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by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East's biggest problem all season was finishing games. That changed last Saturday. The Flames (2-6, 2-6) put forth one of its best efforts in 2007 with a 24-22 homecoming win over Federation playoff-bound Grand Island (5-3, 5-2). More ... Sweet Home finishes off undefeated regular season Panthers have playoff rematch with Iroquois by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It wasn't a masterpiece but the Sweet Home Panthers are headed into the Federation playoffs undefeated. Sweet Home amassed its lowest amount of offensive yards all season (242) but scored 21 points in the first half on route to a 35-7 win at Lewiston-Porter last Friday. The Panthers (8-0) host ... More ... Amherst girls win medium schools race at Clarence Invite by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Amherst coach Bob O'Donnell can't remember the last time his girls cross-country team won the Clarence Fall Classic Invitational, but he'll definitely look back at last Saturday's performance with fond memories. The Lady Tigers won a tiebreaker over Olean and Starpoint to win the medium schools r... More ... South field to light up soon by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter There will soon be working lights on the football field at Williamsville South. Williamsville Director of Athletics Jim Rusin said on Wednesday that the lights on the football field will be up and running sometime in November. More ...
MATT KRUEGER Sports Reporter Things I think I'm thinking about: The estimated 4,400 fans at Depew High School Friday night made the 81st annual Lancaster-Depew rivalry game so much more enjoyable. Having a large, boisterous crowd will do that for any sporting event. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North's broken record of inconsistency continued in its 27-0 homecoming loss to Orchard Park last Saturday. More ... Tigers win second game by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Hard work is finally paying off for the Amherst Central football team. The Tigers (2-6, 1-6) rushed for 251 yards and played aggressively on defense to earn a 14-0 shutout home victory last Friday over Pioneer. "I like how we've stuck together," said Amherst coach Patrick Murphy. "We haven't won... More ... Starpoint's rushing attack too much for South by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Starpoint is only 2-6 but the way they ran the football against Williamsville South last Saturday, they looked like a playoff team. Brandon Bratek rushed 23 times for 231 yards and scored four touchdowns in Starpoint's 38-8 road win over the Billies. More ...
MAKE A WISH - The Williamsville Air Force JV football team received a special visit at practice last Tuesday at the fields next to the Amherst Pepsi Center from Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, pictured throwing. More ... South modified football beats Lake Shore, moves to 4-1 Two touchdown passes totaling 80 yards by quarterback Jared Shatkin to Billy Jacobbi and key two-point conversions by kicker Joshua Neuss gave Williamsville South the points they needed to seal a 19-6 victory over Lake Shore. More ... Lady Spartans march into postseason undefeated by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter "Unstoppable" is the only way to describe Williamsville North's field hockey team so far this season. The Lady Spartans head into the Class "A" playoffs with a 16-0 record, marking the second time in school history they've gone undefeated in a regular season with no ties. The last time was in 200... More ... Sweet Home offense leads to second half success by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Sweet Home field hockey team has worked on its scoring opportunities throughout the regular season and it has paid off through the second half of the regular season. After scoring nine goals in its first nine games, the Lady Panthers scored 24 goals in its final eight games and posted six of ... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Amherst Central's field hockey team heads into the Section VI Class "B" playoffs on a roll. Since losing 1-0 to Lancaster on Oct. 1, Amherst has won five of its last seven games to finish 9-6-2 overall and 8-6-2 in Class "B. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sacred Heart has Mt. St. Mary's number in girls soccer this season. The Sharks beat Mt. St. Mary's, 3-2, in double overtime on Sept. 5 and closed out the regular season by the same score last Thursday. Junior forward Christine Loftus scored with two minutes left in the second overtime of the sec... More ... South rebounds in playoff tune-ups by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville South got ready for the Section VI Class A girls soccer playoffs by treating its last week of regular season games like it was the postseason. By the time South had played its third game last week, it was safe to say the Lady Billies are in playoff mode. More ... East clinches sixth straight ECIC II title by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter For the sixth consecutive year, Williamsville East is the queen of the ECIC Division II girls swimming world. The Lady Flames concluded a 10-0 regular season and 9-0 mark in ECIC II with wins last Wednesday through Friday over Starpoint, 120-65; Williamsville South, 108-61; and Pioneer, 75-27. More ...
