Staff Reports
May 20, 2008 11:15 pm
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Niagara Falls’ first five batters of the game scored, but Niagara-Wheatfield came all the way back to earn a 6-5 Niagara Frontier League baseball victory on Tuesday. Chris Gruarin, who was 3-for-4 on the day, roped a two-run double in the sixth to give N-W the lead. Also for the Falcons (11-8 overall, 8-5 NFL), Paul Smith was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Brian MacSwan scored twice. Dave Haseley tossed six innings of shutout relief.
Mike Bright tossed a complete game with seven strikeouts, while Eric Cirrito and David Tighe were each 2-for-4 with an RBI for NFHS (6-7).
North Tonawanda 8, Lockport 5 (13 innings)
Kevin Miller pitched seven scoreless innings in relief and Doug Vaillancourt knocked in the winning runs with a double in the 13th inning for the Lumberjacks in the NFL win. Kevin Border had three hits and three RBIs for NT (8-9, 6-7 NFL) and Vaillancourt totaled three RBIs. Miller struck out eight.
Dan Greco went 10 innings for Lockport (3-10 NFL), striking out eight batters, and Kyle Fernandez had two RBIs.
Newfane 17, Barker 6
Brett Backes had four hits and pitched a complete-game five hitter as the Panthers rolled to the big Niagara-Orleans League win. Joe Robison had four hits, including a pair of doubles, in the win. Collin Flagler scored three runs and Nick Vona scored four runs for Newfane (9-4 N-O). Cody Blackley hit a home run for Barker (5-8).
Medina 11, Roy-Hart 8
Winning pitcher Andrew Misiti had a two-run single in the fifth inning to help the Mustangs to the N-O win. Mark Dubai added two hits and two RBIs and Matt Oberther had three hits for Medina (8-5 N-O). Matt Kuhn had three hits for Roy-Hart (4-9).
Albion 23, CSAT 1
Albion, which was led by Jeff Andalora’s four hits and three RBIs, rolled in N-O action.
Jon Forder and Tom Hicks each had three hits and four RBIs for the Purple Eagles (13-0 N-O). CSAT falls to 3-10.
Starpoint 7, Sweet Home 4
Kevin Hughes pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts as the Spartans pulled out a come-from-behind non-league victory. Hughes had two doubles and three runs scored while Tim Szalkowski tied the game in the fifth with an RBI double, then knocked in two more runs. Ryan Gregg scored the go-ahead run after doubling, coming home on a passed ball.
Sophomore Jon Corbi added two doubles for Starpoint (8-11 overall), which finished in fifth place in ECIC III. Cody Stonish had a two-run homer in the first inning for Sweet Home.
Junior Varsity
• Joe Grozio had two hits and knocked in four runs as NFHS beat N-W, 9-5. Andy DeWitt and Dominic Jamgochian each had two hits for the Falls (14-6, 9-4). Charlie Bifano and Matt Shumate each had two hits for N-W (9-9, 7-6).
• Lew-Port beat Ken West, 7-6, as Tyler Tubinus had two hits, including the game winner for the Lancers (4-8).
• NT secured a 6-5 win over Lockport as Josh Kern had two hits. Danny Montesanti got the win and Andrew Farnham had the save for NT (10-3).
Boys Tennis
Section VI Tournament
Tim Carroll of Wilson was the only first-round local singles winner, beating Taylor Hogenkamp of East Aurora, 7-5, 6-2. He went on to the second round, where he lost to third-seeded Dave Yovanoff of Eden, 6-0, 6-2.
Also in singles action, Steve Lin from Medina lost to Aaron Young of Frewsburg, 6-1, 6-1. Bryan Papaj of Kenmore East lost to Max Middleton, also of Frewsburg, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Alex Buerger of Niagara-Wheatfield lost to Jerome Bunkley of City Honors, 6-3, 7-5. Kenmore West’s Andre Pozantidis was suspended for the tournament due to a violation of school conduct.
In doubles, the Niagara Falls duo of Eric Spanbauer and Curt Ventresca defeated Jerry Chimnichahn and Anthony Vu from Hutch Tech, 6-1, 6-1. They went on to the quarterfinals, where they were defeated by the first-seeded team of Eric Johnson and Bryan Matthews of Orchard Park, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
The Lockport team of Andrew Smith and Matt DiTullio defeated Bin Chen and Johnnie Tran also from Hutch Tech, 6-0, 6-0. In the quarterfinals, they lost to Clark Driscoll and Ben Pappalardo of OP, 6-2, 6-0.
