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SWIMMING HER BEST - Christ The King School's Water Badger, Emma McIntyre celebrates after placing first in her heat during this year's Neumann Catholic Swim League Championship meet held on Nov. 11 at the University at Buffalo Alumni Arena. She is a fourth grader and daughter of Jay and Lisa McInty... More ...
Boys swimming by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter With back-to-back 13-0 seasons and a 50-2 record over the past four years, Williamsville North has been the king of the ECIC Division I pool. But the Spartans aren't the clear cut favorite this year. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It is still early in the 2007-08 high school bowling season but Sweet Home is already using one of its team strengths to its advantage. The Panthers, co-champions in ECIC Division II a year ago, used its team depth to pull out a come-from-behind 4-3 win over Hamburg last Wednesday at Legion Lane... More ...
Commentar y JASON NADOLINSKI Sports Reporter While not enough to create a distracted driving situation, I had a few random thoughts tumbling around my brain during my commute to the office Monday - here they are, in no particular order: • It's really great everything that the wrestlers and the wrestling program are doing to honor the... More ... South returns small lineup; No seniors on Sweet Home by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville South's boys swimming roster is larger but mostly new to the sport. Billies coach Richard Grampp will field a team of nine swimmers, one more swimmer than last year. Returning swimmers counting on to lead the Billies are team captains, senior Rob Gardner and junior Greg Frank. 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 Amherst Central has fewer swimmers than other boys swimming teams in the area but they are probably in better shape. New Tigers head coach Matt Koeppel, an assistant with the team for the last three years, returns a long distance training workout in practice designed to emphasis quality strokes. ... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Three years ago, Williamsville East had only eight swimmers and finished 0-12. This season, the Flames, with 23 swimmers, hopes to improve on its 8-4 record from last year. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville South's boys bowling team is big on experience and talent. Despite having only two seniors, coach Rick Newton returns a veteran core of bowlers who have seen time in the varsity lineup. Back for South are seniors Russ Scheiss and Justin Maggio, juniors Alex and Adam Petrie, freshma... More ... Consistency needed for Amherst boys bowling by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter With seven of its eight starters returning, Amherst coach Jason Beckman is hoping his team can be competitive with most squads in ECIC Division III. But in order to do that, his team has to be consistent. "Consistency is the key word for us," said Beckman, whose team finished 2-9 last year. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home's girls bowling team had gone undefeated the past four years in ECIC Division II but that won't be the case this season. The Lady Panthers, 34-0 the last three seasons in ECIC II, dropped its league opener, 4-3, last Wednesday at Legion Lanes. More ... Salisbury leads Sacred Heart girls bowling by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Senior Katie Salisbury is without question Sacred Heart's best bowler. The senior anchor has the third-best average in the Monsignor Martin Association with a 178, 15 pins better than her average as a junior, and has been named to the All-Catholic Second Team for the last three years. More ... North boys bowling in rebuilding mode by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It's a rebuilding year for Williamsville North's boys bowling team. Spartans coach Jim Rauh returns only a couple of bowlers from last year's 4-8 team. Back for another season is senior Steve Levine, a four-year bowler, senior Peter Doster, a three-year bowler, and junior Tim Wasiewicz. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Despite losing its best bowler from last year, an ECIC Division II and Section VI Class B title are among team goals for Williamsville South's girls bowling team. That's because the majority of the team returns that finished 7-3 in ECIC II, 8-3 overall and was a Class B sectional runner-up. More ... North lady keglers hope to blend right mix by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North went winless in 2006-07, finishing 0-10, but coach Kevin Poplawski hopes the returning bowlers, mixed with a couple of newcomers, will equal some victories. Poplawski's "A" team is comprised of juniors Jackie Vetrano and Maureen O'Brien, senior Sarah Zimmer, and eighth-grader ... More ... Amherst opens season on sour note by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Amherst coach Dennis Illig thinks he has a better team than he has had in the last few years, but the 2007-08 campaign is not starting off well. The Tigers, 1-10 last year, were dominated by Tonawanda, 7-0, at Airport Lanes last Wednesday. Tonawanda set a school record with 2,492 total pins to Am... More ... Sports brief Medaille College will host a six-week spring training baseball program for players in grades 1 through 12 from Jan. 20 to Feb. 24, 2008. Medaille College head coach Ron Nero will direct the program in conjunction with Midwest Baseball Academy. