It is a big, big day around western New York as all public high schools who still have a basketball season — 64 teams total — will be in action tonight in a win-or-go-home scenario. 32 games will be played tonight with four quarterfinal games from all eight classes. Of county teams, Jamestown, Dunkirk, Southwestern, Cassadaga Valley, ... Read More

By the time you read this, Tuesday night will have long passed. But, Tuesday night marked the beginning of postseason basketball in this county. Thank heavens — it’s the best time of the year. Is it March yet? Well, no I suppose it technically isn’t. And certainly the weather wouldn’t show it, either. But, of most ... Read More

Class AA All AA schools finish up league play tonight. But as of right now, here are the projected brackets: (Seed) School — Total Rating [First Round Bye's] 1. Jamestown — 4.46 (to play 8/9 winner) Jamestown senior Kareem Walker's defense and rebounding has been a huge component for the Red ... Read More

If you like basketball, this is your time of the year. While the famed “March Madness” for Division I college basketball still won’t tip off for another month, high schools hoops serve as quite the prelude. Hard to believe, but sectional tournaments will be tipping off starting next Wednesday, Feb. ... Read More

Out in Port Huron, the Jamestown Ironmen lost another tough one to their ever-growing arch-nemesis Fighting Falcons. Port Huron won 6-2 despite goalie Joey Ballmer making 45 saves in the loss. It was Ballmer's first game back from suffering a concussion nearly a month ago. Jamestown and Michigan will play a key ... Read More

Tough night for the Jamestown Red Raiders boys basketball team as I reported yesterday. They lost 52-51 to Frontier. It was their first Section VI loss in over a year. Still, though, the Red Raiders can clinch a second straight ECIC I league title by beating Lancaster next Wednesday night. The Jamestown Ironmen hit the ice tonight against the Port ... Read More

A flurry of late three's from the Frontier Falcons stunned the Jamestown Red Raiders 52-51 Thursday night in what was the Red Raiders first Section VI loss in over a year. After a Braden Kellam jumped pushed Jamestown ahead 49-41 with 5:12 remaining in the game, Frontier got hot form outside. Senior Alex Warren hit his fourth three-pointer of ... Read More

OK, now that everybody has picked themselves up from their Super Bowl hangover and realized football is gone for the forseeable future, it's time to focus on the rest of the sporting world. Locally, it was a quiet night besides girls basketball, headlined by the Southwestern girls moving to 14-2 with a 64-42 win over Falconer. Again, Jennie ... Read More

Come Friday night, it will be 361 days since Jamestown’s last Section VI loss. They’ll have won 22 of their last 24 games, including some rather memorable victories over Niagara Falls, Irondequoit and Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse) en route to the state final. Sprinkled in between were a pair of losses to traditional mega-powers ... Read More

Happy February everyone, where across the country the top high school prospects in the country will decide where they are going as National Signing Day takes over ESPN. Locally, it was a big day for local hoops as Dunkirk fell short of Olean, 65-50, losing to the Huskies for the second time this season. It's also just their second loss of the ... Read More