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Amherst's Binder wins his first section title by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Ari Binder can no longer say he hasn't won a Section VI boys singles title. The Amherst senior defeated Hamburg sophomore Matt Kane, 6-0, 7-6 (4) for his first section crown on Wednesday, May 23 at Lancaster High School. Binder has been runner-up at sectionals the last two years. More ...
North, East upset; Sweet Home bows out in prequarters by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The top two seeds in Class AA and A baseball are out of the Section VI Tournament. The Spartans, seeded first in Class AA, and who had beaten their quarterfinal opponent, eighth-seed Orchard Park, 21-14, and 11-4, in back-to-back games during the regular season, were pounded by the Quakers, 14-4,... More ...
Riffel made tough job look easy MATT KRUEGER Sports Reporter Pointing to Bill Riffel's three Monsignor Martin Association titles in four years or his undefeated league season this year is usually where people stop in measuring the coach. They see his impressive résumé and think "he must be a fantastic coach." Well, he is, but for more reasons tha... More ... South baseball only Williamsville school alive by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville South lost once to Williamsville North and twice to Williamsville East during the regular season but surprisingly is the only Williamsville baseball team left in the Section VI Tournament. The Billies, seeded eighth in the Class A tournament, routed ninth-seed Kenmore East, 18-3, in... More ... Another close loss ends Amherst's season by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Amherst, seeded 18th in the Section VI Class A baseball tournament, could not win another close game, and it cost them their season. More ... Sports brief Alison Pyszczynski hit a three-run home run and Erica Comisso threw a one-hitter and 12 strikeouts in Sacred Heart's 10-0 win in five innings over Niagara Catholic on Tuesday, May 22. St. Christopher's defeated SS. Peter & Paul, 3-2, in a JV soccer game held on April 29. More ...
South opens sectionals with shutout victory over Amherst Williamsville South's quest to the Section VI Class A softball title began with a 17-0 shutout over Amherst in a prequarterfinal game held on Friday, May 25. South pitcher Chelsea Plimpton tied a New York State record with her 75th career shutout. It was also her 23rd win of the season. More ... North blanks OP in playoffs Williamsville North opened the 2007 Section VI softball tournament in fine fashion, defeating Orchard Park, 6-0, in a Class AA prequarterfinal game on Thursday, May 24. The game was scoreless until the fourth inning. More ... Sweet Home advances Sweet Home, seeded ninth in the Section VI Class AA tournament, won at eighth-seed Niagara Falls, 1-0, in a prequarterfinal game held on Thursday, May 24. Amanda Cannizzo and Carol Skoney combined for a five-hitter, striking out seven. Jillian Reeser (3 for 3) scored the only run of the game in t... More ...
Third-seed Williamsville East got off to a slow start against second-seed Niagara-Wheatfield in the Section VI Class B girls lacrosse semifinals and it cost them their season. The Lady Flames allowed Niagara Wheatfield's Corinne Abrams to score off the opening draw, found themselves down 3-0 earl... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Down 12-2 in the second half of its Section VI Class A semifinal game at Lancaster on Thursday, May 24, Williamsville North could have given up. Instead, the Lady Spartans fought back, scoring six unanswered goals to fall 12-8. More ... East softball advances to Class A quarterfinals Williamsville East is three games away from winning a Section VI Class A softball championship. East (14-6) won its prequarterfinal game over twelfth-seed Albion, 7-0, at home on Thursday, May 24. The Lady Flames, seeded fifth, played at fourth-seed Dunkirk on Tuesday, May 29 in a quarterfinal g... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home had high hopes for a deep Section VI playoff run but Lake Shore had other ideas. Lake Shore, seeded fifth in the Class B tournament, won at fourth-seed Sweet Home, 10-9, in a girls lacrosse quarterfinal game on Tuesday, May 22. More ... North boys tennis ends regular season 8-3 Williamsville North tennis finished the regular season with an 8-3 record. The Spartans closed out the regular season with 4-1 wins over West Seneca West and Lancaster on May 7 and 8, respectively, and 5-0 losses to Clarence on May 10 and 11. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter In one of the most important weeks of the season for Williamsville North boys lacrosse, the Spartans came ready to play. North doubled up Williamsville East, 16-8, on Tuesday, May 22 to win their third straight Williamsville Cup and followed with a 10-5 win at Clarence in a Section VI Class A qu... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North senior Evan Bryant visited colleges all over the country but it wasn't until he took the advice of a friend and visited the University of Hartford that he found what he was looking for. More ... Cardinale nets game-winner for Sweet Home road win by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home and Grand Island have battled in many sports over the years and last Friday's Section VI Class B quarterfinal boys lacrosse game between the two schools was no exception. Colin Cardinale's goal with 6:41 remaining in the fourth quarter lifted Sweet Home, seeded fifth, to an exciting 6-... More ...
