by Matthew Ondesko, Managing Editor Photos: Geoff Schneider On a day when Mount Mercy Academy was honoring its past, it was the present...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor Photos: Geoff Schneider The countless hours in the gym, the long hours honing your game. The days...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor You see the baskets made, the smile on the face, but do we really know what athletes go through on a...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor As a player you are always looking to make that next leap. The next leap in performance, the next...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor Heading into the fall soccer season, St. Mary’s High School’s Reece Carter didn’t really know what to...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor There was a time when the college coaches did all the recruiting. They came to all the games, talked...

After two years off, Gionta was able to fight her way back and make a difference with St. Mary’s.

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor It’s not often a freshman can come into a school and have immediate success, but that’s exactly what...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor It’s a typical winter morning for Avery Hall. Early wakeup calls are nothing new for the St. Mary’s...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor College athletics is a business. Just look at the transfer portal as it heats up after the fall...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor On a cold winter day you can see Pioneer High School quarterback getting back to the daily grind....

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor Norah Carroll didn’t even know if she would be in this position. In early 2023, the Mount St. Mary...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor As the final seconds counted down at Canisius University history was about to be made. The Mount St....

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor Stepping on the pitch, Niagara Wheatfield High School’s Marisa Rickard never felt the pressure to...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor It’s an early wakeup during the summer. While most are sleeping in, or hitting the beach, Mason...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor The alarm clock goes off early in the morning, you get up and start your journey. You grab your...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor Everyone remembers their first varsity goal. For Frontier High School soccer player Sophia Oaks her...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor It’s that time of year. When all the hard work you put in during the regular season comes down to one...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor There were a lot of questions heading into the 2024 soccer season for Mount Mercy Academy. As they...

by Matthew Ondesko: Managing Editor Not everyone is a college prospect right off the bat. Some are late bloomers. Those who kind of fly...