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GIHS Sports Briefs - Week of May 16, 2002
Baseball
5/11/02
NIAGARA FRONITER LEAGUE
Grand Island 6, North Tonwanda 5 (8)
Grand Island's Dave Bergari singled in John Bondi with the game-winner in the eighth inning to beat North Tonawanda, 6-5. Bergari went 2 for 4 and got the win in relief.

Niagara Frontier League:
Mick Gallagher was the winning pitcher in Grand Island's 6-4 win over Kenmore East.

BOYS TENNIS
5/11/02
NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Grand Island 4, Niagara Falls 1

2002 WNY coaches polls
BASEBALL LARGE SCHOOLS
No. Team (Class) Record Pts LW
1. Orchard Park (A) [7] 9-2 96 3
2. Canisius [1] 11-3 84 2
3. N.-Wheatfield (A) [1] 9-3 66 5
4. Jamestown (A) 7-3 64 1
5. West Seneca East (A) 8-2 51 6
6. Lake Shore (A) [1] 8-1 49 9
7. Grand Island (A) 9-3 42 8
8. Timon/St. Jude 8-4 41 4
9. North Tonawanda (A) 8-3 31 7
10. Cheektowaga (B-1) 6-2 11 10

Boys Tennis - 5/14/2002
NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Grand Island 8 2 Lew-Port 2 7

Boys Lacrosse - 5/14/2002
WNY LEAGUE
DIVISION I
School League All
Grand Island 8-2 10-4

Boys Track - 5/14/2002
TOP 10 LEADERS
* FAT time (Fully automatic timing)
400 INT. HURDLES (53.3, 50.52)
Brian Heim (Wmsv. East) 56.8, Brown (Niagara Falls) 56.9; Elijah Garcia (Medina) 57.2; Jon Lacki (Grand Island) 58.54*; Ben Holmes (Pioneer) 60.1; Shawn Calabrese (Clarence) 60.3; Ryan McGuire (Tonawanda) 60.7, Derek Petti (Lockport) 60.7; Damionos Skaros (Iroquois) 61.20*; James Sholley (JFK) 61.0.
1600 RELAY (3:17.4, 3:12.7) Clarence 3:27.7, Iroquois 3:29.7, Frontier 3:30.1, Grand Island 3:33.40*; Olean 3:33.42*; Lockport 3:34.0; Sweet Home 3:34.96*; Canisius 3:34.8, Turner/Carroll 3:35.9, Alden 3:36.2.
3200 RELAY (7:50.8, 7:35.6)
Clarence 8:20.0, Starpoint 8:22.0; Lockport 8:23.1; Frontier 8:26.7, Kenmore East 8:27.4; East Aurora 8:29.73*; Grand Island 8:32.0; Albion 8:32.37*; Alden 8:32.3, Frewsburg 8:34.02*.
HIGH JUMP (7-0, 7-1)
Brian Honsberger (Lancaster) 6-2, Fred Brown (Niagara Falls) 6-0, Corey Pixley (Pioneer) 6-0; Mike Feathers (Grand Island) 6-0; Kevin Hudson (Seneca) 6-0; Daren Stone (Lockport) 6-0; Ten tied at 5-10.
POLE VAULT (15-2, 16-1)
Pat Griffin (Olean) 13-6; Levi Atwater (Barker) 12-0; Andy Carlson (Jamestown) 12-0; Tom Garcia (Hamburg) 12-0; Jeremy Hazlett (Newfane) 12-0; Joel Rowe (Jamestown) 12-0; Steve Wendt (Wilson) 12-0; Brett Gleason (Grand Island) 11-6; Collin Krehbiel (Pioneer) 11-6; Gary Sam (Eden) 11-6; Scott Pasisz (Starpoint) 11-6.
STEEPLECHASE (WNY - 9:33.03)
Dan Field (East Aurora) 10:11.78*; Michael Long (Williamsville North) 10:17.5; Brad Heron (Sweet Home) 10:25.2; Mike Rizzone (Clarence) 10:36.0; Kevin Buzelli (Grand Island) 10:37.1; Bob Iwenkow (East Aurora) 10:41.06*; Kevin Bauch (Starpoint) 10:42.0; Van Moore (Southwestern) 10:45.23*; Tom Metcalf (Albion) 10:48.66*; Max Flor (Albion) 10:49.81*.
PENTATHLON (3848, 3848)
Mike Feathers (Grand Island) 2824 points; Blaine Gallson (Frontier) 2590, Aaron Lange (Niagara-Wheatfield) 2316, Ben Holmes (Pioneer) 2227, Tim Miller (St. Mary's/Lan.) 2062, Greg Baase (JFK) 2059, Jeff Shevlin (Hamburg) 1667.

