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WNY Elite 18U showcase team to hold tryouts The WNY Elite 18U girls fastpitch softball college showcase team is holding tryouts at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 1 and 8 at the Amherst Pepsi Center, 1615 Amherst Manor Drive. WNY Elite 18U just completed its first year of playing ASA Gold competition, finishing with a 54-15-3 record. They play... More ...
Coughlin kicks off medal reap by MATT KRUEGER Reporter When Alice Coughlin crossed the finish line at 9:15 Thursday morning, she may have been third in her race, but she was first in Buffalo. Coughlin's bronze medal in the scholastic women's 10,000 meters was the first medal scooped up by a Buffalo-area athlete at the 30th annual Empire State Games. More ... ESG - Behind the scenes Ken East grad helps keep athletes in top form by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter Bryan Hanypsiak knows what it's like to get roughed up competing in the Empire State Games. That's part of the reason he was among the 142 medical professionals and athletic training students who volunteered their services this past week to ensure the health of the thousands of participating athle... More ...
There's more to the Empire State Games than winning MATT KRUEGER Sports Reporter I've never seen someone so excited to finish second as the Central Region synchronized swimming team was Sunday afternoon. Moments after climbing out of the pool at Iona College, the six girls clutched each other's hands or wrapped their arms around each other's shoulders and cried heavily at see... More ...
Long Island snaps scholastic men's win streak by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter For the past 17 Empire State Games, fans could pretty much anticipate a Western-Long Island championship matchup when it came to scholastic men's volleyball, with that pairing competing for the gold 13 times over that span. More ...
We were there from the opening ceremonies... ...to the finish! Photos by Jason Nadolinski and Marc A. Deley Purchase color photos at www.BeeNews.com. TORCH TIME - Hudson Valley open women's basketball team member Elizabeth Flooks, left, and New York City track team member Adrian Crichlow prepare to light the torch to officially open the 30th annual Empire State Games last Wednesday night. More ...
Western edged out of gold medal by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter The Western Region's scholastic field hockey team took a few giant steps in its quest to become a respected adversary this past Sunday despite losing to Hudson Valley, 1-0, in the 30th annual Empire State Games' championship contest at Rye Country Day School. More ...
Wakelam's grand slam leads Western by MATT KRUEGER Reporter Laurie Wakelam picked right up where her former teammate left off this past weekend and turned in a performance King Midas would envy. Wakelam, a 2007 Kenmore West High School graduate, won the solo, figures and trio competitions and led the Western Region to its amazing 30th straight victory in ... More ...
Late Long Island goal dashes hopes for silver by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter The veterans of Western's scholastic women's hockey team completed their variety pack of medals with their performance at last week's 30th annual Empire State Games, though it wasn't exactly the finish they were anticipating. More ... ESG - Men's hockey Win gives team second-longest golden streak Western's scholastic men's hockey team remained its dominant self at last week's 30th installment of the Empire State Games, and with the scholastic boy's volleyball squad's upset loss, took over as the team with the second-longest gold medal streak. More ...
Open men's, scholastic women's teams win gold by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter Three of the Western Region's four basketball teams came away from last week's 30th annual Empire State Games with medals for their efforts, led by the open men's and scholastic women's first-place finishes. More ... ESG - Weightlifting Miskovski jacks up silver medal by MATT KRUEGER Reporter He yells, grunts and stomps his way through competition, which would make him a nightmare in golf. But Cheektowaga's Mark Miskovski fits right into the world of weightlifting. More ...
Western falls short of medal yet again by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter For a moment, it appeared that Michael Kazley's three-run home run in the seventh inning would allow Western's baseball team to at least end it's appearance at the ''30th annual Empire State Games on a positive note, but eventual gold medal winner Long Island had other plans. More ...
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE - Stephen Koshansky of East Amherst, a 2006 graduate of Williamsville North High School, has been named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the spring 2007 semester. To be eligible, a scholar-athlete must earn a 3.2 grade point average and be awarded a varsity letter. More ...
Western rallies to break medal drought by MATT KRUEGER Reporter Like a good long distance runner, the Western Region softball team started slowly and picked up speed later at the Empire State Games this past weekend. Then it kicked into high gear when it mattered most. More ...
