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Spartans grind out 280 rushing yards, post first win by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter A simplified game plan combined with a ton of rushing yards led Williamsville North to its first victory of the season. The Spartans gained 280 yards rushing and only threw six times in a 34-21 non-league win at rival Williamsville South last Thursday. More ...
Tigers' back breaks single-game school rushing record by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter An unbelievable performance by Bert Smith lifted the Amherst Central varsity football team to its first victory of the season. The Amherst junior had 463 all-purpose yards, including a school-record 334 yards, as the Tigers beat Williamsville East, 32-21, last Thursday at East. More ...
Commentary MATT KRUEGER Sports Reporter The Buffalo Bills offense has enough trouble to work through with starting quarterback J.P. Losman on the shelf with a sprained knee, rookie Trent Edwards taking the reins probably before he's ready, and a passing game that hasn't gotten out of first gear through three games this season. More ... Sports briefs East Amherst resident and Williamsville East graduate Jason Tartick was named Geneseo State College's male student-athlete of the week for Sept. 17 to 23. Tartick, a sophomore business administration major, scored a goal and an assist in the 4-0 victory over Potsdam on Saturday. More ... East continues league dominance Girls soccer by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The biggest question for ECIC Division II league opponents facing Williamsville East this season is not if they're going to win; it's if they're going to score a goal. The Lady Flames posted shutouts over Sweet Home, 4-0, Lake Shore, 7-0, and Hamburg, 2-0, last Monday, Wednesday and Friday to rem... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home is 4-0 but its 28-14 home win over Kenmore East last Saturday was the team's most complete victory. "It was the first game where we got control and kept it," said Sweet Home coach John Faller. "But I don't think we've played our best game yet. More ... Youthful South improving by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter After dropping its first two games, Williamsville South has been on a mini-roll. The Lady Billies have won two out of three games to improve its record to 2-2 in ECIC Division II, 2-3 overall. South's latest win was a thrilling 1-0 double overtime victory at West Seneca East last Wednesday. More ... Sports brief Bill Truman, Barbara Gallo and Jane Kaeppel each sank a hole in one at Audubon Golf Course. Truman used a 5-iron on the 177-yard third hole; Gallo had an 8-iron on the 90-yard sixth hole; Kaeppel utilized a 7-iron on the 90-yard ninth hole. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It's been a rough season so far for Sweet Home girls soccer. The team is 1-8 with its only win coming against Amherst, 2-1, on Sept. 11. Lightning forced officials to call the game with four minutes remaining. Other scores have not been as kind. Last week, Sweet Home lost to Williamsville East, ... More ... Publish sports scores in The Bee Anyone wishing to have their teams' youth football, soccer or other fall 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. Forms for some sports can be filled out on our web site, www.beenews.com. This i... More ...
Williamsville East's only loss all season was against Hamburg so the Flames had plenty play for in their ECIC Division II contest last Thursday at East. East, who lost to Hamburg, 3-0, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, avenged the loss with a 2-1 victory. More ... Amherst exceeding expectations by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Coming into the 2007 season, Amherst boys soccer coach Bobby DiNunzio had no idea how his team would fare. Thirteen players and eight starters graduated from last year's 10-2-2 team, leaving DiNunzio wondering who would pick up the slack. After nine games and a 5-3-1 overall record and 2-2-1 in E... More ...
Amherst's varsity girls soccer team improved to 3-0-1 in ECIC Division III and 3-3-1 overall after posting three league wins last week. The Lady Tigers defeated Depew, 6-4, on Sept. 17, Maryvale, 4-0, last Wednesday and Cheektowaga, 5-1, last Friday. More ... Top-ranked North remains undefeated The Williamsville North boys soccer team proved why their No. 1 among Western New York large schools with two grueling ECIC Division I victories last week. North shut out Clarence, ranked fourth, 1-0, on Sept. 18 and Orchard Park, 2-0, last Thursday. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter After a 0-4-1 start, Williamsville South is making a comeback. The Billies have won their last two soccer games, including a 3-0 road win over Cheektowaga last Thursday and a 3-1 home victory over Pioneer last Saturday. Scoreless at halftime with Cheektowaga, sophomore midfielder Brendan Lawler ... More ...
