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Cohen, Irish-Baker sign pro hockey contracts with ECHL teams by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Spring break for Michael Cohen and Billy Irish-Baker has been a vacation they'll never forget. Cohen and Irish-Baker, seniors on the Canisius College hockey team and former Williamsville North High School players, signed professional contracts last week to play in the East Coast Hockey League. More ...
Panthers shatter multiple school records by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It was a record-setting New York State Championship meet for Sweet Home powerlifters. Four school records fell at the 37th annual event held at Sweet Home High School. Andrew Hopkins, Nick Christman, and Matt Lycett all broke school records. Hopkins broke a 23-year old record in the 220-pound div... More ...
East Aurora girls basketball team's hard work pays off JASON NADOLINSKI Sports Reporter It certainly has been quite a weekend as far as the world of basketball is concerned, both across the country and here in our own back yard. College basketball's annual showcase, the men's championship tournament, kicked off last Thursday with four straight days of non-stop action. More ... North hockey garners honors Williamsville North is reaping the benefits of another successful hockey season. Senior Ryan Geary and sophomore Nick Fronczak were named to the New York Division I all-New York State team. Geary earned first team honors for the second straight year. Fronczak was honorable mention. More ... Mite Black Sabres beat White Sabres, turn tables on Rangers In a closely fought contest, the Mite Black Sabres edged the White Sabres 3-1 on Sunday. The win places the Black Sabres in the semifinals. The goaltending was outstanding from both sides. Black Sabre Jacob Ostrowski saved eight shots while White Sabre Dallas Brown made 11 saves. More ... Trossman's shutout leads Stars to win over Red Wings The Mite Stars wrapped up the 2007 playoffs with a 3-0 win on Sunday over the Red Wings, capping a stellar postseason where they tied the Black Sabres with a league-high 10 points (4-0-2). The game was a tightly fought battle, with defense and goaltending as the main differences. More ... Bruins play their way into semifinals The Mite Bruins played a very entertaining hockey game against the Mite Red Sabres on Sunday, clinching the final playoff spot with a 6-4 victory. The Red Sabres, trying to play spoiler, were up two goals early in the second period. The Red Sabres' line of Adam Smolka, Tim Finley, Joe Meosky, Nol... More ... Micron Red Sabres push playoff record to 3-0 The Micron Red Sabres kept rolling with consecutive wins in the playoffs, putting their playoff record at 3-0. The two wins over the weekend (3-2 over White Sabres, 5-3 over Black Sabres) fortified their chances of continuing the postseason. The first game started with Red Sabre Matthew Barbolini... More ... Black Sabres defeat Blue Sabres, 7-4 Black and Blue and pucks all over was the theme of Saturday's playoff game between the Black Sabres and Blue Sabres. This rivalry has been heating up all year and came down to this critical elimination match. The Black Sabres took the victory with a 7-4 final score. More ... Gray Sabres defeat Gold The Micron Gray Sabres came ready to play the Gold Sabres on Friday, winning 6-1. Alec Cicero netted the first two goals of the game on his way to a hat trick. Sean Macleay (two goals) and Lorenzo Zendano (goal) used their speed to help pad the Gray Sabre lead. More ... Yoder's four goals send Pee Wee Flyers past Red Wings Mitch Yoder picked the right time to have his best game of the year. With the Pee Wee Flyers in a must win situation entering Sunday evening's game, Yoder and the rest of the Flyers responded by upending a strong Red Wings team, 5-3. The win advances the Flyers to the semifinals on Wednesday nigh... More ... Basketball Rankin chosen for elite all-star game by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Terrell Rankin will close out his high school basketball career playing with the best New York State has to offer. The Sweet Home senior was chosen to compete in the Basketball Coaches Association of New York all-star game on March 24 at Briarcliff High School in Westchester County, just north of ... More ... Tenth annual senior all-star boys games happening this weekend Sweet Home, Amherst to field multiple representatives The area's top senior boys' basketball players will cap off their high school careers on Saturday in the tenth annual Paul R. Missana Memorial Silver Hoops Classic. More ... Senior girls all-star hoops game set for Saturday All Town of Amherst teams except North will be represented Cheektowaga Central High School's gym will be buzzing with basketball action beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday when some of the area's best girl players take to the court for the ninth annual Cheektowaga Lions Club Senior High School Ladies Basketball Classic. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Amie Stuitje moved into some elite company on the basketball court. The 5-foot-5 junior guard became the second girl and sixth overall player in Christian Central Academy history to score over 1,000 career points. Stuitje accomplished the feat on Jan. 31 in a regular-season road game against New ... More ...
Despite several players missing from last year's roster, the Bud Bakewell Bruins Pee Wee Major, an underdog all season, was a win away from qualifying for nationals. The Bruins not only qualified for the Tier II state finals with an 11-2-3 record but also went to New York City and beat top teams t... More ...
