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Girls outdoor track by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter If Williamsville North is going to be considered one of the elite girls outdoor track teams in the state, the Lady Spartans have to knock off one of the best programs in the area early this spring. North's first dual league meet of 2008 is slated for 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, at Clarence. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Clarence and Orchard Park have given the Williamsville North boys tennis team fits over the last two years, but hopefully this is the year the Spartans are the ones on the winning end and are able to compete for the ECIC Division I title. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville North is breaking the mold when it comes to having students sign Division I National Letters of Intent. Emily Curry, Leslie Ahern and Tricia Kennery became the fourth, fifth and sixth females at the school to sign Division I National Letters of Intent during the 2007-08 school year.... More ... Sports briefs Amherst resident Mike Pizzuto was named Geneseo State College's men's student-athlete of the week for April 7-13. A senior business administration major, Pizzuto scored a career high nine points on three goals and six assists in the 16-9 win at Brockport on Wednesday and added five helpers in th... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Lauren Falzone had many official visits for colleges but it was her first visit that she stuck with to continue her softball career. The Williamsville South senior second basemen signed a Division I National Letter of Intent with Canisius College last Thursday in the South career center. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Always traditionally strong in the sprinting and hurdling events, Williamsville South girls outdoor track coach Sam Hasan feels his team has more balance than it's had in a while. "We're not just a sprint or hurdles team anymore but more well-rounded," said Hasan. "I never tried to be one dimensi... More ... Fire U10 travel soccer wins thriller The Amherst Fire U10 travel soccer team burned the Clarence Dolphins, 6-5, in a sudden-death shootout to advance to the finals. Rachel dePerio scored first for the Fire. Cara Manzella (Lexi Skibitsky) shot wide to put the Fire in the lead. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Although the Amherst Central girls outdoor track team is young, coach Dan Tryon believes the team is balanced from top to bottom and will only get stronger with experience. "This should be an interesting year," said Tryon. "We are young but with continued hard work could have a very productive ye... More ... East possesses right mix to improve record The Williamsville East girls outdoor track team has the right combination of exceptional talent, returning leadership and new faces for the 2008 season to build on last year's successes and turn the corner toward improving last year's sixth-place ECIC Division II record. More ... Underclassmen stepping up for Sweet Home by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home girls outdoor track coach Christine Couvutsakis feels she has a solid group of returning athletes which bring leadership and experience. The Lady Panthers' returning featured runners are sophomores Katie Niblock, Rebecca White and Bianca Smiley. More ... Sharks reload, hope to reclaim league dominance by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter When the Sacred Heart girls outdoor track team arrives at a meet this spring, their warm-up shirts will read a motto that defines what the 2008 season is all about - 'We don't rebuild. We reload. More ... Four captains pace Amherst boys track by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Amherst Central boys outdoor track team will be led by four captains - seniors Dave Szymkowiak and Viron Hale, junior Bert Smith and sophomore Dion Merrill. Szymkowiak enters his fourth year on the team and runs the 800 and 1,600 meters and the 4x400 and 4x800-meter relays. More ... Division title possible at Sweet Home by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Sweet Home boys outdoor track coach Mike Lauria returns a number of upper classmen who should help the Panthers fare well this spring. Some key returning athletes are seniors Andrew Hopkins, Nick Christman, Dan Miranda, and Michael Bakowski and junior Isaac Hagen. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Williamsville East boys outdoor track team has more depth in years, and coach Cameron Townsend hopes it will pay dividends this spring. East's boys roster has approximately 50 students. Townsend has strong senior leadership at most events. Matthew Pawlicki's best races are the 200 and open 4... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Williamsville South boys outdoor track team didn't win any meets in 2007 but even if the Billies don't win any league meets in 2008, coach Dan Syracuse said if everybody on the team improves, it's a successful season. To improve on their record and times, Syracuse said every athlete needs to ... More ... East baseball loses opener The Williamsville East baseball team gave Orchard Park all they could handle but fell 5-2 on April 8 at Orchard Park. The score was tied at 2-2 in the fourth when OP scored two runs on three walks, a hit batter and an error, to take the lead for good. The Quakers also plated an insurance run in t... More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Williamsville South coach Richard Phillips has no idea why roster numbers are up for the Billies' boys tennis team, but he isn't complaining. Last year, South only had 10 students on the team. The 2008 Billies' roster is 24 players deep. More ... South opens ECIC Division III league play 2-0 The Williamsville South boys tennis team got off to a fast start by winning its opening two ECIC Division III matches of the season, defeating Depew, 3-2, last Wednesday at South, and Starpoint, 3-2, last Thursday at Depew. More ... Oehler, Felton, Hurley lead North boys track by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter There are no captains on the Williamsville North boys outdoor track team, but Spartans coach Brian Swatland does return seniors at key positions who lead by example. Back for the Spartans are seniors Steve Oehler, Sean Felton and Geoff Hurley. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Prior to Sweet Home's first tennis match of the season with Tonawanda on April 3, Panthers coach Brian Koziol asked his team a question that he knew the answer to. "I asked the team to raise their hand if anybody has ever started in a varsity match before and none of the 17 kids put their hand up... More ... East gains top singles players by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Williamsville East boys tennis team has new starters at first and second singles, but it's a tossup as to which one will earn which starting spot. As of press time, Flames' coach Randy Ball said either freshman Winston Lin or junior German exchange student Alex Masson could start at first or ... More ... Starting positions up for grabs at Amherst by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The competition is so tight on the Amherst Central boys tennis team that coach Eric Damiani could only list three names for the preview. "It's so competitive," said Damiani. "They've been making some hard decisions for me at first and second doubles. More ... Buffalo In-Line Hockey Group action heats up There was a lot of excitement last Saturday at Buffalo In-Line Hockey Group games. In the major division, the Warriors were losing to the Crush when Kolin Schultz (Amherst) scored with 11 seconds left in regulation to knot the game at 6-6. Dave Schlandt scored the only goal in the shootout to giv... More ... North baseball falls behind early, loses league games by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter If the Williamsville North baseball team learned one lesson from last week's three contests it should be start making plays earlier in games. The Spartans dug themselves huge holes in its first two ECIC Division I league games that they couldn't climb out of. More ... High School Sports Scoreboard Amherst Central Baseball - def. Ken. West 5-4 Boys lacrosse - lost to Frontier 11-9; def. Bishop Timon-St. Jude 11-6 Girls lacrosse - def. East Aurora 14-11; def. More ... Sweet Home needs extra innings, beats Clarence Baseball by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It took the Sweet Home baseball team 15 tries last spring to win its first game but only three chances this year to post its first victory. Sweet Home edged Clarence, 10-8, in nine innings last Thursday at Clarence. More ... Tigers rally against Ken West, earn early non-league win by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It was only a non-league game but the Amherst Central baseball team's 5-4 comeback win over Kenmore West last Thursday at Amherst meant a lot for the Tigers. More ... Hamburg snaps South softball's 59-game league unbeaten streak The Williamsville South softball team's 59-game win streak is over. The Lady Billies held a 1-0 lead over Hamburg in the bottom of the seventh inning at Hamburg last Wednesday and lost 2-1. South scored in the third inning when K.K. Schaus, who led off with a triple, was driven home by a Sam Str... More ... St. Mary's blanks Sacred Heart, Sharks' first MMA loss in four years by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Sacred Heart softball team's win streak in the Monsignor Martin Association is over. Freshman pitcher Lauren Wesolowski pitched a six-hit shutout as St. Mary's of Lancaster blanked Sacred Heart, 6-0, at the Amherst Pepsi Center last Wednesday, ending the Sharks' 37-game unbeaten streak in lea... 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 ... Summer Empire State Games tryouts slated Tryouts for the Western Region's teams for the 31st annual Empire State Games will begin May 3 and continue through June. The games will be held July 23-27 in Binghamton. All participants must be New York State residents and a resident of the Western Region as of April 30. For more information o... More ...