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Two of the Amherst Central lacrosse program's top defenders are taking their game to the next level. Senior Tim Monahan of the boys lacrosse team and Meagan Hurley of the girls lacrosse team signed National Letters of Intent to play lacrosse at the University at Albany and Canisius College, respe... More ... Playoffs set in Buffalo In-Line Hockey Group The fall 2007 regular season in Buffalo In-line Hockey League Group concluded this past Saturday. Major division Blues 13, Lightning 3 The Blues have been on top of this division all season and nothing changed here as Pat Smith (Amherst), Josh Grant (Kenmore) and Ben Szabo (Amherst) led the ... More ... South cross country honored The Williamsville South cross country team held its annual season end and awards ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 9 at Sorrentino's. Boys team awards went to Mike Herr (rookie of the year), John Stark (most improved) and Bruce Hibler (coaches' award). Girls team awards went to M.C. More ... East girls bowling rebuilds by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter With several new faces on the "A" team and an entirely new "B" team, it will probably be hard for Williamsville East girls bowling to duplicate its 5-6 record from last year. Lady Flames coach Kate Zgoda graduated Jenna Dota, Alyssa Murphy, and Natalie Sydoriak. Senior Lindsay Rizzo would have be... More ... North improves to 5-0; Sweet Home doubles up Falls by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter They're not playing their best hockey yet but Williamsville North coach Bob Rosen thinks his team is getting close. "We're starting to play better but we have a long way to get to where we need to be," said Rosen. More ... Competitive games no consolation for Tigers While the scores may be indicative of an improvement, the 2007-08 Amherst Central Federation hockey team is not taking consolation in the fact that their games this year are more competitive. "It's an improvement that was expected," said Amherst head coach Rich Crozier. "No one in our locker roo... More ... Billies lose one-goal games Williamsville South had chances in its last two hockey games but was on the short end of two 1-0 scores. The Billies fell to Niagara Falls last Friday at Niagara University's Dwyer Arena and Bishop Timon-St. Jude on Saturday on the Amherst Pepsi Center Feature Rink. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Williamsville North boys basketball team is off to a 3-0 start but coach Chuck Swierski has mixed emotions about his team's start. "We're 3-0 so I shouldn't complain but we can always be better," said Swierski. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home's boys basketball team was no match against Section V's East at the Cataract Classic last Friday at Niagara Falls High School. East, led by 43 points from seniors Bobby Bell, Rueben Balkum and Jazzmin Huffman, jumped out to an 18-6 first quarter lead and never looked back, beating Swee... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Williamsville South boys basketball team dropped its first two games on a five-game road swing in different fashions. The Billies (1-3, 0-1) lost at the buzzer, 65-63, last Tuesday at Bishop-Timon St. Jude and were dominated by Hamburg, 64-38, last Friday. More ... Defense leads Sacred Heart to tournament crown by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It took a few games but Sacred Heart's girls basketball team is putting it all together. And it all starts with defense. The Sharks used a suffocating match-up defense to defeat Immaculata, 56-26, in the Al & Rose Pastor Memorial Tournament final last Friday at Daemen College. More ... Lady Spartans hit a wall by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It wasn't a fun time to be a member of the Williamsville North girls basketball team last week. The Lady Spartans (1-4, 0-2) opened ECIC Division I play with two horrible losses, falling, 44-27, last Tuesday at Orchard Park and dropping a 60-44 decision at home last Thursday to Frontier. More ... Tigers take fourth at dual tourney Amherst Central's wrestling team earned its first dual win of the season en route to a fourth-place finish at the Grand Island Duals Tournament last Saturday. The Tigers defeated Lackawanna, 45-30, in the first round and then lost to first place Grand Island, 69-6, second place Williamsville Nort... More ... Spartans finish second at Grand Island Duals by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North took second at the Grand Island Duals Tournament last Saturday at Grand Island High School but had some matches gone their way, the Spartans could have come out as the overall winners. North lost to Grand Island on the last match to fall, 38-30, in the final. More ... East wins dual matches by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East's wrestling team opened its dual match season with two non-league victories. The Flames won at Royalton-Hartland, 39-20, last Wednesday and knocked off Sweet Home, 49-15, last Friday. "Between these two wins and winning the Maple Grove Tournament, it's been a good way to start... More ... Lady Panthers refocus, rout Williamsville South Practice paid off last week for the Sweet Home girls basketball team. The Lady Panthers dropped a 58-51 non-league home game to Kenmore East last Tuesday and responded with a 68-45 home win over Williamsville South last Thursday in its ECIC Division III opener. More ... Outstanding 14 and under athletes dominate Clarence Swim Club performances As the short-course season works its way into December, swimmers of the Clarence Swim Club have stepped up to the plate and moved forward with their season goals. In particular, the fourteen and-under have taken a leap from the beginning of the season in their personal goals with times, stroke te... 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 pitching camp (Dec. 15-16, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., $225 overnight), holiday camp (Dec. 27-29... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SP O RT S SCOREBOARD Amherst Central Boys basketball - def. Medina 50-32; Dick Harvey Tip-off Tournament - lost to Lafayette 50-45; consolation - lost to Ken. West 57-37 Girls basketball - def. More ...
