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Williamsville North graduate named to all-tournament team by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Max Lipsitz didn't like volleyball five years ago. Now he's a national champion. The 2006 Williamsville North graduate helped the Penn State men's volleyball team rally to a 27-30, 33-31, 30-25, More ... Amherst baseball controls their own destiny for division crown by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Amherst Central hasn't won a division title in baseball since 1993 but it's looking more and more like the Tigers will accomplish one of their preseason goals. Amherst moved into sole possession of first place in ECIC Division III after beating Maryvale, 9-1, last Friday at Amherst. More ...
Williamsville South's boys tennis team started the week with a 3-2 victory over Maryvale on Monday, May 5 at South. Singles winners for South were first singles R.J. Grampp and third singles Brian Zaprowski. The second doubles team of Trevor Lawler and Joe Putrelo gave South the deciding point. More ...
After splitting for a share of the ECIC Division II title last year, a much different Sweet Home boys tennis team finished 3-7 in league and 5-11 overall this spring. Every starter from the 2007 team graduated. "We have been inconsistent, which I guess was to be expected with the new lineup this... More ... East wins ECIC Division II title Williamsville East's boys tennis team went 10-0 in league play to win the ECIC Division II title. The Flames finished 11-0 overall. East finished off its season by defeating Hamburg, 4-1, West Seneca West, 5-0, Sweet Home, 5-0, and Lake Shore 4-1, 4-1. More ...
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter All season the Williamsville South baseball team has been trying to prove they are not a young team. Last week the Billies proved it. South went 3-0 in ECIC Division II, defeating the two best teams in the league, Iroquois, 8-5 on Wednesday at South, and West Seneca East, 9-7, on Friday at West ... More ... East baseball shut out in doubleheader The Williamsville East baseball team journeyed to Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday to play a double header against the Lakewood Raiders. The Flames lost, 1-0 and 2-0, to fall to 4-9 overall. East's Dave Mernan and Lakewood's Matt Kenney each threw a five-hitter as both teams struggled at bat on the ... More ... Fireman's Softball May 16 North Amherst at East Amherst Newstead at North Bailey Clarence at Swormville Getzville at Main-Transit Eggerstville at Ellicott Creek Harris Hill at Akron Clarence Center at Bow- mansville More ... Defense helps Amherst girls lax post victories The Amherst girls lacrosse team won five games in six days to improve their ECIC Division III record to 9-0 and overall record to 10-4. The Lady Tigers beat Williamsville East, 16-2, on May 5 at Amherst; Williamsville South, 16-1, on May 6 at Amherst; Nichols, 19-9, last Wednesday at Nichols; and... More ... Sacred Heart loses program's first overtime game Sacred Heart's girls lacrosse team has played in a number of different kinds of games in its short five-year history but never a game that went to overtime. That all changed last week as the Sharks fell to Mt. Mercy 12-11 in overtime last Thursday at the University at Buffalo's Rotary Field. More ...
RETURN TO SENDER - Amherst Central's Craig Pruitt beat Maryvale's Shaun Crisman, 6-2, 6-2, to record the Tigers' only point in a 4-1 loss last Friday at Maryvale. Photo by Jason Nadolinski Purchase color photos at www.BeeNews.com More ...
Boys lacrosse by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Amherst Central boys lacrosse coach Stefan Henn thought going into last week that it would be one of the toughest weeks of the season but with three league victories, the Tigers passed with flying colors. More ... East softball improves record in ECIC Division II Williamsville East's softball team improved to 8-1 in ECIC Division II and 11-3-1 overall with victories last week over West Seneca East, 2-1, Sweet Home, 4-0, and Lake Shore, 4-0. East's game against West Seneca East, played last Tuesday at Transit Middle School, avenged an earlier loss in the s... More ...
