More than 1,800 bowlers from 60 businesses across Western New York will gather their teams together for Junior Achievement of Western New York's 23rd annual Bowl-A-Thon. More...
St. Joe's shrugs off slow start to win Federation title
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
St. Joe's got off to a slow start in the Section VI Western New York Varsity Hockey Federation finals but finished strong, defeating rival Williamsville North, 5-2, before a sold out crowd of 1,800 on Thursday at Buffalo State Ice Arena. More...
If Amherst Central is to make some serious noise in the Section VI Class A-1 tournament, they will have to play better with the lead and make more of their foul shots. More...
Pop Warner football is forming a new league structure in the Buffalo-Niagara region for the 2007 season and is looking for organizations to join. Pop Warner little Scholar Inc. is nationally recognized in over 42 states. More...
Twelfth-seeded Williamsville North gave fifth-seeded Clarence all they could handle in the Section VI Class AA prequarterfinals on Feb. 20 but in the end, the Lady Red Devils proved too tough, winning 54-49. More...
Wednesday, Feb. 28 Boys Basketball: Section VI Class A-1 semifinals - South vs. Ken. East, 6 p.m., Amherst vs. McKinley, 7:45 p.m. (Buffalo State College) Girls Basketball: Section VI Class A-1 finals - East vs. Ken. East, 6 p.m. More...
With outstanding performances from the boys and girls teams, Williamsville North will be sending four athletes to the New York State Indoor Track Championships on Saturday at Cornell University in Ithaca. More...
Williamsville North High School graduate James Piazza went 2-for-4 with a RBI in the University at Buffalo's 6-2 loss to Nevada on Saturday. Williamsville East grad Zach Anderson threw 1.1 innings of relief, while allowing one run. More...
Williamsville North swimmers are prime and ready for this weekend's New York State Championship meet at Erie Community College's Burt Flickinger Center. More...
The Aunt Rosie's International Girls' and Women's Fast Pitch Softball Tournament returns to Amherst's Audubon Recreation Center for the 19th season this year, hosting an estimated 125 teams from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Il More...
There was a family feud on Saturday afternoon at the Epic Center. The two Amherst U-12 girls teams met for the first time this year, with the Amherst Revolution defeating the Amherst Rovers, 6-0. More...
The Level 6 team from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center recently traveled to Columbus, Ohio to compete in the Blain Wilson Ohio Classic. Over 600 gymnasts attended the meet from 43 different teams. The competitors hailed from 14 states as well as Canada. More...
The Level 4 and 5 teams from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center were introduced to their first large national competition in Columbus Ohio. Hosted by a two-time U.S. More...
The third week of the Buffalo In-line Hockey Group's spring season showed any type of hockey you wanted. High scoring, low scoring, shootouts and blowouts could be found in one of the games. More...
St. Gregory the Great's eighth grade girls basketball team played its best game of the season by defeating Mary Queen of Angels, 55-19, in the Mount St. Mary's Tournament. More...
The Micron Gray Sabres played the Blue Sabres Sunday morning at the Amherst Pepsi Center. The Gray Sabres won 7-2. The Gray Sabres drew first blood with a breakaway goal by Alec Cicero. More...
Excitement was in the air Sunday morning at the Amherst Pepsi Center as the Mite Sharks took on the White Sabres for a thrilling game. The Sharks won 3-1. More...
Fans were treated to another exciting game at the Amherst Pepsi Center as the Mite Stars took on the Black Sabres this past weekend. The Stars won 5-3. More...
The White Sabres closed the door on the Gold Sabres on Sunday with a 5-4 win at the Amherst Pepsi Center. Ben Siegel started the scoring for the White Sabres with a pretty shot that went through the five-hole. More...
The Squirt Major "AAA" had am impressive weekend, winning four out of the five games they played in the New York Sectional Playdowns. The Knights came out strong on Friday, beating West Seneca, 5-2. More...
The Squirt Flyers sailed past the Red Wings, 6-3, early Sunday morning at the Amherst Pepsi Center. The Red Wings were dominant in the first period. Adam Herr scored his first goal two minutes in on a clean breakaway down the middle of the ice. More...
Georgetown and Providence engaged in an exciting, hard fought Amherst Youth Basketball fourth-fifth grade boys game played on Feb. 17. Georgetown won 24-18. More...
Lady Flames to defend A-1 title on Wednesday against Ken East
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
After losing twice to Hamburg in the regular season, Williamsville East picked the right time to defeat the Lady Bulldogs, winning, 36-27, in the Section VI Class A-1 semifinals on Saturday at Lockport High School. More...
It's time for 'Baby' Joe Mesi to face a decent foe
JASON NADOLINSKI Sports Reporter
Perhaps it was fitting that local heavyweight "Baby" Joe Mesi came to the ring wearing a Buffalo Sabres jersey for his scheduled 10-round fight against George "Terminator" Linberger this past Thursday at the Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort More...
