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Brocton makes final - 2/28/2007
Brocton, which hasn't won a Section VI boys basketball title since 1983, advanced to the Class D sectional championship game with a 63-33 upset of No. 2 seed Ellicottville at Jamestown Community College. |
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St. Joe's tops bowling - 2/28/2007
Pat Bishop, who led the Monsignor Martin Association with a 204 average, had the high game of 221 as St. Joe's won the All-Catholic bowling team title at Thruway Lanes. St. Joe's totaled 2,612, 27 pins in front of second-place Canisius. |
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Attention divided in quarters - 2/27/2007
The craziest day of the Section VI boys basketball season is always the Friday night quarterfinals. It's the day that separates those who earn a semifinal trip to Buffalo State and Jamestown Community College and those who do not. Every year there are a handful of teams that deserve better than to get eliminated before they get to Buffalo State. |
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Diving yields top seeds - 2/27/2007
Western New York qualified 13 swimmers in the backstroke, and nine each in the butterfly and 50 free, but clearly, the area's best shot at a state title is in diving. |
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From Germany to best in West - 2/27/2007
When German exchange student Norman Schmidt was asked to swim 200 yards to fulfill a gym class requirement he only wanted to know one thing. "He asked me what the fastest time was," said Wayne Shutt, the full-time lifeguard at Lockport. "I said, "around 2:05,' and he said, "Ok, I think I'll try to hit 1:55.' " |
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Lackawanna's victory is an inside job - 2/27/2007
There have been times this season when Lackawanna has mistakenly fallen into the chuck-and-duck trap, settling for perimeter shots instead of working the ball inside. |
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Sizing up Section VI - 2/27/2007
Local swimmers are seeded among the top 10 in five of the 12 events, according to the Psych Sheet now available at www. |
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St. Francis and Nichols star on Upset Monday - 2/27/2007
When fans, alumni and the players who played in the 2007 Manhattan Cup talk about it, whether it's next year or 50 years from now, any discussion will start with Upset Monday. |
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Super Sunday win keeps Niagara-Wheatfield perfect - 2/26/2007
The Niagara-Wheatfield hockey team's year can now be described as the perfect season after it upended the Jamestown Raiders, 5-3, in the Western New York Club large school championship. |
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WNY Club Small - 2/26/2007
The Cheektowaga Warriors bested the City Honors Centaurs, 3-2, to capture their seventh championship in the last eight years. Captain Rob Szymkowiak, who was hurt in an on-ice collision midway through the first period, returned later in the period to score the first goal of the game. |
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Explorer League - 2/26/2007
After losing in the last three championship games, the McKinley Screaming Eagles scored three straight goals to beat the South Park Storm, 3-2. With the score tied, 2-2, Adam Lundstrom backhanded in the game winner from the slot with 13:08 remaining. |
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Southtowns A - 2/26/2007
In the battle of West Seneca, the West Seneca East Trojans defeated the West Seneca West Indians, 3-2, in overtime when senior Kevin Harris scored on the power play with 3:17 left. |
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Southtowns B - 2/26/2007
St. Francis' Jack Garvin scored 47 seconds into the game, Brian Gormley scored twice and sophomore Ted Dirienzo recorded the shutout as the Red Raiders beat the Iroquois-Alden Chiefs, 6-0. |
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High School Extra /News & notes - 2/26/2007
Lancaster wins in fourth OT It took four overtimes but Lancaster advanced with a 3-2 victory over Fairport in the Division 1 at-large state hockey qualifier Sunday at the Amherst Pepsi Center. |
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Niagara-Wheatfield sweeps relays - 2/25/2007
Suddenly, Niagara-Wheatfield's goal to win all three relays didn't seem that ambitious. The Falcons, riding strong swims from seniors Isaac Patterson and Patrick Hughes, pulled off the improbable on Saturday at the Section VI Swimming and Diving Championships, which were held for the first time at Sweet Home. |
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Will East girls upend Hamburg; Nichols advances - 2/25/2007
A veteran Williamsville East girls basketball team, which had lost twice to ECIC II champion Hamburg during the regular season, limited the top-seeded Bulldogs to 15 points in three quarters Saturday as it scored a 36-27 semifinal upset and a return trip to the Section VI Class A-1 final. |
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Tiebreaker decides a friendly rivalry - 2/25/2007
FREDONIA - If it weren't for Greg Craft of JFK, Lancaster's Ryan Pericozzi probably would not have been such a gracious runner-up Saturday at the Section VI Indoor Track and Field Championships. |
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High School Scoreboard - 2/25/2007
INDOOR TRACK SECT. VI CHAMPIONSHIPS at Fredonia State BOYS 3,200: Andrew Pfeiffer* (Clarence) 9:43.26, Zack Ball* (Kenmore East) 10:04.5; 1,000: Tim Fargino* (Grand Island) 2:36. |
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Lackawanna survives - 2/24/2007
Lackawanna survived Seneca's upset bid thanks to Marcus Rivers, who followed up one big play with another in a 69-66 win Friday night in Class B-1. |
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Girls basketball - 2/24/2007
It took three overtimes for Sacred Heart to rally past rival Nardin, 57-47, and earn a share of the Monsignor Martin Association title before an estimated 400 fans at Villa Maria. The teams split during league play and finish with 12-1 records. |
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