The Amherst varsity girls swimming team won its final two meets to end the regular season with an overall record of 6-3. "We are very excited to have another winning season," said coach Kim Skomra. "Our girls have worked very hard and have really performed above our expectations so far," added c... More ... North soccer closes out regular season with win, tie Williamsville North's girls soccer team ended its regular season with two solid games. The Lady Spartans traveled to Jamestown last Monday and had one of its highest offensive outbursts of the season. More ... South boys soccer wins playoff game; Amherst, Sweet Home to open postseason on the road by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville South was rewarded for all of their hard work during the regular season with a 6-0 home victory over Springville on Monday in the first round of the Section VI Class A tournament. "It felt good," said South coach Peter Sugg. More ... Williamsville girls golfers finish season 12-1 Williamsville's girls golf team finished an impressive second season with a 12-1 record. Williamsville's only loss came in a tri-meet at Terry Hills Golf Course with Lancaster and Section V's Mercy on Oct. 5. Williamsville lost to Mercy, 240-265. More ... South takes first at tri-meet Girls gymnastics Williamsville South improved to 2-2 with wins over Williamsville North and Lewiston Porter in a tri-meet last Thursday at South. South had 157.48 points followed by North at 149.05 and Lew-Port with 86.20. South senior Kristina Arcury had the top score on vault (8.90), uneven bars (9.45), balanc... More ... CCA girls soccer posts 9-7-4 record Christian Central Academy's girls varsity soccer team posted a 9-7-4 record after seven weeks of play. In a closely fought contest, CCA tied Newfane, 1-1, and Independent Athletic Conference rival, West Seneca Christian, 2-2; beat John F. Kennedy, 5-1; and lost a battle to Barker, 4-3. More ...
Christian Central Academy's baseball team, a program built from scratch just four years ago, won the Amherst Parochial Division by convincingly defeating DeSales of Niagara Falls, 13-0. DeSales had a rough time trying to keep pace with CCA's timely hitting and solid pitching, as the Crusaders won... More ... Spartan boys cross country split dual meets Last Tuesday, Williamsville North's boys cross country team clashed with archrival Sweet Home and Hamburg at Hamburg's home course, Chestnut Ridge Park in Orchard Park. The Spartans lost to fourth-ranked Hamburg, 19-36, and defeated Sweet Home, 25-36. More ... South boys pick up league win, girls take fifth at Clarence invite The Williamsville South boys cross country team got its second win of the season last Tuesday, beating West Seneca East, 15-50, and losing to Lake Shore, 17-40. South was led by John Stark, followed closely by Mike Herr, Bruce Hibler, Chris Bowers, Jake Vogan, and Will and Rob Freeman. More ...
Time Warner Cable presented the North Atlantic Regional Championships from Oct. 9 to 14. Hosted by the Amherst Skating Club, the six-day event brought in 287 competitors from 40 different skating clubs located across New York State, New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania. More ... Fireman's Bowling 200 games, 550 sets J. Maine 279, 236, 208 - 723; AJ Swannie 250, 237, 234 - 721; M. Stafford 223, 212, 206 - 641; M. Gaiser 237, 212 - 641; B. Goodwill 215, 205 - 613; J. Abbarno 244, 201 - 633; D. Hutchinson 233 - 607; S. DiPasquale 208, 201 - 600; J. Clouse 233 - 560; J. Gesel 228, 2... More ... Commandos post six straight victories After suffering a first game loss to the Air Force, the 85-pound Williamsville Commandos have run off a string of six consecutive victories. Their first win was a 25-12 victory over the Wilson Barracudas. Commando offensive lineman Brian Fulford, Jamie Camarrie, Jake Johnson, Drew Butler, Ben Gei... More ... Sports brief Christa Morgante, a Williamsville East High School graduate and an East Amherst resident, scored her first collegiate soccer goal to help Fredonia State College to a 5-0 win on Oct. 13 over Potsdam State College. Morgante scored on a cross from sophomore Lauren Heiweil. More ... St. Greg's swimmers continue win streak The St. Gregory the Great swim team remains on top of the Neumann Catholic Swim League with a 183-65 victory over SS. Peter and Paul. The eight and under division had two first place relays - medley (Anne Marren, Matthew