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ESG roster: Local athletes participating in Empire State Games
A sport-by-sport list of local athletes and coaches taking part in the Empire
State Games in Buffalo.
Archery (men)
Archery (women)
Baseball
Basketball (men)
Basketball (women)
Bowling
Boxing
Cycling (men)
Cycling (women
Diving (men)
Fencing (men)
Fencing (women)
Field Hockey
Gymnastics (men)
Gymnastics (women)
Ice Hockey (men)
Ice Hockey (women)
Judo (men)
Judo (women)
Lacrosse (men)
Lacrosse (women)
Rowing (men)
Rowing (women)
Shooting (men)
Shooting (women)
Soccer (men)
Soccer (women)
Softball
Swimming (women)
Swimming (men)
Synchronized Swimming
Tennis (men)
Tennis (women)
Track & Field (men)
Track & Field (women)
Volleyball (men)
Volleyball (women)
Weighlifting (men)
Weightlifting (women)
Wrestling
Open - William Carey (Sloan), Scott Wheeler (Angola). Scholastic - Matthew Carey
(Sloan), Charles Grosofsky (Williamsville). Coaches: Ron Bergum (Angola),
Richard Fabiszewski (Cheektowaga), Marlene Roe (Buffalo).
Open - Toni Kowalewski (Boston), Denise Park (Angola). Scholastic - Danielle
Pierce (Orchard Park), Charlene Roe (Buffalo). Coaches: Dan Pierce (Orchard
Park), Dean Roe (Buffalo).
Vinny Bomasuto III (Dunkirk), Christian Brigham (West Seneca), Angelo Harkins
(Sloan), Richard Hopcia (Alden), Thaddeus Johnson (Jamestown), Kristopher
Kruszka (Gowanda), Sean Larson (Angola), Zach Lauricella (Clarence Center),
Michael Orlowski (Marilla), Rohn Pierce (Lockport), Phil Stasiak
(Williamsville), Eric Stolzenburg (East Amherst), Joshua Vaccaro (Buffalo),
Jesse Zellner (Tonawanda). Coaches: Bob Kowal (Hamburg), Jerry Slawek
(Cheektowaga).
Open - David Barnett (Buffalo), Mike Clifford (Buffalo), Samuel Moore (Olean),
Kevin Roth (Lake View). Coach: Rob DeGrandpre (Hamburg).
Scholastic - Darius Edwards (Lake View), Aaron Nevins (Buffalo), Connor Rehbaum
(Buffalo). Coaches: Larry Jones (Corfu), Mike Haskell (Arcade).
Open - Bridgette Burke (Lockport), Clare Crowley (Williamsville), Kaitlin
Donahoe (Amherst), Carissa Ferrucci (Orchard Park), Liz Flooks (Lewiston).
Coaches: Bill Agronin (Lockport), Katie Murphy (Lewiston).
Scholastic - Jordyn Broas (Tonawanda), Mikaela Connelly (Arcade), Carly Dalton
(Jamestown), Brooke Demarco (Grand Island), Marisa Guyton (Lockport), Caroline
Randall (Lockport). Coaches: Chris Durr (Clarence Center), Bill Shaw (Lockport).
Coach: Macey Secours (Williamsville).
Dante Palmer (Buffalo). Coach: Roy Brasch (Lackawanna).
Jose Alvergue (Buffalo), Lance Johnson (Amherst), Jay Joslyn (Grand Island),
Patrick Merrick (Hamburg), Craig Polston (East Aurora), James Thompson (Grand
Island).
Jennifer Bushover (Kenmore), Traci Mariniello (Williamsville). Coach: Peter
Cummings (Williamsville).
Randall Kozlowski (Dunkirk), Richard Pokorny (East Concord), Christian Torres
(Dunkirk). Coach: Wayne Shutt (Lockport).
Open - Garrett Adams (Buffalo), Nicholas DeMeglio (Amherst), Michael Kugel
(Tonawanda), Matt Krueger (Lancaster). Coach: Chuck Farnsworth (East Aurora).
