Mon, Mar 25th 2019 10:40 am
While all eyes have been on the University at Buffalo's men's and women's hoops squads, Medaille College's women's bowling team earned the same title shot, claiming the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference title on Sunday over Mount Aloysius College in a best-of-seven championship in the Pittsburgh suburb of Beaver Falls. What's particularly noteworthy is Medaille is a Division III school, and the other programs in the tournament are Division I.
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Mon, Mar 25th 2019 10:40 am
The Niagara University men's hockey team fell in overtime, 3-2, to AIC in the championship game of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs on Saturday night in HarborCenter. Picked to finish last in the conference in the preseason poll, the Purple Eagles earned the sixth seed in the playoffs and bowled confidently through Canisius, two-time defending champion Air Force, and RIT before the Yellow Jackets scored 1:16 into the extra period to end Niagara's season.
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Sun, Mar 24th 2019 01:55 am
Saturday afternoon, several local boys basketball players from Niagara Frontier League schools gathered at City Honors High School for the 2019 Silver Hoops Classic.
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Fri, Mar 22nd 2019 05:15 pm
Niagara University is inviting the community to "Take Back the Night" on Thursday, April 4, through participation in an annual event that aims to end sexual, relationship and domestic violence in all forms.
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Thu, Mar 21st 2019 01:45 pm
Niagara Career and Technical Education Center Graphic Communications teacher Karen Krull recently had a lot to be proud of. Three of her students took the top three spots for the Niagara Frontier Automobile Buffalo Auto Show Poster Contest in the BOCES Division.
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Thu, Mar 21st 2019 01:40 pm
Congratulations was extended to Orleans/Niagara BOCES' project based engineering teacher, Scott Brauer. Brauer, who teaches at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center, was named the SkillsUSA New York Area 1 Adviser of the Year.
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Thu, Mar 21st 2019 01:30 pm
After compiling one of the best seasons in over 10 years, the Niagara-Wheatfield boys basketball team gathered for one final hoorah.
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Thu, Mar 21st 2019 01:20 pm
Nora Klipfel, a North Tonawanda student, was recently awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award.
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Thu, Mar 21st 2019 01:20 pm
The North Tonawanda City School District's Department of Fine Arts was recently proud to announce that one of its own visual artists will have a work shown at the famous Albright Knox Art Gallery.
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Thu, Mar 21st 2019 12:30 pm
Christian W. Peck, who served as public information officer and chief spokesperson for Niagara County's government for the past decade, took on the newly created role at the 2,200-student college. He will become the primary contact for local non-sports media effective immediately.
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Wed, Mar 20th 2019 11:25 am
New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Transportation Committee Chairman William Magnarelli announced the passage of a measure to install safety cameras on school buses to monitor overtaking and passing violations (A.4950A, Magnarelli).
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Fri, Mar 15th 2019 07:20 pm
The entire 2019 playoff run for the Niagara Falls Wolverines boys basketball team the narrative has been that the big shot always goes down.
Friday evening, that was not the case, as the Wolverines were defeated by West Genesee in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association semifinals, 59-57.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2019 06:00 pm
Assemblyman Angelo J. Morinello announced the Conference of Italian-American State Legislators will once again offer four scholarship opportunities (two academic and two athletic) at this year's Italian-American Day on June 3. The four scholarships will be for $3,000 each and are available to residents of the 145th Assembly District who are current college students or high school seniors entering college.
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Thu, Mar 14th 2019 12:00 pm
Collin Holycross has formally announced his candidacy for the North Tonawanda School Board.
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Thu, Mar 14th 2019 12:00 pm
From 6-9 p.m. on March 22, Maghrak and her team will host the evening at Events at Wurlitzer, 908 Niagara Falls Blvd. Included at the event will be wine and chocolate samples, live music by Queen City Lights, hors d'oeuvres, basket raffles, vendors, a cash bar and giveaways.
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Thu, Mar 14th 2019 10:00 am
Thirty-one students from the Orleans and Niagara Career and Technical Education Centers placed in the top-three at the Regional SkillsUSA competition held at Alfred State University.
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Thu, Mar 14th 2019 10:00 am
Congratulations were extended to Jake DuMond and Colton Whitlock in the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center's auto technology program.
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Tue, Mar 12th 2019 10:25 am
Graduate programs across the University at Buffalo were named among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020 Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday.
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Mon, Mar 11th 2019 01:45 pm
National Girl Scout Week Sunday, March 10, to Saturday, March 16, is a time to celebrate Girl Scouts as groundbreakers, big thinkers and role models. March 12 marks Girl Scouts' birthday and, at 107 years strong, Girl Scouts continues to offer the best year-round all-girl, girl-led leadership development experience for girls in the world.
