By: Aiden Locke / Operations Manager GENESEO, N.Y. --- The Brockport Golden Eagles women's lacrosse team's 2026 season came to a screching halt in the Empire 8 semi-final. Brockport fell 15-to-8 against # 2 seed Geneseo on the road. The Knights scored 12 goals in the first half to pull away early and book a trip the Empire 8 championship game. The Brockport Golden Eagles, pregame against the Geneseo Knights on April, 30, 2026. Photo credit: Liv Metz / Brockport Athletics Juni

By: Mateo Ortiz The Rochester Americans 2025/2026 season came to a close on Sunday evening after a loss to the Toronto Marlies in game three of the best-of-three North Division first round series. The Amerks went through many ups and downs throughout the regular season, from injuries to transactions, the team had to fight till the very last day of the regular season just to get a chance to play in the Calder Cup playoffs. Here's a quick recap of the past six months for the Am

By: Aiden Locke / Operations Manager BROCKPORT, N.Y. --- The Brockport Golden Eagles women's lacrosse team dominated Nazareth in the Empire 8 conference tournament quarter finals. Brockport had three different goal scorers tally hat tricks which paved the way to an impressive 13-to-5 victory. "We've been working through it all season and we really clicked today," Junior Hailey Lewkovich said. "It's something we've been emphasizing in practice, getting the looks... we played t

By: Erin St. Denis The 25th Coachella festival returned to Indio, CA from April 10 to 19, 2026. This year, Karol G, Sabrina Carpenter, and Justin Bieber headlined, bringing two vibrant weekends full of pop music and surprise guests. The crowd at Coachella on April 18, 2026 (Photo: Eddie Sibrian) Sabrina Carpenter headlined Friday night, returning to the festival after her debut set in 2024. Carpenter released her viral hit "Espresso" just before her previous set which catapul

By: Kaylen Schauf Noah Kahan released his fourth studio album, The Great Divide, last Friday after months of building anticipation with two singles—the album's title track and "Porch Light"—and more teasers on a second TikTok account, @thelastofthebugs. The album opened with the final chirpings of bugs at the "End of August," but as fans continued to listen, they realized that some of their favorite unreleased songs were nowhere to be found. After about 24 hours of despair, K

By: Elias Vega-Diaz BROCKPORT, N.Y. - The festivities of Brockport's Annual Senior Day celebration on Sunday provided the perfect backdrop for their doubleheader against the Russell Sage Gators. The Golden Eagles softball team held the seventh seed in the Empire 8, eyeing an upgrade to a fifth seed with a 13-15 record and a 9-7 conference record. Led by freshman pitcher Liana DeValder's dominance on both sides of the ball, Brockport claimed hold of the fifth seed by winning 3

David Premyslovsky/Staff Writer BROCKPORT, N.Y. --- The Brockport Golden Eagles won the inaugural Empire 8 Flag Football Championship over the Elmira College Soaring Eagles 36-31, in front of an electric home crowd. Senior QB Megan Gerber totaled 387 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Golden Eagles as she took home the tournament MVP award. Brockport’s Megan Gerber has her flag pulled near the goal line on April 24, 2026. (Photo: Brockport Athletics) Despite Brockport bein

The Rochester Americans hosted the Toronto Marlies for game two of the first round of the North Division playoffs. After a 5-0 loss on in game one on Wednesday night, the Amerks flipped the script on the Marlies as a 29 save shutout by Devon Levi lifted Rochester to a 4-0 win, to force a winner-take-all game three on Sunday. The first 4:47 of play went uninterrupted, although both teams had a couple of great chances early on, none of their shots were able to get past both net

By: Erin St. Denis On Friday, April 17, pop star Olivia Rodrigo released the first single off of her upcoming third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl so in Love. This release marks the start of a new era, one that drifts from Rodrigo's signature purple color theme and one-word album titles. Olivia Rodrigo on the GUTS Tour at The O2 on May 15, 2024 (Photo: Raph_PH) Rodrigo found fame as a Disney Channel actress before releasing her first album Sour with four top 10

By: Victor Menendez BROCKPORT, N.Y. --- The Brockport Golden Eagles baseball team struggled to get anything going offensively as they scored a season-low one run in their 5-1 loss to the St. John Fisher Cardinals on Wednesday. The Brockport Golden Eagles baseball team in the dugout. (Photo: Liv Metz/Brockport Athletics) "We just didn't execute," Golden Eagles head coach Nick Pontari said. "We'll get better, back to work, practice tomorrow, and get ready for Friday." The Cardi

