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by CHRISTOPHER GORDON Orchard Park Editor Longtime Sabres play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret said it is hard to go anywhere these days without a Sabres fan approaching him for an autograph - and he wouldn't have it any other way. More ...
Section title main goal left for Binder by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Amherst Central's Ari Binder has an impressive tennis resume heading into his senior year on the team. He's 56-0 in career high school dual matches, all at first singles, and is a three-time ECIC champion and a three-time qualifier for the New York State Championships. But there's one goal in high... More ... South track builds for its future by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sam Hasan can see the future of Williamsville South track, and it looks bright. Hasan, the South girls track coach, said 18 of the 31 athletes on the girls' roster are freshmen or younger. The boys team, coached by Sean Leaderstorf, has another 21 athletes who are freshmen or younger. More ...
Ryan Geary of Williamsville North turns to head back into his own zone during the third annual Bowman Cup held Sunday, April 15 at HSBC Arena. The event featured games between the top juniors and seniors from Buffalo and Rochester. Geary, a member of the Buffalo seniors, scored a goal in the team'... More ...
Playoff hockey an event not to be missed MATT KRUEGER Sports Reporter The crowd is awash in blue and gold, but the faces of the fervent, screaming fans are red. The sound system pumps out rockers like Finger Eleven and Saliva, but it's the collective roar from the 18,690 backers that widens the building with intense decibel levels near to its breaking point. The hot ... More ...
Third line giving Sabres chances by MATT KRUEGER Reporter They might only have one goal between the three of them through the first three games of the Stanley Cup playoffs, but Derek Roy, Maxim Afinogenov and Thomas Vanek have been giving the Buffalo Sabres more of an offensive boost than any other line on the ice. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Not many high school sports teams could say they haven't lost in three years but the Sacred Heart girls track team can. But what makes the Sharks' 36-0 record over the last three years in Monsignor Martin Association meets more impressive is that they have also duplicated the feat in indoor track. More ... Niblock sisters lead Sweet Home by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The best two athletes on the Sweet Home girls outdoor track team have the last name Niblock. Senior Megan Niblock and her sister, freshman Katie Niblock, should be the Lady Panthers' top distance runners. Each can also triple jump although Katie has been trying the high jump. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North's outdoor girls track team will look towards several top athletes and some impressive newcomers for success in an ultra-competitive ECIC Division I. "The girls will have their work cut out for them," said North coach Julian Blake. "They will be competing in a very strong divisi... More ... East track creates winning environment by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The goal of Williamsville East's outdoor girls track program is to develop a standard of excellence and create a winning environment and attitude. And with a number of freshmen moving up from the modified program, the chances of the goal being achieved becomes greater. More ... Sports brief 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 f... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Although Amherst's outdoor girls track team is young, coach Dan Tryon believes he has a solid returning core of athletes who will have a successful season. Tryon returns senior Arielle Januszkiewicz and junior Celia Alterio. At last year's Section VI Championships, Januszkiewicz finished fourth in... More ... Depth aids division title repeat hopes for East tennis by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter One of the reasons why Williamsville East has a good shot at repeating as ECIC Division II champions in boys tennis is its depth. "We have 18 players and there is very little difference between our first and eighteenth player," said East coach Randy Ball, whose team went 12-0 last year. More ... Sports briefs Medaille College men's basketball coach Mike McDonald will host two weeks of basketball camps for boys' ages 6 to 14 at Medaille College, 18 Agassiz Circle, Buffalo. The sessions will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25 to 29 and July 30 to August 3. Early drop-off and late pick-up are availa... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North couldn't have had a better season on the track than last year. The Spartans, a senior-loaded team in 2006, finished 4-1 in ECIC Division I, won ECICs and qualified six seniors for the New York State Championships. With many holes in the lineup to fill this season, Spartans co... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The top high jumper in Section VI during the indoor season takes a stab at ruling the outdoor season. Amherst Central senior Willie Jones, who broke the indoor track school record in the high jump with a 6-foot-7 and placed third at the New York State Championships, is the favorite to win a secti... More ... North softball splits games in Herkimer Williamsville North softball ventured out to Herkimer, N.Y., on Saturday, April 14 for its first trip to the Mudville Softball Festival. North lost its opener, 4-3, to New Hartford on Saturday afternoon and responded with a 4-2 win over Oneida. Poor weather continues to play havoc with the spring s... More ... Youth Indoor Soccer results The Amherst Revolution ended the U-12 Girls Indoor League regular season undefeated after defeating the Akron Wave, 8-0, on April 14 at the Epic Center. Goaltenders Francesca Carra and Christine Murphy were not tested as Amherst held the Wave to no shots on goal. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East's boys track team was winless in dual meets in 2006, but coach Kurt Holme hopes to improve on that mark this season with several promising athletes. The Flames are led by junior captains Greg French, Zinan Cheng, Matt Pawlicki and Andy McDonald. More ... Sweet Home attempts to distance itself in league by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home has a lot of great athletes to run on the track this season but its greatest strengths are the distance events. Panthers coach Mike Lauria returns senior distance runners Jacob Hagen and Ryan Poley. Both qualified for the New York State Championships in cross country. Hagen also made it... More ... Indoor Soccer United U-14 tunes up for playoffs with shutout win A relentless defense, highlighted by Chris Aurillio and Ben Roesser, and an opportunistic offense, courtesy of Jeff Miller, Ryan Hofschneider and Jordan Bookbinder, ensured a 5-0 win for the Amherst United over the Delaware United in a U-14 Sportsplex winter indoor soccer league game held on April ... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Last year was great for Sweet Home boys tennis. The Panthers finished 17-4, placed second in ECIC Division II and was runner up to Orchard Park in the gold bracket finals of the ECIC Team Championships. And with many returning starters, the goals for this season are the same, if not higher. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter There's another prodigy with the last name Miller who will lead a Williamsville North tennis team for years to come. Casey Middle School seventh grader Tony Miller, brother of Tina, a North freshman who is a three-time ECIC girls tennis champion at first singles, is the starting first singles play... More ... New Sacred Heart coach to field talented lineup by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Top to bottom, there may not be a better girls tennis team in the Monsignor Martin Association than Sacred Heart's. "I'm not worried about this team at all," said new coach Steve Insinna, who has coached tennis at Clarence and Alden schools. "Most of them have a lot of experience. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Moving from ECIC Division III to II will bring tougher competition for the Williamsville South boys tennis team but with only one senior on the roster, wins or losses are not how coach Richard Phillips will judge the season. "With such a young team I'm not worried about our record this year," said... More ... Sports briefs M&T Bank is holding a Buffalo Bills Draft Day Challenge Contest through April 27 to guess which player the team will select in the first round of the NFLDraft. More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS CALENDAR Wednesday, April 18 Baseball: Lake Shore at Amherst, 4:30 p.m.; Sweet Home at Orchard Park, 4:30 p.m.; Hamburg at East, 4:45 p.m. (ECC North); W.S. West at North, 5 p.m.; South at Iroquois, 4:30 p.m. More ...
After winning the New York State Girls Tier I 16-and-Under Championship in Long Island, the Buffalo Bisons traveled to San Jose, Calif., to represent New York State at the USA Hockey Girls National Championships. The Buffalo Bisons opened the preliminary round of the tournament by beating nationa... More ...
The boys teams from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center competed in the New York State Gymnastics Championships held at West Point Military Academy. The boys, coached by Dan Molnar, excelled in the competition, winning team awards and producing six individual state champions. 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 ... Sports briefs The Western New York Softball Hall of Fame will be holding its annual Alumni Reunion from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at the Woodlawn Fire Hall, 3281 Lakeshore Road. Tickets for the event cost $10 and include snacks and beverages. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 361-4503. More ...
The North Buffalo Bison Girls 10U hockey team won the South Western Girls Hockey League. The Bisons won its division with a 21-1-2 record and beat Niagara Falls, 5-1 and 4-2, in home and home championship games to win the league title. The Bisons finished with an overall record of 38-6-4. More ...
Master Gorino's Pil-Sung Tae Kwon Do students traveled to Dove, N.H., to compete in Master Randall's Black Belt Academy Invitational Tournament on March 23. Junior black belt Wesley Caligiuri of Amherst came back with the Juniors Championship trophy. Wesley competed in forms, weapons and sparring,... More ... |
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