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Sat, Mar 9th 2019 05:00 pm
It had been the best season in 41 years for the Lewiston-Porter Lancers boys basketball team, but, Saturday, the squad ran into a juggernaut in undefeated Pittsford-Mendon of Section VI.
The Lancers historic season came to a close with an 87-55 loss in the Far West Regionals.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2019 12:50 pm
Meredith Roberts, a student at the North Tonawanda Intermediate School, recently received word that she was one of the winners of the New York State Information Security Office's "Kids Safe Online" poster contest.
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Wed, Mar 6th 2019 05:00 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins is inviting local high school students to participate in the annual Congressional Art Competition. All artwork submitted from students in Higgins' district will be featured in a public gallery in Western New York and available for viewing online. The winning piece will be displayed in the tunnel to the U.S. Capitol.
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Wed, Mar 6th 2019 04:55 pm
Special Olympics New York, in partnership with more than 50 schools across the state, today kicked off the annual "Spread the Word" campaign, a month of events and activities that promote inclusion in schools and communities around the globe.
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Tue, Mar 5th 2019 01:50 pm
The 2019-20 Harborcenter Hockey Tournament Schedule has been announced. The upcoming season's schedule will feature 25 individual tournaments, serving both boys and girls from ages 6 to 18.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2019 03:45 pm
If you have ever considered running for a school board, now is an excellent time to explore the position and process. This year, the Lewiston-Porter Central School District will hold elections to fill three board positions, each holding a three-year term.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2019 03:35 pm
M&T Bank and the Buffalo Bills have announced their 11th annual "Touchdown for Teachers" program, which recognizes local educators for their outstanding contributions to their students, schools and communities. Peers, family, friends and students can now submit nominations for deserving educators in the Western New York area.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2019 09:40 pm
It's been 41 years since the Lewiston-Porter Lancers boys basketball team has won a Section VI championship.
Saturday night, the Lancers could party like it's 1978, as the team defeated Amherst, 51-40, in the Section VI Class A2 title game.
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Thu, Feb 28th 2019 12:50 pm
The Level 3 Niagara team from Gleason's School of Gymnastics participated in the Nickel City Classic in Orchard Park, on Feb. 10.The team achieved third place overall.
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Thu, Feb 28th 2019 12:45 pm
This past weekend, five Niagara-Wheatfield wrestlers competed at the 57th annual New York State Public High School Athletic Association Intersectional Wrestling Champions in Albany.
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Thu, Feb 28th 2019 12:25 pm
The New York State Education Department has awarded the Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District an annualized grant for pre-kindergarten, initiated in February.
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Wed, Feb 27th 2019 04:50 pm
To increase the number of nurses in leadership and management positions, the University at Buffalo School of Nursing has launched the advanced certificate in nursing leadership in partnership with the UB School of Management.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2019 02:30 pm
Niagara University is hosting a Career Expo from 1-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the upper level of the university's Gallagher Center.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2019 01:00 am
In the 2019 Section VI hockey postseason, the Niagara-Wheatfield Falcons proved doubters wrong by making the large schools final. On Monday night, though, the Falcons were halted at the hands of the Orchard Park Quakers, 4-0.
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Mon, Feb 25th 2019 01:00 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield Falcons hockey team is, once again, playing its best hockey at the right time - the playoffs.
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Sat, Feb 23rd 2019 07:00 am
Last Friday, Feb. 15, multiple law enforcement and emergency services agencies conducted an active shooter exercise on the Lewiston-Porter campus. There has been a lot of press on the event in local media, for which we are thankful, as it is important for the public to both understand the amount of the preparation and to feel secure. Thank you to all first-responders and emergency management agencies who participated and who give their all every single day to keeping our community safe.
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Thu, Feb 21st 2019 02:50 pm
This past weekend, the Niagara-Wheatfield Falcons female wrestlers competed in the first-ever New York State Public High School Athletic Association's Section VI Girls Invitational and State Championships.
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Thu, Feb 21st 2019 02:50 pm
The Niagara County Community College Foundation is offering scholarships for incoming and current students for the fall 2019 semester.
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Wed, Feb 20th 2019 11:35 pm
Wednesday night, the Niagara-Wheatfield Falcons opened its Section VI Class A1 playoff run with a win over Kenmore West, 73-67.
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Tue, Feb 19th 2019 02:15 pm
The Taste of Buffalo presented by Tops is now accepting applications for its annual scholarship program to support Western New York-area high school seniors aspiring to careers in the foodservice and hospitality industries. This year's program will award five recipients with a $1,000 scholarship to be applied toward their college educations.
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Mon, Feb 18th 2019 11:45 am
The Niagara County Central Rotary Club will award a total of three $1,000 scholarships to students in the Niagara-Wheatfield, Starpoint and Wilson school districts.
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