East's Saffire, North's Curry qualify for states by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter All Katie Saffire ever wanted before she graduated from Williamsville East was to earn a varsity letter in girls golf and last fall her dream came true with the debut of the sport in Williamsville. More ...
North boys, Amherst girls win team titles For the fourth straight year, Williamsville North has the best outdoor boys track team in the Town of Amherst. The Spartans edged Amherst, 139-127, at the Town of Amherst Championships held on Monday, May 21 at Amherst High School. Williamsville East (108), Sweet Home (92), and Williamsville Sout... More ...
The Amherst Rovers doubled up the Tonawanda Panthers, 4-2, in an outdoor Travel "B" Buffalo Western New York Junior Soccer league game played on Monday, May 14. Amherst dominated the first half, keeping it deep in Tonawanda's end most of the half and led 3-0 by halftime. More ... ECICs Amherst girls place second, 4x800 sets school record Amherst coach Dan Tryon summed up his team's performance at the 50th annual ECIC meet last weekend as "unbelievable." The Lady Tigers finished second overall with 57 points behind an excellent West Seneca East team. Sophomore Allison Rogers won the 100-meter dash in 12.60 and was second in the ... More ... East boys set several high marks; Amherst's Jones wins high jump It was a record-setting ECIC Championship meet for Williamsville East. Several school marks fell at the 50th annual ECICs, held at Alden High School on Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26. Leading the Flames were senior Andy Heim and junior Greg French, who placed first and second in the pentath... More ... Williamsville Junior Football, Cheerleading to hold information sessions Boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 13 who reside in the Town of Amherst or the Williamsville, Amherst or Sweet Home school districts can try out for the Williamsville Junior Football and Cheerleading teams. The league was founded in 1965 and is the oldest sanctioned football league in Amher... More ... Titans Swim Club set several records at long course invite The Tonawanda Titans hosted a long course invitational at the Tonawanda Aquatic and Fitness Center from May 18 to 20. There were 562 athletes from 23 swim clubs in attendance. The term long course means that swimmers raced in a 50-meter pool. Six new individual records and two new relay club recor... More ... Amherst Girls Softball 'Major' Devil Rays win high-scoring games The "Major" Devil Rays had a 12-5 lead going into the fifth inning but the Braves scored eight runs in the top of the fifth to take a 13-12 lead. The Devil Rays won 16-15. The Devil Rays came back in the bottom of the fifth to tie the score. The Braves drove in two runs in the top of the sixth to... More ... Lou Gehrig Major 'A' Nationals split recent contests The Lou Gehrig Major "A" baseball game between the Nationals and Athletics had four lead changes but the Nationals ended up on top, 11-7. Jeremy Recoon got the Athletics going in the bottom of the first inning when he crushed a ball over the center field fence for his third home run of the season... More ... Central Amherst 'AA Sr.' Yankees defeat Cubs, 16-9 The Central Amherst "AA Sr." Yankees jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the first inning and defeated the Cubs, 16-9, on Thursday, May 24. Marcellus Cooper led the offense with an RBI single and Tommy Gioia pitched a terrific first inning, facing four batters and striking out three. More ... Connie Mack Athletics U-11 softball win close games The Connie Mack U-11 softball Yankees and Athletics met for the first time this season on a warm, sunny evening at Dellwood South. The Athletics won 10-9. Heather Sidell led off for