Welcome to this week’s breakdown of the High School Sports Beat, brought to you by Alfred State College. Many thanks to Alfred State College for joining the Sports Beat family, and helping to bring weekly coverage of Section V High School Sports to broadcast on 13 WHAM.
Now, here’s your behind the scenes look at the production, from the producer and the shows many contributors. It’s week 38 of the Sports Beat season, and it’s Memorial Day in America. Be safe and remember those that sacrificed for us all.
Dave Yates is off this week, so sitting in the host’s chair for the first time is Kyle O’Gara. You’ll recognize Kyle as the host of the Making the Grade segment each week. Kyle has just completed his junior year at The College at Brockport.
We begin this week with a special baseball game between Penfield and Fairport. It’s the 10th annual Strike Out Cancer game (formerly known as Coaches vs Cancer). The game, played at Finger Lakes Community College, drew a big crowd, and raised over $3000. The game itself, is one that will be remembered for a long time. Here is the expanded director’s cut of our story…
Paul Gotham from Pickin’ Splinters is back for the Dunkin High School Notebook, this time serving as host, with special guest, Matt Trabold (13 WHAM Sports). Paul and Matta are talking Section V lacrosse, including the girls of Rush-Henrietta and the boys of Brighton.
Our Section V Spotlight this week looks at some recent accomplishments, including the crowning of some Section V winners in boys golf, and an update on McQuaid grad Greg Cullen in the minor leagues.
Out top story is on Unified basketball, one of the best sporting events going in Section V today. The athletes and students have a great time, and the standing room only crowds are delighted. Dave Yates and I were in Irondequoit to catch a game, between the Eagles and Webster Schroeder.
And that’s a wrap on week 38! Be sure to check out the full episode– and tune in Every Saturday night on 13 WHAM after the late news, and on Sundays at Noon.
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We leave you this week, with an Insider weekly feature – looking back at some of our stories from the past 7 years. From April 18, 2015 – our look at the Section V Football Hall of Fame ceremony, and a chat with Dick Cerone, then football chairman of Section V – and a 2019 inductee into the NYS Public High School Association Hall of Fame.
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