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Scholastic must overcome more for golden five-peat; open features new faces by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter If the Western Region scholastic women's soccer team is to win a fifth gold medal at the Empire State Games, they will have to overcome not only their opponents but the playing surface they are facing them on. According to Western coach Doug Kircher, this is the first year ESG women's soccer gam... More ... ESG coverage from Westchester on tap As it has the past three summers, The Bee will be at the annual Empire State Games to provide in-depth coverage when the 30th annual installment takes place Thursday through Sunday, July 26-30. Be sure to check out next week's edition of The Bee for multiple stories and photos from Westchester Cou... More ... ESG - Athletics Mikulski's gymnastics background helping with hurdles execution by ALLISON WHALEN Reporter This summer, Amherst resident Sarah Mikulski has been spending her time on the track soaring over 33-inch hurdles at full speed in the hot sun. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Chelsea Plimpton never thought she would be named a first team Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association High School All-American so when she found out she made it this year, she was shocked. "I was surprised," said Plimpton, who graduated from Williamsville South in June. "I didn... More ... Kensington Lions' 32nd annual football classic set The 32nd annual Kensington Lions All-Star High School Football Classic will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 25, at North Tonawanda High School, 405 Meadow Drive. The game is usually held at Lancaster High School but an already scheduled soccer tournament forced organizers to change the venue. More ... Sports brief The Sheridan Park Friday Golf Club weekly nine hole medal winners from July 20th are: A Flight - Mary Ann Weislo (47-10-37), Peggy Nogaro (48-11-37) and Joy Denzak (49-11-38); B Flight - Marion Battaglia (53-17-36), Peggy Galante (53-16-37) and Sue Scanlon (53-15-38); C Flight - Sue Tully (52-... More ...
Open team not strangers with each other, scholastic looks for redemption by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Team chemistry should not be a problem for this year's Western men's open soccer squad at the Empire State Games. Western, winners of the last two gold medals, features eight players who played for, currently attend, or are headed to the University at Buffalo to play men's soccer. More ... Black Watch NY-West Premier Soccer Club to hold tryouts in August Tryouts for Black Watch NY-West, a new premier level soccer club, will be held Aug. 4 and 11 at the University at Buffalo South Campus' Rotary Field, 3435 Main St. Tryouts for the U10 to U13 boys and girls will be held at 9 a.m. The U14 to U18 boys and girls are set for 11 a.m. More ...
Seniors-to-be hoping for golden finale by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter The end of the line is approaching for multiple members of the Western Region's scholastic girls hockey team, and there's nothing more they'd like to do than avenge last year's second-place finish and reclaim the gold they earned as Empire State More ...
Scholastic teams looking to improve on silver finish by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter If the Western Region's scholastic boys and girls tennis teams are able to improve on last summer's silver-medal finish when the 30th annual Empire State Games commence Thursday, More ... ESG - Volleyball Western's four teams hoping to retain golden touch by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter When it comes to volleyball and the Empire State Games, the Western Region might as well have King Midas as its mascot, that's how often at least one - if not more - of the teams is contending for a gold medal. More ... ESG - Baseball Former champion eyes medal stand by MATT KRUEGER Reporter Though not exactly in a drought, the Western Region has gone two years without winning a medal at the Empire State Games. And that has head coach Bob Kowal hoping to get back onto the medal podium this year. "Last year was weird," Kowal said of his team's 2-3 performance and subsequent loss in th... More ...
Talent-rich Western ready to end medal drought by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Western scholastic field hockey hasn't medaled at the Empire State Games since taking bronze in 2004 but a nice mix of players from Buffalo and Rochester has made coach Peter Tonsoline think this is the year they will get over the hump. More ... South grad coaches tennis at European Maccabi Games Williamsville South graduate Lori B. Sabatose, a resident of Brockport, Pa., was the head coach for the United States boys and girls juniors and open men's and women's tennis teams at the 12th European Maccabi Games held July 2-13 in Rome, Italy. More ...
