June 3, 2013 - 5:08 PM
By Keith McShea
The News' tribute to the state champions of the winter season concluded Monday with a poster page devoted to individual-sport state champions from the winter.
We previously honored the state champion St. Joe's hockey team and the McKinley boys basketball team.
You can purchase high-quality versions of the championship pages at buffalonewsstore.com.
This week, the athletes of the spring pursue state championships. The high school season concludes this weekend.
June 1, 2013 - 1:03 PM
By Keith McShea
The spring season's Championship Week continues today with several major events, including the Far West Regionals in boys lacrosse at St. John Fisher College in the Rochester suburb of Pittsford.
That's where I'll be, providing play-by-play updates in the live blog below for the Class B (Hamburg vs. V-V-Canandaigua, 1 p.m.), C (Silver Creek vs. V-Penn Yan, 3:30) and A games (Orchard Park vs. V-Penfield, 6 p.m.).
The girls lacrosse regionals, Section VI softball finals and Section VI track meet are among the other major events happening today.
If you are at one of today's big games, be sure to tweet updates with the hashtag #preptalkscores. Those tweets will automatically appear in the live blog below.
Check out our SCOREBOARD PAGE for today's complete schedule, which will be updated with results as soon as we have them.
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May 31, 2013 - 11:55 AM
4:08 p.m. -- It's almost time for the final events, the long-distance races in both the boys and girls categories. In other action, Trevor Barber leads the boys Division II pentathlon with 2,072 points through one day, and Seamus Degan (City Honors, Division II) and Kalen Sullivan (West Seneca West, Division I) claimed the 800-meter titles.
3:40 p.m. -- I'm going to have to lessen on the updates because I forgot my phone's #preptalkcharger and my battery is running low. Will South's Devon Patterson just claimed the boys shot put title with a throw just over 61'.
3:33 p.m. -- The girls 400-meter in Division II is complete, and qualifiers are as follows: Brittany Feldman (Southwestern), Julia Grupp (Holland), Julie Barton (Allegany-Limestone), Josette Dawson (Amherst), Shantel McCart (Clymer), Gabie Montalbano (Amherst), Elizabeth Vohlwinkel (JFK), Hannah Hebdon (Springville).
May 30, 2013 - 4:49 PM
9:17 -- FINAL -- 2-1 CLARENCE: The top of the seventh was a chaotic affair that ended with Armstrong striking out the final batter with a man on third and being mobbed by his teammates. Clarence claims the Section VI Class AA championship 2-1 over Lancaster and advances to the Far West Regionals. Read the full game stories for both of tonight's matchups in tomorrow's Buffalo News. This is Aaron Mansfield signing off. Thank you for reading. Have a great night!
9:06 -- END 6 -- 2-1 CLARENCE: Armstrong got Lancaster 1-2-3 in the top of the sixth. He's been dominant. Stekl allowed an infield single and hit a batter in the bottom of the inning, but he bounced back to close the frame without any damage. We head to the top of the seventh: last licks for Lancaster.
8:54 -- END 5 -- 2-1 CLARENCE: Armstrong walked one batter and a successful but advanced the runner to second with one out, but the impressive hurler closed out the inning without any damage. Clarence jump started its offense in the bottom of the frame. With a man on first and one out, second baseman Bryan Jost doubled to deep right to put runners at second and third with Armstrong coming to the plate. He was intentionally walked for the second time in the game, loading the bars with one out and DH Ryan Jelonek coming up. Stekl walked Jelonek on five pitches to even the score. Stekl struck out first baseman Evan Harof for the second out, but he walked home third baseman Mark Materise to make it 2-1 Clarence. Stekl got left fielder Matt Nawrot on three pitches to get out of trouble.
May 29, 2013 - 2:45 PM
The spring season's Championship Week continues today with several major events, including the Section VI girls lacrosse finals tripleheader at All High Stadium.
That's where I'll be, providing play-by-play updates in the live blog below for the Class A (Lancaster vs. Frontier, 3:30 p.m.), B (Hamburg vs. West Seneca East, 5:30) and C games (Lake Shore vs. Amherst, 8 p.m.).
The Georgetown Cup series between St. Joe's and Canisius is set to get started (4:30 at St. Joe's) after yesterday's postponement, as is the Section VI Class A boys lacrosse final of Orchard Park vs. Clarence at Hamburg (5:30). There are also several softball finals and semifinals and baseball finals on today's schedule.
If you are at one of today's big games, be sure to tweet updates with the hashtag #preptalkscores. Those tweets will automatically appear in the live blog below.
Check out our SCOREBOARD PAGE for today's complete schedule, which will be updated with results as soon as we have them.
May 29, 2013 - 1:19 PM
By Keith McShea
The Georgetown Cup opener between St. Joe's and Canisius, pushed back from Tuesday due to rain, will be played today at 4:30 p.m. at St Joe's because Coca-Cola Field is unplayable.
Thursday's Game Two is scheduled for Coca-Cola Field at 4.
A potential series-deciding Game Three in the Monsignor Martin Association's baseball championship is now scheduled for Saturday at 3 at Coca-Cola Field.
May 28, 2013 - 3:00 PM
By Keith McShea
The spring season's Championship Week begins today with several major events, including the Section VI boys lacrosse finals tripleheader at All High Stadium.
That's where I'll be, providing play-by-play updates in the live blog below for the Class B (Hamburg vs. Niagara-Wheatfield, 3:30 p.m.), C (Silver Creek vs. Akron, 5:30) and A games (Orchard Park vs. Clarence, 8 p.m.).
The Monsignor Martin lacrosse final is also today. The Georgetown Cup opener has been postponed, as have some Section VI softball games.
If you are at one of today's big games, be sure to tweet updates with the hashtag #preptalkscores. Those tweets will automatically appear in the live blog below.
May 28, 2013 - 1:23 PM
By Keith McShea
According to Clarence baseball coach Dave Smith, Red Devils senior Mark Armstrong has been named this year's Gatorade New York State Player of the Year for baseball.
Gatorade selects state winners in several sports, then names an overall national player of the year.
Armstrong, who is verbally committed to Pittsburgh, is scheduled to pitch for Clarence against Lancaster in the Section VI Class AA championship game at 7 p.m. Thursday at Niagara Falls.
He pitched a one-hit shutout Friday in a 1-0 AA semifinal victory over Orchard Park in which he struck out 11 in an 87-pitch effort. He hit one batter.
May 28, 2013 - 1:11 PM
By Keith McShea
Today's scheduled opener of the Monsignor Martin Association's Georgetown Cup championship series in baseball has been postponed due to inclement weather.
Game One of the three-game series between St. Joe's and Canisius will be played Wednesday at 4 p.m., with Game Two scheduled for Thursday at 4; both games are at Coca-Cola Field. A time and location is to be determined if there is a third and deciding game.
In Section VI softball, the Class AA semifinal of Niagara-Wheatfield at Clarence has been postponed to Wednesday; as has the Class C semifinal of Cattaraugus/Little Valley at Cassadaga Valley.
Keith McShea has covered high school sports at The News since his hiring in 1999. The 1995 University at Buffalo graduate and Long Island native (North Babylon Bulldogs) covers — and live blogs — everything from scrimmages to state championships & helps head The News' All-Western New York selections.
@KeithMcSheaBN | kmcshea@buffnews.com
Lauren Nicole Mariacher joined The News in 2009 after graduating from the Columbia University School of Journalism. The Elma native and Iroquois graduate can usually be found on a sideline, capturing highlights for PrepTalkTV. She also hosts Prep Talk's weekly live show, with Keith McShea, as well as The News' live postgame Bills show — [BN]TheHuddle.
