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Dave Lanning enjoyed a lot of success during his many decades as a football and baseball coach at Fairport High School. So much success that his work as an educator and mentor earned him a spot in the Section V football and baseball halls of fame, as well as the Frontier Field Walk of Fame.

The Webster Schroeder High School and Webster Thomas High School student councils will host the Run, Walk and Roll 5K to benefit Challenger Miracle Field of Greater Rochester at 9:30 a.m. June 12 at Webster Thomas, 800 Five Mile Line Road.

Chances are good that a lot of people looked at the weather forecast for this weekend and decided that they would scrap their plans to attend the Webster Garlic Festival. That would be a mistake.

People ran for 12 hours straight Saturday to help raise money to help build a "miracle field" for the developmentally disabled in Webster Ridge Park. Teams of runners made up of Webster Thomas cross country members past and present took part in the one mile relay.

More than 300 kids from all over the area took over Frontier Field, for the "Challenger Baseball World Series." The game brings children who are physically or mentally challenged together. All the players are between four and eighteen years old, and both girls and boys are allowed to play.

Supporters of Challenger Baseball are working to construct a "Miracle Field" in Webster. Ron Kampff, who is helping lead the charge, and wheelchair athlete Joe Slaski discussed the initiative Friday on News 8 at Sunrise.

Brendan O’Riordan inherited a love of baseball from his father. So it wasn’t surprising that when he was just knee-high to a Louisville Slugger he became a bat boy for the Fairport Little League team his big brother played on and his dad coached.

Baseball is known to many as America’s pastime, but for those in the Webster Challenger League, it’s far more than just a game. “It’s a chance for them to get out and socialize with a lot of kids at once, and a lot of parents and older kids that will accept them for who they…

Volunteers working to build a specialized sports field in Webster for children who are mobility-impaired will hold their first major fundraiser, a wine tasting, on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

An organizing committee of local Webster residents has gathered to build a state-of- the-art baseball/multi-field that is especially designed for children in the Webster and greater Rochester area with special needs. The Webster Town Board was presented an inside look at the field and construction plans at our last board workshop. We are excited to…