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FALL CLEANING - On Saturday, members of the Amherst Lions Club conducted their semi-annual cleanup along Sheridan Drive from North Forest Road to Niagara Falls Boulevard. Taking part were, from left to right, Sheila Jones, Thomas Davis, Ruth Munson, Herb Wilber, Richard Teetsel, and Joseph and Jane... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Sweet Home Panthers are getting better as the 2007 high school regular season rolls on, and that's not good news for their opponents. The Panthers committed only three penalties and outgained Albion, 355-159, in a convincing 28-7 home win last Saturday at Robert B. Barnczak Stadium. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Olga Khmylev had never tried out for the Williamsville East girls tennis team prior to the 2007 season, but she's sure glad she has. The East junior is having a great season, dropping only four games on route to her first ECIC singles championship on Saturday at the Village Glen Tennis Club. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter One of Casey Matthews' goals heading into the 2007 season for Williamsville North was to break the 1-meter six-dive school record held by Tracy Hoover. Matthews not only broke Hoover's eight-year record in North's 65-36 win over Sweet Home last Tuesday but also set the New York State record. More ...
Town of Amherst Championships It was good to be a member of the Williamsville North boys and Amherst Central girls cross country teams at last Friday's 18th Town of Amherst Championships. The 3.1-mile course was run under sunny, 86-degree temperatures at Sweet Home High School. More ... North runs well in dual meet Williamsville North's cross country teams battled Frontier and Lancaster in an ECIC Division triangular meet at Lancaster. The Spartan boys team lost two hard-fought races, losing 25-30 against Lancaster and 26-29 to Frontier. Geoff Hurley (17:45) and Mike Thielman (17:49) ran exceptionally stro... More ... South girls beat Pioneer Williamsville South's cross country teams traveled to Sprague Brook Park on Tuesday, Oct. 2 to compete against Iroquois and Pioneer in an ECIC Division II meet. The girls team ran very well, beating Pioneer 19-42 and losing to a powerful Iroquois team, 22-35. More ... South girls tennis finishes third; Meyers qualifies for sectionals The Williamsville South girls tennis team finished the regular season 6-4 to secure third place in ECIC Division III. Last Monday, the Lady Billies defeated Maryvale, 5-0, to set up a Wednesday match against first place Starpoint. More ... Turnovers cost Amherst against WS East by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter If the goal line of a football field was at the 30-yard line instead of the end zone, then the Amherst football team would have won at West Seneca East last Friday by at least 30 points. Instead, the Tigers committed four turnovers (interception, three fumbles) inside the West Seneca East 30 and l... More ... Inconsistent play hurts Spartans in Lockport loss by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North is getting closer at putting all three phases of a football game together, but inconsistencies at certain moments cost the Spartans last Saturday in a 22-7 home loss against Lockport. "It was a game of would have, could have and should have," said North coach Mike Mammoliti. "... More ... Grand Island defeats depleted South, 35-7 by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The injuries and losses continue to mount for Williamsville South. The Billies (1-5, 1-4) lost sophomore center Kevin Gerlach, its 13th starter, to an injury in the team's 35-7 loss at Grand Island last Saturday. Gerlach suffered a bone contusion on one of his legs during the second quarter. His ... More ... Lady Spartans clicking on all cylinders by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter With only two weeks left in the regular season, Williamsville North has made its case as the team to beat in Section VI field hockey. The Lady Spartans (12-0), ranked No. 1 in Western New York, have great balance on offense and defense and will do whatever it takes to earn a win, said coach Kris ... More ... South wins, loses, ties Williamsville South's varsity field hockey team has recently experienced every conceivable way of finishing a game. The Lady Billies beat Pioneer, 1-0, on Sept. 24, tied Orchard Park, 1-1 in overtime, on Sept. 26 and lost to Sweet Home, 3-0, on Sept. 28. More ... First-half turnovers too much for East football to overcome by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Two fumbles and an interception in the first half were Williamsville East's downfall in a 28-13 loss last Friday at Lewiston-Porter. All three turnovers led to Lancer points. "We're not that powerful of a team to overcome a three to zero turnover ratio," said East coach Henry Fumerelle. "It just... