W-FL THURSDAY: Newark hands Wayne first league loss on final night; Whitman makes clean sweep of West

Published: 02/15/2019 @ 12:47 am | Updated: 02/15/2019 @ 01:48 pm

W-FL: Newark hands Wayne first league loss on final night; Whitman makes clean sweep of West

On the final night of the regular season for Section V boys basketball teams, several Wayne-Finger Lakes squads were in action. Although all three W-FL league titles had been decided, there were several games of importance heading into postseason play next week. The biggest game had Wayne visiting Newark in a rematch of a close contest in Ontario that the... more

W-FL WEDNESDAY: Newark tops Geneva on senior night; Girls close out regular season

Published: 02/14/2019 @ 12:25 am | Updated: 02/14/2019 @ 11:10 am

It was a busy night for Wayne-Finger Lakes teams after Tuesday’s snow day forced several games to be reschedule to Wednesday night. It was the final night of the regular season for Wayne-Finger Lakes girls teams as Sectional brackets are set. For the boys, it will be one more night of regular season play on Thursday night before the seedings... more

W-FL MONDAY: South Seneca, Gananda girls clinch league titles

Published: 02/12/2019 @ 12:04 am | Updated: 02/12/2019 @ 12:05 am

The South Seneca Lady Falcons won their 17th straight game on Monday night in Naples, defeating the Big Green 69-18. With the win South Seneca clinched the Finger Lakes West Championship. Meanwhile, the Gananda Lady Blue Panthers dropped a cross-over contest to local rival Wayne, 45-38, but still clinched the Wayne County Championship when Lyons defeated second-place Marion. Also on... more

Greenidge Power Plant wins huge appeals victory over Sierra Club

Published: 02/09/2019 @ 09:59 am

Owners of the Greenidge Generation power station scored a major legal victory late yesterday when an appellate court in Rochester announced the dismissal of an appeal challenging the facility’s air permit. Ruling unanimously, a five-judge panel held that the appeal was “moot” on procedural grounds without addressing allegations that state regulators granted permits in violation of the State Environmental Quality... more

W-FL FRIDAY: Newark spoils senior night in Waterloo; Midlakes girls clinch East title

Published: 02/09/2019 @ 10:33 am | Updated: 02/09/2019 @ 10:40 am

After a Senior Night ceremony in Waterloo in which legendary Newark coach Ron Ceravolo was honored pregame, the Newark Reds came up with a big 66-58 road win against the Indians. Jayden Peters exploded out of the gate with 15 first quarter points and the Reds built a 16 point lead in the third quarter before Waterloo came storming back... more

W-FL THURSDAY: Gananda, Marion girls post wins in Wayne County; South Seneca 1 win away from West title

Published: 02/07/2019 @ 11:29 pm | Updated: 02/07/2019 @ 11:30 pm

The Gananda Lady Blue Panthers and the Marion Lady Black Knights are seperated by just one-half game at the top of the Wayne County girls basketball standings. Both teams posted victories on Thursday night, Gananda’s coming on Senior Night over Red Creek. In the West, the South Seneca Lady Falcons rolled past Honeoye for their 16th straight win. With the... more

W-FL WEDNESDAY: DeVaney scores 1,000th in Geneva win; Bloomfield tops Naples on Senior night

Published: 02/06/2019 @ 11:51 pm | Updated: 02/07/2019 @ 04:57 pm

W-FL WEDNESDAY: DeVaney scored 1,000th in Geneva win; Bloomfield tops Naples on Senior night

Waterloo girls varsity head coach Michael Bree said Wednesday night’s Finger Lakes East match-up with visiting Geneva was a “great battle”. His Lady Indians trailed 28-27 at halftime but pulled even at 47-47 with just 1:30 left in the game. Then, Geneva freshman Aniya Rowe hit a three pointer to give Geneva the lead for good as the Panthers won... more

W-FL TUESDAY: Kyle Slywka buzzer beater stuns Geneva; Blankenberg sets Wayne’s all-time scoring mark

Published: 02/06/2019 @ 12:13 am | Updated: 02/06/2019 @ 12:14 am

Waterloo trailed hosts Geneva by two with just 0.8 seconds to play in the 4th quarter of Tuesday night’s Finger Lakes East battle. Sophomore Kyle Slywka caught an inbounds pass right in front of his own bench and let a turn-around, fade-away shot from behind the arc go over a Geneva defender that found the bottom of the net to... more

