Grand Island Sports News Page
2010
Thomas Cecere
Cecere Helps Lightning Win State Hockey Title - 2010
Thomas Cecere, a fourth grader at Kagebein Elementary, recently helped his team the Tonawanda Lightning win the New York State Tier II Squirt Major Championship held in Binghamton, N.Y. Thomas scored 3 goals and 5 assists in the five game tournament. He helped set up the game winner in the championship. For more details on the championship go to http://tonawanda-news.com/sports/x1745496104/Blachowski-lifts-Lightning-to-state-hockey-title Alexi Salamone
U. S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team Moves To Semifinals - 2010
See 3/18/10 Buffalo News Story by Gene Warner
See also Team USA StoryBrianna McGuire: Kelar Atlantic EQS B Championships - Mar. 2010
Brianna McGuire, daughter of Andrea and Michael McGuire, is 1 of 28 girls from the east coast invited to ski in the Kelar Atlantic EQS B Championships being held at Holiday Valley March 19-21, 2010. Brianna will be representing the Holiday Valley Freestyle Team in this event. She will compete in the Moguls event on Saturday. Brianna, who started skiing when she was four years old, is a student at Grand Island Senior High School.
2010 Grand Island Youth Lacrosse - March 2010
The 2010 Grand Island Youth Lacrosse League for grades 3 through 5 will begin on May 2nd. The program will be on Sundays and Tuesdays from 6:00-7:30 p.m. No experience is necessary. Flyers with registration forms were distributed to the students at Kaegebein and Huth Road Elementary school. Email amynicolia@k12.ginet.org or call the Community Ed. Dpt. at 773-8864 for a registration copy. For additional program information, please contact Steve Steck at stevensteck@yahoo.com or 773 9417.DeGlopper East Coast Rooker Of Year - Feb. 2010
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March 4, 2010 . . .Grand Island's Brian DeGlopper was awarded the East Coast Rookie of the Year honor at the recent American Powerboat Racing Association National Meeting held in Seattle. Having participated in the Vintage & Historic Division for 10 years, 2009 marked his first year driving the family's Jersey Speed Skiff race boat, JS-77 Zippy Pickle.
Boater Safety Course - 2010
Flotilla 3-5 U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will give a Safe Boating Course (The ABC Course) on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at the Buffalo Launch Club. For further information, call 632-7353 or 694-2468.Carlin Hartman Back To WNY - 2010
See 2/19/10Niagara Gazette Story by Tim SchmittAlexi Salamone Heads to Paralympics in Vancouver - 2010
See 2/10/10 Buffalo News Story by Gene WarnerNiagara Jr. Purple Eagles - 2010
The Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles Hockey League, with 40% of the players from Grand Island, held a food drive for the Western NY Food Bank that is connected with NCAP. This was the second year for the league to do so. Last year players collected around 800 lbs. of food, and this year almost tripled what was collected, 2550 pounds of food. Families either went out collecting food or donated from their own cupboards. Some people who forgot about the event at Dwyer Arena, showed up for a game or practice and just donated cash. "At the end of each day we went shopping with the cash we collected. I was amazed at the number of volunteers we had, we gave out a hockey puck for every 3 items donated," a spokesman said. "At one point we were running out of pucks, when coaches heard of this they went home and brought in dozens of pucks to hand out to the families who donated. This was two-day event 16-hour days, when we had no one to man the tables in the lobby, people who were donating the food offered to sit at the tables to help collect, while their kids helped organize the food," he said. "I just wanted to thank all the people who helped in organizing this, sat at tables collecting food/money, coaches, the rink for letting us do this and especially the kids who took their time out of their busy weekend to help others who they don't even know. Sometimes a story like this will make people appreciate each other and give others a smile whether giving or receiving, all enjoyed the weekend."Sports - Kelsey Harrigan - 2010
Niagara Gazette Jan. 26, 2010 . . . Kelsey Harrigan of Kaegebein Elementary School on Grand Island took first place in the annual Elks Western District Hoopshoot Contest for girls ages 10 and 11 at Erie Community College's Flickinger Center this past weekend. The win qualified her for the Western Regional competition on Feb. 6 at Olean High School.Island Lanes Results 2010
Bowling Results submitted January 07, 2010Steve Beatty - Buffalo News Feature - 2010
See Buffalo News Story.
2nd Annual Alumni Hockey Game - 2010
Grand Island Alumni Hockey will host its second annual alumni game and chinese auction fundraiser.
The fundraiser will be held Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Hyde Park Ice Pavilion from 5:45 p.m. to
11 p.m. "We will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of Grand Island High School Hockey, and will
profile the 1970 team in our program," Gene Kozek said. The night starts off at 5:45 p.m. with the
Grand Island Junior Varsity taking on Lockport, followed by the 70's vs 80's at 7 p.m., and 90's vs
00's at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and include alumni games, food, beverages and chinese auction.
"Come out and support our program" Gene said.
