St. John Fisher Roster/Coaching Staff St. John Fisher Schedule/Results Nazareth Roster/Coaching Staff Nazareth Schedule/Results Fifth-year senior Timmy Salit racked up 10 points to surpass 200 for his career in the No John Fisher men's lacrosse team's 30-6 victory over No 4-seeded Hartwick in the Empire 8 Conference Semifinals on Thursday night at Growney Stadium.  On a mission for their sixth E8 title in a row 2-seeded Nazareth in the conference title game at noon on Saturday 3-seeded SUNY Geneseo 14-12 to punch their ticket to the E8 final on Thursday evening.  one of four players in program history to reach 200 points tied the program's second-best marks for single-game points (10) and assists (8) in the drubbing of Hartwick.  Senior Brady Mason wasn't too far behind with a career-high nine points on six goals and three assists It was his second six-goal effort of the season Nazareth jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the opening eight minutes but Fisher punched back with five unanswered goals including three in the final three minutes of the opening quarter and two in the second quarter.  Mason buried a goal on a feed from senior Braeden McNeill early in the second quarter to tie the game at four Leuze gave the Cardinals their first lead of the contest about six minutes later After Nazareth scored two unanswered goals to regain the lead senior Kesselring scored late in the second quarter to send the teams into halftime knotted up at six.  Leuze scored his second goal of the game about a minute into the third quarter to break the tie and the Cardinals stayed in front the rest of the way Mason and sophomore Robbie Salit also scored as part of a 3-0 Fisher run to start the third.  Mason led Fisher with seven points on four goals and three assists.  Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 5/2/2025 9:35:00 PM Thanks for visiting Access to trusted news and information is urgently needed right now - and when you support WXXI’s public media mission today WXXI offers Rochester and the Finger Lakes solid trusted reporting built on a mission that uses the resources and independence of public media to serve the public good Become a monthly sustainer or increase your current sustaining gift now and your gift will be matched every month for a full year Support the facts and the truth right at the source by making a commitment to public media today your generous support for the essential coverage of WXXI is critical More than 50 students from five area school districts spent a day on the Nazareth University campus to learn about various mental health professions including social work Thursday’s summit was part of a state program called Grow Your Own The goal is to create a pipeline within school districts to develop and recruit more mental health professionals "It's just a good opportunity to see themselves as college students talk to people that are actually in the professions that they're interested in and get a better idea of what it looks like,” said Erin Cole assistant professor in the department of social work Brady Bastian is a high school junior in Lyons He said the summit did ignite his interest in the mental health field “There’s a lot of opportunities within the profession,” he said “It's very reassuring that there's so many jobs available But the state program is under threat as the Trump administration this week announced it will no longer fund grants helping to prepare and place a reported 14,000 mental health professionals in schools nationwide mental health director for community schools in the Seneca Falls Central School District said the loss in funding is devastating to the profession “The workforce shortage is going to explode,” Lustica said “Kids might not be able to take these classes and to understand what it's like the importance of being a mental health professional and get excited to go to college to do pursue that profession.” Lustica said the pipeline program has an 87% success rate at recruiting graduates back into the community Organizers hope to sustain the local program through partnerships with colleges More New York State News Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article Thanks for visiting John Fisher men's lacrosse team won its sixth consecutive Empire 8 Conference championship on Saturday with a 21-10 victory over East Avenue Nazareth at Growney Stadium who've beaten Nazareth in five straight conference title games punched their ticket to the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Tournament with the victory finished its season 13-6 overall and lost its 14th straight game to Fisher John Fisher senior attacker Brady Mason the tournament's Most Valuable Player he amassed 15 points on 12 goals and three assists He led the Cardinals with six goals in Saturday's contest The Cardinals came out firing on all cylinders scoring five unanswered goals in the first seven minutes Junior Matt Slowinski started the scoring at the 12:50 mark and sophomore Sean Donaldson added another 45 seconds later Junior Brett Seaman scored to make it 3-0 before Donaldson buried his second goal of the game less than 30 seconds later at the 11:03 mark finding the back of the net on a feed from senior Braeden McNeill The Golden Flyers responded with three quick goals to make it 5-3 but any momentum they had vanished quickly Fisher ran away from Nazareth with 11 unanswered goals a run that began at the end of the first quarter and ran through the start of the third Senior Ethan Kesselring had