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by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Sweet Home Federation hockey team knew its backs were against the wall heading into the Section VI Western New York Varsity Hockey small school tournament. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter After taking second at the Class AAA Tournament, Max Cohen was on a mission to win his first Section VI championship and the Williamsville East senior didn't disappoint. Cohen defeated Iroquois' Jimmy Klock, 3-2, to win the 130-pound weight class at the Division I Section VI New York State qualif... More ...
Sabres could use a sixth sense MATT KRUEGER Sports Reporter February is generally too early to begin talking about the NHL playoffs, especially with the kinds of seasons the Buffalo Sabres have been having since the lockout. But as the Eastern Conference shapes up to go down to the wire this year, and with 11 teams all vying for eight postseason slots, the... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter One of the greatest runs for any public high school hockey team in New York State is over. St. Joe's defeated Williamsville North, 5-1, for the Section VI Western New York Varsity Hockey Federation large school championship on Sunday before a sold-out crowd at Buffalo State Ice Arena. More ... Sports briefs Amherst Central junior Abbie Gowen broke two New York State Girls Lacrosse records last season as a sophomore on the girls varsity lacrosse team. Gowen has the record for most assists in a season (99) and in a game (10). More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Tommy Kellner isn't going to the New York State Championships but he did hit a milestone. The Williamsville North junior set the school record for career wins with 103 after beating Niagara Wheattfield's Antonio Ventry, 6-0, for third place at the Division I Section VI New York State qualifier l... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter One of Williamsville East's problems all season came back to haunt them in the Section VI Western New York Varsity Hockey Federation small school semifinals. The fourth-seeded Flames outshot top-seeded Bishop Timon-St. Jude, 35-26, yet lost, 6-3, last Thursday on the Amherst Pepsi Center Feature... More ... South's Falzone loses in section finals Nick Falzone was one win away from going to the New York State Championships. The Williamsville South eighth-grader lost to Niagara-Wheatfield's Joey Malvestuto, 18-7, in the finals of the 103-pound weight class at the Division I Section VI New York State qualifier last Saturday at Kenmore West H... More ... South's defense doesn't show, Billies lose in first round by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter A lack of total team defense led the Williamsville South boys basketball team to an early exit from the Section VI playoffs. The fifth-seeded Billies allowed 76 points to 12th-seed Hutch-Tech in a 76-71 Class A-1 prequarterfinal loss last Wednesday at South. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home's Nic Stella had beaten Lancaster's Mark Lewandowski three times this season but that all changed last week. Lewandowski defeated Stella, 4-3, to win the 135-pound weight class at the Division I Section VI New York State qualifier held last Saturday at Kenmore West High School. More ... Revolution slays Dragons The Amherst Revolution U-13 girls indoor soccer club defeated the U-14 Clarence Dragons, 2-0, at the Epic Center this past Saturday. Breaking out its passing game, the Revolution won 2-0. Kaitlin Walsh netted the first goal on a direct kick from 18 yards. More ... Wolff again earns weekly league honors For the sixth time this season, senior guard and co-captain Jamie Wolff received Liberty League Guard of the Week honors on Monday after leading the St. Lawrence women's basketball team to two victories over the nationally-ranked William Smith College Herons and the Hamilton College Continentals t... More ... UBAM swimmers strike gold The UB Amherst Swim Club (UBAM) recently competed at the Niagara District's Silver Championship Meet. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Sweet Home and Williamsville North boys basketball teams have had their share of wars over the years and their Section VI Class AA quarterfinal game last Friday at North added another chapter. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Turnovers have plagued the Williamsville East boys basketball team all year and it continued against McKinley in the Section VI Class A-1 quarterfinals last Friday at McKinley. East, seeded sixth, committed a season-high 30 turnovers against third-seed McKinley in a 63-49 loss. More ...
THE ULTIMATE CHEER - The Williamsville North varsity cheerleading team is traveling to Orlando, Fla. from March 20 to 23 to compete in the COA 2008 Ultimate National Championship at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter For one quarter last Friday, the Amherst Central boys basketball team was hanging with the top team in Western New York. But too many missed shots and turnovers was the Tigers' downfall in an 84-49 Section VI Class A-1 quarterfinal loss at top-seeded Grover Cleveland (20-1). More ... Sweet Home girls bow out to OP in quarterfinals The Sweet Home girls basketball team went 12-0 in ECIC Division II and 16-4 overall in the regular season but are out of the Section VI Class AA Tournament. More ... Long-range three leads to end of North's season by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Ninth-seeded Williamsville North gave top-seed Jamestown everything they could handle through the first 23:57 of the teams' Section VI Class AA girls basketball showdown last Thursday at Jamestown. More ...
Lady Flames to make fourth straight A-1 final appearance by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville East girls basketball coach Chris Durr was worried heading into his team's Section VI Class A-1 semifinal game with Williamsville South last Saturday at Lockport High School. His team had just watched top-seeded Kenmore East, who beat Grand Island twice during the regular season, fa... More ...
