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Twenty-Eight Teams in 2026

This year there are 28 teams playing in Section V.

The teams are divided among four classes that compete for Sectional championships and later, the New York State tournaments. Generally, schools with 1,036 or more students are in Class A. Schools with 728 to 1,035 are in Class B. Schools with 450-727 students are in Class C and schools with 449 or fewer are in Class D.

28Teams
4Classes
3Leagues

All Teams

TeamClassCoachRecordLeague
D Debra Delfino 6-11 INDY
B Wayne Smith 7-11 MC
C Amy Nesbitt 5-12 MC
B Alyssa Zacharias 12-6 MC
B Kevin Callahan 5-12 MC
A Mara Karpp 11-7 MC
D Jeff Thomson 0-17 FL
B Kelly Parker 7-9 MC
C Nick DeMaria 11-7 FL
A Mike Cooper 2-15 MC
B Kyle Norton 10-7 MC
C Kristin Butka 14-6 MC
B Mike Butler 14-4 MC
C LeAnna Presler 16-3 FL
D Todd Cunningham 3-13 FL
B Maggie Stoler 9-8 INDY
C Katie Thoms 5-11 FL
D E.J. Burse 13-5 FL
A Madeline Fichera 18-4 MC
D Chris Hansen 20-2 FL
B Donovan Lopez 17-2 MC
A Jim Dewald 6-11 MC
B Emily Goebel 3-12 MC
B Tara Pittman 9-8 MC
B Bryan Hanley 6-11 MC
B Jennifer Haggerty 19-4 MC
C Corey Foster 8-8 FL
C Debbie Hibbard 10-8 FL

Teams No Longer Playing

TeamLast SeasonReason
Aquinas-WOIS
Athena-Odyssey 2017 The Thunder combined with the Lightning to form one team in 2018
East Rochester 2017 East Rochester dropped their Varsity team in 2018 to focus on building from the lower levels
Eastridge/BK 2025 The combined team was unable to field a team for the 2026 season.
Livonia 2021 Livonia combined with Avon in 2022
Midlakes 2017 Midlakes ended their program before the 2018 season.
Mynderse 2017 Mynderse combined with Romulus in 2018
Mynderse-Romulus After the 2025 season Mynderse-Romulus merged with Waterloo for the 2026 season.
Newark 2017
Olympia-Arcadia 2017 The Thunder combined with the Lightning to form one team in 2018
Waterloo After the 2025 Season Waterloo merged with Mynderse and Romulus for a new team.