Girls Track
TOP 10 LEADERS
100 METERS (WNY - 11.9, State - 11.7)
Jennifer Rogan (Grand Island) 12.1; LaDrea Dortch (Lockport) 12.3; Ronetta Alexander (Williamsville South) 12.6; Lisa Schaller (St. Mary's/Lanc.) 12.6; Erica Burns (Grand Island) 12.6; Laura Jezek (Hamburg) 12.7; Ola Owoles (Wmsv. North) 12.7; Mia Baker (Lockport) 12.7; Krystal Seiling (Lew-Port) 12.7; Christine Lambrus (Wilson) 12.8. 200 METERS (24.65, 23.56)
Rogan (Grand Island) 25.10; Dortch (Lockport) 25.80; Owoles (Wmsv. North) 26.20; Baker (Lockport) 26.30; Kassalina Nabakooza (Williamsville North) 26.4; Seiling (Williamsville North) 26.50; Natalie Cerminara (Lew-Port) 26.50; Laura Jezek (Hamburg) 26.60; Mary Saxer (Lancaster) 26.80; Burns (Grand Island) 26.80; Schaller (St. Mary's/Lanc.) 26.80; Kara Black (Grand Island) 26.80. 400 METERS (56.2, 51.75)
McKenzie Schultz (Southwestern) 59.5; Lambrus (Wilson) 59.7; Karen Kozub (Alden) 60.1; Seiling (Lew-Port) 60.1; Rogan (Grand Island) 60.4; Teresa Poplewski (Iroquois) 60.8; Marta Scott (East Aurora) 61.1; Black (G. Island) 61.4; Rachel Ippolito (Clarence) 61.8; Meesha Sherry (Lockport) 61.9.
800 METERS (2:11.17, 2:03.7)
Scott (East Aurora) 2:20.3; Kate Kohout (Clarence) 2:20.8; Kozub (Alden) 2:25.8; Angela Kudla (Starpoint) 2:26.3; Elly Henderson (Grand Island) 2:26.6; Lindon Wilcox (Albion) 2:28.3; Erica Somogyi (Orchard Park) 2:29.1; Danielle Burns 2:29.3; Margaret Kiehl (Grand Island) 2:30.7; Patricia Rich (Orchard Park) 2:31.0.
100-METER HURDLES (14.3, 13.8)
Alexander (Williamsville South) 14.5; Jezek (Hamburg) 15.0; Jean Koch (Lancaster) 16.0; Heather McFadden (Lockport) 16.3; Mary Kosloski (Kenmore East) 16.3; Rene Evans (Alden) 16.6; Alexis Mioducki (Grand Island) 16.6; Jen Anderson (Falconer) 16.6; Natalie Gonnella (North Tonawanda) 16.7; Lindsey Nedimyer (Orchard Park) 16.7.
400 RELAY (48.69, 47.1)
Lockport 49.8; Grand Island 50.2; Williamsville North 51.8; Starpoint 52.0; Lancaster 52.3; Sweet Home 52.9; North Tonawanda 53.3; Alden 53.5; Falconer 53.7; Lake Shore 53.8; Medina 53.8.
1600 RELAY (3:59.5, 3:49.7)
Alden 4:11.4; Lockport 4:17.0; Lake Shore 4:18.0; East Aurora 4:18.1; Kenmore East 4:18.1; Iroquois 4:20.1; North Tonawanda 4:21.3; Grand Island 4:26.9; Depew 4:27.1; Lancaster 4:27.3.
3200 RELAY (9:17.6, 9:03.79)
East Aurora 9:54.4; Lake Shore 10:08.7; Lancaster 10:17.6; Iroquois 10:19.3; Alden 10:21.1; Albion 10:22.3; Grand Island 10:24.4; North Tonawanda 10:33.9; Kenmore West 10:44.1; Lockport 10:46.0.
STEEPLECHASE (WNY - 7:26.47)
Danielle Green (Randolph) 7:37.8; Bre Demarco (Grand Island) 8:25.3.
TRIPLE JUMP (39-2, 40-11)
Kohout (Clarence) 38-21/2; Owoles (Williamsville North) 35-11; Kosloski (Kenmore East) 35-7; Burns (G. Island) 34-8; Scaller (St. Mary's/Lanc.) 34-4; Riana Czapla (Lancaster) 34-0; Jen May (Lockport) 33-6; Rogan (Grand Island) 33-4; Quinnyana Brown (Amherst) 33-4; Griffiths (Clarence) 32-61/4.
HIGH JUMP (5-11, 6-1)
Marks (Lake Shore) 5-6; May (Lockport) 5-4; Kosloski (Kenmore East) 5-2; Jessica Oliver (Newfane) 5-2; Ebony Jones (Jamestown) 5-0; Laura Klopp (Lake Shore) 5-0; Breanna Drews (Orchard Park) 5-0; Bathrick (Holland) 5-0; Alexis Mioducki (Grand Island) 5-0; Jessie Ellis (Springville) 4-10; Molly Nelson (East Aurora) 4-10; Tara Bancroft (Kenmore West) 4-10; Tiffani Reynolds (Falconer) 4-10; Taramah Smith (Niagara Falls) 4-10.
POLE VAULT (10-9, 12-3)
Evans (Alden) 10-9; Oliver (Newfane) 10-0; Corey Gabrys (Starpoint) 10-0; Kelly Beatty (Grand Island) 9-0; Kristen Fudello (Frontier) 9-0; Jordon Dawson (Depew) 9-0; Courtney Puterno (Kenmore West) 9-0; Alicia Ellis (Springville) 8-6; Jessica Stierer (Lockport) 8-6; Tiffany Maskulinski (Iroquois) 8-6.

