Pickin' Splinters

LIVONIA (13-1-0) 2 MYNDERSE (7-6-1) 0 Gavyn Phillips and Grant Francis scored for Livonia as the Bulldogs secured their seventh consecutive victory, five of which have been shutouts. Lars Kovach provided the assist to Francis, Phillips’ goal came form the penalty spot. Oliver Taylor recorded his 10th shutout of the season. Phillips’ goal total on the year is now 22, good for third in Section V.

NAPLES (9-3-0) 2 NORTHSTAR CHRISTIAN (7-3-1) 1 Connor Betrus led Naples scoring both goals in the win. Holden MacKenzie and Jack Didas both contributed with an assist for trhe Big Green. MCQUAID (7-4-1) 3 AQUINAS (2-9-0) 1 SODUS (4-9-0) 0 EAST ROCHESTER (11-1-0) 2 Sean Lewis finished with a goal and an assist to lead East Rochester in Wayne County League action. Jadiel Beltran also scored for the Bombers. Tristan Wollschleger added an assist in the win.

RIT’s William Moore (22) scores the final goal of the game during the third period on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at Gene Polisseni Center. (Photo: RIT Athletics / Autumn Bernava). By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA ROCHESTER, N.Y. — It has become a tradition for the Rochester Institute of Technology men’s hockey team to hand out “team” awards in the dressing room following every victory.

Greece Arcadia’s Isabella Escobar (15) and Canandaigua’s Katherine Jordan (5) battle for possession of the ball during Saturday’s action. (Photo: JENNIFER LAEMLEIN) PITTSFORD MENDON (6-4-1) 1 GREECE ATHENA (10-2-1) 2 Peyton Drake scored the game winning goal off an assist from Madison Feeney to lead Greece Athena to its third straight home victory. Haley Drake scored off a pass from Hannah Dill in the first half. Jacklin Kozak wrapped up nine saves in net.

BATAVIA (2-3) 6 HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA (2-3) 7 Benny Feinberg went 7-for-14 throught the air for 85 yards and ran the ball nine times for 59 yards to lead Honeoye Falls-Lima. Sam Oliver had nine carries for 43 yards and a touchdown. Cam Collins led receivers with four receptions for 40 yards. In the loss, Keagan Calmes ran seven times for 101 yards and a touchdown. Markel Hill had 15 rushes for 60 yards. Hill also added three tackles, three passes defended, one forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.

PENFIELD (7-1-2) 1 SPENCERPORT (8-1-2) 3 Christian Arcara netted a pair of goals while Michael Schmidt-Tieu-Trong found the back of the net once as Spencerport stayed unbeaten in its past eight games (six wins). Jackson Schneider accounted for two assists in the win. HILTON (5-6-1) 0 GREECE ARCADIA (7-3-0) 1 Justin Owens scored the lone goal as Greece Arcadia won its fifth straight game. Shaun Laffin had an assist on the play.

By PAUL GOTHAM RIGA, N.Y — Six days ago, Steve Lian knew his team needed to have better starts. On Friday night, the Brighton Bruins demonstrated that they understood their coach’s concerns. Justin Medina finished with three touchdowns including a 44-yard jaunt to give Brighton a 14-0 lead after less than seven minutes of game time, and the Bruins (5-0) went on to defeat host Churchville-Chili, 35-13, Friday night.

By BOB CHAVEZ CANANDAIGUA — When a winless team rolls into town and beats an undefeated team, logic dictates that it might be termed an upset or maybe a surprise. But Canandaigua Academy football coach Jeff Welch wasn’t surprised with what he saw in Fairport’s 21-7 win Friday night. He wasn’t thrilled, but he wasn’t surprised, either. “We knew we’d have a battle and they gave it us,” Welch said following Friday’s game, which spoiled a festive evening of Homecoming activities at CA Stadium.

IRONDEQUOIT (1-9-0) 2 GATES CHILI (2-9-1) 1 Junior Leah Bellingham scored both goal including the game winner late in the second half to lead Irondequoit. Taylor Herzog notched the lone goal for Gates Chili. Payton Hansen saved three for the Spartans. GREECE OLYMPIA (3-8-0) 1 HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA (4-5-1) 4 Lauren Burke led Honeoye Falls-Lima with a goal and an assist in Monroe County IV divison action. The Cougars also collected goals from Brooklyn Masters, Emily Lawrence, and Megan Merrill.

L-R: Ryleigh Denning (18), Izzy D’Agostino (12), Kaylie Bunn (15) and Sophia Picardo (7). (Photo: PAUL GOTHAM) By PAUL GOTHAM LE ROY, N.Y. — Ryleigh Denning needed reminding that she had hit the crossbar early in the first half. That’s easy to understand considering that the junior forward sparked a second-half outburst.