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Commentary JASON NADOLINSKI Sports Reporter There seems to be a lot going on at all levels in the world of sports these days - and we're barely a month into 2008: • You hear that sound? No, not the choking sound - although that is a related noise. I'm talking about what sounds like a herd of stampeding Buffalo. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter There's a new career wins leader in Sweet Home wrestling but the last name remains Stella. Sweet Home senior Nic Stella beat Cheektowaga's Scott Patryzk, 19-7, in the finals of the 140-pound weight class at last weekend's ECIC Championships at East Aurora High School to break the school record fo... More ...
Boys basketball by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Good teams know how to pull out ugly wins and that's what the Williamsville North boys basketball team was able to accomplish against Orchard Park last Friday at home. The Spartans overcame OP's aggressive in-your-face style of defense, which switched between man-to-man and a 2-3 zone, to earn a ... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter By all accounts, the Williamsville East wrestling team's inaugural homecoming/ alumni match last Wednesday was an overwhelming success. "We had a real packed house," said East coach Henry Fumerelle. "We probably had close to a couple hundred people. More ... Billies bounce back, upset Hamburg, 76-61 by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville South showed why they're a resilient basketball team. The Billies bounced back from a 71-69 overtime loss last Tuesday to Lake Shore with a resounding 76-61 thrashing over Hamburg last Thursday. Both games were played at South. More ... Spartans rebound with good showing at ECICs by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter After not wrestling its best at their own tournament, Williamsville North responded with a good showing at last weekend's ECIC Championships at East Aurora High School. The Spartans finished tied for 11th with Tonawanda with 89 points. They tied for eighth at the Williamsville North Invitational ... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Brian Wallden put himself into some elite company at Lancaster last Friday. The Williamsville East senior hit two free throws with under 30 seconds remaining to go over 1,000 points for his career. Wallden is fifth all-time at the school in scoring. The next closest player with over 1,000 points... More ... Tigers hold on for home win by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Amherst Central boys basketball team learned a valuable lesson last week - how to hold on to a lead. The Tigers led Maryvale, 41-31, after three quarters but was outscored 25-9 in the fourth and lost 56-50. On Thursday, Amherst trailed Starpoint, 22-18, at halftime, but went ahead 37-31 afte... More ... Panthers rout St. Joe's at MLK Classic by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Sweet Home boys basketball team looked like its old self against St. Joe's last Saturday at Hutch- Tech. The Panthers ran off the first 10 points of the game en route to a convincing 74-53 win over the Marauders as part of the MLK Classic. St. Joe's was ranked fifth in Western New York large ... More ... Lady Tigers' six-game win streak snapped The Amherst Central girls basketball team (9-5, 5-4) almost overcame a poor shooting first half at Cheektowaga last Friday, falling, 47-46. The loss snapped Amherst's six-game win streak. Amherst trailed Cheektowaga, 31-18, at halftime. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Sweet Home girls basketball team (10-3, 7-0) remained perfect in ECIC Division II with a 52-44 road win at Williamsville South last Friday but Lady Panthers coach Matt LaRoach was not pleased with his team's performance. More ... North needs OT to beat Frontier by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North's girls basketball team avenged a 60-44 home loss earlier in the season against Frontier with a 48-45 overtime win last Friday over the Lady Falcons. The road victory didn't come easy. The Lady Spartans trailed, 23-18 at halftime but used good team defense to hold Frontier to ... More ... Sports brief Sweet Home High School graduate Andrew Stella took third place at 141 pounds for the University at Buffalo wrestling team at the 39th annual New York State Intercollegiate Wrestling Championships. Stella beat Willie Horwath of Ithaca, 3-0, to take third. UB took second out of five teams with a te... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Clarence was the better girls basketball team in the first half of its home game with Sacred Heart last Wednesday, but the Sharks picked up its game in the second half to pick up a big 54-49 non-league victory. "Clarence is a good team," said Sacred Heart coach Sister Maria Pares. "I thought they... More ... East beats WS East, improves league record by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East's girls basketball team improved to 9-4 overall and 5-2 in ECIC Division II with a 51-28 win at West Seneca East last Tuesday. East led, 14-8, after the first quarter, 28-13 at halftime and 44-20 after the third quarter. More ... Flames' hockey falls to Division II leader by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Bishop Timon-St. Jude is the top team in Division II in the Section VI Western New York Varsity Hockey Federation for a reason and Williamsville East got a dose of it last Thursday on the Amherst Pepsi Center Olympic Rink. Timon scored four unanswered goals en route to a 4-2 victory. More ... North lacks intensity in loss, tie by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It was a rough week for the Williamsville North Federation hockey team. The Spartans dropped a 3-0 game to Lancaster last Thursday on the Amherst Pepsi Center Feature Rink and tied Orchard Park, 2-2, on Monday on the Olympic Rink. Both were Division I New York State qualifying games. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East's boys swimming team picked up a huge 91-89 win over Williamsville North last Tuesday at Transit Middle School. Flames coach Mike Doerfler said it was the first time in at least five years that East has beaten North in a boys swim meet. More ... Sacred Heart remains unbeaten, wins six events Indoor track by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sacred Heart's girls indoor track team kept its unblemished record in tact with a first place finish last Saturday at Lancaster High School's Fieldhouse. The Sharks improved to 14-0 lifetime in indoor track meets against Monsignor Martin Association teams with a team score of 120. More ... Late goals cost Sweet Home hockey versus Lancaster by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home's Federation hockey team posted a win and loss last week but had the Panthers not made a few mistakes in its 5-4 defeat to Lancaster on Monday they probably could have left the Pepsi Center Rink No. 2 with a victory. More ... Sweet Home boys bowling crowned Division II champs Sweet Home's boys bowling team defeated West Seneca East, 4-3, on Wednesday at Wimbledon Lanes to capture the ECIC Division II title. Ryan Kaminski led the Panthers, rolling his second 700 series of the season. Kaminski had games of 211 and 262 and finished with two clutch strikes to roll 223 for... More ... Revolution scares Nightmare Indoor soccer The Amherst Revolution U13 girls indoor soccer club defeated the North Town Nightmare, 5-2, on Saturday. Scoring for the Revolution were Sarah Echhorn, Carissima Cutrona, Meghan Keating, Francesca Carra and Cathryn Mahon. Kaitlin Walsh had three assists. More ...
The boys Level 5 team from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center earned first place at the Goldstar meet hosted by Stumpf's. In the 7-9 division, Nicholas Rey had a second place finish on high bar and placed fourth all-around. More ... Wozniak tops Level 9, Benson wins Level 10 Michael Wozniak led the Stumpf's boys level 9 team as the gym hosted the Goldstar meet. Wozniak earned first place all-around by winning rings and high bar. Jon Zirna (second on pommel, vault) and Cody Stumpf (first on vault, second on high bar) were close behind with a second-place all-around ... More ... Stumpf's Level 4 participates in Niagara Falls The Stumpf's Gymnastics Center boys Level 4 team earned second place as Stumpf's hosted the Goldstar meet in Niagara Falls. In the 6-7 division, Trey Buscaglia placed second all-around with first-place finishes on rings and high bar. More ... Stumpf's Level 6 gymnasts fare well at home The boys Level 6 team from Stumpf's Gymnastics competed in Niagara Falls. Its home gym hosted the Goldstar meet. Spencer Henley (9 and under division) placed first on vault and earned second place all-around. Stephen Frost (10-11 division) placed first on vault and high bar and earned third all-... More ... Roberson leads the way for Level 7 Noah Roberson's winning performance in the Level 7 (10-11 division) earned him first-place all-around by taking first on floor, pommel and vault. Mack Lasker wasn't far behind