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Technology courses giving Sweet Home an advantage by DAVID F. SHERMAN Managing Editor Technology education was on the mind of Sweet Home Central School District board members last week. At the March 18 meeting, high school faculty outlined the innovative program available to select students, stressing the preparation it offers to college. More ...
by KATE FASSL AND COLIN KNOER Each month, the Williamsville North Student Council chooses two exceptional members of the senior class to be recognized in the Spartan Spot. The students chosen for March were Casey Matthews and Michael Burns. Matthews, daughter of Greg and Julie Matthews of Getzville, holds many of North's all-... More ... Basketball tournament deadline Friday A Knockout Cancer Basketball Tournament will be held Sunday, March 30, to benefit the Ride for Roswell. Alexander Grano, 10, and his family have organized the event to raise funds to fight cancer. The event will be held at the Clearfield Community Center at Hopkins and Klein roads. More ...
Williamsville resident pulls off semifinal upset, loses in final by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Three and a half years ago, Wendy Casey walked into the University at Buffalo Boxing Club wanting to try to something different. After placing second at the United States Future Stars Women's National Championships on March 13 in Colorado Springs, Colo., it's safe to say the Williamsville reside... More ... USA hockey nationals coming An intense season of elite youth hockey competition will conclude when the USA Hockey National Boys Midget Tier I and Tier II tournaments begin at the Amherst Pepsi Center on Wednesday, April 2. More ...
Noah Roberson and Mack Lasker Stumpf's Gymnastics Center Level 7 were crowned co-champions at the New York State Gymnastics Championships at West Point Military Academy. Both earned impressive scores of 51.9 in the all-around, earning their two-man team top team honors. More ... All-Bee Team named; process explained Being selected for the All-Bee Basketball Team is an honor that the recipients are proud to receive, not just because it looks good, but also because opposing coaches see how valuable a player each recipient is to his or her team. More ...
Connolly injury forces Sabres into tough decision MATT KRUEGER Sports Reporter Tim Connolly's hip surgery will give Sabres Vice President Larry Quinn and General Manager Darcy Regier plenty to think about this offseason. When the announcement came down last Friday that the oft-injured forward would miss the rest of the season, it threw a wrench into the plans to negotiate ... More ... Amherst lady keglers end season with win Although having only a 2-12 record, the Amherst Central girls bowling team ended the season by beating Cheektowaga, 5-2, at Airport Lanes. Graduating senior captain and anchor of the "A" team Carolyn Trabert had high game (193) and series (518) while sophomore "B" team anchor Kailey Diemkaye was... More ... Buffalo In-Line Hockey Group holds Iron Man Tournament Buffalo In-line Hockey Group hosted its 2008 Winter Iron Man Tournament this past Saturday at the EPIC Center in Lancaster. The Iron Man Tournament is a 3-on-3 (plus goalies) one-period, 15-minute, no subs, single-elimination tournament that was won by the Blast (Junior division) and the Force (M... More ...
Williamsville South graduate and Williamsville resident Alyissa Hasan broke Notre Dame University's school record in the pentathlon and became Notre Dame's first-ever multievent All-American at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 15 at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayettevil... More ...
NHL by MATT KRUEGER Reporter Jocelyn Thibault fills his spot for the Buffalo Sabres. And that spot is the left edge of the bench. Thibault, the 10th overall selection in the 1993 NHL entry draft, is past the days of backstopping a team on a nightly basis. Now, he's usually the last player to take the ice for the pregame ska... More ... Youth football sign-ups set The Clarence Little League Football Association will be holding registration for the 2008 football and cheerleading season at the Clarence Town Park Clubhouse, 10405 Main St. Veteran players' registration will be held from 10 a.m. through 1 p.m. Saturday, May 3, while open registration will take ... More ...
