High School Extra (May 9): Pitching keys Starpoint
Pitching keys Starpoint Timely hitting and solid pitching were the keys for Starpoint in a 2-1 win over Iroquois in an ECIC Division II softball matchup.Torri Purucker had the game-winning triple for...
View ArticleHigh School Extra (May 10): EA sets two meet marks in Jamestown; Riverside...
EA sets two meet records Some bad weather didn’t spoil some fine performances at the Joe Paternitti Memorial Track and Field Classic, held at Strider Field in Jamestown. Sophomore Sophia Tasselmyer of...
View ArticleHigh School Extra (May 11): Quakers still rolling in ECIC I baseball
Quakers still rolling Orchard Park continues to roll on unbeaten in ECIC I baseball. Saturday, the Quakers defeated visiting Jamestown, 16-2, to run their division record to 9-0.Brandon Nicholson...
View ArticleWest Side, Canisius rowers among crews to advance to nationals
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Mother Nature made her presence felt all weekend at the New York State Scholastic Rowing Championships, but several Western New York boats earned rewards for braving the elements...
View ArticleCanisius dominates field at Fontana All-High Regatta
Canisius rowing flexed its muscles at the Fontana All-High Regatta Monday afternoon at the West Side Rowing Club, where the Crusaders won seven of nine boys events and totaled 195 points to cruise to...
View ArticleFalls baseball hopes to end ECIC reign in Class AA
For the past decade, a team from the ECIC has captured the Section VI Class AA baseball championship.That shouldn’t be all that surprising because most of the AA-sized schools are in Erie County....
View ArticleWilliamsville South softball makes another run
Julie Murphy figured if she took the same approach to coaching as her late father the wins would eventually come. She was right.Three seasons after Gerry Gentner lost his long battle with abdominal...
View ArticleHigh School Scoreboard (May 27 results)
BaseballSECTION VI TOURNAMENTAll games at 5 p.m., unless noted CLASS AA Tuesday’s quarterfinalsWilliamsville North 12, Niagara Falls 2Orchard Park 9, Niagara-Wheatfield 3OP: Kevin Koziol 3 hits, 2-run...
View ArticleHigh school extra for May 28
Williamsville North pulled the biggest surprise of the Section VI baseball playoffs Tuesday, earning a blowout, 12-2 victory over second-seeded Niagara Falls in Class AA.Dean Penman got the call for...
View ArticleOrchard Park, Hamburg welcome Akron to lacrosse title club
Orchard Park had injuries, young players and a regular-season loss to its championship opponent. Hamburg had a grinding regular season and played through dark skies and a serious rainstorm. But both...
View ArticleLockport tops Clarence in baseball; Riverside takes tennis title
Lockport ended defending Section VI Class AA champion Clarence’s 2014 baseball playoff run in the quarterfinal round with a 10-inning win Wednesday. The win didn’t come easy – the Lions had to fight...
View ArticleLake Shore trips Amherst; Lancaster, Hamburg win in girls lacrosse
At Wednesday night’s Section VI girls lacrosse championships, two programs continued their winning ways, while another made a serious statement by ending a significant reign.Lancaster and Hamburg both...
View ArticleHigh school scores and schedules (May 22)
Baseball ECIC ISweet Home 13, W.S. East 9 SH: Cal Jackson 3 hits, 3 runs scored ECIC IIIroquois 8, Wmsv. South 6I (13-6): Justin Krezmien 2-run HRECIC IVTonawanda 4, Holland 2T: Andrew Ball cg, 2-2,...
View ArticleTimon-St. Jude powers to fifth straight title
Another year, another championship for Timon lacrosse. Layne Collins scored seven goals, Connor Fields had four and Adam Dimillo had three to lead Bishop Timon-St. Jude to its fifth consecutive...
View ArticleLancaster, OP in showdown for Class AA baseball title
Lancaster and Orchard Park both took care of business rather easily Thursday to set up the Section VI Class AA championship showdown Saturday. Lancaster defeated Williamsville North, 10-2, on the...
View ArticleHigh school scores and schedules (May 30)
BaseballSECTION VI TOURNAMENTAll games at 5 p.m., unless noted CLASS AA Thursday’s semifinals at high seed1-Orchard Park 14, 4-Lockport 1 OP (18-2): Andy Sipowicz CG 4-hitter, 3 hits; Dave Hollins...
View ArticleHigh school scoreboard (May 30)
BaseballSECTION VI TOURNAMENTAll games at 5 p.m., unless noted CLASS AA Today’s final at Niagara Falls HS3-Lancaster vs. 1-Orchard Park, 1 p.m.Regional: at Section V champion, June 7CLASS A-1Today’s...
View ArticleSoftball co-champs will play for Sectional title
There is only one more obstacle remaining in Starpoint’s path of reaching the state softball playoffs, but it’s a huge one in fellow ECIC II co-champion Williamsville South.Both schools cruised to...
View ArticleWefing, Hornberger grab titles in Section VI Track and Field
Western New York’s old long-distance running studs can perform quite well in the 800, too.With their focus off the 3,200, Lake Shore’s T.J. Hornberger and Maple Grove’s Cory Wefing raced to titles in...
View ArticleSection V overwhelms Section VI girls lacrosse teams
HONEOYE FALLS — As expected, it was all Section V, all afternoon.The Rochester-area girls’ lacrosse champions dominated the Far West Regionals Saturday at Honeoye Falls-Lima High School, sweeping...
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