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Tigers' lead slips away versus Orchard Park by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Amherst's inexperience and depth came back to haunt them in their 8-4 non-league home loss against Orchard Park. Ahead 4-2 after the first half, Amherst - which in 2005 ended OP's 11-year winning streak in Western New York - was outscored 6-0 in the second half as the Quakers came back to win on T... More ...
Williamsville South won both of its softball games during Saturday's portion of the 24th annual N.T. Varsity Invitational held in North Tonawanda. The Lady Billies (4-0) defeated Kenmore East, 7-1, and earned a hard-fought 2-0 decision over Sacred Heart. More ...
Calgary goalie's actions have no place in professional sports JASON NADOLINSKI Sports Reporter It's been said time and time again, but when it comes to professional sports and sportsmanship, the National Hockey League has everyone else beaten hands down. Where else do you see every player on one team congratulate every single player and coach on the opposing squad at the conclusion of a pla... More ...
Break gives Sabres time to depressurize by MATT KRUEGER Reporter It wasn't enough time to take a fishing trip or really do much of anything outside of the everyday grind of practice and preparation, but the Buffalo Sabres did earn a small respite by knocking off the New York Islanders Friday night. By sending New York back to the Island with a 4-3 win in Game F... More ... North softball has up and down week The roller coaster ride is continuing for the Williamsville North softball team as they went 1-2 last week to leave their overall record at 2-5 and 1-3 in ECIC Division I. The Lady Spartans returned to league play on Thursday, April 19 with a thrilling 1-0 loss to Frontier. More ... Strong pitching, defense earns East home win Williamsville East only played one softball game last week and made the most of it, defeating Hamburg, 3-1, on Friday, April 20 at Transit Middle School. Pitcher Karen Kingsley threw a complete game four-hitter and was backed by great defense. Hamburg came out swinging and put their second batter... More ... Sweet Home goes 2-1 over weekend The Sweet Home varsity softball team went 2-1 this past weekend. On Friday, April 20, the Lady Panthers lost to Williamsville North, 13-2. Amanda Cannizzo (two doubles, two runs scored) and Natalie Vazquez were both 2 for 3. Jillian Reeser, Jessica Forti and Lauren Prentice all added hits. 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 ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Amherst looked like two different softball teams last week. The Lady Tigers (4-2, 1-1) lost to Iroquois, 7-1, and Frontier, 12-0, but defeated Lake Shore, 10-6, and Lew-Port, 15-5, in six innings. The Iroquois and Lake Shore games were road games played Wednesday, April 18 and Thursday, April 19. ... More ... Sports brief Buffalo Soccer Academy will hold two premier summer soccer camps in July for high level players. Whether preparing for premier level, modified, JV, varsity, travel, or even a college team, BSA invites anyone who wants to improve their game and sharpen their skills prior to showing the coaches thei... More ... East boys lacrosse needs OT to defeat Sweet Home by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Andrew Duggan's game-winning goal with 49 seconds left in overtime lifted Williamsville East to a 5-4 decision over Sweet Home in a Section VI Class B boys lacrosse game at Sweet Home on Thursday, April 19. Duggan swept behind the Sweet Home net, drew a penalty and beat Sweet Home goaltender Chris... More ... North routs Jamestown, prepares for tough league foes by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North geared up for one of its biggest weeks all season with a convincing 16-1 win at Jamestown on Thursday, April 19. North (3-2) hosts Lancaster and Niagara Wheatfield at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 27. They hosted West Seneca West on Monday, April 23, but result... More ... Girls lacrosse Amherst girls sets the tone in home win over EA Amherst zeroed in on what it needed to do and executed a 16-5 home win over East Aurora on Wednesday, April 18. "Setting the tone was the focus," said Amherst coach Janet Battaglia. "East Aurora is a speedy and aggressive team that can explode at any minute. Our goals were to concentrate on posses... More ... Sacred Heart wins opener, 15-8 by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Everything that could have gone right did for Sacred Heart in its girls lacrosse opener. The Sharks, who won one game in the past two years, romped Buffalo Seminary, 15-8, on Thursday, April 19. The win came as a shock to everyone, including first-year Sharks coach Emily Canty, who was a member o... More ...
