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Lady Tigers return four All-Western New York selections by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter When you talk about the best girls lacrosse teams in Western New York, Amherst Central is always near the top of the list. It's when the Lady Tigers have gotten out of Section VI that they've struggled. Amherst has won seven Section VI titles over the past nine years but lost all seven of their ... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Amherst coach Stefan Henn wants his boys lacrosse team to get back to winning games, and to do that, they must erase the memory of how their 2007 season ended. More ...
Sabres' management on track with summer priorities MATT KRUEGER Sports Reporter Buffalo Sabres' managing partner Larry Quinn has set his table for the summer offseason. He's not ordering steaks off the grill, but he's trying to put together a five-star menu on the roster that will have Sabres' fans feasting on a Stanley Cup. More ... Sports brief Sweet Home senior Katie Gambles signed a Letter of Intent and earned a full scholarship in February to run cross country at the University of North Alabama this coming fall. Gambles was team MVP for Sweet Home last fall. She will study criminal justice in college. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Working as a team is a goal of the Williamsville North girls lacrosse team and with a ton of returning players, could be the key for the Lady Spartans' success this spring. North coach Erin Minnuto returns the bulk of last year's 9-11 squad which includes six of the 13 returning juniors. The team... More ... Sacred Heart lacrosse aims for higher goals by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Sacred Heart girls lacrosse team made a ton of strides in 2007. The Sharks won three games (the team had only won twice since the program started in 2004) and played teams tough in most losses. Sacred Heart also won its first Monsignor Martin Association playoff game, defeating Buffalo Semina... More ...
Paul Berrafato makes a save for the Amherst 18 and under team against Shattuck-St. Mary's of Minnesota. Photos by John Rusac More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter New Sweet Home girls lacrosse coach Katrina Cieri isn't thinking about long-term goals for her team but hopes small goals will add up to success at the end of the season. "We're setting short-term goals," said Cieri. "I don't want them to look too far into the future. My philosophy is one game at... More ... Offseason play should aid South's chances by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter There are no slackers on this year's Williamsville South girls lacrosse team. Approximately two-thirds of the roster has competed in a winter indoor league at the Epic Center, More ... Regals 18U only WNY team to post a victory Youth hockey nationals The Amherst Knights and Buffalo Regals combined for one win at the USA Hockey National Boys Midget Tier I and Tier II Championships last Wednesday through Sunday at the Amherst Pepsi Center. The Buffalo Regals defeated the Amherst Knights, 7-5, in a Tier 18U first round game last Wednesday. The ... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Sweet Home boys lacrosse team doesn't have the big guns in Section VI Class B like Amherst or Hamburg but they do return a ton of players with varsity experience. Thirteen players are back, including tri-captains Craig Stallard and Steve Phillips (defense) and Taylor Heald (midfield). More ... Returning East girls lax coach committed to success by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Returning Williamsville East coach Jennifer Librock wants some stability brought back to the girls lacrosse program she started in 1993. "It's great to be back," said Librock, who coached the East varsity team in 1993, 1994 and 2003. "I was disappointed with how much turnover there had been (in t... More ... High School Sports Calendar Wednesday, April 9 Baseball: East at W.S. East, 5 p.m.; Orchard Park at North, 4:30 p.m.; Hamburg at South, 5 p.m. Boys tennis: Amherst at Cheektowaga, 4:30 p.m. Boys lacrosse: South at Lancaster, 5 p.m. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter After several disappointing years, the Williamsville South boys lacrosse team is ready to make an impact in Section VI Class B. Billies' coach John Szymendara returns 16 of the team's 26 players from last year's 9-9 team, including 15 seniors. More ... New faces surround North boys lacrosse by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter With 13 seniors at several starting positions gone from last year's team, Williamsville North coach Matt Smart finds himself in an unfamiliar position. However, he's not worried about how his youthful team will respond. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter There's reason to be excited about Williamsville East's chances in boys lacrosse this spring. Flames' coach Ed Greenway returns 15 players, including four Class B all-stars - senior co-captain and defender Rashaun Durden, junior midfielder/attacker Derek Frost (Class B first team), junior attacke... More ... Athletes in Action breakfast to honor pair with new awards The seventh annual Athletes In Action Call to Courage Award Breakfast, which will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 19 in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Buffalo, will for the first time present a special award to a football player from the University at Buffalo and a foo... More ... Amherst Rangers challenge Clarence Pythons Youth soccer The Amherst Rangers wrangled the Clarence Pythons, 5-0, in an Epic Youth Soccer game on Friday. The first half was fast paced with all Ranger goals (Nick Skibitsky, Jack Looney, Jack Mendelsohn, two by Zach Utech) filled with solid offense. More ... Revolution turns back Attack The Amherst Revolution U-13 Girls Soccer Club turned back the U-14 Amherst Attack, 4-2, on Saturday at the Epic Center. Twice the Revolution came back from one-goal deficits to claim victory. Sarah Eichhorn and Meghan Keating scored the Revolution's first two goals with Cathryn Mahon netting the ... More ... Pietrak named Union College co-MVP Amherst resident Tripp Pietrak was named the Union College men's soccer team co-MVP. Pietrak led the Liberty League with 13 goals and was ranked second with 28 points. He had two hat tricks on the season and scored three game-winning goals. More ... High School Sports Scoreboard Amherst Central Baseball - lost to South 3-1 Boys Lacrosse - def. Nichols 17-0; def. Niagara Wheatfield 9-6; def. More ... Bowman Cup set for Thursday at HSBC Fourth annual hockey showcase pits Buffalo's best against Rochester's top players The fourth annual Scotty Bowman Showcase, which pits the best high school junior and senior hockey players from Buffalo against their counterparts from Rochester, will be held beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday at HSBC Arena. The junior's game will take place at 6 p.m., with the senior's game slated to... More ... Master Khechen Tae Kwon-Do students receive awards Students from the Master Khechen School of Tae Kwon-Do Association Williamsville location were presented with 2007 East Coast Championship awards at the East Coast Championship banquet on March 29 at Salvatore's Italian Gardens. More ...
Ashely Materise (Amherst) and Callie Flanagan (Lancaster) competed in the 13-year-old session of the Level 7 New York State Gymnastics Championships. Competing against 47 of the best 13-year-olds in the state, Materise posted solid scores, including an 8.50 on the beam that ranked 24th. Flanagan ... More ... Georgia wins high school girls crown Amherst Youth Basketball Georgia avenged its only two losses all year by defeating LSU, 31-16, in the semifinals and Clemson, 28-13, in the finals, to win the Amherst Girls Basketball high school girls' championship. Georgia's defense earned them two victories. More ...
Taylor Strauss scored a state-best 9.30 on balance beam at the 14-year-old session of the Level 7 New York State Championships. Strauss also took seventh on vault, eighth on bars and won silver in all-around (36.200). Alyssa Billittier placed fourth on beam with a 9.125. She also posted a 10th pl... More ...
Snyder's Taylor Balser, a Level 7 gymnast for Stumpf's Gymnastics Center, recently competed in the 11 year-old session of the New York State Gymnastics Championships. Balser, who competed against over 60 girls from across the state, won an 11th place medal on vault (9.20) and finished in the top... More ... Fireman's Bowling 200 games, 550 sets April 7 at Transit Lanes J. Blatz 278, 225, 214 - 717; D. Hutchinson 242, 227, 220 - 689; F. Garus 258, 244 - 679; A.J. Shisler 245, 227, 204 - 676; B. Hitzges 277 - 670; J. Gesel 265, 205 - 650; R. Eggelston 257 - 629; A.J. More ...
NHL by MATT KRUEGER Reporter Ryan Miller stood in the opening of a crescent of media members Monday, answering questions about disappointments, a new contract, management decisions and a slew of other topics during the Buffalo Sabres' locker clean-out day. More ...
Team Littman beat Team Grossman, 28-21, to win the Amherst Youth Basketball high school boys younger division championship. Jamie Sperrazo and Chris Schnabel were the leading scorers with 10 points each. The whole team used strong defense to win. More ...
Williamsville North graduate and Williamsville resident Cheryl Kindzia closed out her four-year collegiate career for Fredonia State College by becoming the school's all-time leading scorer (1,370 points) and rebounder (852 rebounds). More ... Registration for ASA spring session ends Sunday The Amherst Soccer Association Spring House League is forming and will run from the first weekend in May to late June. The spring outdoor sessions will include the following age groups: U8, U10, U12 and U14 in the boys and girls divisions. They will also have a U17 Co-ed league if there are enoug... More ... |
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