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by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Although it’s a rebuilding year for Williamsville South’s indoor track program, coach Sam Hasan sees the blueprints for a great season from several individual runners. “It’s a rebuilding year but I hope we do well on the fly,” said Hasan, who will be joined by first-year assistant coach Nataliea B... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home boys basketball coach Paul Schintzius was looking for his team’s identity and he got his answer last week. “We’re a very gutsy team who competes until the final bell rings and will not go easily against anybody,” said Schintzius. More ...
Injury provides backdrop on gutsy performance MATT KRUEGER Sports Reporter Watching Mike Licata take second place in the Bear’s Challenge fencing tournament Saturday wasn’t exactly like seeing Willis Reed limp his way onto the court at Madison Square Garden to lead the Knicks to victory. But his gutsy performance elicited plenty of admiration. More ... Snyder’s Druar takes fencing gold Snyder resident Julian Druar captured the gold medal in individual foil at the 2006 Frosty’s Challenge fencing tournament Saturday, Dec. 9. The competition was held at the Fencing Center of Buffalo in Cheektowaga. The Frosty’s Challenge competition was a direct elimination foil fencing contest for... More ...
Williamsville North’s Ryan Young (32) misses a block on O’Hara’s Garrison Gross during the ECIC-MMA Challenge on Friday at St. Mary’s of Lancaster High School. O’Hara came back to win 70-61. Young finished with 13 points. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter There are plenty of reasons why Amherst Central’s boys and girls indoor track teams should have successful seasons. The girls team returns senior captains Celia Alterio (aiming for school record in 1000 meters) and Arielle Januszkiewicz (qualified for New York State Championships last year in 3000... More ... North optimistic of state qualifying chances Coach Julian Blake is excited about the indoor track program at Williamsville North. And why shouldn’t he? Last year, the North boys’ team sent three athletes to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championships – Richard Wong, John Bauman and Matt Losi. Another two athletes... More ... Boys Basketball South runs away with league wins by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville South left Amherst and Lake Shore in the dust last week to snap a four-game losing skid to open the 2006-07 season. South used an up-tempo fast break to beat Amherst, 74-49, last Tuesday and Lake Shore, 75-48, at home on Thursday to move into second place in ECIC Division II at 2-1. More ... The Rotary Club of Williamsville to sponsor Holiday Basketball Tournament The Rotary Club of Williamsville and the Williamsville South High School Basketball Boosters Club will sponsor a Holiday Basketball Tournament December 28-29 at Williamsville South High School, 5950 Main Street. The tournament will feature boys’ varsity and junior varsity teams from Williamsville ... More ... MMA girls indoor track switches to club level by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Since its inception three years ago, Sacred Heart has dominated the Monsignor Martin Association’s indoor track program, winning every league meet and All-Catholic event. If the Sharks fare well this season, it will be at the club level. More ...
Sweet Home learns lesson, picks up key road win Sweet Home cleaned up its mistakes from a 65-51 road loss at Kenmore East last Tuesday to register a huge 50-41 road win at Orchard Park on Thursday. Tied at 33, Sweet Home outscored the Lady Quakers, 17-8, in the final five minutes, including nine free throws, to improve to 2-1 in ECIC Division I... More ... Seniors, Wallden big in East league wins by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East’s seniors plus junior Brian Wallden were the keys in the Flames’ ECIC Division II league wins at Hamburg, 71-63, on Tuesday, Dec. 12 and at home over Iroquois, 66-32, on Friday. Wallden, 6-foot-6, overpowered 6-foot-9 Blake McLimans of Hamburg, scoring 24 points, 20 rebounds, an... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sacred Heart (6-0) remained undefeated in varsity girls basketball after defeating St. Francis Prep of New York City, 66-49, at Canisius High School on Friday as part of the inaugural Tom Keenan Memorial Tournament. The event was named after the former St. Francis Prep and Canisius High coach who ... More ...
