Pleasantville came into the State Final game for the first time in their program history and defeated Penn Yan 16-2.  The Panthers have made the State Semi Finals in the past, but this was their first time at the big game.  Both teams played a close game for the first quarter before Pleasantville pulled away.  The Panthers held the Mustangs scoreless for the final 36 minutes as they slowly added to their offensive count. Full Story

Ward Melville came to play and won their tenth NYS Title.  Today, they defeated perennial rival West Genesee 15-2.  The Patriots have faced the West Genesee 7 times in the State Finals and with today’s win move to 4-3 against the Wildcats.  The Patriots took early control of the game with four unanswered goals to start off the game and never really looked back.  They increased their lead through the final 33 minutes where they held West Genesee scoreless. Full Story

Garden City returned to the State Finals for the first time since 2013 when they won the Title game over Jamesville-Dewitt 13-8.  Today they defeated the three-time defending State Champion Victor Blue Devils.  The Trojans came to win and took and early 3-1 lead that they never quite gave back.  The first and fourth quarters were a flurry of activity while the middle two quarters showed a lot of testing from both teams.  The Trojans were led in offensive by junior James Basile (3g) and Liam Muldoon (2g-1a).  Basile’s final goal was the winning goal that was scored with 0:01 remaining on the clock. Full Story

Islip came into the State Finals game after winning the first Section XI Title in their program history.  They faced off against Westhill, who also won their first Sectional Title (Section III). Islip was led in scoring by Mike Bienkowski, who was named Class C Most Valuable Player.  Beinkowski was demonstrative on the offense.  He scored or assisted the first six goals and led his offense throughout.  The Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award was given to junior goalie Devin DeGennaro who finished with 8 saves. Full Story

Pleasantville came into the State Final game for the first time in their program history and defeated Penn Yan 16-2. The Panthers have made the State Semi Finals in the past, but this was their first time at the big game. Both teams played a close game for the first quarter before Pleasantville pulled away. The Panthers held the Mustangs scoreless for the final 36 minutes as they slowly added to their offensive count. Story Continues... Full Story

The All Star list is out recognizing the GRALL players for the 2018 season. Senior defenseman Jack Bilitier (McQuaid) was named US Lacrosse All Academic from the GRALL and was their Player of the Year. Full Story

The All Star list is out recognizing the Finger Lakes League players for the 2018 season.  Full Story

The New York State Championships are up next on Saturday, June 8th at St. John Fisher College, here in Section Five. Admission is $8.00. Full Story

Penn Yan scored eight of the last nine goals in thier 10-7 win over Chenango Forks. The Mustangs return to the Finals for the first time since 2016. In 2016, they lost to Cold Spring Harbor 15-4. The Mustangs won the State Title in 2001 over Manhassett 9-8. For this year's Tournament, Penn Yan will face Pleasantville, who defeated Mattituck 20-7 in the other Semi Final game. The leading scorer tonight for the Mustangs was Colton Smith, who finished with 1g-4a. Austin Blumbergs finished with 4g and was instrumental at the face-off to give the Mustangs possession through the second half. Overall, Penn Yan won 11 straight face-offs to finish the game. Full Story

After winning their first Sectional Title in program history, Westhill moves on to the State Finals with a 17-3 win over West Seneca East. West Seneca East also celebrated their first Sectional Title this year. Westhill came into game strong and scored 10 of the first 11 goals to take a strong lead into the second half. They scored nine straight goals spanning the first three quarters. The Warriors return to St. John Fisher to face Islip who defeated Pelham Memorial 14-4 to advance to the Finals.  Full Story

Penn Yan scored eight of the last nine goals in their 10-7 win over Chenango Forks. The Mustangs return to the Finals for the first time since 2016. Victor, playing in Syracuse against ESM easily won their game 18-3 and will advance to play Garden City on Saturday. Full Story

The Rochester Chapter of USLacrosse has announced the 2018 Herb Fitch Lacrosse All Star Game player selections. This year`s contest, featuring some of the best of the graduating seniors will be held on Thursday, June 14th at Victor High School. The boys` game will start at 8:00 PM after the girls` play at 6:00 PM and the youth clinic which starts at 4:30. Full Story

The New York State semi-finals are up next on Wednesday, June 6th at various places around the state. Full Story