Cross country It was a good to be a member of a Williamsville cross country team at the Don Hall Memorial Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Williamsville North repeated as boys champions while the Williamsville South girls took home top honors for the first time in school history. Each posted team scores of 3... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville South's boys golf team was part of some unusual history last week. The Billies lost both of its matches on tiebreakers to Sweet Home and Amherst. South tied Sweet Home, 295-295, on Tuesday, Sept. 18 and Amherst, 302-302, last Thursday, Sept. 20. Both matches were at Audubon Golf Cou... More ... Williamsville girls golf opens season undefeated by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Through seven matches, Williamsville's girls golf team has been unstoppable. The team is 7-0 with wins over Immaculata (252-384), Buffalo Seminary (248-338), Sacred Heart (272-278), Mt. St. Mary's (268-282), Lancaster 252-281; 227-265) and Holy Angels (won by forfeit, posted team score of 227). More ... South field hockey wins, loses close games It was a mixed bag of results last week for Williamsville South field hockey. The Lady Billies, 4-3-1 and ranked eighth in Western New York, lost to Hamburg, 4-3, in overtime on Sept. 17 and 1-0 against Iroquois last Friday. Sandwiched between the losses was a 1-0 home win over sixth-ranked Lanca... More ...
Girls volleyball by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter A slow start in the quarterfinals led Sweet Home out of its own girls volleyball tournament last Saturday. The Lady Panthers, who took second last year, trailed Clarence, 13-7, and would up losing, 30-27, in the gold division quarterfinals. Sweet Home finished sixth overall. More ... St. Benedict's JV baseball remains undefeated St. Benedict's JV baseball team improved to 4-0 with a win over SS. Peter and Paul, 16-1, on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Colin Tenney, Joey Wittmann, Julia Blujus and Patrick MacDonald combined to pitch nearly perfect baseball for St. Benedict's. More ... No team depth costs Amherst Girls swimming Despite winning seven of the 12 events, the Amherst varsity girls swimming team lost to Starpoint, 100-79, on Sept 18. Amherst got off to a great start, winning the first six events, but Starpoint's depth was the deciding factor. More ...
A commemorative brick walkway was installed on Friday, Sept. 15 at the Central Amherst Little League complex on Wehrle Drive. The walkway, located behind the backstop of the Major diamond, welcomes all families and visitors to the ball field. It was conceptualized for the purpose of raising funds... More ... Sweet Home's Gutowski sets records Sweet Home sophomore Paige Gutowski broke a 25-year old pool record on Sept. 18 at Lancaster in the 200 individual medley. She swam 2:15.62, breaking the previous record of 2:16.06 held by Erin Hurley. On Friday, Gutowski broke the Sweet Home record in the 200 free in 1:59.21. The previous record... More ...
TOURNAMENT SUCCESS - The 1999 Amherst Mite Major AAA team recently made a five-game swing to play the top teams in Michigan. The trip was a big success as they went 4-1. The team played one game at the USA Hockey National Development Complex in Ann Arbor. Members of the team, from left, are: first ... More ... Youth swimming results St. Gregory the Great's swim team defeated St. Mary's of Lancaster, 210- 49, on Sunday. Point winners were: 8 and under: Julia Tudor, Julia Martin, Margaret Niederpruem, Meredith Mcphee, Margeaux Hutton, Matthew Jonas, Kendall Rehak, Willow Lunn, Maeve Christ, Emma Gervase, Lily Rubino, Ellie Br... More ... South sits in third place Girls tennis At the halfway mark of the high school girls tennis season, Williamsville South finds itself in third place in ECIC Division III with a 3-2 record. South opened its season at Amherst on Wednesday, Sept. 12 and lost 3-2 despite captains Ellen Meyers and Stephannie Berland's wins at first and secon... More ... Sports brief Union College's Tripp Pietrak, an Amherst resident, was named the Liberty League's Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 10 to 16. Pietrak collected 11 points in two wins with five goals and an assist. He netted two goals and an assist against Worcester State on Friday, and followed... More ...