North, South share top honors at tournament by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North and Williamsville South made another strong case why Section VI has the best high school hockey in New York State with convincing wins over out of town competition over the weekend. North and South defeated Section V’s Penfield and Section VII’s Seton Catholic in the Williamsvi... More ... Williamsville East, Sweet Home on collision course by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It’s early in the Section VI Western New York Varsity Hockey Federation season but a Division II New York State qualifying spot could hang in the balance when Williamsville East faces Sweet Home at 7 p.m. More ... 535s, Aces, Flames win in eleventh week of Buffalo In-Line Hockey Group In the last few weeks, the story in the Buffalo In-Line Hockey Group has been one-goal games. Seven of the last eight BIHG games were decided by one goal, but that changed dramatically this week. More ... Girls Basketball Turnovers, missed shots plague East in Hamburg loss by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter You could hear the frustration in Williamsville East coach Chris Durr’s voice as he discussed his team’s 38-36 home loss to Hamburg on Thursday. “We turned the ball over 22 times, missed 10 to 12 easy layups or inside shots, were 6 for 11 from the free throw line and lost by two,” said Durr. “Thos... More ... South boys bowling improves to 3-1 in ECIC III Williamsville South’s boys bowling team improved to 3-1 in ECIC Division III with two league wins over Hamburg and one over Williamsville East. The Billies won its third game The Billies will face Sweet of the season, 4-3, on Monday at Transit Lanes. More ... Fireman’s Bowling Te a m Wi n s Losses North Bailey 65.5 32. More ... Wrestling Starpoint’s lineup stronger than East’s by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter What started as a successful wrestling dual meet at Starpoint last Wednesday ended with a loss for Williamsville East. Up 27-3, the Flames allowed 46 unanswered points en route to a 49-27 defeat. “We got out in front of them with the strength of our lineup but they’re strong at 189, 215, 103, 112... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SP O RT S SCOREBOARD Amherst Central Boys Basketball — lost to South 74-49 Girls Basketball — def. South 49-39 Boys Bowling — lost to Pioneer 7-0 Girls Bowling — lost to Pioneer 5-2 Hockey — lost to South 8-2 Boys Swimming — tied Tonawanda 49-49, More ... Shutout a fine birthday gift for Spikes by MATT KRUEGER Reporter One of the overlooked stats in the Buffalo Bills’ thrilling 21-0 win over the archrival Miami Dolphins Sunday was one found deep in the Buffalo media guide. It was linebacker Takeo Spikes’s 30th birthday. That’s right, on the same day the Bills blew out the Dolphins, Spikes blew out the candles on... More ... Amherst boys swimming ties Tonawanda, loses to Eden It doesn’t happen very often in a high school swim meet but Amherst’s boys’ team tied Tonawanda, 49-49, last Tuesday. Amherst overcame a 10-point deficit and scored no diving points to stun the Warriors on the road. More ... South hockey too much for depleted Tigers squad Junior Phil Cultrara and sophomore Kevin Denny scored their first goals of the season as Amherst Central hockey fell to league rival Williamsville South, 8-2, last Thursday on the Amherst Pepsi Center’s Olympic Rink. After putting themselves in a tough hole, Denny got the Tigers on the board late ... More ...
At their end of the year banquet, the Amherst Broncos organization recognized the football players and cheerleaders who earned 2006 Academic Excellence awards. The Amherst Broncos are a member of Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that provides football and cheer progr... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS CALENDAR Wednesday, Dec. 20 Boys Basketball: Sweet Home at Orchard Park, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: W.S. East at Amherst, 7:30 p.m. Boys Bowling: W.S. East at East (Transit), 4 p.m. More ...
The boys teams from Stumpf’s Gymnastics Center recently traveled to Pittsburgh, Pa. to compete in the 2006 Coed Classic. Stumpf’s competed against 12 gyms hailing from four different states. Even with the stiff competition, the boys were dominant at the team level, fielding three first place teams... More ...
The Level 6 girls from Stumpf’s Gymnastics Center have begun traveling for their 2006-2007 competitive season. In November, they kicked off the season with a solid performance at the “Turkey Time” meet, where they earned a third place team trophy. More ...
