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by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter All week Alex Esposito and the Sweet Home hockey team had been hearing they couldn’t beat Williamsville East. Last Thursday, Esposito scored the game-winning goal as the Panthers shut up their critics, defeating the Flames, 4-2, on the Amherst Pepsi Center’s Olympic Rink. More ... Several basketball tournaments this week Several Town of Amherst basketball teams are involved in tournaments this week. In girls hoops, Williamsville East hosts Sweet Home, Williamsville North and Williamsville South on Thursday and Friday and Sacred Heart plays in the Fredonia Tournament consolation or finals on Friday. More ... Amherst boys hoops earn character wins by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It was a tale of two halves in Amherst Central’s non-league road win at Newfane on Thursday. Up 47-21 at halftime, the Tigers held on for a 76-70 victory to improve to 3-3. “We played our best half and worst half of basketball in the same game,” said Amherst coach Mike Chatelle. More ... Energized OP defeats Sweet Home by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home coach Paul Schintzius couldn’t have summed up his team’s 58-53 loss at Orchard Park last Wednesday any better. “We lacked energy and motion and OP had energy and emotion,” said Schintzius. More ...
NHL needs to follow NBA’s lead JASON NADOLINSKI Sports Reporter For the second time in recent memory, tempers flared and punches flew at an NBA contest as a late-game brawl between the New York Knicks and the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, Dec. 16, subjected the NBA’s already-tarnished image to further scrutiny. Late in the Nuggets’ 123-100 victory in Madison Sq... More ... South, North head into tournament on winning notes by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter If Williamsville South and Williamsville North are to meet for the third time in the finals of the Rotary Club of Williamsville Holiday Basketball Tournament, they will have to continue each’s winning ways. South (3-1, 3-4) won its third game in a row last Tuesday after blowing out West Seneca Eas... 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 ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Two late St. Joe’s third period goals lifted the Marauders to a 4-2 win over Division I rival Williamsville North on Thursday on the Amherst Pepsi Center Feature Rink. It was North’s first loss of the season. St. Joe’s improved to 5-0. Anthony Caruso scored on the power play with 3:15 left in the... More ... Tigers take runner-up at holiday tournament The Amherst Tigers Hockey team was able to turn around a slow start to their season this past week as they defeated Section IV’s Notre Dame of Batavia, 4-3, to take the runner-up trophy in the Palladino Pizzeria Amherst Holiday Tournament. “I am very proud of my boys,” said Amherst head coach Rich... More ... North Fed JV wins two by shutouts Williamsville North’s Federation JV team played St. Joe’s on Saturday, Dec. 16 followed by a game against rival Williamsville East on Sunday, Dec. 17. It was apparent early on in the St. Joe’s game that North was a more polished team. St. Joe’s never generated much offense and North capitalized on... More ... Girls Basketball East returns to winning ways; South wins two of three by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East bounced back from its first ECIC Division II loss of the 2006-07 season with a convincing 57-42 win over Iroquois at home on Thursday. The Lady Flames lost, 38-36, to Hamburg on Dec. 14. “It was huge to win the game but win or lose, it was important to get back on track and pla... More ... Sweet Home wins nail-biter over Williamsville North It wasn’t easy but Sweet Home was able to hold off Williamsville North, 53-51, at home on Thursday in ECIC Division I varsity girls basketball action. North led, 47-46, with five minutes left in the game but costly turnovers resulted in a four-point Sweet Home advantage 3½ minutes later. North cut... More ...
Amherst Central’s Jodi Battaglia lays in a basket over West Seneca East’s Lyzz Delbert during the Lady Tigers’ 54-33 home win last Wednesday. Battaglia and teammate Liz Reid each scored 11 points. Amherst is 3-1 in ECIC Division II, 4-3 overall. More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCOREBOARD Amherst Central Boys Basketball — def. Hamburg 60-52, def, Newfane 76-70 Girls Basketball — def. W.S. East 54-33 Hockey — Palladino’s Pizza Amherst Tourn. — def. More ...