Open - Emilie Beecher (Buffalo). Scholastic - Megan Morris (Lockport).
Alexis Ahern (Getzville), Katie Augustine (Elma), Allison Brace (Williamsville),
Mikaela Fenn (Lancaster), Alison Ferenczy (Williamsville), Andrea Goldbach
(Hamburg), Shannon Martin (Williamsville), Gina Stephan (Clarence), Marissa
Vedella (Elma), Emily Woods (Williamsville). Coach: Pete Tonsoline (Depew).
Open - Dylan Arena (Clarence Center), Kenneth Byrd (Getzville), Joshua Menegaux
(Snyder), Michael Morse (East Amherst), Jimmy Pezzino (Grand Island), Cody
Stumpf (Williamsville), Keith Stumpf (Williamsville).
Scholastic - Adam Arena (Clarence Center), Stephen Frost (East Amherst), Gage
Greiner (Lockport), Nathaniel Roberson (Williamsville), Noah Roberson
(Williamsville), Alexander Wittenberg (Buffalo), Jonathan Zirna (East Amherst).
Coaches: Joseph Buscaglia (East Amherst), Dan Molnar (Depew).
Open - Rachel Filipski (Lancaster), Alexis Frankowski (Williamsville), Allison
Franz (Buffalo), Rachel Kistner (Getzville), Kaitlyn Lopez (Buffalo), Nicole
Radon (Hamburg), Miranda Roberson (Williamsville).
Scholastic - Jill Daddario (Amherst), Mackenzie Donner (Lancaster), Mary
Hamilton (Lancaster), Stephanie Mazur (Lancaster), Ana Reyes (Williamsville),
Michaela Stumpf (Williamsville), Lily Szafranski (Williamsville). Coaches: Lisa
Menchetti (Tonawanda), Kurt Stumpf (Williamsville), Lisa Stumpf (Williamsville),
Jill Wright (Tonawanda).
Paul Berrafato (Williamsville), Dylan Blujus (Amherst), Christopher Bradley
(Williamsville), Nicholas Dirienzo (West Seneca), Justin Hussar (Lancaster),
Alexander Iafallo (Eden), Joshua Kielich (Orchard Park), Timothy Kielich (East
Aurora), Bryan Komasara (North Tonawanda), Chad Kujawa (Lakeview), Kyle Mackey
(Derby), Daniel Mele (Buffalo), Andrew Poturalski (Williamsville), Nolan Sheeran
(East Amherst), Darrin Trebes (Williamsville). Coaches: Derek Gilham (East
Amherst), Terry Miller (Lancaster).
Julia Ditondo (Kenmore), Julia Duquette (North Tonawanda), Jennifer Godin
(Clarence Center), Chelsie Hausberger (West Seneca), Julianna Iafallo (Eden),
Emily Janiga (East Aurora), Nicole Kirchberger (Buffalo), Kristen Knoll
(Amherst), Emily Pfalzer (Getzville), Heather Rinow (Lancaster), Madison Sansone
(East Amherst), Kelly Seward (Buffalo), Kristen Spulecki (Orchard Park), Haley
Welch (East Amherst). Coach: Scott Welch (East Amherst).
Martin Grisanti (Kenmore), Max Grundy (Buffalo), Steven Indalecio (Eden), Joao
Moreira (Buffalo), Dursun Tursunov (Buffalo), Zachary Wojnar (Grand Island).
Coach: Salvatore Barone (Amherst).
Kaitlyn Barone (Amherst), Carol Boulet (Elma).
Eric Chadderdon (Hamburg), Alex Govenettio (Derby), Cullen Mangino (Orchard
Park), David Scarcello (Buffalo), Brian Sullivan (Buffalo). Coach: Jerry
Severino (Orchard Park).