Williamsville North placed a few more bricks in the boys lacrosse program's foundation in their 7-6 win over Frontier last Friday at North. Joe Greenwald tied the game up with an outstanding individual effort and set up Dan Rychlicki for the game-winning goal. Greenwald finished with two goals an... More ... High School Sports Scoreboard Amherst Central Baseball - def. East 11-7; def. Depew 2-1; def. Maryvale 9-1; def. Cheektowaga 8-3 Boys Lacrosse - def. South 18-2; def. East 11-4; lost to Hamburg 16-5 Girls Lacrosse - def. South 16-1; def. Nichols 19-9; def. More ... North softball closing in on ECIC I title The Williamsville North varsity softball team had an incredible week as they avenged an earlier loss to Lancaster by turning the tables and defeating the Lady Redskins, 3-1, on Friday at North. Earlier in the week, North defeated Frontier, 3-2, on Monday at Frontier; West Seneca West, 13-0, on We... More ... Lady Billies beat Iroquois, lose to WS East Williamsville South's softball team improved to 3-5 in ECIC Division II with a convincing 13-2 win over Iroquois last Wednesday at South. The Lady Billies' offense struck in the first inning. Senior captain Lauren Falzone led off with a single followed by a single from junior Devon Powers and an ... More ... Sharks wins league game, loses at tourney The Sacred Heart softball team came up short at the Immaculata Tournament but fared well in a Monsignor Martin Association game. The Sharks dropped tournament games to ECIC teams, Iroquois, 4-3, and Lake Shore, 5-4, on Saturday at the Nike Base in Hamburg. Sacred Heart shut out Nichols, 10-0, in ... More ... Amherst Central playing better by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter Last week started out well for the Amherst Central softball team but ended with a whimper. The Lady Tigers won ECIC Division III league games last Monday and Tuesday over Tonawanda, 5-4, Pioneer, 10-3, but lost Wednesday through Friday to ranked teams Depew, 5-3, Williamsville North, 5-1, and Mar... More ... McMahon named Alfred State Senior Athlete of Year Sweet Home graduate Brianne McMahon was named Alfred State College co-Senior Athlete of the Year. McMahon led Alfred State to the Region III Championship and the National Tournament this season. She collected 435 kills, 467 digs and 76 aces. More ...
Williamsville North's outdoor girls track team finished second at the Starpoint Team Challenge held on Saturday at Starpoint High School. The Lady Spartans finished with 59 points, 10 points behind first place Starpoint. Sarah Mikulski and Caitlin Triantafillou set a meet record in the 400-meter... More ... Amherst boys beat South, 89-52 The Amherst Central boys track defeated Williamsville South, 89-52, last Tuesday at Amherst. Amherst's Bert Smith won the 100- and 200-meter dashes and anchored the team's winning 4x100 relay. David Szymkowiak led off the 4x100 and also took first in the 1600 and 3200. Alex Bible ran the third le... More ... High School Sports Calendar Wednesday, May 14 Baseball: Pioneer at Amherst, 4:30 p.m.; W.S. East at Sweet Home, 4:45 p.m.; South at East, 4:30 p.m. Boys lacrosse: Sweet Home at W.S. East, 4:15 p.m.; North vs. Penn-Yann (Alfred University), 5 p.m. More ... Lady Tigers' track beat crosstown rival The Amherst Central outdoor girls track team recorded a huge win over crosstown rival Williamsville South, 76-65, last Tuesday at Amherst. The Lady Tigers started out the meet with a win in the 4x800-meter relay (Sarah Lasker, Victoria Sosnowski, Katie Smith and Brenna Symoniak). More ... Buffalo In-Line Hockey Group's regular season ends Buffalo In-line Hockey Group winter season concluded last Saturday and playoff match-ups were set. Major division Blackhawks 8, Snipers 5 The Hawks won the regular season championship with this win as six different players scored. More ... South modified girls lacrosse open with 3-2 record The Williamsville South modified girls lacrosse team opened the season with victories over Springville, 9-2, and West Seneca, 9-8. South 9, Springville 2 Seventh-grader Alyssa Ferenczy scored the first goal of the season 1:34 into the Springville game. More ... Webb earns softball honors Williamsville South graduate and Amherst native Dana Webb has been selected to the 2008 Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region First Team. Webb was also a first-team selection a year ago. She will now be placed on the national ballot for All-American voting. More ... Mel Ott Minor 'A' Red Sox defeat Nationals The Mel Ott Minor "A" baseball Red Sox beat the Nationals, 9-6, on a rainy evening when both teams battled each other and the elements. John Gray (two runs scored) and Louis Chiavetta (three runs scored) each had three singles for the Red Sox. More ... 'Major' Indians post victories Connie Mack Little League The Connie Mack "Major" Indians won their first three games of the season. Indians 14, Yankees 13 The Yankees led, 8-0, after the second inning. In the second, the Indians' Connor Rosenecker singled in two runs and scored another on an error. More ...