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Amherst Central field hockey team's season can best be described as a roller coaster. The Lady Tigers (6-4-2) opened with a 3-0-1 record, defeating West Seneca East, 2-1; West Seneca West, 5-1; East Aurora, 4-1; and tying Williamsville South, 0-0. More ... Blue, Cougars take over top spots Buffalo In-line Hockey Group Only three weeks into the Buffalo In-line Hockey Group season, there is only one undefeated team in the Major division and one in the Junior division. The story of the day began in the Major division as the Killer Pandas took on the Blues. Both teams were unbeaten. More ... Amherst swim team defeat Lake Shore, lose against Iroquois Amherst's varsity girls swimming team defeated Lake Shore, 128-47, for their second win of the season last Tuesday, Oct. 2. The Lady Tigers won every event in the meet. "I thought halfway through the meet that we had a chance to win them all," said coach Kim Skomra. More ... Griffin becomes East's all-time scoring leader by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter When Rachel Piemonte became Williamsville East's all-time scoring leader last year, Jenny Griffin thought it would be a cool feat to accomplish. Fast forward a year and a half later and the senior midfielder has passed Piemonte on the school's all-time scoring list. More ... CCA posts 7-5-2 record after five weeks After five weeks of play, the Christian Central Academy girls soccer team has a 7-5-2 record. In week three, they lost to a very strong team from Rochester, Northstar Christian, 4-0, and Roy-Hart, 2-1. CCA senior Katie Smith had the lone goal against Roy-Hart. More ... North boys soccer continues success in ECIC I Williamsville North's varsity boys soccer team entered last week ranked first in Western New York large schools, fifth in New York State and eleventh in the region. Yet, the Spartans would have to face two tough divisional opponents to remain undefeated. More ... East earns 5-0 shutouts over league foes Williamsville East's varsity boys soccer team improved to 12-1-1 overall and 9-1 in ECIC Division II with 5-0 shutouts over West Seneca West and Lake Shore, last Tuesday and Thursday, respectively. Against West Seneca West, Kevin Castine put a low shot to the left side of the goal 20 minutes int... More ... CCA ties North Collins at homecoming In its homecoming game, Christian Central Academy's varsity boys soccer team held the Western New York third-ranked small school, North Collins, to a 0-0 tie on Sept. 29. The game remained scoreless after two sudden death overtime periods. More ... North falters in tournament semifinal Boys volleyball by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter In the six years Paul O'Connor has been coach of the Williamsville North boys volleyball team, the Spartans have either won or been in the finals of the Williamsville South Tournament. Had North showed any consistency in Saturday's South tourney, the Spartans could have made another finals appeara... More ... East streaking into final regular season match by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East heads into its final regular season match on Thursday with first place Clarence on a winning streak. The Flames defeated Sweet Home, 312-321, Amherst, 295-306, and Williamsville South, 295-318, last week at Transit Valley Country Club to improve its record to 7-2. More ... Ralston promoting local show Jimmy Ralston, trainer and father of Cheektowaga middleweight "Lightning" Les Ralston 16-2, nine knockouts), is promoting an amateur show Saturday Oct. 13, at the Leonard Post, 2450 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. The card features several local boxers, including Justin "The Stick" Durbrick and two-ti... More ...
COMING THROUGH - Sweet Home senior Katie Mazuchowski, left, and Williamsville North sophomore Holly Flanigan battle for ball possession during the Lady Panthers' 2-0 loss on Oct. 1 at North. Sweet Home, ranked seventh in Western New York, is 6-5-2. Photo by Amy Krakowiak Purchase color photos at ww... More ... Speedskating Club to offer how-to lessons The Buffalo Speedskating Club, a member of U.S. Speedskating, will be holding four learn-to-speedskate sessions from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, beginning Oct. 28 at the Riverside Ice Rink, 2607 Niagara St, Buffalo. Other session dates, at the same time, are Nov. 4, 11 and 18. More ... Amherst Skating Club fares well at meet Amherst Skating Club competed at Rochester Fall Skate 2007 hosted by the Rochester Skating School, on Sept. 22-23 at the Genesee Valley Rink in Rochester, N.Y. Many clubs participated in this annual event. More ...
