High School
Kevin L. Smith

Kevin L. Smith

Joined: Nov 19, 2024

Kevin L. Smith, a native of Rochester (NY), has been covering high school sports for over a decade. He started out as a freelance sports writer in 2013. Since then, he’s held sports writer and editor positions for newspapers in Coudersport and Sayre (PA) and Oswego (NY). Smith currently covers high school sports in the Greater Syracuse Area for syracuse.com, a position he’s held since 2021. You can follow him on social media @KevLSmittie. Story ideas can be sent to KLSFreelancing@outlook.com.

Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron (11) shoots the ball during the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament between Notre Dame and Michigan at Purcell Pavilion on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in South Bend.
New York

Former NY girls basketball players competing in NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16

The list includes a player who was born in New York but played high school basketball elsewhere

Kevin L. Smith
|
Caryn Schoff-Kovatch, middle, is with her with the St. Johnsville girls basketball team in the mid 1990s.
New York

New York’s all-time leading scorer in girls basketball set for NFHS HOF induction

Caryn Schoff-Kovatch was inducted into the NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame in 2024

Kevin L. Smith
|
Mar 22, 2025; Providence, RI, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks guard Boogie Fland (2) shoots against St. John's Red Storm forward Zuby Ejiofor (24) during the second half of a second round men’s NCAA Tournament game at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images
New York

New York natives competing in NCAA Men's Tournament’s Sweet 16

The list includes former players who were born in New York but played high school basketball elsewhere

Kevin L. Smith
|
Bruce Johnson, a Rochester (NY) native, was recently named the head coach of the Rush-Henrietta varsity football program.
New York

College and NFL lessons shape new Rush-Henrietta football coach

Bruce Johnson was a star player for Gates-Chili High School in the early 2010s

Kevin L. Smith
|
Whitesboro players get pumped up after defeating Horseheads 28-21 in the NYSPHSAA Class A Regional at Cicero-North Syracuse High School on Friday, November 22, 2024.
New York

New York high school football: Whitesboro reveals 2025 schedule

The Warriors have been the Class A state runner-up the last two seasons

Kevin L. Smith
|
SBLive Sports
New York

High school girls basketball coach fired after video shows him pulling player’s hair

Jim Zullo coached high school boys and girls basketball for more than 40 seasons

Kevin L. Smith
|
Olivia Vukosa (25) excelled for Christ the King (NY) at the 2025 Hoophall Classic.
New York

Q-and-A with Olivia Vukosa: Gatorade New York girls basketball Player of the Year

Vukosa, a junior 5-star center for Christ the King, recently narrowed her list of possible Division I destinations

Kevin L. Smith
|
Somers players hold their plaque and signs after beating Whitesboro in the NYSPHSAA Class A football championship game for the second year in a row Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York.
New York

3-time reigning NY state champion Somers reveals 2025 football schedule

The Tuskers will face Rye in Week 1 in a rematch of the Section I Class A final

Kevin L. Smith
|
Aquinas head coach Chris Battaglia brings the Section V Class AA championship trophy to his players after the 2015 final at Sahlen's Stadium. Battaglia won nine Section V titles and four state titles at Aquinas from 2006-2016.
New York

8 questions for Chris Battaglia, Aquinas’ head football coach for a 3rd stint

Kevin L. Smith
|
Danny Carbuccia (0) and the Archbishop Stepinac cracked the top five in this week's New York State high school boys basketball rankings. The Crusaders are set to compete in the CHSAA/PSAL state tournament, which begins on March 23.
New York

Top 25 New York boys high school basketball rankings (3-11-2025)

Kevin L. Smith
|
The Suffern boys ice hockey, pictured here competing against Rivertown in the Section I Division I final, is on the hunt to secure its second-straight New York State title.
New York

New York high school boys ice hockey rankings: State Playoff Edition (3-10-2025)

Kevin L. Smith
|
Austin Ariola (22) runs the ball for the CBA-Syracuse in last season's Class AA regional final against the Elmira Express. The Brothers won that game, 63-12.
New York

3-time state champ CBA-Syracuse varsity football releases 2025 schedule

Kevin L. Smith
|