Sweet Home High School graduate and Alfred State College sophomore Brianne McMahon has been named a First Team National Junior College Athletic Association All-American. It is the first time in at least 30 years that Alfred State has had a First Team All-American. More ... Davis earns weekly Liberty League honors Vassar College's Joe Davis recently earned Liberty League co-Forward of the Week honors for the first time. Davis, an East Amherst resident and a 2005 St. Joe's Collegiate Institute graduate, recently had a spectacular week for the 7-1 Brewers, scoring a point for every minute of action (61), ave... More ... Publish sports scores in The Bee Anyone wishing to have their teams' hockey, indoor soccer or other winter 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 of the sports can be filled out on our Web site, www.beenews.com... More ... Anthone named Geneseo athlete of the week Williamsville East graduate and Williamsville native Jennifer Anthone was named Geneseo State College's student-athlete of the week for Nov. 26-Dec. 2. A first-year biology major, Anthone led Geneseo to a second place team finish at the ECAC Division III winter championship on Sunday by scoring p... More ...
Vassar College's Joe Davis recently earned Liberty League co-Forward of the Week honors for the first time. Davis is an East Amherst resident and a 2005 St. Joe's Collegiate Institute. More ...
The Amherst Knights' Squirt Minor "AAA" hockey team recently won the Rochester Invitational Tournament with an exciting 3-2 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Hornets. In the championship game, goalie Tyler Johnson kept his team in the game with many outstanding saves as the Knights were outshot, 1... More ... Amherst Squirt Minor 'AA' ties, earns two victories The Squirt Minor "AA" hockey team gave Bisons netminder Stephen Dhillon all he could handle on Saturday afternoon in North Buffalo but he made several brilliant saves to repeatedly stymie the Amherst offense. More ... Bantam Bisons topple Southtowns Stars The Buffalo Bisons defeated previously unbeaten Southtowns Stars, 3-1, in exciting action over the weekend. Despite being outshot, 25-20, Conner Naughton held strong between the pipes, as Eric Adolf (Sam Romano) and Joshua Shupe (Romano) tallied goals. Alex Fritz got the empty netter with 15 seco... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SP O RT S CALENDAR Wednesday, Dec. 12 Boys basketball: Tonawanda at Amherst, 7:30 p.m. Boys bowling: Pioneer at Amherst (Airport Lanes), 4:30 p.m.; Sweet Home at South (Transit Lanes), 4:30 p.m.; East at Iroquois (Lancaster Lanes), 4:30 p.m. More ... Minor 'AA' Knights sting Hornets Bantam division Coach John DiDonato's Amherst Knights Bantam Minor AA team continued its winning ways with a 6-1 victory over the Buffalo Hornets. The scoring party started with two goals in the first period by defensemen Zach Lesswing and Joey Kersten. More ... Hayman nets winner for Saints over Western Michigan Jon Hayman broke a 3-3 tie in the third period as the Bantam St. Lawrence Saints beat Western Michigan, 4-3. Andrew Kreppel and Dylan Szafranski got the assists on the game winner as the Saints increased their unbeaten streak to six. More ... Mite Devils rebound at tournament The Mite House Devils rebounded by winning the second game of the Friendship Tournament in Burlington, Ont. on Sunday, 10-1. The Devils were led by the line of Daniel Mosher, Matthew Shiring and Cameron Trejchel, who combined for seven goals and six assists. More ... Devils rout Bruins, remain undefeated Lots of offense, strong defense, and excellent team play helped the Amherst Youth Hockey Mite Devils improve to 5-0 as they beat the Bruins, 9-1. Forward Cameron Trejchel netted a hat trick and Greg Koutsomitis chipped in a pair of goals. Daniel Mosher, Gabriel Wittmer, Bryce Baker, and Jake Cono... More ... Quagliana leads Squirt Blue Sabres to tourney wins Brendan Quagliana led the Squirt Blue Sabres to a pair of victories in Amherst Youth Hockey's annual Friendship Tournament with Burlington, Ont. In the first game, Quagliana scored a natural hat trick in the first period to jump start the Blue Sabres to a 5-2 win over their hosts. More ... Blue Sabres defeat Stars, 5-4 Jake Fuzak led the Blue Sabres over the Stars, 5-4. Fuzak scored in the second period, tied the game late in the third, then set up the game winner. Derek Mourdant slid the winning shot into the net on a nice passing play from Fuzak and Steve Swiantek. More ... Squirt Bruins double up Penguins, 8-4 The Squirt Penguins jumped off to an early lead as Sarah Scholnick opened up the scoring, followed by Nick Tracy. The Bruins evened it up with a goal by Peter Masters and Dominick Caruso. The Bruins continued its scoring as Cameron Czora fed Ben Battaglia for his first of three goals. More ...
