Softball Outlook: Hamburg stays linked
As part of the Hamburg softball team’s pregame ritual, a 2-foot-long piece of linked chain is introduced into the team huddle. Each player grabs onto the chain and a cheer follows.The strength of that...
View ArticleHigh School Extra: Taplin is prep-bound
Taplin is prep-bound Sterling Taplin of Williamsville North, a three-time first-team All-Western New York selection and the winner of the Allen Wilson Award as the WNY Player of the Year, will attend...
View ArticleHigh school extra: Lacrosse teams tough it out in rain
Laxers tough it out Once again rain wiped out virtually all of the more than 70 high school baseball and softball games scheduled Wednesday in Western New York. So, boys and girls lacrosse athletes,...
View ArticleHigh School Extra (May 1): Timon rallies for OT lacrosse win at St....
Timon rallies for OT win For the second straight year, Bishop Timon-St. Jude and St. Joe’s wowed the lacrosse fans at Robert T. Scott Athletic Complex. This time, though, the Tigers came away with the...
View ArticleHigh School Extra (May 3): Starpoint pulls out win
Starpoint pulls it out Nicole Adams helped preserve Starpoint’s undefeated league record in softball on Friday with some clutch work at the plate. Her game-winning hit with two outs in the bottom of...
View ArticleHigh school extra: Canisius edges Sweet Home in invitational track meet
Canisius wins ADPRO titleCanisius edged Sweet Home by four points, 106-102, to win the boys team title and the host Panthers dominated the girls meet Saturday in the ADPRO Sports Panthers Invitational...
View ArticleSt. Joe’s pair combines for no-hitter
Sophomore Will Frank and junior Jake Donn of St. Joe’s combined to pitch a no-hit game for the Marauders on Sunday in the second game of a doubleheader against Bishop Timon-St. Jude at St. Joe’s. St....
View ArticleHigh School Extra (May 6): Lefty saves Quakers’ triumph
Another save for Wereski Sophomore left-hander Ben Wereski earned his third save in Orchard Park’s six ECIC victories on Monday, as the Quakers (7-3, 6-0) held off Frontier, 5-4.Wereski came on after...
View ArticleSidelines (May 6): News, notes & large school softball poll
WNY coaches polls Large school softball Pts. LW1. Clarence (6) 94 12. Orchard Park (3) 81 63. Lancaster 78 24. Niagara-Wheatfield 63 35. Niagara Falls 57 56. Starpoint 51 77. Frontier 36 48. Kenmore...
View ArticlePlayers to watch by Miguel Rodriguez: Diamond gems look to keep shining...
Last year, there were so many diamond gems scattered about Western New York that there wouldn’t have been enough starting positions on the field to play all of them at once had there been a team...
View ArticleMonsignor Martin baseball: St. Joe’s hopes to make some history
The St. Joe’s Marauders have retired a Georgetown Cup in the past but they’ve never did it by winning three straight championships.They’ll try to do that for the first time this season with a lineup...
View ArticleScholastic baseball lineup card for season
Defending champions Monsignor Martin Association• Georgetown Cup champions: St. Joe’s N.Y. State Public High School• Class B: FredoniaSection VI• Class AA: Clarence• Class A: Williamsville South•...
View ArticleBaseball outlook by Miguel Rodriguez: Fredonia reloads after winning state...
The formula for winning a state title sounds easy, and reads even easier.All a team needs to win is quality pitching, sound defense and timely hitting.Fredonia coach Vince Gullo got a chuckle out of...
View ArticleRemembering the past at Orchard Park
There isn’t a day in which Jim Gibson doesn’t think about Bob Barrows and with good reason.Gibson knew Orchard Park’s Mr. Baseball almost all his life. Gibson, 55, first met Barrows as a 9 year old...
View ArticleSidelines (May 6): News, notes & large school softball and small school...
WNY coaches polls Large school softball Pts. LW1. Clarence (6) 94 12. Orchard Park (3) 81 63. Lancaster 78 24. Niagara-Wheatfield 63 35. Niagara Falls 57 56. Starpoint 51 77. Frontier 36 48. Kenmore...
View ArticleMonday’s high school scores
BaseballMonday’s gamesCornell Cup ICity Honors 13, Olmsted 5CH: Joe Alessi WP, 5 IP, 2 hits; David Littman 4-5, 3 RBIda Vinci 4, Hutch-Tech 3 (8)D: Conor McGrath 2 runs, gw run, RBICornell Cup...
View ArticleSchool hanging their hats on #prayersforJK
Jim Kelly and his family have a special place in the hearts of all Western New Yorkers.That is especially true at Christian Central Academy, the tiny private school in Williamsville known as CCA where...
View ArticleHigh school extra: Eagler wins NFL baseball duel for Falls
Eagler wins NFL duel Senior left-hander Mike Eagler pitched and batted Niagara Falls to a 1-0 victory over visiting Niagara-Wheatfield Wednesday in a Niagara Frontier League showdown game that more...
View ArticleHigh school scores and schedules for May 9
Baseball Thursday’s gamesCornell CupEmerson 3, Bennett 2E (3-6): Steven Cruz WP, Will Wein 2 hitsHutch-Tech 4, City Honors 0HT (6-2): Wes Olmsted CG 4-hitter (8Ks), 2 RBIsdaVinci 6, South Park 5D...
View ArticleChristian Central hanging their hats on #prayersforJK
Jim Kelly and his family have a special place in the hearts of all Western New Yorkers.That is especially true at Christian Central Academy, the tiny private school in Williamsville known as CCA where...
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