The Level 5 team from Stumpf’s Gymnastics Center competed in the Candy Cane Classic hosted by Bright Raven Gymnastics. The two-day event took place at Brockport State College and included five teams from Western and Central New York State. The Level 5 team gave a strong performance, placing sever... More ... Gleason’s Gymnastics Aronica, DeCicco excel at invitational The Niagara Gymnastics team from Gleason’s Gymnastics recently attended the Candy Cane Classic held at Brockport State College. The Level 4 team was very strong, led by Meghan Aronica, of Amherst. More ... Squirt Minor ‘AAA’ win 1-0, gain rivalry A rivalry was born on Dec. 11 on Rink No. 1 of the Amherst Pepsi Center. After two tough early season losses, a tie and no wins against a dynamic Depew Saints squad, the Amherst Knights Squirt Minor “AAA” hockey team ended the winless streak, defeating the Saints 1-0. More ... Gray Sabres overpower Sharks on Feature Rink The Squirt Gray Sabres faced the Sharks on the Feature Rink on Sunday. When the game ended, the Gray Sabres had skated their way to an 11-2 victory. The Gray Sabres were aggressive from the drop of the puck. Having learned from their defeat a week earlier, they played with ferocious intensity, sco... More ... Raimondi nets four, Rangers record first victory Led by a four-goal performance by Jason Raimondi, the Squirt Rangers scored their first victory of the season. Raimondi broke the tie with an unassisted tally that beat the Bruins goaltender on the stick side. The Bruins showed their grit as Joe Durkin scored from Luke Rehbaum to tie the score le... More ... Flyers register second shutout of season The Squirt Flyers faced the Red Sabres early Sunday morning and proved that their winning steak is no accident. The game ended with a Flyers’ 4-0 over the Red Sabres. Flyers’ goalie, Bryan Cowing showed nerves of steel during numerous blitzes from the Red Sabres’ offense. More ... Dirrigl lifts White Sabres over Bruins Dan Dirrigl scored the game-winning goal late in the third period as the White Sabres defeated the Bruins 2-1 in a tight-checking Squirt Division game on Saturday. The win upped the White Sabres’ record to 4-1. More ... St. Benedict’s girls hoops wins opening game The St. Benedict’s girls varsity basketball team kicked off its season on Dec. 11 with a 27-20 win against St. Gregory the Great at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church. Guard Kristy Luce scored St Benedict’s first four points from the foul line, allowing them to take an early first quarter ... More ... SS. Peter and Paul girls basketball defeats St. Aloysius, 31-6 SS. Peter and Paul’s girls’ varsity basketball team opened its season on a winning note, defeating St. Aloysius, 31-6, on Dec. 11. St. Aloysius fought a very hard first quarter, holding the SSPP Knights to five points while scoring four points themselves. More ... Sports briefs University at Albany’s Jessica and Jenna Ortman, both Williamsville South High School graduates, finished atop the 800-meter run to highlight team’s performance at the Yale Season Opener on Saturday, Dec. 9 at Coxe Cage. In the women’s competition, Jessica and Jenna Ortman went one-two in the 800,... More ... Amherst Mite Minor ‘AAA’ hosts Quebec’s Gatineau Chevaliers, wins games Amherst’s Mite Minor “AAA” travel hockey team hosted the Chevaliers Novice “A” team in an extraordinary weekend of international friendship and hockey. The Chevaliers traveled five hours by car from Gatineau, Quebec, for the opportunity to compete against Amherst and meet Gatineau’s hockey prodigy... More ... Kreuz, Kiefer lead Rangers to 6-1 victory Michael Kreuz and Cameron Kiefer scored two goals each to lead the Mite Rangers to a stirring 6-1 victory over the Bruins on Sunday. Matt Cohen and Jonathan Phillips also scored for the Rangers, but this was by far the team’s most complete game of the young season. More ... Pee Wee Red Sabres make sushi of Sharks The Pee Wee Red Sabres continued their recent winning streak with a 5-3 victory over the Sharks on Sunday afternoon. The Red Sabres came out strong with some early-game pressure, but the Sharks drew first blood with two goals barely a minute apart midway through the first period. More ... Black Sabres fly by Stars The Mite Black Sabres had a great day with a hard fought 6-2 win on Sunday over the Stars. Six players scored goals. The first goal didn’t come until four minutes before the end of the first period by Joey Lupica from Noah Bachwitz. With six seconds to go, the Stars’ Michael Callesto knocked in a ... More ... Knights Major ‘AA’ posts comeback win The Amherst Knights Pee Wee Major “AA” team improved their league record to 3-3-1 with a come from behind win over the Erie Lions Sunday afternoon at the Amherst Pepsi Center. After falling behind by two goals at the start of the second period, Christian Curatolo woke up the team with an unassiste... More ... Flyers tame Bruins, 4-3 The Pee Wee Flyers and Bruins played an entertaining game this past Sunday, featuring a six-goal outburst by both teams in the second period. The Flyers won 4-3. After the Flyers jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a goal by Tyler Leo, the Flyers tied the game early in the second with a goal by Dan Schlei... More ... Christmas comes early for novice program Christmas came early for the Amherst Youth Hockey Novice 1 Program. On Saturday, ten skaters represented Novice 1 by skating after the first period of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres-Ottawa Senators game. Each skater individually met former Sabre Rob Ray, who made a visit to the dressing room prior to t... More ... Amherst Youth Basketball Results Purdue sixth grade boys improve to 5-0 The Purdue Boilermakers (5-0) defeated Penn State, 28-26 on Saturday, in a sixth grade boys Amherst Youth Basketball game. Purdue, down by four with under three minutes to play, came from behind to remain undefeated. In the win, Connor Radel scored 16 points, eight of them coming in the fourth qu... More ... |
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