New York High School Sports News

The Niskayuna boys' lacrosse team was unable to connect on all but one of its shots in the opening stages of its Section II Class B championship game against Ballston Spa on Saturday.

Before his current reign as coach of the Fredonia Lady Hillbillies' varsity softball program, Joe Pucciarelli had coached Cassie Essek since she was a seven-year-old Little Leaguer.

The Westfield Wolverines defeated the Leonardo da Vinci Dragons, 9-2, Friday in Buffalo to advance to their third straight Section 6 Class C championship game and the fourth in five years.

Fayetteville-Manlius' Jack Wilson, right, and Tommy LoSecco celebrate after their team defeated Liverpool 10-9 in the Section III Class A boys semifinal lacrosse game Liverpool's Peter Flood, right, Jamie Kuppel, left, and Dustin Springer react after losing to Fayetteville-Manlius 10-9 in the Section III Class A boys semifinal lacrosse game ... (more)

The B-Mets trailed 5-0 after two innings and 8-3 going into the eighth but they tied the score 8-8 going into the ninth and ultimately lost 10-9. The Binghamton Mets begin their Memorial Day weekend series against the Portland Sea Dogs Friday night at NYSEG Stadium.

On Tuesday it was sophomore southpaw Cameron Voss, on Friday it was Trent Thompson, as the senior allowed no runs and just three hits over six innings of work in the No.

Two home-field pitchers, two dominant performances, a pair of very similar results for Batavia and Notre Dame in Section V playoff games at Dwyer Stadium on Friday.

The Section 9 baseball tournament begins Saturday with three teams - Kingston, Cornwall and John A. Coleman Catholic - getting prepared to start their 2012 state championship defenses.

Before the game, Pucciarelli said if his team was going to win, it was going to have to stop Falconer's first three batters in the batting order.

Thanks to a top-flight pitching performance by Alyssa Hahn, No. 2 Cassadaga Valley advanced in Section 6 Class C softball on Friday.

A Guilderland coach spreads dirt on infield puddles during a rainy Class AA quarterfinal softball game against Columbia on Friday, May 24, 2013 in Guilderland, N.Y. The Memorial Day weekend for many means "wet and wild" times frolicking around the water in warm temperatures.

Three straight walks loaded the bases with no outs and the tying run was at the plate so Brocton coach Terry Presto took a stroll to the mound in the top of the fifth inning to have a chat with his starting pitcher, Scot Laurie.

Clarence took another step toward defending its 2012 New York State softball championship Friday afternoon when the Red Devils beat Orchard Park in the Section 6 Class AA semifinals 7-to-3. Orchard Park led twice 2-0 and 3-2 but each time Clarence answered.

Dominant is the best word to describe Clarence senior righthander Mark Armstrong.

The Westhill High School baseball team was no-hit going into the sixth inning by Hannibal's Greg Pitcher.

Patrick Brown, a senior at Cicero-North Syracuse High School, was suspended Thursday after he posted on Twitter about the district's failed 2013-14 school budget.

Any time the East Rockaway softball team had its backs to the wall this season, the Rocks found a way to get the job done.

St. John the Baptist's Kyle Collins #6 drives in the game-winning run in Game 3 of the CHSAA semifinals against St.

The visiting Settlers nearly pulled off an upset for the ages but ultimately fell one run short, losing 2-1 to the top-seeded Pierson-Bridgehampton Whalers, who have lost just a single game all season.

Fabius-Pompey's Lucas Volo crosses the plate for a run ahead of the throw to Port Byron's Skyler Jennings, Fabius-Pompey High School scored 12 runs with two outs over the first two innings after a lengthy rain delay to put away Port Byron 15-7 in a Class C-2 Section III baseball game on Thursday at Falcon Park.