Two weeks ago we took a look at the local high school boys basketball teams and where they stood heading into the second half of the season. Now it is time to glance at the girls squads, with just three weeks remaining in the regular season.

LE ROY — The Daily News has learned that the Le Roy Central School District is discussing a potential high school football merger with longtime rival Caledonia-Mumford/Byron-Bergen. Sources have told The News that parents throughout the district have received communication citing an upcoming…

SYRACUSE — On Friday afternoon, 28 grapplers from Section V will hit the mat at SRC Arena and Events Center for the first-ever NSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational. The field will include wrestlers from various programs throughout Section V, including the Genesee Region. But due to unfortuna…

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson joins four quarterbacks as the finalists, announced Wednesday, for the Associated Press 2022 NFL Most Valuable Player award.

ELBA — Each winter sports season, when the calendar turns to the new year, you can expect one thing to be certain within the Genesee Region — the Elba Lancers girls’ basketball team will be playing its best basketball.

SCOTTSVILLE — After losing several significant contributors from a sectional runner-up team last season, it was uncertain what one should expect from this year’s Wheatland-Chili boys’ basketball team. Through a significant transition, the Wildcats have fared well, having improved their regul…

BATAVIA — The Attica/Batavia wrestling team sent off seniors Colin Bannister, Wyatt Kauffman, Thomas McCabe, Erek McCormick, Garrett Schmidt, Devan Flanagan, Daniel Bialek and Hunter Meyers with a 45-20 win over Clarence on Senior Night.

ORCHARD PARK — Brandon Beane wrapped up the Bills season with his final press conference from the media room at One Bills Dr., addressing several hot topics that Bills fans will widely discuss throughout the offseason. Throughout nearly an hour-long presser, Beane touched on potential person…

ROCHESTER — Several GLOW region indoor track teams took part in a league-wide meet at RIT on Sunday, with various local athletes finishing atop the podium in their respective events.

BATH — The Livingston Conference Swimming and Diving Championships took place on Friday night, with Livonia/Dansville taking the overall title with 584 team points, which bested runner-up Avon’s 393 team points. Avon claimed the Division II title, while L/D won Div. I.

A big Livingston Conference matchup took place on Saturday at SUNY Geneseo when one-loss York traveled to take on two-loss Geneseo and the game didn’t disappoint.

Tune in tonight for the Batavia Daily News latest livestream, as the Batavia girls head to Le Roy to take on the Oatkan Knights. Should be a good one.

ATTICA — Just less than a month ago, the Le Roy and Attica boys basketball teams met in the opening round of the Lions Club Large School Tournament at GCC, with the Oatkan Knights using a big-time defensive effort to run away and advance to the title game. The two teams met again on Monday n…

CALEDONIA — The Mount Morris boys basketball team was able to avoid the upset on Friday night as the Blue Devils rallied from a halftime deficit to stop Caledonia-Mumford 77-67.

CALEDONIA — The Mount Morris boys basketball team was able to avoid the upset on Friday night as the Blue Devils rallied from a halftime deficit to stop Caledonia-Mumford 77-67.

ORCHARD PARK — For the second consecutive year, the Bills’ season ended in the Divisional Round with a 27-10 home defeat at the hands of the Cincinnati Bengals. However, as opposed to last season, when Buffalo was outlasted by Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in a postseason epic, …

ORCHARD PARK — The graphics were hard to miss.

LAKE PLACID — Canada definitely knew how to spread the wealth.

ORCHARD PARK — With Damar Hamlin in the house, snow falling majestically from the sky, and a raucous crowd filling Highmark Stadium, the stage was set for the Bills to advance to their second AFC Championship game in three seasons. But it was all for naught, as Buffalo turned in a dismal eff…

ORCHARD PARK — One of the words most bandied about when it comes to organized sports is culture.

The last time the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals lined up against one another, the game was stopped a few minutes into the first quarter after Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a near-fatal injury.

ORCHARD PARK — For the third consecutive season, the Buffalo Bills have advanced to the AFC Divisional Round of the playoffs. However, this Sunday will have a decidedly different feel to it.

ORCHARD PARK — Come Sunday at 3 p.m. at Highmark Stadium, the Bills and Cincinnati Bengals will strap on the pads and do it all over again, just a few short weeks after a regular-season matchup between the two teams was disrupted and eventually canceled due to Damar Hamlin crashing to the tu…

Cincinnati receiver Tee Higgins is hopeful of getting an opportunity to greet Damar Hamlin this weekend while the Bengals are in Buffalo to face the Bills in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs.

