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GIHS Sports Briefs - Week of May 23, 2002

Boys Tennis - 5/17/2002
NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Grand Island 4, North Tonawanda 1

ECIC - Boys Lacrosse - 5/17/2002
NONLEAGUE - Grand Island 10, Frontier 8

ECIC - Boys Lacrosse - 5/21/2002
WNY LEAGUE
Grand Island 9, Canisius 7

Bill Riffel - Lacrosse Feature
For the complete story, click "Buffalo News"

Girls Softball - 5/21/02
NFL
Lockport and Grand Island split a doubleheader. Erin Norris pitched a shutout as Lockport scored three unearned runs in the second to win the opener, 3-0. Jen Rott drove in Jen Breier with the deciding run of the nightcap, won by Grand Island, 7-6.

Boys Lacrosse
WNY LEAGUE
DIVISION I
School League All
St. Francis 10-0 17-0
Nia.-Wheatfield 10-1 11-5
Grand Island 8-2 12-4
Nichols 5-6 6-8
Timon/St. Jude 3-6 6-8
Canisius 6-4 8-6
St. Joe's n/a 3-9
Scoring (goals-assists-points): Pete Greco (St. F) 72-32-104; Harrison Rogers (GI) 30-53-83; Nate Snell (Med) 49-31-80; Keil Illg (St. F) 46-31-77; Mike Blocho (GI) 58-16-74; Preston Lay (Gow) 45-20-65; Nate Herman (Med) 35-29-64; Sean Moriarty (Medina) 34-28-62; Dave Ferris (St. F) 27-30-57; Sean Murray (Timon) 33-22-55; Mike Devine (Can) 43-11-54; Brendon Costello (Can) 30-19-49; Eric Slzkatulski (Gow) 29-18-47; Jim Breier (GI) 29-16-45; Ezra Redeye (Sal) 25-19-44; Rich Sasala (Timon) 21-22-43; Norman Cook (Gow) 22-21-43; Jeremy Roberts (GI) 27-15-42; Dan Winkler (St. F) 26-12-38; Justin Swartwout (EA) 20-15-35; Seth Kelly (EA) 24-10-34; Chris Smith (Timon) 20-13-33; Jim Blocho (GI) 15-16-31; Danny Jimerson (Sal) 26-4-30; Rob Kopp (St. F) 17-8-25.

Boys Track
400 INT. HURDLES (53.3, 50.52)
Brian Heim (Wmsv. East) 56.8, Fred Brown (Niagara Falls) 56.9; Elijah Garcia (Medina) 57.2; Jon Lacki (Grand Island) 58.54*; Gerald Smith (Frontier) 59.1; James Hamilton (Seneca) 60.0; Ben Holmes (Pioneer) 60.1; Shawn Calabrese (Clarence) 60.3; Paul Hanavan (Lancaster) 60.3; Ryan McGuire (Tonawanda) 60.7; Derek Petti (Lockport) 60.7.

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; Lancaster 3:36.2. 3200 RELAY (7:50.8, 7:35.6) Clarence 8:20.0; Starpoint 8:22.0; Orchard Park 8:22.2; Lockport 8:23.1; Lancaster 8:23.6; Frontier 8:26.7; Kenmore East 8:27.4; East Aurora 8:29.73*; Grand Island 8:32.0; Albion 8:32.37*.

HIGH JUMP (7-0, 7-1)
Brian Honsberger (Lancaster) 6-8; Kevin Hudson (Seneca) 6-7; Fred Brown (Niagara Falls) 6-41/2; Will Blette (Frontier) 6-0; Corey Pixley (Pioneer) 6-0; Mike Feathers (Grand Island) 6-0; Daren Stone (Lockport) 6-0; Josh Zimmerman (Frontier) 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; John Kalonaros (Hamburg) 12-0; Joel Rowe (Jamestown) 12-0; Steve Wendt (Wilson) 12-0; Brett Gleason (Grand Island) 11-6; Nick Hare (Niagara-Wheatfield) 11-6; Collin Krehbiel (Pioneer) 11-6; Gary Sam (Eden) 11-6; Scott Pasisz (Starpoint) 11-6; Josh Zimmerman (Frontier) 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; Ben Lewin (Lew-Port) 10:39.3; 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*.
PENTATHLON (3848, 3848)

Mike Feathers (Grand Island) 3,029 points; Brian Honsberger (Lancaster) 2,736; Blaine Gallson (Frontier) 2,590; Aaron Lange (Niagara-Wheatfield) 2,570; Chris Daly (Starpoint) 2,530; Ben Holmes (Pioneer) 2,227; Tim Miller (St. Mary's/Lan.) 2,136; Greg Baase (JFK) 2,059; Jeff Shevlin (Hamburg) 1,667.

Girls Track
TOP TIMES
100 METERS (WNY - 11.8, State - 11.7)
Jennifer Rogan (Grand Island) 11.8; LaDrea Dortch (Lockport) 12.3; Kara Black (Grand Island) 12.4; Lisa Romano (Eden) 12.5; Marre Violate (Lew-Port) 12.5; Ronetta Alexander (Williamsville South) 12.6; Lisa Schaller (St. Mary's/Lanc.) 12.6; Eric Burns (Grand Island) 12.6; Laura Jezek (Hamburg) 12.6; Ola Awolesi (Wmsv. North) 12.7; Mia Baker (Lockport) 12.7; Krystal Seiling (Lew-Port) 12.7.
200 METERS (24.65, 23.56)

Rogan (Grand Island) 25.10; Dortch (Lockport) 25.80; Romano (Eden) 26.10; Awolesi (Wmsv. North) 26.20; Laura Jezek (Hamburg) 26.20; Baker (Lockport) 26.30; Kassalina Nabakooza (Williamsville North) 26.4; Seiling (Williamsville North) 26.50; Lauren Weinheimer (Lake Shore) 26.50; Christina Lambros (Wilson) 26.50; Natalie Cerminara (Lew-Port) 26.50. 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; Jill D'Amato (Frontier) 60.7; Teresa Poplewski (Iroquois) 60.8; Marta Scott (East Aurora) 61.1; Weinheimer (Lake Shore) 61.2; Nicole Williams (Hutch-Tech) 61.2.