his teammate, earning second all-around with second-place finishes on floor and vault. More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS CALENDAR Wednesday, Jan. 23 Wrestling: Cheektowaga at Amherst, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 Girls basketball: South at Amherst, 7:30 p.m. Federation hockey: North vs. St. Joe's, 7 p.m. (Pepsi Center Feature Rink); Amherst vs. South, 9 p.m. (Pepsi Center Feature Rink); East vs. St. Francis, 9 p.m. More ... Online registration open for Lou Gehrig softball, baseball Online registration is open for Lou Gehrig softball and baseball. Interested parents can visit www.lgybs.com to register interested players from 5 years old through high school ages for the 2008 Lou Gehrig softball and baseball leagues at their complex on Smith and Dann Road in East Amherst. Mast... More ... Mathewson McCarthy baseball, softball registration slated Open registration for Mathewson McCarthy baseball will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8 and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 9 at The Village Glen Tennis Club, 162 Mill Street, Williamsville. More ... League's winter season opens Buffalo In-line Hockey Group The Winter 2008 season in Buffalo In-line Hockey League Group began this past Saturday. The league is larger than ever, growing to 18 teams over two divisions with players from almost every town in Western New York. More ... Titan swimmers have success at Bronze District meet The Town of Tonawanda Titans sent 35 athletes to the Niagara District Bronze meet January 12-13. Eighteen clubs participated in the meet, sending 385 swimmers. In the course of the two-day meet, the Titan swimmers earned 35 new silver times, three new gold times and 106 personal-best times. More ... Bantam Bisons thwarted in Toronto The North Buffalo Bantam Minor Team qualified for the playoffs in the ten-team field, but came up on the short end of a 2-0 score to the Brantford 99ers in Toronto over the weekend. Both goals came on the power play as special teams dominated the game. More ...
Stumpf's Gymnastics Level 7 team competed at the Graffiti Invitational at the Niagara Falls Conference Center. In the 11-12 division, Taylor Balser scored a 9.0 on floor and a 34.150 overall. Teammate Amber Moser competed on bars and floor but was unable to complete the meet due to injury. More ... St. Greg's eighth grade hoopsters beat St. Mark's In the rematch between the St. Greg's and St. Mark's eighth grade girls basketball teams, the battle continued with 45 fouls being called. St. Greg's won 36-31. St. Greg's defense, led by Mary Kate O'Connor and Catherine Suchan, stiffened and allowed an incredible fourth quarter comeback. More ... Buffalo United accepted into premier soccer league The Buffalo United boys U14 White team has been accepted into the prestigious US Youth Soccer Region I Premier League for the spring 2008 season. BUSC's acceptance was based on winning the State Cup last year and its performance in US Soccer sponsored tournaments. More ... Fireman's Bowling 200 games, 550 sets AJ Swannie 267, 232, 223 - 722; J. Gesel 278, 203 - 677; M. Stafford 269 - 640; M. Gaiser 237, 203 - 636; D. Hutchinson 256 - 634; J. Maine 237, 215 - 626; PJ Abbarno 224, 201 - 621; A. Yambor 238 - 554; B. Hitzges 236; M. Martin 221 - 551; B. Goodwill 220 - 588; W.... More ...
The last time Virginia faced Florida State, the Cavaliers were down 12 after the first period. This time, the Cavs were up by 12 after one and played solid ball to keep the score 30-16 with eight minutes to go. The Seminoles fought back with nine unanswered points to cut Virginia's lead to five,... More ... Micron Blue Sabres edge Gold Sabres Youth hockey In a tight battle the Blue Sabres prevailed over the Gold 6-5. The Blue squad was led by solid goaltending by Timothy Jones and goals from Adam Helfman (two), Jeffrey Cummings, Daniel Burke, Ken McGraw and Mathew Baralli. Gold forward Zach Esch scored a hat trick with single tallies coming from ... More ... White Sabres, Gray Sabres tie The Amherst Micron White Sabres and Gray Sabres faced off for the second time this season, playing to a 4-4 tie. The White Sabres took an early two-goal lead only to see the Gray Sabres battle back and tie the game. Christopher Fiorella led White Sabres' scoring with two goals. Other goals were ... More ... HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCOREBOARD Amherst Central Boys basketball - lost to Maryvale 56-50; def. Starpoint 47-44 Girls basketball - def. More ... |
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