High school extra: East trips Middle Early College
Yale Cup race tightens East, ranked No. 3 in The Buffalo News small school poll, earned a huge 73-67 win over No. 2 Middle Early College in Yale Cup Division I play on Friday night. Senior guard...
View ArticlePrep Talk Live: Special Saturday Edition
By Keith McShea It's a special Saturday in boys basketball in that there are several top teams in action, and there's a lot on the line (with just one week to go to Section VI's Selection Saturday). I...
View ArticleHigh school extra: Strategy pays off as Lake Shore defends wrestling crown
Lake Shore keeps title Lake Shore wrestling coach Bill Sills made a strategic lineup move Saturday and it helped the Eagles retain the Section VI Class A title Saturday at Niagara County Community...
View ArticleMiddle Early College controls Yale Cup
The Yale Cup is Middle Early College’s to lose. Thanks to their second clinical victory over McKinley in eight days, the Kats have put themselves in position to win the Yale Cup outright. Middle Early...
View ArticleCanisius hockey scores season sweep over St. Joe’s
Canisius overcame an early case of nerves against rival St. Joe’s by scoring four straight goals en route to a 6-3 Western New York Federation hockey victory before an estimated 1,000 at the Buffalo...
View ArticleSidelines (Feb. 11): News, notes & the News basketball polls
2013-14 News basketball polls State classification in parentheses; first-place votes in brackets; *-tie in points.BOYS LARGE SCHOOLSTeam (Class) Record Pts. LW1. Canisius (A) [10] 17-2 100 12....
View ArticleHigh School Extra: Boyd leads Canisius to All-Catholic title
Boyd leads Canisius to title Jack Boyd of Canisius has dominated freestyle swimming in the Monsignor Martin throughout his career. Monday night, the senior standout won the 50 (22.22) and 200...
View ArticleSection VI hockey by Miguel Rodriguez: Road to Super Monday is wide open
Let the games begin.No, not the Olympics. We’re talking about the Western New York Varsity Hockey Federation playoff games.The march to Super Monday, Feb. 24 – the day the league’s three champions...
View ArticleFields is driving force for Timon
Opposing players and coaches admit that whenever Connor Fields leads the offensive rush they are very afraid and with good reason. The end result is usually a goal.“He’s the most feared player,” said...
View ArticleHigh School Extra: Canisius plays like a No. 1 in win at Timon
Canisius plays like a No. 1 Canisius backed up its No. 1 large school ranking yet again, despite a raucous home crowd at Bishop Timon-St. Jude and foul trouble for one of its best players.With three...
View ArticleSidelines (Feb. 18): News, notes & the News basketball polls
The new rankings State classification in parentheses; first-place votes in brackets; *-tie in points.BOYS LARGE SCHOOLSTeam (Class) Record Pts. LW1. Canisius (A) [10] 21-2 100 12. Jamestown (AA) 13-4...
View ArticleHigh school extra / Scores and notes
Kenmore in ice final It will be a defending champion Kenmore versus Lancaster/Iroquois rematch for the Western New York Girls Hockey League championship at 4:30 p.m. on Friday at Amherst Northtown...
View ArticlePower 10: Keith McShea ranks the best of the winter
1. Canisius boys swimming. As expected, the Crusaders dominate All-Catholics. Next stop: State championships in Webster in two weeks. Section VI finals are today at Clarence. 2. Sweet Home indoor...
View ArticleHigh school extra: East gets big road win
East gets big road win McKinley earned a road win at East earlier this season. On Thursday, East returned the favor, as the Panthers took a 74-67 win at McKinley.East’s guards took over the game in...
View ArticleMee stacking up titles in final season
He’s been on the varsity team since seventh grade, been to the state championships every year since eighth grade and owns both Section VI and New York State titles. What’s left for Chad Mee to...
View ArticlePrep Talk: Canisius’ Washington named top 2016 recruit
Canisius sophomore Howard Washington entered the season with serious recruiting credentials, and he got another one on Thursday.Washington, the point guard for the Crusaders team that has been ranked...
View ArticleCarroll, Niagara Falls are big winners on lanes
After bowling a record 1,389 at last year’s Section VI girls bowling championships, North Tonawanda’s Cassidy Powers felt the pressure to score even higher Friday as she tried to win consecutive...
View ArticleHigh School Extra: Ken West tops St. Joe’s
Ken West beats St. Joe’s Kenmore West will head into the postseason with plenty of momentum. The Niagara Frontier League co-boys basketball champions closed the regular season with a 55-53 nonleague...
View ArticleKenmore hockey makes history with latest title triumph
Lina Mirabella added to her legacy of being a big-time scorer for the Kenmore girls hockey team on Friday evening at the Northtown Center at Amherst.The sophomore winger scored the game-winning goal...
View ArticleMariniello, Toth are speed merchants in Section VI swimming
In an arena with the best senior, junior and sophomore swimmers in Western New York, it was a freshman who emerged out of the pool with one of the finest performances.Freshman Anthony Mariniello from...
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