Courtney Haas (Williamsville), Amanda Obenshain (Hamburg), Lauren Scanlan
(Versailles).
Zachary Connerton (Kenmore), Chase Crimmen (Elma), Constantinos Gioulekas
(Buffalo), Nathaniel Kielt (Buffalo), Borislav Kusturic (Buffalo), Connor
Laffler (Buffalo), Matthew Masterson (Snyder), Ronald Rubino (Williamsville),
Andrew Sauvageau (Lewiston), Erik Schiferle (Getzville), Matthew Yeksigian
(Buffalo).
Olympia Gioulekas (Buffalo), Emily Glasgow (Kenmore), Rachel Hirschbeck
(Kenmore), Corinne Kazmierczak (Tonawanda), Brittney Knaszak (Orchard Park),
Kaitlyn Koscielniak (Lancaster), Charlotte Lane (Buffalo), Jordyn Phillips
(Hamburg), Ariana Rabin (Buffalo), Briana Reinecke (Williamsville), Mallorie
Reinecke (East Amherst), Amanda Truesdell (Williamsville). Coach: Matthew Logue
(Buffalo).
Robert Belko (Williamsville), Andrew Besch (Alden), Jeffrey Lagendyk
(Farmington), Stephen Lopacki (Lewiston), Joseph Kovoa (Springville), Jimmie
Perrin (Kenmore), Alan Walker (Pendleton). Scholastic - Timothy Long
(Tonawanda), Connor O'Mara (Honeoye Falls).
Open - Debra Hahn (Lockport), Sharon Lopacki (Lewiston), Jennifer Summerville
(Lockport). Scholastic - Dominique Mecca (Orchard Park), Kirsten Guidie (Alden).
Coaches: Paul Borkowski (Lancaster), Tom Hahn (Lockport).
Open - Matt Campana (Williamsville), Lee Catchpole (Getzville), Casey Derkacz
(Hamburg), Nick Fetterman (North Tonawanda), Jeremy Figler (Grand Island), Derek
Garner (Orchard Park), Gregory Hoffman (North Tonawanda), Anthony Mermigas
(Grand Island), Zachary Schwartz (Williamsville), Alexander Stephan (Clarence),
Andrew Tiedt (Akron), Michael Unwin (Buffalo), Ryan Walter (Snyder), Tyler
Williams (Orchard Park). Coach: David Hesch (Grand Island).
Scholastic - Joshua Britton (East Amherst), Jordan Dilapo (Colden), Mackenzie
Garner (Orchard Park), Jason Harris (East Amherst), Thomas Kaszubski (Amherst),
Tyler Meegan (Depew), Alex Pollak (Orchard Park), Zack Thomas (West Seneca),
Frankie Valente (Lewiston), Kyle Wiatrowski (Lancaster). Coach: Michael Dinunzio
(Buffalo).
Open - Ashley Beamish (North Tonawanda), Breanna Catipovic (Kenmore), Victoria
Christ (Hamburg), Kara Donner (Glenwood), Jenny Griffin (Williamsville),
Brittany Heist (Lancaster), Jessica Kuehne (Grand Island), Caitlin Long
(Tonawanda), Gina Pera (Clarence), Leah Ponticello (Kenmore), Jamie Raepple
(Grand Island), Heather Rhodes (Lockport), Jenna Rickan (Buffalo), Amber Smyth
(North Tonawanda), Katie Taber (Lockport). Coaches: Gerry Peehler (Buffalo),
Jeffrey Rickan (Kenmore).
Scholastic - Carissima Cutrona (Williamsville), Kaelyn Gamel (Hamburg), Katie
Griffin (Williamsville), Alexis Kroese (Amherst), Courtney Mann (Blasdell),
Alexis Panepinto (Tonawanda), Jenna Panepinto (Tonawanda), Jenny Piaggione (East
Amherst), Jenna Raepple (Grand Island), Catherine Williams (Buffalo). Coach:
Kevin McNamara (Getzville).
