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Sweet Home upsets Falls, plays in Far West Regionals on Sunday by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home knew if they were to make it back to Glens Falls this year they would have to first beat Niagara Falls. No problem. The Panthers, last year's Class A state finalist but because of enrollment, now a AA school, pulled off a shocking 66-64 upset over the heavily favored Wolverines for the ... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Mt. Mercy played the underdog to perfection in this year's Monsignor Martin Association girls basketball tournament. Seeded fourth, the Magic (14-10) knocked off top-seed Nardin, 52-45, on Thursday then came back to beat second-seed Sacred Heart, 42-38, in Sunday's final played before an estimated... More ...
Levy sending message to Bills personnel MATT KRUEGER Sports Reporter One of the most dangerous titles to have around Western New York is veteran football player. If you take a look at what Buffalo Bills General Manager Marv Levy is doing with the team, the youth movement he has engaged, you'll see a complete purging in the works. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Top-seeded Amherst put up a fight against fourth-seed McKinley but turnovers and missed shots at the end ultimately did in the Tigers, losing a 64-60 overtime thriller in last Wednesday's Section VI Class A-1 semifinal at Buffalo State Sports Arena. More ... Girls gymnastics Arcury shares beam state title by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Kristina Arcury had been competing at the New York State Championships since seventh grade and had never won a championship. Not anymore. The Williamsville South junior tied with teammate Christine Del- Prince of Lancaster for the balance beam crown with a 9.375 at the state competition on Saturda... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville South was on the brink of winning its first Section VI boys basketball title in 16 years but too much full-court pressure defense from McKinley late wore down the Billies as South fell 70-55 in the A-1 finals on Saturday at Buffalo State Sports Arena. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East had a ton of momentum coming into last Wednesday's Section VI Class A-1 girls basketball final at Erie Community College's Burt Flickinger Center. The Lady Flames, seeded fifth in the A-1 bracket, won its first three playoff games, including convincing victories over the No. 4 (... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville South's Drew Rogers wanted to break the school record in the 100-yard freestyle and finish in the top eight in the 100 and 200 free at last weekend's New York State Swimming and Diving Championships at Erie Community College's Burt Flickinger Center. He did both. More ... Publish sports scores in The Bee Anyone wishing to have their teams' hockey, basketball, indoor soccer or other winter sports results published in The Bee, whether it is a house, travel, town, recreational or other team, can submit articles in a variety of ways. Forms for some of the sports can be filled out on our web site, www.... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Monroe-Woodbury and Sweet Home have been ranked first and second in New York State throughout the hockey season and their Division II state quarterfinal game fit the billing. Section IX's Monroe-Woodbury defeated Sweet Home, 2-1, on Saturday before an estimated crowd of 1,000 at the Amherst Pepsi ... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North hockey plays all season to win state championships and Saturday the Spartans moved one step closer. North dominated Seton Catholic of Section VII's Plattsburgh in the Division I New York State playoffs, winning 7-1 at the Amherst Pepsi Center's Feature Rink. More ... Stella falls short at states by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Nic Stella's first appearance at the New York State Championships is one he'd like to forget. The Sweet Home junior went 2-2 at 140 pounds and was one match away from placing. The event was held last Friday and Saturday at the Times-Union Center in Albany. More ... Sweet Home to host 'Keeper of the Kohn' Award-winning documentary comes for one-time showing on March 25 by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter For only one day, Sweet Home High School will be "Keeper of the Kohn." The movie, which chronicles Peter Kohn's final year as equipment manager of the Middlebury College lacrosse team as well as dealing with personal tragedy, comes to the school for a one-time showing at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 25 a... More ... North's Mikulski takes fifth at state indoor track meet The Williamsville North Spartans sent four athletes to Saturday's New York State Championships at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. but the day belonged to Sarah Mikulski. More ... South freshmen compete at states Allie Van Buren, Jenny Mooney and Amanda Breymeier were some of the best Section VI had to offer at Saturday's New York State Championships but all three freshmen came up short. Van Buren, the Section VI champion in the 55-meter hurdles, ran a 9.10 in prelims at states but missed the semifinals by... More ...
