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MEN’S BASKETBALL: 'Meech helps Niagara out of slump
Demetrius Williamson helped dig the Purple Eagles out of a skid on Sunday, finishing with 20 points and eight rebounds as Niagara ran out to an early lead and held on to beat Loyola, 86-77.
PRO KICKBOXING: Abdallah announces Lockport ring return
Lockport’s Amer Abdallah will get his first opportunity to reclaim his World Kickboxing Association East Coast Light Heavyweight title on March 20 at the Kenan Center Arena.
H.S. GIRLS SWIMMING: Locals swim to N-O titles
In an instant replay of last year’s Niagara-Orleans League pool championships, all eight individual event winners at Wednesday’s 24th annual N-O Girls Individual Swimming championships were repeat winners.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Konieczka, Niagara pull stunner over Marist
Jaclyn Konieczka, who had scored in double digits just once in her four-year career, put up 15 in the first half and finished with a game-high 21 points as the Purple Eagles shocked Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference-leading Marist with a thrilling 69-59 decision for what’s clearly the biggest win of coach Kendra Faustin’s tenure.
H.S. BASKETBALL: Lockport sweeps NT
Lockport High School’s boys and girls basketball teams posted impressive victories over North Tonawanda on Tuesday, topping Niagara Frontier League basketball action.
H.S. SWIMMING: Rams swim to victory
Two of the most dominant swimmers in the Niagara-Orleans League this past season, Royalton-Hartland’s Jason and Josh Beabout, both splashed to victory on Tuesday at the 34th-annual N-O Boys Meet at Akron High School.
LOCAL BOWLING: Santini fires 300
Several decades ago, the name “Joe Santini” in the Lockport area was synonymous with bowling excellence.
H.S. BOYS BASKETBALL: Something to prove
It looked like a snow globe outdoors on Thursday night. Indoors was nothing short of a thunderous avalanche.
H.S. SWIMMING: Roy-Hart Rams finish 10-0 again
Capping off a fourth straight perfect 10-0 Niagara-Orleans League boys swimming season, the Royalton-Hartland Rams splashed past visiting Medina on Thursday, 94-71.
HS WRESTLING: Falcons pin down another title
The big boys from Niagara-Wheatfield came through in a big way Saturday. Niagara-Wheatfield swept the four heaviest weight classes and added another champion at 125 at the Section VI Class AAAA Championships hosted by Kenmore West.
FOOTBALL: Fluellen works his way to Division I
David Fluellen couldn’t run away from the comparisons. So he pushed himself to keep up with them.
FED HOCKEY: Spartans ice Wheatfield, 3-1
A typically hot Niagara-Wheatfield power play unit was as cold as the 20-degree temperature outside the Amherst Recreational Center Saturday, and it cost the Falcons plenty in a 3-1 loss to Williamsville North in a matchup of state-ranked Federation hockey clubs.
HS HOOPS INSIDER: Rematches provide intrigue, excitement
We’ve got three rematches slated for early this week that will determine league champions, seeding come sectionals and perhaps give us a good indication as to who might be the cream of the crop in their respective classes come March.
HS BOWLING: Drylewski perfect as NFHS wins Sommer tourney
Tim Drylewski says his team performs better when they’re pumped up and full of energy. After the Niagara Falls senior rolled a perfect 300 in game one at Saturday’s Roy Sommer Tournament at Thruway Lanes, the Wolverines were that and more.
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Pierce paces Bulls to win over Toledo
Rodney Pierce had 16 points to lead four Bulls in double figures as the University at Buffalo men’s basketball team edged Toledo on the road Saturday, 65-59, for their first-ever win at Savagae Hall.
NLL LACROSSE: Without Tavares, Bandits look for first win
The Buffalo Bandits are learning what life without star John Tavares might be like after the National Lacrosse League’s all-time leading scorer retires.
And frankly, it’s no fun.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Canisius outlasts Niagara in OT
The three days in March mantra is starting to become a miscalculation.
Canisius outlasted rival Niagara 73-70 in an overtime thriller Friday, putting the Purple Eagles in a position where, if the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men’s basketball tournament started today, they’d be one of four teams in a play-in game.
BOYS BASKETBALL: N-W’s Hughes has come up huge
It’s not a secret that the Falcons are struggling this season. But Jake Hughes is keeping his head up.
After all the Niagara-Wheatfield junior knows all about adversity. He’s been battling it since middle school.
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Niagara heads to Canisius in unfamiliar underdog role
The phrase “throw the records out the window” has been used before a lot of Niagara-Canisius men’s basketball games over the last dozen years. That won’t be necessary tonight, when the Little Three rivals meet in a pivotal Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game at the Koessler Center.

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