---

GIHS Sports Briefs - Week of December 19, 2002
Girls Basketball - 12/13/02
Grand Island 49, Kenmore West 46
Niagara Frontier League: Freshman Ashleigh Frieday scored five points in the game's final minute to help Grand Island push past Kenmore West, 49-46. Frieday scored to tie the game at 44-44. She hit a three-pointer to give the Vikings the lead for good at 48-46. She finished with 18 points. Elise Martin netted 16 for the Blue Devils.
KENMORE WEST: Buehler 5, Gerace 2, Hutten 8, Martin 16, Otto 2, Schroeder 2, Sendlak 5, Swanekamp 4.
Grand Island (3-1, 2-0): Stickl 2, Frieday 18, Dougherty, Nedwick 1, Stolzenburg 9, MacGuire 12, Duda 7.
Halftime: Grand Island, 26-21. 3-point goals: Frieday 3, MacGuire 3, Duda, Buehler.

Boys Basketball - 12/13/02
Niagara Frontier League: Mike Dunn had 15 points and eight rebounds for Kenmore West in a 61-33 decision over Grand Island. Brian Walter (13) and Tim Irvin (12) were also scored in double figures. Mike Feathers had 20 for GI.

Boys Basketball - 12/13/02
NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE Kenmore West 61, Grand Island 33 GRAND ISLAND: Colosi 2, Feathers 20, Rossi 3, Bonaquist 4, Kern 4.
KENMORE WEST (3-2, 2-0): Mallory 2, Anastasia 8, Eubanks 7, Catalano 2, Dunn 15, Irvin 12, Fanelli 2, Walter 13.
Halftime: Kenmore West, 25-13. 3-point goals: Rossi, Anastasia 2, Dunn, Walter 2.

Boys Hockey - 12/14/2002 - WNY FEDERATION
WNY CLUB
Grand Island 3, Livingston Blues 3

Boys Basketball - 12/17/2002 - 12/14/2002 - Niagara Frontier League
Steven Fretthold had 15 points and five steals and Joe Langley grabbed 17 rebounds for North Tonawanda in a 46-41 win over Grand Island. Mike Feathers had 21 for the Vikings.

Final 2001-02 News basketball polls - GIRLS LARGE SCHOOLS
No. Team (Class) Record Pts
1. Mount Mercy (B) [6] 22-4 78
2. Olean (B-1) [2] 22-2 74
3. Holy Angels (C) 15-11 57
4. Williamsville East (B-1) 17-2 53
5. Nardin (D) 19-6 42
6. Depew (B-1) 18-2 36
7. Hamburg (A-2) 18-8 33
8. Sacred Heart 19-5 27
9. Kenmore East (A-1) 16-7 22
10. Grand Island (A-2) 20-3 10

Niagara Frontier League FIRST TEAM - Grand Island Players Only
Pos Player School Yr.
F Sergio Buriani Grand Island 10
M Frank Sirianni Grand Island 12
SECOND TEAM: MIDFIELD - Ethan Gietz (Grand Island); FORWARD - Ryan Jankowski (Grand Island).
HONORABLE MENTION: GRAND ISLAND: Keith Call, Peter Kuehne Jr.

Girls Basketball - 12/18/2002 - NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Grand Island 42, North Tonawanda 33
GRAND ISLAND (4-1, 3-0): Stickl 9, Frieday 2, Nedwick 5, Stolzenburg 4, Breier 2, MacGuire 12, Duda 8.
NORTH TONAWANDA (2-3, 1-2): Gorczynski 2, Miranto 11, Przybylski 4, Stange 8, L. Hornung 8. Halftime: North Tonawanda, 17-12. 3-point goals: MacGuire 2, Stange 2, L. Hornung.
Megan MacGuire had 12 points to help Grand Island drop North Tonawanda, 42-33. Savannah Stolzenburg had 10 rebounds for Vikings, which had a 20-11 scoring advantage in the fourth quarter. Katie Miranto had 11 points for North Tonawanda.

Boys Hockey - 12/19/2002 - WNY CLUB
Large Schools - Grand Island 4, Jamestown 2