Cheektowaga, NY

Eldridge, Benson win gold at Empire Games       A pair of local athletes were sporting gold medals Sunday afternoon following the 30th Annual Empire State Games in Westchester County- one who is a veteran of the games with prior success in gymnastics and another who is quickly making a name for herself in track and field. More ... Maryvale offensive combination leads South in Lions Game loss By Steven Dlugosz Times       It was shades of last fall's football season at the recent 32nd Annual Kensington Lions Club All-Star Football Classic at North Tonawanda High School, as a pair of Maryvale stalwarts- quarterback Jeremy Mountain and receiver Matt Mohr- put up big numbers for the South team in a 17-12 loss to the... More ... Crabapple Tournament results       The 33rd Annual Crabapple Tournament took place last weekend and early this week. The event consisted of youth baseball and softball teams from all leagues in Cheektowaga, including North Cheektowaga Amateur Athletic Association, Southside, Southline, Cleveland Hill, Beverly Hills and South Cheekt... More ... New Era Diamond Girls finish fifth in 14U tourney       A pair of locals, Kelli Gleiser of Maryvale High School and Jamie Nash of John F. Kennedy, both entering their sophomore year, helped the New Era Diamond Girls 14 and Under fastpitch travel softball team to an impressive fifthplace finish among 114 squads in the PONY Eastern Nationals last week in... More ... WNY Bulldogs edge Amherst in slugfest       The primarily Cheektowaga-laden Western New York Bulldogs earned an exciting 13-11 win against the Amherst A's in recent baseball action. Danny Fox, making his Bulldogs pitching debut, struck out five batters, allowing just one run in three innings. More ... Tri-Star Automotive, Nowak's will battle for Over 50 title       After battling for first place for all of the regular season, Tri-Star Automotive of Cheektowaga and Nowak's Tavern of Sloan will battle for the Frank "Pee Wee" Price Over 50 Fastpitch Softball League's top prize- the 2007 title. More ...