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Reporter There's no question that the strength of the Williamsville North's girls indoor track team is its depth. "What is nice is we are versatile," said North coach Julian Blake. "We don't have to run girls in three events. That is going to be huge, because I don't have to overrun the kids more than I h... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home indoor track coach Byron McKinney is hoping to see continued improvement out of the school's girls and boys teams. Girls Returning for the Sweet Home girls include sophomores Katie Niblock and Rebecca White and juniors Meg Land and Colleen Kozlowski. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Williamsville South girls indoor track team only has four seniors but that doesn't mean they are not running with maturity. In the Lady Billies' first meet of the season, an A/B division meet on Dec. 7 at Buffalo State College, South won four events, had three second place finishes and placed... More ... South drops Sweet Home boys from unbeaten ranks Bowling Sweet Home's boys bowling team is no longer undefeated. Williamsville South edged the Panthers, 4-3, at Transit Lanes. Sweet Home lost the match on total pins by one pin. It was the closest match ever played by a Billies' bowling team. More ... Amherst keglers post comeback victory Amherst Central's boys bowling team earned its first victory of the season after coming back to beat Pioneer, 4-3, last Wednesday at Airport Lanes. Amherst trailed 3-1 after the first two games and won both final games and total pins, 4,385-4,328, for the victory. More ... Amherst, East to field inexperienced indoor track teams by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The word that best describes the Amherst Central and Williamsville East indoor track teams is inexperience. Amherst coach Robert LeFauve and East coach Kurt Holme said each of their boys and girls teams is young. LeFauve said only three members of the girls team are upperclassmen. More ... East boys swimming evens record Williamsville East's boys swimming team evened its record at 1-1 after defeating Lake Shore, 118-65, last Friday at Transit Middle School The Flames had three double winners. Neil Batta won the 200-yard freestyle (1:57.79) and 100 backstroke (1:01.27). Michael Anderson earned top honors in the 20... More ... Sweet Home rebounds with league win Boys basketball by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home's boys basketball team used a 60-51 loss to Canisius last Tuesday at St. Mary's of Lancaster in the ECIC-MMA Challenge as part of its motivation in defeating Williamsville South, 85-59, last Thursday at home. "The kids responded well," said Panthers coach Paul Schintzius. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville South's girls basketball team came out on fire against Iroquois at home last Tuesday but had to come back to win, 44-40. South led Iroquois, 16-2, after the first quarter. Junior Cassiana Hyppolite nailed two early three-pointers in the quarter and added a two- pointer. More ... Tigers split first four games by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter With only one starter back from last year, the feeling-out process continues for the Amherst Central boys basketball team. The Tigers, 2-2, have faced four different styles of play, which will help get them ready for league games, said coach Mike Chatelle. More ... Wolff earns conference honors for second consecutive week Williamsville native Jamie Wolff, a senior guard for the St. Lawrence University women's basketball team, was named Liberty League Co-Guard of the Week on Dec. 10 after leading the Saints to their sixth consecutive win on Friday, Dec. 7 against Ithaca College. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home's defense, combined with Williamsville East's poor shooting, led the Lady Panthers to a huge 46-38 ECIC Division II league win last Tuesday at East. "This was a nice league win for us," said Sweet Home coach Matt LaRoach. "The key for us was our defense and being able to play four quar... More ... Genovese sisters lead North to victories by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North's offense came alive last week thanks to Maddi and Corrin Genovese. Maddi, a junior, started at point guard and scored 16 points, including 3-of-5 three-pointers, in the Lady Spartans' 52-40 win last Tuesday at West Seneca West. Corrin, a freshman, came off the bench to score ... More ... North boys take first in tourney, fall to Frontier by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North's boys basketball team had a lot of good vibes after winning the Sports Alumni Tournament at Bennett High School last week. "It was a great bus ride home," said North coach Chuck Swierski. "I've got a great group of kids who work together, and they're seeing all of their hard ... More ... Undefeated East defeats Catholic schools on the road by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It's hard for any basketball team to win at St. Francis and Bishop Timon-St. Jude, but Williamsville East was able to accomplish both feats last week. The Flames beat St. Francis, 64-62, in overtime last Monday and knocked off Timon, 63-58, last Friday. More ... East wrestlers get monkey off back, defeat Starpoint, Lake Shore by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East's wrestling team not only improved its record to 4-0 last week, but it also avenged some old losses. The Flames beat Starpoint, 33-27, last Wednesday at East, and won 40-17 last Friday at Lake Shore. More ... Panthers dominate OP on the mat by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home gave up four weight classes heading into its home wrestling match last Wednesday with Orchard Park but it didn't matter. The Panthers won every weight class it could field except one, winning 49-17. "The kids wrestled amazing," said Sweet Home assistant coach JR Balling. More ... St. Greg's eighth grade girls hoops stays undefeated The undefeated St. Gregory the Great eighth grade girls' varsity basketball team won 37-12 over Christ the King this past weekend. The Cougars defense came up big, led by Nicole Favre, Alisa Vacanti and Ali Gilbert, holding CTK to only two baskets for the entire first half. The Cougars offense w... More ... Sports briefs Williamsville resident Eric Winner was selected to the Continental Hockey Association all-star team. Winner is a goalie for the Buffalo Stars. The CHA all-star game will be held the weekend of Jan. 19-21 in Binghamton. The St. More ...
