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Herbert T. Fitch – Geneva and Penn Yan

Herbert T. Fitch – Geneva and Penn Yan

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  • June 16, 2019June 16, 2019
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Great athlete, long-time official and civic leader, Herb Fitch was named to five Halls of Fame including the national US Lacrosse Hall of Fame and in 2012 the section five area senior all-star games for both boys and girls were named his honor.

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Beauties, Confederate Flags and Lacrosse, Oh My

Beauties, Confederate Flags and Lacrosse, Oh My

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  • February 21, 2019February 21, 2019
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There was all sorts of excitement on the weekend of June 9th, 1956, when the annual North-South game was celebrated in Geneva, New York. The fifteenth annual game featured some

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Connections to President George H.W. Bush

Connections to President George H.W. Bush

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  • December 8, 2018December 8, 2018
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In a week where we remember President George H.W. Bush, Icame across the photograph below. McQuaid Jesuit Head Coach Terry Corcoran isseen (second row, second from the left, with his “Corcoran red hair”) as the President welcomed the 1990 USA Team at the White House.

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The Fathers of Irondequoit Lacrosse

The Fathers of Irondequoit Lacrosse

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  • November 7, 2018February 5, 2019
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The first twenty years of the Irondequoit lacrosse history were led by two coaches, Vern Babcock, sometimes called the “father of Irondequoit lacrosse” and Ernie Lisi who is also called

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New Sport for School

New Sport for School

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  • September 23, 2018September 23, 2018
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“New Sport for School” was the headline of the story on page 19 of the Democrat & Chronicle that announced that Geneva High School would play their first scholastic game

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Do We Need More Talk?

Do We Need More Talk?

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  • September 23, 2018February 20, 2019
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With the closing of the Laxpower.com web site by Active Sports Network, the lacrosse community lost another lax-oriented forum board. The Section Five sub-board on Laxpower was a somewhat small,

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Smallpox Slows Hobart

Smallpox Slows Hobart

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  • September 19, 2018November 8, 2018
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It was a surprising event when the Syracuse Lacrosse team cancelled part of its fall ball schedule in 2017 when there was concern over some students who came down with

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Lax Lines – Beginnings

Lax Lines – Beginnings

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  • September 15, 2018February 18, 2019
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Toward the end of the 2018 season, East United Coach, Sean Banks asked if the Eagles were the first City team to play in a sectional lacrosse tournament. I mistakenly

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For more than a half century, “Coach Wilson” has been involved as a player, coach, administrator, fan and promoter of the game of lacrosse.

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