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St. Mary’s of Lancaster captures first soccer state championship in program history
Buffalo, NY - There was plenty to celebrate for the St. Mary’s of Lancaster Lady Lancers soccer team Saturday afternoon, as they completed their undefeated season with a 2-1 victory over St. Anthony’s to capture their first CHSAA soccer championship in program history at Canisius University’s Demske Sports Complex. “I think this was very well deserved for this group,” said Brittany Steele, now completing her 10th season as head coach of the team. “This senior class of eleven
Alex Kolstee
13 hours ago3 min read
Bennett Reclaims Class AA Title
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.- The Bennett Tigers dashed past the Jamestown Red and Green 32-14 in the Class AA Sectional Championship at Highmark Stadium Friday night. Bennett wasted no time scoring the game's first points. Jamestown received the football, and the Tiger defense forced a three-and-out. On the punt return, senior athlete Jack Eskridge IV outran the Red and Green for a 68-yard score, earning Bennett an early 6-0 lead just over two minutes into the game. With 11 seconds
Carson Hayek
20 hours ago3 min read
Lackawanna Takes Class B
For the second time in four years, the Lackawanna Steelers can call themselves sectional champions. It’s the 11th Class B title in school history, which was made possible following a 44-22 victory over West Seneca East at Highmark Stadium on Friday evening. It also established that Lackawanna, despite losing multiple key players from past teams, is still a quality program. “We have a long-standing tradition of winning at Lackawanna and anything short is kind of like a failed
Tony Fiorello
2 days ago3 min read
QUICK HITS (CLASS B FINAL): Moore leads Steelers to Class B Title
Orchard Park, NY - One of the most accomplished programs to ever play at Highmark Stadium returned to football glory Friday night as Lackawanna defeated West Seneca East 44 -22 to win the Section VI Class B Title. Senior quarterback Michael Moore Steelers throwing 3 touchdowns and rushing for two others. Moore finished 10-of-15 passing for 196 yards and had 10 rushes for 25 yards to help the Steelers improve to 9-2 on the season. Lackawanna trailed 8-0 early in the first
Frank Wolf
2 days ago2 min read
Section VI Class AA Football Finals Preview
For the past five seasons the Bennett Tigers have been viewed as one of the favorites to win the Class AA title in Section VI. It’s no surprise to find them playing at Highmark in 2025. It was a surprise to see they weren’t playing in this game a season ago. Jamestown stopped Bennett a week shy of playing in the championship, thanks to the hard running of then junior Chase Bonta. So, it’s no surprise that the Jamestown Red & Green are standing in the way yet again of the Tig
Frank Wolf
2 days ago2 min read
Section VI Class B Football Finals Preview
Mental toughness. It’s what any athlete, at every level, needs to achieve greatness. The Lackawanna Steelers have that in spades. 9-1 a year ago and finishing just one win shy of reaching Highmark Stadium, lost a ton of seniors to graduation and seemingly had been left for dead by most people. Not coach Marcus Rivers, who has taken this team into the Section VI Class B final against the odds and is grateful for the journey the Steelers have been on – even for their two losses
Tony Fiorello
2 days ago3 min read
Davis Leads Macks to Section VI Class A Title
The third time’s the charm for McKinley. Since joining Section VI in 2012, the McKinley Macks have reached the Section VI Class A title game at Highmark Stadium three times. Despite losses to South Park in 2019 and Sweet Home a year ago, the Macks were never deterred from achieving their ultimate goal. In 2025, however, the tide has turned. For the first time in program history, McKinley can call themselves a sectional champion after prevailing over the Health Sciences/BASC/C
Tony Fiorello
2 days ago3 min read
QUICK HITS: MCKINLEY MACKS STUN HEALTH SCIENCES, WIN CLASS A
ORCHARD PARK — On a night for surprises and inspired underdogs, McKinley pulled the biggest stunner of all Thursday night, blowing out previously unbeaten Health Sciences, 38-14, in the Section VI Class A championship game at Highmark Stadium. Senior Cardel Staples, the best Division I prospect to come out of McKinley in years, had 116 yards rushing, two sensational TD catches and a one-handed interception (he also punts). The Macks, now 9-2, won their first-ever sectional ti
Jerry Sullivan
