It usually doesn’t work like this, so cherish it while it does. Once in a great while… bad weather actually works in my favor. I had already planned to make the trip west to Rush-Henrietta for Section V finals on Saturday. The schedule initiall… You are unauthorized to view this page. Username Password Remember Me … More Thoughts From The Baseline: Section V Crowns Champs in a Marathon Saturday

Setting the Scene: We’ve made it through sectional play basically everywhere – sans a couple games out in Western New York. Regional play seems to go by as quickly as it arrives, and Tuesday brought the beginning of the short-lived regional week. A … You are unauthorized to view this page.

Setting the Scene: As the season progressed and the wins kept coming, it became clear that Albany Academy for Girls & Catskill were two of Class B’s finest and would more than likely be on opposite ends of the bracket with an opportunity to coll… You are unauthorized to view this page.

Setting the Scene: When the Section II Class D bracket was released a couple weeks ago, it wasn’t a guarantee which two teams would be represented (Salem, Bishop Gibbons, Northville, and Hartford all realistically had a chance), but it was basically… You are unauthorized to view this page.

Setting the Scene: Not new news, but I haven’t been to WNY all that much so far this season. December was kind of a wash with the crazy weather pattern, I waited an extra little while for a lake to freeze over that never did, and I had the opportuni… You are unauthorized to view … More Nichols & O’Hara Handle Business to Set Up Round 3

Setting the Scene: Yes, perhaps a certain kind of hierarchy established itself throughout the year in Class AA, but between the depth of the class & top teams being within reach, there was more intrigue in this year’s relatively open AA field th… You are unauthorized to view this page.

Setting the Scene: Section final week. Is there anything more to say? The first championship trophy to hand out came in the single C division this year. With the number of Class C teams in Section II, girls’ basketball moved to a split-class C (smal… You are unauthorized to view this page.

Weather may have taken a bite out of Wednesday’s playoff schedule, but it left a good part of the meal on the table. A look back at everything that the hump day brought in sectionals across upstate New York: Carolina Williams dropped 32 for Ichab… You are unauthorized to view this page.

Tuesday night was when the fun began in Section V, and it only continued in Sections II & III. Time to catch up on everything sectional related: Nana Rojas went for 25, including her 1000th point, in a blowout win for Greenwich in Section II … You are unauthorized to view this page.

After nearly three months of games, practices, and everything that comes with basketball season, we’ve made it to that time. For basically every team in New York now – there are rare situational exceptions – the next loss is their last one as the nu… You are unauthorized to view this page.