Marquette wins close game over Notre Dame In a defensive battle that didn’t see either team get into double digits until after halftime, the Marquette Golden Eagles held off a big fourth quarter surge by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to win their Tuesday night Amherst Youth Basketball fourth-fifth grade boys match-up, 20-17. More ... Girls Soccer East places quartet on All-WNY team Williamsville East was the best girls soccer team in Western New York and was rewarded for its effort with four selections on the All-WNY First Team. Forward Rachel Piemonte, midfielder Jenny Griffin, defender Christa Morgante and goalie Molly Bojanek made the All-WNY First Team. Aleks Quenneville... More ... Field Hockey North, Sweet Home earn several honors Williamsville North and Sweet Home were the top two teams in Section VI Class ‘A’ this season, and their All-Western New York selections prove it. North placed three on the First Team — goalie Nicole Lewis, midfielder Brianne Galli and forward Ainsley Stoll; two on the Second Team — Leslie Ahern a... More ... Amherst swimmers hand Pioneer first loss, 51-50 Down 47-44, Amherst Central’s boys swimming team took first and third in the last event of the meet, the 400-yard freestyle relay, for a come from behind 51-50 road win at Pioneer last Tuesday. Ryan Menasco overcame a three-second deficit during the last leg and lap of the Tigers’ first place 400 ... More ... East hits personal best times at opening meets by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East has only swum two meets so far, and they’re already hitting personal best times. In East’s 103-80 season opening loss at Transit Middle School on Dec. 12, Kane Hsieh and Thomas Mitchell had personal best times in the 100-yard breaststroke (106.25, first) and 200 freestyle (205.1... More ... Amherst Girls Softball accepting registration Amherst Girls Softball is accepting registrations for the 2006-07 season. Girls from grades prekindergarten to 12 who reside in the Town of Amherst or in the Williamsville Central, Amherst Central or Sweet Home Central School Districts are eligible. More ... Urbanczyk named Scholar All-American University of Rochester senior forward and Williamsville native Emily Urbanczyk was named to the 2006 Scholar All-America Team by members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Urbanczyk will be honored at the NSCAA’s national convention in Indianapolis, Ind. from January 10-14, 2... More ...
Jerebko named Athletics Director Erie Community College has a new Athletics Director. Peter Jerebko was hired as the school’s new AD, effective October 16. Jerebko comes to ECC from Medaille College, where he served as director of campus center operations from 2003 to 2006. Previous to that, he served as director of athletics an... More ...
Sweet Home’s Derek Mittlefehldt comes up for air during the 200 IM against Orchard Park on Dec. 12. Sweet Home lost 135-43. More ... Town of Amherst students named All-WNY Scholar-Athletes Several students from Town of Amherst schools were named to the 2006 All-Western New York Scholar-Athlete fall sports team. To be nominated, students must have carried a 90-plus average for the previous six semesters and have been a starter or significant player in their sport. More ... Sports brief The Sweet Home varsity boys bowling team crushed Iroquois, 6-1 last Tuesday at Lancaster Lanes to improve to 1-1. Ryan Kaminski and Aaron Klein set a new high game, rolling a 267 for the season, edging out captain Dan Kaminski’s 264 game. Leading the Panthers to victory was Aaron Klein with game... More ... Micron Black Sabres edge Blue The Micron League holiday Feature Rink game was a match-up between rivals, the Black Sabres and Blue Sabres. The Black Sabres won 6-5. Coaches Bob Rossi and Tony Pulera had their players’ focused for the early morning action on Dec. 24. The Blue Sabres drew first blood when Eli Utz sent the puck ... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS CALENDAR Wednesday, Dec. 27 Boys Basketball: Ken-Ton Holiday Tourn. at Ken. East — Sweet Home vs. O’Hara or Ken. West (consolation 5 p.m., finals 6:30 p.m. More ...
Lindell perfect as Bills fail by MATT KRUEGER Reporter Kicker Rian Lindell had delivered as reliably as Santa Claus Sunday, but the sure-footed kicker still thought he might not have made a game-winning, 45-yard field goal into strong winds in crunch time. After booting field goals of 21, 36, 45, 21 and 24 yards, Lindell tied his career best with five... More ...
Colleen Hilliker, a sophomore forward for the Monroe Community College women’s soccer team, was recently named a 2006 First Team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association. More ... Fireman’s Bowling Te a m Wi n s Lost North Bailey 65.5 39. More ... Boxing Mesi’s next fight a precursor? by MATT KRUEGER Reporter When Town of Tonawanda heavyweight “Baby” Joe Mesi steps back into the ring Feb. 22 at the Mountaineer Race Track, Casino and Resort in Chester, West Virginia, it could be a setup for an even bigger fight down the road. Mesi will co-headline the event with a 10-round bout against an undetermined o... More ...
Williamsville South senior Logan Struebing headlocks Cheektowaga Central junior Adam Piscitello during a 160-pound match on Dec. 15 at Cheektowaga. Cheektowaga won 63-9. More ... |
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