Jonas, Kendall Rehak and Emma Gervase) and free (Maeve Christ, Meredith Mc P... More ... SS. Peter and Paul lose meet SS. Peter and Paul's swim meet against St. Gregory the Great ended with a loss yesterday morning at Sweet Home High School. SS. Peter and Paul lost several events by less than a second. The 11 and up division was no match for St. Greg's powerful Munroe siblings, who took first place in all but t... More ... Jubilant 12U Lady Knights improve record to 2-1-1 After losing their season opener to Hamilton, 8-0, the Amherst 12U Lady Knights have found their stride. Last Saturday, the Lady Knights defeated Etobicoke, 3-2. Sam Johnson opened the scoring with six seconds remaining in the first period. Johnson added another goal in the second period with as... More ... Army Freshman tame Buffaloes The Williamsville Jr. Army Freshman improved to 5-2 with a 32-12 victory over the Tonawanda Buffaloes. Conner Kelly took the ball 45 yards on Army's opening drive for the first of his two touchdowns and Army never looked back, building a 32-point lead. More ... Big scores equal huge wins Buffalo In-line Hockey Group Last Saturday proved to be a goal-scoring day in the world of Buffalo In-line Hockey Group. High scoring games and skaters were the story of the day. Major Division Snipers 13, Lightning 10 Eric Wright and Rob Russell (Tonawanda) each scored five goals and Josh Vaccaro (Amherst) had three ass... More ...
WHAT A DEBUT - In their rookie competitive season, the Amherst Broncos JPW Cheerleaders placed first in the intermediate division and earned the Western New York league title at the WNY Pop Warner Cheer and Dance Championships at R.I.T. The small Amherst squad, who outscored many larger and more ex... More ...
LEAGUE CHAMPS - The Amherst Lightning Blue 18U girls fastpitch softball team was recognized as the regular season and playoff champions of the Niagara Frontier Girls Softball League 18 and under division at the league's recent awards banquet. The Lightning finished 12-2 and defeated the Diamond Gir... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SP O RT S CALENDAR Wednesday, Oct. 24 Football: Newfane at Amherst, 6 p.m. Boys soccer: Section VI Class AA prequaretrfinals: Sweet Home at Lancaster, 3:30 p.m.; Class A prequarterfinals: Tonawanda at East, 3:30 p.m; Amherst at Grover Cleveland, 3:30 p.m.; South at Iroquois, 3:30 p.m. More ...
by DAVID F. SHERMAN Managing Editor The young man walked out of the locker room and handed his used hockey stick to his father. His mother gave him a hug, and examined the redness on his forehead, a remnant from the helmet he had worn during the game just completed. More ... New tennis program to start this spring The Buffalo Niagara Community Tennis Association, a not-for-profit community group, will be offering a new adaptive tennis program in the spring of 2008, specifically geared for children with autism ages 5 to 16. More ...
Niagara Frontier Volleyball will offer a free clinic for girls 12 years and younger from 8:30 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 at the new Buffalo Niagara Court Facility located at 425 Meyer Rd., West Seneca. The clinic is open to all Western New York girls who are interested in exposure to the spo... More ...
by MATT KRUEGER Reporter The Buffalo Bills are certainly giving fans their money's worth this season. The team has taken all four home games this year to the final seconds, ensuring nobody left the seats early. More ...
St. Benedict's varsity baseball team won its second consecutive diocesan baseball championship with an 8-4 victory over St. Greg's. The championship game was played at UB's home field at the Pepsi Center in front of an enthusiastic crowd that included St. Benedict's students who dyed their hair g... More ...
FINISHING STRONG - The Williamsville North girls JV soccer team finished their season this past Friday with a 2-1 victory over Williamsville East. Seventh grader from Casey Middle school, Hannah Crofut, and freshman captain, Robin Kennery were the goal scorers. The team finished 13-4-1 overall a... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCOREBOARD Amherst Central Boys Cross Country - def. Iroquois 27-28; fourth in medium schools race at Clarence Fall Classic, 101 Girls Cross Country - lost to Iroquois 31-26; won medium schools race at Clarence Fall Classic, More ... |
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