DEDICATION - Mel Ott Little League president Al Rozansky, left, stands with retired Mel Ott president Joe Fenush in front of the renamed Joe Fenush Club House on Saturday. Fenush was on the Mel Ott Board of Directors for 17 years. Mel Ott is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. Opening cere... More ... 'Major' Red Sox down Royals, 9-5 Mathewson McCarthy The "Major" Red Sox came away with a 9-5 victory in a seesaw battle against the Royals. The Red Sox were led defensively by pitcher Matthew Macomber. In his pitching debut, Macomber struck out two and was instrumental in four put-outs to first baseman Matt LaDuca. More ... North grad earns award Williamsville North graduate and Williamsville resident Skylar Beaver was named co-winner of the William Smith College's Betsy Mitchell '65 Award for meeting and overcoming personal challenges. Sidelined by injury for her entire senior season, Beaver supported her team in every way she could, an... More ...
The Buffalo Bisons 19U girls team won the New York State Girls Tier I 19-and-under championship and lost in the quarterfinals of the USA Hockey National Championships in West Chester, Pa. The Bisons compiled a 35-13-5 record. More ... Amherst Girls Softball 'AA' Rattlers tame Bats, 13-7 The Rattlers surged to an 8-2 lead in the fourth inning before the Bats made it 8-7 in the bottom of the fourth. The Rattlers won 13-7. The Rattlers surged ahead and played fine defense in the final inning. Victoria Rucinski, Abby Ferenczy and Anneke Carlo provided firepower for the Rattlers. More ... Baudanza's game-winning double lifts Lou Gehrig Major 'A' Yankees to victory The Yankees were down to their last out with two runners on base when Sam Baudanza hit a game-winning two-run double for an 11-10 victory over the Diamondbacks. Baudanza also pitched the last two innings, holding the Diamondbacks scoreless. More ... Central Amherst 'AAA' Marlins defeat Red Sox The Central Amherst "AAA" Marlins came back from a 4-2 deficit in the third inning to win their fourth game this year, beating the Red Sox, 13-4. Noah Reinhart led the Marlin hitters, going 3 for 3 and scoring two runs. Claire Wanzer, Jordan Nwora, Adam Merkle and Anthony Maisano combined for fo... More ... Sports briefs David Grabenstatter used a 9-iron to make a hole in one on the third hole from 90 yards out at Audubon Par-3 Golf Course on May 6. Katelyn Stubbendeck, a Williamsville East graduate and Amherst resident, earned Empire 8 All-Conference Honorable Mention for the St. John Fisher College softball t... More ...
Fastbreak Lacrosse Camp is offering a boys camp and youth camp in July. The boys camp, for boys ages 8-18, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 20-25 at Sweet Home. Campers are organized by age and ability for position work and in teams for competition. Every athlete, regardless of skill l... More ... St. Greg's varsity 'A' softball cruising at 6-0 St. Greg's varsity "A" softball team continues their quest for an undefeated season and a repeat as the Diocese of Buffalo's Northtowns League Champions. The Cougars' ultimate goal is to earn a repeat spot in the diocesan semifinals in which they fell to St. John's of Kenmore, 2-1, last year. More ... SSPP wins opener by shutout SS. Peter & Paul's softball team opened its season in the Monsignor Bernardo Softball League with an 18-0 shutout over St. Mary's of Swormville. Pitcher Michelle Haumesser started and recorded five strikeouts in three innings. Victoria Mendiola pitched the final two innings to hold the shutout. More ... Medaille College to host boys basketball camps Medaille College men's basketball coach Mike MacDonald will host two weeks of summer boys basketball camps at Medaille College. The first session runs from July 7 to 11, while the second session will run from August 4 to 8. Both sessions are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with early drop-off and late pi... More ...
MVP - Michael Ervolina of East Amherst was recently named MVP of the Villanova University hockey team for the second straight year. As an assistant captain and two-year leading scorer for the Wildcats, he was also voted on the all-star team for the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association. He also has... More ... Casey to headline latest show Boxing University at Buffalo's Wendy Casey, a 2008 national silver medalist, will face national gold medalist Ashley Barnett of Cleveland in the feature bout of an amateur card on May 17 at the Leonard Post, 2450 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. More ... |
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