Football 2008: Four state champions
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High School
- Softball Honor Roll
Updated: 07/06/09 11:31 AMChosen by WNY coaches
ALL-WNY
Alexis Wayne, Depew, SS, 12, WNY Player of Year. Signed with Niagara. Batted .489 for ECIC III co-champs. Had 178 career hits. (Updated: 07/06/09 11:31 AM )
- Commencement has a different meaning for Hamburg’s Whelan
- NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 07/06/09 6:55 AM On the weekend of his Hamburg High School graduation, senior Joe Whelan was fighting off tears. (Updated: 07/06/09 6:55 AM )
- Commencement has a different meaning for Hamburg's Whelan
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 07/06/09 1:07 AM On the weekend of his Hamburg High School graduation, senior Joe Whelan was fighting off tears. (Updated: 07/06/09 1:07 AM )
- Alexis Wayne walks off with top honor
- NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 07/04/09 6:49 AM There are plenty of shortstops in Western New York with rifle arms, who hit for a high average and are smart on the base paths. So why would Alexis Wayne of Depew be singled out as the Player of the Year? (Updated: 07/04/09 6:49 AM )
- 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 )