three goals in that game-deciding stretch senior Reed Currie and fifth-year senior Jordan Leuze contributed with one goal apiece Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInBURLINGTON (WCAX) - Burlington police have arrested a Colchester woman in connection with a shooting in the city Investigators say they arrested Taylor Vuley and cited her for accessory after the fact and false information to police Court documents say she is the girlfriend of the shooting suspect The shooting happened on Monday on Isham Street The victim was hit in the leg and sent to the hospital We are told his injuries are not life-threatening Vuley was released and is due in court in June Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInSAN ANTONIO Texas (KFDA) - The #5 Nazareth Swiftettes defeated the #11 Saltillo Lady Lions by a score of 53-31 in the 1A D2 State Championship Game on Thursday The Swiftettes were dominant on both sides of the ball from the opening tip taking a 14-4 lead by the end of the first quarter Other Swiftette standouts included Jolee Pigg Both Pigg and Brockman had four steals each The win marks Nazareth’s 26th state championship all-time moving to an astounding record of 26-5 in the state championship game The Swiftettes finish the season with a record of 29-9 It’s Saltillo’s second state runner-up season in program history They have never won the state championship Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 3/5/2025 6:35:00 PM Thanks for visiting Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 2/28/2025 5:50:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Women's Tennis | 2/19/2025 7:05:00 PM Thanks for visiting Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More — Ups and downs in the stock market have been top of mind throughout the past week While many are concerned about their 401k or retirement plans some college students are using this rollercoaster ride as an opportunity to learn about the world of finance and the ever-changing stock market “We cover anything from like economic issues to specific industry and then also just companies themselves and what's going on So there's kind of three levels that come into play with the economy And then what's going on with the company,” James Linko explained Linko is the president of the Golden Flyers Investment Fund at Nazareth University The club has about 15 members of all programs and they’re given $200,000 in funding to put into the stock market It’s an opportunity to receive hands-on experience for their futures so that’s one way to encourage them to get engaged to the real-world investments,” said Amin Amoulashkarian a club advisor and assistant finance professor at Nazareth University The club meets every other week to discuss how to use the funding They work together to strategize which stocks to sell which to wait out and which to propose for future investments Amoulashkarian guides the students to consider factors in their decision-making hiring strategy or supply chain issues that may all play a role in its value This week's topic of discussion is President Donald Trump’s recent tariff implementations Because interest rates will also have to rise to combat that it's kind of like the stock market has a reciprocal effect We saw it in 2020 or even all the way back to the Great Depression Like you see these big fluctuations and crashes,” Linko explained “It's mainly just trying to balance where we think the market is headed right now there's a lot of uncertainty and investor fear are these tariffs going to be a long-term thing And what investment decisions can we make going along with it So I think that potentially it could be a good opportunity to buy in the market." The club has given many students the confidence “It's helpful to use the analysis that we do here in my own personal portfolio and to make decisions based on that. Personally It’s not great to see when your account goes super low but it’s also nice to see when something you think is way undervalued because of market overreaction,” Linko said it's a huge learning experience to look back on and see what I did wrong What can I improve on? Where did I go wrong in the analysis and what actually happened And that helps moving forward when you're using that on future companies to analyze.” the other thing is just they got involved in this process from the beginning they will see these ups and downs and they’ll see the tools that we used to do this analysis So it’s a good opportunity for them,” Amoulashkarian added No one seemed too concerned about the drops their personal stocks are currently experiencing because they trust that everything that goes down “I hear a lot of people saying they're fearful and want to sell but I think it could be a good opportunity to get in the market at a tractable price for a lot of different equities,” Linko explained “It's just kind of like staying patient and not being fearful can really make you win in the market.” All WNY ROCHESTER — Nazareth University hosted the Western/Central New York Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Conference in late April and staff from regional colleges and universities traveled to Nazareth to participate in this full-day conference Nazareth student Savannah Devore of Pittsford presented at regional Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society conference Students presented on a range of topics across 14 traditional paper panels and one multimedia and poster panel Nazareth University students presented to