By: Dylan O'Loughlin BROCKPORT, NY --- It was the Empire 8 Flag Football Semifinals as The No. 2 Brockport Golden Eagles hosted the No. 3 Hartwick Hawks for the third time this season and second time in three days. After going up 21-6 at halftime, the Golden Eagles took over in the second half causing turnovers and scoring 26 points en route to a 47-18 victory. Brockport Flag Football advanced to the Empire 8 Championship with a 47-18 victory over Hartwick. (Photo: Liv Metz)

BROCKPORT, N.Y. — Coming into the day with a combined in-conference record of 19-3, the Brockport Golden Eagles and St. John Fisher Cardinals faced off in an Empire 8 powerhouse matchup on Friday. The Cardinals pitchers held the Golden Eagles bats to just three runs across the two games, striking out 20 Golden Eagles batters as they cruised to two statement victories at the Clark V. Whited complex. The Brockport Golden Eagles softball team coming off the field on Friday, Apri

By: Liam Hoffmann The Brockport Golden Eagles women’s lacrosse team fell 17-2 to the St. John Fisher Cardinals on Wednesday, suffering their second Empire 8 loss of the year. With wins by Geneseo and Utica, Brockport slid to fourth in conference standings after the loss. "We have to work hard on the things that we struggled with," Attacker Amanda Evans said. "We have to turn the page and move on to the next game." St. John Fisher scored seven goals in the first. The Cardi

By: Ryan Oleksyn / Sports Writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Rochester Red Wings were defeated by the Buffalo Bisons on Tuesday night by a final score of 5-3. Rochester rallied back to tie the game, but the bullpen could not hold off Buffalo's offense in the late innings. "Had a chance there at the end but just didn't get it done." Said Red Wings Manager Matt LeCroy. " Red Wings scoring on Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 (Photo: Nicole Bowland) To begin the ballgame, the Red Wings pitchi

By: Victor Menendez BROCKPORT, N.Y. --- After falling behind 4-2 in the fourth inning, the Brockport Golden Eagles offense exploded for 12 runs in their final three innings, mercy ruling the Houghton Highlanders 14-4 in seven innings in their home opener on Tuesday. Michael Norton (#27) celebrates with his teammates on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Photo: Liv Metz/Brockport Athletics) "I think we made great adjustments in-game," Brockport head coach Nick Pontari said. "Little bit

By: Dylan O'Loughlin BROCKPORT, NY --- Brockport Women’s Flag Football was back in action for day two of a back-to-back at Bob Boozer field hosting the Russell Sage Gators. The Golden Eagles came out hot, scoring 23 unanswered points in the first quarter en route to a 50-6 victory. Brockport Women's Flag Football extends its win streak to three with a 50-6 victory over Russell Sage. (Photo: Anderson Stoker) “I think we had great flow,” Brockport Flag Football head coach Char

By: Dylan O'Loughlin Brockport Women’s Flag Football was back on its home turf hosting the Hartwick Hawks in Empire 8 action. Senior quarterback Megan Gerber did it all, finishing with six total touchdowns and 442 yards, pacing the Golden Eagles to a 38-19 victory. Megan Gerber with the ball on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo: Liv Metz/Brockport Athletics) “Monstrous,” Brockport Flag Football head coach Charrise Everett said about Gerber’s performance. “I didn’t even know she

By: Mateo Ortiz The Rochester Americans wrapped up their four game homestand on Saturday evening against the AHL's point leader, the Providence Bruins. The Amerks held the Bruins to just one goal on 24 shots in what was a defensive showdown. An OT goal in the final minute of play secured a big 2-1 win for the Amerks in front of a big crowd at the Blue Cross Arena. Just 3:30 into the contest, Amerks left winger Anton Wahlberg went five-hole on Bruins goalie Michael DiPietro to

By: Erin St. Denis On March 31, the indie-rock band Wednesday brought their unique sound to Asbury Hall in Buffalo, NY. For those who missed them, here's a look at the group and where to catch them next: Wednesday is a self-proclaimed "creek-rock" band formed in 2017 in Asheville, NC. The band is made up of Karly Hartzman on lead vocals and guitar, Alan Miller on drums, Xandy Chelmis on pedal steel, lap steel and backing vocals, Ethan Baechtold on bass guitar and MJ Lenderman

By: Victoria Mcllvain Friday ended the week on a high note with temperatures in the low to mid 70s. This weekend will bring a couple rounds of changing weather before we become noticeably cold again at the start of the work week. Friday night, a quick cold front drops through. This will bring some rain showers Friday afternoon and into the early evening. These spotty showers will be followed by some clouds overnight and chillier temperatures in the upper-30s and low 40s. Wind