800 METERS (2:11.17, 2:03.7)
Kate Kohout (Clarence) 2:18.1; Scott (East Aurora) 2:19.6; Lindon Wilcox (Albion) 2:25.0; Kozub (Alden) 2:25.8; Angela Kudla (Starpoint) 2:26.3; Elly Henderson (Grand Island) 2:26.6; Erica Somogyi (Orchard Park) 2:29.1; Danielle Burns 2:29.3; Margaret Kiehl (Grand Island) 2:30.7; Meagan Gotowko (North Tonawanda) 2:30.7.

100-METER HURDLES (14.3, 13.8)
Alexander (Williamsville South) 14.2; Jezek (Hamburg) 14.7; Jean Koch (Lancaster) 16.0; Heather McFadden (Lockport) 16.3; Mary Kosloski (Kenmore East) 16.3; Katie McKane (Chautauqua Lake) 16.3; Lindsey Nedimyer (Orchard Park) 16.4; Desiree Rudloff (E.A.) 16.4; Michelle Andrews (Sweet Home) 16.4; Alexis Mioducki (Grand Island) 16.4.

400 RELAY (48.69, 47.1)
Lockport 49.8; Lew-Port 50.1; Grand Island 50.2; Williamsville North 51.8; Starpoint 52.0; Lancaster 52.3; North Tonawanda 52.6; Sweet Home 52.9; Alden 53.5; Falconer 53.7.

3200 RELAY (9:17.6, 9:03.79)
Clarence 9:43.2; East Aurora 9:46.2; Nardin 9:58.8; Grand Island 10:06.7; Lake Shore 10:08.7; Lancaster 10:17.6; Fredonia 10:18.4; Iroquois 10:19.3; Alden 10:21.1; Frontier 10:21.7.

STEEPLECHASE (WNY - 7:26.47)
Kudla (Starpoint) 7:35.0; Danielle Green (Randolph) 7:37.8; Lacey Watkins (Newfane) 8:01.6; Sara Baker (Lew-Port) 8:16.6; Bre Demarco (Grand Island) 8:25.3; Jess Polacino (Frontier) 8:35.0.

TRIPLE JUMP (39-2, 40-11)
Kohout (Clarence) 38-21/2; Awolesi (Wmsv. North) 35-11; Kosloski (Kenmore East) 35-7; Erica Burns (Grand Island) 34-8; Liz 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; Whitney Campbell (Amherst) 32-83/4.

HIGH JUMP (5-11, 6-1)
Rachel Marks (Lake Shore) 5-6; May (Lockport) 5-4; Kosloski (Kenmore East) 5-2; Jessica Oliver (Newfane) 5-2; Ashley Krant (Hamburg) 5-2; Shelly Renner (Medina) 5-2; Ebony Jones (Jamestown) 5-0; Laura Klopp (Lake Shore) 5-0; Breanna Drews (Orchard Park) 5-0; Mara Bathrick (Holland) 5-0; Mioducki (Grand Island) 5-0; Jezek (Hamburg) 5-0; Mercedez Roper (City Honors) 5-0; Janelle Orosz (North Tonawanda) 5-0.

POLE VAULT (10-9, 12-3)
Rene Evans (Alden) 10-9; Jessica Oliver (Newfane) 10-0; Corey Gabrys (Starpoint) 10-0; Jill Berner (Fredonia) 10-0; Kelly Beatty (Grand Island) 9-6; Kristen Fudello (Frontier) 9-0; Jordon Dawson (Depew) 9-0; Courtney Puterno (Kenmore West) 9-0; Jamie Militello (Lancaster) 9-0; Alicia Ellis (Springville) 8-6; Jessica Stierer (Lockport) 8-6; Tiffany Maskulinski (Iroquois) 8-6.

State Rankings
BOYS LACROSSE
CLASS A: 4, Orchard Park (11-1). Honorable mention: St. Francis (12-0). CLASS B: 14, Amherst (11-2); 15, Hamburg (11-3). Honorable mention: Grand Island (10-4).

2002 WNY coaches polls
BASEBALL LARGE SCHOOLS
No. Team (Class) Record Pts LW
1. Orchard Park (A) [9] 10-2 99 1
2. Niag.-Wheatfield (A) [1] 12-3 79 3
3. Jamestown (A) 9-3 76 4
4. Lake Shore (A) 11-1 69 6
5. Canisius 12-4 63 2
6. West Seneca East (A) 8-3 41 5
7. Grand Island (A) 10-5 36 7
8. North Tonawanda (A) 9-4 32 9
9. Timon/St. Jude (A) 11-6 22 8
10. Niagara Falls * (A) 10-5 9 NR
10. Iroquois * (B-1) 8-4 9 NR
10. Maryvale * (B-1) 8-4 9 NR