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Amherst Central football
Tigers' coach brings new enthusiasm to program
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
      When Amherst Central hired Patrick Murphy as its new head varsity football coach six months ago, the program immediately saw improvements. The first item of business Murphy introduced was a college style strength and conditioning program. The next item was bring in more athletes, which Murphy wa...
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Travel baseball
New Era 12U wins third tourney of season
      Team New Era 12U won the Battle of the Falls Tournament held at the end of July in Lockport, N.Y. It was the team's third tournament victory of the season. Offensive firepower and a stingy defense led undefeated Team New Era to outscore their opponents, 48-10.
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I'm ready for high school football
PATRICK NAGY Sports Reporter
      The 2007 high school football season marks a dubious anniversary: Ten years ago, I was beginning my senior year of high school football at Depew. I can't believe it's been 10 years.
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Sweet Home football
Panthers looking to break through
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
      Sweet Home has seen its share of success on the gridiron the past couple of years but in Section VI Class A title games, the team has fallen short. Two years ago at Ralph Wilson Stadium, the Panthers lost to Grand Island, 20-14. Last year, Sweet Home fell to Iroquois, 53-20. Sweet Home coach John...
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Williamsville East football
Flames don't want another regular season letdown
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
      Depending on when you saw Williamsville East play football last year, you were either really impressed or extremely disappointed. The Flames opened the 2006 season 3-1, including a Week Two 21-14 win over Sweet Home, its first victory over the Panthers in six years.
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Williamsville North football
Spartans marching on the same page
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
      Roster numbers are slightly down for Williamsville North (40, usually 47) but unlike recent years, there are no cliques, said Spartans head football coach Mike Mammoliti. "We'd like to have more kids for depth but we're pretty happy with what we've got," said Mammoliti.
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Williamsville South football
New head coach tries to change Billies' culture
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
      When Kraig Kurzanski took the job as Williamsville South head football coach, he knew what was ahead of him. With six straight one-win seasons, the Billies have, in recent years, been one of the worst teams in Section VI. But if there's one coach who knows about turning around a football program,...
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Lou Gehrig 12U Red wins district, state title
      The Lou Gehrig 12-year old Red team earned the Cal Ripken Western District and Western New York State Championship titles in recent competition. In the districts at Lancaster's Westwood Park, the team went 3-0. Canandaigua was the host for the New York State tournament, in which the team went un...
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Sports brief
      St. Pius X Padres hosted and defeated St. Mary's of Lancaster, 5-4, to win the Catholic Youth Organization championship softball game on Aug. 21. The Padres took an early 3-0, lead but St. Mary's of Lancaster answered with strong defensive plays and an awakening offense. St. Mary's of Lancaster t...
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NFL
Evans proves to be Buffalo's best weapon
by MATT KRUEGER Reporter
      If the Buffalo Bills are to be seen as a team on the rise in the NFL, the player leading the way must be receiver Lee Evans. The fourth-year man out of Wisconsin has quickly ascended to elite status in the league and has carved out the most impressive start in a Bills uniform of any wideout in fr...
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS CALENDAR
      Friday, August 31 Football: Sweet Home at Lancaster, 7:30 p.m.; Hamburg at Amherst, 7 p.m. Boys soccer: Sweet Home at NFL/ECIC Challenge, 1 p.m.
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Hilbert College to hold athletics open house
      The Hilbert College athletic department will hold an open house starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 in Franciscan Hall. Presentations by the Hilbert College admissions department, followed by the athletic department, and a campus tour will highlight the morning.
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St. Benedict's repeats at St. Francis tourney
      St. Benedict's baseball team, coming off its 2006-07 diocesan championship season, started off the 2007 season by capturing the prestigious St. Francis High School Baseball Tournament for the second year in a row. St. Benedict's defeated Queen of Heaven/St. John Vianney, 4-1, in the championship ...
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Campuzano wins hockey honor
      Buffalo In-line Hockey Group's David Campuzano has been selected to play for Team New York in the August State Wars tournament. State Wars is governed by the United States Roller Hockey Commission and is a competitive geographically structured national in-line hockey event with players who are c...
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      FEELING GREEN - Trish Kennery of the Green Machine launches a pitch during the fifth annual StrikeOut Cancer Tournament held last weekend at the Amherst Pepsi Center. The Green Machine was made up of softball players from Williamsville North. The Green Machine lost 3-0 in the semifinals of the 1...
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