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ND conquers Arkport, wins Class DD Title

By Nick Sabato

It has been quite a week for Notre Dame senior Alec Covel.

On Thursday he signed to play for Division II Mansfield University, and the very next day, he pitched the Fighting Irish past Arkport 11-5 to win the Class DD Section V Championship.

“It’s a good way to go

Blue Devils score 90 in ninth win of season

By Staff Writer
Justin Smith shooting from the paint, Smith had 24 points in the win over Odyssey.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Justin Smith shooting from the paint. He had 24 points in the win over Odyssey.  
Photo by Steve Ognibene

The Blue Devils scored a season-high 90 points on Friday, beating Greece Odyssey 90-68 for Batavia's ninth win against seven losses.

Carter Mullen scored 25 points, Justin Smith, 24, Aiden Bellavia, 15, and Brady Mazur, 10.

Also in Boys Basketball:

On Friday, Le Roy beat Geneseo 51-44. Merritt

Covel, ND shut out Fillmore to advance to DD semis

By Nick Sabato

Sometimes in sports a star player can get rolling and it’s hard to stop him.

That’s what happened as Alec Covel started off hot on the mound and never looked back as Notre Dame blanked Fillmore 5-0 in the Class DD quarterfinals at Dwyer Stadium.

Covel started out the game

Heather E. Coufal

By LaVern Falcone

Pavilion/Covington ~ Heather E. Coufal, age 46, of Perry Road, passed away Friday (May 23, 2014) at home after a 20 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis.

     Heather was born September 15, 1967 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Harold Coufal and Marian Adams Wilson.

     She will be remembered as a loving and compassionate person, with a “firecracker” personality at times. 

     She is survived by her loving mother and step-dad, Marian (Thomas N.) Wilson, with whom she resided, her children, Brian Bisig of Freedom, Rachael Mullen of Grinnel, Iowa and Morgan Jackson of Pavilion; grandchildren, James and Brooke; siblings, Wesley Coufal of Pavilion, Melissa Coufal of Buffalo, Rebecca (James) Robinson of Warsaw and Timothy (Lisa Taylor) Ruffin of Bergen; an uncle, Alan Adams of Las Vegas; special nephew caregivers, Andre, Jason, Joshua, Noah and Riley, along with many other nieces and nephews.

     The family would like to express their deepest appreciation to all the caregivers that have assisted with Heather’s care over the years.

     Family and friends may call on Sunday from 2 ~ 4 PM at the Falcone Family Funeral & Cremation Service Inc., 8700 Lake Rd. (Rt 19), LeRoy, where services will be held at 4 PM.  Interment will be at the convenience of the family.  Memorials are suggested to Heather’s family for distribution to charities of their choice.

     Your memories and condolences may be shared with Heather’s family at www.falconefuneralhome.com.

Chambry tops 1,000 career points in Byron-Bergen win over Pembroke

By Staff Writer
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Byron-Bergen's Braedyn Chambry scored his 1,000th career point on Wednesday in Pembroke against the Dragons, as part of a 28-point effort to help the Bees to a 62-56 win.

The Bees are now 12-4 on the season, and the Dragons are 9-4.  The teams are 1-1 against each other

Oakfield Girls defeat Geneseo 67-53 in sectional home opener

By Staff Writer
Caitlin Ryan going to the hoop, Ryan scored 20 points in the Hornets win.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Caitlin Ryan going to the hoop, Ryan scored 20 points in the Hornets win.  Photo by Steve Ognibene

Oakfield-Alabama, coming in as the #3 seed, beat #14 seed Geneseo to open Class C1 sectional play on Tuesday 67-53.

Ryan Caitlin scored 20 points to lead the Hornets. Alea Groff scored 19, and Jess Sosnowski scored nine.

The Hornets jumped to a 22-11 lead in the first quarter

Batavia clips Eagles as Scheuerlein tosses no-no

By Nick Sabato

In baseball, getting strong play from your pitcher is as important as a quarterback in football, and that was evident as Batavia topped Wayne 8-2 in the Class A quarterfinals at Dwyer Stadium.

The sixth-seeded Blue Devils got strong pitching from starter Jake Scheuerlein and reliever Greg Mruczek, while capitalizing

Facing challenges and skeptics, Plug Power officials say new plant expected to begin production in 2025

By Howard B. Owens
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Plug Power in WNY STAMP.
Photo by Howard Owens.

The company's share price hasn't risen above $5 in four months after executives informed investors that it is facing a cash flow problem, and while it has made progress on improving its cash holdings and has increased production at plants in Tennessee and Georgia, there are stock analysts downgrading Plug Power as an investment opportunity. 

Even so, Plug Power's leadership indicates the company is plowing ahead with plans to build the nation's leading fully integrated hydrogen power supply company -- a revolution in alternative energy production if Plug Power can pull it off.

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