by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter The expectations were high, and Patrick Kane didn't disappoint. The South Buffalo native needed all of 2:35 to make his hometown professional debut a successful one, beating Buffalo Sabres' goaltender Ryan Miller with a shot along the ice to give his Chicago Blackhawks an early 1-0 lead Saturday... More ... Titans swimmers continue to win at STAR Invitational The Town of Tonawanda Titans sent 31 athletes to the STAR Swimming Invitational from Dec. 6 to 9. There were teams from all over the eastern United States with 731 athletes competing. By the end of the four-day meet, the Town of Tonawanda Titans had set two new club records. Eleven Amherst athlet... More ... Spartans split hockey games in Shenendehowa by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North had never lost a hockey game against Shenendehowa. That is, until last Friday. The Spartans, 6-0 all-time against Shenendehowa, blew two two-goal leads as Shenendehowa won 5-4 as part of the Shenendehowa Classic in Albany. More ... Tigers scare Crusaders, lose 2-1 The Amherst Tigers' Federation hockey team learned a tough lesson when they took on undefeated Canisius last Thursday on the Amherst Pepsi Center NHL No. 1 rink. They learned that the difference in the game of hockey can be only a matter of inches. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East bounced back from a 6-2 loss to Lancaster last Thursday on the Amherst Pepsi Center Olympic Rink with back-to-back wins in the Williamsville South Holiday Boosters Tournament. The Flames beat Clarence, 4-2, on Friday night on the Pepsi Center Feature Rink, and completely domina... More ... Micron Blue Sabres beat Gold Sabres A tight goaltending battle between the Gold's Ryan Rappini and the Blue's Ethan Beecher saw the Blue Sabres prevail in the end, 6-4. The Blue team was led with two goals each from Mitchell Jackson, Gunar Weppner and Jeffrey Cummins. More ... Gold Sabres edge Black Sabres The Micron Gold Sabres (3-1-1) held on to beat the Black Sabres (1-4-0), 6-5, on Sunday in a highly competitive game. Gold Sabre goalie John Walp made a last-second save to preserve the victory. Scoring goals for the Gold were Trevor Kuntar, Trevor Galante, Victoria Willick, Ethan Ruggiero and tw... More ... Playoffs set in Buffalo In-line Hockey Group The fall 2007 playoff season in Buffalo In-line Hockey League Group began this past Saturday. Major Division Blues 11, Warriors 4 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) sparked the Bl... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SP O RT S SCOREBOARD Amherst Central Boys basketball - def. Tonawanda 61-19 Boys bowling - def. Pioneer 4-3 Girls bowling - lost to Pioneer 5-2 Hockey - lost to Canisius 2-1 Boys swimming - def. More ... Squirt Flyers, Blue Sabres skate to 3-3 tie The game was highlighted by the Flyers' Matthew Mirand, who scored a natural hat trick. Scoring once in the first period and twice in the third, Mirand tied the game at 3-3 with 29 seconds left. Jake Fuzak, Joseph Kramer and Michael Poalini scored for the Sabres, who received outstanding goaltend... More ... Penguins outlast Red Wings in thriller The Squirt Penguins beat the Red Wings, 3-2, on Sunday in a game that wasn't decided until the last second. The Penguins opened up the scoring in the first period with a great individual effort from Austin Ballard. It stayed tight until the Pens pulled ahead early in the third, when Sarah Scholni... More ... Devils stay focused, win 3-2 The Squirt Devils skated its way to a 3-2 victory over the Rangers on Dec. 9. Devil goals were scored by Tommy Heyden, Jonah Held and Nick Daigler with assists by Frankie Bodami and Alex Gervase. Christian Baran scored both Ranger goals. Ben Glajch had an assist. Devils goalie Nick Molnar played... More ... Union College wins two Union College, playing in a development division, won its two recent hockey games. Union College 2, St. Lawrence 1 In the second period, Nell Maosky scored unassisted to give St. Lawrence a 1-0 lead. Union's Miranda Podlas would tie the game on a breakaway. Podlas scored the game winner with... More ...
