Dream becomes reality for Ulmer, Williamsville
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     All Katie Saffire ever wanted to do before she graduated from Williamsville East was to play on a girls golf team and thanks to a number of people who love the sport, the senior will be able to fulfill a dream.
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North field hockey takes one game at a time approach
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     It's not been easy to win a Section VI title in field hockey but Williamsville North has done it the last three years. If the Lady Spartans want to make it four straight Class A titles, coach Kris Lapaglia said it's going to have to be from taking one game at a time.
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Sweet Home returns plenty for sectional run
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     It's been four years since Sweet Home has won a Section VI title but Lady Panthers coach Dawn Kauderer-Kromer said her team has to do a few things well to end the drought.
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New coach takes over Sacred Heart girls golf
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     New Sacred Heart girls golf coach Theresa Brady wants her team to play their game, practice, and be consistent. But there's one more concept she wants her players to possess this season.
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New faces to carry on Amherst's winning tradition
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     Some familiar faces to the Amherst Central varsity field hockey team are missing this season, which should make the Lady Tigers' road to the Section VI Class B title game a little bumpier than usual.
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Sweet Home hopes young golfers handle pressure
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     Sweet Home coach Mike Tojek is excited about the 2006 golf season but said his team could finish two ways.
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North's Katz looking for consistency on golf course
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     Jake Katz should be one of the top high school golfers this fall but the Williamsville North senior is not feeling too confident heading into the 2006 season.
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Motivated East golfers ready to make impact
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     An experienced Williamsville East team is ready for this fall's golf season.
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North fares well at opening invite
     The Williamsville North cross country teams opened the 2006 season Saturday at the Byron Bergen Invitational at Byron Bergen High School.
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PIP coming to East Amherst
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     East Amherst resident MaryLou Vincent was attending a recent Harlem Globetrotters basketball game when she saw something at halftime that caught her eye. On the court was a group of boys and girls from kindergarten through sixth grade performing different basketball dribbling skills.
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Depth should aid East's chances
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     The Williamsville East varsity girls volleyball team's greatest strength should come from something it has hasn't had in a while.
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East set to make impact in ECIC III
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     New Williamsville East girls tennis coach Mike Vendetti does not see any weaknesses with this year's Williamsville East varsity girls tennis team.
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Realignment hits South girls tennis, league win streak already over
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     The Williamsville South girls tennis team has already felt the effects of ECIC realignment.
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North girls tennis loaded with experience
     The 2006 version of the Williamsville North varsity girls tennis team has something that no other Lady Spartans roster has had.
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Amherst football wins convincingly on road
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     Amherst Central had a good week of practice leading up to its non-league football game at Akron last Friday and it carried over as the Tigers won 40-15. Akron, a Class B North team, was ranked No. 10 among Western New York Small Schools.
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Sports Briefs
     Bridge Center of Buffalo results, Thursday evening- open game, north-south, Joyce Kindt -Mary Terrana, 57; Gary Schmitt - John Lyth, 46; east-west, Henry Chudy Jr.-Maggie McNamara, 60; Betty Metz-Cherry Searle, 58; Saturday morning- Catherine Majewski-Carolyn Siracuse, 58; Gerald Fried-Walter Majew
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Grand Island football dominates South
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     A good indicator of Williamsville South's offensive troubles against Grand Island last Friday came when the South cheerleaders chanted "First-and-Ten, Let's do it again!" for the first time with 9:09 left in the third quarter.
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Commandos defeats Renegades in opener
     The 85-pound Williamsville Jr. Freshman Commandos of the Williamsville Jr. Football League began the 2006 regular season with an exciting victory 30-13 victory over the Tonawanda Football Clinic Renegades.
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East football defeats Sweet Home for first time in six years
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     Zach Miller had been waiting three years for Williamsville East to defeat Sweet Home and last Saturday it happened.
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HIGH SCHOOL SP O RT S SCOREBOARD
     Amherst Central Field Hockey - def. Wilson 3-0, def. W.S. East 3-0, lost to South 2-1
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East wins Clarence Booster Soccer Tournament
     The Williamsville East varsity boys soccer team improved to 3-0 on the year after defeating Clarence, 1-0, last Friday and Kenmore East, 2-1, in the finals on Saturday.
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Sweet Home girls soccer lose in Tonawanda tourney finals
     The Sweet Home varsity girls soccer team lost 2-0 in two overtimes against Tonawanda in the finals of the Tonawanda Dan Durick Kickoff Tournament on Saturday.
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HIGH SCHOOL SP O RT S CALENDAR
     Wednesday, Sept. 13 Field Hockey: Sweet Home at Iroquois, 4:30 p.m., Holland at East, 4:30 p.m., North at Hamburg, 4:45 p.m., South at Eden, 4:30 p.m.
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North wins Lockport Booster Tournament
     The Williamsville North varsity boys soccer team went 2-0 this past weekend to win the Lockport Boosters Tournament.
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Daddario to enter WNY Baseball HOF
     Injuries are the main reason many potential baseball players, and players in other sports, don't reach the majors of their chosen sport.
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Fireman's Bowling
     Te a m               Wi n s         Losses
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Buffalo Tennis Hall of Fame to induct second class
     The second class of the Buffalo Tennis Hall of Fame will be inducted at 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 30 at Transit Valley Country Club, 8920 Transit Road, East Amherst.
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Amherst Midget 16U wins Labor Day Tournament
     The Amherst Midget AA won the Buffalo Hornets Labor Day Shootout Tournament.
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Sports Brief
     The Buffalo Defenders Girls AAU Basketball Organization
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     SHUT OUT - Williamsville North's Eric Dahlman attempts a pass against Lancaster last Friday. Lancaster won 32-0. The Spartans ran for only 28 yards. Photo by John Rusac
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     GREAT START - After winning the North Tonawanda Tournament two weekends ago, the Williamsville North JV soccer team was able to mount an impressive 6-0 victory over Sweet Home this past week in the season home opener. Led by junior captains Gabriel Rosen, Kelsey Johnston, and Katie Braisted, the gir...
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Week One woes continue for Buffalo
by MATT KRUEGER Reporter
     Very few things are a given in the National Football League, but it's beginning to feel like a foregone conclusion that the Buffalo Bills will lose the first game every season.
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Predictions: Bee staffers preparing for fish fry in Miami
     The Buffalo Bills scored one of the quickest touchdowns in NFLhistory on London Fletcher-Baker's fumble recovery Sunday, but it wasn't enough to propel the Bills past the AFC East juggernaut New England Patriots. Buffalo lost, 19-17.
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Sports Brief
     Buffalo In-Line Hockey Group will be holding placement (not elimination) tryouts for the fall/winter season on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the EPIC Center, 2793 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville.
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