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Boys basketball by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter For the fourth straight year, the Williamsville North boys basketball team had Williamsville South's number in the Williamsville Rotary Tournament. But what appeared to be an early North blowout turned out to be a close win. The Spartans, ahead 35-22 late in the first half, held off a very hungry... More ... East wrestling dominates Akron Tournament by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East is ranked 10th among Western New York large schools but they certainly made the Section VI high school wrestling world take notice after winning last Friday's Akron Tournament at Akron High School. East took home top honors with 184 points. West Seneca East, who defeated Willia... More ...
Commentary PATRICK NAGY Sports Reporter As 2007 ends, I wonder what could be in store for the sports world in 2008? As I look into my crystal ball, here are my random thoughts on what could happen at the high school, pro and college level. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East's boys basketball team couldn't put a complete game on the floor against Riverside last Thursday in the opening round of the Clarence Basketball Boosters Club Tournament, and it cost them a win. The Flames' offense scored 70 points but its defense allowed 80 to the Frontiers. More ... Short-handed Sweet Home at a crossroad by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It's only seven games into the season but the Sweet Home boys basketball team could be in trouble. For a variety of reasons, Panthers coach Paul Schintzius could only dress seven of the 13 players on his roster for the Ken-Ton Holiday Classic held last Thursday and Friday at Kenmore East. More ... Weber wins second wrestling tourney of season Amherst Central senior Matt Weber pushed his unbeaten mark to 13-0 after winning the 152-pound division at last Friday's Maryvale Invitational. It was Weber's second tournament victory this year. Weber defeated Steve Holtz of St. More ...
Lady Flame leaders step up in second half to win holiday tourney by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Williamsville East girls basketball team leaned on its experience to overcome a halftime deficit to win the fourth annual Williamsville East Holiday Tournament last Friday night at East. More ... Lady Tigers works extra, wins Mt. St. Mary's tourney The Amherst Central girls basketball team needed overtime last Friday to win the Mt. St. Mary's Holiday Tournament. Tied at 38-38 with Mt. St. Mary's after regulation, Amherst fought through foul trouble and persevered to win in overtime, 47-44. More ... Stumpf's Level 5 wins medals in Brockport Gymnastics The Level 5 girls from Stumpf's competed in the Candy Cane Classic in Brockport. All team members qualified for the state finals. In the 9-10 age group, Olivia Colon was fifth on bars and all-around (35.175). Emily Schulenberg was third on floor (9.05) and fifth overall. Rachel Kania was second ... More ... Big third sparks Sharks to tourney win by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Another trip to the Fredonia Tournament resulted in another championship for the Sacred Heart girls basketball team. Tied with Frontier, 25-25, at halftime, the Sharks used an 18-8 third quarter to eventually pick up a 54-43 victory in last Saturday's final. More ... Warren earns field hockey honors Emily Warren, an Amherst resident and sophomore at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa., has been named as the Lakers' Field Hockey team's offensive most valuable player. It's the second straight year she has earned the honor. She led the team with six goals and six assists, and totaled a team best 18... More ...
Buffalo's Jaroslav Spacek darts around Pittsburgh goaltender Ty Conklin during the NHL Winter Classic played outdoors at Ralph Wilson Stadium on New Year's Day. Sidney Crosby, inset, scored the winning goal. More ...
NHL by MATT KRUEGER Reporter Who wants a sequel? The NHL's first outdoor game played in the United States and just the second in the history of the league came off without a hitch Tuesday at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park and signaled a possible new annual event. More ... East has Jekyll and Hyde week on the ice by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East played one of its best and worst hockey games last week. The Flames tied Section VI Western New York Varsity Hockey Federation Small School leader Bishop Timon-St. Jude, 3-3, last Thursday on the Amherst Pepsi Center Olympic Rink, then followed it up with a horrible 4-loss on S... More ... North, South fare well in Big Apple debut Indoor track by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter By all accounts the Williamsville North and Williamsville South indoor track teams' first venture to New York City was a success. North coaches Julian Blake and Greg Stang and South coaches Sam Hasan and Dan Syracuse each took 22 athletes to compete in the Marine Corp Holiday Classic last Thursda... More ... Panthers place second in Rome tourney debut Hockey by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Sweet Home Federation hockey team got a glimpse last week of the kind of competition it could face if they advance to the New York State Division II playoffs this March. The Panthers split games last Thursday and Friday at the Rome Free Academy Tournament held in Rome, N.Y. located east of Sy... More ... North finishes third in Morrisville by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North's Federation hockey team had won the Morrisville IcePlex Tournament three out of the last four years, but not this season. More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCOREBOARD Amherst Central Girls basketball - Mt. St. Mary's Tournament - def. Alden 61-37; final - def. Mt. St. Mary's 47-44 (OT) Federation hockey - lost to St. More ...
