Tag: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
OFFSIDE REMARKS: It’s good to have mentors, some really good mentors
Jun 25, 2022 | Offside Remarks
In the second part of celebrating his 48th anniversary covering becoming a sportswriter, FrontRowSoccer.com editor Michael Lewis talks about the importance of having mentors and working on a sports desk, especially during the formative years of a young writer’s career.
Read MoreOFFSIDE REMARKS: The birth of a sports writing career many years ago
Jun 24, 2022 | Offside Remarks
On Friday, June 24, FrontRowSoccer.com editor Michael Lewis celebrates his 48th anniversary in the sports writing business. That was the day Lewis joined the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in 1974.
Read More55 YEARS AGO TODAY: Rochester Lancers played their first game on May 30, 1967
May 30, 2022 | Rochester Lancers
For the fledgling Rochester Lancers debut, Rochester fans were treated to a doubleheader at Aquinas Stadium on Memorial Day, Tuesday, May 30. In the first game at 1 p.m., the Rochester Baysiders junior team played the Rochester Institute of Technology to a 3-3 draw.
Read MoreBLACK HISTORY MONTH (DAY 5): Too close a call at Tara: When Lancers’ Black players experienced racism on and off the field in Atlanta in 1970
Feb 5, 2022 | Rochester Lancers
Since the Rochester Lancers were going to play a ridiculous back-to-back road games within 24 hours, reporter Alex Loj wrote in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle that they “will encounter their toughest North American Soccer League schedule of the season.” He was correct, although there were other reasons for it.
Read MoreOFFSIDE REMARKS: When one sportswriter’s passion for football (not futbol) wanes
Oct 1, 2021 | Offside Remarks
I just can’t believe it has been seven years, seven years from the day — Oct. 1, 2014 — when my interest in football — started to wane.
Read MoreDERBY WEEK, PART III: Rochester vs. Toronto was a soccer war, sometimes just a war and then some
Sep 21, 2021 | New York City FC, New York Red Bulls, Rochester Lancers
In 2015, former Red Bulls head coach Jesse Marsch hit the nail on the head when he talked about his team’s very first encounter with New York City FC.
Read More51 YEARS AGO TODAY: The Lancers won the NASL title
Sep 13, 2021 | Rochester Lancers
The Rochester Lancers’ 3-0 win over the Washington Darts in the first leg of the North American Soccer League championship series in Rochester came at great cost as Carlos Metidieri was forced out of the first leg with a slight dislocation of his right knee early in the second half when he was tackled by Willie Evans. Metidieri, who was seen hobbling around on crutches, was listed as questionable for the second leg in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 13.
Read MoreOFFSIDE REMARKS: When Michael met Gene (Roddenberry); And, Happy Star Trek Day!
Sep 8, 2021 | Offside Remarks
By Michael Lewis FrontRowSoccer.com Editor For those hoping to read about the beautiful game in...
Read MoreOFFSIDE REMARKS: Learning that it doesn’t matter where you sit at a stadium, as long as you get a seat
Aug 28, 2021 | Offside Remarks
Even when we are not in school or have graduated from either high school or college, life still offers many special lessons.
Read MoreSOME FAMOUS LASTS: Of the original Rochester Lancers
Aug 24, 2021 | Rochester Lancers
Today is the 41st anniversary of the original Rochester Lancers’ final game in the first incarnation of the North American Soccer League.
Read MoreDERBY WEEK, PART III: Rochester vs. Toronto was a soccer war, sometimes just a war and then some
Aug 20, 2021 | Rochester Lancers
In 2015, former Red Bulls head coach Jesse Marsch hit the nail on the head when he talked about his team’s very first encounter with New York City FC.
Read MoreOFFSIDE REMARKS: Recalling a memorable game on the day The King died
Aug 16, 2021 | Offside Remarks
It was quite easy for me to remember the 44th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley — on Aug. 16, 1977.
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