high acclaim Other WNY-area presenters from Nazareth included: Nazareth University is an inclusive community of inspired learners and changemakers who for 100 years have been driven by a bold commitment to action and leading innovation for the common good Impact experiences are at the heart of a Nazareth University education preparing each student to discover within themselves the potential to cultivate positive change in their life’s work and in a world that is constantly evolving and infinitely interconnected Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of big universities yet achieved in our supportive campus culture Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative preparing them for the professions and society of today and tomorrow In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs Nazareth University graduates launch lifetimes of changemaking leadership in communities and workplaces near and far The Nazareth girls basketball team is going to need to make room in its trophy case 11 Saltillo 53-31 in the Class 1A Division II state championship game at the Alamodome in San Antonio to claim the program's 26th title in 32 appearances at state extending the UIL record for most state titles won by a school in one sport Nazareth's last state championship win came in 2023 5 Nazareth finishes the season with a 29-9 record after defeating Prinlge-Morse Texline and Jayton in the postseason to reach the Class 1A Division II championship Brooklyn Birkenfeld was the Lady Swifts' leading scorer Nazareth jumped out to a 12-1 lead less than five minutes into the contest as the Lady Swifts started 5-of-6 from the field Saltillo missed its first seven field goal attempts and the Lady Eagles trailed 14-4 after the opening frame Saltillo knocked down its first field goal in the second quarter as the team showed signs of life on offense but Garry Davison's group couldn't pull within striking distance Nazareth held a 26-11 advantage at halftime behind 14 points two rebounds and two blocks from Birkenfeld who went 5-of-5 from the field in 13 first-half minutes The Lady Swifts continued to pile on in the penultimate frame as Birkenfeld knocked down her first triple and Nazareth's lead swelled to nearly 30 points Nazareth closed out its dominant performance with a strong fourth quarter finishing off a 53-31 win and continuing the Lady Swifts' incredible tradition on the hardwood with another UIL title Nazareth head coach Eric Schilling: "Pretty good representation of what this team has been all year That's what we're always going to hang our hat on and just trust that our offense is going to come along Nazareth senior Brooklyn Birkenfeld: "(2023) was great when we won I guess none of us were really expecting it playing in a big gym like this for one of the very first times Knowing now that we went out on a big win like this because I don't think a lot of people thought we would be here And the feeling that we get to spend our last senior basketball game on this court is just awesome Thanks for visiting Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey | 3/22/2025 7:00:00 PM Thanks for visiting Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/18/2025 10:45:00 PM John Fisher University men's basketball team concluded the 2024-25 season with a 77-64 loss to crosstown rival Nazareth on Tuesday night at Kidera Gymnasium 3-13 Empire 8) lost seven of their last eight games to end the season 11-5 Empire 8) completed the season sweep of Fisher and secured at least the No 3 seed for the E8 Conference Tournament with the victory as they led by six (17-11) through about five minutes But Nazareth quickly responded and never trailed again after taking the lead on Will Burnett's layup at the 9:21 mark The Cardinals did enough to keep the game within reach early in the second half cutting Nazareth's lead to two possessions at various junctures with the Golden Flyers having answers each time Fisher began making a push The Golden Flyers put the game out of reach in the latter stages of the second half stretching their lead to a game-high 18 points on Tyler Putney's 3-pointer with 2:27 left Senior forward Eric Kegler followed his 30-point performance on Saturday against Russell Sage with 24 against Nazareth He shot 8 of 17 from the field and 8 of 10 from the foul line Senior forward Connor Williams scored 10 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds as part of his sixth double-double of the season Senior guard Cole Thompson added 11 points while shooting 4 of 9 overall (2 of 6 from three) Nazareth freshman Merritt Holly scored 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds Nazareth scored 20 points off 16 Fisher turnovers Thanks for visiting Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | 3/5/2025 6:05:00 PM Thanks for visiting — Nazareth Area School District needs another elementary school sooner rather than later thanks to new housing developments in Northampton County that will boost student enrollment over the next decade But the location where the district wants to build its fourth elementary school isn’t zoned for that use — the 43 acres at Hecktown and Country Club roads are designated for agriculture That’s why school district representatives on Wednesday presented Lower Nazareth Township Board of Supervisors with their plan to rezone the land “We want to put something together that in good partnership with the township works really well for everybody,” school district engineer Arif Fazil said The supervisors said they are