The Amherst Skating Club sponsored an exhibition on Feb. 19 for members competing in the 28th Empire State Winter Games Feb. 22-24 in Lake Placid, N.Y. Nearly 200 figure skaters from all over New York converged to compete for their region. More ... Northeast YMCA Sharks fare well at district championships The Northeast YMCA traveled to Olean, N.Y. to compete in the District Championship. The girls 8 and under, boys 10 and under, and the senior girls won their divisions. The girls 12 and under, boys 12 and under and girls 14 and under each took second in their divisions. More ... Amherst Dynamo blanks Avalanche The Amherst Dynamo indoor soccer team scored an impressive 6-0 win over the Clarence Avalanche on Feb. 20 at the Epic Center. Sean McNamara earned the shutout, Zack Lipp had a hat trick and Curtis Snyder added two goals. Ryan Hofscnneider tallied with Bobby O'Connor, Jordan Bookbinder, Ben Roess... More ... Titans set new Niagara district record The Town of Tonawanda Titans attended the STAR A-B-C swim meet Feb. 15-17. Five hundred forty-eight athletes competed and sixty-five were Titan swimmers. Over the course of the meet, there were 181 lifetime best swims, one new Niagara District record and seven new Titans' club records set. More ...
Knights of Columbus members from Our Lady of Hope Council, Kenmore Ave., Kenmore, hosted the 2008 Diocesan Free Throw Contest for boys and girls ages 10-14 on Saturday. The girl winners were Emma Storm, (10-year-olds); Michaela Wozniak, Lancaster (11-year-olds); Laura Mattison (12-year-olds); Emi... More ... Union College, Cornell skate to 3-3 tie Union College and Cornell played to a 3-3 tie on Feb. 22. Union opened the scoring in the first period on a nice pass from Sarah O'Brien to Miranda Podlas. Cornell came back in the second with a breakaway score from Missy Mallon. More ... High School Sports Calendar Thursday, Feb. 28 Boys basketball - Section VI Class AA semifinals - Sweet Home vs. Niagara Falls, 6 p.m. (Buffalo State Sports Arena) Girls basketball - Section VI Class A-1 finals - East vs. Grand Island, 6 p.m. More ... Amherst Squirts open playoffs with 4-3 shootout win The Amherst Squirt AA's were down, 3-2, to Rochester with less than a minute to go but it was no time to panic. With goalie Cam Carney on the bench and 37 seconds remaining, Connor Bender (Nick Carbone, Connor Wagner) scored to send the game into overtime. More ... Bisons fall to Lightning in postseason The Buffalo Bisons Bantam Minor team fell to the Tonawanda Lightning, 5-1, at Riverside Park last Saturday. Despite outshooting the Lightning, 25-17, the Bisons couldn't get good scoring chances. More ... Wojciechowski earns shutout for Micron Gray Sabres The Micron Gray Sabres and White Sabres played a hard fought and very entertaining playoff game on Saturday. Gray goalie Liam Wojciechowski stopped every puck sent his way to earn his first shutout and a 4-0 win for his team. More ... Sinatra leads Blue Sabres Fierce forechecking from the Micron Blue Sabres was not enough against the high-scoring White Sabres. Goalie Charlie Sinagra stopped all but two shots from the Blue Sabres to lead the White Sabres to a 6-2 victory on Feb. 17. More ... Myers' late heroics moves Pee Wee Black Sabres past White Sabres Ryan Myers scored on a penalty shot with 51 seconds left as the Pee Wee Black Sabres defeated the White Sabres, 4-3. The goal was Myers' second as he tied the game at 1-1 early in the second. White Sabre Jack Balkin scored late in the first period. Black Sabres Brendan Mazurek and AJ Neubert sc... More ... Red Sabres defeat Gold Sabres, 3-1, in playoff opener Goalie Trevor Galante and his Micron Gold Sabres squared off against the Red Sabres in their opening playoff game. Jack Gilbert's goal put the Gold on the board first when he banged home a shot by Hudson Curtin. Goalie Joe Signore blanked the Red the rest of the way. More ... Team effort helps Squirt Stars win The Squirt Stars overcame a 2-0 deficit after the first period in dramatic fashion to beat the White Sabres, 5-3, this past Sunday. Ricky Bruno and Lucas Principe continued to power the Stars to a 3-0 record in the playoffs. More ... Fireman's Bowling 200 games, 550 sets Feb. 22 at Transit Lanes T. Ratzel 245, 235, 224 - 704; J. Maine 247, 242, 215 - 704; AJ Swannie 239, 237, 217 - 693; N. Soda 246, 237, 202 - 685; M. Gaiser 233, 214 - 639; D. Linde 255 - 636; D. Hutchinson 220, 214 - 620; D. Chmielewski 226, 209 - 617; R. Cumpston ... More ... |
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