Clevis Murray

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Clarence girls lacrosse coach Cat Vandenburgh credits an early May team meeting for turning around the team’s season. It was a Saturday following the team’s 14-10 loss to Aquinas Institute. Instead of practicing, the session was canceled for a pancake breakfast to discuss why the team was in a 1-3 funk – one win against East Aurora and losses against Orchard Park and Webster Thomas. “We canceled practice that Saturday morning and the team got together for a pancake breakfast,” Vandenburgh said.

1 day ago | buffalonews.com | Clevis Murray

Entering the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday, Canisius High School baseball coach Justin Santonocito had a big decision to make. Ride the hot hand of junior pitcher Josh Kandefer or replace him with a reliever. It was a tough choice for the Crusaders coach because Kandefer was dealing. Making 65 pitches through six innings would’ve required him to get two nights' rest before returning to the mound again. That meant he could've pitched Saturday for Game 3 of the Georgetown Cup against Nichols.

2 days ago | buffalonews.com | Clevis Murray

Orchard Park senior pitcher Ava Farina helped the Quakers win the Section VI Class AA softball championship. Orchard Park will face Section V’s Webster Thomas in the Far West Regional at 4 p.m. Saturday at Grand Island High School. 1. The team won the Section VI Class AA championship for the first time since 2019. What was it like to accomplish that feat and shut out Frontier? It was awesome to shut out Frontier.

2 days ago | buffalonews.com | Clevis Murray

As soon as Lancaster sophomore Leah Dowling’s bat met the ball, Legends coach Rich Winiatowski put his hands in the air from third base in celebration. Dowling’s hit wasn’t yet out of the park, but the coach knew it was gone, and it most certainly was over the left side of the Frontier High School fence for a two-run home run in the third inning to bring junior Brianna Digiacomo home.

3 days ago | buffalonews.com | Clevis Murray

After being on the wrong side of one of the greatest comebacks in Western New York history, Canisius baseball is two wins away from redemption. Last year against St. Joe’s, the Crusaders lost an 8-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh. The Marauders scored six runs in the inning and put nine consecutive players on base. It was a collapse Canisius thought about for more than a year. “Give credit to Joe’s,” Canisius coach Justin Santonocito said. “We ran out of pitching last year.