2 days ago2 min read
Harper/Payne lead C. Lake to Section VI Class C Title
Orchard Park, N.Y.- Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton’s defense dazzled in a 21-0 upset over Southwestern/Frewsberg in the Class C Section VI final at Highmark Stadium Thursday night. On the first drive of the game, the Eagle defense forced a three-and-out. Southwestern punted, and Chatatuqua Lake sophomore athlete Aiden Woodis muffed a punt, resulting in Trojan senior athlete Adrian Torres recovering the loose ball deep into Eagle territory. On a Trojan fourth down, senior
Carson Hayek
3 days ago3 min read
Newfane wins in a thriller over Newfane
Orchard Park, NY - The Newfane Panthers staved off their crosstown rivals the Wilson Lakemen, in 28-20 all time classic. Panthers quarterback Max Capen’s five yard run put the Panthers ahead with 47 seconds to go in the game. “Game on the line? Give me the ball, I’m going to get it in for a touchdown,” said Capen. A failed 4th down conversion with less than 30 seconds remaining, ultimately propelled the Panthers to their first Sectional title in school history. “This is for f
Jamal Harris
3 days ago2 min read
QUICK HITS (CLASS C FINAL): Upset City, Eagles Advance
ORCHARD PARK — On media day, both head coaches said they expected the title game to be more competitive than the teams' meeting in early October, when Southwestern/Frewsburg whitewashed Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton, 45-0, on the way to an unbeaten regular season. But no one could have expected this. Ty Harper’s Eagles not only averaged the earlier loss, they flipped the script in a rout, shocking Southwestern, 21-0, at Highmark Stadium to capture the Section VI Class C c
Jerry Sullivan
3 days ago2 min read
QUICK HITS (CLASS D FINAL): Panthers Win!
ORCHARD PARK — Two fierce rivals, representing schools just 15 minutes apart by bus, were trying to become the first Niagara County team to win a Class D sectional championship. So you could have figured we were in for a classic. Newfane and Wilson didn’t disappoint, opening the last run of sectional games at the old Bills stadium with one of the best finals ever. Newfane prevailed, 28-20, snapping a tie on Mac Capen’s 6-yard touchdown run with 51 seconds left to remain unbea
Jerry Sullivan
3 days ago2 min read
Section VI Class A Football Final Preview
For the Health Sciences Falcons and McKinley Macks, Thursday’s game between the two schools for the Section VI Class A crown will be a battle with multiple meanings. In the case of the Falcons, 2025 is the third consecutive season and sixth time overall they’ve reached Highmark Stadium to play for a sectional title. Health Sciences, which has won in Orchard Park in each of the last two years, is grateful for the chance according to coach Ty Parker. “It's a great feeling to ha
Tony Fiorello
3 days ago3 min read
Section VI Media Day from Highmark
Orchard Park, NY - On Tuesday morning, dozens of high school football players and coaches assembled inside the M&T Bank Suite at Highmark Stadium, ahead of this week's Section VI championships. Since 1979 (minus the Covid year), Rich Stadium as it was known then, now Highmark Stadium has hosted the Section VI finals. This is the last year high school football will be played here. It is not known if the new stadium across the street will be as accommodating. The event began wi
Frank Wolf
3 days ago1 min read
Section VI Class C Preview
Last March Ty Harper, fresh off another state championship season as head coach of Clymer/Sherman/Panama decided it was time for a new challenge. Harper agreed to take over the Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton football program, another combined program with championship dreams of their own. Harper, along with long time assistant Chris Payne went right to work, applying the same rules, lessons and work ethic that resulted in great success with the Wolfpack. The two will walk
Frank Wolf
4 days ago3 min read
Section VI Football Finals: Class D Preview
For the first time in Section 6 football, a school from Niagara County will be crowned champion in Class D, and it will be against two rivals. The No. 2 seed Wilson Lakemen (9-1, 7-1 Class D) and the No. 1 seed Newfane Panthers (10-0, 7-0 Class D) will square off this Thursday at 3 p.m. to kick off Section 6 championship football at Highmark Stadium for the final time. “I said in the last couple of weeks that the Southern Tier has had a monopoly on this game for a long time,
Jacob Fyock
4 days ago2 min read
Section VI Football Playoffs Continue!
