Director Mike Bromley has seen in his time with the district, but it had a good year, he says.

Another banner year for Genesee Region League softball this spring saw eight of the 11 teams in the league finish with a .500 overall record or better, with one winning a sectional title and three others reaching at least the sectional semifinals.

NIAGARA — The Muckdogs traveled to Niagara and defeated the Power by a 15-0 score after only five innings due to the mercy rule Friday night at Sal Maglie Stadium.

PEMBROKE — Longtime Pembroke coaches Ron Funke and Dave Seward were honored Wednesday night at the Genesee Region Athletic Association coaches dinner.

CALEDONIA — Longtime Cal-Mum boys basketball program assistant and JV coach Josh Shelton will take over the Raiders’ head varsity job moving forward.

BATAVIA — When the 2022 schedule came out, Phil Vigneri III was quick to circle Thursday’s event at Genesee Speedway, as the DIRTcar Sportsman Tour invaded his hometown track and allowed him the chance to defend his turf in a special event.

The Attica girls were winners of the 2022 Genesee Region League championship but it was the Oakfield-Alabama/Elba boys who were able to hold off the Blue Devils’ boys squad to cap what was another stellar season in the league this spring. O-A/Elba outscored Attica 181.50-148 for the title, w…

The Genesee Region League continued to show that it is one of the best when it comes to girls track and field this season.

LEICESTER — Are you ready for some big time drag racing?

ORCHARD PARK — The Bills opened mandatory minicamp on Tuesday afternoon with perfect attendance, including All-Pro safety Jordan Poyer who sat out Buffalo’s voluntary offseason training activities (OTAs) in April.

Kim Pegula, the co-owner of the Buffalo Bills and Sabres, is undergoing treatment for an unspecified medical issue.

The Genesee Region League saw another big-time season on the links this spring, led again by powerhouse Elba/Oakfield-Alabama.

CICERO — A list of local athletes recorded notable performances at this past weekend’s New York State Public High School Athletic Association Track and Field Championships.

BATAVIA — The Muckdogs split two games over the weekend with a third being postponed due to inclement weather.

It was another solid year in the always-tough Genesee Region League tennis league as six of the 10 teams this campaign finished with above-.500 records, led by Division I-winning Holley and Division II-winning Wheatland-Chili.

BATAVIA — The fastest laps of the season at the Genesee Speedway were turned on Saturday Night at the Empire Super Sprints invaded Batavia on a Chamber of Commerce Night and the results saw some incredible stories unfold.

SYRACUSE — While Batavia’s Zenallah Hatcher captured the GLOW area’s lone NYS title Friday afternoon at the NYS Track and Field Championships at Cicero-North Syracuse, winning the Division II shot put title, a few other local athletes turned in some outstanding performances of their own, wit…

CICERO — Batavia ninth-grader Zenallah Hatcher capped what has been an incredible start to her varsity track and field career by claiming the New York State Public High School Division II shot put title at Friday’s NYSPHSAA Track and Field Championships.

BATAVIA — Certain distinguishable sights, sounds and smells coincide with summertime in the city. The crack of the bat, the voice of Paul Spiotta on the public address system, and the smell of hot dogs and popcorn being sold at Dwyer Stadium are among them.

LYNDONVILLE — The Lyndonville Tigers are losing a good one as longtime varsity baseball coach Shane Price has decided to step away from the game after 20 seasons, three Section V championships and countless memories made on the diamond with his athletes.

Nolan Sparks threw six no-hit innings for the Batavia Muckdogs and the offense erupted for six runs in the fifth inning as Batavia earned an 8-0 road victory over Geneva Red Wings in a Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League contest on Thursday night.

AVON — Last season, the Avon softball team put together a magical run. After being two games under .500 toward the end of the regular season and just 7-7 heading into sectional play, the Braves cruised through the sectional tournament, capped with a rout of Bloomfield, to win the Section V C…

BATAVIA — Coming off of a run to the sectional final this spring, Batavia head coach James Fazio will host the Batavia softball program’s annual skills camp on July 5-7 at Batavia High School.

BATAVIA — The Muckdogs improved their record to 4-1 with a second straight win, a 12-6 victory over the Jamestown Tarp Skunks (2-2) on Tuesday night at Dwyer Stadium.

BATAVIA — Medina High School alumnus Brian Fry powered the Muckdogs’ wild 6-5 win over the Auburn Doubledays on ‘Daily News Night’ at Dwyer Stadium.

BATAVIA — June may have just started, but at the Genesee Speedway, only two races remain this month, and they figure to be two of the biggest events of the year.