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Yahoo
29-04-2025
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AQ's Buttles is Player of the Week
Kendall Buttles of Aquinas tossed two no-hitters and totaled 50 strikeouts through four games last week for the Li'l Irish. On Wednesday, she struck out 12 on her way to a no-hitter against Livonia. Then on Friday, she picked up 14 strikeouts in a win over Pal-Mac. In a Saturday double header, the eighth grader had a 12-strikeout game against Hornell in Game 1 to lift Aquinas to the win. In Game 2, she earned her second no-hitter of the week with another 12-strikeout performance against Marion/Gananda. Buttles has led the Li'l Irish on a four-game winning streak, making her our Player of the Week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
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Aquinas senior Hinchcliffe is Player of the Week
With spring sports fighting their way through Rochester weather to play a few games here and there, it's time to name the first Player of the Week for the season. Aquinas girls lacrosse senior Savannah Hinchcliffe had herself a game against Frontier of Section VI on Saturday. She scored eight goals and an assist to lead the Li'l Irish to a 14-13 win. Her 8-goal game came after a 17-5 win Friday where Hinchcliffe tallied four goals. She's scored 16 times through just three games so far this season as the Li'l Irish remain unbeaten. Our Player of the Week is a big reason why. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
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Aquinas girls, World of Inquiry boys basketball advance to state semifinals
The Li'l Irish rallied from a ten-point second-half deficit to advance to the state semifinals for the second straight year. Starpoint led 28-23 at the half and took a ten-point lead early in the third quarter. But Aquinas rallied, with a 7-0 run pushing the Li'l Irish to a 41-37 lead heading into the fourth. Starpoint scored six straight points to take a 43-41 lead, but Aquinas then locked down on defense. Starpoint was held scoreless for nearly five minutes, with the Li'l Irish scoring 13 straight points to take a 54-43 lead which proved to be the difference. Senior Molly O'Toole led the Irish with 22 points, with 19 coming in the second half. She also had six rebounds and four blocks. AJ Orr tallied 16 points, while Samiyah Wright had 9 points and 12 rebounds. Aquinas (23-1) advances to the state final four where they will play either Horseheads (IV) or Warwick (IX) on Saturday, March 22nd at 11:45 a.m. Last year, Aquians lost in the Class A state semifinals 63-46 to Catholic Central, the eventual state champs. Both teams were moved up to Class AA this year. The Red Raiders briefly held Lancaster in check, but Madison Francis pulled her team to a blowout win with 29 points. Fairport (14-9) did a good job defensively early and led 5-3, but Lancaster then went on a 10-0 run to take a 13-5 lead into the second. That run continued into the second quarter, as Lancaster scored the first 15 of the frame to get the Legends far ahead for good. Francis, a Mississippi State commit, scored 16 points in the first half. A stifling third quarter lifted the World of Inquiry Griffins into the state final four, continuing their historic season. World of Inquiry led 31-26 at the half, then outscored Akron 19-3 in the third quarter to pull away for a 21-point lead at 50-29. The Griffins mustered up just eight points in the final quarter, but the game was far over by then. World of Inquiry never trailed in the game. Kanaz Linder led four Griffins in double figures with 16 points. Devin Dillon had 13, Curtis Bell scored 11, Jaedon Adams-Griffin scored 10, while Junayde Dunn-Richardson added 8. World of Inquiry (22-3), which won its first-ever sectional title earlier this month, will play in the state semifinals on Saturday, March 22nd at 11:45 a.m. They will play either Marcellus (III) or Mechanicville (2) in Binghamton. Avery Council and Jalen Taggart combined for 50 points, but it was not enough as Rush-Henrietta fell to Jamestown for the second time this season. Jamestown hit four three-pointers to take a 20-10 lead after the first quarter. They led 38-27 at halftime and 56-44 after the third quarter. Rush-Henrietta cut the deficit to five points with just over three minutes to go in the game, but Jaydian Johnson hit one of his five three-pointers to put Jamestown back in front by eight. Johnson had a game-high 29 points for Jamestown. Council netted 27 points while Taggart had 23 for Rush-Henrietta (20-3). This was the second time the two teams played this year, with Rush-Henrietta falling 71-51 on February 14th in Jamestown. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
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Victor, Aquinas, Thomas, BND United win hockey quarterfinal games
Oliver Kowall scored a hat-trick to lift the Blue Devils past their rivals. Kowall scored Victor's first two goals, one in the first period and one in the second. The latter was set out by an impressive pass by Ian Kloiber from his own red line. Christian Stasko got Canandaigua on the board early in the third period, but Eli Weingart answered less than a minute later to make it 3-1. Kowall added an empty netter with just under two minutes to play to make it a 4-1 final. Victor (15-5-1) advances to the semifinals where they will play Aquinas. The win ended a slump for the Blue Devils, who in their last five regular season games had four losses and a tie. Victor and Aquinas met in the regular season finale with the Li'l Irish winning 6-1. The game will be on Wednesday, February 26th at 7:00 p.m. at Rochester Ice Center. Mikey Dossier and Ares Miller each scored two goals to give Aquinas a thrilling win in the quarterfinals. Aquinas led 3-2 with 6:22 to play in the third period when Cam Hall scored for Thomas to tie it at 3. It took the Li'l Irish just seven seconds to answer as Miller fired in a wrister for the game-winning goal. Dossier scored AQ's first two goals while Miller scored their third and fourth goals. Ryan Carmody added an insurance goal with 2:09 to play. Aquinas (16-5) will take a nine-game winning streak into their semifinal matchup with Victor. The Li'l Irish beat Victor 6-1 in their regular-season finale. The game will be on Wednesday, February 26th at 7:00 p.m. at Rochester Ice Center. Jake Sansoucie netted a hat-trick for the Warriors who scored early and often to reach the semifinals. The Warriors netted two goals in the first period, then scored the first three of the second period to take a commanding five-goal lead. Irondequoit got one back in the final minutes of the third, but Schroeder was able to add another to make it a 6-1 final. Sansoucie added an assist to go along with his three goals. Nico Schouten, Scott Wagner, and Nick Scott scored the other goals for Schroeder. Connor Scott tallied a pair of assists. Schroeder (15-6) will play BND United in the semis. The two teams met early in the season, with Schroeder winning 2-1 on December 13th. The semifinal game will be played on Wednesday, February 26th at 6:00 p.m. at McCarthy Memorial Ice Arena. BND United scored four goals in the first period as they began their defense of their Class B title. Churchville-Chili's Anthony Indiano scored the only goal of the second period, but BND scored four more in the third to put the game away. BND United (13-5-3) will host Schroeder in the semifinals. The game will be played on Wednesday, February 26th at 6:00 p.m. at McCarthy Memorial Ice Arena. The two teams met early in the season, with Schroeder winning 2-1 on December 13th. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
