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by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter When basketball teams play Williamsville East this season, they will have to at times deal with a couple of giants underneath the basket. The Flames return 6-foot-6, 225-pound senior center Brian Wallden and debut 6-foot-11, 195-pound junior forward Mark Rutecki. Wallden is last year's only retur... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home girls basketball coach Matt LaRoach has many reasons to be looking forward to the 2007-08 season. LaRoach returns seven players, including several who have three years of varsity experience. He also feels he can use up to ten players in a game, something he hasn't been able to do in hi... More ... Sacred Heart's roster not at full strength by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Initially, Sacred Heart coach Sister Maria Pares feels her basketball team is fundamentally sound and could have a great season. Getting everybody to practice at the same time has been a problem. Injuries and the flu have depleted the Sharks' roster in the preseason. More ... Fisher's Boehm collects weekly honor Allison Boehm, a Sacred Heart Academy graduate and Cheektowaga native, has been selected as St. John Fisher College's Female Athlete of the Week and was also named as the Empire 8 Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 25. More ...
Amanda Cannizzo, a member of Sweet Home's varsity softball team, signed a national letter of intent on Wednesday, Nov. 14 to play softball at Canisius College next year. The signing took place in the Athletics Office of Sweet Home High School. Cannizzo's parents, Jeff and Mary, coach Scott Martin... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter With only two players lost to graduation, the Williamsville North girls basketball team is basically in tact from last year. But with one senior on the roster, they're still young. North coach Mike Del Valle has one senior, five juniors, two sophomores, three freshmen and one eighth-grader compr... More ... New coach teaches Lady Billies to pick up the pace by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Despite losing its best player in years to graduation, Katie Ostroot, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about this year's Williamsville South girls basketball team. New coach Erik Solomon has been teaching the players an up tempo style which will hopefully garner more wins for the Lady Bi... More ... UB baseball to host youth clinics The University at Buffalo baseball program will host a two-day youth baseball clinic for kids ages 7 to 12 from 9 a.m. to noon on Dec. 29-30 at Alumni Arena. The cost to attend the skills clinic is $65. In addition, UB baseball will also host a Holiday Showcase for high school juniors, seniors a... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter There are plenty of spots to fill on this year's Amherst girls basketball team. Five seniors who scored 33 points per game from the 2006-07 team graduated, including the team's top two scorers, Jodi Battaglia (10.2 points) and Liz Reid (9.5 points). More ... Team effort needed for East lady cagers by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter If there's one common theme for this year's Williamsville East girls basketball team, it's that everyone will get a chance to contribute. "They're all so closely matched in skill and ability," said East coach Chris Durr. "I don't see a huge difference between the starters or the kids on the benc... More ... Canisius College to hold baseball camps The Canisius College baseball program will be holding winter baseball camps at the Koessler Athletic Center, 2001 Main St., at Canisius. The camps are open for ages 9 through high school. The camps are: elite hitting camp (Dec. 1 and 8; 6 to 7:30 p.m., 7:30 to 9 p.m., $125), elite pitching camp ... More ... Fireman's Bowling 200 games, 550 sets AJ Swannie 288, 233, 223 - 744; S. Saxer 237, 215 - 646; J. Maine 230, 203, 201 - 634; A. Yambor 238, 206 - 610; F. Garus 223, 201 - 613; S. DiPasquale 235 - 610; B. Goodwill 259 - 606; M. Gaiser 234 - 606; PJ Abbarno 228 - 568; J. Daniels 219 - 572; P. Schara 215 -... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Amherst boys basketball coach Mike Chatelle isn't worried about his team's depth heading into the 2007-08 season. He's more concerned with who is going to be scoring points. More ... North's speed could pose matchup problems by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter If there's one word to describe the Williamsville North boys basketball team, it is fast. The Spartans have a lot of speed on their roster. Just ask North coach Chuck Swierski. "We're super fast," said Swierski. "And we're very athletic. It's probably the most athletic team I've had in my five ... More ... Sweet Home returns only one starter, four players by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter If you've attended a Sweet Home boys basketball game the last couple of years, you would be familiar with names like Terrell Rankin, Glenroy Carr, Steven Roberts and Eric Schnirel. If you go to a Panthers' game this year, you'll be wondering, who are these guys? More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The 2007-08 Williamsville South boys basketball team is dramatically different from 2006-07. Nine seniors graduated from last year's Section VI Class A runner-up, including four-year starter Adrian Wood (third at South in career points and steals) and three-year starter Frankie Pieri (third at So... More ... Sports brief The Swimkins swim team will host a free introductory to synchronized swimming event from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Transit Middle School, 8730 Transit Road. The event is for girls ages 7 to 11. If you can't attend but are still interested, call Debbie at 837-6641 or Maria at 688-5274... More ...
