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Sweet Home graduate to appear on Colts' special teams by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Every boy who likes football dreams of one day playing in the Super Bowl. Keith O'Neil has his chance this Sunday in Super Bowl XLI as a member of the Indianapolis Colts and it still hasn't sunk in. "I don't think it will," O'Neil, a 1999 Sweet Home High School graduate, said in a phone interview ... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Not even the flu could stop Nic Stella from dominating a wrestling tournament. The Sweet Home junior won his fifth wrestling tournament this season with a first place showing at the Joe Shifflet Sweet Home Invitational held last Friday and Saturday at Sweet Home. More ... East's Cohen wins first wrestling tournament by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Max Cohen has never taken first place in a wrestling tournament, but last Saturday was his time to shine. The Williamsville junior co-captain went 3-0 at 125 pounds to win at the Lew-Port Lancer's Pete Rao Memorial Invitational Wrestling Tournament. More ... North continues successful season on mat by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North continued its best wrestling season since 1999-2000 with a huge 30-26 dual win over Clarence last Friday and a fifth place finish at the Depew Wildcat Tournament on Saturday. "Hopefully, we're peaking at the right time," said North coach Brian Swatland. More ...
Wood eclipses 1,000 points against Timon by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Cordell Freeman made sure he didn't miss Amherst Central's home game with Williamsville South last Thursday. Freeman scored a career-high 44 points, hit a school-record seven three-pointers, grabbed nine rebounds and made four steals in the Tigers' 68-58 victory. More ... U-12 soccer Wave shuts outs Rovers The Akron Wave defeated the Amherst Rovers, 3-0, in a U-12 indoor Amherst Soccer Association, Buffalo Western New York Junior Soccer League travel game held on Friday. Akron scored two early goals but the Amherst Rovers remained undaunted, playing hard throughout and dominating during several stre... More ... Amherst's Devlin takes second again at tourney Amherst Central's Steve Devlin placed second in another tournament, this time at the Lew-Port Lancer's Pete Rao Memorial Invitational this past weekend. Devlin, 21-5, has placed second in each tournament he has wrestled in this year. Devlin lost in the 135-pound Lew-Port finals to Fredonia's Kenn... More ... Boys basketball Slow start plagues North in recent loss by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North's boys basketball team slept-walked through the first half of its ECIC Division I game at Frontier last Friday and wound up losing, 80-75. "We came out very flat," North coach Chuck Swierski said. "Usually we start fast but we were down 20-10 after the first quarter and 37-24 a... More ... Roberts fits Sweet Home with road win at Jamestown by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Three days before Sweet Home's huge road game at Jamestown last Thursday, Sweet Home coach Paul Schintzius awarded a fitted hat to whichever of his players had the best practice. He said point guard Steven Roberts scored the last seven points of the drill and as soon as he made it, walked from the... More ... Boxing Terminator next for 'Baby' Joe by MATT KRUEGER Reporter Town of Tonawanda heavyweight "Baby" Joe Mesi will deal with a knockout machine in his Feb. 22 bout at Mountaineer Race Track in Chester, W.Va. George "The Terminator" Linberger will face Mesi in the 10-round, main event. Linberger (29-8-1) has 25 knockout victories and faced current WBA heavyweig... More ... Geneseo Tournament gets Tigers hockey much needed win Senior Joe McCann scored his first goal of the season and freshman Sean Smith made 41 saves as the Amherst Central Federation hockey team defeated Geneseo, 2-1, in the opening game of the Geneseo Tournament on Friday. The two-day tournament was held on Friday and Saturday at Geneseo State College. More ...