Caitlin Attfield (Niagara Falls), Ashley Bonetto (Depew), Brittany Bonetto
(Orchard Park), Dana Carter (Williamsville South), Sara Colombo (Kenmore),
Breanna Fenski (Cheektowaga), Michelle Fridey (Williamsville), Corrin Genovese
(East Amherst), Julie Gentner Murphy (Amherst), Lindsay Morris (Alden), Anna
Nagro (Buffalo), Chelsea Plimpton (East Amherst), Nicole Sabuda (Orchard Park).
Coaches: Joe Catalano (Tonawanda), Matt Chimera (Kenmore).
Victoria Butler (East Amherst), Emily Keem (Tonawanda), Sydney Kelleher
(Amherst), Sydney Modeas (East Amherst), Theresa Munroe (Williamsville), Dina
Rommel (East Amherst), Julianna Sebastian (Getzville), Allison Voll (East
Amherst), Marissa Watroba (Niagara Falls).
Jason Beabout (Lockport), Joshua Beabout (Lockport), Matthew Berus (East
Amherst), Jack Boyd (Buffalo), Jerome Daigler (Getzville), Christopher Petrella
(Buffalo), Andrew Reardon (East Aurora), Garrett Smith (Albion), Philip
Stolarski (Elma).
Anita Alvarez (Kenmore), Sarah Bauer (Williamsville), Kahle Bostaph (Buffalo),
Nicole Cardinale (Williamsville), Courtney Christman (Tonawanda), Alexis Clune
(Buffalo), Jessica Grogan (Orchard Park), Cassandra Migliore (Kenmore), Sunita
Singh (Clarence), Laurie Wakelam (Tonawanda). Coach: Patti Melber (Tonawanda).
Brian Chowaniec (Lancaster), Sawyer Dina (Orchard Park), Jonah Epstein (East
Amherst), Michael Kranz (Depew), Kevin Layer (Clarence Center), Michael Rusk
(East Amherst).
Justine Brennan (Orchard Park), Ashley Chevallier (Alden), Lisa Cimorelli
(Orchard Park), Taylor Cole (East Aurora), Carlee Conway (Grand Island), Rachel
Mole' (Jamestown), Madeline Robinson (East Amherst).
Open - Jake Basher (Lancaster), Bobby Biniaszewski (Hamburg), Dan Giza
(Lancaster), Rob Golabek (Hamburg), Brendan Green (Bemus Point), Michael Hite
(Hamburg), Corey Knox (Amherst), Steven Maciejewski (Lancaster), Paul Riley
(Buffalo), Brian Smith (North Tonawanda), Reinhardt Wende (Hamburg), Allen James
(Sanborn).
Scholastic - Matthew Allen (Olean), Taylor Bennett (Jamestown), Ryan Bogdan
(Buffalo), Ben Brucker (Hamburg), Nick Cahill (Buffalo), Russell Catalano
(Akron), Brian Corretore (East Amherst), Donte Ettipio (Buffalo), Dylan Gaeta
(Jamestown), Byron Jones Jr. (Niagara Falls), Brandon Joyce (Niagara Falls),
Charley Kenyon (East Amherst), Matt Killian (Grand Island), Benjamin Kowalski
(Lancaster), Marcus Lobdell (Kenmore), Chad Maloy (Boston), Nich olas Orlowski
(Lancaster), Kalen Sullivan (West Seneca), James Tobias (West Seneca), Ryan
Tomala (Elma), Alex Weberg (East Aurora).
Open - Karen Bellanca (Grand Island), Molly Coakley (Lockport), Andrea Dycha
(Williamsville), Anna Holmes (Freedom), Katelyn Kelly (Orchard Park), Rachel
Kirsch (Buffalo), Kimberly Kucharski (Orchard Park), Jacquelyn Majka
(Cheektowaga), Erin Miller (Lockport), Kimberly Mills (Basom), Amanda Olsen
(Lake View), Rachel Parker (Lockport), Jocelyn Redlinski (Orchard Park), Brianna
Steel (Newfane), Christiana Taylor (Buffalo), Caitlin Triantafillou (Getzville),
Mary Vieth (Derby), Melissa Yap (Orchard Park), Karen Fina (Lancaster).
