High School Wrestling
South Seneca wrestlers win Sectional V Championship
The South Seneca Wrestling team won the Section V wrestling tournament, Saturday March 13. After going 10-1 for the season, the team of 16 wrestlers emerged victorious ending the season as Section V champions. The ... more
Section V lays groundwork for upcoming winter HS sports season
Members of the Section V Athletic Council met on Tuesday at 4:00 PM. The governing body of Section V Athletics, voted on many items related to the authorization of high-risk sports to begin on February ... more
Legislators react to news that high school sports allowed to resume on Feb. 1
New guidance from the New York State Health Department released Friday afternoon says high-risk sports can resume competition starting February 1. Final approval must come from individual county health departments. Here's the official announcement from ... more
NYSPHSAA postpones start of high-risk winter sports season until at least January
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association announced on Tuesday that the start date for high-risk winter sports would be January 4, 2021. This includes basketball, competitive cheerleading, ice hockey, and wrestling. “The ... more
‘OUR KIDS LACK ENOUGH’: Parents hammer South Seneca BOE over decision to cancel fall sports
At a mid-September meeting without a lot of fanfare, the South Seneca Board of Education opted out of the Section V fall sports season. It was a move that did not receive a lot of ... more
NYSPHSAA releases expanded guidance for high school athletics
On Friday, in response to questions and concerns expressed by member schools, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, released a 41-page document as a recommended resource on how schools may consider approaching ... more
Low-risk HS sports get go ahead in NY
Governor Andrew Cuomo gave some high school sports the go ahead for next month, while keeping other sports as "practice-only" sports. At a news briefing Monday morning, Cuomo said lower-risk sports such as tennis, soccer, ... more
NYS high school sports seasons will start one week later beginning in 2020
Summer for high school athletes in New York will be a little longer starting with the 2010-21 school year. The state public high school athletic association’s executive committee approved a move to cut a week ... more
WEBER THIS WEEK: Mynderse Wrestlers in-studio (podcast)
Five members of the Mynderse Academy wrestling team will be in-studio with Harold Weber to talk about their seasons, sectional championships and Trent Youngs's trip to the NYSPHSAA meet. Join seniors Trent Youngs, Mason Major, ... more
Section V wrestling: Favorites stay on track to state championships at SuperSectionals
Some of the state and Section V wrestling champions Saturday at SuperSectionals were overpowering their opponents. Others stayed one and a half or maybe two moves ahead on their way to yet another win and ... more
Mynderse senior grappler Trent Youngs qualifies for States
This past weekend, Wrestling Super Sectionals were held at SUNY Brockport and Mynderse Academy senior Trent Youngs took first place in the 152 weight class. The victory earned Youngs a trip to Albany later this ... more
Mynderse senior Mason Major captures sectional wrestling title; five Blue Devils move on to NYS qualifiers
The Section V Wrestling Sectional Matches were held this past weekend at Warsaw High School. Mynderse Academy Senior Mason Major won the Section V Class BB Sectional Title for the 285 pound weight class. Senior ... more
Eight local wrestlers claim first place at Wayne-Finger Lakes Invitational
With winter storm Harper in full effect there was some doubt that there wouldn’t even be a Wayne-Finger Lakes Invitational this weekend. Time slots were moved up, however, and luckily and all matches were completed ... more
Newark names scholar athlete teams
Newark High School Winter teams have qualified for scholar athlete team status. The recognition is given by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association to varsity athletic teams that collectively achieve averages of ... more
Kyle Dake: Lansing’s driven, determined world champion
There is, as Kyle Dake sees it, one route to excellence. To seek a shortcut is to detour short of the destination. Design a plan and, in disciplined, determined fashion, act on that plan. A ... more
Syrian refugee brothers have success on mat for Canandaigua at Newark Tournament
Canandaigua Academy recently enrolled a pair of brothers whose families are new to the United States after moving to the Finger Lakes as refugees from the war torn city of Aleppo in Syria. On Saturday ... more
It’s great to be Dake
It was, in many ways, a flashback to 5 years (and 1 month) ago. Lansing High School and Cornell University grad Kyle Dake entered the most prestigious wrestling tournament he could find, rolled through the ... more
D&C releases 2017-18 All-Greater Rochester Winter Sports picks
Meet the 2017-18 All-Greater Rochester Winter Sports picks — 175 athletes and 15 coaches selected to represent 14 all-star teams. One Wrestler of the Year hasn't lost a match in four years while a track ... more
Late cradle makes Cornell’s Diakomihalis an NCAA Champion
Freshman Yianni Diakomihalis used a four-point cradle in the closing seconds to become Cornell's second freshman NCAA champion, topping No. 1 seed Bryce Meredith of Wyoming 7-4 in the 141 pound final on Saturday evening ... more
