 | May 18, 2013: L.J. Russell, Meaghan Keil, Bridget Snover, Ron Cavuoto, Owen Gabbey. |
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The Canandaigua National Bank & Trust High School Sports Show started in 2003 on WHTK-AM and is the only radio talk show in the Rochester area that covers Section V sports. It can be heard live every Saturday at noon on SPORTS 1280 WHTK in the Rochester area and also on the Web at www.whtk.com. The show features interviews with coaches and players, previews and highlights the biggest games each season and honors "Athletes of the Week." It also tackles the issues facing teenage athletes, such as proper nutrition and recovery from injury and how to balance academics and athletics.
Since 2003, more than 2,000 coaches and athletes have been on the show. A special thanks goes to Canandaigua National Bank & Trust. Without its continued support, area athletes and coaches wouldn't have a chance to be showcased on the radio.
CNB High School Sports Show - Past broadcasts
 | May 18, 2013: Geneva boys lacrosse coach L.J. Russell; Webster Schroeder softball coach Meaghan Keil & 1B Bridget Snover; Wilson baseball coach Ron Cavuoto & Owen Gabbey. |
| May 11, 2013: Hilton baseball coach Jeff Murphy on Cadets' 12-4 start ; Brighton girls lacrosse coach Rich Curtis after OT loss to Canandaigua by the 11-3 Barons; former Livonia and Canisius basketball star Kevin Downey on becoming new varsity coach at Victor; Churchville-Chili boys tennis coach Phil Wyant and standout Quinn Magiera on Saints' third straight Monroe County Division II championship. |
| May 04, 2013: Hilton girls track coach Mike Szczepanik previewing the 9th annual Runnin' Cadet Classic; Brockport softball coach Chris Carr and third baseman Sam Juhrs on the Blue Devils' hopes for a Section V title; Fairport baseball coach Ned Amyot and senior slugger and new Section V home-run king, Conner Simonetti. |
| April 27, 2013: Greece Athena baseball coach Jason Bunting; Pittsford boys lacrosse coach Andrew Whipple; Greece Arcadia softball coach Gary Meyers & senior Desiree Gonzalez; trainer Brianne Schaeffer of Gold's Gym. |
| April 21, 2013: Pittsford girls lacrosse standouts Tori Wehner and Holly Turner; Penfield High School and Webster Gold's Gym trainer, Kyle Jackson; Canandiagua boys lacrosse coach Ed Mulheron. Note: Due to technical difficulties, our interview with Pittsford golfer Gavin Hall is not on this podcast. |
Athletes of the Week
May 23, 2013:
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
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BOYS: Batavia senior Nate Palmer claimed his fourth straight Class B sectional title, defeating teammate Jeff Redband 6-0, 6-1 to win the singles title for the fourth straight year. Palmer dropped only four games during the course of the sectional tournament and advanced into the state qualifiers. There, Palmer defeated Avoca's John Stanford, 6-1, 6-1, and Pittsford Mendon's Venkatesh Ramkumar 6-2, 6-3 to advance into the semifinals.
GIRLS: Sophomore Julia DiMartino allowed only two runs on eight hits with 36 strikeouts in three complete-game victories for the Brockport softball team. A fifth-team All-State selection last year, she pitched the Blue Devils into the championship of the Morabito Memorial Tournament in Herkimer. She tossed a three-hitter with 13 strikeouts and also drove in a run during a 2-1 win over Colonie and threw a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts during a 7-1 win over Liverpool. She also had a three-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts as Brockport (15-3) blanked Spencerport 9-0.
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About the hosts
Jeff DiVeronica, host
A native of Canastota, N.Y., DiVeronica has covered high school sports for the Democrat and Chronicle since 1994, and was honored as the "Sportswriter of the Year" by the Rochester Press-Radio Club in 2002. A graduate of St. John Fisher College and member of its Communications / Journalism Hall of Fame, he also hosts a show on WHTK about Rochester Rhinos soccer. He founded the CNB Show in 2003. He writes a blog on soccer and co-contributes to another, Varsity Voices, about high school sports at www.DemocratandChronicle.com/blogs/varsityvoices.
John Boccacino, co-host
A Brighton native, Boccacino is the director of sports information at Keuka College. He formerly was assistant SID at State University of New York at Brockport and worked for the Democrat and Chronicle from 2007-10 as its youth sports reporter. Prior to that, he worked part-time at the D&C while also doing the CNB Show. A 2003 graduate of Syracuse University's prestigious Newhouse School of Communications, Boccacino also contributed to the D&C's Section V coverage with his "Boccacino's Blitz" football video highlight package.