Clarence needs extra innings to defeat North by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Clarence bested Williamsville North in extra innings last year to win the Erie County Interscholastic Conference Division I regular season baseball title. Fast forward a year, and the Red Devils have handed the Spartans another loss in extra innings, a 5-4 defeat in eight innings on Saturday. More ... East girls lax moves into first place tie in ECIC III Williamsville East easily moved into a first place tie with Amherst in ECIC Division III after defeating Williamsville South, 15-4, on Thursday, April 19. East co-coach Kristen Zbrzezny said her team came out rusty (was the first time many players picked up sticks over past two weeks) and after th... More ... East baseball drops two Williamsville East fell to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in ECIC Division II after dropping games to Lake Shore, 13-12, on Friday, April 20 and against Orchard Park, 12-4, on Saturday, April 21. Trailing Lake Shore 10-9 after six innings, the Flames used hits by Chris Schiumo, Jordan Karnath and Nick Kanuts... More ... North girls track making large strides by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It's early in the Section VI outdoor track season but judging by early results, Williamsville North's girls team is in for a great season. More ... Baseball South rallies for league win by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Trailing West Seneca East 5-0 after three innings, nobody on Williamsville South was bowing their heads in defeat. "They always knew they had a shot at coming back," said South coach Dave Delisanti. "Alex Walkowski, Frank Pieri and Scott Steimer kept everyone's head in the game. They said if you k... More ... South modified girls lax begins season with win Williamsville South's modified girls lacrosse team began its season with a 6-2 victory over Lancaster on Saturday, April 21. The modified team played on South's varsity field. Eighth grader Shannon Martin scored the first goal of the season to put the Lady Billies up 1-0. Ali Ferenczy and Taylor ... More ... Amherst's bats continue to struggle by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Amherst's season is only three games old but if they don't start hitting, the Tigers might be in for a long season. Through three games, including non-league losses to Kenmore West, 10-4, on Thursday, April 19, and Grand Island, 8-4, on Saturday, April 21, Amherst is hitting under .200. The Tigers... More ... Sports briefs The Upstate Women's Baseball League is being formed. The league will be amateur in focus. Any woman who is at least 18 years old by June 1 is eligible. Any woman fulfilling the age requirement should register, with their name, address, and date of birth by e-mailing maricci@hotmail.com. More ... Williamsville East boys track wins big over South Williamsville East's boys outdoor track team has many strong athletes coming of age this spring while the Williamsville South team is in rebuilding mode. The result was a lopsided 100-41 home win for East on Thursday, April 19. East had five athletes score points in all four of their events. More ... Sports briefs Williamsville South High School graduate Dana Carter put on an offensive clinic in recent softball games for the University at Buffalo. In four games over the weekend, she hit .364 (4 for 11) and was an integral part of all four of the Bulls' runs in a 9-4 loss to Western Michigan on Saturday, A... More ...
The Town of Amherst was represented at the 2007 USA Gymnastics New York State Level 8 State Championship by two local gymnasts. Competing in her final gymnastics meet, Sweet Home High School senior Jamie Farrell scored 9.3 on floor exercise, earning seventh place. She also scored 8.9 on bars. Case... More ... Boys Tennis Sweet Home can't solve East The Sweet Home boys tennis is having a great year so far but there's one stumbling block they haven't been able to hurdle. Last week, Sweet Home (5-1, 1-1) defeated Orchard Park, 5-2, who beat the Panthers, 4-1, in the gold bracket finals of last year's ECIC Team Championships, Williamsville South... More ... South opens with victory The Williamsville South boys tennis team opened the season with a 5-0 defeat at the hands of a strong mature Sweet Home team on Wednesday, April 18. Although everyone played well, the Billies were clearly overmatched. On Friday, April 20, South traveled to Iroquois and won 3-2. After the first s... More ...
After being snowed out of a match with Holy Angels on Monday, April 16, Sacred Heart opened its home Monsignor Martin Association girls tennis season in fine fashion with a 5-0 win over St. Mary's of Lancaster on Wednesday, April 18 at Clearfield. They followed with another 5-0 home victory over Mo... More ... Indoor Soccer Amherst Rovers win playoff game in dramatic fashion The Amherst Rovers indoor travel soccer team saved its best game for last, getting their first win of the season in a playoff matchup against Akron that went to a shootout. Amherst won 4-3. Amherst played a stellar game defensively, setting up an impenetrable wall in front of their net. More ... Revolution short circuits Lightning The Amherst Revolution's U-12 indoor girls soccer team got a close call on Saturday, April 21 at the Epic Center. Playing against a spirited Lockport Lightning team, the undefeated Revolution squeaked out a 1-0 victory. The win allows the Revolution to play for the Epic Center U-12 girls champions... More ...
Amherst Skating Club was recently represented at The Darien Open, an old and respected figure skating competition held in Darien, Conn. The competition was hosted by the Southern Skating Club of Connecticut, and has been attracting skaters from across the Northeast and beyond for over two decades.... More ...
Williamsville resident Garren Reisweber displays the NCAA Division III Hockey Championship trophy with his teammates from the Oswego State Lakers, as they receive congratulations from Assemblyman Jim Hayes, R-Amherst, during a visit last week to the state capital. More ... Level 8 Stumpf gymnasts excel at NYS championships The Level 8 girls from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center competed in the New York State Gymnastics Championships held April 14-15 in Rochester. Twelve-year-old Mary Hamilton of Lancaster led the team, scoring a 36.725 all-around and placing seventh in the state. Hamilton also excelled on uneven bars (9.6... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCOREBOARD Amherst Central Baseball - lost to Ken. West 10-4; lost to Grand Island 8-4; def. South 6-4 Boys Lacrosse - lost to Orchard Park 8-4; def. Grand Island 9-6; lost to W.S. East 7-6 (OT) Girls Lacrosse - def. East Aurora 16-5 Softball - lost to Iroquois 7-1; lost to W.S. East 4-1; def. Lak... More ...
Williamsville's Bock leads team to silver Alex Bock of Williamsville took the reins and led his team to a silver medal at the Fencing Center of Buffalo's Teen Team Tournament Saturday. Bock, who came very close to earning his E rating in foil from the United State Fencing Association in February, led tournament newcomers Stephanie Gerken ... 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 25 Baseball: Sweet Home at Frontier, 4:30 p.m.; East at South, 4:30 p.m.; Lancaster at North, 4:45 p.m. Boys Lacrosse: Iroquois at Amherst, 5 p.m.; Sweet Home at Hamburg, 5 p.m.; Grand Island at East, 5 p.m.; Lancaster at North, 5 p.m.; W.S. East at South, 7:30 p.m. More ... |
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