Winners advance to Highmark Stadium next Thursday and Friday. McKinley (Class A) punched their ticket to the Class A finals Thursday with a 22-0 win over Grand Island. Class AA Lancaster Legends (7-2) @ Bennett Tigers (7-1) All-High Stadium Friday 11/7/25 Kick-Off - 7:00 PM The Tigers had a week off to prepare for this semifinal matchup with Lancaster. It’s a rematch from week 7 where Bennett won 36-7, thanks to a 22-point outburst in the 4th quarter Lancaster survived a ha
Frank Wolf
Nov 77 min read
Section VI Boys Soccer FWR Preview
The six sectional champions have been crowned in Section VI - and now they will advance to Far West Regionals for a chance to advance to Middletown High School for a shot at a state championship. Class AAA - Lancaster (VI) vs Fairport (V) The Class AAA Far West Regional will pit Lancaster against Fairport. The 2024 edition saw Fairport take the win 5-3. This year’s match is set for Saturday at 5PM at West Seneca West High School. In the classification’s three seasons of compe
Alex Kolstee
Nov 76 min read
Section VI Girls Soccer FWR Preview
The six sectional champions have been crowned in Section VI - and now they will advance to Far West Regionals for a chance to advance to Cortland for a shot at a state championship. Class AAA - Lancaster (VI) vs Fairport (V) For the third straight season since the Class AAA classification was added, Lancaster and Fairport will face off in Far Wests on Friday at 5:00PM at Spencerport High School. Fairport won the 2024 edition 4-0, and the 2023 edition 2-1. Lancaster finished o
Alex Kolstee
Nov 76 min read
Vikings stand in way of Macks road to Highmark
Class A Semifinals Grand Island (6-3) vs. McKinley Macks (7-2) 7:00 PM Kick-Off All-High Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy, > W 5mph, 42 degrees Livestream: http://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/nysphsaasvi/gam77826bd3fc On-Air: Carson Harper & Tom Prince (WNYA) Buffalo, NY - McKinley will have a chance to reach Highmark Stadium for the second year in a row, but first they’ll need to knock off the Grand Island Vikings. Last season, GI was playing in Class B and went out in the semi
Frank Wolf
Nov 62 min read
SECTION VI GIRLS SOCCER FINAL RESULTS
CLASS AAA Lancaster 7, Niagara Falls 0 Kylie Silvestri had 3 goals Saturday to lead the Legends (10-7-0-0) over the Wolverines in the Class AAA championship. Reese Booker had two goals and assisted on 2 others. Gracie Swader and Quinn Longo also scored for Lancaster. Emma Schulmeister turned away three shots in net for the Legends. Lancaster advances to the far west regional round, will play a team from Sec V on 11/7 at Spencerport HS (7pm) Pics Courtesy of Shawn Turri/WNYAth
Frank Wolf
Nov 32 min read
WNY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD
Tuesday - 10/28/25 Chuck Funke Bowl - Class B - Semi Final Maryvale 36, Cheektowaga 12 TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL CHEEK 6 0 6 0 12 MARYVALE 12 6 12 6 36 The Flyers built up an 18-6 lead at the half and pulled further away from Cheektowaga in the second half. Maryvale will move on and play Starpoint for the Class B Funke Bowl. Connor Finnegan completed 5 of 7 passes for 55 yards and 2 TDs and also rushed for 153 yards and a TD on 9 carries. Dominic Daly rushed for 49 yards and a T
Frank Wolf
Oct 315 min read
Francis Boeck
Oct 300 min read
WNY HS Football Sky Lines Report - Week 8
Top Complex: Canisius Top Band: Tapestry Top Refreshment Stand: Crosby Field (Kenmore West) Best Press Box: Wilson Tackling Machine: Kaiden Froman (Albion) Assistant Coaches of the Week: Newfane: Connor Hill, Ryan Keys, John Vosburgh, Mike Capen Most Media Friendly Program: Jamestown Top Ambassador: Paul Woods (Canisius) Best Fan: Dean Adams (St Joe's) Alumnus of the Week: Ben Gocella (Brockport/Orchard Park) Class Act: Kraig Kurzanski (Canisius)...