Scholastic - Kala Allen (East Amherst), Paige Anderson (East Aurora), Sarah
Anstett (East Aurora), Kailyn Arcury (Williamsville), Abigail Benson (Elma),
Amanda Breymeier (Williamsville), Ashley Fields (Amherst), Elisa Frazier
(Williamsville), Mary Janak (West Seneca), Mckenzie Kuehlewind (Lancaster), Lisa
Kuhn (Williamsville), Jessica Lewis (Hamburg), Sarah Loud (Williamsville),
Meghan Manley (Orchard Park), Mikayla Pearce (Cheektowaga), Chelsea Reinhardt
(Clarence), Kelly Truppo (Alden), Malayah White (Buffalo), Emily Ziegler
(Attica), Courtney Ziemba (Fredonia), Sarah Ziemba (Newfane). Coaches: Ed Harris
(Buffalo), Peter Szymanski (West Seneca), Dick Bessel (Grand Island).
Open - Tom Comfort (Orchard Park), Peter Freyer (Orchard Park), Donald Gleason
(Hamburg), John Klanac (Orchard Park), Ryan Maxwell (Amherst), Hans Schroeder
(Kenmore).
Scholastic - Carlton Coatsworth (East Aurora), David Hill (Williamsville).
Coach: Joseph Ziegler (Buffalo).
Open - Michelle Godfrey (North Tonawanda), Stephanie Jansma (Lancaster),
Alexandra Matters (North Tonawanda).
Scholastic - Nicole Attea (East Amherst), Lauren Metzger (North Tonawanda),
Rachel Stoklosa (Hamburg). Coach: Todd Kress (Williamsville).
Jacob Brant (Lockport), Christopher Joyce (Buffalo), Matthew Kalinowski
(Buffalo), Tony Kalisz III (Hamburg), Thomas Lougen (Buffalo), Kurt Silvestro
(Amherst), Jonas Westbrook (Buffalo).
Jamie Burnette (West Seneca), Jill Burzynski (West Seneca), Ashley Hughes
(Blasdell). Coach: Tom Terhart (Lackawanna).
Open - Nate Grieser (Springville), Christian Held (Wilson), Pat Lloyd (Buffalo),
Mark Manganaro (East Aurora), Jeremy Ruiz (Tonawanda), Justin Wagner (Alden).
Scholastic - Austin Acquard (Lancaster), Joey Amoia (Tonawanda), Spencer Biondo
(Williamsville), Tyler Bruce (North Tonawanda), Jack Cambria (Buffalo), Dylan
Caruana (Kenmore), David Devaughn (Niagara Falls), King Fatunmbi (Niagara
Falls), Garrett Gibson (Mayville), Benjamin Haas (Little Valley), Steven Michel
(Lancaster), Rodney Offhaus (Elma), Tom Page (Hamburg), Marcus Popp (Niagara
Falls), Miguel Rodriguez-Spencer (Cheektowaga), Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer
(Cheektowaga), Rocco Russo (Lake View), Alexander Smythe (Eden). Coaches: Justin
Farrara (Amherst), Jeff Mye (Lockport), Thomas Page (Hamburg), Neil Russo (Lake
View).
There are no area athletes in bowling or canoe/kayak.
Open-only sports: bowling, canoe/kayak, cycling, judo, rowing, softball,
synchronized swimming, weightlifting.
Scholastic-only sports (generally high school aged): baseball, field hockey, ice
hockey, lacrosse, swimming, tennis.
In women's gymnastics, the top seven performers at trials compete in open and
the next seven in scholastic.
Source: empirestategames.org.
Published: July 19, 2010, 7:10 pm