Fri, Apr 6th 2012 02:55 pm
On March 24, Presti Karate Centers hosted its 12th annual Kid's-only Karate tournament. A total of 150 children, ages 6 to 18, competed in weapons, kata and sparring.
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Wed, Apr 4th 2012 11:45 am
The fourth annual "Run with the Rapids 5K Run/Walk" will be held on Saturday, May 19, in downtown Niagara Falls. This USA Track & Field-sanctioned race benefits the Downtown Niagara Falls Business Association.
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Wed, Apr 4th 2012 07:00 am
The Niagara PAL under-19 boys soccer team announced its fifth annual basket auction fundraiser would take place from 6 until 9 p.m. on Friday, April 13, and from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 14. The event will be held at Summit Fitness Center, 6930 Williams Road, No. 3000, Niagara Falls.
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Tue, Apr 3rd 2012 08:55 am
The 12th annual Golf Raffle, chaired by Joe Cecconi, is taking place on Sunday, April 29, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Sanborn Fire Hall, 5811 Buffalo St.
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Mon, Apr 2nd 2012 12:35 pm
Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Rose Harvey has announced the Beaver Island State Park golf courses will reopen on April 5 with new, lower rates and specials in effect.
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Sat, Mar 31st 2012 07:00 am
Smelt started to show up early in the bellies of the trout caught on the bar in front of Fort Niagara. Then, all of a sudden, record breaking temperatures this year created warmer waters than usual. And Lake Ontario temperatures have risen above the magic 42-degree water temperature already, which drives the smelt up the Lower Niagara.
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Thu, Mar 29th 2012 07:00 am
The NC Coyotes Midget 16U team followed a victory in the Gene Harrington Spring Classic Tournament at Hyde Park Arena with an incredible ride to the finals of the New York state championships.
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Sat, Mar 24th 2012 07:00 am
New York state operates 12 fish hatcheries throughout the state, raising muskellunge, walleye, brook trout, brown trout, lake trout, rainbow, Coho and Chinook salmon.
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Thu, Mar 22nd 2012 04:45 pm
The 2012 Wheatfield Blades Squirt Minor AAA team won the Western New York Amateur Hockey League Championship by beating the Depew Saints, 4-1, at Cheektowaga Town Rink.
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Thu, Mar 22nd 2012 04:45 pm
Congratulations to the Holy Ghost girls varsity basketball team for winning the Lutheran School Basketball League Championship.
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Thu, Mar 22nd 2012 04:40 pm
The Niagara team from Gleason's School of Gymnastics level 5 team took second place overall in the Nickel City Classic meet held in Orchard Park on Feb 12.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2012 08:15 pm
Lewiston-Porter Youth Baseball-Softball announced this week it will host tryouts for a new mix 8U/9U player pitch travel baseball team. The Lewiston Lancers will compete in the Sunday travel league and play in one or two tournaments in July.
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Tue, Mar 13th 2012 04:35 pm
New Seneca Hickory Stick loyalty card on sale now
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Sat, Mar 10th 2012 07:00 am
The racing season is just eight short weeks away for Ransomville Speedway, which will celebrate its 55th season of operation. The Friesen family will enter their 40th as track operators at the famed one-half Niagara County oval.
As with all racetracks, sponsorship remains a valuable part of the weekly operations. We are blessed to have great companies to work with at Ransomville Speedway. Certainly one of the factors that make my job so enjoyable is the great people I work with from the sponsors, to the drivers, and the fans - they are second to none.
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Sat, Mar 10th 2012 07:00 am
Lewiston & Porter Youth Baseball announces it will host an open registration and coaches' recruitment meeting on Wednesday, March 14, at the Lewiston Senior Center, 4361 Lower River Road. Open registration begins at 6 p.m., and the coaches meeting will be held at 7 p.m.
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Fri, Mar 9th 2012 06:20 pm
The Bud Bakewell Bruins won the Western New York Amateur Hockey League Bantam Major AA playoff championship for 2011-12.
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Fri, Mar 9th 2012 05:45 pm
Students from the Lewiston Dance Center try on their costumes for the upcoming yearly revue, "Dancin' 2012" taking place this spring at the Niagara Falls High School Performing Arts Center.
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Fri, Mar 9th 2012 07:00 am
The Buffalo Sabres Alumni will play against the Niagara-Wheatfield faculty in a basketball game at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15, in the high school gym.
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Thu, Mar 8th 2012 04:25 pm
CBS Sports and Turner Sports begin the "Road to the Final Four" as CBS Sports broadcasts the exclusive, live first-time announcement of the pairings for the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship on Sunday, March 11 (6 p.m.), during the "NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show."
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Thu, Mar 8th 2012 04:25 pm
Turner Sports and CBS Sports announced today their television schedule for the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. All 67 games will again be available live in their entirety across four national television networks: CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, allowing viewers to watch and switch between all of the game action across the four networks.