Western brings in another huge haul by MATT KRUEGER Reporter The Western Region should show up to the Empire State Games with a forklift to carry home all the medals it wins. Following up last year's record setting performance of 34 medals, Western captured 31 this year, including gold in three of the four team events. More ...
Western edges out another medal count by MATT KRUEGER Reporter If the Empire State Games gave out a ring to the director for the region totaling the most medals, Western Director Lou Reuter would have one for the thumb this year. Western won the medal count for the fifth year in a row and ninth in the past 11. But Western didn't run away with it like it has ... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCOREBOARD Scholastic Baseball - lost to Adirondack, 4-2; lost to Central, 18-3; def. New York City, 7-0; lost to Hudson Valley, 10-3; lost to Long Island, 8-7 Men's Basketball - lost to New York City, 71-60; lost to Hudson Valley, 84-83; def. Central, 66-63; def. More ...
KinTora students take silver, bronze by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter There's never a shortage of options when it comes to the quest to stay youthful, but for Elma resident Carol Boulet, the fountain of youth isn't a fountain at all - it's a padded mat. Boulet's method of choice for staying young is competing in judo, a pursuit that took her to Byram Hills High Sc... More ... ESG - Men's Lacrosse Western does enough for bronze by MATT KRUEGER Reporter The Western Region team looked like it was in full control Sunday morning, as it held a 4-0 lead over New York City in its final contest of the Empire State Games. But New York City managed to make a game of it and give the fans something to bite their nails about. Western needed a win to stay i... More ...
ESG VETERANS WIN MEDALS - Amherst residents Craig Johnson, left, and Michael Nadrich competed in their seventh Empire State Games in the men's masters gymnastics competition this past week in Westchester County. Masters gymnastics consists of six individual events and all-around competition. More ...
North ends losing streak against South by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The North players came into this year's Kensington Lions All-Star Football Classic not just looking to compete in their final high school game but to end a losing skid. The North jumped out to a 14-0 first half and held off a late rally by the South to win, 17-12, in the 32nd edition of the annua... More ... Amherst Soccer Association Registration for fall outdoor house league ends Aug. 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 ...
Amherst girls U-9 Fire turn up the heat in Brockport The Amherst girls U-9 Fire outdoor travel soccer team was crowned champs this weekend in Brockport. The Fire tied Greece, 3-3, on Saturday morning. Sarah Scolnick scored twice for Amherst followed by a goal from Lexi Skibtsky to tie things up. More ... Revolution U-12 knots tie with Lancaster The Amherst Revolution U-12 Girls Soccer Club took its show on the road playing the U-13 Lancaster Warriors at the Lancaster "flats" on July 24. The Revolution outshot the home squad, 27-5, but was unable to find the back of the net enough and settled for a 2-2 draw. More ... Fireman's Softball Aug. 3 North Amherst at East Amherst Newstead vs Clarence at Parker Field Aug. 5 at Main-Transit consolation game 1 p.m. championship 3 p.m. More ... Shots fall for Rovers in second half, defeat Panthers The Amherst Rovers beat the Tonawanda Panthers, 3-1, in a C-North division outdoor soccer game on July 30 but it took until the second half to register goals on the scoreboard. Despite most of the game being played in the Tonawanda Panthers' end, they led 1-0 at halftime. 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 ...
The Central Amherst "Majors" Orioles and Phillies met in a very evenly matched championship game. The Orioles came out on top, 10-8. The high-powered Orioles came out swinging in the top of the first inning on consecutive singles by CJ Westcott, Andrew Pierino, Nick Hillebrand and Michael Spina b... More ...
Central Amherst's 12U tournament team won the Connie Mack 12U tournament held from July 18 to 22. Central Amherst played Cayuga on July 18 and won 13-11 with triples by Robert Rummings, Matt MacDonald and Paul Schmitt. Schmitt also had two great catches in right field. Christian Lampaso continued... More ...
The top two teams from Lou Gehrig "AAA", the Reds and Orioles, recently battled into extra innings to crown a champion. The Orioles won, 7-6. The two teams met earlier in the playoffs and it ended with a 6-6 tie. History repeated itself in the championship game, as the two teams found themselves ... More ...