Tom Prince
Oct 302 min read
Class D Playoff Prediction
Class C The Favorite Newfane Panthers Overall Record (8-0), League (7-0) You gotta love Mac Capen. Most likely the Class D POY. Just an exceptional football player in every way. You knew he could run the ball, found out he can throw it and now know he can blow anyone up at the line of scrimmage. He’s a man among boys. As long as Capen is on the field, Newfane has a chance to beat anybody in Class D. Reminds me a little of Shaun Dolac. The Contenders Wilson Lakemen Overall Rec
Frank Wolf
Oct 302 min read
Class C Playoff Prediction
The Favorite Southwestern/Frewsburg Trojan Bears Overall Record (8-0), League (7-0) The toughest opponent to date for SW/F was a non-playoff team in CSP, who held the high-powered SW/F offense to just 27 points. Other than that hiccup it’s been smooth sailing for the Trojan Bears. Somehow they’re the No. 2 seed in Class C. They’ve proved they can shut down explosive offenses already, if Eden/N Collins can get past Portville, next week could be a shootout. The Contenders Salam
Frank Wolf
Oct 303 min read
Class B Playoff Prediction
Class B The Favorite Williamsville South Billies 7-1 Overall, 7-0 in League Play Solid on defense as they are on offense. They seem to be on a mission. The Billies are in rare form. It's been a while since they've been in this position. The Contenders Iroquois Redhawks 7-1 Overall, 7-0 in League Play Feature one of the best passing games in Section VI. Justus Kleitz has full command of the offense, a 4-year starter who holds many school and Section passing records is poised
Frank Wolf
Oct 292 min read
Class A Playoff Prediction
The Favorite Health Sciences/BASC/Charter 8-0 Overall, 7-0 in League Play Too dominant across the board. The running game, unstoppable. It's going to take a monumental performance to keep Health out of Highmark this year. The Contenders McKinley Macks 6-2 Overall, 6-1 in League Play Offense features one of the more mobile QB’s in the area. Kalaugn Ford can score from anywhere on the field and is a much improved passer. The Macks also have the combo of Anthony Moore III and
Frank Wolf
Oct 292 min read
Class AA Playoff Prediction
The Favorite Bennett Tigers 7-1 Overall, 6-0 in League Play Since losing to Jamestown in the semifinal round last year the Tigers have been on a mission. Offensively they can put up as many points as anyone else in Section VI. The real reason they’ve been so successful in 2025 is the defense. If Bennett is going to reclaim the throne in Class AA, it’ll be because of how stingy their defense has been. The Contenders Lancaster Legends 6-2 Overall, 4-2 in League Play For Lancas
Frank Wolf
Oct 292 min read
Section VI Football Quarterfinal Matchups (Tentative)
Photo by Alex Kolstee CLASS AA # 1 Bennett BYE # 2 Orchard Park vs. # 7 Hutch-Tech # 3 Jamestown vs. # 6 Lockport # 4 Lancaster vs. # 5 Niagara Falls CLASS A A1 - 1 Williamsville North vs. A2 - 4 Grand Island A2 - 1 Health Sciences vs. A1 - 4 Kenmore West A1 - 2 West Seneca West vs. A2 - 3 Williamsville East A2 - 2 McKinley vs. A1 - 3 Clarence CLASS B B1 - 1 Williamsville South vs. B2 - 4 Olean B2 - 1 Iroquois vs. B1 - 4 South Park B1 - 2 West Seneca East vs. B2 - 3 Depew B2
Francis Boeck
Oct 241 min read
WNY HS Football Sky Lines Report - Week 7
Top Complex: Williamsville East Top Band: Orchard Park Top Refreshment Stand: Iroquois (Plus the food trucks) Best Press Box: Clarence Tackling Machine: Larry Hardy III (St Francis) Assistant Coaches of the Week: Orchard Park: Chris Frankowski, Matt Frankowski, Greg Michael, Joe Biondo Most Media Friendly Program: Kenmore West Top Ambassador: Jerry Smith (St Francis) Plus Congratulations on your 200th win Best Fan: Mario Hall Alumnus of the Week: Noah Willoughby
Tom Prince
Oct 222 min read
WNY HS Football Week 7 Final Scoreboard
Congrats to Jerry Smith, 200 Wins as Head Coach for St. Francis! Section 6 Akron 33, John F. Kennedy 6 The Tigers trailed 6-0 at the half but scored 33 points after the break to beat JFK 33-6. Cole Siska completed 4 of 10 passes for 55 yards and a TD. Collin Miller rushed for 224 yards and 3 TDs on 19 carries. Miller also made 6 tackles on defense. Blake Gerstung rushed for 33 yards on 3 carries and caught 4 passes for 55 yards and a TD. Gerstung also made 6 tackles (3 solo).
