Press Release: The Batavia Notre Dame Girls Basketball teams are sponsoring a toy drive for Golisano Children's Hospital. Toys have been donated by all Notre Dame staff and students to "Give Back." The toys are given to children spending their holidays in the hospital, and additional toys are used for the playrooms. If you would like to donate to The Golisano Children's
Just as Americans across the country are eager to hit the road for post-COVID travel, Batavia City Schools staff has wanderlust in mind for student trips. From a chorus trip to New York City and a student excursion to see the inner workings of Washington, D.C., to a competitive journey in an effort to secure a hockey championship in Albany, the trips will be up for review
Fall may be coming, but not before a plethora of events take place later this month. Event applications are on City Council’s conference meeting agenda next week. It’s set for 7 p.m. Monday in Council Chambers, City Hall. Take your pick: an Italian Fest, a bike rally, a rummage sale, an awareness event, a chicken barbecue, and backpack giveaway, or a block party (for neighbors
Sunday’s Notre Dame High School graduation ceremony was filled with thank-yous, encouraging quotes and acknowledgments for those who played a part in the celebratory finale. For Salutatorian Lucia Sprague, the day was about expressing appreciation for everyone from her fellow students to faculty members. “When writing a speech, I wanted to thank … the teachers and staff, so we
SECTIONAL THURSDAY: Whitman ends Lyons dynasty; Waterloo, Pal-Mac, South Seneca girls bound for title games
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The marquee match-up of Thursday night’s sectional schedule was in the boys Class C1 semifinal as the #5 seed Marcus Whitman Wildcats took on #1 seed Lyons Lions. Both teams brought senior laden rosters and a very successful recent postseason track record. Marcus Whitman was attempting to defend last year’s championship, the school’s first in 44 years. Lyons was trying to win an unprecedented 4th straight sectional title. Something had to give and it did in the form of a brilliantly executed gameplan and timely shooting in favor of the Marcus Whitman Wildcats, 64-54. With the win, head Coach Greg O’Connor’s boys advance to Saturday’s Class C1 championship game in Avon against the #2 seed Braves who defea