Football 2008: Four state champions
Road to The Ralph: Section VI playoff schedule Standings: For all of WNY's leagues Team-by-team schedules: Review each team's results and some fast facts from our 2008 preview History: WNY's state playoff results Blog: Always lots to talk about at the PREP TALK BLOG ALL-WNY FOOTBALL 50th ANNIVERSARY The 2007 series that looked back at various eras, and a list of every All-WNY team 2008 fall postseason tournamentsSoccer | Volleyball | Field hockeyBoys basketball 2008-09Season preview: Web-exclusive version has three times the information as the story in the paper didWhat to watch for: Players, teams and games 2007-08 All-WNY team: Stories and more Scholastic Spotlight featuresSidelines: Featuring the coaches pollsStandings & statistics: For all spring sports Tom Borrelli Memorial Golf TournamentJuly 20: Get all of info to play or donate |
All-WNY basketball 2009The overview: Boys and girls teams and all the links, including stories, photos, statistics, league all-stars, all-time scorers and some history The slideshow: View and listen as the first teamers from both teams -- The Big Ten from the issue's cover, right -- are introduced All-WNY boys basketball
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High School
- Hoppy earns Player of the Year
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 07/03/09 10:35 AM Kyle Hoppy isn't sure yet if he's going to play professional baseball or go to Bucknell, but one thing has been decided for him. (Updated: 07/03/09 10:35 AM )
- Boys Baseball Honor Roll
Updated: 07/03/09 10:35 AMChosen by the coaches
(Updated: 07/03/09 10:35 AM )
- Sutton goals propel Flash
Updated: 06/29/09 7:06 AMErika Sutton scored two goals and the defense didn’t allow a shot on goal-keeper Amanda Becker as the Buffalo Flash (6-2-1) posted its second straight W-League shutout with a 5-0 victory over the Hamilton Avalanche at Orchard Park High School on Sunday. (Updated: 06/29/09 7:06 AM )
- Nichols hoop standout Regan verbally commits to Virginia
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 06/27/09 10:39 PM Timing was everything for Will Regan and the University of Virginia. (Updated: 06/27/09 10:39 PM )
- All-WNY lacrosse squad has four Quakers
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 06/26/09 8:25 PM It would be understandable if Orchard Park felt a little void following a lacrosse season in which it lost in the state final. But it doesn't. (Updated: 06/26/09 8:25 PM )
- Boys Lacrosse Honor Roll
Updated: 06/26/09 8:12 PMChosen by the coaches
(Updated: 06/26/09 8:12 PM )
- Iowa town struggles to understand slaying of coach
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Associated Press Writer
Updated: 06/25/09 8:46 PM In the years after Mark Becker graduated from high school, friends say he drifted from the community where he played football for the town's beloved coach. (Updated: 06/25/09 8:46 PM )
- WNY All-Academic & Scholar/Athlete Teams
Updated: 06/18/09 9:13 PMWNY All-Academic and Scholar/Athlete Teams (Updated: 06/18/09 9:13 PM )
- East Aurora’s Anderson gets record that lasted 24 years
- NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 06/16/09 8:23 AM Since 1985, every decent distance runner to come out of Western New York has craved one thing — to leave as the Section VI record holder in the 3,200 meters. All had tried and failed, but not Scott Anderson. (Updated: 06/16/09 8:23 AM )
- Boys track & field /Final Top 10 leaders 2009
Updated: 06/16/09 6:38 AMCOMPILED BY PETE SZYMANSKI, JFK 100 METERS WNY:10.4 Lamar Smith, Bennett, 1981 NYS: 10.3h Carl Smith, XI-Riverhead, 1993 Rhakeem Wiggins-12 (Cleveland Hill) 10.84, Nick Campfield-12 (Cleveland Hill) 10.84, Brian Archie-12 (Niagara Falls) 10.94, James Robinson-12 (Riverside) 10.94, Drew Dirienzo-11 (Lancaster) 11.14, Dave Aoun-11 (Lancaster) 11.14, Wayne Gordon-12 (S. Home) 11.14, Lucas Hellwig-12 (Portville) 11.14, Lucas Tasker-12 (St. Francis) 11.15, Chris Nelson-12 (Lancaster) 11.24, John King-12 (Burgard) 11.24. (Updated: 06/16/09 6:38 AM )
- W. S. West leaps from worst to first
- NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 06/16/09 8:25 AM Imagine taking a team that finished 0-12 in its league and convincing its players that they’ve got what it takes to win a Section VI title. (Updated: 06/16/09 8:25 AM )
- Girls Lacrosse Honor Roll
Updated: 06/16/09 3:14 PMChosen by the coaches
(Updated: 06/16/09 3:14 PM )
- Making a statement in state track
Updated: 06/15/09 12:18 PMMonday Extra: State Titles, 21 strong
(Updated: 06/15/09 12:18 PM )
- Canisius four takes bronze
- SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 06/15/09 8:33 AM BATAVIA, Ohio — A four-oared crew from Canisius High took a bronze medal in its championship final and a West Side women’s youth lightweight eight won its petite final at the USRowing Youth Championships on Lake Harsha here Sunday. (Updated: 06/15/09 8:33 AM )
- Sunday's high school scores