The Northeast YMCA Sharks Swim Team was represented by 20 swimmers at the NYS YMCA Swim Championships March 14-16 at Eisenhauer Park pool in Long Island. 8 and under Sammy Nagy (sixth, 25 breast; 15th, 100 IM; 16th, 25 fly) and Camryn Sullivan (10th, 25 breast; 13th, 25 free; 16th, 50 free) led... More ... High School Sports Calendar Friday, March 28 Baseball: East at Amherst, 4:30 p.m. Boys lacrosse: Amherst at Penn-Yann, 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 31 Boys lacrosse: St. Joe's at East, 5 p.m.; St. Francis at South, 5 p.m. More ...
Williamsville resident Jamie Wolff and Cheektowaga resident and Sacred Heart Academy graduate Allison Boehm were each named to the D3Hoops.com All-Region second team. Wolff led the St. Lawrence women's basketball team to their first Liberty League tournament title this season and their second con... More ... Independent Health, Canisius to host Shoes/Shelter 5K Run Independent Health and Canisius College will present the 10th annual Shoes for the Shelter 5K Run/Walk at noon on Sunday, April 6 at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo. Registration for the USATF sanctioned event will take place at the Canisius College Patrick Lee Center, located next to the Koe... More ...
The Gray Sabres came from behind twice to win the Micron championship, 6-5. Gray Sabre Adam Willig (Michael Wolf) scored first. Blue Sabres Jacob DePasquale (three goals) and Mitchell Jackson answered. On the next shift, Alec Cicero (Dante Santora, A. J. Ferenczy) scored twice. More ... Wrestling academy to open in Depew Football, basketball, hockey, baseball, golf ... all of these sports have academies specifically created for them, so why not another sport? Former East Aurora varsity coach Keith Maute is doing his part to add wrestling to the mix. More ... Sports briefs Amherst Central graduates and Amherst residents Lindsay Bronnenkant and Sara Heidinger, of the University of Rochester field hockey team, were named as National Field Hockey Coaches Association scholar- athletes. More ...
After three hard-fought and close playoffs games, Kansas beat Texas, 28-22, in double overtime on March 8 to win the Amherst Youth Basketball fifth-sixth-grade title. More ...
SKATING STAR - Amherst Skating Club's Jocelyn Delmar won a silver medal in Ladies 1 Freeskate (non-qualifying) at the 2008 Eastern Adult Sectional Championships held March 8-9 in New Jersey. Delmar will be competing at Adult Nationals in Lake Placid on April 9 in Silver Ladies 1. More ...
Amherst residents Sarah Tanner, Lily Jagodzinski and Jill Daddario were part of the Level 8 team that placed second at the eighth annual Lucky Stars gymnastics meet hosted by Stroup's gym in Jamestown. More ... County golf permits on sale Local golfers can now purchase their 2008 Erie County golf permits for Grover Cleveland and Elma Meadows golf courses. New permits are available for purchase at the Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry located in the Rath Building, 95 Franklin Street, 13th Floor, Buffalo. Inte... More ... Anthone, Pizzuto named student-athletes of week The 200-yard freestyle relay team, including Jennifer Anthone of Williamsville East, and men's lacrosse player Mike Pizzuto of Amherst, were named as Geneseo State College's student-athletes of the week for March 10-16. More ... Amherst Girls Softball accepting registrations Amherst Girls Softball is preparing for its 35th season with open registration. Girls from grades pre-kindergarten to 12 who reside in the Town of Amherst or in the Williamsville Central, Amherst Central or Sweet Home Central School Districts are eligible. More ...
Christian Central Academy's Kayla Burt and Rachel Cook scored 23 and 12 points, respectively, to hold off St. Mary's of Swormville, 35-28, on Feb. 15 to win the Eastern Suburbs Girls Basketball Championship. In the first half, CCA was sparked defensively by Carly Foster, Erin Kelly and Savannah Y... More ... Fireman's Bowling 200 games, 550 sets March 21 at Transit Lanes J. Gesel 269, 268 - 731; M. Gaiser 244, 234, 215 - 693; AJ Swannie 247, 222, 205 - 682; S. DiPasquale 244, 236 - 673; W. Leising 238, 225, 205 - 668; AJ Shisler 269, 203 - 653; D. More ...
