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by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter As the regular season winds down, the Division II state qualifying spot in the Section VI Western New York Varsity Hockey Federation is still up in the air. And Sweet Home and Williamsville East are two of the top three schools vying for it. More ...
Some of the top past names from Williamsville North athletics were inducted last Friday into the school's Athletic Wall of Honor in a ceremony between the North girls and boys varsity basketball games with Lancaster. Earning the honors were Sam O'Leary ('78), Cheryl Julicher ('99), Joe Guercio, L... 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 ...
Girls basketball by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North girls basketball coach Mike Del Valle could sense the tension from his team in the locker room prior to its home game last Friday night against Lancaster. "You could cut it with a knife," said Del Valle. "They were nervous. More ... Lady Tigers avenge early-season loss The Amherst Central girls basketball team won its 11th game of the season and avenged an early season loss by defeating Maryvale, 47-38, at Amherst last Tuesday. The Lady Tigers jumped out to a 13-4 first-quarter lead with Eva Lankes scoring six points and Jenny Newhouse adding five points. Lank... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North Federation hockey players and coaches knew what was needed to be done to have a chance at the large school bid from Section VI for the Division I New York State playoffs. North needed to win its last four state qualifying games to finish one point ahead of Lancaster. More ... Sharks show no rust against Starpoint by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sacred Heart hadn't played a basketball game in 13 days but there was no rust on the Sharks against Starpoint. The Sharks took a 30-14 lead into halftime and beat Starpoint, 60-32, last Thursday at Villa Maria Academy. "I was worried about the big layoff but I was pleased with the way we came ou... More ...
Part of Williamsville South's Federation hockey practice on Monday at the Amherst Pepsi Center NHL No. 2 Rink was dedicated to helping others. The Billies set aside 50 minutes of practice to work with 15 skaters from SABAH (Skating Athletes Bold at Heart). More ... Fireman's Bowling 200 games, 550 sets M. Gaiser 269, 254, 222 - 745; G. Zammit 256, 243, 234 - 733; PJ Abbarno 258, 213, 204 - 674; F. Garus 257, 228 - 666; A. Yambor 232, 229, 202 - 663; D. Hutchinson 245, 200 - 644; P. Kranz 223, 211 - 603; J. Abbarno 243; DJ Graff 227; T. Hutchison 227 - 560; D. Hohl 2... More ...
Boys basketball by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It's been a crazy week for the Amherst Central boys basketball team. The Tigers opened it with a thrilling 67-64 home victory on Monday over Cheektowaga, which included three shots that fell from half court or longer, and ended with a free throw filled 55-42 home loss last Thursday versus Depew. More ... North wakes up, defeats Lancaster, 65-43 by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It took until midway through the second quarter for Williamsville North to get going against Lancaster last Friday at home but once they did, it was all Spartans. Tied at 16-16, North outscored Lancaster, 16-5, over the last four minutes of the first half to lead 32-21. They won 65-43. More ... South boys hoops' win streak continues by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville South's boys basketball team made it four wins in a row and 10 of its last 12 after winning two more ECIC Division II home games last week. The Billies defeated Iroquois, 79-69, last Tuesday and West Seneca East, 95-62, last Thursday, to move within a... More ... Panthers need wins to share division crown by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The roller coaster that is the Sweet Home boys basketball team continued with a split of ECIC Division II league games. After a week which saw the Panthers lose to Hamburg and Williamsville South and its top spot in the division, Sweet Home appeared to turn the corner with a 72-62 win last Monday... More ... Sweet Home girls play complete game, beat East by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Williamsville East girls basketball team played a good first, second and fourth quarter in its home game against Sweet Home last Tuesday. It was the third quarter where they faltered and the Lady Panthers seized the lead for good. More ...