Updated: 06/14/09 10:43 PMSunday's high school scores and statistics (Updated: 06/14/09 10:43 PM )
- Amherst’s Fields becomes state’s fastest girl
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Updated: 06/14/09 7:04 AM CICERO — Ashley Fields was sitting in the bleachers for two minutes with her dad — enough time for a pat on the back and a squirt of water — when the P. A. announcer made the last call for the girls 200- meter final. (Updated: 06/14/09 7:04 AM )
- Section claims six more track titles
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Updated: 06/14/09 11:19 AM CICERO — How did the Section VI record in the 1,600 meters survive this year’s New York State Track and Field Championships? That is what Evan Tsembelis of Grand Island and Scott Anderson of East Aurora want to know. (Updated: 06/14/09 11:19 AM )
- Orchard Park’s stellar year comes to an end
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 06/14/09 11:58 AM ROCHESTER — As the final horn of the Class A state championship game sounded, Long Island superpower West Islip and the players on its 45- man roster sprinted onto the turf and chased down their goalie, throwing sticks, helmets and gloves everywhere in the universal sign of a lacrosse championship celebration. (Updated: 06/14/09 11:58 AM )
- Clarence baseball loses title game, Fredonia falls in semi
- SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 06/14/09 11:19 AM BINGHAMTON — Pride, not disappointment, was the predominant emotion displayed by both the Clarence and Fredonia baseball teams Saturday, despite losses in the state tournament. (Updated: 06/14/09 11:19 AM )
- Fredonia softball falls in final for third straight year
- SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 06/14/09 11:19 AM WATERLOO — The tears and the frustration on the faces of the Fredonia softball players on a rainy Saturday afternoon told the story. (Updated: 06/14/09 11:19 AM )
- Frewsburg baseball overwhelmed in final
- SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 06/14/09 11:19 AM BINGHAMTON — In the end, Frewsburg just ran out of gas. (Updated: 06/14/09 11:19 AM )
- Nardin, Canisius in rowing finals
- SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 06/14/09 11:19 AM BATAVIA, Ohio — Nardin Academy’s lightweight four and two crews from Canisius High advanced to today’s championship finals of the USRowing Youth Championship on Lake Harsha here Saturday. (Updated: 06/14/09 11:19 AM )
- Saturday's state track and field results
Updated: 06/13/09 9:06 PMSaturday's track and field results (Updated: 06/13/09 9:06 PM )
- Saturday's US Rowing Youth Nat'l Championships
Updated: 06/13/09 10:46 PMSaturday's Rowing Results (Updated: 06/13/09 10:46 PM )
- Amherst's Fields wins big on the track on state championship Saturday
Updated: 06/13/09 8:56 PMOn a day filled with state championship action, Western New York's big winner was Ashley Fields of Amherst. (Updated: 06/13/09 8:56 PM )
- SUPER SENIORS
Updated: 06/13/09 6:27 AMThe 2009 ADPRO Sports All-Western New York Scholar- Athlete spring sports team consists of 155 students including 39 double winners and 11 three-time winners. Over 350 applications from 58 different schools were received for the spring team. The selection committee includes Athletics Directors Greg Kaszubski of Clarence, Chris DeMarco of Sweet Home, Nancy Riccio of Amherst, Mark DiFilippo of Niagara-Wheatfield, Dave Thomas of the Buffalo Public Schools and Judy Otto of Barker; Sister Maria Pares, president of the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association girls division; Buffalo News assistant sports editor Dennis Danheiser and Dick Gallagher from Western New York High School Sports. (Updated: 06/13/09 6:27 AM )
- Section VI records fall like snow in Syracuse
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Updated: 06/13/09 6:27 AM CICERO — “That record is mine!” screamed Scott Anderson as he collapsed onto the turf at Cicero-North Syracuse High School following his gusty run in the 3,200 meters. The East Aurora senior had just broken the long-standing sectional record in the distance event to highlight a huge day for Section VI at Friday’s New York State Track and Field Championships. (Updated: 06/13/09 6:27 AM )
- Discus tandem tosses aside competition
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Updated: 06/13/09 6:27 AM CICERO—On the eve of defending their state titles in the discus, the runaway favorites in Division I and II roomed together at a local hotel. Lancaster’s Melissa Kurzdorfer and Cleveland Hill’s Taylor Eldridge watched the TV show “Sports Science,” channel surfed through a few game shows and dozed off. (Updated: 06/13/09 6:27 AM )
- Three WNY crews win heats in rowing championships
Updated: 06/13/09 6:27 AMThree of seven Western New York boats — two from Canisius High School and one from West Side Rowing Club — won their first heats in Friday’s competition at the three-day US Rowing Youth National Championships on Harsha Lake near Cincinnati. (Updated: 06/13/09 6:27 AM )