Williamsville North's boys swimming team capped off another magical season this past weekend when they competed at the New York State Championship meet at Erie Community College's Burt Flickinger Center. Senior Matt Krupp led the way with the team's top individual finish by placing 13th in the 100-... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCOREBOARD Amherst Central Boys Basketball - Section VI Class A-1 semifinals - lost to McKinley 64-60 (OT) Sweet Home Boys Basketball - Section VI Class AA semifinals - def. Orchard Park 56-34, finals - def. More ... Buffalo In-Line Hockey Group Heat lose, Raiders win The fourth week of Buffalo In-line Hockey Group's spring season saw one division leader lose for the first time and another division leader solidify their lead. Junior Division Demons 9, Heat 5 The Heat came into the day on top of the division and without a loss. More ... Micron Division Rossi comes up huge in White Sabre shootout win Tyler Rossi left the seemingly unstoppable Micron White Sabres scratching their heads as the Black Sabres goalie led his team to a 9-5 shootout win on Sunday over the White Sabres. In what turned out to be a high scoring affair, White Sabre goalie Cameron Hogan played solid as he repelled numerous... More ... Farrauto records first shutout of season Sal Farrauto recorded his first Micron Blue Sabres shutout of the season in their last regular season game, a 4-0 win over the Red Sabres. Helped by key defensive plays from Theo Gogos, Gianna Santora, Donovan McCann, and Liam Evenson, the Blue Sabres were able to shut down the high-flying Red tea... More ... Fireman's Bowling Te a m Wi n s Losses Harris Hill 113 62 More ... Squirt Gray Sabres blank Sharks The Squirt Gray Sabres took another step toward Super Sunday by defeating the Sharks, 6-0, on Saturday on Rink 2 of the Amherst Pepsi Center. A standing room only crowd was treated to playoff hockey with both teams playing with high intensity and talent. More ... Flyers post second victory in playoffs, 10-2 The Squirt Flyers beat the Wolves, 10-2, against the Wolves in game two of the playoff series on Sunday at the Amherst Pepsi Center. In their most explosive game of the season, the Flyers lit up the scoreboard first when Gregory Sibick's quick stick-handling put one in between the pipes. Eight min... More ... Stars, Black Sabres skate to 2-2 tie in third postseason game The Squirt Stars and Black Sabres skated to a 2-2 tie in the third playoff game for both teams. It was decided only after both coaches conferred with the two referees at center ice after the contest was thought to have been completed. Black Sabres goalie Ryan Ruggiero kept his team in the game in ... More ... Molnar allows one goal, stops penalty shot, Rangers win 6-1 The Squirt Rangers scored their first win of the playoffs with a wire to wire 6-1 win on Sunday led by the strong goaltending of Nick Molnar and a hat trick by Bradley Hejmanowski. This started as a tight match with end to end action until Matthew Soos opened the scoring after an assist from David... More ... Lang, Basehart lift Red Sabres over White Sabres Third period goals from Noah Basehart and Blake Lang was all the offense the Red Sabres needed in a 2-1 win over the White Sabres in Squirt playoff action on Sunday. The White Sabres found the momentum quickly as their offense seemed to dominate play in the first half of the game. More ... Squirt Major 'AAA' posts 3-2 victory, plays in state finals this weekend The Squirt Major "AAA" hockey team had a nice 3-2 win against Monroe on Friday night at the Amherst Pepsi Center. Eric Benshadle started the scoring with a beautiful breakaway goal that went top shelf. Dennis Gilbert broke away from the pack on the power play, deked two Monroe defensemen and went ... More ... Mite Stars defeat Gray Sabres, tie Sharks The Mite Stars were running on all cylinders in their game Sunday as they defeated the Gray Sabres, 4-1. Both teams put out a tremendous effort but the Stars defense and goaltending proved to be the difference. The story of the game was the battle of the