The St. Benedict's Varsity Basketball Team won the Bishop Timon-St. Jude Basketball Tournament with a 45-34 win over Queen of Heaven in the championship game. Sam Insalaco scored 13 points for the Tigers while Dylan Blujus and Matt MacDonald added 12 points each. More ... Micron Red Sabres double up Black Sabres The Micron Red Sabres and Black Sabres faced off in a cross-ice showdown. Backstopped by the solid goaltending of Andrew Fairbrother, the Red Sabres skated to a thrilling 8-4 victory. Will Redding put away the first of his two goals to open the scoring. More ... Gray tops White In a hard-fought battle, the Gray Sabres defeated the White Sabres, 8-2. The White Sabres played extremely tough. Ryan McGorry scored twice. Dawson Abbarno, and Chris Fiorella played fantastic and Nicholas Mecca and Chris Fiorella played amazing defense. The team was anchored by great goaltendin... More ... LSU wins defensive battle with Vanderbilt Basketball Results LSU's season opener in Amherst Youth Basketball's seventh eight grade division was a defensive battle. Down the entire game, LSU came back with 10 points in the fourth quarter to beat a very strong Vanderbilt team, 20-18. LSU had seven different scorers. LSU point guard Lisa Harb led with six po... More ...
HOLIDAY CHEER - Players from the Amherst Girls Hockey 12U and 14U hockey teams went to the Niagara Falls Air Force Base on Saturday to help prepare and package Christmas toy bags for children of those families serving in the Armed Forces overseas. More ...
by MATT KRUEGER Reporter Since Dick Jauron took over as head coach of the Buffalo Bills last year, he has said he wants to make the offense a run-dominating attack. Jauron has started four different backs, but has finally stumbled onto the formula that he believes will give him the offense he has wanted, a double-stuffed... More ...
The Bills took another step toward qualifying for the playoffs with Sunday's 38-17 win over the Miami Dolphins. Quarterback Trent Edwards completed 11 of 23 passes for 165 yards and four touchdowns for his best game this year. Running backs Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson combined for 222 yards ... More ... Squirt Flyers extend unbeaten streak The Flyers shut out the Red Wings, 7-0, to keep its unbeaten streak alive. Flyers goalie Alex Streng didn't see his first shot until the nine-minute mark of the second period as the Flyers skated aggressive and maintained puck possession the entire game. More ... Flyers win games at Friendship Tournament The Squirt Flyers took its unbeaten record to Burlington, Ont. on Dec. 1-2 at the Friendship Tournament. Incredible forechecking and puck control aided the Flyers to a 4-4 tie with one of Burlington's best squirt teams. Matt Mirand and Joel Giambra led the scoring but it was a complete team effor... More ... Fireman's Bowling 200 games, 550 sets AJ Swannie 266, 247, 238 - 751; F. Garus 236, 236 - 667; J. Maine 258, 210 - 661; M. Gravelle 235, 234 - 646; B. Krebs 235, 204 - 632; J. Clouse 223, 223 - 629; AJ Shisler 225, 218 - 607; B. Goodwill 236 - 606; B. Hitzges 244 - 589; J. Saxer 235; J. Daniels 231 - 57... More ... |
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