Williamsville Junior Football The Williamsville Jr. Freshman Air Force football squad used a total team effort to beat a solid Williamsville Commandos unit, 21-13, to win the 2007 Turlecky Cup. Running back Nick Maranto and quarterback Ryan Foster led the Air Force offense. Maranto had two touchdowns to go along with over 80 ... More ... New management revamps Clarence learn-to-swim program Clarence's learn-to-swim program has a new manager. Colleen Adams, who has been involved in the swimming community as a swimmer, lifeguard, coach and mentor, is the program's new manager. More ... Girls soccer finishes regular season 11-7-4 Christian Central Academy Christian Central Academy's varsity girls soccer team won its last two regular season games to claim a final regular season record of 11-7-4. In their second last game, CCA beat Niagara Catholic, 5-0. CCA sophomore Faye-Lyne Noel had a hat trick with two unassisted goals. Her third goal was from... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SP O RT S CALENDAR Wednesday, Nov. 28 Girls basketball: Lockport at East. 7:30 p.m.; Clarence at South, 7:30 p.m.; Sweet Home Tip-off tourn. at Sweet Home - Sacred Heart vs. Iroquois, 6 p.m.; Sweet Home vs. Grand Island, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. More ... Pee Wee Division Rangers, Penguins tie The Pee Wee Rangers exploded for four goals in 3:11 of the third period to earn a 4-4 tie with the Penguins. Trevor Browning, assisted by John Tomczak, started the comeback from a 2-0 deficit. Defensemen Justin Bystrak, assisted by Greg Sibeck, tied the contest with a high... More ... Squirt Division Squirt Devils, Sharks tie The Devils' Tommy Heyden broke a scoreless tie at 10:24 of the third. Maeve Christ (Pat Irving) tied it at 4:15. The Devils' Alex Gervase, Taylor Malesky, Justin Presutti, Ryan House and Rex Koeppen and the Sharks' Jack Cooper, Adam Smolka and Matt Vizzi helped defensi... More ...
FIRST PLACE - The St. Leo the Great Lady Lions' volleyball team finished 9-1 and in first place in the Northwest Division of the Monsignor Martin League. Members of the team, pictured from left, are front row - Vicky Hector, Jessica Fenter, Rachel Frase, Elizabeth Kamieniarz; middle row - Emily Ber... More ...
THEY'RE GREAT - St. Leo the Great School placed fifth in their division of the Neumann Catholic Swim League. Megan Abramo (9-10-year-old; 50 free, 38.41; 50 back, 46.96) and Kaitlyn Alcazaren (9-10-year-old; 50 back, 47.01) earned all-star status. Members of the team, pictured from left, are: first... More ... St. Benedict's boys hoops takes second at tourney St. Benedict's boys varsity basketball team recently finished second in the Canisius High School Tip-off tournament. Matt MacDonald and Dylan Blujus both averaged 10 points per game during the tournament, while Brendan Tenney and Sam Insalaco chipped in 8.5 points per contest. Marc DiLeo, Jamal ... More ...
The EPIC Center in Lancaster saw Buffalo In-line Hockey Group host its 2007 Iron Man tournament this past Saturday. The Iron Man Tournament is a 3-on-3 (plus goalies), one period (15 minutes), no sub, single elimination tournament that was won by the Blast (Junior division) and the Z's (Major div... More ... New Era Cap Classic accepting registration New Era Cap Co., Inc., will be sponsoring the inaugural New Era Cap Classic Baseball Tournament next summer for multiple age groups. The New Era Cap Classic will be open to teams nationwide in 11U through 15U, and there will also be a specific High School Showcase. More ...
SHOWCASE CHAMPIONS - The Amherst Mite Major "AAA" hockey team was crowned champion of the Detroit Compuware 1999 Showcase tournament which took place on Oct. 28 in Romulus, Mich. Amherst beat the Chesterfield Falcons, 2-1, in overtime, in the final. Amherst lost to the Chesterfield Falcons (Missour... More ... UBAM swimmers to field large Silver IMX team The Niagara District Silver IMX championship meet will take place this weekend at the Webster Aquatics Center in Webster, N.Y. UB Amherst Swimming (UBAM) will be represented with one of the largest contingents of athletes. More ...
by MATT KRUEGER Reporter We've seen it countless times this year and each white-knuckle, foul language-inducing occurrence is frustrating to no end. The Bills defense makes big plays for stops at or behind the line of scrimmage on first and second down. Then a big pass play or run to the side picks up the first down, giv... More ... Ralson promoting local show Trainer and promoter Jimmy Ralston has set up another amateur card for Dec. 8 at the VFW Leonard Post in Cheektowaga. The card will feature 12 bouts of fighters from Western New York, Northern Pennsylvania and Southern Ontario. Headlining the card will be undefeated middleweight Matt Holsher and ... More ... Bisons' hockey beaten in Niagara The Bantam Minor Buffalo Bisons were defeated in their games at the Niagara University Holiday Tournament last weekend. In the first game, Batavia jumped out to a lead and withstood any comeback in a 4-1 victory. Eric Adolf scored the lone goal for Buffalo. More ... 12U Lady Knights increase record to 5-5-1 The 12U Lady Knights won one game and lost another on Sunday. Amherst lost their first game 2-1 in a hard-fought battle to Etobicoke. Caitlin Mitchell scored Amherst's lone goal. She beat the goalie top shelf on a beautiful shot from the point. Etobicoke scored two quick goals to take the lead ... More ...
LEAGUE CHAMPS - The St. Gregory the Great varsity baseball team won the Kenmore League in the Diocesan League to proceed to the championship where they were defeated by St. Benedict's, 8-4. Members of the team, pictured from left, are: first row - Anthony Migliore, Michael Cobl e r, Jon Domino, Joe... More ... |
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