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PollThere have been a lot of sports-related happenings in the news lately, and I couldn't help but wonder: More ... Former Williamsville residents Kevin Kelley and Geoff Stark have played on the same lacrosse teams in high school, college and in a club league, but are now competing in the sport at a much higher level. More ... The hits keep coming for Michelle Fridey. The Williamsville South senior was named Western New York Player of the Year on Friday, June 16. She also made the All-Western New York team for the third year, All-ECIC and ECIC Division III first teams for the fourth time, named a Western New York Scholar More ... The Williamsville North varsity softball team finished the 2006 season with a 14-10 overall record and an 8-6 division record to finish in third place in ECIC Division I. More ... With a couple of kisses to North American professional sports' oldest championship trophy, Clarence graduate Kevyn Adams avenged prior disappointment by claiming a piece of hockey lore as a member of the 2006 Stanley Cup-winning Carolina Hurricanes. More ... Running with the Southtowns Invitational Track Association (SITA), the Christ The King's (CTK) track team recently completed its regular season in the Peter Walters 7-team elementary school division. More ... The previous games between the Angels and the Red Sox had been nail-biters and the Angels were praying that this meeting would give them their first victory in the field. (The tenacious Angels U-11 team had netted one win on a forfeit with the Yankees.) More ... The ninth annual Niagara Girls Lacrosse Camp, under the direction of Amherst Central girls lacrosse coach Janet Battaglia, will be held at Amherst Central High School, 4301 Main St., this summer from July 17 to 20. More ... GOLDEN CAGERS - Team Fixed Income, a 75 and over basketball team, recently won the 3-on-3 half-court tournament at the Empire State Senior Games, held in Cortland. The win qualified the team for participation in next summer's National Senior Games, which will be held in Louisville, Ky. Members of Fixed Income are, from left: Gene Mruk (Cheektowaga), coach Gordon Schultz (Williamsville), Ken McClune, Bill Wellsby (Orchard Park) and Charly Binaxas. More ... Central Amherst showcased its best and brightest in their annual all-star game on Saturday morning, June 17. More ... The United States Tennis Association Buffalo Bills 2006 Tennis Futures Tournament is coming back to the Village Glen Tennis and Fitness Center. More ... The Level 5 girls from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center each qualified for the New York State Gymnastics Championships. More ... Father's Day weekend was a perfect time for the Amherst Red Devils to entertain family and friends in the 2006 Odenbach Cup held in West Seneca. The squad scored a second place showing in the U-13B division, besting all but their last opponent. More ... Williamsville East held its annual baseball banquet on Monday, June 12 at the Audubon Conference Center. The following kids won team awards - Michael Drum (dedicated service, Steve Kanutsu (most improved player), Nick Kanutsu (unsung hero), Zack Miller and David Convertini (Flames award), Quartiron More ... With a hard wind blowing out on Diamond No. 8, it was a home run fest between the Blue Jays and the Dodgers on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays won 11-9. More ... The Sister Maria Pares basketball camp for girls grades 3-8 will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 26-30 and July 10-14 at Amherst Central High School, 4301 Main St. The cost for each session is $150. For more information, call 632-6387. More ... Despite solid pitching by Katherine Scimia, a double play by Kristina Sosnowski and a two-RBI double by Paige Pautler, the Diamondbacks lost 14-6 to the Rangers in a well-played game. More ... The Amherst High School coaching staff hosted the third annual Amherst Tigers Youth Hockey Clinic at the Amherst Pepsi Center from June 16 to 18. Approximately 60 Amherst Youth players participated in the camp. More ... The Mathewson McCarthy Major East Royals edged the Indians, 10-9, behind a 242-foot three-run home run to left field off the bat of Dave Marple. More ... The Amherst Lightning White 16U travel softball team won the Bagsai BC Classic ASA Invitational tournament on June 9-10 in Binghamton, N.Y. More ... ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN - Rob Eimer, a senior at Williamsville North High School, has been selected as an Academic All-American in lacrosse for the 2006 season. A captain and three year starter in goal for the Spartans, Eimer was runner up Western New York Goalie of the Year. He was also a first team Section A, team MVP and selected to the senior all-star game. Eimer, ranked eighth in his class, is a Scholar-Athlete in football, hockey and lacrosse. Eimer will be attending the University of Virginia in the fall and is enrolled in the aerospace engineering program. More ... |
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