Monica Vieth has accepted a full scholarship to play tennis at Nova Southeastern University beginning in September 2008. Nova Southeastern University is a Division II school located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Vieth, a senior at Williamsville East High School, is a two-time Empire State Game silver... More ... Undefeated Pee Wee Stars beat Bruins The Amherst Pee Wee Stars defeated the Bruins, 6-2, in an action packed, fast-paced game on Sunday to up their record to 6-0. Strong play, precise passing and an aggressive forecheck by all three lines continue to be the formula for their success. More ... Black Sabres remain unbeaten The Pee Wee Black Sabres rode the outstanding goaltending of Joe Picone and the goal scoring of Ryan Myers to remain undefeated in the Amherst Hockey Association Pee Wee division, defeating the Devils, 6-2. More ... Four unanswered goals lift Rangers The Pee Wee Rangers scored four unanswered goals to beat the White Sabres, 4-2. Goalie Michael Heyden kept the Rangers close early, making several acrobatic saves. Tyler Penberthy led the offensive charge, registering two goals and an assist. Teammate John Huyler added a goal and assist. More ... Micron Gray beat Black, 7-4 The first meeting of the Micron Black and Gray Sabres on Dec. 2 began as a classic goaltending duel. Black Sabres' goalie Charleigh Rondeau held off an initial onslaught. Gray Sabres' goalie Liam Wojciechowski made some big late saves to preserve the 7-4 Gray Sabres' win. More ... HIGH SCHOOL SP O RT S CALENDAR Wednesday, Dec. 19 Boys bowling: Depew at Amherst, 4:30 p.m. (Airport Lanes); W.S. East at Sweet Home, 4 p.m. (Manor II Lanes); Iroquois at South, 4 p.m. (Transit Lanes) Girls bowling: Depew at Amherst, 4:30 p.m. (Airport Lanes); W.S. East at Sweet Home, 4 p.m. (Manor II Lanes); Iroquois at S... More ... Iowa hangs on, beats Ohio State in fifth-grade boys action Amherst Youth Basketball Results Iowa earned its first Amherst Youth Basketball fifth-grade boys division win on Saturday by hanging on in the last few minutes to beat Ohio State, 22-19. Joshua Wrest led Iowa with six points. Dakota Sanders and Jake Huber also provided key offensive roles. More ... Stumpf's Level 7, 10 perform well at Coed Classic Stumpf's Gymnastics Center's boys level 7 and 10 teams had strong performances at the Coed Classic in Pittsburgh. Aaron Benson, competing in Level 10 (14-15 division), placed first all-around with a score of 73.25. He earned first place on floor, pommel horse and parallel bars and second on rings... More ... Zirna leads Stumpf's Level 9 Jon Zirna led the Stumpf's boys Level 9 team at the Coed Classic in Pittsburgh with a first-place all-around finish, scoring a 71.45. He won on pommel horse, rings and parallel bars. Coming in second place all-around was Cody Stumpf, earning first place on floor and vault. More ... Squirt Stars hold on, beat Rangers The Squirt Stars held on to beat the Squirt Rangers, 7-5, in an exhilarating match-up this past Sunday. The Stars jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two periods, only to have it cut short quickly in the third period by the Rangers. More ... Late goal lifts Mite Devils over Rangers An unassisted goal scored by Greg Koutsomitis with 4:40 left in the third period propelled the Mite Devils to a 3-2 victory over the Rangers. The win extends the Devils' winning streak, and perfect season, to 6-0. First-period goals by Daniel Mosher and Collin Mack gave the Devils a 2-0 lead. More ... North JV field hockey finish season 15-1 When you play in the shadow of a state champion it is easy to be overlooked but this year's Williamsville North JV field hockey team was successful in its own right. The squad, led by coach Dalton Beaver, finished the season 15-1. Its only loss was a 1-0 overtime loss to Williamsville South. More ...
The boys Level 5 team from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center competed at the Coed Classic in Pittsburgh. In the 10-11 division, Zack Palmerton won rings, parallel bars and high bar on his way to a third-place all-around finish. More ...
The boys Level 6 team from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center took first place at the Coed Classic in Pittsburgh. Earning top-place finishes for individual all-around were Spencer Henley (9 and under division), placing first on five of six events, and Stephen Frost (10-11 division), placing first on floo... More ...
Competing against 15 teams from across Western and Central New York, a young Stumpf's team turned in outstanding individual performances and won third-place team honors. In the 7- to 10-year-old division, Lacey Woite was the all-around champion (36.05), bars champion (9.35) and was second on vau... More ...
The Level 7 team from Stumpf's Gymnastics competed at the Candy Cane Classic in Rochester. Alyssa Billitier was crowned the balance beam champion with a 9.15 and earned medals on vault and bars. Callie Flanagan earned a team-high 34.875 all-around and won a medal on the beam. More ... |
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