The North Buffalo Pee Wee Major Bisons capped off a successful 2006-07 season by defeating the Tonawanda Thunder, 5-0, and winning the 15th annual Tonawanda Tournament last Sunday at Brighton Arena. The week-long tournament began last week for the Bisons as they settled for a 1-1 tie against Tonaw... More ... Tomczak nets winner as Squirt Rangers surge into semifinals The Squirt Rangers continued its playoff run on Sunday evening with a 3-2 victory over the Red Sabres. The Red Sabres came out flying at the outset as Nick Molnar had to stop Adam Tucker on a breakaway just a minute into the first period. The Red Sabres continued to pressure the Rangers in their o... More ... Stars keep playoff hopes alive with offensive explosion The Squirt Stars entered their fifth playoff game knowing they had to win and would need help from other teams to continue into the semifinals. They upheld their end of the bargain, exploding for a season-high number of goals in dispatching the Bruins, 8-1, on Sunday. More ... Bruins beat White Sabres, 1-0 The Squirt Bruins played as a well-oiled machine on March 11 in a fearsome defensive battle with the White Sabres. The Bruins won 1-0. The game was played with intensity and determination by both teams. At 10:25 of the first period, Stevie Vukelic passed to Tommy Heyden who sent a pass to Frankie... More ... Flyers take bite out of Sharks The Squirt Flyers continued its winning steak after a 3-1 playoff win on Saturday over the Sharks at the Pepsi Center. The Sharks lit up the scoreboard in the first ten seconds of the game, and held their lead for the next six minutes with tough defense. More ... Pee Wee White Sabres bruise Bruins in playoff win In a tough game, the Pee Wee White Sabres beat the Boston Bruins, 4-1 on Sunday afternoon. The playoffs have been amazingly tight this season, and this matchup was an excellent example. The scoring started for the White Sabres early in the first period when Adam Russell, from Max Fenter and Angelo... More ... Sweet Home to host 'Keeper of the Kohn' 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 ... Former East players lead Oswego State hockey to school's first national title Former Williamsville East High School hockey players Garren Reisweber and Ryan Scott played integral roles in helping Oswego State College win its first national title in any sport. Reisweber, a sophomore forward, scored at 12:55 into overtime to lift the Oswego men's hockey team to a 4-3 win over... More ... St. Greg's wins Christ The King tournament St. Greg's eighth grade girls basketball team finished its season on Thursday after winning the 30th annual Christ The King basketball tournament. The Cougars went on to defeat Christ the King, 36-32, in the championship game. Victoria Krantz had 12 rebounds and six assists. More ... Amherst Soccer Association Spring 2007 outdoor house league forming The Amherst Soccer Association's Spring House League is forming and will run from the last weekend in April to late June. The spring outdoor sessions will include boys and girls divisions in the U8, U10, U12, and U14 age groups. There will also be a U17 coed league as well, if there are enough par... More ... Amherst Broncos to hold mini-camp, early registration The Amherst Pop Warner Broncos Football Organization will be hosting their 2007 registration and mini-camp from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, April 28 at the North Amherst Recreation Center, 4415 Millersport Highway. Amherst Pop Warner Broncos sponsor cheerleading from ages 5-13, flag football fo... More ... Revolution U-12 wins eighth straight The Amherst Revolution U-12 girls indoor soccer club won its eighth straight game after defeating a tough-minded Kenmore Spirit team, 3-1, on Friday night. Revolution goaltenders Francesca Carra and Christine Murphy made some dazzling saves, holding the Spirit to one goal. The Spirit team showed g... More ...
The Williamsville South Baseball Boosters will be holding its third annual "Batters Box Auction and Silent Auction" from 1 to 3 p.m. (drawing at 2:30 p.m.) on Sunday, April 1 at Sorrentino's Restaurant (corner of Main and Mill Sts.). Tickets are $10 for pizza, wings and pop and are available for p... More ...
The Amherst Girls House League (ages 11 to 14) held its inaugural three-on-three "Pond Hockey" Tournament on Saturday at the Amherst Pepsi Center. The tournament reinforced the philosophies and teachings of the girls house league program including skating, stick-handling, passing, teamwork and off... More ...
The St. Gregory the Great sixth-grade girls basketball team defeated Christian Central Academy, 20-19, at St. Gregory's Ministry Center on March 10 to become 2007 Holy Hoopsters JV League Champions. More ...
The Wisconsin Badgers led throughout en route to defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes, 38-21, on March 10 in the sixth grade boys division of Amherst Youth Basketball. In the first quarter, the Badgers' Hank Ransom and Kyle Zurak led the scoring with four points each. Nick Kiener was able to score two poin... More ...
Syracuse defeated Marquette, 36-34, to win the Amherst Youth Basketball fourth-fifth-grade championship. Members of the team, pictured from left, are: front row - Jacob Schoellkopf, Quinn Keenan, David Maher, James Doyle, Colin Greenway, Jason Cohen, Patrick Kelly, Benjamin Sharf; back row - ass... More ... Fencing Younger Licata earns first medal Victoria Licata of Getzville couldn't wait to get home Saturday and show her father, Mike, her gold medal. As a member of Brutus's Brutes, Victoria Licata took first place in the Ides of March Team Foil Tournament Saturday at the Fencing Center of Buffalo. More ...
The UCLA Bruins beat Oregon State, 41-32, on Tuesday, March 13 at First Trinity Church, to win the Amherst Youth Basketball seventh and eighth grade girls league championship. Oregon State came out very strong, taking a 6-0 lead. With scoring spread amongst eight different players, they led into ... More ... Louisville wins rematch with Seton Hall Louisville avenged a 35-34 first round playoff loss a week ago against Seton Hall with a 24-17 victory in Amherst Youth Basketball's "C" division losers' bracket semifinals. Louisville took a 6-2 first quarter lead with its tough defense and balanced offense. In the second and third quarters, the ... More ... Sports briefs The Western New York Wrestling Coaches' Association will be hosting the third annual luncheon of champions at noon on Sunday, March 25 at Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant, 3785 South Park Ave., Blasdell. More ... |
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