Sweet Home's girls tennis picked up its first win of the season was a 3-2 home victory last Thursday over Iroquois. Junior first singles Jesse Lewandowski (6-4, 7-6), second singles Laura Hanzly (1-6, 6-2, 6-0) and the first doubles team of freshman Sarah Lewandowski and senior Luta Gugkaeva won ... More ... Fireman's Bowling 200 games, 550 sets J. Gesel 255, 210 - 645; M. Gaiser 256, 223 - 641; J. Maine 212, 202 - 629; M. Smith 234, 218 - 616; C. Stephan 233 - 606; M. Stafford 212, 211 - 600; J. Wilson 216 - 593; D. Henning 215; D. Wightman 209; S. Saxer 211; A. Yambor 202 - 583; AJ Shisler 203; B. More ... Sports briefs Kelsey Bradbury of Williamsville East, Michael Burns, Erin Cavagnaro and Michael Lin, all of Williamsville North, and Alex Rindo of Lancaster are the UB Amherst Swim Club captains for the 2007 season. Bradbury placed seventh in the 500-yard freestyle at last year's sectionals. Burns placed fourt... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCOREBOARD Amherst Central Boys Cross Country - 18th at East Aurora Invite, 400 Girls Cross Country - eighth at East Aurora Invite, 217 Field Hockey - lost to Hamburg 1-0; def. Eden 6-0; lost to Iroquois 1-0 (OT) Football - def. More ...
ROCK & ROLL CHAMPS - The Amherst Midget Minor AA team won its division in last weekend's Rock and Roll Cup Tournament in Cleveland, defeating Perinton, N.Y. in the title game by a 4-2 score. Bottom row from left, Sean McKenzie and Jake Lewis. Middle row, Eric Evchick, Mike Anders and Mark Schmitt. ... More ...
ZOOM - Jonathan Rera, a 15-year-old Williamsville North student, competed in his first Mini Indy Cup racing league at Batavia Motor sports on Sept. 8. Rera competed in the championship shootout, featuring racers from two different leagues. In his first season racing carts, Rera won six races. In th... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS CALENDAR Wednesday, Sept. 26 Field hockey: Amherst at Holland, 4:30 p.m.; Starpoint at East, 4:30 p.m.; Pioneer at North, 4:45 p.m.; Orchard Park at South, 4:30 p.m. Boys golf: Sweet Home at Amherst (Audubon), 4 p.m.; East at Clarence (Brookfield), 3:30 p.m. More ...
NFL by MATT KRUEGER Reporter Aaron Schobel is coming up on a milestone of sorts this week. When the Buffalo Bills (0-3) welcome their AFC East rival New York Jets (1-2) Sunday, Schobel will play his 100th game in the NFL, marking a career that has propelled the star from Texas Christian University into football's upper echel... More ... Predictions: Injury-riddled Bills no match for Jets The Bills lost two more starters in Sunday's 38-7 blowout loss to the New England Patriots, as middle linebacker Paul Posluszny broke his forearm and quarterback J.P. Losman suffered a sprained knee. Now it's the backups who must carry the team. More ... Hasek's Heroes receives funding for 2007 season The Dominik Hasek Youth Hockey League, Inc. has received its annual stipend of $53,000 from the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo for the 2007 fiscal year. The not-for-profit group, also known as Hasek's Heroes, provides children from low- to moderate-income families in the city of Buffalo ... More ...
TEAMWORK - Oneonta State College freshmen Ainsley Stoll, left, a Williamsville North graduate, and Brianne Galli, a Sweet Home graduate, helped the Oneonta field hockey team defeat their rival, Hartwick College, 2-1, in overtime. Oneonta had not defeated Hartwick in 14 years. Oneonta is 5-4 in the ... More ... |
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