Firefighters battle blazes in sub-zero conditions in Dundee

Published: 02/02/2019 @ 09:13 am | Updated: 02/02/2019 @ 09:26 am

Firefighters from Dundee, Penn Yan, Himrod, Wayne and Tyrone Fire Departments battled a barn fire during the brutal cold sub-zero temperatures this week. Dundee rescuers were dispatched a few minutes after 5 p.m. to the property at 1959 Ellis Road, where owner Ammon Hoover, 50, and others were already removing horses and other animals from the structure. Penn Yan, Himrod,... more

W-FL SATURDAY: Lyons falls out west; Penn Yan girls beat Waterloo

Published: 02/03/2019 @ 01:15 am | Updated: 02/03/2019 @ 10:15 pm

It was a light night of action in Wayne-Finger Lakes boys and girls basketball on Saturday. The biggest game of interest was Class C2’s top team, the Lyons Lions, heading to Niagara Falls to face a true test in a tough St. Joseph’s squad who handed the Lions their second loss of the season 58-57. Full results below… Congratulations to... more

W-FL FRIDAY: Pal-Mac girls hand Midlakes first league loss in 2 year; Waterloo sweeps doubleheader at Mynderse

Published: 02/02/2019 @ 11:15 am | Updated: 02/02/2019 @ 01:40 pm

The Midlakes girls varsity basketball team has been a juggernaut in the Finger Lakes East over the past 2 seasons going undefeated in league play last year and carrying a 9-0 league mark into their home game against Pal-Mac on Friday night. The Lady Red Raiders put an end to the two-year league winning streak in convincing fashion with a... more

Elementary students learn power or writing

Published: 02/01/2019 @ 04:31 am | Updated: 02/01/2019 @ 04:45 am

Writing Day at Dundee Elementary School was a success. “The students were able to meet new people from our very own community, and learn about how they use writing in their occupations. Teachers were just as inspired as the students. It was a great time had by all,” reports Julie Dunkelberger, the event coordinator. The following people volunteered their time... more

First responders battle structure fire in Dundee

Published: 01/30/2019 @ 07:57 pm

First responders in Yates County were called to a structure fire during the late-afternoon hours. The fire was reported on Ellis Road. When first responders arrived the structure was fully-involved. This story will be updated as more information becomes available. more

W-FL TUESDAY: Wayne dominant in win at Geneva, Whitman crushes another West foe & Lyons wins at ER as four ejected after fight

Published: 01/30/2019 @ 01:40 am | Updated: 01/30/2019 @ 01:43 am

The Wayne Eagles virtually locked up the Finger Lakes East title, moving 2.5 games clear in the standings as we head into February, with an impressive 81-68 win at Geneva on Tuesday night. Wayne jumped out to a 27-8 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. Nick Carmichael scored 12 of his 22 points in the opening period... more

Dundee Fire Dept. honors volunteers

Published: 01/30/2019 @ 05:00 am | Updated: 01/30/2019 @ 05:01 am

Fifty years ago, the Dundee Village Hall and firehouse was under construction, but Friday, Jan. 25, the meeting room was filled with members, friends, and supporters of the Dundee Fire Department and emergency squad, who gathered to recognize the completion of another year of service to the community. Chief Jim Moore and other officers of the fire department and emergency... more

American Legion leaders to visit Penn Yan and Dundee

Published: 01/26/2019 @ 06:43 pm | Updated: 01/26/2019 @ 07:07 pm

The four leaders of the American Legion family in New York State will make their official visit to Yates County Tuesday, Feb. 5. Department of New York Commander Gary Schacher of Cobleskill, Schoharie County will be joined by Department Auxiliary President Marie Mock of Cohoes, Albany County, Sons of the American Legion Commander James Coates of Honeoye Falls, Livingston County,... more

W-FL FRIDAY: Midlakes girls roll to 13th straight; Wayne clobbers Waterloo to take control of FL East

Published: 01/26/2019 @ 12:45 am | Updated: 01/26/2019 @ 01:50 pm

The Waterloo Indians boys basketball team traveled to Ontario to face Finger Lakes East leading Wayne on Friday night. A win would have opened up the league race and pulled Waterloo within a half-game the Eagles. It would have also opened their door for Geneva to make a run at the top spot when they host Wayne on Tuesday night.... more

W-FL THURSDAY: South Seneca Lady Falcons hold off Red Jacket for key FL West win

Published: 01/25/2019 @ 12:12 am

The South Seneca Lady Falcons entered Thursday night’s Finger Lakes West contest against Red Jacket on a 12-game winning streak. Red Jacket brought a 7-game winning streak to the Jack Guinan Gymnasium in Ovid. Something had to give, and it was the Lady Falcons grinding out a 52-42 win in a game that was close throughout. South Seneca held Red... more

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