Cheektowaga, NY

Lancaster grad to coach St. Mary's boys volleyball By Steven Dlugosz Times       A new sport at St. Mary's of Lancaster High School also has a new coach to go along with it, as Eric Honsburger has been tapped to oversee boys volleyball. Honsburger, 22, is a graduate of Lancaster High School and, most recently, Rutgers- Newark University. More ...      PITCH RIGHT...Depew resident Anthony Buono prepares to catch a pitch from former Buffalo Bills safety Mark Kelso, who is the current defensive coach for the Lancers varsity football team, during Tuesday's St. Mary's of Lancaster summer football camp. In the middle and watching is Cheektowaga residen... More ... South Cheektowaga Baseball Association       7-8 Baseball (June 30) Fowlers 20, Sahlen's Packing Service 17 Despite suffering a season-ending loss, Sahlen's received three-hit performances at the plate from Austin Pilley, Ryan Voight, Zack Reinhardt and Dylan Belscher. Cole Belscher and Eric Brown added two hits apiece. More ... Empire State Games to feature many returnees       Those familiar with the Empire State Games should also be familiar with seeing several athletes from Cheektowaga and Depew, as 12 locals are returning to the events, which are taking place July 26-30 in Westchester County in the New York City area. More ... Recent youth soccer results Buffalo & Western New York Junior Soccer League       Cheektowaga Cobras (12U Boys, 'B' Division) • 7-1-1, 21 points, second place. Next: July 23 vs. Tritown Wildcats, Rehm Road field, 6:30 p.m. Cheektowaga United (13U Boys, 'B' Division) • 5-4, 15 points, fourth place. More ...      STOP AND POP...Kevin O'Connell, a student at Williamsville South High School, shoots a jump shot at the Maryvale Hoopville Shooting Camp Friday morning as recent Maryvale graduate Matt Mohr watches. The camp included 30 participants from the following schools: Maryvale, Depew, Clarence, Williamsvill... More ...      HARD RUNNING...Eleven-year-old Yusef Burgos of Buffalo prepares to trample some obstacles after taking a handoff during Tuesday's St. Mary's of Lancaster football camp. (Times photo) More ... Two Warriors selected to Lions Club football game       A pair of Cheektowaga Central seniors- Eric Morganstern and Zak Sucharski- have been selected to the 32nd Annual Kensington Lions Senior All-Star football game. Morganstern, a linebacker, led the Warriors in tackles the last two seasons, racking up 68 stops last fall. He also finished seco... More ... West Seneca physicals set for August       The following dates for physicals for athletes wanting to join an athletics team at West Seneca East High School have been announced: August 1,2,8,9,15,16,23 and 30. Registration for the appointments is available online at www.wscschools.org. More ... New Era girls win league title       The New Era Diamond Girls Black Team won the Annual 14 and Under division of the Aunt Rosie's Softball Tournament last weekend in Amherst. The Diamond Girls finished first out of 28 teams from four states and Canada, going 8-1 and shutting out their last two opponents (12-0 over the Ajax Raiders f... More ... Depew Stars thump Central, head into playoffs strong       Although the Depew Stars hockey team hasn't been the consistent squad it was last season when it won a division title, it is heading to the High School Stars Summer Hockey League playoffs on a high note. More ... Crabapple Run taking place July 21       The annual 5k Crabapple Run will take place Saturday, July 21, at 9:30 a.m. in Stiglmeier Park in Cheektowaga. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The deadline to enter is Saturday, as registrations received after the deadline may not be guaranteed a T-shirt. The cost to run is $13. More ...      ACCURATE STROKE...A female athlete from West Seneca takes aim at the basket while shooting free throws Friday at the Maryvale Hoopville Shooting Camp, which was run by Flyers boys basketball coach Mark Kensy. (Times photo) More ...