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Golf tourney for student leadership to be held A golf tournament to raise funds to send middle and high school students to Student Leadership University will be held on Monday, June 25 at Arrowhead Golf Club, 12292 Clarence Center Road, Akron. The event is a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start with awards and a lunch reception to follow. Student Leadershi... More ...
Will East grad Todd Marchant helps Anaheim Ducks win first NHL crown by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Growing up, Todd Marchant played on hockey teams that had great success but never won the big game. But after helping the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history last week, Marchant can scratch winning a big-time championship from his things-to-do li... More ... South softball's state title quest falls short Williamsville South's quest for their third New York State Championship in four years fell short as they lost a heartbreaking 2-0 decision to Section V's Victor in the Class A Far West Regional on Wednesday, June 6 at Brockport State College. More ...
Youth serves as bonus for track champions MATT KRUEGER Sports Reporter Things I think I'm thinking about: Underclassman was a title not to be scoffed at during this past weekend's New York State Track and Field Championships. Seniors generally rule the day when it comes to the last meet of the season, but Kenmore East's Anthony Johnson and Lancaster's Melissa Kurzdor... More ... De Rosa brings world junior soccer camp to WNY by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sal De Rosa's love of soccer coupled with an unbridled passion to teach the sport to youths has led to world-class instruction coming to Western New York this summer. The Williamsville native's Upstate Soccer Academy presents the Adidas Milan Junior Camp, held at three locations from June 25 to ... More ...
Comisso overcomes nerves, leads Sharks softball to third straight All-Catholic title by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sacred Heart's Erica Comisso admits she was nervous prior to her team's 2-1 Monsignor Martin Association All-Catholic final win over Holy Angels at Walden Pond in Lancaster last Wednesday but that was nothing new for the freshman pitcher. More ...
Adults Banks, Dengler, DeSabio to be inducted Dengler, and Maureen B. DeSabio will join 13 students to be inducted into this year's Avenue of Athletes. The event, which honors adults and senior student-athletes who have excelled in athletics, academics and in the community, will be held at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 13 at the Amherst Pepsi ... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Roberts Wesleyan College is gaining a late-blooming basketball player. Williamsville East senior Justin Andreozzi, who came on strong at the end of the Flames' 2006-07 season signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Raiders last Wednesday at East. More ... Track Amherst's Jones sets school record at states Willie Jones led all Town of Amherst entrants at last weekend's New York State Public High School Athletic Association at Dietz Memorial Stadium in Kingston, N.Y. The Amherst Central senior leaped a school-record 6-9 to place third in the boys triple jump. Jones will run in an outdoor national Ni... More ... Williamsville Junior Football 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 ...
The Amherst Skating Club held its 43rd annual awards banquet on June 1 at Ellicott Creek Fire Hall. This event was extra-special, as ASC had a team-record 10 United States Figure Skating gold medalists and an international gold medalist in Sascha Potter. This year, Marlana Cole earned her U.S. More ... Youth soccer Cyclones U12 earns team win The Amherst Bayern Cyclone U12 boys soccer team had one of their best outings of the year against a very good Lancaster team at Como Park on June 4, winning 3-1. After each team had their chances early on, both settled down and played solid team soccer. More ... Rovers, Stingers play to 2-2 tie The Amherst Rovers recently played to a 2-2 tie with the Stingers in an outdoor "B" travel soccer game. The Stingers shocked the Rovers with an early goal, but the Rovers tied it midway through the half on a goal by Courtney Sugarman, who somehow managed to connect from within a crowd in front of... More ... Sports briefs Washington College senior Jon Kenney, an Amherst native, was awarded All-American status at the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association All-America Brunch on May 27 at the Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Md. Kenney, an Amherst High School graduate, was named to the third team. More ...
Twenty-six Tonawanda Titans Swim Club records fell at the STAR Kickoff long course meet held June 1-3. All of the races were held in a 50-meter pool at the Erie Community College natatorium. Fifteen swim clubs participated in the meet, with 541 athletes competing. The Titans entered 88 swimmers. More ... Lou Gehrig 'AAA' Athletics steal day from Orioles The Lou Gehrig "AAA" Athletics recently stole a big win from the undefeated Orioles, 12-11. The A's winning combination of pitchers led off with Steven Bunce, George Attea, Nick Pilon, Alex Dimitroff, and Ryan Forczak each throwing the ball well and showing their dominance. More ... Niagara girls lacrosse day camp scheduled for July The Niagara Girls Lacrosse Day Camp, sponsored by Patterson Lacrosse, will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday, July 23 to Thursday, July 26, at Amherst High School, 4301 Main Street. This is the tenth year the local camp has offered instruction to girls in grades 3-12 and ability levels from b... More ... Amherst Girls Softball 'Major' White Sox rally to defeat Diamondbacks The Amherst Girls Softball "Major" White Sox prevailed over the Diamondbacks in what turned out to be a shootout. The White Sox were down 14-12 going into the bottom of the fourth inning and rallied to score six runs. The teams finished the final innings scoreless and the White Sox ended up winni... More ... Fireman's Softball June 15 Bowmansville at Main-Transit North Bailey at Eggertsville East Amherst at Akron Clarence at Harris Hill Snyder at Clarence Center More ... Mathewson McCarthy 'Major East' Royals lock up American division title The Mathewson McCarthy "Major East" Royals secured the American division crown as they beat a tough Cardinal, 7-2. The strong pitching of Rob Paslaqua and Matt Pragel shut down a potent Cardinal attack, limiting them to just two hits over six innings while striking out seven batters. More ... Connie Mack U-11 Athletics defeat Yankees 13-10 The U-11 Yankees and Athletics met for the second time this season at Dellwood North. The Athletics won 13-10 in a hard-fought game with plenty of hits and few bases on balls. Despite loading the bases in the top of the first inning, the A's were unable to score due to the Yankees experienced fie... More ... Central Amherst 'AA Sr.' Yankees' pitching backs win over Orioles The Central Amherst "AA Sr." Yankees beat the Orioles, 7-1, on June 2 backed by strong pitching. Sam Lobuzzetta got things started for the Yankees in the first inning with a single. Tommy Gioia added another single and Marcellus Cooper blasted a double to score Lobuzzetta. More ...
