Mike Tanner

3 weeks ago | herald-courier.com | Mike Tanner

Photo Courtesy of Coach Jeff JohnsonWinning all four games, the Arcade Area Cardinal FastPitch 12-Under softball team won the Genesee Community College tournament in Batavia on May 31 and June 1. The FastPitch won despite first day rain delays. From left, front row – Aliyah Beaudette, Leah Johnson, Hayley Richards and Layla Batterson; Back Row – Addison Brock, Kylie Farrell, Natalie Laskowski, Dylan Baldwin, Emma Kirsch, McKenzie Bauder, Tessa Dominessey and Cheyenne Kazmierczak. On May 31 and J...

3 weeks ago | herald-courier.com | Mike Tanner

On May 31, Pioneer, the Section VI Class C Champions, defeated Charles Finney Christian School of Rochester, the Section V Class C Champions, 12-6, in the Far West Flag Football Finals at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, the home of the Buffalo Bills. The win sends the Panthers to the New York State Class C Final Four on June 7-8 in the Cortland area, which is near Ithaca (Section IV). Pioneer needs to win two games to claim the New York State Championship.

3 weeks ago | herald-courier.com | Mike Tanner

On May 29, Letchworth’s girls track team competed at the Section V Class C-2 Meet hosted by Sodus. Leading the Legends was Naomi Yount, who finished first in the girls pentathlon. Yount scored a personal best 2,654 points to take first place. She had one first place, in the 800 meters (2:34.31). Yount was second in the 100 high hurdles (17.29 seconds), high jump (4 ft. 7 in.) and long jump (15 ft. 7.5 in.), plus she finished third in the shot put (28 ft. 5.75 in.).

3 weeks ago | herald-courier.com | Mike Tanner

Photo Courtesy of Coach MitrowskiCoach Reid Mitrowski and the 2025 Ten Broeck Academy of Franklinville baseball team after the Panthers defeated Brocton, 6-1, in the Section VI Class D Finals on May 31. The Panthers display their Section VI Championship Plaque and the Section VI Shield. Franklinville won its first Section VI Baseball Title since 1975. With two wins last week, in the semifinals and finals, Ten Broeck Academy of Franklinville won the 2025 Section VI Class D Baseball Championship. ...

3 weeks ago | herald-courier.com | Mike Tanner

Photos by Renea LauckNinth Grader Taryn Zimmer clears the bar in the high jump. Valerie Gilbert won two events to lead Pioneer at the Section VI Class A Track Meet that was hosted by Iroquois on May 29 to lead the Panthers' girls' track team. Gilbert won the 800 meters (2:30.33) and the pole vault (8 ft. 3 in.) to lead the Panthers. Gilbert also finished fourth in the high jump (4 ft. 6 in.) and Taryn Zimmer finished eighth (4 ft. 2 in.) to give the Panthers two in the top 10. The Panthers finis...