A 59-48 home victory over eleventh-seed Hutch-Tech in the Section VI Class A-1 quarterfinals on Friday gave second-seed Williamsville South another shot to end a playoff drought in the A-1 semifinals. More...
Erie Community College and head baseball coach Joe Bauth will run their annual baseball clinic at Erie Community College, North Campus, 6205 Main Street, Williamsville. A baseball miniclinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. More...
Team New Era premier travel baseball program has opportunities for qualified players ages 9 through 18, parents and coaches who are committed to advancing their baseball knowledge and skills while participating in a first-class competitive baseba More...
Sweet Home's journey to a possible New York State Class AA championship began with a convincing 67-44 home win over Lockport on Friday in the Section VI quarterfinals. More...
Lancaster could do no wrong in its Section VI Class 'AA' quarterfinal home victory over Sweet Home last Thursday. The Lady Redskins, seeded third, outscored the sixth-seeded Lady Panthers, 17-5, in the second quarter en route to a 56-27 victory. More...
Amherst Central had an early exit in the Section VI Tournament as the Lady Tigers, seeded tenth in the A-1 bracket, lost 48-34 to seventh-seed Starpoint, in the A-1 prequarterfinals. More...
Steve Rois, an Amherst resident and Amherst Central High School graduate, had a great showing for the Rochester Institute of Technology's men's swimming team at the 2007 Upper New York State Collegiate Swimming Association Championship. More...
Sacred Heart and Nardin have had many battles on the court over the years but last Friday's regular season finale added another twist to their rivalry. More...
Swarthmore College senior guard Chris Casey, a 2003 Williamsville East High School graduate, was recently named Sam Cozen Player of the Week by the Philadelphia Area Small College Coaches Association. More...
Award-winning documentary comes for one-time showing on March 25
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
For only one day, Sweet Home High School will be "Keeper of the Kohn." The movie, which chronicles Peter Kohn's final year as equipment manager of the Middlebury College lacrosse team as well as dealing with personal tragedy, comes to the school fo More...
Longtime Amherst Hills Tennis Club Director and head professional Todd Miller was appointed to the Master Professional Selection Committee last week in Hilton Head, S.C. More...
Independent Health and Canisius College will present the ninth annual Shoes For The Shelter 5K Run/Walk at noon, Sunday, April 15, 2007 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo. More...
Flotilla 33, Buffalo, is once again offering America's Boating Course from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, March 17 at St. Patrick's Church Hall, 1395 George Urban Blvd., Cheektowaga, N.Y. More...
Registration for the 2007-08 season for Buffalo Wings Lacrosse Club, the area's premier girls travel club lacrosse program, is now open for girls who will graduate high school in 2008-2011. More...
Coach Kevin Brenner and his Amherst United U-14 posted their first win of the 2007 indoor soccer season on Feb. 23 at Sportsplex, defeating the Northtowns Warriors, 3-1. More...
The upper level boys from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center competed at the Blaine Wilson Ohio Classic, hosted by two-time U.S. Olympian Blaine Wilson. The event brought in 43 teams from 14 states and Canada. More...
The Level 6 girls from Stumpf's Gymnastics competed at the Nickel City meet hosted by Gymnastics Unlimited of Orchard Park. The team captured the 10-year old and 11-year old all around titles on their way to being named the second place team. More...
The Williamsville Zion Saints, a new association with Pop Warner Little Scholar Football and Cheer/Dance, will have an early registration from 9 a.m. More...
Amherst Youth Hockey will be holding mite/squirt travel hockey tryouts for the 2007-08 season from Monday, March 12 through Thursday, March 15 at the Amherst Pepsi Center, 1615 Amherst Manor Dr., Williamsville. More...
The Amherst Skating Club Synchronized pre-juvenile and open-juvenile skating teams each took bronze medals at the Port City Invitational in Oswego, N.Y. This is the second year the teams have competed. More...
The Amherst Knights Pee Wee Major "AA" team, coached by John DiDonato, captured second place in the Rock-n-Roll Hockey Tournament held in Cleveland, Ohio during Presidents Day weekend. More...
The Pee Wee Major "AA" North Buffalo Bisons prepare to take on Rochester Youth on Wednesday in the semifinals of the WNYAHL playoffs. The game will be held at the ESL Center in Rochester. More...
Coach Bob Rossi has been keeping a secret all season, but that secret was revealed on Sunday as his son Tyler Rossi followed in his dad's skates between the pipes. More...
The Northtown Boys Basketball League, one of seven (parochial/middle school) boys' leagues in the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo will be hosting a doubleheader of all-star games at 3 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 4 at St. More...
The Squirt White Sabres and Stars battled to a 3-3 tie on Sunday in a tight defensive style Squirt division playoff game in the Amherst Hockey Association. More...
The Squirt Red Sabres defeated the Bruins, 6-0 in second round playoff action this weekend. Adam Tucker poured three goals into the nets to lead the Red Sabres. More...