The Grand Island-Lewiston-Porter rivalry is one that goes way back, and the latest match up in the saga is one that neither team will soon forget. It seemed fitting that a captain would score the game-winning goal, and on Friday night at Niagara University, it was Lew-Port captain Kurt Magers who scored 28 seconds into overtime to give his team …
North Tonawanda and Lew-Port tie in rivalry game
North Tonawanda and Lew-Port had faced each other recently. Last weekend, the Lumberjacks defeated the Lancers in Sunday’s consolation game of the Cataract City Classic. But the Cataract Classic games were meaningless as far as standings go, and it was an earlier game that had NT fired up and wanting to win Sunday’s rematch. “We were more [ticked] off about …
Shotwell stops well with shutout in varsity debut
Lewiston Porter has more depth this season than coach Kevin Kirsch expected, from the young forwards who have contributed to the Lancers’ 25 goals in their first four league games to the three goalies on the varsity roster. On Sunday night, sophomore goaltender Nicholas Shotwell made his debut against Lockport, and he recorded a shutout as the Lancers won 5-0. …
Carden scores four as Lancers down Blue Devils
In the first league game of the season, Lewiston Porter coach Kevin Kirsch wasn’t sure what to expect as his team matched up against Kenmore West on Sunday afternoon at Buffalo State College. Kirsch felt that his Lancers had been outplayed by the Blue Devils at the preseason Scrimmage Carnival, and so he focused on what his team needed to …
Pass the puck, please: teamwork key for Lew-Port
Lewiston Porter head coach Kevin Kirsch saw last year’s 7-8-1 record as a disappointment. “I think we didn’t play to our potential last year,” he said. “I thought we had a little bit more in us, but that’s just the way things came out.” Returning senior defenseman Keegan Miller was disappointed as well and believes that better teamwork could have …