UNDEFEATED - The SS. Peter & Paul swim team's "A" and "B" relay team have taken first place in two of their three meets this season. Members include, from left, front row - Susan Venditti, Katie Colson, Alexandra Sommer, Leanne Miliotto; back row - Jason Brick, Peter Weimer, Evan Manna and Kurt Hau... More ...
REGIONALS - The Amherst Skating Club is hosting the 2008 North Atlantic Regional Figure Skating Championships through Saturday at the Amherst Pepsi Center, 1615 Amherst Manor Drive. The event will feature over 300 local-area competitors from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. More ...
TOURNEY CHAMPS - The Amherst Midget 18u "AAA" team defeated St. Francis, 4-3, in triple overtime to win the Buffalo Saints Columbus Day Tournament. It was the team's third tournament victory of the season and seventh straight tourney in two years. More ... Army Freshman improves record The Williamsville Jr. Army Freshman improved to 3-2 with its third shutout victory of the season Saturday over North Tonawanda. The Army dominated the NT offense all game with many big plays by Jacob Chella, Tyler Kruse, Conner Kelly, Joe Malinowski and Andrew Schleicher. Brayden Homberger came u... More ... Sports briefs Cleveland Hill will be hosting the 2007 Frederick J. Puff Memorial Boys Swim Meet on Saturday, Dec. 29 and is seeking other varsity teams to participate. The cost of participation is $20 per team. Warm-ups for the meet will begin at 9 a.m., with the actual competition slated to kick off at 10 a.... More ... South girls volleyball rebuilding by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It's been a rough season so far for the Williamsville South girls volleyball team. The Lady Billies are 3-8 overall and 3-6 in ECIC Division II. "We've definitely had a rough start," said coach Gina Becker. "We lost six seniors from last year's team so I knew it would be a rebuilding year. We st... More ... North Buffalo Bisons defeat Hornets twice The North Buffalo Bisons Bantam Minor travel hockey team opened the WNYAHAL season with consecutive wins over the Hornets in action last week. Goalie Connor Naughton got the win as the Bisons put 47 shots on goal in a 4-1 victory. More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCOREBOARD Amherst Central Boys cross country - def. East 19-27; def. W.S. East 15-50; second at Town of Amherst Championships, 61 Girls cross country - def. W.S. East 25-30; def. More ...
by MATT KRUEGER Reporter Two years ago, they were the plucky underdogs who stormed their way to the Eastern Conference finals before losing most of their defensive corps to injury and bowing out of the playoffs. Last year, they were the favorites to win the Stanley Cup and began the season on a tear with 10 straight wins... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SP O RT S CALENDAR Wednesday, Oct. 10 Field hockey: Amherst at East, 4:30 p.m.; Sweet Home at Clarence, 4:45 p.m.; W.S. West at North, 4:45 p.m.; South at W.S. East, 4:30 p.m. Girls gymnastics: Ken. East, Maryvale at Sweet Home, 5 p.m.; East at Ken. West, 5 p.m. 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 ...
by MATT KRUEGER Reporter Ask any Buffalo Bills fan about the running game and the attitude you'll get is how quickly the community has taken to rookie Marshawn Lynch. It's not exactly like he's replacing the most popular rusher in Bills history. Willis McGahee forever vilified himself in the eyes of Bills fans when he vo... More ...
TOURNEY WINNERS - The WNY Diamond Girls 14U softball team won the recently completed Strike Out For Cancer Tournament held at the Pepsi Center complex in Amherst. The girls finished the tournament with a 6-0 record. As an organization, the 14U Diamond Girls won a total of seven tournaments, placed ... More ...
SENIOR RECOGNITION - Williamsville North honored its senior football players and cheerleaders prior to the varsity football home game against Lockport last Saturday. Senior cheerleaders, pictured from left, are: first row - Kelly Schifferle, Kara Vahldieck; second row - Kelsey Johnson, Rachel Fenig... More ... Fireman's Bowling 200 games, 550 sets AJ Swannie 266, 258, 201 - 725; W. Leising 256, 233, 211 - 700; J. Gesel 267, 214, 207 - 688; M. Gaiser 261, 210, 207 - 687; M. Stafford 266, 217 - 654; J. Maine 236, 204 - 630; A. Yambor 214, 204 - 617; R. Cumpston 247 - 599; N. Soda 244, 209 - 613; J. Burandt 240 - ... More ... |
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