Pro prospects top All-WNY baseball team
The glow of being a high school graduate lasted about one day for Mark Armstrong and Jonah Heim.Both quickly left one stage for another and are now professional baseball players with their respective...
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ALL-Western New York2013 team chosen by area coachesPos. Player School YearP Sam Mott Frewsburg 12P Ryanne Dugan Forestville 12P Katrina Buczkowski Clarence 11P Bridget Hogan Hamburg 12P Bre Opera...
View ArticleAll-WNY Softball Team for 2013
Name School Pos Yr Fast FactsKatrina Buczkowski Clarence P 11 Led Class AA champs with 160 strikeouts against 18 walks; 1.000 fielding percentage.Ryanne Dugan Forestville P 12 Holds school record for...
View ArticleSoftball wrapup: Title towns: Hamburg, Frewsburg
At Hamburg’s recent high school graduation held at the Fairgrounds, the salutatorian of the senior class, Zack Stumpf, addressed the crowd saying his generation is often criticized for being lazy and...
View ArticleFlaunting their skills for Old Glory
The top girls who skate for the Buffalo Bisons hockey programs are so talented that any national attention they receive these days should not come as a surprise.Yet, for a program that is churning out...
View ArticleBob Barrows, Orchard Park’s Mr. Baseball, dies at 79
Robert T. “Bob” Barrows, a lifelong South Buffalo resident who became known as Orchard Park’s Mr. Baseball, died Tuesday under Hospice care at his home. He was 79.Barrows won 643 games as head...
View ArticleLancaster district looking into dropping ‘Redskins’ nickname
For decades, Lancaster Central School athletes have lived by the popular chant “Once a Redskin, always a Redskin.”But they may soon have to change their tune.Thursday’s news that the district is...
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View ArticleState, not his disabilities, sidelines Orchard Park student athlete
One of David Gorczynski’s legs is shorter than the other, and he has finished last in every race during his three years on the Orchard Park High School cross country team. But that never stopped him...
View ArticleWest Side Rowing Club camp has scholarships available
The West Side Rowing Club has scholarships available for its camp for middle school students who are new to rowing.The Summer Crew Camp, tailored to beginning rowers ages 12-15, will start Monday and...
View ArticleFirst Tee pair will take their game to national golf events
Gregory Sibick labored over the application. Five essays. Full golf resume. Twenty lengthy questions about First Tee’s core values.His aptitude for the intellectual aspect of golf proved to be as...
View ArticleCross country community unites to ‘Let David Compete’
Forces are in motion to keep David Gorczynski on the Orchard Park High School cross country team, and if good intentions combined with political influence have any clout, they just might...
View ArticleKensington Lions Club/Ad-Pro Sports 38th All-Star Football Classic rosters
NORTH ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht/Wt. High School H.S. Coach College1 Lonnie Taylor WR/OLB 6-1/215 Medina Eric Valley Buffalo State 2 Chaq Nettle WR/OLB 6-1/165 Wmsv. South Kriag Kurzanski Undecided3 Kyle...
View ArticleKensington Lions All-Star football game serves as Barczykowski’s...
Wednesday’s Kensington Lions All-Star game at Orchard Park High won’t just be the final high school contest for Corey Barczykowski, it will be the last for this first family of Alden football.The...
View ArticleSmigiera closes high school career with record-breaking night in Lions Club...
Andy Smigiera’s last appearance as a high school quarterback was one for the record books.The West Seneca East graduate, who will likely play safety at Robert Morris University, broke two passing...
View ArticleAutistic Orchard Park runner will now be able to compete
David Gorczynski can run another year. The autistic 20-year-old who for the past three years has competed as a member of the Orchard Park High School cross country team will be allowed to participate...
View ArticleKeating perfect in West Seneca state title win
UTICA — A perfect ending brought West Seneca Post 735 the New York State American Legion baseball championship Sunday at Murnane Field.Matt Keating (Iroquois) retired all 21 batters he faced for a...
View ArticleDieboldt doyble clinches Underclassman Baseball Showcase title
Richard Dieboldt of Kenmore West had a two-run double with two outs in the seventh inning in the finals of the second annual WNY Underclassman Baseball Showcase.Dieboldt was later named MVP as his...
View ArticleCanisius adds to football riches with Wheatley brothers, who are following...
Growing up in Michigan, where their dad’s name is legendary to college football fans, TJ and Terius Wheatley took to one particular sport. They played it a lot, and they played it well. They were on...
View ArticlePolk starts key outburst for NFL/N-O softball all-stars in win
Toni Polk (Niagara Falls) doubled to start a four-run first-inning explosion and the Niagara Frontier/Niagara-Orleans League went on to a 7-5 victory over ECIC in the softball championship game of the...
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