Boys win handily, North girls beat Lady Billies by one pin Williamsville South's boys bowling team roared to victory in the Williamsville Cup last Thursday at Transit Lanes. South defeated Williamsville North and Williamsville East in the five-man competition. South had 2,797 pins followed by North (2,479) and East (2,156). More ... South girls like third quarter against Iroquois by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter After trailing Iroquois, 24-20, at halftime, Williamsville South's girls basketball team decided it was time to start playing. The Lady Billies played a flawless third quarter en route to a 55-44 road win last Tuesday. South outscored Iroquois, 22-4, in the third quarter. More ... North, South set personal best times at RIT Indoor track by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Personal best times fell for many athletes on the Williamsville North and Williamsville South indoor track teams at last Saturday's fourth annual RIT Tiger High School Invitational. The event was held at the Gordon Fieldhouse on the campus of Rochester Institute of Technology. More ... East boys swimmers improve record Williamsville East's boys swimming team improved its record to 9-2 overall and 4-0 in ECIC Division II with wins over West Seneca West, 116-57, last Tuesday and Hamburg, 109-71, last Thursday at Transit Middle School. East's final regular season meet against Iroquois, originally scheduled for 5 p... More ... Sports briefs Medaille College will host a six-week spring training 2008 baseball program for players in grades 1-12 from Jan. 20 to Feb. 24. Medaille College head coach Ron Nero will direct the program in conjunction with Midwest Baseball Academy. More ... Tournament slated to raise funds for new tennis program The Buffalo Niagara Community Tennis Association, in collaboration with Summit Educational Resources, will hold the inaugural Shining Stars Adaptive Tennis Program Leap Year Tournament from 6:30 to 11 p.m. on Friday, Feb. More ... Buffalo Wings Lacrosse Club accepting registrations Buffalo Wings Lacrosse Club is accepting registrations for the 2008 season. Registration is for middle and high school girl lacrosse players through the graduation class of 2009. More ... Buffalo In-Line Hockey Group's winter season gets rolling Nick Antoniadis is a 12-year-old playing for the Gladiators in the Buffalo In-line Hockey League Group Junior division. Antoniadis, an Amherst native, accomplished a league first this past Saturday when he scored the first three goals of the game all within the first 1:29. More ... North Buffalo defeats Depew The North Buffalo Bantam Minor Bisons defeated the Depew Saints, 5-1, over the weekend. Goalie Conner Naughton faced 17 shots for Buffalo as the offense peppered Depew with 33 of their own. The Bisons got on the scoreboard first with a goal by Jordan Rusek (Eric Adolf). More ... Union girls post victories Union College continued its winning ways with a 4-1 win on Jan. 25 over St. Lawrence. Union's Emily Beauchamp (Rachel Farr) scored the first goal. St. Lawrence's Kathleen Ruggiero (Alex Colling) would tie the score 54 seconds later. Union's Sarah O'Brien (Emma Hubert) would take the lead. More ... Micron Black Sabres edge White Sabres A spectacular battle was waged between the Micron Black Sabres and White Sabres on Sunday, ending in a 4-3 win for the Black Sabres. First on the board for the Black Sabres was Jacob Campanella, followed with goals by Mason Meggo, David O'Donaghue and Tommy Peers. Scoring for the White Sabres wer... More ... Mite Devils win by shutout The annual Friendship Tournament was held on Saturday at the Pepsi Center. The Mite Devils shut out the Burlington (Ontario) team, 8-0. More ... Red Sabres down Blue Sabres, 7-4 Netminders Henri Tetrault (Red Sabres) and Jeffrey Cummins (Blue Sabres) squared off in a Red Sabres' victory. The Red Sabres led a tight game early with a goal from Will Redding. Michael Demarco broke things open with two goals on one shift. More ... Squirt Flyers lose close one against Burlington The Squirt Flyers lost a very close game in the final seconds of a hard fought contest against Burlington Your CFO. Andrew Mosher started the scoring by crashing the net and putting in a rebound off of a Matt Mirand shot. More ... Gray beats Gold, 5-4 The Micron Gold Sabres drew first blood. Hudson Curtain scored the first of his three goals from Zach Esch (two). Ethan Ruggierio scored late in the period. The Gold Sabres were anchored by goaltender Trevor Galante. The hustle award went to Trevor Kuntar and Nicholas Haas. More ... High School Sports Scoreboard Amherst Central Boys basketball - lost to Depew 55-42 Girls basketball - def. Maryvale 47-38 Boys bowling - lost to Depew 5-2; def. More ...