- The St. Gregory the Great Cougars girls varsity "B" softball team made the Buffalo Diocesan playoffs this year. It is the first time a "B" team has ever made the playoffs, and the first time two teams from the same school have made the playoffs. More ... Firehawks 16U rout Eden The Connie Mack Firehawks 16U defeated Eden 16U, 11-1, in a Metro Girls Softball League. Pitcher Jessica Banning threw a one-hitter and seven strikeouts and fielded two outs to first. At the plate, she hit a single and scored a run. Catcher Jordan Dudish caught a pop-fly for an out and hit three ... More ... Pitching leads Mel Ott 'Major' Red Sox over Reds Mel Ott "Major" Red Sox pitchers gave their best performance of the season as Patrick Bouchane, Joey Mirando, and Jake Ziegler combined to shut down the Reds, 12-5, for their first win. More ...
The Amherst Revolution U-12 girls soccer club won its second consecutive tournament, winning the Batavia Soccer Tournament on June 9-10. Team play is the mark of the Revolution and this weekend was no exception. Playing without injured teammate Morgaine Houston, the Revolution allowed only three ... More ...
Greater Buffalo Level 4 captures fourth at Team Cup The Level 4 girls team from Greater Buffalo Gymnastic and Fitness Center in Getzville participated in the annual Level 4 Team Cup hosted on June 3 at Valley Gymnastics Center in Utica, N.Y. Greater Buffalo competed against 10 other teams from around Western and Central New York, capturing fourth ... More ... Summer Empire State Games tryouts slated Tryouts for the Western Region's teams for the 30th annual Empire State Games are nearing their conclusion, but there are still a few sports where tryouts are currently being conducted. The games will be held in Westchester County July 25-29. More ... Trio concludes season at states Three gymnasts from Greater Buffalo Gymnastic and Fitness Center in Getzville recently concluded their competitive season at the level 4 boys gymnastics state championships held in Binghamton, N.Y. Each turned in outstanding scores, places and performances. More ...
The St. Benedict's Mite team 'A' (first- and second-graders) finished their soccer season 6-0-1 with an exciting 5-3 win over St. Greg's on June 3. Conor Flynn scored the most goals on the team, followed by Willy Lawley and Connor Parish. Also scoring this year were Chris Wittmann, Mike Dispenza,... More ...
The 14U WNY Diamond Girls Black won first place at the New Era Park Tournament. It was the team's second tournament of the year. More ...
The Saints Peter and Paul Knights boys varsity volleyball team did not record a regular season loss all year as they went 12-0 and finally captured the elusive Diocesan championship for the first time in school history. Coach Mary McIntyre insisted this 11-man team was very coachable and possessed... More ...
St. Benedict's School of Eggertsville recently claimed its first Diocesan baseball championship by defeating St. John the Baptist of Kenmore, 6-5, before an enthusiastic crowd of over 500 fans at Dunn Tire Park. The game pitted two teams that only had one loss between them, so everyone knew it wa... More ...
St. Benedict's softball team ended their season with a 12-1 loss in the semifinals against St. John the Baptist. St. Benedict's only run came in the fourth inning. Shannon Okonczak hit a single and knocked in Mary O'Rourke. Besides Okonczak and O'Rourke getting on base, Gina Maisano, Jamie Schuh... More ... Seven openings left for Aunt Rosie's tournaments Only seven openings remain for the 19th annual Aunt Rosie's International Girls'/Women's Fast Pitch Softball tournament which gets underway the weekend of June 22-24 at the Audubon Recreation Center in Amherst. Three of the openings remain in the 12 and under division and four remain in the women... More ...
The Amherst Lightning Gold 18U Girls Fastpitch Softball Team won the 11th annual Lancaster/Depew PONY National Qualifier last weekend. The team, which in 2006 finished 60-8 and won the PONY 16U National Championship, had a 24-game win streak snapped by the Mississauga Tigers, 2-1, in their third ... More ...
- The New Era Diamond Girls 12U travel softball team won back-to-back tournaments recently, going 7-0 to capture the Cayuga Tournament shortly after winning their third successive tournament in as many weekends, this time taking the championship in the PONY Qualifier Tournament to earn a bid to... More ...
Nardin Academy's lightweight eight boat won the gold medal at the recently held Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association Championship. More ... |
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