High School Extra (May 18): Armstrong dominates for Clarence
Senior night for Clarence baseball is a big community event that became even more special Friday thanks to Pittsburgh-bound pitcher Mark Armstrong.The senior threw a dominant no-hitter in which he...
View ArticleHornberger runs away with MVP at the Carl Roesch
TJ Hornberger’s first experience running the 800 meters in an invitational was a memorable one.The gifted runner from Lake Shore broke his second meet record of the day at Saturday’s Carl J. Roesch...
View ArticleSacred Heart’s Conway three-peats in tennis
Junior Carlee Conway of Sacred Heart beat sophomore Madison Bradley of Nardin, 6-1, 6-0, to win the All-Catholic Girls Tennis Championship for the third year in a row on Sunday.Conway lost just one...
View ArticleSidelines (May 21): News, notes and the baseball & softball polls
2013 coaches baseball pollsState classification in parentheses; first place votes in brackets; LW-last week’s poll; *indicates tie. Large schools are classes AA and A; small schools are B, C and...
View ArticleHigh School Extra (May 21): Big day for city baseball
Hutch-Tech baseball recorded its first sectional playoff win in the nine years that Tom Jost has been coaching, and it did so with a story line that you just couldn’t make up. Tech, which had lost to...
View ArticleClarence star ailing; Brooks eyes record
She was a Foot Locker finalist in cross country and an All-American during indoor track in the 3,000 meters. Yes, this outdoor season was highly anticipated for Marissa Saenger.The nagging pain in her...
View ArticleSchauger goes the extra yard to take Section VI golf title
His Grand Island neighbors might have wondered what he was doing alone in his backyard with a golf club, but Aaron Schauger knew.It takes a lot of practice to win the Section VI golf championship, and...
View ArticleHigh School Extra: Fields sets goal standard
Bishop Timon-St. Jude junior Connor Fields broke the state record for goals in a season today with his six-goal effort, giving him 112 for the season, in the Tigers’ 20-1 home victory over Nichols in...
View ArticleHigh School Extra (May 23): Clarence, OP to meet
Jim Gibson was asked if he was looking forward to playing rival Clarence in the Section VI Class AA baseball semifinals on Friday. Before answering, the Orchard Park coach asked, “Did Armstrong pitch...
View ArticleWang plays above his age for tennis title
He may just be in eighth grade, but Harry Wang isn’t afraid of the big stage.The 13-year-old Casey Middle School student breezed through the Section VI field on his way to a championship before an...
View ArticleShort game helps Dantonio repeat in girls golf
Chelsea Dantonio warmed up for this weekend’s Future Collegians World Tour Invitational Championship event Wednesday by winning her third Section VI girls golf championship in four years.Before...
View ArticleNichols ends Sacred Heart’s softball streak
Swinging first powered Nichols to its first Monsignor Martin softball championship.Regular season champion Sacred Heart showed up Wednesday at West Seneca’s Sunshine Park having won 26 straight league...
View ArticleCity Honors, Hutch-Tech set the pace at city championships
City Honors freshman Rachael Ruhland sprinted across the finish line and immediately dropped to her knees on the All High Stadium track. The 1,500-meter champion was overcome not by fatigue, but by...
View ArticleHigh School Extra: Hutch-Tech wins softball title
For the second straight year, Hutch-Tech softball completed its Thompson Trophy schedule without any blemishes. This year’s perfect run, however, enabled the Engineers to win the city championship,...
View ArticleHigh School Class of ’13 impressive
It’s that time of the year: We’re making a list of which Western New York high school athletes will continue to play sports in college. And the list keeps growing. It’s an impressive list in both...
View ArticleReid races to four wins on dominant day at NFL meet for Lockport
On the soccer pitch Alex Reid garnered All-American honors. If the Lockport senior keeps performing the way he did Thursday at the annual Niagara Frontier League Track & Field Championships, the...
View ArticleSacred Heart lacrosse ends Mount’s title reign
The rain held off until the game was over, but Linda Mroz still found herself drenched.Sacred Heart’s rookie lacrosse coach was showered with bottled water Thursday after her team won the Monsignor...
View ArticleHull wins Ilio DiPaolo Award
How does a 45-0 season in wrestling get any better?Drew Hull had the answer Thursday night after being named the winner of the 18th annual Ilio DiPaolo Award during a dinner at the famed wrestler’s...
View ArticlePower 10 for May 24 / Keith McShea ranks the best of the spring
1. Lancaster girls lacrosse. Reminder that Power 10 top spots go to teams that are considered the best in Western New York and have shown they can beat teams outside area as well. Lancaster — which is...
View ArticleArmstrong, Clarence shut down Orchard Park
There were at least a half dozen professional baseball scouts on hand to watch Mark Armstrong pitch Friday. The Clarence senior put on quite the show for them in helping the Red Devils reach the...
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