Repeat a tall order for Western by MATT KRUEGER Reporter The Western Region will be hard-pressed to match last year's performance when it returns to the Empire State Games this week in Westchester County. Western won all four divisions by whopping margins practically unheard-of in gymnastics. More ... ESG - Wrestling Scholastic features several new faces, open returns Mariachers by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter This year's Western scholastic wrestling team features many new up and coming athletes ready to make their mark while the open team fields a veteran pair of twin brothers looking to continue their success at the Empire State Games. More ...
UB cagers get summer workout on open men's, women's squads by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter The University at Buffalo won't be the only area Division I college supplying basketball players for this week's 30th annual Empire State Games, but it will just edge Canisius College to be the most well represented of the big three area schools. More ...
Western looking to go 30 for 30 by MATT KRUEGER Reporter The safest bet to make at the Empire State Games this year, is that the Western Region will win tons of medals and take home all the gold. It's not exactly going out on a limb to make that prediction, since Western has won the team competition every year since the Games inception in 1978. That's ... More ...
Losing streak needs to end for Western by MATT KRUEGER Reporter A three-year slide has the Western Region team anxious to reach the summit once again at the Empire State Games. Western, which leads the all-time gold medal count with nine and the total medal count with 17, hasn't won a medal of any color since 2003. That has second-year coach Joe Catalano blam... More ...
Buffalo area boosts presence on roster by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter For years, the Buffalo area has made strides in becoming known as a supplier of quality high school lacrosse. More ...
SHAQ supplies large contingent of participants by ALLISON WHALEN Intern Anyone who doubts the presence of sportsmanship and camaraderie at the Empire State Games can look no further than the Western bench at the Scarsdale Municipal Pool in Westchester County. This year, the Sweet Home Aquatic swim team, SHAQ, sets a new precedent for representation. The Western team ... More ...
FEELING BLUE - The Western New York Sting Blue softball team won the Victor Classic with a 1-0 win over the Oswego Pride in the championship game. In the two-day tournament, the Sting Blue outscored their opponents, 57-5. More ... Amherst Soccer Association Registration for fall outdoor house league ends August 11 The Amherst Soccer Association's fall outdoor house league is forming and will start Sept. 15. Registration for the fall session will end on Aug. 11. The outdoor fall sessions will include U8, U10, U12 and U14 in boys and girls divisions. ASA will also have a U17 co-ed league as well if there are... More ... Rovers shuts out Ken-Ton Kickers, 5-0 The Amherst Rovers came out on fire and scored four goals before the Ken-Ton Kickers knew what hit them. The Rovers beat Ken-Ton in a travel C-North game 5-0, on July 16. Allie Troncone played extremely aggressive offense early on and was rewarded with Amherst's first goal. She made her way past ... More ... Revolution beats Lightning, avenges loss On a cloudy evening in Lockport, the Amherst Revolution U-12 Girls Soccer Club revealed their character once again as they avenged an early season loss to the Lockport Lightning U-13 soccer team, winning 2-1. The victory was their seventh in a row and raised the Revolution's record to 9-2, good f... More ...
FANTASTIC FINISH - The Buffalo United U-14 boys elite team ended their season by taking first place in the Upstate Premier League. In recent tournaments, they went 4-0 to win the Gates U-15 tournament and were a semifinalist at the U.S. Club National tournament in Indianapolis, Ind., where they f... More ... Thunder strikes at Fairport tourney The Amherst U-10 Girls Soccer Club recently battled their way to a second-place finish in the U-11 division of the Fairport Soccer Tournament. The Thunder's hard work began on July 7 when they took a 3-1 win over the Penfield Strikers. The Thunder defense put up a wall, made up mainly of Erin Hop... More ...
The Town of Tonawanda Titans Swim Club sent 44 athletes to compete in the Stingrays Swim Club 2007 summer long-course open meet held from July 13 to 15 at Cheektowaga Town Park. The meet mixed serious work with fun, especially for younger swimmers. Random heats had "bell ringers" where swimmers w... More ... Clarence Swim Club sets new club records Swimmers from the Clarence Swim Club participated in the Niagara Classic at the University at Buffalo in early July. The meet requires qualifying times to enter and attracts talent from around the Northeast and includes several Olympians. Many personal best times were swum and new club records wer... More ...