State Rankings
The following WNY teams were ranked for the week of April 28 in the New York State polls conducted by the New York State Sportswriters Association:
BOYS LACROSSE
CLASS B: Honorable mention: Amherst (7-1), Grand Island (8-3), Hamburg (9-3).

NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Girls Track & Field - 5/15/2002
Grand Island 88, Kenmore East 49
KE: Mary Kosloski 100H (16.0), LJ (15-11), TJ (35-4); Ashley Tramp 1500 (5:31.8), 3000 (11:53). GI: Jen Rogan 100 (11.8 *), 400 (61.5); Tina Coats D (88-2), HJ (4-8). *-WNY record.

Boys Track & Field - 5/15/2002
Kenmore East 75, Grand Island 66
KE: Mike Golden 400 (55.1), LJ (19.4), TJ (37.7); A.J. Caputa 1600 (4:59), 800 (2:13); Jon Cirbus SP (42-0), D (108-0). GI: Bryan Brown 100 (10.8), 200 (23.5).

2002 WNY coaches polls - 5/14/2002
BASEBALL LARGE SCHOOLS
No. Team (Class) Record Pts LW
1. Orchard Park (A) [7] 9-2 96 3
2. Canisius [1] 11-3 84 2
3. N.-Wheatfield (A) [1] 9-3 66 5
4. Jamestown (A) 7-3 64 1
5. West Seneca East (A) 8-2 51 6
6. Lake Shore (A) [1] 8-1 49 9
7. Grand Island (A) 9-3 42 8
8. Timon/St. Jude 8-4 41 4
9. North Tonawanda (A) 8-3 31 7
10. Cheektowaga (B-1) 6-2 11 10

Boys Tennis - 5/16/2002
NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Nichols 3, Grand Island 2

Boys Baseball - 5/16/2002
Niagara Frontier League: Dave Vergari's three-hitter led Grand Island past Nichols, 6-1