HOCKEY SHOWCASE - Sweet Home's Dominic Puntillo goes for a loose puck during the juniors game of the Bowman Cup last Thursday at HSBC Arena. The event pitted the top juniors and seniors from Buffalo and Rochester against each other. Puntillo and the Buffalo juniors beat the Rochester juniors, 3-2. ... More ... Amherst softball wins sloppy opener by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter It wasn't a masterpiece, but the Amherst Central softball team won its first game of the season. The Lady Tigers only mustered two hits and scored three unearned runs to beat Tonawanda, 3-1, on April 7 at Tonawanda. Trailing 1-0 in the top of the third inning, Amherst took the lead because of a ... More ... Clarence shuts out Sweet Home The Sweet Home varsity softball team was shut out by Clarence, 4-0, on April 7 at Clarence. Junior Natalie Vazquez hit 1 for 2 with a walk. Junior Jillian Reeser went 1 for 3. Junior Jessica Forti threw out a runner attempting to steal. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Amherst Central senior Daisy Timlin took the advice of a former teammate to check out St. Bonaventure University's lacrosse program, and she's glad she did. Timlin signed a National Letter of Intent with Division I St. Bonaventure last Thursday at Amherst High School. More ... Tigers boys lax outplay Timon in second half by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Stefan Henn has been a part of many great moments since beginning the Amherst Central boys lacrosse program in 1994. His lacrosse teams have won six Section VI titles (1996, 2001-05) and appeared in four New York State semifinals (2002-04, 2006). More ... East bounces back, beats defending Class C champion by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Williamsville East boys lacrosse team is finding out early in the season how to overcome a tough loss. More ...
Amherst native Holly Johnson signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her softball career in the Big East Conference with the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers. Johnson has literally left her mark at every level she has played. More ... High School Sports Calendar Friday, April 18 Girls lacrosse: Fairport at Amherst, noon (Stadium) Saturday, April 19 Baseball: North vs. St. Joe's at Robert E. Rich Memorial Challenge (Dunn Tire Park), 2 p.m. More ... Amherst Revolution sidesteps Clarence's Sting The Amherst Revolution U13 girls soccer club avoided being stung by the pesky U13 Clarence Sting, 6-0, Saturday afternoon at the Epic Center. Leading the way was Kaitlyn Neese with three goals. Alyssa Cartwright, Meghan Keating and Liza Convertini each netted one goal. More ...
AYB TRIPLE THREAT - Amherst Youth Basketball made a strong showing at the UB Shooter's Round-up 3-on-3 basketball tournament held on Sunday, April 6, at Alumni Arena with a sweep in the boys' 8-10 division. Pictured, bottom row, left - Michael Shanahan (Masters, third place), Sean Hill, Greg Dolan,... More ... CCA JV baseball wins inaugural game The Christian Central Academy JV Crusaders defeated the Roy-Hart Rams, 12-8, in eight innings in their season and inaugural opener on April 8. Trailing 4-2 in the fifth inning, the Crusaders scored six runs. Mitch Narbe and Jack Ranallo both had clutch singles. More ...
Stumpf's Gymnastics Center's Level 7 team competed at the Niagara Cup hosted by Gleason's Gymnastics. In the junior division, Taylor Balser placed sixth on vault (9.50) and 15th on floor exercise. In the senior division, Sarah Lund was third on vault (9.425), eighth on balance beam and fourth ov... More ... Buffalo Tennis Hall to induct latest class in May The Buffalo Tennis Hall of Fame will hold induction for the class of 2007-08 with a cocktail party and awards dinner at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 17 at Transit Valley Country Club, 8920 Transit Road, East Amherst. More ...
Mary Hamilton and Chelsea Recor of Stumpf's Gymnastics competed in the Level 9 New York State Championships. Hamilton, competing in the 13-year-old group, scored a 9.0 on beam for fifth in the state. A pair of 8.80's earned her 11th on bars and 13th on vault. More ...
The Level 10 team from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center placed fifth at the Level 10 New York State Gymnastics Championships. Courtney Connors scored a 36.625 overall and finished fifth in the 16-year-old group. Connors placed fourth on vault (9.40), bars (9.10) and floor exercise (9.375). More ...
Williamsville East graduate and Williamsville resident John Quartironi of St. John Fisher College has been named Empire 8 Conference Baseball Player of the Week for the week ending April 6. In a 4-1-1 week for the Cardinals (12-3-1), Quartironi started in all six games and batted .643 (9 for 14) ... More ... Amherst residents help Titans set three district records The Town of Tonawanda Titans competed in the Speedo Sectionals, Niagara District Championships and Junior National meets in March. Titan swimmers set three district records, 23 club records and recorded over 225 lifetime best swims. More ... Fisher's Allison Boehm named NYSWCAA all-star Sacred Heart Academy senior and Cheektowaga resident Allison Boehm, a senior for the St. John Fisher College women's basketball team, has been named to the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association's 2008 all-star team. 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, More ... |
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