Carl Jones

3 weeks ago | wivb.com | Carl Jones

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — This past spring, Bills wide receivers coach Henry graduated from Fayetteville State University with a doctorate degree in educational leadership in higher learning. Henry calls wide receivers the glory boys of football. “They do all the dancing,” Henry said. “They’re very animated people.”It takes a certain kind of person to coach receivers. They have to be really smart, but also able to deal with different personalities.

1 month ago | wivb.com | Carl Jones

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1 month ago | sports.yahoo.com | Carl Jones

AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sweet Home High School senior Francis Bellanti first picked up a baseball bat when he was 3 years old. Little did he know that sport would set the foundation for his life. “One at-bat doesn’t define your game, but it also can,” Bellanti said. “Say you’re 0-4 on the day and you come up and hit a walk-off home run. You can let those failures happen and build on it. I think that’s the reason I like it so much.

1 month ago | wivb.com | Carl Jones

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Devin Goldstein, a senior at Williamsville North High School, was introduced to golf when he was 8 years old, but it wasn’t exactly love at first sight. “I did it for a year,” Goldstein said. “Then I kind of lost interest for a bit.”He picked the sport back up years later, but as a caddie. “Now I enjoy golf, but still not that great at it,” he said. Goldstein is humble about his golf swing, but his caddie skills? They’re as good as it gets.

1 month ago | wivb.com | Jonah Bronstein |Carl Jones

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Niagara Thunderwolves have been storming through baseball seasons for the better part of two decades. This year it seems they have caught lightning in a bottle. Undefeated at 44-0 entering the postseason and stocked with Western New York and Southern Ontario locals being recruited by NCAA schools, the Thunderwolves are ranked No. 2 in the country among Division III junior colleges. “It’s been awesome,” coach Matt Clingersmith said. “I’m more happy for the kids.