wary about setting a “spot zoning” precedent the district argued it needs to meet the demand for student seats created by rapid housing construction in the township Fazil said the anticipated 925 new homes across nine developments in the district’s catchment area likely will generate at least 500 additional Nazareth Area students by 2034 Those projections assume no additional housing development past 2030 64% are slated for Lower Nazareth Township where the district wants its fourth elementary school to go Nazareth Area’s representatives said the impending housing developments and the subsequent student enrollment growth necessitate a new elementary school serving up to 600 students that would open by 2029 The district estimates the project would cost $72 million Nazareth Area would redistrict its school boundaries to evenly distribute pupils across its buildings It would look to keep class sizes at 20 pupils for kindergarten through second grade and at 23 pupils for third and fourth grades Fazil said redistricting “has to be done cautiously the district’s total student enrollment was 4,901 and there were 1,751 pupils in kindergarten through fourth grade at NASD's three elementary schools Shafer Elementary and Lower Nazareth Elementary the district’s elementary school buildings are at 97% capacity the district will have 1,921 elementary school students by 2034 putting enrollment as a percentage of building capacity at 107% The district built additions at two of its elementary schools with available space in 2021 leaving the district no choice but to build Principal Michael Santos said the school community already is feeling the lack of space as student numbers have increased it’s the boys and girls in our school that feel that stress,” he said Nazareth Area School Board President Linda Stubits said the district wants to collaborate with the Lower Nazareth Township Board of Supervisors to develop a solution for finding land to build a school Of the four available sites in the township already zoned for a school The properties were either too expensive or the owners weren’t interested in selling Stubits said it’s essential for the school district and township to work together to serve residents who ultimately don’t want to see students dealing with overcrowded schools long bus rides or temporary classrooms in trailers due to lack of space it does increase our property value and it does foster civic pride and it does bring our families together,” Stubits told supervisors She said the district wants its legal counsel to collaborate with the township’s attorney but offered concerns on the district’s proposal Supervisor Stephen Brown said he wants to preserve the township's farmland He suggested the school district could agree to a conservation easement at the site if its plans move forward The district said it only plans to develop 30% of the property whose children attend Lower Nazareth Elementary half the township goes to another — that goes against the fabric of our community,” he said Brown and other supervisors also said they’re concerned about traffic Supervisor Nancy Teague said the board previously denied a rezoning proposal for the same land to be used to build a Costco Teague also said the township is dealing with active litigation from three warehouse proposals that the supervisors denied on the basis of agricultural security and conservation “To rezone one piece of property for essentially a giant building might put those cases in jeopardy,” she added “And I don’t know that anyone in Lower Nazareth wants us to potentially lose those cases.” said it’s possible for the township to give his client the OK for building a school at the proposed site without undoing its own zoning scheme “It’s not our intent to unravel that and let others go through and have an opening to do the same,” Scomillio said “I believe we can craft a solution here that limits this to the public use of a school and [doesn't] open it up to commercial development down the road.” Women's Swimming and Diving | 2/17/2025 7:45:30 AM Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInAMARILLO Texas (KFDA) - The Nazareth Swifts & Swiftettes were victorious in their playoff games on Thursday #5 Swiftettes defeated #17 Texline Lady Tornadoes by a score of 54-35 Nazareth used their size to their advantage with Brooklyn Berkenfeld and Emerson Moore scoring from inside the paint throughout the entire game Swiftettes head coach Eric Schilling told us after the game how proud he was that his girls to handled the pressure and adversity the way that they did with what’s on the line for high school kids to be able to handle it the way they do it just says a lot about them,” Schilling said “Just a special group that they deserve it because they’ve been through a lot.. they want it for the other one more than they want it for themselves and there’s just something really unique about that So just really proud of them and just really thankful I get a few more days with them.” The Swiftettes are headed to the state semifinals where they will take on the Jayton Lady Jays The #13 Swifts defeated the McLean Tigers by a score of 46-41 A hard-fought game from both teams until the final whistle but the Swifts playing smart down the stretch and earning them their second gold ball of the season Nazareth advances to the regional semifinals to face the winner of Loop and Petersburg Game Recap: Softball | 3/27/2025 9:00:00 PM Thanks for visiting — The first woman to lead the governing body of Vatican City