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Thu, Mar 8th 2012 12:10 pm
More than 700 gymnasts are ready to show off their skills on March 9 to 11 as Gleason's School of Gymnastics continues its tradition of excellence by hosting the 31st annual Niagara Cup.
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Thu, Mar 8th 2012 12:10 pm
Congratulations to the St. John Eagles boys varsity basketball team for winning the Lutheran School Basketball League Championship.
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Tue, Mar 6th 2012 03:55 pm
Two weeks after Hamburg beat the Grand Island boys basketball team with a last-second shot in the Section VI playoffs, the Grand Island girls beat Hamburg with a last-second basket of their own to claim the Class A-1 title.
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Mon, Mar 5th 2012 08:30 am
The call went out across the Fairfield University campus late Sunday afternoon to declare a "snow day," or at least "Stag Day," or whatever it takes, so the campus community could venture to Massachusetts on Monday, March 5, and watch their men's and women's basketball teams, both, vie for their championships in the 2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and an NCAA tournament berth.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 2012 07:00 am
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 33, Buffalo, has announced its next series of safe boating classes for 2012 - the about boating safely course.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 2012 07:00 am
Presti Karate will offer free karate lessons for the month of April. Any child member of Presti Karate Centers locally, their parents, and family members age 15 and older will qualify to get April lessons at no charge.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 07:10 pm
Lewiston-Porter Air Force Junior ROTC will host its third annual Cadets vs. Faculty basketball game on Friday, March 9, at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. The money raised by the cadets during the game will be used for an April field trip to Fort Drum. The Lewiston-Porter Players in Progress will perform and the cadets will hold a basket raffle and sell concessions during the game.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 06:10 pm
The anxiety is etched on the faces of spectators in the Hamburg student section as they watch Tom Lipomi's last-second jump shot make its way to the hoop during last Wednesday's Section VI Class A-1 boys basketball playoff game at Hamburg High School.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 04:00 pm
The Lewiston-Porter JV club hockey Lancers opened the AAU Hockey JV NYS Tournament in Ithaca with a win Friday morning, topping the Wantagh/Seaport by a 10-2 score.
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Thu, Mar 1st 2012 10:00 am
The Niagara-Wheatfield Amateur Athletics Youth Wrestling Club helped out some area food banks and the City Mission by holding a canned food drive at a recent tournament at the high school.
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Tue, Feb 28th 2012 02:20 pm
Local residents turned out last Saturday afternoon and evening for a team 8-ball billiards fundraiser at Brennan's Irish Pub. The event was a benefit for the Youngstown Free Library.
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Tue, Feb 28th 2012 07:00 am
The Buffalo Bicycling Club, one of Western New York's premier bicycle racing clubs, is proud to announce the launch of its Junior Development Team. The goal of this program is to introduce boys and girls, ages 14-18, to the sport of bicycle racing in the hopes of establishing a lifelong passion for the sport and to help promote healthy lifestyles.
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Mon, Feb 27th 2012 05:50 pm
The North Tonawanda Federation Varsity Hockey team is holding its annual theme tray basket raffle on Saturday, March 10, at Gratwick Firehall, 110 Ward Road, North Tonawanda. This event runs from 2 to 5 p.m., with the drawing of the raffle numbers starting at 4 p.m.
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Sat, Feb 25th 2012 07:00 am
Even though the weather was pretty decent compared to other years, there were 88 hearty contestants in the 28th annual Lower Niagara River Anglers Steelhead Contest held on Feb. 18. The contest is held yearly in honor of Roger Tobey, who was a hard-working volunteer in fisheries management.
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Sat, Feb 25th 2012 07:00 am
The magical season just keeps rolling along for the Lewiston-Porter junior varsity club hockey Lancers.
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Fri, Feb 24th 2012 07:45 pm
The Village of Lewiston Recreation Department announces the following programs and activities for the month of March. All will take place at the Village of Lewiston Red Brick Municipal building, 145 N. Fourth St.
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Fri, Feb 24th 2012 03:25 pm
Grand Island's boys basketball season ended with a heartbreaking basket at the buzzer Wednesday night.
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Thu, Feb 23rd 2012 07:00 am
The Niagara-Wheatfield junior varsity and varsity girls basketball players were big winners off the court, raising more than $1,000 for the American Cancer Society.
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Thu, Feb 23rd 2012 07:00 am
The Ransomville Volunteer Fire Co. will hold its 15th Daytona 500 Party on Sunday, Feb. 26, at the firehall, 2525 Youngstown-Lockport Road, Ransomville.
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Tue, Feb 21st 2012 03:10 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced four lifeguard exams scheduled in the Niagara Region for the 2012 season.
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