Level 5 boys from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center earned top honors in the 10-11 division and 7-9 division at the Upstate meet in Rochester. Zack Palmerton (10-11) won pommel horse and vault on his way to first place all-around. More ...
Trey Buscaglia led the Stumpf's Gymnastics Center boys Level 4 team at the Upstate meet in Rochester. Buscaglia placed first all-around with a score of 54.70, taking first on floor exercise and high bar. Josh Reinstein had a solid performance with a second-place finish on vault. More ... Buffalo United boys' U14 takes first at tourney The Buffalo United boys U14 "White" team took first-place honors in the Sahlen's Sports Park Friendlies Tournament held on Sunday. BUSC won all three of its qualifier matches and went on to defeat the Rochester Football Club, 1-0, in the championship game. More ... SSPP eighth-graders fall to CCA, defeat MQA The Saints Peter and Paul eighth grade girls blue varsity basketball squad (6-3) dropped a 33-22 game last Thursday to Christian Central Academy. Marla Calbro (three points), Samantha Basile (five points), and Christina Seitz played strong at guard. More ... SSPP sixth-graders defeat St. Benedict's The sixth-grade St. Peter and Paul girls basketball team continues its winning streak with another big win over St. Benedicts, 19-10. The game was very competitive, and the girls from both teams showed their improved talent on the court. More ... Stumpf's Level 6 competes in Rochester The boys Level 6 team (10-11 division) from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center competed at the Upstate meet in Rochester. Earning second place in all-around was Stephen Frost, who placed first on vault and high bar. Mathew Salvati earned third place on pommel horse and fifth all-around. More ... Titans break three records at Senior IMX meet Youth swimming The Town of Tonawanda Titans competed in the Niagara District Senior IMX meet Jan. 26-27 in Webster. Thirty-three Titan swimmers took part in the two-day meet. Titans athletes achieved 57 lifetime best swims and set three new club records. More ... Revolution, Kenmore soccer play to 2-2 tie The Amherst Revolution U-13 Girls Soccer Club and Kenmore Spirit played to a 2-2 tie Saturday evening at the Epic Center. Kenmore took a 1-0 lead into halftime. Carissima Cutrona scored twice to give the Revolution the lead. More ... Connie Mack Little League to hold open registration Connie Mack Little League will be holding an open registration from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10 at Dick's Sporting Goods, 281 Meyer Road, Amherst. The registration deadline is March 1. You can access forms at www.conniemacklittleleague.com or call 834-2992. More ...
The St. Benedict's sixth-grade boys basketball team won the Nativity tournament held on Jan. 19-20. Christ the King, Notre Dame, Nativity of Orchard Park and St, Benedict of Eggertsville participated in the tournament. St. Benedict's defeated Nativity, 30-26, in the opening round. More ...
The Amherst Knights Pee Wee Minor "AA" team took first place during the 13th annual Sean Shortsleeve invitational tournament held in Perinton, N.Y. It was the Knights' second tournament victory of the season. The Knights defeated a Pee Wee Major team from Binghamton, N.Y., 3-1, in the championsh... More ... Central Amherst accepting online registration Central Amherst Little League is accepting online player registrations for the 2008 season at www. centralamherst. com. In-person registration will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road at Lincoln, Snyder. More ...
The Raptors surged ahead over the Bulls, 37-32, in an Amherst Youth Basketball eighth-grade boys game with some fine underneath play by Tom Mellody. The Raptors battled back with a balanced attack, eventually leading by eight. 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 ... High School Sports Calendar Wednesday, Feb. 6 Boys basketball: South at Orchard Park, 7:30 p.m. Federation hockey: East vs. South, 7 p.m. (Amherst Pepsi Center Olympic Rink) Boys swimming: Sweet Home, East, North at ECICs, 2 p.m.; Amherst, South at ECICs, 6 p.m. More ... |
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