ORCHARD PARK — While honoring Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins with the first Kent Hull Stand Up Guy Award, presented by the Pro Football Writers of America, Buffalo Chapter, Buffalo News sportswriter Mark Gaughan recalled his most pressing memory associated with the award’s namesake.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is one of five finalists for the NFL Players Association’s Alan Page Community Award.

Cincinnati Bengals left tackle Jonah Williams and right guard Alex Cappa have been ruled out for Sunday’s divisional round playoff game against the host Buffalo Bills, coach Zac Taylor announced.

GENESEO – The SUNY Geneseo men’s ice hockey team scored single goals in each period en route to a 3-0 shutout victory over Hamilton on Saturday evening.

ORCHARD PARK — While honoring Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins with the first Kent Hull Stand Up Guy Award, presented by the Pro Football Writers of America, Buffalo Chapter, Buffalo News sportswriter Mark Gaughan recalled his most pressing memory associated with the award’s namesake.

GENESEO - The SUNY Geneseo men’s ice hockey team survived a late scare from Morrisville on Friday night at the Ira S. Wilson Arena, as the Knights earned a 5-4 victory to improve to 11-4-2 overall and 6-2-1 in SUNYAC play.

Team USA, which includes SUNY Geneseo forward Peter Morgan, has advanced to the gold medal hockey game at the FISU World University Games following a 4-3 overtime victory against Japan on Saturday morning at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid.

LIVONIA — Entering Thursday night’s Livingston Conference matchup against Bath-Haverling, Livonia senior Kylie Buckley had already established an illustirious legacy during her four seasons as a member of one of Section V’s most traditionally successful programs. Now, having surpassed Livoni…

Dylan Cozens scored 12 seconds into overtime off a length-of-the-ice saucer pass from Rasmus Dahlin, earning the host Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday.

Tune in tonight for a critical Genesee Region League matchup between Notre Dame and Attica. Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

ROCHESTER — Le Roy competed at the Wayne-Finger Lakes Division I Championships on Thursday at Rochester Institute of Technology, with two Knights athletes finishing with first-place finishes in their respective events.

LYNDONVILLE — Alexander took down Lyndonville, 39-27, in Genesee Region League wrestling action on Thursday night.

LETCHWORTH — Letchworth’s Derek Smith earned the 100th victory of his career in his team’s 51-24 win over Pavilion/York on Wednesday night. Smith pinned Pavilion/York’s Joshua Pullen in 5:25 to earn the milestone win.

CALEDONIA — In a key Livingston Conference matchup on Wednesday night, the Caledonia-Mumford girls basketball team was able to outlast visiting Letchworth 37-36 in a back-and-forth contest.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin reports to team headquarters “almost daily,” coach Sean McDermott said Wednesday.

LETCHWORTH — The past two and a half months have been challenging for Cal-Mum varsity boys’ basketball coach Josh Shelton and his group of athletes.

LIVONIA — Batavia’s Carter McFollins would not be denied on Tuesday night.

DANSVILLE — The year was 2012. Barack Obama was re-elected president, the world was supposed to come to and end — but didn’t — and Marvel’s “The Avengers” became one of the highest-grossing films of all-time.

VICTOR — The Livonia girls basketball team has rocketed out to a 12-1 start to the season and a No. 10 ranking in the latest New York State Sportswriters Class B poll. But the Bulldogs haven’t done it by skating by with an easy schedule.

Tonight's livestream features a Livingston Conference girls basketball matchup between Cal-Mum and Letchworth. Regional Sports Editor  Alex Brasky will be doing play-by-play and says the game should be a good one between two evenly matched teams.

AVON — Tuesday night’s Livingston Conference tilt between Avon and Mt. Morris began with Braves’ sophomore Josh Harter knocking down 3-pointers on his team’s first two possessions. As the rivalry matchup progressed, Harter got hotter and hotter, and by game’s end, the second-year varsity pla…

SWAIN — The Section V Alpine Skiiing season has gotten off to a rocky start.

Feeling at home on the road, the Buffalo Sabres will look to get back on track when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.

Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves as the Florida Panthers defeated the host Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Monday afternoon.

HORNELL — While enduring one of the most challenging non-league schedules of any Livingston Conference team, Hornell has hit a few rough patches, including during a 72-56 home defeat at the hands of Aquinas Institute on Monday night.

ROCHESTER — Warsaw senior Matthew Auble continued his streak of incredible performances at this past weekend’s Rochester Winter Track League meet at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Auble, who entered the weekend near the top of the state rankings in both the shot put and weight throw,…