Jeff DiVeronica

Husband | Dad | Director of Public Information, West Irondequoit CSD | Democrat & Chronicle sportswriter for 2+ decades

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

🍊Let's stop the charade.

Gerry McNamara has always bled Orange. We knew one day it'd be his team, so let's bring back his leadership + FIRE. There is no one better coach to re-ignite SYRACUSE fans & fill a collective's coffer$. No one will work harder to restore the pride!

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

@BobHarig Sorry to hear the crap news. I have appreciated your writing over the years.

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

Let's Go!!!! Well done, Eagles!

[Irondequoit High School Athletics @WIEagles]

CHAMPIONSHIP-BOUND! Irondequoit baseball is headed to the Section V Championship Game for the first time since 2003!

The fifth-seed Eagles stunned #1 Pittsford Mendon, 12-10, in a semifinal slugfest. IHS (12-7) faces #3 Canandaigua (17-5) in Friday's 4 PM title game at Dwyer Stadium in Batavia.

IHS survived a five-run rally Tuesday by Mendon (17-4) in the bottom of the seventh inning and left the tying runs on base. Senior starter Brayden Delly threw 4 2/3
innings, allowing two runs in the first before settling in and allowing 3 earned runs. He struck out 6 and also hit a two-run double. Senior Alex McLaughlin tossed the final 2 1/3 innings.

Much like its 8-1 quarterfinal win at #4 Eastridge, IHS broke the game open with a big second inning. The Eagles exploded for seven runs and kept adding to its lead for a 12-5 cushion headed to the final inning.

Coach Joey Kuhn used some trickery to manufacture runs, as multiple bunts and steals helped plate runners. Eight of the nine Eagles in the lineup scored. Senior Max Spitz led the offense with 3 hits, 2 RBI, 3 Runs and 2 steals. Junior Jackson Mroczek and sophomore Jimmy Jackson each had two hits and an RBI.

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

Thank you, I-Town!

[West Irondequoit CSD @WestIrondequoit]

☑️ West Irondequoit voters approved the 2026-27 School District Budget and two propositions in Tuesday’s annual vote at the St. Paul Blvd. Fire Department. Mr. Gary Adams and Mr. John Vay (incumbent) were each elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Education. Mr. Adams will serve for the first time; Mr. Vay has served on the board since 2007.

VOTE AT A GLANCE
Budget Proposal passed: 1,163 votes - 354 votes (76.7%)
◾️Proposition #1 passed: 1,224-298 (80.4%)
◾️Proposition #2 passed: 1,318-200 (86.8%)

BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTION (2 available seats)
◾️Gary Adams – 1,199 votes
◾️John Vay – 1,250 votes

Read more: https://t.co/1i2sROMpAY

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

@TedBuddy8 Thought the same. Stunned they didn't look at it

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

@SalSports A classy, professional response. Not surprising at all. Well done, @SalSports.

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

Excited to call some great @SecVAthletics Girls Lax action tonight DESPITE the 45 degree temps. Really. 😀

Watch live on @ROCSportsNet via this link: https://t.co/05lpm65h27

It's @cagirlslax at @VictorBLDevils

7:30 start!

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

Yes!

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

NEWS: St. John’s and Syracuse are finalizing an agreement to meet next season at MSG, according to multiple sources.

https://t.co/tzKLXgv5e7

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

I'd also like to know why the #Celtics treated Payton Pritchard like he was invisible the final eight minutes. Brown was good. White was fair (late). Needed more. Yes, Pritch missed that open 3 but his ability to drive and collapse the D could have helped.

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

@Espngreeny No, they didn't. Their coach had no other plan other than "shoot, shoot, shoot 3s!" The fact that they've lost 2 years in a row because they have no other counter punch ... not a good look. Never should have gotten to Game 7. A lot of this is on Mazzulla. Gotta have a change up.

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

@GoodmanHoops expert analysis ... LOL.

BREAKING: The sun will come up tomorrow.

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

Embiid clearly couldn't defend in the post and the shot-happy Celtics just kept firing 3s. Take it to the hole!!

Why not mix in that zone again? Joe Mazzulla - come on. You are apparently only as good as your 3-pt shooters. When they don't hit, you have no counter. Hard to watch

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

Joe Mazz - come on, man!

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

need to get Pritchard in the action! ☘️☘️☘️☘️

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

This is 100% right and the officials & announcers all missed it

[Buggs @celticsbuddy]

In what world is this not a double dribble??? Lost the ball, picked it up, dribbled again. Terrible

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

@bgraul89 @BillSimmons He's a Boston Celtics fan, why would you think he would be unbiased? Duh

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

@BillSimmons I know. it's like he is made of glass. 50/50 ball vs. Hugo. And I have no idea why Mazz did not challenge the 3rd foul on Queta.

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

why in the world didn't Joe Mazzulla challenge that foul on Queta??

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

Embiid apparently is made of glass and they're worried he's gonna break if he gets hit too hard. But he can throw his body into anybody?

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

@StoolGreenie Rushing. Indecisive. Totally different from regular season.

[Jeff DiVeronica @RocDevo]

@GwashburnGlobe Good. Maybe the boston brain trust and the star players will actually show up with a different plan on Saturday and Gm 7. when the shots don't fall from deep, it's the same old, same old. Insanity.