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Read the Story... Golf tournament slated for August The third annual Olmsted Open 18-hole golf tournament will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23 at Delaware Park Meadows Golf Course, 84 Parkside Ave. and Delaware Park Ring Road, Buffalo. The tournament will have a shotgun start and be in a scramble format. The cost is $90 pe... More ...
The Level 5 boys from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center were in West Point for the New York State Championships. Zack Palmerton (10-11) placed fourth in the individual all-around, scoring a 52.55. He earned took silver on pommel horse and parallel bars and bronze on high bar. More ...
Stephen Frost (10-11 division) led the Level 6 team from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center to team gold at the New York State Championships in West Point. Frost took gold on parallel bars (9.8) and rings (9.1). He also took silver on vault and a state title in all-around (54.9). More ... Buffalo Wings forming youth roller hockey leagues Youth leagues are forming for the spring/summer for Buffalo Wings Roller Hockey. The league will play on Sunday mornings at the Amherst Pepsi Center, 1615 Amherst Manor Drive, Amherst, throughout the spring/summer months beginning in early May. You can form your own team of 8-14 players or enter... More ...
SECOND PLACE - The Lady Lions Varsity Basketball team of St. Leo the Great School won second place in the Ken-Ton League. Members of the team, pictured from left, are: first row - Lauren Ackerman, Megan Abramo, Kaitlyn Alcazaren, Chelsea Smith, Jontay Walton, coaching assistant Megan Kelly; second ... More ...
The Stumpf's boys Level 9 team earned team bronze honors at the New York State Gymnastics Championships in West Point. Placing fourth in the state was Jon Zirna (12-13 division), who won individual event gold on rings and parallel bars and silver on floor exercise. More ... Kistner, Filipski lead Stumpf's Level 8 The girls from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center Level 8 traveled to Jamestown to compete in the Lucky Stars Invitational. Rachel Kistner scored a 36.450 all-around and finished third in her age group. Kistner also won gold on beam and silver on bars. More ... Mott wins floor for Level 5 Rachel Kania placed second on vault and fifth overall when the Stumpf's Gymnastics Center Level 5 girls competed at the Lucky Stars Invitational in Jamestown. In another strong performance, Emily Schulenberg was fourth on bars, beam and overall. More ... Level 8, 10 boys fare well at state gymnastics championship Stumpf's Gymnastics Center's Level 8 and 10 boys' teams were in West Point for the New York State Gymnastics Championships. Representing Level 10 was Aaron Benson (14-15 division) and Jimmy Pezzino (16-18 division). Their strong performances earned them fourth-place team honors. Benson won an i... More ...
Four of the Level 6 girls from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center turned in stellar performances and won the team championship at the Lucky Stars Invitational in Jamestown. In the 7-10 age group, Lacey Woite earned a pair of silver medals on bars and vault and finished third all-around. Teammate Katie Ub... More ...
Competing for Level 7 of Stumpf's Gymnastics Center, Taylor Strauss finished fourth place on bars and fourth overall at the Lucky Stars Invitational meet in Jamestown. More ... Mount St. Mary names honor students Mount St. Mary Academy named the following Amherst students to the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2007-08 school year: Grade 9 Mary Benzinger, Laura Brick, Megan Kelly, Kristin Seel, Emily Terranova Grade 10 Lauren Jarmusz, Victoria Lojacono, Jaclyn Reinhart, More ...
Stumpf's Gymnastics Center Level 4 team won second place at the Lucky Stars Invitational. Alexa Iacono, Brianna Blaszak and Victoria Egleston competed in the 6-7 year-old division. Blaszak was fifth on vault. Egleston took sixth on bars and seventh on beam and overall. More ... |
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