first lines as Cam Carney capitalized on p... More ... Rangers win close game over Red Sabres Stellar defense and goaltending from both sides prevailed in Sunday's intense playoff matchup between the Mite Rangers and Red Sabres at the Amherst Pepsi Center. The Rangers got just enough scoring to eek out a 2-1 victory against a highly motivated and very formidable Red Sabre team that gave e... More ... Black Sabres shut out Bruins, 4-0, in third playoff meeting The Mite Black Sabres and Bruins met in the third game of the playoffs and both teams were eager to win. The Black Sabres were beaten by the Bruins the last time they met and were ready for a comeback. From early on, the Bruins defense was very strong. More ... Amherst '98 Mite Selects top Tonawanda, 6-2 The Amherst '98 Selects came away with a 6-2 victory against Tonawanda on Sunday afternoon at Brighton Arena. Sam Kinerk opened the scoring at the 7:41 mark of the first after taking a pass from Adam Bengart. Nick Carbone put Amherst up 2-0 before the period ended when Chris Dirienzo fed a perfect... More ... Red Wings soar past Sharks Fans witnessed some exciting hockey on Sunday when the Mite Red Wings hosted the Sharks at the Amherst Pepsi Center. The Sharks won 6-1. The Red Wings opened the scoring when Conner Wagner, assisted by Josh Knauf, beat Sharks goalie Holden Greene to start the action. More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS CALENDAR Saturday, March 10 Girls Basketball: New York State Catholic semifinals - Sacred Heart vs. Notre Dame (Staten Island), Daemen College, 3:30 p.m. Hockey: New York State Division I semifinals - North vs. Canton, 3:15 p.m. More ... Pee Wee Division Red Sabres outscore Sharks, 5-2 in playoff opener The Pee Wee Red Sabres and Flyers started their playoff season on Sunday afternoon at the Amherst Pepsi Center. The Red Sabres won 5-2. The Red Sabres came out to win and put the game nearly out of reach before the Sharks could adjust their game to even the play. More ... Red Wings start postseason strong The Pee Wee Red Wings and Bruins took the ice on Sunday for their first playoff game of the season. In the first period, both teams skated very strong. Both Red Wings goalie Jake Griebner and Bruins goalie Todd Huber were outstanding between the pipes. More ... Local Tae Kwon-Do instructor wins grand championship Local Tae Kwon-Do instructor Christopher D. Schiele, a Third Degree Black Belt, took first place in the heavyweight sparring division at the 34th US Open Martial Arts Tournament. With the win, Schiele went on to compete for, and win the title of Grand Champion of the 34th US Open Martial Arts Tour... More ... Gleason's Gymnastics Farrell scores career high on floor exercise The Niagara teams from Gleason's Gymnastics competed in the Rochester Classic Invitational held at Rochester Institute of Technology on Feb. 24 and 25. In the senior division, Jamie Farrell of Amherst earned a career high score of 9.275 on floor exercise and placed third in the event. Farrell is a... More ... Indoor Soccer U-9 Fire scorches Clarence The U-9 Amherst Fire indoor travel soccer team defeated Clarence, 5-0, on Sunday. The Fire came out strong with a nice goal from Lexi Skibitsky, assisted by Sarah Scolnick, early in the first half. Attackers Shannon Gilbert, Kelsey Kramer and Leah Bookbinder had many shots on net but the Clarence ... More ... Niagara Cup to be held this weekend The Niagara Cup, in its 26th year, provides gymnastics enthusiasts with high quality competition, the only meet in New York with a finals session, and a beautiful facility with great seating. Over 700 gymnasts representing 25 teams, plus coaches, judges, families and friends, from all across the U... More ... Revolution scares Nightmare, remains unbeaten The Amherst Revolution U-12 indoor girls soccer team (7-0) continued its winning ways by defeating the North Town Nightmare, 4-2, on Saturday afternoon. North Town struck first for an early 1-0 lead. Goaltender Sarah Eichhorn made some dazzling saves to keep the Revolution from falling further be... More ...
