{"id":76150,"date":"2026-06-16T23:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T03:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=76150"},"modified":"2026-06-16T23:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T03:24:09","slug":"batavia-spartans-vs-ymca-challenger-kids-at-williams-park-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/06\/16\/batavia-spartans-vs-ymca-challenger-kids-at-williams-park-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Spartans vs. YMCA Challenger kids at Williams Park on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Press release:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Genesee County Spartans semipro football team will be squaring off against the members of the YMCA Challenger Sports program this weekend as part of the Juneteenth celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inaugural exhibition, all-for-fun contest is set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Williams Park on Pearl Street in Batavia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public is invited to watch the game at no charge while taking in the other activities connected to the annual Juneteenth observance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Northeastern Football Alliance competition last Saturday, the visiting Spartans dropped a 35-0 decision against the Ithaca Warriors. The Spartans, 0-2, are scheduled to take on the host Charlotte Colonials at 5 p.m. on June 27<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release: The Genesee County Spartans semipro football team will be squaring off against the members of the YMCA Challenger Sports program this weekend as part of the Juneteenth celebration. The inaugural exhibition, all-for-fun contest is set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Williams Park on Pearl Street in Batavia. The \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/06\/16\/batavia-spartans-vs-ymca-challenger-kids-at-williams-park-on-saturday\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[3497],"class_list":["post-76150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county","tag-genesee-county-spartans"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-jOe","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":76371,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/photos-genesee-spartans-and-ymca-challenger-athletes-come-together-for-first-ever-flag-football-game-during-juneteenth-at-williams-park-on-saturday\/","url_meta":{"origin":76150,"position":0},"title":"Photos\/Genesee Spartans and YMCA Challenger Athletes come together for first ever flag football game during Juneteenth at Williams Park on Saturday","author":"aka","date":"June 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Eleven players from the Genesee County Spartans along with fifteen athletes from the YMCA Challenger Sports Program, participated in the first ever Challenger Flag Football game during Juneteenth at Williams Park on Saturday. Youth ages 5-21 played some football, had some fun, and made some new friends.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260620_1502300-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1080&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260620_1502300-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1080&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260620_1502300-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1080&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260620_1502300-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1080&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260620_1502300-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1080&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":75926,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/genesee-county-spartans-host-southern-tier-on-saturday\/","url_meta":{"origin":76150,"position":1},"title":"Genesee County Spartans host Southern Tier on Saturday","author":"aka","date":"June 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release: The Genesee County Spartans open the home portion of their 2026 semipro football season this Saturday. The Northeastern Football Alliance contest is set for 5 p.m. at Pembroke Town Park, not at Van Detta Stadium in Batavia as previously announced. 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Photos courtesy of Genesee County Spartans. 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