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Sweet Home shuts out Starpoint
Panthers win Class A North division, opponent for playoffs TBA
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     Sweet Home is known for its prolific offense but it was the Panthers' defense that led them to victory over Starpoint.
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Snowstorm creates scheduling headaches
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     With the forecast this week predicting rain or lake effect snow, scheduling practice or a scrimmage before sectionals begin has been a nightmare for athletics directors and grounds crews across Erie County.
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Commentary
Win all they want, Sabres still second fiddle
MATT KRUEGER Sports Reporter
     The Buffalo Sabres may be the best team in the NHL, but in their home city, they're still second
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Sacred Heart
Rest of soccer regular season cancelled
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     The 2-foot snowstorm two weeks ago has also affected sports in the Monsignor Martin Association.
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Sectionals, ECICs backed up until Friday
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     The 2-foot snowstorm two weeks ago has forced Section VI into an extended timeout to start postseason play.
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Weather ends East football's Federation chances
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     Mother Nature has cost Williamsville East its Federation playoff chances.
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Girls Tennis
South closes regular season in third
     The Williamsville South girls' tennis team finished the regular season in third place in ECIC Division III with an 8-4 record.
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East girls soccer ranked 18th in nation
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
     Williamsville East varsity girls soccer has an even bigger target on itself heading into this fall's Section VI Championships.
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North prepared for playoffs
     The Williamsville North varsity girls soccer team is looking forward to the Section VI Class AA playoffs.
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Christ the King
Girls cross country continues its lead
     Running at full strength, Christ The King's girls' cross country team finished Week Three in first with 21 points.
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Power play sparks Sabres' offense
by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter
     The Buffalo Sabres had one of the most proficient power play units in the National Hockey League last season, and after a bit of a slow start, they look to be back on track again this year.
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Tennis All-American joins Amherst Hills pro staff
     Former tennis All-American Lyndsay Shosho has been hired by the Amherst Hills Tennis Club as a full-time associate teaching professional.
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Amherst Knights Major 'AA' open league play with win
     The Amherst Knights Pee Wee Major "AA" started league play with a 3-2 victory Sunday over the Hamburg Hawks.
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TENNIS PHENOM
     Connor Lin, a third grader at Country Parkway Elementary School in Williamsville, won the boys-10-and-under division of the Level 2 Turin Open Tennis Tournament in Rochester on Sept. 24. On his way to the championship, Lin, 8, defeated Alexander Kusak of Rochester, 6-0, 6-0, Alex Tso of Syracuse, 6
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HIGH SCHOOL SP O RT S CALENDAR
     Wednesday, Oct. 25 Girls Gymnastics: Hamburg, North at Sweet Home, 5 p.m., Jamestown, Ken. West at East, 5 p.m.
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NFL
Bye week pauses Bills' losing streak
by MATT KRUEGER Reporter
     The good news for the Buffalo Bills this week is that they don't have to worry about losing for the fourth Sunday in a row.
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Strong play evokes old cliché for Squirt Minor 'AAA'
     The Amherst Knights Squirt Minor "AAA" hockey team played strong for all but two minutes in a tough 6-4 loss to the Depew Saints last Wednesday evening at the Amherst Pepsi Center.
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Amherst Mite Minor 'AAA' earn Don Mills tourney semifinalist title
     The Amherst Mite Minor "AAA" travel hockey team traveled to Toronto, Ont. for the Don Mills Flyers Tournament held October 20-22 at the Chesswood Arena. Amherst competed against 11 teams from the Greater Toronto Hockey League and Ontario Minor Hockey Association to earn novice minor semifinalist tit
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Boston College, Lake Superior skate to 2-2 tie
     The Boston College Golden Eagles and Lake Superior State Lakers opened the Bantam season Sunday night on the Amherst Pepsi Center's Feature Rink. The teams skated to a 2-2 tie.
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Bisons open season on mixed note
     The North Buffalo Bisons Pee Wee Major Tier II opened its 2006-07 season with a 5-0 loss to Rochester last Friday then earned a 3-3 tie against Hamburg Hawks on Saturday.
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Sports briefs
     Amherst resident Christa Gorenflo placed third in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:36.09 for the George Washington University women's swimming team at a quad meet held Oct. 14 at Loyola College.
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Williamsville Junior Football
Commandos improve to 7-0
     The 85-pound Williamsville Commandos of the Williamsville Junior Football League hit the road again as they tried to shake off the cobwebs from a week of inactivity due to the October snowstorm.
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Buffalo In-Line Hockey Group
Comebacks, blowouts highlight third week
     Week Three of Buffalo In-line Hockey Group's fall/winter season saw a comeback by the Red Raiders led by their coach.
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HE SHOOTS HE SCORES
     Morris Titanic, of the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association, went up against physical education teacher Christine Couvutsakis at Sweet Home High School's charity basketball game Wednesday, Oct. 11.
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