CAL MUM – The Raider Regime and Gang Green were out in full force as the Cal-Mum Red Raiders defeated the Avon Braves 61-32 in Wednesday night's Battle of 5 and 20. The Braves got off to a slow start in the 1st quarter allowing the Red Raiders to take a commanding 18-4 lead going into the 2nd. The Braves started making some shots and it looked like they might cut into the lead but they could not stop the Red Raiders' scoring onslaught and … [Read more...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cal-Mum Sneaks By Avon In Close Game
AVON – The Cal-Mum Red Raiders girls basketball team defeated the Avon Braves 45-41 Tuesday night to earn a conference victory after making a strong comeback at the end of regulation. The Braves battled back from a 37-30 deficit after 3 quarters to tie the game at 41. Then, Gill Flint hit a pull up shot from the baseline and Hannah Anderson made 2 free throws to seal the game for the Red Raiders. Hannah Anderson finished with 19 points and … [Read more...]
GIRLS SOCCER: Avon Stalls Haldane in Semi-Finals
CORTLAND — The Avon Braves women's Soccer team was taken down yesterday in the NYSPHSSA Class C Semi-Final by Haldane. After a tough loss of two key players early on in the match due to injury, Avon held off Haldane for both periods. The match went into overtime, where Haldane made their decisive move on Avon. In the first regulatory overtime, Marina Martin of Haldane made the first of two goals, a header with an assist from Allie … [Read more...]
VARSITY FOOTBALL: Red Jacket Crushes Avon 52-6
SAHLEN'S STADIUM – The Red Jacket Indians powered past the Avon Braves 52-6 in Saturday afternoon's Class D/DD final. Early in the first quarter, Red Jacket senior Kory Fogarty scored a touchdown. After a successful two point conversion, the Indians led 8-0. The Indians scored again early in the second quarter thanks to the efforts of junior Sean Sheets. Fogarty completed the two point conversion to make it 16-0. Sheets scored another … [Read more...]
Softball: Cal-Mum sweeps doubleheader vs. Avon
CALEDONIA — The Red Raiders outscored the Braves by a combined score of 23-4 over their two game doubleheader on Tuesday. Cal-Mum senior Kelsey McMullen pitched all 14 innings for the Raiders. "Kelsey gets some speed [on her pitches] but she also gets some movement as well," Cal-Mum manager Dan Dickens said. "She gets a lot of ground ball outs, and when she's getting ground ball outs is when she's pitching at her best." The two wins helped … [Read more...]
Girls Softball: Avon crushes Geneseo
GENESEO — The Avon Braves scored 12 runs in the sixth inning on their way to a dominant 29-5 win over the Geneseo Blue Devils on Wednesday night. Avon scored two runs in the first inning, and it looked like Geneseo would take the lead when they hit a long fly ball to the left-centerfield gap with two runners on base. But the ball went under the nearby fence for the track and was ruled a ground-rule double, meaning only one run scored. Avon … [Read more...]
Boys Lacrosse: Avon falls to McQuaid
ROCHESTER — The Avon Braves fell to 0-2 on the season after losing to McQuaid Jesuit 14-6 on Thursday. Senior attackman Zachary Haley had two goals for the Braves. "We worked on it really hard all week long," Avon head coach Erik Schneider said of his team's motion offense. "And we made that a stepping point. We weren't moving a lot on offense last game, so that was our key point of practice all week long." The Braves have had to practice … [Read more...]
Boys Lacrosse: Livonia’s Mohnkern tallies 8 in win over Avon
HONEOYE — Livonia sophomore attackman Jonathan Mohnkern scored four of his eight goals in the second quarter to launch the Bulldogs to a 14-2 win over Avon on Saturday. Although Livonia got ahead with a 2-0 lead early in the game, it was clear that neither team was able to get in a consistent rhythm. The cold, raining weather could have been a factor in each team's sloppy play early in the game. But Mohnkern exploded with four straight goals … [Read more...]
Baseball: Avon shuts out Perry 7-0
AVON—Connor O’Donoghue’s huge performance both on the mound and with his bat led the Braves to a 7-0 win over the Perry Yellow Jackets Friday night. O’Donoghue completed the shutout with nine strikeouts, while only walking three and allowing four hits. “I thought O’Donoghue pitched a great game. I thought our defense played a lot better behind him. We had a couple errors early, but after that we really settled in,” head coach, Rob … [Read more...]
BASEBALL: Avon loses lead in seventh
AVON—Despite holding an 8-6 lead heading into the top of the seventh inning, the Braves could not hold on, as the Cal-Mum Red Raiders scored five runs and held Avon in check in the bottom half Wednesday evening, defeating the Braves 11-8. The Braves jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the third and starting pitcher, Connor O’Donoghue, held strong until the top of the fifth, where he gave up the lead by allowing six runs. The Braves … [Read more...]