North's eighth graders step up, East hits goals by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North has made great strides since the beginning of the season and its eighth graders have led the way. Eighth graders Corrin Genovese, Allie Ahern and Jen Piaggione combined for 17 of North's 19 fourth quarter points and 44 points overall, in the Lady Spartans' 55-50 road win last F... More ... Sacred Heart tunes up for league foes with non-league victory by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sacred Heart warmed up for its biggest stretch of games this season with a 46-39 home win over Section V's Nazareth (8-7) last Saturday at the Villa Maria Athletic Center. The game was the first of eight in 17 days for Sacred Heart (14-0), ranked second among Western New York large schools. More ... Sweet Home beats WS West, evens record It wasn't pretty but Sweet Home found a way to win, 58-47, at West Seneca West, on Thursday to improve to 5-5 in ECIC Division II play. Tied at 6-6 after the first quarter and 22-21 at halftime, Sweet Home played aggressive defense to take a 38-28 advantage after three quarters. More ... U-12 Revolution defeats Lightning This past Saturday afternoon was cold outside, but inside at the Epic Center, the U-12 indoor soccer game between the undefeated Amherst Revolution soccer club and undefeated Lockport Lightning was hot. Good defensive play by Kaitlyn Neese, Kaitlin Walsh and Cathryn Mahon kept the Lighting from pe... More ... Geary scores game-winner over East, breaks school record by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Ryan Geary's game-winning goal not only beat Williamsville East but he also became the all-time career points leader at Williamsville North. Geary scored with 12:52 left in the third period to lift the Spartans to a 2-1 win Saturday over the Flames on the Amherst Pepsi Center Feature Rink. More ... DeCiccio, Aronica excel at Buffalo Challenge The Niagara Gymnastics team from Gleason's Gymnastics attended the Buffalo Challenge on Jan. 21. The event was held at Greater Buffalo Gymnastics Center on North French Road in Amherst. Niagara's Level 4 team had a strong showing and was awarded third place in the team competition. More ... SS. Peter and Paul girls hoops bounce back with win After a disappointing loss to St. Mary's of Lancaster, the SS. Peter and Paul girls' varsity basketball team raised its record to 4-2 with an 18-8 win over St. Gregory the Great last Friday. The Knights jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. More ... WNY Elite softball fares well in College Showcase tourney The WNY Elite Girls Fast-Pitch Softball team, a first-year squad coached by Niagara University's Al Dirschberger, went 6-1 during the recently held Rising Stars College Showcase Tournament in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The Elite, composed of players only from Western New York, played teams from Florida,... More ... JV Cougars hockey defeats Shamrocks The St. Greg's JV Cougars hockey team played a good game against the Buffalo Shamrocks at Nichols on Saturday that ended with a 5-4 win. Jake Spring opened the Cougar scoring with a pretty goal assisted by Steven Skinner. Spring kept things going when he buried another in the back of the net from ... More ... East swimmers beats West Seneca East by fingernail by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Williamsville East-West Seneca East boys swimming meet last Friday came down to one event and Matt Geiger made sure the Flames left Transit Middle Pool as victors. Geiger swan a personal-best leg of 49.7 of the 400-yard freestyle relay to lift East to a 93-92 win. More ...
Amherst Central's Paul Timmel comes up for air in the 100-yard butterfly during the Tigers' win over Lackawanna last Friday at Sweet Home. More ... Sports briefs The public is invited to participate in a 3D shoot Sunday, Feb. 18, at the Double T Archery Club, 1120 North French Road, Amherst. The 15-target shoot will start at dawn and continue until 2 p.m. A map to the club can be found at doubletarchery.org. More ...
Todd Miller, Amherst Hills Tennis Club's Executive Director and head professional since 1980, has previously been inducted into four athletic Halls of Fame. Perhaps a fifth awaits. The Buffalo Tennis Hall of Fame selection committee chose Miller from all of its current inductees as their overwhelm... More ...
The Amherst varsity girls swim team recently hosted a swim clinic at the Canisius College's Koessler Athletic Center pool featuring Terry Laughlin, founder of Total Immersion Swimming and author of many books on the subject. The clinic was comprised of 75 participants including coaches, as well as... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCOREBOARD Amherst Central Boys Basketball - def. South 68-58 Girls Basketball - lost to Hamburg 54-40 Hockey - lost to Frontier 7-0, Geneseo Tourn. - def. More ... Sports briefs Medaille College will host a six-week spring training 2007 baseball program for players in grades 1 through 12 from Jan. 28 to March 4. Medaille College head coach Ron Nero and coach Tony Sekuterski will direct the program in conjunction with Midwest Baseball Academy. Sessions are offered in adva... More ... Cohen's hat trick keeps Mite Rangers unbeaten in league play Matt Cohen's hat trick staked the Mite Rangers to a 3-0 lead after two periods and the team held on to defeat the Gray Sabres, 3-1, Sunday morning at the Pepsi Center. The game started very slowly as neither team mounted much of an offensive threat through the first several minutes of the contest. More ... Mite Minor 'AAA' splits doubleheader with Brampton Battalion The Amherst Mite Minor "AAA" travel hockey team hosted the Brampton Battalion for a doubleheader battle on Jan. 20. Each team claimed one victory for the day. Brampton 3, Amherst 1 The first meeting proved to be a heated physical contest. Neither team was able to solve the other's goalie during ... More ... Bruins shut down Black Sabres The Mite Bruins defeated the Black Sabres, 3-0 on Sunday, avenging an opening day loss from November. The first period was highlighted by strong defensive play by both teams. Justin Presutti, Quinn Verpoten, Leah Czerwinski, Elena Kotrides and Matthew Maynard led the Bruins' defense while Spencer... More ... Stars put another in win column The Mite Stars skated to a 4-2 victory over the Sharks Sunday afternoon at the Amherst Pepsi Center. The game was full of excitement with both teams working hard and trying to put the points on the board. The lines were well-matched with play moving from end to end. More ...
