July 16, 2008 RSS feed / Sports

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Expectations high for open men's, scholastic women's teams

ESG - Basketball
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
The Western Region open men's and scholastic women's basketball teams are heading into the 31st annual Empire State Games with hopes of adding more gold medals to their resumes. More...

HOCKEY CHAMPS

HOCKEY CHAMPS - The Minor Bantam "AAA" Niagara 67's recently won the Canlan Memorial Holiday Classic Tournament held the last weekend in June in Toronto, Canada. The 67's are based in Fort Erie, Ontario. More...

Revolution U13 soccer conquers Ft. Niagara

Heroes abounded for the Amherst Revolution U13 Girls Soccer Club as they defeated the U14 Niagara Pioneer FC at Fort Niagara, 3-2, on July 7. More...

Fireman's Softball

July 18 Snyder at Swormville Clarence Center at Getzville East Amherst at Eggertsville Main-Transit at Harris Hill Bowmansville at Akron Ellicott Creek at North Amherst North Bailey at Clarence More...

Buffalo United White advance to National Cup finals

The Buffalo United Boys U14 White Soccer Team qualified for the US Club Soccer 2008 National Cup July 26-29 in Virginia Beach. More...

South's Falzone earns high softball honors

Williamsville South's Lauren Falzone capped off a tremendous high school softball career by being named to the 2008 New York State Class A First Team. Falzone was also named to the All-Western New York First Team. More...

Mel Ott Nationals upend Yankees for 'AA' championship

The Nationals topped the Yankees, 9-1, in the Mel Ott "AA" championship game. This was a true game between these two rivals who had split the previous six games. More...

CHAMPS

CHAMPS - The Western New York Katz 14U Travel Baseball Team recently won the Greater Niagara Baseball Association Major Bantam Tournament in Niagara Falls, Ont. More...

Tonawanda Aquettes delight at nationals

Synchronized Swimming

The Town of Tonawanda Aquettes earned National honors last week at the United States National Age Group Sychronized Swimming Champioships held in Binghmaton. More...

Red Sox down Yankees for Connie Mack 'Minor' crown

The Red Sox beat the Yankees, 4-3, to win the Connie Mack "Minor" Championship. Both teams played great. The Red Sox's Nick Brierley hit a home run and single. Ryan Judge hit two doubles. More...

Endres named to WNY Wrestling Hall of Fame

Three generations of Williamsville wrestling coaches were represented on July 3 at the home of James C. Endres in Clearwater, Fla. More...

East Amherst's Volker to tackle trap competitors

ESG - Shooting
by JASON NADOLINSKI Reporter

For one Western Region team, bringing home one or more medals from next week's 31st annual Empire State Games shouldn't be a shot-in-the-dark prospect. More...

Dream of qualifying becomes reality

by MATT KRUEGER Reporter

This is the first story in a two-part series about Bee Group Newspapers Sports Reporter Matt Krueger competing in the Empire State Games. More...

UBAM, STAR swimming join forces

Two of Western NY's premier USA Swim Clubs, UB Amherst Swimming and STAR Swimming, have teamed up to form the area's most dominant swim team. More...

Plenty of changes on deck in Binghamton

ESG - Baseball
by MATT KRUEGER Reporter

For more than a month, Bob Kowal has been preparing his team for a different tournament than its ever faced in the Empire State Games. More...

A-Turf 13U baseball wins Mansfield Summer Classic

The A-Turf Titans 13U baseball team won the seventh annual Mansfield University Summer Classic tournament held July 11-13 in Mansfield, Pa. More...

In-line hockey explodes in WNY

One of the top national in-line hockey organizations, Tournament of Roller Hockey Series, brought their 2008 National Tournament to the Amherst Pepsi Center this past week. More...

Mel Ott Heat breaks away from Mets

Naomi DeBerry scored a key run leading off the third inning that jettisoned the Heat offense en route to a 10-8 win over the Mets in the Mel Ott "Minor" Softball playoffs, earning her the game ball. More...

Sports briefs

Samuel Serra used a pitching wedge to make a hole in one on the 90-yard third hole of Audubon Golf Course on July 7. Daisy Timlin became the 12th Amherst Central High School senior girl to receive the Angela Coniglio Memorial Scholarship. More...

SOCCER ACHIEVEMENT

SOCCER ACHIEVEMENT - Amherst's Liam Callahan, left, and Clarence's Derek Maier participated in the Region 1 Soccer Camp July 5-8 in New Jersey. More...

Mathewson McCarthy Marines 11U finish 1-2 at Lew-Port Tournament

The Mathewson McCarthy Marines 11U travel team finished the Lew-Port tournament on a high note, disposing of New Market, Ont., 11-10, in seven innings. More...

Central Amherst Phillies win semifinal game

The Phillies beat the Dodgers, 17-9, on Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Central Amherst "AA" Senior Little League. More...

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