Bob Chavez

1 week ago | pickinsplinters.com | Bob Chavez

By BOB CHAVEZGENEVA — It took 15 minutes and 29 seconds for Penn Yan to score its first goal. But the rally that it eventually sparked will provide memories that will know no clock or time limit. The Mustangs are state champions for the first time since 2001 with an 11-8 win over a pesky Chenango Forks team that was playing in a state final for the second time. Forks opened with a crisp offense that kept the ball moving and a zone defense that frustrated the Mustangs and limited their looks.

1 week ago | pickinsplinters.com | Bob Chavez

By BOB CHAVEZGENEVA, N.Y. — It’s hardly any consolation, but there comes a time in sports when your opponent is flat-out better. That doesn’t mean you stop trying but at the very least, you can walk off the field with some dignity. That’s how the Canandaigua Academy boys lacrosse team left Boswell Field on Saturday night even though they were on the wrong side of a 14-5 score in the Class B state championship game at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

3 weeks ago | 13wham.com | Bob Chavez

Brighton, N.Y. — It’s one thing to win a Section V championship. But to do it against your crosstown rival? The rival that beat you earlier this season? “It means a lot, especially to us seniors,” Webster Thomas pitcher Olivia Bowers said following a 2-1 victory over Webster Schroeder in Saturday’s Section V Class AA championship game at Monroe Community College.

3 weeks ago | 13wham.com | Bob Chavez

Brighton, N.Y. — There was chatter that the Section V Class AAA final might be a bit of a mismatch. That maybe it won’t last longer than five innings. And maybe a bracket with just four teams is a weakened field. But don’t tell that to the softball players from Rush-Henrietta or the Greece Storm. Because during Saturday’s Class AAA championship game at Monroe Community College, there was plenty of fun, tension and drama.

4 weeks ago | pickinsplinters.com | Bob Chavez

By BOB CHAVEZROCHESTER, N.Y. — There was chatter that the Section V Class AAA final might be a bit of a mismatch. That maybe it won’t last longer than five innings. And maybe a bracket with just four teams is a weakened field. But don’t tell that to the softball players from Rush-Henrietta or the Greece Storm. Because during Saturday’s Class AAA championship game at Monroe Community College, there was plenty of fun, tension and drama.