The Bud Bakewell Bruins Pee Wee Major travel hockey team reached the New York State Tier II State Finals again, overcoming the loss of players from last year and starting the season with a short bench. The Bruins finished 11-2-3 in state qualifying games to earn a berth in the final eight to be he... More ... ECC to conduct baseball clinic Erie Community College and head baseball coach Joe Bauth will run their annual baseball clinic at Erie Community College, North Campus, 6205 Main Street, Williamsville. A baseball miniclinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. A lunch break from noon to 1 p.m. is included. More ...
The St. Gregory the Great sixth grade boys basketball team recently won the Bishop Kmiec JV League title by defeating Christ the King School by two in overtime of the playoff championship game. More ... Sports brief Amber Walczyk of Lancaster took silver in the novice ladies figure skating division at the 2007 Winter Empire State Games recently held in Lake Placid, N.Y. This placement qualifies her to compete in the State Games of America in Colorado Springs this August. She is coached by Amherst resident Jan... More ... ECC hosting two national sporting events Erie Community College will be hosting two National Junior College Athletic Association National Championships March 7-10. The school will host the swimming and diving championships at the Burt Flickinger Athletic Center beginning with preliminary events the morning of March 7. The event will cont... More ... Aunt Rosie's tournament schedules posted The Aunt Rosie's International Girls' and Women's Fast Pitch Softball Tournament returns to Amherst's Audubon Recreation Center for the 19th season this year, hosting an estimated 125 teams from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, West Virginia and the Province of Ontario. More ... Independent Health, Canisius to host 5K run Independent Health and Canisius College will present the ninth annual Shoes For The Shelter 5K Run/Walk at noon Sunday, April 15 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo. Registration for the USATF-sanctioned event will take place on race day at the Canisius College Patrick Lee Center, located next to t... More ... Sports brief St. Lawrence University's Jamie Wolff, a Williamsville resident, has been named a First Team women's basketball selection for the Liberty League. Wolff, a Nardin Academy graduate and a two-time first team All-WNY high school player, is a junior at St. Lawrence. More ...
East Aurora's Lindsey Steinwach, far left, and Williamsville's Julie Gehring, far right, won short track speed skating medals at the Winter Empire State Games held Feb. 23-25 in Lake Placid. Steinwach took bronze in the 980 in the scholastic ladies' division. Gehring, who attends Williamsville Eas... More ...
The Sacred Heart cheerleading team was grand champions at the Falconer Golden Falcon 11th annual Cheer-off on Feb. 24 at Falconer High School and won the Fire and Ice Cheerleading/Dance Championship in Westfield on Feb. 25. More ... Bison girls' 10U hockey holding tryouts The Buffalo Bisons girls' 10U hockey team will be holding tryouts at the North Buffalo Arena on Tacoma from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday, March 12 and Tuesday, March 13. The girls' 10U team is looking for players at all positions, including goaltender. All girls born in 1997 or later are eligible. The te... More ...
St. John's advances to third round of playoffs After being down 8-3 at the end of the first period, St. John's battled back to a 21-19 fourth-fifth grade Amherst Youth Basketball victory over Georgetown in a hard fought defensive battle. With the score 10-5 at half time in favor of Georgetown, Alex Wehrlin, center for St. John's, exploded for ... More ... SS Peter and Paul girls hoops end successful season The SS Peter and Paul girls' varsity basketball team ended its 2007 season with a 6-4 record and fourth place in their division, earning them a berth in the diocesan playoff tournament. On March 2, the Knights met a strong Nardin team for the first round. Despite having several players missing, th... More ... |
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