CATCHING SOME WAVES - Jennifer Hettler of Snyder qualified for the 2007 RockStar World Wakeboard Association World Wakeboard Championships presented by Supra. The event will be held Aug. 23-26 at Sparks Marina in Sparks, Nev. Hettler, an Amherst Central High School grad, will be competing in the... More ...
The Mathewson McCarthy 11U Mustangs defeated Lancaster-Depew, 12-1, in the finals of the Lewiston-Porter Baseball Classic. The Mustangs went 5-0 in the tournament. Led by the strong arms of Nick Swain and Mike Keenehan, the Mustangs dominated Lancaster Depew from the opening pitch. More ... Mel Ott Athletics come back to earn 'A' crown The Athletics came from behind three times to win the Mel Ott "A" championship, 8-7, over the Reds last Friday night. Down 7-6 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Peter Ruber knocked in what proved to be the game-winning run. More ...
The Royals defeated the Tigers, 10-5, on July 17 to win the Lou Gehrig Juniors softball championship. Sarah McMahon pitched three innings, drove in four runs and scored twice. Hannah O'Sullivan pitched three innings, including pitching out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the top of the fifth inn... More ... Amherst United blanks Cheektowaga The Amherst United squad suited up on July 17 looking to make a claim for first place in the U-14 division, facing Cheektowaga. With only one loss in league play this summer and a stingy defense that had allowed only six goals in nine games, the boys had a different show in mind this night. More ...
The Amherst Lightning 12U team defeated the previously unbeaten Cayuga Gamblers, 13-10, to win the Niagara Frontier League 12U Blue division championship. More ...
The Yankees used timely hitting and some great defense to beat the Orioles 15-9 on Saturday to claim the Central Amherst Little League "AA Jr." championship. The Orioles jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first behind RBI singles from Garren Dudas, Brian Comerford and Colin Blatz and a lo... More ...
The Western New York Katz 13U baseball team, based in Amherst, finished second at the Freedom Classic Tournament held in Hudson, Ohio. The tournament features many top teams from the eastern United States. The Katz opened play on Saturday with a tough 4-3 loss to the Buckeye Bombers. That aftern... More ...
GOLD RUSH - The WNY Sting Gold girls softball team became the first-ever New York State champion in the 16 and Under bracket of the National Softball Association Girls Fast-pitch Championship held July 7-8 at Sunshine Park in West Seneca. More ... Lou Gehrig 12 Blue advances to regionals The Lou Gehrig 12 Blue tournament team won the Cal Ripken Major 70' New York State Tournament hosted by Mathewson McCarthy Baseball from July 13 to 14. Lou Gehrig has advanced to the regional tournament starting on July 26 in Clifton Park, N.Y. More ...
For the second year in a row, the Lou Gehrig Minor "A" Cubs earned the well-deserved title of champion, defeating the Royals, 20-12, on July 16. The visiting Cubs led off the first inning with two runs but the Royals answered back with a run of their own. More ...
The Cardinals defeated the Marlins, 7-5, to win the Lou Gehrig Major "B" championship. The game started out as a great pitching dual between two of the top pitchers in the league. Mitchell Spring pitched superbly for the Marlins in the first two innings, holding the Cardinals scoreless. Spring w... More ...
In a game befitting a championship contest, the White Sox defeated the Nationals, 4-1, to win the Lou Gehrig Major "A" championship. The game started out as a pitching duel between Cole Weppner of the Nationals and Nick Kiener of the White Sox. The game was scoreless after two innings, with e... More ... Publish sports scores in The Bee Anyone wishing to have their teams' baseball, softball, outdoor soccer or other winter sports results published in The Bee, whether it is a house, travel, town, recreational or other team, can submit articles in a variety of ways. More ...
The Lou Gehrig 9U Red team went undefeated on their way to winning the Lew-Port baseball tournament played at Kiwanis Park in Lewiston from July 13 to 15. The ball club combined an exciting defense with some clutch hitting and dominating pitching to win the title. More ... |
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