The New York State Tournaments are now underway. Saturday, throught the state there are quarter-final games being played to detrmine who will advance to the Wednesday sem-final round. The Championships will be played here, in Section Five, at St. John Fisher College on Saturday, June 9th. Full Story

Section Five had two winners in the New York State quarter finals in Buffalo today and two that finished their seasons. Penn Yan overcame a six goal deficit to beat Akron in overtime and Victor scored the first thirteen goals and beat Hamburg 15-3. Penfield scored two quick goals in the third quarter to tie at 5-5 but eventually fell to Lancaster 11-7. After Geneva posted a 6-2 lead, West Seneca-East rallied for an 8-6 win the Class C. Full Story

Now that the Sectional Champions have been crowned, we move on the the New York State Tournaments. Some of the best player and the best teams in the State will end up here, at St. John Fisher College for Championship Day on June 9th. But before that happens, we play the quarter final and semi final rounds. Full Story

Geneva defeated Wayne 13-2 to win the Section Five Class C Championship.  This is the first win for the Panthers since 2008.  Geneva was led in scoring by junior midfielder Sam Miller with 3g-2a.  Miller was named Most Valuable Player for the Class C All Tournament Team. Full Story

Penfield held off a late press by Fairport to become the Class A Champions with a 9-8 win over the Red Raiders.  This is the first Sectional Title for Penfield since 2013.  The Patriots and Red Raiders have now face three times in the Title Game and Penfield now has a 2-1 lead.  Prior to today, Fairport defeated Penfield in 2012 and Penfield defeated Fairport in 1993. Full Story

Alexander Mabbett scored off a feed from Joey Pezzimenti 1:59 into the second overtime period to give Victor the 10-9 win over Webster Thomas.  This is the fifth consecutive win for the Blue Devils.  Victor started off the game strong and took an early 5-2 in the second quarter.  They continued to put up points and increased their lead to 7-3 with 9:50 remaining in the third quarter.  After that Thomas put on the back-burners.  They scored four straight goals before Victor added their 8^th.  The Titans continued to push all the way through the fourth and into the two overtime periods.  Both teams had shots at the cage in overtime and it was edge of your seat lacrosse for both periods. Full Story

Penn Yan won their 23^rd Section Five Title tonight with an 8-6 win over Aquinas.  The Mustangs took an early 6-1 lead and held off the late advances by Aquinas.  The Little Irish scored five of the last seven goals to pull within two.  The  Final Aquinas goal was scored with 7:21 remaining and the final seven minutes were back and forth play with Penn Yan holding the ball and Aquinas trying to force their shots. Full Story

Wednesday: DAY IN REVIEW: Penn Yan won their 23rd Section Five Title tonight with an 8-6 win over Aquinas. The Mustangs will now travel to Section 6 (All High Stadium) for a 10 AM game against Akron (17-1) on Saturday. It took two overtime periods for Victor to win their fifth consecutive Championship as Alexander Mabbett scored the game winner with a pass form Joey Pezzimenti for the 10-9 win over Webster Thomas. Full Story

The Canandaigua team earned the Class B Sportsmanship Award from the Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association. The Steven R. Morgan Sportsmanship Award was presented by Mike Simon for GVLOA President Rob Cantabene to Head Coach Deven York and some of his players at the halftime of the Class B game tonight. Full Story

*+The head Coaches of Section Five meet last week to consider players who had been nominated for All-American and All-Academic awards. The awards, sponsored by US Lacrosse, identify some of the best players from each area around the country. Named All Americans were: Reese Burek (Fairport), Trevor Ford (Thomas), Chayse Ierlan (Victor), Alexander Mabbett (Victor), Brady McDermott, Garrett Ruff (HF-L).  Story Continues... Full Story

Tuesday: DAY IN REVIEW: After a close first quarter, Geneva took off and defeated Wayne, 13-2, to capture the Class C championship, their first Section Five title since 2008. In teh Class A game, Penfield held off late advances by Fairport to win 9-8. Full Story

The East United team earned the Class A Sportsmanship Award from the Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association. The Steven R. Morgan Sportsmanship Award was presented by GVLOA President Rob Cantabene to Co-Head Coach Jim Tillotson and some of his players at the halftime of the Class A game tonight. Full Story