For Wilson, Caleb Rohring and Kyle Bogdan lost to the Southwestern team of Tim O’Brien and Ted Mueller, 6-3, 6-1, in the opening round.
The Newfane team of Bob Andreas and Matt Fischer also lost to the Orchard Park team of Johnson and Matthews. The score was 6-3, 6-1.
Boys Lacrosse
Timon 9, Grand Island 1
Alex Hultgren had the long goals for the Vikings in a non-league loss. Kyle Spratford had 10 saves in net for GI (6-9 overall), Timon improved to 12-2.
St. Joe’s 10, Nichols 6
At Nichols, the visiting Marauders were led by North Tonawanda resident Jon Rossi, who had five goals. Freshman Chris Bradley made 12 saves in net and Jon Bond added a pair of goals for the Marauders.
Jake Levy led Nichols with a hat trick.
St. Joe’s (5-10) secured the fourth seed in the Monsignor Martin playoffs and will play Timon in the semifinals at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Nichols.
Softball
NT 9, Lockport 6
Julie Harmon had a field day at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two triples as the Lady Jacks took care of the Lady Lions in Niagara Frontier League play at Belbas Fields. Brittany Booth also went 2-for-2 and Shaina Bunker was 2-for-3. Lindsay Pierce was the winning pitcher for the Lady Jacks (10-7 overall, 7-6 NFL).
No information was available for Lockport (0-13).
Boys Track
Niagara-Orleans League Meet
Don Truesdell and Odane Todd won titles for Wilson at the Niagara-Orleans All-League meet at Royalton-Hartland. Truesdell won the 1,600 meter run with a time of four minutes, 30.04 seconds. Todd cleared six feet, two inches for his high jump win. Newfane’s Adam Burdick and Akron’s Lee Asbeck were double-winners in the boys meet.
Lockport 111, Lew-Port 30
Tom Ciccone (110, 400 hurdles), Carlos Roman (shot, discus) and Justen Person (long, triple jumps) were double individual winners for Lockport, which also swept the Niagara Frontier League meet’s three relays to improve to 5-0. Robby Seyler was the lone winner for Lew-Port (0-5).
Ken East 72, Ken West 69
Anthony Johnson won the 100, 200, long jump and shot put as the Bulldogs won the annual rivalry NFL meet at Crosby Field. Tim Metivier (400, 800) and Zack Ball (1,600, 3,200) were double winners for East (2-3 NFL). Doug Hannon won the 400 IH and triple jump for West (1-4).
Grand Island 90, N. Falls 51
Jared Northrup won the 110 HH and 400 IH and Chris Carter took both the 800 and 1,600 as the Vikings moved to 5-0 in the NFL. Brian Archie won the 100, long jump and triple jump for NFHS (0-5).
Iroquois 74, Starpoint 67
Brandon Murie won the 100, 400, 200 and anchored thw inning 400 relay team as the Chiefs won the ECIC II meet. Sam Mattina (110 HH, high jump) was a double winner for the Spartans (3-2 ECIC II).
Girls Track
Niagara-Orleans League Meet
The Medina and Albion girls teams each won five events at the Niagara-Orleans League Meet at Royalton-Hartland.
Lockport 99, Lew-Port 42
Kelci Yousett (triple jump, long jump), Amanda Campbell (100 HH, high jump), Erin Miller (discus, shot put) were all double winners for the Lady Lions, who moved to 4-1 in the Niagara Frontier League. Bobbi Jo Tenke won the 100 and 200 for Lew-Port (0-5).
Ken East 72, Ken West 69
Sarah Kosloski (1,500, 3,000) and Kristen Cook (shot put, discus) were double winners for the Bulldogs, who won the NFL meet. Jenna Panepinto (200, 400 IH, triple jump) was a triple winner for West. Records were not provided for either team.
Grand Island 106, N. Falls 33
Jenna Raepple (long jump, triple jump) and Maria Grant (shot put, discus) were double winners for the Vikings (5-0 NFL) in the NFL win. Bashiyra Doss won the 100 and 200 for NFHS (0-5).
Starpoint 102, Iroquois 39
Victoria Jaynes set the school record in the pole vault with a leap of 10 feet, three inches, helping the Lady Spartans complete an undefeated ECIC II season. Jaynes also won the triple jump and long jump, while Ashley Boyce (100 HH, 400 IH), Cara Doyle (100, 200) and Katie Baglio (shot put, discus) were double winners for Starpoint (5-0 ECIC II). Iroquois fell to 1-4.
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