Four-time U.S. Olympians Matt Anderson and David Smith are medalists once more. The Americans are taking home men’s volleyball hardware from the Paris Olympics, outlasting Italy in a wild, back-and-forth battle for bronze. It went 25-23, 30-28 — a sensational second set in which each country…
From the beginning in 2022 when Sean Kirst first began to write about Dennis Crawley's battle with ALS, "I saw the essence of the piece in the sense of communion that Dennis and his family always felt with (Lou) Gehrig," Kirst writes.
Dennis Crawley Jr., who led the Depew High School baseball team to its first state championship after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, has died. He was 54.
The story of Dennis Crawley, the Depew baseball coach who led his team to the 2023 state championship while battling ALS, emphasizes that every day, even as hardship grows, arrives with some new chance, writes Sean Kirst.
“This is my favorite sport and I love playing,” South's Ella Koopman said. “Just to have one more opportunity to showcase everyone’s abilities in Western New York was important to us.”
The Kensington Lions will host its 48th annual All-Star football game and its second flag football All-Star game Wednesday night.
Kristen Romano was three-tenths of a second away from being an automatic qualifier for Puerto Rico in the women’s 200-meter individual medley. Instead, she missed the games altogether when she was not selected by the Puerto Rican Swimming Federation. She felt like she'd reached the nadir of her career. She was suffering from imposter syndrome and mulling retirement.
RowBuffalo made history this past week at USRowing Youth National Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Since the opening of their downtown practice facility in 2014, the Sabres have made a huge commitment to youth and amateur hockey in the arena and their recent development camp featured six former Buffalo Jr. Sabres players on the ice.
Hartman, 26, has been trusted to lead a high-profile program at a high-profile school that went 12-12 last season and advanced to the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association semifinals.
Meet the 2024 All-WNY small schools baseball team as selected by region coaches.
Meet the 2024 All-WNY large schools baseball team as selected by Western New York coaches.
Meet the 2024 All-WNY all-league baseball honor roll selected by Western New York coaches.
The 2024 All-Western New York Scholar-Athlete team for spring consists of 159 winners and 855 honorable mentions.
The 2024 All-Western New York Scholar-Athlete team for spring consists of 159 winners.
To be nominated for the team, students must have carried a 90-plus average for the previous six semesters and been a starter or significant player in their spring sport. The scholar-athlete team is open to seniors from Western New York’s 100-plus public and private schools and the selections are made by the committee.
More information on the program can be found at section6.e1b.org. The honorable mention list also is available at buffalonews.com.
Here are the All-WNY and all-league flag football honor rolls as selected by coaches:
Meet the 2024 All-WNY flag football team as selected by region coaches.
Here are the All-WNY and all-league honor rolls as selected by coaches.
Meet the 2024 All-WNY small schools softball team as chosen by Western New York coaches.
Meet the 2024 All-WNY large schools softball team as chosen by area coaches.
Here is the 2024 All-WNY and all-conference girls lacrosse honor roll.
Here is the 2024 All-WNY girls lacrosse team.
Here is the 2024 All-WNY and all-conference boys lacrosse honor roll.
Here is the 2024 All-WNY boys lacrosse team.
Colombia’s Santiago Russi won the 71st International Junior Masters Golf Invitational, defeating Canisius’ Joseph Bueme 3 and 1.
Bueme will face Canada’s Manny Lalh, the No. 5 seed, in Friday’s semifinal at 9:08 a.m. Bueme is the lone American left in the championship field.
East Aurora Country Club will be the epicenter of youth golf beginning Tuesday, with several Western New York golfers representing the area in the 71st International Junior Masters, the oldest international golf invitational in North America.
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