http://www.tonawanda-news.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:05:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/local_story_323200453.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/local_story_323200453.html Only a handful of prep football teams still are playing for their season-long goal of a state title. One of them is North Tonawanda. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:08:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_322231054.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_322231054.html We continue our discussion with College Hockey America commissioner Ed McLaughlin with a look at Niagara’s hockey program and next year’s move to college hockey. This is the second half of the interview. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:06:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_322230721.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_322230721.html Wednesday proved to be hump day for the Niagara University men’s hockey team in more ways than one. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:04:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_322230550.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_322230550.html University at Buffalo tailback Brandon Thermilus ran it 11 times for 126 yards and two scores and added a 29-yard touchdown reception the Bulls beat Miami (Ohio) 42-17 in a Mid-American Conference football contest on national television Wednesday. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:30:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_321233132.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_321233132.html Once they woke up Tuesday, the Niagara University Purple Eagles looked a lot like the men’s basketball team that won 26 games last year.Only deeper. And a bit hungrier. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:29:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_321233010.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_321233010.html Silver might have been the color most prevalent Tuesday at Niagara University — from the Purple Eagles’ new uniforms, Frank Layden’s all-salt-and-no-pepper mane, to the pinstripes in Calvin Murphy’s black suit. But while silver shaped the mood, the morning was simply golden. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:28:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_321232856.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_321232856.html Niagara coach Joe Mihalich said the bulky walking boot that Tyrone Lewis is wearing makes his injury look worse than it is, but didn’t sound confidant that the senior guard will be back on the court by the end of the week. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:26:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_321232722.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_321232722.html The University at Buffalo football team will look for its first win at Miami’s Yager Stadium tonight in a game to be televised on ESPNU. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:23:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_321232446.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_321232446.html For a guy who’d sparingly touched the scoresheet through his first three seasons, something about his senior year has given Ryan Olidis the chance to flourish. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:24:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/local_story_321222402.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/local_story_321222402.html It’s hard to imagine now, 16 sectional and two state titles later, but there was a time, six years ago, when a young Marissa Dressel was intimidated by the attention and competition at the big swim meets. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:06:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_320230751.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_320230751.html Rob Garrison remembers scoring “30 or 40 points” the last time he played a basketball game at 8 a.m. He might be embellishing a bit however, since that was in the Niagara Falls Biddy League, at least a dozen years ago. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:05:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_320230521.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_320230521.html Listening to Niagara coach Joe Mihalich after Monday’s practice, one got the impression that Tyrone Lewis might play in today’s home opener, despite an injured left ankle. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_320230348.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_320230348.html If the Buffalo-Niagara region takes half as much interest in Greg Gamble’s professional basketball team as it did his high school squad, Vincent Lesh will be very happy. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:40:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/local_story_320183936.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/local_story_320183936.html This year’s inductees include the first player ever to play in a Division I ice hockey game with a prosthetic limb, the current Marauders baseball coach, and the driving force behind the creation of the Sports Hall of Fame. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:14:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_319001438.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/sports/gnnsports_story_319001438.html Adorned in matching multi-colored Nike kicks, the Kenmore West quartet of Marissa Dressel, Haley Rice, Lindsey Sagasta and Leah Villari stepped up to the blocks for Saturday’s freestyle relays.An hour later, the foursome was collecting its hardware as repeat Section VI champions at Erie Community College’s Flickinger Center.