The Lou Gehrig softball Pirates defeated the Orioles, 5-1, in a very tight contest to win the "Majors" championship. The Pirates had a good regular season record, finishing with a 9-6-1 record. The playoff record was three wins, including the final and one loss. There were contributions by all p... More ... Power Play Academy held first Future Stars hockey clinic at Pepsi Center The Amherst Pepsi Center was the site of the summer's first Future Stars clinic, run by Power Play Academy. Eighteen boys and girls participated in the two-day clinic held July 12-13, which focused on power skating, puck handling, speed and agility. More ... Central Amherst holding fundraiser to improve facility Central Amherst Little League is working in conjunction with town and government officials, as well as private corporations, to secure funding to make significant improvements to their complex located at 480 Wehrle Drive in Amherst. More ... Titans break district record, finish tenth overall at Supersectional meet The Town of Tonawanda Titans sent 15 athletes to the 2007 Speedo Championship Series Supersectional meet held July 19-22 at St. Mary's College in St. Mary's City, Md. Approximately 100 teams competed during the four days. More ...
The Lou Gehrig Lasers defeated the WNY Sting Gold, 4-3, to capture the Lou Gehrig 14U fastpitch softball tournament championship. The Lasers 14U went 6-0 in the tournament to bring their overall record to 28-3 for the season. More ... Amherst High fall sports tryouts, mandatory meetings slated All Amherst High School athletes who will be trying out for a fall sport are to report to the high school's South Gymnasium at 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 20 for an informational meeting for the fifth annual varsity gold fundraiser. More ...
The Mel Ott senior boys (16 and under) won the District 1 Williamsport Tournament held at Lockport Little League from July 7 to 15. Mel Ott came from the loser's bracket to win the tournament, defeating North Tonawanda twice and playing a total of six games. More ...
The 12U New Era Diamond Girls recently competed at the PONY Nationals in Vienna, Ohio, taking on some of the 60 teams on hand from states such as Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Michigan. More ...
The Bandits defeated the Racers, 8-6, to win the Mel Ott "Minor Softball" championship. Jillian Stenzel, Madison Cooper and Emily Ackendorf pitched well on the mound. Julia Mings hit an awesome double to bring in a run. Courtney Creasey, Lisa Kolb and Kaitlyn Fitzpatrick all made great plays to h... More ... Sports brief The Howard and Sandy Voss Memorial Charity Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, Aug. 20 at Glen Oak Golf Course, 711 Smith Road, East Amherst. Registration and lunch are at 11 a.m. with the tournament starting at noon. Dinner, awards and basket raffles are scheduled for 5 p.m. More ...
If anyone is a fan of girls lacrosse, the fields at Amherst Central are the place to be this week. At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 1, the United States U19 team will face off against a group of Lady Rochester Club alumni in an exhibition game at Amherst Central High's Dimp Wagner Field, 4301 Main St... More ... Buffalo Lacrosse Academy Fall Ball league begins in September The fall no longer has to be a time when the lacrosse sticks get put away until the indoor or spring season. Buffalo Lacrosse Academy's Fall Ball is an eight-on-eight lacrosse league open to any interested lacrosse player in the Buffalo area. More ... Moonlight Run slated for August 15 The 21st annual Moonlight Run & Wellness Walk will be held at 8 p.m. on Wed., Aug. 15. The run/walk course will be the same as in prior years (beginning on Glen Ave. at Cayuga). Race registration and the post-race party will be held at Island Park, located behind Amherst Town Hall. More ...
LACROSSE ADVICE - Meg Stevens, left, and Kristy Grossman chat with girls attending the Niagara Girls Lacrosse Day Camp, sponsored by Patterson Lacrosse, at Amherst High School. The camp, now in its tenth year, ran from July 23 to 26. The camp emphasized skill work, game play and coaching in spe... More ...
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT - Ryan Greenwald, left, and Williamsville North's Eric Mann go through a drill during a boys camp last Wednesday at Fastbreak Lacrosse Camp held last week at Sweet Home High School. Fastbreak Lacrosse offered a boys camp for ages 8 to 18 from July 22 to 26 and a boys and g... More ... |
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