ESG SUMMER GAMES
We were there from the opening ceremonies...
...to the finish!
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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. SISTER ACT - Orchard Park twins Brittany, left, and Ashley Bonetto kill some time before assembling for the opening ceremonies. JACK OF ALL TRADES - Western scholastic lacrosse goalie Jonathon Lawless of East Aurora works on repairing a teammate's broken stick before the halftime of Thursday's game against Adirondack at Iona College. LOOK MA, I'M ON TV! - Spectators watch the Western Region athletes enter the opening ceremonies on one of two big-screen televisions set up in front of the Kensico Dam. THEY'RE READY TO PLAY BALL - Western Region baseball team members Jonathan Vanremmen (East Aurora resident), Jason Radwan and Jesse Kelso (East Aurora resident and St. Mary's of Lancaster student) join coach Bob Kowal in taking a break in the march over to the opening ceremonies. HE'S PSYCHIC - Kenmore East senior-to-be Anthony Johnson correctly predicts his finish in the scholastic men's 100-meter dash during the walk to last Wednesday night's opening ceremonies for the 30th annual Empire State Games. MAKE WAY FOR WESTERN - Newfane heptathlete Brianna Steel, middle, joins Western Region Director Lou Reuter in leading the Western Region's athletes to the opening ceremonies at the Kensico Dam Plaza. A NEW ACCESSORY - Amherst's Dana Carter is awarded a bronze medal after the Western's open women's softball team's 13-2 win over Central in last Saturday's medal round at Delfino Park in White Plains. HERE IT COMES - West Seneca's Erica Owczarczak gets ready to cleat the puck down the ice during the Western scholastic girls hockey team's 3-1 loss to Adirondack Thursday at the Playland Ice Casino. A LITTLE HELP? - Kenmore resident Phil Scaffidi looks for an open teammate during the Western scholastic men's team's 84-83 loss to Hudson Valley Friday at Iona College. The team bounced back to eventually win the bronze medal. m ALL CLEAR - East Amherst's Sarah Mikulski, middle, leaps over a hurdle while competing in her heat of the scholastic women's 100-meter hurdles last Thursday at Mount Vernon High School. Mikulski placed third in her heat with a time of 16.90 seconds.