Frank Wolf
Oct 2011 min read
BOECK: A look at the Section VI Football Playoff Picture heading to the final week
CLASS AA (All seven teams in AA get into the Playoffs – No. 1 seed gets first-round bye) Bennett and Orchard Park will square off Friday night with the victor getting the No. 1 seed in Class AA and a bye in the first round. Bennett is undefeated in league play and would only slide down to No. 2 with a loss. Orchard Park is 4-1, their lone league loss coming in a Week 2 game against Lancaster. OP would likely get the No. 2 seed with a loss, but could fall to No. 3. Lancaster e
Francis Boeck
Oct 209 min read
Jerry Smith picks up 200th win Friday night
What a way to pick up career win number 200. That’s the magic number that St. Francis Red Raiders coach Jerry Smith accomplished on Friday night at Mulroy Park after his team came out on top of the Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers 59-35. While one could look at the final score and see that the game was a shootout, it also could have turned into a loss had the Red Raiders not pulled themselves together. “200 wins is amazing to me, Smith said. “I think about all the people that pla
Tony Fiorello
Oct 183 min read
WNY HS Football Sky Lines Report - Week 6
Top Complex: Grand Island Top Band: Lancaster Top Refreshment Stand: Tonawanda Best Press Box: Williamsville South Tackling Machine: Brock Lepsch (Wilson) Assistant Coaches of the Week: Paul Gregoire, Jacob Maurino, Jared Maurino, Scott Ackerman, Nick Hamme, Mark Kawalac, Donny Benker, Joe Beres Most Media Friendly Program: Buffalo Public Schools Top Ambasador: Frank Wolf Best Fan: Scott James Alumnus of the Week: Nick Whitfield (St Francis/Fredonia)
Tom Prince
Oct 162 min read
Upcoming vote addresses a long-standing Section VI frustration
It’s that time of the year. The Bills and Sabres are both in-season, and the start of college basketball action is imminent. In high school sports, it means Section VI tournaments are about to be in full swing and then give way to the start of the NYSPHSAA championships. While that’s an exciting time for Western New York athletes, sudden disappointment often awaits; historically, those NYSPHSAA tournaments in team sports begin with Section VI’s facing tough competition from S
John Moriello
Oct 134 min read
BOECK: A lot to be determined with two weeks left before the playoffs
A look at the Section VI Football playoff picture heading into Week 7
Francis Boeck
Oct 136 min read
ABOUT WNY Athletics
WNYAthletics began operations in August of 2016. We have produced written and video content for high school athletes and programs throughout New York State.
Since the beginning, WNYAthletics have afforded work opportunities for high-school and college aged boys and girls. Several of our interns have gone onto work at local and out-of-town news organizations as well as professional sports teams.
We launched CNYAthletics in 2024, in an effort to help provide the same experiences for the Syracuse, Utica, Cortland and Binghamton areas.
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