is set to speak at Nazareth University's Interfaith Centennial Summit on Sunday Appointed to her historic role as President of the Governorate of Vatican City State in March by Pope Francis Raffaella Petrini will be joined at Nazareth by Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld president of Hebrew College in Massachusetts a human rights lawyer and executive director of Interfaith at Augsburg University The summit will feature presentations from the trio of women scholars and Muslim perspectives on critical global issues such as peacebuilding in times of crisis Raffaella's visit to Rochester follows a promise she made to Nazareth students who visited her in Rome two years ago She was impressed by the students during their meeting at the Vatican and vowed to visit Nazareth University Some of those students will reunite with her at the summit Petrini's only public lecture of 2025 The event will take place at the Shults Center Forum from 1 p.m Click here for more information Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes 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All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices 2025 at 2:24 pm CDTExpandNazareth alumnus and Indiana defensive tackle CJ West spoke with reporters at the NFL Combine earlier this year West was a 4th round pick of the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday Former Nazareth standout defensive lineman CJ West was taken in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday. West, a 2020 graduate of Nazareth, finished a productive collegiate career at Indiana last fall, finished with 40 tackles, eight for a loss, along with two sacks in his one year with the Hoosiers and proved to be a difficult player to try to block from his interior line position. West established himself at the collegiate level before arriving at Indiana with a solid four-year stint at Kent State where he racked up 110 tackles which included 19 tackles for loss and 11 quarterback sacks. The 6-foot-2, 317-pounder should have an excellent opportunity to make his way with San Francisco as the 49ers don’t have a lot of established experience at the defensive tackle position. West is already listed as a second-team defensive tackle on the San Francisco depth chart behind 5th-year veteran Kevin Givens. On the NFL draft broadcast ESPN draft analyst described West as having “strong active hands and being agile and quick. He plays hard and is going to be disruptive. He can get after the quarterback.” West becomes the third Nazareth alum drafted in the last decade along with Julian Love (4th round, New York Giants, 2019) and JJ McCarthy (1st round, Minnesota Vikings, 2024). West and McCarthy were teammates on Nazareth’s Class 7A State Championship team in 2018. Nazareth coach Tim Racki commented on the value West brought to the Nazareth program and isn’t surprised a pro team came calling on Saturday. “CJ was a dominant force on our defensive line for three years. His ability to make big plays in crucial moments was a cornerstone of our success on defense,” Racki said in a release. “CJ was a selfless player who demonstrated leadership through helping his teammates during practice and games on a daily basis.” Copyright © 2023 Shaw Local News Network Nazareth University will be looking for a new president will conclude her 6-year tenure in that role in June 2026 who has been president there since July 2020 Paul said that over the next year-and-a-half she is “committed to launching Nazareth with positivity and determination into its second century and continuing our work with passion and purpose.” The announcement released on Tuesday did not call Paul’s departure a retirement but a university spokesperson said this was Paul’s plan and her intentions and said that Paul plans to continue working in higher education after her tenure at Nazareth ends next year Paul said that she looks forward to continuing to support higher education institutions mentor and encourage emerging leaders across the United States who will carry this vital work into the future Chairman of the Nazareth University Board of Trustees in a statement praised Paul as a “tireless dedicated and insightful leader” who guided Nazareth as it transitioned from a college to a university Bonaventure women's track team turned in several personal bests Friday night at the Nazareth Conference Tune-Up to wrap up the indoor regular season In the 5000 meters, junior Claire Cuneo paced the field with a winning time of 19:18.43 Madison McMahon ran a personal best time in the mile with an effort of 5:22.89 good for the second-best individual mark in the school record book For the 400 meters, Jenna Wyant posted the fastest time of the night for the Bonnies at 1:03.14 while Madeline McKillop jumped to third individually in the program record book at 1:03.49 McKillop moved to third in the SBU record book for the 200 meters as well with a time of 28.42 athletes who had already qualified (for A-10 Championships) for their events ran down to focus on improving their speed while those who hadn't yet qualified had another opportunity to race and secure their spots many athletes achieved personal bests and several made it onto the top-10 record board both the men's and women's teams are well represented with 15 athletes for men's squad and 12 women qualifying It's a strong finish to a season marked by perseverance and growth setting the stage for a competitive championship meet." 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