NFL by MATT KRUEGER Reporter Flip-flopping of quarterbacks, conservative play calling, numerous injuries, inexperience and who know what other factors all conspired to produce one of the Bills most futile offensive seasons in franchise history. Yes, 2007 will be remembered as the year Buffalo could have gone to the playoffs ... More ... Bills hungry to get defense back on track next year by MATT KRUEGER Reporter Surrendering 362.9 yards and 22.1 points per game landed the Buffalo Bills second worst in the league on defense this year. Only Detroit (377.6 yards and 27.8 points per game) was worse. More ... Amherst Squirts topple Saints The Squirt Minor "AA" beat a determined Saints' squad, 3-1, Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center. Jordan Jenneve opened the scoring in the first with Connor Bender providing the helper. Amherst kept the pressure on in the second, getting two goals less than a minute apart. More ... Fireman's Bowling 200 games, 550 sets AJ Swannie 254, 243, 225 - 720; P. Kranz 277, 237 - 705; J. Maine 268, 204 - 669; AJ Shisler 235, 224 - 657; J. Blatz 226, 205, 202 - 633; M. Gaiser 233, 216 - 632; C. Sciolino 232, 216 - 630; J. Daniels 227, 203 - 624; J. Gesel 212, 200 - 603; R. Cumpston 237; R. Eg... More ...
Amherst resident enters 10th year as Division I coach by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter When Amherst resident Dave Smith took over the reigns of the Canisius College men's ice hockey team in 2005, he saw the potential of the program. "The Canisius job appealed to me because of what it could be," he said in a recent phone interview. More ... Holiday rest no gift for Tigers' Federation hockey Senior Al McQuiggan scored his second goal of the season and sophomore Sean Smith recorded 25 saves as the Amherst Tigers' Federation ice hockey team lost to St. Francis, 4-1, on Thursday night at the Amherst Pepsi Center. "We played sloppy for the first two periods," said Tigers' coach Rich Croz... More ... Pee Wee Rangers tie Sharks Justin Bystrak completed his first career hat trick by scoring a goal with 45 seconds left in the game to help his Rangers earn a 5-5 tie with the Sharks. David Hnat added a goal and two assists and Jamie Spiller fired in his first score of the year to aid the Ranger effort. More ... Penguins cook Red Wings The Pee Wee Penguins grilled the Red Wings on Sunday, 5-2. First period scoring was kept to a minimum by the excellent goaltending from the Penguins' Michael Battaglia and the Red Wings' Theresa Meosky. More ... Wagner paces Mite Flyers to victory Danny Wagner's hat trick led the Mite Flyers to a 9-1 victory over the Bruins. Drew Elliott scored twice, both on assists from Will Mann. Colin Begley scored his first career goal from Max Krajacic. Daniel Brady had a goal and assist and Bryan Sokolowski had two assists. More ... Micron Gray Sabres top Red, 7-3 The Micron Gray Sabres and Red Sabres played an excellent game on Sunday. The Red Sabres were led by netminder Will Redding, who stopped a barrage of shots. Goal scorers for the Red were Andrew Fairbrother, Jacob Puckhaberer, and Ryan Mitchell. More ... Maryland defeats Duke in seventh grade hoops Maryland defeated Duke, 23-11, in a recent Amherst Youth Basketball seventh grade hoops game. Maryland clung to an 11-6 halftime lead. The second half saw Maryland's Ben Morina leading the way with eight of his 11 points along with Michael Torrillo (six points). More ... Stars hand Black Sabres' first loss The Amherst Pee Wee Stars defeated the Black Sabres 6-3 in an entertaining, fast paced game on Sunday to up improve its record to 7-0. Inspired play by all three Star lines, tough defense and spectacular goaltending by Kyle Flierl in his first start resulted in the Stars handing the Black Sabres ... More ... Union College beats St. Lawrence, 4-3 Amherst girls hockey Union's Emily Keable opened the scoring in the first. Emily Beauchamp made it 2-0. St. Lawrence made a game of it with a goal from Nell Meosky, but Union's Amanda Burns would increase the lead. Union's Emily Beauchamp would score again in the third, making it 4-1 but Nell Meosky of St. Lawrence w... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SP O RT S CALENDAR Thursday, Jan. 3 Boys basketball: Pioneer at Amherst, 7:30 p.m.; Sweet Home at Lake Shore, 6:30 p.m. Boys bowling: Hamburg at Sweet Home, 4:30 p.m. Manor II Lanes); East at South, 4:30 p.m. More ...
St. Benedict's boys varsity basketball team won the St. Benedict's Christmas Tournament with wins over Mt. St. Joe's and St. Mark's last week. In the opening game, Frankie DiVito and Jimmy Croglio led the Tigers with eight points each, and stellar defense by Marc DiLeo and Dylan Blujus helped St.... More ... |
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