the Yankees with a sharp hit between first and second and stretched it to a double on an overthrow to first. More ... Mathewson McCarthy 'Majors West' Cardinals post several victories The Mathewson McCarthy "Majors West" Cardinals topped the Brewers, 12-5, in a rematch due to the big plays of Dan Carosi and Nick Courtney. Carosi put the Cardinals in the lead for good when he led off the bottom of the third inning with a big blast down the left field line to the fence for a home... More ... St. Benedict's softball defeats Our Lady of Pompeii, St. John's of Alden St. Benedict's softball team recently defeated Our Lady of Pompei and St. John of Alden. St. Benedict's 9, Our Lady of Pompeii 2 St. Benedict's scored in each of the five innings they played to defeat Our Lady of Pompeii. More ... St. Benedict's baseball advances to Diocesan final St. Benedict's baseball team has earned a spot in the Diocesan championship game after sweeping two playoff games last week. The championship game, which will pit St. Benedict's against St. John the Baptist, will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30 at Dunn Tire Park. More ... Mel Ott Racers speed past Riptide The Mel Ott Racers defeated the Riptide, 9-3, in a recent "Minor" softball division game. The Racers scored first when Melanie Izard crossed home plate. The Riptide came back with two runs of their own when Kelsey Gangi and Melanie Kindron came in. Izard scored again along with Marisa Cieri and A... More ... Revolution U-12 soccer takes aim at first place The Amherst Revolution U-12 Girls Soccer Club took aim at becoming champions at the Amherst International Memorial Soccer Tournament this past weekend and hit a bull's-eye. Showing tremendous team spirit and playing through some very bleak moments, the Revolution kept supporting each other and ov... More ...
Photos by David F. Sherman Purchase color photos at www.BeeNews.com More ... Amherst Skating Club places third at festival The Amherst Skating Club and 21 other figure skating clubs from around Western New York, Canada, and the Finger Lake region came together to compete at the 19th annual Spring Skate Festival sponsored by The Skating Club of WNY on May 19-20 at Holiday Twin Rinks in Cheektowaga. More ... SS. Peter & Paul softball posts 6-1 league record SS. Peter & Paul softball closed out its regular season schedule with a 16-6 victory over St. Mary's of Swormville to finish 6-1 and secure second place in the Monsignor Bernardo Girls Varsity Softball League. The St. More ...
RUN, RUN, RUN - Jenna Kirkland of Amherst, pictured, was first in the 100-meter dash at the annual Southtowns Invitational Track Association meet held May 19 at St. Francis High School. Kirkland crossed the finish line in 12.8 seconds. More ... Fireman's Softball Te a m Wi n s Losses East Amherst 4 0 More ...
Lacey Woite of Snyder competed in the nine-year-old New York State Gymnastics Championships held at the Gym Nest in Long Island, N.Y. Woite, a Level 5 gymnast at Stumpf's Gymnastics Center, was accompanied by her coaches Kim Black and Denise Weisner. More ...
Miranda Roberson, a second grade student at Forest Elementary School, competed in the eight-year old New York State Gymnastics Championships. Roberson, who traveled to Long Island, N.Y. with her teammates from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center, was one of 23 girls to qualify in the young eight-year-old d... More ...
Katie Uba of Eggertsville enjoyed a trip to the seven-year-old New York State Gymnastics Championships in Medford, N.Y., located on Long Island. A level 5 gymnast for Stumpfs Gymnastics Center, Uba earned the chance to compete in the finals by exceeding a pre-set qualifying score during the seaso... More ... |
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