Boyd caps his career at states with 200 freestyle win
WEBSTER — One of the most accomplished swimmers in Western New York history capped off his brilliant high school career like everyone expected him to – standing atop the podium.Canisius senior Jack...
View ArticleTapestry girls make history in C-1 win
Saturday was a night for firsts for Tapestry Charter School and coach Fran Snyder.The Thunderhawks became the first charter school to win a Section VI sports championship when they overpowered Silver...
View ArticleFilipski’s winning vault gives Section VI state title
Rachel Filipski of Lancaster won the last event, tying the state record with a 9.85 score in the vault, to give Section VI the team gymnastics championship of the State Public High Schools Athletic...
View ArticleCheektowaga benefits from good bounce
Zak Ciezki couldn’t hit a shot like that again if he tried. His Cheektowaga Warriors trailed Amherst by two points in the final seconds of overtime when he took an inbounds pass, dribbled right and...
View ArticleEast, Olean set up rematch for overall Class B title
After both teams put forth very impressive championship victories on Saturday, Western New York basketball fans are getting what they wanted: an overall Class B final between Olean and East. The two...
View ArticleMorris on target as McKinley repeats
Zaire Dorsey didn’t want to be the one to call his McKinley basketball program a dynasty. But after the Macks beat Williamsville South on Saturday at Buffalo State, 71-66, to win the Class A-1 boys...
View ArticleJamestown claims ownership of Class AA
Another Championship Saturday night at Buffalo State, and another impressive championship performance by Jamestown. The Red Raiders used a 15-4 second quarter to gain a 31-16 halftime lead and it kept...
View ArticleHigh School Extra: N-W hockey falls in state quarterfinals
N-W icers eliminated Section VI champion Niagara-Wheatfield (13-7-3) couldn’t overcome a three-goal deficit and lost to Ithaca, 4-3, at The Rink in Ithaca on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the State...
View ArticleTonawanda, Wilson advance to overall Class B final
Believing in what they call Tonawanda basketball, the Warriors defeated Bennett, 62-31, to win the Section VI Class B-1 title on Sunday at Buffalo State.The sectional title is the first for any girls...
View ArticleWilliamsville South, East Aurora capture titles
Williamsville South left its rivals feeling a little trapped on Sunday.The Billies won their first Section VI girls basketball title with a 37-35 win over Williamsville East in the Class A-1 final at...
View ArticleNichols completes unexpected run to Manhattan Cup
Some Nichols players thought they truly could win the Manhattan Cup all season. Junior Cam Lewis said he thought it really could happen at the start of the playoffs. Coach John Reinholz said that...
View ArticleOlean rallies to win Class B title as East’s buzzer shot misses
All season long, the possibility of an Olean-versus-East showdown for the overall Section VI Class B title had been viewed as potential game-of-the-year material.Rarely do these games live up to such...
View ArticleStaton big for Middle Early College in win over Randolph for Class C title
When Middle Early College needed some of the biggest shots in the game, the smallest player on the court came through. Sophomore Joseph Staton, all 5-foot-6 of him, had four three-pointers for 12 of...
View ArticleMcKinley too quick, pulls away from Warriors for Class A title
If you want to run with McKinley, you better be ready to run for four quarters. Cheektowaga found that out in Tuesday’s Section VI Class A championship before an estimated 1,800 at Buffalo State, as...
View ArticleChautauqua Lake rolls to Class C girls title
Chautauqua Lake, which lost only to Class AA power Jamestown in the Red Raiders’ own tournament, overpowered Tapestry Charter of Buffalo to win the overall Section VI Class C girls basketball...
View ArticleWill South, Tonawanda work overtime; Jamestown rolls
When Williamsville South captain Emily Smith missed two free throws with 9.5 second left in regulation, her coach promised her she’d have a chance to redeem herself in overtime. She kept that...
View ArticlePrep Talk: This year’s shining moment was a special one
Every year I say that Championship Week for Western New York boys basketball is one of the best times of year for high school sports. Every geographical corner of WNY is represented during about 12...
View ArticleO’Hara wins to advance to Class A title game
NEW YORK — To say Cardinal O’Hara knows how to play championship basketball would be an understatement.The Hawks are the reigning two-time Class B state Catholic champion – a title they are not...
View ArticleNYSCHSAA Class A semifinal: Nichols vs. Holy Trinity
When: 1 p.m. today at Kellenberg High (L.I.).New York State Sportswriters Association Class A ranking: 17. Holy Trinity; 25. Nichols.How they got here: Nichols beat Bishop Timon-St. Jude to win the...
View ArticleClass D Far West Regionals: Sherman vs. Batavia Notre Dame
When: noon today at Buffalo State Sports Arena.Admission: $6 (for Class D-C-B tripleheader).New York State Sportswriters Association Class D ranking: 1. III-New York Mills; 3. Sherman; 4. Batavia...
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