Williamsville East's indoor track teams had a strong showing at Lancaster High School on Saturday. Scott Ryan ran a season-best 3200 meter race, and Colleen Lauer and Hillary Scrivanni had their season's best times in the 600 and 3000 meters, respectively. More ... Red Wings fight back in close defeat Fans at the Amherst Pepsi Center were treated to an entertaining non-league contest on Sunday between the Mite Red Wings and the Clarence Mustangs. After falling to an early deficit, the Red Wings battled back with four third period goals to trail 7-4 before the game went to a curfew with six minu... More ... Pee Wee White Sabres keep win streak alive Sean Martin recorded his first shutout of the season as the Pee Wee White Sabres beat the Red Sabres, 6-0, on Saturday night. The Red Sabres certainly had their chances, as their standout forward, Matt Berke, took the puck down the ice numerous times. Each time though, Martin made spectacular sav... More ...
The Amherst Mite "AAA" Majors won six straight games to win the Top Gun Tournament. Amherst outscored its opponents, 34-4. Amherst played teams from Wheatfield, Stoney Creek, Perinton, and Grand Niagara in tournament round robin play. Amherst shut out West Seneca, 2-0, in the finals. More ... Pee Wee Bisons defeat Mentor, Webster The North Buffalo Pee Wee Major Bisons defeated teams from Ohio and Rochester to close out action for the month of January. Mentor, a suburb of Cleveland, fell to the Bisons by a close 3-2 score last Sunday in play at Tacoma Rink. More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS CALENDAR Wednesday, Jan. 31 Boys Bowling: Sweet Home at East, 4 p.m. (Transit Lanes), South at W.S. East, 4 p.m. (Wimbledon Lanes) Girls Bowling: Sweet Home at East, 4 p.m. (Transit Lanes), South at W.S. East, 4 p.m. More ... Knights Squirt Minor 'AAA' wins close games The Amherst Knights Squirt Minor "AAA" hockey team defeated a strong West Seneca team, 4-3, on Saturday at the Amherst Pepsi Center. Matthew Steffan scored back-to-back goals in the first and second periods to give his team a 2-0 lead. On the first, Owen Green fed Danny Tyczynski with a nice pass ... More ... Flyers sail past the Sharks, 5-2 The Squirt Flyers defeated the Sharks, 5-2, on Saturday morning at the Amherst Pepsi Center. The Sharks were the first ones to score in the first period. Outstanding defense from both teams stopped a number of end-to-end rushes from resulting in goals. More ... Stars hold on for 4-3 win The Squirt Stars built a three-goal lead before withstanding a furious third period Ranger rally, to hold on for a 4-3 victory on Sunday. The Stars' Ben Battaglia opened the scoring in the first period, beating Ranger goalie Nicholas Molnar with a backhander on a breakaway, assisted by Ben Warda. More ... Red Sabres, Wolves skate to another tie The Squirt Red Sabres and the Wolves skated to a 3-3 deadlock on Sunday as they ended their season series with a pair of ties. Their meeting earlier in the season was a high scoring affair that ended at 7-7. In this weekend's finale, the Wolves jumped out to an early lead, scoring three times in t... More ... Bantam Boston College rebounds Cornell The Boston College Eagles hosted Cornell in an exciting Bantam House game on Sunday. It was a game of rebounds for the Eagles who built a 2-0 lead. Joe Ray put in Matt Territo's rebound then Troy Bieger scored off a rebound from Tim Ray. More ... Micron division Gray Sabres' ends White's unbeaten streak In a hard fought contest, the Micron Gray Sabres beat the White Sabres, 13-8, on Sunday, handing them their first loss of the season. Both teams played exceptionally well during the 60 minutes of play. Spencer Frome (four goals) and Sean Macleay (three goals) were the top Gray Sabre scorers. Andr... More ... Blue Sabres defeat Black Sabres, 7-4 The Micron Blue Sabres fought off the Black Sabres for a 7-4 victory on Sunday. Both teams' goalies played incredible. Blue Sabre Sal Farrauto and Black Sabre Jon Kubiak both made great saves to keep the game close. In the end, the Blue Sabres had a lot of help from Kellen Pulera, who scored five... More ... Mite Gray Sabres rally, tie Red Sabres The Mite Gray Sabres and Red Sabres battled to a 4-4 tie on Sunday, Jan. 21. Gray Sabre Adam Higgins opened the scoring 33 seconds into the game. The Red Sabres responded 30 seconds later from Matt Chrozanowski. As the period ended, Nolan Deakin scored from Tim Finley. More ... U-9 Fire travel soccer scorches Juniors, Athletic The U-9 Amherst Fire travel indoor soccer team was victorious, 4-1, over the Boca Juniors Sunday at The Epic Center. The Fire got things started quickly when Kelsey Kramer got through the Boca defenders and kicked the ball hard, stunning the Boca goalie. More ...
Duke holds off Tar Heels' late rally Duke defeated North Carolina, 38-34, in an Amherst Youth Basketball seventh grade basketball barn burner that featured scoring from every member of each team. Duke surged out to an early lead and held on late in the game as the Tar Heels' rally fell short. More ... Fireman's Bowling Te a m Wi n s Losses Harris Hill 87 53 More ... |
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